The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 275 Li Yuan Puts Pressure
The "Sixth Goguryeo War" broke out too quickly. When the princes just learned that Goguryeo was going to attack Lushun County, the war was almost over.Yang Tong even formed a state of crushing Goguryeo, forcing the Goguryeo rulers and ministers to admit that the Great Sui had the right to inherit the territory of the old Han.

The war was far away from the Central Plains, and the princes could not get first-hand information. However, when Yang Tong returned triumphantly, it took less than three months. The princes were surprised.When they reviewed Yang Tong's war history, they were all horrified to find that every battle Yang Tong fought lasted more than three months, and he had won the art of war. Like a mountain, moving like a thunderstorm' the gist.

This!

It also brought enormous pressure to many people. For example, Li Yuan in Guanzhong originally planned to attack Xiao Xian in the west and south when Yang Tong fell into the quagmire of the Goguryeo war, but he never expected that Yang Guang would fall into the sand. When Goguryeo, who has halberd many times, faced Yang Tong, he was so unpromising and hopeless.Not only couldn't hold Yang Tong back for a year or so, but also once again achieved the former's illustrious prestige.

The emperor's pressure will naturally be applied layer by layer. When it reaches the hands of the frontline coach Li Shimin, it is already two days later.

In the evening of this day, Li Yuan's imperial decree arrived at the Hualong city at the junction of Piaohe County and Xiping County, the tent of the Tang Army's middle army.

Seeing Li Shimin's ugly face, the generals inquired one after another.

"Yang Tong's battle of Goguryeo has deviated from expectations! In the four battles, he only fought four battles, annihilating nearly 20 Goguryeo water and land troops, and slaughtering Pyongyang City. It took less than half a month. Sui Dynasty The Liaodong campaign of the dynasty has ended, and its five most elite armies have returned! The emperor asked us to end this war with a big victory within half a month, and prepare for the Sui Dynasty with all our strength."

Yang Tong's reputation weighed down everyone like a mountain. After the fall of Bingzhou, Yongzhou fell to the Sui for most of the time. On the side of Liangzhou, the Wuwei Sui Army also occupied many strategic locations. A three-sided encirclement has been formed, Guanzhong is surrounded by four fortresses, and the safety of Guanzhong can no longer be guaranteed. The Tang army was already afraid of the Sui Ruhu, and now it happens to encounter a catastrophe that is rare in a century, and people are even more panicked.

Faced with the pressure from the entire Sui Dynasty, Li Shimin really didn't know if Guanzhong could last until the day he took Liangzhou. Now he can only make a quick decision, and use his life to annihilate the Xue-Liang coalition forces.If he was dragged here again, and the Sui army attacked aggressively again, then the whole Guanzhong and Li Tang would be over.

Thinking of this, a haze suddenly appeared in Li Shimin's heart.

"The Allied Forces of Xue and Liang formed an alliance because of the threat of our Tang Dynasty. We want to fight one and let the other go. It is a way of alienation." Sima Yin Kaishan of the Marshal's Office suggested.

"It's a good plan!" Li Shimin said with a wry smile, "But we don't have enough time to operate. From tomorrow morning, the troops will be divided into four teams, and I will storm Hualong City! I don't believe that I can't find Xue Liang's coalition army."

"Here!"

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'Boom!Boom!Boom! The sound of war drums sounded like landslides and ground cracks, and the low-pitched horns were also resounding through the earth. Thirty thousand Tang soldiers held shields, carried hundreds of climbing ladders, and dragged dozens of well rails and catapults, like They came rushing towards Hualong City like a tide, and everyone fought bravely to be the first, shouting and killing loudly.

In the early morning of the next day, the world was still shrouded in thick white mist, but the Tang army had already launched a strong attack.The Xue-Liang Allied Forces on the top of the city suddenly became agitated.

A hundred steps away from the city wall, more than a dozen catapults finally stopped.

Amidst the uniform chanting, teams of Tang Jun suddenly exerted force and pulled down hard. In an instant, more than a dozen huge swing arms bounced into the air, and the hanging basket connected to the far end of the swing arm roared through the iron chain. After rising to the highest point, the huge boulder in the hanging basket rolled down towards the head of Hualong City, and the defenders suddenly became agitated, one by one avoiding each other. Under the crowding, several defenders were killed Squeeze off the top of the wall and fall to death.

However, the defenders panicked and panicked, but no one slipped down to the top of the city to escape.

Guard Li Zhengbao's warning sign suddenly sounded, and when he suddenly raised his head, he saw a huge boulder whizzing down towards him.

Li Zhengbao dodged suddenly, and a boulder weighing four to five hundred catties slammed down beside him. With a loud "boom", several defenders were thrown into the air.

After a while, the smoke dissipated, and there was a huge gap in the top of the city. The defenders who had been guarding Li Zhengbao were either knocked off the city wall by the shock, or turned into natives in disgrace. It was directly smashed into a meat paste.Fortunately, the remaining dozen boulders were all missed.

After one round, Tang Jun's trebuchets, which had installed boulders, showed their power again. Although the momentum was scary, very few boulders hit the top of the city.

The trebuchet didn't stop firing until the well rail was close to the city wall.When the smoke and dust covering the top of the city cleared away, the defenders who had shrunk behind the battlements stood up in panic like a frightened bird!

However, Li Zhengbao's [-] descendants were as calm as ever. They were not frightened by the attack of the Tang army's catapult, nor panicked by the approach of Jinglan. They just stood quietly at the top of the city, waiting for the Tang army to come to seize city.

When Tang Jun came to the city, Li Zhengbao gave the order: "Let the arrows go."

The elite defenders waiting on the city wall bent their bows and shot out, and clusters of cold arrows immediately fell on the top of Tang Jun's heads. Even though they were covered by shields, a large number of Tang Jun were still shot down, but the army was too dense, and the arrows were too dense. The power of the arrows was insufficient, countless city ladders were built on the top of the city, and iron hooks hooked the walls. More than [-] Tang troops began to climb up and attack. It rolled in the air and fell to the ground, but new enemy troops continued to attack the city.

The Tang army under the city used arrows to cover the soldiers climbing the city. The arrows were dense like a net and shot at the defenders on the city. The defenders on the city began to suffer casualties. Thousands of people were shot by the arrows. You can only use shields to cover and shoot arrows to both sides.

Li Zhengbao smiled coldly: "Give them some color to see, and bring up the fire oil!"

"promise!"

I saw a pot of boiling fire oil brought forward, and after slowly coming to the top of the city, it immediately poured down towards the Tang army crowded under the city tower. When the hot oil soaked through the shield and iron armor , enough to break down the bravest soldier.

next moment.Dozens of rockets fell cruelly from the city tower, and the kerosene splashed in all directions ignited, and the flames quickly engulfed more than a hundred Tang soldiers!He let out a mournful howl and rolled around desperately.

"Sprinkle the sand and continue to attack the city!" Li Shimin ignored the tragic scene and issued a new order.

"Here!"

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One day passed quickly in a frenzy of killing.

On the top of the city, there are rolling logs, stones and broken swords and halberds everywhere. There are mottled bloodstains on the battlements, horse paths and female walls. Some bloodstains have dried up, but some are still bright red. The fierce fighting in one day, obviously, the battle to seize the city has become increasingly fierce!
The defenders lay all over the ground, and the Tang army's siege continued until late at night, and finally retreated to the camp after midnight. After the Tang army retreated, most of the defenders fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Li Zhengbao stood by the dilapidated city wall, holding a model knife with countless holes in it, looking at the heavy casualties of the army, his eyes flickered with sadness. This was the first day, and they fought like this. Can you still win?Even if they win, how long can the Xue-Liang Allied Forces stand between the Great Sui and Li Tang?
Surrender to aliens?Li Zhengbao really didn't want to.

"General, Tang Jun doesn't seem to be in a hurry to attack today."

Listening to the scout's report, Li Zhengbao looked at Tang Jun outside the city, frowning tightly!What does Li Shimin mean by this? With the shocking and terrifying flying stones and huge troops, he can continue to attack!

"General!" At this moment, several captains came behind Li Zhengbao.

"How about the loss of our army?" Li Zhengbao asked with concern.

"More than 500 people were killed or injured. The morale of our army is extremely low. Even if we encourage them with money and military exploits, the effect is quite weak. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for two days." A school lieutenant reported with an ugly face.

"What about Li Tang's army?"

"It is estimated that there are about [-]." The captain sighed long, and several other people also looked confused and nervous.

"How did this happen?" Li Zhengbao was shocked. The offensive and defensive sides were one to one. The so-called five-fold attack on the city was useless when it came to them. How could this battle be fought.

"The main reason is that the flying stones are too scary, and the soldiers are all afraid. Moreover, Li Tang's army surpasses our army in terms of number, equipment, and morale. Now our army's morale is low. We don't think we can last for two days. Should we be like this?" Your Majesty asks for help?"

Li Zhengbao smiled wryly, and said: "The king does have more than 2 people, but they are his direct descendants, his treasure and lifeblood, and he will not send us to help us..."

Li Zhengbao is a general under Liang Shidu's command, with an extraordinary status, second only to the great general Liang Luoren.

"General! Otherwise, let's surrender the Tang army!" A general named Niu Tong expressed everyone's aspirations.

Even the most short-sighted people realize that if things go on like this, they won't even be able to breathe, and almost no one is optimistic about Liang Shidu's future.

The so-called leave to choose a tree and rest, refers to this time.

Li Zhengbao's Zhao Feiyang, Niu Tong and several generals of the Liang division all had this kind of thought, planning to find a way out for themselves, and they didn't want to be the cannon fodder of the Liang division.

"General, if this goes on like this, all of us will surely die. If the king can be fair, it doesn't matter if everyone dies, but he is greedy for life and afraid of death. How can such a person be worthy of our death?" Zhao Feiyang's eyes suddenly flashed There was a hint of anger, but it was quickly hidden. Now we still need to see Li Zhengbao's attitude, and dare not say too much.

"Report to General! Your Majesty tells you to defend Hualong City, at least for half a month." An order from Liang Shidu came from a cavalryman.

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals almost scolded their mothers, sticking to it for half a month?It's hard for them to spend even half a day here.

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