The long sound of the trumpet reached the top of Chang'an City, and the defenders on the city were awakened. Looking down from the high city top, they saw phalanxes holding torches coming on the dim horizon in the distance. Someone immediately picked up a stick.
Bang the gong and shout:
"The city is under attack, Da Kun's army is under attack!"
The entire city woke up in an instant. Countless soldiers scrambled up from their barracks and swarmed up the city wall. A large number of messengers shuttled back and forth on the city wall to deliver orders. Officers shouted loudly, making a chaotic sound.
Fortunately, although Ye Chen attacked the city in advance, there was no surprise attack, and there was no need for a surprise attack. The army slowly pressed towards the city wall and stopped about one kilometer away from the city wall.
He did not choose to besiege the city. An army of 120,000 seemed to be a lot, but it was unrealistic to besiege Chang'an. In fact, the garrison in Chang'an City was no less than his troops. If the troops were dispersed in all directions, Li Shimin would definitely dare to leave the city with his courage and courage.
Attacking, it is easy to defeat a two-sided army.
"attack!"
Zhang Ling rode on his horse, swung his sword in his hand, and with the sound of a huge drum, countless soldiers held siege ladders and rushed toward the Chang'an city wall like a tide. Behind them, trebuchets bounced huge rocks and flew toward them.
On the city wall, more than a dozen siege engines rushed towards the city gate despite the rain of arrows and stones thrown from the city.
As the ladder was erected on the city wall, Ye Chen, a member of the Chinese army, stretched out his hand, and two pretty palace maids took off his dragon robe, revealing strong muscles like a python, and the muscles were bulging like undulating mountains. It was amazing to see.
The palace maid next to her had a cloudy look on her face.
He was naked to the waist, took the usual broadsword from the guard, and slowly rode away from the central army on an extraordinarily tall black horse.
This war horse was brought with him when he brought Shang Xiu back to Beijing. It was a king horse that she caught from the Saibei prairie. Its whole body was black and shiny, its muscles were well developed and full of power. When he saw it, he was immediately attracted by it.
He fell in love with it and named it Black Star. This horse king lives up to the name of horse king. He can easily carry him on the battlefield. No horse has ever let him ride through a battle before.
The distance of one kilometer was reached in less than a minute. The Black God had already channeled his spirit, and he flexibly dodged the arrows falling from the sky with super speed. When he quickly approached the city wall, he slashed the four-meter-long sword in his hand, cutting the hard granite into pieces.
The built city wall created a large hole nearly one meter deep and more than one meter in diameter.
It is easier to smash down the wall than to smash down the city gate.
He was sure that Li Shimin had already made various arrangements at the four city gates, which might not hurt him, but he had no interest in cooperating with the attempt and would just break through the city wall instead of taking the usual route, leaving them depressed.
Even a grand master would find it difficult to penetrate a city wall that was over ten meters thick. It only took a little effort for Ye Chen. In less than ten minutes, he had already made a huge gap that was four meters high and ten meters wide. He cut it with a sharp knife.
After punching through the last thin layer, Wang Meng, who had been waiting not far away, immediately waved his sword excitedly and roared:
"Soldiers, His Majesty's invincible strength has broken through the city wall for us, what are we waiting for!"
"kill!!!"
Countless shouts gathered together, and the fighting spirit went straight into the sky, shaking the earth. Wang Xuan took the lead and rushed towards the gap opened by Ye Chen, followed by countless soldiers. The morale of the entire Da Kun army rose sharply, while the morale of Li Tang's army on the city wall dropped sharply.
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Morale is a very magical thing, it cannot be seen or touched but it does exist, and its effect on the battlefield is beyond imagination. It is obvious that the combat effectiveness of Li Tang's army and Da Kun's army is not much different, but when the morale of both sides reverses, the actual battle results are different.
great.
When Ye Chen dug three huge holes in Chang'an City in one breath, the morale of the Chang'an City defenders plummeted to the extreme, and some soldiers began to flee.
Three holes more than ten meters wide were lined up in a row. A steady stream of troops entered the city. The fighting at the city gate had stopped. The two sides started a decisive battle at this gap.
In the center of Chang'an City, Youda's palace is magnificent, and the majestic Hall of Supreme Harmony stands in the center of the palace. The faces of the defenders in the palace are usually solemn and majestic, but today they are full of panic. Inside the tightly closed Hall of Supreme Harmony, a fierce battle is going on.
quarrel.
Li Yuan is high on the emperor's throne, and the heads of the ministers on the left and right below are Li Shimin and Li Yuanji respectively. In the past, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were the heads of the ministers, but after Li Jiancheng died, they were replaced by Li Yuanji.
It's just that there was no joy on his face at this time. He was usually hostile to his second brother Li Shimin, but today, the two brothers no longer had the tit-for-tat confrontation in the past, but frowned.
"Report!"
A messenger ran all the way to the palace, knelt down and shouted:
"The enemy has destroyed three sections of the city wall that are more than ten feet wide. A large number of enemy troops have poured into the city. The morale of the soldiers is low and it may be difficult to defend!"
There was unconcealable horror on the face of the messenger. Ye Chen's action of directly breaking through the wall of Chang'an City was really shocking in the eyes of ordinary people. This power like a god and demon was the most destructive to morale. It would be better if he could find a way to kill him.
, but Ye Chen was rampaging all the way and no one could stop him. Even the stones dropped by the trebuchet were hit in the front without any problem. The morale of the Tang army had long been frightened. If it weren't for the fact that Chang'an City had nowhere to escape, the Tang army would have been there early in the field battle.
It collapsed.
After waving the messenger to retreat, the hall became even more silent. No one among the courtiers dared to speak. On the throne, Li Yuan looked around at the courtiers and finally landed on his second son, asking:
"Shimin, do you have a way to repel the enemy?"
Li Shimin finally raised his head after a while, stepped out of the queue and said:
"Unless we can lure the false emperor into a trap, no one can stop him!"
Li Yuan immediately said:
"There are traps in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Even if the Grand Master is trapped, he will be dead. You need to find a way to lure him over and put him to death."
Li Shimin couldn't help it, he threw his hands and said:
"Respect my father's order!"
Li Yuan waved his hand, signaling to retreat.
After all the courtiers retreated, Li Yuan still sat still. After a while, some courtiers came back, but the number was less than one-third, including his two sons. Li Yuan said directly without mincing words:
"The enemy force is strong, I am determined to move the capital to Chengdu in the middle of Sichuan and leave immediately!"
These returning ministers are all important officials in the court. Of course they know what it means to move the capital now. Some are still unwilling to accept it. An old minister said:
"Your Majesty, Chang'an and even Guanzhong are the important places of our Tang Dynasty. If we lose them, our national power will be greatly damaged. Although Shuzhong is rich, we can only settle in a small corner and it will be difficult to counterattack Chang'an. If this continues, our Tang Dynasty will no longer have the opportunity to compete in the world."
Of course Li Yuan knew about this, but he had no choice. Not to mention that Dakun's army had already invaded Chang'an, but that the Turkic coalition forces would move south soon. At that time, they were still staying in the Hetao and Guanzhong areas in the face of Ye Chen's joint attack with the Turkic coalition forces.
There is no doubt that he will die. Compared with the two, he still chooses to go to Shuzhong. At least he can still live, and it is not a bad idea to stay in a corner. Whether he can regain Guanzhong in the future depends on the success of his descendants.
