Gaoyang State, under Gaoping City.
The 50,000-strong Wei and Liao armies were lined up in neat rows.
The soldiers were armed with shields, bows and crossbows, spears and swords, and they looked murderous.
They all looked straight ahead with determined expressions, and even though they had been traveling for days, they did not look tired at all.
Because everyone knows what this battle means.
Just take down Gaoping City.
Then each of them is a hero who has the merit of destroying a country.
Although they did not get any credit for this achievement, at least they would have something to brag about to their descendants after leaving the army.
In particular, the soldiers understood that if this battle was successful, it would definitely go down in history. Even if their names were not included, this alone would be enough.
Therefore, the morale of the Liaozhen soldiers is unprecedentedly high, and they are eager to attack now.
At this time, at the front of the queue, Song Hongzhi was wearing silver armor and holding a silver spear, looking very majestic.
Even though he has only been in the army for a few months.
But the aura he exudes.
It is totally incomparable to ordinary people.
"General."
At this time, Lieutenant General Chen rode up from behind and asked respectfully, "When will we launch the attack?"
At this moment, besides being excited, he also felt dazed, as if he was in a dream.
Even from the very beginning, he knew that the purpose of this war was to destroy the country.
But when it really comes to this step.
Still a little unconvinced.
Destroy the country.
For a soldier, this is the highest achievement.
Especially among these, there is not much I can do.
The whole process basically just followed the general in front of me and got to this point...
How can I not be excited?
Behind Lieutenant General Chen, Lieutenant General Wang and the others also had delighted expressions on their faces, and their hands holding the spears and swords were trembling.
To be honest, they couldn't wait any longer and wanted to launch a charge and capture Gaoping City the next moment.
But everyone knows that in this situation, they still have to obey the coach's orders.
As for Song Hongzhi, after hearing this, he thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't worry. Gaoyang is now internally empty and unable to raise a large amount of food and grass in a short period of time. They have no way out at all."
"Also, because we were in such a hurry this time, we forgot to bring some large siege equipment. Although the walls of Gaoping are not much stronger than those of Liaozhen, it is still a city after all."
"So, let's wait a little longer. Who knows, maybe we can win this battle without bloodshed."
Song Hongzhi had already learned about this before.
The reason why Gaoyang Kingdom dared to choose to go to war with Wei.
The root cause lies in the strong attitude of Crown Prince Li Zai.
However, King Gaoyang was not very happy about this.
However, he could not resist the advice of his son and ministers and agreed to the battle.
Now, his army is at the gates of the city, and the defenders in Gaoping City are only 10,000 people.
In addition, the overall quality of Gaoyang's soldiers was almost completely inferior to that of Wei's soldiers, so there was almost no chance of winning this battle.
Of course, Song Hongzhi knew very well that the other party had not chosen to surrender yet, simply because they were still holding on to their last hope.
“Bloodless battle?
"General, you mean they will surrender. Isn't that right?" Lieutenant General Chen felt a little confused when he heard this.
How can Gaoyang be a country? No matter how bad it is, it shouldn't be reduced to surrendering directly, right?
"Why not?" But at this time, Deputy General Wang came over and said with a smile, "What you mean by 'wait' is waiting for King Gaoyang to receive news from Li Zai. Li Zai still has nearly 200,000 troops at his command. If he can return to support us at this time, it will definitely save the capital from danger."
"So we have to wait. Once King Gaoyang knows that Li Zai's army is no longer strong enough to fight, and that all the food and fodder in Granary City has been lost, his hopes will be completely shattered."
"At that time, Gaoyang knew that everything was a foregone conclusion. If they chose to surrender, they might be able to save their lives. Otherwise, they would probably die."
At this point, Vice General Wang turned around and bowed, saying, "General, am I right?"
"clever."
Song Hongzhi nodded and said with a smile: "King Gaoyang's hope is placed on Li Zai. As long as this hope is shattered, their faith will collapse. Surrender is the best option."
"However, we can also choose to attack the city, but that would be quite costly. This general once said that we should use the smallest cost to achieve the greatest results. The soldiers have traveled thousands of miles away from Liaozhen, and now the situation is clear."
"What this general has to do now is to bring them, and you, back safely."
Immediately, he narrowed his eyes slightly, turned his head and said: "This is my responsibility as the head coach!"
After these words were spoken, the deputy generals present fell silent.
Before this, they all had a lot of opinions about Song Hongzhi.
Although he was a soldier, he was unwilling to endure hardship and even wanted to find a chef from the capital so that he could enjoy delicious food.
More importantly, during the subsequent training of the army, he was almost unwilling to stay with the soldiers.
Although some of the deputy generals had never followed Marquis Shenwu, they knew that this old marquis truly loved his soldiers. Their food, clothing and other expenses were almost the same as those of ordinary soldiers.
Now, here comes a coach who only cares about enjoying himself and does not know how to share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers.
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