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Volume 1 The Li family has a son named Longji Chapter 28 A clever plan to break the city (Part 1)

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    Yusuf originally wanted to use a brutal massacre to drive a wedge between the Tang army and the Persians, but he did not expect that Yang Sixu would be more ruthless than him. The massacre scene he led could no longer go on and had to end in an anticlimactic manner.  Yang Sixu was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. Although he came from a humble background and was a eunuch, he was determined, proficient in military skills, and very talented in military affairs. He single-handedly planned many major military and national events in Li Longji's dynasty.  ¡°Moreover, he is a famous general who has played hard.  He led the army to put down the Vietnamese rebellion led by Mei Xuancheng, and he put down the rebellion of Wuxi Man. This is a legendary eunuch who started his career with military exploits. It stands to reason that people should have a good impression of him.  However, later generations do not think highly of him. The reason is that Yang Sixu was too cruel.  He never treated prisoners as human beings and dealt with them ruthlessly.  There are even rumors that he eats people's hearts alive.  "When a ruthless man meets a ruthless man, it turns out that our ruthless ones are even more ruthless." The soldiers of the Tang Army looked at the top of the city and saw that the Persians were being escorted down, and they had to sigh with emotion.  "Being ruthless is also a strategy." Zhang said with emotion.  "Our ruthless people are even better." Chen Xuanli said with a smile on his face.  ¡° If it weren¡¯t for Yang Sixu, a ruthless man, it would have been difficult to deal with Yusuf¡¯s massacre.  Yang Sixu's ruthless performance suppressed Yusuf, which was really surprising.  "Commander, let's attack the city." Xue Zhi's eyes flashed and he said, "General Yang has suppressed Yusuf. This is a good opportunity for us to attack the city. We must not miss it." "Attack the city?" Zhang said and frowned.  He picked it up and mused: "Although it is a good opportunity to attack the city now, the effect will not be too great. Yusuf is a famous general after all. It is no small matter. We can succeed in Hengrus because we caught Gu Taibai by surprise. Yusuf must  We will learn a lesson. We will do a good job in fire prevention. Furthermore, although our trebuchets are great, they cannot cover the whole city. It will not be easy to capture Talos.  Use the fire attack to take it down. If Yusuf doesn't learn his lesson, he won't be Yusuf anymore.  "What the commander said is absolutely true." Chen Xuanli nodded in agreement.  The topic changed and he said: "Even so, we have to investigate. At least we can explore the truth." "That's right." Zhang agreed with Chen Xuanli's words and said, "Let's attack the city." As soon as the order was passed down, the first thing to do was to show off his power.  It was the Tang Army's trebuchets. The overwhelming stones hit the city head, destroying many of the Arab Empire's trebuchets on the city head.  The Tang Army's trebuchets have a longer range, and this advantage must be fully utilized.  Otherwise, once the Arab Empire's trebuchets show their power, they will also cause a lot of trouble for the Tang army.  After the trebuchet is obtained.  The Tang army's chariots and crossbows came on stage and blasted at the city gate.  There was an earth-shattering sound, and the city walls were shaking.  "The Chinese crossbows are really powerful." Yusuf stood on the top of the city, feeling the vibration under his feet, and was greatly impressed.  "Sir, our city gate is about to be unable to withstand it." A general looked at the deformed city gate and was very worried.  "It doesn't matter." Yusuf sneered and said: "The crossbow is powerful, but it is very easy to break it. Just pile earth bags behind the city gate." "Good idea." The generals suddenly understood and were very happy.  This order was carried out, and the Arab imperial army brought the earth bags and piled them behind the city gate. They were thick and more than ten meters long.  In this way, no matter how powerful the chariots and crossbows are, there is nothing they can do to stop the city gate.  With so many earthbags piled up, not to mention crossbows and even modern missiles may not be able to damage the city gate.  The crossbow of the Tang Dynasty was a weapon for siege. In the past, it was invincible. But now when I met Yusuf, he was able to defeat it with a very simple method.  Zhang said that he had no choice but to close the city gate, so he ordered the trebuchet to throw fierce fire oil on the city, and the city was a sea of ??fire.  No matter how hard the Tang army tried, the fire could only be placed on the top of the city, but the city was safe and sound.  "This Yusuf is really amazing." Zhang said, nodding with admiration, and said, "The fireproofing is watertight, and there's nothing we can do about it." "Now we're in trouble." Chen Xuanli raised his thick eyebrows, quite worried.  , said: "The walls of Gur City are high and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there is sufficient food and grass. There are also 300,000 troops stationed here. If we defend the city, it will be difficult for us to capture it." "What's even worse is  Yes, Gur is the old capital of Persia and must be captured." Yang Sixu also knitted his brows and said, "If we cannot capture Gur, Persia will not be able to recover. First, it cannot be restored.  We provide strong support, and secondly, we cannot attack Dashi hard. "It goes without saying that the importance of the capital to a country is extremely important.  Not only does it have extremely important strategic value, it is also a symbol of a country.    Gur, as the capital of Persia, if it cannot be taken down, it will become a joke to talk about the restoration of Persia.  Of course, if the Tang Dynasty takes down Gul, there will be many benefits.  It can not only restore Persia smoothly, but also inflict heavy damage on the Arab Empire.  Especially the restoration of Persia, if this matter spreads, it will have a devastating blow to the Arab Empire.  First, because the land of Persia is very important, the main technology of the Arab Empire exists here.  Second, it can inspire other places to oppose the Arab Empire, which will make the Arab Empire very distressed.  ??It comes down to one point, Gur must be won.  Even if the Tang army wanted to bypass Gur, it would be impossible.  It was precisely after seeing this that Yusuf deployed heavy troops in Gur and defended the city to consume the Tang army.  "The walls of Gur City are high and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack. No matter how good we are, if we defeat it after a bloody battle, we will suffer many casualties, and we will have to pay a price of three or two hundred thousand at least." Xue Zhi frowned.  He tightened it very tightly and said with great concern: "There may even be four to five million casualties. If we really have to pay such a high price, we will be unable to continue and fight again." This is not an exaggeration, but  It's the truth.  Gur is the capital of Persia. After hundreds of years of management by the Persian Empire, there is no need to doubt its solidity.  Moreover, the Arab Empire was also reinforcing the city. No matter how powerful the Tang army was, they would have to pay a high price if they wanted to capture the city.  Three to two hundred thousand casualties, that¡¯s the best case scenario.  It is more likely to pay a high price of four to five million casualties. If this is the case, the Tang army will lose its subsequent fighting power.  Even if Li Longji sends troops for reinforcements, it will take a long time, which will delay the opportunity for war.  "What should I do?" Generals, you look at me, and I look at you, frowning.  On the other side, Yusuf¡¯s face was calm, but the faces of the Arab Empire generals were full of joy.  "The Chinese must be very worried, right?" "That's for sure. The city of Gur is high and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we defend the city and consume the Chinese, it won't be long before the Chinese can't stand it." "China  The people are in trouble now. If you attack, you will have to pay a high price. If you don't attack, it won't work. What do you think will happen to the Chinese?" The generals were in high spirits, and everyone was smiling.  "Guard the city well and don't give the Chinese any chance to take advantage of it." Yusuf raised his eyebrows and said with a flash of light in his single eye: "Zhang said he is not an easy person, although the current situation is not good for him.  , But he will not give up, he will definitely find a way. But as long as we don't give him a chance, he will have no choice." "My lord is wise," the generals said in unison. ? ? xxxxxxxxxxx ? Different from the anxiety of the generals, Zhang said he was calm as usual, as if the troublesome city of Gur did not exist.  "Commander, why are you not anxious at all?" Chen Xuanli noticed the abnormality Zhang mentioned and was a little surprised and asked hurriedly.  The generals were reminded that when they saw Zhang Shuo's expression, they were also surprised.  Gur is related to the life and death of the Tang army. Who can't be surprised that Zhang Shuo is not in a hurry?  "First, it's useless to be anxious when encountering something like this. It will not only increase worries, but also damage the morale of the army." Zhang Shuo said slowly.  The generals nodded and agreed with this statement.  ¡°It¡¯s useless to be anxious about such a difficult matter.  Moreover, as a coach, if anxiety is written on his face, it will damage the morale of the army.  Even if Zhang said he was anxious, he would not "write" it on his face, but keep it in his heart. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with it.  "Second, although Gur is strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is actually not difficult to break the city." Zhang said surprisingly.  "What? Isn't it difficult?" "Did I hear correctly?" "There's nothing wrong with my ears, right?" When the generals heard what was said, they all opened their eyes with disbelief on their faces, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.  Everyone knows how difficult Ghor is to defeat. If the Tang army wants to capture this city, it must pay a high price. Without 300,000 or 200,000 casualties, it would be impossible.  Even if it costs 300,000 or 200,000 casualties, it may not be possible to win.  Zhang said it was not difficult, who would believe it?  Whoever believes it is a fool.  "Commander, are you kidding?" Chen Xuanli stared at Zhang with his eyes widened, and asked tentatively.  "It must be a joke. The commander is so funny." The generals greatly agreed with Chen Xuanli's statement.  "No." However, Zhang Shuo rejected it and said: "I am serious. It is really not difficult to capture this city." "It's really not difficult?  "Chen Xuanli said with difficulty. "A sentence that was originally very smooth was as heavy as a stone. Chen Xuanli said it word by word, and it took a lot of effort to finish it. "Commander, this is not as good as our attack on the stone."  It's easy to build a castle, how can you say it's not difficult?  "Xue Zhi couldn't help it anymore and asked loudly. "Yes.  "This is exactly what the generals were thinking, and they all agreed in unison. "Well said!  Zhang loudly praised the city and said, "Shibao City is so difficult to defeat and has troubled so many people. As soon as your Majesty arrives, the city will be conquered in one fell swoop."  Although I am not as successful as Your Majesty, it really doesn't take much trouble to capture this city.  " "You" The generals really wanted to say that Zhang was crazy, but it was Zhang who convinced them, so they could only swallow these disrespectful words. "Commander, even if you can capture it,  But how to attack?  "Chen Xuanli's eyes widened. "This question is exactly the doubt in the hearts of all the generals. They all stared at Zhang with wide eyes. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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