Chapter 62: Offensive and Defensive Game
The smoke of gunpowder had gradually cleared from the vast plain in front of Anshi, but the impact of this battle had only just begun, and Li Daozong ordered the destruction of all bridges and the organization of checks in various places to cut off the return route of his hidden absconders.
On September 25, Gao Huizhen, who led more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated army to flee, finally laid down his arms and surrendered to Li Jishuai's troops.
The battle, the final capture of 50,000 cattle, 50,000 horses, 10,000 iron armor, a number of various equipment, it can be said that this station has completely defeated the main force of the Goryeo, so that it no longer has the military strength to confront the Tang army head-on......
"The last general will wait for the majesty!" Ten miles away from the Tang Army's camp not far from Anshi, Li Ji and Li Daozong went out of the camp ten miles together today to greet their boss and boss.
"The two Aiqing are exempt." Li Er was dressed in gold armor and a golden helmet, and his style was fluttering.
"The two Aiqing have worked tirelessly, thousands of miles to fight in this barbarian land, I have already understood the battle of Anshi City, this is a rare victory in a hundred years, and there will be a heavy reward after returning to the dynasty!" Li Er began to throw sweet dates at this time.
"Thank you!" As a courtier, he naturally understands the imperial technique very well, and Li Ji and Li Daozong both showed grateful looks.
"Two Aiqing, how is the situation progressing now?" Li Er dismounted and asked as he walked towards the main camp.
"Returning to the majesty, the shape shì is a little not optimistic." Li Ji said with a frown.
"Oh?" Li Er lifted the curtain of the camp. Walked in. Sitting in the position of coach above board. Raised his head and asked: "Goryeo is now sleepy and tired, and has experienced a big defeat, I feel that Goryeo at this time is like a turtle in an urn, and its destruction is just around the corner, why does Li Aiqing still say this?" ”
Li Ji's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "Did you see Anshi City in the distance when Your Majesty came?" ”
Li Er showed a thoughtful look and said, "I really see it, by the mountains and cliffs." It's a dangerous place. ”
"Hmm." Li Ji said slowly: "It is this city, because of its advantageous location, our army has been unable to conquer it, and now it is the biggest obstacle on the road to the Eastern Expedition." ”
Li Er also showed a contemplative look when he heard this, "What about the artillery?" Can't hit it with artillery? ”
"The maximum height of the artillery can only hit the base of the city wall, and if you face forward, you will be attacked by the crossbowmen and crossbow arrows on the city wall, so there is no way to take this city."
When Li Er heard this, his brows also furrowed into a pimple, and just when Li Er was also at a loss, a herald suddenly came to report. A patrol ten miles away from the barracks caught a Goryeo spy and interrogated him. It was actually a spy under Yuangai Suwen, whose name was Gao Zhuli.
Li Er was very curious, until today, he has been on the road, and he has not really come into contact with the Goryeo battlefield, so he is more curious about the Qiē here.
"Escort him into the camp, and I will interrogate him myself." Li Er asked with interest.
Li Er's request was of course the highest priority, and soon a thin and weak young man was escorted to Li Er's camp, and after carefully looking at the young man, Li Er went up to untie him personally, and the white eyebrows next to him wanted to go up to stop him, but he was stopped by Li Ji.
"Why are you so thin? It's all skinny. Li Er's tone was very kind.
The young man seemed to be a little restrained and frightened, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "In order to avoid your army, I secretly walked all the paths, and I haven't eaten for a few days. ”
Li Er smiled when he heard this, and beckoned to the left and right, "Come on, give him food." Soon a cook brought a sumptuous meal.
Seeing Gao Zhuli, who was devoured by a hungry wolf, the corners of Li Er's mouth became more and more playful, and he reminded on the side: "You, as a spy, you have to go back to your life as soon as you finish eating, you tell me for me that if he wants to know the information of our army, he can send someone to come directly to our camp, why do you have to work so hard to sneak around?" ”
Soon, Gao Zhuli swept away the food, he touched his belly, wiped his mouth again, and then prepared to leave.
"Slow, are you Goryeo so poor? Look at you, you have come all the way over the mountains and mountains, but you are still barefoot and have no shoes to wear? Li Er asked kindly.
"Well, yes, it's hard to be a spy." The young man was not as scared as he had been.
"Your treatment here is really bad, come here, prepare a pair of straw sandals and reward him." Li Er gave Gao Zhuli a pair of straw sandals, Gao Zhuli was flattered, thanked Dade for his greetings, and then walked out of the camp.
"Your Majesty Xià ......" Bai Mei on the side wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Er raising his hand, only to see him looking at Gao Zhu's distant back, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Spread my will, immediately send a message to Anshi City, if it does not descend within three days, on the day of the city slope, both men and women in the city will be pitted!" ”……
Li Er's words didn't seem to have the effect it should have, the news spread to the city of Anshi, the people in the city were full of righteous indignation, once the city slope, the Tang people actually wanted to kill the people in the city, thinking of this, they became more and more tenacious to defend the city, Li Er sent people to bomb every day, but the city of Anshi did not move.
Thousands of rounds of artillery have been fired, and the outer walls of Anshi City seem to be in tatters in many places, but the technology of the Goryeo people to defend the city is unexpected, you must know that the Goryeo people only do two things throughout the year, planting the land and repairing the city, so the technology of defending the city has reached the point of being superb, often a large piece of the city wall that is broken with catapults and artillery is wasted a lot during the day, and at night it will be repaired by those Koreans, so that the results of the day are all in vain.
Since the dispatch of troops to Liaodong, when Li Er set up the military camp, he only set up sentry posts in the open place, but did not set up ravines or forts, even so, the Goryeo army did not dare to go out of the city to harass, and the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition, even if they rode alone on the road, even if they slept in the wilderness, they seemed to be fearless.
Seeing that the Tang army was showing off their might under their noses, the defenders in the city of Anshi were not happy, who could see that the habitual invaders were acting recklessly on their own land, so these defenders beat drums and shouted together at every turn on the city tower, not to mention taking a nap, the Tang army couldn't even sleep at night.
If you don't fight this city, it is a place where soldiers must fight, and Li Er and many generals of the Eastern Expedition are quite depressed.
At this time, the defenders of Anshi City became more and more bold, and the city lord Yang Wanchun organized his subordinates who knew Chinese to be on the city tower every day, and once they saw the banner of the Tang people, they loudly abused Li Shimin on the city tower, which made Li Er furious.
The young general Xue Rengui took the initiative to ask Ying, asking for a sniper on the city wall in the distance Those thugs who spoke wildly, Li Er specially agreed.
On the first day of October, the siege army of the Tang people attacked as usual, and the sentry on the city tower immediately blew the horn when they saw the Tang people coming, so that the soldiers on the city tower were ready, at this time, there were more than a dozen middle-aged people wearing Han costumes, standing in a conspicuous place in the city tower, and began to organize a curse on Comrade Li Er.
At this time, Li Er, who heard the report in the big tent, was itching his teeth with anger, he was the emperor I, when was he insulted by this kind of untouchables, so he became more and more violent, announcing that the city of Anshi was broken, and the city should be slaughtered for three days.
At this time, Xue Rengui took a covering team, standing hundreds of distances away from the city wall, setting up a shield to prevent the hidden arrows on the city tower.
After steadying his mind, Xue Rengui remembered the kind figure again.
"This gun is for you."
"Don't underestimate it, in this era, it can be said to be an invincible being."
"You practice first, one day, you will use it to experience the extraordinary feeling of taking the head of the general in the army of ten thousand."
"Remember, you're a sniper......"
Taking a deep breath, there was no noise in my ears, and through the binoculars on the sniper rifles, the people on the city tower were still cursing loudly, and laughing twice from time to time.
This qiē has nothing to do with him, taking a deep breath and aiming, Xue Rengui pulled the board machine in his hand...... (To be continued......)