Chapter 642 Internal Discussion (Additional chapter for those who have accumulated 900 monthly votes)

Sufficient troops to defend the city, plus the presence of Zhou Xu, a humanoid cannon, largely made up for their lack of experience in defending the city.

After a round of fierce attack, the siege troops led by Long Zhantian can be said to have tried their best, but they still failed to capture the Huangsha City.

After the initial explosive attack, Long Zhantian could see that their momentum had begun to wane.

On the other hand, the other side has already stabilized its position. If the fight continues, it will probably be difficult for them to gain much advantage.

After thinking it over in his mind, even though Long Zhantian was annoyed, he still made a rational decision and called off the attack.

Looking at the retreating enemy forces, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This first battle to defend the city was much more tiring than he had expected.

After the war, Zhou Xu also summoned all his generals to conduct a post-war summary.

"There is nothing wrong with our tactics. It is just that during the actual implementation, our soldiers were inexperienced and misjudged the enemy's strength, which led to subsequent problems. The siege force of these guys should not be underestimated."

As he spoke, Shi Lei's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of relief.

"This time, thanks to the presence of the king, we are in this battle to defend the city. Otherwise, the situation would be completely different."

In this battle to defend the city, Zhou Xu's presence indeed played a crucial role. The enemy used the siege tower to target their wall area. The first round of assault, which was the most threatening, was fought back by Zhou Xu using the mantra of 'flying stone attack'.

Afterwards, the opponent used a battering ram to break the door, and it was Zhou Xu who used the "Flying Stone Attack" to destroy the battering ram and curbed the opponent's offensive.

There is really no problem in saying that he is the key figure in this battle.

Zhou Xu was not pleased after hearing this. What he cared more about now was the upcoming battle situation.

"In the past few years, they have been conquering various places and annexing neighboring countries to expand their territory. In the process, they have accumulated more experience in siege. It is normal for them to surpass us in this regard, but we don't need to be too discouraged."

"We didn't have enough experience in defending a city before. For us, the most difficult battle was the first one. Now that we have survived this battle, we have gained experience, which is a good thing."

"Now, everyone can talk about what happened during the battle to defend the city. Let's take this opportunity to exchange experiences and make a summary."

Zhou Xu's words made the generals headed by Shi Lei nod their heads, and then they started talking one after another.

The atmosphere of the entire internal discussion was quite good. After they finished their internal discussion, Zhou Xu gave Silk an order...

"Silk, go call Bai Tu over."

"yes!"

Compared with the generals sitting here, Bai Tu is still an outsider after all, and Zhou Xu can't just trust him blindly just because he has a five-star panel.

In the process of their internal discussions, it was inevitable that some shortcomings of their Great Zhou at the military level would be exposed, and these shortcomings could not be made known to Bai Tu for the time being.

Only then did he wait until the internal discussion was over before calling Bai Tu over.

After all, the other side also has 500 soldiers under their command, which is an important part of the Huangsha City defenders. In addition, more importantly, Bai Tu is more experienced than them in facing this enemy.

"I am Bai Tu, your subordinate, and I am here to see the king!"

"No need to be polite. We are planning to discuss the next countermeasures. You have more experience in fighting against them, so you should know their tactics better than us."

As Zhou Xu spoke, he motioned for Bai Tu to sit down and join the discussion.

However, in the subsequent discussion, the information Bai Tu could provide them was actually limited.

After looking at the opponent's panel, Zhou Xu knew clearly that Bai Tu's talent was in siege and capture of strongholds, and defending the city was somewhat unprofessional for him.

Although it cannot be said that it is completely unusable, its advantages cannot be brought into play.

Under this premise, there was actually nothing wrong with the city defense tactics that Zhou Xu and his team had previously formulated, and they even targeted the opponent's siege tactics to a certain extent.

The fight wasn't going so smoothly, purely because I didn't have enough experience.

In this field, which they are not good at, their king has already achieved this point. As a subordinate, Bai Tu naturally does not have much room for suggestions.

"Then Bai Tu, what do you think the other party will do next?"

Facing this question, Bai Tu hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly...

"After this battle, the enemy should have known how powerful we are. According to my subordinates, in order to confirm and test whether we still have the strength to fight, the enemy will most likely choose to attack the city continuously in the next few days. If they cannot achieve any results, they will probably give up the attack temporarily."

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As he spoke, Bai Tu sorted out his thoughts and without Zhou Xu asking any more questions, he began to talk.

After all, having surrendered to the Great Zhou, he also wanted to perform well and gain the trust of their king as soon as possible, so as to obtain a stable position.

"The enemy has only about 3,000 troops. With our garrison, it will be difficult for them to storm the city. Besieging the city is a dead end. The best way is to retreat first, gather more troops, and then attack again!"

Having said that, Bai Tu hesitated for a moment, then added another sentence.

"If the enemy gathers more than 5,000 siege troops, we will be in danger. Given China's scale, it is not difficult to do this."

After listening to Bai Tu's analysis and ideas, Zhou Xu nodded.

Regarding the other party's subsequent actions, his ideas and Bai Tu's ideas coincided.

"If the enemy brings 5,000 troops to attack, then judging from the current situation, this small Huangsha City will definitely not be able to be defended."

"But after we broke through the city gate and the general withdrew his troops, it took more than two months for them to attack again."

"If my guess is correct, the other side conducted a conscription after that, conscripted soldiers, trained them for two months and then urgently sent them to the battlefield."

"If the enemy wants to gather 5,000 troops, they will have to recruit at least another 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers. Considering the training time, we can at least buy one or two months."

Having said that, Zhou Xu estimated the time in his mind.

"One or two months is enough time for us to evacuate all the residents in Huangsha City. At the same time, our reinforcements should be able to arrive."

He is not a fool. It is impossible for him to fight to the death with only these 1,000 soldiers.

Just in case, the subsequent reinforcements must be prepared in advance.

(End of this chapter)