Looking at the Turks fleeing hastily, Zhang Shigui's eyes were red and he slapped the city head fiercely, "Li Pharmacist, Li Pharmacist!"
A wry smile appeared on Li Shan's face, Ru Zhi Nai He, Ru Zhi Nai He.
To be fair, both Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and even Li Shan hated Li Jingwei for sending troops to help, but at the same time they could understand... When they first arrived and encountered a war, it was natural to keep Yanmen Pass as their top priority.
Therefore, except for a few complaints from Xue Wanche, neither Li Shan nor Zhang Shigui ever mentioned Li Jing... until now.
In the age of cold weapons, there are many factors that affect the combat effectiveness of an army, such as weapons, horses, logistics and food, etc., but invisible morale always comes first.
The Turks finally broke through the city after eight days of fierce attack, but they received a blow. The tragic battle in Wengcheng completely destroyed the morale of the Turks. This influence will not only be limited to the siege soldiers, but will inevitably be felt among the soldiers.
spread among the army outside the city.
If Li Jing can lead his cavalry to arrive, he is very likely to achieve a great victory. No matter what, he can drive out the Turks and completely relieve the siege of Guji Town.
Of course, there are other reasons why Zhang Shigui is so angry.
Because I can't hold on any longer.
The original remaining troops at Guji Town Zhaibao, including those brought by Li Shan and Xue Wanche, originally totaled less than 3,000 people. Now they have suffered two-thirds casualties, and only more than 800 people are still able to fight with all their hands and feet.
Food and grass are not in a hurry. Although they ran out of food yesterday, the war horses can still eat grass and bean cakes, and the soldiers can eat large pieces of cooked horse meat, because the guards who arrived with Li Shan in Guji Town are all cavalry, and they have killed the war horses so far.
There are hundreds of war horses in the fort.
The key to the problem is that it can no longer be defended.
After all, the preparations for the construction were not long, and the fortress was originally small. Now it has been given over to the Wengcheng. Although the inner city has gates and higher walls, Li Shan is not a civil engineer after all, and there are many flaws in the design.
, Zhang Shigui is not good at this aspect either.
The outer city wall and the inner city wall are connected. The inner city wall is not thick enough, and the city gate is not as strong as the outer city gate. If the Turks attack the city again with ants attacking the city... then the widow has lost her son, and there is no hope.
This is also the reason why Zhang Shigui used Wengcheng at the last moment.
"There are about a hundred horse corpses, and there are more than a hundred skinned war horses." Zhu Wei climbed to the top of the city tiredly, "Kill them all?"
"The horse carcass was cut into pieces and cooked. The war horse will not move for the time being." Li Shan said indifferently: "Brother Wu'an, the Turks today..."
"We won't attack again today." Zhang Shigui looked up at the sun and said hesitantly, "I just don't know tomorrow..."
Now, they can only hope that in today's battle at Wengcheng, the Turks will be defeated and that Jieli Khan will give up and continue to attack the city... They themselves know that they can't defend it, but Jieli Khan may not know that.
Seven or eight miles outside the city, the sweaty Jiu Shu rate was still in shock, "That guy really has a back-up plan!"
The flesh on Tuli Khan's cheeks twitched and he tsked: "I heard that Li Huairen is the best at surviving even from death..."
Determined to marry Li Shanyi in Jinlan, how could Tuli Khan not inquire about this brother's resume, starting from the battle of Liting that year, then holding on to Handan, winning the victory in Wei County, and then attacking the camp on a snowy night last year and forcing the surrender of Yuan
Jun Zhang and Li Shan are the best at surviving in impossible situations and turning defeat into victory.
"Will we continue to attack the city?"
When asked about the association rate, Tuli Khan shook his head and said, "Everyone in the tribe is scared."
Most of the people who invaded the city this time were from the Ashina tribe. These casualties were not heavy in terms of troop strength, but the blow to morale was extremely heavy. If the uncle asked the tribesmen to die again... I was afraid that the following people would rebel.
Already.
After a pause, Tuli Khan whispered: "No matter where you are, we will withdraw our troops tomorrow."
"withdraw troops?"
"Hmm." Tuli Khan sneered, "An army of hundreds of thousands besieged the small fortress and failed for eight days. How can he still blame us?"
"What's more, today's scouts came to report that Tiele's tribes had withdrawn to the west two days ago, leaving only thousands of cavalry twenty miles away to the south to watch Mayi."
Tuli Khan was so full of ambition that he failed to attack Yanmen Pass this time. Almost all the five thousand king's troops were wiped out in the east of Hedong. He then attacked Xiaoxiaoguji Town for eight days but failed. His troops were damaged, the tribesmen were resentful, and he didn't even get any benefits.
The Tiele and other tribes who arrived were also dissatisfied.
The next thing will be easy to handle. By cooperating with various ministries externally, nurturing the children of the clan internally, and joining forces with Li Tang, Tuli Khan is sure that in a short time... at least he will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jieli Khan.
Tuli Khan here was full of pride, while Jieli Khan over there was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
The sweaty man with a fleshy face coughed violently and turned blue, "And there are city gates and walls?"
For eight whole days, they rushed and attacked fiercely. Countless warriors used their flesh and blood to capture only the first city gate and the first city wall?
The fortress is only so big. Abandoning part of it will only make the Tang army more dense... Do you want your soldiers to attack the second city gate and climb the second city wall?
Who knows if there is a third city gate or a third city wall?
The Tang army didn't care, they could afford it, but could their tens of thousands of troops, whose food and grass were nearly exhausted, afford it?
There are tens of thousands of troops there, and will my nephew with lofty ideals be willing to accompany me to continue?
Most of the Tiele tribes have already fled westward. The Pei tribe, the Xi tribe, the Beyegu tribe, the Pugu tribe, the Tongluo tribe, and the Uighur tribe all have the intention of returning north. Do you still insist on continuing to attack Guji Town?
Jieli Khan gritted his teeth, he was unwilling to give in, not willing to give in!
Not to mention that this fortress was like a nail stuck in Shuozhou, not far from the border of Yunzhou. It was just that my son was captured alive twice and his calf was broken. Such humiliation...not to mention the psychological blow to Jie.
Li Khan's own authority will also bring immeasurable negative effects.
Thinking of this, Jieli Khan couldn't help but hate Guo Ziheng deeply. If this guy hadn't come to avenge him, he would have returned north to Wuyuan County long ago. How could he be in a dilemma... If his head hadn't been hanging on the top of the city, Jieli Khan would have had the intention to cut him into pieces.
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But within his line of sight, Jieli Khan saw Ashina She'er's face pale, and dozens of Ashina clan disciples behind him who were in despair.
Obviously, everything inside the urn city has made these disciples feel frightened and their morale has completely collapsed.
If we want the tribal ants to invade the city, and then attack the city gate, not to mention other things, morale alone will not be maintained, and we will not be able to suppress it.
At this time, the scouts from the south came riding at high speed, attracting Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan's face changed.
For eight days, the two khans, the elder and the younger, have been sending scouts to watch over Yanmen Pass. They are so panic-stricken that chaos is bound to break out.
"Are troops sent out at Yanmen Pass?"
"Troops are dispatched from Yanmen Pass?!"
In different places, the uncle and nephew asked the same question,
Tuli Khan turned his head and looked indifferently, his eyes colliding with Jieli Khan's from a distance. Both of them knew that they could not continue the fight.