Chapter 421: Jiashan Tiger
When Rome and Macedonia arrived, it had been a full day before the Han army captured the main city in the east, the city walls and various city fortifications were reset, the arrow towers were lined up, and the city gates and city gate towers were restored......
The French lords withdrew almost entirely from the battlefields of the national war, and the German princes were reduced to a small force with only about 100,000 troops left.
Rome and Macedonia each had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they could not help despairing in the face of the 900,000 defenders of the main city in the east.
In siege warfare, there are 900,000 defenders in the city, which means that the besieging side has to invest 1.8 million troops, or even 2.7 million troops.
France was completely destroyed, only a few German princes remained, and only Rome and Macedonia could be fought in the eastern battlefield.
"We were tricked by the Han Empire."
Alexander rarely suffered such a big loss, and the green tendons on his forehead were throbbing. When he conquered Athens and Sparta, he did not suffer.
100,000 NPC city defenders are already a headache, and now 900,000 defenders!
These 900,000 defenders are not necessarily defending to the death, they can also take the initiative to go out of the city to fight against the battle, making the siege troops miserable.
"Shall we attack this city?"
The Roman triumvirate was somewhat hopeless.
It is difficult for any famous general to encounter a fortified city with 900,000 defenders.
It is estimated that all the Roman legions will be wiped out, and it may not be possible to take this fortified city. If all the Roman legions are wiped out, it will only be cheaper for some small and medium-sized civilizations.
Caesar, Pompey, and Constantine all subconsciously shook their heads, and the Roman legions had 100,000 citizens and 300,000 servants, a total of 400,000. In the battle with the Mongol Empire, the Roman legions lost 150,000 dead and captured 100,000 Mongol servants, leaving only 350,000. Rome was less than half as numerous as the defenders.
The situation was much better in Macedonia, which had 500,000 before the war, 50,000 killed in the war with the Mongol Empire, 150,000 Mongol servants, and 600,000 Macedonia.
Together, Rome and Macedonia were about the same number as the defenders. However, the Han army has majestic city walls and arrow towers, and the city walls can greatly improve the defense of the defenders, and if they really want to fight, the 950,000 people in Rome and Macedonia will all die under the main city in the east.
"It's better to attack the main city in the south."
The ministers of the Kingdom of Macedonia advised Alexander.
There were so many Han troops in this main city that it was impossible to mention the desire to attack the main city.
When France and Germany were defeated, they were also captured by the Han army, and instead became the strength of the Han army to defend the city.
The remnants of the army of 100,000 German princes did not have very good relations with Macedonia, and the Holy Roman Empire bordered the Kingdom of Macedonia, which was prone to conflict. Hohenzollern knew that he and Macedonia would join forces, and even if the eastern city was captured, the eastern city would either be taken by Rome or Macedonia, so he simply abandoned the eastern city.
"Let's go back to our own city. Joining forces with Macedonia, the main eastern city will eventually only be owned by Macedonia. We have lost our qualifications. It is better to keep the population gained in this national war. Bringing millions of people back to Germany is no small gain. ”
Hohenzollern said to the surviving princes.
The rest of the German princes listened to Hohenzollern's analysis and finally agreed with Hohenzollern's idea.
Some small and medium-sized civilizations have found that they have no opportunity to take advantage of it.
No matter which faction they join, the main city has nothing to do with them, and will only become cannon fodder for the great civilization.
Small and medium-sized civilizations change their strategies, they only want to survive the national war battlefield and take the population away. A population of hundreds of thousands, or millions of people, is an important asset to small and medium-sized civilizations, no less important to them than to get the main city. There is no hope of fighting for the main city, and they can only keep the population.
Rome and Macedonia saw that no small and medium-sized civilization dared to join forces with them, and they sighed in the face of the huge Han Empire.
Now the combined populations of Rome and Macedonia are less than half the population of the Han Empire.
After wandering for two days, Rome and Macedonia withdrew their armies and returned to their respective cities, preparing to march south for the main city in the south.
They did not believe that after the Han Empire obtained the two main cities, there would still be troops fighting for the third main city.
"The Romans and Macedonians seem to have retreated."
"Send scouts to scout and prevent them from killing them."
The princes of the Han Empire were very cautious, sending thousands of scouts to follow the Roman and Macedonian armies.
Rome and Macedonia may also attack the main western city, but they will face the risk of 900,000 Han troops attacking from behind when they attack the main western city.
The Han army annexed the Mughals, Incas, Mongols, France, and German captives, and the main city in the west and the main city in the east together had more than a million soldiers and horses, and Rome and Macedonia together were not so many, unless Rome and Macedonia were really strong, they would face the risk of annihilation and forcibly become enemies of the Han Empire.
At the meeting of the princes of the Han army, Xu Fengnian frowned: "But this time we offended the Romans and Macedonians again, and this time there are too many people who have sinned against us in the national war." If Catherine hadn't had anything to do with you, maybe we would have offended even the Grand Duchy of Moscow. ”
Mingguan didn't care much: "There are only five main cities on the battlefield of the national war, and the more main cities are occupied, the more civilizations will be offended, which is a conflict of interest and cannot be avoided." ”
Many princes also realized that the occupation of the main city was a process of offending other civilizations. When occupying the main city in the west, it offended the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, and the Persian Empire, and when it occupied the main city in the east, it offended Rome, Macedonia, and Germany.
The same was true of the Mongol Empire, which offended a number of civilizations located in the northern battlefields when it captured the main cities in the north.
This is a conflict of interest that cannot be avoided.
The Grand Duchy of Moscow still looked at Chutian's face, so it avoided the main city in the west and the main city in the east, and took the initiative to attack the main city in the south.
The more main cities you occupy, the more civilization you will offend, but at the same time, it will be the most beneficial for the future of your own civilization.
It is not possible to hand over the main eastern cities to Rome and Macedonia for the sake of an alliance that may break down at any time. Only the benefits of getting your hands are the real benefits.
"Order the main city of the west to recruit troops frantically, pile up the strength of the main city of the west to 900,000, and the soldiers of our two main cities are 1.8 million, who dares to take the initiative to attack us?"
"We have made a lot of money by sticking to the two main cities."
The princes of the Han Empire were in a good mood, occupying the two main cities with a fifth of the population, and this national war would bring bonuses to the Han Empire in the future, and in the long run, the future of the Han Empire would be brighter.
"What happened to the sailors who attacked the fifth main city? If we take another main city, I'm afraid we will be the enemy of the whole world. ”
The princes of the Han army realized that the two main cities had already made Rome and Macedonia red-eyed, and if there was another main city, it was estimated that all civilizations would suffer from pink eye.
"The Naval Princes have already had a lot of points, indicating that they are at war with the enemy, but it seems that they have not yet captured the fifth main city."
"Urgent report, the main city in the west is being attacked by enemy troops!"
The princes of the eastern main city were recuperating, and unfavorable news came from the western main city.
"What civilization would dare to attack the main city in the west?"
"The main city in the west has Guo Ziyi as the commander, as well as Jia Xu and Guo Jia as military advisors, 400,000 soldiers and horses, and they can explode at any time, and the other side does not have a million troops and cannot be captured."
"For the sake of safety, it is better to send 50,000 cavalry to support the main city in the west."
The princes of the eastern main city sent 50,000 cavalry, led by Wei Qing, Zhang Liao, Yang Ye, Lanling Wang and others, to support the western main city.
Joan of Arc met fifty thousand French captives. According to Chu Tian, these 50,000 French prisoners were her subordinates and became the source of troops for the French army in the future. When she heard that the French lords had almost all withdrawn from the war, she couldn't help but be silent. Or rather, there was a hint of relaxation in her heart.
The lords of France withdrew from the national war, and she had no object to defect to, so she had a reason to stay in the Eastern Han camp.
"Joan of Arc! Sure enough, you're here! ”
In the midst of a group of French captives, a French general offered to salute Joan of Arc.
"Gilles de Ray?"
Joan of Arc saw the French general and called out his name.
This was her lieutenant general in France, a shrewd, silent, and unscrupulous French general who was active during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
"Are you already working for the Han Empire?"
"I ......"
Joan of Arc saw that her former lieutenant had a question, and it was not easy to answer.
If it was, she didn't work for Chu Tian, and Chu Tian had not been able to view Joan of Arc's panel. If not, then Joan of Arc is now indeed serving in the Han army.
"Whatever you choose, Gilles de Ray is willing to follow you!"
Gil did not care at all whether Joan of Arc was loyal to France or not, but fanatically followed his lord.
In a sense, Joan of Arc was indeed charismatic at the time before she could be regarded as a saint.
“……”
Joan of Arc recruited former lieutenants, as well as a small group of French generals, to formally form her own legion.
The generals under her command were mainly French generals during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
In the main city in the west, the Han army defending the city was attacked by the large armies of Dongying, Persia, and Goryeo, and Guo Ziyi recruited Shuofang troops during this period appeared, holding the city wall, and the enemy could not attack it.
Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin and other Toei daimyo took turns to supervise the battle.
The Persian army lacked powerful infantry, and only the undead were a threat.
The state of Goryeo is already a remnant of more than 10,000 soldiers.
"The Mughal Empire did not dare to send troops against us to attack the main city? They still have hundreds of thousands of troops, why can't they hold on? ”
Choi Jae-sun was in charge of connecting various civilizations, and as a result, the Mughal Empire, which had a huge army, did not dare to come to converge.
The Mughal Empire had been defeated by the Han Empire one after another, with millions of troops remaining in the hands of only 500,000, several princes killed, and the remaining princes concentrated all their populations in three ordinary cities, drinking and having fun every day, indulging in sensuality, and no longer fighting with the Han army.
They abandoned attacking the main city and only wanted to take a few million people back to the Mughal Empire.
So much so that when Cui Jaeshan urged the Mughal Empire to attack the main city in the west, the princes of the Mughal Empire resigned one after another.
They were scared. At least I was scared on the battlefield of the national war.
The Persians sent craftsmen and manpower to build trebuchets, ladders, siege towers and other siege equipment, and attacked the main city in the west for several days.
Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin and others repeatedly commanded and sent their fierce generals to ascend first, but they were all stopped by the twelve-meter-high wall.
You must know that the difficulty of the siege of the main city in the west is not only 400,000 defenders, but also nearly 10 million people in the city!
The main city in the west is recruiting troops rapidly, Zhang Dao left Zhang Bao, and within ten days, he recruited 200,000 Yellow Turban troops, and the explosion speed was extremely fast!
Therefore, in the eyes of Dongying and Persia, the defenders in the city did not decrease after ten days of strong attack.
"The difficulty of attacking this city is far beyond our expectations, so it is better to retreat and preserve our strength."
Maori Moto, the first wise general in the western country, also lost the courage to attack the main city in the west at this time.
The 400,000 defenders, plus Zhang Dao, the prince of the Han army, left a hand, put Zhang Bao in the main city in the west, and frantically exploded the level 40 Yellow Turban soldiers, with considerable combat power.
The Yellow Turbans were weak in field battles, but relying on strong walls to defend the city, they could inflict a lot of casualties on the Dongying Legion. The main city in the west has a population of nearly 10 million, and Zhang Bao did not care about the casualties of the Yellow Turban Army.
Ten days after the siege of Dongying and Persia, the morale of Dongying and Persia had dropped sharply, and the soldiers and horses were poor.
Wang Yanzhang and Cao Ren led 20,000 cavalry, which opened a distance from the main city in the west and remained lurking.
Wait patiently until the tenth day, Wang Yanzhang and Cao Ren set off and attacked the Dongying camp at night!
The Han army quietly approached the Dongying camp and launched a thunderous blow!
The war horse gallops, and the horse steps on the Dongying camp!
The Toei samurai and ashigaru were alarmed, and the camp was in chaos.
The brazier overturned, and the fire spread through the Toei camp, and the smoke billowed out, and a few samurai were burned by the flames and let out a scream!
The daimyo came out of the camp and tried their best to control the army!
Guo Ziyi and others in the city saw that the Dongying camp was in flames, so they went out of the city to attack the Dongying warriors!
"Die, die!"
Wang Yanzhang was rampage with a gun, and no one could stop his hundred-pound iron gun!
The heavy iron spear is tiger in Wang Yanzhang's hands!
20,000 cavalry suddenly attacked from the rear, and the sleepy-eyed Dongying warriors woke up in an instant, and the horses' hooves had already broken through the camp tents, trampling many Dongying warriors to death!
Wang Yanzhang separated from Cao Ren in order to cause even greater chaos in the Dongying camp.
Wang Yanzhang's assault was Takeda Shingen's camp!
In the dark, it was impossible to tell which Dongying daimyo the other party was, but Wang Yanzhang knew that it was enough to strike forward!
Takeda Shingen's Chibei cavalry summoned and blocked Wang Yanzhang.
One of the red-armored veterans was about sixty years old, still brave, and fought Wang Yanzhang with a gun!
"The Jiashan Tiger is here!"
The veteran of the Red Armor Dongying stabbed the spear!
"You're not far from it!"
Wang Yanzhang slammed the hundred-pound iron gun in his hand several times and smashed it at the Dongying veteran!
One in his sixties, one young and strong!
The iron spear smashed, the spear in the hand of the veteran of the red armor broke, and the huge force slapped on the armor of the veteran Dongying, and the armor was dented!
The veteran Dongying was injured and spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"It's kind of interesting."
Wang Yanzhang saw that the other party was not killed by him with a single shot, which means that he also has a little force, so he continued to fight with him!
Another shot smashed, and the red armor veteran held the spear broken in two in his hand, struggling to resist!
Rumble!
The hard red armor was dented again, and the veteran vomited blood.
Wang Yanzhang's shot smashed the veteran again.
"You're a bit capable, but you don't deserve a gun!"
Wang Yanzhang held a gun, and in the face of the dying minister of the Takeda family, he still did not forget to belittle him.
"Ahem, ahem...... If I were three years younger...... Forty years old......"
The Dongying veteran's internal organs were injured by Wang Yanzhang and bled incessantly.
"You're still no match for me."
Wang Yanzhang fired the third shot and stabbed the old general Dongying under the horse!
"Brother!"
Another commander of the Takeda Chibei cavalry, Changjing of Shan County, who was in the prime of life, saw that his brother Fan Fu Huchang was killed by Wang Yanzhang, his eyes were red, and he rode to kill Wang Yanzhang!
The two spears fought, and Changjing of Shanxian County was killed because of his rice and Huchang, and under the hatred, the power of the outbreak was stronger, and he actually blocked a shot from Wang Yanzhang.
"You're so much better than that old guy. That old guy won't live for a few years anyway, and it's worth it to die at the hands of my gun. ”
Wang Yanzhang seems to have found an interesting opponent.
"Come on!"
Shan County Changjing, as the first fierce general of the Takeda family, defeated Huaxiong, and at this time, the commander of the Chibei cavalry rushed to attack Wang Yanzhang, wanting to avenge his brother "Jiashan Tiger" Iifu Huchang.
Wang Yanzhang has already angered him!