East Factory Governor

Chapter 479
The Demon Cult's army retreated hundreds of meters, but they still surrounded and refused to leave.The small inner city was surrounded by them so airtight that not even a fly could fly out.

The five-element flag was deployed everywhere in the outer city to ensure that the Ming army had no possibility of breaking through.

In the siege battle, the Demon Cult may suffer a little, but once the officers and soldiers leave the city, they are absolutely sure to encircle and wipe out the officers and soldiers.

Indeed it is!

In this battle, the official army lost [-], and the Demon Cult lost [-].It has to be said that the combat power of the soldiers of the Demon Cult is much higher than that of the officers and soldiers.Even in such a siege battle, the casualty ratio reached an astonishing two to one.

If it were switched to street fighting or field fighting outside the city, the casualty ratio would probably be even greater.Moreover, among the remaining 8000 soldiers and horses in the city, the Guanning Army, Xuanfu Army, Datong Army, and Changping Army combined only have more than [-] soldiers, and the rest are Gansu soldiers!In this way, the official army is no longer the opponent of the Demon Cult.

Therefore, breaking out is impossible.

Inner City, Gansu Governor's Mansion.

Generals from all walks of life in the city gathered together, including Zhiren, Wang Datong, Shangshui Shitai and other famous martial artists also came in to listen. Everyone sat on the left and right, with Qin Shuhuai as the respected one, sitting on the chief seat.

What is discussed is naturally how to act next.

Qin Shuhuai first asked Cao Wenzhao, "General Cao, how about the grain and grass reserves in the inner city?"

Cao Wenzhao said, "At the beginning of entering the city, the general had already considered that if the outer city fell, the army would retreat to the inner city. Therefore, most of the grain and grass were stored in the inner city before. Therefore, the grain in the inner city , enough for us to persist for three months, so there is no need to worry about this, Lord Hou."

After a pause, he continued, "It's just that we don't have much ammunition for arrows, kerosene, cannons, and bird guns. We have been fighting hard these two days and consumed a lot. According to today's level, it is estimated that there are still a lot of ammunition. We can fight for another two or three days.”

Qin Shuhuai pondered for a while, and said, "I think the brothers played a bit wasted today, but it's no wonder that with so many demon sects coming up, it's inevitable to panic. Next, control the consumption and try to support him for three or four days. The reinforcements will come soon That's it, if the Devil's Cult can't break through the inner city by then, they can only retreat."

There are still nearly 14 demon sects besieging the city, and the martial arts allied forces and Hong Chengchou's army who came to aid are as many as 5, plus the more than 20 official troops in the city, that is [-].At that time, the official army will have three times the strength of the Devil's Cult, so it's no wonder that the Devil's Cult doesn't retreat.

However, although he said that reinforcements would arrive soon, it would take at least six or seven days.

How to stick to it for these six or seven days is the problem to be solved now.

At this time, He Kegang said, "Master Hou, the final general thinks that the Demon Cult may not retreat"

Qin Shuhuai was greatly surprised, and the other people present also showed strange expressions.

However, He Kegang was a general in Liaodong, and he was well-known, so it was impossible for Qin Shuhuai not to listen to his opinion.

So he asked, "Why did General He make such a statement? Tell everyone."

He Kegang said, "The general has seen it. Although the Demon Cult has suffered more than 1 casualties in the past few days, many of them are members of Ma Shouying. That is to say, so far, the Demon Cult has only lost more than 20 soldiers at most. They still have at least [-] troops. In terms of field combat power, the [-] army is no less than the [-] army. In addition, although the last general has no definite information, he still believes that it is impossible for Gao Yingxiang from Shaanxi not to fight against the Demon Cult. Join hands. Gao Yingxiang has at least [-] troops in his hands, and when the time comes to join the battle, it is not impossible for the Demon Cult to destroy the official army."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present whispered.

It has to be said that He Kegang's analysis is not unreasonable. Of the 11 martial arts allied forces, except for the five thousand Jinyiwei who are well-trained, the rest are fresh recruits who have just joined the battle. In terms of actual combat ability, they are at most on par with the officers and soldiers, and cannot be compared with the Demon Cult.

As for the combat power of the Demon Cult, under the conditions of night battles, one against two is considered an optimistic estimate.If you add Gao Yingxiang's 10 horses, it will be even more powerful.

If the Demon Cult plans to fight the official army near Lanzhou City, then their odds of winning are indeed much higher than the official army!
Once the 20 army is defeated by the demon sect, the imperial court will not be able to gather troops to suppress the demon sect for at least five years, and Qin Shuhuai has little hope of organizing a martial arts coalition again--if he is defeated as soon as he leaves the house, which sect will feel at ease? Disciple handed over to you?

In less than half a year, the entire three sides may fall into the hands of the Demon Sect, Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong!
Sanbian is only a thousand miles away from Gyeonggi. It is not an exaggeration to say that after losing Sanbian, as long as the slaves go south, Daming is not far from the collapse of the country!

Qin Shuhuai frowned more and more as he thought about it, and after pondering for a while, he said, "What General He said is very true. I wonder if General He has any good strategies?"

He Kegang smiled wryly, "The last general just thought of this possibility, and there is no good plan at present. We still need to brainstorm, and everyone should work together to make a plan early. Of course, it is very possible that the last general may have thought too much."

Qin Shuhuai said, "No, the possibility mentioned by General He does exist, and we have to guard against it. Let's think about it together."

Demon camp.

Inside Zhao Wuhen's tent, the Demon Cult generals gathered.

The atmosphere in the tent was as cold as frost, and everyone was in an eerie silence.

After a long time, Zhao Wuhen finally spoke.

"Master Wu Banner, does Raging Fire Banner have a good strategy for attacking the city?"

Wu Lie said indifferently, "The only thing is to throw the thunderbolt on the top of the city. But there are officers and soldiers on the top of the city. It will take time for the fuse of the thunderbolt to burn out. If it is too short, it will not blow up the city wall. If it is too long, the officers and soldiers can throw it again." Come down... Maybe, before the thunderbolt is thrown on the top of the wall, it will be photographed by the officers and soldiers and blow up to our own people."

The implication is that if it was easy to use, they would have used it long ago.

Zhao Wuhen looked at Zhao Ju, the owner of the giant wooden banner, and said, "Master Zhao, why can't the giant wooden banner break through the city gate? Are the gates of the inner city so strong?"

Zhao Ju smiled wryly, "After entering the outer city, my subordinates sent people to check the other city gates, only to find that the Ming army had built half a wall behind the wooden gate and completely sealed the city gate. Not only that, They reinforced the planks and pillars behind the walls, so the gates were impenetrable."

Cao Wenzhao originally wanted to stand firm and wait for help. Anyway, there was no need to worry about food and grass in Lanzhou City, so he simply sealed the city gate.In addition, sealing the city gate means that the soldiers in the city will have nowhere to escape, showing his determination to fight to the death.

He also did the same in the inner city, but he only sealed the south gate, north gate and west gate, and the east gate was not sealed, because at that time the army was deployed in the outer city, and a gate was required to withdraw into the inner city.

This is luck.If the Demon Cult had attacked the east gate of the inner city, the situation might be completely different now.

Although Zhao Wuhen's martial arts are high, he is also extremely loyal to the leader, even fanatical, but commanding operations is not his strong point.Among the demon sects, the five banner owners of the Five Elements Banner are the ones who know how to fight the most, so most of them not only command one banner under their own hands, but at least tens of thousands of people. army.

Zhao Wuhen remained silent, frowning.

Originally, according to the plan, they were able to capture Lanzhou City before Qin Shuhuai's martial arts allied forces arrived, eating up more than 6 troops inside.In this way, it will be much easier for the imperial court and Qin Shuhuai to come to help.

The Devil's Cult is not afraid of not being able to defeat them, but is afraid that there will be too many casualties.You must know that cultivating loyal believers and recruiting elite soldiers is extremely time-consuming and money-consuming.

They only have a total of [-] troops, but their ambition is in the world, so they can't consume too much in each battle - after fighting the court, they still want to wipe out the bandits and crusade against the Tartars!
Zhao Wuhen still refused to give up the idea of ​​capturing Lanzhou.

At this moment, someone outside the account suddenly came to report.

"Report to the Guardian, the Seven Apostles have arrived!"

Zhao Wuhen's gloomy face suddenly burst into splendor, and he said happily, "Please come in quickly!"

(End of this chapter)