For infantry formations where it was difficult for bows and arrows to break through, and the success rate of cavalry charges was very doubtful, powerful and heavy things like trebuchets were naturally born.
Of course, later there was the legendary "bed crossbow", which is not yet available in the Tang Dynasty, but in general they are similar things - used to deal with large numbers of infantry.
This thing...
Even if it is wrapped in linen or tung oil...
If it is to deal with infantry, it should be considered a good idea, and the effect will definitely be quite good.
But the problem is... we are currently sieging the city.
Since it is a siege, how effective can this thing be?
Of course, using a trebuchet to hit Anshi City with rocks would obviously cause considerable damage, and could even conceivably cause panic.
After all, flaming fireballs fall from the sky. For the defenders who are already in a state of isolation, destroying the mentality is absolutely effective. But... destroying the opponent's mentality, the effect will only last for one or two or three days. If time passes,
If it were a little longer, it would be difficult to say.
After all, when people look at you, they think, oh, you started out as fierce as a tiger, but now you can only do this kind of burning fireball to make people mentality. Is this not a bluff? The defenders who defend the city are also an army after all. They are all soldiers, and their psychological quality is higher than that of ordinary people.
.
Once you find that you don't seem to be able to break the city, you will be greatly comforted - it will be even more difficult at this time, because the Goguryeo defenders will feel that they have worked hard to survive another disaster, and their psychological quality will be even stronger, and they will be able to attack the city.
It's even harder.
Li Sheng only mentioned one noun,
But Li Xiaogong, Li Ji... who are these people? Star generals in Lingyan Pavilion.
In the blink of an eye, they figured out what this "artillery" was used for, and what the effects would be after using it... But after they figured it out, everyone couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Isn't this a joke... It's crazy if this kind of thing can break through the city, Hun Dan!
Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, just thinking of Li Sheng...
After all, he is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces!
At the same time, there is also the death record of killing Turks with three thousand armors.
Therefore, happiness and anger are invisible, and the emotions are not really shown on the face.
But...the exchange of glances was unavoidable, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward...
But no matter what, military operations cannot be canceled for any reason.
Specific military missions can be cancelled, and it is up to the generals. In fact, the military expedition can also be canceled, and it is up to your majesty to cancel it. But...since Li Er did not issue an edict saying that it is too cold, you should come back and rest first, then of course, this matter,
Don't stop for any reason.
Li Xiaogong thought for a while, and said to everyone as thoughtfully as possible, "Well... we can use the weapons of the Holy Marquis, but in order to ensure completeness... Now Goguryeo's army has been severely frustrated, and Anshi City is isolated.
When there is no help, we will attack from all sides in order to break the city as soon as possible!"
When Li Xiaogong said this, everyone else felt awe-inspiring. This time, not only Li Ji and Zhang Shigui took a breath with solemn expressions on their faces, but Old Devil Yuchi also instantly became serious.
Attacking from all sides means that it is not a simple strong attack, but at least a high-intensity strong attack from both sides!
And the casualties from such an attack would definitely be huge.
but……
Since it was the Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as "huge casualties".
For Old Demon Yuchi, for Li Ji, Zhang Shigui, Li Xiaogong, even Chang Sun Wuji, and even Chang Le...
Everyone struggled to survive the horrific and chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
The imperial army of the Tang Dynasty may lack anything, and sometimes... there is no "lack of something", but nothing at all.
"Huge casualties" will become Datang's only capital for survival.
No matter how abnormal the defense of Anshi City is, or how difficult the city walls are, since the army has been sent out, there is no reason to drink blood and withdraw empty.
When Li Sheng saw that the atmosphere was like this, of course he didn't say anything more. He thought about the condition of the thing in his heart, and there should be no problem... Then he saw that everyone in this group was so serious, and he couldn't help but take it out.
A serious attitude.
Of course, because...
Li Sheng's "artillery" plan made everyone feel unreliable, so no one noticed that Li Sheng was gearing up, and then everyone discussed the direction, rhythm, and coordination of the siege.
After this discussion, the plan was quickly finalized!
Originally, Li Sheng had been the hands-off shopkeeper before, but fortunately there were many famous generals in the army, so the problem was not big.
But this time, even though they all felt that this "artillery" had no effect on siege, since Li Sheng did bring the equipment, they still defaulted to leaving a main attack direction for Li Sheng.
As the evening approached, the military action plan was finalized.
Anshi City.
Old Demon Yuchi is in charge of the east gate. Li Ji is in charge of the west gate!
The North Gate is relatively special, because it is located between Anshi City and the home of the Goguryeo Royal Court. Although it is unlikely, there is a chance that it will be suddenly surrounded by troops rushing to support, so Li Xiaogong will lead the largest force to attack.
The east and west gates each have 60,000 troops, while the north gate directly uses 12...
At first, Li Xiaogong's idea was to attack the city with 120,000 troops. Seriously speaking, siege would not require so many troops, but since there is a certain risk, more troops are needed. As for Li Sheng's attack from the main camp of the Tang Forbidden Army,
At the south gate, the troop distribution is of course also 60,000.
This configuration seems a bit strange. After all, normally the Chinese army camp requires the most troops to be stationed nearby to guard it - the food, grass and supplies are all there.
However, considering that outside the south gate of Anshi City, except for the Tang military camp, there was a vast wilderness, and in the captured Goguryeo city, a large number of people were either relocated or under unarmed control, so Li Xiaogong allocated 60,000.
but……
What Li Xiaogong didn't expect was the moment he said, "The Holy Commander can attack the south gate, join forces with Wu Guogong and the British Duke, and lead an army of 60,000."
Li Sheng, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened, and the old god shook his head.
"Sixty thousand... is too much. We don't need it. Three thousand is enough! The remaining fifty thousand people can be brought along by the Prince of Hejian County to attack the North Gate!"
As soon as Li Sheng finished speaking, Li Xiaogong was stunned.
Damn...
Are you kidding me about three thousand?
That's right, you don't need hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city. After all, the city's scope is limited, and it's impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to spread out. In fact, even tens of thousands of troops won't be needed. It's just insurance.
But...three thousand people are too few.
Can this number of people attack the city?
Attacking a city...has become so casual these days?