Just when the five surnamed Qiwang were still in the manor in Yuhang County, thinking hard about how to break the situation, Li Yuanba, who had no idea that he had become the source of other people's headaches, had already led the Shenwu guards under his command to reach Dingxiang City a few miles away.

At this time, night had quietly fallen, but fortunately, the rapid march along the way was finally thrilling and dangerous, and it was not discovered by Xue Yantuo's stragglers. Even if there were occasional bandits, they were wiped out by the Shenwuwei army.

Outside Dingxiang City, Li Ji's flag can already be seen from a distance, it is hanging high on the gate tower of Dingxiang City, the bright color, even in this dim night, you can see the fluttering flag.

As for those deflated calves of Xue Yantuo, they were located in the southwest direction, just in front of the right of Li Yuanba's Shenwuwei army.

Li Yuanba ordered the army to dismount, found a rather hidden hill, and took Su Dingfang and Liu Renliang with him, and began to carefully observe the situation in front of them.

At the moment, I don't want to go into Dingxiang City, and because it is almost dark now, except for Li Ji's banner, I can't see the specific situation in Dingxiang City at all.

However, judging from the rather tragic shouts and screams coming from the direction of Dingxiang City, these damned Tiele people obviously did not give up the siege because it was dark, but attacked more fiercely.

At this time, the camp of Xue Yantuo, which was southwest of Li Yuanba's current position, had already set up camp.

Countless huge tents were erected, and groups of soldiers with distinct Tiele characteristics entered and exited the tents.

And every half an hour or so, a cavalry of about 5,000 people would rush out of Xue Yantuo's camp, holding torches in their hands and screaming in their mouths, galloping towards the direction of Dingxiang City.

At the same time, another group of Xue Yantuo cavalry, who were rarely damaged, would be withdrawn from the siege of Dingxiang City. Hurried back to the camp, and then went into the big tents that had been specially set up to rest.

Li Yuanba took the soldiers of the Shenwu Guard, hid behind the hill and watched for a full hour, during which the cavalry from Xue Yantuo actually went in and out four times, seeing that the posture was clearly not going to rest, and took turns to attack the city.

"Lord Wang, although General Li took my 70,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty, these Tiele cavalry are very mobile. If they break Dingxiang City with this method, they can completely adopt the combat method of grabbing and killing while running in the city. General Li's 70,000 elites couldn't stop them from doing so. ”

Seeing the shameless behavior of Xue Yantuo's army in the distance, Liu Renliang, who was hiding beside Li Yuanba, analyzed Li Yuanba in a low voice.

Liu Renliang, who had been in the Left Guard Army for a long time, naturally knew what kind of virtue these elites of the so-called army elite of the Tang Dynasty were.

said that they are not afraid of death and are brave and good at fighting, of course Liu Renliang raised his hands and feet in favor of this, but if they were to compete with Xue Yantuo's army in riding and shooting, I am afraid that they would still be lacking in this point. It can even be said to be a complete defeat!

It's not about skill or talent, it's about these tiers

The habit that people have developed since childhood, perhaps for these Tiele people, archery and horseback riding. It's as simple as eating and drinking.

Indeed, as Liu Renliang said, every time Xue Yantuo changes people in rounds, they are soldiers who have already rested, but on the other hand, the Tang soldiers in Dingxiang City. Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, with Li Yuanba's understanding of Li Ji, he must have ordered the army to be ready for battle. Resist without sleep.

Although the Tang soldiers on Li Ji's side are 30,000 more than Xue Yantuo's army in terms of numbers, if this continues, which soldier can stand it?

"I have to find a way to relieve the siege of Dingxiang City!" Looking at the blazing Xue Yantuo camp, Li Yuanba's eyes were shining.

"Lord Wang, think of a way!"

Su Dingfang was particularly hostile to these Fanbang barbarians, and when he saw that Xue Yantuo's army had adopted such a shameless method, he was immediately furious.

"Why don't we sneak up?"

Liu Renliang swept the camp of the Tiele people, and suddenly held back such a sentence.

"Ren Rail, this sneak attack is naturally to take advantage of its unpreparedness before it can be attacked. But if you look at the current posture of the people, even if it is time to rest, there are ten steps and one post around the camp, and one sentry in five steps, if you want to sneak attack, how easy is it? ”

Li Yuanba carefully observed the terrain and made the most prudent analysis.

After all, it is good to save Zhao from Wei Wei, but if Zhao is not saved, but is destroyed by Wei, then the gain outweighs the loss.

"But...... Well? ”

Su Dingfang was a little anxious, it was obvious that the Tang army had an advantage in numbers, but he couldn't act rashly, this battle was really aggrieved!

Su Dingfang, who was angry in his heart, gritted his teeth and just wanted to release cruel words, but at this time, he found that in a place not far from Xue Yantuo's barracks, there was a place that was like a circle, and faintly, he could see that there were countless vigorous figures running and jumping in that circle.

Su Dingfang thought about it carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he pointed to that place and said to Li Yuanba: "Lord Wang, look there......"

Li Yuanba and Liu Renliang looked at Su Dingfang's fingers, and immediately shouted in unison, saying:

"Horse ring? It's all war horses! ”

"Do you want to do it?" Li Yuanba stretched out his tongue and licked his somewhat dry upper lip, and continued: "This is really a godsend! ”

As we all know, the Tiele people are nomadic people, and their army walks in the grassland, and there is a great demand for war horses.

This time, Xue Yantuo sent a large army to attack the city, with as many as 30,000 people, plus those siege equipment, grain and grass, and various military supplies that needed to be carried...... The number of war horses required was more than 35,000.

With so many war horses, it must be managed in a unified manner, so when Xue Yantuo's army arrived outside Dingxiang City and the army began to set up camp, the horse pen for the horses to rest also began to start construction at the same time.

Therefore, in this siege battle, although Xue Yantuo adopts wheel warfare, then it must be Tiele's soldiers resting, and the war horses are also resting, and if the soldiers are in battle, they can go directly to battle.

But what if something happens to these horses?

Regardless of whether it escaped en masse or was massacred, the army of Xue Yantuo without war horses was equivalent to a wolf without fangs and claws, and it was not at the mercy of others. ? (To be continued......)