In the hall of the city lord's palace, after the Western Turkic army retreated, Li Jing arranged the city defense and summoned the generals here.
In the hall, all the generals frowned. It seemed that they had won the battle today, but they knew very well whether they won or not.
It seemed that the enemy had been driven back, but the enemy did not lose many troops, only 20,000 to 30,000 at most.
Except for thousands of crossbowmen, most of the rest are people of foreign races.
The dead aliens are just cannon fodder to the Western Turks. If they die, they will die. It is no big deal.
But Dingxiang City also lost more than 10,000 people. Their people were not cannon fodder, they were all good men of the Tang Dynasty.
Compared with the 20,000 to 30,000 Western Turks who died, it can be said that they lost this battle.
If it hadn't been for the last use of artillery to annihilate the enemy's crossbowmen, I don't know what would have happened in today's battle.
I'm afraid that the city may eventually be breached! This has to make all the generals worried!
"Let's talk about it. What's the best plan?" Li Jing took a deep breath and said.
Li Ji, Niu Jinda, Yuchi Jingde and other generals looked at each other and shook their heads. It was not that they did not want to give good advice, but that they really did not have any good advice.
The enemy has hundreds of thousands of troops attacking the city. They now only have more than 70,000 troops and are trapped in the city. Besides retreating, what other good strategy can they have?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Jing continued: "Then let's discuss whether to continue to hold on to the city, or to withdraw from Dingyuan City and join forces with Zheng Rentai!"
"Joining forces together is a safe way, but in this case, Dingxiang City will be occupied by the Western Turks. This city blocks the throat leading to the Turkic territory. If it is lost, it will be difficult to attack again. It’s getting even harder!”
"After all, there is only one city wall close to us that can be attacked. The city wall is surrounded by swamps and the army cannot pass through it. We have to pay a huge price to capture Dingxiang City. It is many times more difficult than the Western Turks! "Li Ji elaborated on his opinions.
"Li Ji, what you said is the same as what you didn't say. Are you going to withdraw your troops or not?" Yuchi Jingde rolled his eyes at Li Ji and said mockingly.
"That's right. It's good to join forces together, but it's hard to attack after losing the city. I don't even know what you mean!" Niu Jinda followed.
"Commander, we can't lose the city. Even if we fight to the last soldier, we can't retreat. Once we retreat, we will be sinners!" Hou Junji said solemnly.
"Commander, I just stated the pros and cons of retreating or not retreating. I personally agree with General Hou. As for the army, Dingxiang City cannot be lost and must be defended!" Li Ji followed.
"That's right. If you just say that, it's over. You still do things that I don't understand. I also agree not to retreat and stick to Dingxiang City! I, Yuchi Gong, have never been afraid of anyone, let alone a group of Western Turkic dogs. Son, Marshal, give me a military horse and I will go out to the city tomorrow to fight with them and see how powerful they are!" Yuchi Jingde said proudly, patting his chest.
"Count me in. I will go out of the city with Yuchi Gong to fight. These Western Turks are so bullying. I really think we are afraid of them!" Niu Jinda also hammered his chest.
Li Jing glanced at the two men and hummed softly: "You led the soldiers out to fight. Your courage is indeed commendable, but who are you killing? They are all aliens pushed out by the Western Turks. What you are killing are not Western Turks at all. , No matter how much you kill, it’s useless, besides, now is not the time to go out of the city to fight!”
"Commander, if you can't fight out of the city now, what should you do? Do you really want to retreat?" Yuchi Jingde asked in confusion.
"I will send another letter to Zheng Rentai to see how long it will take for them to arrive. This city can only hold on for the time being!"
"Today we used artillery to hit many Western Turkic crossbowmen, and we will continue to do so tomorrow. If the enemy uses crossbowmen to suppress us, we will use artillery to hit them hard!"
"As for those aliens attacking the city, we use crossbowmen to suppress them, and the city defense equipment is also sufficient. As long as we hold on for three days, I believe Zheng Rentai will be able to come!" Li Jing said with determination.
Everyone nodded after hearing Li Jing's words. This was the best way at the moment. Although everyone knew that the remaining few days would be a solid battle to defend the city, they had no choice.
As I just said, once you give up Dingxiang City, if you want to attack and capture Dingxiang City, you will probably have to kill and injure several times the number of troops. It is better to fight now!
Of course, it is not impossible to attack the Western Turks without going to Dingxiang City, but you have to go from the original territory of Xue Yantuo, but that place is now jointly guarded by Tubo and the Western Turks. If you go there, you will be attacked by the Tubo and the Western Turks. A joint attack by the Western Turks is also unrealistic.
