BookMe Chapter 502 Lost Opportunity
Chapter 502 Lost Opportunity
Early the next morning, the entire military camp was mobilized
All transportation equipment and capacity will be given priority to the engineering troops. We must ensure that they arrive at Yuezhou City as quickly as possible and arrange fortifications and siege equipment in advance.
"Your Highness, this is a dangerous move. If Shi Xiaoren judges that none of our large troops can keep up and orders the entire army to attack, then the engineering troops will most likely fall into an extremely dangerous situation!"
Looking at the busy scene in the military camp, Chu Yuanlong said
Qin Yu on the side nodded after hearing this and said: "The troops are in danger, and the princess is convinced that Shi Xiaoren's troops have been scared out of their wits at Niangzi Mountain and dare not take the initiative to attack again."
Princess Zetian is actually not a person who likes to take risks. The reason why she adopted this plan was because of what Qin Yu just said.
Another important point is that the Prince's Mansion's underground work over the years has placed many spies and spies in Shi Xiaoren's troops.
Even if Shi Xiaoren really wants to take the initiative, these people will try their best to stop him
With both the frontal battlefield and the hidden front working together, Princess Zetian finally took this seemingly risky action.
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With the support of all transportation capacity, the engineering troops arrived less than five kilometers outside Yuezhou City that night.
As for the Prince's Mansion, in addition to the leading generals, all the other masters accompanied him to protect the engineering troops.
The transportation of heavy equipment is relatively slow, and it will take another day to arrive, so the engineering troops will build fortifications first. After all, siege is a long process, and they must be fully prepared.
Shi Xiaoren naturally knew about the arrival of the Prince's Mansion troops. Yuezhou City was his territory, and any disturbance would naturally be reported to him as soon as possible.
Shi Xiaoren immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter.
"According to the intelligence from the scouts, this enemy seems to be the vanguard, with only 2,000 people. Generals, do you think we should take the initiative and eat these 2,000 people before the main force of the enemy arrives?"
Sure enough, Shi Xiaoren is somewhat courageous. Even though he suffered a big loss before, he still thinks clearly at this moment.
However, the generals below suddenly looked embarrassed, and several people stood up to oppose his idea.
"Sir, our troops have just passed through the battle at Clipper Mountain. The soldiers are exhausted and their morale is low. It is absolutely forbidden to take the initiative to attack again at this time!"
"Sir, the horses of our cavalry unit have suffered huge losses, and we have not replenished them yet. If we take the initiative to attack and the enemy retreats, it will be difficult to catch up, which will be a waste of the troops' energy!"
"Sir, our goal is to hold on to Yuezhou City and wait for King Lu's reinforcements. Why bother to take the initiative to cause trouble again!"
"grown ups……"
Listening to these different opinions, Shi Xiaoren looked impatient. Even if he had the courage and courage, if the general leading the army was unwilling, he would not be able to execute it.
In fact, these generals are not internal agents of the Prince's Mansion, but there are many people around them who are, and they can influence their minds with just a little whisper.
Especially after Shi Yongchun and Qian Mingxun betrayed each other's allies, every general was afraid of being cheated and wanted to preserve their strength.
In the end, the idea of taking the initiative had to be given up, and Shi Xiaoren had to continue to implement the tactics of retreating, losing this excellent opportunity.
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On the second day after the engineering force personnel arrived outside Yuezhou City, a team transporting large equipment also arrived.
Engineers immediately began assembling and constructing various siege engines, including artillery, trebuchets, siege ladders, etc.
These large-scale equipment are difficult to transport. When we set out from Liaoyuan City, we only brought parts with us. All we wanted to do was to assemble them somewhere else.
Qin Yu stood in the fortifications, looked at Yuezhou City in the distance, and sighed: "Shi Xiaoren's last chance is gone."
Honglian asked in confusion: "Why do you say that? You've already lost before you even fought?"
Qin Yu explained: "If Shi Xiaoren chose to take the initiative as soon as we arrived yesterday, even if he could not completely wipe out the engineering troops, he would still be severely damaged. By then, our troops would lose the ability to attack the city."
Guren: "But our large force will not arrive until tomorrow. What if we attack the other side today?"
Qin Yu shook his head: "It's impossible. He didn't choose to fight yesterday, so he won't fight today."
"Yuezhou City is well defended and reinforced with various formations. Even high-level warriors can't do anything about it. As long as he eats our engineering troops, he will be able to hold on until his reinforcements arrive."
"It's a pity that the generals below him have been defeated by us before, and they must be opposed to him taking the initiative to attack."
Guren: "Even so, it is still difficult for us to break the city."
Qin Yu looked at the city wall that was more than ten meters high and the arrow towers on the wall, and said calmly: "Let's try to attack normally first. If we can't attack for a long time, I have other methods."
Honglian is right about this. Even if Shi Xiaoren loses the opportunity to take the initiative to attack, as long as he retreats into the city, it will be difficult for the Prince's Mansion to deal with it.
In the era of cold weapons, if you want to attack a city, you must have at least ten times the strength of the defenders.
Even if this is a martial arts world, with the bonus of warrior strength, it would still have to be three times more.
But their First and Second Route Army only have a total of 100,000 people, and the other side also has 100,000 people. It is extremely difficult to capture them within a few days.
After hearing Qin Yu say that he had his own method, Hong Lian hoped that the siege would not go too smoothly because she wanted to see what Qin Yu's method was.
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On the third day, the large troops of the Prince's Mansion had arrived at the city and entered the pre-built fortifications to stand by.
All siege equipment has been basically assembled and can start attacking at any time.
Princess Zetian also received news from the Second Route Army. Li Rubai's troops also arrived at the east side of Yuezhou City, echoing the east and west sides of the Prince's Mansion.
Then Princess Zetian ordered the entire army to have a good rest tonight and begin to attack the city tomorrow!
But Shi Xiaoren definitely couldn't let them sleep so comfortably. He sent many experts to try to get into the base of the siege troops at night and destroy the siege equipment.
But his opponents are Li Rubai and Qin Yu. One has been fighting against the enemy at the border all year round, and the other carries a super thug with him.
When the team that attacked the First Army had just left the city, Di reminded Qin Yu in advance, so the opponent did not even touch the edge of the base and was intercepted by the masters who had ambushed them in advance.
He lost several Tianwu realms and injured one Shengwu realm before he managed to escape.
On the side of the Second Route Army, Li Rubai had already set up many hidden sentries outside. He also discovered the enemy's intentions early on and successfully defused the sneak attack.
Shi Xiaoren's sneak attack ended in failure again. Now he can only hope that King Lu's reinforcements will arrive soon!