Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1663

Chapter 1663

Li Wuqing was very disdainful in her heart.

But even though he looked down on these second-generation ancestors, he also knew that these guys would definitely be the powerful faction of Wanchun Kingdom in the future, and it was necessary to get close to them.Then Li Wanshan doesn't want to see him as a native for some reason, so he has to hold on to the future leader in front of him...

Li Wuqing arranged the clansmen, walked out of the forest quickly, trotted to the young general, and said with a smile: "Young general, dismount for a while and rest, this is the most dangerous place in Hengshan Pass, just guard here, let the other Even if Tang Jun had two wings, he couldn't fly over!"

Li Xuancheng looked up and looked around, and saw green trees and green mountains stretching on both sides of the mountain road. He stretched his waist on his horse: "That's okay, the road is bumpy, and all the bones in my body are loose. I'll sleep for a while before I get ready." Dinner..."

Li Wuqing's eyes went straight... Are you still thinking about dinner?

"Where's that kid Li Wanshan?"

Li Xuancheng looked up and looked around.

Li Wuqing said: "It's already hidden."

Li Xuancheng said displeased: "This kid is really arrogant, don't you know that my young master is here? He didn't even show his face, and quickly sent someone to call me, he is really getting more and more lawless!"

His family is powerful, and he is a descendant of the Wanchun Kingdom. He is the leader of the Annan Han people. As a result, Li Wanshan refused to accept him since he was a child. As big as a cow, Li Xuancheng was beaten every time, and when he grew up, he saw Li Wanshan avoiding him.

The situation is different now. Father Li Zhuangzhi raised the banner to restore the Wanchun Kingdom. Li Xuancheng will soon be the prince of the Wanchun Kingdom, and he will be the king in the future. How dare he, Li Wanshan, play tricks in front of him?

This young master's heart is to suppress Li Wanshan's arrogance, let him bow his head and admit his mistakes in front of him, regardless of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders at this moment...

Li Wuqing was helpless, but even though he felt it was inappropriate, he knew that his status as an indigenous patriarch would not persuade Li Xuancheng. It was unreasonable for these second-generation ancestors to be arrogant, so they had to send someone to call Li Wanshan.

The soldiers waiting for Li Xuancheng to bring were all hidden in the mountains on both sides, and Li Wanshan came over with his arms swaying, squinted at Li Xuancheng, and said, "Young Master, why are you calling me?"

Li Xuancheng shook his armor, lifted his chin slightly, and said triumphantly: "From now on, you can't call Young Master, you have to call His Royal Highness, remember? Don't be as random as before, or you will be punished by the national law!"

The corner of Li Wanshan's mouth twitched, staring at Li Xuancheng's villainous face, not angry, just said lightly: "Oh, remember."

This made Li Xuancheng very surprised. He knew very well what kind of temper Li Wanshan had. Not to mention that he had not announced his return to the country at this moment, even if he really took the position of prince, he would not be convinced. Why is he so talkative today? ?

But being able to suppress this bastard, Li Xuancheng was very happy, with a good posture, he waved his hands and said: "Hurry up and resettle your subordinates, don't make any mistakes, otherwise don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship, and severely punish it!"

Li Wanshan turned his head and left without saying a word.

Prince?

Hehe, you think too much...

*****

The continuous artillery fire was like thunder from the nine heavens, blasting the walls of Guluo City to be riddled with holes.

Pei Xingjian stood on the bow of a warship, holding a binoculars in his hand, observing the situation on the city.

"It's really despicable. Under the guise of recovering the Wanchun Kingdom and benefiting the people, they took off the top of the city and hid in the city, using the people as shields for them...How can such a villain achieve anything?"

Pei Xingjian clicked his tongue, full of sarcasm and disdain.

Although they escaped the naval bombardment by doing this, they completely alienated the people in the city. The fact that the rebel army was much weaker than the imperial army, and without the support of the people to help them secretly, it was like a rootless duckweed. What kind of climate can it be?

Liu Renyuan stood side by side with him, observed the situation on the top of the city for a while, then looked back at the more than ten artillery pieces that were roaring and continuously emitting clouds of smoke, and said distressedly: "I will see, as long as we land Go up and charge and wipe out these traitors. The walls of Guluo City are about to collapse, how can we stop us? This cannon is worth a lot of money, and the cannon barrel has a lifespan. One shot is less than one shot, it's too expensive..."

This cannon is indeed powerful enough, but it is too laborious to manufacture. Just refining and casting the fine steel of the cannon barrel requires countless complicated techniques, and consumes countless manpower, material and financial resources. It just disappeared.

Erlang once said a word, "When the cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold" can make Erlang, who is the wealthiest in the world, say such words, which shows how wasteful the cannon is.

Of course, he didn't understand the other meaning of the phrase "When the cannon fires, you get ten thousand taels of gold".

Pei Xingjian put down his binoculars, shook his head, and said, "If we storm Guluo City, it will inevitably cause casualties. Most of the people in this city are Han Chinese, and the worst are descendants of Han Chinese. Rebels can disregard the lives of the people, but we can't." Do that. Besides, everything that the traitors have is under our control, so why rush? Let these traitors get away with it for a few days."

Liu Renyuan naturally knew the overall plan. He nodded and said no more, but after a moment of silence, he suddenly said: "The general will have a plan to drive a wedge between the rebels and the people in the city."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"We can write a notice stating that the traitors are using the common people to cover the fact that the imperial army cannot attack, and explain that we don't want to hurt innocent people, so we have to surround Guluo City, and advise the traitors to think about the people in the city and open it as soon as possible. The city surrendered..."

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up, he applauded and said, "Good strategy!"

This is simply a clever plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot!

The vast majority of the people in the city are Han Chinese, and most of them are merchants. Everyone travels across the ocean and lives here to make money. Who wants to rebel with the rebels?Let everyone know that they are being coerced by traitors now, and the Navy cannot bear to hurt the lives of innocent people, so they have a lot of worries, so who is right and who is evil, who is disregarding everyone's lives for selfish desires, who can't bear to hurt everyone's lives and has to do nothing, Isn't it clear at a glance?

At that time, I am afraid that there will be no need for naval forces to attack the city, and the people in the city will be at odds with the rebels...

So as long as this notice is seen by the people in the city, the rebels will definitely withdraw from the city immediately, otherwise they will fall into the hatred and anger of the people. Once the Tang army attacks the city, they will not be able to escape even if they want to.

Immediately, Pei Xingjian ordered people to write more than a hundred notices and shot them into the city with a strong bow.

*****

In Guluo City, Li Zhuangzhi struggled and hesitated, unable to make a decision.

Is it to stick to the ancient Luocheng?

Or withdraw from the city and go directly south, join the main force ambushing at Hengshan Pass, and then make other plans?

Both decisions have their pros and cons, neither is easy to make...

Guluo City is located in the middle of Songping County. The north side meets the city wall of Songping County, and the east, west and south sides are located in the city. It can be regarded as a city within a city.Songping County is the most affluent city in the Annan region. Occupying this place can obtain sufficient food, grass and money, which is beneficial to future development.

But now, if the Tang army's navy launches a fierce attack regardless of the casualties of the people in the city, will it be able to withstand it?

Li Zhuangzhi didn't know what to do.

If you give up Guluo City and head south, you will be able to turn the crisis into peace, and the ancestors of Wanchun Kingdom resisted the Han army for decades. What can they do?

But in this way, he lost his initiative, and could only stay with the aboriginals in the deep mountains and old forests, take a cold shot to go down the mountain to fight for a vote, and never mention the great cause of restoring the country...

This is absolutely not what Li Zhuangzhi wants to see.

In a spacious lobby, Li Zhuangzhi was frowning, whether to defend or retreat, it was really difficult to decide.

In just one day, the gray beard and hair have fallen off a lot, the hale and hearty spirit is sluggish, and the old eyes are even more cloudy...

There was no one else in the hall except Li Qingshu, and the sound of rumbling cannons could be heard clearly.

Li Qingshu persuaded in a low voice: "If not, let's evacuate quickly. The Tang army's artillery is too fierce. If it continues to bombard like this, the entire city wall will collapse. Even if the people in the city can be engulfed, but in case the Tang army attacks fiercely regardless of the casualties of the people, we can't wait." Even if I want to withdraw, I can't withdraw!"

Li Zhuangzhi remained silent.

How could he not understand this truth?

But he is not reconciled...

Li Qingshu persuaded again: "Whether Li Wanshan is a spy of the Tang Army, I have no idea now, if it is...then the more than ten thousand main forces in Hengshan Pass are meat on the cutting board, and they may be swallowed by the Tang people anytime and anywhere! At that time, we didn't even have the slightest confidence..."

Now retreating, as long as the main force of Hengshan Pass is assembled, there is still a fighting force. If the main force of Hengshan Pass is defeated by the Tang army, then everything will be over...

Li Zhuangzhi gritted his teeth, wanting to make up his mind, but in the end he refused to give up the ancient Luo City for nothing, and the good situation came to an end.

When he was struggling, a soldier ran in from outside, holding a stack of papers in his hand, and shouted: "Report! Tang Jun shot these notices into the city with a strong bow, please commander-in-chief to decide."

Li Zhuangzhi got up abruptly, took the notice over, read it at a glance, and immediately shouted: "The Tang people are insidious!"

Li Qingshu hurriedly went up to look at it, and changed his expression: "Hurry up and withdraw the army, or in a few days, we will be enemies all over the city!"

Li Zhuangzhi didn't hesitate any longer, and made a decisive decision: "Immediately order all soldiers to gather, let's withdraw from Ancient Luo City, head to Hengshan Pass, and then discuss countermeasures!"

No way, Tang Jun's "drawing from the bottom of the pot" is too insidious. No matter how prestigious Li Zhuangzhi is, it just makes the people in the city wait and see, and they don't approve or oppose his move to restore the country.But if it is understood that Li Zhuangzhi took the lives of the people in the city to fight against the Tang army, who would care whether he is restoring the country or rebelling?

He, Li Zhuangzhi, is a traitor who disregards human life!

With his reputation ruined, what can he use to fight Tang Jun?

Without the support of the Annan people, all his troops are like duckweeds without roots. Even if they escape into the mountains, they will be abandoned by the world sooner or later...

(End of this chapter)