In these days of fighting, the Tiger Guards have always had the upper hand, and the casualties are far lower than those of the Great Food Guards, and the advantage of 50,000 people in the early days of the war is now not much. Because of this, the morale of the Great Food Guards fell so badly that they chose to rest.

The fact that he did not take a break for three days in a row shows that the Great Food Guards no longer have the certainty of winning by attacking.

For the Tiger Guards, after many days of fierce fighting, the soldiers were also very tired, and they also suffered some casualties. Of course, compared to the Great Food Guard, it is much better, so it can organize a counteroffensive and achieve results.

But this result is at most to kill and injure many monks of the Great Food Guard, if the Great Food Guard counterattacks, the Tiger Guard will not be able to completely defeat them at the moment. Once the offensive is frustrated, the future is unpredictable.

Mullen still has 50,000 guards, and now they are unknown.

Wherever they appear, they are a key force that can make or break the outcome.

Therefore, when the Great Food Guards were closed, Li Ye did not order the Tiger Guards to attack, and one of the two sides had a castle and the other was recuperating in the camp.

This kind of harmonious scene is not good news for both sides who have paid a lot of money and are determined to win the war.

Li Ye convened the generals to discuss, "The army is coming from an expedition, and the transportation of grain and materials consumes a lot every day. Over the years, although the Anxi Protectorate has stockpiled a large amount of ordnance and materials, it is still only enough for hundreds of thousands of troops. We still have to march westward, and the war here must not drag on for too long. ”

The Chang'an forbidden army, which was more than one million, dispatched 700,000 in this battle. Among the three Qi cultivation cultivator armies, although the soldiers have carry-on storage bags, they are limited in what they can carry, and it is enough to consume a big battle when it breaks the sky. After each battle, it still needs to be replenished from the baggage battalion.

When leading an army to fight, what I am most afraid of is encountering this stalemate situation in which the military strength of the two sides is equal, and neither of them can help anyone. If the war does not progress and continues to drag on, the soldiers will inevitably slack off.

What people fear most is not the difficulties in front of them, but the lack of hope. The same is true of the Great Army.

Without any hope of victory, even if a soldier fights, it will be difficult to fight to the death. Over time, homesickness and war weariness can develop, especially when in a foreign country.

Although it seems that a few months is more than half a year, the army will not have this problem, after all, the Chang'an forbidden army is elite, and it is not so unbearable to toss. But Li Ye must take a long-term view, there is still such a big way to go in the west, if he suffers such a heavy setback in the Seven Rivers Valley, the war will inevitably drag on.

Zhao Poyu's face was full of shame, and he came out and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister will organize the personal guards tomorrow to trap the soldiers, and personally lead them to attack the camp of the Great Food Guards, and they will not be able to return!"

Li Ye nodded: "From tomorrow, the army will attack the camp of the Great Food Guards." How the military battle array cooperates with the Modao array and solves the obstacles encountered is something that the military generals should figure out. When it comes to the way of the battlefield, the soldier is the leader, and he cannot find a way to win because the enemy is strong and the strength of the battle array cannot break the enemy head-on. ”

Zhao Poyu clenched his fists and received his life, his face was angry, but his eyes flashed with thought.

Li Ye is right, although the Tiger Guards and the Great Food Guards have equal combat strength, various winning methods restrain each other, and they have not been able to distinguish the winner after fighting for more than ten days. But this is not a reason why the Tiger Guards cannot defeat each other.

Not to mention that all kinds of methods of attacking and defending the city have to be staged in turns, luring the enemy into confusing the enemy and running in roundabouts, and even the conspiracy of the yang will be used alternately.

In order to win, do whatever it takes.

For Zhao Poyu, the soldiers are treacherous, when the two armies face each other, they either show the enemy weakness, or attack him to save him, or give full play to the depth of the arrangement, and use various details to open a breakthrough, which is the proper meaning of the question.

Thinking of this, Zhao Poyu's eyes gradually brightened.

After such a long battle, he already knows a lot about the Great Food Guard. How to target them, how to find the opponent's weaknesses, play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses, he gradually had ideas in his mind.

It's time to make the most of his abilities, and it shouldn't just be the power of battle.

In the previous battles of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, they were all directly crushed in the past, and the opponent was wiped out, and there was no need for Zhao Poyu to think about it at all. Now that he has encountered a strong opponent, it is time to actively play his military talents.

After the generals dispersed, King Qi raised his eyebrows and said to Li Ye: "Looking at Zhao Poyu's appearance, he should have an idea." ”

Li Ye nodded, "We have been on the defensive for nearly ten days against the Great Food Guards, although there is a counteroffensive, but the strength is limited, which is not conducive to us discovering the opponent's weaknesses." In a strong battle, you should always try everything. ”

Hearing this, King Qi suddenly said: "Actually, I think that if the Battle of Kutancheng is really fought for half a year, it will definitely be the Tiger Guards who will win in the end." Since ancient times, the Qin soldiers have endured hard battles, and the resilience of my Datang Guanzhong disciples is not comparable to that of the Great Food Monks.

"Back then, the iron-blooded county king took the old soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate to fight for decades in the realm of strong enemies, until the soldiers were full of gray hair, and the same was true for the Guiyi army. Such a feat can be called unprecedented and unprecedented. If you really want to talk about protracted war, why should he fight with us if he eats a lot?"

Li Maozhen was a prince of Guanzhong before, and the generals under her command were all children of Guanzhong, although she later defected to Li Ye and was no longer in charge of the army, but many elite soldiers and strong generals under her command were constantly making contributions. Guanzhong is the land of Gyeonggi, so there are many Guanzhong children in the army.

Li Ye laughed helplessly, "Don't say half a year, we don't even have a month." Within a month, it has been ten days since we had to attack the territory of the Great Eclipse.

"If an army wants to go on an expedition of thousands of miles, it must maintain its sharpness and cannot be delayed in one place for too long. Although my Datang soldiers are tenacious, as a coach, I can't pin all my hopes on this. ”

Li Maozhen thought so, nodded like garlic, and finally said: "Malen still has 50,000 guards who don't know where to go...... This move is really insidious.

"If they don't show up, we'll be on our backs. Even if the Tiger Guards and Yulin Army attacked, they did not dare to exert their all, let alone make the soldiers too tired. Otherwise, as soon as these 50,000 people appear, the situation will be really difficult. ”

Li Ye closed his eyes and said nothing.

The Crescent Moon Sect is the number one sect in the world at the moment, and it is full of expansion, its belligerent nature is deep in the bone marrow, and the number of monks is the highest in the world.

The so-called true gods of the Crescent Moon Sect are even more powerful.

If it weren't for this, ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Great Food Guards outside the city, they would have already been defeated by the Tiger Guards, and the battle situation would not have been so severe.

Li Ye asked Zhao Poyu to attack the camp of the Guards, and his fundamental purpose was not to let the soldiers fight to the death, but to hope that Zhao Poyu could find the enemy's weakness. Even if the other party has no flaws, then they must make flaws.

In this way, the Tiger Guards have a chance to win.

"Can you find out the 50,000 Great Food Guards?" King Qi asked as he looked at Li Ye.

Li Ye shook his head, "The Great Food Cultivators are gathered in the Seven Rivers Valley, and their true gods are staring overhead, our scout monks can't penetrate it, let alone find someone." And as long as the whereabouts of these 50,000 people are a little hidden, it will be difficult for the eyes of the Western Regions trading houses in various cities to find them. ”

After saying this, Li Ye stopped talking, and King Qi also kept silent.

This is the case, which is very unfavorable for the Tang army.

Of course, if the Tang army retreated, the whole division would still be able to do it. But if this western expedition is abandoned, and the next great food and eastern expedition is followed, the two armies will still face each other, and the opponent's strength will not weaken. This time, the army retreated in front of the Great Eclipse, and the morale of the generals was damaged, how to face the Great Eclipse Army in the future?

The next day, Zhao Poyu led the Tiger Guards out of the city and attacked the camp of the Great Food Guards.

The Tiger Guards opened the way with strong bows and crossbows, and shot at the camp wall of Yuanmen, but the soldiers of the Guards could not shrink out, and only used the round shield of the magic weapon as a defense. The monks had a magic weapon to protect their bodies, but the Yuanmen camp wall did not, it could not be compared with the city wall, it could not withstand the continuous blows, and it did not take long for it to completely collapse and become a ruin, and it was no longer able to stop the attack of the Tiger Guards.

The Tiger Guards took advantage of the situation to enter the camp and fought with the Great Food Guards for half a day.

In the evening, the Tiger Guards had quite a success, but they were unable to make key progress.

And at night, the Great Food Guards rebuilt the camp wall.

The Tiger Guards attacked for three days in a row, then rested for a day, and attacked for another three days.

"I think the Tang army is tired, and now if 50,000 strange soldiers are thrown into the battlefield, it is likely to crush the Tang army in one fell swoop. "At night, Mullen floated in mid-air, communicating with the true God alone.

"No, the Tang army is not tired enough, wait for them to attack for another three days, that is your chance. ”

Maren thought about it carefully and felt that this made sense, "Okay, then let them attack for another three days, and then I will definitely seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack when they collect their troops, and let them hate it!"

Just as Maren was gearing up to win the war, the Tiger Guards stopped their attack and stayed in the city. Three days passed, and there was no movement.

This disappointed Mullen.

However, he was not in a hurry, there were 50,000 strange soldiers, and the initiative on the battlefield was still in his hands, no matter whether the Tang army was attacking or defending, he was sure to win.

After the Tiger Guards were absent for three consecutive days, Mullen ordered the Great Guards to eat the Guards and began to attack Kulun City.

His goal is very clear, he can't let the Tang army recuperate, and he must continue to tire the other side. When the other party can't stand it, 50,000 well-nourished and recharged soldiers will be put into the battlefield, and the overall situation will be determined.

This time, the offensive of the Great Food Guards continued day and night, and the various units took turns to fight, so that the Tiger Guards had no time to rest.

"If the Tiger Guards had been on the defensive, they would have had more strength, but they came out and took the initiative to attack us for a long time. Now that the crossbow bolts are almost exhausted, and the soldiers are exhausted, how long can they last?"

Ma Lun looked at the Great Food Guards, constantly pouring into the city from the city wall, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was full, "Although my army is also very tired, I still have 50,000 monks!" Li Ye, do you have one?"

The answer, of course, is no.

The thought of victory being held in his hands soon, Mullen felt his heart swell. The evenly matched battle has been fought so far, and there is no suspense. The competition between the two sides is just the most primitive quality of morale.

The Tiger Guards have no follow-up, and his Guards still have new forces.

He had now begun to calculate when he would be able to capture Kulun City and completely defeat the Tiger Guards.

"Three more days, or two?"

Maren touched his chin, "It won't be more than four days anyway." At that time, the Tiger Guards will not even have the strength to escape, and will only be chased and killed by my warriors. Without the Tiger Guard, how can the 200,000 monks of the Yulin Army and the Wolf Tooth Army withstand the siege of my army?"

He opened his mouth and made two biting movements, and then laughed silently.

Take Kulun City, defeat the Tiger Guards, and eat the Yulin Army and the Wolf Tooth Army in two bites, and he will have no strong opponents in the east to conquer the Tang Dynasty. The great cause that has been prepared for many years will also be successfully achieved, and the Crescent Moon Sect will completely control the heavens and the earth!

"I will become the most prestigious caliph in the world! Thousands of years from now, people will still praise my exploits and praise my good name!" Malen opened his arms, his expression intoxicated, as if embracing the whole world.

......

Kulan City.

When Ma Lun was staring at the city, the wolf tooth army, which had been stationed in Kulan City for a long time, finally got the order of the main general Shangguan to fall into the city, and went out of the city and marched west.

Their goal was the city of Talas.

They will set off the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food, the second battle of Talas.