Chapter 3: Attack on Xiangzhou City
After explaining the matter, Li Jing rode to the school grounds, and 20,000 soldiers of the Weiwei Army waited for Li Jing's arrival.
Soon, Li Jing's figure appeared in the sight of the soldiers, he sat on a white horse, and his deep gaze swept over everyone.
"This is the Beiwei Army, which is worthy of being one of the five elite troops in ancient China, with a momentum like a rainbow, very good!"
"See the Son!"
All the soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound was like thunder.
"Very good, maintain this momentum, follow me to restore the Tang Sheji, and establish a meritorious career!"
Li Jing was very satisfied, and the morale of the soldiers was high, and they just killed Jing Xiang in one go.
Sacrifice to the god of the army, sacrifice to the ancestors of Li Tang, and pray for victory!
The sacrifice is over!
This time, Li Jing raised troops, only brought Han Shizhong, and led 20,000 Beiwei troops to attack Jingxiang.
Leave a henchman to defend the base camp so as not to be stolen and affect morale, and at the same time train recruits to provide fresh blood for the rebellion.
After Li Jing left Shuzhou, he rushed directly towards Xiangzhou.
He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the imperial court did not know that he had rebelled and took Xiangzhou in one fell swoop.
Jing Xiang is his springboard for attacking the Eastern Capital!
met the team that received Li Xian on the way, Li Jing took Li Xian with him, and ordered someone to send Li Xian's family to Shuzhou.
At this time, in the Xiangzhou Assassin's Mansion, Xiangzhou Assassin Xian Si was discussing with a group of officials about the Empress Dowager's claim to be the emperor.
Everyone knows that the Queen Mother has the ambition to be the emperor, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes the emperor.
Until now, he has not been crowned emperor because there is no suitable excuse and artificial momentum.
Since the queen mother wants to be the emperor, they have to rack their brains to offer auspicious gifts to the queen mother, and ask the queen mother to be the emperor, expressing that the queen mother's call to the emperor is in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people.
"Xian Thorn History, the Queen Mother's accession to the throne and the title of emperor is a sure thing, we have to pay more attention to it, if we can win the favor of the Queen Mother, we will wait for the addition of officials to the knighthood!"
"Not bad! The queen mother said that the emperor is the will of heaven, and the people want to do it, and we should do our best to do our best, and we will definitely be appreciated by the new emperor. ”
"At that time, we will all be heroes of the new dynasty, not only will we be added to the ranks, but we may also be able to shade our children and grandchildren, and the family will prosper."
Listening to the conversation of the officials, Xian Si bowed slightly.
At present, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the queen mother's claim to be the emperor is a sure thing, Li Jingye rebelled in Yangzhou before, and has been pacified by the imperial court, who dares to oppose the queen mother's claim to be the emperor, even if Li Tang's royal clans, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only silently accept this fact, is it possible that these clans still dare to rebel.
Li Tang's group of princes can't become any climate, just ask who else in the world can stop the queen mother from becoming emperor?
These courtiers naturally have to conform to the will of heaven and support the queen mother as emperor.
That's when it happened.
A soldier outside hurriedly ran in, shouting as he ran:
"Oh no, no! The enemy is coming!"
Moment.
Everyone's faces have changed drastically, isn't it now that the four seas are leveling?
Where did the rebels come from? How come they don't know at all?
"What the hell is going on? Say it!"
Xian Si got up and asked.
"Yes...... It's the rebels of King Xu of Shuzhou! The leader is Li Jing, the son of King Xu!"
The soldier said.
Everyone was shocked!
Li Sujie, that soft egg, how could he have the courage to rebel, wasn't he imprisoned in Shuzhou?
Why did the soldiers come to the eastern capital?
Several people hurriedly ran out, ran to the head of the eastern capital, and looked out of the city.
I saw 20,000 armored back-to-back troops outside the city, lined up neatly, motionless like a mountain, and imposing like a rainbow!
Li Jing, who was wearing armor, rode a white horse and stood in front of the formation, looking up at Pei Tan at the head of the city.
"Listen, the people in the city, the Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is here, as subjects of the Tang Dynasty, why don't you open the city gate quickly to greet you."
Li Jing pushed Li Xian to the front, so that the officials and soldiers in the city could see Li Xian's appearance clearly!
"Anti-thief, what nonsense are you talking about? What is the heir saint emperor, I know that there is only one emperor in the Tang Dynasty, and that is the current saint!"
Xian Si stared at Li Xian with a solemn expression.
"Xian Si, the heir to the throne of the Holy Emperor is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the queen mother is old, easy to be confused, and will be bewitched by traitorous ministers, so she will make a wrong decision, as a courtier, I should set things right, help protect the holy emperor, and eradicate the traitors in the court!"
Xian Si was slightly stunned, Li Xian's words made him unable to refute.
"Xian Assassin History, Li Jing only has 20,000 rebels, and there are tens of thousands of defenders in Xiangzhou City, they will not be able to attack for a while and a half, as long as we hold off the rebels for a few days, the imperial court will definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress it!"
"As long as we hold Xiangzhou City, it will be a great achievement! As soon as the imperial army arrives and the rebels are exterminated, the Queen Mother will definitely reward us for our meritorious deeds!"
Xian Si nodded after hearing this, feeling that what the other party said was reasonable, Xiangzhou City has all the facilities, and the city wall has been reinforced many times, with Li Jing's 20,000 soldiers and horses, it is a fool's dream to take Xiangzhou City.
He only needs to hold Xiangzhou City now and wait for the imperial army to come, and Li Jing's rebels will naturally be defeated.
"Li Jing, as a member of the Tang Dynasty, you don't want to share your worries for the saints, but you rebelled, you are really disloyal and unfilial, I am ashamed to be with you!"
Li Jing smiled slightly: "It seems that you are planning to betray the Tang Dynasty and join the traitors in the court, how can I tolerate you!" When I conquer Xiangzhou City, I will definitely take your sacrifice flag!"
Xian Si said coldly: "Then you can try!"
On the wall of Xiangzhou, the defenders stretched their bows and arrows, ready to resist to the death.
"Push the Shenwei cannon up and blast open the city gates!"
Li Jing turned around and commanded.
The army parted on both sides, and ten Shenwei cannons were pushed up.
The soldier began to reload his ammunition.
Looking at the ten cannons that suddenly appeared outside the city, Xian Si and the others, who had never seen it, didn't know what the hell Li Jing was doing.
Ammo reloaded!
With an order!
The ten cannons roared with a loud bang, like an evil dragon roaring, and the sound shook like thunder.
A strong tremor came, and Xian Si and the others almost fell down on their feet.
Ten cannonballs smashed into the wall, knocking a deep pit into the wall, and the walls around the pit were cracked with many cracks.
With just a few more bombardments, the walls will collapse in no time, and the backs will be able to drive through the gap!
"Fire!"
With another shout.
The gunner lit the fuse and bombarded the city wall of Xiangzhou again, making the already somewhat damaged city wall of the eastern capital even more serious.
Everyone looked at each other!
Especially the officials who persuaded Xian Si to stick to it, their faces were even more ugly at this moment.
If this form continues, Xiangzhou City will soon be broken by the rebels, not to mention waiting for rescue, and there will be no chance to even ask for help.
"Why are you still stunned! Hurry up and release the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows!"
Xian Si's face turned pale, urging the soldiers to shoot arrows at the rebels outside the city.
The soldier, who had not yet recovered from his panic, drew his bow and arrow with trembling hands and shot towards the city.