"This can't go on!"
Behind them.
Tubili, the leader of the Ancient Barren Tribe, frowned.
Looking at the defeated vanguard troops, Tu Bili felt a lot of pressure.
The firepower in Youzhou City was too fierce.
Before the vanguard could reach the city, they were blasted into pieces by artillery shells, rolling stones, and logs flying from all directions.
Not only that, the arrows that shot out from the city walls were also dense.
The long-distance attack of Youzhou City was much fiercer than Tu Bili had imagined.
"Let the soldiers retreat first. If we continue to fight, the remaining 40,000 soldiers will die here.”
"Our Turkic alliance only has five hundred thousand in total. We can't afford to spend this much!”
After hesitating for a moment, Tu Bili immediately discussed with the other leaders.
He planned to withdraw his troops first and discuss the siege later.
However, the moment he gave the order, the leader of the Tuye Ancient Tribe, Batuo, strongly objected.
"No! We've already lost so many lives. The price of retreating now is too high. We can't afford it!”
Batuo shouted,"Let the soldiers continue attacking the city!" The Tang had limited resources, and they couldn't maintain such fierce firepower for long. As long as they continued to attack, they would take Youzhou City sooner or later!”
He didn't believe that something as brutal as a cannon could shoot down endlessly.
Due to Batuo's strong opposition, Tubili's order could not be carried out.
Batuo was the strongest tribe leader among all the tribes, other than the ancient tribe of Baye.
Even Tu Bili had to take Batuo's opinion seriously.
Thus, the command center of the Turkic army fell into a stalemate.
……
"This can't go on!"
At the same time, Wang Li, who was in Youzhou City, also frowned.
He looked at the battle below the city and muttered to himself.
"The orders I received weren't just to defend Youzhou City, but also to hold the main force of the Turkic army at the city gates.”
"The power of the cannon is much more ferocious than I expected.”
"If we continue fighting, the Turkic army will feel hopeless that they can't take Youzhou City.”
"We have to give the Turkic army hope of taking the city, or they might abandon Youzhou and attack other places.”
"If that's the case, Your Highness will be in danger!”
……
Thinking of this, Wang Li immediately ordered!
"Divine Arms Battalion, listen up! The number of rolling stones and wood thrown in by the city guards will be halved.”
"Yes, sir!"
The herald loudly replied. At the same time, he immediately conveyed Wang Li's order to the various armies.
Hearing that Wang Li had directly cut off the city defense resources, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel deeply worried.
"Isn't it too hasty to cut it off at the waist? Why not reduce the investment bit by bit and see the effect first?”
Zhuge Liang felt that it was too dangerous.
If they retreated too quickly and allowed the Turks to climb the walls, their losses would skyrocket.
However, Wang Li shook his head firmly. Even if we reduce the supplies by half, the Turkic army will still not be able to break in. This general has defended the city for many years, so I still have some judgment.”
Alright, you're the general of the city. If you think you can do it, then I'll listen to you.
Although Zhuge Liang had a very high strategic level, he had a very high military vision.
However, they lacked enough commanding experience in battle tactics.
Since Wang Li said that it would work, then there should be no problem.
However, although Zhuge Liang had already passed the test, he was still a little worried.
However, the doubts of the soldiers at the base level were unavoidable.
"General Wang, we don't understand why we have to put ourselves in danger instead of using sufficient resources.”
After all, Wang Li was not Li Yu himself.
If Li Yu had given the order, his subordinates would have carried it out without hesitation.
However, he was a commander-in-chief who had been brought in from nowhere. At this moment, he did not have the full trust of the soldiers. It was only natural for them to doubt him.
Faced with his subordinate's question, Wang Li calmly replied," A war can't be fought in a short period of time. You have to learn to have a long history and distribute resources in the most efficient way. This is the correct tactic for long-term defense.”
Hearing this, the soldiers came to a realization and could not help but exclaim.
"General is wise! It turned out that the general had planned all of this long ago and was prepared for a long battle!”
"Indeed! If the current firepower continued to cover the area, the supplies would be exhausted in less than half a month. The general was really thoughtful!”
"As expected of the commander of the city guards entrusted by His Highness. We are convinced. General Wang has foresight!”
……
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh when he heard the flattery.
What foresight!
Wasn't it because they were afraid of losing the morale of the enemy and the Turkic army retreating?
However, even if he found it funny, Zhuge Liang had to admit that Wang Li's response was indeed shrewd.
A few words dispelled his subordinate's doubts. As expected of a famous general. Wang Li was worthy of the position of commander!
……
Following Wang Li's order, the firepower on the battlefield was halved.
The sound of the artillery turned from dense rain to sparse sounds.
"Leader Tubili, am I right?”
"The Tang simply can't maintain that firepower!”
"In just a moment, didn't the essence of weakness be exposed?”
Batuo puffed out his chest and was extremely proud of himself!
"Not only the cannons, but even the rolling stones are not as frequent as before.”
"The city guards are obviously strong on the outside but weak on the inside. They want to use concentrated firepower to persuade us to retreat.”
"If they really let you command the battle, perhaps their goal will be achieved.”
"Unfortunately, the Turkic army still has an experienced Great General like me!”
"This little trick can't fool my eyes.”
Seeing that the development of the situation was no different from his own judgment, Batuo's posture was inflated to the extreme.
He was just short of saying that Tu Bili's taste was bad!
Seeing that Batuo's words made sense, the leaders of the Turkic tribes began to fart.
This made Batuo even more arrogant and looked down on Tubili.
If it wasn't for the fact that the ancient tribe was too powerful, Batuo would have taken over the position of commander!
Tu Bili's face was gloomy. He really wanted to stab this little guy who had achieved success.
However, given that the firepower of Youzhou City had indeed descended, Tu Bili didn't dare to have a conflict with Batuo at this moment.
Tubili ignored the smug fellow and took a step forward to cheer up the soldiers.
"The enemy doesn't have enough supplies! Let's take Youzhou City at once!”
"Ha!"
With Tu Bi Li's shout, the morale of the Turkic army soared!
Wang Li, who was standing on the city wall, had an innocent expression.
He looked at the mountain of various resources under the city and shrugged his shoulders.
"Perhaps."
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