After nearly a month of fighting, the armies led by Shi Siming and Li Guiren still failed to capture Boling.
In the meeting tent, the Yan army was originally discussing how to attack next. As they talked, the entire military discussion turned into blaming each other. Everyone wanted to blame others for the unfavorable outcome of the war.
Shi Siming was furious when he heard this. He slammed the table and shouted to shut up.
When the generals in the tent heard the sound, they all shut up.
Fan Yang, his hometown, was besieged, and his family members were not sure whether they were alive or dead. The war in Boling was stalemate, and Shi Siming's chin had a lot of red sores due to the heat. In addition, he was thin, with hunched shoulders and protruding eyes and nose, which made his appearance even more sinister.
Seeing that everyone did not dare to speak, Peiping King Li Guiren said: "Before this battle, I didn't expect that Pu Guhuaien would guard Boling City so airtight. But you don't need to worry, the Tang army in the city is already at the end of its war effort.
, as long as we intensify our fierce attack, Boling City can be captured in less than ten days."
Just as the military meeting was going on, a messenger quickly ran out of the tent and shouted in a miserable voice: "Report! Fan Yang urgently reports!"
When Shi Siming heard this voice, he stood up from the table in shock, walked to the door, and asked loudly: "Fan Yang! What's wrong with Fan Yang?!"
The messenger knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling and said: "Fan Yang's guard, General Cai, sent a letter. Zhou Jun, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, summoned thunder from the sky with his magic method and exploded the city wall. Fan Yang city was destroyed!"
When Shi Siming heard this, he opened his eyes wide, his body trembled, his throat trembled twice, his vision went dark, he tilted his body and fell down.
"Daduhu!"
"General Shi!"
The generals put Shi Siming on the ground with all their hands and feet, and poured some strong wine into his mouth.
After Shi Siming woke up faintly, he cried loudly: "Fan Yang is lost!"
When the generals of the Yan army heard this, they were shocked and sad at the same time.
Everyone couldn't figure out how Fanyang City, which had a strong city and elite defenders, could be lost.
Li Guiren said to Shi Siming: "Protector, the immediate plan is to concentrate our military forces to capture Boling City as soon as possible and open the way to Fan Yang. Then, while the Tang army's position is unstable, we should rush back to Fan Yang!"
Some generals hesitated and said: "Tang Jun's commander-in-chief, Zhou Jun, knows the magic of demons and can blow open city walls with thunder from the sky. Facing such a person, we..."
Li Guiren did not wait for the man to finish speaking, and shouted loudly: "Absurd! The so-called witchcraft is just a rhetoric used by General Fan Yang to cover up his incompetence. You actually believe it to be true. It is really ridiculous!"
After hearing Li Guiren's words, Shi Siming guessed the former's thoughts.
The Yiluohe Jingqi under Li Guiren are all Xi tribe and Khitan people. The loss of Fan Yang is equivalent to losing their foundation for these people, which will seriously affect the morale of the army.
However, on the other hand, Shi Siming also knew the character of Fan Yang's left-behind general Cai Xide.
Cai Xide was loyal, talented, brave and good at fighting. He had no sand in his eyes and even dared to express his advice directly to An Lushan.
Such a general actually lost Fan Yangcheng and attributed the failure to witchcraft. Shi Siming felt that there must be something fishy in it.
In the next few days, the generals in the Yan army camp argued endlessly about whether they should continue to move north or withdraw their troops south, and gradually divided into two groups.
Just before everyone could decide the outcome of the debate, another large group came from the north, and among them were the family members of officials who had been released from Fanyang City.
When Shi Siming saw this team, his brain suddenly felt a little exhausted.
In Shi Siming's view, for Zhou Jun, the Yan army officials and their families in Fanyang City were both a credit to his promotion and promotion, and also a bargaining chip for extortion.
However, Zhou Jun released all these people back and even sent Tang troops to escort them all the way.
What is the calculation behind this?
Shi Siming was originally full of doubts, but after seeing his wife Xin and his youngest son Shi Chaoqing, he temporarily put them all behind him.
Shi Siming was relieved that his family could return safely.
However, there was actually one person in this team, his eldest son Shi Chaoyi.
Looking at Shi Chaoyi, Shi Siming frowned and asked, "Weren't you captured by the Tang army?"
The implication is quite a bit like asking for guilt.
Shi Chaoyi felt bitter in his heart and bowed his hands to Shi Siming and said: "When Marshal Zhou released Fan Yang's family members, he also released Chaoyi."
Hearing this, Shi Siming stopped talking, just snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Shi Chaoyi felt sad. In order to protect his father, he volunteered to stand behind Li Guangbi's cavalry.
Unexpectedly, after being released by Zhou Jun this time, he would see his father Shi Siming again. Instead of saying a word of thanks, the latter doted on his younger son and blamed himself.
It was also from this time on that some of the things that Shi Chaoyi originally insisted on slowly began to waver.
There was another person in this team who attracted the attention of the Yan army generals.
This person is Cai Xide, the general of the Yan Army.
Cai Xide was seriously injured and lying in the carriage.
One of his arms was blown off, and half of his face was gone. Such tragic conditions made the Yan army believe a little more about the "witchcraft".
Shi Siming ordered Cai Xide to be carried into the Chinese army's tent, and asked Fan Yang about the causes and consequences of the city's defeat.
Cai Xide explained the scene of the explosion in detail in front of the generals of the Yan army. There was a loud noise that resounded throughout the world. In an instant, landslides and earthquakes swept through, and the sky fire swept away. Within a few miles, all the people and horses were shattered, and the masonry was shattered.
fly away.
Hearing this, the generals of the Yan army were shocked beyond measure.
Someone whispered: "Zhou Jun was originally just a slave, but before he was thirty, he could become the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and he has never been defeated since he led the army... Is it possible that such a person is really the best in the world?"
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Li Guiren shouted sternly: "Shut up! Such rumors about ghosts and gods have no basis, they are just excuses to absolve guilt!"
When Cai Xide heard this, he struggled with his weak body to sit up and said, "I dare to swear to God, and every word of it is true!"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Guiren pointed at Cai Xide and was about to scold him again. Shi Siming waved his hand and said to the left and right: "Come here, take Cai Xide down first."
After Cai Xide was carried out of the tent, Li Guiren said to Shi Siming: "Dad, Protector, Fanyang City is the foundation of the Yan Kingdom. If it falls into the hands of the enemy, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the country!"
Shi Siming glanced at Li Guiren, touching his chin and thinking deeply.
Li Guiren added: "Many of the soldiers of the Yan army are from the border areas of Hebei. Now that Fan Yang has been defeated, if we don't return to the army to rescue them, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable!"
Shi Siming thought for a while and finally said to the generals: "The King of Peking is right. Fan Yang is the foundation of the Yan Kingdom. We have been ordered by the emperor to go north. If we return to the court at this time, we will definitely be severely punished by the court."
When Li Guiren heard this, his face showed color and he kept nodding.
Shi Siming rolled his eyes, raised his hands to Li Guiren and said: "All the troops in the army have taken turns to attack the city these days, resulting in heavy casualties. At the moment, only the eight thousand Yiluohe cavalry in the hands of the prince are still intact. Next, we will attack the city.
Please lend a helping hand and be the vanguard."
The Yiluohe cavalry under Li Guiren were the elite of the Yan army, but they were all heavy cavalry and were not good at attacking cities.
But Li Guiren had just tried his best to take charge of the battle, so after Shi Siming's words came out, all the generals in the tent looked over, and the former could not refuse, so he could only agree.
Some generals were still a little worried: "What about the thunder that General Cai just mentioned?"
Shi Siming: "If Zhou Jun really knew magic, why didn't he use it in previous battles? It can be seen that the collapse of Fanyang City Wall may have coincided with earthquakes and wildfires... Starting from tomorrow, we will step up the attack on Boling City.
Go on the offensive and strive to open the passage to Fan Yang as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals bowed and said hello.
When the military meeting adjourned, Shi Siming was sitting in the banquet, watching Li Guiren's leaving figure, summoning his confidants, narrowing his eyes slightly, and whispered a few words.