King Zuo Xian did not expect the stalemate of the battle. In one morning, Dingxiang City actually resisted his attack.
Not only King Zuo Xian, but also the expressions of the generals sitting in his tent also changed slightly.
What they thought was a sure thing turned out to be unexpected. They didn't expect it.
Why can't Dingxiang City be captured? This is the doubt lingering in the hearts of every Western Turkic general.
On the west wall, Chang Sun Chong was commanding the alien army to attack the city, but his tactics seemed less effective today than before.
The increase in artillery also hindered his attack, which made Changsun Chong furious.
Only by capturing Dingxiang City can he prove his ability, gain the attention of the Western Turkic Khan, and truly control the military power and lead troops to attack the Tang Dynasty.
But now he is blocked by a city wall. How can the arrogant Changsun Chong not be angry!
"Let me attack. Don't be afraid of those artillery pieces. Those artillery pieces are just for scaring people. They won't kill many people at all!"
"If anyone dares to take a step back, I will kill them all!!!"
Changsun Chong waved his sword and cursed angrily from behind, but his words had no effect at all. These foreigners should retreat anyway, because the artillery really scared them.
What's scaring people? His brother just died next to him, and his stomach was blown to pieces. Is this trying to scare people?
In later generations, there were those who were passive and slack at work, and there were also those who were passive and slack in fighting. These foreigners themselves looked down on Changsun Chong. In their view, although they were foreigners, at least half of their blood was the blood of Western Turks. It's not like Changsun Chong was just a Tang Dynasty man.
Why should a Tang man yell at them? Not only the foreigners, but also the Western Turks. Although they obeyed Changsun Chong's orders, it was essential to obey them and disobey them.
Changsun Chong asked them to kill the aliens who retreated, but when they arrived, they just urged these aliens to continue attacking the city. Kill? No action at all!
This made Changsun so angry that he almost vomited blood. He couldn't carry out his orders. How to fight this battle? No matter how you fight, you will lose!
Only the northern city wall was the most tense. After all, King Zuo Xian and the others were in the north, and they had the largest number of troops here. However, with Li Jing here to take charge, nothing major happened.
Of course, casualties are inevitable. Seeing a famous Tang soldier fall, Li Jing's heart was bleeding, but he could only grit his teeth and persevere.
The battle lasted from sunrise to sunset. King Zuo Xian saw that there was nothing he could do, so he ordered his troops to retreat.
Seeing the Western Turks retreating, not only Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but all the soldiers and generals in the city also breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that they had survived another day.
There are only two days left. The commander-in-chief said last night that reinforcements will arrive in just three days. As long as they persist for three days, they will hold the city!
After the war, the city's repairs were indispensable. Li Jing did not take care of these matters. He just gave an explanation and ordered all the generals to gather at the city lord's palace.
When Li Jing arrived, the generals were already sitting here waiting for him. The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet after Li Jing arrived.
They were all talking about today's battle just now. Some were fearful, some were careless, and some were clamoring to let the enemy die without a burial place. In short, there were all kinds of things.
After glancing at the generals, Li Jing said with a gloomy expression, "What? You think you can rest easy after repelling the Western Turks?"
The generals kept silent and looked straight at Li Jing, waiting for Li Jing's next words. Some people did think so. Although Li Jing did not want to dampen their morale, if they let their guard down, the enemy would seize the opportunity to attack Dingxiang. City, this is something that cannot be taken lightly!
"Although we repelled the enemy today, do you know how much we paid?" Li Jing patted the table and said.
Everyone lowered their heads one after another, and even some of the people who had been clamoring just now sighed deeply.
How could they not know the price they paid? They were all generals supervising the battle on the city wall. They knew what happened on their own city wall better than anyone else!
