Chapter 768
After watching for a while, suddenly turned around and left.
I couldn't bear to see that although Shi Wei's warriors were brave, the defense of the Tang army in Mayi was stricter. Shi Wei's warriors were easily shot and killed by the Tang army under the city one by one.
Even though Rushi Wei's leader was brave enough to approach the city, he was finally stabbed down, and he didn't know how to live or die. The trench was a line of death. The soldiers who rushed here leaned too heavily and were taken away by the crossbows on the city. Then, under the city wall, it was also a death trap.
There are not enough long-range crossbows to suppress the city, and the warriors who finally approach the city are just living targets.
"Order to withdraw the troops!" Before leaving, Chuli Yixing issued a detachment order.
The whimpering horn sounded again, but it was not as excited as before, and became a little low.
The offensive warrior retreated like a tide, listless.
Many people supported their injured companions, but there were still many wounded soldiers and corpses left under the city that they had no time to take away. The attacking wild boar skins were already scared and did not dare to stay at the city for too long.
The Tang army's dense crossbows and stone bullets also stopped.
But there were still sporadic crossbows shooting. They were the ones who were excellent in archery skills on the city. They stood at the top of the city and were aimed at the injured and unable to leave under the city.
“There is one more there.”
"It's too far, probably at least eighty steps away, so I'm afraid it's not easy to shoot."
"It's interesting to shoot if it's not easy. Let's compare and see who's better archery skills. Whoever shoots first will be able to calculate who has the ability. How about it?"
Several archers stood on the top of the city wall and said with a smile.
Everyone is a archer, and they all feel that archery is good, and no one is convinced. At this time, the attack has just passed, and after the nervousness, everyone is still a little excited.
So he smiled and decided to compare with whom he was better at archery, so he used the wounded soldiers as targets.
Seeing the Turkic people retreat, the commander in the city breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that it was too relaxed. He spitted at the bottom of the city, and the guard turned around and got out of the city and reported to Li Jing.
Li Jing looked at the map in the city and he still lived in the house where he was the county magistrate in Mayi.
"General, we won, the Turkic wolf cub's first attack failed, leaving about a thousand bodies."
Li Jing nodded calmly.
This is the price of attacking a strong city. Every time you attack the city, you will fight hard. Even if you are fully prepared, you will still fight hard. If you are not prepared, you will attack the city rashly, and the result will be that countless corpses are left behind, and there will be no progress.
In one attack, the Turks suffered more than a thousand casualties, even for the Turks with nearly 100,000 troops, this was a considerable injury.
"We can relax for a few days. The Turks will not risk siege before they are better prepared."
"Do you need to strengthen your defense at night? What if the Turkic people are anxious to jump over the wall and attack the city in the middle of the night?"
"You are too worried. There will be no advantage in the Turkic people coming to attack the city in the middle of the night. It is even more difficult to attack the city. However, it is always right to make more preparations, and it is foolproof. According to the plan we have prepared before, we will strengthen the security at night. If the Turkic people really dare to attack at night, then let's make him look good."
Sudden profit accounts.
Tuli looked at the leader of Shi Wei who was carrying him back, his eyes wide open, but he was already dead with his eyes open. One eye was filled with a crossbow arrow and a big blood hole in his chest. He could not die any more.
Listening to the reports of his subordinates, more than a thousand people died in one battle.
"Khan, we will attack again while it's dark at night. I don't believe it, and I can't catch it." Another Khitan leader shouted.
Tuli automatically ignored his clamor.
I can't catch it during the day, so what chance will I have at night?
Mayi city is solid and has strict defense. Just by looking at the counterattacks of the defenders during the day, you can tell that Li Jing is indeed no ordinary opponent.
"Let Li Jing be proud for a few days first, we will not attack Mayi City for the time being."
"No more fight?"
The leaders and generals in the tent were surprised and had only fought for a while. They lost only a thousand people, so they stopped fighting?
"No more fighting." Tuli said.
After this battle during the day, Tuli became more and more determined to go to Loufanguan. Mayi is too hard and this bone is not easy to chew. Since that's the case, then go to Loufanguan.
Go south by passing the pass, then attack Taiyuan directly, or go around the back of Yanmen, and see what the meaning of Li Jing is still guarding the defeat of Mayi.
"Everyone, let me tell you a good news. My Khan has a plan to easily break Loufan Pass. If Loufan Pass is broken, we can attack Taiyuan directly. If we break the Pass and go south, we don't have to worry about the problems of supplying food and grass. If Li Jing wants to waste, we will play with him at that time, and play as long as we want."
After dawn.
Li Jing was practicing sword in the yard, and a lieutenant came to report.
The Turks withdrew.
Overnight, ninety thousand Turkic troops left, leaving cleanly.
Last night, the Turkic people moved abnormally and the defenders on the city discovered it. However, the defenders were very cautious and did not leave the city. It was not until dawn that they sent a scout out to inquire.
It turned out that the Turks did not retreat, but left.
"They did not go to Yanmen Pass, but went south and went to Loufan Pass."
"Lou Fanguan?"
Li Jing was slightly surprised.
"Don't these Turks think that Loufan Pass or the previous Loufan Pass? They probably thought that Loufan Pass was a breakthrough and that it was very weak. Haha, don't you know that I arranged 20,000 troops there, and Loufan Pass was reinforced by these two pieces, which was not the same as before. I couldn't capture Mayi, and I thought I could capture Loufan Pass? Haha, it's interesting."
"General, what should we do?"
Li Jing continued to wave his sword, "Don't worry about them. If they want to go to Loufan Pass, let them go. When they are bleeding, they will know that they are amazing. We will respond to changes in the same way and stay in Mayi."
"General, it's an opportunity now. The people have withdrawn from the pass. Do you think we will take the opportunity to evacuate Mayi and return to Yanmen?"
"No, if we stay in Mayi, then the defense of Hedong is alive. If we withdraw from Yanmen, the situation will be different. It's like defending the city. Have you ever seen a stone blocking the city gate by defending the city gate? Unless the troops are too weak, no one will do this. Blocking the city gate seems to be safer, but in fact it means that you have given up the possibility of counterattack, so that the enemy can attack more without worries."
"General, why don't I stay, you go back to Yanmen or Loufan Pass to command the overall situation?" the general persuaded again.
Li Jing took his sword and put it into the sheath.
"The deployment has been decided long ago. Yanmen, Loufan and other places have selected guards. I will stay in Mayi and join you. Remember, we are a living child. In Mayi, we can not only support Yanmen, Loufan and two places, but also fight out at any time."
When Li Jing decided on this defensive strategy, he never thought that he would always be a turtle in Mayi and stay in Mayi, just to wait for the time to fight out.
"Even if it's defense, you can't just hinder it. The best defense is attack!"
Attack, attack, and continuous attack are Li Jing's way of using troops.
"Then when will we attack?"
Chapter completed!