Chapter 1251: Siege Strategy

After hearing Dugu Ba's answer, all the generals were very happy. Although everyone knew that the enemy forces in the city would definitely take precautions, no one placed all their hopes on the Dizi Army. If there was an additional way to attack, success would be possible. The chances are much greater.

"Okay, just ask the general to go. If you need support from me, just say so." Tian Yu happily waved his hand to Dugu Ba to go and do his own thing. After all, the next thing he took over had little to do with his digging army.

Dugu Ba stood up and bowed to everyone, then turned and left. Soon he was escorted by his own soldiers and headed towards Dingyang City.

After Dugu Ba left, Tian Yu turned his attention to the other generals in the tent.

"General Tian, ​​according to the last general's opinion, Dingyang City still needs to be attacked by force. After all, the digging army is now known to the world. It is impossible for the defenders in the city not to know about this, so they will definitely take precautions against it. Moreover, there are people in the city. A general like Xu Huang is in charge. According to what the king said and from the battles with him in the past few days, this general is indeed prudent and cautious," She Gan said;

Compared with Hua Xiong, She Gan may not be as brave as him, but he is slightly more calm.

"Yes, that's what I mean, but it's not enough." Tian Yu pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Pang Tong and said, "What should we do as a military commander?"

"Dingyang City is a long city running from east to west. According to the information sent back by the Shadow Guard, this city only has two east and west gates, and the city seems to be stuck in a valley. It is not so much a city as it is a city. A pass is more appropriate. If you want to attack a pass, there are only a few directions. One is to attack from one side, regardless of losses. The other is to find a way to go behind the pass and attack from both sides." Pang Tong said slowly;

"For Dingyang, there is another way, and that is..." As he said that, Pang Tong stretched out his hand and pointed towards the northwest.

Tian Yu understood and knew that Pang Tong was referring to the mountain ridge where Rulingou was located in the north of Dingyang City. "I know what the military advisor means, but whether it is going around behind Dingyang City or on the mountain ridge, the Shangjun coalition forces must be on guard. Moreover, our army is not familiar with the surrounding terrain and wants to find a suitable road for the army to march on. , It’s not an easy task. Besides, there are no people who are familiar with the surrounding terrain.”

In fact, Tian Yu also thought about this problem, but the rule of clearing the country and keeping the land clear was too good. Originally, there were only a few places in Dingyang where territories could be established, and the people of Hukou Town had already asked them all to evacuate. When the war in Hukou Town began, he ordered all the people in Danzhou Town to be moved back to Dingyang City. So now Tang Jun wants to find no one who is familiar with the surrounding terrain.

"There are no ordinary people, but there should be hundreds of wounded from the Shangjun coalition forces in Hukou Town!" Pang Tong chuckled;

"Snapped!"

Tian Yu clapped his hands: "The words of the military advisor made me suddenly understand. When someone comes, I will immediately send people to Hukou and order to select dozens, if not twenty, of the soldiers and horses from Shangjun who were captured, and give them all the less injured soldiers." Treat him and send him to the military as soon as possible.”

"Well, in this way, we will take a multi-pronged approach, no matter which aspect is possible, we can capture Dingyang as soon as possible. In the next two days, General Hua Xiong can lead the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to Dingyang. Provoking the defenders, if Xu Huang goes to fight, the general can show off his skills again, and General Shegang goes to raid the formation for General Hua. "

"The other ministries are ready. The rear camp will build as many siege equipment as possible, especially large and giant catapults, siege engines and wells. When the equipment is sufficient, we will start to attack the city. Isn't there a lot of stone in Shangjun? ? I will use stone bullets to capture this city."

"Promise!" Everyone agreed in unison.

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In Dingyang City, after the Tang army evacuated, all the generals in the city returned to the general's mansion to discuss matters, leaving only a thousand-man unit on duty on top of the city. The evacuation of the Tang Army made the soldiers at the top of the city heave a long sigh of relief. As the lowest level soldiers, they were not as concerned about the victory or defeat of the war as the mid-level and senior generals were.

I just care about whether I can survive this war.

"Shi Chang, why do you think the Tang army retreated again? Didn't they stop attacking the city?" A young soldier asked softly Shi Chang beside him;

"You idiot, isn't it better not to attack the city? You are rushing to be reincarnated!" Shi Chang opened his eyes and glared at the soldiers in front of him and said;

"No..." the soldier said in a nagging voice, "I heard how powerful the Tang army was, and I wanted to see it."

"Bah... you want to die, don't drag us with you, I want to live for a few more years!" Shi Chang spat on the ground; "The Tang army is known to the world for its strength, otherwise why would they become the world's number one A prince!"

The speaker was originally from Hedong County. When the Leftover King entered Hedong at the invitation of Jiangshan, he was a guard in Linfen. Later, he followed the Leftover King and Jiangshan to fight several battles with the Luoyang army at that time. , At that time, he had already seen the combat power of the Luoyang Army.

Later, Jiang Pei, the prefect of Hedong, was defeated, and Jiangshan, Xiongba, and the Remaining King had to evacuate, so he evacuated Hedong with him. In the next few years, he gradually got promoted with his military merit. First, he was promoted to The corps commander was later transferred to the war barracks, and now he has become a commander.

In his opinion, there is no doubt about the strength of the Tang army. Sometimes he still thinks that if he had not come to Dingyang with the army, he might have been a member of the Tang army's military camp.

Their conversation caught the attention of the garrison commander. He walked behind them and shouted, "Yang Laoliu, you are looking for death. You actually said such words that shake the morale of the army before the battle. Be careful that the captain heard it. I will give you a pre-war march. I can't protect you."

The sergeant named Yang Laoliu stopped talking immediately and looked in the direction of the captain. He found that the captain didn't notice him, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he glared at the soldier under his command and stopped talking.

In the Tang army camp, unlike the tension of the Shangjun coalition, the Tang army soldiers were very relieved. The strength of the Tang army was not boasted, but was tempered in one battle after another. So even if Dingyang City is as solid as a medium-sized pass now, it still has no effect on the Tang army soldiers.

Because most soldiers have no tasks, they usually rest in their tents. What everyone discusses is what kind of merits they can make and what kind of rewards they can get in this expedition.