Winning the first battle and getting off to a good start is a style that has been popular in later generations for countless years...
Perhaps it is the "sense of ritual" unique to the Chinese people.
This thing, for no other reason than it has a great impact on military morale.
Once the first battle fails, the people in the army will be unstable, and this instability will lead to more instability. Because even soldiers with excellent psychological quality will inevitably become confused after realizing the confusion and worry in their companions.
I feel like I'm beating a drum in my heart... If there is a problem with morale, the military's operational space will be compressed, which is tantamount to an unwarranted loss of combat power.
But on the other hand, if you win the first battle, this will be an excellent buff to improve morale.
And that's the current situation.
but……
In the Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty, the generals were busy with various deployments, guarding against sneak attacks, arranging various distributions of prisoners of war, allocating food and other services. The soldiers were happily maintaining their weapons and armor, and sticking to their regiments with their mounts and horses.
at the same time……
In another big city dozens of miles away, there was a gloomy mist.
Although Xuantu City and Liaoyuan City are not as strategically located as Anshi City and are still valued by the court, because they can support each other, it can be said that the guards in the two cities have always been
They are also relatively safe.
But now...
Now……
Things are so annoying.
Xuantu City fell too quickly!
It was hard for anyone to react, and the city was destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Now the entire Xuantu City has been directly transformed into a fortress of the Tang Army.
This news was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Gao Ye, the defender of Liaoyuan City.
On the one hand, this blow is due to the loss of Xuantu City's support ability. As can be imagined, the difficulty of defending Liaoyuan City has increased significantly.
on the other hand……
The moment Gao Ye saw the military intelligence report, he felt a chill rising from his tailbone to the sky, and cold sweat was oozing out from his whole body.
It’s okay if you destroy Xuantu City. If you destroy it so quickly, it’s probably a bit too much!
This shit...it's gone in the blink of an eye. Why the hell can you hold on for three days?
No, even for one day...
According to Takano's design, as long as Xuantu City is not breached on the first day, it will probably be able to hold on for many more days.
And if Xuantu City can hold out for many days, then... I can lead the army out and take the field route to harass and contain the Tang army.
In this way, there was a fortified city in front that was difficult to break, and there were cavalry troops attacking from time to time in the rear. At this time, the Tang army would be at a loss.
This is how things should have been according to Takano's script.
But...but the current result can only be described in two words, haren.
I also thought that no matter what happened to Xuantu City, at least it couldn't be destroyed in one day.
The result... was that it didn't last for an hour, no, it didn't even last for a cup of tea.
From the time Li Ji sent troops to harass, to Yuchi Gong's repeated containment, to the moment the city wall was forced, and Li Xiaogong's army marched into the city and rampaged, the whole process took place in the blink of an eye.
The most serious thing now is that Xuantu City was breached at the speed of light. This matter has become known to everyone in Liaoyuan City and is being talked about everywhere. Not only is there something completely wrong with the mentality of the soldiers and civilians in the city... No, Gao Ye has not done anything at all.
He has no time to worry about this. Now the generals around him have been dealt with mental problems.
One of the school lieutenants saw that the coach was holding on to military information for a long time without saying a word and his face was livid. After struggling for a long time, he couldn't help but said loudly, "General, what should we do? It is said that this Tang army can summon divine punishment..."
"shut up!"
Gao Ye shouted directly, "It's your first day joining the army, and you don't even know that the Tang army has grenades? No..."
"I often train you to throw grenades. How come you, like those foolish men and women, regard grenades as divine punishment..."
"But General..."
There was another captain on the side who looked ugly and muttered in a low voice...
Just looking at Takano's hesitant expression, he had no choice but to hold back his words.
And seeing this...
Takano could only let out a long sigh.
Even if he didn't say the part after "but the general" that the captain said, Takano knew what he was thinking.
Because I am thinking the same thing in my heart!
Grenades have been around since the war in Goguryeo, and Takano took the initiative to learn about them decisively. Although his surname was Gao, he was not from a prominent clan. He had not read many books written by the Han people in the south, but "Junzi Zhi Ze Wu"
I know the principle of "killing people in the world" and the fact that superiority by blood cannot be relied on for a lifetime. Therefore, I have been actively learning everything related to grenades and actively thinking about battlefield tactics that include the factor of grenades.
As long as you understand how to use this new weapon...
Takano believed that by that time, both his own status in Goguryeo and Goguryeo's status towards Tang would definitely be greatly improved and stabilized!
But he really didn't expect...
The Tang army was able to blow up a wall of Xuantu City without any smoke and no one even saw the light of the fire!
This matter... after thinking about it, I can only think of two possibilities.
One way is just what these idiots feared. The people of the Tang Dynasty are really messengers of God, carrying out the destiny to carry out the destiny. That is, God has decreed that they should win. If they can't win, God will directly send down punishment to kill the enemy for them - that is.
The unlucky ones of Xuantu City.
The second type, Gao Ye guessed, was that the Tang army secretly dug tunnels, sneaked under the city wall, planted a large number of grenades, and then blew the city wall down at once.
The first one...there's nothing Takano can do about it.
And the second kind... This is even more terrifying if you think about it carefully. Because of this method...
Just look at the style of painting, you can blow up a city wall at once... How many grenades are needed to bury it?
The cruelty of the Tang army was simply shocking... it was so hopeless.
And besides the question of whether to be cruel or not, there is also a more serious and realistic question:
I have been working hard to study grenades and the battlefield tactics of using grenades, but...
Is there a possibility that the Tang Army... is not just relying on the power of grenades to call people, but...
In fact, they have already conducted more in-depth research on hand mines than themselves and Goguryeo. They have already compiled tactics based on countless military books?
This...I'm afraid...
The more Takano thought about it, the worse he felt!
Because the second possibility is too high, the key is that the person who originally made the grenade, Li Sheng, is not in the camp of the Tang Army at the moment. If he is, then this matter will be even more terrifying...
But Gao Ye was not convinced. Didn't the king's intelligence say that Tang Jun was a teenage clan leader, not a big monster like Li Jing, or Li Er himself? How... could he still play with grenades and do such tricks?