As for Anshi City itself, through airship reconnaissance, Datang also had a clear picture...
The food and grass supplies in the city are very abundant!
The strength of this city lies not only in the extremely large city wall fortifications, but also in the meticulous attention to detail, and in the abundance of resources. In other words, it is simply conceivable how difficult it is to rely on siege to consume the opponent's defense power -
Who knows how long the siege will last.
And if it is a frontal attack...
Li Xiaogong looked solemn and thought about the cost.
This time, the person responsible for the plan of encirclement and reinforcements was to pretend to attack Anshi City. If this guy's normal behavior style was followed, he would probably try to attack seriously. But... this time, even Yuchi Laomo didn't try it.
That kind of thing has really been a feint attack, and at the same time blocked Anshi City's attempt to send intelligence out.
It is easy to just block the small number of light cavalry sent out by Anshi City.
But it would be much more difficult to conquer the entire Anshi City. This city wall... Li Xiaogong understood why Yuchi Laomo didn't try to attack it seriously. The reason was that it was too thick.
The key point is that even the ground has been poured with cement, which makes it impossible to operate. And if you have to use methods such as ladders and ants, it can be imagined that the cost will be even greater.
At this time, Chang Le suddenly said, "By the way, has Zhao Guogong calculated the casualties of our army?"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji cupped his hands and said, "Our army's siege this time has caused a great chaos among Goguryeo's entire army without any resistance. There are no dead or missing persons."
When Changsun Wuji said this, everyone else instantly became energetic.
Originally thinking that the attack on the city would be difficult, everyone looked a bit like they were facing a formidable enemy, but after hearing Changsun Wuji's words, everyone's pressure suddenly became much lighter.
Chang Le showed a smile, but after a brief moment of joy, Li Xiaogong on the side also showed a solemn expression and looked at Old Devil Yuchi.
Changsun Wuji counted the main force of the Forbidden Army that participated in the siege, divided into two groups and participated in the battle, and died without fighting.
This is an extremely rare victory since ancient times.
But Li Xiaogong still thought of the other side of the matter, and said, "Then... Wu Guogong, your troops pretended to attack Anshi City from the front, but what were the casualties?"
When Li Xiaogong asked this, everyone else couldn't help but be startled.
At this time, the war had just ended, and all the generals, officers, officers, and soldiers in the army were busy arranging the Xianbei surrender troops, and their attention was focused on this.
After being asked by Li Xiaogong, everyone remembered that Yuchi Laomo also presided over the frontal feint attack, and the feint attack was also an attack... Obviously there would also be the issue of casualties, just how casual they were.
At this time, the issue of how to attack Anshi City was discussed, so although the casualties should be negligible, everyone's attention was immediately focused.
But then Yuchi Gong said solemnly, "In the past few days, someone has arranged a feint attack, and has been ordering the soldiers to attack them with arrows and grenades. They have not come close... only to test, but..."
"Although there are no dead, there are hundreds and nearly a thousand injured, and about two hundred are seriously injured and disfigured."
As soon as Yuchi Laomo finished speaking.
In an instant, Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Li Ji, Zhang Shigui... and even Changle.
These famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, who had just won a battle and were very excited, showed solemn expressions.
Damn...
So many serious injuries in a feint?
For a long time, everyone was stunned and couldn't say a word. This thing was too exaggerated... Since it was a feint attack, how could there be so many injured.
And although everyone looked at each other and said nothing, Yuchi Laomo obviously knew what everyone was thinking at a glance. He shook his head and said, "Although it is a feint attack, if you want to force Goguryeo to send reinforcements, you must not attack too lightly...
…The momentum must be constant. However, even though it is just a battle, there seems to be a large amount of fire oil in Goguryeo City. Whenever there is contact, these defenders will go to the top of the city and splash it..."
Kerosene is the name given to the easier-to-burn part of oil by generals and craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty who have recently learned about it. And currently... Datang actually found an oil field before, but the uppermost layer of clear oil was mined.
After a certain amount, the rest is like black mud. Although it can be seen that it is of the same quality as kerosene, it is difficult to use.
But now... I don't know how much kerosene has been discovered in the oil fields found in Goguryeo. If there is too much, it will definitely form a major obstacle on the way for the Tang Dynasty's imperial army to go north, and it must not be ignored.
The current results undoubtedly prove this point with irrefutable evidence. The defenders of Anshi City seemed to be unable to go out of the city to fight to the death with Goguryeo. However, these thugs had a large amount of kerosene in their hands, so it was very convenient to defend the city!
In this way...
After hearing what Yuchi Laomo said, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all fell into deep thought.
Then...how to fight?
This city is too difficult to conquer. The city walls are so solid and there are weapons like kerosene. It will be even more difficult to climb the city.
The grenade cannot explode, and it is impossible to crawl over, so what should I do...
Everyone thought hard for a while, but after a while, everyone began to look at each other to see if others had any ideas, but...
Unfortunately, everyone else also looked hesitant and embarrassed, and there was no good solution!
Li Xiaogong took a deep breath, thought about it and said,
"It seems like we can only... we can only attack by force."
Li Xiaogong said this with some reluctance, and then exhaled a heavy breath.
Since there is no good way, we can only use stupid ways! No matter what, Anshi City must be uprooted and removed after all. Not only is the city itself extremely strong, but also seeing how fierce the resistance in the city is, it is obvious that it is also
He was a man of great martial virtue and was one of the pillars of the Goguryeo army.
Such a force must be eradicated at any cost. Otherwise, how could the Tang Dynasty become a hegemon?
Anyway, when Li Xiaogong said this, everyone was silent for a while, and then they all nodded. Obviously...
Although everyone knows what the word "attack" means.
This means that no matter how serious the casualties may be, the entire army must attack with all their strength, and the general must personally risk the stone to capture the city.
And there is another point, since the food and materials currently detected by the airship can support the survival of Anshi City for a year... it obviously means that Anshi City is still the economic center of Goguryeo. Whether it is from
In any sense, this city is worth attacking with a large army. It's just that... the casualties may be quite ugly.
In particular, the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty had just carried out this wave of encirclement and reinforcements. They captured an army of 100,000 without even a single Imperial Guard soldier dying. After such a beautiful and perfect victory, it would be too much for anyone to have to do such a thankless thing.
Somewhat hard to accept.
But when Changle turned around, he suddenly discovered...