In these days of battles, the Tiger Guards had always had the upper hand, and their casualties were far lower than that of the Dashi Guards. The opponent's 50,000-strong advantage at the beginning of the war was not much left now. Because of this, the morale of the Dashi Guards dropped sharply, so they chose to rest.
Not going out for three consecutive days, this shows that the Dashi Guards are no longer sure of winning by attacking.
For the Tiger Guards, after many days of fierce fighting, the soldiers were also very tired, and they also suffered certain casualties. Of course, compared with the Dashi Guards, it is much better, so it can organize a counterattack and achieve results.
But the result of this battle is at most killing and injuring many monks of the Dashi Guards. If the Dashi Guards counterattacked and defended, the Tiger Guards would not be able to completely defeat them right now. Once the offensive is frustrated, the future situation is unpredictable.
Mullen still has 50,000 guards, but he doesn't know where they are now.
No matter where they appear, they are a key force that can determine the outcome.
So when the Dashi Guards stayed behind closed doors, Li Ye did not order the Tiger Guards to attack. One of the two sides occupied Hulun City, and the other was recuperating in the big camp. After three days, the scene was quite harmonious.
This kind of harmonious scene is not good news for both parties who have paid a lot and are determined to win the war.
Li Ye convened a meeting of the generals, "The large army came from an expedition, and the transportation of food and supplies cost a lot every day. Over the years, although the Anxi Governor's Mansion has stored a large amount of military supplies, it is still only a small amount for hundreds of thousands of troops. Enough for half a year. We still have to go west, and the war here must not be delayed for too long."
Of the more than one million Chang'an imperial troops, 700,000 were deployed in this battle. In the three qi-training monk armies, although the soldiers have carry-on storage bags, they are limited in what they can carry. It is enough for a big battle to break the sky. After each battle, it still needs to be replenished from the supply battalion.
When leading an army to fight, the most fearful thing is to encounter this kind of stalemate battle situation where the two sides have equal military strength, and neither can do anything to the other. If there is no progress in the war, if it continues to be delayed, the soldiers will inevitably slack off.
What people are most afraid of is not the difficulties in front of them, but the lack of hope. The same is true for the army.
Without the hope of victory, even if the soldiers go to battle, it is difficult to fight to the death. Over time, homesickness and war weariness can develop, especially when you are in a foreign country.
Although it seems that a few months is more than half a year, the army will not have this problem. After all, the Chang'an Forbidden Army is all elite, and it is not so unbearable. But Li Ye had to take a long-term view. There was still a long way to go in the Western Expedition. If he suffered such a serious setback in the Seven Rivers Basin, the war would inevitably be delayed.
Zhao Polu was ashamed, he came out and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, tomorrow I will organize personal guards and lead them to attack the camp of the Dashi Guards. If you win, you will never return!"
Li Ye nodded: "From tomorrow onwards, the army will attack the camp of the Dashi Guards. How the military formation cooperates with the Modao formation and solves the obstacles encountered is something that all military generals should figure out clearly. On the way of the battlefield, Soldiers are the leaders, we cannot find a way to win just because the enemy army is strong and the strength of the battle array cannot defeat the enemy head-on."
Zhao Polu clasped his fists to accept the order, his face was full of anger, but his eyes were flickering with thinking.
Li Ye was right. Although the Tiger Guards and the Dashi Guards were equal in combat strength, they restrained each other in various ways to win, and they couldn't tell the winner after fighting for more than ten days. But this is not the reason why the Tiger Guards cannot defeat the opponent.
Throughout the ages, how many stalemate wars have ended with the withdrawal of troops? Not to mention that the various methods of attacking and defending the city have to be played in turn, and the tricks to lure and confuse the enemy are endless, and even conspiracy and conspiracy will be used alternately.
In order to win, do everything possible.
For Zhao Polu, soldiers are cunning. When the two armies confront each other, either to show the enemy weak, or to attack and save, or to use the depth of the formation and use various details to open breakthroughs. There is meaning.
Thinking of this, Zhao Polu's eyes gradually brightened.
After such a long battle, he already has a deep understanding of the Dashi Guards. How to deal with their tactics, need to find out the opponent's weaknesses, make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses, he gradually has an idea in his mind.
It's time for him to display his abilities as a famous general, and that should never be just the strength of the battle formation.
In the previous battles of the Chang'an Imperial Army, they were directly crushed, and the opponent was wiped out in ashes. Zhao Polu didn't need to think about it at all. Now that he has encountered a strong opponent, he should actively use his military talents.
After the generals dispersed, King Qi raised his brows and said to Li Ye: "Looking at Zhao Polu's appearance, he must have an idea."
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Li Ye nodded, "We have been fighting against the Dashi Guards for nearly ten days, and we have been on the defensive. Although there are counterattacks, but the strength is limited, which is not conducive to us discovering the opponent's weaknesses. When fighting against a strong army, we should try everything. Just do it."
Hearing this, King Qi suddenly said: "Actually, I think that if the battle of Hulun City is really fought in the first half of the year, the Tiger Guards must win in the end. Since ancient times, Qin soldiers have endured hardships, and the resilience of my Tang Guanzhong children is not Dashi monks can compare.
"Back then, the king of Jagged County led the veterans of Anxi Dufu's mansion, and fought for decades in an environment surrounded by powerful enemies, until the soldiers were all gray-haired, and so was the Guiyi army. Such a feat, It can be said that there is no one before or after. In terms of protracted combat, why should he compete with us?"
Li Maozhen was a vassal of Guanzhong before, and the generals under her command were also the children of Guanzhong. Although she took refuge in Li Ye and stopped commanding the army, many elite soldiers and strong generals under her command continued to make contributions. Guanzhong is the land of Gyeonggi, so there are many children of Guanzhong in the army.
Li Ye smiled helplessly, "Don't talk about half a year, we don't even have a month. Within a month, we have to attack the territory of Dashi, and now ten days have passed.
"If the army wants to travel thousands of miles, it must maintain its vigor and not be delayed in one place for too long. Although I, the generals of the Tang Dynasty, are tenacious, but as the coach, I cannot pin all my hopes on this."
Li Maozhen was deeply convinced, nodded like garlic, and finally said: "Ma Lun still has 50,000 guards who are missing... This guy's move is really insidious.
"If they don't show up for a day, we will be on our backs. Even if the Tiger Guards and Habayashi Army attack, they don't dare to go all out, let alone make the soldiers too tired. Otherwise, once these 50,000 people show up, The situation is really difficult.”
Li Ye closed his eyes and said nothing.
The New Moon Sect is currently the number one sect in the world, and it is full of expansion, its warlike nature is deeply rooted in its bones, and the number of monks is the highest in the world. It is not surprising to Li Ye that it is not comparable to the conservative Buddhist and Taoist sects.
The so-called true God of the New Moon Sect is even more powerful.
If it weren't for this, even though the hundreds of thousands of Dashi Guards outside the city had already been defeated by the Tiger Guards, the battle situation would not have been so severe.
Li Ye asked Zhao Polu to attack the camp of the guards. His fundamental purpose was not to let the soldiers fight to the death, but to hope that Zhao Polu could find the enemy's weakness. Even if the other party has no flaws, they still have to make flaws.
In this way, the Tiger Guards have a chance of winning.
"Can you find out the fifty thousand guards?" Qi Wang looked at Li Ye and asked.
Li Ye shook his head, "The Dashi monks gather in the Seven Rivers Basin, and their true gods are watching over their heads. Our scout monks can't penetrate, let alone find someone. And as long as the whereabouts of these 50,000 people are a little concealed, each It is also difficult to find them even if the eyeliner of the Western Regions Commercial Firm in the city."
After saying this, Li Ye stopped talking, and King Qi also remained silent.
This is the case, which is not good for Tang Jun.
Of course, if the Tang army retreats, the whole division can still do it. But if this Western Expedition is abandoned, the two armies will still face each other, and the strength of the opponent will not weaken. This time the army retreated in front of Dashi, and the spirit of the soldiers was damaged. How will they face the Dashi army in the future
The next day, Zhao Polu led the Tiger Guards out of the city and attacked the camp of the Dashi Guards.
The tiger guards opened the way with strong bows and crossbows, and shot at the camp wall of the Yuanmen. The soldiers of the guards could not shrink back, and only used the magic weapon round shield as defense. The cultivator had magical artifacts to protect the body, but the camp wall at the gate did not. It was incomparable to the city wall. It could not withstand the continuous blows, and it collapsed completely in a short time. It became ruins and could no longer stop the Tiger Guards from attacking.
The Tiger Guards took advantage of the situation and rushed into the camp, fighting fiercely with the Dashi Guards for half a day.
When the troops were withdrawn in the evening, the Tiger Guards achieved considerable results, but were unable to make key progress.
And at night, the Dashi Guards rebuilt the camp wall and gate.
The Tiger Guards attacked for three days in a row, then rested for one day, and attacked for another three days.
"I think the Tang army is exhausted. If fifty thousand soldiers are thrown into the battlefield now, the Tang army is likely to be defeated in one fell swoop." At night, Ma Lun floated in mid-air, communicating with the true god alone.
"No, Tang Jun is not exhausted enough, wait for them to attack for another three days, and that is your chance."
Mullen thought about it carefully, and felt that this made sense, "Okay, then let them attack for another three days, and then I will definitely seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack when they withdraw their troops, and let them drink their hatred!"
Just as Ma Lun was gearing up and preparing to win the war, the Tiger Guards stopped their attack and stayed in the city without going out. Three days passed without any movement.
This disappointed Mullen.
But he was not in a hurry, with 50,000 rare soldiers around, he still had the initiative on the battlefield, and he was sure of winning whether the Tang army was attacking or defending.
After the Tiger Guards did not leave for three consecutive days, Ma Lun ordered the Dashi Guards to attack Hulun City.
His goal is very clear, Tang Jun cannot be allowed to recuperate, he must continue to exhaust the opponent. When the other side can't stand it anymore, 50,000 recharged soldiers will be thrown into the battlefield, and the overall situation will be decided.
This time, the offensive of the Dashi Guards continued day and night, and each department took turns to fight, so that the Tiger Guards had no time to rest.
"It's fine if the Tiger Guards keep defending. It's inevitable that they have enough strength, but they have come out to attack us for a long time. Now that the crossbow bolts are almost consumed, and the soldiers are exhausted, how long can they last?"
Ma Lun watched the Dashi guards pouring into the city from the wall, with a strong smile on his lips, "Although my army is also very tired, I still have 50,000 monks! Li Ye, do you have any?"
The answer is of course no.
As soon as he thought that the victory would be in his hands, Mullen felt his heart throbbing. The evenly matched battle has been fought so far, and there is no suspense. What the two sides are competing for is the most primitive quality of general morale.
The Tiger Guards were weak in succession, and his guards still had new forces.
He has already begun to calculate, which day he can capture Hulun City and completely defeat the Tiger Guards.
"It will take three more days, or two more?"
Mu Lun rubbed his chin, "Anyway, it won't be more than four days. At that time, the Tiger Guards will not even have the strength to escape, and they will only be chased and killed by my soldiers. Without the Tiger Guards, the Habayashi Army, and the Spike Army How can those 200,000 monks withstand the siege of my army?"
He opened his mouth and made two bite movements, and then laughed silently and heartily.
Take down Hulun City, defeat the Tiger Guard Army, and take down the Habayashi Army and Spike Army in two bites. When he conquers the Tang Dynasty eastward, he will have no strong opponents. The great cause that has been prepared for many years will be successfully completed, and the New Moon Sect will completely control the world!
"I will become the most prestigious caliph in the history of this world! Tens of thousands of years later, people will still praise my achievements and praise my reputation!" Maren opened his arms with an intoxicated expression, as if embracing the whole world .
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Julan City.
When Ma Lun was staring at Hulun City, the Spike Army, which had been stationed in Julan City for a long time, finally got the order of the general Shangguan Qingcheng to leave the city and march westward.
Their goal is Talas City.
They will set off the second battle of Talas between Datang and Dashi.