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Volume 1 Chapter 777 Sighing at the River and Sighing at the City

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    "Your Majesty, we have deployed more than 150,000 troops and horses in that area. In terms of the combat effectiveness of our Chinese Empire army, their tens of thousands are no different from those chickens and dogs." Du Ruhui said with a look on his face.  He walked over from the next room with a relaxed smile and said.  "Ruhui said it so easily and freely, maybe there is good news coming again?" Fang Xuanling said, stroking his long beard and smiling at Du Ruhui.  "It is true. Jieli Khan was blocked in Lishi County by General Li Xiaogong and could not move forward." Du Ruhui stepped forward and handed over the information.  Jieli Khan led his army to Lishi County last night, and Li Xiaogong had already guessed that this guy would definitely go south when Jieli Khan arrived at Linquan, Loufan County.  Yu Jian abandoned several surrounding cities and concentrated all his troops into Lishi City, the strongest and tallest city in Lishi County.  Jieli Khan immediately ordered an attack on the city, but Li Mi strongly advised Jieli not to attack the city without heavy siege weapons.  But the problem is that several cities in Lishi County were originally occupied by the Chinese Renaissance Army, but when Jieli sent his troops south, they had already evacuated.  This made Jieli Khan and the arrogant generals under his command unanimously believe that this Chinese Renaissance Army was afraid of the great Jieli Khan and the brave warriors whose mind was as vast as the grassland and whose vision was as high as the sky.  Li Mi had no choice but to accept Jieli Khan's order and act as the vanguard. After all, compared to the Turkic cavalry, most of his men were standard infantry. It is indeed true to use infantry to attack the city.  It is as it should be.  Seeing that Li Mi agreed to accept his order, Jieli Khan was greatly relieved. Of course, he did not want Li Mi to die, so he sent 10,000 cavalry to use their good archery skills to attack Li Mi's siege troops.  To protect.  The problem is that the Turks are not good at defending cities, let alone attacking them. Even though Li Mi, a Han general, is good at it, the problem is that he is a fugitive and does not come with any heavy siege weapons at all.  The only thing they have are ladders, ballistas and other things they got from the cities where the Chinese Empire's Renaissance Army voluntarily evacuated.  And their opponents are the more than 30,000 elites of the original Tang Army who were eliminated and retrained. Even if their combat effectiveness is not as good as the current Chinese Renaissance Army, it is definitely far better than the powerful armies of the Central Plains like Li Mi.  The result was not beyond everyone's expectations. Each of the three attacks, they just arrived at the foot of the city wall. After receiving a grenade, they retreated without even being able to climb up the city wall.  As for the role played by the Turkic cavalry archers, they are not very important. The steel crossbows and the fallen horses and Turkic warriors around the city wall are enough to prove that conventional siege methods cannot cause huge damage to the defenders on the city.  s damage.  Jieli Khan was furious and almost killed Li Mi, who was having trouble attacking the city. Fortunately, the Turkic generals came forward to persuade him. In the end, the Turks went into battle in person. However, the effect was even worse than that of Li Mi's troops. On the city wall  Thousands of corpses were thrown down below and they retreated in defeat.  Relying on the tall city walls, elite soldiers and thorough preparations, more than 30,000 soldiers and horses equipped with steel crossbows and grenades guarded the entire Lishi City impregnably.  Grenade is indeed a weapon for defending the city.  In front of this thing, not to mention armor, even shields have little effect, and once it explodes, a group of people will be killed. Although the ones who died on the spot were the ones closest to the grenade explosion, those around them were missing arms and legs.  The wounded further dampened the morale of these Turks.  This was the result of Li Xiaogong forcing the soldiers not to use mortars. If the more than two hundred mortars he took over from his cousin Li Sanniang were fired at the same time, then the Turkic casualties would probably be at least as high as  To double.  As for why he let the mortars hide in and not assist in the defense, Li Xiaogong had his own idea, which was to give Jieli Khan a glimmer of hope and use this Lishi City to delay Jieli Khan's move south.  The longer the time goes, the more beneficial it will be for our Chinese Empire.  Five days, a whole five days, Jieli Khan went from being wise at the beginning to becoming furious later, but the solid Lishi City still stood there, still so majestic and tall, Lishi City  The faces of the soldiers of the Chinese Empire Renaissance Army above them were already full of fatigue, but their eyes looked so sharp, and the weapons in their hands were still so sharp.  There is also the formidable mortar, which is regarded by the Turks and Li Mi rebels as the most terrifying nightmare in the world. Once, if Li Xiaogong had not failed to control it, Jieli Khan personally went into battle to inspect the siege.  When the situation was serious, they ordered the bombardment in advance, and as a result, Jieli Khan escaped. Even so, the Turks still killed a dozen important ministers and princes.  From that time on, Jieli Khan and the Turkic generals would never come close to the place two miles away from the city wall. They only controlled the army's attack from a distance. However, due to the distance, it was difficult for the generals to issue orders in time.  The effect of the siege was clearly communicated to the ears of the siege troops.??It is even more speechless.  As for the siege weapons that Baba mobilized from various places, there is no possibility of getting close to the city wall of Lishi City during the day. Even at night, they advance under the cover of the night, but those violent grenades are also effective against these.  The siege weapons exerted powerful destructive power, turning the siege weapons that the Turks and Li Mi had worked so hard to obtain into piles of ruins in just a few clicks.  Whether it is sending dead soldiers to attack at night, or forcibly attacking the city, in short, in front of Li Xiaogong and more than 30,000 soldiers of the Chinese Renaissance Army, Jieli Khan's army can hardly get past the thunder pool.  As early as the third day when the siege failed, Li Mi persuaded Jieli Khan to abandon the stronghold of Lishi City and go straight to the south. Even if there were still 30,000 Chinese Renaissance troops here, he only wanted to leave 20,000 Turks.  Even if the iron cavalry cannot prevent the Chinese Renaissance Army from leaving the city, it can at least contain these infantry and create favorable conditions for the main force of the Turkic army to come and go calmly.  But there is a problem. Jieli Khan had previously asked the Chinese Renaissance Army to make a serious move. The entire territory inside the Hetao was cut off by the Chinese Renaissance Army from outside the Hetao, making the great and wise Jieli  Li Khan was so disgraced that he had already suppressed his anger.  Before, at least across the Yellow River, the enemy was far away and out of reach. Jieli Khan could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, which was already full of anger.  But now, a small Lishi City just stands here. Not only does it not show any fear in front of the powerful Turkic cavalry, but it also causes the Turkic cavalry to be frustrated and humiliated.  Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Jieli Khan to retreat. As the saying goes, it will be strong and weak, and it will stop after three. Jieli Khan at least knows a little about this truth. For the sake of the face of being strong and invincible,  , but also for the sake of Jieli Khan's own dignity, so Jieli Khan has been hesitant.  The result was that after five days in a row, not to mention attacking the city, he couldn't even touch a few city bricks on the top of the city wall. This made Jieli Khan finally begin to seriously examine the way he continued to struggle here.  Isn't that too stupid?  Li Mi gave up trying to persuade the stubborn Jieli Khan after his initial attempts to persuade him failed, and he carefully tried to protect his troops from losing too much during the siege.  This guy also sent Wang Bodang, Shan Xiongxin and others to various parts of Lishi County to collect the old soldiers who had been scattered before. In five days, not only did the number of soldiers and horses under his command not decrease, but they fully  More than double the number, with nearly 50,000 troops.  This made Jieli Khan even more dissatisfied with him. These days, not only Li Mi's troops were killed and wounded, but also many Turkic warriors. And now, the Turks have been killed and wounded nearly ten thousand, and  Li Mi's troops also died a lot, but the problem is that this guy's troops are getting more and more numerous. Although there is a home situation inside, it also makes many Turks very dissatisfied.  I think it must be Li Mi who is not working hard, otherwise how could his strength be increasing as he fights?  In addition, these guys kept blowing wind in Jieli Khan's ears, which made Jieli Khan, who initially felt a little regretful for not following Li Mi's advice, couldn't help but become dissatisfied with him.  Of course, Li Mi was not satisfied with Jieli Khan's hot and cold attitude, but now, he could only follow Jieli Khan's footsteps and continue to work for the Turks, because it was not easy to escape from the Hetao.  An envoy from Liang Shidu found Jieli Khan and told him a desperate news.  Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou were trapped in the upper county of Diaoyin County. Hundreds of thousands of troops were trapped in the isolated city. Now, people in the city are already panicked, and they may not be able to hold on for another two months at most.  Because, outside the city, there are more than 100,000 soldiers of the Chinese Empire Renaissance Army surrounding the city. It is extremely difficult to escape if they want to escape.  The story must start a few days ago. After Liu Wuzhou found out that his retreat was cut off, he had made several considerations. After much deliberation, he finally decided to rush to Shangxian County to join forces with Liang Division.  , As a result, the total strength of both sides can reach 130,000 to 40,000. This is definitely a force that cannot be underestimated. It may be possible to prevent the Chinese Empire from invading Diaoyin County. No matter how bad it is, they can still rely on it.  Relying on the solid city defense of Shangxian County, there will be no problem in defending it for three to five months. So, Liu Wuzhou cautiously moved closer to Shangxian County. He was very lucky. Along the way, not to mention the Chinese Renaissance Army, not even a dog was encountered.  Above, Liu Wuzhou, who thought he was full of good luck, arrived at the gate of Shangxian County. After being welcomed into the city by the tearful Master Liang, with a roar, more than 100,000 Chinese Renaissance troops surrounded him, and tens of thousands more.  The Liu and Liang coalition forces were trapped in Shangxian County.
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