Chapter 359: The Siege
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In fact, it was not that Ling Han was raising the morale of others to destroy his own prestige, but that this was the case. On a closer look, most of the troops on Ling Xuanyi's side are elite soldiers who have experienced the battlefield and are on the verge of life and death all year round. Not to mention that they are all lions in a hundred battles, at least they have participated in a few battles of life and death.
But on the other hand, on Ling Han's side, it was with that little private soldier that was secretly raised, although there were quite a few of them, but in terms of combat effectiveness, how could it be compared with the elite led by Ling Xuanyi outside the city.
This was also the reason for the fear in Ling Han's heart, at least at this point, Ling Han was not confused, and knew where the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides were.
In fact, Ling Han had already regretted it in his heart at this time, and he shouldn't have raised troops to rebel on impulse. Without long-term consideration, let alone adequate preparations, he captured the imperial capital in one fell swoop, although it was smooth at first, but over time, all kinds of disadvantages have been like the soil after spring, and there are new sprouts and young grasses everywhere.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten, we still have the high walls of the imperial capital to defend, and if we want to forcibly capture the imperial capital, the other party will be more than broken. Moreover, we are stationed in the city, as long as we stand by and move, we will definitely be able to drag down the anti-thief coalition outside the city! Lu Bin was still trying to persuade Ling Han and the courtiers present.
It's just that some words are just words to paint cakes to satisfy hunger, and some ministers who know it in their hearts, who are not cursing Lu Bin in their hearts.
Perhaps Lu Bin is more good at conspiracy and intrigues, fighting for power, but for military strategy, strategic deployment and other things, Lu Bin is really a layman, and the strategy of talking about troops on paper is not enough to have the slightest impact and recovery of the situation in reality.
Ling Han was no longer interested in talking nonsense with this commanding strategist who was plotting and tricky, but had no long-term vision at all. At this time, Ling Han could only taste the bitter fruit alone, and the feeling of being in a panic and fear at that moment.
"Stand down, step down!" Ling Han waved his hand, walked down from the dragon chair very tiredly, turned around and headed towards the harem.
Standing in the cold garden of the harem, the originally prosperous imperial garden also looked withered and decadent at this time. The palace people who came and went didn't see one or two walking by for a long time at this moment.
"Hey-I regret not being at the beginning, I misheard Lu Bin's words, what should I do now!?" Ling Han stood among a row of flowers, bowed his head slightly and sighed.
"Instead of regretting and sighing here, it's better to quickly pack up your mood and deal with the enemy, are you really waiting for Ling Xuanyi and the others to rush into the imperial capital and harvest your head?" As soon as the voice fell, a beautiful woman turned out from behind the flower bed, and several palace maidservants followed.
The person who came was dressed in a lilac palace skirt, a beautiful light gauze dress, and a short jacket woven from ayara.
"Why, don't you regret it, don't forget that you are also that Ling Xuanyi, no, it should be Xi Ningyu's person who wants to kill him quickly, aren't you afraid at all?" Ling Han looked at the beauty who walked in slowly, and asked with a slightly mocking smile.
"Afraid? I was afraid, from the moment I turned my back on them, I was never afraid, even in fear!
But what's the use of being afraid, do you really think they'll let me go, or will they be able to turn a blind eye to me and leave me to my own devices? Not to mention the arrogant prince, even if it is his beloved, he can't wait for me to die, after all, if it weren't for me, her beloved maid wouldn't have died miserably! "Yun Chan is still cold and glamorous, but at the moment, she has changed her outfit, but she can be said to be quite beautiful, at least more eye-catching than those ordinary harem beauties.
Coupled with the already cold character, as well as the unsmiling demeanor, it has a unique flavor. It's no wonder that since she followed Ling Han, she has been quite loved by Ling Han, especially since Yun Chan can still help a little.
Therefore, since Ling Han took power and established a puppet regime, in Ling Han's harem, Yun Chan's status is still very high. Even Ling Han's original partner, the current queen, has to give Yun Chan three points.
"So you regret it?" Ling Han asked.
"No!" Yun Chan replied simply, and did not hesitate after death.
Ling Han looked at Yun Chan quietly, this should have been his right-hand man next to the man he hated the most, but now he was a stunner under his crotch, a wonderful person on the pillow!
The situation in the imperial capital is becoming more and more tense day by day, except for those ordinary people, all the ministers under the command of the puppet emperor are in the torment of frying and fiery every day.
However, those people still don't care about themselves, and even more secretly pray to themselves, hoping that the army outside the city will break the city as soon as possible and let everything return to before.
In the ardent expectation of the people, after Ling Xuanyi and Ling Wei outside the city joined forces, they launched a siege of the imperial capital on the second day. However, it only besieged the imperial capital, but did not launch any offensive.
Because the coalition forces are still discussing how to attack, after all, once the fight starts, if some things cannot be arranged, it will inevitably hurt the innocents in the city.
However, after several days of deliberation, it was not possible to unify the views and form a more mature and effective method to prevent innocent people from suffering from the scourge of war.
Xi Ningyu and Tianyu have been chatting in the military camp every day for the past few days, or they are taking a dozen soldiers to enjoy and play in the scenic places near the city.
But this kind of day can't be passed every day, and the siege has been going on for days, and there has been no action. Ling Xuanyi also frowned every night, with a depressed look, which made Xi Ningyu's good mood for a day be affected.
When I came back from playing outside today, I saw that Ling Xuanyi still had a sad face. Xi Ningyu suddenly felt bored, so she walked over to Ling Xuanyi and sat down and asked, "It's been a few days, you guys have been discussing and discussing, and you still don't have any frowns." This imperial capital, is it still going to be beaten? โ
Hearing that Xi Ningyu's tone was not good, Ling Xuanyi could only hurriedly laugh and said: "Fight, you must fight, but everyone has different words, and it is difficult to unify them in one place for a while, so it is delayed." โ
"Joke!
There are thousands of people in the family, and there is one person in charge, and the army should obey the orders of the commander immediately. Even others can admonish, but it is only for reference, how can it become the reason for influencing the judgment and decision of the commander of an army, it is obvious that you have a lot of worries in your heart, so you will delay it again and again! Xi Ningyu's words hit the nail on the head, but Ling Xuanyi was embarrassed for a while.
However, he knew Xi Ningyu's ability, so naturally he would not rashly argue with Xi Ningyu, and listening to Xi Ningyu's tone, it was clear that he had some ideas.
So Ling Xuanyi immediately exerted his shameless ability, first asked Xi Ningyu for warmth, and asked whether he was tired, thirsty, hungry or hungry after playing around with Tianyu for a day. Then he slowly ordered the soldiers to order, prepare to eat and drink, and accompany Xi Ningyu to finish eating.
Next, he helped Xi Ningyu rub his shoulders and pinched his legs, but Xi Ningyu disliked his clumsiness and slapped it away!
"Aifei, if you have any good ideas, you might as well talk about it. It's good to solve the problem in front of me, so that our army can make some moves earlier, and seeing that the military rations are already tight, we can't delay it anymore! Ling Xuanyi saw that Xi Ningyu was almost serving, so he asked with a shy face and a flattering smile.
If you let others see it, you may feel that this is the dignified King of Zhaojun, and she is asking the future princess of the county to favor him!
Look at that flattering smile, the age is not yet reached, and the pleats are almost laughing!
Xi Ningyu watched Ling Xuanyi play shamelessly, his face was upright, but he was about to die of laughter in his heart.
Holding back his laughter, Xi Ningyu made it difficult for a few more people, and then twisted Ling Xuanyi's ears and said, "You are just a fool, what is there to discuss with those generals?" In addition to leading troops to fight, how many of them are literate and hyphenated? You still expect them to give you some good ideas, what a blind man lights in vain! โ
"This ......" originally wanted to argue a few sentences, but after thinking about Xi Ningyu's words carefully, it seems that it is really such a reason. In the past few days, it has been discussed every day, but what those generals put forward is really what they are talking about.
It's not that there are factors that really threaten the people in the city, but it's really not what their reckless people say.
However, Ling Xuanyi was still worried in his heart, after all, once there were a large number of casualties among the people in the imperial capital, then even if the puppet emperor was swept away, it would be difficult to make the people not have resentment and trust in their hearts.
"Why are you so confused, marching and fighting, how can there be a reason not to hurt the innocent. It's just to reduce this damage as much as possible, it's not that I'm a woman who is ruthless, think about it, what one of these past events didn't hurt innocent people?
What really needs to be paid attention to is that what can avoid attacking the city without harming the people is actually not the time to attack the city. But after the city is broken, when entering the lanes to fight, it is necessary to order the soldiers, strictly prohibiting them from acting arbitrarily and deliberately taking the opportunity to rob the people in the city! โ
Xi Ningyu's words were the words of the hammer that made Ling Xuanyi's head clear in an instant, and after Xi Ningyu said this, Ling Xuanyi had already woken up after thinking about it for a while.
Those worries before were actually really as Xi Ningyu said, a little too unfounded. Once the war breaks out, those people are not stupid enough to stand outside and wait for the arrows to be attacked, and they will naturally look for cellars and other places to hide, waiting for the war to pass.
Therefore, even if someone is really stupid to that extent, it will only be a very small minority, including other objective reasons, that lead to accidental injuries and deaths during the siege of the city.
Thinking of this, Ling Xuanyi naturally wouldn't have a sad face anymore, so he talked and laughed with Xi Ningyu in the camp tent about other things.
Waiting until the next day, early in the morning, everyone gathered again in the tent of the Chinese military camp, Ling Xuanyi did not give others a chance to talk nonsense at all.
"At noon today, the three gates began to attack the city, and the first thing is to occupy the city gate as soon as possible and control the city wall! Once the city wall is in our hands, we can force the enemy to fight a roadway battle with our army, leaving behind the city defenses, and those rabble can not be the opponents of our army's fierce division. Therefore, it is necessary to take the city defense on the city wall in the shortest possible time! Ling Xuanyi no longer discussed with everyone at all about whether he would accidentally hurt the people, but directly ordered the siege of the city!
At noon, when a trumpet sounded, I saw that the coalition army outside the city was tens of thousands of people, and they began to approach quickly towards the capital of the Western Qin Emperor!