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On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Emperor Qianyou's reign, at the beginning of the Chen hour, outside Shouchun City, following the military order from Emperor Liu Chengyou to start a war, the Northern Han Dynasty's Huaihe Army officially launched a general attack on Shouchun, which had been besieged for more than eighty days.
With this move, the Han army went out with all its strength, attacking from the north, west and south. The Han army's main force was the imperial army, and the Huaide army and camp frontmen were recruited and supplemented. There were 70,000 men directly involved in the siege. .Thunderbolt cannons, crossbows, ladders and other siege weapons were all used without hesitation. In short, the emperor's will was carried out: destroy the city!
Sun Li mainly attacked in the south, Wang Jun commanded in the west, Murong Yanzhao supervised the battle in the north, and Liu Chengyou settled in the north camp to observe the battle, watching the attack and defense of Beicheng led by the Longqi Army.
In the spring day, the rays of light shone brightly inside and outside the city between the lights and shadows of swords. Under Shouchun City, the fighting was fierce, and the attack and defense were in full swing. Liu Chengyou always sat firmly on the high platform, enjoying the gentle breeze and the rising sun, listening to the drums and horns arguing, and watching the bloody killings. The sound of killings was loud. It lasted for an hour and a half, but there was still no sign of weakening, and the battle situation of the three gates was constantly reported to Liu Chengyou.
"The Tang Army in Nancheng has repulsed the third wave of our army's attack, and Commander Sundu has thrown in the fourth force to attack the city!"
"The commander of the royal capital has personally led his people to the Wengcheng and is fighting with the defenders!"
"Nanweng City has been conquered by Sun Du's commander. Tang General He Jingzhu has concentrated his troops and is defending the tower!"
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In the reports of battles, Xiaodi and the Holy Guard Army, who were the main attackers, continued to achieve results, but only the north side was tepid.
"I never thought that at this point, the defenders in the city would still have such energy!" Liu Chengyou said.
Tao Gu and other close ministers also followed the king to watch the battle. Tao Gu said: "This is a stubborn resistance in the corner. In the battle between trapped animals, the soldiers have defeated the city. How can the city tower be defended for a long time? When their morale is exhausted, Shouchun will be broken!"
Li Shaoyou said: "Then He Jingzhu really does not know the power of heaven, does not know how to advance or retreat, and intends to resist the heavenly army! Without this person, Shouchun would have been destroyed long ago!"
"But that's all for resistance!" Liu Chengyou said, after a little consideration, he ordered Li Shaoyou: "Send the signal and let Xu Xiang take action!"
Outside the North City, fireworks exploded. Although it was difficult to be as gorgeous in the daytime as in the dark night. But after receiving the signal, the attack and defense of the North Gate, which was originally tepid, immediately became intense, and in the city, people were already waiting for a while. Xu Xiang, the anxious commander of the Divine Guards, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What he was nervous about was not that there would be any problems with his surrender, but that he was afraid that the Han army would break the city before he took action. In that case, his dedication to the city by defecting before the battle would be compromised.
Even with internal support, Liu Chengyou still chose such a strategy, firstly to test Shouchun's final defense, and secondly to be on the safe side. Liu Chengyou believed 80% of Xu Xiang's surrender, and the remaining 20% was just for safety. The necessary suspicion and precautions of a monarch and commander.
For this reason, he even rejected Xu Xiang's suggestion to attack the city at night and surrender, just to prevent unexpected situations from happening at night. He delayed it for a day and allowed him to break out when the Han army was fully attacking. In this way, at least On the Han army's side, the strategy was complete and there was no fear of any plots and tricks by the defenders.
As Xu Xiang launched his attack on the North City and attacked Principal He Jingzhu from behind, the defenders collapsed. With the support of the Divine Guards, they successfully climbed to the top of the city and swept into the city.
Han Chongyun, the commander of the lower camp of the Longqi Army, led his men to the city first, broke through the city walls, climbed to the top of the city, cut off the Tang flag, and planted the Han flag. With excitement on their faces, Xiaodi, and the two armies guarding the saints, came to the city.
This achievement of breaking the city made everyone blush, but they allowed them to attack easily.
"Are you Xu Xiang?" Looking at Xu Xiang who took the initiative to put away his weapons and come forward alone, Han Chongyun stopped his men and asked.
Looking at the young Han general showing off his power in front of him, although he felt a little offended, Xu Xiang did not dare to neglect and hurriedly said: "That's the humble general!"
After glancing at him, Han Chongyun said directly: "Murong Du Yuhou has an order, asking you to lead your people to the West City together with our army to cooperate with the siege army to break the city! Leave a few people who are familiar with the terrain in the city to guide the army.
Occupy the strategic location!"
"Yes!" Xu Xiang responded quickly, greeted his subordinates, and led the way.
The Longqi army entering the city was divided into two waves. One wave followed Xu Xiang to the west, and the other wave, under the guidance of the guide, captured the commander's mansion, government offices, warehouses, treasury and other military and government agencies.
In the west city of Shouchun, on top of the city tower, the attack and defense had reached the most intense moment. Under the command of Zhang Quanyue, the commander of the Baoxin Army, the defenders occupied the passageway at the city wall and tried their best to resist the fierce attack of the Han army. Wang Yansheng personally led several troops to charge.
They were blocked every time, and they were furious. They were caught in a city battle. The Han army's sports cars and crossbows no longer dared to be used, otherwise they would hurt others and themselves. On top of the city, what was competing was the blood of the soldiers on both sides.
Brave.
Even so, the Tang army was on the verge of collapse. In the midst of the bloody storm, Zhang Quanyue, as the commander, was actually completely powerless and could only struggle with his breath.
When Xu Xiang brought people to "help the battle", he didn't react for a while. While he was climbing the tower, he was distracted and asked: "Xu Xiang, if you don't cooperate with the defense of the city in the north, what are you doing in the west city?"
"According to the order of Duke Xu, I am here to help you!" Xu Xiang drew out his sword, led dozens of confidants, quickened his pace, and replied loudly.
After hearing what he said, Zhang Quanyue breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then he thought about it and noticed his hurried footsteps and the white cloth tied around the arms of his subordinates. He suddenly realized that something was wrong, his face changed drastically, and he staggered back.
, ordered his subordinates: "Stop them!"
Seeing this, the principal behind Xu Xiang jumped out, took three big steps to catch up, chopped down Zhang Quanyue with a knife, and quickly cut off his head.
The sudden turn of events left the Tang army in Xicheng at a loss. Xu Xiang seized the opportunity, said kill, and led his men to attack his former comrades mercilessly. Under the city wall, the Divine Guards also launched an attack and followed him.
After that, there is the Longqi Army.
After an unexpected incident, Xicheng was immediately defeated. Wang Yansheng led his bodyguards to kill from the outside in. When he bumped into Xu Xiang, he attacked him with a knife. He was already red-eyed.
The blood-stained sword in Wang Yansheng's hand slashed at Xu Xiang with a sharp edge. Xu Xiang was startled and subconsciously blocked the blow. With a "dang" sound, Xu Xiang retreated hastily. Wang Yansheng's physical strength was astonishing.
He almost lost his grip under the blow.
Seeing Wang Yansheng's murderous look, Xu Xiang hurriedly said: "General, stop it, we are one of our own! We have surrendered to the Han and have been ordered to come to help the general break the city!"
After hearing what he said, Wang Yansheng stopped his offensive, glanced at Xu Xiang, and suddenly said angrily: "Who taught you to help me? I can break the city myself!"
The corner of his mouth twitched. He had seen the arrogance of the Han army. He took his personal guards and took the risk to kill Zhang Quanyue to help him seize the city. He was not grateful. But as a surrendered general, he had to surrender. I felt conscious and hurriedly explained with a straight face.
"Has Beicheng destroyed?" Wang Yansheng asked.
"Back to the general, that's right! The heavenly soldiers have entered the city and are attacking the government offices in the city!"
"You!" Wang Yansheng became a little anxious and pointed at Xu Xiang: "Take your people and clear the way for me to go to Jiedu Yamen!"
"Yes!" Faced with Wang Yansheng's bossy orders, he had no intention of resisting. If he offended this Han general and was killed by him, he would have nowhere to complain. He quickly gathered his men and turned to lead the way.
"Your Majesty, Beicheng has been destroyed!"
"...The West City has been destroyed!"
The good news came frequently, and the people in the northern camp of the Han army were very excited. Tao Gu congratulated: "The stubborn square city of Shouchun has finally been destroyed by your majesty!"
In response to this, Liu Chengyou's face only moved slightly, and then he returned to calm, as if Shouchun City's destruction was just a trivial matter. He raised his fingers and ordered: "Send orders to Wang Jun and Murong Yanzhao to eliminate the remaining enemies as soon as possible and seize the city defense office." , Stabilize the situation in the city!"
"yes!"
Liu Chengyou himself returned to the Chinese army's tent, drank water and ate, and thought about the next strategy.
On the upper floors of Shouchun South City, the sound of killings has gradually weakened. The northwest gate has been destroyed. How can South City survive alone? The defenders will die and surrender. If the resistance is fierce, it must be the Nancheng side where the Han army will attack mainly. Here, He Jingzhu, the main defense officer, is also here.
Under the city gate, there were still dozens of soldiers guarding He Jingzhu, who were surrounded by the Han army at the foot of the city. Sun Li and Gao Huaide climbed into the city one after another. Commander Sun Du looked unhappy, knowing that the first defeat of Shouchun was The credit was taken by others.
In view of this, when he learned that He Jingzhu was surrounded, he rushed over immediately. This ability to kill the general and capture the commander was impossible to escape.
Seeing Sun Gao and Sun Gao, the commander of the first army under his command immediately reported: "General, these dozens of people are stubbornly resisting and will not listen to the advice to surrender!"
I stepped forward and observed a circle, and found that dozens of Tang soldiers were surrounded by Han troops, with expressions of relief and no fear. Gao Huaide said: "These people are all determined to die!"
Sun Li waved his hand and ordered: "Then let them be killed and kill them all!"
After another short and cruel strangulation, there was no more sound of killing under Shouchun South Pass. Stepping on the dripping blood, he stepped over the corpse of the Tang soldier and just put it down. The veteran He Jingzhu leaned quietly on a log, full of emotions. With a sickly face and a sword mark on his neck, he obviously committed suicide.
After observing for a moment, he came to the conclusion that the dozens of Tang soldiers were there to protect He Jingzhu's body.
Gao Huaide couldn't help but sigh: "JAC has no shortage of heroes!"
Sun Li approached, looked at him for a few times, and his eyes stayed on He Jingzhu's lifeless ugly face, and said: "Is it this ugly guy who has resisted my army for so long?"
"It should be!" Gao Huaide said. What spread along with He Jingzhu's reputation for loyalty and bravery was his "ugly reputation".
"Why bother?" Sun Li shook his head and said: "It's not worth dying for the mediocre lord of the Tang Dynasty. If you had listened to the advice earlier and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, you would have been rich and honorable, and lived in peace in your old age..."
It can be seen from Sun Li's words that although he was respectful and submissive to Liu Chengyou, at his core, he was still a warrior deeply influenced by the times.
However, Gao Huaide said: "Although we are enemies, the veteran's loyalty and bravery are worthy of admiration!"
The corner of Sun Li's mouth curled up slightly, and he saluted He Jingzhu's body. Then he pulled out his sword and slashed at his neck. Taking the bloody head, Sun Li said with a smile: "Report to your majesty, saying that Xiaodi's army has killed the thief." First of all, He Jingzhu!"
In response to Sun Li's actions, Gao Huaide opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say much.
