And Hudar also knew that the premise for the heavy cavalry charge was that the enemy did not stop them and just let them charge the enemy's spear phalanx. If the enemy covered it with arrows...
He was already very clear about the result of Datang's already powerful armor-piercing triangular iron arrows, boosted by the speed of the cavalry, hitting them head-on.
Goguryeo suffered too much from these armor-piercing arrows on the way. In the past few days, the arrows fired by the Tang cavalry alone caused them heavy losses.
A considerable number of the soldiers who died were killed by arrows.
But what Hudar didn't know was that right in front of him, on several boulders at the foot of the mountain in the southwest, Li Shiji and other major generals were observing him with telescopes.
"It's easier than we thought." Li Shiji said with a smile.
"That's because he never thought that the Liaodong front line had already fallen. In his opinion, it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty's troops to be so concentrated. After all, Goguryeo still had so much territory. And Qibi Heli was always there Provoking them attracted his attention and left him no time to think too much." Hou Junji shook his head.
"What's more, judging from the information, he is not the kind of general who is good at thinking."
"But General Li, if you don't take the opportunity to attack now, are you trying to persuade us to surrender?" Hou Junji asked.
"I don't think it's possible to persuade him to surrender. Didn't the information from the Intelligence Department say that this man is extremely loyal to Yuan Gaisuwen? It should be impossible for him to surrender to the Tang Dynasty anyway." Yuchi Jingde shook his head and said.
"You have to persuade them to surrender, but you have to teach them a lesson before you persuade them to surrender. If you directly ask them to surrender, they will definitely not be willing to do so." Li Shiji shook his head and said.
"Tsk, tsk, I want to see how powerful the city-breaking thunder we buried can be." Hou Junji was very interested.
They buried four city-breaking mines in four directions of the city. It wasn't that they didn't want to bury more, but they only had so much detonating wire in their hands. Each of the four detonating wires was 300 meters long. But it was buried too close to the city. According to the location of the enemy's defense line, they had to advance to 200 meters before they could connect the detonator.
They are still some distance away from where the detonation line is hidden. Li Shiji and the others don't understand the principle of this detonation line, but it is said to be related to the electric lights in the Everlasting City of the Tang Dynasty. They don't understand what kind of electric detonation it is.
But that thing needs to be connected to a box first, and then the handle on the box can be pressed down to detonate it directly.
"You will see." Li Shiji shook his head and said, "But I am more interested in our bow and arrow coverage. Their current formation is indeed the best defensive formation, but they have considered one thing wrong, or rather They never thought that the number of bed crossbows in our hands would be so terrifying."
"Not to mention the large bed crossbows, it is enough for these medium-sized bed crossbows to break their formation."
"Let's go down, go to the front line, and talk to the other party first." Li Shiji said.
Several people immediately got off the boulder.
The army of the Tang Dynasty was still approaching, and in order to prevent the Tang Dynasty from raiding, Hudar kept gathering all the troops into a circle with the city as the center.
This can indeed prevent Datang from attacking directly from a certain angle, but Li Shiji really wants to ask, what if I don't make a sudden attack, but directly cover it with bows and arrows? How should you respond?
It can be said that when Datang surrounded them, they were already in a dead situation.
When the Tang army advanced to a distance of three hundred meters from the enemy's defense line, all the troops stopped advancing.
In the sky, two golden eagles were circling in search of their prey, but within their sight at this moment, a dense crowd of people formed a huge circle on the ground below.
Surrounded by an equally dense crowd.
There used to be a lot of prey here, but now the appearance of these people has made the prey disappear, and they have to turn to other directions.
Hudar looked at the Tang army that had advanced hundreds of steps away. He took a deep breath. He had already seen the flag of the enemy commander. Hudar also came down directly from the city wall and rode straight to the front line.
He knew that since Datang did not attack immediately, it obviously wanted to talk.
Hudar doesn't suggest talking about it and seeing if we can take advantage of the situation to find some opportunities.
When Li Shiji arrived at the front line, he gave the orders directly without any hesitation. He took two guards and carried the flag straight into the middle of the confrontation between the two armies.
When he almost reached the middle position, Li Shiji reined in the horse.
Hudar took a deep breath, and without hesitation, he took two people with him and carried his own flag to the position between the two armies.
When Hudar arrived about ten meters away from Li Shiji, he also stopped his horse.
"Li Shiji, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Goryeo, you must be Hudar." Li Shiji introduced himself with a calm face.
Hudar was stunned for a moment. Although he might have some fame in Goguryeo, he probably had no fame at all in the Tang Dynasty. But Li Shiji actually knew his name?
But he really knew Li Shiji's name, because Li Shiji had been in charge of the border between Datang and Goguryeo for more than a year or two, and Goguryeo could still get this information.
"It turns out to be General Li. We, Goryeo, regard you as the suzerain of the Tang Dynasty, but you, the Tang Dynasty, have no shame and directly invaded my Goryeo, but you think that I, Goryeo, have no one?" Hudar said directly and loudly.
Li Shiji smiled, who said that this person with a weak brain can't speak? Do you think this is a good excuse?
Li Shiji naturally didn't care about his words. He just said calmly: "Yes, you are right. When there was no one in Goryeo, Goryeo invaded Silla again and again, or combined with Baekje to invade Silla, and Treat the will of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty as nothing. From that time on, you, Goryeo, are my enemies of the Tang Dynasty."
"In recent years, you, Goryeo, have paid less and less attention to me, the Tang Dynasty. How can the world be so loyal to the country? You are such unfaithful and unjust people. Even if you beg for mercy from the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will definitely pay you back." ! But my Majesty the Tang Dynasty, His Highness the King of Qin is truly a benevolent and righteous king. Before we marched, he warned us repeatedly not to commit more crimes."
"His Highness said that you, the Korean people, are also common people. The wrong things done by the Korean royal family and the Korean nobles should not be borne by the Korean people. That's why I came to see you today to give you a chance to surrender."
Li Shiji looked at him and said calmly.
"If General Li is just trying to persuade you to surrender, then there is no need to say more." Hudar sneered.
