On Dingxiang City, Li Jing had no idea that his artillery had brought a huge shock to King Zuo Xian. It can be said that the first surprise was more of a shock to King Zuo Xian.
As for the surprise that follows, I don’t know whether it’s shock or horror!
The soldiers of the Western Turks did not stop the attack. Under the urging of the cavalry behind them, they organized an attack again and braved the artillery. However, the situation they encountered before happened again. They were suppressed by the artillery before they could get close. Then there was another round of arrow rain. When they approached the city wall and just set up the ladder, they were bombarded by another round of wooden lumps.
This batch of attacks naturally ended in failure, and the Western Turkic soldiers who attacked the city were completely wiped out.
Seeing this, Li Jing waved to the messenger next to him, and upon receiving the order, the messenger lifted up the big flag in his hand and waved it in the air.
Under the city, Zheng Rentai and Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but be happy when they saw the big flag raised on the city tower. This was a signal to them. As long as the flag was raised, it was the time for them to attack.
Immediately, the city gates on three sides were opened from the inside.
In the distance, King Zuo Xian saw that the gate of Dingxiang City was actually wide open. He was a little puzzled. Could it be that Dingxiang City wanted to surrender?
As soon as this idea emerged, a group of cavalry rushed out of the city gate, followed by more Tang soldiers rushing out of the city.
Seeing this, King Zuo Xian's expression changed, but he had not yet connected this with the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty. He learned from Changsun Chong that it was very complicated for the Tang Dynasty to send troops, and it would take a lot of time to rush the soldiers. It took a long time to prepare food, grass and weapons, and it would take some time. When the Tang army arrived at Dingxiang City, it would take at least more than a month. With so much time, he would be able to capture Dingxiang City, but now However, in just over half a month, reinforcements from Dingxiang City were unlikely to arrive.
However, what King Zuo Xian thought was completely wrong, or Chang Sun Chong was right, but he had not been back for a long time and did not know many things about Chang'an.
Nowadays, it is very different from before. In addition to the time required to recruit troops and horses, there is no need to allocate food and grass at all. There are plenty of granaries around Chang'an City.
This food is none other than the potatoes made by Luo Zhang. Of course, there are also other food, such as potato vermicelli made from potatoes. This food is easy to preserve, tastes good, and tastes good. It is the best military food for marching. More importantly, there are so many of these things that they are almost out of stock. If you don’t eat them, it would be a waste to keep them.
It can be seen that the planting of potatoes has become widespread, and Luo Zhang has nothing to do about it. Potatoes can grow so well that one acre of land can yield several kilograms of harvest. What food can compare with potatoes.
As for weapons, there is no shortage in Chang'an City. Luo Zhang's weapons workshop is working almost day and night to build weapons, and has already stocked a pile. With the previous inventory, there is no problem in supplying the army.
These two steps were saved, and the army set off directly after gathering. In order to rush for time, Zheng Rentai adopted a rapid march. He only rested for three hours at night and two-quarters of an hour in the middle. He spent the rest of the time on the road, so he could be like this. He rushed to Dingxiang City in the shortest time and arrived in time when Dingxiang City was most critical.
If this were not the case, Dingxiang City would be in danger, and Li Jing and other generals would be afraid that it would be destroyed along with Dingxiang City. I have to say that all this is luck, but not luck. Everything is determined.
Most of this number is due to Luo Zhang.
Whether it was the construction of the weapons workshop or the emergence of potatoes, it was all because of Luo Zhang.
Seeing the troops and horses rushing out of Dingxiang City, King Zuo Xian was originally disdainful. If these people had been huddled in the city, it would be difficult for him to capture the city. But now these Tang people actually ran out looking for death. Do they think they My own people suffered heavy casualties, can I take advantage now?
Just when King Zuo Xian was about to order an attack on the Tang army leaving the city, the gate of Dingxiang City opened into a big mouth, and the Tang army soldiers kept spitting out, almost without any pause.
This made King Zuo Xian a little surprised. What did Tang Jun want to do? Is it a desperate attempt to fight with him?
