Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3119

His Majesty Li Er let out a long breath, and his heart finally calmed down a bit.

Although Anshi City has gathered nearly 20 elite enemy troops, its logistical supplies have been cut off and it is difficult to sustain it. It is impossible to withstand the crazy attack of the Tang army. The only difference is how long it can hold on.At first, His Majesty Li Er expected to hold out for at least two to three days, but he did not expect to be attacked by the Tang army before twelve hours.

Of course, this also means that Tang Jun's casualties will be extremely huge...

But it's okay, what is needed now is a quick battle, and no matter how heavy the casualties are, they can only bear it.

After leaning on the bed for a while, he was a little more awake, but his whole body was limp and weak, and his spirit was very listless. His Majesty Li Er said, "Take a pill and give it to me."

The servant was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the holy monk told you not to take too much medicine. You have violated the holy monk's order by taking it for the past few days. If you continue to take it...please think twice, Your Majesty. "

His Majesty Li Er said with a sullen face, "Stop talking nonsense! Get it quickly."

The servant didn't dare to say more, so he could only run to get a pill, pour another cup of warm water, and serve His Majesty Li Er to take the pill.

Leaning against the head of the bed and squinting his eyes to rest for a while, finally regaining some energy, His Majesty Li Er asked the servant to fetch the armor, dressed neatly, and walked out of the camp.

How could he himself not know that such pills should not be taken in excess?However, at this critical moment, Anshi City must be captured as soon as possible, and Ping Rang City must be captured as soon as possible. He, the emperor, is needed to boost morale and stabilize the morale of the army, so he can't take much care of it.

Otherwise, if he is mentally weak and physically weak, it will greatly affect the morale of the army, and then weaken the combat effectiveness of the army...

Walking out of the tent, the sky was dark and there was no moon, only the fire in the direction of Anshi City was burning into the sky, illuminating half of the night sky, and the sound of shouting and killing came in bursts.

His Majesty Li Er took a deep breath, let go of all negative emotions in his heart, and walked towards the mound not far away with steady steps, surrounded by guards.

……

Li Ji didn't sleep for a day and a night, but his spirit was still hale and hearty. Seeing His Majesty Li Er approaching from a distance, he hurriedly went forward and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, Duke Lu has led his troops to attack the city and is fighting fiercely with the enemy. !"

"Ah."

His Majesty Li Er was in high spirits. Standing on the mound and looking out, he saw that there were already figures of people on the top of the city of Dongcheng. Under the light of lanterns and torches, the two sides were fighting together. From time to time, people fell from the top of the city. Among them, one can still feel the intensity of the battle.

Standing behind His Majesty Li Er, Li Ji said in a deep voice: "I have already ordered Concubine Zhou to lead his troops to reinforce the East City, and assist Lu Guogong to attack. At the same time, all the ministries are still strengthening their offensives in their respective positions, involving the defenders, making them unable to reinforce the East City."

His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly.

Changsun Wuji also came over at this moment, looked at the fierce battle at the top of the city, shook his head and said: "There are no less than 20 defenders in the city, although the troops from all sides are involved, the defenders still have enough troops to support the east city. If you want to break the city, Duke Lu is not strong enough, so you still have to rely on Prince Consort Zhou's new force to join in."

Li Ji glanced at Changsun Wuji, frowned, and stopped talking.

Zhang Jian, the county magistrate of Wancheng, attacked all afternoon, and lost most of his soldiers, and he himself suffered several injuries until he just woke up from a coma.In the evening, Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin took over the position and continued to attack by force. He fought for most of the night. He was shot by several arrows in the shoulder, but he refused to accept the medical treatment of the military doctor. dawn.

But after listening to Changsun Wuji's words, it seems that no matter Zhang Jian or Cheng Yaojin's efforts are just hard work. Once the city is broken, the greatest contribution should be Zhou Daowu as a reinforcement...

This made him very uncomfortable.

Such things as "grabbing credit" are naturally normal, but in front of His Majesty, ignoring the credit of Zhang Jian and Cheng Yaojin and praising Zhou Daowu is to continue to cause conflicts between various forces in the army. Does the intensification shake the morale of the army?
However, His Majesty is well aware of the details, and naturally knows it well, there is no need to argue with Changsun Wuji, otherwise there will be embarrassment among the generals, which is not conducive to the battle situation.

Li Ji took the overall situation into consideration and did not want to argue with Changsun Wuji, but Qiu Xiaozhong, who had always had a very low sense of presence, suddenly said: "Mr. Sitting under the tree sighs and enjoys, but how many people can thank the person who planted the tree back then? Human nature is cold, but that’s all.”

His Majesty Li Er frowned, glanced at Qiu Xiaozhong, and said displeasedly: "Whether those who enjoy the shade remember or not, the tree is there. Could it be possible to uproot it? You are only a general, whoever plants the tree will enjoy the shade, isn't that right?" Do you need to worry about it? If you fight your battle well, you will naturally be able to enjoy the shade under the tree. If you don’t fight well, you will dig a hole and plant a tree!”

Qiu Xiaozhong hurriedly bowed his head and confessed: "The general will be convicted!"

Although the words of the emperor's lesson were quite serious, Qiu Xiaozhong was not a fool, so he naturally understood the meaning...

On the side, Changsun Wuji's face remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard His Majesty Li Er's words, the city was extremely deep.

Suddenly there was a "boom" in the distance, and even the mound under his feet trembled, and his ears were even more buzzing.

Looking blatantly, I saw a huge cloud of smoke rising from the direction of the east city. The black smoke shot up into the sky, and soon enveloped the entire city wall, dimming the light of the torches and lanterns a lot.

Li Ji said in a deep voice: "The gunpowder blew up another part of the city wall!"

The city walls of Anshi City are too thick, and they are all built with boulders quarried from the mountains. They are extremely strong. Even if gunpowder can blow up the city walls, the thick boulders just collapse, and they are still an insurmountable obstacle.Although it was difficult for the defenders to defend, the Tang army was also hindered when they attacked. In the past few days, more wars between the two sides have been fought around places that have been bombed by gunpowder.

Every city wall that was blown down by gunpowder was a huge meat grinder. The two sides fought repeatedly, and the corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers.

Including His Majesty Li Er, they didn't show much excitement when they heard that the city wall was blown down.

Because this means that the Tang army that has already captured the top of the city will be buried by many collapsed boulders, not to mention Cheng Yaojin is likely to be among them...

His Majesty Li Er's heart felt like a falling stone, and his chest felt tight.

This battle was fought too hard, and the loss was almost unbearable...

Under the hill, a scout ran up quickly, knelt down on one knee in front of His Majesty Li Er, and reported: "Your Majesty, Lu Guogong has already led his army into the city!"

This time, everyone cheered together.

His Majesty Li Er looked intently, and sure enough, he saw that the east city was shrouded in gunpowder smoke, and the Tang army outside the city had poured into the city like a tide.

His Majesty Li Er was very energetic, and said loudly: "Qiu Xiaozhong, you can gather all the soldiers and horses in the headquarters, and reinforce the east city. Be sure to enter the city!"

"Here!"

Qiu Xiaozhong took the order and immediately rushed away with his two personal soldiers.

Li Ji cheered up: "The broken city is in sight!"

As long as Tang Jun can enter the city and firmly control the entire east city wall, Anshi City will be completely exposed to Tang Jun like a tortoise whose shell has been smashed.Regardless of field battles or street battles, how did Goguryeo resist the Tang army with higher quality soldiers and a larger number of troops?

If there are no accidents, the city will be broken in the near future!
His Majesty Li Er glanced at the sky, the fish-belly white had already lit up from behind the clouds, and the sun would rise in a short time.

"Pass down the order, the whole army will attack by force, don't take it with you! Today, I will be stationed in the city of Anshi!"

"Here!"

Li Ji took the order and ordered the soldiers around him to go to various ministries to deliver orders.

It didn't take long for the entire battlefield to boil. The soldiers were exhausted after a day of strong attack, but when they heard the news that the east city had been broken, their morale was immediately boosted, bursting out with powerful energy, screaming and roaring forward.

With victory in sight, His Majesty Li Er was very excited, and ordered: "Bring the horses, I want to come to the front line in person, and fight for the soldiers!"

The generals almost died of fright when they heard this, and Li Ji grabbed His Majesty Li Er's robe tightly, begging: "Your Majesty, be careful! The battlefield is in chaos and arrows are flying everywhere. If you accidentally injure Your Majesty, How can this be good?"

His Majesty Li Er was in high spirits at the moment, he just felt that there was a fire burning in his chest, he hadn't felt such a comfortable feeling for a long time, how could he listen to it?
He insisted: "Don't worry, Mao Gong, I'm only outside the city, just a stone's throw away from the top of the city, and nothing will happen."

(End of this chapter)