The strength of the Xijiang sniper team fully demonstrated their independent existence as an elite force in this offensive and defensive operation. They always appeared as a savior in every key defensive position, especially when restraining ramming vehicles and The role of the siege tower is particularly prominent. Several times the Northern Army used a mixture of siege towers and ramming vehicles to organize offensives, but the sniper team was launched first, which curbed their offensive wave, making the Northern Army fall short and unable to fully deploy. Their strength finally had to be defeated sadly.
The sniper force of the Western Xinjiang Army was precisely due to their outstanding performance in this cloud offensive and defensive operation that established their status as the most important part of the army. In this battle, almost every division gradually improved their sniper skills. The organization and quantity of the force have also won a broader development space for Jianghu people in the army.
It should be said that the First Army of the Empire had worked very hard. The two divisions invested this time were already unable to hold up in the afternoon. Chu Taifeng gritted his teeth and pushed up the fifth division of the Second Army. This was also the reserve force they were preparing to go into battle on the third day after today's offensive was unfavorable. But seeing the miserable conditions of his fourth and fifth divisions, his heart was twisted. There were more than 40,000 elites in the two divisions. In these six divisions, More than 40% of the strength had been lost in seven hours, which was simply unimaginable for the First Army. Chu Taifeng also knew that the Xijiang Army on the city wall was also having a hard time, but such a huge loss was too cruel. These were elites who had been with him for many years, and they were not comparable to the rubbish armies of the empire. Every division was dragged out. Chu Taifeng could proudly boast that he could compete with any army without falling behind. But in this battle, it only took most of a day to achieve this result.
The performance of the Fifth Division of the Second Army in the second half of the afternoon can only be described as unsatisfactory in Chu Taifeng's eyes. This division should still be barely ranked among the entire Northern Army. Among the Second Army, it can only be said that It was normal, but it suffered heavy losses in the next two or three hours. Although the division commander Gao Qiushan stood outside the city wall with red eyes and waved his sword in person to command his men to launch the offensive, it was obvious that his division was still slightly behind the First Army divisions. This gap becomes even more obvious in the fight without any opportunism.
The Fifth Division of the Second Army rushed to the top of Yunzhong Fucheng several times, but they were driven back by the Xijiang Army almost every time they could gain a foothold on the city wall. This was somewhat different from the performance of the First Army. difference. Also in this head-to-head confrontation, the price paid by the Fifth Division of the Second Army was also considerable.
As time passed by, the entire city wall of the east gate of Yunzhong Mansion was already a patch of red mixed with speckled black and brown, with uneven corpses piled up like a mountain. Damaged siege equipment was scattered everywhere, and many were still smoking. When the last wave of offensive was defeated by the Western Xinjiang Army, the Northern Army finally sounded the gong. The sound of the golden gong was like a life-saving sound of nature. The soldiers on both sides suddenly relaxed and looked at the Northern Army soldiers receding like a tide. The Western Xinjiang Army no longer even had the strength to take advantage of the situation and counterattack.
Similarly, the offensives from the two sides in the north and east are also very hot but boring. Both the Doton people and the Puer people are obviously becoming more and more uncomfortable and falling behind in this three-dimensional defensive situation. Then The story of trying to win a siege with a ramming truck and a ladder has gradually become a thing of the past. Without developing more attack methods, the attackers can only barely defeat enemies who have mastered more defensive methods. The Dodon and Puer people seem to be trying to prove this. Although their attacks are fierce and spectacular, , but like the waves crashing on the rocks, each time they were hit by the waves, but the rocks remained motionless. In the second day of the battle, the Dodon and Puer people also abandoned tens of thousands of people under the city wall. A corpse. But there was almost no decent result achieved, which allowed Kamapov, who was already a little embarrassed by the Northern Army's attack, to breathe a sigh of relief.
As the afterglow of the setting sun gradually filled the entire battlefield, Yunzhong Fucheng finally calmed down. The battlefield that had been noisy for a day also ushered in a rare silence. The soldiers on both sides dealing with funeral matters were the busiest now. They need to dispose of the corpses of their fallen soldiers. This is not only to respect the fallen victims, but also to prevent the spread of plague. In densely populated areas such as this weather, if the corpses cannot be disposed of properly, it is easy to cause plague.
Tao Tingzhi was a little miserable. Looking at the soldiers from Western Xinjiang lying on both sides of the street waiting for treatment, his heart was filled with emotions. He did not expect that the battle to defend Yunzhong in Xijiang would be so fierce, nor did he expect that Situ Tai would collude with the Duodun people in order to capture Yunzhong, and even attract the Pu people, who were once irreconcilable enemies. Attacks from three sides almost put Yunzhong Mansion into a desperate situation, but the Xijiang Army faithfully fulfilled their promise and never gave up, vowing to live and die with the city. Tao Tingzhi couldn't imagine what it would be like once the city was destroyed. Most of the people with families in Yunzhong Mansion had hid in the city in advance. Now tens of thousands of people had poured into the city, and the autonomy The inner guard formed by the government has replaced the garrison force and assumed the patrol and security duties in the city, and the Yunzhong garrison division has also been fully replenished, and they will join the front-line battlefield as a reserve force.
All the young men in the city have been organized, and they have formed a so-called desperate volunteer team. When the regular army in Western Xinjiang cannot support it, they will rush to the front line without hesitation and serve as the guardians of Yunzhong Mansion. As long as a bloody man can, They all have the responsibility and obligation to protect their wives, children, children and property. In fact, everyone knows what the consequences will be if the city is broken this time. Whether it is the Northern Army, the Dotons and the Puer people, they will not let go of everyone and everything in the city. After two days, , these invaders paid a heavy price, which made Tao Tingzhi also shocked, because after paying such a heavy price, the enemy still had no intention of giving up. This shows that this battle can only end with a complete defeat of one side. In the end, this also told the gentry and people in the city in disguise that they had no choice and no way out.
The city streets exuded a strong smell of medicinal materials and blood, and at the same time, a thick smoke lingered in the sky in the north of the city. It was an open space chosen by the logistics force as a place for the cremation of fallen soldiers. Every young man who was once a lively and vigorous man After a burst of black smoke, they turned into a pile of ashes and put them into a porcelain altar. Except for a nameplate recording their place of origin and simple deeds during their lifetime, nothing was left.
The doctors and the people who helped them were so busy that they could not touch the ground. A large number of seriously injured people were carried down and sent here for diagnosis and treatment. At this time, the disciples of the Yinshan Sect suddenly became half doctors again. All the medicines were used up before they arrived in half an afternoon, and all the medicinal materials from Yunzhong Fucheng's medicine shops and all the big families were put together for use. Except for the seriously wounded, the lightly wounded all lined up and waited patiently. Wear treatment.
Kamapov and Tao Tingzhi were observing the situation among the wounded. There was no hint of fatigue on their energetic faces. No one could imagine that he personally led the team to the city today after staying up all night last night. Apart from the thick cigars that never disappeared from his mouth, there seemed to be nothing unusual about him.
All the gentry in the clouds were also mobilized. They donated the best medicines and the best clothes and cloth in their homes as bandages for the wounded. There were a large number of wounded lying in almost every gentry's home. This was also unthinkable before. Everyone knows what their fate will be if this battle fails. There is no luck or survival. The Dodon and Pu people alone can tear everything in the entire Yunzhongfu city to pieces.
"General, this battle is really tragic. I, Tao Tingzhi, have lived in vain for so many years, but I have never experienced such a thrilling scene. This afternoon I stood at the top of the city and found that my legs could not help but tremble. I walked from the city tower. After half an hour of going up and down, I am still a little weak. It is so terrifying. I will never forget this scene in my life." Tao Tingzhi and Kamapov walked side by side, their words were full of emotion, and there was still a trace of emotion in the aftertaste. lingering fear.
"Mr. Tingzhi, this is war, a life-and-death war. Many problems and things have to be solved in this cruel way. I don't like this method either, but I am a soldier. Every time I cannot use other methods, When trying to solve a problem, you have to use this method to prove who is right." Kamapov was also full of emotion in his words, "It seems that it is just destruction, but only after destruction can there be new life. I believe that Yun Zhong After experiencing this catastrophe, the government will definitely be able to usher in a better future."
Tao Tingzhi glanced at the other party with some surprise. He did not expect that this rude and uncivilized warrior could actually speak such philosophical words, which indeed surprised Tao Tingzhi. This general obviously has some foreign ancestry, which can be confirmed by his name, but his fluent Tang with a slight Kansai accent proves that he should be an authentic Tanghe person. More and more Tanghe people Foreigners make it increasingly difficult to tell whether a person is a Tanghe person.