Li Xun chewed on these words, and in the end he could only smile bitterly.
Yes, that's almost it.
He is not without ambitions. Now the country he is loyal to has been torn apart. The person he is loyal to no longer focuses on fighting for world hegemony, but on how to gain greater benefits from the civil strife. This makes Li Xun a little bit.
Confused. Even if Yang Jian could defeat Yu Wenxian later and reunite the entire Northern Zhou Dynasty, why would the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time face Li Xingchen, who had been recuperating for a long time?
It's almost time to make a decision.
Li Xun looked at Dai Cai sitting in front of him. Luo Yi had been here before, and Dai Cai had also come forward at this time. If he was still unsure, he didn't know whether it would be Li Xinchen or the butcher's knife next time.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xun slowly lowered his hand and sighed: "I wish I could die in Dingjun Mountain."
"The previous Li Xun has died in Dingjun Mountain, and now there is a brand new Li Xun." At this moment, a loud voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Li Xun was startled for a moment, but Dai Cai suddenly stood up: "See the general."
Li Xunchen waved his hand, while Li Xun seemed to be recalling what he said just now, thoughtfully, and only then did he react. He hurriedly knelt down on one knee and solemnly raised his hand: "I will see the Marquis of Hanzhong at the end of the day."
Li Xunchen laughed and stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Li Xun up, and patted his arm: "A general who is so good at fighting should be used by me and the world!"
Li Xun took a long breath and solemnly handed over his hand again: "I will live up to my mission!"
And Li Xingchen calmly waved to Li Ping behind him: "Come, take General Li to change into a suit of armor. Rest for a few days. When we attack Xiangyang, I hope to see you next to me, so don't miss it.
the term."
Li Xun nodded solemnly, and Li Ping made an invitation gesture: "Since the general and my Marquis are from the same clan, you are even more welcome. Please come here."
Li Xun knew very well that lifting his foot meant that he had changed into a brand new self and could never go back.
After letting out the breath he had just held, Li Xun strode to follow Li Ping without hesitation.
The previous Li Xun had died in Dingjun Mountain, but now he is a brand new self.
Watching Li Xun's leaving figure, Dai Cai smiled and said, "Congratulations, general, on getting another general."
Li Xingchen said calmly: "You must have got it. I don't know if it will be used. I still need to see it. Give him some time to think about it again."
"The war in Xiangyang must be going very smoothly, otherwise why would the general come here at this time?" Only then did Dai Cai ask his bigger doubt.
Li Xingchen shook his head: "The general has led his troops to retreat. I finally kept Chun Yuliang, but I need to provide Chun Yuliang with enough food and grass, otherwise the old fox will definitely not move. In addition, I also promised three
Take Xiangyang City within a month."
"Otherwise..." Dai Cai frowned.
"Otherwise, I'm afraid we will still lose the support of the Chunyu family," Li Xingchen said with a hint of anxiety in his voice, "and we will indeed not have enough food and grass by then, so we must consider retreat arrangements."
Dai Cai already knew why Li Xinchen came to Fancheng. Dealing with a fortified city like Xiangyang in three months was definitely not an easy task. Li Xinchen came to supervise the battle, which naturally made Dai Cai feel even more pressure.
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"Bang!" The stone hit the city wall. It seemed that the entire city wall was shaking violently with the stone, and an already fragile battlement collapsed directly. It seemed that it had been waiting for this moment, and no one knew how many arrows were fired.
They all got in through this gap.
Amidst the neat chants, more Thunderbolt cars began to change directions. Stones that had been polished to be more lethal and impactful roared and hit the city head, almost concentrating on the same point, and this small area
The battlements in the area collapsed almost at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Kill!" countless soldiers shouted and rushed towards the city wall. Attacking the inner city was no better than the outer city. The existing streets and houses limited the direction of the soldiers' charge. Fortunately, when the inner city was built, thickening these was not considered.
This also gave the Thunderbolt Car an opportunity to take advantage of. Otherwise, it would have taken who knows how long it would have taken for it to have been smashed like this.
At the same time, compared to the outer trenches, the inner city does not have a moat, let alone a moat. This means that the rush car can easily advance to the city gate, and the dense arrows and stone bullets completely suppress the city head.
The defenders who were on top of the car slammed the wooden bumper hanging on the car against the city gate, and the heavy city gate also trembled under the huge impact.
Li Xingchen was standing less than 600 steps below the city. The 500-step crossbow on the city could hit the target within a distance of 450 steps, which was already the limit, let alone an additional 100 steps. Within this distance,
, the arrows would lose their balance and speed and fly around and fall, otherwise Li Ping would not have allowed Li Xingchen to appear in this place.
Li Xingchen stood here, his general's flag flying behind him, and all the Bashu soldiers who launched the attack could see the fluttering flag and the big "Li" on it.
The appearance of Li Xingchen undoubtedly gave the attacking army a lot of motivation, and also put a lot of pressure on the defenders. The Bashu soldiers almost rushed forward with red eyes, and because of their reasons, they also brought Chun Yucen next to them.
The soldiers and horses under his command attacked frantically.
Li Xinchen had never led them, so they did not have a high sense of identification with Li Xinchen, but they could not watch the guys under Dai Cai rush in first.
"We can break through." Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes slightly. In front of him, Dai Cai had already rushed to the front with his bodyguards, fluttering his flag in the wind.
A series of ladders were erected on the top of the city. The soldiers of Bashu climbed up one after another. The generals and commanders below were shouting to the soldiers behind them, while the figures climbing one after another on the ladders were like ants climbing a tree.
Almost a quarter of an hour after launching the attack, half of the city wall was already filled with Northern Zhou soldiers climbing up. In order to capture Fancheng, Dai Cai's preparations were not inadequate. Drawing on the experience of his previous attack on Waiguo, he still used key breakthroughs.
According to this method, the north gate of Fancheng was selected as the main attack direction. The concentrated attack direction of the Thunderbolt Chariot was here, and the collapsed battlements were not far from the north gate.
The attack by the Thunderbolt Chariot was massive, with stones roaring and hitting the city wall, which was enough to put a lot of psychological pressure on the defenders. In addition, there were densely packed soldiers running in the streets and alleys in front, and crossbows deployed along the city wall.
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Anyone standing on the city wall would shudder.
Although the defenders didn't know it, in order to pretend to be so powerful, Dai Cai had already mobilized everyone, even the Huotou Army in the army. Uncharacteristically, he set up such a formation, just to break through in one go.