Although Chu Taifeng's livid face showed no expression, everyone knew that the legion commander was in a bad mood. It should be said that this first day placed too much hope on Chu Taifeng. The second and third divisions can be said to be the best among the best in the entire Northern Army. Except for the first division stationed in the imperial capital, Chu Taifeng can boast proudly. , the Second and Third Divisions are unmatched in the entire Northern Army. Even if they encounter the Western Xinjiang Army, they will never have any fear.
But just like these two divisions, with more than 40,000 elites, taking turns to fight, fighting fiercely from the morning until the sky darkened, except for more than an hour of rest and meal, they almost never stopped attacking, but the final outcome was still Such a depressing result.
Both divisions paid a heavy price, especially during the early advance. The enemy's catapults, ballistae and fire dragon cannons caused considerable losses to our side. The deterrence brought by the fire dragon cannon is unimaginable. Fortunately, the number of enemy fire dragon cannons does not seem to be very large, but even so, the enemy's selective cannons often hit things like city assault vehicles and mobile arrow towers. This is a key instrument, which greatly affects the efficiency of the impact. Chu Taifeng is not sure whether the opponent is deliberately conserving strength or really only has so many fire dragon cannons, but including the hated triangular spikes The emergence of new weapons including Playing a decisive role, Chu Taifeng also felt that the Northern Army was getting further and further away from the Western Xinjiang Army in this regard. If the Northern Army does not catch up, I am afraid that future wars will only become more and more unfavorable to the Northern Army. But does the Northern Army have the ability to meet this challenge? Thinking of this problem, Chu Taifeng couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
The soldiers of the Third Division in the Telescope once again rushed to the top of the city, but like the previous performances, the Western Xinjiang Army's counterattack capability was quite strong and gave almost no chance to the Northern Army soldiers who rushed to the city wall. Wave after wave of counterattacks soon pushed the soldiers of the Third Division off the city wall alive. The last city-attack vehicle that had no time to withdraw turned into a city of fire under the bombardment of three consecutive fire dragon shells from the enemy. Chu Taifeng felt anxious in his heart. Although there were still many spares for the city-attack vehicle in his hand, it was often Without this kind of consumption, more than twenty city-attack vehicles were lost in this day's battle. According to this level of consumption, I am afraid that within a few days, I will have no vehicles available.
"Prepare catapults and ballistas to fully cover the city wall!" Although there are still a considerable number of soldiers from the Third Division fighting on the city wall, the chief of staff has issued the strike order without hesitation.
Black spots quickly filled the entire sky. The rain of falling stones immediately covered the entire city wall without any distinction. The soldiers on both sides who were caught off guard immediately screamed in agony in the unprepared rain of stones. No matter which side the soldiers were, they were unable to withstand it. To withstand such a blow with huge inertia and impact, except for hiding in a turret or hiding cave, it is difficult for shields and battlements to play a protective role.
The stone rain continues to extend backwards. The Xijiang archer phalanx that had just had time to line up to attack the retreating Northern Army was immediately beaten to a pulp. This was probably the last time the Northern Army achieved a record that was barely worth mentioning in this day's attack.
Just as the Northern Army launched a comprehensive offensive at the east gate, the Dodon Army also launched a powerful shock wave in the northeast corner. Although the Dodon Army, led by the Biao Guard Corps, was also equipped with sufficient siege equipment, Kama Bov's prediction was correct. The Dodon people were far less threatened by this kind of offensive than the Northern Army. The charge of two ten thousand troops did not put much pressure on the Fifth Division responsible for the defense of the northeast. Although the Dodon people also tried their best to launch a charge, traditional siege weapons such as ladders were obviously more susceptible to destruction by the Xinjiang army. Throughout the day, except for the Dodon people, one or two thousand corpses were abandoned under the city wall. In addition, the casualties of the Fifth Division were less than a thousand, and most of these casualties were caused by the long-range attack weapons of the Dotons. The Dodons had not even rushed to the city wall in a decent manner during this day's battle. .
The performance of the Poole people was also disappointing, but overall it should be much better than the Doton people. The veterans of the Puer people who had gone through many wars played a key role in the entire Puer army, although they could not compare with Chu Taifeng's first army. But their enthusiasm and courage still caused considerable trouble to the Fourth Division responsible for defending the West Gate. Poole's army, which is based on veterans who have gone through several bloody battles, is still worthy of commendation for its courage. Perhaps it feels that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water. Poole's army's attack on the west gate is still strong, but their attack More emphasis is placed on bombarding the city walls, with heavy city ramming vehicles being their main attack weapon. Continuously hitting the weak links of the city wall, this somewhat clumsy but very practical method put a lot of pressure on the defense of the Fourth Division. Although the Fire Dragon Cannon can play a good role in dealing with this kind of thing, it is The flexibility of this kind of city ramming vehicle is obviously better than that of those city ramming vehicles, but its value is far inferior. This also puts great constraints on the prevention of the Fourth Division.
Fortunately, although Yunzhong Fucheng is a little lower, the thickness and strength of the city wall are not bad. Although the Puer people have spent a lot of energy in this area, the results are not obvious, especially the Puer people. The long-range strike weapons are far inferior to those of the Northern Army, and even the Dodons. Perhaps it is because Sezerif IX pays too much attention to the efficiency of money. Although he is meticulous in training and strengthening the army, he is not as good as the equipment, especially in this need. He seemed unwilling to spend more on long-range strike weapons that cost a lot of money. So in this battle, many of the long-range strike weapons of Poole's army were obsolete ordinary equipment provided by the Northern Army, but even these things were Already the people of Poole felt very satisfied.
However, due to the lack of long-range weapons, the Poole people had to pin their hopes on destroying the city wall through ramming vehicles so that they could take advantage of the Poole army through ground warfare. However, this idea seemed difficult before the Fourth Army was ready. achieve satisfactory results.
When the afterglow of the setting sun quietly climbed up the city wall, the sound of troops retreating one after another echoed in the wilderness. This made almost everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, whether it was the Northern Army, the Western Xinjiang Army, the Doton Army or the Poole Army. It is a blessing to be able to survive such a tragic battle. Although it is not surprising for the soldiers of the First Legion who have adapted to their own legion commander to fight so fiercely on the first day, it is not surprising for Dodondo and Poole. For the military, it felt a little heartbreaking.
On the table were reports on casualties and results from the Duodun Army in the north and the Poole Army in the west. Chu Taifeng's originally surprisingly angry mood calmed down. These scumbags! He actually used this kind of feint to deceive himself! Chu Taifeng coldly considered the countermeasures. It seemed that the promise he made to them did not have much effect. He didn't know if the two parties were tightly covering up their promises and temptations, or if the two parties were Fang originally just wanted to pretend to cooperate in this battle
I'm afraid it won't work like this. Although the combat effectiveness of the Puer soldiers is not weak, it seems that they are still somewhat lacking in finding ways to break the city. In particular, their siege equipment is too inferior. They must use those that are too crude. It is too difficult for them to break Ximen with tools. What if they are asked to deploy a corps to help them strengthen their offensive at the east gate? This may be a good choice. With a city ramming vehicle, which can make climbing higher walls as smooth as a road, the Puerian infantry should be able to give full play to their role. But I wonder if the Puerian people are willing to accept this suggestion
In any case, this should be a method that can be tried. It is better than letting the Puer people waste their time under the west gate wall. In the future, I am afraid that the Puer people themselves will give up this ineffective siege method. Rather than doing that, it is better to concentrate. Thinking of this point of military strength, Chu Taifeng couldn't help but nod silently. It seemed that he needed to exchange opinions with the commander of the Pu people. Chu Taifeng believed that he could persuade the other party to adopt his opinion.
As for the Duodun people, Chu Taifeng couldn't help but want to get angry. These guys were almost born to be sneaky and sneaky. That Supchenko was simply a bloodless mediocrity, although his method was used here. It seems very useful, but I can't hide this from myself. Two legions of 140,000 troops, after a fierce battle in one day, actually suffered two to three thousand casualties. This is simply ridiculous. Is he planning to carry out a small-scale war of attrition for a year? Two years? Chu Taifeng didn't care who the other party was. Since they had become people in the same boat, they had to work together in the same boat. If such perfunctory methods were adopted, it would be better to ask them to leave. It seems that Supchenko and the female leader of the Phoenix Corps need to have a good talk with them. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be the most critical two days. Although Chu Taifeng is arrogant, he did not expect to capture Yunzhong Fucheng in one day. That would be too contemptuous of the opponent's strength. But today has allowed the other side to see the true power of the First Army. I believe that no one in Western Xinjiang will dare to underestimate the First Army from now on. Face-to-face war is the best way to prove it.