"Back to Your Majesty, there is no more." Li Dongsheng replied without the slightest hesitation, he now clearly knows the mentality of these people in power, that is, they are always insatiable, as long as you start, there will be countless follow-ups to follow you, especially after so many years, Li Dongsheng has become disheartened with Li Shimin, what is the name of the eternal emperor, the name of the eternal emperor, it is a ruthless emperor, as long as all the people who threaten his rights are eliminated, no matter how much credit you have.

Gunpowder weapons, Li Dongsheng has, but does he dare to take them out? Just now Li Shimin has already said that his family is the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, and threatens to give his family property to others, Li Dongsheng still doesn't do something to keep his own property, is it really waiting for the army to come to the door and arrest him, this is not the style of the traverser.

Besides, is there any benefit in getting gunpowder out hundreds of years in advance? He has made so many contributions to the Tang Dynasty and sent so much money to Li Shimin personally, and he is not imprisoned here for the crime of treason, if he has a more powerful weapon, it is estimated that Li Shimin will also be restless and think about how to kill himself.

Li Shimin's face was full of disappointment: "I still hope that you can be as witty as before and help me come up with an idea?" ”

Out of you, Lao Tzu is still a criminal for treason, you asked people to arrest me and lock me in a tent a few days ago, and I didn't say anything about it. When you encounter difficulties today, you can still come over with a shy old face and let me help you come up with ideas, Lao Tzu is a dog and should give a piece of meat to eat and then please you, now my head is buzzing with a stick on the head, and I want to help you do things, how do you say it.

Do you really think that I am a literati raised by those emperors, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, big brother, just talk about it. If you want me to do something for you, at least let me out.

Li Dongsheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, manpower is sometimes poor, and Weichen really can't think of a way to break through this city." Now the best chance of victory is to wait for the gunpowder to arrive. ”

"Is there no other way?" Li Shimin waved his hand: "In the past, when there was no gunpowder, we didn't attack the city?" Now they have something to rely on, and I have decided to continue the siege tomorrow, and I do not believe that a small city of Anshi can stand in the way of my army. ”

Li Dongsheng was shocked, this was about to fill the city with his life, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty can't." Do not be impatient with soldiers, so that it is easiest for the enemy to see through the reality and grasp the flaws. That Yang Wanchun is also a generation of famous generals, I'm afraid it won't end well at that time. ”

He pondered his tone and said as tactfully as possible: "After a few battles, I believe Your Majesty also understands that this person is both wise and brave, and he uses soldiers strangely, plus he has just won two big victories in the early stage, and his morale is like a rainbow." There are reinforcements outside, and there is no shortage of food inside, such a city can never be defeated in a day or two, so why let the soldiers sacrifice in vain! ”

"Just waiting here for nothing?" Li Shimin shook his head: "This is not my style. ”

"Didn't Mr. Zhang come over with a battle report?" Li Dongsheng said: "This unit of his has played a great role in diverting the force, so that Quangai Suwen does not dare to transfer all his troops to deal with our army, otherwise our pressure will be even greater." Your Majesty, it is better for us to send a few cavalry to harass in various places, so that Quangai Suwen is also exhausted, and our main force is besieging the city here, just waiting for the arrival of gunpowder and grenades. When the time comes, our army will be able to recuperate and recuperate, and with the new force of escorting weapons, we will definitely be able to break through Anshi City in one fell swoop. ”

Li Shimin frowned, did not say anything, he heard that Li Dongsheng still persuaded him to divide his troops and advance forward, although the words were tactful, but the theme was still the same, and he was silent for a while before he said: "I have ordered Zhang Jian to lead 10,000 troops north to Fuyu City to garrison to prevent the Goguryeo people from joining forces with the Yan Ya to go south." ”

Li Dongsheng arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise." At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief, he was finally able to guard against it, no matter how many people there were, as long as there was someone to report the news.

Li Shimin left quickly, but he didn't say anything about letting Li Dongsheng out, Li Dongsheng complained in his heart, this is obviously not giving money after playing, if you don't care about the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, who will tell you so much. In the future, I will come to sleep directly, and I will also have a superior posture.

The next day, there was no siege, and he got the news from the hundred horsemen who were guarding him, and Li Dongsheng still thought that Li Shimin finally knew that he could not do anything and settled down a little. Who knew that on the third day, a loud military horn was heard, and the Tang army once again issued an order to attack the city.

In fact, after returning from Li Dongsheng, Li Shimin organized a meeting to discuss how to break through the city of Anshi, due to the lack of gunpowder and grenades, the siege returned to the previous routine, so he used various instruments to climb the tower, and then used human lives to fill it.

The Central Plains and East Asia have been at war for thousands of years, and they are mainly sieges, in order to achieve the goal, it is really painstaking, all kinds of equipment, tunnels, internal moles, surrender, fire attack, arrow rain and so on have been used.

The people in a tent quarreled for a day, but Li Shimin still made a decision and continued to attack the city. The Tang army battalion attacked again, and the black-pressed crowd went straight to the city of Anshi. Although Li Shimin said that as long as he could break through Anshi City, he could be rewarded with troops for ten days, but the Tang army still did not have the high fighting spirit of the previous times.

The Goguryeo defenders frantically shot arrows down from the city tower, carrying boiling oil and golden soup to splash on the Tang army on the cloud ladder, these defenders had calm expressions, and their movements were calm, without the slightest panic.

After attacking for an hour, the Tang army did not achieve any results, no one could climb the city wall, and the number of dead had reached two thousand, this casualty was terrible, and Cheng Yanjin's distressed tears were in his eyes.

Many of the soldiers who attacked the east gate were asked to see if there were any cracks in the wall of the city wall in the hole of the gate, where the gunpowder had been last fired. This mindless task makes many people feel strange, but this is what happened by the way, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that the last time they saw the city wall, it was just an illusion, in the huge doorway, many wall tiles have fallen, and there are large gaps extending to the city wall.

The news soon reached Li Shimin, and he smiled with a frown: "He really said it, the auxiliary machine is right, he is the one who knows the most about gunpowder." ”

Li Shimin, who learned that the gunpowder was still effective, greatly increased his confidence, and pointed to Anshi City with his finger and said: "Since I followed the first emperor Jinyang to raise troops, I have experienced countless battles in my life, and I have not tasted any hardships and hardships. Spread my order to immediately use a trebuchet to pour all the fire oil into the city head and the city of Anshi, and I want Yang Wanchun to taste the taste of being roasted by the fire! ”