The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 13 Farce
More and more ordinary people and warriors fell under the Chongxuan Tower, and the accumulated blood dyed the snow red.

Li Maozhen, who was watching the battle from afar, was not moved at all.

The only purpose of these captured civilians was to fill the gap. As long as the height was high enough for the army to climb the mountain and rush to the city wall, their mission would be accomplished.

As for the dead warriors, most of them were arrogant and troublesome people in the army, who were specially chosen to be killed at the front of the line.

Li Maozhen didn't think it was a loss.

"Good death." He murmured happily.

He was still waiting for Wang Xingyu's Bining Army to move its main force first.

Li Maozhen was thinking this, so how could Wang Xingyu not have his own plans?

Whether it is Qi Town or Bining Town, no matter how arrogant or not, the number of soldiers and horses directly determines the Jiedushi's voice in Guanzhong.

If Wang Xingyu suffers too many losses among the more than 10,000 soldiers he brought this time, his position will be shaken.

Will Li Maozhen still be as polite as he is now?

Power comes from strong soldiers and horses.

This is a rule that all military personnel must follow, and even the eunuchs in the imperial court are no exception.

Isn’t the reason why Yang Fugong and Ximen Chongsui could sit in the Daming Palace and issue orders on behalf of the emperor because they had the most and strongest soldiers?

Wang Xingyu is determined to preserve his strength.

If he knew that Li Maozhen had suffered too much loss and there was too much resentment among the army, he would not mind using some shady tricks to seize Fengxiang.

Among the four towns rebels, the only ones who really fought to the death were Li Maozhuang of Tongzhou Army and Han Jian of Huazhou Army.

Without it.

They are the weakest.

Li Maozhen couldn't bear the pressure, it's that simple.

Moreover, if he cannot force the imperial court to make concessions this time, how long can Han Jianbing survive with his army of less than 10,000?

As for Tongzhou governor Li Maozhuang, Tongzhou was backed by the old and powerful Hezhong Town, which coveted Tongzhou. Li Maozhuang also needed to take this opportunity to curry favor with Li Maozhen so that he would have the support of a big boss in times of crisis.

"Kill!" The biting cold wind blew up the snow all over the sky, and rows of black-clad soldiers formed an array and launched a new round of offensive against Chongxuan Tower.

Li Maozhen's adopted son, Li Jizhen, the military commander, rode his horse to supervise the battle and shouted, "No retreat is allowed. Anyone who retreats will be beheaded."

An old lady who was skinny as a skeleton, a weak child who could not even wear clothes, a skinny woman with most of her body exposed to the wind... With ropes tied around their necks, one after another, they walked slowly towards the city wall under the whipping of the Ya soldiers, some sobbing softly, some silently.

"Don't stop, be quick!"

"Get tired to Chenggao as soon as possible."

Whoosh!

A child fell silently on the snow. The soldier slashed the child on the head with the back of his sword and cursed, "Stand up, or I'll chop off your head."

As he spoke, he reached out again to grab the child, like grabbing a chicken, and threw him to the ground a few times.

"Damn, he's dead?" Then he threw it out and it hit the "hill".

The soldiers did not have a good attitude towards these captured men and women civilians.

Perhaps some had felt compassion during the march, but now they were fighting and their hearts were as hard as stone.

These days, people die every day.

As long as it's not you who dies, there's nothing to sympathize with.

Ximen Chongsui, who was upstairs, saw this and shouted, "What are you still watching? Go get some boiling water, manure, rocks, and crossbows. If the thieves try to climb the wall, kill them ruthlessly. If they come up like ants, I won't be able to survive, so I'll kill you all in advance."

The military cadets were meek and didn't dare to say a word in response.

Ximen Chongsui had also been on the battlefield in the past, leading troops to fight against the bandits and killing many people. By early morning, he had beheaded more than a dozen people who were afraid of fighting. But he had never organized a battle to defend a city, so he was a little panicked at this moment, afraid that the city would be captured and he would lose his life.

Under Ximen Chongsui's severe punishment, the Shen Ce Army did not dare to be lazy and each took up their positions and got busy.

The arsenal in Chang'an City is still very rich. As long as the morale of the army does not collapse, there will be no problem in holding out for ten days or half a month.

not far away.

The emperor sat upright in his chair, watching Ximen Chongsui deploy his troops.

Wang Congxun stood in front of Li Ye fully armed, staring at the rebels rushing downstairs.

But his eyes were always wandering on the Ya army who was supervising the battle and Li Maozhen's adopted son Li Jizhen who was riding a black horse and shouting.

"Are you measuring distance?" asked the emperor.

"Measure the distance?" Wang Congxun didn't understand, and squinted his eyes and said, "Estimate the enemy. In this kind of battle, the enemy is strong and ours is weak, so we must aim at the right generals and kill a few of them."

"Oh?" The emperor wanted to stand up and take a look, but he held back when he remembered the eunuch's warning: "Who is the leader of the rebels downstairs?"

"I don't recognize him." Wang Congxun shook his head, picked up the bow and took repeated glances: "Judging from his attire, he must be the commander of the Qi bandits' inner guard. It's a pity that he is so cunning that he refuses to come forward and I can't shoot him. If he can come a few feet closer, I can make him fall from his horse."

The emperor was calm upon hearing this and said, "Be patient and wait. Come over and drink some honey water? I see your lips are cracked and bleeding..."

Li Ye directly handed over the hot honey soup he had just taken a sip of, and looked at the warrior with burning eyes.

"It's cold, and cracks in the mouth are common. I'm used to it as a rough man in the barracks." He pursed his lips.

Seeing that the emperor's hand holding the bowl was still hanging in the air, Wang Congxun silently took it over, and was actually a little shy when talking about etiquette: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Gurgling.

I drank half a bowl of hot honey water in one breath.

"Haha." The emperor laughed dumbly and said, "I heard from Mr. Liu that you are from Zhao. You haven't been home for many years."

"Yes, I'm from Handan." Wang Congxun nodded. "My mother is dead, so there's nothing to go back to."

"Are you married?"

"Yes, my wives all died in the war." He was recounting a commonplace incident. "No more, Your Majesty, please sit down and drink. I'll kill a few Qi bandits to cheer you up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew the bow, put the arrow on it, aimed, and released the string in one go.

Boom!
A general who was whipping a soldier covered his eyes and screamed.

"Damn it!" The Ya soldiers were in a commotion and retreated one after another, while picking up small cowhide shields to protect their heads.

Now, no one cared about the civilians and ordinary soldiers who were driven to attack the city, and they all stopped moving forward.

"No retreat!" Li Jizhen was furious upon seeing this. He rode forward and swung his whip at the soldiers on the head.

"Hurry, keep going."

"If you keep making noise, I'll kill you."

The soldiers were silent. They turned around one by one and stared at Li Jizhen.

Suddenly, a soldier picked up a shield and smashed it at Li Jizhen on horseback: "I think the military commander is really hungry!"

"Who dares to do this?" Li Jizhen grabbed the reins, steadied his body, and was about to draw his knife to intimidate, but his right hand exerted force again.

"Get down!" Seven or eight hands stretched out and pulled Li Jizhen off the horse.

The soldiers shouted, "We are doing our utmost to brave the cold and the arrows to attack the city. How dare you humiliate us?"

"kill him."

"Yes, I will surrender to the imperial court!"

"The saint is upstairs. He chopped off Li Du's head as a token of his loyalty and turned danger into wealth."

"I'll do it!" A pockmarked soldier rushed out, pulled off Li Jizhen's helmet and threw it out, then slashed him with a knife.

"..."

Li Jizhen turned over and tried to struggle to get up, but was kicked to the ground.

puff!
Blood splattered.

The round head of Dutou rolled a few steps and was caught by the pockmarked man.

Immediately, the rows of soldiers attacking the city were in an uproar.

Some people threw down the door-banging iron and ran back, some people asked loudly what happened, some people ran to watch the excitement, and some people shouted towards the Chongxuan Building.

Whoosh!
Wang Congxun shot another arrow, hitting the pockmarked man who was holding Li Jizhen's head and shouting that he wanted to surrender. The pockmarked man's eyes were full of astonishment, and he slowly fell to the ground.

"Qing...why?" the emperor asked in confusion.

Wang Congxun ignored him and continued to draw his arrows, shouting, "Release! Shoot the rebels!"

The expressionless Shen Ce soldiers finally reacted and hurriedly picked up their bows and crossbows to shoot randomly.

Whoosh whoosh!
Arrows were shot out like locusts, and the Fengxiang army, which had rebelled on the battlefield, had to retreat and turn around to fight with the stunned Ya army.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Block!"

Thousands of people instantly picked up long spears and stabbed each other in the air.

The common people were scattered all over the ground, running everywhere, crying and lying on the ground.

"Ping..." Li Maozhen stopped abruptly before he could even utter the word "luan".

Li Ye was speechless watching from upstairs. This scene was too absurd!
"Hahaha! Xin'er, attack!" Yang Fugong, who was guarding Jingyao Gate, slammed the battlements hard and shouted, "Break the formation and pursue the enemy, the limit is one hundred steps!"

Yang Shouxin saluted and led the military students away.

Excluding the rebellious troops, there were still three to four thousand Yushan soldiers left. They were now gathered together in battle formation and marched out of the city to fight.

"The Chongxuan Gate is open!" someone suddenly shouted.

Yang Shouxin, who had just reached the city wall, looked over and saw that the Chongxuan Gate was indeed open, and hundreds of cavalrymen galloped out.

Yang Shouxin was excited and said to the Yushan soldiers who were organizing their formations, "I'm sure you all have seen that the Tianwei Army has sent out cavalry to help. The emperor is watching the battle on the Chongxuan Tower. We must not let the saint underestimate us. If we win, the saint will reward us."

When the soldiers heard that cavalrymen were going out of the city to fight and that the saint would reward them handsomely later, the expressions on their faces became more vivid.

The Jingyao Gate opened and more than 3,000 soldiers quickly left the city.

Civil and military officials as well as the common people all looked at them, hoping that they could defeat the rebel army.

Li Maozhen hurriedly dispatched reinforcements.

Although the thousands of men who went to attack the city quarreled and even fought each other in the battle, he still wanted to save it back.

More than 6,000 reinforcements were arranged in an arc formation, with heavy troops on both wings and four rows of sword and shield soldiers in the middle.

The formation slowly advanced.

The Shen Ce Army on the upper floor was in panic, and a wave of arrows came over like a swarm of locusts.

"Dang Dang!"

The soldiers fended off the rain of arrows, the battle formation barely moved, and the crowd became noisy.

"Evil beast!" Li Maozhen stamped his feet anxiously. Don't you want to fight to the death?
Fifty steps away, the Yushan army on the opposite side stopped on the spot, and dense crossbowmen appeared from behind their shields and shot a wave of arrows.

The arrows at this distance were extremely lethal, and many Qi soldiers began to retreat.

"Anyone who turns around and flees will be killed!" Li Maozhen didn't bother to give orders and led the rear team to rush over to block the tail of the formation.

But the Ya team can block the middle but not the sides, and can block the left but not the right.

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

The Yushan army rushed forward with spears, and the spearmen of the two armies stabbed each other in the air.

Da da da!
Both spearmen shook their spears rapidly up and down, trying to make the opponent lose his grip.

"The cavalry is coming!" As the several hundred cavalrymen of the Tianwei Army and the cavalrymen of the Fengxiang Army started fighting, the 6,000 reinforcements sent by Li Maozhen began to retreat directly, like a mudslide, and even Li Maozhen was wrapped up and unable to move.

Wang Xingyu saw this and turned his horse around and shouted, "The Qi army has knocked its teeth, return to the camp!"

The rebel army in the distance saw the chaos among the troops attacking the city and suddenly there was a commotion.

How is this played?
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(End of this chapter)