After Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin left, Li Yuanji led a group of civil and military personnel up the city wall.
On the city wall, Liu Hongji was commanding the army to fight fiercely with the Turks. Since it was located at a high place and the city wall was built on the top of a mountain, the Turks could not attack Guancheng with the help of ordnance such as carts and carts that could only be deployed on flat ground.
We can use ladders and other relatively primitive ordnance that can be deployed on the top of the mountain to attack the city.
So I saw pairs of Turks, holding round shields and ladders, charging again and again.
The Turks were definitely first-class warriors on horseback, but when they landed on flat ground, their combat effectiveness began to plummet. In addition, the Tang army had the advantage of the terrain and was condescending. With the help of gold juice, rolling logs, stones, and beds,
Crossbows and other various ordnances easily repelled the Turks' charges again and again.
However, despite this, the Tang army still suffered considerable damage. Under the heavy rain of arrows and stone bullets from the Turks, some Tang soldiers fell to the ground with wailing sounds from time to time.
Although Xiaoguan had sufficient troops and could quickly fill the newly created vacancy, Liu Hongji still frowned.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Li Yuanji strolled on the top of the city, rushing to Liu Hongji's side while expressing concern for the injured soldiers. From time to time, there would be casualties flying over. Cai Yungong, Chen Shuda and others reminded them while surrounding them, and whenever there were casualties or stone bullets,
As it approaches, they will stand in front without hesitation.
Li Yuanji knew very well that except for Cai Yungong and others, the reason why most of the remaining people desperately stood in front of him was not to guard his safety, but the safety of the people in power in the Tang Dynasty.
For them, the safety of those in power in the Tang Dynasty was directly related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
For them, the safety of those in power in the Tang Dynasty was far higher than the safety of His Highness, King Qi of the Tang Dynasty.
If he was just the king of Qi and not the person in power of the Tang Dynasty.
Chen Shuda and others would not stand in front of him no matter what.
However, both Cai Yungong and others, as well as Chen Shuda and others, were very lucky. Although they encountered many losses and stone bullets along the way, none of them fell on them.
They arrived at Liu Hongji's side without any danger.
Liu Hongji bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and after firing three arrows in a row, killing three enemies, he gave up and retreated from the crenel on the city wall, and rushed to Li Yuanji to pay tribute.
"Your Majesty, Liu Hongji, comes to see His Highness..."
Liu Hongji bent down slightly, frowned, and said with a heavy face.
Li Yuanji nodded, looked at Liu Hongji's wrinkled brows, and said puzzledly: "I think although the Turks' offensive is very fast, it is far from the level of breaking Xiao Pass. Why are you still there?"
Will you feel sad?"
Liu Hongji quickly straightened up, and while inviting Li Yuanji to the city gate building for a detailed discussion, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness only knows one but not the other. The Turks do not pose any threat to Xiaoguan, but the Turks
From the Ministry of Liang to the Ministry of Defense, he was not to be scorned.
They are all composed of Han people. They may not be as good at fighting on horseback as the Turks, but they are more than a little better than the Turks in attacking cities and forts.
At present, those attacking the city are only some servants and slaves of the Turks. The real elites have not yet appeared, and the Liang division headquarters have not yet moved.
Once they start to attack the city, it will not be so easy for me and my subordinates to deal with it."
Li Yuanji entered the city gate building under the guidance of Liu Hongji. After listening to Liu Hongji's words, he nodded thoughtfully.
He had seen the Turkic elites and Liangshidu's soldiers and horses attacking the city. He knew how strong the Turkic elites and Liangshidu's soldiers and horses were, and how sharp they were when attacking the city.
So he knew that Liu Hongji was not lying to him, but telling the truth.
"But even so, you shouldn't be gloomy. None of the elite Turks and Liang divisions moved, nor did the elite soldiers and generals of our Tang Dynasty stationed by the Jingshui River.
If it really does move, Datang has enough troops to deal with it, and Datang still occupies an absolute terrain advantage."
Li Yuanji wanted to say, "I have the advantage," but considering that the person who said this was not only beaten extremely badly, but also fled the mainland and went to the island to cause separatism, he didn't dare to say it.
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"If Xiaoguan is the only battlefield now, I wouldn't be too worried, but the Turks outside the pass have divided their forces, and they are divided into four groups.
Based on Chen's guess, it is very likely that they took a detour to Lingzhou, or went to Yanqing or Yinsui.
No matter how well I guard here, if there are mistakes elsewhere, our Tang Dynasty will still be defeated."
Liu Hongji looked sad and sighed.
Li Yuanji looked at Liu Hongji thoughtfully, Cai Yungong, Chen Shuda and others also looked at Liu Hongji thoughtfully.
What Liu Hongji said coincided with what Li Shimin said.
That means the Turks may have taken a detour to Lingzhou, Yanqing and Yinsui.
After all, Li Shimin and Liu Hongji are both veteran generals on the battlefield and commander-in-chief who can lead troops alone. There is a 99% chance that the judgment they make together will happen.
"Why do you think the Turks went to Yanqing and Yinsui? What do you think the purpose of the Turks going to Yanqing and Yinsui is?"
Li Yuanji did not tell the truth and Li Shimin also made the same guess. Li Shimin had not finished what he said and was trying to find an opportunity to get out of trouble, so he could only find the answer from Liu Hongji.
If Liu Hongji were told that Li Shimin had made the same guess, then Liu Hongji would most likely not say anything.
After all, Liu Hongji's friendship with Li Shimin was deeper than his friendship with him, and Liu Hongji was more inclined to let Li Shimin be the leader of the Tang Dynasty.
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So we have to guard against it.
After staying in the center of power for a long time and being accustomed to intrigues, Li Yuanji has clearly understood what it means to be unfaithful and to be on guard against others.
Perhaps due to various reasons, Liu Hongji has given up supporting Li Shimin, has forgotten his friendship with Li Shimin, and will not help Li Shimin.
But if he helps, if he gets tricked at the critical moment, then he and Datang will be the unlucky ones.
Liu Hongji didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking, nor did he know that just now, Li Shimin had made the same guess as him. Faced with Li Yuanji's question, Liu Hongji pondered for a while before speaking: "Turkish Jieli and Tujue
Li Khan led a total of 230,000 troops south this time. Counting the troops from Shizhou to Weizeguan, the number may have exceeded 300,000.
Although Tuli is extremely brave, he is not smart enough, so he should not be feared.
But Jieli is different. Jieli is not only brave, but also wise.
He will never gather all his soldiers and horses in one place. He will definitely take advantage of his military strength and invade the Tang Dynasty from multiple places.
At present, Xiaoguan has ministers and tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals from the Tang Dynasty guarding it. It is impossible for Jieli to break through the pass in a short time, so he will definitely start from the weak points on the border of the Tang Dynasty and open the door to the Tang Dynasty from other places.
The west of Lingzhou and the two passes of Yanqing are the weakest places in our Tang Dynasty's military strength, and they are also the best places to attack.
As for Yinsui, although it has sufficient troops, it is close to Lanshi. Jieli can borrow the troops and horses at Lanshi to attack Yinsui's five passes, and he can also borrow Yinsui's troops and horses to attack Lanshi.
Outside Guancheng, they can gallop on horseback, and they are not burdened by heavy baggage, so they can flexibly travel between Yinsui and Lanshi.
We are different. Once the army is sent to Yinsui, there will be a void in Lanshi. Once the army is left to guard Lanshi, the Turkic army attacking Lanshi will merge with the Turkic army attacking Yinsui and attack Yinsui together.
, Yinsui is also in danger."
Li Yuanji suddenly realized that Jie Li had made this plan.
I have to admit, this is indeed a good plan.
Baggage is always a weakness of the Central Plains soldiers and horses, and precisely because of this, their mobility can never be compared to that of the grassland people.
If the Tang Dynasty did not send a large number of scouts to spy on the military situation and prepare responses in advance, it would not be able to cope with the Turks' back and forth.
The Tang Dynasty could set up an ambush on the only way the Turks would pass, but no one knew how many people the Turks would send to the other side for reinforcements.
You sent 3,000 men to set up an ambush, but as a result, 70,000 to 80,000 Turks came, or even more.
How do you fight?
You send out tens of thousands of people, or even more, to set up an ambush. With the sensitivity and mobility of the Turkic scouts, your traces will be discovered immediately and your traces will be reported back to the army.
If the Turks take the opportunity to encircle you from both Yinsui and Lanshi, if you fail to set up an ambush, you will be attacked from a flank, and the whole army may be annihilated.
Therefore, setting up an ambush on such a battlefield with tens of thousands or even more people is not an easy task. It not only tests the intelligence capabilities, but also tests the concealment ability of the soldiers, and also tests the commander's mind and strategy.
If you send too few people, it won't be effective; if you send too many people, your whereabouts will be easily exposed.
How to get the middle value, how to effectively set up an ambush, and how to hide your whereabouts all need to be considered. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.
Therefore, we cannot easily set up an ambush, or even set up an ambush.
But if there is no ambush, how to deal with the Turks' invasion? You can't let Yanqing and Yinsui go and let the Turks gallop, right?
This is probably the real reason why Liu Hongji frowns.
After Cai Yungong, Chen Shuda and others listened to Liu Hongji's words, they also suddenly realized and frowned.
"Do you have a way to deal with it?"
Li Yuanji stared at Liu Hongji and asked while thinking about countermeasures.
Liu Hongji let out a long sigh and shook his head secretly.
If he had his way, he wouldn't have to worry about it.