Anfeng City was a territory of ancient Yangzhou. Because it was close to the sea and was often attacked by sea waves, it was originally named Dongtao. It has outstanding people, fertile land, well-developed agricultural operations, flat terrain, and pleasant climate, and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". The city is based on defense
Due to the needs of war and flood control, it has been continuously renovated. It is not only a famous ancient city, but also a battleground for military strategists.
At this time, Anfeng City was filled with beacon smoke, and shouts and screams were heard one after another in the city, making it seem quite chaotic.
However, upon closer inspection, there are no bloodstains or scars from the battle on the city walls.
Countless flags embroidered with the Chinese character "Tang" in ancient seal script were placed all over the wall, making a sound in the wind.
Li Shimin, who is wearing a general's armor, has an elegant yet heroic temperament, and has a face as beautiful as a crown jewel, stands on the southern city wall, overlooking the direction of Liguo.
Anfeng, such an ancient and important city, was easily captured by Li Shimin with only an army of 500,000 people. There were no casualties, and even the siege equipment was not used. There were only some exceptional casualties in suppressing the chaos in the city, which was enough for Li Shimin.
Proud.
"Young Master! The situation in the city has been basically suppressed. There are no major surprises. All the forces in the city have also expressed their intention to surrender!"
When Li Shimin was looking away from the country with complicated thoughts, a handsome and jade-faced general came to report.
Seeing Li Shimin nodded slightly, he continued: "Young master, there is no need to worry. King Li will definitely not escape this disaster. After the young master returns to the court this time, he will be canonized as king, and then King Li will fall."
time!"
As he spoke, he looked towards Li Guo with a rather vicious look.
This man was none other than Li Shimin's general Chai Shao, the young master of the wealthy Chai family known as the richest man in the pass. He was originally the fiancé of Li Yuan's daughter Li Xiuning, and he truly loved Li Xiuning.
Who would have known that, for the sake of the overall situation, Li Yuan and Li Xiuning actually asked Li Xiuning to marry Li Wang Wuxin, and they were left out in the harem by Li Wang Wuxin. It is said that their life was not satisfactory.
This shows Chai Shao’s overwhelming hatred for Li Wang Wuxin and Li Guo.
This time the four kings joined forces to invade the south, the Chai family provided money and people. Even the young master Chai Shao personally joined the army, and was the most important supporter of Li Tang's logistics and economy for this southern expedition.
"We must not underestimate King Li and King Li. Even with our confidence, this battle is not stable. We can only win miserably. It is basically impossible to kill King Li!"
Li Shimin's face straightened, and he reminded him solemnly. He paused, sighed, and continued: "Unless King Li dies, Li's country cannot be destroyed! My greatest hope for this southern expedition is just to severely damage Li's country and make it unable to make the northern expedition!"
"Young Master, do you think too highly of King Li?" Chai Shao asked with a gloomy and ugly face.
"No! General Chai must never underestimate King Li, or even General Li!"
Du Ruhui, who was about half a hundred years old but with a full head of black hair, neatly dressed in Confucian robes, solemnly interrupted to remind him.
After a pause, he continued: "With the current strength and power of the Li Kingdom, it is impossible to destroy it in a short time. It is even more impossible to kill the King of Li, unless we can use an army of tens of millions plus the third young master (Li Yuanba) and other fierce generals
, the immortals joined forces to besiege, and when Wu Xin refused to retreat, they were slowly worn to death..."
"Isn't that enough? Our army has surrounded Lidu..." Chai Shao responded quickly, but stopped mid-sentence.
Do you think the Liguo army is just a decoration?
In a different place, would King Li Wuxin foolishly fight to the death and wait to be beaten to death? Chai Shao would not!
"If King Li wants to leave, no one or any force in the world can stop him..."
Du Ruhui sighed rather hushly, paused, looked at Li Shimin, and then continued quietly: "Such a monster, the world is unfair!"
Li Shimin used to be Li Wang Wuxin's subordinate and valued him very much, but now he has to become his life and death enemy many times. Life is indeed like a drama!
Of course, Li Wang Wuxin and Li Tang had a very good relationship, and he was a great benefactor to Li Tang's family. This was no secret.
Now, Li Wang Wuxin and Li Guo have become the most feared enemies of Li and Tang's family. They are more afraid of him than the Sui Empire and the other three kings, and they want him dead even more!
"Hmph! I don't believe that King Li had the heart to abandon Lidu and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and escape alone..."
Chai Shao snorted angrily, and added in his mind, if it was him, it would be possible, since he is not the leader of the country anyway!
"Report..."
At this moment, Li Tang general Duan Zhixuan, who was wearing armor, arrived quickly and reported continuously:
"Report to the young master! Li Guo has sent out troops. With Nanyang Town General Wu Yunzhao as commander, he will lead the Nanyang Army and an army of one million people to leave Liyang County and attack Lujiang County!"
"Wu Yunzhao? Lujiang County?"
Li Shimin nodded, frowned and murmured.
Chai Shao's eyes flashed, he was eager and excited and snorted: "Huh! Arrogant! Now that Li Guo doesn't know how to retreat and defend, he actually dares to take the initiative to send troops to conquer all directions?"
Seeing Chai Shao's reaction, he wished he could immediately rush into Li country, rush into Li capital, and kill the king of Li!
Du Ruhui sighed regretfully: "Wu Yunzhao is also a famous general with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs. What a pity..."
"General Zhang Liang!" Li Shimin suddenly straightened his face and shouted.
"The last general is here!" As one of Li Shimin's important generals, Zhang Liang was tall and powerful, and he looked like a fierce general on the battlefield.
"Immediately lead our army's strong men and select a thousand elites from the Xuanjia elite cavalry, rush to Hefei County, Lujiang County as quickly as possible, try our best to unite the soldiers and civilians of Hefei County, defend the county, and never let the Li army
To capture, it’s best to wait for our army to arrive!”
Li Shimin stared at General Zhang Liang with a solemn expression and ordered. He paused and then asked specifically: "Does General Zhang Liang have confidence?"
"The last general will die to his death!" Zhang Liang straightened his body and responded loudly like a military order.
Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice: "Just do your best, there is no need to force it, General Zhang's life is more important!"
Although Li Shimin felt that sacrificing Zhang Liang could prevent the Nanyang army from capturing Hefei County, which was completely worth it, he would not show it.
Zhang Liang felt warm in his heart and showed slight gratitude on his face, but he was determined to complete the military order to the death.
"Start immediately, arrive as soon as possible, and deploy as soon as possible!" Li Shimin didn't say any more, but he quickly ordered.
Zhang Liang quickly took the order and left, selected the strongest and elite soldiers in the army, and rushed away without stopping, all on foot, but as fast as a galloping horse!
Du Ruhui held his beard several feet long and praised with satisfaction: "Young master is wise and wise! As long as General Zhang assists the soldiers and people of Hefei and defends the county, Lujiang County is basically in the hands of our army! When our army comes to help, we can easily bribe it.
People’s hearts!”
"If this is not enough, we immediately sent people to sneak into Lujiang County and Liguo to spread rumors everywhere. Liguo colluded with the barbarians and harmed the Central Plains. He is the eternal sinner of the nation. He also tried his best to publicize the evil deeds of the barbarians!"
Li Shimin smiled confidently, looked in the direction of Li Guo, and gave instructions slowly.
In addition to being powerful, Li Guo is a huge gimmick as a heaven. However, accepting barbarians is a major weakness of Li Guo... (To be continued.)
