Wang Jian's flags were displayed outside the city, and the Han army camps were lined up one after another, encircling the former capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Wei Qing led an army of 100,000 to set up a large camp in the north of Wang Jiancheng, cut off the reinforcements of the Tang army from all directions, and waited for the 270,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army led by Bai Qi to surround the city in one fell swoop after the arrival of the southern Tang State, and waited for the Empress Dowager He to mourn for a month and the weather turned cool.
In the blink of an eye, the weather became cooler, Empress Dowager He's January mourning period was over, and the Han troops from all walks of life in China began to forcibly cross the Yellow River and besiege Cao Wei, who was still breathing, and Wei Qing and Bai Qi also decided to launch an order to launch a general attack on Wang Jiancheng.
One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and an army cannot have two main generals, so Liu Wei weighed the pros and cons and appointed Wei Qing as the main general, and Bai Qi and Lu Xun as deputy generals.
The situation has reached the final stage, whether it is to let Wei Qing or Bai Qi be the commander, there is not much difference, in the current situation, with the command ability of these two people, there will be no mistakes.
Liu Wei weighed it, and finally chose Wei Qing, who had better qualifications, as the main general, and let Bai Qi and Lu Xun serve as deputy generals to assist Wei Qing in destroying the Tang Dynasty.
Half a month ago, the 100,000 Tang army led by Li Ji arrived outside Wang Jian City from Liaodong after a long journey, but was resisted by Wei Qing's army, so they could only camp in the north of the city and wait and see what happened.
In the early morning of this day, Wei Qing summoned all the generals and issued a decision to storm Wang Jiancheng and besiege Li Yuanba and Li Sunchen in the city: "Ladies and gentlemen, Li Yuanba is not only the emperor of the Tang State, but also the military soul of the Tang State.
As long as Wang Jiancheng is defeated and Li Yuanba is killed, the morale of the Tang army will inevitably collapse, and our army will naturally be able to destroy the withering and decay and pacify the Tang State in one fell swoop."
Bai Qi stroked his sword, sat on the left side of the handsome case, and echoed Wei Qing to boost morale: "The Tang army in Wang Jiancheng is only 50,000, and the Li Ji Corps that came to help is only 100,000, while our army is close to 400,000, so we must conquer Wang Jian in one fell swoop."
We must take the first step in the country to destroy the Tang Kingdom, so that the world will be impressed, and know that we are not biased." was ridden by Wei Qing and Gongsun Qi, which made Lu Xun's mood a little low, and he added lightly: "Well, the two marshals have said it, I won't say more, I hope that the soldiers will work together to destroy the Tang Kingdom." ” In addition to Bai Qi and Wei Qing, the two deputy marshals, Liu Yu, the king of Lujiang, also received the treatment of a partial seat, and after the three marshals finished speaking, he clenched his fists and said: "This king has been waiting for this day, and this battle vows to kill Li Yuanba with his own hands to avenge Ling Gongji."
The other generals are divided into two sides of the case, the left is led by Li Cunxiao, and there are Zhou Tai, Tai Shici, Yu Dayou, Yang Kan, Feiwei, Ji Chang, Guan Yinping and others below, and the right is led by Yuwen Chengdu, and the following are Di Qing, Deng Qiang, Ding Feng, Shi Lang, Maeda Qingci, Lu Kang, He Qi and other Japanese generals.
"We will abide by the orders of the three marshals, although we will go to the soup and fight the fire, we will not give up, and we will swear to destroy the Tang State in this battle" Under the leadership of Li Cunxiao, all the generals swore together with their fists and swore an oath, united as one.
Wei Qing bowed slightly, and said solemnly: "If there is no reinforcement from Li Ji, with nearly 400,000 people in our army, even if there is Li Yuanba in the city, it will be easy to break the city."
But now Li Ji's 100,000 reinforcements have come from the north, and they must divide their troops to resist in order to attack the city without worries. ” Bai Qi arched his hand and said: "Please send me a soldier and horse, so that Li Ji will not be able to move an inch, and ensure that the main army will attack the city without any worries." ” Wei Qing stroked his beard and said: "If the defenders in the city see our army launching a general attack, there is a chance that they will choose to break through and abandon the city."
Li Yuanba has the courage of ten thousand people, I must leave the two generals of Cunxiao and Chengdu and the king of Lujiang to resist Li Yuanba, and the other generals will be selected by General Gongsun at will."
"Hehe, there are no generals in the Tang Kingdom except for Li Yuanba, just give me a few people."
Bai Qi pointed casually and instructed Zhou Tai, Yu Dayou, Di Qing, and He Qi, "These four people are enough" Nearly 400,000 soldiers were divided into two routes, Bai Qi led 100,000 people to the north to block Li Ji's rescue of Wang Jiancheng, while Wei Qing and Lu Xun led other generals to raise 300,000 troops, and the troops were divided into four ways to storm the four gates of Wang Jiancheng.
The autumn wind between heaven and earth was bleak, the trees withered, the whimpering horn pierced the sky, and a sense of sadness increased sharply, and nearly 400,000 troops launched an offensive against the Tang army with uniform steps, trampling on the dust, covering the sky and the sun.
Wei Qing and Lu Xun chose a high ground to erect a handsome banner to supervise the battle, and ordered Tai Shici and Yang Kan to lead 30,000 people each to attack the east gate, ordered Feiwei and Ji Chang to lead 30,000 people to attack the west gate, ordered Maeda Qingci and Ding Feng to lead 30,000 people each to attack the south gate, Deng Qiang and Shi Lang each led 30,000 people to attack the north gate, and the remaining soldiers and horses were led by Guan Yinping and Lu Kang, ready to stand by at any time.
As for Liu Wuji, Li Cunxiao, and Yuwen Chengdu, the three of them galloped back and forth under the city, ready to find Li Yuanba for a decisive battle at any time, as long as one person saw Li Yuanba's traces, he blew the horn to beckon others to come over and fight together, and used the numerical advantage to besiege and kill Li Yuanba, and completed his work in one battle.
For a while, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the crossbow arrows flew inside and outside Wang Jiancheng, and the neighing of people and horses soared into the sky.
Seeing that the Han army launched a strong attack on Wang Jiancheng, Li Ji couldn't help but feel anxious, and said to the generals: "Li Sunsin is really in love with war, in my opinion, he should give up the city as soon as possible, and lead the soldiers to hide on the slopes of the poor countryside to fight guerrilla attacks with the Han army, instead of worrying about the gains and losses of one city and one place."
Li Siye clasped his arms in front of his chest and muttered: "Maybe it's not that General Yi Sunsin doesn't want to break through, but he can't break through in the face of the 400,000 Han army's impregnable defense."
"Impossible" Li Ji vetoed Li Siye's speculation, "With a pair of sledgehammers in His Majesty's hands, don't say that there are only 400,000 Han troops, even if there are millions, they can't stop it."
Li Siye spread his hands: "Since this is the case, then why didn't General Shunchen break through with His Majesty?"
Li Ji pinched his chin and said distraughtly: "Either Li Sunchen didn't see the situation clearly, or he thought that the general trend had gone, and he was determined to burn the jade with Wang Jiancheng, so he resisted stubbornly and refused to break through." ” "The imperial court has been relocated to Xiangping, and the fall of Wang Jiancheng is not tight, if Your Majesty dies in battle, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the military spirit of my Tang Dynasty" The white-clothed Divine Arrow Wang Bodang put his hands behind his back and his face was full of sorrow.
Li Ji patted the case and said: "Now that the matter is over, it is necessary to send a general into the city to reprimand Li Sunsin, so that he and His Majesty can lead the army to break through the siege."
It's a pity that Wang Jiancheng is lost, but Your Majesty must not make a mistake."
Wang Bodang hugged his fists and asked: "Please ask the marshal to repair a book, and the last general is willing to rush to Wang Jiancheng to deliver a letter" Li Ji's eyes swept to Luo Tong: "Please accompany General Bodang to charge the battle, break through the layers of encirclement of the Han army, shoot my letter to the city wall, and ask Li Sunsin and His Majesty to abandon the city and break through" Luo Tong looked reluctant: "Why is it that my Han army is nearly 400,000, wouldn't I go to the battle to throw myself into the net?"
Li Ji's face was like frost, and he said in an irresistible tone: "The virtuous nephew recognized the eldest grandson queen as his stepmother, Your Majesty is your father-in-law, the father is in trouble, how can you be a son who can't see death and not save it, and your martial arts are the highest in our army, so the heavy responsibility of sending the letter naturally falls on your shoulders."
Li Siye has been haunted by Li Tong's failure to ask for his initiative to recognize the eldest grandson Wujian as his mother, and at this moment he can't wait to let this adopted son suffer a little, and said like frost below: "The Lu of the food monarch should repay the favor of the king, not to mention that Your Majesty is your father-in-law, and you have the responsibility to send a letter and order Li Sunchen to abandon the city and break through."
General Bodang didn't say anything, and you have no reason to back down."
Luo Tong looked depressed, so he could only clench his fists and say: "Okay, since you all want me to die, then I'll try" "What are you talking about, you are proficient in all eighteen martial arts, second only to Your Majesty in my Tang Kingdom, why do you say such depressing words?"
While cheering up Luo Tong, Li Ji personally wrote a letter, stamped the marshal's seal, and handed it to Luo Tong: "This will be allocated to 500 elite cavalry to the virtuous nephew, I hope you and General Bodang will kill the city, shoot the letter on the city wall, and be sure to order Li Sunsin to protect His Majesty to abandon the city and break through, and I will lead the soldiers in the north to receive Your Majesty out of the city." t1706231537: