owlsbooks Chapter 572 The Meaning of Death
Chapter 572 The Meaning of Death
"The enemy has retreated!"
Watch the enemy retreat;
Watching the soldiers support each other;
Looking at the large siege engines still burning outside the city;
Looking at the fallen corpses everywhere, the enemy's and our own;
For a time, everyone was filled with emotions.
An officer who participated in the battle to defend the city in Yilan County lamented: "This is much crueler than the battle in the central government, and the enemy is much more powerful than the officers and soldiers of Dagan."
"You know, Dagan's so-called elite Jiangnan Camp has never scaled the city wall, nor has it had so many siege equipment!"
In this regard, some officers who participated in the defense of Yilan County said this.
"The Rakshasa Man and the auxiliary soldiers of Jiangnan Camp are generally brave and not afraid of death, but this Rakshasa Man is willing to spend money to equip their soldiers with armors and shields, and is also willing to feed them."
"Under such circumstances, it is normal for them to be able to defeat Daqian. However, if the Daqian court abandons the five continents of Northern Xinjiang, 30 frontier troops, and tens of thousands of people without resistance, it would be useless."
However, the generals who have studied the defense of Yilan County have a different view.
"This Rakshasa barbarian is indeed very strong, but we are not weak either. Moreover, compared to Yilan County, our city is low, does not have a moat of sufficient width, and does not have reinforcements. We can only use our current strength as much as possible, but This does not mean that this is the upper limit of our strength.”
Many officers know how strong the defense of a county is. "If a county is defended by Da Gan, it is possible that it will be lost today against Rakshasa!"
"You are wrong. You think too highly of Da Gan. If Da Gan defended, he would have been lost a month ago!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Listen to me, if I mean a county and city, I don't need any soldiers, I only need [-] or [-] militiamen. I am confident that I can hold back the enemy's [-] troops and prevent them from moving!"
This statement seemed to hit the mark, causing many people to sigh.
"Yes, we have enough warriors, but we don't have a good city for us to defend. This is too uncomfortable."
However, the people at the Guiyi Brigade headquarters were very aware of the lamentations of some officers, but they naturally had their own considerations.
In the headquarters, listening to Kong Wei and Ding Jie's reports, Shitou asked:
"How many enemy casualties are there today? How many are our casualties?"
The clerk responsible for the observation records immediately replied: "The enemy casualties cannot be determined, but the number of corpses left on the scene is estimated to be about two thousand. The data is not accurate because some are under the city, and it is difficult for us to count them."
"As for us, 86 people were killed and 358 injured in the entire army. It can be considered a glorious victory!"
It's just that although the document said so, they all knew that their losses were actually quite large, because the total army of more than 2 people suffered casualties of [-]% of the force today. Fortunately, the number of people killed in battle was not many, otherwise the losses would have been even greater. of.
Of course, the enemy's losses will only be greater, but the enemy's troops are too numerous. The standing army plus the noble soldiers exceed 10.
Therefore, the loss of personnel on this day was theoretically similar to that of the Guiyi Brigade, but in fact the loss of the Rakshasa Man was greater.
"This data is actually very good. It at least shows that we can rely on the city wall to defeat the enemy and drain the blood of the Rakshasa barbarians here."
"Not much to say, if we can cause the Rakshasa barbarians to lose more than [-] standing troops here, then the damage we will cause to the enemy will be very great."
Here we should talk about why it is necessary to cause losses to the Rakshasa barbarian armaments rather than to the Rakshasa barbarian standing army.
Because the Rakshasa barbarian system means that there is no shortage of people who dare to trade their lives for their future, the standing army can be replenished at any time.
However, the weapons, armor and other things needed by the standing army are not as easy to replenish as personnel.
As for the Guiyi Brigade's persistence in the battle with the enemy, the problem of damage to weapons and armor caused by the battle will continue to increase as time goes on.
Not only that, the Guiyi Brigade also set up many traps in the city, just to strangle the enemies who entered the city after the city wall was lost.
While strangling the enemy is secondary, what the Guiyi Brigade really wants to do is to burn all the enemy's weapons and armor as well as their own weapons and armor.
So the idea of the Guiyi Brigade is very simple. You have people, but do you have enough equipment?
Therefore, I listened to the sermon preached by Guiyi Travel in the wine forest:
"Not only that, as long as we hold them here for a day, they will not be able to feel safe during this period. After all, I have arranged for the first battalion to leave completely and harass the enemy's rear."
"It can be said that our advantage is very good. Although the food reserves in the city are not much, it is enough to feed our [-] troops for a year."
"If the enemy consumes as much as we do, I would be even happier, because their investment will be greater than ours, and their internal defenses will become more relaxed."
Lin Shi, as a sacrificial wine drinker, naturally wanted to cheer up everyone, enhance the confidence of the entire army to fight, and strive to drag the Rakshasa barbarians into the quagmire.
Of course, Lin Shi knew very well that they were just a small town. If the enemy attacked at all costs, they might not be able to hold on for a year.
However, since they made a mistake from the very beginning, now they can only follow the wrong path to fight the enemy.
So Lin Shi sat with everyone thinking about their work while thinking about candidates for evacuation.
The Guiyi Brigade can be wiped out, and he can be buried here, but the knowledge and experience summarized must be spread.
Death is not scary, but what he is afraid of is that death does not have much meaning.
The outflow of these experiences and knowledge will pose a threat to the enemy, provide sufficient reference for the central government, and bring hope for the future.
Only in this way will Guiyi Brigade's persistence here be meaningful, and even his death will have enough meaning.