Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Jing took a deep breath and said: "In today's battle, although we defeated the Western Turks, our losses were not small. There were as many as 20,000 dead and wounded soldiers. 20,000, we are now Now there are only more than 50,000 horses left!”
Hearing Li Jing's words, everyone took a breath. Although they knew the number of casualties on their side, they didn't know the number of casualties elsewhere. How could everyone not be surprised when they suddenly heard this number!
With 20,000 casualties and only 50,000 troops left, can we survive tomorrow? This was the thought of everyone present.
"Commander, what should we do tomorrow?" Niu Jinda asked with his eyes wide open.
"What should we do? As long as we lose it, we can't give away Dingxiang City even if we fight to the end!!!" Li Jing said forcefully.
Everyone's spirits were shaken. They had already held on for two days. If they gritted their teeth and held on for another two days, reinforcements would arrive.
"Commander, General Zheng, is there any news from the army?" Li Ji asked.
Li Jing shook his head. The three days he mentioned in front of the generals was just to encourage everyone. In fact, he didn't know exactly how long it would take.
It might be three days, or it might be five days. Right now, the only way is to stick to one day.
However, Li Jing will not tell everyone about this matter. Once he does, it will upset the morale of the army. It is better to let everyone hold on to a glimmer of hope. Maybe the army will arrive in three days!
Li Ji was not a fool. He guessed everything just by looking at Li Jing's expression. His heart skipped a beat, but he didn't say anything. He also lamented in his heart, but there was nothing he could do!
The battle to defend the city cannot be solved by using tactics. Li Jing has already done a good job. He was able to hold on for so many days under the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops. If it had been anyone else, he would have been defeated in one battle today. The city was captured!
Next, Li Jing arranged various matters for tomorrow's battle. Although there are only more than 50,000 people, they must be distributed properly. Otherwise, there will be more people and horses on the east wall and fewer people on the west wall. If the enemy attacks the west wall, the city will not be destroyed. It's broken, so we can only deploy the troops.
While Li Jing was arranging various matters for tomorrow's battle, King Zuo Xian was furious in the Chinese army's tent in the Western Turks. All the tables in front of him were overturned, and food and drinks were spilled on the tables. It was everywhere, and the maid responsible for pouring wine was kneeling there shivering, not daring to move.
The rest of the generals in the tent were also too arrogant to say anything. The king was very angry. If he spoke at this time, wouldn't he be asking for trouble and hitting the muzzle of his gun?
"Trash, trash! They are all a bunch of trash!"
"So many people have died, but Dingxiang City has not yet been captured. What's the use of you?"
"Sixty thousand people. A full 60,000 aliens are dead. Although these aliens are just cannon fodder, they have not played any role. If there are only tens of thousands of aliens tomorrow, how can we fight this war?"
"The army of 400,000 people now only has 300,000 people. How did you fight this battle?"
When everyone heard King Zuo Xian's words, they all lowered their heads and said nothing.
In a siege battle, casualties are inevitable, but they did die more in this battle.
But there was no way. The enemy had artillery and wooden lumps. These two things were the reason for their heavy losses. If they really used bows and crossbows, rolling wood and stones, kerosene, and boiling oil, how could the casualties be so huge? It was captured!
But how dare they say this? It’s a trivial matter to scold them, but they could be dragged out, beaten, or beheaded!
"How should we attack the city tomorrow? Without the foreigners to support us, we can only use our soldiers from the Western Turks. These are the soldiers from the Western Turks. If there are too many casualties, how can I explain to the Khan?"
"You guys are talking! Will it be fine if you don't talk?" King Zuo Xian roared.
He couldn't do it without roaring. He originally thought that he would be sure of success today, but who could have expected that Dingxiang City changed its tactics and resisted their attack forcefully, defending Dingxiang City.
Although Dingxiang City certainly suffered a lot of losses, his losses were even greater!
"Your Majesty, I will personally lead the troops tomorrow to capture Dingxiang City!" A burly man suddenly stood up and said. He was more than two meters tall and looked intimidating.
Seeing this person stand up, King Zuo Xian nodded with satisfaction. It was considered that these people had not lost their blood!
"Your Majesty, I will take the lead tomorrow and will definitely attack the city wall!" Changsun Chong also stood up at this time.
Seeing Chang Sun Chong actually say such words, King Zuo Xian was stunned, nodded in the same way, and then glanced at the others.
Seeing King Zuo Xian looking at him, and seeing Chang Sun Chong actually standing up, these people suddenly lost their composure, and they all shouted that they would personally lead the troops to attack the city tomorrow, and they would not give up until the city was taken!
