Chapter 448: City Defense Formation
Seeing that Wang Xifeng was annihilated, Li Shimin was in a slightly better mood because of the enemy's escape.
But then he was so envious of the power of Liang Tianzhao's divine skills that he wondered when he would be able to master such a god-level combat technique?
This can be so majestic, one move on the battlefield can kill ten thousand armies!
In the battle of Changbanpo at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Yun was invincible in Cao Cao's million-strong army; Chen Qingzhi's northern expedition, with 7,000 white robes, won successive battles, broke hundreds of thousands of Wei troops, and conquered 32 cities -- the legend of these famous generals is the longing of countless hot-blooded young people in the world.
Although Li Shimin was decadent for a period of time when he was young, when he occasionally read history, he was often enthusiastic and excited about these deeds. I dream that one day, I can be like Zhao Yun and Chen Qingzhi, invincible on the battlefield, with one enemy and ten thousand.
And Liang Tianzhao beside him is a character who has approached this realm.
Li Shimin could only comfort himself again, thinking that he didn't need to be in a hurry.
The body he is now cultivating is also a 'Five Rounds of Divine Qi Determination'! He has also cultivated an additional sorcerer's technique, the 'Zhou Tian Xuanling Yuan Qi Mantra'. Lingwu double cultivation, the prospect is much better than that of Liang Tianzhao, and even Zhao Chen.
As long as he continues to practice step by step, what Zhao Yun and Chen Qingzhi can do in the future, he will definitely be able to do it.
However, Li Shimin also saw that Liang Tianzhao's true yuan loss was really drastic. Before taking the pill, this person's qi was already close to a state of decay.
This is probably the reason why Liang Tianzhao didn't use this trick just now. First, it is afraid of affecting the residents of the city, and second, after it is used, it will indeed be exhausted, and it will be weakened to the point that it is unable to fight again.
"But old man, is it appropriate for you to do this? How can Bai Yusa say that he is also a friend of Brother Liang's eight worships, this Wang Xifeng, but Bai Yusao's right-hand man. β
"It is precisely because of this that man is his right-hand man that he cannot be allowed to return alive. β
Liang Tianzhao glanced at Li Shimin, and snorted coldly: "Xiu'er has already said that he wants to cut off his robe with Bai Yusao, and this eight worships, please don't mention it again." β
Liang Xiu was blushing: "Bai Yushao is killing in Xiao Guancheng and purging my Liang family, I'm afraid he doesn't treat me Liang as a brother." β
Li Shimin secretly snorted, thinking that this was really a cheap brother. Both sides turned their faces and had no scruples.
But then his face changed slightly, and he looked back at the city wall. Just because of this moment, more than a dozen chaotic spiritual machines in the city exploded at the same time, which not only stimulated a violent spiritual tide, as well as a series of violent detonation sounds, but also tore the leyline network in the city to a thousand holes.
In just an instant, the city's defense circle had completely collapsed. Trigger a more crazy and tyrannical spiritual tide in this heaven and earth.
Then, in their northern direction, a thunderous roar sounded, and a huge flame suddenly rushed up. set off a mushroom cloud that was not inferior to the previous Liang Tianzhao when he used his god-level combat skills.
Li Shimin's face couldn't help but change drastically, and he glanced at Liang Tianzhao and the others beside him, and they all saw a dignified look on the other party's face.
He had read the map drawn by Liang Tianzhao and knew that the direction in the north of the city was where the warehouse in the city was located, where a large amount of grain, grass, ink stones, ink armor, weapons and other military materials were stored.
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About three quarters later, when Shi Benwu and Sikong Evil Spirits and others arrived, Xiao Guancheng had initially regained his calm.
However, in this closed city, there is only a devastation. The city defense circle in the city has been completely destroyed, the city wall has also collapsed a small half, and there are dozens of cracks that are several zhang wide, extending from outside the city to the inside of the city.
The residential buildings in the city were almost razed, and only the town general's mansion, the county government and the Qintian Temple in the center of the city can barely remain intact.
This shocked Shi Benwu himself, and he didn't know what kind of earth-shattering battle had taken place before to turn this Xiongguan into ruins.
At this time, Li Shimin was already sitting in the lobby of the town general's mansion, listening to the report of Xiaoguan Town's Sihu joining the army (that is, Hu Cao joined the army, and Emperor Wen of Sui changed to Sihu to join the army).
"According to rough statistics, the number of casualties among our soldiers in this battle was as high as 1,700. The inhabitants of the city also suffered many casualties, more than 900. There are also some missing, which have not been counted. β
Speaking of this, the middle-aged scribe wearing a seventh-rank official robe was stunned, and his face was slightly different: "The casualties are mainly concentrated at the beginning of their start to seize the city, and after the city defense array has collapsedββ"
Li Shimin knew that among these dead and injured people, it is estimated that nearly half of the cause of death was the aftermath of his fight with the Demon Dragon Babu and Bai Yusa. Saying that the casualties are concentrated in the collapse of the city defense circle is just a modifier to take care of other faces.
It's just that this casualty figure, although it makes Li Shimin feel heavy, is far from the point where he feels guilty.
At that time, is it necessary to sit back and watch those thieves take down the city because of fear of death and injury? You must know that even if he himself is in danger of dying and dying, he may be in the danger of dying and dying at that time, and if he is not careful, his bones may be cold.
And in this battle, Li Shimin has done his best to control the casualties, and he can have a clear conscience when he asks himself.
On the contrary, Lou Tai, the general of Xiao Guanzhen, who was standing at his starting point, knelt down with a look of shame and pleaded guilty: "It's all the incompetence of the last general, giving these anti-thieves a chance! The last general will be defeated by the Son of Heaven! The last general will be defeated by the people! Please open the mansion to behead the last general and show it to the public, so as to comfort the innocent soldiers and civilians in the city!"
"General Lou is indeed guilty of negligence, but he can't be dealt with. I have written the original text of this incident, and I will deport the palace of the Son of Heaven later, you can first wear the guilt and make meritorious deeds, and wait for the will of the Son of Heaven. β
Li Shimin smiled bitterly when he heard this, thinking that he was really going to kill Lou Tai. Then the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee who he offended before were afraid that at the first time, they would put on the hat of arrogance and arrogance and pampering and abuse of power.
With the male suspicion of the Son of Heaven, I don't know what to think of his actions.
So at this moment, Li Shimin's words contained a lot of reassuring meanings: "If General Lou really feels guilty, then it might as well wait until he repells Bai Yusao before discussing the guilt." Bai Yusa is a great man in the Western Regions, with nearly 20,000 elite horsemen under his command, and he has many rebels. The general must borrow the power of General Lou to heal this trouble in the near future. β
He actually felt that Lou Tai was very innocent, just because this Xiao Guan change was no longer a matter that Lou Tai could suppress and solve.
The Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon, the Turks, Bai Yushao, and maybe even the forces of the Duke of Chu are involved, with such a strong force, even if he Li Shimin is replaced to deal with it, it is estimated that there will be no better results.
He had learned about the situation, and it was indeed very sudden. Lou Tai is already on guard against Bai Yushao's manpower in the city, not only is the city clearly wanted, but all important places in Guanzhong have also been under martial law.
But first, several Turkic caravans in the city moved, and hundreds of Turkic elite cavalry raided the south city gate and the barracks at the same time, and then two battalion captains rebelled, and cooperated with the killers of the Demon Dragon Eight Divisions to seriously injure the bureau Loutai.
Even the city defense circle has changed, and a first-class true monarch defected when they were caught off guard, causing a huge flaw in this top-level magic circle.
So that the super sorcerer lurking in the city had an opportunity to take advantage of it, and almost made this gate change hands.
ββLi Shimin suspects that this person is likely to be the super-skilled magician who summoned the meteor to fall to the ground in Daxing City not long ago.
And in today's battle, the reason why this person did not show up was to suppress the city defense array and the Qintian Temple to hold on to several first-class magicians and the inner court worship.
Under such circumstances, Lou Tai was still able to hold the town general's mansion until their arrival, which was already very powerful.
It can be seen that this person's strength is also outstanding, and his strength is beyond that of ordinary first-class generals. No wonder he was entrusted by the Son of Heaven to become the leader of the army in Xiaoguan Town.
But there is no help, Lou Tai is the general of Xiaoguan Town, and now this Guan City is almost completely destroyed, and Lou Tai, who is the landlord of this place, must be held responsible.
Now it depends on what the Son of Heaven will do after learning the details, or it is unknown whether he will see that Lou Tai has done his best to open the Internet.
After persuading Lou Tai to retire, Li Shimin continued to ask the people in the hall: "So how many warriors are there in the city? When will the city defense array be repaired? When will the city wall be restored? There are still materials, how many are left?"
The explosion in the north of the city before directly caused a fire, and it was not extinguished by them until two quarters of a time ago.
At this time, those granaries and arsenals are already scorched black, but there should be some remnants of materials in them - this result will also directly affect Li Shimin's next use of troops.
"Back in Kaifu, there are still 4,000 soldiers in the city, but most of them have minor or serious internal injuries, and it is difficult to fight. However, if there is enough supply of medicine, Lord Kaifu will wait for another three or five days, and maybe 3,000 elite soldiers will be able to restore their combat strength. β
At this time, it was Xiao Guan's soldier Cao Xing who joined the army: "Fortunately, the three major beacons of Guo'er Mountain, Yuhuang Mountain, and Chengdong Plateau outside the city, as well as the three city barriers of Chengzigang, Shenjiatai, and Chengdong Goukou, have not suffered much loss, among which the battalion captains of Guo'er Mountain, Shenjiatai, and Chengdong Goukou have all fled after hearing the wind. However, the army under his command did not suffer major losses, and nearly ninety percent of the six thousand elites were able to fight. β
"That is, there are only 6,000 people who can be put into battle right now, right?"
Li Shimin frowned in disappointment at first, and then sighed with a wry smile.
He thought he should feel glad that after such a change, there were still so many soldiers in the city.
This is all because the town troops stationed in the city have run into the houses to hide after the change, so that their lives can be saved.
It's a pity that because of this, most of them were affected by the subsequent war, and most of them were shocked.