Chapter 921: Yuan Shu's Army's Losses
Seeing that Pang Tong and Guo Jia both agreed to hand over the contact of Ye Laixiang to Xun You, Huangfu Chaobo also felt that Xun You was indeed better at this aspect, so he nodded in agreement with Guo Jia.
"Okay, if that's the case, then send someone to notify Luoyang and order Xun You to take charge of the matter. Order him to send someone to negotiate with Ye Laixiang, and let him take the land of Donghai Kingdom, no, Xuzhou, if he can send troops to attack with all his strength "Cao Cao, I will admit as much territory as he can capture in Xuzhou. If he can capture all of Xuzhou, I will write to the court and declare him to be the shepherd of Xuzhou." Huangfu Chaobo simply ordered;
On the surface, it seems that it is given too much, but in fact, it is not the case. As long as Cao Cao's power is really destroyed, then the Anton Army will be able to occupy the four states of Qingyansi and Yu, occupy nearly 30% of the world's land, and its strength will increase several times. By then, even if Tuberose really takes possession of Xuzhou, it will not pose any threat to itself.
"My lord is wise!" Everyone in Pang Tong bowed in admiration;
"It all depends on everyone's full help. Gentlemen, please stand up!" Seeing this situation, Huangfu Chaobo quickly stood up and helped everyone up one by one.
"However, even so," Pang Tong said coldly as soon as he stood up: "My lord still needs to make two preparations. If Xiangming makes an alliance with our army at night, he colludes with Cao Cao behind his back, and then sends troops to attack Qingzhou. ."
Huangfu Chaobo was suddenly shocked. Yes, not to mention players, even NPC princes have a way of confronting each other and stabbing each other in the back. Although it may sound a bit shameful to the world, isn't that the case with politics? What's more, for players, this situation is countless.
"Yes, but in this way, Qingzhou's troops and horses are somewhat insufficient..."
"The matter in Qingzhou still needs to be discussed carefully. The defense pressure on the north and south fronts is indeed not very great. However, our army still needs to focus its main energy on the western front battlefield, that is, in the direction of Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If Qingzhou is not neglected, we will just abandon it. Che Baoshuai. Prioritize the smooth progress of the war on the western front," Guo Jia added;
"In this way, several large cities in Qingzhou and two important navy cities must be preserved no matter what. It is helpless to temporarily give up the remaining small cities." Huang Zhong looked at the map of Qingzhou attentively and said softly;
"Well, Shuanghe City and Qingdao City must strengthen their defenses. Even if both Qingzhou counties are lost, the two cities will be safe anyway." Huangfu Chaobo thought for a while, looked at a few people and said;
Several people also nodded in agreement. Although these two cities are still small cities, they are the location of the two giant shipyards and shipyards of the Anton Army. Currently, the Qianniu Army has ten schools of soldiers. Huangfu Chaobo thought about it again and again. It was decided to send one school of soldiers to each of the two cities. In addition, the garrison of the two cities was also expanded to one school of soldiers and horses, and there was also one school of naval forces. Calculated in this way, both cities had infantry. Ten thousand and five thousand naval troops should be able to guarantee safety.
Of course, we must be prepared for the worst. If the two cities cannot be defended and the entire Qingzhou is lost, the craftsmen of the two cities must withdraw to Luoyang through the waterway. As for those buildings, even if they are left to others, if there is no master Even a top-level shipwright can't operate it.
Huangfu Chaobo asked Pang and Guo to refine the details, and then asked Shi A to send the orders to Luoyang and Qingzhou respectively.
After handling these matters, Huangfu Chaobo led Pang Tong and Guo Jia to the city tower where Zhang He and other generals were meeting. As for Huang Zhong, he immediately sent cavalry to find Huyandu's assault cavalry and escort them back to Geyang as soon as possible.
When Huangfu Chaobo summoned everyone to discuss matters, Ji Ling was also summoning generals to discuss matters. After receiving Ji Ling's order, the Anfeng City defender had already prepared siege equipment and nearly 20,000 civilian craftsmen overnight last night. Under the escort of 5,000 newly recruited soldiers and 10,000 lightly wounded soldiers, they gathered at Jiling Camp at dawn. As for Anfeng City, there are currently 6,000 guards and more than 5,000 seriously injured soldiers. Thousands of people defended.
In the camp, Ji Ling sat on the main seat with a livid face. Considering that the soldiers moved quickly throughout the day and then attacked the Andong Army's defense line until late at night,
The army of more than 70,000 people lost more than 20,000, among which the number of defenders killed reached 10,000, and the remaining nearly 10,000 defenders were basically all injured.
As for the soldiers, 10,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 were injured. In other words, after a great battle, Ji Ling could only use more than 30,000 elite troops, and there were more than 20,000 wounded soldiers. There are a total of 50,000 troops. If we add the 15,000 lightly or seriously injured soldiers in Anfeng City, there are only less than 70,000 of the 140,000 troops left, with 70,000 casualties.
Although it seems that more than half of the losses were suffered, which is better than the losses suffered by the Anton Army, you must know that among these casualties, there are more than 20,000 elite soldiers and horses, and among the Anton Army, the only one who is more elite than these soldiers is Huangfu Chaobo There are less than 20,000 Guardsmen. I think back when Yuan Shu sent his army to march north, the Yuzhou army lost more than ten cities in half a month, which shows the gap between the two armies.
Although today's Yuzhou Army War Barracks has been reorganized for several months by Huang Zhong and other generals, its combat effectiveness is still far behind the tens of thousands of elites commanded by Ji Ling. In terms of the combat power of the garrison, the Yuzhou Army was also slightly weaker than Yuan Shu's Army. If the combat power of both sides was equal, Ji Lingjun's losses would definitely exceed 100,000, and may even be around 120,000.
Ji Ling didn't expect that after planning so hard for so long, he would end up with a lose-lose outcome. If the magistrate of Yulou County and the county lieutenant hadn't lost the city, how could he have suffered such a loss. Thinking of this, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel even more resentful towards the two people he executed with his own hands.
Now, the tens of thousands of Anton Army troops have successfully withdrawn into Yulou City. If he attacks again, the casualties will probably be even greater. However, Ji Ling is not willing to retreat if he just retreats.
"Mr. Zhongying, now that the Anton Army has withdrawn into Yulou City, sir, do you have any good advice?" Ji Ling looked at Shu Shao and said;
Shu Shao was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "Although the Anton Army has retreated to the city, the city of Hulou is small, and the Anton Army has been attacking for several days. The city defense and defensive materials have suffered a lot. Moreover, our army has lost a lot of money." Not small, but the situation of Anton Army will not be too good. "
"In your opinion, sir, should we continue to attack the city?" Ji Ling said;
Shu Shao nodded and agreed: "Yes, our army still has 30,000 elites, and tens of thousands of soldiers who will only need a few days to recover. Together with the new soldiers and civilians, we still have the strength to fight. However, The general needs to closely monitor the situation of reinforcements in the direction of Geyang. If the enemy reinforcements cannot capture Hulou before they arrive, they will have to retreat. Moreover, the nearby Anfeng City also needs to be abandoned. "