Chapter 871
Li Yuan sent troops to Chang'an very suddenly. When the soldiers of Youzhou received the news, the King of Kuangshan had already resisted the siege twice.
Chang'an was in trouble. This time, the Li family used all their strength to add at least 300,000 troops from Penglai, Jiangling and some small forces.
There are still 200,000 soldiers guarding the city in Chang'an.
The King of Kuangshan was just in charge in Chang'an and did not develop his power, because he was prepared with Li De's reminder.
It appeared when Li Yuan led his troops to attack the city. The northwest soldiers who had already prepared enough arrows were prepared and resisted the attack twice.
Li Yuan launched an attack regardless of losses. The northwestern soldiers on Chang'an City had no rest for a day and a night.
The situation is the same for both parties.
The first general to attack the city was Li Jiancheng. The first time he used a ladder to climb the city wall, he failed.
The second time I wanted to use a catapult to attack, but Li Yuan stopped the city that was now destroyed by them.
This led to the second siege being blocked by the archers on the city wall again.
Li Jiancheng doesn't want to lose too much people.
He was preparing for the third siege. The number of troops he used was limited in the previous two times. When all their troops arrived, it was time for them to capture Chang'an.
No matter how good Li Yuan was in the military tent, he had been waiting for Chang'an for too long. This time he made up his mind to occupy Chang'an.
Li De had already issued an order to send troops to Penglai immediately.
Yes, his goal was not to rescue the twenty soldiers from Chang'an and Penglai, and the sudden order only informed the vanguard soldiers.
Mercenaries like Wagang didn't have time to notify them.
Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers set out from Youzhou.
After receiving the news, scouts from all sides went back to report the news as quickly as possible. The news of Youzhou's attack on Penglai was absolutely explosive.
The battle in Chang'an is still continuing, and the Li family's troops have arrived. After a few days of fierce battle, the two sides are already in a stalemate.
The King of Relief defended the city, which had the advantage, but the arrows were consumed hugely, so he had begun to use stones as weapons to prevent the Li family's soldiers from climbing along the ladder.
It can be seen that the Li family's troops had already attacked the city and were attacking the city gate with all their might. The King of Kuangshan was ready to use wooden stakes to stare at the gate tightly.
Even if he hits the log, he can't do anything. The King of Responsible defends the city. He can see the current situation, and it may be futile to defend it.
When the manpower is exhausted, the soldiers fight continuously, even if they are iron-killed, and failure is a foregone conclusion is made when physically and mentally exhausted.
At this time, Li De had already arrived in Penglai City with 100,000 vanguard troops. According to Hong Mudan's information, there are only 50,000 soldiers guarding the city, and all the others were dispatched to support Chang'an.
It is the time when the garrison is weak.
"General Changsun, what should we do when the vanguard troops are at the city?"
"Defense, I don't believe how their 100,000 people can do the Penglai City."
Changsun Wuji, when he was young, had to be said to be very brave.
He only relied on the towering walls of Penglai City, the reserve of 50,000 troops and armies, and the defense requirements for defending the city when approaching Youzhou were very high.
The large number of arrows accumulated is to prevent enemies from siegeing the city.
Changsun Wuji guarded the city because he was really afraid that there would be enemies taking advantage of the Li family's troops to move in. As expected, he would be afraid of whatever he was afraid of.
Li De was not impulsive. He knew very well that Chang'an was too far away and would not have time to rush over to support him. The more important reason was that he could not occupy Chang'an.
At most, the aid king of backers is to help him, but in fact he can't get any benefits.
If you talk about the personal safety of the King of Kuangshan, if Kuangshan is not impulsive and has the Northwest Army to protect him, he will definitely be able to escape successfully. As for how they choose, it is not something he can manage.
Everyone has their own choices, and he will not interfere.
Since Chang'an is likely to be occupied by the Li family, then the second best way to destroy the Li family Penglai City will make them lose a great help, allowing Li Shimin to return to Li Yuan to perform the monarchy and father killing and the brothers to fight against each other.
How the next story develops naturally depends on their own choices.
A hundred thousand vanguard soldiers surrounded Penglai City. Changsun Wuji was very calm. He had made up his mind to guard Penglai.
Penglai City is his foundation and it is impossible to give up. The Changsun family's wealth has been invested in the city's business.
Li De had known this news long ago through Hongmudan, and it was no secret.
Changsun Wuji had already seen Li De at the city change his mind. He was thinking about how to deal with Li De next.
It is best to be able to delay some time.
Changsun Wuji is ready.
Li De was already standing with the soldiers in the carriage.
The long sword in his hand was pulled out, and there was no chance to speak at all. When he was moving, someone was preparing artillery behind the array.
This time, Li De carried few cannons, but they were particularly large in size. Li De named this large-caliber artillery Shenwu General Cannon.
The muzzle is as big as a water tank, and the projectiles need to be filled by an auxiliary crane.
The heavy cannon is very bulky, and the structure of the carriage can be specially improved in order to maintain its movement speed.
In long-distance transportation, eight horses were drawn, and eight horses were prepared at the same time to keep up with the team's speed.
Even so, there is a delay.
Now when using the Shenwu General Cannon, its function is not to kill but to destroy the city.
"General Changsun, what are the black things on the vanguard?"
Everyone on the city wall saw it.
"It's not a water tank."
There are also people who really have extraordinary imagination.
It’s really easy to make people think about it when they look at it, but the mouth of the water tank is facing upwards, but what they see is different.
Changsun Wuji always feels like he is dangerous.
Rumble~~~
A swaying on the Penglai city wall.
The guards immediately protected Changsun Wuji.
After a long time, I realized what happened.
The vanguards could see clearly that the gate of Penglai City was directly smashed, and half of the wall collapsed.
A large piece of wall is directly removed.
Thanks to the wide walls of Penglai City, otherwise the city gate tower would have collapsed long ago.
"General Changsun's city gate was destroyed. Please leave here quickly for the general's safety."
Changsun Wuji was helpless, but he knew that he had to leave, and the cost was broken and they couldn't hold on for too long.
They know the shadow of the famous tree and the strength of the vanguard soldiers. What he needs to do now is to ensure that the soldiers do not suffer too much losses.
After understanding it, let the guards immediately send a message and let the lieutenants start to organize the evacuation quickly. Those who stay will have a 20-century settlement fee.
Making such a promise is just a comfort. Who will care about their families after they really die in battle?
Chapter completed!