"Go! Our family is right behind us!"
"Charge! Protect our homeland and drive out the invaders from Zhongshan County!"
"My daughter just started school and you bastards come, go to hell!"
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The soldiers in Anyang and the soldiers in Zhongshan County have two completely different mentalities.
The soldiers in Anyang were protecting their hometown and fighting for their hometown, while the soldiers in Zhongshan County were being used! After nearly three days of fighting, the soldiers who were deceived at the beginning basically recognized the facts; naturally, many soldiers did not want to continue fighting.
Under the influence of such thoughts, Anyang's first charge actually defeated the vanguard of Zhongshan County in one fell swoop; then, Anyang carefully drove the defeated soldiers forward and carefully controlled the defeated soldiers to form their own vanguard and shield.
It is conceivable that in such a battle, the vanguard of Zhongshan County was completely crippled.
But the situation is not optimistic. The vanguard of Zhongshan County has only about 30,000 people, while Zhongshan County itself has 200,000 soldiers. In the later period, many able-bodied men were captured, or many refugees were attracted with money. Now the combat force is definitely more than 200,000.
Sure enough, after the vanguard was defeated, the main force of Zhongshan County, commonly known as the central army, immediately came forward; Shi Chengsong, the governor of Zhongshan County, personally took charge of the central army camp.
The main camp of the Central Army was not at the front line, but it was following the army closely, about seven or eight miles away from the front line. This distance was definitely beyond the attack range of Anyang's current (land) artillery. The battles of the past few days, plus Anyang's previous performance, etc., had allowed the governor of Zhongshan County to master some rules; and the attack distance was one of the rules that had been mastered.
As for the secret that the naval guns could fire more than ten kilometers away, Gu Songfeng did not bring it back alive. Of course, even if he brought this secret back, it would be useless. Naval guns are heavy and cannot be used on land. It would be better to add a few more ordinary artillery.
However, Anyang's sudden all-out attack still made Shi Chengsong, the governor of Zhongshan County, and Ye Mingquan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the State of Cai, feel something unusual.
"There is no point in a decisive battle now!" Shi Chengsong frowned and carefully analyzed every bit of information. Zhongshan County could not afford to make a wrong move, so Shi Chengsong was very careful - of course, he still had to be bold, after all, he had even rebelled.
Ye Mingquan was also confused. "For Anyang now, it is not a good idea to take the initiative. The most correct approach for Anyang is to defend and wait for a turnaround. If we attack on all fronts like this, there will definitely be problems."
Shi Chengsong thought for a moment, "I think there might be a possibility. Anyang is short of resources! In the past few days, Anyang's artillery has not stopped. But Anyang is too small after all, and its war potential is almost non-existent! Considering the team they attacked by surprise, this may be enough to prove this point."
"That makes sense! But could there be other reasons?" Ye Mingquan was also wondering; Anyang's proactive attack this time really surprised the two of them, and they were puzzled for a while!
Shi Chengsong suddenly thought of a possibility, "Could it be a tactic, a crazy attack to cause panic to our soldiers, and then continue to defend. If so, it makes sense! Xu Ren is no ordinary man, if this strategy was planned by Xu Ren, it makes sense. Continuous passive defense has put huge pressure on Anyang. Anyang needs a victory, even if it is a short-lived victory. And as long as such a victory is achieved, Anyang will continue the original defensive state. Moreover, such a sudden attack caught us off guard and caused heavy losses..."