According to Li Rushan's guess, the guards of the seventeen cities had taken action at least ten days ago, but for some unknown reason, he, the emperor, did not receive any intelligence.
Now the city of Tangjing has been besieged by the enemy's army. Although 80,000 people cannot break in, it is enough to make it difficult for them to get out.
Now Li Rushan can only pin his hopes on the border troops. If part of the border troops can quickly withdraw, the siege of Tangjing City will be lifted immediately.
What Tangjing City has to do now is to defend with all its might. Given Tangjing City’s city defense, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy to break through in a short period of time.
Moreover, there are still many city guards standing on the side of the imperial court. After learning that Tangjing City was under siege, these people have been preparing to assemble and fight to protect the emperor.
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Ye Li received the news a few days later and learned that Tangjing City was under siege. Ye Li gathered all his key members.
"What do you think about this?"
After informing everyone of the news, Ye Li opened his mouth and asked.
All his men frowned at this moment. Ding Si said, "Sir, we must send troops to rescue them. We have received news that Xuan Cheng of the Xuanwu Army has rebelled and seized his uncle's military power. He has led his troops to start sweeping away the defenders of various cities who have gathered to help.
General Bian Yingxiong of the Zhenzhong Army went into hiding with the remaining troops. They had sent someone to deliver a secret letter. They were in Wushou Mountain, waiting for the opportunity to attack.
The current situation is that the reinforcements from outside have been unable to arrive in Tangjing City. Tangjing City is besieged by 80,000 troops and even the city gates cannot be opened.
However, the 80,000-strong army would not be able to take over Tangjing City in a short time. With their strength, they should be unable to destroy the defense of Tangjing City.
Unless the other side still has hidden manpower that has not been deployed, only a siege of more than 100,000 troops around Tangjing City could pose a threat to Tangjing City’s defenses.”
When Ding Si finished speaking, the worried expression on his face eased a little.
Ye Li nodded and said, "That means it will be very difficult to capture Tangjing City. Then we have time to make a long-term plan."
Huo Xing frowned and said, "No, in fact, in addition to the siege and attack by an army of more than 100,000, the enemy has two other ways to break through the city gate.
The first is to attack with a master at the level of Talisman Saint. The Shadow Talisman Saint we saw before should be one of the means prepared by the opponent.
If Ding Si had warned His Majesty about this, His Majesty would have been on guard. Given the strength of Tiankui Fu Sheng, the possibility of Shadow Fu Sheng launching a sneak attack and breaking through the city gate's defenses is too small.
As for the second method, it is to use the siege weapon dragon chariot.
With the power of the dragon chariot, it will definitely be able to smash the city gate.
When the ancestor emperor built the dragon chariot, it was originally intended to deal with the enemies. Later, after the enemies were defeated, the dragon chariot became a threat to the Tang capital.
Because as long as they have the dragon chariot, even an army of 40,000 people can break through the Tang capital.
In order to guard against this, the ancestor emperor transported eight dragon carriages to Jinzhu City in the south and Huiyuan City in the west and placed them secretly.
These dragon chariots are the strongest siege force of our Tang Empire. They were manufactured at great cost and were originally intended to be used against the enemy. However, if the enemy also knew about the dragon chariots, they would definitely go looking for them and use their power to force open the gates of Tangjing City. "
Hearing Huo Xing's words, everyone around showed surprise on their faces.
Ye Li had never heard of the existence of the dragon chariot, but others had heard of it to some extent.
It’s just that the dragon chariot is too old, and people can’t think of going there for the time being.
“Yes, there is also the dragon chariot. If the other party transports the dragon chariot to Tangjing City, the city gate of Tangjing City will not be able to withstand the attack of the dragon chariot.
Without the city's strong defensive capabilities, the Imperial Guards alone would not be able to withstand the attack of an army of 80,000.
Especially since there are a large number of Zhenzhong troops, this army is not only extremely powerful in attack, but also very clear about the deployment of Tangjing City. Once they rush into the city, the Imperial Guards will be unable to resist at all."
Ding Si understood, and a look of great worry appeared on his face as he looked at Ye Li.
Ye Li pondered for a while with a gloomy face, and said: "So the siege of the city by 80,000 troops is not too urgent. The real urgent thing is to prevent the other party from transporting the dragon cart to Tangjing City?"
Huo Xing nodded and said, "That's right. The dragon carriage must not go outside the city of Tangjing. Once it goes outside the city of Tangjing, the city of Tangjing will be in danger."
Ye Li said: "We don't know whether the other party has gone to get the dragon car yet, and we can't give orders at random now. We must obtain relevant intelligence.
My plan is to mobilize the 3,000 cavalry regiment first, and we will go to the vicinity of Tangjing City to find the remaining troops of Senior Bian.
At the same time, Ding Si, you guys send people out to investigate the situation of the dragon chariot. Once we find that the other party has indeed deployed the dragon chariot, we will find a way to intercept them."
After hearing Ye Li's order, everyone knew that this was the most appropriate arrangement, and they nodded immediately. Ding Si quickly went down to handle the relevant matters.
Ye Li kept Yin Lie and said, "Yin Lie, this is the real large-scale battle that the cavalry regiment will experience.
How strong they are in actual combat will be revealed immediately after they collide with the regular army."
Yin Lie said, "Please rest assured, sir. Our cavalry regiment has been ready for battle. As long as you give the order, we will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Ye Li nodded upon hearing this and said, "Go down and get ready. We will be ready to set off to Tangjing City soon.
Our cavalry regiment has mobility that no other cavalry regiment has. I hope you can make good use of this and bring victory to this battle!"
When Yin Lie heard Ye Li's words, he bowed deeply and said, "Don't worry, sir. We won't let you down!!!"
After giving instructions to the troops, Ye Li called Ding Si over.
Ding Si had already arranged the manpower and sent them on horseback to Jinzhu City and Huiyuan City, looking for news about the dragon carriage along the way.
After all, the dragon cart is a huge siege weapon. Since it cannot be disassembled, it is very troublesome to transport. It can only be pulled by horses and then move forward along the official road on the mainland.
There is only one official road leading from Jinzhu City and Huiyuan City to Tangjing City. Once the people sent by Ding Si see the dragon carriage on these two official roads, they can report immediately. The purpose of Ye Li sending them out is not to fight, but to determine the situation of the dragon carriage.
Without wasting any time, after Ye Li explained everything, he led the cavalry regiment to leave Dongfang County and began to cross mountains and rivers towards Tangjing City.