One thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth chapter: on the broken city
The cold wind is like a knife, blowing on a person's face. No flesh and blood can be seen, but the stinging feeling is like a needle prick. Let's put it this way, when a piece of urine is spilled on the ground, it will turn into ice within a minute.
, which shows how cold the weather is.
Murong Ke pressed the weapon in his arms, and the wind and snow blew on his face. His black beard turned into ice, and frost condensed on it, turning into a white beard. He could catch a lot of small ice by grabbing it.
Block, Murong Ke exhaled a breath of water vapor, and said solemnly: "Are you ready for the cotton clothes and everything?"
"These have been prepared in advance, and there is enough food and grass. The wind and snow are too heavy now." Murong Long was wearing black Yan Jia and a white sheepskin on his shoulders. The difference between black and white was extremely large.
Murong Ke came to a soldier who was shivering from the cold, reached out and grabbed his clothes, and frowned. The soldier was holding weapons in his hands, shivering from the cold, and looked at Murong Ke, trembling.
Said: "General...general...general!"
Murong Ke looked moved. For some reason, his heart seemed to be stabbed by something. He pointed at the soldier's clothes and said, "Can this thing keep out the cold? This is just a ball of linen. How can this resist the wind and cold?"
Murong Ke angrily kicked Murong Long in the lower abdomen. Murong Long flew backwards and slid on the icy ground for several meters before he stopped. He covered his lower abdomen and gritted his teeth to endure the pain.
Said: "There is no way! There are not enough sheepskins... Originally, we prepared only one hundred thousand brothers' warm clothing, but suddenly fifty thousand people are left behind. This is naturally not enough!"
"You...!" Murong Ke pointed his sword at Murong Long, but he also knew that he could not blame him. At this moment, Murong Long straightened up with the help of the soldiers on both sides, and almost lost his breath. Looking at the cold and shivering soldiers in front of him, Murong Long said
Ke took off his own sheepskin and put it on the soldier in front of him. The soldier felt the warmth that he had not seen for a long time, and his eyes were about to burst into tears. He quickly waved his hand to Murong Ke and said, "General, you can't do it!"
"Dress well!" Murong Ke took off his clothes, felt the coldness on his body, shook off the snow on his body, came to Murong Long, and shouted loudly: "Tonight, cook soup and eat meat to supplement the brothers.
body"
"No!" Murong Long saluted with his hands raised, his expression helpless and his face a little pale. After all, Murong Ke's martial arts were not low, and his kick was real. Murong Ke looked at his younger brother, patted his shoulder and said: "
It’s okay!”
"No...it's okay!" Murong Long cried, knowing that his kick was done and he couldn't get it back, so he could only endure it peacefully.
Murong Ke had a dark face and said for a long time: "You Shiwei!"
"Here!" A brave general walked out with a fierce look in his eyes and a solemn expression.
"It's cold tonight. If I were Li Shimin, I would definitely attack the city at night! You should be more careful today and be vigilant. Go and rest now and let the butcher dog be on duty for you.
"No!" You Shiwei immediately got off the city wall and went to sleep in the eaves.
This dog-slaughterer is recorded in history. He had extremely high martial arts skills, but he was a butcher who butchered dogs in a busy city. He became friends with Gao Jianli and Jing Ke, and later Jing Ke assassinated Qin. However, due to the urging of Prince Dan of Yan, he had to take Qin Wuyang with him on the road, and Jing Ke
The man he is waiting for is the Dog Butcher, but there is no name for him in history, so let’s call him the Dog Butcher.
When Murong Ke saw that everything had been arranged, he went down to the city wall. The wind and snow were really too strong. He didn't have a cloak, so he had to quickly go down to the city wall to take shelter from the wind.
Hunjiang Camp
Today, there is a large crowd in the big tent. Li Shimin is sitting in the center of the big tent. There are two people behind him. One is Li Yuanba who is sitting on the ground and eating meat. The other is Li Guangbi who is standing behind Li Shimin and holding a sword.
Sitting on the lower left is Nurhaci, and on the right is Wanyan Aguda. Sitting below are Shi Le and the leader of a small tribe. After everyone's deliberation, Li Shimin was still the leader of the alliance.
In the past few days, Li Shimin has been constantly recruiting grassland tribes who have come to join him. He has a total of 20,000 cavalry. For Li Shimin, who has less cavalry, it can be said that he has obtained a treasure. He gives them better treatment than his own direct troops. This also makes Li Shimin
Some lone wolves wandering the grasslands came to seek refuge with Li Shimin.
The so-called lone wolves in the prairie refer to some prairie cavalry whose homes have been destroyed and have no foundation. They are lone wolves at best, and bandits at worst. They run away after robbing, put on their pants and refuse to admit their debt.
Only lone wolves like Tuoba Qian were lucky enough to be subdued by Han Yi. This time the army was mobilized, Tuoba Qian was also among them.
"Heroes on the grassland! Let me toast you all!" Li Shimin held up the goat's milk wine in his hand, handed it to everyone, and then drank it down.
Everyone looked happy for a while. They raised the goat's milk wine in their hands and drank it in big gulps. They were all so heroic and praised Li Shimin loudly. It was extremely lively.
Nurhaci couldn't sit still, pinched his beard, stared at Li Shimin with squinted eyes and said: "Leader, the siege equipment is now ready, let's attack the city!"
"Hahahaha! This is natural, but as you all know, the number of troops required to attack the city is several times that of the enemy. There are still more than 70,000 defenders in the city. As you all know, the peninsula is short of supplies. Our army's last war
With more than 20,000 casualties, our army can't still take the lead in this battle! After all, I want my troops to recuperate!" Li Shimin touched his beard, his mouth raised, and there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes, joking!
If you have your own soldiers and horses at the forefront of everything, what a waste of time.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in shock. They also felt that what Li Shimin said was reasonable, but they didn't want to admit it. They looked at each other for a while. After a while, Nurhaci took the lead and said: "I will send 30,000 troops. What do you think?"
Seeing that they could not escape, Wanyan Aguda and Maodun sent out 30,000 troops one after another. Shile also sent out 20,000 troops. The other small tribes also sent out their own troops. One had a few thousand and another a few hundred, but in the end they managed to collect 20,000 troops.
of troops and horses, converted into a total of 130,000 troops and horses.
Li Shimin fumbled with his beard, still looking like a smiling tiger, but his heart dropped to the bottom. These guys still looked like they wanted to preserve their strength. Li Shimin pinched his goatee and said for a long time: "Prairie
Most of them are cavalry, not good at siege warfare, so be it! I am sending 100,000 troops, totaling 230,000 troops, to attack Liaoxi City, but having an army without a commander is a taboo for military strategists. In order to unify the command, you need to select a
The general commanded the army and issued orders and prohibitions."
Everyone was stunned and focused their anger on Li Guangbi and Dorgon. After all, in the battle of Hunjiang City, Li Guangbi broke through the Hunjiang River and killed the general Wu Yangjing. For a time, Li Guangbi's reputation was becoming more and more popular.
Dorgon's reputation is naturally not low, but it is divided between Zhang Liang and Li Guangbi. After all, Zhang Liang is the executor and Li Guangbi is the planner. The real joy of Dorgon is his cavalry, but in the grassland hodgepodge
In the camp, cavalry became the most useless unit.
"I would like to recommend Li Guangbi as the general!" Wanyan Aguda was the first to stand up, and Nurhachi had no dealings with him at all. The two of them had many frictions on the grassland. If Nurhachi were to be the general, he would have 30,000 people under his command.
But it’s not easy to do.
"I also recommend Li Guangbi!" Mao Dun said directly. After all, where is Li Guangbi's strength? Siege warfare is no joke. As the saying goes, there is a special skill, and Li Guangbi can take on this important task.
When everyone saw that the two major forces had spoken, they were all talking to each other, recommending Li Guangbi as general, but Li Shimin's smile became more solemn, and he held his half-sleeves in front of everyone and said: "In that case! The outcome of this battle is
The first general should be Li Guangbi!"
"I will definitely live up to the trust of the generals!" Li Guangbi handed over to everyone one by one, and everyone was constantly recommending his generals. Firstly, it would ensure the safety of his own army, and secondly, he would get a better share of the pie.
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After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone returned to their military tents and began to prepare! Only Li Shimin and Li Guangbi were left in the entire tent. The master and servant had a long conversation on their knees. Li Shimin picked up the food that had just been cooked.
Use good hot water, put a few tea leaves into the cup, and pour the water to make tea. Li Shimin said to Li Guangbi: "Try the tea leaves from the Central Plains!"
Li Guangbi picked up the tea cup, smelled it first and then tasted it. He exhaled a breath of turbid air and felt very uncomfortable. Li Shimin squinted his eyes, looked at Li Guangbi and said, "Have you thought about the attack on the city?"
Li Guangbi was stunned while drinking tea. After a long while, he shook his head and said: "The soldiers and horses in Liaoxi City are all elites under Murong Ke, and Murong Ke is a famous general in the world. Our country's general Li Shentong died under Murong Ke's command."
Hands!"
At this point, Li Shimin slowed down, put down the cup in his hand, sighed and said: "Speaking of which, in the last grassland war, it was our country that really benefited. Liaodong fell into the hands of our army.
It has been seven or eight years now. If Liaodong is captured, there will be no barrier in the Central Plains to stop our army from moving south. When the time comes, it will be just around the corner to conquer the Central Plains!"
"So this battle! Murong Ke must be defeated!" Li Guangbi took a sip of tea, glanced at Li Shimin with dark eyes and said solemnly.
"What can you do?" Li Shimin said this, picked up the tea cup, and gave Li Guangbi another cup. He picked up the rag on the table and wiped the water stains in his hands. His eyes were full of hesitation. Liaoxi City is a hard bone.
It's not easy to chew.
"I have seen the geographical environment of Liaoxi City. It has almost blocked the route of the army. Moreover, I heard that reinforcements from the Central Plains will arrive soon. We don't have much time left. The only plan for now is to attack hard, day and night.
The city is consuming the enemy's energy! They are waiting for opportunities!" Li Guangbi said with a solemn expression.
"Of course I know this, but you have also seen that these hungry wolves in the grassland come to grab the meat. If they don't have the meat, they will bite their owners. In order to appease them, they must take a few bites of this piece of fat.
Ah! Seize the time and capture Liaoxi City." When Li Shimin said this, he directly grabbed Li Guangbi's wrist, his eyes full of perseverance, and said: "Time waits for no one, hurry up and prepare!"
"Don't worry!" Li Guangbi pushed his hand and said, "I have asked Quan Su to dig the tunnel. In addition, I need the help of the Fourth Highness in this battle!"
"Yuanba!" Li Shimin was slightly stunned, staring at Li Guangbi and said: "With your ability, I'm afraid you can't control him. This guy has no brains. He only listens to me. I'm afraid you will...!"
"Of course I know this!" Li Guangbi held the tea leaves in his hands to keep warm, and then said: "Your Highness's arms have the strength of a thousand pounds. I sent a man and horse to assist the Fourth Highness in attacking the city. With the strength of His Highness's arm, it is enough to smash it with three hammers."
Open the city gate, and I see there is no moat outside Liaoxi City, which will greatly reduce the resistance to our army's advance!"
"That's it! I will personally go into battle tomorrow to command Yuanba!" Li Shimin said with a cold light in his eyes. If Li Yuanba is a sword, then he is a swordsman.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! The city gate will be broken down within three days!" Li Guangbi bowed his hands, his eyes full of confidence.
"Okay!" Li Shimin nodded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, the coldness in his eyes becoming more and more solemn.
"Your Majesty!" Li Guangbi put down the cup in his hand and looked at Li Shimin solemnly.
"What's wrong!" Li Shimin looked at Li Guangbi suspiciously, wondering why he was so serious.
"We are going to attack the city tonight! Whether we can do it or not depends on His Highness the Fourth Prince!" Li Guangbi said with a solemn expression on his face.
"good!"
It got dark very quickly, and the wind and snow that originally fell during the day became much heavier at night. Many soldiers were shivering with cold, but there were still some people who stood upright and were drifting around in the wind and rain.
Wearing a battle suit, You Shiwei came to the city wall, taking each step one step at a time. He was shivering from the cold. It was so cold today that people in the cold didn't want to move, but the enemy troops below were still attacking.
Pressing forward, Li Guangbi continued to use the original white cloth tactics. After all, in his opinion, in this snowy day, few fools would check the situation outside the city in the wind and rain. Many soldiers were hiding in the wind shelters and rubbing their hands.
Keep warm.
But it happened that You Shiwei was such a fool. He would look up and stare at the movement of the city wall every ten breaths. Now he finally found out that something was wrong. In the dark world, he always felt like something was moving. You Shiwei, who was very suspicious
He picked up the rocket and shot it towards the black shadow, drawing a beautiful line of fire in the black sky. Only a few sparks of fire illuminated the faces of the soldiers in the city. You Shiwei's expression changed and he immediately shouted angrily: "No! Enemy attack!"
If the enemy is attacking, get the fuck up! Get up! Hurry up!”
"Boom, boom, boom!" Countless braziers began to light up. Li Shimin below was stroking his beard. Li Guangbi beside him immediately pulled out the sharp sword in his arms and shouted angrily: "Charge the whole army! Kill! Kill!"
"Charge!" The dark soldiers kept charging forward. You Shiwei immediately shouted angrily: "Rockets! Release! The whole army is on alert! Tell the soldiers under the city wall to defend the city! Hurry!"
"Bang the drum!"
Chapter completed!