In Dali Temple, Liu San Province is still trying to persuade Liu Yu to accept the title of Qin Guogong.

But Liu Yu has received the news from Tang Biao from Daming Palace, the emperor has not been in the court for many days, and not a single minister has been seen.

Therefore, most of the holy decrees in the hands of Liu Sanxing are fake, and they belong to the act of exaggeration. Although Jiaozhao is a common means used by powerful ministers in troubled times, this kind of thing can be big or small, and maybe it will be used as a handle by people with a heart to attack Xuan.

What's more, the current situation in Chang'an City is not stable, and Liu San Province does not have the strength to control the government, which is tantamount to self-defeating.

Liu Yu didn't say anything, just smiled and excused himself.

He understood that if there was a big chaos today, there were too many courtiers like Liu Sanxing who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, and it was impossible for him to offend these people and turn them into his enemies.

Perfunctory is the least costly, but also the most effective way to deal with it.

Liu Sansheng finally had to say goodbye, Liu Yu led everyone to send it out of Dali Temple, and personally helped it into the carriage, which can be described as very 'respectful'.

After Liu Yu sent Liu San Province away, he met with several generals who came to defend the city.

Most of these generals came from humble backgrounds, and they went from being pawns in the ranks to their current positions step by step.

The Datang Gate Valve is very popular, and the identity of the common people is a scar that can never be removed from the hearts of these people, which brings them a heavy inferiority complex.

When they met Lord Zhengqing, they were very uneasy in their hearts, and their behavior was quite cramped, they thought that Lord Zhengqing would see them hastily, but they didn't expect the truth to be diametrically opposite.

Lord Zhengqing solemnly received them in the study, and his attitude was as kind as a spring breeze in March. When it was time for dinner, Lord Zhengqing still left them to eat together, and they were really flattered by such hospitality.

After dinner, the generals got up happily and took leave. Liu Yu got up to send them out, then returned to the study and continued to be busy with government affairs.

Now that the emperor doesn't care about political affairs, many ministers of the main war faction have handed the excerpts to Liu Yu. Every day, hundreds of new folds were handed in, and he often had to sit late at night to read them.

He had seen many twists and turns in the study of the late Prime Minister Xie Youzhi, and he didn't know much about it at the time, but now he understands the hardships and hardships.

Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and at midnight, Sun Meihe sneaked into Dali Temple in a night suit and came to report the recent development of the Shingon Sect to the master.

Liu Yu left Sun Meihe, and the two had a long conversation behind closed doors in the study, chatting for more than two hours under the candlelight. This is a rare occurrence and the content involved is so secret that no one but the two of them can know.

In the second half of the night, the servant on duty saw Sun Meihe walking out of the study, although he did not sleep, his face was radiant, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.

The next day, Liu Yu set off early and took Vice Secretary Dong Neng and others to inspect the city wall.

Most of the officers and soldiers defending the city have heard of the glorious past of Lord Zhengqing, and word of mouth has become more mysterious, and they are all very excited to see Lord Zhengqing himself today, and the originally low morale has suddenly risen a lot.

Liu Yu successively inspected the Chunming Gate, Jinguang Gate, Jingyao Gate and Mingde Gate, with the purpose of understanding the distribution of troops and the amount of grain and grass of the Chang'an defenders, as well as the strength and formation of the armies of Huangchao and Wang Xianzhi outside the city.

When he was inspecting the Mingde Gate, he happened to encounter an army of 100,000 under Wang Xianzhi coming to attack the city, and the two armies fought fiercely at the head of the city.

The battle was so fierce that Yan Lie, the commander of the forbidden army, couldn't help but climb the city wall to command.

Yan Lie saw Lord Zhengqing arrive, and hurriedly ran down from the watchtower, saying that he wanted to hand over the military power to Lord Zhengqing. He actually had a careful thought, wanting to see with his own eyes whether Lord Zhengqing's actual combat ability was really as good as the legend.

Liu Yu smiled, did not shirk, and accepted Yan Lie's request. He squinted his eyes and looked out of the city wall, only to see Wang Xianzhi's army coming forward one after another, attacking the city in a steady stream.

More than 300 trebuchets attacked from 500 paces away, swishing and throwing countless boulders, smashing the walls into the air.

Under the cover of trebuchets, thousands of shieldmen advanced, followed by tens of thousands of crossbowmen. The crossbowmen were divided into several teams, and they loaded arrows and fired in turn, and for a time the sky was like a rain of arrows, roaring towards the city wall.

The defenders at the head of the city gradually began to lose their support, and in a short time hundreds of people were killed by the stones and arrows, and the remaining soldiers retreated from the wall, greatly weakened.

Wang Xianzhi's army was highly moraled, and dozens of troops were sent one after another, pushing the chariot to attack the city gate.

These rushing carts are huge, like rhinoceros monsters, with sharp iron horns on their heads, and they can easily tear a large hole in the door panel if they hit the gate.

The commander of the rebel army in charge of the command should have been a man of many battles and very experienced, and more than 500 shield-wielding soldiers were arranged next to each rushing car to resist the cold arrows shot from the top of the city, and to cover the charging car to move forward slowly, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the defenders were defeated and retreating, Yan Lie couldn't help but redden, and said to Liu Yu: "My lord, the enemy army has obviously been prepared for this siege, should we use fire oil and rolling stones, and kill their sharp spirit first, otherwise I am afraid we will not be able to hold it!"

Liu Yu stood in the rain of arrows, his face was as usual, and he smiled faintly, "There is a shortage of materials in the city, and the more and more you use the oil and rolling stones, you must cherish it." Spread my military order to let all the cavalry arranged near the Mingde Gate gather under the city gate. “

"My lord, the defense of the city is important now, let's slow down the attack first!" Yan Lie begged bitterly.

"In that case, I'll leave now, and the defenders are still under your command!" Liu Yu's face turned dark, and he wanted to pick a pick.

When Yan Lie heard this, he didn't dare to insist on his opinion anymore, so he had to send someone to give an order with a military talisman, but with a cup of tea, more than 3,000 cavalry soldiers had been gathered under the city gate.

At this time, the situation on the city wall became more and more critical, three of the city walls had been smashed by huge stones, and the enemy soldiers tried to climb up from the collapsed city wall, but the defenders desperately drove them down.

A rain of arrows rained down on the sky, filling the watchtowers and walls, killing many of the defenders. Yan Lie was afraid that his troops would be insufficient, so he hurriedly sent someone with his letter to ask for help.

Under the city gate, Liu Yu ordered 3,000 cavalry to line up in place, his injuries had healed, and his galloping horse ran very fast in front of the formation, shouting: "Sons, there is death and no life in today's battle, those who are willing to fight with me will go forward and walk out of the formation!"

In the cavalry array, a whisper sounded. Everyone is born and afraid of death, not to mention that the war is so fierce, it is even more terrifying. A moment later, only more than 1,200 people walked out of the formation.

Liu Yu ordered the rest of the cavalry to retreat, and continued to shout in front of the more than 1,200 people: "In today's battle, there is no merit or reward, and some are just soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives for Chang'an City!

Yan Lie was terrified when he heard this, and secretly thought: "But all marches and fights rely on rewards and punishments, and it is probably unreasonable for Lord Liu to do this." ”

The cavalry array once again resounded with discussions, and after a short time, more than seven or eight hundred people left the team, leaving only more than five hundred people.

Liu Yu looked at the little cavalry in front of him, not only did he not get angry, but laughed loudly, "Then let me ask again, who among you can defeat ten with one, who can be invincible, and who can take the head of the enemy's main general?"

One against ten!

Invincible!

Enemy general's head!

These words thundered into the hearts of the five hundred cavalrymen, and soon some people began to retreat, and gradually, only about three hundred people remained in the ranks.

Liu Yu smiled slightly, "Yes, no one can do this alone. But three hundred sons who trust each other can do it, so give your back to your brothers, and attack the enemy with confidence. As for the rest, leave it to me!"

Yan Lie was so anxious that he was about to cry when he saw this, and thought to himself: "What's the use of more than 300 people, it's not enough for the enemy's 100,000 army to stuff the teeth, Lord Liu is really playing too big this time! ”