"The walls of the capital are fortified, and the guards are defending them to death. If the attack goes on like this, it will only damage the soldiers. It is better to lay down the soldiers and rest their armor, wait for the opportunity, and then finish it overnight."
Yan Li was not allowed to attack the city no matter what.
"But the king is now besieged by the prince, when shall we wait?" asked the cavalry general.
Yan Li didn't answer his words, but silently retreated to the back of the formation, sitting in the tent and thinking about the plan to attack the city.
Seeing Yan Li's retreat, Ma Yu laughed loudly: "Yan Li, although you have stolen the military power in the Southwest, it is hard to break through the capital that has been built for hundreds of years. When my father and king destroy the palace, you will be captured without a fight." !"
The general defending the city said flatteringly: "His Royal Highness is right. I think the guards of the palace can last at most one day. After one day, the Tianchi Kingdom should change its dynasty!"
Ma Yu said triumphantly: "I have no intention of changing the dynasty. I just want the king to be corrected and to be the king. If he can't let us live with dignity, then he should abdicate and give way to someone who is more capable and understands the people's sentiments." He who thinks of the people becomes king."
Of course, the person Ma Yu mentioned was Prince Ma Wu.
"Yes, yes!" The general guarding the city kept nodding, "No one wants to live under the wings of a cowardly king. We are looking forward to a virtuous king coming to court!"
Ma Yubie tied Yanli into rice dumplings and threw them on the grass, just in time to meet Li Hao who was rushing over. saved him. Ma Yu intends to chase him to Southwest Daying, but Li Hao thinks it is impossible. If Yan Li has already controlled the military power, their entry into the barracks is tantamount to a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
"Why don't we go back to the capital now, tell the prince what to do, let the prince inform the generals who guard the city, close the gates, and stand ready. As long as the 50,000 troops led by Yan Li cannot enter the capital, it will be of no use at all."
The two rode back to the capital, and told the prince and Li Ying what happened on the road. The Prince and Li Ying were naturally terrified, thinking that the situation was over. It wasn't until Ma Yu told Li Hao's plan that the prince and Li Ying calmed down.
"Prince, what Li Hao said is right. On the one hand, we have to close the gates of the city and not let Yan Li in. On the other hand, we must immediately gather soldiers to encircle the palace, destroy the palace, and capture the king and Concubine Xue. It won’t be long before we jump.”
Li Ying thought that all the members of the Li clan were dead, but she never thought that there was such a heroic Li Hao. Li Hao's father and Li Hai are brothers, so naturally he and Li Ying are also siblings. Speaking of which, Li Hao has to call Li Ying his aunt. At this time, Li Ying's heart was already in Dajing Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away. When Yan Li died, she would return to the country with Li Hao, assist him in enthroning as emperor, and restore the Li Dynasty repeatedly.
The prince stroked his beard, his old face was troubled: "Now that the southwestern army has been controlled by Yan Li, and the soldiers from the four gates of the capital are going to guard the gates again, how can I have the strength to attack the palace!"
Li Ying stretched out her slender hand and put it on the prince's shoulder: "How can the prince have no troops? There are more than 3,000 soldiers in the prince's mansion alone. We are taking out all the money and treasures in the house and hiring people who dare to die." , I calculated that there are 300,000 citizens in the capital, and it shouldn’t be a problem to hire more than 5,000 daredevils. Then use these daredevils to drive away hundreds of thousands of people in the capital and ask them to attack the city..." Li When Ying said this, her nose was crooked, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help showing a smug smile, "The king has always advertised that he loves the people like a son. When he sees the people climbing the ladder to enter the palace, does he have the heart to watch the guards slaughter the people?"
The prince thought about it carefully, his face glowed red, and he couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding: "Princess, I said you are my little Zhuge, you are really good! My brother must order the guards not to kill the people, and the people will definitely be able to kill the people in the city of lights." Enter the palace. We will let more than a thousand people who dare to die disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into the palace. My brother will be caught by surprise, and I will definitely capture him alive!"
The more he talked, the more proud he became. He grinned and showed two rows of big white teeth, and the mustache also trembled and laughed: "Hahahaha!"
Li Ying's gaze flicked across Li Hao's face suddenly: "Prince, let Li Hao do this task of recruiting troops. I believe in his ability."
Li Hao didn't know about the relationship between Li Ying and him, and when he heard that Li Ying valued him so much, he felt a little shocked in his heart.
"The concubine fell in love with the villain wrongly, and the prince has many capable generals."
The prince was doting on Li Ying at this time, and upon hearing what she said, he said to Li Hao: "Since the concubine promoted you, what else can I say! I believe that the person she likes can't be wrong. After you recruit soldiers and buy horses , immediately besiege the palace for me, and I must not let my brother escape!"
"Also," Li Ying's almond-eyed eyes were scarlet, and her mouth was tilted, "Let's not let Concubine Xue escape! Everything that happened today is due to her."
The prince ordered the family steward to move almost all the gold, silver and jewelry in the palace outside the gate, and posted a notice that anyone who joined the prince's team would get two taels of silver. The vagrants, shabby settlers, and desperadoes in the capital, those who have eaten their last meal but never had another meal, all rushed to join the prince and were willing to fight for the prince. In less than an hour, news of the recruitment spread throughout the capital, and the number of soldiers recruited was no less than 5,000.
At this time, news came from outside the city that Yan Li led more than 50,000 southwestern troops to the south gate and was preparing to attack the capital.
When the prince heard the news, he asked Ma Yu to form a silver armor team, armed with big knives, and went to the tower to supervise the soldiers fighting. Anyone who dared to escape would be shot to death.
After gathering enough troops, the prince ordered Li Hao to take 5,000 mercenaries to drive away the citizens of the capital to the moat of the palace and prepare to attack the city.
The prince first asked someone to bring a letter into the palace and hand it to the king. The king opened it and saw that it read:
"Brother Wang and I were born of the same mother, so there should be no difference. Brother Wang's world is my Ma Wu's world. If there is trouble, we will share it, and if we are blessed, we will share it. If foreign enemies invade, my Ma Wu will be the first." One went to battle to kill the enemy. His determination to safeguard the country and stabilize the Ma family has never changed. It's just that recently, Brother Wang first ignored the humiliation of the country and accepted the shame of Zixuan's return to the country; We are brothers. Out of self-preservation, but also for the country, for the people, and even for the world of the Ma family, I have to make this choice and lead troops to the Qing Dynasty. If the king thinks that it is difficult for the ancestors to start a business, he will open the palace At the gate, escort Concubine Xue Gui out, and behead her in front of the common people. Otherwise, I will be helpless if I don’t know how to deal with swords and soldiers! King brother Ma Wu presents it.”
Snapped!
After the king finished reading it, he threw the letter on the ground.
"Bastard bastard, I knew his wolf ambitions, so I wouldn't have given him the power of the country! Brother Ni Qiang, how ugly!"
Rong Changan bent down, picked up the letter, read it, and couldn't help laughing. This prince is really a hypocrite. He wanted to be a king, but he pushed all the responsibility for raising troops to the king's appointment of villains.
"Your Majesty, if you think what the prince said is right, then escort me and Dr. Jin out. If my death and his death can be avoided, your brother Ni Qiang, why would I regret my death!"
The king hurriedly said: "My concubine, what are you talking about! The prince actually wants to be the king, it's not a matter of a day or two, he just uses you as an excuse to raise troops."