There are still many terrains in this continent where one man acts as a gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. Hulukou is just one of them, but there are really no people in this continent where one man acts as a gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.
Because even if the soldiers of the Tianling Empire stand still and let you chop and kill them, the knives will become blunt and people will be tired after chopping for a long time, not to mention the soldiers of the Tianling Empire are not really fish to be slaughtered, A crocodile with sharp teeth.
The commanders of the Tianling Empire did not plan to rely on any tactics. This kind of siege warfare, tactics and so on, are indeed not very easy to use. They just directed the soldiers to die one by one, and took away a few soldiers along the way. Soldiers of the Raynor Empire are just that.
Naked and bloody, this is real war!
Here, human life is really not more valuable than vegetation!
For half a month without distinction of day and night, the Tianling Empire left at least 100,000 corpses at the mouth of the gourd. If it weren't for a fire burning at the mouth of the gourd every day, the hill formed by these corpses would be enough to make the Tianling Empire There is nothing to be done about the gourd mouth.
And the so-called Renault Empire, which had the right time and place, also paid a heavy price. There were originally 100,000 soldiers defending the city, but now only 50,000 wounded soldiers remained.
During the period, Meng Yu did not rush down the city wall to fight except for a few times when the city was in danger.
But he was not a bloodthirsty person either. He couldn't feel at ease about massacring these defenseless soldiers of the Tianling Empire, so he simply refused to do it.
Of course, he was no longer the kid who had just arrived in this world. Although he would feel sorry for the deaths of these soldiers, he would not do any stupid things that would be merciful and relentless.
He is like a bystander in this war!
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The Tianling Empire claims to have an army of one million, but in fact it is only 800,000. After these few months of fighting, it is even less than 600,000, and among them, there are only less than 100,000 cavalry left. a burst
The 200,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry went to Jackdaw City, and the rest all came to Gourdkou. As for the 50,000 cavalry, it was to attack Jackdaw City by surprise after breaking through Gourdkou.
Fortified cities have always been breached from the inside. Although Jackdaw City is indestructible, it would be much easier if it was stabbed from behind.
"General, 100,000 people have already died in the mouth of the gourd, how long do we have to wait?"
In the Tianling Empire's military tent, a suppressed and angry voice sounded, saying that compassion does not command soldiers, but suddenly the 100,000 families in the Tianling Empire lost their sons and husbands, and he felt a little unacceptable.
No matter which country you are in, the military camp is the place where respect is the most important. This general dares to question him like this, which shows that his emotions have indeed reached a critical point of explosion.
The old man known as the general frowned, but he didn't care about the above-mentioned faults of the person who spoke just now. Although he would be exhausted, as the general of Zhengxi, he also didn't want to become a bare-bones commander.
"If you can't take down the gourd mouth, there will be more people who will die..."
Looking at the topographical map, he knocked on the table. After a long while, the old man known as the general said slowly: "Send another 800 scouts, and be sure to find out the deployment of the Renault Empire's troops."
After finishing speaking, the old man seemed to be a little lacking in confidence, shook his head, and added another sentence softly.
"At least, I need to know the movements of the two cavalry from the Renault Empire."
"General, our scouts have been exhausted in the past half a month. How can we send another 800 scouts?"
Although I know that saying such things at this time is easy to get angry, but this is really the truth.
"Although the battle of scouts has been fierce since that old guy in Ye Zhuang took charge of the army, it has never been this crazy. We have suffered heavy losses. Do you think the other side will feel better?"
The general frowned and stared at the topographic map in front of him. The aura of that frown made the whole camp feel a kind of depression that was about to come. I don't know whether the general was unhappy because of being disappointed, or because of the loss of scouts. trouble.
"Since the Renault Empire has paid such a high price, they are determined to make us blind. If they didn't plan anything, would you believe it?"
The general's frown became deeper and deeper. This war had originally come out of nowhere, and what made him even more distressed was that the situation, which was originally good, suddenly became rotten a few months ago.
If the withdrawal of the Molin Empire hurt their vitality, then Ye Zhuang's sophistication, Chen Hui's bravery, and Lu An's strategizing made him, an old man, feel exhausted.
If the Hulukou battle was lost, it would be a fatal blow to the Tianling Empire. He couldn't afford to lose, and neither could the Tianling Empire.
This made him, who is famous for his bravery in battle, have to be cautious for a rare time.
Being able to think of using Hulukou, a typical meat grinder, as the winner is enough to show the bloodiness hidden in his bones. If he really succeeds, perhaps there will really be no Renault Empire in this continent.
It's just that, in the terrain of Gourdkou, if the opposite side really hides a cavalry in Gourdkou, it doesn't need too much, as long as 50,000, no, even 30,000, it can make him hundreds of thousands in a few rounds of charge. Infantry, defeated.
If this battle is lost, there is a good chance that there will be no Tianling Empire on this continent, so there is no room for him to be careless.
So those 50,000 cavalry were nominally prepared for the raid on Jackdaw City, but they were actually his last hole card. As long as they were there, they would still have a way out.
"Send masters, and send them again when they are all dead."
When the general was deep in thought, the oppressive atmosphere in the camp was almost suffocating, so although the general's words were bloody and gloomy, everyone felt relieved.
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"Why are you so sure that the Tianling Empire will use the gourd mouth as a breakthrough point?"
In fact, Meng Yu wasn't too curious about these things. What he was worried about was what would happen to Lu An and the others if the war failed, so naturally he was a little worried.
Lu An smiled casually, just as he could guess the combat intention of the general of the Tianling Empire who was second only to Ling Xuan in leading the army, so he could also guess why Meng Yu asked this question.
"People's hearts are unpredictable, but in fact, as long as you work hard, you can still guess people's hearts."
"Just like I can guess that you will rush over when you hear our news, it's not that difficult to guess the intention of the general who conquered the west, as long as you study more about his previous battles, you will gain a lot from the changes and lead the troops to fight , What I am most afraid of is not facing a famous general with a great reputation, but I am most afraid of meeting those guys who have some skills but are not well-known. This kind of guy is the most difficult to deal with."
Lu An looked at the city wall where the roar of fighting was loud, and his tone couldn't tell whether it was self-confidence or self-deprecating.
"You said, it must not be yourself."
Lu An leaned against the city wall and kept tapping with his fingers. He was not afraid of hitting the first bird, not to mention that he himself was a great swordsman. With Meng Yu around, he really didn't believe that there would be any accidents.
You know, after Meng Yu came back and had a discussion with Uncle Ye, even Uncle Ye was shocked. He said bluntly that the old man Gongsun found a good disciple, and bluntly said that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.
"Isn't it me?"
When night came, neither the attacking side nor the defending side were willing to fight in this environment. According to common sense, at this time, the Tianling Empire should withdraw its troops and fight again tomorrow.
However, today, from the Tianling Empire's soldiers pouring into Hulukou, there is really no tendency to retreat.
"It seems that General Zhengxi is a little anxious."
"Next, he will definitely send experts to investigate the deployment of our troops. I need your help."
Lu An glanced at the Tianling Empire, which was still unwilling to retreat, and slowly walked into the tower. As the commander who coordinated the overall situation, Lu An had more things to do. He only needed to specify the general direction. For the specific implementation, his subordinates had a A large number of professional talents.
Therefore, when the fight really started, he relaxed instead.