Chapter 803: Coordinated Operations
The early morning sun sprinkled on the earth, fell on Xinghai City, fell on pieces of blood stains, even the warm morning light could not dispel the bloody breath outside Xinghai City, however, the soldiers on the city wall had long been accustomed to these bloody breaths, the sun shining on their bodies made them feel a little lazy, although the Tubo army outside the city was slowly approaching, but they were not nervous at all, and even in the mood to bask in the sun, in fact, what they thought in their hearts was that it would be good if the Tubo people's attack could be more courageous, Or it would be nice if the British army could come sooner, now this feeling of being able to fight and not letting go of the fight is really unpleasant, although lazily feeling the warmth of the sun, but in fact they are ready to defend the city, but what makes them feel a little puzzled is that the Tubo army actually stopped, and was not in the same hurry as before to attack the city, why did it suddenly stop? Could it be some conspiracy? Just when everyone was a little surprised, and then they suddenly found that a horse came out of the Tubo army, yes, only one horse, and that horse walked towards the city wall, as if to show that he had no malicious intentions, Li Yong couldn't help but laugh when he saw this ride.
"It's not going to be persuasion, is it? This kind of bridge is too old-fashioned, right? ”
Xue Wanche also had doubts.
"It looks like a persuasion, but is Songtsen Gampo crazy? How can you think of persuasion? ”
Not to mention that Li Yong is in the Tang Dynasty, with a high and powerful holy family, and a beautiful wife and concubine, let's just say that the place where birds don't in Tubo, who wants to go? Li Yong patted the city wall and said with a smile.
"That's a good thing! This shows that Songtsen Gampo really feels that he is about to capture Xinghai City, and feels that our Xinghai City is almost at the end of the mountain! ”
Xue Wanche thought about it and felt that it was indeed the truth, but he didn't expect Songtsan Gampo to be quite stupid, the horse moved forward slowly, and it had already entered the range of artillery, but the sound of artillery did not sound, and the cavalry on the horse had been carrying a lot of relief, and Songtsan Gampo, who had been watching closely, couldn't help but be happy when he saw this, Li Yong did not give the order to open fire, this is a good thing, in fact, Li Yong had already guessed that Songtsan Gampo wanted to persuade him to surrender, of course he was not interested in it at all, But after thinking about it, he felt that it was better not to directly order the cavalry to be shot to death, after all, he still had to appease Songtsen Gampo and lure Songtsen Gampo to continue the siege.
"You don't have to shoot, you don't have to shoot, just let him come."
Li Yong ordered with a smile, the generals naturally have no opinions, just a Tubo person, let alone put it next to the city wall, even if he is allowed to enter the city, can he still make any waves? The cavalry came to the base of the city wall without hurrying, and the cavalry raised his head and shouted.
"It's the Tang Rongfu County Duke who is guarding the city?"
Li Yong nodded slightly to the side, and immediately a pro-soldier stepped forward and shouted.
"It's our grandfather who is guarding the city!"
The cavalry shouted.
"The county prince is famous all over the world, and we Zampu are very sad about the county duke, although he is not masked, he is a close friend, and here is a letter to be handed over to the county duke."
Of course, they were excited not because of this letter of persuasion, but because the words of the cavalry were revealed, and the cavalry directly opened the bow and led the arrow, and the arrow shot directly on the flagpole on the city wall like a meteor. Li Yong couldn't help laughing, Xue Wanche and they were very curious when they heard the laughter, but they couldn't open their mouths to ask, Li Yong didn't hide it, and smiled.
"This letter was indeed written by Songtsen Gampo, and the letter said that he had led a large army to defeat the armies of the British Duke, the Duke of Lu, and the Duke of E, and defeated them, and now they have retreated to Longyou, so now Xinghai City has become a lonely city, a lonely city that cannot be rescued by a large army, and Xinghai City has almost reached the point of exhaustion."
It stands to reason that such a letter should not be read in front of everyone, because it is likely to affect morale, but Li Yong read it, and read it in a very relaxed tone, as if he felt very funny, because he was not afraid that it would affect the morale of the army, if this offensive and defensive battle was really fierce, if the city was really to the point of exhaustion, then he would definitely not read it, and even tore it up in front of everyone when he received the letter. Xue Wanche and the others couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, and they finally understood why Li Yong laughed while reading the letter.
"This Songtsen Gampo is too stupid, isn't it?"
"yes, it's kind of silly and cute!"
Li Yong shook his head with a smile and said.
"That's because you already know the truth, so you think he's stupid, if you don't know that he's been trapped, think about it, his letter of persuasion is still quite clever."
Xue Wanche scratched his head and said.
"Jun Gong, it's not that my old Xue underestimates them Tubo people, how can they defeat the Duke of Britain, the Duke of E, and the Duke of Lu?"
Li Yong couldn't help nodding slightly when he heard this, what Xue Wanche said also made sense, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong have great prestige in the army, and they are not comparable to Zhang Liang, and, indeed, in terms of military ability, Zhang Liang is more than a step behind Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong, so it is impossible for the Tubo people to defeat the three armies so quickly, Li Yong then looked at it and said with a smile.
"He also said that those who know the times are Junjie, and they want me to serve and then make me king."
Li Yun couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"Who wants to be king in a place where birds don't?"
Li Yong read the letter, thought about it slightly, and said with a smile.
"Take the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and I'll send a letter back to Songtsen Gampo!"
Soon a pro-soldier presented a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Li Yong took the pen and wrote a line on the paper, Li Yong did not shy away from Xue Wanche when he wrote a reply, after writing, he blew the ink and said with a smile.
"With this reply, there shouldn't be any need to worry that Songtsen Gampo will retreat, he should attack harder!"
Xue Wanche said with a smile.
"I hope they work harder when they attack the city, so that we can have a better time!"
"Shoot out!"
Li Yong handed the letter directly to Xue Wanche, Xue Wanche was not ambiguous, directly tore off a strip of cloth from his body, tied the letter to the arrow, and then pulled the bow like a full moon, Songtsen Gampo did not rush to order the siege of the city, but kept paying attention to the movement on the city wall, his eyes were full of anticipation, finally, he saw a letter shot down on the city wall, which made his eyes brighten, he didn't think that Li Yong would see that letter and surrender immediately, now Li Yong shot a letter from the city, This shows that Li Yong must have felt something after reading his letter, and is willing to communicate with him, at least this direction is very good, seeing that the arrow fell on the ground, Songtsen Gampo couldn't wait to order.
"Quick, go get that arrow!"
Immediately there were pro-soldiers scrambling to shoot their horses and go, even going to the city wall to shoot arrows to send a letter is not dangerous, now of course there is no danger to take the letter, the guards took the arrows, Songtsen Gampo saw that the arrow was really tied to the letter, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and quickly took the arrow and untied the letter and looked at it, there was only a short sentence on the letter, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw it, Saamu hurriedly said.
"Zampu, what did Li Yong say in the letter?"
Songtsen Gampo said with a smile.
"Li Yong is still very proud! He said in the letter that if he wants him to surrender, then attack Xinghai City! ”
It turns out that the city is still going to be attacked! Saamu couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, it seems that he still has to attack Xinghai City! Then this letter of persuasion actually didn't play a role, only by breaking the city could Li Yong surrender, but if Xinghai City was broken, then Li Yong would still need to surrender? Li Yong was directly captured, but Songtsen Gampo was quite happy and said with a smile.
"Li Yong is really arrogant, if you want him to surrender sincerely, then you have to defeat him and convince him!"
Even if Xinghai City is breached, will Li Yong be captured? Not necessarily, Li Yong may take the opportunity to break through, even if Li Yong is captured, will he definitely be able to get Li Yong's sincere service? Not necessarily! Only if Li Yong sincerely surrenders, can he reveal all his knowledge, and can he play the greatest role to help him complete the great cause, besides, he has already given Li Yong attractive conditions, and he may not have to wait until the city is broken, when Li Yong feels that he can not hold on, he will naturally surrender, so, in his opinion, this letter of persuasion is generally successful, and the next thing is to show Li Yong their strength in Tibet, and completely convince Li Yong, Saamu said in a deep voice.
"Zampu, it seems that Li Yong will not surrender easily, isn't it time to attack the city?"
Songtsen Gampo said with a smile.
"Talented people are inevitably proud, how can proud people easily admit defeat? Only by showing strength will he be convinced, then let Li Yong see the true strength of our Tubo and order the army to attack the city! The first warrior to attack the city, I will give him my golden sword, and make him a warrior of the golden sword, and he will be the personal guard of Zampu for generations! ”
Immediately, the herald passed Zampu's order to all the armies, and all the soldiers couldn't help but stir when they heard this reward, this is the real blessing of the descendants of Mian, and the descendants will be guarded by Zampu's account for generations, which means that future generations can get glory and wealth.
"Siege!"
"Whew!" The long horn sounded, the Tubo warriors looked at the ladder, and rushed to Xinghai City, there was a kind of momentum of going forward and one after another, Li Yong, who was standing on the city wall, had been observing the outside of the city, and saw that the Tubo people had finally begun to attack the city, he sighed lightly, and then laughed,
"The momentum of the Tubo people's siege of the city today seems to be very strong, and it is more energetic than the previous two days!"
Xue Wanche carefully observed the outside of the city and said in surprise.
"Look at this momentum is a lot more fierce than yesterday, I hope the Tubo people will rush more fiercely!"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter to you if you rush harder, it's just a matter of putting more guns, can they still attack the city wall?"
Xue Wanche opened his mouth when he heard this, but he really couldn't refute it, because the ammunition in the city was too well prepared, in fact, he also knew something about ammunition, this thing is quite easy to manufacture, and the cost is also low, and the space occupied when transporting is very small, compared to arrows, it is really cheap, trouble-free, and easy to transport, so you can put the gun very wastefully without worrying about it, even if today's Tubo people are more vigorous, can they attack the city wall? It's not possible at all, because the musketeers used to fight leisurely, and today it's just a little more serious? Anyway, these Tubo people can't attack the city wall, in addition to shooting arrows, he can only watch the musketeers keep shooting the Tubo people, still, a boring and full of envy of the day, Xue Wanche sighed lightly, however, a group of musketeers are happy, today can finally put a few more shots, finally can kill a few more Tubo people, the Tubo people's offensive is more fierce, and the muskets on the city wall are more intensive, originally Songtsan Gampo was in a good mood, first saw Li Yong's reply, Seeing that the momentum of attacking the city after he gave the general order, he felt that this time he would definitely be able to attack the city, and he would definitely let Li Yong see the power of Tubo, as a result, the muskets on the city wall suddenly became dense, giving the charging warriors a blow to the head, which made Songtsen Gampo's mood suddenly become not so good, Saamu frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice.
"Zampu, the sound of muskets has become more intensive, and the difficulty of the siege has increased again!"
"Li Yong is really proud! Such a waste of bullets, I want to see how long the bullets in Xinghai City can last! ”
Songtsen Gampo listened to a deep voice, he didn't know that there were already three armies marching towards Xinghai City outside, and they all sent a large number of scouts, sending so many scouts to search for the scouts of the Tubo army, in order to cover up the whereabouts of the army, Xu Shiji, Wei Chigong, and Cheng Yanjin were actually very concerned about the battle situation in Xinghai City, but they didn't send anyone to Xinghai City to check, because they were afraid of startling the snake, and they were very concerned, but in fact, they still had great confidence in Li Yong. I think Li Yong will be able to hold on, of course, they don't know that the Tubo people are not leading the troops but Songtsen Gampo, and they don't know that the Tubo army has reached 100,000 people, if they know, they may not have so much confidence in Li Yong in their hearts, after all, Xinghai City is just a small city, they didn't send scouts to Xinghai City to check, but they invariably sent scouts to the other two armies, after all, this time the Tubo army needs three armies to work together, so, All three armies must appear at the predetermined position at the same time, and then launch a total of them, and they are not far from Xinghai City.