Chapter 283 Defense


    In the entire war of human civilization, city walls have always played a very important role. Since the emergence of city walls, the farming people finally had a weapon for defense. However, due to the limitations of the city, they lacked the mobility of the nomads.


    ?Before the advent of gunpowder, guns, and even explosives, there was a lack of sharp weapons that could effectively destroy strong fortifications. In an offensive and defensive battle for a city, there was no doubt that the defending side had the upper hand.


    As long as there are sufficient reserves, including food, grass and troops, it is not a big problem to defend for half a year or a year.


    Moreover, in a siege battle, due to the factors of the city wall, the casualty ratio of soldiers on both sides of the attack and defense is generally maintained at four to one or five to one. Therefore, if the siege party does not have an absolute advantage in military strength, or there is something else The reason why we have to attack is that we will not rashly exchange human lives for the city, because that is obviously a matter of killing eight hundred enemies and losing three thousand...


    ??And if there is no assistance from siege equipment, it is something that will simply make the siege party desperate. Otherwise, the nomadic people would not have been able to act arrogantly in the wild for so many years, and their claws would be paralyzed when they were attacked.


    ?Zhang Liao looked at Zheng Ke''s troops retreating slowly. Although he breathed a sigh of relief, he also became more vigilant in his heart.


    “Zi Yuan retreated with just one word, which really relieved his anger!” Zhang Liao did not express his worries, but praised Fei Qiandao.


    Fei Qian was not happy because of Zhang Liao''s praise. He shook his head and said, "It''s a fluke that you and I can win the test this time. This Zheng Zirong is not easy to deal with."


    Zheng Kuai tried to provoke Zhang Liao by scolding the formation and asked Zhang Liao to give up the advantage of the city wall to engage in positional warfare. Fei Qian also used words to stimulate Zheng Kuai. One was to improve the morale of his side, and the other also hoped that Zheng Kuai would He lost his mind and attacked Hangu Pass without any siege preparations.


    Although it has achieved a certain effect and improved his own morale, Zheng Ke did not ignore everything and let ants attack the city just because Fei Qian scolded him. Instead, he chose to endure the momentary anger. , retreated, obviously preparing some siege equipment, and seizing the barrier in one fell swoop.


    ?Handrails, cloud carts, etc. are a little difficult to build right away, but it is not too difficult to build some simple ladders out of trees and hit the car.


    Therefore, it is not a very happy thing for Zheng Ke to retreat like this, because the next time Zheng Ke comes up to attack, he will definitely come with weapons, and a fierce battle is inevitable.


    Moreover, Hangu Pass has been guarding against the east side more than the west side since ancient times. Although the west city wall here has not been damaged by the fire, there is a certain gap between the height and width of the east city wall, and it is not as good as Wangwang. The turrets like the Qi Platform and the Cock-Crying Platform expand the striking surface, and the length of the city wall is also much longer than that of the east wall.


    All these factors increased the difficulty of defense for Zhang Liao and Fei Qian.


    ?There is another more troublesome thing. The rolling stones used for defense, the rolling stones, the fire oil and so on, are basically equivalent to nothing under Fei Qian''s own fire...


    ?Zhang Liao was silent for a while and said: "Zi Yuan, I would like to ask you to do a favor. Help me go to Luoyang to ask for some reinforcements..."


    Fei Qian was startled, and then he reacted instantly. When Zhang Liao asked for reinforcements, he said that maybe there was a need, but more importantly, he wanted Fei Qian to evacuate this dangerous place first.


    Fei Qian cupped his hands towards Zhang Liao, expressed his gratitude, and said: "Wen Yuan has good intentions, but retreating in the face of the enemy is beyond my control. It is also a blessing to be able to fight side by side with Brother Wen Yuan. An Neng Missed it?" Fei Qian deliberately said it in a very formal tone to show his persistence.


    ?Zhang Liao looked at Fei Qian, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, then nodded and said with a smile: "Then let you and I fight hand in hand!"


    "By the way," Fei Qian suddenly remembered something and said, "Wenyuan will lend you some soldiers. I need to send the Cai Mansion''s slips back to Gucheng first." "Cai Mansion''s slips?" Zhang Liao was a little confused.


    Fei Qian gave a brief summary, Zhang Liao nodded repeatedly, and called Zhang Zhao.


    Now Zhang Zhao has been promoted to the team leader. When he heard about the task of escorting the Cai Mansion''s slips, he immediately reassured Fei Qian and Zhang Liao that they would carefully protect the safety of the slips. Then he, Huang Xu, and the rest of the Cui family''s soldiers led Yishi. The ten guards took the newly repaired letters and left through the east gate.


    ?With the worries in his mind gone, Fei Qian devoted himself wholeheartedly to the future offensive against Zheng Ke.


    This time the two sides faced each other, and they were basically equal. Zheng Ke has about 2,000 troops, while Zhang Liao here only has 800 infantry, plus 500 auxiliary troops. The other 200 cavalry, although majestic before, are not very useful in guarding the city wall. Well, at most he can only make a cameo appearance as an archer...


    In other words, Zheng Ke''s military strength can be basically twice that of Zhang Liao.


    ?Another problem is the lack of defensive tools such as rolling stones and hammers. There are only a few items on the west wall, and those on the east wall were almost completely burned by Fei Qian...


    Fortunately, some arrows can be taken out from the public treasury. Otherwise, the long-range strike capability is lacking. What use can the 200 cavalrymen bring with them with twenty arrows each?


    There is also a potential threat. Previously, some of Zheng Ke''s troops in the pass escaped from Hangu Pass, and a small number were killed during the resistance. However, there are still some soldiers who finally gave up the resistance and surrendered, and are now being detained. In the school grounds outside Nancheng.


    These soldiers have been following Zheng Kuo for many years. If they learn about Zheng Kuo''s return, they will inevitably have some thoughts. Therefore, they cannot be sent to the city wall to defend the city. They also need to send out soldiers for defense. Fortunately, This kind of thing can be done by auxiliary soldiers...


    Even if Luoyang''s reinforcements come, they probably won''t come that quickly. And with the 800 infantry and 200 dismounted cavalry on hand, as for the auxiliary troops, I really can''t praise their combat power.


    ??It is actually not an easy task for such a small force to defend an attack surface that is much longer than the east city wall and without enough long-range weapons of destruction.


    So now I and Zhang Liao have some advantages, but they are still limited.


    Because even if Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were generous, it would be impossible for anyone to freely take the east and south roads at this juncture. Therefore, to leave Luoyang, the only way to leave Luoyang is to open up the road from the west to Hedong. This time these must be The nobles'' plan failed.


    ??Although the Cai Mansion''s letters are said to be out of danger for the time being, the city must still be defended, and it must be defended!


    ?The question now is how to expand our own advantages?


    ???Due to the temptation of Dianniang, I changed the name of the fan group to "Shochu Troupe". It should be because no one took the name...


    The level titles in the Q group have also been changed accordingly to background, passerby,..., supporting role, Aotian, etc...


    PS: 2017.4.6 Thanks to Crazy God Soldier, Mortal Life, Whispers from Heaven, Zhan Yuchen, Frozen Brand, Pie Dingdang, Jin Tongjun, Austin Rivers, CQ Niu Niu, Latty, Foodie Big Devil Kai for their support and encouragement !


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