Who is Li Kui?

In the first year of Shaosheng, the imperial examination hall tested Hualang.

The protégé of the Son of Heaven who is in the top row of the emperor's heart.

In addition, there are countless meritorious contributions, civil and military all-rounders, no matter how you compare, you have more cards than yourself. Faced with Li Kui's brilliant resume, You Shixiong could only smile bitterly. What made him even more desperate was that Li Kui had only been an official for two years, and he had even experienced debasement, it didn't matter if he had experienced derogation, he even got up, and now he is of the same grade as him.

The Zhizhou of the Great Song Dynasty did not have a post in the pavilion, and they were all raised by their stepmothers.

You Shixiong doesn't have it, as for Li Kui, the time he has been an official is too short, and it is impossible to have it.

The old man was inadvertently pushed by Li Kui, so he could only go back and sulk, thinking of finding a helper to unite, and maybe he could compare with Li Kui.

He pondered that Liu Yannian, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, was a good choice.

Liu Yannian and You Shixiong both worked together under Wang Shao. The only thing that worries him is that Liu Yannian is much better than him. It is much easier to promote a military general than a civilian official. If you have merit, even a three-level promotion is nothing.

"I want to see that in the face of an old friend, maybe I will give the old man a little thin noodles." You Shixiong muttered and stood in the camp. The steward behind him followed silently, not daring to speak.

Two days later.

The last Song army that Li Kui was waiting for arrived outside Qingtang City.

Liu Yannian commanded the Derong army to arrive at the battlefield, and this time, it was finally considered to have gathered men. But there is also a problem, according to the combat system of the Great Song Dynasty, the military generals on the battlefield obey the orders of the civilian officials, but there are three civilian officials present, Chong Jianzhong, You Shixiong, and Li Kui. They are all official positions in Zhizhou. The question of who is at the head becomes the question.

Compared with qualifications, You Shixiong is the longest.

is more favored than Li Kui.

As for meritorious service, Li Kui is not bad.

Compared with the official position, he has been a four-rank official in the middle of the building, and he is stronger than Li Kui and You Shixiong, but after the derogation, the official position is not obvious. But it is the first time that Chong Jianzhong has participated in the war, and I am afraid that he will refuse.

You Shixiong compared it with Li Kui in his heart, how to compare and how to lose, so he had to cast his eyes on Liu Yannian. After all, Liu Yannian is a military general with the highest official position present. Who he supports matters. As for Tong Guan, no one thought of him as a prisoner.

Liu Yannian entered the military tent and watched a group of officials waiting for him to speak, and the pressure was immediately huge. Immediately, he saw Li Kui, who appeared in the military tent like a flock, hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Renjie, let you command this battle, how to start?" ”

"Who didn't you tell to command?"

Li Kui has Li Kui's arrogance, he can not be the main general, or he can give up command. But after giving up the command, don't think about letting him assist with all your heart. Even if this person is Liu Yannian, it will not be.

Liu Yannian has seen Li Kui, and he still remembers Li Kui when he was in Yan'an Mansion. In addition, An Tao also relied on Li Kui, so he didn't dare to snub Li Kui, and immediately said: "Renjie, this war security envoy has instructed his own officer, the front-line commander, headed by Li Kui." ”

Chong Jianzhong has no objection, he has also been Li Kui's subordinate before. Knowing that Li Kui is a person who says the same, it is not easy to get Li Kui to assist. Besides, he has only been on Qin Fenglu for a few days, how can he be more qualified than the traveling master?

"Here's a copy of the military order of Lord An when he left, you might as well take a look." Liu Yannian took out An Tao's order.

After You Shixiong saw it, his heart was cool and cool, and his plan to lead the Great Song Dynasty to conquer the land of Hehuang was completely ruined.

He had already prepared for this result, after all, An Tao was here, how could it be his turn to show his face? But to entrust the matter of leading the decisive battle to Li Kui is a bit annoying.

Li Kui used to call himself an old-timer?

Although the heart is not sincere, but the predecessors should not be fake, right?

"Uncle Jing, Uncle Jing!" Liu Yannian saw You Shixiong stunned, and hurriedly shouted twice.

You Shixiong was shouted many times before he came back to his senses, his old face turned red, and he said impressively: "The old man is in the picture, please also invite you Haihan." ”

"Seniors don't have to be like this." Li Kui and the seed master said in unison with relief. But it was useless, the old man's mouth was crooked, and he was obviously angry.

Liu Yannian knew that You Shixiong had put a lot of effort into recovering Qingtang, but he was bound to be strong. As soon as Li Kui came to Qinfeng Road for a month, he recovered Lanzhou, which was occupied by the Qingtang people, and completely annihilated the Qingtang defenders. With such ability and courage, he sat in An Tao's seat, and he also felt that Li Kui was much more reliable than You Shixiong!

Now besieging Qingtang City is also the credit of Li Kui, and there is no reason for You Shixiong to benefit in the end.

Liu Yannian is afraid of long nights and dreams, especially You Shixiong, even he, a general, can't bear to look at him. But what's the solution? An Tao thought that Li Kui was the most suitable, and he couldn't fight for his old friend. Not to mention fighting for You Shixiong, doesn't he want to command this decisive battle?

Liu Yannian also thought, but unfortunately, An Tao didn't trust him either.

The general is suspicious, this is a taboo in the army.

Liu Yannian was also worried that Li Kui was too young to deal with the contradictions of various armies.

Seeing this, Li Kui did not shirk. When he began to say his combat ideas, the siege equipment had already been prepared, and his purpose was not to target the Qingtang people in the city, let alone the Qingtang King Aligu, but to deter all the Qingtang people, Li Kui pointed to the top view of Qingtang, and smashed the east gate of Qingtang on the map with a fist, and said to everyone: "This battle is mainly deterrence, after breaking the city, my Great Song Army will not enter the city." ”

"This ......" Liu Yannian looked up worriedly, but saw Li Kui confidently said: "This battle must be fast, three days at most, and only by taking Qingtang can we deter the land of Hehuang." My idea was to cover the entire east gate with firepower, and to consume all the firearms carried by our Fei Lian army at the east gate within a day or two. Discount the bones of the Qingtang people, and let them tremble in their hearts when they hear my Great Song in the future, and they dare not have a rebellious heart. ”

"Master Li, I'm afraid this won't be easy, right?" You Shixiong felt that Li Kui was bragging, and he was still talking nonsense very irresponsibly.

Qingtang is the largest city in the Hehuang area, the city is high and the walls are thick, and there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, how can it be captured within three days?

I want to refute, but I'm afraid of being slapped in the face, after all, he has heard a lot of Li Kui's achievements in the camp recently, he arrived in Lanzhou on the same day, and broke Lanzhou City on the same day.

The soldiers are like gods, like a whirlwind.

With doubts, the army began to prepare on the second day, and on the third day it was ready to attack the city.

At the head of the city, Qingtang King Ali Gu looked at the nearly 100,000 troops outside the city, and his heart began to drum.

It didn't take long for a trumpet-shaped megaphone in the Song army's formation to be pushed to the front of the formation, and it began to intimidate in Qingtang dialect.

"Listen to Aligu, the king of Qingtang, my Great Song Dynasty is the state of etiquette, and I am confused for a while when I think of you, and I took refuge in Western Xia. Now that my Great Song elite is exhausted, I don't surrender quickly. ”

Ali Gu lay on the head of the city, sneered in his heart, and asked the guards to find a few high-voiced soldiers, and shouted back according to the words he had prepared: "Song Jun listen, I Qingtang is a country of war, a hundred years since the founding of the country, and generations of friendship with the Song country, it is you Song people who are the first to betray their promises, and the king of my family will not marry with shameless people, let alone surrender!" ”

"There are only Qingtang warriors who died in battle, and there are no Qingtang cowards who surrendered, and they will not surrender until death! If you have the courage, you will come to the city to die! ”

……

Li Kui didn't expect to make Ali Gu surrender with a shout, and immediately ordered Gao Yu: "Order artillery, bombard!" ”

"Let the brothers take it easy, there are a lot of new weapons, all the same, let the people of Qingtang suffer again."

Gao Yu said excitedly: "Okay, Renjie, you can take a look!" ”

Li Kui faced Qingtang City and waved his hand to let Gao Yu prepare.

The Great Song version of the artillery.

The Great Song version has no conscience.

Great Song version of the burning barrel.

The Great Song version of the thunderstorm......

Ali Gu had no idea what he was going to face.

What Li Kui has to do is to put the Great Song Dynasty Construction Department and the Ordnance Department for a year, and the various new weapons that have been researched are still on the heads of the Qingtang people to be tested. In Li Kui's opinion, the current weapon is already very promising, and he is worried that Ali Gu will not be able to stand it!

Gao Yu excitedly stood on the side of the artilleryman and said to the herald: "Order to send the flag, reload it with one shot, and open the cannon!" ”

Boom –

Clouds of smoke, accompanied by a loud sound like thunder, frightened the Qingtang soldiers, who had never seen a hot weapon, to their knees. Almost like the soldiers of Western Xia at the beginning, they were frightened as soon as the war began.

And on the head of the city, the rubble and rafters on the city gate tower were repeatedly hit, and the broken wood and rubble flew sideways, which frightened the Qingtang soldiers at the head of the city to shout in horror.