Eulji Mundeok also had a bitter look on his face when he heard this and shook his head.
"General... I don't know. The Tang army behaved strangely this time, and they always rushed to the rescue in time. Although our army..."
In the middle of speaking, Eulji Wende shut his mouth directly because he realized that he didn't need to say more——
Yeon Gae Suwen looked slumped, closed his eyes and looked up to the sky, taking a deep breath...
It took a long time before he let out a long sigh.
Half a month has passed and it is almost the end of the year.
Half a month has passed since Goguryeo's army was divided into ten groups and launched military operations.
The soldiers missed their hometown, and the soldiers were tired and lacked horses.
Admittedly, this is not a particularly big disadvantage for an army, especially for a strong army like Goguryeo's Xianbei army.
Food was not cut off, and the army did not suffer major losses. At most, it only suffered hundreds of casualties.
If hundreds of people died in normal times, it would naturally be a big deal, but for an army of hundreds of thousands, the failure only resulted in the death of a few hundred people, which is already a great blessing.
What's more, as mentioned before, food is not cut off.
There is still a surplus of grain in the warehouse in the country, and the land of Goguryeo behind it is very easy to transport.
But everything needs to be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Fighting right at home, using 300,000 troops to defeat 30,000 people, actually...
There was actually a situation where I couldn't attack for a long time...
It would make sense if the other party were to defend the city, but the key now is...
The other side is not defending the city, and there is no danger.
North China is a large plain.
In other words, this time the troops failed... Goguryeo is really impossible to capture!
And what made the generals under Yeon Gaesumun’s command the most irritated was not just the failure of the attack, but...
Seeing the coach's livid face, Eulji Munduk couldn't help but become anxious and said,
"Lord, every time we advance, the Tang army can always wait for reinforcements immediately. Although, as the previous intelligence said, the Tang army is divided into only four places, and each military camp has only 8,000 people, but..."
"But looking at it now, I'm afraid it's..."
Eulji Wende said nothing.
There is no need to say more about what follows.
Everyone is a general and a practical combatant with experience in real wars.
I know very well that this situation most likely means one thing...
The Tang army deployed far more ambushes than anywhere else in Mobei!
Of course, we have compared the actual strength of each military camp several times, and we still know that each opponent's military camp has 8,000 troops.
Now it seems that since the Tang army's support was so ridiculously fast, it probably means that the opponent's military strength is not at all more than 8,000 troops multiplied by four, more than 30,000.
And it is very likely that there are still more than 80,000!
In other words, the intelligence was actually false. The Tang State did not transfer troops from northern Xinjiang at all, but in fact only changed its deployment ideas.
but……
Of course Yeongae Somoon understood Eulji Mundeok’s hints and reminders, but...
He said without comment, "So... Eulji Mundeok, in your opinion, what should... be done now?"
"General!"
Eulji Wende, like any typical Xianbei warrior, puffed up his chest.
Not much to say, just two words.
"General!"
The meaning can be understood by every Xianbei person.
Let your subordinates join forces and overwhelm the Tang army's defenses at once!
When the Tang army joined forces, the total strength was 156,000.
Although these 15,000 to 6,000 people were not enough to frighten Goguryeo, even speaking normally, it would be a tough battle to fight against 30,000 people.
If the 60,000 soldiers were combined, it would be a 100% tragic death.
But after all, they are blessed with thermal weapons, and today's Tang Army is still different from the Tang Army led by Li Jing before.
The current Tang army not only has specialized grenade-launching crossbows, but also has an astonishing total ammunition reserve. With only 360,000, Goguryeo's side has no chance at all.
Of course, it is different to attack an army of 8,000 people, because the strength of 8,000 people is really insufficient. If we attack the city forcefully according to the intensity of the siege, there is still a chance to win.
After all, that is a force of more than 100,000 people.
So now, Eulji Mundeok's idea is to gather more than 100,000 troops and attack them all at once.
In this way, even if the Tang army had time to join forces, they would never be able to resist it!
After all, more than 100,000 people are still ten times more powerful than more than 10,000 people!
Of course, as Sun Tzu said in The Art of War, if you have a huge military advantage, you will have the opportunity to fight without bloodshed, depending on the message, or you can directly bypass the opponent's city, pillage the opponent's villages and towns, and cut off the food route.
At the same time, war feeds war.
This law obviously does not apply to the Tang Army. Now the Han people's city walls have changed into a new form, a form that is far more terrifying than the city walls... that is, the "fire coverage area."
But no matter how it changes.
Unless the Tang army really became a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general.
Then, with ten times the strength, they will definitely not be able to withstand it!
Of course, it is a tacit agreement for an army of over 100,000 to attack a position of more than 10,000 people.
Not only Eulji Mundeok, but also Yeongae Somun must be considered.
As for Yeon Gae So-moon, he may not want to consider it, or he may not be able to communicate through tacit understanding, which is a plan that Eulji Mun-deok is not able to express directly...
That is to gather an army of 300,000 people and directly launch a general attack on the Tang army!
Eulji Moon-deok couldn't make this request. After all, he was not the commander-in-chief. If he really wanted to do this, it would have to be Yeon Gae So-moon who made the request and gave the order.
but……
In fact, whether it was a force of 150,000 or 300,000, as the commander-in-chief, how could Yeon Gaesoo not have considered it?
But the problem is... Yeon Gaesumun is very clear that the situation in front of him is not that simple... He shook his head.
Eulji Wende was startled when he saw this.
"Commander, why?..."
"You can't do this."
"Can't?! Commander-in-Chief, the last general wishes..."
"Alas..." Yeon Gaesumun sighed softly and shook his head again.
"It's not what you think. A war cannot be won by being brave. I doubt that the Tang army will have more than 30,000 troops this time!"
"More than thirty thousand?"
Eulji Wende was stunned for a moment, wondering what a fantastic idea this was...but the next moment, his whole body reacted immediately.
Yes……
In this use of troops, the Tang army supported each other incredibly quickly.
If the support is so fast, how can it be possible that there are only 30,000? Mobei is such a big place.
Let alone rushing for help, it was simply too late to deliver the news.
Eulji Moon-deok was mumbling and speechless, and Yeon-gae So-moon turned pale and continued...
"And the most important thing is that we still don't know what the strength of the Tang army is!"
