Chapter 164
Chapter 164
After Lin Xiaofan left, although his work at home continued and the guards were training the same, there were still gossips in the village from time to time.
"I heard that the fighting there in Qingzhou was very fierce."
"Who says otherwise? General Jianfeng only has tens of thousands of troops, but the opponent has hundreds of thousands?"
There were also people who were well-informed. When everyone heard this, many people turned pale with fright.
They are not far away over there. If Qingzhou falls, this will be the first place to be unlucky.
"Then...didn't the imperial court send anyone to support?"
Someone also asked weakly.
The man sighed:
"It's said that support is coming, but it's not certain when the reinforcements will come?"
"Maybe before they get here, our people will..."
Everyone was sad in their hearts, but some people were smarter:
"I think it's dangerous for us. Otherwise, should we leave?"
It's not safe here. They can go elsewhere, or go to Kyoto, where the emperor is, and it's absolutely safe.
"leave here?"
"Where can we go after leaving here? To put it bluntly, if Qingzhou is really lost, our country will..."
I really don’t know what the court is thinking. Qingzhou must not be lost, but the emperor is actually taking his time. He doesn’t think that Jianfeng can stop the opponent with just two or three thousand people, right?
"Hey, yes, if it is really lost, where can we ordinary people go?"
Everyone also looked sad.
"What are you thinking about? We have Lin Xiaofan, don't forget that we also have a convoy in the village? And those things Xiaofan has researched will definitely be able to defend Qingzhou."
Li Ermazi saw that everyone was listless and sighed:
"Cheer up and work quickly. When Xiaofan comes back, he will definitely give us red envelopes."
"Now we are on the same line as Xiaofan. If he is good, we will live a good life and have a good life. But if something happens to him, do you think we will have a future?"
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square city.
Lin Xiaofan looked at the enemy troops fading away like a tide, his eyes showing exhaustion.
He originally thought that the barbican he set up would be enough to withstand the coalition's attack on the [-]th, but the facts proved that he was wrong.
Under the desperate charge of the coalition soldiers, Wengcheng could hold back for at most three or four days. By then, the coalition forces would have invaded Fangcheng.
In these three or four days, their Qingzhou Army only lost three to four thousand people, but they killed thirty to forty thousand of the coalition forces. If it were normal, these results would be enough to become a famous general.
But now, this result is far from enough to support their victory.
There are still hundreds of thousands of people in the coalition, but their means of blocking the opponent such as bows, arrows, and boulders are getting fewer and fewer, and the difficulty of blocking is gradually increasing.
Once the city gate is breached, Qingzhou will be lost. They will not be remembered by the world and will only be regarded as a group of defeated generals.
"Brother Lin, do you think we can win this time?"
At some point, a figure came to Lin Xiaofan's side, and even Da Zhuang didn't notice the person's arrival.
Lin Xiaofan turned his head and saw Fengsheng.
After a day of hand-to-hand combat, Fengsheng's armor was still as clean as ever, and the gun in his hand was also polished, as if it was brand new, obviously it had just been polished.
If the only change was that there was a bit more unconfidence in his eyes.
After today's battle, he killed dozens of enemies and led his legion to kill thousands of enemies. But this small number of people is insignificant to the coalition forces with hundreds of thousands of people. On the contrary, the city wall is getting worse day by day.
"If the fight continues like this, it will be a matter of time before the city is defeated, and there will be no way for reinforcements to arrive."
When Lin Xiaofan opened his mouth, he did not say words of comfort, but directly named the current situation.
He also thought about this issue for a long time. Judging from the coalition's offensive, it is definitely not something that can be defended by an ice wall.
Hearing this answer, Fengsheng was stunned for a moment, but then nodded.
This answer was not what he wanted to hear, but it was the truest answer. That's right, under the coalition's offensive, they couldn't hold on for the remaining fifteen days.
"Then I wonder if Brother Lin still has a way to break the situation?"
Fengsheng asked. With the huge disparity in numbers, even he couldn't think of any solution. Therefore, he could only place his hopes on Lin Xiaofan.
Lin Xiaofan thought for a while and said:
"If you want to shorten the gap in strength, firstly, you need to improve the combat effectiveness of your own army, and secondly, you need to find out the opponent's mistakes and deal a fatal blow."
When Fengsheng heard this, he frowned and thought for a while, and seemed to understand something.
"I understand the second point. Look for opportunities to sneak attack on the opponent's home base, or look for the opponent's mistakes, and go out to fight. But I don't understand the first point you mentioned. Can you elaborate on it?"
He really couldn't think of any way to improve his own combat power now.
"Conquest."
Lin Xiaofan looked at the corpses on the ground below and spoke slowly.
"Conquest?"
Fengsheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly shook his head:
"Brother Lin, this won't work. There are not enough weapons and equipment in this city. We can't let those soldiers go up with wooden sticks..."
But mid-sentence, her eyes swept across the corpses on the ground, and she suddenly figured out something.
"Could it be that Brother Lin, you want to... I understand what you mean."
Fengsheng suddenly realized.
The reason why it was felt that conquest would not work was precisely because there were not enough weapons. If ordinary people were to hit with a stick, they would not be able to cause much damage to the enemy. But aren’t the corpses all over the ground below weapons?
Lin Xiaofan also nodded. It's easy to talk to smart people, and you don't need to explain too much.
"What the hell, you guys already understand what's going on, can you stop saying it halfway?"
Fengsheng understood, but Jiang Li on the side was dumbfounded.
However, Fengsheng had no time to pay attention to Jiang Li at this time, and then asked:
"Brother Lin, but we have blocked the city gate. How should we get these armors?"
"Dig a passage underground, get armors to arm soldiers, and increase the number of city defense troops. At the same time, secretly recruit elites from the city and lurk nearby. The number of these elites cannot be too large, and the number is controlled within eight hundred."
"During this period, as usual, we will try our best to defend the city and reduce the opponent's combat power."
"After everything is done, let the city gate fall when night falls. The enemy will definitely attack it in one fell swoop."
"Wait until then, arrange all the city defense troops to carry out street fighting. At this time, it is the time when the enemy is most relaxed. The elite hidden outside can directly attack the enemy's camp. As long as the opponent's generals can be captured, the enemy will surely Chaos. Until then, let’s fight to the death again!”
Lin Xiaofan stated his plan in one breath.
Fengsheng was stunned when he heard this.
Dig a tunnel out and lay an ambush. Secretly increase the number of city defense troops and engage in street fighting with the opponent. After this whole set of planning, if nothing unexpected happens, it is really possible for Lin Xiaofan to play tricks on the dead end.
But in the end, a fight to the death? With just a few people like us, is it really possible?
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