Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 618
Walking out of the wounded barracks, Li Shan looked up at the sun, beckoned to Wen Bang, "How many more days of food and grass?"

Wen Bang's wife and children had already been found, and they were sent back to Taiyuan Mansion. He kept his promise and stayed in Guji Town, and now he is in charge of food and grass.

"Half food, it can last for about five days." Wen Bang rubbed his nose and handed over the steamed bun in his hand.

"Not hungry, you can eat." Li Shan shook his head, "Behead a batch of war horses first."

"Yes."

Trying to break through the Yanmen Pass by using the Loufan Pass, Jieli Khan's whimsical idea was shattered, and Gu Jizhen was faced with a very tragic reality.

lack of food.

Originally, Guji Town had Zhang Shigui as the main general, with 600 infantry, [-] cavalry, and [-] personal guards around Zhang Shigui, a total of about [-] people, with half a month of food and grass.

But Li Shan and Xue Wanche were trapped in Guji Town, and the bodyguards they brought with them... Xue Wanche only had a hundred bodyguards, but Li Shan had almost 500 bodyguards because Zhu Wei had just arrived.

All of a sudden, there were 600 more people, and there was already insufficient food and grass, and the 600 more people were cavalry, which made things worse... Before Jieli Khan attacked Yanmen Pass with all his strength, Li Shan and Zhang Shigui did not dare to kill the horses, maybe can escape.

It's all right now, more than [-] troops have been besieging, and because they have been trapped in the fort for half a month, the Tang army's food and grass are almost exhausted.

This is why Li Shan said that he lived and died with Xue Wanche and Zhang Shigui... If Yanmenguan did not send reinforcements, even if the Turks could not break through Guji Town, they would starve to death just by starvation.

Even if you eat horse meat, it won't last long.

"Stay on it." Li Shan whispered, and said to Wen Bang: "For those who have not killed the enemy, their rations will be reduced by one third."

"You have lived in Wuyuan County for a long time. You should know that there has been a lot of famine in the grasslands in recent years. This time, Jieli Khan led an army of more than [-] to the south, but failed to break through Yanmen Pass, and even failed to break through Mayi. There must be insufficient food and grass."

Wen Bang nodded vigorously, "The food and grass in the fortress are hard to last, and the Turks are even harder to last."

"As long as you can hold on, there is still a chance." Li Shan tried to show a confident smile.

In the afternoon, after a short rest, the Turks launched another wave of offensives. Li Shan had already heard Zhu Wei talk about the morning's battle.

Li Shan felt a little strange, and climbed to the top of the city before the wounded arrived... Could Jieli Khan be so stupid?

Can you think of trying to break through the Yanmen Pass by attacking back and forth through the Loufan Pass... Would you just bury Guji Town with your life?
It is true that an army of more than [-] can drown Guji Town, but the question is how much time Jieli Khan is willing to spend... It is impossible for an army of more than [-] to have enough food and grass.

The question is how much Xieli Khan is willing to pay... Those barbarians who are good at riding and shooting now need to attack the city on foot. How much youth will they lose?
The next moment, Li Shan's expression changed when he was watching from a distance. Although the distance was still far away and he couldn't see clearly, what those Turkic soldiers were pushing...was obviously a siege engine similar to a siege engine.

Zhang Shigui's face was calm, and he only issued orders step by step. The soldiers of the Tang Army waited in full force, first with Tang crossbows, then with bows and arrows, and finally with broken bricks and stones... But this time, the effect was much worse.

Jieli Khan was not that stupid. On the one hand, the onslaught in the morning was to test the defensive strength of the defenders and try to find out the weaknesses in the defense. On the other hand, it was also to allow time for making equipment.

His son was defeated twice and his calf was broken. Jieli Khan knew very well that although the enemy on the opposite side was young, he was like a very cunning and ferocious wolf. Even if he had a hundred times the strength, this battle would not be so easy succeed.

Jieli Khan also knew that there was not much food and grass, and the leaders of Tiele and other ministries were dissatisfied.

But it was unbearable and unacceptable for Jieli Khan to return to Wuyuan County with nothing.

Prestige, strength, and military strength are all things that Jieli Khan needs to consider... If he fails to break through the Yanmen Pass, he must at least take Guji Town.

On the one hand, the geographical location of Guji Town is too important, close to Yunzhou... At first, Jieli Khan didn't take it seriously, but now that he knows that Tuli Khan and Li Tang are in an alliance, the importance of this location has risen sharply .

On the other hand, it was because of Li Shan, no matter what happened, this time the troops were dispatched in the name of cutting off Li Shan's head and paying homage to Yugushe and Yusheshe.

Lying on the hill, Jieli Khan looked coldly at the small fortress, if he couldn't conquer Yanmen Pass, could he not conquer Guji Town?

The army failed to attack Yanmen Pass this time, but the Xi people were quite proficient in making various siege equipment. The wooden carts covered the Turkic warriors approaching the city wall in full view, and the ladder was successfully placed on the top of the city. Some spread out to suppress the defenders at the top of the city with bows and arrows, and some blocked the top of their heads with wooden shields, with weapons in their mouths, and with both hands, they climbed up the ladder in the blink of an eye.

"Lang Jun!"

Zhu Shitou and Fan Shiyi held up their shields to protect Li Shan, while Zhu Wei grabbed Li Shan's sleeve and walked down the city wall... This kind of place that can go up and down the city wall is often the focus of Turkic attacks, it is really not What a great place to watch the battle.

Recalling the miserable screams, Li Shan saw the soldiers who were standing just now suddenly fall down from time to time, and occasionally saw a few barbarians rushing to the top of the city to grab an open space, but Zhang Shigui arranged for the rear, or dozens of Tang crossbows were fired at the same time. , shooting the opponent full of holes, or the soldiers holding shields all stepped forward, and the forest of spears pierced out of the middle made the opponent helpless.

Soon, Li Shan didn't have time to think about that. The wounded were sent down the city wall in a steady stream. The reserve team was rushing here, and Li Shan rushed back to the wounded barracks.

The sound of shouting and killing outside kept lingering in my ears until the dusk ended. Li Shan pushed away the steamed bun Zhu Shitou handed over, and sat down tiredly. Yes, 73 wounded were sent in one morning, half of them could return to the battlefield, at least as civilian husbands.

But one afternoon, only 53 wounded were sent, of which 21 were dead, and only seven of them were "slightly wounded"...

The battle in the afternoon must have been more tragic than in the morning, but fewer wounded were sent... Naturally, it was because many wounded were not necessary to be sent, and even died on the spot.

Zhang Shigui, who was standing at the top of the city and deployed night defenses, also had an ugly expression. The casualties in one day were close to 200, while Guji Town had a total of more than 2000 people, and the casualty rate was close to [-]%.

Even if the personal guards reported back just now, about half a hundred of the wounded could recover, but such a casualty rate...for the defenders, the loss was too heavy.

Generally speaking, if the casualties exceed [-]%, the defenders will collapse.

Originally thought that Xieli Khan would not attack the fort for a long time because of food and logistics, Zhang Shigui was quite confident to hold on to Guji Town, but now he is a little bit unable to hold on.

(End of this chapter)