Chapter 223: Siege
When he first heard that Chang'an was surrounded by a million-strong army, Li Longji's first reaction was not to believe it, and it was impossible for him to believe it at all.
Millions of troops, this is not just a simple number, there are many other important factors involved, such as politics, military, population, economy, what a terrifying number of millions of people. How much food do you need to feed an army of millions?
How could it be that a million troops surrounded Chang'an silently?
Li Longji didn't believe it.
But........ When he walked up to the city wall of the east gate of Chang'an and saw the endless army of black and red armor outside the city, he knew that this was true, and it was not his dream. There were really millions of people surrounding Chang'an, and there were really millions of people who rushed to give themselves a fatal blow while he and Empress Wei were desperately fighting.
The panic at the beginning quickly disappeared, because he was Li Longji, because he was Emperor Tang Ming, after knowing the true strength of the enemy, Li Longji was very calm and calculated in his heart, he was calculating the power at hand.
50,000 soldiers, 40,000 Imperial Forest Army, 10,000 defenders, 100,000 troops, a full 100,000 army, and they also have the giant city of Chang'an as a barrier, since ancient times to attack the city, five to surround it, ten to pull it out, although the current enemy and I ratio is indeed ten times, but the account is not calculated like this, and the battle is not fought like this.
There are still hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and there is no problem at all in extracting 200,000 young adults from them! That's 300,000.
Coupled with the defenders of several Xiongguan near Chang'an, Li Longji was confident that he could resist the enemy's attack outside the city and drag it out until the day when reinforcements arrived.
Familiar? Does it feel familiar? It is no wonder that Wu Zetian liked Li Longji very much when he was old, because before Huang Xiaowei and their million-dollar male teacher, Wu Zetian and Li Longji, their ancestors and grandsons almost made the same choice.
War!
Defend the city!
Recruit the people!
Stand by for help!
How can people who refuse to be proud in front of millions of heroes not make a big deal, and how can they not leave their names in history.
And now Li Longji is still young, he is still in his prime, he dares to fight, he also dares to fight, San Lang Saburo, Desperate San Lang can also interpret him very well.
The moment he climbed to the top of the city and saw the army outside the city, Li Longji's mood was still very calm, he was just thinking about how to take precautions, but when his eyes moved to the phalanx composed of 3,000 cavalry under the city, when he saw the person in the center of the phalanx who was dressed very strangely and would never let him forget in his life, Li Longji's calmness disappeared.
His eyes were blood-red as soon as he saw Huang Xiaowei, his breathing became heavier, and his fists were subconsciously clenched, he recognized Huang Xiaowei, and he also knew who Huang Xiaowei was!
It's him! It's him! He's here, no wonder her face showed a hint of happiness before I left, it turned out that she had known that person would come to save her, so she was so fearless! That's why she doesn't have the slightest fear of death!
Because she knew that before she was such a strong teacher, the choice she made must be to back down, and she must be handed over intact!
Anger filled Li Longji's heart, he thought that Wan'er was calculating him again, he thought that this was a game set up by Wan'er and Huang Xiaowei.
You guys....... You still use me as a monkey again, and you still use me Li Longji as a monkey again!
Looking at the figure of Huang Xiaowei under the city, Li Longji's fists had never been clenched so tightly as today, and the expression on his face was also fierce for the first time.
I won't let you get your wish, she is my person and will always be mine! Don't try to snatch it, never think about it! Even if I destroy her with my own hands, I will never let you be together again!
What I can't get, no one can think of!
Immediately decided, Li Longji shouted, "Archers, release arrows, release arrows, shoot them to death, not a single one will be left!" ”
Before he ascended the throne, Li Longji had already begun to claim himself, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to tell the world that he was the emperor and that he Li Longji was the new master of the Tang Dynasty.
The feathered arrow fell. The soldiers of the Huo army hurriedly picked up their shields to defend, but fortunately, there were very few feather arrows in the first wave, only a few hundred, and most of the arrows were shot at the position of two or three hundred steps below the city, and only a few dozen were shot into the military formation.
Because at that time, there were only a few hundred people in the city who were pulling bows, and the arrows they shot were powerless and fluttering.
Everyone in the city is afraid, and everyone is afraid of the Iron Legion below.
It's just because they all know a simple truth, if they anger the Iron Legion outside the city, the consequences will ...... By no means what they can afford.
They will tear Chang'an City apart, and they will use their claws to reduce Chang'an to nothing.
The first wave of feather arrows fell, and only a few of the Huo soldiers were seriously injured, and at the same moment, they also began to protect Huang Xiaowei and they slowly retreated, leaving the attack range of the archers on the city.
After retreating to a position eight hundred steps away, Qin Shi Huang, who was standing on a war horse, said to Cao Cao Liu Bei with the reins and Cao Cao beside him while dialing the war horse: "It seems that they don't plan to hand over Wan'er, since this is the case, they can only fight for a while, and if they don't hurt them, they won't be obedient." ”
At this moment, Liu Bei Cao Cao looked a little absent-minded, and for Qin Shi Huang's words, the two old men just nodded and didn't say much.
Now they're thinking, they're thinking about one thing.
Qin Shi Huang and Meng Tian and Huo Quzhi nearby looked at the two worried old men curiously, and didn't understand why the two old men, who were normal before sending troops, now seemed to be so preoccupied.
Only Huang Xiaowei ignored Cao Cao and Liu Bei alone, because he was still thinking about how he would meet Wan'er and how to face her after rescuing her.
Well, he thought about it, if he didn't go to see her, if he didn't face her, when would she come to apologize to him, and when would he forgive her again.
Hehe, he also has fire, and this kind of fire should indeed be there.
"General Meng, order the three armies to attack immediately, our army will attack the east city gate, the small army, you will take people to attack the west city, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, the two generals, will lead troops to attack the north and south cities respectively." As an emperor, Qin Shi Huang had long been accustomed to this feeling of giving orders.
And these people are willing to obey him.
Qin Shi Huang gave an order, Huo Quai, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao respectively led people to the three cities in the southwest and north to organize men and horses to attack, and Meng Tian also ordered the 100,000 people who attacked in the first wave to prepare for battle.
"Go to war!" When the attacking soldiers of the four city gates were ready, Qin Shi Huang, who was standing on horseback, slowly drew the long sword at his waist and pointed at the majestic Chang'an Giant City in front of him.
"Shoot the arrows!" At the same moment, hundreds of thousands of archers drew their long arrows and shot them at the head of the city.
"Whoosh!" The feather arrows that covered the sky and the sun instantly shrouded the entire Chang'an City in mid-air.
"Put!" The catapults came, and the catapults roared behind the military formation, sending the boulders on the cars one after another into the head of Chang'an City.
"Ahh At this moment, the head of Chang'an City, which was covered by feather arrows and boulders, had become a hell on earth.
The sound of the soldiers' arrows, wails, and cries of pain as their legs were broken by boulders, and the screams of the defenders led by Li Longji suddenly greatly reduced the morale of the defenders led by Li Longji.
"Woohoo." The horn sounded.
"Forward!" With a wave of Meng Tian's long sword, 100,000 Qin army soldiers continued to rush towards Chang'an City, which had been smashed by huge boulders.
"Resist, resist! Shoot them, shoot them, shoot them! ”
"Li Xianqian hurry up and transfer the soldiers of the government and the Royal Forest Army to come up to defend the city, Wen Changqing, hurry up and arrange for the people to transport feather arrows and sassags, brothers, I have already sent someone out to report the news, as long as we can hold out until tomorrow, reinforcements will arrive!" On the head of Chang'an City, Li Longji, whose hair was messy and embarrassed, brandished his long sword and roared in the crowd, shouting like a madman, boosting morale.
Just now, a boulder smashed near him, and if it weren't for the desperate rescue of several soldiers, Li Longji would have been stoned to death if he didn't do it well.
"Whoosh." Encouraged by Li Longji, the archers in the city began to fight back, and the other soldiers also began to carry the bodies of the dead brothers and the wounded brothers down the city.
But Wen Changqing and the others were about to be driven crazy by Li Longji at the moment.
Wen Changqing, Feng Wencui Riyong and others hurriedly ran to Li Longji, who was still boosting morale, and admonished loudly: "Your Majesty, this is the head of the city, it is too dangerous, Your Majesty can't live here for a long time." ”
"Fart! If they attack you, don't even think about living, if you're scared, get out of here, and I'll stay here with my soldiers! "The current Li Longji is heroic and fearless.
Hearing what he said so firmly, Feng Wen and the others had no choice, since they were all fighting as emperors, how could they, who were courtiers, retreat!
Immediately, these powerless ministers picked up the steel knives on the ground and stood beside Li Longji, like a barrier to protect Li Longji's side, and the expressions on everyone's faces were like their emperors, fearless.
The soldiers of the Qin army carried the ladder and began to attack the city with feather arrows and sassal wood, and the soldiers of Tang Jun who defended the city released arrows and waved swords to block the attacks of the Qin soldiers.
At this time, there were huge boulders flying on Chang'an City, feather arrows were shot under the city, and the soldiers of Tang Jun who were killed by arrows, and the soldiers of the Qin army who were smashed down the ladder by the sassagers, only less than ten minutes later, nearly 1,000 people died.
In the distant military formation, Liu Bei Cao and Cao looked at the city head in silence, the expression on his face was as solemn as ever, their silence was not because of the tragedy of the war, for Liu Bei Cao Cao, these two old heroes did not know how many more tragic scenes they had seen in their lives, and the death of the soldiers was nothing to a person like them at the overlord level.
In fact, what really made them silent and solemn was a question that suddenly flashed in their minds when the two old men stepped into the wormhole and came to the outside of Chang'an City.
At that time, the two old men walked out of the wormhole almost at the same time, and the moment they walked out of the wormhole, they all looked at each other, and in each other's eyes, they both saw the uneasiness.
They are lifelong rivals, best friends, and the same kind of people, maybe they all have their own good aspects, but none of them is much worse than the other, Cao Cao can think of it, Liu Bei can also think of it.