Under the dim light, the entire command hall was a gloomy pale white. This was the first joint meeting since the war began. Although the main commanders of the three coalition forces had met before the war, there was a kind of emotion spreading in the mood at that time. There is an optimistic atmosphere, although the people of Xijiang have deployed a strong force in Yunzhong Mansion. But with a military force five times his own, Yunzhongfu, which was not considered strong, would surely turn into powder. According to Chu Taifeng's own estimation, Yunzhongfu City should be crawling under his feet in less than three days. He was even thinking about how to prevent the Dotons and Pooles from overly invading the city.
But now it seems that like everyone else, I was too optimistic at the beginning, so optimistic that it was almost arrogant. The performance of the Western Xinjiang Army in this battle was flawless, although my first army also had several times. They attacked the city, but were driven down without exception. The strength that the Western Xinjiang Army unleashed at the last critical moment did not disgrace their self-proclaimed title of "Iron Wall".
The fighting on the third day has come to an end. Compared with the fighting situation on the second day, the tragic situation on the third day is no less terrible. Perhaps the Pu people also realized that they could not make a breakthrough from the west gate, and as agreed, they sent their most elite infantry of 30,000 troops to the east gate to join Chu Taifeng's attack sequence. On the third day of the attack. It can be said that Chu Taifeng used all his strength to push the three 30,000-strong troops of the Puer people and the second division of the second army to the front line, and the second and third divisions that had just had time to rest for a day returned to the front line. Join the combat order as a reserve force.
A regimental commander of the Poole people attended the battle in person to observe the performance of the Poole soldiers after being supported by various weapons for attacking the city first. It should be said that the performance of these three elite 10,000-person teams of the Puer people is still remarkable. Although it cannot keep up with the performance of several divisions of the First Army, in the words of the representatives of the Pu people who watched the battle, the Tanghe people in this battle The performance of the people from Xinjiang and Xijiang "completely subverted his past perception of Tanghe's army fighting together."
The performance of the Puer people was not bad, especially with the support of advanced large-scale siege weapons such as city assault vehicles. They lined up in neat formations to charge in waves. However, they rushed to the head of Yunzhongfu countless times. . They retreated with countless head injuries and bloodshed. They had tried their best, but the performance of the Western Xinjiang soldiers was even better. They almost did not give the Puer people any chance of success. Every time they charged, they felt like they had kicked an iron wall. Normally, unable to be shaken, he was squeezed back step by step by the Western Xinjiang Army, and finally disappeared under the city wall.
Siege towers are not very suitable for them. The Poole Army, which focuses on overall strength, is not suitable for such equipment that requires more individual capabilities. The iron bridge to attack the city and the city wall had just been built, and Poole's soldiers only had time to fight and struggle on the iron bridge for a while. Even the city walls can rarely be controlled. Even for a short period of time, they will fall into the perfect tacit cooperation of the Xijiang sniper team and the kill team.
The officers watching the battle from Poole also believed that their soldiers had fully demonstrated their strength and tried their best. However, the tenacity and bravery of the Xijiang people were so terrifying that they could not explain why. Unable to achieve a breakthrough despite being several times outnumbered, General Poole could only use the phrase "the soldiers in Western Xinjiang may have been on the verge of breaking the city and suffered inhumane treatment, and they broke out in this desperate mood." It’s almost like playing with the art of language to explain it.
Zhu Wenkui also wanted to prove himself and the Second Army through this battle. The performance of Gao Qiushan's Fifth Division on the first day clearly dissatisfied Chu Taifeng. This would damage the overall image of the Second Army. Zhu Wenkui I hope to impress the opponent with the performance of the Second Division in today's battle. But he still didn't expect to encounter such a tragic and unforgettable experience.
When the fireballs were thrown by catapults within two hundred meters of the city wall, Zhu Wenkui realized that something was wrong. The burning things on the ground were obviously spread and oiled after they were removed.
above. There was no sky-high fire on the ground as everyone imagined, but it did burn. The fire was not big, but it produced a lot of thick smoke. The billowing smoke once filled the entire battlefield. . Could this be the new tactic adopted by the Western Xinjiang Army, hoping to use this thing to block the line of sight? Can they take the opportunity to launch an attack? No, it was impossible. Zhu Wenkui didn't believe that the generals of the Western Xinjiang Army would be so weak-minded. But how effective can this smoke be? Do you just want to slow down the pace of your own attack
Zhu Wenkui soon discovered that he was actually the real retard. The not-so-strong northwest wind from the northwest caused the seemingly thick smoke to spread all of a sudden, quickly covering the entire battlefield area, making Zhu Wenkui What was alarming was that this thick smoke did not seem to be caused by ordinary burning plants. The stench mixed with strong irritating smoke soon made the soldiers of our division who were advancing steadily feel uncomfortable. Their eyes were red and swollen and they could not open their lungs. Suffocation and gastrointestinal irritation occurred, and large swaths of soldiers fell down like cut wheat. Like a plague, it quickly spread to the entire battlefield. The Puer people who launched the offensive in advance took some advantage, and their The vanguard troops had at least had several battles with the Western Xinjiang Army, but Zhu Wenfeng's division was used by Chu Taifeng in the third wave of offensives, but their luck was so unlucky that they caught up with the Western Xinjiang Army in no time. The Xinjiang army's new poisonous gas shows off its power.
The unprepared Second Division of the Second Army and the 10,000-strong Poole elite encountered this real disaster on the spot. The smoke quickly caused the more than 30,000 soldiers who were preparing to attack to lose most of their combat effectiveness. Vomiting and blindness, let alone launching an attack in this situation, it is considered a good performance not to collapse on the spot. Fortunately, Chu Taifeng was still quick to react and promptly ordered the following 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions to take off their outer robes and soak them in water to wrap them up. Heading forward to respond, the Xijiang cavalry that took advantage of the situation failed to achieve the purpose of launching a counterattack. However, even so, the second division of the Second Army and the Puer people, a team of ten thousand people who had not yet gone into battle, were all attacked by the Xijiang cavalry. Considerable losses were caused, and the damage caused by this poisonous gas could not be recovered in a day or two. Many soldiers were still blind until night, which greatly dampened the morale of the Northern Army.
But these are not enough to make Chu Taifeng so restless. A partial defeat in tactics cannot change the final outcome of the battle. Although the Western Xinjiang Army can achieve temporary benefits by using this type of poisonous gas, it also relies on changes in the weather and borrowing wind power. Once If these natural conditions no longer exist, their good days will come to an end. What troubled him was the intelligence he had just obtained. More than 100,000 cavalry from the four ranger regiments in Western Xinjiang had passed through the northwest county and entered the territory of Jerok. They were expected to enter the territory of Green soon, which meant that they were not far away from Yunzhong. It would be too far. Chu Taifeng was not unprepared for the return of the nomadic cavalry from Western Xinjiang to the east, but he did not expect that the enemy cavalry would return so quickly, almost running desperately, although the nomadic cavalry showed signs of wandering around on the grassland. The endurance is quite amazing, but this time it is different. It was nearly four thousand miles, and it took more than ten days to rush back. This is simply unimaginable. You must know that the march of this brigade of cavalry troops is not like that kind of relay. Yishu's flying cavalry relay, both the soldiers and the horses, will bear considerable physical exertion, and a desperate forced march will only completely wipe out this unit.
The grim reality forced Chu Taifeng to summon the commanders of the Duodun and Puer people to hold the first joint meeting since the war began. Once the coalition forces failed to capture Yunzhong Fucheng before the nomadic cavalry from Western Xinjiang rushed into Yunzhong, the coalition forces would The situation will become extremely unfavorable. More than 100,000 rangers will plunge the coalition forces into endless battles of holding and attacking. Think about the more than 100,000 rangers who come and go without a trace and play with your own army. Chu Taifeng felt a headache starting this kind of hide-and-seek war of attrition. More importantly, time was not on his side. If he had enough time, he would not be afraid of the harassment of more than 100,000 rangers, but the Western Xinjiang Army was Heavy troops were invested in the southern peninsula, obviously to completely solve the problem of the Maci Khans. Once the Maci Khans were unable to cause trouble for Li Wufeng, it would be almost impossible for the three legions to be placed on the peninsula. There must be two The legion will send troops to the north. By then, coupled with the First Legion of Western Xinjiang, which has already gained an absolute advantage in the five lakes, Chu Taifeng does not dare to think about it anymore.
"Everyone, I have just informed you of the information we have obtained. I believe you can also understand the threat behind this. Li Wufeng's 120,000 rangers are on the run, and their purpose is to save Yunzhong Mansion. The critical situation has now passed through the northwest county and entered the territory of Jierok. It is estimated that it will take at most two days to cross Jierok and enter Yulin. This means that we still have three days at most, maybe only two. I have sent a large number of scouts to conduct reconnaissance along the route. , grasp the speed and movement of these rangers, so there is no need to panic for the time being. But what is before us is that once the rangers join the battle, I am afraid that we will have to face a very difficult situation, and we are afraid that we will not be able to achieve Our original intended goal was to capture Yunzhong Mansion, but with Yunzhong Mansion stuck in our hearts, all our arrangements and responses will be greatly restricted and constrained. I believe everyone should know this." Even if Chu Taifeng Even at this time, he still behaved calmly and did not reveal the fear in his heart.