The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 357: The Allied Forces Fight

"kill!"

"Rush..."

The allied soldiers shouted madly and rushed towards Changhe City, including several siege vehicles.

It is obvious that the coalition forces have made sufficient preparations.

"Archers prepare!"

Seeing the coalition forces rushing towards him again, Bai Qi snorted coldly and roared.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

Then, the archer quickly nocked the bowstring and shot the sharp arrow.

"Puff, puff, puff!"

In an instant, the charging allied soldiers fell down and blood flowed like a river.

But soon new coalition forces rushed up.

A moment later, the coalition forces rushed to the city and began to climb it.

"Get the rolling logs and pounding stones ready!"

Bai Qi shouted.

In an instant, all kinds of equipment were brought out.

"bang bang bang"

Rolling logs and huge rocks fell, killing and injuring countless people.

But the allied soldiers still charged forward fearlessly.

Waves of coalition forces surged onto the city walls.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides started fighting around the city wall.

An hour later, the coalition forces tried their best but failed to capture the city wall and had to retreat.

The city walls were littered with corpses and blood, looking like a Shura field.

"Isn't this too much casualty?"

Ning Quan landed in the city and frowned as he looked at the battlefield between the two sides.

"Your Majesty, new soldiers must be trained. This is inevitable."

"I have been rotating new recruits these past few days. Once they have experienced a battle, casualties will be significantly reduced."

Bai Qi began to explain.

"Okay, you have a point."

Ning Quan nodded in agreement.

What Bai Qi said was actually right. War is inherently cruel, and new recruits always have to go through some battles before they can mature.

"Where is the enemy's granary?"

"Have the explosives been laid out in advance?"

Ning Quan then asked.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's food supplies are not set up separately, but are with the main camp. They are probably afraid that we will take their food supplies."

"The explosives are all set, right below the camp."

"Okay, as long as the explosives are planted."

"Let's continue to consume them until they are exhausted and their morale is low."

Ning Quan said in a deep voice.

"promise."

Bai Qi bowed and accepted the order.

........

At this time, in the Allied camp, the Allied commander General Maximilian looked serious.

The battle situation was very grim for three consecutive days, and the coalition forces suffered heavy casualties.

And judging from the defenders' reaction, they obviously didn't try their best.

This made him very annoyed, but he could do nothing about it.

If he didn't continue the siege, he wouldn't be able to lead his troops in.

Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of troops in Changhe City could cut off his retreat at any time.

If we divide our forces to attack other cities, Daqian still has 100,000 Khitan cavalry outside the city waiting for us.

If too few troops are sent out, they will be eaten up by the Daqian cavalry.

If too many troops are dispatched, Changhe City will be short of manpower.

"General, what should we do now?"

The deputy general asked with a gloomy expression.

"Go and fetch General Dey. I want to discuss this with him."

Maximilian said slowly.

Maximilian was the commander-in-chief of the Persian army, while General Dai was the commander-in-chief of the Arab army.

Since it is a coalition force, the combat command must naturally be discussed together, and he cannot make the decision on his own.

"As ordered!"

The deputy general withdrew upon hearing this.

Soon after, Dai came into the tent.

"General Day."

Maximilian said with a smile.

"General Maximilian, are you worried about the war going badly?"

Dai got straight to the point.

"Well, we haven't been able to take Changping City yet, and instead have suffered heavy losses. It's really hateful."

Maximilian nodded.

"Haha, General Maximilian, please be patient. Daqian is not that easy to deal with. First of all, we must be patient."

"In fact, we have sufficient troops. It is only a matter of time before we capture Changping City. General Mark, don't worry."

Day said with a smile.

"I hope so."

"Okay, then we will follow the original plan and continue the siege."

"it is good."

After hearing what Day said, Maximilian nodded.

Then the two of them discussed the details of attacking Changping City.

At the same time, in Changji City.

As soon as the battle ended, work began immediately to repair the city walls and rescue the wounded.

The dead soldiers were carried away and buried, and the wounded were sent to the clinic for emergency treatment.

The people in the city also joined in, and some of the lightly injured were taken home by the people to recuperate.

The entire Changji city was bustling with activity.

"Order the Right Guard Battalion to withdraw and transfer the Left Guard Battalion to take over the defense."

Bai Qi ordered his deputy general.

"I will obey your orders!"

Immediately, the deputy general conveyed the order.

Soon, 30,000 soldiers from the Left Guard Camp climbed onto the city wall to take over the defense.

The Right Guard Battalion withdrew to rest.

There were a total of 160,000 defenders in Changhe City. Excluding 10,000 veterans, the remaining 150,000 were surrendered soldiers from the Great Qi.

Bai Qi divided the 150,000 troops into five camps: front, back, left, right and center, with 30,000 troops in each camp.

From the beginning of the war, Bai Qi arranged for the battalions to rotate in combat, striving to make these surrendered soldiers grow up as quickly as possible.

Only in this way will we be able to launch a counterattack later.

Otherwise, 100,000 cavalrymen alone would definitely not be able to defeat the 600,000 coalition forces, and more troops would have to be deployed.

..........

Time flies, and half a month has passed quietly.

During this period, the coalition forces never stopped attacking the city, but each time ended in failure.

Changji City was as solid as a rock, and remained unmoved despite the fierce attacks of the coalition forces.

The coalition forces suffered increasing casualties, and their morale became increasingly low.

This made Maximilian extremely angry and even a little anxious.

Even the usually calm General Day could no longer sit still.

If this drags on, the army's morale will be completely exhausted and it will be impossible to win.

And the cost of an army of 600,000 is also huge.

Although the food and supplies we carry are sufficient, we cannot always take in without giving out.

If the coalition forces fail to capture Changji City, they will be completely finished.

"General Day, what should we do now? Morale is so low!"

Maximilian sighed.

"General Maximilian, things have come to this point. There is no other way out except to continue the assault."

"As long as we take Changhe City, all problems will be solved. Even if we don't go deep into Daqian, we can still complete the task by seizing such a large area of land as Beiting."

"So, let's attack with all our strength."

"Tomorrow you and I will personally supervise the battle and make sure to capture Changji City in one fell swoop."

Dai said with his eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flashing in them.

"it is good!"

After hearing what Day said, Maximilian nodded.

It seems that this is the only way now.

"Report~"

As the two generals were preparing to march out, the adjutant ran in, shouting in panic.

"What's the matter? Why are you yelling?"

Seeing the adjutant's panic, Maximilian frowned and scolded.

"Report, report to the general."

"We just received intelligence from our spies that the Khitan cavalry are making unusual movements. They've moved another ten miles closer to our camp, and are now less than twenty miles away."

Hearing Maximilian's reprimand, the adjutant said hurriedly.