I’m The King

Chapter 1453 : The terrible conjecture of Hanqi Tianx

The navy commanded by Li Quan broke through the water city of Yingdu, and knocked a gap in the solid tortoise shell of Yingdu. The five thousand navy marines extended their breakthrough range to the left along the gap, behind them, The Twelfth Army commanded by Zheng Xiaoyang and the Thirteenth Army commanded by Tie Xuan also poured in from this gap. They fought back and forth with the Fifteenth Army commanded by Hutou and the 16th Army commanded by Heng Sword. As a barrier to the Chu army in Xinye County, tens of thousands of Chu army were assembled in Xinye, and the stable defense of Yingdu was completely broken, and most of the Han army came under the city of Yingdu.

As a last resort, he evacuated all the remaining 200,000 defenders from the periphery into Yingdu. Since the war in Jingzhou, by the beginning of December, the Chu State had gathered more than 300,000 troops of 500,000. Was defeated, or died in battle or escaped or captured. The perimeter defense collapsed across the board, and Ying Du became a truly isolated city.

“Pig>Pig” Island” novel ww.m stood bent on the tower, the whistling north wind raised his white hair, and the wrinkles on his face appeared deeper than before. Two hundred thousand people guarded the city of Yingdu. It looks like a lot, but the weight is very clear. The current war is completely different from the past. The emergence of the heavy artillery of the Han army has made all the fortified cities no longer solid. The war mode of relying on the number of people to win is gone. Never return.

The Chu people above the city wall are busy, piles of sandbags are lifted from the city, to the city wall, to prevent the wall from being attacked by artillery outside and there is no way to remedy it. There are countless crossbows and catapults. Nervously debugging, but the weight is very clear that these long-range weapons are useless on today’s battlefield, and the Han artillery that is far beyond their range can destroy them without difficulty and make them unable to perform at all. Half strength.

Up to now, Qu Zhong has already understood the new style of warfare of the Han people. When the infantry attacked, it must be a long time of firepower preparation, and the roaring shells. Most of the defenders’ long-range suppression weapons will be destroyed, and under the cover of the rear artillery, the infantry charges forward. Before the defenders have reacted or are deployed in place, their infantry has already climbed to the top of the city. Some cities on the outer defense line were easily broken by the Han army in this way.

The defenders of Ying Du learned these lessons. Above the city wall, some caves for hidden soldiers began to be laid out. These soldiers could hide in them during the shelling. Once the shelling stopped, they immediately rushed up the wall at the fastest speed to prevent the enemy from ascending the city. But at this time, all they could use were their weapons and the simplest crossbows and grenades.

Qu Zhong didn’t know how long Ying could hold on. His only hope now is that Qu Wan can make a breakthrough, and that the Qin army can penetrate the Han mainland as quickly as possible and force the Han army to return to the army to save itself.

“Taiwei!” Bi Xuan walked to the side of Qu Zhong, his face also very solemn. Bi Xuan was promoted after the First World War in Pengcheng, and is a very experienced veteran. In this defensive battle, Quzhong also played a very important role. “The Han army is building a fort, and I have carefully observed it. It is their heavy artillery, with a range almost reaching the center of the city. I am very worried that the Han people will bombard the city desperately and cause panic among the people.”

“Don’t worry, Gao Yuan prides itself on benevolence. He would never do this.” Qu Zhong shook his head, “Furthermore, what he did, in addition to arousing stronger hatred of the Chu people and a firmer determination to defend Yingdu Outside, nothing. General Bi, can you think of any way to deal with these heavy artillery. They threaten the city wall too much.”

“If Yingdu’s reconstruction work was done several years in advance, if the outer wall was wrapped with a reinforced concrete structure, the defense against artillery attacks would be greatly enhanced, even if it was better to build more caves for Tibetan soldiers in the city. Yeah!” Bi Xuan said in a bit painful way: “But we didn’t do anything. Now when the enemy came, we discovered that the city walls of Yingdu were too old, and some places were ragged. It’s the biggest hidden danger!”

“Who would have thought that the lofty strategy was to go first to Chu and then Qin!” A wry smile appeared on Qu Zhong’s face: “This is our biggest mistake. If the 200,000 troops who have been defeated do not go out, the ending will not be like this. Fortunately, the people of Qin now understand that if they don’t take action anymore, everyone will be finished together. Now, we can only hope that Qu Wan and the people of Qin will be able to disrupt the Han native land and force Gao Yuan to return to the teacher to help himself, and we will take advantage of the situation. Counterattack, let Gao Yuan ignore the head and the tail. As long as we can achieve this and make the Han country completely fail once, we can at least win several years or even more than ten years of rest and recuperation. With this time, Qin and Chu will join forces, and it will be inevitable. Can compete with the Han people.”

Bi Xuan was silent for a moment, “Taiwei, I have a very bad guess, but I don’t dare to talk to people casually, for fear of messing up the military’s mind, but I feel sad in my heart.”

Qu Zhong turned his head and looked at Bi Xuan: “When is it, what else can’t be said, can the situation be worse than it is now?”

Bi Xuan hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “Taiwei, since the Han army began to attack our Da Chu, it took more than a month to defeat the army of our Da Chu and occupy most of our land. The attack was fast and efficient. It is so high that it makes people feel like they are in a nightmare, but since the Taiwei began to mobilize troops from various places, such as Yingdu, deliberately abandoning the place, the attack speed of the Han army has slowed down instead, as if we were letting us draw troops from all over the place. Jingzhou came to organize the last line of defense. This is not in line with common sense. I thought carefully that if the Han army wanted to stop the Taiwei, their cavalry could completely block some troops from entering Jingzhou. But they did not do so.”

Qu Zhong’s face changed slightly: “What do you want to say?”

“At first I thought, is Gao Yuan thinking that after he has finished his work and allowed us to transfer troops from various places to the Jingzhou war zone, he hurriedly destroyed all the last essence of my Da Chu, so that we never recovered from this, and never resisted. Power, solve the problem once and for all, lest there will be resistance in various places after the war and make them feel troubled.” Bi Xuan said.

“Or he has this idea, but he may not have thought that we will unite the strength of the Qin people, and we will save them if we attack them.” Qu Zhong said.

“Taiwei, if Gao Yuan had thought of this? Would Gao Yuan naively think that that piece of paper would really allow Lu Chao to be a tortoise in Xianyang?” Bi Xuan asked back.

Qu Zhong took a deep breath: “A wise man must have a loss. Since the day when he became an army, the Han army has been invincible. The defeat in Pengcheng was one of their few defeats. The teacher must have an arrogant heart. Moreover, the internal chaos of Qin State has just calmed down, or it is unexpected that Lu Chao will calm the domestic riots in such a short period of time.”

“Yes, this is one possibility, but I am worried about another possibility.” Bi Xuan said solemnly.

“Another possibility?”

“Yes, Gao Yuan and Lu Chao grew up together, and later played against each other many times. If anyone in this world knows each other best, I’m afraid there is no better than the two of them. What I worry about is that what Gao Yuan thinks will be done once and for all. Not only for us Chu people, but also Qin people.”

“What do you mean?” Qu Zhong changed color.

Bi Xuan’s face was as white as snow flying: “Taiwei, I have been thinking about this issue these days. If things are as I thought, Gao Yuan will consider everything. We are waiting for Qin. People sent troops, he might also be waiting for the Qin people to send troops. If the Qin people stayed in the country, the Han army would have to attack one city by one from the ground, it would take a long time and the loss would be great, but what if the Qin people came out? What if Gao Yuan has set a trap for the Qin people and let them get in? That battle, as long as Gao Yuan wins, will be truly done once and for all, destroying our state of Chu, and destroying the last power of the Qin state. At that time, the Han army drove into Qin again, I’m afraid that Qin will have no more soldiers or soldiers to resist.”

The bewildered face also turned pale, his hands involuntarily squeezed in, and his nails were deeply embedded in his palms, “You, why do you have this idea?”

“The offensive speed of the Han army.” Bi Xuan sighed: “Since entering the Jingzhou theater, the Han army’s offensive has not been in a hurry. It seems to be moving forward every day, but in fact, their offensive is a change of troops. Today’s team, I understand that team, are attacking in turn. This is what I discovered after two days of leisure, thinking of this possibility, and then reading the previous military newspapers. They did not try their best at all, but since the Qin people came out, After Qu entered Yingzhou County, the offensive of the Han people suddenly accelerated. Taiwei, they were like a broken bamboo. The first battle of the navy showed us the powerful offensive ability of the Hans. Our navy was not an opponent at all. Since this is the case, then Why didn’t Gao Yuan open the gap before? Is it impossible for a general like Gao Yuan to think of it? Even if Gao Yuan can’t think of he has so many generals, no one can think of it?”

“The sudden acceleration of the offensive speed is obviously that Gao Yuan wants to end the battle, because he has already obtained what he wants, and now the Qin people must have been dispatched on a large scale, entering the Han realm, and starting a confrontation. Now that the snake has exited the cave. , Gao Yuan naturally wanted to take us as quickly as possible, and then went back to clean up the Qin people.”

The bowed head was raised high: “Or you are right, but we still have 200,000 troops. Are we muddled? He can take it if he wants to? Let him attack. We Chu people will let him see what is called the Great Wall of Flesh!”

Bi Xuan nodded silently, what can he say? If everything is as he said, and if Qin Jun suffers a devastating defeat, Chu State will be over. He would rather all this be his own delusion.

When Qu Zhong and Bi Xuan were standing on the top of the tower, Gao Yuan was slowly retracting the telescope in front of him in the Han army’s position in the distance. Wang Changyong went out of Shannan County. After the squad, Meng Yong attacked Yingshui. Almost all the enemies that should come out came out. Yingdu’s mission was completed. Tomorrow’s early morning, the general offensive began!”

“Yes!” On the tower, dozens of generals bowed together. (To be continued.)