Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 467 fierce battle
The proportion of battle damage under the city of Yanjin is astonishing. For infantry with heavy armor and shields, Yuangai Suwen can only injure a little by launching an indiscriminate attack from the catapult on the city wall. The Tang army who was attacking could almost persist until they evacuated from the battlefield. Their military order was like this. If they were injured, they would evacuate quickly while they still had strength. Doctors in the army tried their best to treat them.

In just one hour of charging and fighting, the Goguryeo coalition forces lost at least 5 to 300 people, while the Tang army only killed less than [-] people. The wounded, as long as they still have the strength to come back, there is almost no danger of life.

Under such a huge battle loss ratio, the soldiers of the Goguryeo coalition army have been terrified. The superiority in numbers is no longer enough to give them confidence. Unanimously, they chose to retreat, giving Tang Jun a chance to kick back.

After all, the Tang army only has 10 horses. In the two hours or so of fighting just now, plus chariots, crossbowmen, etc., the Tang army has actually more than 5 people participating in the battle, and most of the infantry are already close to exhaustion. , because the price of enhancing their defense is that their load is extremely high. Even though their daily training intensity was very high before, after nearly two hours of vigorous exercise under a load of about [-] kg, their spare energy is not enough. too much.

Of course, if this was a conventional war, the Tang army had already won the victory. The Koguryo coalition forces dispatched 15 troops, but left behind nearly [-] corpses, and the death rate exceeded [-]%. More than [-]%, this army has already been defeated.

The coalition forces of these countries can only hate themselves for being on the thief ship of Goguryeo. Yuangai Suwen has as many as 30 direct troops guarding the city as the supervising team. If they dare to retreat without authorization, they will die.

Tang Jun's arrow suppression consumes a lot of energy, so he can't keep shooting like this. Soon, Xue Li, Cheng Mingzhen and others led the heavy cavalry to charge again...
Zhang Gongjin, who was hiding in the mountains and trying to figure out a way, suddenly remembered that one year during the Lantern Festival, Li Jing talked with his group about the huge sky lantern set up in Wangjiang Tower. At that time, he once said that this sky lantern could be used as a battlefield message The means used, now, people like Zhang Gongjin can’t get through Yanjin City at all. Perhaps, the only way to pass the news to Tang Jun is by using sky lanterns. After all, there will be many telescopes on Tang Jun’s side to observe the surrounding environment. Someone who looked up to the sky saw it!
"Sky lanterns, you guys know how to make sky lanterns!"

"This! It's so good. When I was in Chang'an, every year during the Lantern Festival, the mansion would make some!"

Zhao Long's subordinates were originally the guards of Sun's residence, so they naturally understood some of the things that the residence did. In fact, not only Wangjianglou did it, but Xingfu Village also did it. The children had to play with lights, Bamboo strips and the like were actually cut and made with the help of adults like them. Of course, they are no strangers to making this kind of things that must be made during the festival. Soon, under the leadership of Zhao Long, they searched for making Material.

However, paper, pen and ink, kerosene and other things, those who are in charge of military operations, will not carry much with the army. In order to get these things, Zhao Long has to rush out of the forest again to grab them, and the time will definitely be delayed. , but there is a way.

When Li Shimin and Yuangai Suwen were fighting fiercely under the city of Yanjin, on the plateau, more than 20 Tubo cavalry led by Lu Dongzan and Wang Lin had already marched mightily towards the middle of Shu. In a few days, they can reach the city of Songzhou. Moreover, they only need to divide tens of thousands of troops to encircle the city of Songzhou without fighting, so as to ensure the smooth detour of the army. Then, in another ten days, they can break into the pass. The horse steps on Chang'an.

Sun Xiangfu in Shanyang City did not know the situation in Tubo. Now, his main concern is the negotiation between Wang Xu and the five families in Shangqi City. This is a big business of 2000 million yuan. With this money, he can To meet the huge military consumption of the Tang army.

The Goguryeo coalition forces outside Yanjin City were overwhelmed by the Tang army. Under the attack of Xue Li, Cheng Mingzhen, Zhang Jian, and Ma Wenju, 15 miscellaneous troops were gradually killed and most of them were injured.

"Your Majesty, the effect of today's battle has been achieved, and Mingjin will withdraw his troops." Li Jing, who watched the whole battle situation, said with a worried expression on his face.

"At this time, the morale of our army is high, why withdraw troops?"

On the battlefield, the victory has already been shown. At this time, not to mention Li Shimin, even ordinary middle and low-level officers are not willing to withdraw troops. You know, this is a great opportunity to gain military merits!
However, Li Jing replied, "Your Majesty, the two armies are fighting, and their strength cannot be exhausted. If our army as a whole becomes exhausted, then the hundreds of thousands of Yuan Gai Suwen's army hidden behind the city wall may eat our army in one bite." of."

Not to mention, Yuan Gai Suwen really has this idea. No matter how well-equipped your Tang army is, it is only 10 horses. He used 15 troops to fight a war of attrition. If he becomes a tired soldier, he doesn't need to burn Yanjin City. He only needs to let his 30 elite army hidden behind the city wall swarm up, and the Tang army will be defeated.

However, Li Jing's tactical layout is very strict. Each time, more than 2 people are allowed to play at most, and when it is about time, a rotation will be carried out. In this way, after several shock battles, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is still maintained at more than [-]% , but not afraid of Yuan Gai Suwen's army rushing out.

Hearing Li Jing's words, Li Shimin's expression turned serious. He was almost dazzled by the easy victory in front of him, forgetting that Yuan Gai Suwen still had more than 50 troops in his hands. Fortunately, Li Jing was there to remind him.

At this time, the entire war had been fought from morning to noon, and suddenly heard the sound of the Tang army's camp calling for gold, Yuan Gai Suwen narrowed his eyes, and finally his face was very ugly, and he sent an order to his subordinates, "Order the first backup team to attack!" , the second and third teams will take over the task of supervising the battle."

His order to go out, but pushed [-] Goguryeo men to the gate of hell. Tang Jun's tactics were too cautious, and his plan to keep Yanjin City had to fail. Now, he can only use more lives. Drag the Tang army into the battlefield, and finally, to implement the plan to burn jade and stone together.

Soon, a large number of Goguryeo soldiers poured out of the city gate. After seeing their military appearance and equipment through the telescope, Li Shimin's eyes could not help shrinking. This time, it was no longer the short Wa, Silla, and Baekje Soldiers.They were all tall and strong Goguryeo regular troops with leather armor and standard equipment. Yuan Gai Suwen didn't want the Tang army to leave the battlefield and ended the battle.

"Pharmacist, what should I do now?"

"Since Yuan Gai Suwen wants to take his life, then we can't hide, we have to fight hard. However, in this life, I have never seen an army that has suffered more than 70% of the battle damage and has not been defeated. Yuan Gai Su Wen's military strength in Yanjin City is about 20. As long as we survive this round, his battle damage will exceed [-]. In this case, he just wants to organize an attack. His generals Will not agree."

Li Shimin nodded when he heard the words. Anyway, with the suppression of ballistas and catapults, the scope of the battlefield is only delineated in such a large position. The Tang army will take turns to fight, and the loss will not be too great. It won't discount too much, but it's not afraid of falling into a fierce battle.

"Press the ground, mount the heavy cavalry, line up, and prepare to charge."

Feeling the difference in the momentum of the Goguryeo Allied Forces, the Tang Army also replaced the last batch of people who had not been in battle. Fortunately, after Su Dingfang took over the four Allied Forces, he trained them for nearly a year. Their physical fitness has been greatly improved, and they can complete the task of attacking the battle formation alone like the Tang army's regular army. Otherwise, after the first few rounds of assault, the Tang army, who only rested for an hour or two, would have to go into battle again.

When the confrontation between the two armies in front of the North City Gate started again, Zhao Long finally grabbed some materials for making sky lanterns, and everyone started to make them together. Since this place is still a few kilometers away from the battlefield, so, These sky lanterns need to be made very large, and it will take a while, and it is not so easy to complete.

Zhang Gongjin finished her pen and ink, and wrote very large words on the white paper, "There is fraud in the city, don't enter the city." ', these papers will be pasted on the skeletons of those super-large sky lanterns, and if Tang Jun's lookouts find something strange in the sky, then the news can be passed on to Li Shimin.

However, when their first sky lantern was completed, connected to the rope, and placed in the sky, they discovered a problem. They wanted the watchmen on the battlefield to cross the tower and the cliffs on both sides of the city wall to see this The sky lantern must be placed very high. However, if it is placed so high and at a distance of several kilometers, it is difficult for the watchman to see its existence even if he uses a telescope to search for it in the sky. Not to mention seeing the handwriting on the sky lantern clearly.

"Zou Gong, it seems that if we want His Majesty to know the news in Yanjin City, we have to put these sky lanterns above our formation." Zhao Long, who looked at the sky with his binoculars for a while, said a little depressed .

Because, he has already discovered that the current wind direction is wrong, the north wind is blowing, and the sky lanterns placed on it will float farther and farther away from the sky above Yanjin City, let alone pass through Yanjin City to reach the sky above the main formation of the Tang Army .

At this moment, Zhang Gongjin felt that everything was ready, and he only owed the south wind. Having stayed in the Northeast for a while, he knew that when September approached, the north wind would usually blow here.

"What should I do? Could it be that the sky lanterns were made for nothing?"

What is full of hope is finally proven to be nothing. This feeling is no different from being drenched in a bucket of cold water in the cold winter.

Everyone in the woods suddenly fell into a deadly silence. However, at this moment, the big sky lantern that was put up broke the silence here.

"Hey, there are two more people, if you stop, the lamp will run away."

(End of this chapter)