Chapter 151 Victory within reach
During these days of battles, the Tiger Guards had always had the upper hand, and the casualties were far lower than the Dashi Guards. At the beginning of the war, the opponent's advantage was 50,000 people, but now there are not many left. Because of this, the morale of the Dashi Guards fell sharply, so they chose to rest.
The three-day break was not released, which shows that the Dashi Guards were no longer sure of winning by attacking.
For the Tiger Guards, after many days of fierce battle, the soldiers were also very tired and suffered certain casualties. Of course, compared with the Dashi Guards, it would be much better, so they could organize counterattacks and achieve results.
But the result of this battle is to kill and injure many monks of the Dashi Guards. If the Dashi Guards counterattack and defend, the Tiger Guards will not be able to completely defeat them at the moment. Once the offensive is frustrated, the future situation will be unpredictable.
Mullen still has 50,000 guards, and now he doesn't know where he is.
No matter where they appear, they are a key force that can control the outcome.
Therefore, when the Dashi Guards stayed in the door and did not leave, Li Ye did not order the Tiger Guards to attack. One of them had Hulun City and the other was resting in the camp. After three days, the scene was quite harmonious.
This harmonious scene is not good news for both sides who have done a lot of effort and are determined to win the war.
Li Ye summoned the generals to discuss, "The army came on an expedition, and the transportation of food and fodder was very expensive every day. Over the years, although the Anxi Protectorate has reserved a large amount of military supplies, it is still only half a year for hundreds of thousands of troops. We still have to fight westward, and the war here must not be delayed for too long."
The Chang'an Imperial Army, which had more than one million, dispatched 700,000 in this battle. Although the soldiers in the three Qi training cultivators had their own storage bags, they could carry limited things. It was enough to consume a war. After each battle, they still needed to supplement them from the baggage camp.
What the leader is most afraid of when he encounters a stalemate in which both sides have equal military strength, and no one can do anything to each other. If the war does not progress and continues to delay, the soldiers will inevitably be lazy in the battle.
What people fear most is not the difficulties in front of them, but the inability to see hope. The same is true for the army.
Without hope of victory, even if the soldiers go to fight, they will find it difficult to die. Over time, they will feel homesick and war-weary, especially when they are in foreign countries.
Although it seems that several months are more than half a year, the army will not have this problem. After all, the Chang'an Imperial Army is elite and will not be so unbearable torture. But Li Ye must look at the long term. There is still such a long way to go in the Western Expedition. If he suffers this heavy blow in the Qihe River Basin, the war will inevitably be delayed.
Zhao Polu was ashamed and went out to join the fist and said, "Your Majesty, I will organize the guards to capture the formation tomorrow and lead them to attack the Dashi Guards camp. If you cannot win, you will not return!"
Li Ye nodded: "From tomorrow, the army will attack the Dashi Guards camp. How the military battle formation cooperates with the Modao Formation and solve the obstacles encountered is something that all military generals should understand clearly. In terms of the way on the battlefield, military strategists are the leader. You cannot find a way to win because the enemy is strong and the power of the battle formation cannot defeat the enemy head-on."
Zhao Polu held his fists and took the order, his face was angry, but his eyes were filled with thought.
Li Ye was right. Although the Tiger Guards and the Dashi Guards had the same combat power, they restrained each other in various ways of winning, and they could not decide the outcome after fighting for more than ten days. But this is not the reason why the Tiger Guards could not defeat the other side.
Throughout history, how many stalemate wars have ended with withdrawing troops? Not to mention that various methods of siege and defending the city have to take turns to lure the enemy into the field, and tempting the enemy to rush and detour will occur one after another, and even open conspiracies will be used alternately.
In order to win, you can do everything you can.
For Zhao Polu, soldiers are a trick. When two armies face each other, they either show the enemy as weak, or attack them and rescue them, or use the depth of the troops to set up a new breakthrough, using various details, which are all the necessary meanings in the question.
Thinking of this, Zhao Polu's eyes gradually became brighter.
After so long battles, he already had a deep understanding of the Dashi Guards. How to target their tactics, he needed to find the opponent's weaknesses, play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and gradually had a thought in his mind.
It is time to use his abilities as a famous general, and it should not be just the power of the battle formation.
Before, when the Chang'an Imperial Army fought, they were crushed directly, and the opponent was destroyed, and there was no need for Zhao Polu to think too much. Now that he encountered a strong opponent, he should actively use his military talents.
After the generals dispersed, King Qi raised his eyebrows and said to Li Ye: "Looking at Zhao Polu's appearance, he must have an idea."
Li Ye nodded, "We have been defending for nearly ten days when we fought against the Dashi Guards. Although we had counterattacks, our strength was limited, which was not conducive to our discovery of the opponent's weakness. We should try everything in a strong army."
Hearing this, King Qi suddenly said: "Actually, I think that if the Battle of Hulun City really fought for the first half of the year, the Tiger Guards would definitely win in the end. Since ancient times, the Qin soldiers have been resistant to hard fighting, and the resilience of my children from Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty is not comparable to that of the Great Food monks.
"The Iron Blood Prince brought the old soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion to fight for decades while surrounded by powerful enemies, until the soldiers were covered with white hair, and the same was true for the Guiyi Army. Such feats are unprecedented. If you really want to fight for a long-term battle, why should he compete with us?"
Li Maozhen was a prince of Guanzhong before, and his generals and soldiers were all from Guanzhong. Later, although she defected to Li Ye, many elite soldiers and generals under her command were constantly making achievements. Guanzhong is a capital, so there are many Guanzhong children in the army.
Li Ye smiled helplessly, "Not to mention half a year, we haven't even had a month. Within a month, we must attack Dashi territory and now it has been ten days since then.
"If the army wants to go thousands of miles to expedition, it must remain vigor-
Li Maozhen agreed deeply, nodded like a garlic, and finally said, "Marron still has 50,000 guards who are not sure where to go... This guy's move is really insidious.
"If they don't show up for a day, we will be like a ray of light on our backs. Even if the Tiger Guards and Yulin Army attack, they will not dare to do their best, and they will not dare to make the soldiers too tired. Otherwise, the situation will be really difficult once these 50,000 people appear."
Li Ye closed his eyes and said nothing.
The Crescent Sect is the number one sect in the world at present, and it is full of expansion and warlike nature. It has the highest number of monks in the world. It is not a conservative Buddhist sect and Taoist sect comparable, which is not surprising to Li Ye.
The so-called true god of the Crescent Moon Sect has great supernatural powers.
If it weren't for this, the more than 100,000 Dashi Guards outside the city had long been defeated by the Tiger Guards, and the battle situation would not be so serious.
Li Ye asked Zhao Polu to attack the Guards camp. The 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 opponent had no flaws, he would have to make flaws.
In this way, the Tiger Guards have a chance to win.
"Can you find the 50,000 Great Food Guards?" King Qi looked at Li Ye and asked.
Li Ye shook his head, "The great food monks gathered in the Qihe River Basin, and their true gods were staring at them above their heads. Our scout monks could not penetrate, let alone look for people. As long as the whereabouts of these 50,000 people were slightly hidden, it would be difficult for them to be discovered by the Western Regions Commercial Banks in various cities."
After saying this, Li Ye stopped talking, and King Qi also kept silent.
This is the case, which is very unfavorable to the Tang army.
Of course, if the Tang army retreated, the entire army could still do it. But if this Western Expedition is given up, the two armies will still face off against each other in the Eastern Expedition of the Great Seal, and the strength of the opponent will not be weakened. This time the army retreated in front of the Great Seal, and the soldiers' aura will be lost. How can we face the Great Seal army in the future?
The next day, Zhao Polu led the Hu Guards out of the city and attacked the Dashi Guards camp.
The Tiger Guards opened the way with strong bows and crossbows, and shot the walls of the gate. The soldiers of the Guards could not retreat and only used the magic weapon round shield as defense. The monks had magic weapon protection, but the walls of the gate did not. They could not compare with the city walls and could not withstand the continuous blow. They collapsed completely shortly afterwards and became ruins, and could no longer stop the Tiger Guards from attacking.
The Tiger Guards took advantage of the situation to enter the camp and fought with the Dashi Guards for half a day.
The troops were withdrawn in the evening, and the Tiger Guards achieved great results, but they were unable to make key progress.
And at night, the Dashi Guards rebuilt the gate of the camp wall.
The Tiger Guards attacked for three days in a row, then rested for one day, and attacked for another three days.
"I see that the Tang army is exhausted. If we put 50,000 soldiers into the battlefield now, we may defeat the Tang army in one fell swoop." At night, Malun floated in mid-air, communicating with the true god alone.
"No, the Tang army is not tired enough. When they attack for another three days, that is your chance."
Malun thought about it carefully and felt that this was reasonable, "Okay, then let them attack for another three days. I will definitely seize the opportunity and launch a surprise attack when they withdraw their troops, so that they can hate it!"
Just as Malen was ready to win the war, the Tiger Guard stopped attacking and defended the city and did not go out. Three days later, there was no movement.
This disappointed Mullen very much.
However, he was not in a hurry. With 50,000 soldiers on the battlefield, the initiative in the battlefield was still in his hands. Whether the Tang army attacked or defended, he was sure to win.
After the Tiger Guards did not leave for three consecutive days, Mallen ordered the Dashi Guards to start attacking Hulun City.
His goal is very clear. He cannot let the Tang army rest and must continue to get tired of the opponent. When the opponent cannot withstand it, 50,000 scattered soldiers who are resting on the battlefield will be able to determine the overall situation.
This time, the Dashi Guards' offensive continued day and night, and each unit took turns to fight, leaving the Tiger Guards with no rest time.
"It would be fine if the Tiger Guards kept defending, but they would inevitably have more strength, but they came out to take the initiative to attack us for a long time. Now that the crossbow arrows are almost exhausted, the soldiers are exhausted, how long can they last?"
Malen looked at the Dashi Guards and kept pouring into the city from the city walls, 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 one?"
The answer is of course no.
When he thought that victory was about to be held in his hand, Mullen felt his heart rushing. The even-match battle has not yet been over. The competition between the two sides is just the most primitive quality of morale and strength.
The Tiger Guards were weak afterwards, and his Guards still had new forces.
He has now begun to think about what day he can capture Hulun City and completely defeat the Tiger Guards.
"It will take three days, or two?"
Malen touched his chin, "It won't last more than four days anyway. At that time, the Tiger Guards will not even have the strength to escape, and will only be chased by my soldiers. How can the 200,000 monks of the Tiger Guards, the Yulin Army, and the Wolf Tooth Army resist the siege of my army?"
He opened his mouth and made two bites, and then he laughed silently and happily.
Take down Hulun City, defeat the Tiger Guards, and eat the Yulin Army and the Wolf Fang Army in two bites. He will have no strong enemies when he fights the Tang Dynasty in the east. The great cause that he has been preparing for many years will be successfully achieved, and the Crescent Sect will completely control the world!
"I will become the most famous caliph in the world in history! In millions of years, people will also praise my achievements and praise my reputation!" Mallen opened his arms and looked intoxicated, as if he had embraced the whole world.
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Julan City.
While Malen was staring at Hulun City, the Wolf Tooth Army, which had been stationed in Julan City for a long time, finally got the order of the commander Shangguan Qingcheng to go out of the city and advance westward.
Their target is the city of Talas.
They will set off the Second Battle of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food.
Chapter completed!