Dedicate One’s Mind

Chapter 1177 Battle of Hengchuan Ridge (Part 2)

This destined to be a bloody battle, from the beginning, because of Wen Conglong's order, naked cruelty was already revealed.

Didn't Wen Conglong know that doing this would bring him notoriety? It's not like there is no food and pay in his army, and he will not stop fighting for three days. Even if he captures the Mikawa Pass and achieves a military victory, it will take many years to completely suppress the resistance in this land.

Obviously, this is a waste of money.

However, Wen Conglong had no choice. The continuous plundering had made this army no longer satisfied with the normal military achievements. The reward from King Yong seemed to be a lot. It was distributed to everyone. It was insignificant and not as good as his own. It's a lot to grab once.

Without a thorough reform, it would be difficult for this army to restore military discipline. With a war imminent, would it be difficult for Wen Conglong to adjust military discipline? If the combat effectiveness is affected and a defeat occurs, who will be responsible at that time?

Therefore, Wen Conglong only had this choice. This army was not just a double-edged sword. In fact, even the hilt of the sword had sharp barbs. Those who wielded it were defeating the enemy. Before that, you have to go through a trial.

The soldiers were excited and cheered, but they didn't know that Wen Conglong was already planning on how to propose military reforms to King Yong.

Don't treat everyone as a fool. Wen Conglong's ability to compete with Wu Yi is definitely not based on a single life experience, and King Yong will not let such a vase come to power.

Amidst the rumbling drums, and under the suppression of catapults and artillery, the troops began to charge. It was said that they were charging in formation. In fact, everyone wanted to climb to the top of the city as soon as possible, and there was no formation.

However, such a team is actually more intimidating and is obsessed with the so-called winning formation. In the end, the gains outweigh the losses.

On the top of the city, arrows were flying, falling on the shields, making a tinkling sound. If they passed through the gaps in the shields and landed on people, they would bring a rain of blood.

In addition, these small countries did not know what means they used to obtain rare artillery. They set it up on the city top and fired "bang bang". Because the city head was higher, although the small countries had fewer artillery, , but the range was longer. One shell, I don’t know if it was luck, landed on the artillery position of the Daji Dynasty, and basically destroyed the artillery on the Daji Dynasty.

Even so, the small country had artillery, but not many corresponding artillery shells. After a few rounds, the fire went out, and the war returned to the primitive cold weapons.

The attackers knocked down the city gates, climbed up the ladders, and carried out the ant attack. The entire city wall was densely packed with people, while the defenders either pushed down the ladders or poured down gold juice (i.e., dung water). After it's cooked and poured over your body, it's almost certain to kill you.

The wails, screams, and shouts of killing continued for a day without stopping. During this period, the Daji Dynasty attacked the city many times and was pushed down again. Many people finally managed to get up and were forced to jump down. , the fall broke all the muscles and bones, even if there was a flesh pad underneath, it was of no use.

In addition, the small gate under the city was invaded by small enemy troops from time to time. There were also cold arrows shot out of some holes. Some generals who led the charge died under the cold arrows.

On the first day of the war, both sides were evenly matched, with no outcome in sight.

After all, it is the last line of defense. If it collapses in one battle, then these small countries deserve to perish.

Three days later, the fighting continued and the anxiety continued.

The daily casualties are more than a thousand people. In this kind of siege battle, the most uncomfortable thing is not death, but the pain of wanting to die but not being able to die. There are many smooth wars, but this kind of war that faces death still makes some The soldiers murmured in their hearts, how long will this war last?

Another ten days have passed, and the two cities of Sanchuankou have become several times more difficult than expected. After the daily bombardment by catapults, some city walls have been blown down, and huge gaps have appeared in the city walls.

Whenever you thought you were going to capture the city in Hexi, supplies suddenly arrived from the city in Hedong. The other side was engaged in a war of attrition, a protracted war. If nothing else, this location was beneficial to them.

The huge consumption of the multi-day war and the endless battle fronts, which had not paid attention to logistics maintenance before, now gave Wen Conglong a headache. The advance was too fast, which was not a good thing.

Continuing to delay is definitely not a good thing, it is self-destruction. Wen Conglong made up his mind and once again mobilized in front of the battle, "taking the lead" and led the army to attack.

After half a day of endless hard fighting, the city in Hexi, with half of it collapsed, was finally captured by Wen Conglong.

However, a new problem posed in front of Wen Conglong. Except for the materials that the enemy had no time to destroy before retreating, this city in the west of Hexi was an empty city without even a mouse.

After half a month of hard work, is this the only thing I got in the end? Many soldiers were dissatisfied because Wen Conglong promised not to use weapons before the war, but now he is not even qualified to use weapons.

As a result, they clamored to continue the attack. Although Wen Conglong knew that it was just an attempt and would most likely fail, he was still prepared to let them give up and did not refuse.

The other side was faced with the danger of a river. The place where three rivers converged and the water flow was very fast. We tried for several days without making much progress. It's basically a catapult contest between the two sides.

Although Wen Conglong longed for fame, he also knew the reality. The reality was that logistics no longer allowed him to continue the offensive, and he was determined to take a rest.

What Wen Conglong did not expect during this break was that soldiers in the military camp would go out to plunder every day. After the nearby villages robbed almost all the land, they had no choice but to go further. As a result, every day in the military camp, soldiers There are fewer and fewer people and horses, and they even stay out at night. There is no military discipline at all.

It is impossible for Wen Conglong not to know this, but he was no longer able to suppress it. He had gained nothing from the long battle. Instead of letting the soldiers grow dissatisfied, it was better to let them vent.

However, such laissez-faire ruined the last bit of reputation of the Great Extreme Dynasty. With the instigation of spies from small countries, the fire of uprisings started burning everywhere.

Wen Conglong originally wanted to take advantage of the rest period to rectify his logistics support problems. Unexpectedly, the more rest time he had, the more difficult the logistics would be. Many people were forced to go up the mountain to rob the rations after being robbed of food and grass by the soldiers.

After the logistics were reduced, the soldiers continued to go out to plunder, which almost formed an endless cycle.

An inextricable cycle of death. If Wen Conglong retreated his troops and contracted the front line now, there might be a chance of improvement, but he didn't.

Ever since, there is no suspense about the outcome of this war.