Chapter 588: Oita Battle 8

The war lasted one night.

It was not until the sky was dim and the battle stopped a little. Because after a night of battle, the soldiers on both sides were already very tired, so the large-scale attack stopped temporarily, but the shouts of killing in the city still did not stop.

Now the entire Oita has been occupied by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and three city gates have been controlled. The Kogi Army is now completely suppressed in a regiment, and the only exit is only one city gate. However, outside, the Ming Dynasty's heavy troops are guarding it.

The Komu Army now is like a dumpling stuffed with dumplings, with no way out at all, and can only hold on tightly. Through the occupied city gate, the Ming soldiers quickly rushed into the city. The Komu Army's wall suddenly had no effect, and the Ming soldiers in front were no longer attacking and were only blocking the door.

In the city, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had established a solid line of defense. After muskets were released, the archers became the main defensive force, and in addition to this, there were a large number of swords and axes.

On the edge of the city wall, a camp has been built. Jiang Lang, Deng Yuanjue, Tang Qihan and other generals of nearly twenty levels gathered together. Just like the previous camp arrangement, there is a detailed map of Oita City hanging at Jiang Lang's lower head.

Looking at the generals below, Jiang Lang asked: "Has the loss count been released?"

"The statistics are out!"

Deng Yuanjue immediately said, "At present, our army has lost more than 8,000 people, of which more than 7,000 were killed in battle. Some of them have not been counted yet because they are in the area controlled by the Komu Army. However, it is estimated that the number of people should exceed more than 2,000 people, and most of the losses were when the city was siege last night."

After pausing, Deng Yuanjue said: "It has been counted now. The number of people who have been eliminated in the Komu Army has exceeded 20,000, and countless wounded soldiers! And now the city gate has been captured by us, and there is only one city gate left in the Komu Army. At the city gate, we still have a large army waiting. In other words, the Komu Army is completely surrounded by us and there is no way out of retreat!"

Jiang Lang nodded slightly, losing 10,000 people, which was much less than he thought, and it also brought about the lives of the Komu Army nearly 20,000 people. At the same time, he also captured the three gates of the Komu Army. It was very valuable to be able to exchange such a small price for such victory.

"So, how should we fight now?"

Jiang Lang asked, looked at the generals present, then looked at Tang Qihan and said, "General Tang, you are also a veteran in the army, so how do you think this battle should be fought?"

Tang Qihan stood up and came to the map hanging. After looking carefully, he said: "You must know how our war should be fought. First, we should think about our Komu Army. How should we fight in the face of this situation? Now the Komu Army only has two ways to escape. First, it is to open the city gate and then break out from the city gate. Second, it is to fight with us and find a way to regain the city. For the first point, the problem faced by the Komu Army is the attack of the garrison outside our city. Although the number of people is not as large as theirs,

But they could block the city gate before they escaped. At the same time, when we saw them running away, we could also send troops to pursue them. At this time, the Komu Army would be completely defeated because it could not establish a very effective defense system. Second, it was to fight with us and try to grab the city gate back. In this way, they would not have to pay too much attention to the soldiers behind them. After all, the city wall is very strong, and the soldiers outside the city would not make any contributions. But our biggest advantage is that the city has more people and more well-equipped teams than them!"

"In this way, wouldn't Komu Jun no longer have any way out?"

Deng Yuanjue couldn't help but be surprised. Since there was no way out, what's the use of saying this?

Jiang Lang listened silently, without saying a word.

Tang Qihan smiled and said, "Yes, because there is no way out of the retreat, we want to get it, and Kou Mujun naturally wants it too. At this time, we can think about what they should choose when they have no way out of the retreat? And we can think about how we should face it when they do this!"

"Think from the perspective of others!"

Jiang Lang said lightly, looked up at Deng Yuanjue, and asked, "Then General Deng, what would you plan to do now if you were Gu Mujun?"

Deng Yuanjue pondered for a moment before saying, "Now there is almost no way out. If it were me, I would choose to break through the dead. Then if I have the chance, I will find a way to break through. After all, the most important point is that there is no food and no medicine. In a few days, the army will not have to attack at all and may collapse! So I must rush out while there is still supplies, otherwise there will be no way out at all!"

“Formal!”

Tang Qihan said, "So, I will think that what we have to do now is to surround them and let them defeat themselves without confrontation!"

"But there is also danger in this way, and it is the reinforcements of the Komu Army!"

Deng Yuanjue immediately said, "Although the Komu Army has suffered heavy damage on the sea surface and has lost a lot of manpower, it is obvious that it is difficult to transport more than 200,000 people and necessary supplies for that batch of warships. Therefore, the Komu Army should have divided the troops into two groups. However, so far, we have not received any other news about the Komu Army fleet. Therefore, if the 200,000 were fake, it was just a false statement of the Komu Army. If it weren't for the Komu Army, there were indeed 200,000, but we took a route that we didn't know and did not notice. The purpose was to worry that the entire army would be wiped out once the sea was attacked. But I think we must not be lucky and think that this was just a bluff of the Komu Army. Therefore, we should think that they still have a reinforcement force, so in order not to face the situation of making enemies on both sides, I think we should now accelerate the attack on this city!"

"What do you think you should fight?"

Tang Qihan asked.

Deng Yuanjue pondered for a moment and said, "The Komu Army is now at the end of its strength, but it should not be underestimated. So I think we should have a wheel battle so that they have no time to rest. And what is very beneficial to us is that they have no food at all. Originally, they did not expect that we would break the city so quickly, so they concentrated all the food and other supplies in the middle of the city. The purpose is to prevent our shells from concentrating the granary and being burned. Now the granary has been attacked by us. The food inside is enough for 50,000 people to eat for several months. It seems that they thought of holding on and waiting for reinforcements at the beginning. They also trust their defense very much. Because of this, the Komu Army did not have much food, and they had an absolute advantage in terms of number of people and firepower. With wheel battles, they would soon lose any fighting spirit without resting and without eating!"

Deng Yuanjue's suggestion was also satisfactory. As he said, although the Komu Army is surrounded, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Komu Army cannot be underestimated when it counterattacks. Therefore, in order to prevent them from counterattacking, the best thing is to take the initiative to attack, suppress them tightly, and then use wheel battles to make them have no time to rest. In this way, they will collapse without food in two days.

However, Jiang Lang still planned to seek the opinions of other generals, so he asked: "What are your opinions?"

The other generals looked at each other, and then looked at Tang Qihan one after another. Tang Qihan is also thinking about what Deng Yuanjue said. In fact, what Deng Yuanjue said was not much different from what he said, but to a large extent it was a supplement. Of course, this supplement should be considered a good supplement. The method he used was to hunger them, and Deng Yuanjue used it to trap them.

"I agree with this!"

Tang Qihan said.

"We also agree with General Deng's suggestion!"

The other generals also said at this time.

Jiang Lang nodded, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In fact, some of these generals should have thought of the method Deng Yuanjue said, but unfortunately, none of them took the initiative to say it. When they made the final decision, they knew it was a correct way of fighting, but they had to look at the meaning of Tang Qihan and other senior generals. If Tang Qihan was a little stubborn and extreme, then the right battle would probably die.
Chapter completed!