If the effect of the Tang army's previous attacks on flying stones can only be regarded as unsatisfactory, this sudden attack while the Goguryeo defenders cheered can be described as extraordinary, the Goguryeo defenders who stood upright at the head of the city without defense and densely stood are simply a good meat target, this stone bounced down, the city immediately became a hell on earth, and the flying stone directly hit was already minced meat, and it was crushed by the bouncing boulder, and it did not fall well, even if it did not die, Lying on the head of the city with short arms and legs wailing is also inevitable, and when the dust clears, the city is already as terrifying as a ghost domain, and the blood flowing all over the ground has been an inch deep, and countless wounded people are lying in pools of blood and rotten flesh crying and crying for help, the tragic situation is really unbearable, and the morale of the defenders who were originally high because they repelled the strong attack of the Tang army immediately fell to the bottom.

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The end of the day has passed, the Tang army under the city has already stood under the scorching sun for most of the day, and because of their initial success and morale is slightly weakened, but the defenders of the city can be seen under the attack of trebuchets, so embarrassed, there was a burst of cheers, and the frustrated morale was raised again, but such passionate cheers for Li Shimin, who was in a rage, seemed to have no effect at all, and Li Shimin, who was gloomy, stared at Zhang Junyi who knelt down in front of him, The anger in his eyes was so strong that it could melt gold into iron.

Zhang Junyi, who knew that he had made a big mistake, saw that Li Shimin had not spoken for a long time, and knew that something was wrong, so he was busy kowtowing his head, avoiding the important and admitting his mistake lightly, hoping that he could pass this hurdle.

Li Shimin is a veteran of the battle formation, how can he not see those subtle changes on the battlefield, since he knows that Zhang Junyi's withdrawal is not entirely due to the loss of troops, but more because he doesn't want to see Liu Tietao get the first merit, seeing the victory at his fingertips just flew away, the anger in Li Shimin's heart can be imagined, at this time, when he heard Zhang Junyi trying to avoid the serious, he was even more angry, glared at Zhang Junyi, and snorted coldly: Li Shimin said this, and several Chinese soldiers rushed up, Picked up the paralyzed Zhang Junyi and walked out.

As soon as he heard that his head was about to die, Zhang Junyi struggled frantically, but unfortunately he was pressed by the soldiers around him, and he couldn't break it at all.

Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Junyi belong to the same comrades, have worked together for many years, and have a good relationship with each other, at this time, seeing that Zhang Junyi was about to be beheaded, his heart was moved with compassion, although he was deeply afraid of Li Shimin's anger, but after a little hesitation, he still stood up and tried to intercede for Zhang Junyi.

Li Jinai, the secretary of the military department, was Zhang Junyi's old superior, and when he saw that his life was in danger, he also stood up and admonished loudly.

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Someone took the lead, and a large group of generals of the Chinese army stood up and pleaded for Zhang Junyi, but most of these generals were men and horses of the Middle Route Army, but the generals of Li Daliang's department stood still and did not move, and the generals were not fools, how could they not see that Liu Tietao's death was the evil result of Zhang Junyi's unauthorized withdrawal from the army, and it was impossible for them to intercede for the people who killed their comrades.

Li Shimin has always been very lenient, even if there are some mistakes, Li Shimin has also opened one eye and closed one eye to let go, if it was in the past, with the intercession of the generals, Li Shimin may be as good as a stream, but at this time, Li Shimin is on the fire, second, I feel sorry for Liu Tietao's heroic death, and then look at the generals on the left side of the army Everyone showed strong indignation on their faces, and they refused to spare Zhang Junyi, waved his big sleeves, and said coldly:

Since Li Shimin said so, the generals did not dare to admonish again, each got up, silently retreated to both sides, and after a while, a miserable howl sounded not far away, and a moment later, a soldier came forward with a plate containing a human head, nodded to the ground on one knee, and presented Zhang Junyi's head for inspection.

Li Shimin quickly glanced at Zhang Junyi, waved his hand, and ordered Zhang Junyi's people to command the three armies.

After the soldier holding the tray retreated, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had always been silent, stood up and admonished in a low voice.

Don't look at the eldest grandson Wuji is not very familiar with military strategy, but this exhortation is quite a bit of truth Tang army's siege of the city has always been unsmooth, although the time has been Chen soldiers under the city, but first by the Goguryeo defenders sneak attack, burned a third of the trebuchet and large ballista, and then when the siege of the city, and encountered Zhang Junyi such a disregard for the overall situation, a siege of the bloody battle, before the time to launch the second wave of the city, the time has come to Shen, on the occasion of the middle of summer, the army in the scorching sun under the sun for most of the day, Although the morale is still strong, the physical strength may not be able to keep up.

Li Shimin is an old man who fights a battle, how can he not know the mystery of it, but Li Shimin does not intend to withdraw the army, after all, although the previous defeat is a sigh, but after all, it is considered to have touched the edge of victory, in Li Shimin's view, although his own troops are tired, but the Goguryeo defenders are more passive, do not take advantage of this to take Anshi City, I am afraid that the more the future will be the more slim the chance, once the stalemate is reached, it is by no means the result that Li Shimin is willing to see, in view of this, Li Shimin did not accept the advice of the eldest grandson Wuji, waved his hand, and said with a serious face:

The siege battle is not as good as the field battle, that is to fill with life, take the previous battle as an example, the 10,000 Tang troops who attacked, only half of them can be returned alive, and more than half of them are carried down due to serious injuries, and the number of intact ones is only 1,000 and 5, such cruel generals are all in their eyes, although they all want to make great achievements, but no one is sure that they can win steadily, therefore, as soon as Li Shimin's words about attacking the city all night came out, all the generals calmed down, and for a while no one came forward to answer the order, This made Li Shimin's already unsightly face even more ugly, and he was angry, but he saw Cheng Mingzhen standing up from the side and said:

When Li Shimin saw Cheng Mingzhen stand up and ask for his life, his face turned slightly pale, raised his hand, signaled Cheng Mingzhen to excuse him, and then said in a gentle voice:

Cheng Mingzhen saluted, looked at Li Shimin seriously, and asked sincerely.

Li Shimin thought about it carefully, and also felt that there were still many flaws in the cooperation between the trebuchet position and the siege army before, and he knew the intention of Cheng Mingzhen's proposal, and there was no reason to be unwilling, so he nodded and agreed.

Cheng Mingzhen saw that the hour was not early, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, and after saluting respectfully, he hurriedly took the order arrow granted by Li Shimin to go to the various armies to gather the soldiers and horses, and his son Cheng Wu Tingtong led him to the direction of Anshi City, but he rushed towards the trebuchet position.

Luo Zhengsheng, who had been scratched by Liu Tietao's personal guard earlier, was wrapped in a bandage around his neck at this time, looking extremely embarrassed, and after getting the notice from his subordinates, he hurriedly ran forward to see Cheng Mingzhen.

Cheng Mingzhen's official rank is far higher than Luo Zhengsheng's unpopular petty officials, but he knows that Luo Zhengsheng is the person of the crown prince Li Zhen, but Cheng Mingzhen does not dare to slack off, and when he saw Luo Zhengsheng seeing him, he hurriedly smiled and raised his hand, and said with a beautiful face.

After all, Luo Zhengsheng is just a craftsman, although he has won the appreciation of the saint and the prince, but he still knows how many catties and taels he has, and when he saw that Cheng Mingzhen and other generals were so polite, he was a little frightened, and he only bowed to the side, but he didn't dare to really reach out to receive the arrow handed over by Cheng Mingzhen.

Cheng Mingzhen saw that Luo Zhengsheng was restrained and did not dare to receive the order, so he did not insist, smiled slightly, withdrew his hand, and still asked gently.

Although Luo Zhengsheng is a skilled craftsman, he is not a master of the battle array, speaking of which he is also the first time to experience the test of war, it is really a little difficult for him to say the way to attack the city, but in the face of Cheng Mingzhen's sincere words, Luo Zhengsheng is not good to keep silent, his mind moved, raised his head, looked at Cheng Mingzhen and said: ;

Cheng Mingzhen is a veteran of a hundred battles, and he has long seen ballistae and trebuchets, but he has never seen such a powerful trebuchet and large ballista as Luo Zhengsheng's subordinates.

Seeing Cheng Mingzhen so courteous and virtuous, Luo Zhengsheng was quite moved, and his cheek twitched:

Hearing Luo Zhengsheng say so carefully, Cheng Mingzhen couldn't help but be moved, raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly asked:

Luo Zhengsheng thought for a moment, and then replied cautiously:

Cheng Mingzhen frowned, muttered, thought silently, and after a long time, he raised his eyebrows and said:

; Although Luo Zhengsheng supervised the construction of this batch of trebuchets, but he was not absolutely sure of its accuracy, as soon as he heard that all four fire oil bombs were going to be shot at the head of the city, and they had to be side by side, he was in trouble in his heart, and he really didn't know how to answer this question for a while, and after Si Ai Ai for a while, he shook his head with a wry smile and said:

When Cheng Mingzhen heard this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, knowing that his requirements were really too difficult for others, so he continued to ask:

Luo Zhengsheng was only responsible for the work related to carpenter work in the Western Regions Shenji Battalion, and did not participate in the research and development of fire oil bombs, but because the experiments of fire oil bombs were projectile by trebuchets, Luo Zhengsheng did not use fire oil bombs in the past, and he was very clear about its advantages and disadvantages.

Cheng Mingzhen replied, nodded thoughtfully, and did not immediately say how to use secret weapons such as fire oil bombs, but looked at the towering city of Anshi, and after pondering for a long time, he gritted his teeth and made up his final decision:

; Luo Zhengsheng was dumbfounded when he heard this, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly persuaded him:

Cheng Mingzhen already knew the general power of the oil bomb at this time, although he was also worried about accidental injury, but rushing to the city was a fatal job, but at this time, he didn't care about being injured by mistake or not, after all, taking the city of Anshi was the key, so he gritted his teeth and made up his final decision.

Seeing Cheng Mingzhen so insisting, Luo Zhengsheng didn't dare to persuade him anymore, shook his head helplessly, took his leave, quickly returned to the trebuchet position, and ordered several soldiers from the Western Regions to go to the camp to properly carry the four fire oil bombs, and ordered all departments to load the trebuchets with boulders and prepare to launch.

In the previous battle, although the defenders repelled the attack of the Tang army, and achieved more than 5,000 enemies, the major victory of Liu Tietao, the main general of the Tang army, but its own losses were not smaller than that of the Tang army, counting the 500 cavalry who died in the sneak attack of the city, this battle was fought down, and the Goguryeo defenders also lost nearly 4,000 people, and the main general Gao Huailong was also slightly injured in the battle, and what is more troublesome is: because of the terrifying power of the Tang army's trebuchet, As a result, many of the garrison facilities on the head of the city were completely destroyed, and the morale was dealt a fatal blow, and the officers and soldiers in the city were all in danger, and no one knew when the terrifying big guys in front of the Tang army would be powerful again, if it were not for Gao Huailong, the main general, who always stood at the head of the city, I was afraid that the morale of the defenders would have to collapse completely.

Gao Huailong's silently broken city gate tower looked at the dispatch of the Tang army, although the wound on his shoulder had been treated, it still hurt badly, so that Gao Huailong's pale face continued to sweat, but what hurt even more was that the eldest son in his heart was dead, and the second son was gone, this kind of tragedy was enough for Gao Huailong's heartache, but what made Gao Huailong even more troubled was the loss of his own troops, the 43,000 troops at the beginning of the defense of the city After this half a month of fierce battles, more than 10,000 troops have been damaged, although the remaining 30,000 troops are still enough to hold on, But if the Tang army always maintains the siege of today's intensity, and fights for a few more days, I am afraid that the remaining troops will be overstretched, how long can it last Gao Huailong has no confidence at all in his heart, and when he thinks about the vast prospects, Gao Huailong's heart sinks greatly.

Just when Gao Huailong was silently pondering, he suddenly heard someone calling around him, Gao Huailong hurriedly looked back, but saw Yang Wanchun leading a large group of city fathers and elders holding all kinds of food and walking slowly to the city, hurriedly jumped down from the broken city gate tower, stepped forward, and said in a little surprise:

Before Yang Wanchun could answer, an old man had already walked out of the crowd tremblingly, holding a wooden plate full of steamed buns, and said in a trembling voice: As soon as the words fell, the old man ignored the dirty blood all over the ground, and was about to kneel tremblingly, and at the same time, many villagers behind Yang Wanchun also rushed forward, holding all kinds of food, to be dedicated to the soldiers who defended the city, and the whole city was in chaos.

Facing the care of the fathers and elders in the city, Gao Huailong was extremely excited, regardless of the pain in his shoulders, he hurriedly reached out to support the old man who was about to kneel, and the tears of emotion couldn't help but come out of the frame and flow wantonly on his face;

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