Without reinforcements, they could only defend this place to the death. At noon, the Tibetan army sent another ten thousand elite soldiers to attack this place, along with ballistae that could only be pulled by twenty people.
"Don't count on my old and muddle-headed father. It's useless!" Li Rui sighed.”
Cao Cao concluded,"I'm afraid that Lin Jiulang and the others are causing trouble!"”
"That's for sure. When I get back, I'll chop them up!”
Li Rui had been tempered by the flames of war.
After Chang 'an Fortress, it would be Lin Jiulang's death.
Then, Li Rui exchanged for another 1,500 Black Gold Crossbows. All the soldiers of the Beiliang Army were fully equipped with them, and another 50,000 Black Gold Arrows were replenished.
Li Longji, who was far away in Chang 'an, was overjoyed when he heard that Li Rui had really taken down Beacon Tower.
However, Lin Jiulang, Imperial Censor Shi Zuo, Minister of Rites, and the others were all shocked.
If Li Rui really led 100,000 soldiers and took military power back to Chang 'an, with his lawless character, he would slaughter their entire family.
Lin Jiulang entered the palace to meet the emperor.
"Rui 'er has great talent, just like when I was young!" Li Longji laughed brightly.”
Lin Jiulang was the first to comply, and he said faintly,""Sage, Prince Liang's abilities far surpass the princes. He has the grace of Taizong from back then!”
Li Longji's expression changed instantly.
Tang Taizong, Li Shimin, who was that!
He was a person who killed his brother and deceived his father to ascend to the throne. Even if he had a lifetime of achievements, he could never erase this stain.
This sentence made Li Longji wary.
Lin Jiulang continued," The Liang Prince conquered Beacon Fort and made a one-year promise to give him 100,000 cavalry to destroy Tubo. Such a talent is really comparable to Emperor Taizong!”
This crafty old fox, Lin Jiulang, had praised him to death.
" Hmph!" Li Longji snorted." You want to lead 100,000 troops at such a young age? Ridiculous!"”
Lin Jiulang changed the topic and said,"Prince Liang is still young. It's not too late to wait a few years.”
As the monarch and his subjects conversed, they completely avoided Li Rui, who was trapped in Beacon Fort and besieged by the Tibetan elites. He was in a desperate situation!
On the tenth day of Beacon Fort, noon.
The soldiers of the Northern Liang Army were cooking while Li Rui was eating mutton hotpot. There were vegetables and fruits on the table, which were exchanged with Merit Points.
During the ten-day battle, the soldiers of the Northern Liang Army did not rest well, but they ate well.
The Tibetan general Qin Ling was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood.
His opponent was too resistant!
They had been defending Beacon Fort for ten days, but the soldiers inside were still alive and kicking.
There seemed to be a lot of food and water stored. There were also arrows, roughly 70,000 to 80,000 of which had been shot.
Every time the Tibetan general Qin Ling thought that the Northern Liang army had run out of ammunition and food.
When the Tibetan army attacked, the result was obvious. The sky full of black and golden arrows whistled down. It was simply a nightmare.
During the night attack, the fuel on the other side was too terrifying. It was like maggots that could not be extinguished by water.
Now, the morale of the Tibetan army had plummeted. There were deserters every night, and the number was increasing.
Everyone felt that attacking the fort was suicide!
Li Rui stood on the watchtower, stretching his waist lazily. A red card appeared in his hand, turning into a black crossbow.
However, this crossbow looked similar to the Black Gold Battle Crossbow, but it was called a Repeating Crossbow!
"Zhuge Repeating Crossbow?" Cao Cao recognized it and asked in surprise.”
"I think it's called the Black Gold Repeating Crossbow. It can fire ten arrows at a time, and its range is half that of the Black Gold Battle Crossbow.”Li Rui played with it.
This thing was a little expensive. It cost 10 contribution points in the system store.
Cao Cao also said,"This is several times smaller than the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow."”
After Li Rui played with it, he found that it could hold ten arrows. It had a fast firing speed and could be aimed twice. It was suitable for short-range combat.
"Lord, look!" Zhao Yun suddenly shouted.
Li Rui looked outside and found smoke billowing twenty miles away.
That was the ancient city where Tang Jiahui was located. It seemed that it had been attacked by the Tubo people.
Li Rui pondered,"The Tubo people are playing more and more!"”
Cao Cao said firmly,"My lord, we can't sit still and wait for death. Tang Jiahui is unreliable."”
Sima Yi said worriedly," Once Tang Jiahui falls and retreats, we will be the frontline outpost. We will be surrounded by the Tibetans from the front and back. By then, we will be surrounded by enemies from all sides!”
Cao Cao spread out the map. It was a detailed military map of the Great Tang.
Sima Yi gave him suggestions and the route of retreat.
Cao Cao said,"My lord, the Tubo army wants to expand the war. At this moment, we can't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. We have to retreat."”
Sima Yi had the same thought.
The two of them were famous figures from ancient times, so their horizons were naturally extraordinary.
Now that the war had escalated, it was meaningless to defend Beacon Fort.
At most, the Tubo would not attack here and defeat Tang Jiahui's troops. The entire Anxi Four Towns would fall into the hands of the Tubo.
A large piece of land would become Tubo's!
Beacon Fort was just a small line of defense. In fifteen days, they had stopped more than fifty thousand enemies.
This battle record was enough to stun the Great Tang.
Cao Cao said in a low voice," My lord, the Beiliang Army has just been established. Three thousand soldiers are loyal to you. They are your capital to fight for the Tang Empire in the future. If you fight to the death, you will not have the capital to live in peace when you return to Chang 'an in the future!"”
Cao Cao's words hit the nail on the head.
Li Rui made a decision,"At midnight, we will launch a surprise attack and break out of the encirclement!"”
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