With no other choice, Tang Qi at the North City Gate took the lead in abandoning his weapons and surrendering, and slowly spread to the city, which set an example.
Seeing each and every Tang cavalry dismounting, abandoning their weapons, surrendering, Wu Xin and all the people leaving the army couldn't help but feel a little excited. Not to mention the Tang soldiers themselves, the war horses were just piles of gold coins, which were relatively expensive.
Precious strategic resources.
"General Wuwu will lead fifty Xinwu Imperial Guards and ten thousand Xinwu Jingwei to guard this place and place the surrendering troops!"
Feeling the chaotic situation in the city, Wu Xin quickly gave orders to Wu Long, Wu Xiang and others, and then led the rest of the Xinwu guards straight to the city lord's palace.
Now that the Tang army's commanders and generals have all left, the city lord's palace still has some command capabilities, but not much.
Due to the environment in the city, it was naturally impossible for too many cavalry to set up a formation or conduct a large-scale operation. In addition, Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong and other major generals fled, leaving most of the remaining Tang cavalry without command, making the situation even more chaotic.
At this time, there are still countless Tang cavalry, flooding the streets and alleys, either wandering around like headless flies, confused; or waiting to line up to leave the city; only a smaller number are still intercepting the Li army under the command of the general, the main target
Naturally, they are the Wolong Barbarian Guards and the Hulei Cavalry.
It can be said that Li Jun used the treasures stored in the city to transport siege equipment, and Li Wang Wuxin personally took action to break the city in one fell swoop, stunned the Tang army, and scared off the Tang generals, so that nearly half a million cavalry could be trapped in one fell swoop.
"boom……"
Wu Xin led his troops to the city lord's palace and blasted through the gate with a stick. When he entered the palace, there were only a dozen civil servants left in the city lord's palace.
Representatives of the other forces or military generals of the Tang Dynasty had either left the city with the Tang King, led their troops to fight outside, or had run away secretly!
"Although you are of no use, so you will be abandoned. However, if I give you a chance, I will either immediately order the remaining army to surrender, or I will kill you immediately!"
Looking at the dozens of panicked and frightened civil servants, Wu Xin scolded with murderous intent.
These dozen civil servants were naturally not qualified to decide Tang Qi's movements, let alone make him surrender to the enemy.
However, everything lacks a "name". Tang Qi has no leader and is in a state of confusion and despair. If someone surrenders first, many people will follow suit. If these dozen civilian officials can issue Tang military orders, it will be easy to surrender.
too much.
Civil servants have a lot to think about. As an abandoned group, now they have the opportunity to survive and show their merits. These dozen civil servants readily accepted the offer.
An hour later...
The follow-up Lijun infantry had not yet arrived at Yongfu City, but most of the Tang cavalry in the city had surrendered and were imprisoned in the military camp in the city.
Until the overall situation was decided, Zhai Rang, Cheng Yaojin, Shan Xiongxin, Di Mingdie, Master Shang and other generals were still a little unbelievable.
I never expected that the war could be fought like this, that the city siege could be so easy. With 150,000 cavalry, they could so easily capture a huge city with nearly 800,000 troops, and recruit nearly 500,000 enemy troops.
Nearly 500,000 war horses and countless grain and grass supplies were seized.
Recalling everything before, all the generals felt a bit like a dream.
Another half an hour later, the remaining troops arrived at Yongfu City.
At this time, high in the sky of Yongfu City, a nine-story pagoda with a height of tens of meters and a black body was suspended high in the sky and slowly rotating... It was the Pagoda Purgatory Tower!
So far, the fighting has basically subsided, and even the beacon fires have been extinguished.
The remaining death energy, evil spirit, hostility, etc. have been absorbed by the "Pagoda Purgatory Tower".
As a result, Yongfu City is still littered with corpses and ruins, but it strangely gives people a rather peaceful feeling, rather than a cruel, bloody, chaotic atmosphere. This is also one of the main functions of the "Pagoda Purgatory Tower".
After initially refining the "Pagoda Purgatory Tower", Wu Xin obtained a lot of corresponding information.
According to rumors, Ksitigarbha, the great Buddhist power who suppresses hell, possesses four great treasures:
The Pudu tin staff represents the righteous Dharma; the Heavenly Heart Mani Pearl represents compassion; the holy beast listens carefully, representing the clear and discerning nature; the three auspicious cassocks contain the three auspicious things of happiness, wealth and longevity, representing the field of blessings.
However, few people know that Ksitigarbha has another treasure, which is specially used to suppress the stubborn evil spirits of hell, which means that Buddha also has fire.
This treasure is the Pagoda Purgatory Tower!
This is the true treasure of Ksitigarbha. It not only contains the exercises practiced by Ksitigarbha, but also contains the power of Ksitigarbha to suppress hell!
The so-called "Unless hell is empty, I will never become a Buddha", Ksitigarbha's most famous great wish, is closely related to this treasure.
The "Pagoda Purgatory Tower" seems to have only nine floors, but it has nine floors each of yin and yang, making a total of 18 floors, representing the eighteen hells. The interior forms its own space and plays its own role.
It's a pity that Wu Xin's cultivation level is not enough. He only recognized the master initially, and it didn't even count as refining, so he couldn't know much information. Although he knew that the interior formed its own space and acted as its own universe, it could only collect dead souls, not living things or dead objects.
Nowadays, we can only use it to practice the "Buddha Suppressing Prison Sutra" and use it to absorb the death energy, evil spirit, violent energy, dead souls, etc. on the battlefield. Its function is similar to that of the "Reincarnation Umbrella of All Living Beings".
Of course, the "Pagoda Purgatory Tower" is much more powerful than the "Reincarnation Umbrella". It can release the evil spirits and ghosts in the tower to defend against enemies, and it can also be used to hit people.
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The sun sets in the west and the sky is filled with clouds.
Emperor Mingxin, Emperor Mingdie, led the Wolong Barbarian Guards to stay and guard Yongfu City and be responsible for handling subsequent matters.
Li Wang Wuxin led more than 30,000 Xinwu guards, Shang masters and apprentices, 30,000 Hulei cavalry, Zhai Rang, Cheng Yaojin, Shan Xiongxin and 50,000 cavalry, quickly left the city and headed north, continuing to pursue the Tang army, with a relentless attitude
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The Tang army that was defeated in Yongfu City numbered about 200,000 and was quickly divided into two groups:
One group was personally led by Tang Wang Li Yuan and retreated to Xuyi County in the north. There were only Tang Imperial Guards and some remnant troops, numbering about 70,000;
One group was led by Li Xiaogong, mostly Beidi cavalry, numbering about 150,000, and headed for Anyi County in the northeast to join the coalition forces.
There were originally more than a million cavalry, soaring into the sky, marching southward with great ambition.
Now there are only more than 70,000 left, and they are miserable and miserable. Li Yuan, the king of the Tang Dynasty, seems to be several decades older. He is listless and dejected all the way. The army is even more silent and morale is low.
"Report..."
When Li Wang Wuxin led his army to leave the city and head north, the Tang army scouts immediately knew about it and reported it to Li Yuan at an extremely fast speed.
"Arrogant! Bullying goes too far! Bullying goes too far..."
When he heard the report, Li Yuan was so angry that his features became ferocious, and he gnashed his teeth and cursed angrily.
However, after scolding, the remaining 70,000 or so defeated soldiers were overtaken by the Lijun's more than 100,000 cavalry, and were basically dead!
Fortunately, when the Tang army invaded south, they mainly relied on cavalry. They left many troops to guard the cities they captured along the way, so they were not completely helpless.
Especially the nearest Xuyi County, located on the border of Jiangdu County, was the primary base for the Tang army to covet Lidu.
Most of the Tang army's infantry was in the city, more than two million strong. If Wang Wuxin dared to pursue Xuyi County, Li Yuan would dare to fight to the death. He would no longer be caught off guard and "unmatched" like Yongfu County! (
