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Wang Ben thought for a while and replied:

"Eighty percent!"

Shen Bing asked again:

"Why is there [-]%?"

Wang Ben replied:

"I'll blow down the city wall with artillery, and then storm into the city."

"The Seleucid army is newly defeated, and Anxi is better at riding and fighting but not good at defending, so it is [-]%."

What Wang Ben said made sense.

Because Qin Jun had artillery in his hand.

Although these artillery are not very useful in field battles, they are definitely a powerful weapon for siege.

Then Wang Ben added:

"If we can win Anxi, our army will not only have the Lan clan alone, so we won't be as embarrassed as before."

"And Dawan is also divided by us and cannot communicate with Seleucid."

"That's why my subordinates thought the city could be attacked."

This also makes sense.

If the Qin army only had Lan's city as its foothold, then Lan's city would be the city that must be defended.

So Seleucid's ultra-long spearmen only need to advance to Lan's City and surround it... Qin's army can almost be regarded as a loser.

But if rest can be established, then there are two cities in the foothold, and there is much more room for maneuver.

Dawan will also surrender without a fight because it is divided.

however……

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"But I think that if our army sieges the city, we will lose this battle!"

Wang Ben was shocked:

"Why did the general make such a statement?"

Shen Bing replied:

"If the enemy we are waiting for is only [-] Seleucid troops, there is a [-]% chance of winning the attack."

"However, if Seleuci sends another team of infantry to reinforce... how can our army win Anxi?"

"If Anxi cannot be captured, our army will still only have Lan's city."

"When Seleucid rests in peace and Dawan attacks the Lan family together, how should the captain repel them?"

Wang Ben couldn't refute, just nodded and said:

"What the general said is very true. If Seleucid can defeat Anxi, it must be a big country, and there will be reinforcements in the future!"

"At that time, if the Seleucid reinforcements attack our army from the rear, it will be difficult to deal with!"

It’s no wonder that Wang Ben couldn’t think of this. He thought Seleucid was just a small country like Anxi and Dawan. How could he have thought that the territory of Seleucid at this time stretched from Central Asia to the Mediterranean Sea, and it was one of the three countries split from the Alexander Empire. the biggest one.

After thinking about it, Wang Ben asked again:

"General, how should we deal with this battle?"

Shen Bing only answered a few words:

"Surround but not attack!"

Shen Bing was right. Unwilling to fail, Akaifus immediately asked Antiochus III for help.

At this time, Antiochus III was in the city of Khorasan, which is the closest to Rest.

The so-called "Khorasan" means "City of Sunrise". It has always been the easternmost city in Seleucid, and the first city in Seleucid where the sun rises from the east every day is Khorasan.

Therefore, Khorasan has always been the military center of Seleucid. Even if Seleucid was fighting the Roman army in the west, it still had [-] troops and a large amount of ordnance and supplies in Khorasan.

Obviously, these ordnance and supplies are used in preparations for the Empire's Eastern Expedition.

Among them, 2 troops have been taken out of the city by Akaifus to attack the Lan family, leaving only [-] troops in the city.

Antiochus III thought that the [-] troops were determined to win, so he sat in Khorasan and waited for the news of the triumph.

Unexpectedly, the report heard a few days later was that Akaifus suffered heavy losses and was besieged in Anxi and asked for reinforcements.

"Acaevus will lose to these barbarians!" Antiochus III couldn't believe what he heard: "Is that still my general? Did he fall asleep during the battle?!"

"Your Majesty!" The cavalry captain who came to ask for reinforcements replied, "Believe me, those are by no means barbarians. They have much more advanced equipment than us."

Antioch cast doubtful eyes on the captain of the cavalry, thinking that this was just an excuse to cover up the failure that Acaves had discussed with the captain.

The captain of the cavalry explained: "They have a firearm that can fire iron bullets at 500 meters. We don't have any weapons to fight back. In addition, their cavalry is also very powerful. Our cavalry is not worth mentioning in front of them..."

"Okay!" Antiochus III didn't want to hear these words, he interrupted the cavalry captain impatiently: "How many reinforcements does Acaevus need?"

"A junior phalanx!" The cavalry captain replied: "It is best to add two cavalry teams, because our cavalry suffered heavy casualties."

"You will get the reinforcements you need!" Antiochus III stared into the cavalry captain's eyes and said viciously, "But, I want to see my victory!"

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In fact, Antiochus III had no choice but to reinforce.

Acaevus could only ask reinforcements to continue the attack.

This was determined by the mighty Seleucid Empire.

Or it can be said that "the heights are too cold"...Because of the strength of the Seleucid Empire, Anxi and Dawan have become its vassal states to pay tribute to it, so he must guarantee his influence in Central Asia.

Therefore, it would be fine if the troops were not dispatched at the beginning or the dispatch of troops was postponed. This can also be explained that the Seleucid Empire had no time to respond or was not interested in participating in this war.

The problem is that Seleucid sent troops, not only sent troops, but also defeated, not only defeated, but also defeated badly... Half of the [-] army was knocked out, and they were besieged in the city of Anxi and could not move.

If this face is not recovered, then Seleuci will not be able to hang out in Central Asia in the future. If he wants to rest in peace and Dawan bows his head to him and pays tribute every day, there is no way.

Even the position of General Acaevus was in danger.

So soon, Khorasan sent a primary phalanx reinforced by two cavalry teams to the city of Anxi.

This is what Shen Bing was waiting for, but he still didn't move, letting the troops surround the city of Anxi.

This was what Acaevus and King Parth liked to see.

At the same time, King Anxi spread the news out of the city by means of beacon fire, and then negotiated with Dawan through the scouts outside the city to attack the Si Kingdom cavalry army when the reinforcements arrived.

Khorasan is more than 200 miles away from Anxi, and it will take about five days to arrive at the normal marching speed of the Seleucid infantry.

However, because Seleuci was eager to besiege the enemy to win a round, he accelerated his march and arrived at Anxi in the middle of the night on the fourth day.

They did not rest, but as soon as they reached rest they lit torches to signal Acaevus in the city.

Akaifus, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately gave the order to attack.

In fact, Acaves did not want to attack at night, although he knew that infantry had an advantage over cavalry in the dark.

But with the previous experience of being chased and killed by the Si army at night, Akaifus has a shadow in his heart.

However, this time is different. Akaifus thinks that his chance of revenge has come, and at the same time, he is also worried that these Silk Kingdom cavalry will escape, so he can't wait to pull the troops out of the city to line up, and then give orders to raise super long guns one by one. The phalanx pushed towards the camp of the Si National Army.

However, it wasn't until their ultra-long guns pierced the tents that they realized that the camp was empty.

If there were any spoils of war, it would be over a hundred war horses for show outside the camp... It was these war horses that made Arkaves think that the Silk National Army was still here.

In fact, the movement of the Seleucid reinforcements has been under the surveillance of Shen Bing... It is too easy for the cavalry to monitor the infantry, just send a few teams of rangers to follow from a distance.

As for the Seleucid cavalry, if they come up to drive them away, they will be wiped out directly... This is the shortcoming of the Seleucid army. The cavalry is too small, and every 1 people are assigned a 1000-man cavalry team.

In particular, the 1000-man cavalry team is still composed of noble children. Its role is to assist the infantry phalanx or cover its flanks. The cavalry has little experience in independent combat as a military branch.

So it is true, as the captain of the cavalry reported to Antiochus III: "The Seleucid cavalry is nothing to the enemy."

Since the cavalry is not worth mentioning, it is doomed that the Seleucid army lacks intelligence, mobility and response capabilities.

Of course, Shen Bing will grasp this point to make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses.

Therefore, only a fool would stay in the city of Anxi and fight to the death with the enemy coalition forces.

Not only is it meaningless to fight to the death, but it will even make Seleucid, Anxi and Dawan join forces... and give them a chance to fight together.

Therefore, Shen Bing calculated the speed of the Seleucid reinforcements, knowing that they would arrive at Anxi tonight, and led the troops away after dark.

Akaifus didn't know the whereabouts of the Si soldiers. He took it for granted that the Si soldiers had withdrawn to the Lan family... This is the weakness of the weak cavalry, and the information was not timely and clear.

Anxi and Dawan are nomadic peoples mainly with cavalry, but Dawan is too far away, and Anxi was besieged by the Qin army during this period.

There were originally a few Anxi stragglers outside the city who could scout intelligence, but the Qin army did nothing during the few days when they besieged Anxi City, except to send teams of rangers to eliminate Anxi stragglers and herdsmen.

If the Central Plains army encounters this situation, the first thing that comes to mind should be "worse, the empty city is hit, and the enemy's main force may be transferred to attack our army's weaknesses elsewhere."

However, how could Akaifus know the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in the Central Plains.

Without knowing it, he raised his arms and cheered:

"Si people have escaped! They have fled back to Lan's city!"

"We are going to Lan's City to destroy them all and avenge our fallen soldiers!"

The soldiers also cheered, and then the army marched towards Lan's City overnight.

Of course, there are also cavalry troops from Dawan and Anxi.

Akaifus thought that with the cover of the cavalry from the two countries this time, he could annihilate any army that stood in his way, and Lan's City was no exception.

However, two days later, when they rushed to the city of Lan's panting and just took a breath, a cavalry came to report:

"General, Your Majesty calls for help!"

"The army of the Silk Kingdom is attacking Huo Musang!"

Akaevs' complexion turned pale in an instant.

"No, they didn't withdraw to Lan's City, but went to attack Huo Musang!"

"There are only ten thousand infantry there, and most of them are recent conscripts, many of whom cannot even lift their spears!"

Acaevus was not exaggerating at all.

Because Marston's super long gun is 6 meters long, just the long gun weighs 13 catties.

Perhaps 13 catties can still be lifted with one hand. The problem is that it is a super long gun, and it is difficult to hold the gun head forward with one hand.

Therefore, in actual combat, a few kilograms of counterweight must be added to the end of the gun, so that the super long gun weighs about 18 kilograms.

With this weight, it is very difficult for recruits to keep leaning forward for a long time, not to mention maintaining formation in a state of tension on the battlefield... These cannot be achieved without several months of physical training.

This is also one of the reasons why the ultra-long spear phalanx was finally eliminated: the training and the physical requirements of the soldiers are very high.

The subordinates said to Acaves:

"General, let's hurry back to Huo Musang now!"

Acaevus replied helplessly:

"It's more than 500 miles away from Homesang, and it will take us ten days."

"When we rush back, I'm afraid Huo Musang has already been captured by Si Kingdom!"

After thinking for a while, Acaves said:

"Perhaps, the only option is for the Parthia army to rush for reinforcements."

"Only their cavalry could have arrived in time to make a difference."

"And we...we can only go back!"

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