"The results of the battle have been counted, and our army has captured a total of 253,178 horses, captured 137,412 Serbian troops, and a number of weapons and armor," a general reported to Li Yiyu: "After the battle of Dadu Protector, the Serbian army has been greatly injured and has no strength to continue fighting with our army, but our gunpowder has also run out."
"Don't worry about gunpowder, a batch of gunpowder will be delivered this afternoon."
Li Yi said: "The three armies were ordered to rest for three days, and after three days, the army was distracted. ” The general of "Entering the Terra" exclaimed: "Isn't it too risky for Dadu to protect this?"
"Telmi is an important stronghold of the Serbian army on the north bank of the Amu Darya River, and the Serbian army has been expanding Telmi over the years, turning it into an important forward base for the Northern Expedition to Anxi, where the Serbian army has placed countless grains, grasses and ordnance, and only by completely pulling out this stronghold can the Serbian army eliminate the threat to Anxi."
Li Yi said to the generals: "And this is an excellent fighter for us, I am afraid that the Serbian army that fled back after this battle is less than 100,000 people, and they are all frightened soldiers, the Serbian army and the elite who are defending the city, Xue Qiaoer can fight for 1230,000 people at most, and they are all a gang of rabble, just we take this opportunity to completely exterminate it." ” "Yes, the last general ordered this to be arranged," General Xia immediately ordered.
After escaping into the city, Xue Qiaoer was able to breathe a sigh of relief, at this time Xue Qiaoe was already down, his handsome robe had long been unknown where to throw, and he came back wearing only a pawn's clothes, and after entering the city, Xue Qiaoer was immediately sent into the line, Xue Qiaoer, who had been in a mess for two days, did not pay attention to any etiquette after seeing the pastries, and went up to grab it and ate it, and because he ate too quickly, he almost didn't choke to death.
After eating for a while, Xue Qiaoe changed his clothes under the clothes of his subordinates, and after all the wine and food were full, Xue Qiaohe sent someone to invite Mehart to ask: "Old general, how is the loss of our army in this battle?"
Mehhat said to Xue Qiaohe: "Your Highness, you better rest and discuss this matter later."
"No, Prince Ben has to know now."
Xue Qiaoe insisted.
Mehhat had no choice but to say to Xue Qiaohe: "Our army has suffered huge losses in this battle, less than 100,000 of the 400,000 troops have returned, and the morale is low and there is no strength to fight again in a short time. ” Hearing Mehart say this, Xue Qiaohe sat on the ground and said, "The most elite army of 400,000 in my Seljuk Empire is no longer in the hands of this prince, so how can I meet my father." ” "Your Highness, you better rest in peace," Mehhat said to Xue Qiaohe, "The old minister still wants to go and collect the soldiers, so he will take his leave first." ” Under the command of Mehhat, the Serbian army began to defend the Termi, the entire Terrfan city was built a tall, high city and an extremely wide area, the Cypriot army built a large number of granaries and armories in the city, and there were large return cannons, all the soldiers who retreated were put on new military uniforms and armor, from a distance they looked majestic, but in fact they no longer had the slightest combat power, and now I am afraid that if they shout that the summer army is coming, they may immediately scatter and flee.
After three days of rest and preparation, Li Yi's southern expeditionary army was finally prepared, and the Xia army had a total of 55,000 people in this battle, of which these 5,000 people were all firearms battalions, and these 50,000 troops were cavalry; Under the leadership of Li Yi, the army of the southern expedition carried this large amount of baggage to the city of Termaze, and it was about two hundred and fifty miles from the Tiemen Pass Road, while the Xia army walked for five days, marching only fifty miles a day, and the Xia army set up camp thirty miles north of the city of Terra.
This is the first time Li Yi has seen the Lost City of Terra after many years; Li Yi said while looking at it: "It's really a strong city, but it's also a dead city." ” The general of the "Dead City" asked puzzledly: "What does it mean to protect the capital?"
"This city was built against the water, although it was built high and not easy to be flooded, but once the defense of the city fails, the defenders in the city will have nowhere to escape, isn't this a dead city?"
Li Yi said to the generals around him.
"But Dadu Hu, it is precisely because of the backwater to defend the city that the Serbian army defending the city will be desperately defending the city, and the last general thinks that our army will have to pay a great price if they want to capture this city," the general said to Li Yi.
"What you said is also reasonable, if our army is to attack strongly, it will have to pay a lot of price, but don't forget, we use heavy firearms battalions, and we can just blast the city wall open with return artillery and artillery."
Li Yi said to the generals.
"Most of the city guards, the walls of the Terra fan are all built with blue-striped stones, and they are extremely strong, I'm afraid they will be breached," the general said to Li Yi.
"How can you know if you don't try" Li Yi immediately ordered: "Order, the army will rest all night today and attack the city tomorrow; Tell the brothers to keep their eyes open to Pontus tonight to prevent the Cypriots from attacking the camp at night. ” "Yes, the last general commands" Inside the Lost City of Theer.
"Report, report, report Your Highness, the Xia army has arrived outside the city and is camping in the north of the city."
A herald ran in to report.
"It seems that the Xia army has really come to attack the city."
Xue Qiaoe put his hands behind his back and said, "Hurry up, the old general Mehat, come and see Prince Ben." ” Soon Mehhat arrived, and Mehart asked Xue Qiaohe, "Your Highness called the old minister to come for the Xia army outside the city."
"What is the old general's best strategy to break the enemy?"
asked Xue Qiaoer.
Mehhat said: "The old minister has no good way to break the enemy, and the old minister thinks that the key to this battle is to hold on; Although the Xia army has sharp firearms, we have a strong city as protection, and it is not an overnight thing for the Xia army to attack it, and the food supply of the Xia army needs to be transferred from thousands of miles away, and our army has ten years of grain and grass in the city, even if it is delayed, it can make the Xia army retreat."
"Then everything will be done according to the old general's words" Xue Qiaohe said to Mehhat: "This matter of defending the city will be handed over to the old general, the importance of the Terra fan does not need to be said by the prince, the old general also knows, no matter what, he must defend this city." ” "Yes, the old minister commands," Mehhat said stubbornly.
In order to be able to hold the city, Mehat is also fighting, there is no gunpowder in the city, but there is a large number of return artillery, the return cannon of the Serbian army is basically the same as that used by the Xia army, these return guns are the key to defending the city, although the Serbian army has no gunpowder, but there are stones in the city, and large stones and small stones are used, which is enough for the Xia army to suffer serious losses in the morning.
In the early morning of the next day, the Xia army had already set up a position outside the city, and a general came to Li Yi and reported: "Dadu Hu, the heavy firearms battalion has been prepared, please give an order." ” Li Yi used a telescope to observe the city of Ter'er and ordered: "Order, attack immediately, first come to the city, and then attack the city wall." ” "Yes, obey the order of the capital guard," the general immediately took the order and left.
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