If the eyes can kill the enemy, there may be no living soldiers on both sides.

The two sides were in a stalemate, and a small number of Xue Yantuo's cavalry had already brought the distance closer to Shuofang City.

Their meaning is very obvious that they should test the accuracy of Shuofang archers with their bodies, and in fact, they are measuring the effective range of killing of bows and arrows on the city walls.

Li Yuanji on the city wall watched the other party's cavalry patrolling outside the city, how could he not know the other party's purpose?

But the archers still have to respond, which will not only let the opponent know the attack range, but also let the archers on the city wall know their attack range.

The soldiers trained by Li Yuanji will not take action, because they have always been in charge of Shuofang City. They have long understood the attack range of the archers and do not have to take action at this time.

Just wait for the other party to appear and give them a fatal blow.

Li Yuanji is good at training troops. The most important thing for soldiers guarding the city is archers, and he has put a lot of effort into training archers.

Especially when using cavalry bows and arrows, they can hit the same goal even if they pass through the rhododendron a hundred steps.

The temptation of Xueyantuo's cavalry did not achieve results, so they knew that they could not underestimate each other.

Cavalry cannot use cavalry to attack cities. The most common method is to block the city and make the city isolated and unable to defend it when the materials are consumed.

This approach is undoubtedly a bad idea. Xue Yantuo's purpose of sending troops was to retaliate and rob materials. He surrounded and did not attack the people in the city and consumed all the supplies. What else would they rob?

It is equivalent to spending all their own profits, so they will not do such things, so their approach is to take a detour.

The distance is a little longer, but you can directly encounter a village, so it will be easy for them to take action. If you want to stop their soldiers from Shuofang, you must go out of the city to pursue them.

If they don’t come, it will be unhindered for them. At that time, they will do whatever they want to enter the hinterland of Tang Kingdom.

Li Yuanji was in a bad mood at this time on the city wall. Why couldn't he see the other party's intentions? He appeared outside Shuofang City. If it were him, he wouldn't have ordered the siege.

Using cavalry to attack the city is definitely the advantage of defending the city. The horses are fast but cannot fly. They can't even attack the city walls.

The worst result is that they take a detour to attack the Tang Kingdom. As a border general, he has the responsibility to resist the enemy outside the city.

If they were allowed to detour, it would be very bad, he would not allow it.

"Notify the cavalry to be ready for battle at any time."

Li Yuanji did not want to adopt the passive pursuit of the presumptuous person. Who knows if the trap set by the enemy would be? He must let the other party know that the border of Tang State is not so easy to pass.

The Shuofang cavalry went out to another gate, and Li Yuanji decided to surprise them.

"Beat the drum!"

Li Yuanji opened the city gate with the purpose of letting the opponent's cavalry dispatch to attack Shuofang. This is very dangerous. The cavalry is not infantry. The speed of rushing into the city is very fast. Once they succeed, Shuofang City is at risk of failure.

But was Li Yuanji afraid of it? He just let them know that they were deliberately opening the door for them, and asked them if they dared to come in.

The generals of Xueyantuo's tribe were really suspicious. No one would be so stupid that he would directly open the city gate and let them enter.

"What should the generals of the Tang Kingdom do?"

"You'll know if you follow the general to take someone in and take a look."

"Don't be afraid of fraud."

The generals began to think about it. Their 100,000 cavalry were plundering the formation and had a lot of time for them to discuss.

Just as they were discussing the matter, their scouts returned to their troops.

"My generals, I found a lot of cavalry outside Shuofang City, and it is very likely that I will come to attack."

The scouts are still rich in experience, and the cavalry is deliberately hiding and scattering. In their eyes, these tricks are what they are best at.

How could I not know that this is to reduce the sound of horses and reduce the risk of being discovered.

"The soldiers of the Tang Kingdom are prepared, we cannot attack now."

"If they are bluffing, wouldn't we be trapped?"

"Would you like to send cavalry?"

"No, if we don't find out that they really launch a raid, we may be distracted, because we are afraid that they have other means."

"Yes, the key is that we don't know how many cavalry the other side has."

"We are invincible if we don't go to the battle. Are they really going to attack suddenly?"

Xue Yantuo's generals were very experienced when talking about fighting. As experienced generals, they could not take the initiative to attack, which would lead to even more losses.

But they didn't know that Li Yuanji's strategy was unpredictable. Since he dared to let the cavalry leave the city, he would be prepared to make a decision.

"Bang the drum, horn!"

The cavalry outside Shuofang City began to dispatch and encircle according to the plan, which was their usual attack method.

When the Shuofang cavalry was dispatched, Xue Yantuo's soldiers were very surprised. Who would have thought that the small Shuofang City could have so many cavalry?

The number of people cannot be determined, but judging from the dense scale, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalrymen, so Xue Yantuo's generals have to deal with it.

"There are so many cavalry on the other side, and we will definitely suffer a loss when we take action rashly."

"Yes, the long-distance raid of horses and soldiers is not so important, not to mention that with so many cavalry, it is better to retreat first than to fight, and there is no rush to achieve military achievements."

Many of Xue Yantuo's generals agreed not to be aggressive and make plans after sending people to investigate the situation in Shuofang.

After discussion, the generals immediately made a decision and temporarily retreated.

The 50,000 cavalry from Shuofang were dispatched, and the scene was very spectacular. Just as he was charging, he saw Xue Yantuo's people withdraw.

If the pursuit is not worth the loss, after all, there is no advantage in the number of people, and the courage that can be relied on is temporary.

When Li Yuanji saw the enemy retreat, he immediately called Jin to withdraw his troops.

Shuofang's cavalry began to slow down and then turned their horses to retreat. The appearance of 50,000 cavalry shocked the soldiers guarding the city.

They didn't know that Shuofang had such troops, so it was normal for them not to understand such things.

After learning that Shuofang had 50,000 cavalry, all the soldiers guarding the city were excited because they knew that they could defend Shuofang City with their existing strength.

All they have to do is delay time.

If you can completely drive the enemy back, you still have to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Chang'an.

There is no luck in fighting. Li Yuanji dares to do this because he originally wanted to attack the enemy head-on.

The result was good, and the Xueyantuo cavalry temporarily retreated, exposing the cavalry but also successfully delayed the time.

Li Yuanji was not worried about the other party siege, but was worried that they would bypass Shuofang, and that they would fall into a passive position.

No matter how the losses caused by the battle in Tang Dynasty are all they suffer.
Chapter completed!