Along the official road all the way east, Li Yuan's army galloped for two days before finally arriving in Langzhou. The army made a big circle before coming to the western hillside and stationing, Li Yuan led the generals to climb the heights and look, but what everyone saw in their eyes was suffocating.

Standing on the south bank of Yuanshui, the capital city of Langzhou, the black smoke is like a purgatory on earth. Surrounded on all sides, there were dense swaths of the Tang army, and every section of the city wall and every city gate had become a fierce battlefield, and the sound of killing resounded through the sky. Countless soldiers of the Tang Army, under the cover of hundreds of chariots rushing to the city, passed through the ladders erected, kept shouting in their mouths, and tried their best to climb towards the city wall one after another. And the Langzhou soldiers on the city wall were not to be outdone, the rolling wood and stones were poured one after another, and the "golden soup" boiled out of the dung water was poured down, and most of the Tang soldiers screamed and planted to the ground before they touched the battlements, and many people were smashed down and reduced to meat and mud.

Whoever is brave leaps forward, slashes several rounds, and then flies with swords and spears, and is either poked down the city by the enemy behind him, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, or is outnumbered, and falls from a great place with the enemy in his arms, and dies together.

This is the most direct and tragic siege method on the ancient battlefield - "ant possession".

The hand-to-hand combat on the head of the city is extremely tragic, and the catapults of the Tang army around the city have also rumbled and started, the huge stones continue to roar into the sky, after drawing a perfect parabola in the air, they smashed down on the city of Langzhou, after a few rounds of roaring, the city wall everywhere has been full of holes, but still can not stop the enemy's heart of resistance, on the gap of the thick brick city wall, there are still many lucky Langzhou soldiers who are lucky to fight back. The archers on both sides also continued to shoot up and down, and for a time arrows flew and stones flew everywhere.

Li Yuan only looked up, and saw a fireball flying out of the city, accompanied by the screams of the Langzhou soldiers on the city wall, "boom" smashed down in the dense Tang army formation on the wilderness, and instantly the fire and blood broke away from the landing point, and the severed limbs and stumps spread everywhere with the flames, and the siege momentum continued one after another, many soldiers just hurriedly glanced at the corpses of the robes on the ground, and rushed towards the city wall without looking back.

After only looking at it for a while, Li Yuan's scalp was numb, and after ordering Luo Erhu and others to stay in place, he led his own soldiers to the Chinese army camp tent.

In the tent of the Tang army commander in the south of Langzhou City, Li Yuan had just stepped in, and he saw Chen Jue and Feng Yanlu arguing loudly.

"Li Yuhou!" As soon as Chen Jue saw Li Yuan, he was surprised and greeted him directly.

Li Yuan hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Minister!" The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored! Today is the seventh day......"

Feng Yanlu on the side argued for a long time, and his gloomy face suddenly turned clear, and he stepped forward with a smile: "What seventh day?" Li Yuhou is wise and brave, first guarding the mountain road, and then taking Linyuan City! Li Jianqi had already come to report two days ago, and the fire on the mountain burned 20,000 barbarians to the ground! Li Yuhou can be called a good general of the country, and this battle has been widely spread in our army, which is really to promote my Tang Tianwei! ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a while, although this strategy was made by himself, but the executor was Li Jianqi's state soldier, and this Li Jianqi was also very honest, and he actually took the initiative to give up the credit? Hurriedly arched his hand and bowed his head and said, "Feng Liushou has a reputation!" The last general's battle relied on the envoy's belief in Ren, and the soldiers used their lives to win by luck, and it was Li Du's envoy who stuck to Jiashan, how could the last general dare to take credit! ”

Chen Jue squinted his eyes and observed Feng Yanlu's expression, as if he couldn't guess his intentions, and interjected with a playful expression: "What Feng Liushou said is very true!" This acquaintance is well-organized, his eyes are like torches, and he knows that Li Yuhou has always been loyal and brave! But how did I hear that Feng Liushou had some disagreements with Li Yuhou in the past, but today it seems that Feng Liuhou's generosity is admirable! ”

Feng Yanlu always maintained a stiff smile and snorted lightly: "Nonsense! How can hearsay be credulous? However, there are some people who only care about greed for merit and get carried away, but they are harsh on the military rations of their subordinates, ignoring loyal ministers and good generals, and they don't know what they want! ”

"Feng Yanlu, you!" Chen Jue's face turned red instantly, and he couldn't hold back his words for a while.

Li Yuan smiled awkwardly, and said secretly in his heart, you two are all the way, and you use me as a tool for a long time to fight with each other? After thinking about it, he said respectfully to the two of them: "Chen Envoy Xiang, Feng Liushou, both of them are His Majesty's humerus, important ministers of the country!" If there is a gap because of the last general's small work, how can the last general deal with himself! ”

Feng Yanlu, who has always been old and spicy, was stunned for a moment at this time, and suddenly said secretly, you kid is clever, and he wanted to lead the two of you to fight, but I didn't expect this to turn for you......

Li Yuan said something to solve the siege, Chen Jue nodded and said, "Li Yuhou has great merit, don't be humble!" Ben Xiang and Feng Liushou are just discussing military affairs, and there will be no suspicions! Feng Yanlu smiled painlessly, and also said yes.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jue said: "Li Yuhou, what is the situation of the Dongxi barbarians now?" ”

Li Yuan replied sincerely: "Envoy Minister, under the front and back attacks of the last general and Li Du's envoy, there are few 20,000 barbarian soldiers left!" However, Dongxi was born in the mountains and was very familiar with the terrain, even though the last general made every effort to intercept and kill most of the people in Linyuan City, he still let the barbarian master escape from the dense forest, and the main general would not die, fearing that he would come back one day! In this section, the sin is in the end, please punish the minister! ”

Chen Jue waved his hand disappreciatively and said, "Eh! After the defeat of the barbarian soldiers, our army has no worries, what a crime Li Yuhou has! The brute has been greatly injured, and he will definitely not come back for a while! After the city of Langzhou is broken, His Majesty will be appointed to wait for Li Yu! ”

Feng Yanlu glanced at Chen Jue, and then laughed loudly: "How can meritorious service be postponed without reward?" As the supervisor of this trip, he has ordered Jun Cao to report for Li Yuhou, and he will be sent to Jinling today! ”

The two began to argue again, and Li Yuan was helpless for a while, so he had to hurriedly say: "Thank you Chen Envoy!" Thank you Feng for staying! ”

After a while, Li Yuan returned to the topic and said: "Prime minister, how is the war in Langzhou?" ”

Feng Yanlu grabbed the words and said coldly: "The army has attacked for six or seven days in a row, and more than 20,000 people have been injured, but Langzhou City has never been captured!" The so-called siege of the city is a quick victory, I am afraid that it will only increase the casualties! ”

Chen Jue didn't refute, just walked slowly to the map, and then sighed at Li Yuan: "Li Yuhou, our army has already been surrounded on three sides, Liu Yanzhen and Zhou Ben's two commanders also personally went into battle to command, and the prime minister also transferred a large number of siege equipment, but the city of Langzhou is really tall and strong, and the enemy army is cunning and stubborn, it is difficult to break for a while, and I regret not listening to Yu Hou and Zhou Tongjun's words!" This battle is the fault of the truth! ”

Li Yuangang wanted to take over the conversation, but saw that Chen Jue's eyes had been staring at him, so he hurriedly changed his rhetoric: "Minister, Langzhou City has always been an important town in Chu, after all, Ma Xicao has been working hard for several years, the city is high and the walls are deep, there are many soldiers and food, and it is stronger than Tanzhou City, the capital of the old Chu State. It is the same no matter who goes to attack, so there is no need to say anything! Envoy, since our army wants to encircle, why is there only the north missing? Maybe if you attack from the north, there will be a breakthrough. ”

Chen Jue's finger lightly tapped a small dot on the map, shook his head and said: "Two hundred steps outside the north gate of Langzhou is Yuanshui, there is too little open space, the siege equipment cannot be used, and the river has long been cut off by Liu Renzhan's navy, and the retreat of Langzhou has been cut off. ”

Li Yuan pretended to think for a moment, and then said seriously: "Envoy, the last general just led his soldiers around Langzhou City, and found that there was a water gate west of the north gate, and there were few defenders, maybe it was a breakthrough!" ”

Chen Jue suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Watergate? What is Li Yuhou's plan? ”

Seeing that Feng Yanlu on the side also came forward with great interest, Li Yuan nodded, and then found the north gate of Langzhou from the map, and then moved slowly, telling the two of them all the methods of breaking the city that Peng Shiyu told him before.

I saw Chen Jue gasp, and then repeatedly groped on the map, and after a while, he asked Li Yuan nervously: "Li Yuhou, according to what you said, once the water gate is broken, it is a good plan to break the city and attack the north gate again." But Yu Hou is not familiar with the city of Langzhou, the situation in the city is unknown, if it is encircled, it is difficult for the North Gate army to pour in for a while, Yu Hou can be dangerous! ”

Li Yuan naturally didn't say it, and Peng Shiyu, who was familiar with Langzhou, and other barbarian soldiers also participated, so he smiled faintly, made a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, and said loudly: "Make a chance!" The last general has served the country in the army, and he has long put his personal life and death outside the degree! How can I, a Tang soldier, be afraid of death?! The so-called thief captures the king first, once the north gate is opened, the last general will lead the light cavalry to rush into the city, and there is a way to find the Langzhou Mansion! If you are lucky enough to capture Liu Yan and other enemy leaders, then a big thing can be accomplished, and the Langzhou soldiers can continue to resist? As long as Langzhou City can be broken, even if the last general dies, the horse leather shroud will also smile Jiuquan! ”

Thinking of the scene of the destruction of Langzhou City and the achievement at his fingertips, Chen Jue was only very excited, and clasped Li Yuan's hands tightly: "Li Yu is loyal and brave!" If this is the case, Langzhou will go down! Langzhou must go down! ”

Even Feng Yanlu, who had some opinions about Li Yuan, couldn't help but praise at this time: "Li Yuhou is so old and so brave, the country is very lucky!" He shook his head. In his heart, personal grievances and court battles have long been commonplace, and the opponents he encounters are also uneven. And what Li Yuan did today, I am afraid that the scale of measuring this person will be one more point, which may be a good thing for Datang, but it is also tricky for the Feng brothers.

Is this person an opponent, or is it suitable for wooing...... Let's see if he can come back...... Feng Yanlu unconsciously had a strange idea.

"Li Yuhou, it's up to you! It's up to you to attack the north gate of Langzhou tonight! If the city of Langzhou is broken, you will be the first credit! Then he gave a loud order: "Pass my military order, and the army will stop attacking the city!" Left and right, quickly spread Liu Yanzhen and Zhou Ben to return to the Chinese army! There is an urgent military affairs consultation in this phase! ”

Looking at the guards outside the tent scattered everywhere to pass orders, Li Yuan pressed the surge of his heart and said with a secret smile, just wait for tonight, it is the time to become famous.