Li Xingchen is not a person who likes to be angry. Even in most cases, he talks to the ministers below him in a good-tempered manner. Some matters are mainly discussed, rather than giving orders directly and arbitrarily.
But the more such a person is, the consequences will often be serious once he gets really angry.
Li Xingchen did not name the specific name this time, but everyone knew it well. His Majesty was just giving a warning this time, and next time he would probably take action directly.
As soon as Li Xingchen left, the ministers in the hall breathed a sigh of relief and retreated in twos and threes. However, several ministers from Jiangnan aristocratic families headed by Shen Jungao were still standing there, their legs trembling and sweating profusely.
They never thought that their little thoughts would be revealed mercilessly by Li Xingchen in the end.
Gu Yewang slowly walked past Shen Jungao: "Just take care of yourself."
Shen Jungao took a deep breath and said nothing.
Yang Su and Tang Yishun also walked by in turn, but their eyes were more gloating. For them, it is not a bad thing for Shen Jungao to be unlucky. If Shen Jungao goes down, then there will be Bashu or Northern factions.
People fill in.
"Mr. Shen, are we?" one of the ministers who was also involved in this matter asked in a shy voice.
"Let's go visit Mr. Wu." Shen Jungao said decisively.
Now that things have come to this, we can only ask the older generation to come forward.
King Gu Ye made it clear that he wanted to draw a clear line with the Jiangnan family, and Xu Ling was not in the capital. Now the old man obviously saw that Jiankang Mansion was a place where he could not stay, so he returned to Chengdu after the New Year.
Now that he is old, nothing makes life more meaningful than teaching his disciples.
Therefore, among the old ministers of the previous dynasty, the only one with high moral integrity and respect in Jiankang Mansion was Wu Mingche, who was invited by Li Xinchen to build the first military academy.
"That's all we can do." Several ministers said helplessly.
Shen Jun gritted his teeth as soon as he was high, and his thoughts of reluctance, regret, etc. came up, making him feel particularly uncomfortable. Why can't he always be as good as his brother in everything he does?
The elder brother can lead the Shen family to glory, but whatever he does, he can only cause trouble?
Does fate really like to joke with me so much that it sent Li Xingchen to play tricks on me like this?
Wuguan.
This is the last day of the first month of the Wuguan siege.
Besieging a city for a month was not a big deal in ancient times. Even if the city could not be captured after a year or two, it would be a big deal. It is just because there is a precedent of Li Xinchen's four months in Jiangnan. Of course, in fact, Li Xinchen's journey
There was no resistance that could be called tenacious at all. Nanchen's army was like scattered sand, fighting on its own, giving Li Xinchen the opportunity to easily break through.
But in any case, Li Xingchen captured Jiangnan so quickly that the current Han generals would feel disgraced if they attacked a city, especially if it took more than two days to deal with smaller cities. And now this Wuguan Pass
Although it can be regarded as one of the best in the world, Xiao Shilian himself was very anxious after being stuck here for a whole month and could only watch Han Qinhu and the others hanging Li Yan in the pass.
But being anxious is being anxious, and if you really mess up your position because of this, then the gain outweighs the loss.
The Han army's psychological warfare against Wuguan has been going on for less than half a month, and Wuguan's military morale has finally been clearly shaken. During yesterday's siege, the Han army once rushed to the city gate and even attacked the Tibetan soldiers.
In the building, the Northern Zhou army on the city wall almost collapsed completely, but He Ruobi had quick eyesight and led his guards to kill the deserters one after another, and then forced the remaining people up, plus Gao Jiushi and his
When reinforcements arrived, the Han army had to retreat hastily.
But this also allowed Xiao Shilian to see the hope of breaking through Wuguan for the first time. You must know that for a long time before, it was difficult for the Han army to even gain a foothold at the top of the city.
At least it is enough to show that the defenders of Wuguan are no longer as determined as before. They are obviously wavering as to whether they can persist in this war.
"The weather is nice today, which is a good sign." Lu Quanda looked up at the sun.
The sunshine at the end of April is only warm but not very warm. It has been raining for the past two days, and it is sunny now. Obviously, it is not so convenient to attack the city when it rains. And after the rain, it is exposed to the sun, which itself is also harmful to the city wall.
The wall structure was damaged. Xiao Shilian also seized this opportunity and focused his trebuchets to attack the northern section of the city wall.
According to the intelligence collected, part of the Wuguan city wall collapsed during the previous war, and it should be newly repaired now, so the city wall is not as strong as the rest. Especially after the rain, it is obvious that
There are many cracks on the wall here. Because this part was relatively close to the middle, it was blocked by the Wengcheng, so I didn't pay attention to it. It wasn't until the Wengcheng was almost leveled by Xiao Shilian, and the continuous rain, that Wuguan Pass was blocked.
This shortcoming is fully exposed.
"Bang!" A loud noise came. Under the continuous bombardment of stone bullets, the small section of the city wall shook violently. Several battlements actually collapsed, and with it, a small half of the city wall collapsed.
The soil washed away by the rain slid down the wall, like streams of mud.
Another stone bullet hit, causing the wall to collapse irresistibly. Although only the upper part collapsed.
But compared to the original tall city wall, this is enough.
The sound of drums rises from the ground at the right time.
The Han soldiers in the brigade seemed to have seen the possibility of conquering this great pass that had been bothering them for a month.
"kill!"
Lu Quanda waved his sword forward. Today it was his turn to be the vanguard to attack the city. Of course he would not give up such a great opportunity to others.
At this time, Wuguan City was already in chaos.
If the previous stubborn resistance was still based on the fact that the Wuguan city wall was still intact, then now the last barrier in the hearts of the soldiers has collapsed.
Nothing can protect them anymore.
This undoubtedly made them feel desperate.
The Han army's arrows shot in through the gap and ran rampant in the city.
At this time, before He Ruobi had time to speak, a soldier had already turned around and ran back.
"Lost, defeated!" I don't know who shouted.
Soon the entire city wall was filled with the same voice. This time the soldiers no longer believed He Ruobi's words, and even the shining swords could not stop them.
"Who dares to leave?!" He Ruobi shouted, and his guards moved forward together.
Once the morale of the army collapses, it is a rout. A rout cannot be regrouped with just a few words and then brought to the front line.
This courage has been broken.
"Brothers, we also have guys in our hands, don't be afraid of them!" A loud shout suddenly came.