In June, the fire flowed, and the cicadas chirped.

To the west of the city, on top of the towering central watchtower of the Tang army camp, Li Xuan looked at the majestic city a few miles away.

Rows of catapults, from outside the west gate to the south gate, are densely packed with as many as 200 vehicles.

Trench after ditch, lined up in front of catapults.

The trench was not deep, only one zhang long, half a zhang wide, and three feet deep, and was filled with sharp barbed stakes.

Three rows of trenches in a row completely cut off any chance of cavalry raids, let alone the ballistae arranged in the catapult workshop.

Li Xuan's gaze fell on the high slope a mile southwest of the city wall, and the red flag in Wei Hongji's hand was raised high, and then waved down suddenly.

In an instant, countless fireballs pierced the clear sky and fell fiercely into the city.

Suddenly, sparks splashed and fireworks erupted.

A few sporadic water trucks rushed out to try to extinguish the fire, but to no avail, they could only watch the flames burn until the entire house burned to the ground.

Fortunately, there was no strong wind today, but the fire stopped after the house was burned.

The fireball overhead was still cutting through the sky.

Under the fireball, most of the entire West City and South City have already been burned to ashes by months of fireball rain.

All the people who could run had already run to the east and north cities, and even escaped from the city.

Today, above the southern and northern cities, only the people hiding under the city walls are left, surviving for a long time.

But even so, from time to time, fireballs smashed on the city wall, and then jumped up from the city wall, and finally fell under the city wall, and immediately wailed.

……

Outside the city, Li Xuan, who was standing on the watchtower, looked at the city wall.

On the chaotic city wall, a famous soldier hid under the female wall with his head bowed, his eyes looking at the catapults and ditches outside, his eyes full of hatred and helplessness.

The Tang army didn't even do the siege, they were full of resentment in their hearts, but they couldn't do anything either.

Even if they stood on the city wall and shouted, they would immediately fall directly down with rolling stones.

They are now hiding under the women's wall because they have been killed by the rolling stones before.

Li Xuan's cold eyes retracted, and he asked sideways: "County Prince, why do they just refuse to come out and attack the camp?" ”

Xiao Siye, who was standing beside Li Xuan, said in a low voice: "Maybe it's because they're worried that even if they enter the camp, they will encounter countless traps in the camp, and in the end, stealing chickens will not succeed but eat rice." ”

Li Xuan smiled and said, "There are so many traps there, if they are really willing to take risks, maybe they will gain something extra." ”

Xiao Siye nodded a little helplessly, and looked in the direction of Dangxiong, he knew that there, at least fifteen thousand cavalry were ready to kill at any time.

The Tubo people sent fewer people to attack the camp, and it was of no avail.

There were many people sent by the Tubo people to attack the camp, and immediately they were meat buns and dogs, and there was absolutely no return.

Xiao Siye has not been fighting with Li Xuan for a day or two.

Even when he fought with Pei Xingjian back then, he was not like Li Xuan, who almost calculated people's hearts to the extreme.

No matter how the Tubo people choose, all of them are in Li Xuan's calculations, and since they besieged the city for two months, the Tubo people have been getting weaker and weaker day by day, and they are in danger day by day.

Xiao Siye subconsciously looked at the Luo River in the distance.

Just some time ago, the Laws River was officially closed, and the well water gushing out of the city of Laws was suddenly less than half.

In this way, fireballs were thrown from outside the city.

Even if everything that could be burned was burned clean, it still kept throwing fireballs.

The trees and dead grass on the hill outside the city have all been cleared, but they continue to make fireballs from a distance, constantly creating psychological tension in the city.

A hurried sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the east, and then ten thousand cow guards rushed directly into the camp.

Soon, an urgent document had already fallen into Xiao Siye's hands: "Marshal, Linzhi has been taken by General Heizhi, and General Heizhi has begun to return to the army, and he will arrive within three days." ”

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Tell him, don't rush back to Luo, go to Lin Zhou in the north first, and completely cut off the last retreat of the Tubo royal family." ”

"Whoa!" Xiao Siye solemnly bowed his hand, and then quickly passed the order downward.

Li Xuan stood on top of the towering watchtower, looking at the white palace above the red mountain in the city.

He believed that there would be people watching him too.

Although Li Xuan has only blocked the south and west gates of Luo, the east and north gates are open.

However, if the east gate goes out for a hundred miles, it will be blocked back immediately, and although there is a small city around the forest in the mountains in the north, all the inside and outside are blocked by the mountains.

And even if you cross the mountain, it's still a line.

The Tibetans sent at most three to five hundred people to attack Li Xuan's grain route, and any more of them would immediately fall into the embarrassment of emptiness in the city.

As for the sneak attack on Li Xuan's grain road, it was because they didn't know how many people Li Xuan had arranged on the other side of the mountain.

The mountain roads have long been sealed by the Tubo people who surrendered to Chengcheng, and even if someone occasionally kills them, they will be densely caught in the vast ocean.

It is useless to just have a sneak attack, I don't know Li Xuan's grain and grass arrangement, I don't know his grain transportation rules, and I don't know how many people he transports and protects grain.

In the end, it can only be a dead end.

Li Xuan's grain road is still safe and sound, which is proof of this.

Li Xuan's gaze was raised high, and above the sky, flocks of goshawks hovered high in the entire city, and everything in the city was in their sight.

Hurried footsteps sounded beneath the watchtower.

Xiao Siye hurriedly climbed the watchtower, and at the same time handed an official letter to Li Xuan, saying, "Dashuai, the center is urgent." ”

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn, he took the official document, and then opened it, and in an instant, his face became strange.

Handing the official document to Xiao Siye, Li Xuan said calmly: "After Pei Xiang was transferred to the middle of the service, the secretary of the criminal department who had been vacant was taken over by Liu Boying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the vacant secretary of the Ministry of Rites was taken over by Wu Chenghei, the assassin of Fenzhou. ”

"What?" Xiao Siye immediately took the official document in surprise, and at the same time there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

The previous Ministry of Rites, whether it was Li Boyi, the king of Longxi County, or Liu Boying, the former Honglu Temple, no matter what the reason, they were all able to convince the public, but what did Wu Chengsi have?

is not the king of the clan, nor is it the Honglu Siqing who followed Li Tao to conquer the north and south in the early years, and later presided over the external etiquette.

Just because he was the nephew of the queen of heaven, Wu Chengsi became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which made Xiao Siye feel a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart for a while, but then, this trace of dissatisfaction disappeared completely.

Others can complain, but he Xiao Siye does not have this qualification, because his Xiao family itself is Yang Guang's wife.

Xiao Siye himself is also about the same status as Wu Chenghe.

Bowing his head again, Xiao Siye instantly saw the announcement that Ouyang Tong, the secretary of the guard, took over as the secretary of the military department.

Xiao Siye suddenly raised his head in surprise, and instantly retracted his expression and arched his hand: "Congratulations to the prince, Ouyang Siqing is now in charge of the military department, and I don't have to worry about the future road anymore." ”

Li Xuan smiled faintly, waved his hand and said, "Uncle is upright and will not favor us or anything." ”

"It's the greatest blessing to be fair." Xiao Siye bowed slightly, and the joy in his heart had already surfaced on his face.

"That's a good point." Li Xuan nodded and said, "Summoning the official document to the whole army, and telling them that as long as they fight hard, then this king guarantees that they will not lose a share of what they should get." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Xiao Siye gave up his hand, and then turned around and left quickly, looking excited.

After Pei Xingjian's incident, even Xiao Siye sighed a little in his heart, and even worried about the future of Luo Dao.

But now, Ouyang Tong has become the secretary of the military department.

He himself is so upright that everyone is convinced, and the key is his relationship with Li Xuan, which makes everyone feel at ease.

A lot of things, it doesn't matter how many things you do, what matters is where you stand.

With Ouyang Tong as the secretary of the military department, the military exploits of these front-line generals will at least not be exploited by the DPRK and China.

Xiao Siye believes that with this incident, everyone in the army will have great respect for Li Xuan.

……

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the Tubo Palace not far away, and then turned his head to look in the direction of Chang'an.

This time the change in the imperial court, with Pei Yan as the starting point, the emperor used the promotion of Wu Chenghei to balance Ouyang Tong.

promoted Cui Mi, Qian Wei, and Yang Zaisi to balance Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie.

At the same time, it also completely pushed Wu Chenghei to the opposite side of the Wei family.

Several forces held each other back, and finally formed a new situation.

What amazed Li Xuan the most was that no matter whether Pei Yan was raised in the end, or Wei was crowned, the other parties would work together to balance him.

In this way, the emperor can easily use the power of all parties to control the situation and control all parties.

As for Jiangnan, how could Li Xuan not be able to see the hands and feet of Cao Wang Li Ming, but he didn't understand a little, how could Li Ming choose to do it at this time.

Li Xuan always felt that there was something he had overlooked......

Wait, Li Xuan's face suddenly became serious.

An unlikely guess crossed his mind.

That is, Li Ming, the king of Cao, also got the news of the emperor's uneasiness from a certain channel, and then he would make a move.

"Li Ming is dead." Li Xuan sighed lightly, the emperor would never allow this kind of person to exist who was watching his physical safety at will, especially King Cao Li Ming and ......

No, Li Ming shouldn't have gotten such news, others are in Qiandi, if they can communicate with the north and the south so smoothly.

Unless, unless someone is deliberately sending a message.

Days.

Li Xuan's mind suddenly flashed the figure of the martial queen.

Immediately, Li Xian, who was dressed in plain clothes, also appeared in Li Xuan's mind.

The only thing that will be linked to the matter of Cao Wang Li Ming is the crown prince Li Xian.

Empress Wu is paving the way for the future.

Although Li Xian has many helps, his own talent is limited, and as long as he grasps his weaknesses, he can easily control them.

But once Li Xian ascends to the throne, he will immediately have the power to pass at will, including visiting Li Xian.

This kind of thing is beyond the control of any outsider, even Li Xuan, once Li Xian and Li Xian are allowed to talk, the consequences are unpredictable.

The emperor's body obviously can't last long, and she can't hide this from the Empress Wu, so she has already begun to prepare.

Li Xuan looked up at Luo Qi City in the distance, sneered slightly at the corner of his mouth, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, the minister is the most loyal." ”

……

Numerous horsemen came from the west, and finally stopped in front of the city of Logos.

Densely counted, since there are tens of thousands of people.

At the head were none other than King Yangtong and Queen Subi.

Queen Subi stepped forward, opened the holy decree, and under the gaze of countless Tubo soldiers, she shouted loudly: "Mrs. Changguo of the Tang Dynasty, Queen Subi was ordered to read out the holy decree: the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the promotion of the lord of Qinghai, the lord of the Tubo country, Chidu Songzan, is the general of the Tang Dynasty Zuo Wuwei, and the left scattered cavalry is a regular attendant, and the holy decree arrives, and he will immediately enter Beijing to take up his post. ”

After speaking, Queen Subi handed over the holy decree to Wei Hongji on the side.

Wei Hongji bowed down and put the holy decree into the catapult, and in an instant, the holy decree had been thrown, and finally the magical precision fell on the city.

The next moment, Queen Subi waved her hand to the left.

In an instant, Subi Yang and the tens of thousands of cavalry had already roared away, and the incomparably heavy pressure suddenly fell on the city.

(End of chapter)