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While Jing and Guo Xiaoke were discussing, Li Boyi was as anxious as a dog who was stranded and fled straight to the gate. Fortunately, Li Jing was eager to rectify Wuguan, plan to transport troops, and wanted to transport military funds, so he did not pursue and fight as hard as he did when Li Fengci was dealing with Li Boyi. Li Boyi had nothing to do all the way, and finally arrived at the gate in the middle of the night.

The pass is located west of Wuguan, between ridges and mountains. It is the second gateway to enter Guanzhong from Xiangyang and other places. Like Wuguan, the pass is also dangerous and magnificent, and it is far better than Wuguan. Before the pass, the terrain was wide and it was much wider than the east of Wuguan.

After occupying Guanzhong, Li Yuan expanded the pass, strengthened the city defense and consolidated the city walls. Even at the city gates and corners of the city were easily attacked, they were often built up stones to strengthen the sturdy earth city. The pass can be regarded as high and thick walls, and with 30,000 elite soldiers guarding it, Li Yuan was extremely relieved about this.

Li Boyi's long-term efforts made the city soldiers temporarily believe that he was the King of Longxi, but they did not let his army enter the city. They first hung a bamboo basket and hung Li Boyi onto the top of the city.

Li Boyi was shocked and angry, and could only comfort himself, thinking that King Shannan, King Zheng was still Lao Jiang after all, and was more experienced than Li Fengci. After he found out that he was aware of his true self, the city soldiers saw that there were no soldiers in the distance, so he opened the city gate and let the Tang army enter the city. Li Boyi went straight to see Li Shuliang and Li Deliang. He only saw that the royal palace was bright and he was stunned again. After entering the royal palace, Li Boyi rubbed his eyes and almost thought he was dreaming.

Because there was a person sitting below the bottom of Li Shuliang, it was Li Fengci!

"Fengci, are you still alive?" Li Boyi said in surprise and joy.

Li Fengci's face was strange, "Of course he is still alive, Bo Yi, do you really want me to die?"

Li Boyiran was unhappy, "What are you saying? Why did you suddenly disappear when you are guarding the city?"

Li Shuliang and Li Deliang all had heavy faces. They were considered to be Li Boyi’s uncles and were their biological brothers. Although they were both kings with Li Boyi, because of their family concepts, Li Boyi still had to refer to the etiquette of his younger generations.

Li Shuliang said in a deep voice: "Boyi. I heard from Fengci. Because you delayed the opportunity to open the city, you let the Xiliang army take advantage of the opportunity?"

Li Boyi's face was pale. "That...that's..."

"You just say it, right?"

Li Boyi glanced at Li Fengci and said with a relaxed tone: "Yes."

Li Deliang asked, "I heard from Fengci that you were careless and burned the catapult in the Xiliang army, so that you could not resist the opponent's fierce attack?"

Li Boyi clenched his fists. "Yes! But..."

"Okay, we get it!" Li Shuliang said: "You go back and rest.

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"But..." Li Boyi was extremely depressed and wanted to defend himself. Li Shuliang waved his hand and said, "Boyi, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. I just need to remind you to remember these two points. This is a lesson. We cannot fail and don't know the lesson. There is no need to say more about the rest."

Li Boyi had no way to defend himself. He knew that Li Fengci had ignored his brotherly feelings and put the blame on his head for losing his martial arts. He secretly hated him and retreated angrily. Li Fengci and Li Boyi were ignored, and then said, "Thank you, both uncles, don't blame Boyi for my sake."

Li Shuliang shook his head and said, "Boyi is still young, Fengci. Your mistake is still smaller this time. If he is the same as you, how can Wuguan be broken just by saying it?"

Li Fengci nodded repeatedly, "But... the opponent is really fierce and very cunning. The two uncles should be more careful."

Li Shuliang said proudly: "We are different from you, and the gate is not Wuguan!"

Li Fengci didn't dare to say much, so he could only retreat embarrassedly. Li Deliang was a little calmer, "Their rockets have a unique attack method with pungent smoke. We must hurry up and let the military doctor think of some countermeasures, so don't capsize the ship in the gutter."

Li Shuliang nodded and said, "I have asked the military doctor to prepare. In recent days, the people in the city must not go out without authorization. Business must be suspended! As for the Wang family rice shop, they are afraid of causing uneasiness to the people, so they temporarily monitor and do not arrest them. Now we cannot make Fengci's mistakes again. We must be fully prepared, so we don't believe that they have three heads and six arms and can go down again." It turns out that until now, they still don't know who the opponent is leading the army. They only learned from Li Fengci that the Western Liang army is coming in a turbulent manner and there are many people.

Li Deliang asked, "But after all, let him attack, we are always passive. If we send troops to fight, look at their reality and reality, I don't know what?"

After a while, Li Shuliang said, "We only want to defend the city and hold the road to Guanzhong. As long as the Xiliang army cannot pass, it is considered a victory. We respect the charity and righteousness, and they cannot resist it. If we follow my opinion, it is better to seek victory in a steady manner."

Li Deliang agreed: "What my brother said is very true."

The two seemed arrogant, but after all, they were still afraid of repeating the same mistakes. Although they were crazy in front of their nephew, they were cautious in secret. Then they discussed the city-defying equipment, trenchers, rolling oil, rockets, feather arrows and others to prepare well. At the same time, they had already sent soldiers to Languan and Xijing to send police. This preparation should be considered foolproof.

Li Shuliang said proudly: "Brother, if our preparations come, if the Xiliang army comes, we will return in vain.\\//Even if Xijing does not come to provide assistance, it will be at least one year."

Li Deliang thought for a while, and felt no longer worried, and nodded repeatedly. The two laughed and went back to rest. By the early morning, the Western Liang army did not come as scheduled, and the two brothers felt that Li Fengci was somewhat exaggerated.

Both brothers felt that it was understandable for Li Fengci's exaggeration. After all, if you want to shirk responsibility, you must describe your opponent's fierceness. The opponent must be as stupid as a pig. If you are defeated by him, wouldn't you even be inferior to a pig?

By noon, a spy finally reported that the Xiliang army was less than thirty miles away from the pass!

The Tang army became nervous, staring at the city gate, closed its doors, waiting for the arrival of the Xiliang army.

Thirty miles said it was not far away, and it was not close. After another hour, only the sound of horse hooves in the east was heard. Tang Jun thought that he was finally here.

The first one was just hundreds of cavalry.

The cavalry's armor was distinctive, and when hundreds of people marched, they were lazy. When they were just a arrow from the city gate, they stopped moving forward and pointed at Guan, looking a little arrogant.

When Tang Jun saw him, he was angry. Li Fengci and Li Boyi were already like passers-by, silent. Li Shuliang cursed: "The Western Liang Army is too arrogant. Who will send troops to attack me?"

The King of Shannan said, and immediately three or four generals came forward to ask for orders. Everyone wanted to compete for the victory when they saw their opponents. Li Deliang said: "Brother, I'm afraid it's a plan to doubt the military."

Li Shuliang spitted, "You're so careful." Although he said this, he finally did not order the city gate to attack. Li Shuliang had a bad temper, but Li Deliang was extremely cautious, but these were just superficial. These two people were actually cunning people. Li Shuliang pretended to be a black face, Li Deliang pretended to be a white face, and the two sang together, which was also a way to control the soldiers and generals.

When the generals saw that King Shannan no longer mentioned the matter of military affairs, no one was bored by himself.

The soldiers in front of the city gate pointed at each other

Seeing that the Tang soldiers were not excited, they finally retreated. Zhang Liang ran around and walked around the Tang army's city and could not see the mountain behind the earth. Li Jing was sitting on the ground, looking at a city model on the ground, pondering and silent.

Listening to the sound of horse hooves, Li Jing looked up and saw Zhang Liang, and understood everything, and said in a deep voice: "It is said that Li Laocheng is polite. Now it seems that it is true."

Zhang Liang asked, "The enemy does not send troops, I don't know what to do next?"

Li Jing stood up and "sending troops."

Li Jing ordered that the Xiliang army had been waiting for a long time and no longer hesitated and walked in line. Although the mountain road was not flat, the Xiliang army could move forward in an orderly manner.

The Tang army at the gate heard only the rumbling footsteps, and then they saw smoke and dust rising up, circling over the sky, as if they were facing a great enemy. When the Xiliang army arrived in front of the city, they were not anxious. The Tang general saw a line of lines, and teams of Xiliang army turned out from the foot of the mountain and set up a square formation, like a long snake spreading among the mountains, and the army was endless, and they couldn't help but feel nervous.

Li Fengci said with gratitude: "The King of Zheng is indeed a brilliant plan and knows that they must have ambush."

Li Deliang was not at all satisfied. He thought in his heart that it was said that the Western Liang army fought south and north, and was invincible in the world. Today, he only saw this military aura, and he knew it was not a false statement. When he saw his opponent march, Li Deliang had already added a little concern and frowned and said, "Who is leading the army?"

Everyone looked at Li Fengci, and Li Fengci looked ashamed and said, "I don't know what famous generals are in Jingxiang." Li Deliang knew that he didn't know, and was unhappy. He thought that Li Fengci brought more than 10,000 troops and horses to throw off his armor. Only a thousand people left to come back, but he didn't even know which opponent was, which was really unreasonable.

The Xiliang army had already stopped five hundred steps away from the pass. First, the shield hand stepped forward and held the square. The archers spread to the two wings. The spearman and the swordsman were vaguely visible, and they had already been laid into a large iron barrel formation.

Li Shuliang said: "No matter who leads the army, they are just ordinary people. Now they are facing cities. If we set up such a formation, will we not send troops, will they be futile?"

Li Deliang frowned and said nothing.

The flag was flying, and a general held a mixed iron spear in his hand, and with more than ten generals, he rushed forward, followed by eight flag-holding envoys. The flag was red and black. When it was about one arrow, everyone had already seen the big word "Li" on it!

Li Deliang's face changed slightly: "Is it Li Jing?"

Everyone was frightened and asked, "Isn't Li Jing still fighting with Shen Faxing now?"

Li Shuliang was condescending to the top of the city, and had already seen the opponent's face clearly, and he spitted heavily: "Even Li Jing, I will know him even if he turns into ashes!"

Everyone was shocked. You should know that although Li Jing was not as famous as Xiao Buyi, everyone knew that half of Xiao Buyi's world was taken by Li Jing himself. This man was extremely low-key, but he had never suffered a defeat since he led the army. Han Qinhu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, said when Li Jing was young, "You can talk about Sun and Wu skills, only this man!" Han Qinhu's reputation was very famous and made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty. The people he praised finally shone today!

Li Jing immediately spitted his gun and looked out at the city wall and said, "Are you guys Shuliang and Deliang on the city wall?" He did not call him official title, but rather reminiscing about the past.

Li Shuliang shouted: "Li Jing, you are ignorant of your own troops and act against the will of heaven. Now that you are at the gates, you can turn around quickly, and you may be able to save your life. Otherwise, you will be afraid of shame to your ancestors."

Li Jing smiled slightly, "It was not Li Jing who brought shame to his ancestors, but they were probably two kind brothers. If the King of Xiliang was unified, the general trend would be the general trend, and he would not resist himself. I had an old friendship when I was in Xijing, so I was kind to persuade him. If I could surrender to the Dongdu, I thought I could also be the king and the Duke. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Li Shuliang cursed: "Li Jing, you are successful. How dare you persuade me to surrender today? Don't fall into my hands, or you will be killed ten or eight." He was frustrated, because when he was in Xijing, they were all famous, and Li Jing was just a down-and-out boy. Now he was riding on his head! It's tolerant, but who can't bear it! He reached out to take the bow and shot it out with an arrow. After all, Li Shuliang was both civil and military, and his arms were extremely strong. Although the place where Li Jing left was already outside the land of an arrow, this was for ordinary archers. Li Shuliang's arrow was very fierce and actually shot in front of Li Jing.

Li Jing did not dodge, and shot down the long arrow with a gun. The Tang army at the top of the city saw that Li Shuliang had a sharp arrow, and they all drank it at the same time. But before the good words were finished, the feather arrow had already landed. The sound was like cheering for Li Jing. Li Shuliang was even more angry and attacked his heart. Li Jing sneered coldly: "I have been done with kindness and righteousness. You are not ruthless. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Now the Xiliang army has come to attack the key points. On the day the city is broken, don't say I am not merciful."

"Li Jing, are you scaring me?" Li Shuliang laughed furiously, "Do you really think you can do everything and the 200,000 troops can be easily mobilized?"

Li Jing smiled slightly, "Will you know soon?"

He turned his horse around and was calm and calm. The army separated and embraced Li Jing into the formation. Although Li Shuliang was angry, he had no choice but to do anything. He knew that Li Jing was coming, and he did not dare to send troops easily. It turned out that when he was in Xijing, the three of them were surnamed Li, and they also met some distant relatives. They also played together when they were young, but no matter what, the Li Shuliang brothers did not surpass Li Jing. They knew that people had a good or bad reputation. If their brothers wanted to defeat Li Jing by using troops, it would be like to ascend to heaven.

Li Jing returned to the military formation, looked at the gate from afar, and turned to Guo Xiaoke and said, "I looked at the city defense, which is basically consistent with what we have mastered. You can try it, but today we need to proofread the lower position first."

Guo Xiaoke immediately ordered that the shield hand flashed slightly, and a ox cart actually came out of the army. Something was pulled on the ox cart, covered with a black cloth, and stood tall.

When the Tang army saw him on the top of the city, they were all laughing and crying. Li Shuliang laughed and said, "It turns out that the famous general of the ever-winning world was crazy and actually relied on a ox cart to attack the city."

Tang generals laughed, Li Deliang was worried, thinking that Li Jing never did useless things, and he didn't know what was strange about this ox cart. He was afraid of damaging his morale and only hid his worries in his heart. The soldiers of Xiliang uncovered the black cloth on the ox cart, revealing an object similar to a giant crossbow on the ground.

The thing was extremely complicated below, but the top was no different from the crossbow. It was just so large and grand that the Tang soldiers had never seen before.

Tang Jun had already stopped laughing, Li Deliang's face showed a look of fear, and he said in a lost voice: "Bandao?"

Li Fengci was puzzled, "King Zheng, what is this crossbow cart?" Li Deliang didn't wait for the answer. Li Fengci quickly knew what the crossbow cart was. The Xiliang army tilted the cart horizontally, quickly adjusted its direction, and aimed at the pass. Although the thing was five hundred steps away from everyone, even the catapult cart could not throw stones from the distance, everyone was nervous when they saw the giant arrows on the cart.

There was only one arrow on the crossbow cart. The shaft was extremely long and as thick as the carriage. The arrow was extremely frightening because it was like a giant axe that opened the mountain, shining with a cold light.

Li Deliang was shocked. He was knowledgeable and knew that during the Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties, such a powerful weapon, had always been used, but was restricted by technology.

It is not widely used. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, a kind of crossbow cart appeared, also known as a crossbow cart, which had to be equipped with six cows to pull the strings, which showed the strong range. However, although the crossbow cart was powerful, it was cumbersome to use and was not widely used. It was even gradually abandoned. Unexpectedly, Li Jing actually improved the crossbow cart, which is now used to attack cities and villages!

Li Jing's face was as iron as he waited for the soldiers to correct the problem and nodded. Guo Xiaoke said sternly: "Cum!"

The shout was earth-shaking, but what was even more shocking was the sound of the iron arrow breaking through the air!

A "whoosh" sound was sharp and harsh. Although the Tang army was five hundred steps away, the sound still pulled their heartstrings like a saw. Then there was a shocking sound, and the iron arrow shot on the city wall on the left side of the city gate.

Although the iron arrow was above the city wall, the Tang soldiers standing at the top of the city still felt the earth shaking and the city wall tremble.

The power of a crossbow is so powerful!

The iron arrows blasted a big hole in the city wall instead of shooting it firmly into the city wall. However, the destructive power caused was far beyond the imagination of the Tang army.

The soldiers on the city were horrified and looked like earth. If such power was shot on people, more than ten soldiers would be bombarded into meat paste!

Li Deliang's heart trembled violently, thinking that the power of the ground crossbow chariot was so strong, even slightly inferior. This time, Li Jing's use of the ground crossbow chariot was much lighter and more powerful than before. Is this... he going to use the crossbow chariot to attack the city?

Seeing that everyone was pale, Li Shuliang laughed and said, "This thing is just more powerful than a crossbow arrow, and its accuracy is extremely poor. With this crossbow cart, do you still want to shoot the city wall?"

Everyone was silent, thinking that it would be impossible to use a crossbow cart, but seeing Li Jing was confident and hesitant, did he only carry a crossbow cart?
To be continued...