The air is filled with the smell of blood, and the Rouxuan Army has launched an offensive against Kyoto City for three consecutive days.

In these three days, the defenders suffered some losses, but compared to the Rouxuan army who attacked, the losses were much smaller.

Although the Rouxuan Army suffered heavy casualties, they continued to fight forward. Their bravery and fearlessness made the defenders increasingly frightened.

In fact, the Rouxuan Army did not have many siege weapons, mainly ladders and a small number of trebuchets.

The enemies of the frontier armies in the four northern towns have always been grassland tribes, so the focus of their training is on field battles. In addition to training cavalry, they also train how to cut and surround the grassland cavalry in the wilderness, and siege warfare is exactly what is needed on the northern frontier.

The military's weakest link.

This time going south, the Rouxuan border army had no siege equipment. They only requisitioned some of them in the name of conquering Xuzhou on the way, and then worked hard to build some.

But after all, the number of siege equipment is extremely limited.

According to the plan, after the siege of Kyoto City, craftsmen can be recruited from the surrounding area, and then siege equipment can be built in an orderly manner to prepare for the final siege battle.

However, Taishi Hong was suddenly assassinated, causing the plan to completely change.

Taishi Cunxu has been stationed at the northern border for many years. He has been tempered for a long time and has always been calm. If it were anything else, it would be difficult to anger Taishi Cunxu and change the tactical plan.

But it was Tai Shihong who died.

Not to mention that the father and son are connected by blood, Taishi Cunxu has been with Taishi Hong since childhood, and has been with him all year round. The deep relationship between father and son is also extraordinary, otherwise Xiahou would not have used Taishi Hong as a hostage to hold Taishi Cunxu.

's Achilles' heel.

Tai Shihong was not only assassinated

, and died tragically at an old age, with his head chopped off. No matter how calm Taishi Cunxu was, he would never be able to calm down after enduring such a tragedy.

The moat had long been filled with corpses, and the corpses were piled high. The Rouxuan Army stepped on the corpses of their companions, set up ladders, or climbed with homemade ropes, launching wave after wave of offensives against the tall Kyoto City. Although

At one point, a small number of soldiers even climbed to the top of the city, but the defenders were also very brave. Sergeant Rouxuan who climbed to the top of the city was eventually hacked to death, and more soldiers joined the ranks of corpses below the city.

The water in the moat was filled with purple blood, and under the sunlight, it smelled disgusting.

It was already summer, and the weather was hot. The corpses piled up under the city would soon rot. Mosquitoes, ants and flies were buzzing around, and a strange smell and color arose under the entire Kyoto city.

Frankly speaking, when the Rouxuan border troops approached the city, many of the defenders were still wary.

After all, only those in the ranks know the difference between the two sides.

No matter how rigorous the training is, it cannot be compared with the soldiers who fight with real swords and guns on the battlefield and crawl out from the dead. The border soldiers have a murderous aura that is incomparable to ordinary soldiers and horses. Such murderousness is not

Sophisticated equipment can make up for the disparity in strength.

However, after three days of fighting, although the defenders also suffered a lot of casualties, seeing Rouxuan's troops fall into a pool of blood one after another shook the morale of the defenders.

Although the frontier troops are brave, they are still human after all.

Arrows shot at them, stones fell on their heads, and swords were struck on their necks, they would also die.

Every time the Rouxuan Army's offensive fails, it will

The morale of the defenders increases by one point.

At dusk, the Rouxuan Army organized another offensive.

Although the Rouxuan Army suffered heavy casualties and failed to achieve any effective results in three days, they still had no intention of retreating.

The heads of the old generals and the corpses of countless companions below the city hanging on the top of the Kyoto city not only did not frighten the Rouxuan army, but actually made them more and more angry.

The arrows from both sides were like raindrops. The Rouxuan army who had reached the bottom of the city set up a ladder again. The soldiers bravely climbed to the top of the city. Suddenly, drums sounded loudly on the top of the city. There were many soldiers on the top of the city, and countless boiling oil poured down.

The Rouxuan troops below the city were unable to escape and were burned to the point of screaming in agony.

But the defenders at the top of the city lit torches and threw them down, and the city wall instantly turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The fire was raging, and the Rouxuan army in the rear had to retreat. They saw Sergeant Rouxuan in the sea of ​​​​fire, his body covered in smoke and screaming. He screamed with all his strength, walked a few steps, slumped to the ground, and was gradually burned to coke.

The boiling oil is boiling, and no matter whether it is a living or dead person who is touched, there will be thick smoke and scorching flames in an instant, and a black smoke will steam up, straight into the sky, covering the sky.

Both the offense and defense fell silent.

No matter how fierce the siege is, you can't rush into the sea of ​​fire. The two opposing sides look at the figures in the fire and listen to the screams coming from hell. Many people may be frightened, but there will be no trace in their eyes.

of mercy.

Because everyone knows that the next one to wail and fall into hell is likely to be them.

On the battlefield, either you die or I die, there is no mercy at all.

On the plain behind, the flag is fluttering, with the word "李" under the banner, and the flag is engraved on it?

With a stern expression on his face, he looked at the city of Kyoto, which he had not been able to conquer for several days, and his eyes were full of coldness.

Suddenly I heard a commotion behind me, and someone shouted loudly: "Don't stop me, I want to see the general, get out of the way!"

Taishi Cunxu heard the voice and did not turn around, but simply said: "Let him come over!"

The person who came was Luo Xiang. He snatched it from the crowd and said with cupped hands: "General, I have tried to persuade you several times, but the general is still unconvinced. Although I know that people are soft-spoken, I still want to persuade the general again." He raised his finger.

He shouted towards the black smoke billowing Kyoto City: "General, this is already the third day. In the past three days, the soldiers have launched more than a dozen offensives, and there is still no possibility of Kyoto City being breached. You can also see

Come on, the defenders are getting more and more experienced as they fight. In just three days, the Rouxuan Army has already killed and injured two to three thousand people. It is definitely not possible to continue fighting like this. I beg you to think again and withdraw the soldiers first.

They have two days off, and we will discuss it carefully in these two days!"

"Has Luo Canjun fought in the army?" Taishi Cunxu was riding on horseback. He didn't look at Luo Xiang and just asked lightly: "Are you teaching me how to fight?"

Luo Xiang said: "The lower official would never dare to point fingers at the general. However, the lower official joined the army and participated in formulating battle plans. He is not very capable, but he is not incompetent either. When marching and fighting, the most important thing is to use strengths and avoid weaknesses. If

The general's soldiers and horses suddenly attacked before the Kyoto army deployed their defenses, which might catch them off guard and possibly break through. But now they have been on defense for a long time, the city defenses are strong and well prepared, and the general's troops

Although the soldiers are brave, they have no experience in attacking cities and lack of equipment. At this time, the only way to attack by force is to use your own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points, which is absolutely unacceptable."

Taishi Cunxu looked calm and did not speak.

"The Rouxuan Army is invincible in the field, so they dare not leave the city." Luo Xiang said: "Our army wants to use its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, that is, to surround Kyoto and make them disorderly. The general holds the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and must not act on his own initiative. Your subordinates also know that

The old general was killed, and the general must be extremely sad. A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. Kyoto will be surrounded sooner or later. Kyoto will be broken sooner or later. When the time comes, it will be easy for the general to avenge the old general. Now!"

Taishi Cunxu had already said in a cold voice: "Luo Canjun, you talk too much. Our army is attacking the city, but you are full of words that hurt the morale of our army. What do you mean?"

Luo Xiang saw Taishi Cunxu staring at him with a pair of sharp eyes. He knew that Taishi Cunxu had a stubborn temperament and was difficult to persuade. He smiled bitterly and said: "I am a low-ranking official, but I also know that the restoration of Li Tang is imminent. As long as we don't make any mistakes,

It will definitely succeed." He took two steps forward, approached Taishi Cunxu, and said in a slightly lower voice: "General, please think about it carefully, what will happen if the Rouxuan Army fails? Although the current situation in the world is not good for the princess,

It is beneficial, but many states and counties have not sworn allegiance, and things may change at any time. Just because the world knows that the general is loyal to the princess, the Xuzhou Army and the Rouxuan Army jointly revive Li Tang and are strong, so everyone feels that there is hope for the revival of Li Tang

.But once something happens to the general, the situation in the world is likely to be reversed.

Wait!"

"Bold!" Taishi Cunxu didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said sternly: "Luo Xiang, if it weren't for the princess's sake and you messed with the morale of our army, I would have killed you."

Luo Xiang sighed and said: "General, my subordinates have done their duty, and everything is still up to you to decide. If it really messes up the princess's plan, it will be too late to regret it." He knew that Taishi Cunxu had already been killed because Taishi Hong was killed.

He was blinded by anger.

It is a taboo for a general to act on impulse.

Especially for a person who has always been calm, once he becomes impulsive, it will be difficult even for nine oxen to pull him back.

Taishi Cunxu's stubborn character helped him achieve numerous military exploits, but with such a stubborn character, once he made the wrong decision, it would often bring serious consequences.

"Take Luo Shengjun down." Taishi Cunxu ordered: "The front line is dangerous. He is the princess's confidant. Don't let him come to the front to take risks again."

Two sergeants stepped forward, but Luo Xiang just smiled bitterly, shook his head, and retreated.

Several generals around Taishi Cunxu watched Luo Xiang leave. They all knew that what Luo Xiang said was not wrong, but the general's heart was in a state of disbelief.

Send the poor to support the eight parties?

"Give me the order, let the generals retreat first and rest tonight." Taishi Cunxu said: "I ordered the people behind me to continue building ladders overnight and attack again tomorrow!" Seeing the solemn expressions of the generals, they sighed: "Do you all feel that I

Are you going to act on your own initiative?"

The generals looked at each other and naturally did not dare to admit it.

"My father was assassinated and his head hangs on the city wall. The news cannot be concealed." Tai Shi Cunxu said in a low voice.

Only a few generals around me heard: "You know his old man's prestige in the army better than anyone else. When the soldiers found out that he was assassinated, they were extremely angry. But do you know what will happen after the anger is over?"

All the generals looked at Taishi Cunxu.

"After the anger, there is panic." Taishi Cunxu said: "The assassination of the father will make the soldiers panic after the anger. When a general of the army is assassinated in his own camp, this will have a great impact on the morale of the soldiers.

It is fatal. If we do nothing, their morale will become even more depressed, and people will eventually become panicked." Looking at Kyoto City in the distance, he slowly said: "Whether I want to or not, I will fight, even if I can't break the city,
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