Now the attack on Huoyi must be won in a short time, so there is no rush at the moment.
Furthermore, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng began to attack Song Laosheng a few days ago, which is enough to show that the historical method of defeating Song Laosheng has failed.
In other words, Song Laosheng is no longer the brave and foolhardy general.
After thinking for a moment, Li Zhiyun cupped his hands and said, "Yeah, if you want to break a fortified city, you must have sharp weapons."
"Zhiyun, do you plan to attack by force?" the heroic Li Shimin asked.
To be fair, except for Li Xuanba, who died two years ago, the other four sons currently under Li Yuan's knees have their own characteristics.
The eldest son, Jiancheng, is elegant and honest, quite like Li Yuan. The second son, Shimin, is heroic, elegant and generous. The fifth son, Zhiyun, is brave and outspoken, and is good at everything in work, writing and playing chess. As for the fourth son, Li Yuanji, he is indescribable in appearance, so much so that he was born with
Abandoned by his biological mother, Dou.
"yes."
"Inappropriate." Chief Shi Pei Ji said: "The sharpness of the lord's army is enough to capture the small Huoyi, but we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Now, Qu Tutong from Hedong has led his army, and we can't be here
Delaying time will harm the army."
Pei Ji's meaning is very clear. Huoyi must be captured. They do have the ability to forcefully break the city, but this will not be worth the loss. According to his meaning, to capture Huoyi, we must use tricks. Not only must the time be short, but the army must not be lost.
heavy.
Of course, Li Zhiyun knew what this meant. He wanted to complain about Pei Ji asking for too much, but he didn't. As an old friend with whom Lao Li had three important ties in life, Pei Ji supported Li Yuan's army enough to lay the foundation for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
His position as prime minister.
"Of course Zhiyun understands what Chang Shi said. Please listen to what I have to say in detail." Li Zhiyun's attitude was very friendly.
During the Zhongwu De Dynasty, Pei Ji had been firmly in a high position, and Li Zhiyun knew very well that he could not offend Pei Ji now.
"Wulang Dao please come." Pei Ji said.
Li Zhiyun did not talk too much nonsense, but took out a jade bottle from his sleeve.
Saying nice words a thousand times is worse than doing one practical thing.
"Father, please look."
Immediately afterwards, he drew his sword, poured the dark liquid in the jade bottle onto the blade, then took the candlestick from the side and ignited the liquid.
The flame followed the flow of the liquid and instantly clung to the blade and burned. The pungent smell and dazzling fire made it difficult for everyone in the camp to look away.
"Is this kerosene?" Li Shimin stared at the burning blade with his eyes wide open.
Kerosene is not uncommon. It has been used in wars in the late Yanhan Dynasty. However, kerosene at this time is not invincible. Kerosene made with vegetable oil as the main body can only cause damage to combustibles. In other words, currently kerosene
The only things that can ignite are grass and trees, and it will be very weak when it encounters the cold city wall.
However, the small amount of kerosene used by Li Zhiyun actually adhered to the blade and burned violently without extinguishing.
"Yes, kerosene." Li Zhiyun replied, and then he inserted the blade into the ground. The kerosene fell to the ground with flames, and then everyone saw burning flames on the ground.
Li Shimin's breathing was rapid, and he suddenly thought of how to break the city.
Li Yuan took two steps forward and walked to Li Zhiyun, "Where did you get this thing?"
"Haier often interacted with people from the Western Regions, so he learned about the method of refining fire oil."
"Zhiyun, how much kerosene do you still have?" Li Shimin asked hurriedly.
"Not much, but enough for us to capture Huoyi." After speaking, Li Zhiyun took out the paper and handed it to Li Yuan, "This is the method of refining kerosene."
Li Yuan accepted the paper unceremoniously and patted Li Zhiyun on the shoulder happily.
"Zhiyun, you did a good job."
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun reminded: "The power of kerosene can indeed enable us to capture Huoyi, but Song Laosheng may not sit back and wait for death. The boy thought that Song Laosheng would go out of the city to fight to the death when he saw that there was no hope of defending the city. Aye could choose to ambush with a side division.
On the small road, lure the enemy to pursue you deeply. If you do this, Song Laosheng will definitely break it."
Li Shimin looked at Li Zhiyun in surprise. He suddenly felt that he had neglected this little brother.
"What Wu Lang said is feasible." Pei Ji said.
Li Yuan nodded and ordered: "Jianjian will be the main force and use kerosene to pretend to attack Huoyi and force Song Laosheng out of the city. Shimin will lead the elite cavalry as a partial division to cover the southeast. As soon as Song Laosheng is seen leaving the city, annihilate him immediately!"
"yes!"
Li Zhiyun lowered his eyes slightly. Judging from Lao Li's arrangement, he was obviously very familiar with it. It seemed that Lao Li was not a simple person.
History is open to question.
Song Laosheng was stationed in Huoyi and was well aware of the burden on his shoulders. Therefore, he never stood firm in the face of various provocations from the rebels. He knew that as long as Qu Tutong from Hedong came with his army, Li Yuan would be defeated.
But when the city wall burst into flames, Song Laosheng panicked.
"How can kerosene be so powerful!" Song Laosheng shouted, "Quickly put out the fire!"
"General, it's useless. Throwing water on it will only make the flames more intense."
The soldiers roared, looking at the burning arms, lying on the ground rolling back and forth in panic. Around them, other soldiers dodged, lest the flames burn them.
Bang!
A jar filled with kerosene fell on the top of the city, and flames filled the air instantly. The scorching temperature made the soldiers panic and flee.
boom!
As one jar after another was thrown by the trebuchet, it hit the wall, black liquid splashed everywhere, and the flames spread from point to line and then to the surface, burning everything violently.
Even the soldiers' spears were burned by being stained with kerosene.
The miserable screams made people's scalp numb.
The sky was full of arrows and fire, the city was burning, and under such a fierce attack, Song Laosheng planned to stick to Huo Yi's idea and eliminate it in an instant.
Facing such fierce fire oil, Song Laosheng was unprepared and was almost feinted by Li Jiancheng to attack Huoyi.
Such a situation made it impossible for Song Laosheng to think too much. He had never heard of such violent fire oil before. If he continued to hold on, the soldiers would definitely be afraid of it, which would lead to a weak defense and the city would be destroyed.
Therefore, Song Laosheng chose to go out of the city to fight!
He drew out his sword and shouted: "Open the city gate and follow me to kill the enemy!"
At this moment, he had no choice but to make a desperate attempt to survive.
far away.
Li Zhiyun sat on the horse, slowly put down the telescope and put it in his arms. He was not going to share this thing with others for a short time.
As soon as a horse arrived, Uncle Xie reported: "General, Mr. Song is out of the city!"
Li Zhiyun nodded calmly. He had already seen Huo Yi opening the city gate through the telescope.
As a graduate of Zhongguancun College of Applied Arts and Sciences, it makes sense that he can make kerosene and telescopes.
It is said that a little butterfly in North America flaps its wings and a tornado rises in South America.
Li Zhiyun felt that it was him who flipped his wings, which caused the originally arrogant Song Laosheng to become wary and trapped them here.