Except for the Turks, everyone from the king to the generals and soldiers are idiots.
Otherwise, how can it be successful.
At the junction of the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, there was an important military town.
Ding Xiangcheng!
There are more than 300,000 troops in the city at any time.
You want to say that it's okay to feign an attack and attack the reinforcements halfway?
If you go hard, you are not seeking death. What is it?
Li Jing was almost embarrassed to speak. After all, he was not just a general. The Tang Dynasty was very particular about generals and prime ministers, and Li Jing's official emotional intelligence was not low either.
If I ask again at this time, I am afraid that Your Highness will lose all his dignity... I might offend Your Highness in the future.
But Li Er has a different identity, and he will not sit back and watch Li Sheng make such a low-level mistake.
He must point out any mistakes and ask Li Sheng to correct them!
Telling the truth always hurts.
Li Er felt a little unbearable. After all, he had not taken care of Li Sheng for a few days before he came to scold him. But this was his own child, and he couldn't just let him make mistakes!
Still sighing, he frowned and was about to point out Li Sheng's mistake.
at this time.
Not only Li Er, Li Jing,
Even Wei Zheng and the other three civil servants frowned at Li Sheng.
Even civil servants like them could see that this strategy was too idealistic.
What kind of deception is this?
However……
Facing everyone's questioning eyes, Li Sheng smiled instead.
"Haha, stop it!"
"My plan is too idealistic and does not consider the difficulty of siege."
"Even if it comes as a surprise, this fortified city is actually extremely difficult to break. If we can't break it for a long time, our army will be exhausted, and the Turkic reinforcements have arrived. If we are attacked from both sides, the army will be annihilated——"
"Let me guess."
"Lao Li, Lao Jin, you guys...do you want to say that?"
…
Li Sheng didn't wait for Li Er to speak, and immediately grabbed the white spot.
Li Er was stunned immediately.
Li Jing and the others were also stunned.
Damn it, Your Highness... do you know there is something wrong with this strategy?
Then...him?
Why did Mao say this?
Could it be that... His Highness has been secretly bribed by the Turks?
Everyone's brains were in confusion, and before they could react, Li Sheng continued to speak with a smile.
"But I want to ask you, what if Datang could break this fortress?"
As soon as these words came out,
Li Er and Li Jing suddenly opened their mouths.
Can it be broken? How is this possible?!
This is absolutely impossible!
"Even if the military reform is successful, the number of troops will still be insufficient, right? One hundred thousand versus three hundred thousand?"
"We are still cavalry, and the opponent is still in the city. How... how can this be broken through?!"
Li Sheng's words just now gave Li Er, who had led soldiers, no sense of reality at all.
How to overcome such a huge disadvantage?
Li Jing nodded and said seriously, "Absolutely impossible. If we want to attack the city by force, we will need at least 500,000 Xuanjia infantry, and there will also be partial divisions to intercept the Turkic reinforcements!"
Li Jing's words were resounding. This was the conclusion his many years of military training told him.
"With less than 500,000, it is absolutely impossible to break the city!"
However, this sentence completely made Li Sheng laugh.
"Lao Jin, I can see that you really understand military matters."
"Yes, under normal conditions, hundreds of thousands of troops are indeed needed to forcefully demolish Dingxiang City. And only 500,000 is still too risky. To securely defeat this city, at least 800,000 troops are needed!"
In ancient wars, the most evil and cruel thing was siege warfare.
After the outcome of a field battle is determined, no matter how overwhelming the outcome is, the losing side can at least run away.
Even if you can't finish it, you can at least get away a considerable part.
But siege battles are different. They often involve draining the last drop of blood of one of the parties, killing the last living person, and then going through death struggles such as pretending to surrender... Therefore, Li Jing did not exaggerate, and really needed a lot of troops.
According to Li Sheng's estimate, because Li Sheng, as a modern man, cannot accept outrageous casualties, the number of troops required must not be less than 800,000.
But Li Sheng still smiled and said, "But in some time, when you send troops."
"As long as there is a batch of hand grenades, not even 800,000 will be used, not even 500,000, or even 100,000."
"This...how is this possible?!"
Li Er and Li Jing were stunned, so few people went to attack the city?
Aren’t you afraid of causing a mutiny???
But the next moment,
Li Sheng said another surprising statement.
"If you use the right methods, you won't even need 10,000 people. A team of up to 500 people can defeat Dingxiang City from all directions!"
"I……"
"Mr. Gongzi..."
This time Li Er and Li Jing were speechless. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng were all shocked to death.
Five hundred people went to attack Xiangcheng?
If you were born in the Qin Dynasty, would you send two hundred people to build the Great Wall?!
Li Sheng smiled slightly.
The smile is weird and evil.
"So, this is the real trick of a soldier. You can't combine your own advantages and maximize your advantages... If you are just tricking, what if you win a few battles?"
"The Turks would never have imagined that the Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty would have such a thing as a hand grenade!"
That’s right!
Li Sheng's real plan actually didn't even use 500 people!
The real main attacker will have a prestigious name that will be spread throughout the world in later generations - the cluster grenade dan!
This thing, because of its portability and high concealment, is extremely powerful and has even been banned by international conventions.
But at this moment, it is used to attack the city and break the city wall... but it is extremely perfect!
…
Li Sheng finally told the key.
The key is the grenade!
Li Er and Li Jing suddenly realized that it was not Li Sheng who did not understand military affairs, but wanted to use new weapons to achieve it!
If this hand grenade can really accomplish something and break through the city wall...
The two quickly estimated the reaction at that time.
Such an unexpected and shocking change will inevitably cause panic among the Turkic army.
The panicked army had no time to mount its horses in the city.
Faced with the attack of the Xuanjia Army, which was waiting for them and was full of energy... Thinking about it this way, the siege of the city can really be accomplished!
It's just that they can't imagine it anyway.
What kind of weapon is it that can allow five hundred people to break through the ultra-thick walls of a military fortress?!
Li Jing only felt that his scalp was numb and his hair was a little fried.
Li Er took a deep breath and immediately grabbed Li Sheng's hand: "No, Master, no matter what today, you have to let me see this hand grenade! If... if you don't show it, I will... I won't leave.
!I’ll eat you here for a year!”
When Li Sheng saw that Li Er and the others were getting excited again, he immediately regretted it.
If Mu De had known better than to show off, these guys started to have hyperthyroidism again.
If I hadn't known them a long time ago, I wouldn't have thought that they were all monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and their interests were related!
He could only wave his hand to comfort Li Er, "Okay, if you really want to see it, then come out with me after eating."
"Of course, I don't guarantee that the power of these experimental grenade dans is really up to standard. I can only say that generally speaking, it shouldn't be that stretchy..."
Before Li Sheng finished speaking, he was interrupted excitedly by Li Er.
"What do you want to eat? Let's go out and experiment now! Hurry, prepare your horses!"
