Zhao Hongyu beside Rodelney saw Rodelney's reaction.

"How about it, do you think it's really a good time to launch an attack now?"

This time, Rodelney understood everything.

"Your Highness, this castle seems to be really not easy to attack." He agreed with Zhao Hongyu's caution. "I also observed the nearby environment and found that it was not conducive to the development of our army. At the same time, there was only one dirt road leading to Shiliang City, and it was not very spacious. This would cause great trouble to our attack, but the enemy could easily kill and injure us from the city defense."

Rodelney was not a fool, and he was also a ruined nobleman from Portugal. No matter how ruined he was, he had learned some knowledge that nobles should master, such as military knowledge.

Therefore, Rodelney is not the kind of person who knows nothing.

After a brief observation, he had discovered some problems.

"And I found that even if we were able to conquer the first gate, the narrow inner city circling mountain path would cause us great trouble, and there were nine headaches."

Zhao Hongyu nodded, and he was still satisfied that Rodelney had analyzed so many problems in such a short time.

This is not a fool.

"So tell me, if you are asked to launch a charge, how sure are you to conquer the first city gate. After conquering the first city gate at the same time, how far can you continue to attack?" Zhao Hongyu asked him as soon as Rodelney finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Rodelney was silent. He kept doing war deductions in his mind based on Shiliang City's city defense. At the same time, he estimated how much damage his combat power and the defense facilities on the opponent's city defense could bring to him.

After a long time, Rodelney sighed and said to Zhao Hongyu: "Although I feel embarrassed, I have to tell the truth. If my subordinates and I don't care about casualties, it's okay to conquer the first city gate. However, after conquering the first city gate, we will never have the strength to continue attacking. Because we will lose more than half of our manpower, which will lead to subsequent weakness."

I have to say that what Rodelney said is still the truth.

The first city gate is still easy to conquer, but the trouble is the hovering mountain road in the inner city, the defensive facilities on the mountain roads and the nine passes.

To put it bluntly, the real killer move of Shiliang City is that the circling mountain road has nine passes.

However, Rodelney still has something to say, that is, how much damage can he bear if his wrong command is wrong.

When he answered Zhao Hongyu just now, he deliberately skipped this question, but Zhao Hongyu is not a novice.

In the war in the era of cold weapons, how much damage can one's own troops withstand? This is a question that qualified generals must consider.

If this issue is not considered, a general will often be unable to make effective judgments, which will lead to the failure of the entire war.

You should know that soldiers who have been properly trained are essentially different from those soldiers with temporary signs.

At the same time, their belief in fighting and will have very different opinions.

These differences will lead to the time they can persist when they can fight against the enemy in war.

This has to be considered for a battle.

For example, the soldiers under Zhao Hongyu can basically fight to the last war without retreating.

However, in this era, usually the war loss exceeds 30%, which will lead to the army's defeat.

A better army will only be defeated if it can withstand 50% of casualties.

But usually after half of the manpower is lost, it is difficult to have troops that can continue to fight.

Of course, there are exceptions.

That is, the Qi family army of the Ming Dynasty. When fighting against the wild boar skins, they fought until the last soldier and the entire army was destroyed without a single deserter.

However, in history, examples like the Qi family army are rare.

Most of the time, the army can withstand the damage of one battle at most, which is about 30%.

Anything that exceeds this number, some uncontrollable changes will occur on the battlefield.

However, according to the leading generals, this number can still float.

Therefore, the battle in the cold weapon era is not necessarily so easy than modern warfare. The knowledge here is also very complicated and it is a headache.

Therefore, how much damage can Rodelney and others bear?

Rodelney himself said just now that if they did not consider casualties, they would be able to conquer the first gate, but the moisture in this sentence would be very large.

After all, they came to fight for money.

So can the mercenaries who fight for money really sacrifice their lives to fight?

Maybe if the battle losses exceed 20% during the attack, they will be defeated.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu felt that Rodelney's words were full of water.

Rodelney was also very clever and did not mention this.

Although you, Rodelney, as Zhao Hongyu, he has to consider it.

"Your command has eight hundred people, and I can feel their fighting will, which is quite high. But I want to know how many of these people under your command are from regular soldiers and how many are civilians?"

Zhao Hongyu did not mention this, but asked another question.

This question made Rodelney look at Zhao Hongyu with admiration.

It turns out that this crown prince from the Song Empire in the Americas is not a fancy person, but he really understands the existence of military problems.

However, Rodelney was also very happy because since Zhao Hongyu knew military knowledge, he would definitely not make random moves. At the same time, he was very concerned about human life issues, so basically he would not cause great casualties to the mercenaries.

Such a financial backer is definitely the only one in the world.

An employer who cares so much about mercenary life is definitely a good employer for those who have accepted the employment.

At least, that's true for Rodelney.

"They were all Portuguese veterans who had experienced wars. They just couldn't survive at home, so they traveled with me to the east to make a living."

Rodelney replied immediately.

When Zhao Hongyu heard Rodelney say this, he nodded: "So, you can say that you are all elite soldiers?"

Rodelney was not modest: "Yes, you can think of Your Highness so."

Wow, I'm not polite at all.

Zhao Hongyu muttered in his heart, but isn’t this the personality of Europeans?

Anyway, Europeans will not be humble, which is very different from those of Orientals.

Fortunately, Zhao Hongyu is not a person from this era, so he can accept this unmodest attitude. After all, he comes from another time and space, so he understands the thinking of Europeans.

If Zhao Hongyu was an indigenous person in the East of this era, then he would definitely not be interested in Rodelney now.

Because in the oriental concepts of this era, modesty is a virtue and will be respected. People like Rodelney who are not very modest are very uneducated.

"Elite soldiers can usually withstand 30% of the combat losses. If the combat level is too intense and bloody, then veterans who are stimulated to have stronger combat effectiveness, but the combat losses usually do not exceed 50% of the combat losses."

Zhao Hongyu set his eyes on Shi Liangcheng opposite him again, and then slowly started talking to himself.

Although Zhao Hongyu's words didn't seem to be said to Rodelney, they shocked his body in Rodelney's ears.

Sure enough, this highness is not the kind of ignorant person, he knows everything.

He could even think of such issues that European nobles usually would not consider.

It seems that this crown prince of the Song Empire in the Americas was really well trained.

No wonder the Song Empire on the American continent is so powerful, it seems that there is no reason at all.

"Fifty percent of the battles are too great. Even if you can bear it, the soldiers after the battle will still have some problems. This will have a great impact on your future battles. I don't want you to go through such a battle. I also want you to make more money and return home in glory."

Zhao Hongyu said it nicely, but in fact his original intention was to squeeze everything from these cannon fodders, rather than just calling them to fight once or twice as simple as it was.

However, how could Rodelney understand Zhao Hongyu's thoughts?

He thought that the Crown Prince of America was really thinking about them and their lives.

Therefore, Rodelney is very grateful to Zhao Hongyu.

Yes, although Rodelney is willing to make a fortune, he doesn't want his compatriots who come to the East to suffer too much loss.

After all, everyone came out with him, and if there were too many deaths, he would not feel good.

"Let your subordinates have a good rest. The battle is not about to begin. I need to find the weakness of Shiliang City, and then avoid its strength and see how to open a gap." Zhao Hongyu turned to Rodelney and said. "At the same time, tell your subordinates that although I gave them a salary, I think that since they are working hard, they should be worth the price. In order to increase their morale, I decided to divide the wealth I plundered after conquering Shiliang City and give it to your soldiers as their reward. I think this will allow them to fight bravely."

"Thank you for your generous highness. I, Rodelney, will tell you your highness to everyone. I think they will be grateful to you." After hearing what Zhao Hongyu said to him at the end, Rodelney would also know with his butt that his subordinates would definitely be more motivated. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!)
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