Zhang Lun shook his head, whispered a few words and waved his cousin away.＠乐＠文＠小＠说|
Zhang Lun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked like an old fox with a big beard as he stood at the top of the city.
Regardless of friend or foe, no one likes a person who repeats himself in battle. It is easy to sacrifice a city, but it is not guaranteed to be successful. And Zhang Lun, who was born in a humble family, cannot easily do this.
If Li Zhongwen and Jiang Baoyi open the city and ask for surrender, they will definitely be high-ranking officials and richly paid, and the children of the big family will naturally take advantage of them.
And he, Zhang Lun... might lose his head if he did the same thing. If he showed it to the captured Li Zhongwen and Jiang Baoyi, would it be able to appease people's hearts?
Despite Zhang Lun's rough appearance, his intelligence is no worse than others...
As a result, the south of the city was still as quiet as ever. The Bu group led the troops under the city and was bored. The Tang soldiers guarding the city also dozed off on the battlements. It was not that the Tang soldiers lacked tension, but that they had been nervous for too long. Indeed, Feeling tired.
The Tang army defenders in the north and east of the city were not so lucky.
Yu Wenquan led his troops to storm the east city. It was said to be a test, but once the battle to attack the city actually started, the difference would not be too big.
Soldiers like ants, holding shields and ladders, approached the city wall.
Arrows rained down from the city wall, and soldiers screamed and were shot to the ground from time to time. However, few people cared about the casualties of their comrades and just moved forward.
When they came under the city wall, stones mixed with arrows fell from the top of the city. Some people were hit with stones and their heads were bleeding, while others were shot through by arrows. There were screams and shouts of death from up and down the city wall. Together, they finally played the most powerful note in the war.
Blood is constantly flowing, and human life is constantly disappearing.
A series of ladders were put up on Jiexiu's not-so-high city wall.
The soldiers of the two states, carrying stones and arrows, climbed up the ladder and climbed up to the top of the city with all their strength.
From time to time, people screamed and fell from the ladder, but soon, someone climbed to the top of the city.
What awaited them was the stabbing of spears and the slashing of long knives.
The most brutal siege battle in the war, the bloody veil was lifted, and its ugly and ferocious face was exposed.
In fact, this is not a magnificent picture, but a Shura field that uses blood as paint, corpses as decoration, and dying screams as musical notes.
When the soldiers from the two states struggled to climb to the top of the ladder, the casualties of the Tang army on the city wall immediately increased.
They exposed many shortcomings, including low morale, insufficient combat power, incompetent general command, etc. This was obviously a patchwork army, not a powerful Tang army.
Of course, this is not an appropriate statement. As the war continues today, the combat effectiveness of both the rebels and the officers and soldiers has actually shown great progress. The military in peacetime can no longer compare with them.
Dou Jiande's defeat of Yu Wenhua and the Kansai Xiaoguo led by him in Hebei is actually a typical example.
A few years ago, how could the chaotic rebel army defeat the well-equipped emperor's own army?
What surprised Yu Wenhuo was that during the first offensive, some soldiers boarded the city.
But this was just a flash in the pan. It was a proof that the soldiers of the two states were brave and good at fighting, but it was not enough to change the direction of the war in a short period of time.
There were too many Tang troops stationed in the city. After the fear of the sudden battle quickly faded away, and the siege army still had a lot of spare strength, it was not so easy to break through to the city wall.
At dusk, with the setting sun like blood, the last soldier who retreated returned to the army, symbolizing that the day's war was finally over.
Yu Wenhuo did not rush to lead his troops back to the camp, but first counted the casualties.
The leading generals sent people to report one after another. In fact, the casualties were not serious. More than 800 soldiers were injured in the half-day siege battle.
Looking at the city where the troops were still waiting, Yu Wenquan smiled coldly. The defenders in the city were nothing more than that, and it was only a matter of time before they broke into the city.
What matters is just who among the generals can attack Jiexiu first.
What made him very grateful was that, as a descendant, he could lead an army and shoulder important responsibilities. This kind of mind and trust were enough for him to use all his abilities and talents.
Because he knew that regardless of the civil servants of the two states, the army was full of talented people. Even if he was asked to escort grain and grass, it would not be surprising. The term "inappropriate" is used, and there is no room for existence in such a large army.
There are too many people available. Except for being from the Yuwen family, he, Yuwen Wo, has no advantage over the generals of Daizhou who have experienced hundreds of battles.
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The battle in Beicheng was much more intense than that in East City. After all, Beicheng was the side guarded by Li Zhongwen, the general manager of Jiezhou, who personally led his troops, and it was also the main direction of the siege army's attack.
This is undoubtedly a head-to-head contest.
In the setting sun, arrows stuck to the ground like wormwood. The army had collected some corpses, leaving only some mottled blood stains on the ground.
Near one end of the city wall, there were still many corpses lying on the ground. The soldiers would not risk going there to clean up the mess. The smell of blood was lingering in the air, and the grotesque corpses that were within sight would
It causes all kinds of discomfort to the recruits who step onto the battlefield for the first time.
But whether it was the Tang army or the siege army, the number of new soldiers was very few.
As night falls, smoke rises into the sky, and the murderous aura of the day finally dissipates.
There were some pillars of smoke that were particularly thick. They were the two armies burning the bodies of soldiers who died in battle. The smell was a bit more unpleasant than the smoky smell of blood during the day.
Li Po once again sent an order to summon the infantry generals at the Chinese army's main tent.
This time, it was more like the Turks. There were low tables set up in the Chinese army's tent, and everyone sat on the ground, gnawing on sheep bones and discussing the day's war.
Compared with the Turks, it may just be that there is less alcohol. Alcohol has been prohibited in the army for a long time. It is not necessary to describe the various discomforts caused by it. This military law has been implemented relatively thoroughly.
The battle didn't go smoothly, and there were some casualties. Well, this didn't go well, just to compare with the all-out attack on the city.
The infantry generals were not too frustrated, it was just a trial, that was it.
Tomorrow's battle will be the time to see the true story.
Li Po took the main position. After listening for a long time, he felt confident.
When all the generals had almost eaten and had finished talking, Li Po patted the table and looked around at everyone. The generals immediately threw down the scraps in their hands and stood up one after another to obey the order.
Li Po's voice sounded, "Zhang Lun, the guard of Nancheng, has not made any movement all day... Zhang Lun is from a humble background. He is an old general of Yanmen, and he is more accomplished than Li Zhongwen. He is guarding Nancheng... Haha, let's put it this way, I'm afraid
There is some disagreement among the generals of the Tang army..."
"Tonight I will write a few letters and have people shoot them into the city to persuade Deputy General Manager Zhang."
After hearing this, all the generals showed some smiles on their faces. The alienation strategy has been tried many times. I wonder if the Tang army will be in chaos?
Li Po gradually stopped smiling, "These are all guesses and cannot be made accurately. The battle of a large army relies on the talents of you and the bravery of your soldiers."
"Today's test, you should all know by heart that Jiang Baoyi's tribe in the east of the city is struggling to defend the city, and there is no tacit understanding at all. Yu Wenhuo and Yuchi are together."
"The end will be here."
"Tomorrow you two will lead 30,000 troops to attack the east of the city. There is no need to leave any spare force. If you can break the east of the city, you two will be the first to succeed in this battle. If you cannot break the city, don't overwhelm the defenders and march to the north of the city.
Asking for help.”
"Chen Yuan, Yu Chixin."
"The end will be here."
"You two each lead elite troops to attack the north of the city. Don't be too impatient before noon tomorrow. Just do what you did today and follow the steps."
"When the Tang army relaxes or there is chaos in the east of the city, you two will immediately lead your troops to attack the north of the city."
"Everyone, although there are 30,000 Tang troops, as long as the city wall is lost, the Tang troops will become turtles in the urn... If it takes a lot of time to defeat the small town of Jiexiu, why don't you and I go back to Jinyang early and wait for peace in the world?
What kind of male achievements are you asking for? If you don’t have any, you will lose your life..."
The last words were hard to hear, and all the generals knew that they were words of irritation, but when they walked out of the Chinese army's tent, everyone still held a breath in their hearts.
The cavalry must win every battle, and if they win, most of the time they will win completely.
What about the infantry?
Therefore, even if they saved for a few more days and then attacked the city with all their strength, they did not say anything in the Chinese army's tent.
Yu Chixin and Yuwen Huo immediately left together, and several other people also went to Chen Yuan's tent, and the competition between the two groups became a reality.
Not to mention the Tang army led by Yu Wenhuo who surrendered soldiers, but the soldiers under Yu Chixin were formed from the old foundation of the Heng'an town army, and their combat power was extraordinary.
The other few people were unwilling to let others take the victory over the city, and naturally they would try their best to attack the city tomorrow.
At this time, Li Po also had some thoughts in his account. Yuchi Gong had already occupied Queshu Valley, the counties in the south were shaken, and his army was already ready. The battle between Jiexiu and Xiu could not be delayed too long.
Although siege and reinforcements should be the specialty of Daizhou cavalry, Li Po did not intend to do so in this battle. As long as he can safely capture Jiexiu this year, the entire Bingzhou will be complete.
No matter how exciting this process is, it is better to go step by step and do it steadily to make people feel at ease.
Because in Li Po's view, this was not a war with the Turks. The fight for supremacy in the south was much more complicated. There were no cattle, sheep and war horses there, only cities, people, and land that could grow food.
He wants to occupy these places, instead of simply killing, he must go step by step. This is Li Po's warning to himself, and it will also definitely affect all subsequent strategies.
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Late at night, several arrows carrying letters were shot into Jiexiu City.
Soon, two letters came into Zhang Lun's hands. After reading them, Zhang Lun scratched his beard and smiled bitterly.
So cunning... Yun Nei Li Ding'an is well-deserved...