Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2738 The city falls, the Li Tang dynasty perishes.

After Li Mu and Han Xin made the decision to surround but not attack, they decided to attack.

This delay meant that four months passed in total.

It wasn't until the end of November in the sixth year of the Qianyuan era, after a siege that lasted four months without attacking, and after nearly eleven months of spending time domestically, that the last bit of vitality of the Li Tang dynasty was finally exhausted.

Most of the soldiers in the city were already too weak to even stand up, let alone fight.

From the beginning of November, a large number of desertions occurred within the Li Tang territory. Some soldiers were willing to jump off the city walls and die rather than risk their lives to leave this hopeless city.

What won't a starving army do?
It's not uncommon for them to directly devour each other!

At this point, Li Shimin was no longer able to control this starving army.

There have been several incidents of mutinous troops storming the palace. Li Shimin has almost taken the only two thousand Xuanjia Iron Cavalry he can control to defend the palace and the surrounding streets to resist the mutinous troops' attacks.

Of course, by this time, the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry had been reduced to heavy infantry. They had already slaughtered all the warhorses they could!
Relying on their last bit of food, the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry still retained a certain fighting strength, which enabled them to withstand the onslaught of the chaotic army.

It was precisely because they had realized that they had exhausted the last bit of vitality of the Li Tang dynasty that, by the end of November...

Li Mu and Han Xin finally launched their final all-out attack.

As it turned out, the attack went surprisingly smoothly after the enemy's supplies were exhausted.

They encountered almost no further resistance and easily climbed the city walls, then opened the gates of the inner city, which had been closed for several months.

At this moment, even Li Mu, a veteran general on the battlefield, couldn't help but sigh at the tragic scene in the city.

The Li Tang soldiers inside the city, who were so hungry they couldn't even crawl, had almost no intention of resisting, or rather, no ability to resist, except for a few.

They could only let the Jin soldiers escort them one by one to the prisoner-of-war camp.

However, these minor tasks were usually handled by the generals below.

As for Li Mu and Han Xin, they led an elite force directly towards the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty.

On the way to the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Mu saw Li Shimin's arrangements in the city and couldn't help but feel fortunate that they had adopted the strategy of besieging without attacking.

If they launch a full-scale assault and manage to break through, they will suffer heavy casualties in the ensuing tunnel warfare.

After all, Li Shimin really did transform the heavy houses into fortresses.

This guy, from the very beginning, was genuinely prepared for this battle with the intention of mutual destruction.

However, no matter how many fortifications he built in the city, they were of no use when the soldiers were starving and weak.

Ultimately, war is about fighting people.

No matter how much preparation you do, it's useless if there's no one there.

To their surprise, Li Shimin did not remain hidden inside the Li Tang palace, but had already lined up in front with his Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, waiting for Li Mu and Han Xin to arrive.

"Li Shimin, although I know there is little hope!"

"However, I still want to ask you, are you willing to surrender?"

"If you are willing to surrender, I hereby assure you, on behalf of the Jin imperial family and the Jin clan, that the Jin will not mistreat your Li family!" Li Mu said with utmost solemnity.

Li Mu's words were not just empty talk; he truly staked everything on them.

By using the reputation of the Jin imperial family and his own clan as a basis for this act, he was essentially jeopardizing the entire political reputation of the Jin imperial family. Failure to do so would mean the Jin imperial family would have no political reputation whatsoever in the future.

Therefore, Li Mu's sincerity is evident.

"Thank you for your kindness, General!"

"But in this world, is there any emperor who would beg for surrender, clinging to life and fearing death?"

"Even if there were, it would never be me, Li Shimin!" Li Shimin drew a long spear and said resolutely.

Surrender to the Emperor!

Perhaps I can survive!

However, that would not be his choice!

"Fine! That's how it is!"

"Kill them!" As he finished speaking, Li Mu suddenly drew the Zhenyue Sword from his waist and gave the order to the soldiers behind him.

In an instant, Xing Tian, ​​Zhao Gongming, Gao Chong, Hou Yi, Jiu Chong, Xue Kui, Pei Yuanqing, Bi Han, Bi Shu, Gao Jineng and other generals all rushed out.

They were met by Li Yuanba, Wang E, Sai Taisui, Du Jiaosi, Wang Jin, Wang Yin and other generals of the Tang Dynasty.

In these narrow streets, neither side was on horseback; it was all foot combat.

"Ding! Han Xin's skill effect three has been activated. When the number of friendly soldiers is twice or more than that of the enemy, the strength and command of the entire army under his command will increase by 1; when the number of friendly soldiers is three or more than that of the enemy, the strength and command of the entire army under his command will increase by 2; when the number of friendly soldiers is four or more than that of the enemy, the strength and command of the entire army under his command will increase by 3."

Xing Tian's current strength is +3, base strength is 110, equipment +1, and his current strength has increased to 114.

Zhao Gongming's martial prowess increases by 3, his base martial prowess is 108, and with equipment he gains 1, his current martial prowess increases to 112.

With Gao Chong's martial prowess increased by 3, his base martial prowess was 107, and with equipment he gained 1, his current martial prowess increased to 111.

Pei Yuanqing's martial prowess increases by 3, base martial prowess is 107, equipment increases by 1, and current martial prowess rises to 111.

Hou Yi's attack power increases by 3, base attack power is 107, equipment increases by 1, and current attack power increases to 111.

Xue Kui…

"Ding! Han Xin's Military God skill effect four activated. When the number of friendly soldiers is twice or more than that of the enemy, he can be immune to half of the negative skill effects of his entire army; when the number of friendly soldiers is four or more than that of the enemy, he can be immune to all the negative skill effects of his entire army."

Strictly speaking, the only people Li Shimin could still control were the remaining two thousand people around him.

Therefore, the total number of troops in the Jin Dynasty was not only four times that of the enemy, but more than forty times.

"Ding! The combined skill of Xue Kui, Pei Yuanqing, Qin Yong, and Hua Mengxiong, Four Fierce Eight Great Hammers, has been activated. Xue Kui's martial power increases by 3, his base martial power is 105, and his current martial power increases to 112."

Pei Yuanqing's martial prowess increases by 3, bringing his current martial prowess to 114.

Qin's martial prowess increased by 3, base martial prowess was 102, equipment increased by 1, military genius increased by 3, and current martial prowess increased to 109.

Flowery Bear's attack power increased by 3, base attack power was 97, equipment increased by 1, and military prowess increased by 3, bringing its current attack power to 104.

This is now the final battle, a life-or-death struggle where there is no turning back.

Both sides immediately unleashed a barrage of deadly moves, without any probing or testing; it was a fight where each side was risking their lives.