Zhu Chong's face turned very ugly. More than one-fifth of his troops were killed or wounded in one day, and there was still tomorrow morning. Once the former Yuan generals launched continuous attacks, his remaining troops would not be able to survive until tomorrow.
Obviously, his opponent had already seen his weakness and was openly competing with him in a consumption contest, intending to wear him out.
"I was upstairs before and couldn't see the specific situation of the battle here. Wen Ze, please tell me the details."
The battle has already come to this point, and it is impossible to retreat now, not only because of the bet with Guanyin Nu, but also to prove himself.
If Zhu Chong cannot even get through the current level on his own, then when he travels to this world, even if he has a system, he doesn't have to worry about anything else.
Upon hearing this, Yu Jin immediately reported all the battles that afternoon to Zhu Chong.
"My lord, the heavy casualties today are mainly due to our army's lack of preparation and the inferior quality of our troops."
"Our army rushed into battle hastily, while the enemy took their time to deploy their forces, attacking from multiple locations. This resulted in our army being rushed everywhere and our defense being completely disorganized. From the very beginning, we were caught in a chaotic battle with the enemy."
"Also, the enemy general is very experienced in siege tactics. I can see that, apart from the first one, the other three attacks today were merely attempts to test our strength."
"But even so, our army was completely suppressed by the enemy, and casualties continued to increase, which was inevitable."
Yu Jin's analysis was very organized. From the perspective of a general, his analysis and judgment of today's battle was very accurate. However, after he finished speaking, he did not make any suggestions. Obviously, his strength did not lie here.
The passive defense was definitely not the situation Zhu Chong wanted to see. If he wanted to break the deadlock and win the bet with Guanyin Nu, he had to find a way to seize the initiative on the battlefield.
Zhu Chong looked to both sides and carefully observed the entire battlefield, his eyes becoming even gloomier.
Because Songming City is surrounded by mountains on both sides, the enemy can fully utilize their numerical advantage, take advantage of different battlefield conditions and the heights and low points of the city walls, and suppress the defensive surface of the officers and soldiers on the city walls through bows and arrows or other means.
Especially the mountains on the side of the main city wall in front of us, which is where the most intense fighting today is taking place.
Because of the terrain, the former Yuan soldiers could maximize the power of their bows and arrows by attacking from this direction, suppressing the support from this part of the city wall, causing a large number of former Yuan soldiers to climb the city from here, making the melee on the city wall even more chaotic.
Standing on that purgatory-like city wall, you can no longer see the original appearance of the wall under your feet.
As night fell, Zhu Chong felt the cold wind from the mountains begin to penetrate his body. He couldn't help but clench his teeth and looked at the Xiaoyaoling Mountain in the distance, which seemed to be covered with a layer of fog. He was unable to utter a word for a long time.
"My lord, if you want to defeat the enemy, you must resort to extraordinary means. Otherwise, tomorrow at this time, the city will be broken."
Suddenly, Lin Shu's voice sounded beside Zhu Chong.
Zhu Chong turned to look at Lin Shu, his eyes suddenly flickering with a strange light. A plan came to mind, and he laughed heartily, "Alright, then, let's use extraordinary means to defeat the enemy tomorrow!"
On the second day, Zhu Chong was awakened by the terrifying sound of ox horns from the Yuan army. When he climbed onto the city wall, the Yuan army had already formed several large square formations outside the city and were slowly approaching Songming City.
From the large formation formed by the Yuan soldiers, Zhu Chong could feel that his opponent had the same idea as he did and had dispatched all the infantry they could, intending to launch a full-scale attack today.
At this time, Zhu Chong subconsciously looked towards the side of the main city wall, where Yu Jin and all the heavily armored soldiers were already guarding.
As Zhu Chong and Yu Jin expected, the Yuan army's attack method today was almost the same as the last attack yesterday.
The attack was still launched from Xiaoyaoling Mountain. Dense arrows suppressed the officers and soldiers on the city wall. The infantry rushed to the foot of the city wall, set up ladders, and the death squad climbed up the ladders, preparing to climb up the city wall for hand-to-hand combat.
What is different from yesterday is that today the main attack direction of the Qianyuan army is focused on Xiaoyaoling Mountain. Although attack troops were also sent to other directions, they were obviously just for diversion. Of course, the attack force was not weak either.
As a result, the officers and soldiers on the city wall could not provide timely support to their comrades on the side closer to Xiaoyaoling Mountain. They were attacked by the former Yuan soldiers and were dragged to the city wall. If the officers and soldiers on the side of Xiaoyaoling Mountain wanted to get support, Zhu Chong could only send out the reserve troops.
The battle became intense from the very beginning. With Darima's order, the former Yuan soldiers who had just been driven off the city wall by Yu Jin immediately launched a second wave of attack. Seeing this, Yu Jin immediately raised the command flag, but Zhu Chong on the Victory Tower remained indifferent.
At the military meeting yesterday, Zhu Chong and Yu Jin agreed that if different command flags were raised, they would definitely respond, either sending additional reserve troops to the city wall or launching a final attack.
But Zhu Chong thinks it is obviously too early to react now.
In Zhu Chong's view, the enemy's first wave of attack was obviously a test, and the number of Yuan soldiers under the city wall was not large, and Darima's general flag did not move. Responding at this time would only alert the enemy and would not have any effect.
Sure enough, outside the city, Darima saw that his first wave of attack was thwarted, but he didn't care at all, as if everything was under his control.
When the second wave of attack began, Darima was still in a good mood to talk with the deputy general.
"It seems that the Ming Dynasty defenders are nothing special. Wait until the fourth wave of attack begins, and then you can go over."
The deputy general nodded slightly, but at the same time offered his own idea, "General, why don't you let me attack in the third wave and catch the Ming Dynasty by surprise?"
"No, let's wait and see." Darima laughed. "Don't you see? The defenders are still the same people. There must be a reserve force inside the city that hasn't come up yet. It's not worth exposing our intentions too early. Let's just slowly wear them down. After all, we're not the ones who are anxious!"
When the deputy general heard Darima's words, he agreed with them and loosened the reins that he had been holding tightly.
But the change in the battle situation was far beyond Darima's expectations. After only three rounds, his soldiers had already planted the battle flag on the city wall and gained a firm foothold on the wall.
The city wall on the side close to Xiaoyaoling Mountain, within a range of nearly ten feet, has been occupied by the former Yuan soldiers. Yu Jin no longer has a heavy armored soldier by his side. At this moment, he is leading the newly replenished reserve troops and fighting with the former Yuan soldiers who are starting to move forward.
Seeing the enemy's advantage gradually building up, Yu Jin was extremely anxious and shouted to those around him: "Raise the command flag again, raise the command flag towards Desheng Tower!"
Soon, a red flag appeared behind Yu Jin...
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