Wang Yu immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll go too."

Li Shimin said nothing and stretched out his hand towards her.

Wang Yu looked at his slender fingers and immediately understood his intention, and placed his fleshy left hand in his big hand.

Li Shimin wrapped his hand around hers and pulled her gently, and Wang Yu was on his horse.

"You stay here."

This sentence was said by Li Shimin to Daquan.

After hearing this, Daquan felt secretly happy, finally having the opportunity to experience the feeling of riding a sweaty BMW.

Li Shimin took Wang Yu and several personal guards and walked around the outside of Hedong City.

"The city wall is thick enough. No wonder Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji failed to capture it after attacking for so long."

After Wang Yu sighed with emotion, he added: "However, once we make the three-bow bed crossbow, it will be much easier to attack the city."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Li Shimin looked at the high city wall with a deep look: "The fact that Yaojun has been able to hold on to Hedong City for so long without being at a disadvantage shows that he is very capable.

"Coupled with Qu Tutong and 20,000 reinforcements, Hedong City will be captured soon. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Wang Yu blinked, okay, conquering a city also requires patience.

"Go back, we have to be prepared."

When the group returned to the camp, Li Shimin said to Sang Xianhe: "Since you have joined me, there is no need to mention the past again.

"I will give you a task now. You take Qu Tutong's family to persuade Qu Tutong to surrender."

After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he captured Qu Tutong's family members just to persuade Qu Tutong to surrender today.

Sang Xianhe took the order and left.

When he arrived at the city, Sang Xianhe identified himself and shouted to the people above him: "General Qu's family is here. Please come out and meet General Qu."

Soon, Qu Tutong appeared on the city wall. He looked at his family below the city with sad eyes.

Then he resisted looking at them and instead turned his gaze to Sang Xianhe, with a face full of disappointment: "Sang Xianhe, I ordered you to resist the rebels, but you surrendered to the rebels. What shame do you have in front of me? You

How can I have the face to see His Majesty?"

A hint of shame flashed through Sang Xianhe's eyes, and then he returned to normal, "I was forced by the situation, and I was helpless.

"General, Your Majesty is so cruel and tyrannical that the people are in dire straits. It is better to support the new ruler and help the country.

"He who knows the current affairs is a hero!"

This earnest persuasion did not move Qu Tutong, but instead aroused Qu Tutong's anger: "Thief, you and I were colleagues in the past, but today we are enemies."

After saying that, he bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow at Sang Xianhe.

Sang Xianhe hurriedly avoided and retreated out of range.

After failing to persuade him to surrender, Sang Xianhe said to Qu Tutong's family: "If you want to survive, please persuade Qu Tutong to surrender."

The first person to speak was Qu Tutong's most trusted butler. He raised his head and shouted to Qu Tutong: "Alang, the entire Qu family has been arrested by the Prime Minister, please surrender."

Qin Shubao looked at him from a distance and said to the people around him: "Do you think Qu Tutong will surrender?"

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Qu Tutong is loyal and upright by nature. It may be difficult for him to surrender."

"But his brother, son, and all relatives are in our hands. For the sake of the lives of his relatives, he should surrender, right?" Wang Yu felt that the ancients valued filial piety and family affection the most, and Qu Tutong would never care about his son's life or death.

"ah--"

Suddenly there was a scream, and several people looked down the city, only to see the housekeeper lying on the ground, with blood trickling down from his body.

When Qu Tutong's eldest son Qu Tushou saw this scene, he couldn't help but tremble all over. He looked towards the city with tears in his eyes: "Aye, surrender, don't you care about the life or death of Erlang and I?"

Qu Tutong began to draw the bow again.

Wang Yu looked inexplicably nervous and clasped his hands tightly: "The poison of a tiger cannot eat its own son. Is he going to kill his own son?"

Li Shimin glanced down at her, said nothing, and continued to watch the situation below the city.

"Hey~"

Feathered arrows descended from the top of the city and sped towards Qu Tushou.

Wang Yu subconsciously raised his right hand, and the crossbow arrow went towards Yujian.

At the same time, another feather arrow shot past from behind the crossbow, knocking Qu Tutong's feather arrow to the ground first.

Qu Tushou looked at the two feather arrows at his feet, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

"Bring them back." Li Shimin ordered his guards.

Wang Yu looked back at Li Shimin and saw that he was holding a bow in his hand. He sighed in his heart: It is indeed so.

When Sang Xianhe saw Qu Tutong, he would rather shoot his own son than surrender, knowing that no more persuasion would be of any use.

After thinking about it, Sang Xianhe had an idea and shouted loudly: "Chang'an has fallen. We are all from Guanzhong and our relatives are all in Guanzhong. If you stick to the east of the river, you will die sooner or later without food. Why make unnecessary sacrifices?"

"Wouldn't it be better to surrender as soon as possible and return to Guanzhong to reunite with your family?"

As soon as these words came out, the Sui troops on the city wall couldn't help but be moved. Even the soldiers in the city began to waver in their hearts after hearing this.

Seeing this, Qu Tutong warned the soldiers: "You have been favored by His Majesty, how can you rebel? If you have different intentions, you will be executed immediately."

The soldiers' hearts trembled, and their expressions became cold and hard.

Sang Xianhe shouted until his throat was filled with smoke. After seeing no response from Qu Tutong for a long time, he returned to Li Shimin and said, "Duke Qin, my subordinates are incompetent and failed to persuade Qu Tutong to surrender."

"It's okay, you can go down first." Li Shimin did not punish Sang Xianhe, but looked at the city wall in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

Wang Yu followed his gaze and murmured: "It seems we can only attack by force."

At this time, there was a commotion from behind.

Wang Yu looked back and saw Wang Kangda and Yang Mao driving their horses forward, "Why are you here?"

Wang Kangda couldn't help but feel ashamed. He first met Li Shimin and then answered Wang Yu's question: "The Prime Minister is worried about you and has sent us to protect you."

Wang Yu touched the back of his head. Li Yuan had no confidence in her.

"Since you're okay, Xiao Yu'er, I'll send someone back to tell the Prime Minister."

Wang Yu waved his hand and let Wang Kangda make arrangements.

On this day, everyone camped outside Hedong City to discuss strategies for attacking the city.

After discussing the military affairs, Li Shimin suddenly said to his guards: "Pitch Xiao Yu'er's tent next to me."

The guards immediately went to move the tent.

After that, Li Shimin went to see Wang Yu's tent. When he came back, he told his guards: "Move my bed to the left."

Wang Yu and Daquan went to the river. When she came back, she was told that the tent had been moved, but she didn't say anything and settled in peacefully.

Late at night, Li Shimin stared at the tent next door as it darkened, blew out the candles, and went to bed.

In the darkness, Li Shimin opened his eyes, thinking about the attack on the city. It wasn't until the sound of deep breathing came from the tent next door that he relaxed and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a muffled sound from next door. Li Shimin woke up and ran out of the tent without even putting on his coat.

"Xiao Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"

Li Shimin stood outside the tent and asked across the tent.
Chapter completed!