Chapter 663: Change of Plan

Jingling, under the magnificent battle song, the sound of fighting in the city became more and more intensive, the screams came and went, the soldiers on both sides continued to fall, and it didn't take long for the thick smell of blood everywhere on the hundreds of meters long city wall. With the continuous influx of Yang troops, the number of participants on both sides in the city gradually leveled, and the battle situation has reached a white-hot level.

Due to the increasing number of enemy troops, even if they are not as good as the overnight army in terms of combat strength, they can make up for it by their numbers, and the situation gradually tilted towards the Yang army without Yan Nantian ordering the mobilization of reinforcements.

"Marshal Shi, your battle song of Yangguo is so majestic, presumably it will not be long before the morale of the Yangjun army can be completely raised, and it seems that the results of today's siege are higher than we expected. ”

"Marshal Iron has won the award, and our war song does have an inspiring effect, but the key is still in the siege method. The commander sent so many archers precisely to suppress the enemy's defensive force, if the enemy army could not use stones and logs to hinder our army, it would not be a problem to fight head-on with the advantages of our soldiers who were good at competition. ”

Shi Jiangchuan has been holding the situation in the city, and he is quite satisfied with the performance of his own soldiers at the moment, so under the praise of Tiexin, Shi Jiangchuan intends to deal with it modestly.

"Marshal Shi is right, your soldiers are brave and brave, and they have no fear in the face of the night army that has won consecutive battles, so it must be the marshal who has trained him well. ”

"What did Marshal Tie say, those subordinates like to compete on weekdays, and the good skills they practice have nothing to do with Ben Shuai, Ben Shuai is just leading them. ”

"Marshal Shi doesn't have to be too humble, as the saying goes, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general, if it weren't for Marshal Shi's might, how could there be so many courageous soldiers below. ”

Seeing that Shi Jiangchuan was praised by himself, he was smug, and Tie Xin continued to flatter a few words, so as to make Shi Jiangchuan work harder.

After a turn of time, under the flattery of Tie Xin, Shi Jiangchuan took the initiative to ask on a whim: "I don't know what Marshal Tie thinks of the losses of both sides in today's battle?"

"The marshal initially used archers to suppress the enemy forces in the city, not only so that the enemy army had little time to defend, but also allowed his own soldiers to climb to the city as soon as possible. Although the night army served as the defender of the city, we did not suffer much loss. At present, our army is in full swing, and presumably in today's battle, the enemy's casualties will far exceed our expectations," when it came to the results of the siege, Tie Xin became serious, after all, this battle is also related to them.

"Marshal Tie's analysis is very reasonable, if our army keeps attacking, the enemy's casualties are bound to increase. It's just that today you and I don't plan to capture Fancheng in one fell swoop, so according to the plan, when our army completely gains the upper hand, this commander will order the withdrawal of the army. ”

"What Marshal Shi said is exactly that only by withdrawing our troops when we have the upper hand can we ensure our morale," his tone changed, and Tie Xin continued: "All along, the night army has never been defeated, the morale of the army is extremely high, and the commander's leadership is well-organized, so we have little hope of breaking the city today." Of course, with Marshal Shi's ability, there is a great hope of breaking the city with the strength of the army alone, but then our losses will be very large, so let's gnaw on this difficult bone slowly. ”

Seeing that Shi Jiangchuan did not lose his mind because of his flattery, Tie Xin was worried that continuing to stimulate Shi Jiangchuan would affect their overall plan, so he immediately answered with a euphemism.

"Marshal Tie is right, even if the night army is inferior to us, the morale of the army must be higher than ours, and according to the marshal's opinion, a single siege cannot destroy the morale of the night army, so you and I still have to carry out the previous plan. Since the bone is hard to chew, we have to gnaw slowly, anyway, the more we chew, the more delicious it becomes. ”

"With his Zhao Xu's ability, he can't rely on less than half of our troops to defeat us," he said simply, and the next time, the two marshals laughed knowingly.

Today, the two countries attacked the city ahead of schedule, on the one hand, under the pressure of the Qingyuan powers, and both sides wanted to take practical actions to show the Qingyuan powers; on the other hand, the coalition forces did have the intention of testing the combat strength of the night army. Today, the Yang army can attack the city, which has greatly weakened the morale of the night army as the defender of the city. The current head-to-head duel is the stage of comparing the combat strength of the two sides, but the real purpose of the coalition siege is not to weaken the morale of the night army, but to weaken the strength of the night army.

As the two marshals said before, the Night Army is a difficult bone for them, but as long as they gnaw such a difficult bone a few more times, when the bone is no longer so hard, they may bite the bone in one fell swoop. Today's siege is just the beginning, according to the plan of the coalition army, they will come to attack the city every day for the next day, until when they feel that the night army in the city can no longer resist them, they will break through the city in one fell swoop.

According to the plan of the coalition forces, they can let the Qingyuan powers see their actual actions on the one hand, wait for the arrival of the ordnance units of both sides, and weaken the strength of the night army on the other hand, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Judging from the current situation of the two sides, the two marshals are very wise in considering the siege strategy in just a few days, and the battle plan of the coalition forces is exactly what Zhao Xu and others are currently considering. It may not be possible to make a correct inference at present, but as time goes by, Zhao Xu and the others will sooner or later understand what the intention of the coalition forces is to attack the city.

"Marshal, the enemy army has attacked the city in large numbers, and now it is facing our army head-on, General Yan asked me to ask the marshal what to do next," a herald hurriedly walked into the main hall and told Zhao Xu about the battle situation outside and his own intentions.

Several people in the hall had actually noticed the situation outside, since the song of the enemy army sounded, the sound of the fierce battle outside the hall gradually became louder, and now although the singing is still clear and audible, the sound of the fierce battle between the soldiers on both sides is more obvious. Unexpectedly, the enemy army could attack the city so quickly as the song sounded, Zhao Xu's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then calmed down.

When Zhao Xu was thinking about how to give further instructions, Zhang Daring and Li Jianran, who were not far away, were even more surprised. As they discussed the song, they had already guessed that it was a means of morale boosting the enemy, but neither of them realized that it was so effective. It hadn't been long before the song sounded, and they had already received accurate news from Yan Nantian outside. For this reason, the two couldn't help but be surprised.

"Order General Yan to wait a little longer, don't send reinforcements for the time being, and when the enemy's strength exceeds our strength, directly let General Lin lead his troops up and quickly defeat the enemy army. ”

"Yes," the herald immediately agreed after receiving Zhao Xu's instructions, and then hurriedly turned around and left.

"The marshal doesn't plan to continue training recruits?" As soon as the herald left, Li Jianran looked at Zhao Xu with a puzzled expression.

"En," nodded, and Zhao Xu affirmed Li Jianran's doubts. The garrison of Fancheng this time was an opportunity for the night army to train its troops, so the previous defenders of the city were all recruits recruited from the snow country, but now it seems that the combat power of the Yang army is stronger than expected. If he continued to let the recruits be responsible for defending the city, Zhao Xu was worried that the results of his own casualties after the battle would be unacceptable, so Zhao Xu decided to send the elite of the night army to clear the enemy troops in the city as soon as possible.

After nodding to Li Jianran, Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Daring and said: "The enemy's intentions are unknown, our side needs to be cautious, this commander does not want to have too many casualties in defending the city today." ”

"Marshal, could it be that the enemy army wants to break through Fancheng in one fell swoop today?" When Zhao Xu mentioned that the enemy's intention to attack the city was not yet clear, Li Jianran said a speculation that had been denied when discussing the purpose of the enemy's attack today.

"Without large siege equipment, the coalition forces will not take risks easily," Zhao Xu still used the same reason to deny Li Jianran's statement.

"Could it be that the marshal thinks that it is more likely that the enemy army is here to test the strength of our army?" The next time, Li Jianran asked a question in puzzlement.

"The enemy's attack on the city must have the intention of testing the combat strength of our army, so this commander must let them see how much stronger the elite of the night army is than them as soon as possible. ”

"Marshal, do you say that it will be because of the enemy army of the Qingyuan Great Power that will attack the city in advance," Seeing that Zhao Xu responded to Li Jianran's statement with great certainty, after a period of consideration, Zhang Daring also put forward a previous speculation.

"It is indeed possible that the Qingyuan Great Power will put pressure on the coalition forces, but the pressure will not be too great, otherwise the coalition forces will not be stationed in the territory of the Wing Kingdom for many days before sending troops to Fancheng without hurry. ”

"What the marshal said is very reasonable, although the Qingyuan Great Power has been using a number of small countries to help them suppress the resistance forces of all parties, but it has not been as eager to expand as the Luo Tian Great Power, and it is just constantly weakening the military strength of the countries participating in the war," nodding, Zhang Daring could actually confirm his speculation.

If the above two reasons are combined, today's coalition forces will attack the city in advance, but as the top level of the army, they cannot but make comprehensive considerations, so as long as there are any doubts, they must seriously consider them. The battle outside was still going on, and Zhao Xu and several generals were still discussing the purpose of the enemy's siege in the main hall today.

Outside the city tower, after receiving Zhao Xu's instructions, Yan Nantian was not very confused by Zhao Xu's decision to change the original training of recruits and transfer the elite in advance. Yan Nantian has been paying attention to the battle between the two armies, and is very clear about the current situation, now the enemy army is rolling in, and the number of people is increasing, just the number of people has made it difficult for the night army to resist, and the morale of the enemy army is still growing.