Chapter 2734 If the rebels put Li Zhi at the head of the city as a hostage, what should I do?
Many civil and military officials are still confused about the current situation in Luoyang City.
Everyone looked at Cheng Sanlang's shy smile with bewildered expressions.
The important thing is that this is not over yet. The King of Wu Li Ke on the side stood up very proudly and assisted.
"The Huangdao Bridge and the Xingjin Bridge are nothing, and the Fangqiu and Yuanqiu were all razed to the ground after Brother Chubi took action."
"What?!" Li Ji's eyes suddenly bulged into big goldfish, and he stared at Cheng Sanlang dumbfounded.
Almost all the civil and military ministers looked at Cheng Sanlang with crooked eyes, "What the hell are you doing?"
It was too late to speak, but soon enough, I heard His Majesty clearing his throat, patting Cheng Sanlang on the shoulder with a look of relief and approval, and then directly interjected.
"Hmm... The reason why Chu Bi's wise son-in-law did this must be to disturb the hearing and hearing of those rebellious ministers and traitors, and buy time for me to send troops to Luoyang, right?"
Seeing the look in his father-in-law's eyes that contained threats of approval, Cheng Chubi naturally lay down and replied with a shy smile.
"Yes, that's it. As expected of my father-in-law, my father-in-law is fully aware of what my son-in-law has done."
The two men, Weng and son-in-law, immediately looked at each other and smiled, one smiled brightly and generously, the other smiled shyly and reservedly.
Li Bingbu sucked in air with toothache, looked at Cheng Sanlang, and then glanced at His Majesty next to him who had a very kind expression on his face.
Why are the two people's eyes so furtive? I always feel like there seems to be some ulterior secret here.
Although I think there is something wrong, the problem is that His Majesty is involved and I cannot interfere, but the problem is...
"Cheng Sanlang, is this the flying thunder cannon you used to break through the city wall of Luoyang?"
Li Ji wandered up to the carriages and asked the Ouchi guards on the side to lift the blanket, revealing the exaggerated caliber thunder cannon barrels inside.
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Cheng Sanlang didn't need to answer. The royal courtesan who had not been able to make a point before appeared directly next to Li Ji.
He raised his fingers in high spirits and started explaining with spittle flying around.
"Exactly, Brother Chu Bi just fired twelve cannons at once outside Luoyang City.
The city gate tower was directly blown into ruins, and even the city wall was blown into pieces.
Thousands of kilograms of broken pieces of the city wall fell to the ground, creating such a deep hole."
At this moment, he suddenly heard an exclamation coming from not far away, and Li Shimin turned his head.
He saw a crossbow that was as thick as an arm, and it struck hard about twenty feet away.
And all the soldiers were also frightened at this moment.
When he looked up, he noticed that the rebels on the palace city had actually raised several ballistas on the palace wall with the intention of attacking downwards.
Li Shimin's face quickly darkened, and he looked gloomily at the rebels on the top of the city.
This bunch of bastards now occupy the imperial palace and are using the height of the Tang Dynasty Palace to attack the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the righteous Wu Bi of the Tang Dynasty.
How could Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was so wise and powerful and spent half his life in the military, endure this? He asked directly in a cold voice.
"Chai Qing, where are all the siege weapons?"
"Your Majesty, the siege ordnance is still nearly ten miles away. If we get here, it will probably take almost an hour at the earliest before we can launch an attack on the palace..."
"..." Li Shimin looked at the rebels on the city wall angrily.
At this moment, on top of the city, the huge crossbow of the ballista was fired provocatively again.
This forced those Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty who were far away from the palace city to retreat in humiliation again and again...
The sound of the drums above the city, mixed with the frenzied roars and jeers of the rebels, immediately made Li Shimin furious.
But the problem is, Li Shimin knows very well that the other party is intending to provoke, and at this time, the soldiers must not be sent forward to die.
Without siege weapons, no matter how many cavalry and infantry were facing the palace wall, which was as high as the city wall, they could only sigh.
Seeing this scene, several grumpy generals couldn't help but ask Li Shimin for a fight.
General Cheng, who seemed to have the most grumpy temper but was actually an old man, stood up.
"Brothers, don't be fooling around. We don't have siege weapons. If you try anything under the palace at this time, will you die?"
Li Shimin pulled a face and looked gloomily at the arrogant and proud rebel soldiers above the palace city.
At this moment, a voice was heard.
"Your Majesty, I think you can give it a try."
"Li Qing, what do you mean by this?" Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Li Ji.
All the other civil and military officials also looked at this famous general of the Tang Dynasty who was second only to Li Jing in terms of military strategy and intelligence.
He smiled, raised his finger, and pointed at the carriages beside him.
"Isn't that the thunder cannon that Cheng Sanlang used to break the city just now? Since it can even break through the stronger city wall, this slightly inferior palace wall has always been a no-brainer."
Hearing these words, the faces of General Zuo Tunwei, the prince, and others, who had witnessed the power of the thunder cannon that destroyed the sky and destroyed the earth, all changed.
"Ah, this..." Cheng Sanlang had a look of surprise on his face. When he thought something was wrong, he quickly wiped his face and put on a serious expression.
"Uncle Li, don't talk nonsense. This thunder cannon is too powerful. What if it blows up the palace?"
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As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin, who was also feeling a little itchy by Li Ji's suggestion, glared at Cheng Sanlang unhappily.
"You kid, do you really think that the Tang Palace belongs to Zhihu?"
"Come and tell me, how many cannons were fired in total when you blew open the city gate?"
Hearing this, Cheng Chubi had not yet said anything, but Li Ke, who loved taking credit and showing off, intervened in time.
"Father, Brother Chu Bi fired a total of twelve cannons before the city gate was blown open and the city tower exploded."
"Twelve cannons..." Li Shimin stood there, looking in the direction of the palace.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has arrived in Luoyang City, surrounded by all the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, as well as countless elite martial soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
If everyone is standing here in a daze, it will be a bit embarrassing if this news gets out.
At this time, Ma Zhou walked up to Li Shimin, bowed, and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, I think it is best to seize the palace gate and seize the palace as soon as possible. In this way, everyone in the world will know your Majesty's majesty."
"Besides, if we continue to delay this, I am worried that if they use the prince as a hostage, then..."
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin felt a chill in his heart. Yes, such a situation is very likely to happen.
Li Zhi's rebellious son is still in the palace. What if he waits until the weapons arrive?
The rebels took Li Zhi's rebellious son as a hostage and placed him at the top of the city. What would happen to him?
If you don't take action, the palace will be safe and the rebels will be arrogant. If you take action...