The Era of Generals

Chapter 271   Wise General

Bao Jianye thinks his strategy is sound.

After the first surprise attack was blocked, he could already be sure that Xifeng City was really prepared.

Coupled with the trebuchet that had an extremely long attack range, this really frightened him.

So the earnest words just now were not only for the lieutenant general, but also for him to persuade himself to calm down.

And he thought he was right to do so.

However, in Chen Ze's place, he couldn't figure it out, what was this person doing?

The first wave of cavalry charges was beaten badly by him with a super long attack distance by surprise. This is true, but it does not mean that Xifeng City is in an advantage.

Even Chen Ze was very worried that his strong performance on the frontal battlefield would cause the opponent to divide their troops to attack the other three city gates earlier.

It was precisely because of this worry that he made a lot of arrangements in other places in advance, and he used the 100,000 troops to the extreme.

But at this moment, it seems that these arrangements seem a little redundant?

The other side had no intention of dividing up their troops to attack elsewhere, and seemed to have made up their minds to smash the front city gate. Even Chen Ze couldn't understand this operation.

No matter how you look at it, if you fight more and fight less, it is such a small city whose defense facilities are not strong, which is almost equal to nothing. Shouldn't it be mainly pulling and restraining, so that the defenders in the city are exhausted, and eventually they are dragged down, defeated, and dragged to surrender? what?

As a result, the opponent's coach's strategy seems to be to focus on a war of attrition.

Is this a strategy that I decided upon seeing that my army was going deep on my own side, and only Xifeng, an isolated city, could be defended and could not be replenished with resources?

How stupid do you have to be to make such an arrangement?

Chen Ze shook his head, really couldn't figure out the key point.

It is true that they are alone, and they cannot be supplemented by other cities in Fengqi Province.

But they just occupied a city!

When the civilians were driven out of Xifeng City before, Xu Qing didn't let them take much food, so Xifeng City at this time is still rich in food and materials.

It would be impossible to use the siege strategy to trap them to death without a month or two.

Yes, behind the other party is a large granary shared by four border cities. They are indeed inferior to the other party in terms of material consumption, but how can the current situation take a month or two?

Ten and a half months later, Yan Haomiao will definitely make some moves. By then, the entire Fengqi Province will be caught in the flames of war. The three border cities behind them will bear the brunt of the brunt and will become Yan Haomiao's breakthrough.

Their own city will be destroyed, do they still have the mood to fight a protracted war here?

Xifeng City is not an important main city, and it is far from being able to say that exchanging three cities for one city will not lose money.

Furthermore, it was not that Chen Ze had no reinforcements at all. Although he could not count on the Bailie Empire, he also asked General Luo to go back to the Qingyang Empire to move reinforcements. Once the reinforcements arrived, it was not certain who would be around.

So, what is the other party playing?

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Ze, who thought he hadn't missed anything, could only shrug his shoulders, expressing his incomprehension of the enemy coach's magical operation.

"The other party is an isolated city, do you understand what an isolated city is?"

On the other side of the coalition forces at the border, Bao Jianye was explaining to the generals who expressed doubts about his order, and he only heard him say with confidence: "They don't have as many soldiers as us, they don't have as much food as us, and they won't have reinforcements, so why do we still have?" Rushing to attack the city?"

"Stay here and hold back their exit. Don't they dare to go deeper into Fengqi Province?"

"But..." Someone hesitated: "The spies reported that there are at least one million troops from the other side gathering in the province of Nantes. The longer we delay here, the situation may be..."

Bao Jianye glared at him and said to himself, "What's the matter?"

"So what if there are millions of enemy troops in the province of Nantes? If they dared to attack, they would have come a long time ago. Why are they still standing still?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you more."

He looked around, and said mysteriously: "The commander-in-chief has already noticed the situation on our side, so after sending my brother and me to support, he immediately sent more reinforcements, and they are coming one after another. .”

"So you don't have to worry about the rear. Once we leave, there will naturally be new reinforcements stationed to resist the enemy army in the province of Nantes."

"And you think about it..."

He coughed lightly to make his voice sound a little deeper, silently pointing to the battlefield ahead that was being cleaned up, and said mournfully, "Do you want what happened just now to happen again?"

"this……"

As soon as this remark came out, the generals below looked at each other in blank dismay.

To be honest, the stone-throwing and raining just now really shocked everyone present. Who wants to experience such a thing?

The captain who led the team to the charge last time had already died for the country, so who should go next time?

There is no one who does not die in a war. Death is not terrible. Which of the generals present has not long been prepared to serve the country with his own body?

But what was frightening was that after he rushed forward stupidly, he couldn't even touch the stones beside the enemy's city wall, and died inexplicably on the flaming stones that were thrown like meteors.

That kind of death...

Thinking of the heavy cavalry being smashed to pieces, many of them did not take off their armor that was scorched red and hot by the flames until they died, and they were scalded to death alive.

To die is to die, but that kind of death with no bones left is staged in front of one's own eyes, and it is impossible to say that one is not afraid.

So disagree with Bao Jianye's strategy?

Okay, so who will be the next round of charge cavalry generals?

And Bao Jianye's statement is not unreasonable.

It seems that there is really no need for our own side to insist on attacking the city. As soon as we received the news before, we rushed to march quickly. It was because of the consideration of the other party that we captured the city. We wanted to take advantage of the opponent's heel and use the force of a surprise attack to attack the city first. Xifeng City was taken back.

But right now, of course, it is impossible. The other party has made it clear that they have long been prepared, and going to the city at this time is tantamount to seeking their own death.

Can live who wants to die?

Comparing the two, even the lieutenant, who was dissatisfied with Bao Jianye's strategy before, bowed his head deeply at this time, unable to say a word.

"Then let's do it this way?"

Bao Jianye was very satisfied with the reaction of the generals, and said complacently: "You can rest assured that when Xifeng City is destroyed, it will be the time for us to avenge the dead soldiers!"

"With this method, we can easily take this city without spending a single soldier, why not do it?"

The generals looked around and saw that no one had any objections, so they had to bow their hands to Bao Jianye and said in their mouths: "The final general is willing to listen to your lord's order!"

Under the guard of the generals, the light on Bao Jianye's face shone even brighter.