Seven or eight ladders were close together, and the dozens of Uighur soldiers who climbed to the top cooperated with each other with hooks and ropes, and in an instant, they could capture dozens of rebel soldiers defending above, forming a short defensive vacuum. The next moment, the grappling hook grabbed the edge www.biquge.info of the battlement, and dozens of Uighur soldiers climbed a short distance of five or six feet like apes and landed at the top of the city. It was a delicate fit, and a small grappling hook solved the problem of the enemy's defense and the inability to reach the top of the city.

The grappling hooks of the Uighurs caused a great psychological shock to the soldiers defending the city. Before, they had thrown down the rocks with impunity, but now, after they saw their companions being torn off the walls alive and thrown off the city, they no longer dared to have no scruples. Be careful near the edge of the city wall, for fear of failure. Under the influence of the other, the pressure on the siege soldiers and horses decreased sharply. Countless soldiers defending the city were torn off the city wall, and a large number of Hui soldiers took the lead in attacking the city, and the grappling hooks left on the city wall were also giving the helpless Tang soldiers the help to climb the city wall. In just one meal, the besieging side broke through dozens of city walls and went up thousands of besieging soldiers.

Seeing this, Shi Siming gritted his teeth angrily and scolded, and personally led the guards to rush up the city wall regardless of the obstacles, fighting with a small group of attacking soldiers, and ordered loudly: "Decree Tian Chenghei, if he can't clear the attacking enemy troops today and keep the city wall safe, I will do military justice." ”

Tian Chengsi was helpless, this time the defense of the city was personally commanded by Shi Siming, and he was just a deputy, but now he has to bear it himself if something happens, and he really can't argue. However, the current situation is indeed dangerous, and if we cannot quickly kill all the enemy troops who have attacked, we will give more enemy troops a chance to enter the city. So he had no time to argue, and gave a loud order, personally leading people to strangle the attacking enemy troops.

The two sides fought like a tug of war at the head of the city, and in the face of the besieging enemy troops who swarmed the city, Tian Chengji had to order the use of the reserve troops and horses under the city. 10,000 fresh troops were mobilized to the city to strangle the enemy troops who attacked the city walls. The rest of the defenders also had to desperately defend the city after Tian Chengsi slashed and killed a dozen of the soldiers who were cowering with his sword. Finally, after nearly an hour of fighting, the enemy army at the head of the city was cleaned up, which was able to block the enemy's steady stream of troops going up to the city.

When Shi Siming was about to give the order to defend with all his strength, and he couldn't take it lightly, he listened to the sound of gongs under the city, resounding throughout the battlefield. With the sound of the gong, the enemy troops besieging the city retreated like a tidal wave, and soon after all withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the enemy camp. The first siege of the city by the Tang army and the Uighur coalition finally came to an end after two hours of fierce fighting.

Shi Siming led the generals to gasp and look at the enemy soldiers and horses pouring back like a tide, and they also breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Siming only realized at this time that he was in a cold sweat. It stands to reason that there should be a hot sweat, after all, he has personally fought with the enemy for a long time, but it is a cold sweat. Shi Siming knew that this was because the city was almost breached. The Tang army's siege force is so strong, if it continues to attack, I don't know what the consequences will be, and I am a little afraid to think about it. Turning his head to look at the generals, Shi Siming knew that they also felt the same way, and secretly called it a fluke in his heart.

"Tian Chenghei, come here." Shi Siming shouted in a deep voice.

Tian Chengsi walked quickly covered in blood, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Marshal Shi, what are your orders?" ”

Shi Siming's face sank like water and said: "Are you guilty?" How was this battle fought? The 50,000 defenders at the head of the city were actually broken through the city wall in an hour. Don't you boast that 30,000 soldiers and horses can hold a wall and a 100,000 army? The enemy army has less than 70,000 or 80,000 siege soldiers, so you can explain this to me. ”

Tian Chengsi frowned and said, "Marshal Shi, I have done my best to do my best. At that time, the siege methods of the people were extremely strange, and the soldiers were caught off guard and feared the enemy, so they fell in love with them. ”

"Shut up, the cowardice of the soldiers is the fault of the generals, and this is the consequence of your lax management of the army on weekdays. Eat and drink all day long, sit back and relax, and don't do business. I see that you are fierce in the belly of a woman, but when you come to the battlefield, you do not look like a man. Shi Siming scolded angrily.

Tian Chengsi was extremely angry in his heart, and said with a stiff neck: "Marshal Shi, this time the defense of the city is under your full command, what does it have to do with your humble position?" Soldier training is not my business alone, so why is it all to blame? If it weren't for the bloody battle in the end, the city would have been broken today, and Marshal Shi would have reprimanded him for his humble duties without praising them, and he would not accept them. ”

Shi Siming said angrily: "You dare to talk back to Ben Shuai? Come, drag it down and take the forty military sticks. Don't think that you can be so disrespectful to me because you are old in the army. If Chang'an is broken, we will all die, and whoever dares not do their best will be punished by military law. ”

Several guards stepped forward and grabbed Tian Chenghe's arm and dragged him down, and the generals on the side hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him. Shi Chaoyi said in a low voice: "Father, General Tian fought bravely, look at the many injuries he has all over his body, he has done his best." You can't blame him entirely. Besides, there is still a vicious battle to be fought in the future, and if the forty army sticks go down, how can General Tian lead the army to fight? ”

Shi Siming squinted at Shi Chaoyi and scolded: "You still have the face to speak?" I haven't settled accounts with you yet. I want you to immediately lead the army to open up the grain road, have you done it? Look at you like this, you don't even have a single blood spot on your body after a battle, you call it a war? I was angry when I looked at you, I, Shi Siming, was famous, how could I give birth to such an incompetent person as you. ”

Shi Chaoyi muttered: "It's not still your kind to nest again." ”

Shi Siming heard it sincerely, shook his hand and slapped him over and scolded: "Get out of the city, if the food matter is not resolved, I will kill you with my own hands." Chang'an City is more important than you, if anyone dares to slack off in defending the city, don't say that you are a bad son, I will also kill him. ”

Shi Chaoyi was slapped by this slap, he just received a slap yesterday, the swelling on his face has not disappeared, and a few loose teeth have not grown and stabilized, this slap down, his face is even more bruised, and two teeth have fallen out, mixed with blood and spit out. Shi Siming covered his mouth and screamed, tears coming down.

Shi Siming didn't look at him, pointed at Tian Chengsi and the generals and shouted: "Today's forty military sticks will be written down for the time being." The next time there is a bad pool in defending the city, I will slaughter the people who can't help with my own hands. I said, we are all good brothers when there is nothing to do on weekdays, but Chang'an City is our life, if you don't defend the city with all your might, you are seeking my life, how can I be polite to you. Come and clean up the battlefield, rotate the troops and horses, prepare supplies, and prepare for the enemy's re-attack. ”

Shi Siming went down to the city angrily, leaving Tian Chengsi and the generals standing there gritting their teeth. Tian Chengsi forcibly suppressed his anger, and stepped forward to help Shi Chaoyi, who was still lying on the ground mourning and moaning, to comfort him. He was given a hand down to the city. Only then did he turn around and arrange the next round of defending the city.

The second round of the Tang army's offensive did not come, the afternoon sun shone on the battlefield, and the battlefield was in shambles, and countless corpses fell to the ground. The plasma stained the ground in patches of purple-black and red. The cold wind blew, the blood congealed into thin ice, and the dead bodies were quickly frozen hard.

On the battlefield, thousands of Tang soldiers carried corpses under the city. Hundreds of ox carts carried corpses stacked on top of each other, the heavy corpses crushed the wheels of the cart with a monotonous and harsh grinding sound, and the oxen pulling the cart stretched their necks and moved their hooves desperately, pulling the cartloads of soulless corpses to a large dirt pit in the distance and dumping them like garbage. Although the sun was shining, the battlefield was ghostly and cold.

At the end of the afternoon, more than a dozen Tang soldiers with bright armor galloped out of the Tang army camp and arrived at the foot of Chang'an City. The defenders at the head of the city immediately stood by in battle. Although there were only a dozen cavalrymen, they approached and watched, unlike the enemy troops who cleaned up the battlefield. Veterans who cleaned up the battlefield, the defenders at the head of the city could tolerate that they would not shoot arrows even within a hundred steps of the city, but these dozen or so soldiers were obviously combat soldiers of the Tang Army, so it was different.

"Don't let go of arrows at the head of the city, I am on the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to convey the holy decree to Shi Siming. Please allow me to come close to the announcement. One of the cavalry under the city shouted.

"Decree?" The defenders at the head of the city were very puzzled, and hurriedly ordered people to invite Tian Chenghe, who was resting in the city tower, and several generals. Tian Chengsi was drinking tea and complaining with several generals in a stone room on the upper floor of the city. I was also very puzzled when I heard this.

"Decree? What is the purpose? The Tang Emperor is not our Emperor Dayan, why did he come to Marshal Shi to announce the decree? Tian Chengsi frowned.

"yes, what the hell." The generals were also puzzled.

"Anyway, let's hear what they have to say. Let's take a look. Tian Chengsi stood up, put on his armor, and led everyone to the city wall.

"I, General Dayan Guotian Chenghei, am here, and I will allow you to come close and speak." The rebel defenders shouted.

A dozen cavalry under the city slowly approached the field and stationed their horses on the other side of the moat. The leading cavalry raised his head and shouted to the head of the city: "Which one is Tian Chenghei?" ”

Tian Chengsi stood at the head of the city with his waist crossed, waved his hand and said, "Your grandfather Tian is here." ”

The cavalryman didn't pay attention to his rude words, and shouted to himself: "General Tian, my Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has a holy decree to proclaim, please General Tian report to Shi Siming and allow us to enter the city to announce the decree." ”

Tian Chengsi frowned and shouted: "Your Majesty the Emperor is not my Majesty of the Great Yan Kingdom, which sect is coming to announce the decree?" It's a joke. Have you forgotten that we had a terrible battle this morning, and now we are running backwards to announce some kind of bullshit decree. ”

"General Tian, we are indeed ordered to announce the decree, the holy decree is related to the survival of Chang'an, the life and death of all of you, and I also ask General Tian to immediately inform Marshal Shi. There are only a dozen of us, are you still afraid to let us into the city? The cavalry under the city shouted.

"I'm afraid of a fart! I just don't know what kind of ecstasy you sell in your gourd. The two armies are facing each other, you just have to come to attack the city, we are really swords. The guns were fighting, but they came to announce some holy decree. Is it that your emperor wants to surrender? If so, just call your majesty to come himself, and I will open the door and let him enter the city at once. Tian Chengsi said loudly.

The generals at the head of the city burst into laughter. An old and serious general said in a low voice: "General Tian, maybe it's really a big deal, it's better to inform Marshal Shi and let them into the city." Marshal Shi was already dissatisfied with you in the morning, and if he blamed you again for this, wouldn't it be worthwhile? ”

Tian Chengsi scolded: "What am I afraid of? Lao Tzu is standing firmly, who are you afraid of? ”

Having said that, Tian Chenghe's heart also grew furious. Shi Siming said cruel words today, and he almost received a military stick, but he didn't dare to provoke him again. So he said to a general beside him: "General Chen, you go and report to the marshal, and ask the marshal to show me." ”

The general surrendered his promise, hurriedly went down the city, mounted his horse and galloped to the imperial city, and went back to Shi Siming. Someone told the cavalry of the Tang Army under the city to wait patiently for news, and the two sides looked at each other from a distance, and they all stared at each other with big eyes. Tian Chengsi was thinking in his heart what was the intention of the Tang army to enter the city at this time, the two sides had just fought a tragic siege battle, the Tang army and his own side suffered heavy casualties, and the Tang army even almost broke through the city. At this time, what does it mean that the Tang army wants to enter the city to announce the decree?

I can't figure it out. On the street inside the Fanglin Gate, several cavalry galloped over, and shouted loudly in the city gate: "General Tian, Marshal Shi has an order, let them enter the city." ”

Tian Chengsi no longer hesitated, immediately went down the city wall to the city gate, and ordered the soldiers guarding the city to lower the drawbridge and open a gap in the city gate. After more than a dozen cavalry of the Tang Army galloped in outside the city, the city gate was quickly closed.

Under the strict escort of Tian Chengsi and more than 100 soldiers, more than a dozen Tang soldiers went south along the inner street of Fanglin Gate, and soon turned left onto Zhuquemen Street, entered the Vermilion Gate and entered the imperial city.

Outside the Chengtian Gate of the Imperial City, Shi Siming was already waiting here, and beside him stood Shi Chaoyi and several close generals. Seeing everyone coming, Shi Siming quickly stepped down the steps, stood in the middle of the avenue with his hands in his hands, and coldly glanced at the dozen or so Tang Army knights who were approaching.

"Dare to ask Shi Siming, who is Marshal Shi?" A thirty-year-old Tang Army knight asked in a deep voice.

"I'm Shi Siming." Shi Siming shouted coldly.

The knight hurriedly dismounted and bowed his hand, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Long admiration, long admiration, in the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army, Lang will give Marshal Shi a salute." Behind him, a group of Tang cavalry dismounted and surrendered.

Shi Siming arched his hand lightly and said: "It turned out to be General Ma, but I don't know what you want to do with Marshal Ben." We are mortal enemies, and we are at war, but your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wants you to come to the city to see me, but there is no need for this. ”

Ma Zhenshan smiled and arched his hand: "What Marshal Shi said is good, you and I are at war. In today's battle, Marshal Shi should know that my Tang soldiers and horses are only brave. ”

Shi Siming said coldly: "Forgive me for being stupid, I don't see any courage in you. Have you broken through Chang'an City? Not really. Besides, among your soldiers and horses, how can I see a lot of Hu soldiers and horses who are dispensing Hu clothes? When did the Tang army become the world of Hu Bing? ”

Ma Zhenshan said coldly: "Marshal Shi, the Hu people are loyal to my Tang Dynasty and are willing to help our officers and troops quell the rebellion, what's so strange about this?" That is called the person who knows the times as Junjie. ”

Shi Siming sneered: "That's called rushing to the doctor in a hurry, I'm afraid that there are no soldiers available, so let's borrow the soldiers of the Hu people to fake the tiger." Hehehe. ”

The rebel generals and soldiers around them all laughed, although some people didn't think there was anything funny, but the marshal and the other party quarreled, how could they be strong and make a contemptuous and sarcastic posture.

Ma Zhenshan frowned and said: "Marshal Shi, if I don't quarrel with you, I have something to do here." ”

Shi Siming said: "Ben Shuai also knows that you are here sometimes, and you are definitely not here to quarrel with Ben Shuai. Because if you provoke the commander, the commander will immediately order you all to be beheaded and thrown out of the city. ”

Ma Zhenshan was furious, but finally suppressed the anger in his heart, after all, this is someone else's territory, after all, he still has something to do.

"Marshal Shi, I came to see you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to read out a holy decree of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty. Marshal Shi is invited to take the order. ”

Shi Siming smiled and said, "It's strange that your emperor has decreed to me. But it doesn't hurt to hear it. ”

Ma Zhenshan also said a lot to him, took out the holy decree from his bosom and unfolded it, and began to read it aloud to Shi Siming.

“…… I have the will of heaven and inherit the unification. The rise and fall of the society and the stability of the world are the great responsibilities of the people, and it is our duty to do so. Today, there is a big chaos, I should calm the chaos, recover the Tang Dynasty, relieve the suffering of the people from war and chaos, and save the people from the disaster of fire and water. Since last year, An Lushan has lived up to the favor of the imperial court and rebelled, and the wolf's ambition has been revealed. This thief is a thief and a thief, his ambition is obvious, and he has nothing to hide. However, its ability to punish demagoguery blinded the minds of the army and the people, and it was a rebellion in the name of the Qing monarch. His heart and deeds are now invisible. ……”

"I am now on the throne and vow to sweep away the rebels and stabilize the world. Therefore, I personally led the army to fight against the thieves and regain the lost territory. In a few days, we will be able to restore the stability of the world and the peace of the society. The act of rebellion began with the recovery of Chang'an. However, I know very well that the rebellion in the world began with the traitor An clan, and the An clan is unforgivable, but most of the people he helps are deceived by his demagoguery. I learned that Marshal Shi was stationed in Chang'an, and today there are confidants who say the same thing as the marshal. ”

"Marshal Shi was originally a meritorious minister of my Tang Dynasty, and when the emperor was in power, he was stationed in Pinglu, repeatedly broke the Khitan, and became famous all over the world. But now, following An's rebels, the people of the world are shocked and sigh when they hear it. I know very well that at the beginning of An's rebellion, Marshal Shi was deceived and bewitched by it, and until now, although he has insight into his wolf ambitions, he has no choice but to be driven by rebels because he is afraid that the court will not tolerate it. I couldn't bear to see the former loyal ministers and good generals become driven by traitors, so I learned that Marshal Shi led troops to garrison here, so I asked Ma Zhenshan to spread this will and persuade Marshal Shi's prodigal son to turn back and know his way back. ”

"I hereby promise you, if Marshal Shi can sacrifice the city and surrender, I will not be responsible for what you have done in the past. Not only is it not to blame, if Marshal Shi can restrain himself from the precipice and avoid the devastation of the sword, it will be a great achievement. I will give Marshal Shi back as a sign of respect. Once Marshal Shi conferred the city and surrendered, I will officially canonize Marshal Shi as the king of Pingyang, and he will be replaced by hereditary succession and will enjoy honor forever. In addition, the Fanyang Pinglu land under the jurisdiction of the original An Lushan was handed over to Marshal Shi to guard the northeast border town for me. The generals under Marshal Shi will also be exonerated from all crimes, and their officials will be promoted by one level and their salaries will be doubled, and they will never be held accountable. ”

"I hope that Marshal Shi will carefully consider my words today, life and death are at stake, and the merits and demerits of history are in this thought. I also hope that Marshal Shi understands that no matter whether Marshal Shi surrenders or not, I will conquer Chang'an. My desire to pacify the world is unstoppable, and my soldiers and horses are unstoppable. In today's battle before noon, presumably Marshal Shi also saw the might of our army. If I hadn't been gracious enough to do too much of it, I would have been able to break it in one fell swoop. If Marshal Shi is obsessed, I will be helpless. The day I break the city is the time when you will be destroyed. Marshal Shi needs to seize the opportunity to live up to my good intentions, bury thousands of lives, and leave a hatred for the ages. ……”

There was silence in front of the Chengtian Gate, and everyone understood that this was a holy decree, and it was simply a letter of persuasion. I have to say that Li Mao is still a little literary, and in this will, he first scolded An Lushan, and then told Shi Siming, I know that you are blinded, I forgive you. As long as you surrender the city, I will not blame the past, and I will give you the title of king and the glory of your generations. Finally, there is another naked threat, if you don't surrender, you have also seen the siege this morning, and I will call Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses to attack the city together. After capturing Chang'an, none of you want to live. Enwei and giving, carrots and sticks, a typical letter of persuasion.

All the generals present had their own thoughts, and I have to say that this letter was very tempting to them. When the army's attack on Shu was frustrated, the rebel generals repented. An Lushan hurriedly ascended the throne, which was the last addiction of the emperor, in fact, no one believed that the rebels could beat Wang Yuan. Sitting on the advantage of troops, but they could only shrink into the city of Chang'an, and let Wang Yuan's Shence army run rampant on the left side of Chang'an, which greatly hit the morale of the rebels. And as time went on, the situation did not improve at all. An Qingxu killed An Lushan and ascended the throne, which caused an uproar within the rebels, and many people foresaw the fate of the rebels' demise. It's just that because there is no way out, they have to desperately try to survive.

In the past few months in Chang'an City, they have given up on themselves, and the generals are drunk and dreaming of death every day, only thinking that they can be happy and happy before they die. However, now there is a light in front of them, and they seem to see the hope of redemption, and they see an opportunity to be liberated, how can they not feel tempted.

"Marshal Shi, this is the will that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered me to read, please Marshal Shi take the decree." Ma Zhenshan slowly rolled up the holy decree full of fly's heads and held it in front of him with both hands.

Shi Siming frowned, I have to say that the above words also have a lot of temptation and pressure on him, if he can really be as Li Mao said, after surrendering, he can be crowned king and stationed in the northeast, and he will be an independent small kingdom from now on, and the temptation is really not small. However, what Shi Siming is worried about is that this condition is too good, and too good a condition is a lie, and Li Mao is just tricking himself into surrendering. He and An Lushan joined forces to raise troops, although An Lushan was the culprit, but he was actually not much better than An Lushan. In addition to An Lushan, it is himself. How could the imperial court let themselves go, this was just their strategy. Others can descend, but you can't descend yourself.

After thinking for a long time, Shi Siming said in a deep voice: "General Ma, please go back and tell Li Mao, I understand his kindness." Since I, Shi Siming, followed An Dashuai to raise troops, on the day of the army, I had already thought clearly about the consequences. Life and death are nothing to me, and if Li Mao wants me to surrender, it is absolutely impossible. If he has the ability, he will break through my Chang'an City, and if I am defeated, I will be convinced. ”

Ma Zhenshan frowned and said, "Marshal Shi, please think twice." If you don't think about yourself, you should think about the people who were born and died with you, and for the sake of your children and grandchildren. ”

Shi Siming shouted coldly: "Needless to say, before I change my mind and kill you, please leave the city immediately." Tian Chenghe, expelled them from the city, and from this day on, all those who were persuaded to surrender under the city were to be shot. ”

Tian Chengsi was helpless, walked towards Ma Zhenshan and the others in the stunned eyes of everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Please." ”

Ma Zhenshan sighed, waved his hand and ordered the entourage to turn over and get on the horse, and gallop away with a whip.