Tuli Zhuma Mountainside, looking at the army walking down the mountain, a sense of pride arises. He waved his whip and pointed at the army, smiling at the left and right, "There are more than ten thousand people and horses, endless. My 100,000 troops can be hundreds of miles wide when walking horizontally, and can be two hundred miles away when walking vertically. Even the Yellow River of the Han people can still throw whips and break the flow!"

"What Khan said is that so many of us, if we spit out, we can submerge Yanmen Pass."

Tuli snorted coldly and turned his eyes to Yanmen Pass.

"Does Li Jing think he can run away? How can I stop my army from being able to suddenly win a hundred thousand troops?"

For Tuli, although Yanmen Pass was dangerous, he had crossed Yanmen Pass more than once to the south. When Li Yuan was still staying in Taiyuan, Tuli followed his uncles and brothers to move south, cross Yanmen Pass, and even went directly into Taiyuan City. That time, Li Yuan set up an empty city plan for them, and they thought Li Yuan had some tricks, but they passed by the city and snatched something and left. Afterwards, they realized that Li Yuan had not had many soldiers at the time, which made them regret it. If he had been braver at the time, Taiyuan City would have been theirs at that time, and Li Yuan, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, might have died long ago.

This time, he not only had to pass Yanmen Pass and enter Taiyuan City, but also had to drink horses and the Yellow River to go stroll around Luoyang City in the Central Plains.

"Report."

The probing horse rushed over, and the probing officer rolled his saddle and fell off his horse.

"Report to Khan, Li Jing led 10,000 troops to defend Mayi City."

"Li Jing is still in Mayi?" Tu Li liked it very much when he heard the news.

"Yes, Khan, Li Jing ordered the rest of the troops to retreat into the Great Wall, but he led 10,000 troops to stay in Mayi."

"Hahaha." Tuli laughed. "Li Jing, Li Jing, I am really worried that you will run too fast and cannot catch up. Unexpectedly, you are a little brave enough to stay in Mayi. Haha, ten thousand soldiers, just with these ten thousand soldiers, you want to fight against my 100,000 army with an isolated city? That's great. Pass the order and speed up. This time, don't let Li Jing run away again."

We must surround Mayi and Li Jing.

Li Jing of Yunzhou lured and wiped out five thousand soldiers, and this incident made Tuli a very shame. Although the Khitans were all killed and injured, these people were under his command. It didn't matter if they were killed or injured, but Tuli was lost. Ten thousand people went south and wanted to show their faces in front of Tongye Hu, but they suffered such a big loss.

He wanted to eat Li Jing's meat first.

Mayi.

Li Jing stood at the top of the city and looked at the Turkic army that arrived under the yellow twilight.

Turkic cavalry arrived, hesitating about the winding dragons, endlessly unable to see the head. The more soldiers gathered, they directly surrounded the four sides of Mayi City, and then began to set up camps and set up accounts as if no one was around.

"General, should we do a battle before the Turks have gained a foothold?"

Li Jing smiled and was very calm.

"No, there are many Turkic soldiers and few people. It's good that we can guard the city at this time, and there is no need to go out of the city to fight with them."

On the top of the city, Tang Jun could watch the Turks calmly at first and then chat, but slowly, the atmosphere in the city became more and more tense.

There are too many Turkic people, and the more they gather, the more they gather.

I didn't feel it very much at first, but gradually, Mayi City was surrounded by Turkic camps and tents everywhere, and Turkic people were everywhere. They seemed to be flooded by the Turkic seas.

The soldiers couldn't laugh anymore.

The expression on his face became solemn.

How many 100,000 soldiers are there?

At this time, the Tang army on the top of the city finally had an intuitive understanding of this number. Standing at the top of the city, looking around, there were tents everywhere in the sky, people shouting and horses neighing everywhere, and the hustle and bustle of Turks everywhere.

The Turkic people were numerous, which made everyone in the city suspect that the Mayi City was actually very small, and Mayi City seemed to be surrounded by stormy waves and could be submerged at any time.

The north wind is whistling.

Li Jing still stood on the city tower with his sword in his hand, his cloak rolling, but Li Jing's eyes were unprecedentedly determined.

What is the 100,000 Turks? There are more enemies and bigger scenes than this. When Yang Guang conquered Liao, he mobilized a million troops and sent one army a day. It took two months to send it. The front and rear troops were thousands of miles apart.

Later, the first Bi surrounded Yang Guang at Yanmen, with 400,000 cavalry, and Turks were everywhere in the central and northern Hedong.

Li Jing has also fought with many refugees and many anti-army forces. They prefer to use the tactics of the sea of ​​people, and they can often only have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

With less than 100,000 Turkic people in front of him, Li Jing would not be scared.

"Although the Turkic scenes are big now, they will have hard days next." Li Chao said to the generals and schoolmen beside him with a smile.

When fighting, the food and grass logistics were still fought. In the past, the Turks often invaded the south, which was very familiar with the road, but never once did it be the same as this time.

The Tang army was prepared for this Turkic invasion.

In the past, the Tang army also defended on the front line of the Great Wall, but because outside the Great Wall was not its own control area, the Turks were actually quite close to the Great Wall battlefield. They marched outside the Great Wall, which was equivalent to marching within their territory. It was safe, easy, and food and grass supply were even more convenient.

When they arrived at the Great Wall, the Tang army was often unable to guard the Great Wall pass, so they could only let them enter the pass and then guard some heavy cities, so that the Turks could easily replenish food and grass on the spot to support the war.

They never worry about the supply issue.

But this time it's different.

Previously, the Tang army took advantage of the internal strife of the Turks to destroy Yuan Junzhang and Yang Zhengdao and surrender Jie Li. Li Jing had already led his army north to Qiantao and Daibei, although he retreated this time.

But he took everyone away, took food and grass, and burned all the things he could not take away, and even Li Jing burned all the grass.

Tuli is coming now, but there is a problem of food and grass immediately. But when he arrives at the city of Mayi, it is already far away from Yinshan, and the food and livestock they carry are limited. The Tang army guards the front line of the Great Wall and does not let them enter the pass. They cannot break through the pass and go south in one day, and then they will not be able to get food and grass replenishment on the spot in one day.

The more troops there are in Tuli, the sooner the food and grass problems will be exposed.

"Warring war, the food and food are the food and grass. There are special chapters on Li Xiang's military book, which are all about these. I expected that Tuli must have not read Li Xiang's military book with millions of words, otherwise they would not have gone south in such a hurry. Tuli thought he surrounded us, but he really didn't know that he was actually trapped by us."

On the contrary, Li Jing had no problem with food, grass and military weapons.

The blessing of the Mayi City is now built with bricks and stones, as well as the female corner towers of the urn city, and the crossbows and catapults from Li Jingyun, a four-mile-circumference Mayi City is not so easy to capture. After all, there is a four-meter-high city wall. If you add a seven-meter-high female wall, it will be nearly five meters high.

It is tall and large, with high walls and strong, and it is full of food and supplies.

How many Turkic people need to siege a Mayi city guarded by 10,000 elite soldiers?

In theory, Tuli requires at least 70,000 troops to siege the city, and even so, Li Jing can hold on for at least three months. If the Turks lack the ability to attack cities and craftsmen and equipment, then even if there are 100,000 Turkic soldiers, they will have to capture Mayi, Li Jing believes that he can hold on for at least three or five months, or even longer.

For a general with rich lattice experience, he will never be afraid because of the large number of enemies.

He will carefully collect intelligence, carefully analyze the pros and cons of the enemy, and then make the best strategy to fight.

The best thing to do now is to stick to it, use your strengths and face the enemy's weaknesses.

Let the Turks attack and let them chew this steel fortress, see if their teeth are strong or the city is strong.

Someone raised his concerns. Tuli really only had 100,000 people. To be precise, it should be less than 100,000 people. After all, his 5,000 Khitan vanguards were annihilated by them, and they left behind 4,000 disabled Khitans. Tuli probably had to leave his troops to take care of these wounded soldiers.

Therefore, the normal soldiers and horses should be around 90,000 now.

But Tuli is not the great khan of the Turks. He is now just the second khan, with 100,000 troops in his hands, only part of the Turkish army.

Tongye Hu still has several times the army.

Mayi City, where 100,000 people surrounded and 10,000 people were guarded, was indeed not an advantage, but what if it was 200,000, 300,000, and 400,000?

"Do you think war is a game of number of people? There are 200,000,300,000 and 400,000?" Li Chao slapped the battlements with his hand and chuckled, "Tongye Hu has so many soldiers. If hundreds of thousands of people are piled up here, it is a waste. The normal method of using troops is to divide the troops, so this is the most effective use. On our side, Tongye Hu will have at most 100,000 people. Even if you add some entourages and others to make up 200,000, the real combat power will be only about 100,000. We don't have to be afraid of adding 100,000 people."

Li Jing was not afraid of the many Turkic soldiers.

There are 10,000 elite troops in Mayi City. With this strong city, there is no big difference between whether the enemy is 100,000 or 200,000. After all, the attack power is saturated, and there is no effect if there is too much. Of course, if it is a long-term siege, there is still an advantage if there are many enemies, and it can consume them by rotating battles.

But there are also disadvantages for many enemies, which is that the consumption of food and grass is greater.

As long as they cannot attack the pass and cannot replenish food and grass on the spot, the more Turks come, the bigger the food and grass problem will be.

Another thing is that Li Jing believes in Li Chao.

The young prime minister came to serve as the commander of the north and would definitely not sit still here. Li Jing dragged many Turks, and Li Chao came to rescue Mayi without saying that he could find a breakthrough in other directions.

The entire battlefield was actually a whole. The Turks used more troops in Mayi, so the troops would inevitably be reduced in other directions.

Tuli must still bring ten days and half a month of dry food in the camp, but there will definitely be no more.

Li Jing has implemented strict solid walls and clearing the fields of Daibei. It is impossible for Chuli to find food on the spot. The army of 100,000 is not 11,100 people, and can still hunt on the spot.

"Okay, from now on, implement the wartime rotation plan, divide the shifts and on duty, those who are not on duty should have a good rest, raise your energy and accumulate your strength, and let's wait for these Turks to come to attack the city and die!"

Outside Mayi City.

Tuli rode a horse and led his generals around Mayi City to observe, and the more he looked, the more he looked solemn. He didn't expect that Mayi City had not come for a few years and was so strong.

It was a bit unexpected.

"Khan, let me lead my subordinates to take the lead, take down Mayi City for Khan and cut off Li Jing's head!" A Khitan chief said loudly.

He wanted to avenge the five thousand dead and injured Khitans.

Tuli looked at Mayi City for a long time and finally shook his head and said, "I am watching the city with strict control. It seems that Li Jing is ready. We have come all the way and the troops are exhausted. Today we will take a rest for a day and discuss the siege tomorrow!"

Several generals still wanted to fight, but Tuli waved his hand impatiently, and the generals had to shut up.

Back at the camp, he suddenly frowned, no longer as relaxed as before in front of everyone.
Chapter completed!