I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 68
Seeing that the crowd had no other opinions, Ding Yuan's expression softened a little, revealing a slight sinister smile, and then ordered: "After three days of sticking to Xiaoyi, the army will withdraw to Jinyang."

In fact, all of this is in his plan, and he has already made a secret plan with another confidant of his.

Naqibilili was originally a chess piece that Ding Yuan placed inside Xianbei.

At that time, Helian's attack on Yanmen was also instigated by this person. He wanted to cooperate with Ding Yuan to seize the control and military power of Yanmen County, but in the end Li Shimin stepped in and disrupted all plans.

Later, unexpectedly, he accidentally ran into Xiutuhu's interior and gave Ding Yuan another chance. This time, he decided to seize it and not miss this golden opportunity.

The two secretly worked together, and Ding Yuan used the price of sacrificing Taiyuan County and Zhang Yi to let Qi Bili use this as an excuse to persuade King Xiutu to accept him as soon as he saw a good relationship, and immediately retreated.

Then Ding Yuan regained the lost ground with great fanfare, and used this as a meritorious service in exchange for his superior position, becoming the governor of Bingzhou.

This abacus was very clever, it took everyone into account, but it didn't take into account how much disaster the people of Taiyuan County would suffer and how many wives and wives would be separated.

He thought that what he did was very secretive, and he had secretly sent someone to kill the envoy who was going to Yanmen to deliver the letter, so he expected that the Yanmen army would not come.

It's just that this plan will never catch up with the changes...

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Just as Ding Yuan occupied Xiaoyi and had not had time to retreat to Jinyang, Li Shimin's army arrived in Jinyang first.The army's military capacity was at its peak, and it was full of murderous aura. At first glance, it looked like an elite soldier in a hundred battles.At first, the soldiers guarding the city thought it was the barbarian coming, so they were so frightened that they rushed to the city to take precautions.

When the army approached, it was discovered that it was a black Li character flag flying majestically in front of the army.

Fortunately, before the army set off, Zhang Yi saved a hand. The school captains and soldiers guarding the city were all his confidantes.

Seeing that it was Li Shimin's army, he didn't hesitate at the moment. He opened the city gate and enlarged the army to enter the city. Li Shimin led five thousand shence troops into the city.The remaining soldiers and horses were led by Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and other generals to continue southward, heading towards Jiexiu.

After entering the city, he did not stay too long, arranged for the defense of the city, and at the same time sent troops to control Ding Yuan's mansion and the remaining subordinates of the Bingzhou camp in the army to prevent them from making trouble.

On the way, I went to the governor's mansion to see Zhang Rui, whom I hadn't seen for a long time. Yiren became thinner, and the deep lovesickness between his brows couldn't be melted away.

Seeing that it was Li Shimin who came, Zhang Rui couldn't control her emotions any longer, she threw herself into his arms, and cried Lihua with rain.Li Shimin hugged her lightly, and comforted her in a low voice: "Rui'er, don't worry, I will definitely rescue Lord Inspector."

The two stayed together for a while, Li Shimin didn't dare to stay any longer, bid farewell to the beauty, and led hundreds of iron guards under his command to chase after the army.

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Zhang Yi and Linghu Chu mobilized all the strong men in the city to defend the city, and moved all the available stones and other defensive materials in the county to the top of the city.

Although the Hu people were not good at siege, they fought side by side with the Han army all the year round, and learned some siege methods, and captured some Han craftsmen in the camp.Under the threat of death, Han artisans had to help the Hu people make siege equipment.

It didn't take long for batches of simple siege ladders to be built. Although the equipment was relatively simple and simple, it did not affect the confidence of the barbarian siege at all.

King Xiutu gave an order, and tens of thousands of barbarians, carrying ladders, headed towards Jiexiu City.The Hu people did not adopt the strategy of "three lacks and one first" commonly used in the Han army to attack the city, but rushed forward with all their brains, relying on their large numbers and strength, with the intention of defeating the defenders in one fell swoop.

The barbarians howled wantonly, held crude shields, and climbed to the top of the city with difficulty. In the distance, sharpshooters fired thousands of arrows, constantly consuming the defenders from a long distance. Many soldiers who experienced the cruel city defense for the first time were shot Yu was so frightened that he was in a trance, unable to dodge in time, and was shot dead by an arrow.

Seeing that the Hu people slowly climbed up the city wall under the cover of arrows, the soldiers defending the city fought back under the leadership of Zhang Yi and other captains.Some archers hid under the female wall and waited for an opportunity to shoot arrows, while another group of minzhuang and other recruits picked up the rolling wood and thunder stone and smashed it hard on the Huren's head.

At the beginning, the Hu people's offensive was contained very well, and the Hu people suffered heavy casualties. This was also the first time that the Hu people had such an intense siege battle in so many days.In the past, most of the cases were won without a fight. Occasionally, the siege was won in one battle. Now it is so stalemate and cruel, King Xiutu did not expect it.

On the first day of the brutal siege battle, under the command of Zhang Yiying, relying on the bravery and fearlessness of Jiexiu's soldiers and civilians, they finally blocked the attack of the Hu people and caused a lot of casualties to the Hu people. Of course, the defenders also suffered a lot of casualties. .

It's just that Zhang Yi knew very well that there was a huge difference in the strength between himself and the Hu people. As long as the enemy continued to attack the city for several days, Jiexiu City would definitely be breached. The key to this battle was whether Li Shimin's reinforcements could arrive in time.

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Ten miles outside Jiexiu City, the Hu people camped here.Although it is called camping, it is actually just setting up tents indiscriminately, with tens of thousands of troops stretching for miles, disorganized and chaotic.

In a large tent of the Chinese army, King Xiutu got angry with all the generals in the hall, cursing "trash, idiots, etc.", and vented his dissatisfaction fiercely.

He looked at Qi Bili with some displeasure and asked: "Sir, didn't you say that the major general of Jiexiu City was weak? He could win in one battle, but now he suffered a lot of losses. What's the best way, sir?"

Qibili felt the meaning of questioning in King Xiutu's words, and sighed secretly in his heart. This person is stern and self-willed, so I am afraid that he will not be able to achieve any great things.

But he was not panicked at all, this kind of scene was completely trivial to him, and then he said what he had already thought about: "My lord, didn't you realize that the Bingzhou army under Ding Yuan's command has not been dispatched?"

King Xiutu nodded and said, "That's right, the main force of the Bingzhou army led by Ding Yuan has been huddled in Xiaoyi and has not been dispatched at all. Does this explain it?"

"Your Majesty, this shows that the Bingzhou Army has split into two factions. The main force of Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army has no intention of fighting with the King and has abandoned the governor Zhang Yi. It just shows that Jiexiu is an isolated city with limited troops."

Qi Bili talked eloquently, and saw that King Xiutu also thought so, so he continued: "As long as our army of the Huns takes a few strong attacks, Jiexiu will surely be destroyed. As long as our army does not attack Jinyang, only in Taiyuan Looting the hinterland of the county, I believe Ding Yuan will not trouble us."

King Xiutu was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Haha, sir, you are indeed a great talent. I believe in you. Come on, pass on the order. Reward the three armies today, and attack the city with all your strength tomorrow morning. Whoever climbs the gate first will seal the thousand households, and the gold in the city will be rewarded." Silver jewelry, and women are all rewarded to the warriors who enter the city..."

(End of this chapter)