Taiyuan City.
The night was low, and the clouds covered the stars and the moon. When Li Cunxiao looked up, all he saw was boundless darkness. He frowned slightly, went back from the window and sat down in front of the desk, picked up a book, stared at it for a while, but was so upset that he couldn't read it any more.
After an unknown amount of time, a servant hurried over and reported outside the door. Hearing the voice, Li Cunxiao quickly put down the book in his hand, stood up and said, "Come in!"
The servant entered the door, and Li Cunxiao had also come into the hall, he asked eagerly: "Quickly tell me, how is the battle going today?"
The servant said in one voice: "The army was defeated and lost thousands, and the king of the county was injured. He has now returned to his residence to recuperate!"
Hearing these words, Li Cunxiao was shocked all over, as if someone had given him a blow to the head, and his face instantly became extremely ugly.
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Ever since he returned to Taiyuan City and Li Keyong took over his military power, Li Cunxiao has been at home all the time, not to mention going to the top of the city to participate in the battle of Taiyuan City, and no one sent him daily battle reports.
In order not to be the same as ordinary people, he could only passively accept the news from the government office, so he sent his servants out to investigate the situation.
The great battle situation in the past few days has indeed taken a turn for the worse today. Li Cunxiao sensed that the situation was not good before. As a military general, even if he didn't go to the battlefield, he could still make some basic judgments based on what he heard on the battlefield.
"The king of the county is unparalleled in bravery, and his realm has reached the late stage of the general. Which of the bandits outside the city is his opponent? How could he be defeated and injured in the battle this time? Could it be that Li Ye has returned?" Li Cunxiao frowned. Wrinkled, asked several questions in a row, which was a question he couldn't understand.
The servant replied: "It wasn't Li Ye who made the move, but a man who was unknown to all the generals, and even the county king. But it is said that the man was so powerful that he fell from the sky. He defeated the county king head-on... "
The servant who said these words, Wang Hu, was worried and had a sad face, obviously also worried about the situation. After all, if Taiyuan City is broken, they won't do any good.
It can also be seen from the servant's reaction that although Li Cunxiao was given up military power by Li Keyong, he remained loyal to Li Keyong and did not complain at all. Otherwise, if Li Keyong was defeated and injured today, the servants would have to congratulate Li Cunxiao.
After waving his hand, Li Cunxiao asked the servants to leave. Li Cunxiao returned to the desk, contemplated for a while, and finally couldn't help it. He picked up his pen and began to write vigorously, wanting to challenge Li Keyong.
Ever since he returned to Taiyuan City last time, Li Cunxiao had never been received by Li Keyong again. Not to mention the cynicism and ridicule that day, he has also experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships these days, and the situation can be described as very aggrieved.
However, until now, Li Cunxiao didn't think much about anything else, he just wanted to play for Taiyuan.
After writing the paperwork, Li Cunxiao came to the door and said in a deep voice, "Come here, give me armor, I'm going to the palace to ask for a fight!"
After a while, Li Cunxiao was fully dressed, led the horse, and went out of the corner gate. Riding alone, he was about to go to the county prince's mansion.
But before he took two steps, he stopped, because a luxurious carriage, escorted by several monks, had already driven over from the corner of the street, and soon arrived in front of Li Cunxiao.
Li Cunxiao stopped early, got off his horse, and waited by the side of the road.
He has already perceived very clearly that the monks guarding the carriage are all high-level qi practitioners, and the people sitting in the carriage, although their breathing is unstable, are indeed real people.
It is conceivable that it was Li Keyong himself who came.
The carriage stopped in front of Li Cunxiao, and when Li Cunxiao paid his respects, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Li Keyong, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, came out of the carriage.
"Where is the general going with this outfit?" Li Keyong asked Li Cunxiao to excuse him while showing curiosity. There was nothing unusual about his demeanor and behavior, and he behaved quite kindly and naturally, as if he had no conflict with Li Cunxiao, nor had he ever neglected the other party.
"The last general is asking to see the king of the county!" Li Cunxiao bowed and bowed again, his voice was full of air and earnestness, but he was not a articulate person, so what he said was very simple, "Young king, please let the young general Go to war!"
Li Keyong sighed, helped Li Cunxiao up again, and looked at the other side with a lot of emotion, "To be honest, the king came here today just to invite the general to fight, but I didn't expect the general to have this intention. Well, this shows This king is not wrong!"
Li Cunxiao's eyes lit up, and he was very pleasantly surprised: "The king of the county is willing to let the last general play?"
Li Ke said with a straight face: "The general is loyal and courageous. This king has always known that the previous battle in Fenzhou was unfavorable. This king also knew that it was not the general's fault. However, people's words are terrible. If this king does not punish the general, how can he obey the general?" Everyone? I hope the general understands this king’s difficulty, and don’t be jealous. If you can take the blame and make meritorious service this time, any rumors and rumors will be self-defeating!"
"Thank you, Prince!" Li Cunxiao bowed down three times, weeping with gratitude.
"Why do you need to be so polite, the general, please hurry up. This battle in the east of the river is going to be entrusted to the general!"
"Don't worry, the king, the last general will die!"
This scene looks like a typical picture of "the harmony between the monarch and his ministers".
Li Cunxiao suffered unfair treatment, but he didn't complain at all. Once Li Keyong needs it, he can immediately go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of fire. As for Li Keyong, he also showed great trust in Li Cunxiao, as if there was no such thing as Li Ye's scheming.
However, the gloomy look that flashed across Li Ke's eyes from time to time showed that his suspicion and pain had never disappeared at all. He came to invite Li Cunxiao to fight, but the situation forced him to do nothing.
The next day, when the morning sun was rising, the Pinglu Army, Henghai Army, Zhaoyi Army, and Tianping Army sent their main force out of the camp. The army surrounded Taiyuan City on three sides, preparing to attack at the same time.
Three to four hundred thousand troops, outside the three city walls and in front of the three company battalions, formed a huge army formation, as vast and boundless as the ocean. The entire city of Taiyuan looked like an isolated island in the iron-clad ocean.
On the watchtower of the Pinglu Army, Liu Dazheng was standing with his saber in his hand, looking at the whole battlefield situation, giving orders from time to time.
Standing beside Liu Dazheng were Kang Chengqian, Xue Wei, Liu Jingsi and others. Once Liu Dazheng's military orders involved the three towns, they would pass them on to their own parts.
The formation of the army has been laid out, and all preparations are ready, but Liu Dazheng did not immediately issue an order to attack the city. Under the complicated eyes of Kang Chengqian and others, Liu Dazheng walked to the side. On one edge of the watchtower, someone stood leaning on the railing, looking at the battlefield that was about to be plunged into blood and flames, faintly lost in thought. The morning sun fell on his silver hair, and the breeze blew the hair and feet on his shoulders, making him look a little ethereal.
This situation made Liu Dazheng stop in his tracks, and swallowed the words when they came to his lips.
A few years ago, he was still the master of the battlefield. Whenever there was a war, his military orders were the direction for the army to win. Whenever the army triumphed, he would be praised by thousands of people.
But now, there is only a lonely middle-aged man in front of him.
Even if he can still shine brilliantly, no one will shout his name anymore.
Liu Dazheng suddenly felt cruel.
Noticing that Liu Dazheng was coming, Li Xian glanced at him and smiled softly: "What's the matter?"
Hearing the other party's voice, Liu Dazheng habitually raised his head and chest, and said in a voice like Hong Zhong: "The three armies are in position, whether to go to battle, please give the general order!"
Li Xian waved his hand: "You are the chief general now, you don't need to ask me if you want to play or not."
Liu Dazheng shook his hands, his throat was as hard as a rock in an instant, he clenched his teeth tightly.
You will always be my general.
Kang Chengqian, Xue Wei, Liu Jingsi and others, seeing this scene, felt rather strange: Why did they ask this general if the army is going to war? What is the identity of the other party
However, the three of them immediately felt relieved. As the top combat power in the army, being able to defeat Li Keyong is the key to the victory of the army. Liu Dazheng may want to confirm whether the opponent is ready, or it may be out of respect for the opponent. psychology.
Liu Dazheng suddenly turned around, pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, raised it high, and let out a roar from his throat: "Order the three armies: attack the city!"
In an instant, horns whimpered and drums sounded.
At the front of the armored ocean, a lake gradually branched out. The lake gradually turned into a tide, rushing towards the lonely city of Taiyuan, as if to completely submerge the city.
As soon as the war started, it entered a climax.
Now that the two sides are fighting, naturally there is no need for any tentative attacks, and it is a life-and-death battle between you and me. As for the moat and ditches, in the days when the army besieged the city, those that could be filled up had already been filled up, and those that could not be filled up could be crossed with a wooden bridge.
In the first round of attack, tens of thousands of people joined the battle. Outside each city wall, there were densely packed soldiers, like ants, with no gaps between them at all. This creates an illusion, as if one person can swallow the city with one bite.
Under the fierce attack led by the Pinglu Army, when the battle lasted for half a day, the walls of Taiyuan City were already full of officers and soldiers who stood firm.
Although their absolute number is far less than that of the Hedong Army, every battlefield they stand on has a steady stream of soldiers climbing up, joining their battle formation, and rapidly expanding their sphere of influence.
According to this momentum, without waiting for sunset, Taiyuan City will be conquered by the government army.
It was also at this time that Li Cunxiao, who was destined to become a famous general and possessed the potential to rule the world on the battlefield, set foot on the top of the city.
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