God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Having extensive experience in the use of military equipment, Chen Chi had already devised a reasonable method for using these weapons after understanding their corresponding attributes and areas of application.

If etched weapons are used throughout the entire attack on the city walls, no amount of weaponry can withstand such attrition.

Therefore, Chen Chi adopted a method of weapon use that involved concentrated use and concentrated explosions.

By using the corresponding wall cloud energy to consume the etched weapon - the Collapse Arrow, attack the wall within a certain area.

The location hit by the disintegrating crossbow bolts becomes the target for other siege weapons.

The cloud formations inside the city walls have a certain degree of fluidity, but this fluidity needs to be controlled by humans.

It is precisely because of this maneuverability that most generals in city wall defense will manipulate the city wall's reserve cloud energy and concentrate it near the city gate to strengthen the gate's defensive capabilities. This makes the city gate, which appears to be the weakest point in the entire city wall defense system, actually the most defensive point.

With such a level of defense and cloud energy reserves, even if the crossbow bolts were to disintegrate, it would be difficult to destroy such a large amount of cloud energy reserves in a short period of time, especially when the commander was constantly diverting cloud energy reserves from other locations to provide support. Even with the effects of erosion and disintegration, it would be difficult to destroy such a large amount of cloud energy.

Therefore, using these disintegrating crossbow bolts to attack the city gate is less efficient than directly attacking the city wall.

The disintegrating crossbow bolts hit the city wall, penetrating three-tenths of the way in and destroying the reserve cloud energy of the surrounding buildings. The other ranged siege weapons that follow will then damage and dismantle the basic defensive effect of this part of the city wall, shattering and destroying the foundation of the city wall.

After this partial destruction is completed, the disintegrating crossbow bolts will continue to disintegrate, further eroding the deeper cloud of energy stored within the city walls…

Through this continuous attack and meticulous planning, Chen Chi quickly and efficiently created several broken passages in the area defended by the city wall.

After emerging from these passages, the Han army troops, who had already rested and recovered their strength, entered the city through these passages in a very short time, cleared out the Kushan troops in the city, and then occupied Champa City.

"However, given the current situation, it can hardly be called an occupation..." Fa Zheng looked at the city wall that had been demolished in the distance, and then at the several passages that had been opened up by the collapse of the surrounding city wall, and frowned slightly.

Judging from the current defensive capabilities of Zhanbo City, it is to some extent inferior to the large military camps they have set up outside the city walls.

At least the latter will not hinder the movement of troops or the assembly of troops, and can effectively exert the combat power of the troops.

After realizing this gap, Fa Zheng also recognized the importance of his troops being stationed outside the city.

There's simply no way to station troops in this city. Whether from a military or reconstruction standpoint, it's impossible for them to enter Zhanbo City in the short term.

“Yes, given the situation, it would take us at least half a month to several years to bring this city under our control…” Chen Chi, who was experienced in this area, gave his assessment of the timeframe.

"As little as half a month?" Fa Zheng looked at Chen Chi with some surprise, then pointed to Zhanbo City and asked curiously, "How can you accomplish this within half a month?" "If the Kushan army can do it, why can't we?" Chen Chi didn't hide his plan and said quite frankly, "Since the Kushans can tear down the western walls to strengthen the east, we can naturally tear down the eastern walls to rebuild the western walls, forming a defense against the west and south. As for the east, we don't need to."

Upon hearing this, Fazheng's eyes flashed with a glint of light. He briefly considered the feasibility of this method in his mind, then nodded seriously, his face full of smiles.

In terms of time, directly moving the construction materials of the eastern city wall to the western city wall would save time in finding a large amount of construction materials and allow Zhanbo City to have a defensive wall against the west in the shortest possible time.

Moreover, doing this would allow for a significant clearing of the entire eastern-facing city wall, enabling troops from the east to enter and exit more easily and saving a considerable amount of time.

As for the drawbacks of doing this, there are actually quite a few.

For example, if the Kushan army's navy were to outflank the city, and there were no corresponding city walls, there would be no corresponding protective effect, and the city would be more passive in the face of attacks and assaults from the Kushan army.

However, after careful consideration, Fazheng accepted these negative effects and the associated costs.

If the Han army were to engage in battle with the Kushan army and be outflanked by a large number of Kushan troops, then the presence or absence of city walls would be of little significance.

Without the defense of infantry, simply defending the city walls would only buy them a little more time.

Currently, it is unlikely that more reinforcements will arrive in the short term within the entire southern combat system, even if they request assistance, no one will be able to arrive in a short period of time.

Since things are going to be the same either way, it's better to choose something that gives you peace of mind right now.

“Let’s do it this way. It’s a good opportunity to make full use of the Kushan labor force within Zhanbo City, giving them something to do so they won’t be idle and have wild thoughts. In the process of this work, we can strengthen the dispersal of personnel and ideological re-education, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop and resolving the issue of public sentiment in this area in the shortest possible time.” Fa Zheng patted Chen Chi’s shoulder seriously and added, “Of course, if we can’t resolve it, we can ask General Zhang for help.”

Upon hearing that this method had been adopted, Chen Chi nodded happily and then prepared to begin his work, reorganizing the armaments and infrastructure.

Only after trying and failing to manage the local people would Chen Chi consider seeking General Zhang's help.

After all, if they could solve the problem on their own, they naturally wouldn't want to bother Zhang Ren.

Although Zhang Renyi's actions would produce outstanding results in a very short time, and might even drive the local people into a state of fanatical conformity, Chen Chi still felt somewhat resistant to this state.

When dealing with someone, treat them as a human being and be willing to treat them as a person, rather than a blind follower.

It was precisely because of this psychological resistance and slight discomfort that Chen Chi also gained some autonomy, managing to handle everything within his own capabilities. (End of Chapter)