Chapter 622: Opportunity
"That's not going to be good." Su Dingfang, who was looking at the head of the city, looked at the white armor that was whistling, and the bright light armor was flashing, it was clear that Li Zhao's army was coming, and it was Li Shimin who was not an ordinary person, this person's combat methods were extremely fierce, and his combat methods were also unguardable, Su Dingfang himself was not sure whether he could defeat Li Shimin, and he did not dare to say whether he could defend Hedong City.
Luo Shixin in the distance also had a gloomy face, Li Shimin personally led the army to come, and the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry under his command did not inferiorly lower than the Guanzhong cavalry, whether his 10,000 horses could help Su Dingfang defend Hedong City, he didn't know, now he could only hope that Li Xin could appear in time.
Li Shimin stood quietly under the city, looking at everything on the city, watching coldly, in his opinion, it is a matter of time before he captures Hedong, and now the key issue is how to use the Turks to let the Turks drag the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, he can see the importance of Hedong, and Guanzhong must also be able to see, although there are many recruits in the military camps of Lantian and Bashang, there are many people, and it is not impossible to rescue Hedong together. This is the role of the Turkic soldiers.
"Attack." Hou Junji held a big sword in his hand, commanded the army to pounce, and used the ladder, stone thrower, and arrow tower together, and the three matched each other to protect their soldiers as much as possible, and kill the enemy as much as possible. There are rules and methods for attacking, and the Qibi He Li and Ashina Simo who saw it nodded again and again, although the two of them had learned some when they followed Li Shimin across Hebei, but in front of the Han people in the Central Plains, their siege skills were still much worse.
Fang Xuanling followed Li Shimin's side, looking at the thoughtful appearance of Qibi He Li and Ashina Simo, and sighed slightly in his heart, although the way the Central Plains people defend and siege the city is not a secret, but it is difficult for the Turks to learn the essence of it, at this time. Li Shimin let the two watch, obviously he didn't want the two to return to the grassland, but unfortunately the two of them are rare generals on the grassland, and I am afraid that they will be buried in the Central Plains from now on, whether it is Li Shimin or Li Xin. will not let the two of them leave the Central Plains.
"Quick, stone paint." Su Dingfang looked at the arrow tower slowly approaching in the distance, his face was gloomy, and he ordered the stone thrower to throw out the stone paint, and the stone paint fell on the arrow tower, and soon left a black trace on the arrow tower.
"Quick, drag that arrow tower back." Qi Qi He Li said loudly.
"What's wrong?" Li Shimin asked with some curiosity.
"That arrow tower is about to catch fire." Ashina Simo said viciously: "I don't know what's going on, as long as the black magic water smashes on the arrow tower, even if the arrow tower trees are damp." It will also be ignited, and this magic fire water cannot be extinguished, and it is burning bigger and bigger. ”
"And such a thing?" Li Shimin's face was stunned, he looked over, and sure enough, he saw a rocket shot out of the city, and the rocket hit the arrow tower, and a raging fire instantly ignited on the arrow tower, and the flames flew sideways. In an instant, the arrow tower was set on fire, and the screams were repeated. The entire arrow tower was burned down in just a cup of tea.
"What is this?" Li Shimin's face was stunned, and his face suddenly looked a little unsightly. Subconsciously, he felt that what appeared in Hedong City would change the course of the entire war, and he couldn't help but be cautious.
Qibi He Li and Ashina Simo shook their heads, obviously not knowing about this kind of thing. Fang Xuanling was the same, but he quickly said: "This kind of thing is probably the first time Li Xin used it on the battlefield, and there should be very few things." He pointed to the arrow tower in the distance and said.
Li Shimin looked over, and sure enough, he saw that the amount of stone paint thrown out of the city wall was relatively small, and most of it was aimed at the arrow tower. But he was still not at ease, and said: "This matter is very important, and after our army encounters it in the future, we must also be cautious and immediately let people check what it is, it is so easy to burn." Li Shimin understands very well that such a thing must be confidential to Li Xin, and it will take time to investigate.
"Yes." Eldest Sun Wuyi nodded hurriedly, feeling sad for a while, although Eldest Sun Wuji had surrendered to Guanzhong and did not take over the Thunderbolt Hall, but his status in the Thunderbolt Hall Sect was far inferior to that of the Thunderbolt Hall, and even in some places, the Thunderbolt Hall was against himself, and he couldn't command the huge Thunderbolt Hall at all, and now if he wants to investigate this matter, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort.
"It seems that Su Dingfang still has spare strength!" After attacking for half an hour, Li Shimin saw that there were still a lot of rolling logs and stones on the head of the city, and even the bow and arrow did not weaken much, so he stopped the attack, gathered everyone and said: "The reason why Hedong has been supported until now is not only Su Dingfang's personal reasons, but more importantly, the response of Guanzhong, Guanzhong's grain, grass, equipment and other materials are sent to Hedong through Pujindu, with these materials, Hedong can hold on to the present, if you want to break through Hedong, you must first capture Pujindu and cut off Guanzhong's support for Hedong." ”
"Don't worry about this, I'm a Turk, these are not a problem." Qi Qi He Li said loudly.
He has long been on fire in his belly, in a place like Hedong, the Turks have so many casualties, fortunately it is not the time when it is hot, otherwise, I am afraid that even the plague will come out after many days of fighting. At this time, I heard that we could end the battle as soon as possible and capture Hedong, how could these guys not want to! I didn't want to take on the task of blockading Pujindu.
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and smiled, this is just the best result of the discussion between the two, the Turkic cavalry can solve many problems, as long as the support of Guanzhong cannot pass through Hedong, Hedong is equal to the source of water, just rely on Hedong, how can they support their own consumption, and even Pujindu has Turkic cavalry appeared, just a stone's throw away from Guanzhong, these guys will definitely attack Guanzhong, at that time, those families in Guanzhong will definitely play Li Xin to abandon Hedong and defend Guanzhong, In this way, he can more easily occupy the important place east of the river.
The next day, Li Shimin began to send a large army to attack Hedong, Hedong City has now entered the final stage of defense, there was a large number of defensive equipment at the beginning, and when the Turks began to wreak havoc near Pujindu, the defense of Hedong City was suddenly tight, and all kinds of defensive equipment could not be safely transported to Hedong. It's just that Guanzhong on the other side of the strait is even more shocked three times a day, and Wei Yuancheng and others even put aside the affairs of Chan Rang, and sit in the Wude Hall all day long to coordinate the affairs of Guanzhong.
Guanzhong's reaction also reached Li Shimin, who was very happy and thought that his strategy had been successful. But is it that simple? The only thing Li Shimin didn't expect was that Dou Hongxian had already returned to Li Xin, and what he didn't expect was that he rode lightly in the Bird Mouse Valley, and Li Xin, who set off later, soon arrived at the land east of the river. The guards who followed Li Xin did not come to Hedong, at least not yet, and they were still on the way to Hedong, ready to support Guanzhong at any time.
When Li Shimin led the army to appear under Hedong City, Li Xin had already received the news, and in the valley, Cen Wen smiled and said: "Congratulations to the prime minister, congratulations to the prime minister, the Bird Mouse Valley can finally be taken in his hands." ”
"Bird Valley? Is the prime minister trying to capture the Valley of Sparrows? Yes, Li Shimin's army poured out, and the defense of the Bird Mouse Valley must be very lax, if the prime minister leads an army to attack the Bird Mouse Valley, he will definitely be able to easily go down. Ling Jing quickly reacted, Li Xin was going to seize the Bird Mouse Valley, and suddenly realized, he couldn't help but clap his hands and said: "Although the prime minister occupied Hedong and Huoyi before, but the terrain of the Bird Mouse Valley is dangerous, and it can be captured by normal means, there used to be a Qu Tutong who led 20,000 or 30,000 people to garrison the Bird Mouse Valley, and now Li Shimin has poured out of the nest in order to seize Hedong, this is a good opportunity!" ”
"Hehe, what's more, now that Qu Tutong has returned to his hometown, Li Xiaoji, who is newly stationed in the Bird Mouse Valley, has not yet arrived, and it is Li Yuanji who is temporarily sitting in the Bird Mouse Valley." Li Xin said proudly: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Capturing the Bird Mouse Valley is equivalent to closing the gate, and even if Li Shimin captures Hedong, it is a dilapidated Hedong, which has no effect at all. Li Xin originally just wanted to hold Hedong, and bring Li Shimin a fatal blow in Hedong, but what he didn't expect was that Li Shimin couldn't wait now, in order to seize Hedong, he poured out of the nest, Qu Tutong returned to his hometown at this time, and there was only one Li Yuanji guarding the Bird Mouse Valley, which made him feel a lot more relieved, so he decided to change the plan to seize the Bird Mouse Valley as the main purpose, and seal Li Shimin in the land of Hedong.
"Prime Minister, the last general is willing to go to the Sparrow Mouse Valley and seize the Sparrow Mouse Valley." Liu Heimin said loudly, he felt very excited, if he could capture the Bird Mouse Valley, it would be the best blow to Li Shimin, and it could be regarded as revenge.
"No, it's better for General Liu to stay in Hedong, lead the army, go to Hedong, and support Su Dingfang, this battle has been fought until now, and when it should be over, this time let Li Shimin be honest for three or five years." Li Xin clapped his hands and said, "What's more, this king has to go to the Bird Mouse Valley to see someone, and General Liu will stay in Hedong!" General Fan just come with me."
"Yes." Liu Heimin said with some annoyance. Fan Yuan was very happy to agree.
"The army is ready immediately, tonight, I will personally lead 10,000 people to the Bird Mouse Valley and seize the Bird Mouse Valley, Xianghou will lead the army to Hedong to support Hedong, and Li Shimin must be blocked in the land east of the river." Li Xin looked at Dou Hongxian and said.
"Don't worry, the prime minister will definitely leave Li Shimin in Hedong." A trace of gloom flashed in Dou Honghong's eyes, Li Shimin was the thorn in her heart, and only by pulling it out could she be more comfortable. (To be continued......)