Xu Jing's early training experiences Xu Wen's vaguely possesses the calmness and perseverance of a general. Perhaps he is not a strategic qualified commander, but in the city defense battles these days, he has vaguely surpassed ordinary soldiers in tactical aspects. The generals are convinced and obeyed the orders sincerely.

"I understand. The commander of Jie is constantly increasing his troops on the outside and will go north to support us at any time. However, Tian Lingzi's old fox is not simple. He attacked Shouchun City more and more violently, regardless of sacrifice, and attacked the city day and night. His only purpose was to force Jie Zheng to stay calm. Our goal was to drag them down and drag them down. Then the commander of Jie Zheng's supportive army would find the right time and take a blow. However, Tian Lingzi tried his best to attack the city so hard that he wanted to force Jie Zheng to use the army on the outside."

Xu Wen said proudly: "If we had only relied on this city, Tian Lingzi's plan would have been successful. Unfortunately, he didn't know how other vassal states would have watched the Tang army grow bigger, especially Qin Zongquan. We must hold on anyway, and we must hold on until Qin Zongquan sends a large army. At that time, as long as Qin Zongquan sent a strange army, the Tang army would be defeated, and the siege of Shouchun would naturally be resolved. Jing'er, look."

Xu Wen turned around and looked at the sand table. It was the Yinzhou City Defense Map. The terrain and military deployment in the city were clear at a glance, and the scary small flags representing the enemy were planted outside the city.

Xu Wen said: "Tian Lingzi kept attacking my Shouchun City with thunder and thunder. The biggest weakness in my city is its limited force."

Xu Jing blurted out: "It's just that the troops are limited, it's so hidden."

Xu Wen patted his shoulder, pointed to the city sand table with a little comfort and said, "Yes, the walls of my Shouchun City are high and thick, and the defense terrain is really good. If there are sufficient troops and available food and grass, it will not be a problem to defend the previous year. However, now we have too few people. Although Tian Lingzi has a lot of siege equipment, the Shen Ce Army has little experience in wars and has limited experience after all. After all, it has used this stupid method of burning day and night, it has achieved great results because of a heavy rain."

"The key to breaking the city is just a breakthrough point. As long as you find a breakthrough point to tear and expand, the city will inevitably be lost. We must be prepared to lose the outer city. But no matter whether you can defend or not, you must not ask Jieshuo for help, otherwise all efforts will be put into scattered, and the surprise soldier on the outside line will not work. Jing'er, our inner city has been reinforced, and Yangma City is built behind it. Once the outer city is lost, we retreat into the inner city and continue to hold on. At the same time, I have gathered an elite army in the city. If the inner city is also lost, I will use the weakness of Tian Lingzi's soldiers and horses in the streets and alleys to tear a hole to break through the north city."

Xu Jing said in surprise: "Break through the North City? Tian Lingzi's defense on that line is the most solid."

Xu Wen said: "I know that the reason why I broke through the North City was the most unexpected. I have been with the surprise soldiers who were deployed on the outside line of Jieshou through the news that he also agreed to break through the North City once the situation is in danger. If we are old, weak, women and children walk from the other three sides, how can we get rid of the light cavalry of the Shence Army? Only by breaking through their positions in the north and crossing the water will we have a glimmer of life."

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "Of course this is just a necessary precaution. The inner city is not so easy to capture, and as far as I know, the Caizhou army of Qin Zongquan should be cleared in these few days."

Xu Jing moved his chapped lips and asked, "What if Qin Zongquan didn't take action?"

Xu Wen's face became stern and silent for a moment. He pointed to the sand table and said, "It's better to cross the fat water north. Then deploy the Yangtze River, wait for an opportunity to make a comeback!"

The catapult was roaring at the top of the city, and stones as big as fists broke through the air. Although they could not cause damage to the solid city wall, they could effectively kill the enemy's lives. Even the warrior holding a large shield, the stones could penetrate the large shield. Under the attack of this stone rain, the city of Beicheng temporarily entered a silence.

The Shen Ce Army quickly pushed the simple siege weapons that were quickly built by cloud ladders, thieves and bridges to not far from the city. They waited for the bullet rain to take a break and launched an attack. However, after a moment of hard work, a roar suddenly came out of the city, three short spears as thick as peacocks shot out, and a faint spear shadow flashed through the two hunched Shen Ce Army.

The short spear penetrated through the body, and a cloud of blood mist rose from the air, pouring into the ground with a buzzing sound, which made the soldier next to him who was operating a stone-cattering cannon fall to the ground.

Then there was a second and third screams. After a moment, a stone as big as a millstone rose into the air and accurately hit a trench bridge. The simple trench bridge immediately dispersed, and the trench smashed several soldiers underneath, making howlings that were not like human voices.

"Forcibly attack the city!"

The generals of the Shence Army shouted in annoyance, and suddenly people gathered like ants, shouting to kill the sky. Arrows broke through the sky and rocks were like rain. Countless soldiers forcibly attacked forward, and many figures appeared on the top of the city wall, and a tug-of-war started again.

"This battle may last a long time." Duan Mingyu sighed at the towering city. His mortar and crossbow had never been used, and he did not use all his strength. He just fought symbolically. He knew that his family's foundation could not withstand the squandering of his strength. After returning to Chang'an, he would have no other support. The Tang Dynasty will be in turmoil in the next few years. At that time, without a strong army, he would probably be unable to escape the wilderness of the corpse. Without a strong army, Duan Mingyu, who did not have a strong army, would definitely show his butcher knife to him without hesitation. Alas, when will he fight a war without any scruples?

Shouchun City lasted until the second month, and the city walls were dilapidated like an abandoned abandoned city.

The defense of Shouchun City is simply incomparable to ordinary cities. The closer it is to the core of civilization, its urban architectural style is more than the characteristics of the Central Plains. On the grassland, a hundred decades ago, even the places where the Khan stationed in herds were just tents, camps and villages, and they could walk away as soon as they were moved. Therefore, their fighting style has always been attacking, and attacks replaced defense. The weaker side either acted as the other side on the grassland to fight to the decisive battle, or used the vast desert grassland to escape everywhere, and there was no such thing as defending the city.

Shouchun City is a place that military strategists have fought for thousands of years, integrating the Chinese civilization of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
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