At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 245

Li Xiaogong is now leading an army of 20 and is stationed outside the city of Shangzhou.

They stormed Shangzhou City for more than a month.

however……

Looking at the towering city walls of Shangzhou, his mood at this moment is extremely complicated.

It is very similar to the original Dou Jiande.

Back then when Dou Jiande rebelled, soldiers swept across all states and counties in Hebei, and all the states and counties they encountered surrendered. Only Hejian County...

Under Wang Cong's guard, it is as solid as gold.

Even in the situation of isolation and helplessness, Wang Cong kept it for two years!

In the past two years, Dou Jiande tossed and turned for Hejian County, and could not sleep all night. Fortunately, in the end, Ling Qian offered a plan and took advantage of the news of Lao Yang's death, coupled with the fact that Hejian County was isolated and had no one to guard, Wang Cong decided to surrender.

At this time, Wang Cong, who had surrendered to Wanmin City, was transferred to Shangzhou, where he once again displayed his talent as a city defender.

Keep Shangzhou tight!
Li Xiaogong is also a famous general, but facing this fortified city, he has tried countless methods in the past month, but in the end he can only look forward to the city and sigh.

"There are so many talents under Sun Ying's command! First Xu Shiji and Leng Jianzhang, and this general guarding Shangzhou..." Li Xiaogong sighed with emotion, and looked at Li Jing beside him.

After hearing this, Li Jing nodded silently, but said nothing.

He was still immersed in the news of Sun Ying's death.

Before Li Shimin left, he revealed his plan to send assassins to assassinate him.

He knows a thing or two.

Sun Ying's death made him feel sad among heroes.

"Forget it! Forget it! The city of Shangzhou is high, and the defenders are well versed in the methods of defending the city. It is not easy to make achievements. For the current plan, it is the best strategy to attack Xincheng and Yiyang!" After some consideration, Li Xiaogong re-formulated the strategy.

Temporarily give up the difficult bone of Shangzhou.

It was decided to lead the army to attack Xincheng and Yiyang first.

After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

When Sun Ying died, Henan lost its general star, and the two cities of Xincheng and Yiyang were not dangerous, and the cities were low and extremely easy to attack.

"Order the whole army to break through the city within three days, and the first to enter the city will be rewarded with a hundred guan!"

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Under the encouragement of this reward...

With 20 troops, Li Xiaogong abandoned Shangzhou and marched directly to Xincheng and Yiyang.

……

Luoyang.

Xu Mu soon learned of the battle report from the front line.

These were all within his expectations.

He had just released the news of Sun Ying's death, and Li Xiaogong couldn't wait to choose to attack the city.

"My lord, do you want to be transferred to the guard station to assemble the army and go to support?" Fang Xuanling couldn't help suggesting after hearing the news.

Now Xincheng and Yiyang are only guarded by Xu Shiji.

What he meant was to let Lao Zhang, who was training and recruiting recruits, come out of the mountain to help defend the city.

Unexpectedly, Xu Mu waved his hand and said: "Xu Shiji has won the true teaching of my master's art of war. If he alone guards the new city of Yiyang, the border of Henan will be safe!"

Just kidding, in the past month, Kong Xingyue has immediately built the inner walls of the new city and Yiyang.

If Xu Shiji couldn't defend the reinforced concrete city walls, plus the defensive weapons he dispatched, he would be called a famous general in vain.

"In addition, the main messenger of the assassin has been identified, and it is in Chang'an.

Then, Xu Mu took a deep breath and looked in the direction of Chang'an.

He is considering whether to go to Chang'an.

By the way, see if there are any talents in the same industry who want to change jobs.

If there is a chance, Li Shimin will be killed directly.

……

Outside the new city.

Xu Shiji is very calm now.

Even if surrounded by 20 troops.

But he didn't panic at all.

"My lord is right. The mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and the seas are turbulent. Only then can you show your true qualities as a hero! This is the battle for my fame!"

He stood on the tower, watching the enemy army organize attacks over and over again...

Then ordered the defenders to stand up the mace and roll it down over and over again.

Just slapping this artifact with the wolf's teeth caused heavy damage to the opponent.

But because Xincheng is short...

The wolf tooth racket couldn't exert its maximum effect at all, and soon, it was attacked by the brave enemy on the city wall.

But Xu Shiji remained calm.

The leaders simply abandoned the low outer city walls.

Then... release the Iron Buddha!
That's right, nearly a hundred Iron Buddhas wearing black armor rushed out.

Those enemy soldiers who had spent a lot of effort and had just climbed the city wall were beheaded like chopping melons and vegetables.

It's almost a one-knife one.

With this, he quickly regained the outer city wall again.

During this period, all the soldiers under Li Xiaogong's command rushed up the outer city wall many times, and even desperately blocked the Tiefutu, allowing the follow-up troops to continuously climb the outer city wall through the ladder.

however……

When they walked down the tower in high spirits, they found that there was a stronger wall waiting for them.

And a ball of flame plus kerosene fell out of thin air, setting off a raging fire between the inner and outer cities.

Those first troops were all buried in the sea of ​​fire.

Not one escaped!

After three days, Xu Shiji repelled dozens of waves of enemy attacks, large and small.

"It's a pity that my lord ordered me to stick to the city and not take the initiative to attack, otherwise..." Standing on the blood-stained tower again, Xu Shiji sighed as he looked at the black army outside the city.

He lowered his head and picked up the brand new art of war story written by the lord, and read it intently.

"Qi Shaobao defeated the Japanese pirates..."

……

Compared to Xu Shiji's calm and calm, Li Xiaogong was about to go crazy at this moment.

"Report to Generalissimo, the last general attacked the city wall, but found that...they also rebuilt an inner wall!" A soldier who went up to the army reported the matter after he escaped successfully.

After hearing this, Li Xiaogong clenched his teeth, gnashing his teeth with hatred.

He fought south and north, and had just conquered more than [-] prefectures in Bashu, which was the period when he was full of ambition.

And only in my 20s...

I thought I could make great achievements and sweep the world, but I didn't expect to be blocked by these two cities.

No, to be precise, there are three cities!

Moreover, in the past three days, 20 troops lost nearly [-] troops...

This casualty is not insignificant!
"Pharmacist, what do you think this commander should do to break the city?" Li Xiaogong turned to look at Li Jing.

Since he took over Li Jing's command, Li Jing has not made a single suggestion.

He thought Li Jing had a grudge against him, so he didn't say a word.

This time, he simply lowered his face and asked actively.

Hearing this, Li Jing shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The last general really doesn't know."

If he knew, he would have broken through these cities long ago.

Where is the need to wait for Li Xiaogong to come?
Li Xiaogong didn't believe it, raised his eyebrows and said: "Could it be that Yaoshi is dissatisfied with this commander? But it's okay! This commander is not such a narrow-minded person!"

Li Jing was full of bitterness, so he could only take a step forward, and explained solemnly: "Don't be suspicious, commander, it's not that the last general keeps silent, but... wants Sun Ying's talent, who is far from the best, even if he dies, But the plan he set is still..."

"The princes of Chang'an court, including His Royal Highness King Qin, are too naive to think!"

"Although Sun Ying is dead, her plan is still alive. It is more than enough to stop our army for three years!"

In this matter, Li Jing highly respected Sun Ying.

Especially after seeing the generals of Shangzhou and the major defensive weapons...

Li Xiaogong heard the words, but he was very displeased, he said: "Why does the pharmacist build up the ambition of others and destroy his prestige?"

He has never fought against Sun Ying, and his knowledge of Sun Ying is still at the level of rumors in the world.

Then, Li Jing pointed to the two cities of Xincheng and Yiyang on the map, and gave Li Xiaogong a detailed analysis: "The last general has fought against Xu Shiji many times, so he knows his nature well. He is exactly what the Art of War calls a warlike person."

"Furthermore, he used the strategy of sneak attack. In the past, after our army stopped attacking the city, he would inevitably counterattack. For this reason, the last general took precautions and set up an ambush, but..." Li Jing shook his head. With a wry smile, he said, "If it wasn't for Sun Ying's instructions, how could he have stayed behind closed doors?"

Based on Li Jing's judgment, Li Xiaogong also carefully analyzed it.

Slowly nodded.

A person's marching style is extremely difficult to change.

So Xu Shiji must have Sun Ying's advice.

So the city has been closed.

After finishing speaking, Li Jing paused, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Commander, the last general thought that although Sun Ying died, there were many layouts before she died! It must be like the general who defended the city in Shangzhou, The inner walls of the two cities of Yiyang, the new city, and many defensive weapons..."

"It's all designed to guard against our army!"

After listening to Li Jing's analysis, the more Li Xiaogong thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Li Jing said made sense...

Then he turned around and walked into the big tent, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write the memorial: "Your Majesty, it's not because our army is incompetent, but because Sun Ying died, but her legacy is always guarding against me, Li Tang..."

He briefly told the story of the big and small battles of this month.

He was firmly counted dead by Sun Ying.

On the contrary, he lost his soldiers and generals.

For this reason, he gritted his teeth and even wrote in the memorial: "The minister is incompetent, and he is not worthy of the great responsibility. It is not enough to break Sun Yangcheng's legacy. Please choose another wise man!"

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Changan.

This memorial was placed on Li Yuan's desk.

After reading it, Li Yuan fell into silence.

I have to say that Li Xiaogong's analysis is very reasonable.

Although Sun Ying died, in a short time, the layout he left behind...

It's no different from when he was alive.

At this time, almost no one can capture Henan!
At this moment, he even let go of the idea of ​​being an enemy of Henan for the time being.

For this reason, he even held a court meeting to discuss national policy, whether to continue to attack Henan!

Li Shimin stood up immediately: "Father, my son thought that Henan occupies the center of the world, the orthodox land, the eastern capital Luoyang, the rich land, and the 36 prefectures. If Sun Yingyu's party is given time to develop, it may cause future troubles!"

What he meant was that he would continue to attack Henan!

He managed to kill Sun Ying with great difficulty, and the great feat of conquering Henan must not fall into the hands of others!

Once he captures Henan, his status will rise sharply!

In the future, it will be more certain to compete with Li Jiancheng for the crown prince!
Li Yuan took a deep look at him, knowing a son is like a father, he naturally knows what his son really thinks.

At this moment, Wei Zheng glanced at Li Shimin, and stood up again.

(End of this chapter)