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Tuli raised the account, and the chiefs and chiefs of the various ministries gathered in the big account. Last night, the sons and daughters all rested for the night, and today they are all fierce, the only deficiency is that the people who went out to fight the grass valley yesterday have all returned in vain.

Now that everyone is rested, they are all anxious to capture Mayi as soon as possible, not only to avenge Li Jing's blood hatred, but also for the grain and grass in Mayi City. I heard that Li Jing has stored a lot of grain and grass in Mayi City. There was the base camp of Yuan Junzhang in the past, and a lot of money, grain, gold and silver that were plundered back from several southern invasions were piled up there, and now Li Jing is cheaper. They are desperate to take Mayi City and make up for the losses they have lost in the past few days.

Tuli sat there, listening to the group of people in the tent talking to each other, and the discussion of the group of three or five was chaotic, and he was a little dissatisfied. These guys don't have the slightest rules and politeness, and they don't look like they're on the agenda.

"Khan, give the order to attack the city, what are you waiting for?"

One of the guys finally couldn't help but shout loudly.

The man's beginning drew a response from a crowd of people shouting for a siege.

If he hadn't seen the Sogdian merchant Sabao Shijian yesterday, Tuli would have planned to start the siege early this morning. But after talking to Shi Jian yesterday, he had other plans in his heart. The city of Mayi is tall and sturdy, and it is beyond the surprise of Tuli.

The Ma Yi guarded by Li Jing is like a turtle with a thick shell, if you add Li Jing's cunning and ruthlessness, this Ma Yi is more like a big hedgehog, which makes Tu Li feel like he can't put his mouth out.

Mayi is located at the southern end of Yunshuo, the two states of Yunshuo, is a large basin connected to the north of the Dynasty, the place is very wide, if you are fighting outside the city, such a large basin is most suitable for cavalry deployment. It's a pity that Li Jing is a cunning guy, he can't come out of the strongest fortress on the Yunshuo grassland.

But he didn't completely believe what Shi Jian said.

He sent spies south to collect information, but it was impossible to confirm Shi Jian's identity for a while. Therefore, yesterday he still sent a group of hundreds of light horsemen south overnight to go to Loufuguan.

"Khan, what are you waiting for?"

The chiefs were still shouting.

Tuli's mind was a little confused, and he wanted to wait for news from the south.

But it doesn't seem like a thing to sit back and wait here. Seeing everyone's eagerness to fight, Tuli couldn't refuse their request.

But even if you want to fight, you can't fight now.

There is a moat in Mayi, although there is no water in the ditch, but the ditch is full of upside-down sharp piles, the city wall is more than four zhang high, and there are many arrow towers, ballistas, and stone-throwing carts on them.

The Tang army has always had many archers.

When it came to a strong attack, their cavalry had no advantage, and they could not rush to the head of the city.

You have to build ladders, you have to build moats, you have to build battering rams, and Tuli has no experience in these things.

There is a battle on the grassland, but there has never been any such thing, they are all led by cavalry to duel, there may be sneak attacks and ambushes, but there will never be sieges and city defenses.

The Turks wanted people to build some siege equipment, but most of the Turks or the Khitans and Tiele people would not. Li Jing's strategy of clearing the wilderness was too clean, so they couldn't catch any Han craftsmen or the like.

More advanced siege cloud vehicles, watchtowers and the like can't be built, so let's build some cloud ladders first, Tuli thinks this shouldn't be difficult.

At the moment, I said my plan, first build siege ladders, etc., and when a certain number of them are built, we will start the siege, as for the stone throwing vehicles, siege vehicles, arrow towers and other things, no one will build them, or forget it.

Groups of Turks rode out of the camp on horseback to cut down trees, then dragged back on horseback, and began to make ladders. Although the ladder seems to be the most unskilled siege equipment, it does not mean that it can be built well.

Many Turks tossed and turned there for a long time, but they were not able to build a qualified ladder.

Either the length is not enough, or it is not strong, or it is too heavy, and some guys make a ladder, the length is enough, but it is heavy, and it is so heavy that it has to be carried dozens of times.

A cloud ladder stunned them to create a battering ram.

Li Jing stood on the city tower, holding the clairvoyant mirror given by Li Chao, looking at the movements of the Turks outside the city, and watched for a long time, the more he looked, the more funny he became.

"Turkic barbarians, that's all there is to it."

Several of his subordinates borrowed a clairtelescope to look at it, and they couldn't help laughing.

With this ability, you also want to attack Mayi City?

"General, these Turks are here to be funny, right?"

Siege is no match for plundering.

Siege is a systematic science, especially attacking a fortified city with elite soldiers, which is becoming more and more difficult. Tuli was a complete layman in siege warfare, and for him and his men, surrounding Mayi City was as much as surrounding a hedgehog.

Li Jing smiled and said to his subordinate generals, "If you come to attack Mayi City, how will you deploy it?" How to arrange troops, where to use as a breakthrough, and what tactics to use? Anyway, if we hit the child on a rainy day, we are idle and idle, so why don't we discuss it? ”

Someone immediately said, "If you want to attack a city, of course, you must first have siege equipment, and you should first build siege equipment." To make ladders, arrow towers, rushing cars, cloud towers, large wooden shields, catapults, and better ballistas. Then sweep the perimeter and fill in the trenches! ”

Someone continued, "It is best to smash the city head of the city with a catapult, and it is better to throw fireballs and boulders into the city, and make the people panic, if you can burn their food and grass equipment." ”

"Using bows and crossbows and stone-throwing carts as cover, the cavalry also cooperated to escort the infantry close to the city, and launched an attack in all directions, so that the defenders could divide their forces and defend, and the attackers had sufficient troops to attack on all sides at the same time, so that the defenders would be divided and defended on all sides, and the defensive forces would be weak. With the cooperation of bows and crossbows, the elite warriors who dare to fight are selected to attack the city, as long as they rush to the head of the city and seize a position, then the strong Mayi City will be flawed and difficult to defend. ”

Li Jing stroked his beard, what his subordinates said was decent, although it was not very brilliant, but it was also the right way to attack the city.

Generally speaking, as long as the defender is not short of food, grass and equipment, and the troops are sufficient, then it is really not a problem to hold out for a year or two. At the beginning, the Tang army attacked Luoyang twice, but they besieged the city for a long time and could not go down.

The last siege of Luoyang also lasted for more than a year, and in the end, it was still by defeating Luoyang's reinforcements Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong ran out of grain and grass, and became a lonely city with no hope, so he opened the city and surrendered. If they don't fall, they can hold out for a long time.

Siege warfare is the most tragic and protracted battle.

In many cases, it is so tragic that the besieging side collapses first.

"You go on, I'll go to the rest meeting, if the Turks really attack the city, you can do it yourself." Li Jing is not interested in the preparation of the Turks for the siege of the Turks, who are outsiders at home, and with such a level, he also wants to break through Mayi?