Facing the overwhelming incoming cavalry, the Tang army from top to bottom had no other thoughts but focused on defending the city.
Zhang Lun and Jiang Baoyi took turns coming to the North City wall to look at the endless cavalry formations in the distance, so Jiang Baoyi had no intention of making any meritorious deeds and only prayed in his heart that reinforcements would arrive soon.
While Zhang Lun was holding on to the city wall, he felt a complicated and inexplicable feeling in his heart.
Speaking of which, his ancestral home is also in Daizhou.
On that day when the Turks went south, the messy situation all over Yanmen is still vivid in my mind. Now... in just three or four times, Li Ding'an, who started in Mayi, has restored the military appearance of Daizhou in its heyday?
With so many elite soldiers and generals, it is not a rumor that they can compete with the Turks, right?
Now it was expected that Li Ding'an would send his troops south to attack Jiezhou. If these many soldiers and horses were still trapped in the barren land of the two states, there would be nothing to fear.
Of course, at this moment, he felt that this war was still difficult to discuss.
The Turks are right behind Li Ding'an. If they take advantage of Li Ding'an's move south to attack Daizhou, they will definitely follow suit and the war situation will be reversed immediately.
Even if the Turks don't come, such a cavalry army will naturally be effective in field battles, but it can also attack cities...
The Tang army only had to resist step by step and set up ambushes and encirclements in dangerous places. No matter how many cavalry they had, they would be of no use.
No matter what the Tang troops in the city thought, that night, the army camped ten miles away, creating a long distance. Looking at each other from a distance, the Tang troops had no idea of leaving the city.
Ten miles is not far, but for infantry, it is not a short journey.
At this distance, the cavalry can easily block your retreat and surround you in the wilderness.
In other words, once the distance is widened, the cavalry's deterrence to the Tang army, which is mostly infantry, does not decrease but increases.
Even the movements of the cavalry on the opposite side were difficult to grasp.
That night, the army hastily set up camp, and Li Po called Luo Shixin and Wang Zhibian over and scolded them.
As the vanguard generals, the two men's intention of underestimating the enemy was clearly revealed, which made Li Po, who had always been cautious and unwilling to lose half of the initiative in the war or give the enemy an opportunity, very angry.
Just like before, he slapped Luo Shixin on the head and scolded him.
Luo Shixin, who was known for his ferocity and ferocity in the army, hid like a sheep in front of this elder brother without daring to hide. His big head drooped lower and lower, as if it was about to fall off his thick neck.
Less than half an hour later, the two forward generals walked out of the Chinese army's tent in dejection. Wang Zhibian looked back carefully, with lingering fear, and said to himself, it's a good thing that they didn't replace the two forwards, otherwise
, shame not to mention, wouldn’t the ambition of using this opportunity to build a new government in the war also come to naught?
He was almost a Lieutenant of Yanmen County back then, but he was suppressed by Li Yuan who stayed behind in Taiyuan, so he lacked a real title. Now he has become a Lieutenant of Loufan County, and it can be said that he has returned more and more.
But now it seems that if the county captain takes another step forward, he will open a mansion.
Of course, in the "small" place of Bingdai Liangzhou, it was completely different from the usual sense of opening a mansion in the Sui Dynasty, which meant being above the generals and holding military power.
To a certain extent, this is the opening of a military mansion, not the usual reward of merit.
Since Yuchi Gong and Bu Qun opened their mansion, the generals and lieutenants of the army have been keeping an eye on them. There must be more than two military mansions. It just depends on who has the ability to succeed them.
And this step away may mean a lifetime's distance and a lifetime's achievements. As one of the seed players, how could Wang Zhibian not compete?
There is no problem with his qualifications, and his talents are not inferior to others. The only shortcoming may be that he took effect a little late, and is not as close to the general manager as those who came from Yunnei.
For example, Yuchi Gong and Bu Qun were unknown people back then, but now they are one step ahead of him.
There was nothing to say. On the way back to the camp, Wang Zhibian tried to persuade Luo Shixin and found an opportunity to put in a good word for him in front of the manager.
Luo Shixin had never had so many thoughts before. Being annoyed by what he said, he immediately stared at the boss and said, "Old Wang, please stop nagging me. My brother always smiles when he is really angry.
Did you see him smiling this time?"
"We just made a small mistake, what are we worried about? Cut off a few heads and send them over later. It will be more effective than anything you say. Lao Wang, we have to have some snacks tonight and settle down quickly, otherwise... brother maybe...
They’re calling us over again.”
Needless to say, it's different when people are close or distant. For example, Luo Shixin had a good grasp of Li Po's character, but Wang Zhibian could only listen from the side.
Early the next morning, the army dispersed under the eyes of the Tang army.
Groups of cavalry circled the city and advanced toward Queshu Valley in the southwest.
Li Po didn't think about besieging the city for reinforcements. He just wanted to capture Jiexiu and Queshu Valley first.
This is the passage from northern Shanxi to southern Shanxi. It is not considered an important pass, but if it is in his own hands first, he will feel much more at ease.
Tang Jun watched helplessly, knowing that the enemy might have sent troops to garrison in Queshu Valley. Can reinforcements... still arrive?
The morale of the Tang army was gradually weakening as time went by. The enemy troops who had already established a stronghold had no intention of attacking the city, not even a test.
"Quiet", unprecedented quiet.
It's not that there is no sound, but the cruel war has never come.
This made the generals of the Tang Army both happy and disappointed.
I am relieved that I no longer have to face these tough soldiers who represent the border areas of the two states, and my own casualties can be smaller. However, I am disappointed that I cannot consume the strength of these cavalry under the city to prepare for the subsequent recruitment of the two armies.
Create opportunities to win.
The Tang army began to save food and grass. Li Zhongwen thought that the enemy army was besieging the city and not attacking, maybe because they wanted to wait for the city to run out of food?
Thirty thousand Tang troops have been stationed here for half a year, and there is really not much food and grass. After being surrounded for half a year, the Tang troops would all starve to death in Jiexiu City.
Jiang Baoyi thought roughly the same as he did.
But Zhang Lun was singing the opposite tune. The 30,000 cavalry troops... must have come in full force and surrounded them for half a year? Damn it, do you think the enemy army does not need food and grass, but only eats soil?
After arguing for some time, the three army commanders generally broke up on bad terms. After that, the three men each guarded the city wall and never discussed the military situation together again.
In fact, Zhang Lun, who has been in battle for a long time, is indeed not comparable to the other two in terms of experience in large army campaigns.
On the fourth day after the cavalry troops from both states arrived, the infantry finally arrived at the foot of Jiexiu City.
An army of 60,000 troops, plus escorts of grain and fodder, and pack cars, came in a mighty manner.
Li Zhongwen, who was watching from a distance on the city wall again, felt his legs were a little weak now.
This was no longer an unexpected thing, but he didn't think about it at all, and it was impossible for the two states to piece together such a large army.
It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger. When the enemy knows everything about you but you know nothing about the enemy, the war will clearly tell you how serious the mistake you made is.
There is no doubt that this is an unequal war.
After two or three years, Li Po, who kept saving like a hard-working bee, finally walked out of Jinyang with all his teeth and claws.
Bringing shock and terror to his enemies.
This time is not so much a battle with the enemy as it is a military training. A large-scale military training with 30,000 Tang troops as the target, cutting off their support and isolating their cities. He wants the infantry to gain experience and even lessons from this war.
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Just like the now invincible Daizhou cavalry, which had sharpened its blade in previous battles, he wanted to put the infantry on the chopping block of Jiexiu Tang Army to sharpen it.
No amount of drills can be as solid and appropriate as a real siege. All strong armies emerge from the smoke of war. This was the case before, and it will be the same after.
This time, they were no longer polite to the Tang army. The infantry passed through the cavalry camp one after another and arrived at Jiexiu City.
For almost the whole day, the sky below Jiexiu City was filled with excitement. The strong and rough infantrymen from the border areas were carrying the wood that had been prepared and building a camp under the city.
The well-organized camp gradually took shape in front of the Tang army. The high wall was almost as far away as the head of Jiexiu City, and there were as many barriers as there were trenches.
The infantrymen were sweating profusely, and under the protection of the two wings of cavalry, they worked unscrupulously under Jiexiu City for a day.
At night, in the wilderness to the north and east of Jiexiu City, bonfires were lit, which seemed to be more numerous than the stars in the sky and spread into the distance.
The Tang army in Jiexiu City was completely quiet, and their morale also fell to the bottom.
Everyone understood that they were surrounded in Jiexiu City. Jiexiu had become an isolated city. Behind them, from Jieshan Mountain to the foothills of Taiyue Mountain and to Queshu Valley, there was already a world of Bingdai cavalry.
If this was the fortified city of Jinyang, 30,000 Tang troops would be enough to stop hundreds of thousands or even 200,000 enemy troops from advancing.
But this is the small city of Jiexiu, and the Tang army is huddled in a small area. Even if the number is doubled, it cannot change the disadvantages of the city being too small, the city walls not high, and the city gates not strong enough.
The courage to either die or to die was passing through the hearts of the soldiers of the Tang Army.
The combined army that took the lead actually took the lead before attacking the city.
At this time, Zhang Lun's suggestion came to Li Zhongwen's mind again. Yes, how good would it be if we retreated to Queshu Valley first?
But there is no medicine for regret in this world, especially in war, the price paid will be twice as heavy.
The more Li Zhongwen regretted, the less he wanted to see Zhang Lun. He just discussed with Jiang Baoyi and asked Jiang Baoyi to lead his troops to guard the east city wall. After that, he just sent an order to Zhang Lun, ordering him to station at the south wall and not leave without reason.
Under the city, the Chinese army's tent, which was accompanying the main army, had quietly moved forward to the infantry army.
In the evening, Li Po ordered all military generals to come to the central army to discuss matters, and the trumpet of war finally sounded clearly.
(Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, ah, after all the calculations, Ah Cao, there is still hope to compete in the category list this month, so I must ask for a monthly ticket, haha.)
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This chapter has been completed!