Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2722 In the sixth year of the Qianyuan era, the army besieged the city.

"My geographical advantage is inferior to others, and the timing is not on my side either..."

Xue Rengui looked at the soldiers who were shivering from the cold and whose morale was obviously low, and felt heavy-hearted.

The bitter cold of Liaodong posed a tremendous challenge to the attacking side as well. Soldiers, clad in heavy cotton armor, moved cumbersomely, and the number of those suffering from frostbite on their hands and feet increased daily.

On the other hand, the defending troops, backed by the mountain city and sheltered by houses, found it relatively easy to start fires for warmth, allowing them to conserve their energy and strength.

Inside the command tent, the charcoal fire crackled, but it couldn't dispel the chill in everyone's hearts.

Li Cunxiao rubbed his hands in frustration. "Old Xue! Are we just going to wait it out like this?"

"That old scoundrel Li Guangbi is hiding in his shell, so frustrated! Let me lead my men and charge again! I refuse to believe I can't smash one of his front teeth!"

After so many years of friendship, now it's just a few of them in the main tent, not in front of the soldiers outside.

Therefore, in such semi-private settings, Li Cunxiao's form of address was more casual.

Jiang Song remained relatively calm, his brows furrowed as he said, "A direct assault would result in too many casualties, and there's no hope in sight. The cliffs on either side are like two mountains, suffocating us."

Recently, none of them have escaped unscathed during the siege; even Jiang Song was almost buried by stones falling from above.

And then there's Wang Shunchen, who holds a commanding position, so the generals of the Great Jin Dynasty don't dare to show their faces easily, including Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song.

Even if they are very good at fighting, they can't hit the other side at all. Even if they go out, they will be passively beaten, which will only make them feel frustrated and resentful.

Xue Rengui, the best archer among them, had even exchanged arrows with the other side, but in the end, he really couldn't beat them!
It wasn't that Xue Rengui's archery skills were inferior to his opponent's; one was on higher ground with a wider field of vision, while Xue Rengui was below the hillside, so the force of his arrows was naturally weakened, giving his opponent a natural advantage.

Ever since that one shoot-off, Xue Rengui never wanted to engage in another shoot-off with his opponent again.

What's the point of arguing when the other party is looking down on you?
Instead, the generals attacking the city were instructed to hide themselves well, take all necessary precautions, and conceal themselves as soldiers when necessary.

Xue Rengui did not participate in the argument, but in private over the past month, his face had grown increasingly dark.

"Report, General! General Li Mu has defeated Li Shimin and has captured Nianchan City!"

"We will soon be marching on Tang capital!" Just then, a captain came in to report.

"Good! Li Mu did a great job!"

Xue Rengui's furrowed brows finally relaxed a little.

If any one of the three armies can open a passage, then they can all advance their forces to the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

If we can capture the capital of the Tang Dynasty, what use would it be if Li Guangbi defended it well?

Given the current situation facing the nation, his defense will no longer be of any use.

Where is Han Xin?

"Is there any news from General Han?" Xue Rengui asked anxiously.

Both the capital and Wandu of the Li Tang state are difficult to conquer, and Li Mu's army alone is probably not strong enough.

Now, they are blocked at Liangkou and their troops cannot push forward.

The only one left to place our hopes on is Han Xin.

Upon hearing the name Han Xin, Shi Huang, who was warming himself by the fire in the tent, perked up his ears.

They all came from the same place before, and Shi Huang wanted to be transferred to Han Xin's camp to serve under his old superior. However, the Jin Dynasty would not allow these surrendered generals to stick together. Therefore, Hou Yi, Zhang Guifang, Pei Yuanqing, and others joined Han Xin's camp, while Shi Huang served under Xue Rengui.

"Well... since the last message came, there has been no news from General Han yet!" the captain reported in detail.

Seeing this, Xue Rengui did not dwell on the issue too much.

After all, it's normal that news from Han Xin's side couldn't be transmitted in time!

"Send word to Han Shizhong, ordering his fleet to set sail and report to Li Mu for orders!"

After thinking it over, Xue Rengui decided to temporarily transfer this naval force to Li Mu's command.

The domestic city and the Maru city face each other across the river and are interdependent. The navy would be more effective if it were placed there than here.

To be precise, the navy is no longer of any use here.

When we attacked Anxiping, it was still relatively close to the sea, and at least it wasn't completely frozen over.

But as they went further in, the river froze more and more severely, and Han Shizhong's boat could no longer get through.

Xue Rengui was not yet aware of the river situation on Li Mu's side, but since it was no longer useful to him, transferring it there shouldn't be any major problems.

Compared to his side, Li Mu's side still needs more sea freight for logistics.

Good news came from Li Mu, which cheered Xue Rengui up a bit.

However, his biggest worry has still not been resolved.

The problems in Liangkou remain unresolved.

Li Mu's advance was going smoothly, but as the main general of Li Tang in this battle, it would be difficult for Xue Rengui to accept if he were to be blocked here.

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The transmission of military reports from various fronts was delayed; the battle report that reached Xue Rengui was already more than half a month old.

At this time, nearly half a month had passed since Li Mu captured Nianchan City.

After conquering Nianchan City, he successively captured several other small cities. However, these small cities did not occupy natural geographical advantages like Nianchan City or Liangkou Mountain City.

Therefore, these were not the centers of Li Shimin's defense, and there were no Li Tang troops stationed in these cities.

To put it bluntly, this place was essentially abandoned by the Li Tang dynasty. They even took away a lot of the grain and fodder from the people, leaving them only enough to survive for a few days.

This is typical of Li Shimin; he was willing to leave the people a few days' worth of food.

People like Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Chi You in the Central Plains back then would plunder everything they could.

In fact, Cheng Yu even helped Cao Cao produce more grain.

After capturing these small towns along the way, Li Mu estimated that his land army would be able to reach the capital city in China in about ten days.

Generals Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Xing Tian, ​​and Zhao Gongming were all quite excited. The capture of the foreign capital would become a significant chapter in their history.

To leave a mark on history was the pursuit of the vast majority of people in ancient times.

Although the martial artists did not pursue their goals as intensely as the scholars, it did not mean they were indifferent. They simply did not pursue them as fiercely as the scholars. In fact, they thought about it just as much.

As time officially arrived in the sixth year of the Qianyuan era, one of the three armies of the Great Jin army that was attacking the Tang Dynasty officially besieged the city.