Xu Jing's early Xu Wen training is faintly possessed of a bit of the general's calmness and perseverance, maybe he is not a strategic qualified commander, but these days of city defense, he has faintly passed the general soldiers in terms of tactics, and the generals have been convinced by him at this moment and obeyed orders wholeheartedly.

"I know, the commander is constantly increasing his forces on the outer front, and he will go north to support us at any time, but Tian Lingzi, the old fox, is not simple, his attack on Shou Chūn City is becoming more and more violent, regardless of sacrifice, rì night siege city, the only purpose is to force the commander to be unable to hold his breath, our purpose is to drag them tired and collapsed, and then the army of the commander to support us will find the right time and strike hard, but Tian Lingzi is so desperate to attack the city, just to force the commander to use this army on the outer line."

Xu Wen said proudly: "Originally, if we only relied on this city, Tian Lingzi's plan would definitely succeed, but unfortunately he didn't know how other feudal towns would sit back and watch the Tang army become bigger, especially Qin Zongquan." We must hold on no matter what, we must hold on until Qin Zongquan sends a large army to come, at that time, as long as Qin Zongquan sends a strange army, the Tang army will inevitably be defeated, and the siege of Shou Chūn will be naturally resolved, Jing'er, you see. ”

Xu Wen turned around and looked at the sand table, which was the Yinzhou city defense map. The terrain and troop deployment inside the city are clear at a glance, and the frightening small flags representing the enemy are planted outside the city.

Xu Wen said: "Tian Lingzi rì night and night, with the momentum of thunder, continue to attack my Shou Chūn City, the biggest weakness in my city is the limited number of troops. ”

Xu Jing blurted out: "It's not just that the troops are limited, it's just extremely lacking. ”

Xu Wen patted him on the shoulder, pointed to the sand table of the city defense with a little reassurance: "Yes, the city wall of my Shou chūn is high and thick, and the terrain is really good, if there are sufficient troops and available grain and grass, it will not be a problem to defend it for a year, but now we have too few manpower, and although Tian Lingzi has a lot of siege equipment, but the Shence army has little experience in warfare, and the experience is limited after all. ”

"The key to breaking the city is just a breakthrough point, as long as a breakthrough point is found to tear and expand, the city will inevitably be lost. We need to be prepared for the loss of the outer city. But whether you can defend it or not, you must not ask for help from the marshal, otherwise all efforts will be in vain, and the strange soldier on the outside line will not work. Jing'er, you see, our inner city has been reinforced, and the sheep and horse city has been built behind, and the city in the city is set up, and once the outer city is lost. Let's retreat into the inner city and continue to hold on. At the same time, I have concentrated a jīng sharp army and horse in the city, and if the inner city is also lost, I will take advantage of the weakness between the streets and alleys, which Tian Lingzi's soldiers and horses cannot penetrate, and tear a hole to break through from the northern city. ”

Xu Jing was surprised: "Break through from Beicheng? Tian Lingzi's defense on that front line is the strongest."

Xu Wen said: "I know that the reason why I broke through from Beicheng was the most unexpected. I have already been with the strange soldiers laid out by the commander on the outside line, through the news, he also agreed to break through from the north city once the situation is dangerous, if we old and weak women and children go from the other three sides, how can we get rid of the light cavalry of the Shence army? Only by breaking through their positions in the north and crossing the fertile water can there be a glimmer of life. ”

At this point, he paused and added, "Of course, this is only a necessary precaution. The inner city is not so easy to capture, and Qin Zongquan's Caizhou army, as far as I know, should be clear in the next few days. ”

Xu Jing moved his chapped lips and asked, "What if Qin Zongquan didn't make a move?" ”

Xu Wen's face became grim and silent for a moment, he pointed to the sand table and said, "It's better to cross the fat water to the north." Then arm the Yangtze River, wait for the opportunity, and make a comeback! ”

The trebuchet was whistling stone after stone at the head of the city, and the fist-sized stones broke through the air, although they could not cause damage to the strong city walls, but they could effectively kill and injure the enemy. Even a warrior with a large shield can pierce through the large shield with stones. Under the attack of this stone rain, the head of the northern city temporarily entered a silence.

The Shence army quickly pushed the improvised siege weapons such as ladders and moats and bridges to a short distance below the city. Wait for the rain of bullets to stop and launch an offensive. But it's a moment's work. Suddenly there was a roar like a bull's roar at the head of the city, and three short spears the thickness of a goose egg rushed out, and the faint shadow of the spear pierced through the two cranes who were lying on their backs.

The short spear pierced through his body, and a cloud of blood mist rose in the air, and he poured straight into the ground with a humming sound, causing the soldier who was working as a trebuchet cannon next to him to fall to the ground.

Then there was a second and third scream, and in a few moments a stone the size of a millstone rose into the air and smashed accurately on a trench bridge, and the improvised trench bridge immediately dispersed, smashing several soldiers underneath with a howl that did not resemble a human voice.

"Storm the city!"

The general of the Shence Army screamed in annoyance, and suddenly people gathered like ants, shouting to kill the sky, arrows broke through the air and bullets were like rain, countless soldiers forcibly attacked forward, and many figures appeared at the head of the city, and a tug-of-war began again.

"This time the battle may go on for a long time." Duan Mingyu looked at the towering city and sighed, his mortar, cross crossbow has not been used, he has not used all his strength, just a symbol of a dozen hits, he knows that now his family can not afford to squander, but his strength is greatly damaged, after returning to Chang'an, he will no longer have to rely on, Datang will be stormy in the next few years, at that time, there is no strong army on the side, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the point of throwing corpses in the wilderness, and Duan Mingyu, who does not have a strong army, is in the court, Tian Lingzi will definitely show him his butcher knife without hesitation, hey, when will he be able to fight without scruples.

The city of Shou Chūn lasted until the second month, and the walls of the city were crumbling like abandoned ruined cities.

The defense of Shouchūn Castle is simply incomparable to that of ordinary cities. The closer it is to the core of civilization, the more its urban architectural style has the characteristics of the Central Plains, and on the grassland, even if the Great Khan was stationed in the pasture a hundred years ago, it was just a piece of tent, and the camp was set up. Migrate throughout the steppe, so their fighting style has always been offensive, replacing defense with offense, and the weaker side will either fight a decisive battle on the steppe, or use the vast desert steppe to escape everywhere, and there is no such thing as defending the city.

The city of Shou Chūn has been a battleground for thousands of years, integrating the Chinese civilization of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

If Duan Mingyu was allowed to attack with all his might, he would be sure to break through the defenses of Shou Chūn City and enter the city the next day, but he did not expose his powerful siege ability, many heavy siege equipment and sharp long-range weapons. His purpose was only to suppress the defenders at the head of the city and minimize his own casualties, and he had no intention of forcibly breaking the city. As soon as the mortar comes up, this impregnable city will inevitably be broken.

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