bookcurios Chapter 402 The battle to defend Ancheng begins!
Chapter 402 The battle to defend Ancheng begins!
After hearing Qin Tianming's words, he vowed that he could take Ancheng in just three days.
This shocked everyone, including Qin Wudi.
"Tianming, this is a strategic military base, don't be careless!"
Qin Tianming was still full of confidence and said, "Father, I am not too arrogant!"
After saying this, he looked at Bian Yue with a provocative look.
"Saint, if you don't believe me, I can issue a military order!"
Bian Yue said, "Okay, I want to see how you can take over Ancheng in three days."
Qin Tianming actually signed a military order on the spot, ordering him to capture Ancheng within three days. Otherwise, he would be subject to military court!
After issuing the military order, Qin Tianming went back to prepare to capture Ancheng.
His father, Qin Wudi, supported him with all his might.
He transferred all the capable and brave generals under his command to serve him.
As long as we take Ancheng, the previous minor setbacks will not be worth mentioning at all.
Moreover, he has such great achievements.
Basically, he is the successor appointed by the Tiandao League.
The leader of the alliance, Qianqiu, has no biological children.
The three last disciples he accepted in his early years also died one after another due to various accidents.
Now, the only direct disciple left is Saint Bian Yue.
By then, even if she had the full support of the Great Elder, she would be powerless to compete with the Holy Son who had made tremendous achievements!
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The next day, Qin Tianming used a large sum of money to lure people into forming a death squad of 3,000 men.
Led by his trusted general Qin Yong, he launched a fierce attack on the east gate of Ancheng.
In order to support his son's attack, Qin Wudi also ordered the troops from various major halls to launch a feint attack from the west gate, south gate, and north gate at the same time.
Looking at the densely packed disciples of the Tiandao League below the city, under the command of the flags, they launched a fierce attack like a rolling tide.
Li Changsheng personally sat at the east gate and directed his men to move the pre-prepared rolling logs, stones, and boiled gold juice to the city wall and pour them all down at once.
The arrows of both sides were shot at each other as if they were free.
Basically, every moment, someone fell in a pool of blood.
The battle went on like this, from morning to afternoon.
It was only at dusk that the Tiandao League called off its troops.
After the battle, the head count showed that both sides suffered heavy losses.
On the Tiandao League side, the number of casualties reached 5,000.
On Li Changsheng's side, more than a thousand people were killed or injured.
Although the casualty ratio between the two sides was one to five.
However, the number of troops under Li Changsheng's command was an astonishing 1:15 compared to that of the Tiandao League.
If we exclude the old, weak and sick who cannot leave the city to fight in the field.
The comparison of combat troops' strength can reach an astonishing one to thirty.
That night, Li Changsheng personally treated the injured soldiers.
Moreover, they continued to open granaries to provide relief to the people.
At the same time, the gold, silver and jewelry confiscated from wealthy businessmen and corrupt officials will be distributed as rewards to meritorious people.
The families of those who died in battle were given adequate compensation to relieve their worries as much as possible.
Of course, these are not the achievements of Li Changsheng alone.
Even if he had a body of iron, he could only have one and was unable to split himself into two.
Many things in the rear are done by Yu Rou, Lan Ruo, Lan Zhi and others.
For example, expressing condolences to the families of those who died in battle, giving them pensions, etc.
In addition to rewards for merit, mistakes must also be punished.
Li Changsheng was also very strict in disciplining his soldiers.
Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to rob the people, burn, kill and loot will be executed on the spot.
At the beginning, those old soldiers did not take Li Changsheng's words seriously and continued to do what they were doing.
They took it for granted that Li Changsheng, the previous county magistrate, and Xiao Yunyong were all of the same character. They were just talking and would not go to the trouble of taking any real action.
The result is naturally predictable, it hit the muzzle of the gun directly.
Li Changsheng ordered him to be beheaded on the spot.
Among them was one of Li Changsheng’s personal soldiers.
When this guy saw the beautiful daughter-in-law of a commoner's family, he became beastly and raped her.
When Li Changsheng found out about this, he killed the soldier himself.
Moreover, the bloody head was hung in the most noisy place in the city.
After Li Changsheng's thundering measures, military discipline naturally improved significantly.
Although it is still far from being possible to not harm the people in the slightest.
However, the acts of wanton burning, killing, looting, and raping the wives and daughters of the people have basically disappeared.
Li Changsheng's drastic measures also received support from wealthy businessmen.
After all, once Ancheng was captured.
I'm afraid all their money will be looted by the Tiandao League.
Even your life and property may be in danger.
In this regard, some provided manpower, and some provided money.
Under Li Changsheng's call, the entire Ancheng military and civilians were united and their morale soared.
The next day, Qin Tianming launched an even more fierce attack.
But the result was still the same, with heavy casualties.
Moreover, the number of casualties this time was nearly 10,000.
Compared with yesterday's death toll, it has basically doubled.
Qin Yong, a general under Qin Tianming, was unfortunately shot through the heart by an arrow and died on the spot.
After two days of fierce attacks, the result was heavy casualties.
This made Qin Tianming almost go crazy.
On the third day, regardless of his men's low morale, he once again launched a more frenzied and fierce attack.
In order to boost morale, Qin Tianming led the suicide squad to charge personally.
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On the city gate tower, Li Changsheng looked at Qin Tianming, who had gone completely crazy.
I knew in my heart that my chance to counterattack had come!
As the saying goes, once you make great efforts, you will be exhausted again and again.
As long as they can hold on until dusk, it will be their best opportunity to take the initiative and attack!
Because Qin Tianming led the charge, by noon they had already reached the bottom of the city wall.
Many brave soldiers even climbed up the city wall using ladders.
Fortunately, they were all driven back by the Flying Tiger Battalion led by Du Dalong.
In this way, the city wall changed hands repeatedly, like a meat grinder, with a constant tug of war.
By the afternoon, the number of casualties on the Tiandao League side had exceeded yesterday's figure, breaking through the 10,000 mark.
Of course, the situation on Li Changsheng's side is not optimistic either. No less than three thousand people have fallen.
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Qin Wudi was also on top of a hill, closely watching the battle situation.
Sun Changhong couldn't stand Qin Tianming's ruthless behavior of treating the lives of the alliance disciples as worthless, so he immediately found Qin Wudi.
"Deputy Alliance Leader, the sun is about to set. We've suffered heavy casualties here. Is it time to call it a day?"
The heads of other halls also stood on the side of the Great Elder at this moment.
The internal organization of their Tiandao League is somewhat similar to the tribal system.
It is composed of large and small halls and branches.
What if all the brothers in our own hall and branch were killed or injured?
Then he, the hall master or the helmsman, would be left alone.
It is possible that they will be eliminated by the imperial court or annexed by other gangs in the alliance at any time.
Because his son had signed a military order in public, saying that he would capture Ancheng within three days.
It's now the third day.
If he retreats now, it will be extremely unfavorable for his son.
Even if they won't be dealt with according to military law or beheaded in public.
But it is basically destined that his son will never have the chance to become the helmsman of the Tiandao Alliance.
However, this public outrage is difficult to offend.
If he insisted on his own way and supported his son in attacking Ancheng regardless of the casualties of his brothers in the alliance.
In the end, if we can take Ancheng, it will be easier.
But what if we can’t get it.
By then, even the situation of him, the deputy leader, would be worrying.
Moral support from many, scant support.
Qin Wudi still understood this principle.
With this in mind, Qin Wudi had no choice but to make up his mind.
Abandon the car to save the handsome man!
"The Great Elder is absolutely right. Pass the order down and call back the troops!"