Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 237 Siege
Shi Pu can be won. Wang Shifan is still a kid, only 16 years old this year, and he is a character who follows the trend.

Luo Hongxin now needs the support of His Majesty the Emperor, so he should not openly contradict the Emperor.

As for Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, Li Ye didn't know what to do. It stands to reason that the court helped Zhu Xuan restore the territory under the jurisdiction of the Taining Army, and Zhu Xuan would definitely support it, even if it meant it.

But the two came to Xuanwu to burn, kill and loot, just like other towns, eating big families of the imperial court, it's too ugly to eat.

Li Ye saw the envoys, and said: "Hedong army is monitoring Zhu Wen's main force in Zhengzhou now. I expect that once the city is attacked, the bandit Zhu Wen will come back to save him. There are only ten thousand soldiers in Bianliang City, and they will be exchanged.

I ordered Shijun Wang to attack the south gate, Wang Jiedu to attack the north gate, Luo Jiedu to attack the west gate, and Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin to attack the east gate. What does the Shijun king think? "

After Li Ye finished speaking, he looked at Shi Pu. A round of big gift packages were presented just now, and it's time for you Shi Pu to express your opinion.

Shi Pu didn't even think about it, he hurriedly said: "Wu Ning's army will follow His Majesty's orders."

Li Ye nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Luo Hong and said, "Is Luo Jiedu in trouble?"

"Your Majesty, the last general takes orders!"

Li Ye looked at Wang Shifan. Although Wang Shifan was only 16 years old, he was quite old-fashioned in his actions.

"The Pinglu army obeys His Majesty's orders."

Li Ye finally walked up to Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin and said, "How about Taining and Tianping?"

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin looked at each other, everyone agreed to attack the city, can they still object now, Zhu Xuan looked at Shi Pu, saw Shi Pu ignored him, could only sigh inwardly, and said:

"Your Majesty, I have just arrived in Bianliang, and I don't have all the siege equipment. Please be patient for a few days and build siege equipment so that I can attack the city."

After listening, Li Ye said: "I have built cloud chariots, cloud ladders, and hundreds of stone cannons. All armies can go to Zou Duzhilang to get them. They are enough to attack the city!"

"..."

His Majesty the Emperor blocked all your excuses, what else can you do.

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin nodded helplessly and said, "I will take orders!"

Seeing this, Li Ye returned to the Dragon Seat, faced civil and military inside and outside, and said: "Okay, since you all have no objections, it's settled like this. Tomorrow, we will make meals at the fourth watch and attack the city at the fifth watch. All the armies will move together, and we will be sure." The city will be destroyed!"

"No, all wins, all wins!"

His Majesty the Emperor waited for the call to die down, and said: "Everyone, follow me to the military gate!"

All civil and military personnel followed the emperor to the military gate of the Chinese army.

Duan Kun stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, a group of soldiers from the Bian army were captured. They disguised themselves as ordinary people and brought weapons to the embankment of the Yellow River in an attempt to flood the army."

"call!"

All Jiedu's faces were full of horror.

"The water level of the Yellow River is high. If the dam is dug, the army will not survive, and we will all be buried in the belly of the fish!"

"At first, I thought it was a sure thing. If Zhu Wen's plan succeeds, I'm afraid the army will disappear in an instant!"

"Zhu Wen is really ruthless, I have to guard against it!"

Wang Shifan said: "Your Majesty, have you confirmed your identity? Is it the work of the bandit Zhu Wen?"

Li Ye nodded and said: "All 1000 people are here. They came out of Zhengzhou and lurked in Luhuakou. The thief general is Wang Tuo, and his identity is the tenth general of the Bian Army."

Some soldiers shouted: "I don't know! It was General Wang who led us here, and we don't know what to do."

Wang Shifan walked up to Wang Tuo and said, "Did Zhu Wen send you to dig the embankment of the Yellow River?"

Wang Tuo sternly said: "I want your life!"

This person is stubborn, and Li Ye has nothing to say.

"After the city was broken, the family members of this man were found. The man was enslaved, and the woman was prostituted. For generations, they will never be released."

"promise!"

Wang Tuo panicked immediately, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Wang Tuo is willing to die. I beg Your Majesty to forgive the family members of the crime! Please spare them, they are innocent!"

Li Ye snorted coldly and said: "Innocent, why are you innocent? If you protect them with your sins, they will be just like you. If you recruited them truthfully, I might not pursue them."

Li Ye opened his mouth, Wang Tuo lowered his head, and his body shrugged as if he had lost his bones.

"The sinner is recruited, the criminal is recruited, and the criminal will be ordered by Marshal Jie to go to Luhuadang, looking for opportunities to dig the Yellow River embankment..."

"call!"

Real hammer!
But after thinking about it, everyone can conclude that it can only be Zhu Wen who can do this, but no one expected that Zhu Wen is so vicious.

You must know that the family members of the generals of the Bian army are also in Bianliang, and there are millions of Xuanwu people, and Zhu Wen's own wife and children are also in Bianliang.

These Zhu Wen can actually give up.

"Your Majesty is wise, if not for His Majesty's perceptiveness, I would be buried in the belly of a fish!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Ye waved his hand. The original purpose of this move was that if the towns didn't want to attack the city, they would use this matter to push forward. Now it's unnecessary, and it just happened to be a wave of loyalty.

Announcing this matter in Xuanwu, Zhu Wen still has nothing to say.

"Put this person in prison and sacrifice the flag tomorrow!"

"promise!"

……

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin returned to the account.

Zhu Xuan said: "Bianliang City is highly armed, the emperor ordered us to attack the city, but the imperial army did not move. Is there anyone in this world who does this?"

Zhu Jin shook his head and said: "I think the imperial army has no less than [-] to [-] troops, and the tents stretch for tens of miles. The euphemistic name is to guard against Zhu and Bian's army for rescue, but in fact it is to consume our troops!"

Can we not attack the city?
Both of them shook their heads.

"The imperial court has both great power and great righteousness, so where should we go!"

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin looked at each other with a smile, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.

The next day, General Wang Tuo offered sacrifices to the flag, and the emperor beat the army drums and the whole army attacked.

Li Ye led the cavalry to patrol the surrounding areas, and the Wuning army dispatched more than [-] servants to brave the arrow rain on the Bianjun city to fill the river with soil, and the blood stained the moat.

The siege in the era of cold weapons was particularly cruel. After the moat was filled, the fierce offensive and defensive battles began, but this appetizer was already so bloody.

"His Majesty!"

"Shi Junwang is walking around with me?"

"As ordered!"

Li Ye thought for a while, then asked Shi Pu: "Your Majesty Shi, is there a man in Wuning's army called Liu Zhijun, is this man in the army?"

Shi Pu was stunned, why does His Majesty know Liu Zhijun?
Liu Zhijun was born in the yamen army, he was strategic, brave and won the three armies, and he had a lot of prestige in the army. Shi Pu also valued him quite a lot. After directly supporting Liu Zhijun as Jiedu stay, by that time, it will be too late to regret.

Therefore, although Liu Zhijun has made many contributions in battle, under Shi Pu's deliberate suppression, he is still only a general.

Liu Zhijun is now only commanding 100 people, which is far from leading an army by himself.

"Your Majesty, Liu Zhijun is in the army, do you need to let him come to have an audience?"

Li Ye nodded, but Shi Pu was honest. His Majesty the Emperor had already sent Yushan's personal guards to watch out for a strong general like Liu Zhijun in each town. It was not difficult to find out the news that Liu Zhijun was going to war with the army.

"I have heard that Liu Zhijun is brave, and I would like to teach him as the commander and deputy envoy of the personal guards, and I would like to ask the king of Shijun to cut his love."

Shi Pu said: "It is his blessing to be regarded by His Majesty. The whole world is the people of the Tang Dynasty, so I naturally have no reason not to let it go."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Good! The Prince of Shi is indeed loyal."

After a while, a young general was led to the emperor. This man was seven feet tall and tall, with a white robe and white armor and a red helmet. Courage.

Shi Pu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, he is Liu Zhijun!"

Li Ye got off his horse and walked towards Liu Zhijun slowly.

(End of this chapter)