Three days!
The city of Ephesus spent three days in anxiety and fear.
Marquis Wellis would climb the city wall at least three times a day and gaze at the silver-armored army countless times.
He saw the other side set up camp and saw the smoke rising from the other side's cooking pots. He didn't know what the other side was like -
The Maurya Kingdom is an extremely remote place. Since these people came from there, shouldn't they attack the city in the shortest possible time?
They have no rear at all, they only have forward movement!
I think their invasion strategy is to fight to support the war, just like Alexander the Great's invasion of the East.
But now they have set up camp and rested. Do they still want to waste time?
How can they compete with me?
However, seeing the other side set up camp, Marquis Wellis felt much more relaxed.
"That's good," Marquis Wellis looked at General Hammill. "Every day of delay brings our reinforcements closer to Ephesus."
"But we must not let our guard down. We can let the soldiers take turns to rest. If the enemy makes any unusual movements, it won't be too late to go into a state of alert."
"My Lord Marquis, do you want to send a small force to harass them?" Hamil asked.
Wellis waved his hand. "No need. If they want to invade westward, they must confront Ephesus. If they realize the situation is hopeless and retreat... that would be the most beautiful outcome."
"Hamiel, you must understand that this enemy army was a powerful force that destroyed Alexander the Great! If it hadn't been for this enemy army that destroyed Alexander the Great... our Seleucid Empire wouldn't have had the opportunity to be established."
"I'm going back to the Marquis' Mansion. Remember, just guard it strictly."
Marquis Wellis left the city wall, and General Hammill looked over with a telescope. After a moment, he suddenly opened his mouth wide - he saw that behind the large army appeared another army also wearing silver armor!
The two armies joined together, and then... until the sun set, he did not see any movement from the enemy.
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The headquarters of the First Army of the Great Xia Army.
"You fought beautifully that battle!"
Guan Xiaoxi looked at the three newly arrived division commanders and said, "It seems that this country's military strength has also made great progress. They have guns. Although the rate of fire, range, and power of these guns cannot compare with our semi-automatic rifles, they are still enough to threaten our lives."
"So I didn't send the troops to attack the city by force to avoid huge casualties."
"My suggestion is to launch an airstrike to destroy the enemy's defenses and create the most convenient conditions for the army to capture the city. Do you agree?"
Yu Dingshan thought for a moment and nodded: "I agree!"
The other nine division commanders also raised their hands to express their approval.
"I believe we'll encounter many powerful cities in the future. What will hinder our progress in the future will be another problem... ammunition!"
Yu Dingshan said what he was thinking: "Although the semi-automatic rifle has great power in continuous firing, it also consumes a lot of bullets!"
"The other thing is air strikes. These are more powerful, but the amount of bombs and ammunition they consume is also terrifying."
"If...if we haven't conquered this continent yet and haven't been able to link up with the Emperor's naval fleet, we'll be in an extremely unfavorable situation—we'll have guns but no ammunition!"
Guan Xiaoxi frowned and thought. The enemy's bullets were not compatible with semi-automatic rifles. There were no people from the Academy of Sciences among the people he brought with him, so naturally there was no way to build an arsenal with local materials.
This is another war whose duration is unpredictable. No one knows how long it will last. If it lasts for two or three years, the situation described by Yu Dingshan will inevitably occur.
"So, don't the enemies have guns too?"
Guan Xiaoxi glanced at the ten division commanders and said, "Since we are fighting to support the war, after we capture the city, we will take away the enemy's guns and ammunition!"
"Although this rifle isn't as easy to use as a semi-automatic rifle, we've used it before, so there's no need to familiarize ourselves with it. Unless absolutely necessary, we'll prioritize using the captured rifles, and only use our own guns when facing tough situations!"
"As for the bombs and ammunition for the air raid, the enemy does have artillery, but we don't know how to improve it, so we'll just have to use it sparingly. We're not marching very fast, so we might as well just take all the enemy artillery with us!"
This method was accepted by the ten division commanders, and Guan Xiaoxi then arranged the tactics for this battle -
At dawn tomorrow, the First Division will launch an airstrike on the city of Ephesus, with the main target being the city walls. Lu Linfeng's troops from the Third Division will launch the first round of raids when the airstrike causes chaos to the enemy.
"Occupy the eastern wall. The Third Division will split into two groups and press forward towards the remaining walls. Chen Bingtai's troops from the Fourth Division will then scale the walls to support the Third Division!"
"The airstrike target has shifted to the inner city's defense headquarters. We'll leave after one round of bombing. By this time, our army should have all reached the city walls."
"The Third Division will control all remaining city defense artillery, turn their guns around, and bombard the inner city."
"The Fifth Division controls the City Defense Office, the Sixth and Seventh Divisions control the southwest of the city, and the Ninth and Tenth Divisions control the northeast."
"Then……"
Guan Xiaoxi pondered for a moment, looking at the map of Ephesus drawn by the Tianji Pavilion. "If any residents in the city riot, suppress them immediately! The Second Division will take over the city's armory and supply depot. Next, we will wait for General Peng to enter the city with his 300,000 entourage."
After the tactical arrangements were made, Guan Xiaoxi didn't dismiss the meeting. He thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think... since this city is considered the western gateway of this country, if we occupy it and don't leave... will the enemy send reinforcements?"
Yu Dinghe grinned. "Why? Commander Guan, do you mean we use this city to deplete the enemy's forces?"
"Well, isn't this also considered our rear area? With artillery and supplies, we can destroy as many enemies as possible, right?"
"But the Emperor's intention is to avoid war."
Guan Xiaoxi thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, he also said that a general is not subject to the orders of the emperor when he is away from home... I will discuss this matter with her after General Peng arrives."
The next day, at daybreak, Hamil, who had slept for only an hour, got up.
As usual, he came to the top of the city wall, raised the telescope and looked at the enemy's base.
The tents were still there, and there was even a lot of smoke rising from them.
It looks like another beautiful day.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed as he saw many spots of light behind the enemy camp - things like lanterns.
"What is that?"
A moment later, as he was looking through the telescope, he opened his mouth in surprise as he saw the lanterns flying up!
Those lanterns gradually began to grow larger in his telescope. His neck involuntarily tilted up a little, and he seemed to vaguely see a basket hanging under the enlarged lanterns... There seemed to be someone in the basket!
The lantern rose higher and became smaller.
"Everyone, pay attention...!"
Hamil suddenly felt a chill and yelled, "Enemy attack, enemy attack...!"
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