A month later, the 500,000-strong coalition of the Tang Heavenly Army and the Linghui Army had approached the border of the Volga Protectorate.

The coalition forces were so powerful along the way that the tribal countries along the way were terrified, or they went out to seek peace or migrated tribes, and no one dared to face the strength of the coalition army.

The Linghui army was tired and tired, and was not the protagonist of this expedition, and the army along the way was commanded by Li Shimin. He showed the grace of the ancient saint, and all the tribes of peace were subdued and properly settled, and the migratory tribes did not pursue it, and he did not commit any offense with the people passing through. Between the vastness of the emperor's majesty, the emperor's kindness is fully displayed.

The purpose of this western expedition was to completely annex the Volga protectorate, and the best choice was not to make extraneous branches.

By the time they arrived at the border of the Volga Protectorate, the reputation of the Tang Heavenly Army had been widely praised in this steppe.

The city guarding the border of the Volga Protectorate was called Hehan City. There are tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in the city, and the soldiers are well fed, and the terrain is narrow and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can be said that it is the strongest gateway to the Volga protectorate.

Li Shimin looked at this ancient city with his hands behind his back, and his eyebrows were full of momentum looking at the world.

"Xiao Li, what do you think?"

Li Hao sat cross-legged on the side, bored with a weed in his mouth: "Lao Li already has a good plan in his chest, why bother asking me?" Hurry up and attack, in case we are slower than the coastal countries, this piece of fat will be divided by others! ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Then borrow the catapult of the Linghui Army!" I will break this city in three days! ”

Li Hao didn't think about it, and waved at the black egg. Thousands of craftsmen immediately ran out of the camp of the Linghui army, and they removed the parts of the catapult from the accompanying wagons and began to build them on the spot. In just one hour, dozens of catapults stood in front of the positions of the two armies.

"When I fought with Taidayar before, the ammunition for these catapults was basically exhausted, and Lao Li, I am afraid it is not realistic for you to use stones to smash their city walls!"

"Even if you don't have much ammunition, there's always one or twenty rounds left, right?"

"Is that enough?"

"Enough!"

Li Shimin smiled confidently.

Then he personally walked to the front of the battle and shouted to the Volga protector army on the wall of Hehan in the distance: "The Heavenly Spirit Alliance is here, wait for the Volga protectors to open the door and surrender quickly!" ”

There was no answer on the opposite wall, and everyone held back the fear in their hearts, clenched their hands and abandoned the preparations for a fierce battle with the coalition forces.

Li Shimin suddenly raised his hand and waved, and hundreds of thousands of people of the Tang Heavenly Army behind him raised their hands in unison

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The instruments chanted in unison.

Hundreds of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sky trembled, and the wind and clouds fluctuated.

After the shouting ended, Li Shimin continued to shout: "Reading that God has the virtue of a good life, I will teach you a lesson today!" ”

'Whoosh! There was a loud bang.

A stone projectile shot out and slammed into the city walls.

Bang!

The entire wall rumbled with the bullet, and the soldiers guarding the wall staggered for a while.

"It's the catapult of the Linghui Army!"

Has Allah given up on us? How did the army of the Ice Demon come to our city! ”

The soldier screamed and exclaimed, obviously frightened by Li Hao's name.

Li Hao himself was a little dazed when he saw this scene.

After the first battle of Dry Ze Lake, all the troops of the Volga Protectorate became their own prisoners, and they are still herding sheep and horses in the border area. How did the people here know the beginning and end of the war? He even gave himself the title of Ice and Snow Demon.

Where is the information transmitted so quickly in this era?

After pondering for a moment, Li Hao suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Shimin.

"Lao Li, when did you take people to the prisoners' camp?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I have been planning a secret operation for a month, and you have seen the clues so quickly?" That's right, when the Tang Heavenly Army returned a month ago, I had already begun to arrange this plan, and I originally wanted to arrange it well, but you had to force me to attack the Volga Baoguo immediately, and I was forced to do this in desperation! ”

"If I'm not mistaken, you sent people to the prisoner camp on the front line of Broken Leaves, secretly gathered a group of captives who were unwilling to obey the rule of the Li Kingdom, and then pretended to rescue them, right?"

Li Shimin nodded very calmly: "That's right, this is thanks to the cooperation of the soldiers of the Linghui Army, which allowed Qinglong and them to successfully rescue more than 3,000 Volgabao troops." I have ordered passage along the way, and sent them back secretly. ”

"No wonder!" Li Hao smiled bitterly, the catapult is the iconic weapon of the siege equipment of the Linghui Army. It is rumored that these catapults are powerful and can shake the heavens and the earth with a single blow. The Volga Protectorate Army that was 'rescued' by Li Shimin all experienced the Battle of the Dry Lake of the Country.

There are countless people on the battlefield who have been smashed into meat sauce by the stone bullets of catapults, and they are all superstitious people who believe in the true gods, so it is natural that they will mythologize this weapon. Just one

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It seems that the stone bullets frightened the defenders on the city wall into chaos, which did not seem to be a strange thing.

It's just that I didn't expect that Li Shimin, who is usually upright, will not only learn from Li Hao to use these tricks, but also completely learn the habit of playing hooligan pit teammates, and Li Hao doesn't know whether to laugh or scold at the moment.

This stone bullet was so powerful that it completely shattered the confidence of the defenders, and even the people in the city began to flee. The people were in chaos, the army was even more difficult to stabilize, and there were many people fleeing the war.

The next day, when Li Shimin pretended to push the catapult to attack, the defenders on the city wall were already half reduced.

Soon, the gates were wide open.

The lord of Hehan City held the golden seal in his hand and surrendered the city with the remaining defenders.

Li Shimin relied on Li Hao's prestige and took Hehan City lightly without spending a single soldier.

After the army entered the city, Li Hao followed behind Li Shimin without saying a word, enjoying the performance of this eternal saint monarch throughout the whole process.

Li Shimin ordered the whole army to do nothing to the people in the city, and ordered the recall of the displaced people who had escaped from Cheng, and released the people to be treated with benevolence.

Before the Volga Baoguo army of 500,000 attacked the Linghui Army, the people of the whole country were poisoned by the harsh government, and the people could not eat and dress warmly.

Seeing this move, Li Hao nodded secretly.

It seems that Li Shimin has thoroughly learned the strategy of benevolence and the people. The people are the foundation of a country, and if you want to conquer a country, the most important thing is to conquer the people of that country. The Volga royal court was very poisonous to their people, but it was Li Shimin who distributed grain and grass to the victims, which showed the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty in disguise.

Now Li Hao is a complete demon in the hearts of the people of Volga Baoguo, and Li Shimin has become a god who saves the suffering, and the demon is now following behind the god, docile like a domestic servant, which reflects Li Shimin's greatness.

"How Xiao Li, I learned these methods well, right?" Li Shimin asked with a smile

Li Hao nodded, lowered his voice and said: "Benevolent government has been implemented, the next thing is iron-blooded and ruthless, how is Lao Li going to start?" ”

Li Shimin's face was straight: "Don't worry, I have already found my goal!" ”

Li Hao looked at Li Shimin's side, all the Datang secret guards who had been guarding the left and right on weekdays had disappeared, and it seemed that they had already been sent by Li Shimin to do errands.

Take precautions and plan in front of others, the speed of progress of this Eternal Sage Monarch is really fast!

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