Siege warfare has always been known for its brutality, but in fact, a difficult siege war has always been very boring, and the casualties are often not comparable to the fierce field battles.

After a day of siege battles, Kasaka stood still, and the siege army organized six waves of offensives, with more than 1,000 casualties, five of which were able to reach the top of the city.

This is certainly not comparable to the battle of Liaodong City and Luoyang, the city walls of Pusaka did not give the defenders such a big advantage, and the casualties of the besieging side decreased.

Of course, Li Po, who is not well-off, will not squander it wantonly, he carefully controls the rhythm of the siege, neither wastes the strength in his hands, nor does he intend to capture Pusaka in one go.

At the same time, he also sent an order to Li Nian and Yuwen Wok, who were stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, and ordered the two to carefully watch the movements of the Tang army in Tongguan.

At this time, no matter how elite the scouts under Li Po's command are, they can't enter the hinterland of Guanxi to investigate, otherwise Li Po will definitely be very strange, stationed in Feng Yi, the Tang army in Hancheng is very thin, but there are more than 100,000 Tang troops stationed inside and outside Tongguan.

It is said that he is watching Henan, but he has been standing still for a long time, saying that it echoes Yongfengcang, Feng Yi and other places, the distance is not too close, if he storms the Pujin Bridge here, and waits for the Tang army in Tongguan to come to help, it will always be two or three days later.

Where the war is fierce, there is a shortage of troops, but there are heavy troops stationed in places where there is no war, and this kind of top-heavy strategic layout must reveal a lot of strange things in the eyes of outsiders who don't know it.

Of course, even if Li Po knew this, he would not change his strategy, how Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's brothers were, and how Li Yuan was, it didn't mean much to him now.

The territory is getting bigger and bigger, and the pressure of dividing the troops everywhere is also slowly increasing, and the number of standing armies is already very unbearable for him now, and if he has to swell again, he will be able to bring out hundreds of thousands of horses, and he will not need others to come and attack, and he will be able to drag himself down.

War has always been about a balance, whether it is fighting with the enemy, or peacetime armament, can not be separated from this category, if you have a lot of land, the rules of war will be more lenient for you, but if you are self-righteous and reckless, war will soon make you understand how stupid you are.

Just like now, the princes of various families are at war all year round, and no one is comfortable, and Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande are both very large and have a large number of troops, but there is always a lack of support, and it is this kind of rule that is in play.

Of course, Li Po is no exception here, but along the way, he has controlled it very well, he has not let all his energy be wasted in one war after another, and he also understands the truth that war needs many aspects to support.

Therefore, the northern part of Jindi has been slowly recovering under his governance, which obviously gives him the confidence to continue to lead the troops to fight, on the contrary, the successive victories on the battlefield will bring all kinds of benefits to the rear.

The virtuous cycle brings a cheerful sense of rhythm, and now there is some spare energy.

Just like the attack on Pusaka in this battle, Li Po was very patient and prepared to hold on to the Tang army for a while, which was an almost impossible option when he occupied Daizhou a few years ago.

At that time, almost every battle had to be fought with all its might, and every battle needed to be resolved quickly.

Now Li Po can gnaw on the leg of mutton while listening to the reports of the generals in the siege war, which is far from the state of being nervous at the beginning of the previous battles, fearing defeat.

This was not a military discussion, so the generals of the various ministries did not appear in front of him, and they all sent people to report to him the gains and losses of the day's battle.

Hearing this, Li Po threw down the sheep bone in his hand, wiped his palm, and ordered: "Order all departments to continue the siege tomorrow and let them guard against the enemy's night attack...... Tomorrow's first city breaker will be rewarded ......"

Li Po tilted his head and thought about it, feeling that there was nothing more to command, so he waved his hand and asked people to give the order.

In the evening, he also wanted to take people to inspect the military camp near Zuo, and finally gave up, the generals under his command were experts in such things as fighting, and he didn't have to worry about everything.

Especially after the establishment of the various guards, although there are still many things that can be slowly sorted out after the battle, the benefits of a few more guards have gradually emerged, and his life is much easier than before in the course of the war.

Li Po is quite satisfied with this kind of life, there are more and more people of all kinds under him, if they can come to him and say a few words, maybe they will annoy him to death, he doesn't want to die young, especially he doesn't want to be tired to death, so delegating power is an inevitable choice.

At the beginning, some people didn't use it well, some people made him feel uneasy, and some guys made him feel that he could go to the house to pick tiles without playing for three days, so he had to think twice about some things when he let go.

For example, when he was in Jinyang, many children of big clans wanted to be officials, so he was more worried about whether he would repeat Li Yuanji's mistakes and be sold by these grass-like guys.

So he planned to carefully screen and appoint, and in those days he met a lot of people and said a lot of things, but he just didn't want to give them a chance to repeat.

But in hindsight, most of them are useless, although those guys are uneven, but to say that they want to rebel when they push the door is fine, they are also wronged, and a stable life is also their pursuit.

In fact, only in the peaceful season, the children of the big clan can live more comfortably, but in the midst of the war, the reckless heroes have risen one after another, squeezing their living space and the honor that should have fallen on their heads.

Jinyang is very stable now, and there are some signs of prosperity, but everyone with a little family background is actively trying to get an official and a half-job, or working hard for the family business, in this situation, there may be those who want to talk to Li Tang secretly, but the idea of supporting the army and rebelling has disappeared in people's minds.

You must know that it has only been nearly two years since Li Po led the army south to take Jinyang, which shows that people's peace of mind is not an empty word, it just depends on whether the princes in the world give people this opportunity.

From this, it can be seen that Li Po's initial worries were somewhat superfluous, of course, the war is still ongoing, and military victory is still a prerequisite for all this.

If you are defeated, don't expect people to follow you and suffer the consequences of defeat......

When the people descended on the way south, the official documents on Jinyang's side were still chasing him, and Li Po finally found that he was a little lacking in skills.

In fact, when he couldn't bear it anymore, his brain was always moving a little faster than usual, and soon he figured out what to do.

Subsequently, Chen Xiaoyi, Wen Yanbo, Yu Wenxin and others all received his letters, which can also be said to be orders from the governor's office, and their authority was relaxed a lot.

At the end of last year, Li Po built six new guards in one go, and wantonly delegated military power, which caused a lot of trouble, and also made the people around him worry.

Well, Li Po himself can't say it well, but the military government system has been used in the Sui Dynasty for decades, so it shouldn't be so bad, right? I've just let go here, and I'm thinking about supporting the army and respecting myself, just kidding......

Li Po is now enjoying the benefits of the military government system, and there will not be so many messy people coming to him again, and many things will come to the top when they go to the Wei Mansion......

This night, Li Po fell asleep quickly and slept very steadily.

Before he went to sleep, he didn't think about the current war at all, and the blood flowing during the day didn't bring him any unusual stimulation.

In a daze, he was thinking, it has been more than a year since he left Jinyang, is his mother-in-law okay? Is your temper still so irritable? Don't go to find trouble with Li Chun's stupid girl because of itchy hands, it will become a joke if you are stabbed out by a sword.

The child is a few months old, right? I haven't been able to see each other at this time, will it affect the father-son relationship in the future? What does it look like? It's a pity that there are no photos...... If it doesn't grow well, you have to beat the mother-in-law first.

By the way, Pei Shiqing stayed behind, was he farming honestly, or was he half-heartedly preparing to give him a look behind his back?

Well, Lao Pei is actually not bad, today's spring ploughing can't be delayed......

Thinking about it, he had already fallen asleep, this time in his dream there was no war in the sky, there was no desperate escape, in a golden wheat field, a little cub circled around him, his head was dizzy, trying to reach out to catch the little guy who was jumping around, but he couldn't see the appearance clearly.

The game of hide and seek went on for a long time, and after repeated failures, Li Po finally got annoyed, but someone behind him was patting him on the shoulder, he didn't hesitate to fall over the shoulder, throwing the other party to the ground, and he was happy when he saw him, isn't it his own mother-in-law?

The woman's voice was a little loud, and to his horror, it turned out to be a red-eyed voice.

Li Po woke up suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that Hongyanzhuer was sitting on the ground, rubbing his arms and buttocks, and looking at him aggrievedly with a pair of burgundy eyes.

Li Po laughed unscrupulously, pulled up the red eyeballs with his hand, hugged them into his arms, squinted his eyes, and hummed comfortably.

Li Po felt a little melancholy in his heart, and secretly said in his heart, it seems that he is indeed a little homesick...... I think about it day and night, and the ancients don't deceive me......

Well, there is also the leisure to bite the word Wenjue, in addition to showing that he is in a good mood, homesickness does not seem to be so urgent.

But since he thought of this, it has been extended to the future, and the generals and soldiers in the army have been following him to the south for some time, and he is thinking about how his wife and children are, so what about the soldiers under his command?