Li Yuan raised an army, but Li Zhiyun still did not know.
However, he was also reorganizing his troops.
Prepare to attack Yu County.
If they couldn't take Yu County, Li Zhiyun couldn't stop Li Yuan from attacking Guanzhong.
Because at that time, it was very likely that they would be attacked from both sides.
Li Xiuning, who was related to the cooperation of the aristocratic families.
Once they lost the siege, it would be like a tiger coming out of its cage. The powerful families in Guanzhong could summon a large number of tenants to join the army in a short period of time.
Even if the combat strength of this peasant army was limited.
But ants could kill an elephant.
If the worst came to the worst, Li Zhiyun would have to lead his 50,000-strong army out of Guanzhong and seek refuge with other forces.
This was the last resort.
Li Zhiyun would never take this step unless it was absolutely necessary.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun was determined to win Yu County and Li Xiuning's remaining 20,000 soldiers!
The sound of the horn and the dull drumming had been ringing in the camp since morning.
Li Zhiyun instructed the generals at all levels to restrain the soldiers.
He brought Wan Xuandao to Tang Jian's tent.
"Did Lord Tang rest well last night?”When Li Zhiyun saw Tang Jian, he saw that Tang Jian's face was pale and he looked uneasy. He even deliberately smiled and asked Tang Jian if he had slept well.
Tang Jian's eyes were filled with fear and hatred.
Li Zhiyun did not seem to notice. He walked over and handed a piece of paper to Tang Jian."Lord Tang, take a look at this. This is what I prepared for you. As long as you read out my notice in front of the two armies today, you don't need to be a meat shield to attack the city.”
Tang Jian's eyes shone with hope.
He wanted to refuse, but in the end, he still reached out and took the manuscript.
As Tang Jian read, his hands gradually trembled and became more and more violent. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Whoosh!
In the next second, Tang Jian threw the manuscript away and pointed at Li Zhiyun. He was agitated and roared with a ferocious expression,""This brat is going too far! Despicable and shameless! You will be punished by the heavens! Die without a burial place!"
Wan Xuandao was shocked.
What exactly was written in the manuscript that made Tang Jian so angry?
One had to know that Tang Jian was born into an aristocratic family and paid the most attention to etiquette.
At this moment, Tang Jian's face was twisted together like a demon.
He did not ask Li Zhiyun. Since Li Zhiyun avoided him, it meant that he did not want him to know.
Li Zhiyun was not angry at all in the face of Tang Jian's furious curses. He still had a smile on his face. He walked over and picked up the manuscript. He waved it and said,"Lord Tang is quick-witted. I've already memorized it. If Lord Tang wants to change his mind before the battle, just shout for help and do as the script says.”
As he spoke, Li Zhiyun placed the manuscript on the flame of the oil lamp that had yet to extinguish.
Tang Jian watched as the flames quickly burned the manuscript to ashes, and his lips kept trembling.
"Men, take Lord Tang out and tie him to the siege vehicle!”Li Zhiyun shouted at the entrance of the tent. Two soldiers rushed in and carried Tang Jian out.
"Brat, you will die a horrible death! Die a horrible death!"
"Despicable! Despicable and shameless!"
……
Wan Xuandao couldn't suppress his curiosity and wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to.
He might be Li Zhiyun's uncle.
The successive victories deepened Wan Xuandao's respect for Li Zhiyun.
20,000 soldiers guarded the camp and took on the heavy responsibility of guarding the captives.
Li Zhiyun's 30,000 elite troops were mobilized.
His goal was to take advantage of yesterday's defeat to deal a blow to the morale of the defenders in the city and take down Yu County in one go!
He had no time to delay!
The army approached Yu County.
Li Zhiyun waved his hand, and the soldiers pushed the 12-meter-tall siege chariots slowly toward Yu County.
Each siege vehicle had three layers, and each layer carried 30 weapons. Each siege vehicle carried 90 people.
Last night, he had ordered the weaponsmiths quarter, which had not been in use, to build 15 siege vehicles overnight. Once the siege vehicles were capable of sending soldiers to the city walls, they would be able to send them out.
There were close to 500 people who could open up a relatively safe boarding point for the soldiers in a short period of time.
The weaponsmiths quarter was established by Li Zhiyun after he took out the carpenters, blacksmiths, and masons from the original army.
He would have a great use for the weaponsmiths quarter in the future. In this era, those who knew some craftsmanship would be idiots to be used as ordinary soldiers.
On the top of the siege vehicle, Tang Jian and Li Xiuning's women's army were tied up.
As the siege vehicle got closer and closer, Li Xiu Ning saw it clearly.
"Despicable!" An armored general beside Li Xiuning gritted his teeth and said angrily.
This person was the survivor of Li Zhiyun's search for the army last night. He had escaped from the military camp overnight and escaped back.
Li Xiu Ning's expression was calm as she said indifferently,""The most important thing in a battle is victory or defeat.”
Li Xiu Ning had already expected this scene because she had already received this news.
Her expression was calm as she slowly raised her hand and said,"When the siege chariots are within a hundred steps of the city wall, shoot immediately!”
Ma Sanbao's expression changed. He knew that Li Xiuning had given up on the captured women.
It seemed cold and heartless, but in fact, this was the most basic psychological quality that a general should have. This was because their soldiers were timid. Once the siege vehicles approached the city walls, more people would die!
Soon, the siege vehicles entered their firing range.
Ma Sanbao gritted his teeth and shouted coldly,""Release the arrows!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
"Third Miss, we don't blame you. We'll still follow you in our next life!”
"Third Miss, this subordinate will be at your service in the next life!”
……
The female soldiers were not afraid of death and shouted in Li Xiu Ning's direction.
Li Xiuning clenched her fists, and her eyes turned red. Then, she shouted,"Release the arrows! Speed up!"
His voice was hoarse and sharp.
Ma Sanbao knew that no one was more distressed than Li Xiuning.
The rain of arrows brushed past Tang Jian. Tang Jian was lucky to have a single arrow, but he was also suffering.
Ah!
An arrow hit Tang Jian's right arm. Tang Jian raised his head and cried out in pain. He looked up and saw the densely packed arrows in the distance.
Tang Jian thought of what Li Zhiyun had said to him before the battle, and he hesitated.
In front of the array, Li Zhiyun sat on his horse and looked at the female soldiers shouting fearlessly. His expression changed.
"These female soldiers are truly admirable.”Wan Xuandao sighed.
"If my third sister had 20,000 female soldiers guarding the city, we wouldn't have to…" Li Zhiyun nodded.
"Fifth Young Master, save me! Fifth Young Master, save me!”Li Zhiyun's words were interrupted by a terrified shout from the front.
He looked ahead.
He saw a soldier holding a shield running up to the top of the tower to protect the important parts of Tang Jian's body.
Haha...
" Haha!" Li Zhiyun laughed heartily." You're indeed not someone who would risk his life. Success!"”
What was done? What was his nephew trying to do?
Wan Xuandao was filled with curiosity.
[PS: This novel is a novel about conquering the world and expanding the territory. When Old Tie saw the introduction of the Zhangsun family, he thought it was a melodramatic romance. The author, Shroom, replied with certainty that it was definitely not a melodramatic romance.]
A country of thousands of miles needed beautiful women to embellish it, and a hero needed beautiful women to support it. Otherwise, it would be useless to have a country without color, and it would be useless to be a hero.
The reason why I wrote about the Zhangsun family like that was entirely out of my heartfelt respect for this historical figure. Li Er's reign of Zhenguan was partly due to this ancient virtuous empress. In the author's opinion, this woman who did not fight nor was jealous made Li Shimin. Otherwise, Wei Zheng's iron heads would have been chopped off countless times.
If the Zhangsun family had not died, perhaps the tradition of the Li family's father and son killing each other would have ended. Perhaps there would have been nothing to do with Wu Zetian, and if Li Er had not been muddle-headed in his later years and did not listen to direct advice, the defeat of the expedition to Koryo would not have caused the loss of national strength, and the counterattack of the aristocratic families would not have appeared.
Therefore, the author, Mushroom, could not write Zhangsun Wugou's words,"" Little Brother Yun, I want more, I want more." This kind of seemingly attractive sentence.
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