It took another day to recuperate.

Now that the decision to attack has been made, there is no room for more talk until there is no result. Including Gao Xingzhou and other generals, they quickly unified their understanding, coordinated the armies, and prepared for the attack, and Gao Xingzhou was still deployed in front of the battalion.

However, in the direction of attack, there were objections. Gao Xingzhou suggested that the southern city should be the main direction of attack, after all, the Han army was the main attack on this gate before, and the soldiers were most familiar with the city defense and military defense here, and the moat was almost filled......

But Murong Yanchao felt that the situation at the South Gate was also clear to Ye Bing, so the Nancheng side was also the focus of the rebels' defense. He suggested that we should do the opposite and turn to attack the other three gates, so as to achieve the effect of attacking them unprepared.

Seeing that the dispute was gradually rising, Su Fengji stood up and suggested a more simple and rude proposal: "The 100,000 troops of the imperial court are here, and the rebels will be outnumbered, so why do you need to divide the priorities and attack them together." ”

Liu Zhiyuan was tired of this kind of situation where there must be objections to all discussions, so he made a decision directly and attacked the four doors together. However, priority is still necessary, and although the chaos may work, it is too undisciplined. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, it was decided to take Nancheng as the main attack, and the victory was in hand, and it was better to take a familiar road than to find a new path.

Under the will of the emperor, the Han army outside Yedu moved like a war machine, and the armies and battalions were in full swing preparing for the siege of the city. The "siege beasts", which had previously consumed a lot of manpower and materials, were pushed to the front line, and the selected soldiers who rushed to the city were attached to their flanks, ready to move, and only waited for the attack order to launch an attack.

The counterinsurgency army has been blocked under the city for so long, and the army and the people are tired of it, Liu Zhiyuan has a significant effect on the morale of the emperor, and basically musters up strength to break the city in one fell swoop and end this difficult tug-of-war. At Liu Chengyou's suggestion, the civil servants accompanying the army formed a propaganda team, and the troops and battalions vigorously proclaimed and encouraged them, basically choosing the direction of the army and the people and proclaiming: break the city, return home, and spend the winter.

In the process of preparing for the attack, Liu Chengyou personally selected the most high-pitched soldiers in the army, divided them into four waves, and Yu Yedu had four gates, holding a simple "megaphone" made and shouting to the city in turn. Such a blow to morale and a reduction in their will to resist, for some reason, Gao Xingzhou and others did not expect it.

For this reason, Su Fengji also automatically asked for help, and wrote a gorgeous rhetorical "Letter to the Military and Civilian Officers of Yedu for the Son of Heaven's Expedition to Du", which Liu Zhiyuan had a headache to see.

When Liu Chengyou saw it, he directly abandoned it, and wrote a short paragraph in person, just two sentences, concise and to the point: the court rebelled, only punished the evil, and the rest did not care. Inside and outside the Yedu, those who take the head of Du Chongwei will be crowned marquis.

In the early morning of the 22nd, when all preparations were to be continued, Liu Zhiyuan personally climbed to observe the battle. As a result, raindrops fell from the sky, and they became bigger and bigger, and the offensive stopped. It was impossible to storm the city in the rain, especially in the icy autumn rain, and the whole body was very depressed and canceled the battle plan.

After preparing for so long, when he was about to make a move, God came to the right one, and he was extremely aggrieved. According to the weather in the past few days, fogging and frost are common, and it should not rain yet.

God bless the rebels? The low-level soldiers and the people are ignorant, and if such ideas are provoked by someone with a heart, there will definitely be big problems. Even if the Han army was strictly controlled, after such a toss, morale inevitably declined, and the majestic momentum of Liu Zhiyuan's presence was broken by a rain. When Liu Zhiyuan returned the imperial tent, his black face was terrifyingly gloomy, and it seemed to be even darker.

What makes people feel depressed and depressed is that this rain is a whole day, not big, but annoying. The rain and fog were misty, and the entire Han army camp was shrouded in a rain curtain, and as far as the eye could see, the boiling water vapor could be seen, which was confusing. The cold raindrops hit the face, and the coolness seemed to sink into the bottom of the heart.

"The autumn wind and autumn rain are sad!" In front of the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou sighed gently.

shook the raindrops on his body, lifted his numb legs, rubbed the mud on the soles of his feet on a railing in front of the tent, and cleaned up the ground before entering the tent.

Inside and outside the tent, there are obviously two worlds, cold and warm. Transferred to the "book tent", it is as warm as spring, with a stove and charcoal, but the smell is a little strong.

"Father." Liu Chengyou shouted.

Liu Zhiyuan sat behind the imperial case, as if he had been sitting for a long time, and the gloomy expression on his face was like this cold sky, and no one should approach.

"Sit." Liu Zhiyuan's interest in dealing with Liu Chengyou was not high.

Liu Chengyou roasted in front of the stove, removed the chill attached to the dignity, and sat down. looked at Liu Zhiyuan: "Are you not in a good mood?" ”

"Knowingly ask!" Liu Zhiyuan glanced at Liu Chengyou, and then took out a letter from the case: "Transferred from Tokyo, Meng Shu is restless again." The Shu army attacked in three ways, wanting to take Fengxiang and Jingzhao, Hou Yi and Zhao Kuangzan went to the court to ask for help. ”

The chamberlain took the chapter to Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou read it a little, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he raised his eyes to Liu Zhiyuan: "This is to take advantage of the fire to rob!" ”

"First Gao Congxue, then Meng Chang, these separatist princes jumped out one by one. All of this is the result of the prolongation of the war! Liu Zhiyuan didn't seem too excited, but the resentment and anger in his tone couldn't be contained.

"Guan You has been disturbed for so long, and it is indeed difficult to calm down for a while. The road is far away, and the court is now stretched, and it is beyond the reach of the whip. can only rely on the strength of Fengxiang and Jingzhao to stop the Shu army! Liu Chengyou was beside him and said with a sigh.

"The Shu army is weak, and there is no talent for generals, so there is nothing to worry about. Those I am worried about are those who have ill intentions. Liu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

Liu Chengyou's eyes drifted to Liu Zhiyuan: "Do you mean, Hou Yi or Zhao Kuangzan?" ”

Liu Zhiyuan said coldly: "Since I have accepted Zhao Yanshou's submission, Zhao Kuangzan is expected to be safe. Only this Hou Yi has been working in the west for many years, and when he was in the previous dynasty, he was suspected of fornicating with Xishu. Not to mention that now, the Shu army is coming, if it is reversed, the situation on the right side of the Guanyou will be completely eroded! ”

Liu Zhiyuan's face was a little helpless.

Liu Chengyou's expression was also a little dignified: "No matter what, the imperial court has to prepare for the worst!" ”

"I have passed on the edict to Jingzhao Zhao Kuangzan, Zhao Hui of Shaanzhou, Shi Kuangyi of Jingyuan, and Xue Huairang of Tongzhou, and ordered him to defend himself. No matter how chaotic Guanyou is, it can't harm Heluo! Liu Zhiyuan said. I always feel that his arrangement is not much different from no arrangement, but the bottom line is quite clear.

"I can only wait for Wei Bo to settle down, and then I can free up my hands to take care of Guanzhong!" Liu Chengyou said: "For today's plan, we still have to break Yedu as soon as possible!" ”

Hearing Liu Chengyou say this, Liu Zhiyuan suddenly couldn't help but scold: "This damn rain!" ”

"Why did you come to see me?"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth raised, and said to Liu Zhiyuan: "My son is here, I will offer you a strategy to break the city." ”

His eyes couldn't help but turn around on Liu Chengyou, and he didn't look very serious, and asked, "What is the policy?" ”

"Zhang Lian, the commander of the Yan soldiers in the city, is willing to surrender to the court with his subordinates anyway!" Liu Chengyou said.

Liu Zhiyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Really?" Why not report it early? ”

Liu Chengyou explained: "In the past two days, I sent Deqing to command Guo Rong to be responsible for contacting this matter, and now that it has been basically determined, I dare to report this matter." ”

"Good! Jiro, well done! Liu Zhiyuan's face turned cloudy and cloudy, cloudy and sunny. However, soon a trace of doubt appeared on his face: "Is it credible?" ”

"Since the Han Dynasty came out of Hedong, there have been countless Yan soldiers who have surrendered before and after, and even Zhao Yanshou can entrust Youyan to the matter, what is this mere two thousand Yan soldiers, just give them a guarantee, calm their hearts, and expect to be the same." Liu Chengyou said: "Moreover, if they want to surrender, they must first show us their sincerity!" ”

"What?"

"Cause chaos in the city first, and cover the defenders in the city. If there is no chaos in the city, our army will not attack! Liu Chengyou replied.

Zhang Lian also sent people to inform all the defenders in the city. This is from the city, the rebel troop arrangement! Liu Chengyou took out a map of the city's defense from his bosom and handed it to Liu Zhiyuan: "In addition, Zhang Lian revealed that the army in the city was in turmoil, and the soldiers were very angry. The grain is already insufficient, and the rumors of 'sufficient food for the soldiers' were all propagated by Du Chongwei, who intended to bluff and cause the court to throw a ...... of rats."

Liu Zhiyuan took the defense map and observed, and his stiff face softened a lot.

Yan Jun made an additional request.

"Say!" Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand in a good mood.

"After the city is broken, let it go back to its hometown."

"It's easy to hear!" Liu Zhiyuan said magnificently: "Youyan is also in chaos, if his generation is blazing, I should let it go." ”

"Tell the commanders of all armies to come to the royal tent to participate in the military council." Saying that, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't wait to command.

......

This rain, probably just a test of the patience of the Han army, fell for a day and a night, and finally stopped at midnight. At dawn on the second day, the sky was still gray, and in front of the southern camp, Sun Li led three thousand small-bottomed sergeants in selected uniforms to stand by. This main task was earned by him by roaring his neck.

Another 2,000 strong soldiers, carrying dry planks, were ready to pave the road. Because of the rain, the road is muddy, and it is inconvenient for heavy siege equipment such as cloud trucks to advance.

"Owner, why hasn't there been any movement? Is there really an internal response in the city? In the early morning, it was extremely cold, and one of his commanders couldn't help rubbing his hands and asked, "It's almost dawn, and the soldiers' bodies are almost freezing." ”

"The official said that there is, then there is!" Sun Li scolded his subordinates at every turn: "Listen to the owner of the box, pass the order, wait for the signal, the city will be chaotic, and when the attack is made, the action will be given to the owner of the box." If anyone drags his feet, I will cut him down after the war! ”

"Yes!"

After another half a moment, the fog was still dark, but it was much brighter. Finally, there was a killing noise from the city.

The Han army outside the city still did not move, until the sound of killing approached the city gate, several swaggering white flags were erected from the city, and a roaring drum suddenly broke out in the Han camp under the city.

Receiving the order to attack, as if it had been rehearsed, paving the road, pushing the cart, and proceeding at the same time. The front of the camp was not far from the city wall, and soon, several cloud carts were pushed under the city and reached the head of the city. The defenders of the city were obviously really messed up, and they were not at all like before, with a sluggish counterattack.

Behind, seeing this, Sun Li stepped out with his sword, personally led his subordinates, resisted the shield and held the knife, and rushed forward. With almost no wasted effort, he successfully climbed to the top of the city, and there was a steady stream.

At this point, I am not afraid of any intrigues and tricks in the city.