However, the enemy's resilience surprised the two of them. Although they did not use all their strength, they still felt frightened that they could continue to climb the ladder to the city with such casualties.
"Lao Guo, it seems we can't capsize in the gutter this time!"
Guo Xiaoke nodded and said solemnly: "Although we regard our enemies as weak, don't be careless."
"I'm going to the north. Look here, I haven't moved my muscles for a long time, so it's time to do some exercise!"
After saying that, he picked up the long weapon and walked towards the northern section of the city wall. It is best to use long weapons to defend the city. As the saying goes, one inch is long and one inch is strong. If you can prevent the enemy from getting close, don't get close. Kill the enemy while preserving yourself. This is What a general should do.
All I know is that those who are reckless will die on the battlefield sooner or later.
Poof!
The spear was as long as a dragon, and it stabbed to death a giant man-eater who was about to climb the city wall. Cheng Yaojin stopped. He was the Shoucheng coach. Although Ji Song was in the city, no one planned to let Ji Song, the big player, go to the battlefield.
If the time comes to send the general to the battlefield, everything will be over.
"Cheer up and let the enemy take a good look at the bravery of our Tang Dynasty warriors!"
"Kill!"
「............」
The cannibal's attack on the city was extremely fierce, because in less than an hour, someone boarded the city. Although it was quickly cleared, this gave Seld hope to break the city.
Tang Jun's resistance was also very brave, at least he didn't see any signs of letting go.
"Pass this order, whoever gets there first will be rewarded with a hundred slaves and a city sealed off."
Soon, Seld's encouragement spread to the front, and the already brutal siege turned into a meat grinder. People died every moment, and the Tang army had an advantageous position in defending the city. In order to confuse the enemy, any soldiers who were slightly injured would be immediately sent to the city to recuperate.
Seeing that the number of enemy troops was getting smaller and smaller, the Great Eaters attacked more fiercely. Just when they thought the city would be broken today, they heard shouts of killing from a distance and saw a group of Tang troops with bright armor. Rush to the top of the city and quickly kill all the giant cannibals who have climbed onto the top of the city.
At this time, the soldiers who had just gone down to rest had only washed their clothes and armor, making the enemy think that reinforcements were coming.
"Damn it, it was just a little bit close!"
Said said a little discouraged.
He was about to take the city, but just when he was about to reinforce again, he was so angry that he was half-dead. In less than an hour and a half, all the soldiers who boarded the city were killed.
"Come on, attack in turn, don't give the enemy any room to breathe!"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor!"
Amuweiya frowned and felt a little uneasy, but seeing that the two sides were indeed fighting and that the Tang army was indeed a little tired, he put his mind at ease.
However, he was a little confused. The Tang army that attacked the Dashi camp at night was so powerful that it even surpassed the Dashi front line. Why did the opponent perform so poorly today?
After looking at the high-spirited Seld, he opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing. Things that are baseless may be just overthinking!
The sun slowly hid among the mountains. When the big eater rang golden, the siege soldiers in front suddenly receded like a tide. Looking at the large cannibals retreating neatly, Cheng Yaojin, who was covered in blood, looked solemn.
The attack was like a rushing tsunami, and the retreat seemed orderly. Anyway, in his opinion, even he could not find the enemy's flaw.
"The army is resting and recuperating. The Army Sima will immediately count the casualties of the army!"
"promise!"
This is not the time to feel completely reassured. Although the enemy has retreated, you still need to be prepared. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the other party makes a counterattack.
"Old Cheng, how are you doing here?"
Guo Xiaoke was not much better at this time. His face looked exhausted, and there were many marks of slashes on his body. Fortunately, it was the strongest Mingguang armor in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the consequences would have been unpredictable!
"It's not bad, the casualties shouldn't be big!"
Cheng Yaojin took a sip, picked up the kettle next to him and drank.
"Ha! Grandma's,
This big thief was really difficult to deal with. I originally wanted to use five points of strength, but when he was in the most dangerous moment, he almost used all his strength. "
"Harmful, who can say otherwise? He is so brave that he is not afraid of death. He is obviously going to die, but he still shouts something about Allah. I almost got my neck chopped off!"
Thinking of this, he became more and more excited. He was planning to catch him alive, so he stopped, but who would have thought that the other party would take advantage of him and pounce directly on him. Fortunately, he was wearing armor.
"General, the statistics are over!"
Jun Sima trotted to the two of them and gasped.
"Well, tell me, what are the casualties?"
"In this battle, our army directly dispatched 30,000 people. They fought vigorously for one day and killed 300 people, seriously injured more than 100 people, and suffered about 1,000 minor injuries."
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said, "Where are the enemies? Do you have an estimate?"
The other party said excitedly: "Of course, although the enemy troops took away most of the corpses when they retreated, a simple count showed that there were more than 3,000 people left behind. It is estimated that no less than five enemy troops died at the hands of our troops. Thousands of people."
"General, our army has won a great victory. The loss was less than a few hundred, and the battle array was 5,000. This is a great victory!"
However, the overjoyed expression that he expected the Lieutenant General to have did not appear. He just waved and said, "Okay, I understand. You go down and comfort the wounded as soon as possible. Even if you die, I won't be able to do it. But since you survived, I will treat you at all costs." , if you die due to treatment problems, I will blame you!"
"promise!"
The military commander's expression was solemn. He knew that the general was definitely not joking now. Although he didn't know why he was unhappy even though he had won a big victory. But he knew that this was not something he should know.
"Lao Guo, I really want to go back and kill those bastards now."
"They obviously can survive! But now...sigh!"
He smashed it hard on the battlements and didn't care about the injuries and bleeding. Guo Xiaoke also understood why he was like this. If there were no catapults, there would be no need to remove the crossbows. With the crossbows there, as long as the arrows were missed, the enemy would not be able to get close to the city, and there would be no casualties.
But now, the enemy has slowly figured out how to use the catapult. First, the stone rain covered and suppressed the city head, covering the siege enemy troops as they approached the city. Once the enemy approaches the city, even the ballistae will be useless.
The greatest use of the ballistae is long-range attacks. If it is on the plains, it will be fine and will not be restricted. But on top of the city, once the enemy reaches the city, the ballistae will have a blind spot and will be completely useless.
The appearance of a catapult made their original plan change again and again, and even reached the point where they were helpless. They had weapons but could not use them. They could reduce casualties, but they could only watch the soldiers die in battle.
Who knows what crazy things they would do if they were not suppressed by their strong will.
Taking a deep breath, Guo Xiaoke patted Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder and said, "Let's go and tell the general about today's situation. He always has a lot of ideas. Maybe he has some good ideas!"
After saying that, he took Cheng Yaojin down to the top of the city, but when leaving, Cheng Yaojin looked at the brightly lit Dashi Military Camp......
In the small courtyard, Ji Song is admiring the moon in the courtyard.
I don’t know why, but I always feel that the moon here is not as round as in Chang’an, and it’s not as bright!
I don't know when Pingyang appeared in the courtyard. It might have been a little chilly. She was wearing an underskirt. Although she was older, it did not diminish her elegance at all.
He held a thin shirt in his hand, put it on Ji Song and sat on the stone bench.
"Are you waiting for Duke Lu and the others?"
If anyone in the world knows Ji Song best, apart from his mother, it is probably Pingyang. Even You Ning sometimes doesn't know what he is thinking, let alone his eldest grandson and the emperor.
They stand too high and see what they want to see, or what they hope to see.
He couldn't even remember how many things Pingyang had done for him over the years. There were so many that he couldn't even express his gratitude.
How many flashes of swords and shadows, how many conspiracies and intrigues, the reason why he was able to survive them one by one was because without Pingyang, the Dinghai Shenzhen, he would have been able to survive long ago.
I don’t know how badly he was beaten.
[In view of the general environment,
She may be like a calm lake without any ripples, or she may be as common as the blue sky and white clouds. But many people don't know that the undercurrent on the calm lake is the most dangerous, and the dark clouds behind the white clouds are the most deadly.
There is no need to say any words of gratitude between them, because saying so would be pretentious, and it would be better not to say anything at all.
Looking at Pingyang, Ji Song nodded: "Yes, it should be here by now."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps outside. The door was opened, and Lao Cheng and Lao Guo walked in. When they saw Ji Song and He Yang, they all said in unison: "Are you waiting for us?"
Ji Song smiled and said, "Otherwise? Who wouldn't sleep here in the middle of the night and enjoy the wind?"
"Okay, let's have a sip of tea when we get here. I probably won't be able to sleep for a while tonight!"
He refilled the tea for the two of them and signaled that they should drink before talking.
Lao Cheng glanced at Ji Song and took a big gulp of wine.
"How's the battle damage?"
"More than a hundred people died, hundreds were seriously injured, and the total number of casualties was over a thousand!"
"Have you ever been careless?"
"Never!"
"Have you ever been suspected by the enemy?"
"No!"
Ji Song was silent for a moment and said, "Are these all casualties caused by catapults?"
Old Cheng was silent, and Guo Xiaoke sighed: "What else could it be? In terms of armor, I, the Tang Dynasty, have a complete victory. In terms of combat power, I am not inferior to the opponent. How can we have so many casualties relying on the city wall?"
Pingyang hesitated to speak, but was silenced by Ji Song's eyes every time. It was not appropriate for him to speak at this time. Not only would it not have a comforting effect, it might also completely anger the two veterans.
"How's Dashi's combat power?"
Cheng Yaojin took a breath: "Although they are a little more ambitious than others, I have to admit that the Great Cannibals are really good at fighting. In terms of being brave and not afraid of death, the Tang Dynasty is slightly inferior. They don't seem to know what death is, they don't know fear, and they even Some...some..."
"Some enthusiasm...even relief? Or joy?"
Ji Song took over the conversation and sighed: "This is the horror of building a country based on religion. They have firm beliefs and are completely influenced by the Communist Party. They believe that death is just the beginning of the journey to the Kingdom of God."
"This is the most terrifying part. If everyone is like this, how can we fight this war? When the enemy is not afraid of death, all conspiracies and tricks will be greatly reduced. It can only fundamentally weaken the enemy's morale and attack their faith. , to make them doubt themselves, or to cause unrest in the country, or to make them see clearly the faces of senior officials."
"It is possible to shake their foundation!"
Seeing the two of them deep in thought, he smiled and said, "Don't be depressed, I have a solution!"
"What?"
"Do you really have any idea?"
Both Pingyang and the two of them looked surprised.
He nodded and said, "But now is not the time. Before the time comes, it won't work if you say it."
"Starting from tomorrow, don't be stingy about missing arrows. Although the ballistae cannot be used, I can guarantee that the soldiers will lose as many arrows as possible. If you can kill the enemy from a distance, don't let them get close easily."
He smiled and said: "How can the lives of our Tang Dynasty soldiers be compared to those of Dashi? One life for another, what a loss!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed, and Pingyang even hit Ji Song angrily, blaming him for saying weird things!
"Yes, it's such a big loss, it makes an old man feel sad!"
"It is said that one battle results in the death of thousands of bones, but who knows that this general really hopes for this? Anyway, I can't be as calm as water, let alone have peace of mind."
Ji Song put down the tea cup in his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I will tell you when the time comes. What you have to do now is to kill the enemy's effective forces as much as possible, weaken the opponent's morale, and reduce the enemy's morale.
Fewer casualties of our troops. I also want to take you to the West to see the exotic scenery of the Western countries, and also to see the beauties of the exotic lands. "
"how?"
Cheng Guo even looked at each other and saw the surprise in the other's eyes, but he felt itchy in his heart and said loudly: "Is this what you said? A great general can't break his word. He will tell the soldiers when he gets back. Grandma, if If they find out that you are taking them to the West to see beauties, why don't they scream?"
"That's right, I have been guarding the Western Region for a long time, but I have never been to the west of Congling. This is only possible because of the great general. You can't let us down!"
Ji Song burst into laughter and said: "Don't worry, even with the pressure of being impeached by hundreds of officials and dismissed from office by His Majesty, we still have to make everyone realize their injustice. Otherwise, wouldn't it be that what I, a great general, have done is too disappointing?"
"It's getting late, I wish everyone a safe and sound tomorrow!"
Cheng Yaojin and the others stood up and said, "Okay, let's leave first, and you should rest early!"
Looking at the two people leaving, Ji Song's expression darkened. Pingyang approached him and asked doubtfully: "Do you really have a solution?"
Ji Song was stunned, and his face immediately turned serious and said: "Of course, you think I'm joking? There are no jokes in the army, how can I talk nonsense?"
But Pingyang looked at him suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
"Okay, stop thinking nonsense, everything is under control, just sleep peacefully."
After saying that, he shouted out the door: "Liu Laoer, where did you die? Send me back to my room quickly!"
"Hey, it's coming, it's coming!"
When I came back, I waved and said good night.
After Ji Song left, Pingyang looked at the closed door and couldn't recover for a long time. He always put everything on his shoulders like this. How? What can be done?
He knew Ji Song, and he might just be trying to comfort those two people!
