There was silence in the tent, the flame of the giant candle swayed slightly, the candle burst and made a slight crackling sound, and the flame of the candle flame also flickered and dimmed, illuminating the faces of the generals who had their own hearts suddenly bright and gloomy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Guys, what do you say now? It's hard to believe that such a thing happened. And again, at this juncture. Shi Siming said in a dumb voice.

The generals were speechless, some moved their bodies, some smacked their lips, and no one wanted to express their opinions. In fact, the way to deal with this matter is very simple, immediately withdraw troops to defend Chang'an, which is the most correct way. Regardless of the advantages and disadvantages, gains and losses, just from An Shuai's starting point, this is also the only way. Once Chang'an is lost, An Shuai is afraid that he will be thunderous, and someone will be unlucky.

It is impossible for Shi Siming not to know this, but when he asks this, he is unwilling to return the help. If anyone puts forward a suggestion not to return aid now, Shi Siming will definitely echo it, but looking back, the unlucky guy An Shuai wants to settle accounts with is the first person who proposed not to return help. And Shi Siming must have pushed it clean by then.

"What? Is there nothing to say? Are you all wood? Don't have the slightest idea? Shi Siming frowned, and his tone became stern.

"Marshal Shi, I think it's better for you to make up your mind about this matter. The humble duty knows that this choice is a dilemma, and of course it is necessary to return aid, and Chang'an cannot afford to lose. However, our army is ready, so I just pulled out the camp and went back, wouldn't it be in vain? Gao Xiuyan said in a deep voice.

"Then ...... What does Gao Jiedu mean ......," Shi Siming asked with a smile. He was looking forward to spit out the sentence from Gao Xiuyan's mouth: 'If you don't come back to help, you will capture Chengdu with all your might.' 'That's it. In that case, he can make a decision immediately, and in the future, he will say that Gao Xiuyan and other generals are unanimous in their opinion, and it is difficult for him to go against everyone's ideas, so he can push it all away.

"I mean...... Marshal Shi is in charge, and we will obey the marshal's orders. Gao Xiuyan's answer was watertight.

Shi Siming couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, oh, frowned and said nothing.

"Father, the son thinks that he can't come back, otherwise he will be too passive. The intention of the Tang army was to attack Chang'an and force us to return to help, so that the siege of Tongzhou could be relieved. Chang'an is just a city, it has no meaning, it is better to capture Tongzhou in one go, and then take Chengdu and kill Xuanzong, which is more important than anything else. Shi Chaoyi suddenly got up and said loudly, he had been holding back for a long time.

As soon as Shi Chaoyi spoke, the generals suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally someone said this sentence, and it was Marshal Shi's son, which was the best. Shi Siming scolded in his heart, why is his son so stupid, can't he see that he just wants to force the generals to say these words? This stupid boy actually said these words, now it's okay, should he go along with or oppose it? Shi Siming was a little skeptical for a moment whether Shi Chaoyi was his seed, because he was too stupid, he didn't want to be his own son at all, and he didn't inherit half of his wit and calculations.

However, in front of everyone, Shi Siming couldn't reprimand him, because there was nothing wrong with Shi Chaoyi's words. Not only can you not reprimand, but you must also praise two sentences.

"Chaoyi has grown a lot, and I don't say whether it is correct or not, but I can think about problems, which is to use my brain. Chaoyi, you are very good, you have grown, you have grown. ”

"Thank you, Father." Shi Chaoyi's face was full of pride, he was finally able to show his face, and his father praised himself, it seemed that his words were not wrong. All the generals are confused, they can't even understand such a simple truth, and they have sad faces one by one. Shi Chaoyi, who was happy, didn't see Shi Siming's eyes and shaking cheeks that were eager to kill him.

"Yes, the eldest prince understands it, I think what the eldest prince said is reasonable, what do you think?" Gao Xiuyan smiled and put Shi Chaoyi on the fire and began to roast.

"yes, yes. The eldest prince can still see it clearly, better than anyone else who has seen it. I also think what the eldest prince said is reasonable. Several generals hurriedly chimed in.

Shi Siming's face was pale, and he silently wrote down the names of those generals, all of whom were Gao Xiuyan's subordinates without exception, and this was to take the opportunity to confirm the matter.

"This ...... Although Chaoyi's words are reasonable, they are not all true. Chang'an City is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the gains and losses are of great significance. It is precisely because we have captured Chang'an that the people of the world will place hope on us. If we lose Chang'an, won't we disappoint the people of the world? Moreover, Chang'an is lost, and Tongguan is difficult to defend. Luoyang is also threatened, so it has to be related to the safety of Dao Anshuai. So Chang'an can't help it. Shi Siming said in a deep voice.

The generals were busy silent, and sure enough, it was impossible for Shi Siming to ignore Chang'an, and he couldn't bear An Lushan's anger.

"Then we will immediately withdraw our troops from the camp, and there is no need to waste time here." Gao Xiuyan shouted.

"Wait, Brother Gao, don't you think we're just going like this, it's too cheap for Wang Yuan's kid? We were humiliated twice by him, and we let him go unscathed, are you willing? ”

"What can I do then?" Gao Xiuyan spread his hands and said, "Could it be that the marshal wants to divide the troops?" The first army continued to attack Chengdu, and the first army retreated to reinforce Chang'an? ”

Shi Siming shook his head and said: "It is impossible to divide the troops, it will be unpleasant for both ends." I mean, let's attack the city as usual tomorrow, take Tongzhou, annihilate the main force of the Shence army, and then return to the army to rescue Chang'an. In this way, you can insert a nail in Shu, and the next time you attack Shu, you will have a foothold, and secondly, you can annihilate the main force of the Shence Army, and you will be at ease next time. Third, it is just a day's delay, and after the capture of Tongzhou tomorrow, the cavalry will be sent to rush to the aid first, and the infantry will follow up, so that tens of thousands of cavalry can quickly arrive in Chang'an, and Chang'an will not fall into the hands of the enemy. I think that's a win-win, what do you think? ”

Shi Siming finally stopped hiding what he meant, he knew that it was impossible to get these generals under his command to come up with the answers he wanted. It's better to express your position directly, anyway, you can't spare Wang Yuan's kid, and you always have to teach him a big lesson before leaving.

The generals have expressed their approval, praising it as the best of both worlds. Many people actually have such thoughts, but they don't want to say it, and it is best for Marshal Shi to put it up by himself at this moment.

Shi Siming smiled and said, "Since you all agree, then we will act according to the plan and storm Tongzhou City early tomorrow morning, and strive to take this city in the afternoon." ”

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The sky was faint, and the rebel battalion was boiling with soldiers and horses, and the crowds were crowded. Thousands of catapults and siege engines were pushed forward by the rebels. The infantry cavalry lined up neatly, and the layers were densely packed on the ground below the city, and the black pressure was like a dark cloud pressing down on the city.

Shi Siming didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were still bloodshot. However, his spirit was excited, and he was finally able to start the siege, Shi Siming was still quite excited. After all, I have experienced a lot of things in Tongzhou City, and today is an opportunity to raise my eyebrows and save face in one fell swoop.

In the dim morning light, the head of Tongzhou City was quiet, and it seemed that the Tang Army was busy defending the city, and he didn't know what the Tang Army was doing. But Shi Siming had no time to care about Tang Jun, and he was not interested in knowing what they were doing, at this moment Shi Siming only thought about one thing, that is, to level the city in front of him.

The morning sun in the east slowly peeked out half of its head from the slopes of Hwasan Busan, sprinkling ten thousand golden rays of light on the dense siege army. The armor and swords of the soldiers suddenly flashed with a dazzling golden light, illuminating the top of the city. Shi Siming slowly pulled out the accessories on his waist and slowly lifted them up to the sky, the golden light flashed, and the tip of the sword swung forward violently, and at the same time a few dull and hoarse words came out of his mouth

"Instantly...... Besiege! ”

As his words fell, the drums sounded like thunder and trumpets, and the whole rebel army rolled and roared like boiling water. The loud noise was deafening and resounded through the heavens and the earth.

With the sound of drums and trumpets, more than 800 catapults slowly advanced under the protection of tens of thousands of soldiers, and after entering the range of 400 paces, they each took their own positions. With an order, more than 800 catapults loaded stone bombs almost simultaneously and began to bomb the head of Tongzhou City.

It was more than 800 catapults thrown at the same time, and the broken stones, which were as big as bowls and as small as fists, suddenly formed a dark cloud of stones over Tongzhou City, and then 'crackling' fell like a downpour, and instantly shrouded the city up and down in a cloud of smoke and dust.

Don't underestimate these small stones, even if a stone is only the size of a fist falling from a high altitude, if it hits a person, it will teach you to break your bones and tendons. If it is smashed on the helmet, although there is no scar on the outside, the person will be knocked out at once. Falling on the city walls also has considerable destructive power. Every stone that hits the rammed earth wall will cause a small piece of the wall to collapse, which is why catapults can destroy the city wall, thousands of stones can smash the battlements in a period of time, and the wall can be smashed into thousands of holes.

What's more, the purpose of the catapult siege was not to cause much damage, nor to collapse the walls. The intensive projection of catapults was intended to suppress the opposing defenders, allowing their soldiers to reach the city walls without interference. The purpose of suppression is to suppress the archers of the defending city and let the soldiers pass through the dangerous area within a dangerous distance of two hundred paces.

And the power of more than 800 catapults fired at the same time by the rebels in front of them achieved this effect very well. Only a moment later, the head of Tongzhou City was shrouded in yellow dust. Not only were the stones flying sideways, but they were also blind, and even if the Tang troops defending the city were not stoned to death, they were all blind.

Shi Siming laughed, stroked his beard and looked at the battlefield at the head of the city, feeling extremely proud. What about your Wang Yuan's scheming? And what about the hundreds of catapults you sabotaged me? I can still make you walk around without eating. All your previous actions have been in vain, and I can build a catapult to suppress you.

"Marshal Shi, when will you launch a siege?" Gao Xiuyan asked loudly.

"Don't worry, throw all the stone bombs, let's watch the excitement for a while." Shi Siming laughed.