I'm a marquis in Datang

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

Mortars one by one bombed the tower.when the shells fell on

On the tower, the bombing exploded.Especially this time, the bombing was aimed at the gate of the city, and the rest of the places were not bombed.The city of Shazhou City, like Guazhou City, is not strong. Under the continuous bombardment, the city wall collapsed and the city gate opened soon.

After a while, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

A corner of the city wall was already vacant, and it was directly bombarded to collapse.Because of the collapse of the city, there were loopholes in the defense, but there were troops gathered in the city, which were specially placed to be attacked.

Li Ji is still on the tower.

He looked out of the city, his eyes full of anticipation.Because next, as long as Du Qi enters the city and he leads the army to withdraw, he can detonate the gunpowder in the city.

At that time, the entire county will be like an earthquake, and countless places will collapse.At that time, Du Qi's army will inevitably suffer countless losses.And if he returns with his army, he will be able to win in one battle.

This is Li Ji's plan.

In Li Ji's expectation, Du Qi's army outside the city was still in formation and never sent troops to attack.

Li Jixia is a little confused?

what happened.

Du Qi bombed a lot, only breaking the city gate, but no longer attacking.Such a situation is surprising and even more incredible.While Li Ji was waiting, the smoke cleared, and Du Qi stepped forward again. He looked at the tower and shouted: "Li Ji, are you waiting for me to attack, and then retreat immediately."

Li Ji had a bad premonition in his heart.

His strategy of inviting the king into the urn.

It doesn't seem to work anymore.

Li Ji said coldly: "Du Qi, my commander's army is here. If you want to attack, then attack directly. I want to see how you can attack."

Du Qi said: "No, there is no need to attack. The army I am leading now is stationed outside this city. Then by the way, attack first

Take a look at the surrounding area.Li Ji, you must not have much food in this city.I wait for your army to leave the city, and then we will fight outside the city. "

Li Ji's complexion changed suddenly.

There is indeed not much food and grass in the city.

At most, it can support food and grass within ten days. This is the judgment of Li Ji, Changsun Wuji and others.Because Li Ji, Changsun Wuji, and Wei Zheng had made a strategy of inviting the king into the urn in advance, they had already adjusted their strategy and moved away the equipment and food in the city.Although there is still some food and equipment in the city, they are a small number.

After all, a group of people did not regard Shazhou City as a place to line up all the time.

But Li Ji also knew that he couldn't reveal his secrets, and said, "Du Qi, if you want to line up outside the city, then you can do it. My army is here waiting for you."

Du Qidao: "Li Ji, you are a strong outsider. Don't worry, I am waiting for you. Outside the gates of the Sifang City, I will leave troops to guard. It is impossible for you to break out of the siege quietly."

"Withdraw!"

Du Qi gave the order directly.

As soon as the army was in formation, it began to retreat again, but the distance of this retreat was very short, only about two miles away.The rest of the army was stationed in the follow-up, stretching for several miles.Moreover, when Du Qi was stationed, he did place soldiers at the gates of the rest of the cities to keep an eye on him. Once Li Ji made any move, Du Qi would respond and send troops to cover up and pursue him.

Du Qi's arrangement actually made Li Ji very embarrassed, and he pinched Li Ji's seven inches with one move.

Li Ji wants to guard, but the problem is that his main food and grass have been transported away.The grain and grass in the city cannot last long.If Li Ji wants to give up Shazhou City, Du Qi's army will rush up like tigers and leopards as soon as he leaves the city, besieging and killing Li Ji's troops, and Du Qi still has elephant soldiers.

Even though there were elite cavalry in Li Ji's army, the cavalry couldn't bear it at all under the charge of the elephant soldiers, and they were crushed as well.

Li Ji is now in a dilemma.

Chapter 1116 Shift from Defense to Offense

Defensive to offensive

On the tower, Li Ji dispatched soldiers to repair the tower, and then invited Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng to discuss matters together.

Li Ji looked solemnly, looked at Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng, and said, "You two, Du Qi avoids and does not occupy, does not enter the city, what should we do now? If we evacuate now, we will definitely be attacked by Du Qi's army. But guarding Shazhou City, however, is also in a dilemma! Now it is impossible to enter or retreat."

Changsun Wuji also frowned.

The situation is too unfavorable.

Wei Zheng's face was full of seriousness. He took a deep breath and sighed, "Du Qi is really hard to deal with! We have already dug so many tunnels under the city and ambushed countless gunpowder. Just wait for Du Qi Qi enters the city, and then we can destroy Du Qi's army in one go. But Du Qi actually saw through our intention not to enter the city."

Li Ji said: "Du Qi has indeed seen through our intentions, otherwise, no

There will be the previous words.The reason why he said that our food and grass are not enough is to conclude that our food and grass have been transported away, that is, to conclude that we have made arrangements. "

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Indeed."

The three looked very dignified.

At this moment, Wei Shuyu, who was standing aside and did not speak, suddenly interrupted: "Director Li, Qi Guogong, father, what you are considering is either guarding the city or leaving the city. But why don't we attack? Du Qi The army has arrived, but his strength is actually more than [-] people."

"When it comes to the number of troops, we still have a complete advantage. Although most of our army is newly recruited by General Manager Li, many of them are government soldiers. But these soldiers have always been government soldiers. They have combat effectiveness. Originally There are tens of thousands of elites in this city. Combining the two forces, we will have no problem forcing a war."

"I also paid attention to the battle in Guazhou."

Wei Shuyu continued: "At that time, Du Qi used new weapons to blow up the city gate, and the two sides fought outside the city of Guazhou. The situation at that time was that our Tang army was fighting

At that time, he had the advantage, and Du Qi's army retreated steadily. "

"In the end, it was because of the intervention of elephant soldiers that the situation changed."

"That being the case, why don't we take the initiative."

"We have a strong army and a large number of people. With our strength, it is enough to suppress Du Qi's strength. After all, as long as the close combat starts, Du Qi's weapon will lose its effect. This is actually our opportunity."

Wei Shuyu said: "Under the attack of the overwhelming army, Du Qi's weapons are useless."

Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he exclaimed: "It's really a hero born out of a young man. Shuyu's suggestion is really good. Whether it's me, Prime Minister Wei, or Director Li, we all consider Du Qi's army to be strong. Never thought about attacking."

"Actually, Your Majesty was defeated in Guazhou. When I retreated back, I comforted Your Majesty, saying that our war with Du Qi was actually beneficial, because we have figured out Du Qi's strengths and weaknesses."

"Du Qi's advantage lies in weapons, while Du Qi's disadvantage lies in close range

When fighting, Du Qi's army may not be able to stop our army.It's just that now, it's forgotten. "

Changsun Wuji said: "Now that Shuyu has mentioned this matter, I think it is feasible."

Wei Zheng never expressed his opinion.

When he looked at his son Wei Shuyu, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes. They all thought too much, but they ignored the most fundamental things.

Wei Shuyu's suggestion is simple, but effective.