human guard

Chapter 131 Heavy casualties
The barbarians retreat.

For the Black Tiger Army, it was considered a temporary respite.

In this regard.

Chu Ding had expected it.

The barbarians invaded the Great Wilderness Mansion not just for a small Jincheng, but to capture a wider area.

million barbarians.

It seems that there are a lot of them, but for Daqin, it is not impossible to resist.

If tens of thousands of barbarians are lost in front of a Jin city, it is obviously not in the interests of the barbarians.

and so.

A short break is necessary.

The real decisive battle will be when the barbarians' rest is over and another round of offensive is launched.

"All the wounded retreated and bandaged, and the firehead army was notified to cook, so that everyone's strength must be replenished in time, and at the same time, arrange for those who had rested to guard the city wall to prevent the barbarians from attacking.

Also, clean up the battlefield. "

Chu Ding calmly gave the order.

Immediately.

All the Black Tiger Army began to clean up the corpses on the city wall.

If it was the corpse of a compatriot, it would be carried aside and placed aside. If it was the corpse of an enemy soldier, it would be thrown directly onto the city wall.

In a quarter of an hour or two, all the corpses piled up on the city wall had been emptied.

But there was no way to eliminate the condensed blood trace.

Mottled blood.

There is a strong smell of blood permeating from it.

Followed by.

It is the changing of the guard on the city wall.

-

Jincheng, in the tent of the Black Tiger Army camp.

Chu Ding was naked from the upper body, allowing others to help him bandage the wound on his body, and he casually discarded the blood-stained iron armor aside.

below him.

Sitting is the person who has the right to speak in Jincheng now.

Nie Xu, magistrate.

Tianchawei is in charge of Zhongchi.

And several commanders of the Black Tiger Army.

Originally, in the [-] black tiger army, there were a total of about a dozen commanders. Unfortunately, in the previous battle, a few died at the hands of the barbarians, and the rest were less than half.

Although the warriors in the realm of Tongmai are powerful.

But in the chaos army, they are only stronger than ordinary people.

killed.

It couldn't be more common.

In the tent, the atmosphere is very solemn now.

"How about our casualties?"

Chu Ding looked at the commanders and asked calmly.

The words fall.

The scene was a bit silent again.

After a long time, Wen Ce bowed his hands and replied.

"General, a total of 120 people were killed in our army, and 730 people were injured!"

call!
When Wen Ce finished speaking, someone let out a long breath.

Of the [-] Black Tiger Army, only about [-] people are left intact.

In other words.

In the battle at night, the Black Tiger Army was directly disabled.

Chu Ding's face seemed gloomy, but he soon returned to normal.

"Are there any statistics for the harvest?"

"There is no way to make statistics for the time being, but looking at the situation on the battlefield, the casualties of the barbarians are at least one to twice that of ours."

Wen Ce shook his head.

Now that the war is not over, it is impossible to collect data in this area.

From his experience, he can basically see how much damage the barbarians suffered.

"That is to say, the 12 barbarians, not counting the injured, are at most about half of the loss, and our army has lost almost [-]%. This battle is indeed difficult enough."

Chu Ding sighed.

Thirty percent to half percent, the gap is not usually large.

And when the gap between the numbers of the two sides widens, the proportion of casualties will be even greater.

Nie Xu's face was heavy: "It's only half a day now, Jincheng has suffered such a huge loss, let alone two days of fighting, I'm afraid we may not be able to resist the next barbarian attack."

"It's normal to be unable to resist."

Compared to Nie Xu's heaviness, Zhong Chi was much calmer.

The current situation had long been within his expectations.

Tianchawei mainly collects intelligence, and Zhong Chi is also very clear about the assessment of the strength of the two armies.

Jincheng.

It is absolutely impossible to resist the barbarian army.

That's why he proposed to evacuate the people first, so as to avoid too many casualties when Jincheng is destroyed in the future.

"The only question right now is to see how long Jincheng can last, and——whether General Chu has figured out his way out!"

In Zhong Chi's view.

Although the Black Tiger Army is defending Jincheng to the death, it may not be able to fight to the last.

How exactly.

It depends on how Chu Ding decides.

As a member of Tianchawei, it is his utmost benevolence to stay and help the battle, but when the city is really going to be destroyed, he may not necessarily stay and die with Jincheng.

When it's time to fight.

Go when it's time to go.

It's just that Jincheng has not reached the last moment, and Zhong Chi will not really leave now.

heard.

Chu Ding's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "The retreating people did not go far in half a day, if Jincheng is destroyed and the barbarian army catches up, it must be a dead end.

If the barbarians rest now, we will probably have an hour or two of peace.

All that is left is to fight fiercely to buy some time for the Great Wilderness Mansion and the retreating people. "

"There are many corpses outside the city, and the walls of Jincheng are not high. If there are too many people killed in battle, it is easy for the barbarians to pile up the corpses and climb directly onto the walls. So what should we do?"

A commander asked in a deep voice.

Wait for him to finish.

Chu Ding spoke.

"Don't forget, our main purpose is to delay time, not to hold on to a city wall. If the barbarian offensive is really irresistible, then let them in. With our familiarity with Jincheng, we can also keep up with it." They circle around."

Let the barbarians into the city!
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

next moment.

Someone responded.

"That's right, the terrain in Jincheng is complicated. If we really want to let the barbarians in, it will be difficult for the barbarian cavalry to play a role. Then we can delay it for a while with the help of our familiarity with the terrain."

Nie Xu nodded in agreement.

He had never thought of letting the barbarians into the city.

He didn't react until Chu Ding spoke.

indeed.

If the city wall really cannot be defended, then there is no need to waste time defending it. It is a good idea to let the barbarians enter the city.

"Of course, if you can resist the barbarians from outside Jincheng, then resist outside, and let them in when things can't be done. If you do this, Jincheng will be damaged even if it doesn't become ruins afterwards."

"Whether Jincheng is damaged or not is a trivial matter."

Nie Xu shook his head.

When they talk and discuss countermeasures.

The barbarian army has now set up camp around Jincheng, and then cooks with fire.

The main account of the Chinese army.

boom! !

There was a loud sound, and a silver cup was smashed to the ground, and Melba's face was extremely angry.

"waste!"

"It's all trash!"

"An army of 12 was actually stopped by an army of [-] black tigers. Our barbarians have always been brave, how did we become like this!"

Melba growled angrily.

The barbarian generals below all bowed their heads and dared not answer.

On the lower hand position on his left, the barbarian priest sat cross-legged, with the bone scepter lying across his legs, closed his eyes and rested, indifferent to Melba's roar.

See here.

The look of displeasure in Melba's eyes was fleeting, but he did not set fire on the other party, but directed his anger at the barbarian generals below.

"Tell me, how long will it take you to break through Jincheng?"

After almost venting, Melba's tone became much calmer.

heard.

A barbarian general swallowed his mouth, barely raised his head to look at the opponent, and replied with fists clasped.

"My lord, the Black Tiger Army has already lost a lot in the previous siege. After our army rests, the next siege will definitely take Jincheng down!"

"That's right. Although the Black Tiger Army is brave and unafraid of death, their numbers are not many after all, and they are even more worn out now. If we recover our strength, they will have no chance of resisting."

The other barbarian generals also nodded in agreement.

"it is good!"

Melba nodded, looking at everyone with indifferent eyes.

"Then I'll give you another chance. Our army rests for an hour and a half. After eating and drinking enough, we will start a new round of attack. If you still fail to break through Jincheng, then bring your head to see you! "

"Yes!"

Everyone's heart trembled, and they nodded hurriedly.

"Go down!"

With a big wave of Merba's hand, the other barbarian generals left the camp directly as if they had been pardoned.

Subsequently.

He looked at the barbarian priest who closed his eyes and said nothing.

"How long does the priest think it will take for our army to break through Jincheng?"

"Jincheng is now at the end of its strength, and it will only take a while to break the city."

The barbarian priest smiled slightly, and gave an answer that was not considered an answer.

heard.

Melba didn't ask any more questions.

Set up camp.

Live to cook.

The scene has temporarily calmed down.

"Elder Fang, if one night passes, I wonder if you have prepared a poison suitable for dealing with the barbarians?"

Chu Ding summoned Fang Xue again.

Now that the barbarians are lighting a fire to cook, if they want to poison, it is obviously the best time.

Fang Xue looked stiff, lowered his head and cupped his fists: "I have been entrusted by the general, Fang has not been able to prepare a suitable poison so far!"

"Is there nothing you can do?"

"The existing materials in Jincheng are not complete. Even if Fang is a master of poison, there is no way to prepare nearly the poison he wants under such circumstances. I have a heavy trust from the general, and I hope you will forgive me!"

Fang Xue replied in a deep voice.

He was also worried that if he didn't complete the task, Chu Ding would kill him in a fit of anger.

Now that the two armies are at war, if they say they kill a person, they will be killed, and it will not have any major impact at all.

Even at any other time.

The Black Tiger Army killed him, and Jin Chanmen didn't dare to say anything.

but.

The anger that Fang Xue expected did not come, Chu Ding waved his hand.

"Since Elder Fang failed to configure the poison, forget it. It's been hard work before, so you can go down and take a nap."

"Fang said goodbye!"

Fang Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed and retreated.

in the tent.

Chu Ding looked a little regretful.

Although he didn't pin much hope on Fang Xue, it was a pity that he had come to this point.

Without a suitable poison, there is no way to weaken the strength of the barbarians.

Thus.

It can only be hard.

(End of this chapter)