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Chapter Six: Soldiers Approaching the City

The conversation that followed was of little value.

Li Ye came through time, and was afraid of being exposed, so he kept his words hidden.

Du Rangneng also hides ten things and tells one thing.

The two of them talked for a few more words in confusion, and then Du Rangneng said goodbye and left.

There was no mention at all of the current military invasion in the three towns.

After sending Du Rangneng away, Li Ye was extremely conflicted.

His original idea was to defect to Li Keyong and his son, so as to save himself the trouble of not necessarily having a good result.

But after a conversation with Du Rangneng today, I felt a little shaken again.

Go, the key point is that Li Keyong and his son are not the final winners. Even if Li Cunxu has a big belly and can accept him, what about his arrogant and powerful generals? He has played himself to death, how can he guarantee his safety? Even if he

Knowing the historical process, can you ensure that the people in power after each mutiny are friendly to you? There are too many uncertain factors, and surviving to that era itself is the biggest uncertainty.

Don't defect, this road is too dangerous, and fighting alone is too hard.

Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.

In his previous life, Li Ye was not a motivated person, otherwise he would not have been in sales for five or six years and still earned a monthly salary of five to six thousand.

But the biggest gain today is Du Rangneng.

One of the secretive masters did not know what Zhaozong did, so he turned a blind eye to him, and instead listened to Zhang Jun and others.

The first rebels to arrive were the 8,000 troops of Han Jian, the governor of the Zhenguo Army. There was no other way, as he was closest to Chang'an.

However, he was not stupid. He only blocked the east gate of Chang'an City and was not in a hurry to attack.

Li Ye wanted to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and let the Shence Army attack, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Sun Dezhao, the commander of the Shence Army Zuo Shence, pushed back with the excuse of insufficient troops.

Li Ye also knew the situation of the Shence Army. It had little combat effectiveness, and was defeated by Li Cunxiao and Li Keyong successively. It was basically useless.

The remaining remnant troops were defeated and useless, and their combat effectiveness could never keep up with Han Jian's eight thousand nationalist army.

The name of the Zhenguo Army sounds nice, but it is not Zhenguo, but chaos!

Three days later, Wang Xingyu, the governor of Xinning, led more than 10,000 troops to block the north gate of Chang'an.

One day later, Li Maozhen led an army of 80,000 people from the west. Fengxiang was only more than 300 miles away from Chang'an. The cavalry could reach the city in less than one day, and the infantry could take three days. Li Maozhen deliberately delayed it for five days, just to get to the city.

Put pressure on Tang Ting.

Chang'an was finally surrounded by a hundred thousand troops.

Li Ye looked at the waves of enemy troops from all directions, his heart was extremely shocked, and he began to worry about whether Chang'an could defend it.

In fact, he knew the answer well in his mind, and he would definitely not be able to keep it. If Shencejun was reliable, it would be a ghost. The main reason was that Shencejun and he were not of the same mind.

Fortunately, Li Maozhen was not in a hurry to attack. Looking at the world, Chang'an City is definitely one of the most fortified cities. Even if he could capture Chang'an, Li Maozhen would still have to knock out a few old teeth.

Military strength is the strength of these vassal towns, and any loss of strength is fatal!

As a tycoon, Li Maozhen couldn't possibly not know this truth. What he wanted was to conquer the enemy without fighting, and it was best for Li Ye to give up resistance.

But how could Li Ye, who knew the direction of history, surrender?

Zhu Wen could tolerate Tang Ting's survival, but he would never allow the integration of Li Maozhen and Tang Ting.

Li Keyong would not sit back and watch Li Maozhen become powerful in Guanzhong.

This is not in the interests of all parties.

After thinking about this, Li Ye no longer worried. As long as he was not hijacked by Li Maozhen, it would be fine. If there was a real fight, the big guys from all sides would come to mediate. This is the same as the international politics of later generations.

But all the premise is that the Shence Army can withstand the early siege of the feudal alliance forces.

Once the city is broken, there is no need to say anything. The balance is broken, and the big bosses can only intervene with force.

This is also the biggest test for Li Ye after traveling through time.

Boom, boom, boom——

The mighty war drums resounded across the earth.

This was the first time for Li Ye to experience ancient war in person, and he felt his blood surge.

However, the enthusiasm of the Shence Army around him definitely did not rise. They looked disgraced and lost the battle even before they started fighting.

Fortunately, Li Maozhen only made a tentative attack to test the will of the Chang'an City defenders.

There were no artillery in this era, so if you wanted to break through Chang'an, you could only rely on human lives. Even if the Shence Army was not determined to defend the city, it would still be enough for Li Maozhen to drink.

So after leaving thousands of corpses behind, Li Maozhen withdrew.

However, the Shence Army also suffered heavy losses, almost eight to nine hundred.

Li Ye witnessed the whole process with his own eyes. If he, the emperor, had not been stationed at the west gate, the Shence Army might have collapsed.

Although Li Ye has no military talent, it can be seen that the Fengxiang troops attacking the city are all weak and desperate, and there are even some old men with white beards among them.

Even so, the casualty ratio of the Shence Army was close to one to one.

This is not a good sign.

If Li Maozhen is serious, the city of Chang'an will be really destroyed.

Li Ye was extremely anxious. If others surrendered, they would still have a way to survive, but if he surrendered, his end would be extremely miserable.

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace!" Wei Zhaodu and other senior ministers came to advise Li Ye. If the city of Chang'an is destroyed, can you sit back and relax if you return to the palace?

Li Ye had no doubts about the loyalty of these veterans, but none of them could solve problems.

Take Wei Zhaodu for example. Historically, Emperor Zhaodu sent him to recapture Xichuan. He lost troops and generals. After three years of unremarkable success, he handed over the military power to Wang Jian. Wang Jian fought hard and fought hard to capture the entire Sichuan and Shu and established himself as king.

At this moment, the Fengxiang Army's war drums sounded again.

Li Ye looked at the rebels surging from the west and was shocked: Li Maozhen is serious!

The momentum of the siege was different this time.

Arrows rained down like rain. The tower was blocked by the eaves and could not hit Li Ye. However, the ministers around him were in panic. It was not because they were afraid of being hurt, but because they were really worried about Li Ye.

The defenders of the city hid behind the battlements and suffered no casualties.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there had been many wars, and the quality of the soldiers was poor.

But then, under the fierce offensive of Fengxiang Army, the Shence Army was completely suppressed, and some soldiers even began to run away. Boom, boom, boom——

Li Ye had no choice but to beat the war drum himself, which only slightly inspired the soldiers' morale.

But it was still impossible to restore the Shence Army's defeat.

Sergeant Fengxiang was like a howling wild wolf, not afraid of swords and guns, and climbed up the city like crazy.

On the other hand, the Shence Army was weak. It was clear that the armor, swords, guns and other equipment were better than those of the enemy, and they had the high city of Chang'an to rely on, but they were suppressed by the Fengxiang Army. This was not going to work, Li Ye lamented in his heart. He had a good idea, as long as he could

Hold on, Li Maozhen was afraid of the loss and did not dare to attack the city by force, but he still overestimated the fighting will of the Shence Army and underestimated the strength of the Fengxiang Army!

In these vassal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty, any one of them was at the level of a boss when it came to the surrounding foreign races. Li Maozhen, who had transformed from a big-headed soldier into a county king, was by no means a person who gained fame in vain.

Li Maozhen is so awesome, not to mention Zhu Wen and Li Keyong.

Li Ye was trembling inside.

Just as he was thinking about it, the west city wall became more dangerous, and many Fengxiang troops had already climbed up.

These rebels were covered in blood, and they didn't know whether it was their own or the enemy's. Their eyes were as fierce as wounded wolves. Standing on the city wall, they were like wolves among sheep. There were two or three people, and more than a dozen Shence soldiers around them just didn't dare to go up.

Engage in battle.

The situation was so precarious that Li Ye could not wait to take his sword and risk his life.

The old ministers around him stood in front of him, making his idea stillborn.

Bai Wuyi is a scholar. Li Ye couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he had another idea in his mind. How about running away now?

But just thinking about it, he was the emperor in Chang'an City, but outside of Chang'an City, he was nothing. As long as Li Maozhen united with a few eunuchs to establish a new emperor, it would be just a joke.

The status of emperor is Li Ye's biggest bargaining chip at the moment. If he loses it, in this era when human life is at stake, Li Ye really has nothing.

More and more Fengxiang troops climbed up the city wall, and the Shence army was about to collapse.

Suddenly thunder came from the city wall.

How can there be thunder on a sunny day?

Listening carefully, it turned out to be the sound of horse hooves trampling on the city wall.

Li Ye looked from the top of the city tower and vaguely saw a white-faced young general leading more than a hundred cavalry in a rampage, knocking away many of the unsightly soldiers.

The arrogant Fengxiang Army never expected that a group of cavalry would emerge from the city wall.

In this era, the cavalry was suppressive to the infantry, especially in such a narrow area of ​​​​the city wall. There was no place to hide, and they were directly knocked off the city wall, leaving a series of screams.

The white-faced young general wielded a long, shining silver spear and picked off several brave Feng Xiang soldiers one after another.

Li Ye couldn't help but cheer in his heart, what a brave general.
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