Defending Jianping (II)
Yan Yan decisively gave the order to retreat back to the camp because there were already more than four thousand casualties. The enemy only had 20,000 soldiers, but their first attack had taken more than 4,000 lives. He had to find a way to deal with them.
At night, Yan Yan and Cai Mao were in the military tent discussing today's attack.
"What kind of weapon is this? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Cai Mao said.
"It's too terrifying. If we can't find a way to deal with these two weapons and conquer Jianping, I'm afraid the alliance army will have to pay a huge price.”Yan Yan had yet to find a solution.
"Although Zhang Liao's words today are a bit far-fetched, we should report this matter to the king and listen to his opinion.”Yan Yan felt that Zhang Liao's words today were very reasonable and should be explained to the king.
"Reporting to the general, the enemy shot a lot of flyers with arrows.”A bodyguard reported.
"Oh, take a look." Yan Yan glanced at Cai Mao.
Zhang Liao was indeed a talented man in both civil and military affairs. The strategy he used was nothing more than a psychological battle. In the flyer he wrote for the enemy, Zhang Liao not only explained that the alliance army attacked Jianping because Dong Zhuo used them. The letter also said that if the two families did not retreat, they would suffer the crazy revenge of King Pingnan.
If King Pingnan takes revenge, can we stop his army? Yan Yan and Cai Mao both began to ponder this new question.
"Come, quickly send this letter to Yong An Jiao Wang Ye.”Yan Yan ordered a deputy general.
"Mao Yi wants to send a copy to wangye.”Cai Mao considered the possible consequences of this problem. He had to let the King of Jingzhou know about this as soon as possible.
"Wait, General Cai. How are we going to attack tomorrow?”Yan Yan asked.
"I will follow General Yan's lead.”Cai Mao said.
"Even if we have to retreat, we have to teach Zhang Liao a lesson tomorrow. Don't let him underestimate us.”When Yan Yan spoke, he regained the demeanor of a leading general.
After a difficult day, Zhang Liao felt very tired and his complexion was very bad. Zhang Liao knew the heavy burden on his shoulders. Wuling was right behind him. If Jianping fell, Wuling would be attacked directly. Wu Ling was the lord's base camp. If Wu Ling was attacked, the Eastern Expedition Army would be unstable.
What about tomorrow? He had to think of a way. Zhang Liao felt that he should cheer up the soldiers. With 20,000 soldiers against 150,000 soldiers, how could the general fight if he did not have the confidence? First, he had to think of a way to boost morale.
First, he had to take a look at the wounded soldiers. Today, forty-three city guards had died and one hundred and seven were injured. Zhang Liao thought of this and called the general on duty to head to the military doctor's office.
"General." "General."
When the wounded soldiers saw Zhang Liao, they all stood up and sat up. Zhang Liao's prestige in this unit was unquestionable.
"You are all my good brothers.”Zhang Liao said to the wounded soldiers after patrolling the area.
"We will definitely win this battle, because we are the Wu Ling Army. The Wu Ling Army is invincible.”Zhang Liao continued.
"The Wu Ling Army is invincible." The wounded said in unison.
Zhang Liao also instructed the military doctor not to think about money. He must spare no effort to treat these injured people and let them stand up as soon as possible.
At the top of the city wall, Zhang Liao saw the soldiers on night duty. Although they were a little tired, they were still carrying out their tasks meticulously. They were all good soldiers. These soldiers were the iron army that the lord had painstakingly built.
Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel confident. Even on the battlefield, these twenty thousand soldiers would definitely surpass the fifty thousand or even sixty thousand soldiers of the alliance army.
However, the enemy had 150,000 soldiers, and the difference in strength was too great. If they fought head-on, other than causing great casualties to the enemy, it was impossible for a mere 20,000 soldiers to defeat the allied forces.
The next day, the alliance army was still in an offensive formation. However, the allied forces had yet to issue the order to attack.
Zhang Liao stood on top of the city wall and saw the worry in the eyes of the surrounding soldiers. It was time to cheer them up.
"Brothers, there are 150,000 soldiers of the Xichuan King and the Jingzhou King below the city. Are you afraid?”
"I'm not afraid." The warrior answered loudly in unison.
"The enemy lost four to five thousand men yesterday, a hundred times more than our sacrificial soldiers. If they fought like this, did everyone have any confidence?”
"Yes." The answer was even louder.
"My lord has sent reinforcements. They will arrive the day after tomorrow and will hold out for two days.”
"Yes." All the soldiers shouted with all their might. At this moment, the enemy troops below the city were not to be feared at all, because their lord was the sky.
"The Pingnan Army will win." Zhang Liao shouted.
"The Pingnan Army will win." They shouted in unison.
The enemy troops below the city heard it, Yan Yan, Cai Mao and the other generals heard it, and the eunuch Dong Zhuo sent to supervise the army couldn't help but shiver.
Everyone was wondering what kind of army this was. Under the pressure of 150,000 soldiers, a mere 20,000 soldiers were filled with confidence.
"Yesterday, the enemy suffered heavy casualties. Today, we must make sure that even more of them die. Are you confident?" Zhang Liao was still cheering him on.
"I'm confident." The soldiers were filled with confidence. In their eyes, their lord, their general, would never fail.
The enemy's attack had begun, and wave after wave of soldiers quickly threw down a pile of corpses. However, the enemy's scaling ladder was placed on the city wall.
"Rolling Stones attack, Blade Axe Battalion, get ready.”Zhang Liao ordered decisively.
" Boom!" The soldiers of the alliance army climbed up the ladder, but they didn't expect a rolling stone to fall from the sky.
The ladder was broken, the soldiers were crushed, and the enemy's confidence in attacking was shattered.
When all the scaling ladders on the city walls were broken, the alliance army withdrew.
"Zhang Liao is too amazing. He can think of all kinds of strange things.”Cai Mao said angrily because his attack had been thwarted.
"This is a formidable force and a terrifying enemy.”Yan Yan's face was filled with worry.
" Blood. It's too scary." The young supervisor's face was still pale.
"Report. Today's attack killed more than eleven thousand people and injured more than three thousand.”The deputy general reported the number of casualties today.
"How many do they have?" Yan Yan asked.
"Probably two to three hundred." The deputy general said. "Our people can't get close, so we can only use archers to hurt a few of them.”At this point, the deputy general looked a little unwilling.
Yan Yan and Cai Mao's hearts sank. This was a shocking number. In the era of cold weapons, this number was a disgrace to a general. --
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