"Report to the general, the second fortress on the Western Front was attacked by the Dai army, and the fortress did not collapse, but all the shelfs were burned, the four arrow towers were destroyed, the trenches were filled in fifty-two zhang, and the cofferdam was demolished thirty-seven zhang. 2,351 soldiers were killed, 1,627 were wounded, and 1,273 corpses were found on the battlefield. ”

"Report to the general, the construction site of the fifth fortress on the southern front was attacked by the representative army, and the construction site was not damaged much, 722 soldiers were killed and 437 were wounded, 507 civilian soldiers were killed and 387 were wounded, and 12 corpses of modern soldiers were found on the battlefield."

"Report to the general, the construction sites of the three fortresses on the northern front were attacked by the representative army, all the fortresses collapsed, two more arrow towers were destroyed, the trenches were filled in twenty-seven zhang, three hundred and sixty-two soldiers were killed and six hundred and seventy-three were wounded, and one thousand one hundred and twenty-seven civilian soldiers were killed and five hundred and thirty-one wounded. Seventy-one corpses were found on the battlefield. ”

Listening to the soldiers report the results of the battle, although Wang Jian's face was still different, every time he heard a number, the corners of his eyes jumped a few times.

Since Gao Yuan led the army to attack and break the fortress of the Qin army, it has been more than ten days, during this time, the Dai Wei coalition army will attack every day, attacking the position of the Qin army, and also playing this kind of raid more and more handy, or attacking the east and west, or attacking the south and attacking the north, or storming during the day, or raiding at night, or bluffing, or a sudden blow, dragging the Qin army to the point of losing one or the other, and exhausted.

Moreover, the coalition forces did not only launch a surprise attack on the forts they had already built, but also did not let go of the fortress positions that were still under construction, because these positions were not yet completed, and they were not fully defensive, so they were more likely to succeed. At the same time, Gao Yuan also ordered that the civilian service of the Qin army should also be an important target of the coalition army, and at this time Gao Yuan must not be soft, not to mention that these civilian servants have actually participated in this battle, so killing one more civilian service can also reduce the strength of the Qin army.

As a result, during this period of time, two of the Qin army's built fortress positions were completely destroyed, three built fortress positions were damaged by different Cheng dù, and almost every unbuilt position was attacked by the coalition army, and some positions were even attacked two or three times.

In total, the Qin army lost more than 18,000 casualties, and nearly 10,000 were wounded, while the civilian service also killed more than 7,000 and wounded more than 5,000. Not only has the construction progress been greatly slowed down, but the morale of the military has also suffered a big blow. Now, as long as they see the soldiers coming from a distance, the civilian servants will immediately flee the construction site and hide far away.

Of course, during this period of time, the Dai Wei coalition army also paid a lot of price, with more than 10,000 killed and more than 6,000 wounded, but the morale of the soldiers in the city has been greatly improved.

And just the day before, Zheng Guo told Wang Jian that the rise of the river is very normal, and it is estimated that the maximum is ten days, at least five days, and the dam of the chasm and the river channel for releasing water have basically been completed, only waiting for the cofferdam around the girder, but now the progress of the cofferdam has only been completed by a little more than one-third.

Wang Jian also knew that it was not a way to go on like this, because if it continued in this form, even without the interference of the coalition forces, it would be impossible to complete the cofferdam in five to ten days. Not to mention the fortress positions.

So Wang Jian also hurriedly gathered the generals to discuss countermeasures.

However, in the face of such harassing tactics of the coalition forces, the generals of the Qin army felt a little helpless, because now the weakness of the scattered forces had fallen on the Qin army. And there is also a powerful cavalry army in the coalition formation, which is suitable for such a battlefield and combat mode. Therefore, the generals of the Qin army basically had no other way except to scold the coalition army and complain.

After scolding and talking, all the generals also felt a little bored, after all, venting like this would not help the current battle situation, so they stopped talking.

Wang Jian said at this time: "Generals, it's useless to say anything else now, who has a way to deal with the army?" ”

All the generals looked at each other, and Yang Duanhe said: "General, we really don't have any way, I don't know if the general has any good way?" ”

Wang Jian nodded lightly and said, "The old man has a way, but it is indeed a strategy." ”

Yang Duanhe said: "I don't know what the general's strategy is, if you don't visit and say it, let us listen to it, even if it is a strategy, it is better than no way." ”

When the other generals heard this, they all nodded yes.

Wang Jian said with a smile: "Actually, it's very simple to say, starting tomorrow, we will take the initiative to attack Daliang." ”

The generals were stunned for a moment, and someone immediately reacted, and now the coalition forces actually grasped the weakness of the Qin army's siege of Daliang and the dispersion of troops, so they continued to attack, making it difficult for the Qin army to take care of it. In fact, the coalition forces also have such weaknesses, guarding the main beams, but in fact, the forces are also scattered. It's just that the city of Daliang is thick and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if it is rashly attacked, it will definitely cause heavy casualties to the Qin army.

Moreover, from the time when the Qin army sent troops, a plan was set to irrigate the beams, so in the minds of the generals, they unconsciously ignored the move of attacking the beams. In the current situation, attacking the main beam is the best tactic to defuse such constant attacks by the coalition forces. Only when the Qin army takes the initiative to attack can the coalition army be firmly suppressed in Daliang City. Although this will increase the casualties of the Qin army, at least the construction of the position will not be interfered with by the coalition forces, and it will actually be beneficial to the Qin army. As long as Ao passes this period of time and waits for the cofferdam to be repaired, then the overall situation will be decided.

So it was Yang Duanhe who said: "The general's plan is very good, I think it can be implemented immediately, and early tomorrow morning, I will send troops to attack Daliang." ”

Wang Jian nodded and said: "Although we don't expect to be able to capture Daliang in this way, tomorrow's attack must go all out, just like the official attack, only in this way can we put enough pressure on the defenders in Daliang City, and dare not attack in the light yì." ”

At this time, I saw Han Teng coming out of the column and said: "General, the last general asks for an order, tomorrow to attack Daliang, the last general is willing to lead the army of the headquarters, go out to battle first, and fight the first formation." ”

Seeing that Han Teng took the initiative to ask for an order to fight, all the generals were surprised. Now among the generals of the Qin army, Yang Duanhe and Han Teng have the highest status, and they are all generals. And since this battle, Han Teng has rarely spoken, and he has not taken the initiative to ask for orders. However, his Nanyang army also played a big role during this time, saving several times in a row and keeping several fortresses, otherwise the losses of the Qin army would be even greater.

But everyone knows that siege warfare is the most tragic battle, and the army that fights the first formation basically acts as cannon fodder, with heavy losses, and when it comes to the real breaking of the city, it may also lose the opportunity to make meritorious contributions because of too large losses and inability to participate in the war, so unless there is full certainty, no one will use the strongest army in his hands to fight the first battle. And a fortified city like Daliang is by no means something that can be taken down in one or two rounds of attacks, what is Han Teng's intention in taking the initiative to ask for the order to fight the first formation at this time?

Sure enough, Wang Jianwei frowned and said: "General Han, the Nanyang Army is still the elite division of our Qin Army, and it may be inappropriate to fight the first formation, Bi Jing, we don't really want to capture Daliang." After a pause, he said: "If it is really time to break through the beam, the old man will naturally let the Nanyang army fight." ”

Han Teng said: "The last general has the courage to ask the general, can Daliang City be able to storm it?" ”

Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, and finally shook his head, and said: "The old man also told the truth, if there was no plateau stationed in Daliang City, the old man would have three or four points of certainty, but now the old man is not a point of certainty." ”

Han Teng said: "There are two or three points of certainty in the end. ”

Wang Jian was also a little surprised, and said: "Let's talk about it, how to have two or three points of certainty." ”

Han Teng said: "Since the general is not even sure of anything, then Gao Yuan must also think the same, so with Gao Yuan's intelligence, it is not difficult to judge that the purpose of our Qin army's attack on Daliang is actually to involve the defenders, so that the defenders are unable to raid the positions of our Qin army." And in this way, Gao Yuan will be a little more relaxed psychologically, and will never defend with all his might. And if we put in the elite soldiers and fierce generals when we attack the main beam in the first batch, and we are caught off guard by surprise, we should have two or three points of certainty. ”

When Wang Jian heard this, he was also silent, obviously thinking about Han Teng's construction.

And Han Teng then said: "Even if the last general can't capture the girder, but after this battle, the plateau will never dare to be careless, and will definitely do his best to guard the girder, and dare not act rashly, so that our Qin army can build a fortress cofferdam with peace of mind, and no longer have to be afraid of the harassment of the defenders." ”

Originally, Wang Jian didn't think much of Han Teng's construction, although it was obviously not cost-effective to use the most elite troops of the Qin army as cannon fodder just for the sake of these two or three points, but Han Teng's explanation later made Wang Jian quite excited, originally he wanted to play the siege battle as it really was, so as to give enough pressure to the plateau, and let the Nanyang army fight at the beginning, then I am afraid that the plateau would not believe it. It is also cost-effective to sacrifice part of the Nanyang Army in exchange for suppressing the plateau.

Therefore, Wang Jian also nodded and said, "Okay, since General Han is so invited, then tomorrow when you attack Daliang, General Han will fight the first battle." After a pause, he said, "Wang Ben." ”

Wang Ben hurriedly came out of the queue and said, "The last general." ”

Wang Jian said: "Starting tomorrow, you will supervise the work, step up day and night, rush to repair the fortress cofferdam, within ten days, all the fortresses must be completed, within fifteen days, the cofferdam must be completed, and the arrow tower trench can be suspended, and there must be no mistake." ”