Chapter 1362: The Last Stand
Takahashi knew that there must still be a large number of cavalry in the city, and what he wanted to do was to try to force these cavalry out and then use long-range fire to deal with them. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to launch a general assault on the fortress, but slowly applied pressure, hoping to disrupt the defenders of the city. Judging from the countermeasures taken by the other side to send cavalry out of the city to assault, such oppressive tactics have indeed achieved certain results. The Houjin army obviously lacked the skills to deal with such a strong infantry as the Haihan Special Battle Battalion, and refused to give up this fortress, so it naturally fell into a dilemma.
"Battalion commander, since the Houjin Army can't hold out, will it seal the city gate with stones from the city?" The staff officer standing behind Takahashinan raised a possibility. If the Houjin army sealed the city gate, it would be difficult for Haihan's artillery attack on the front to be effective, and even if these small-caliber artillery bombarded for a few days and nights, it would be difficult to completely collapse the city wall.
Gao Qiao Nan shook his head and said: "They shouldn't be so hard, sealing the city gate is equivalent to cutting off a way out, this city only has two city gates in the north and south, and the south side is sealed, so if the north side is also blocked, the cavalry in the city will only wait to die." ”
There is still a subtext that Takahashi Minami has not spoken, if the commander of the other party is really so stupid, then the next thing will be easy to do. The only thing Haihan feared was the mobility of the Houjin cavalry, and if the other party stuck to the castle and gave up attacking, it would be tantamount to self-harm. Step by step, even if the other party has a castle to defend, it is much easier for the Haihan army to deal with than the cavalry.
Although the special operations battalion had won two consecutive battles in the confrontation with the Houjin cavalry, Takahashi Nan still did not dare to take it lightly, and while occupying the south side of the Zhongzuo City, he let the cavalry troops scatter to check whether there were any Houjin ambushes in the nearby area, and at the same time, he was also wary that the Houjin cavalry in the city would come out from the north gate to launch an attack.
After preparing for everything, the artillery continued to launch artillery bombardment at a steady frequency at the south gate of the castle on the center and left. Although the shells still couldn't penetrate the gates, the damage to the gates increased with each shelling rate. The crack in the door gradually widened with the shelling, and it seemed only a matter of time before it was shattered.
Before the war, Takahashi Minami didn't understand too much why the high-level did not arrange heavy siege artillery in this combat link, and it was obvious that he didn't have to work so hard to open the city gate. At first, he thought that it might be due to the inconvenience of transportation and supplies, but when he arrived on the battlefield, he realized that this was actually closely related to Haihan's combat purpose. If heavy siege artillery is used and the city gate is destroyed with a single shot, then the Houjin army in the city will inevitably lose its fighting spirit and scatter in a hurry, which will not be able to complete Haihan's plan to kill and injure as many local Houjin garrisons as possible. Although the use of small-caliber artillery takes a little more work, it has the effect of boiling frogs in warm water, so that the other party is afraid that the city gate will be broken, and is reluctant to give up resistance, so it loses the best opportunity to get out in this difficult situation.
The Houjin army in the city is currently in this situation, if at the beginning of the war, Mutebu chooses to let the elite in the city go out and merge into a force to attack the marching Haihan army, it may not be without the strength of a battle. Or after realizing the difference in strength between the two sides, decisively sealing the south gate, leaving only a small number of infantry to hold in the city, and letting the cavalry go out of the city to respond, it is also a defensive plan. However, because of the heavy losses in the previous confrontation, Muteb was afraid and chose to let all the remaining infantry troops stay in the city to hold on, which happened to take advantage of the opponent's wishes.
Although Muteb's hesitation was not too long, in fact, it had allowed the Haihan army outside the city to calmly deploy, and it was a little too late to respond. The order he received was to hold on to this place, so he didn't dare to give up the city of Zhongzuo, and in the end, the countermeasures he chose had already fallen into the prediction of the Haihan army.
This time, Muteb handed over the responsibility of defending the city to his deputy, and he led 500 men to stay in the city to hold on, while he himself personally led most of the remaining cavalry out of the city from the north gate, and then went around to the south of the city to fight with the Haihan army. If the cavalry is defeated again, it will be basically impossible for the five hundred infantry and other Houjin civilians who have no combat effectiveness to escape from this Zhongzuo city.
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Takahashi knew that there must still be a large number of cavalry in the city, and what he wanted to do was to try to force these cavalry out and then use long-range fire to deal with them. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to launch a general assault on the fortress, but slowly applied pressure, hoping to disrupt the defenders of the city. Judging from the countermeasures taken by the other side to send cavalry out of the city to assault, such oppressive tactics have indeed achieved certain results. The Houjin army obviously lacked the skills to deal with such a strong infantry as the Haihan Special Battle Battalion, and refused to give up this fortress, so it naturally fell into a dilemma.
"Battalion commander, since the Houjin Army can't hold out, will it seal the city gate with stones from the city?" The staff officer standing behind Takahashinan raised a possibility. If the Houjin army sealed the city gate, it would be difficult for Haihan's artillery attack on the front to be effective, and even if these small-caliber artillery bombarded for a few days and nights, it would be difficult to completely collapse the city wall.
Gao Qiao Nan shook his head and said: "They shouldn't be so hard, sealing the city gate is equivalent to cutting off a way out, this city only has two city gates in the north and south, and the south side is sealed, so if the north side is also blocked, the cavalry in the city will only wait to die." ”
There is still a subtext that Takahashi Minami has not spoken, if the commander of the other party is really so stupid, then the next thing will be easy to do. The only thing Haihan feared was the mobility of the Houjin cavalry, and if the other party stuck to the castle and gave up attacking, it would be tantamount to self-harm. Step by step, even if the other party has a castle to defend, it is much easier for the Haihan army to deal with than the cavalry.
Although the special operations battalion had won two consecutive battles in the confrontation with the Houjin cavalry, Takahashi Nan still did not dare to take it lightly, and while occupying the south side of the Zhongzuo City, he let the cavalry troops scatter to check whether there were any Houjin ambushes in the nearby area, and at the same time, he was also wary that the Houjin cavalry in the city would come out from the north gate to launch an attack.
After preparing for everything, the artillery continued to launch artillery bombardment at a steady frequency at the south gate of the castle on the center and left. Although the shells still couldn't penetrate the gates, the damage to the gates increased with each shelling rate. The crack in the door gradually widened with the shelling, and it seemed only a matter of time before it was shattered.
Before the war, Takahashi Minami didn't understand too much why the high-level did not arrange heavy siege artillery in this combat link, and it was obvious that he didn't have to work so hard to open the city gate. At first, he thought that it might be due to the inconvenience of transportation and supplies, but when he arrived on the battlefield, he realized that this was actually closely related to Haihan's combat purpose. If heavy siege artillery is used and the city gate is destroyed with a single shot, then the Houjin army in the city will inevitably lose its fighting spirit and scatter in a hurry, which will not be able to complete Haihan's plan to kill and injure as many local Houjin garrisons as possible. Although the use of small-caliber artillery takes a little more work, it has the effect of boiling frogs in warm water, so that the other party is afraid that the city gate will be broken, and is reluctant to give up resistance, so it loses the best opportunity to get out in this difficult situation.
The Houjin army in the city is currently in this situation, if at the beginning of the war, Mutebu chooses to let the elite in the city go out and merge into a force to attack the marching Haihan army, it may not be without the strength of a battle. Or after realizing the difference in strength between the two sides, decisively sealing the south gate, leaving only a small number of infantry to hold in the city, and letting the cavalry go out of the city to respond, it is also a defensive plan. However, because of the heavy losses in the previous confrontation, Muteb was afraid and chose to let all the remaining infantry troops stay in the city to hold on, which happened to take advantage of the opponent's wishes.
Although Muteb's hesitation was not too long, in fact, it had allowed the Haihan army outside the city to calmly deploy, and it was a little too late to respond. The order he received was to hold on to this place, so he didn't dare to give up the city of Zhongzuo, and in the end, the countermeasures he chose had already fallen into the prediction of the Haihan army.
This time, Muteb handed over the responsibility of defending the city to his deputy, and he led 500 men to stay in the city to hold on, while he himself personally led most of the remaining cavalry out of the city from the north gate, and then went around to the south of the city to fight with the Haihan army. If the cavalry is defeated again, it will be basically impossible for the five hundred infantry and other Houjin civilians who have no combat effectiveness to escape from this Zhongzuo city.
Takahashi knew that there must still be a large number of cavalry in the city, and what he wanted to do was to try to force these cavalry out and then use long-range fire to deal with them. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to launch a general assault on the fortress, but slowly applied pressure, hoping to disrupt the defenders of the city. Judging from the countermeasures taken by the other side to send cavalry out of the city to assault, such oppressive tactics have indeed achieved certain results. The Houjin army obviously lacked the skills to deal with such a strong infantry as the Haihan Special Battle Battalion, and refused to give up this fortress, so it naturally fell into a dilemma.
"Battalion commander, since the Houjin Army can't hold out, will it seal the city gate with stones from the city?" The staff officer standing behind Takahashinan raised a possibility. If the Houjin army sealed the city gate, it would be difficult for Haihan's artillery attack on the front to be effective, and even if these small-caliber artillery bombarded for a few days and nights, it would be difficult to completely collapse the city wall.
Gao Qiao Nan shook his head and said: "They shouldn't be so hard, sealing the city gate is equivalent to cutting off a way out, this city only has two city gates in the north and south, and the south side is sealed, so if the north side is also blocked, the cavalry in the city will only wait to die." ”
There is still a subtext that Takahashi Minami has not spoken, if the commander of the other party is really so stupid, then the next thing will be easy to do. The only thing Haihan feared was the mobility of the Houjin cavalry, and if the other party stuck to the castle and gave up attacking, it would be tantamount to self-harm. Step by step, even if the other party has a castle to defend, it is much easier for the Haihan army to deal with than the cavalry.
Although the special operations battalion had won two consecutive battles in the confrontation with the Houjin cavalry, Takahashi Nan still did not dare to take it lightly, and while occupying the south side of the Zhongzuo City, he let the cavalry troops scatter to check whether there were any Houjin ambushes in the nearby area, and at the same time, he was also wary that the Houjin cavalry in the city would come out from the north gate to launch an attack.
After preparing for everything, the artillery continued to launch artillery bombardment at a steady frequency at the south gate of the castle on the center and left. Although the shells still couldn't penetrate the gates, the damage to the gates increased with each shelling rate. The crack in the door gradually widened with the shelling, and it seemed only a matter of time before it was shattered.
Before the war, Takahashi Minami didn't understand too much why the high-level did not arrange heavy siege artillery in this combat link, and it was obvious that he didn't have to work so hard to open the city gate. At first, he thought that it might be due to the inconvenience of transportation and supplies, but when he arrived on the battlefield, he realized that this was actually closely related to Haihan's combat purpose. If heavy siege artillery is used and the city gate is destroyed with a single shot, then the Houjin army in the city will inevitably lose its fighting spirit and scatter in a hurry, which will not be able to complete Haihan's plan to kill and injure as many local Houjin garrisons as possible. Although the use of small-caliber artillery takes a little more work, it has the effect of boiling frogs in warm water, so that the other party is afraid that the city gate will be broken, and is reluctant to give up resistance, so it loses the best opportunity to get out in this difficult situation.
The Houjin army in the city is currently in this situation, if at the beginning of the war, Mutebu chooses to let the elite in the city go out and merge into a force to attack the marching Haihan army, it may not be without the strength of a battle. Or after realizing the difference in strength between the two sides, decisively sealing the south gate, leaving only a small number of infantry to hold in the city, and letting the cavalry go out of the city to respond, it is also a defensive plan. However, because of the heavy losses in the previous confrontation, Muteb was afraid and chose to let all the remaining infantry troops stay in the city to hold on, which happened to take advantage of the opponent's wishes.
Although Muteb's hesitation was not too long, in fact, it had allowed the Haihan army outside the city to calmly deploy, and it was a little too late to respond. The order he received was to hold on to this place, so he didn't dare to give up the city of Zhongzuo, and in the end, the countermeasures he chose had already fallen into the prediction of the Haihan army.
This time, Muteb handed over the responsibility of defending the city to his deputy, and he led 500 men to stay in the city to hold on, while he himself personally led most of the remaining cavalry out of the city from the north gate, and then went around to the south of the city to fight with the Haihan army. If the cavalry is defeated again, it will be basically impossible for the five hundred infantry and other Houjin civilians who have no combat effectiveness to escape from this Zhongzuo city.
(End of chapter)