Looking at the Turks fleeing in panic, Zhang Shigui's eyes turned red and he slapped the city head fiercely.
"Li Yaoshi, Li Yaoshi!" A wry smile appeared on Li Shan's face, Ru Zhi Nai He, Ru Zhi Nai He.
To be fair, both Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and even Li Shan hated Li Jingwei for sending troops to help, but at the same time they could understand... When they first arrived and encountered a big battle, they naturally had to defend Yanmen Pass as their top priority.
Therefore, except for a few complaints from Xue Wanche, neither Li Shan nor Zhang Shigui ever mentioned Li Jing... until now.
In the age of cold weapons, there are many factors that affect the combat effectiveness of an army, such as weapons, horses, logistics and food, etc., but invisible morale always comes first.
The Turks finally broke through the city after eight days of fierce attack, but they received a blow. The tragic battle in Wengcheng completely destroyed the morale of the Turks. This influence will not only be limited to the siege soldiers, but will inevitably be felt among the soldiers. spread among the army outside the city.
If Li Jing can lead his cavalry to arrive, he is very likely to achieve a great victory. No matter what, he can expel the Turks and completely relieve the siege of Guji Town.
Of course, there are other reasons why Zhang Shigui is so angry. Because I can't hold on any longer. The original remaining troops at Guji Town Zhaibao, including those brought by Li Shan and Xue Wanche, originally totaled less than 3,000 people. Now, two-thirds of the troops have been killed and wounded, and only more than 800 people are still able to fight with all their hands and feet.
Food and grass are not in a hurry. Although they ran out of food yesterday, the war horses can still eat grass and bean cakes, and the soldiers can eat large pieces of cooked horse meat, because the personal guards who arrived with Li Shan in Guji Town are all cavalry, and they have killed the war horses so far. There are hundreds of war horses in the fort.
The key to the problem is that we can no longer hold on. After all, the preparations for the construction were not long, and the fortress was originally small, but now it has been given over to Wengcheng. Although the inner city has gates and higher walls, Li Shan is not a civil engineer after all, and there are many flaws in the design. , Zhang Shigui is not good at this aspect either.
The outer city wall and the inner city wall are connected. The inner city wall is not thick enough, and the city gate is not as strong as the outer city gate. If the Turks attack the city again with ants attacking the city... then the widow has lost her son, and there is no hope.
This is also the reason why Zhang Shigui used Wengcheng at the last moment.
"There are about a hundred horse corpses, and there are more than a hundred skinned war horses." Zhu Wei climbed up to the top of the city tiredly.
"Kill them all?"
"The horse carcass was cut into pieces and cooked. The war horse will not move for the time being." Li Shan said indifferently: "Brother Wu'an, today the Turks..."
"We won't attack again today." Zhang Shigui looked up at the sun and said hesitantly: "I just don't know tomorrow..." Now, they can only hope that in today's battle at Wengcheng, the Turks will be defeated and Jieli Khan will give up and continue. Attacking the city... They knew they couldn't defend it, but Jieli Khan might not know that.
Seven or eight miles outside the city, the members of the association who were sweating profusely were still in shock.
"That guy really has a back-up plan!" The flesh on Tuli Khan's cheeks twitched as he tutted: "I heard that Li Huairen is the best at surviving even from death..." Having made up his mind to marry Li Shanyi, how could Tuli Khan not find out about this? The resumes of these brothers start from the Battle of Liting that year, to the subsequent great victories at Handan and Wei County, and then to the attack on the camp on a snowy night last year, forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender. Li Shan is the best at surviving in impossible situations. Turn defeat into victory.
"Are you going to continue to attack the city?" Faced with the question of the association rate, Tuli Khan shook his head.
"All the tribesmen are frightened." Most of the people who invaded the city this time were the Ashina tribe. The casualties were not heavy in terms of military strength, but the blow to morale was extremely heavy. The uncle asked the tribesmen to die again... ...I'm afraid there will be a rebellion down there.
After a pause, Tuli Khan whispered: "No matter where you are, we will withdraw our troops tomorrow."
"withdraw troops?"
"Yeah." Tuli Khan sneered,
"An army of hundreds of thousands besieged the small fortress and failed for eight days. How can he still blame us?"
"What's more, the scouts came today to report that the Tiele tribes had withdrawn to the west two days ago, leaving only thousands of cavalry twenty miles away in the south to watch Mayi." Tuli Khan was very ambitious and could not attack Yanmen Pass this time. After the attack, almost all of the five thousand king's troops were wiped out in the east of the river. They continued to attack Xiaoxiaoguji Town for eight days without success. The troops were reduced and the tribesmen were resentful. Even Tiele and other tribes who had not benefited at all were dissatisfied.
The next thing will be easy to handle. If you contact the various ministries externally, care for the children of the clan internally, and join forces with Li Tang, Tuli Khan is sure that in a short time... at least he will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jieli Khan.
Tuli Khan here was full of pride, while Jieli Khan over there was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The sweaty man with a fleshy face coughed violently and his face turned blue.
"And there are city gates and city walls?" For eight days, they rushed and attacked fiercely. Countless warriors used their flesh and blood to capture only the first city gate and the first city wall?
The fortress is only so big, and abandoning part of it will only make the Tang army more dense... Do you want your soldiers to attack the second city gate and climb the second city wall?
Who knows if there is a third city gate or a third city wall? The Tang army didn't care, they could afford it, but could their tens of thousands of troops, whose food and grass were nearly exhausted, afford it?
There are tens of thousands of troops there, and will my nephew with lofty ideals accompany me to continue? Most of the Tiele tribes have turned to the west, and the Pei, Xi, Bayegu, Pugu, Tongluo, and Huihe tribes all intend to return north. Do they still insist on continuing to attack Guji Town?
Jieli Khan gritted his teeth, he was not willing to give in, not willing to give in! Not to mention that this fort was like a nail not far from the border between Shuozhou and Yunzhou. It was just that my son was captured alive twice and his calf was broken. Such humiliation...not to mention the psychological impact on Jie. Li Khan's own authority will also have immeasurable negative consequences.
Thinking of this, Jieli Khan couldn't help but hate Guo Ziheng deeply. If this guy hadn't come to avenge him, he would have returned north to Wuyuan County long ago. How could he be in a dilemma... If his head hadn't been hanging on the city wall, Jieli Khan would have had the intention to cut him into pieces. .
But within his line of sight, Jieli Khan saw Ashina She'er's face turned pale, and dozens of Ashina clan disciples behind him were in despair.
Obviously, everything inside the urn city has made these disciples feel frightened and their morale has completely collapsed. If we want the tribal ants to invade the city, and then attack the city gate, let alone other things, we will not be able to maintain morale, and we will not be able to suppress them.
At this time, the scouts and rangers from the south came at high speed, which caused a change in the faces of Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan.
For eight days, the two khans, the elder and the younger, have been sending scouts to watch over Yanmen Pass. If they are so panicked, there will definitely be chaos.
"Have troops been dispatched from Yanmen Pass?"
"The troops have been sent out at Yanmen Pass?!" The uncle and nephew asked the same question at different locations. Tuli Khan turned his head to look indifferently, and his eyes collided with Jieli Khan's from afar. Both of them knew in their hearts that they could not fight anymore. Went down.
