Chapter 299: Where Are the Reinforcements?
Li Daliang's words were very domineering and terrifying.
Korean dramas were indeed frightened by this domineering statement, and since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has only shown such a posture in its heyday.
But the Central Plains Dynasty, which understands Taoguang and raises obscurity, will never show such a posture under normal circumstances.
Though the kingdom is great, the belligerent will perish. Although the country is big, it will be dangerous to forget the war.
The Central Plains Dynasty knows this truth better than anyone else, and it also knows that the dynasty will eventually decline, so it is not willing to provoke so many enemies.
But this does not mean that the Central Plains Dynasty is not strong, the strong Central Plains Dynasty is a terrorist machine that all the surrounding countries are afraid of.
When the gears of war are fully strained, no country in the world can stop her madness.
The Huns can't do it, the Turks can't do it, and the Gaochang people can't do it.
drove away the Korean drama, Li Daliang breathed a sigh of relief instantly, and the whole person instantly changed into a different appearance, that is the real him, the Li Daliang without any disguise.
"I'm so tired!" Li Daliang took a deep breath and complained alone.
"Next time there is such a good thing, the general can let me give it a try, just looking at it makes me feel cool." Liu Li, who was in charge of piloting, said with a smirk.
"Get out! As far as your immature face is concerned, people will show their stuff as soon as they see you, and it is better for the old man to be responsible for such an important task. Li Daliang scolded with a smile.
"Haha......" Li Daliang's words naturally caused a lot of laughter in the army, anyway, he was very happy and cool.
Some of them followed from the southern army of the original Qi State, and some of them were recovered by the Tang army, and the strict discipline of the Qi army did not make it too difficult for them to deal with outsiders.
Many people can only deeply sigh that such an establishment does not have any xenophobia, and they can't help but sincerely admire Li Yuanji's strategy for administering the military.
With the in-depth understanding, they have gradually become such people, and if they come to an outsider now, they will not be too repulsive.
At least give the other party some opportunities to perform, if it suits the appetite and ability, then absorb it, and if nothing is right, then drive the other person away as soon as possible.
"That's it!" Li Daliang waved his hand to stop everyone's laughter: "Our Datang can not only fight verbally, we are soldiers, it is okay to be light on the other side in words, but there can be no carelessness in the battle, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, not to mention that this Gao Changguo is not as simple as a rabbit, the cruel words have been released, whether to earn face or be embarrassed, you have to think about it yourself." ”
"Don't worry, general, we are not what we used to be now." Liu Li responded with a smile.
War is war, war is war, and this method is still used.
Li Daliang himself felt a little unacceptable, deliberately slowed down, swaggered, and stimulated the other party before he arrived.
What is this what should happen in a war? Obviously, those literati specially made it out to disgust people.
But Su Dingfang is handsome, he is just a general, and it is difficult to disobey Shuai's life, so he can only do what Su Dingfang asks.
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On the other side, unlike Li Daliang's slowing speed, the 13,000 people led by Su Dingfang were constantly rushing towards Yanqi.
The distance between them is farther, to be precise, even if they travel normally, there will be a gap of about three to four days between them and Li Daliang's side.
The Turkic people's thoughts Su Dingfang has almost guessed, and its core style of play is basically the same as the previous occupation of Yiwu, that is, quietly enter the village and don't shoot a gun.
Fast in and out, cut through the mess with a quick knife, and take down Yanqi when the Tang army, even when the Yanqi people have not yet reacted, so that the Tang army does not dare to act rashly.
This kind of play, Tang is the ancestor, so he wants to set up that little brain, after seeing that information, Su Dingyi guessed his intentions clearly.
Without any hesitation, Su Dingfang immediately decided to show another way of playing to Desire Gushe.
The current Tang Army has capital and strength to fight like this.
Therefore, even if the 20,000 people were divided into two parts, Su Dingfang was still not afraid in the face of an unknown number of enemy troops.
Bombardiers, grenades, bows and arrows, infantry, as long as a complete phalanx is not destroyed, it is difficult for the enemy to break through the line even if it is 10,000 men.
Even if there are really too many enemy troops, there are still rocket launchers that can be used to support, and the kind of equipment that can be knocked down at a time is the favorite of everyone in the army.
Slowing down the speed was just to wait for Su Dingfang's side, so they could only speed up to let both sides arrive at different battlefields at the same time as much as possible.
There would definitely not be too many enemy troops in Gaochang, so Su Dingfang asked Li Daliang to use provocation to attract enemy troops.
Blooming at two o'clock, it depends on which side of the desire valley is more concerned about? But no matter which side it is, Lust Valley has no chance of winning.
Therefore, his plan can only be aborted, and he wants to learn from the case of Tang Jun taking Yiwu, but now he can only let Tang Jun teach them to be human beings.
"Report ...... General, our scouts have been engaged in battle with enemy scouts, and one enemy scout has been captured, and the enemy army is currently attacking Yanqi, with about 20,000 people, and almost all the countries in the Western Regions have come. ”
"Prepare for battle!" Su Dingfang commanded to his side, and then the herald quickly waved the flag.
The military formation changed from a marching formation to a combat formation, but the soldiers did not dismount.
There is still a long way to go from the battlefield, and dismounting now can only increase one's fatigue in vain, and when the scouts in front find out that the main enemy army is coming, it is not too late to dismount and prepare for battle.
20,000 people, this is almost the limit of the countries of the Western Regions.
Besides, I don't know how many Turks occupy among the 20,000 people, and Su Dingfang can't afford to fight any mental strength against this kind of miscellaneous army.
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"Hold on! Use whatever you have in your hands, don't be nervous, reinforcements are coming. Xiang Fang hid on the low city wall, and shouted at the soldiers around him, regardless of whether the other party was the Tang army he brought or the original defenders of Yanqi.
And the strength of an army is also perfectly reflected at this time.
Now, Xiang Fang has fully accepted the defense power of Yanqi City, and the original general has now been completely reduced to Xiang Fang's assistant, responsible for coordinating the Yanqi army.
Unlike the Tang Army's orderly and unhurried attack process, the Yanqi Army's attack gave people the feeling of a rabble.
Never care about any tactics, nor do you pursue any defensive corners, just a swarm, as long as you see the enemy, no matter whether it is your own area of responsibility or not, but anything that can be reached, a swarm of arrows is enough.
As a result, the loss of bows and arrows was great, and the casualties of the enemy were minimal.
If it weren't for the 800 Tang Army's repeated exploits and the stubborn blocking of the enemy troops that were already close to the city wall, Yanqi City would have been breached many times.
Facts have proved that wars do not depend on the strength of the numbers.
The city of Yanqi is not tall, only more than two zhang.
But in such a place, trees and other things are rarely seen, and with the lack of craftsmen, it is unlikely that a siege ladder will be made on site.
Therefore, the city wall with more than two zhang is barely enough.
It's just that the city wall is made of rammed earth, and in order to deal with this kind of siege warfare, the enemy army also has a small number of big crossbows in their hands, and through the combined efforts of several people, they shoot crossbow arrows on the city wall to act as ladders.
But this method is very unreliable.
The lack of siege means is the biggest flaw of the entire Western Regions, and even the entire nomadic people, and it is also a fatal flaw since ancient times.
The unique geographical environment and living environment determined that they would not have the opportunity to carry out a large-scale siege.
Therefore, the Yanqi city wall, which seems to be a crumbling jade pendant, has also shown some signs of stability after joining the Tang Army, which is good at defending the city and fighting.
In fact, this has a lot to do with the fact that the opposite side is not good at siege warfare, if there are people on the other side who are good at siege warfare, then the current result will be a different situation.
With less than 3,000 defenders, it was difficult for Yanqi City to defend against a wheel battle of 20,000 people.
"General, when will reinforcements come?" Yan Qi Shou asked a little reluctantly, he had never encountered such a big battle in his life, and the huge pressure could be imagined.
Even looking at the entire defense line, it feels like the enemy may break the city at any time.
Wheel warfare, quickly consume their energy, the enemy can take turns to fight, but they can't, this day is fought, the soldiers are even more tired and don't even want to eat, can't eat.
Reinforcements became their last straw.
A few days ago, they had been shouting that reinforcements were coming, but three days later, there was still no news of the reinforcements.
In the face of such a situation, in addition to the 800 Tang troops with killing weapons in their hands, the defenders of Yanqi were panicked, waiting day after day, and the enemy also attacked day after day.
Although the city is still there, the casualties continue to increase, and who knows where the reinforcements they want to see the most are located?
"Captain, the enemy has withdrawn!" I don't know who shouted.
Xiang Fang hurriedly stretched out his head to look at the opposite side, and found that the cheerful enemy army that was attacking just now was slowly retreating backwards at this moment.
I can faintly see that there are several fast horses in the distance that are running towards the enemy's army, and I can even faintly see the exhaustion on the enemy's face and the embarrassment on his body.
Xiang Fang, who is also a soldier, couldn't help but laugh wildly after seeing this scene.
He knew very well what this scene was now, and he was also very clear about what the enemy's retreat now meant.
"Our scouts are already engaged with them, and the main force is at most a hundred miles away from here, and the fast will be tomorrow, and the slow will be the day after tomorrow, and reinforcements will arrive." Seeing the scene in front of him, Xiang Fang's heart finally had confidence, if it weren't for the reinforcements coming, their scouts would not have been able to have traces of battle, and the Tang army's use of scouts can almost be called the best in the world.
Whenever a large army marched, the scouts would disperse within a radius of fifty miles, or even a hundred miles.
Xiang Fang leaned his back against the city wall, looked around, and based on his previous experience, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, the reinforcements are only a hundred miles away, the enemy army will definitely carry out a wave of counterattacks, there is no need to have any reservations, repel them, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and then, annihilate them......"