Chapter 934 Change Tactics
The Tang army has a thunderstorm, can it easily blow up the city gate?
Doesn't this show that if the Tang army is willing to break into the city and break through the surrendered city, it will be almost overnight?
Suddenly, Yiran and Temur broke out in a cold sweat, unable to believe it, nor did they dare not believe it.
If this matter is not properly resolved, they will lead their troops to garrison in the surrendered city, as if staying in a frying pot, and the Tang army will destroy them with a fire.
"Su Li, are you sure that the earth-shattering thunder can easily blow open the city gate?"
Not far away, Timur anxiously asked!
Once the Tang army has the ability to break into the surrendered city at any time, they will be like swimming fish on the board, ready to be cooked at any time.
In this way, the Southern Expedition to the Tang Dynasty is like a castle in the air, joking with the lives of hundreds of thousands of tribesmen.
"General Tie, what General Su said is true, the Tang army has this ability, in today's battle, the entire south gate city wall has been cut off a lot, not to mention the wooden gate." King Zuo Gu Li replied for Su Li.
He was worried about the power of the earth-shattering thunder explosion, but he had not yet contacted the city gates.
At this moment, Su Li woke up the dreamer with a word.
King Zuogu Li was also worried and uneasy.
Determined by the power of the earth-shattering thunder, Temur first considered withdrawing his troops, and the army must no longer remain in the surrendered city.
Otherwise, it is easy to encounter a surprise attack by the Tang army.
If the three armies did not have time to retreat, it was likely that the Tang army would be completely annihilated.
What's more, Su Li also said that when the earth-shaking thunder was attacking the city, the power that erupted far exceeded the power of the field.
The elite of the tribe remained in the city, and it was easy to become a living target.
What's more, the Tang army adopts wheel tactics to attack the city every day, and they will consume a lot of elite soldiers in vain.
The most important thing is that the Turks are good at riding and shooting, and they are born athletes on horseback.
They did not dare to give up their strengths and chose to defend the city that the tribe was not good at.
Temur's expression was serious, and he bowed down to Yiran: "King Khan, the last general suggested that the army should be completely surrendered as soon as possible, and in addition, we can no longer take defense as an attack, we should turn attack into defense, and actively grasp the initiative in the war." ”
"That's right, the tribal athletes are not good at attacking cities and conquering cities, and they are not good at defending cities, so the last general suggested retreating to the grasslands and adopting the cavalry guerrilla tactics that the sons and daughters are good at fighting against the Tang army." Su Li supported the withdrawal plan, and he showed Yiran that the city gate was easy to lose, so he suggested that Yiran withdraw his troops, but Temur's ideas coincided with him.
Defending the city and consuming tens of thousands of elites every day for no reason could not combat the arrogance of the Tang army.
This is a disgrace to the Turks.
The elite of the tribe went south, losing hundreds of thousands of people one after another, and it was impossible to ignore the casualties of the three armies!
"Great Khan, General Tie, General Su is reasonable, defending the city is not the chief of the tribe, besides, the Tang army has the earth-shattering thunder, and chooses to defend the city, as if ignoring the advantages of the department!" King Zuogu Li thought for a long time and agreed with Temur and Su Li's proposal to withdraw his troops. "We shouldn't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, we should rely on the advantage of cavalry mobility in the grassland, choose a large-scale corps to fight, and after annihilating the main force of the Tang Army, the three armies will go south like no man's land!"
Large-scale corps operations?
When Yi Ran heard the news, his cheeks looked solemn.
The Turkic cavalry tribe and the Tang cavalry are also not bad, even if there is no cavalry on both sides to fight against the cavalry, there is no certainty of victory.
After thinking for a while, Yi Ran anxiously asked: "The army withdraws from the surrendered city, who will defend the city, and the retreat of the army will inevitably affect the momentum of the whole army and the morale of the army." ”
After successive defeats, Yiran was most afraid of the withdrawal of the three armies, which caused the army's morale to be unstable.
Once the morale of the army collapses, there is very little hope of regrouping.
Therefore, even if they are evacuated, they must stay behind the generals and ensure that the fighting spirit of the three armies is high.
"King Khan, the last general is willing to stay and defend the city!" Su Li hugged his fist.
At this moment, someone must come forward, Su Li fought against the Tang army one after another, although he was afraid of the Tang army's combat strength, but never gave up the idea of looking for a good opportunity to annihilate the enemy.
The most important thing is that the Su is like a mirror, when the tribe is alive and dead, if everyone competes to be deserters, the Turks will inevitably perish.
"Great Khan, General Su, according to the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, with the power of the earth-shaking thunder, no matter who stays to defend the city, they can't stop the edge of the Tang army." Temur said, he did not support the surrender of the city in the stubborn defense, and said with a cold expression: "The last general has a plan, maybe he can stop the pace of the Tang army, and even severely damage the Tang army, so as to avenge the sons of our troops who died on the battlefield!" ”
"General Tie, if you have any good ideas, might as well say it directly?" Yiran asked.
King Zuo Gu Li, Su Li, his eyes turned to Temur in unison.
The Turkic elite marched south, and to this day they have yet to achieve a decent victory.
It would be great if there was a good strategy that could inflict heavy damage on the Tang army and save the momentum of the Turks.
Timur did not hesitate, and explained his strategy on the spot, saying: "This move, nine times out of ten, will severely damage the Tang army, we can take advantage of the chaos of the opponent's position, gradually pursue and kill, and maybe be able to win back a city!"
Even if the Tang army could not be severely damaged, it would be able to buy time for the withdrawal of the three armies, and at that time, the various armies would be scattered and hidden in various parts of the grassland, and they would surprise and cover up their surprise attack on the Tang army that ventured into the grassland. ”
Hearing the sound, Yi Ran, King Zuo Gu Li, and Su Li glanced at each other.
Almost without hesitation, he asked, "Who stayed in the city to implement General Tie's plan?" ”
He almost instantly guessed what the consequences of Timur's plan would be for the Tang Army, and fully supported Temur's proposal.
However, if the city is destroyed, it will still need to leave a few defenders, and it will need to be a strong general to better implement Temur's plan.
"King Khan, the last general insists on staying!" Su Li said categorically.
"Great Khan, since the last general proposed a strategy, let the last general personally lead the troops to implement it, besides, General Su is scarred and in urgent need of recuperation, so it is not appropriate to lead the troops to fight again!" Temur asked, full of fighting spirit, and said generously: "In this battle, the last general will select five thousand elites from the tribe to stay in the city, and the remaining army will be temporarily handed over to General Su to lead!" ”
"General Tie, this battle is extremely dangerous!" Su Li reminded.
"That's right, life and death in this battle are unpredictable!" King Zuogu Liwang agreed.
How can Temur speak firmly, and said without hesitation: "Since Yang Yue came to prominence, the tribe and the Tang army will lose every battle, in recent years, how many tribesmen have been buried in southern Xinjiang, they can wrap the body of the tribe's horse leather, and I Timur can also do it!" ”
As a general, perhaps Timur led his army to fight against the Tang army with fewer victories and more defeats, resulting in the tragic death of many Turkic elite cavalry.
However, Temur wanted to conquer cities and expand his territory for the Turks.
Today's drought has caused the tribe's strength to plummet, and Timur is heartbroken.
But as long as there was the slightest hope of victory, he would rather die on the battlefield himself than prevent the destruction of the Turks.
Yi Ran, King Zuogu Li, Su Li, looked at Temur's sincere appearance, and felt empathy for a while.
If the generals in the Turks, like Timur, were willing to sacrifice for the tribe, the Turks would not have ended up in such a miserable situation.
(End of chapter)