What woke Fu Yun was not a person, but a nightmare.
"Don't kill me!"
Fu Yun was awakened by a nightmare and sat on the couch in a daze, sweating profusely. The slaves serving him around him knelt on the ground, motionless.
After a while, King Tianzhu learned that Fu Yun had woken up and hurried over.
"Is Khan okay?"
Fu Yun came to his senses and grabbed King Tianzhu.
"How's it going outside now?"
"The Tang army has surrounded Fuqi City." King Tianzhu said bitterly.
"So fast?" Fu Yun asked, "How long have I been unconscious?"
"One day."
Fu Yun scratched his head and asked: "Is it true that King Dazhao and King Haizhu are rebelling?"
"Yes, they are just outside the city." King Tianzhu gritted his teeth and said, "Khan shouldn't have believed in these two guys. They didn't even dare to fire an arrow at the Tang army!"
Having said this, King Tianzhu remembered what had happened to him and became even more furious.
Fu Yun was silent for a long time, not saying a word.
Seeing this, King Tianzhu endured the pain and said: "Khan, apart from Murong Shun and a few other rebels who are causing trouble, there are also many new faces in the Tang army, and the number of troops has increased. Its leading general is not Luo Shixin.
But Li Jing."
"Li Jing?" Fu Yun murmured first, then turned pale, "Is this the Li Jing who defeated the Turks?"
"Yes."
Fu Yun's head was dizzy. He no longer thought about how Li Jing suddenly appeared behind him. He only thought about how he would be killed.
But King Tianzhu told Fu Yun his guess, "If I guessed correctly, Li Jing was also a member of the Tang army, and he was an extremely secretive one. He probably crossed the mountains and arrived at Juruchuan to meet up with Luo Shixin.
Then King Dazhao and King Haizhu surrendered without a fight, and Li Jing caught us off guard."
"What's the use of talking about this now?" Fu Yun said coldly: "The Tang army is approaching the city, our top priority is to repel them!"
King Tianzhu said solemnly: "But we only have 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and the other side has an army of 60,000 to 70,000."
"Arrest people to defend." Fu Yun grabbed Tianzhu King's arm and shouted at him with almost all his strength, "Let everyone in the city defend the city!"
"yes!"
With a mobilization order, all men, women, and children in Fuqi City were arrested and sent to defend the city, build fortifications, and pound earth to repair the city walls.
At a glance, they are all filled with human heads.
Fu Yun came to the top of the city under the protection of his guards. He looked pale as he looked at the Tang army camped below and the endless tents.
what to do?
Can it be stopped?
At this moment, several riders rushed up from below, and their leaders were clearly King Da Zhao and King Haizhu.
"Traitors!" King Tianzhu shouted, "You two traitors!"
King Dazhao and King Haizhu looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They didn't want to come, but Li Jing asked them to come and shout, so they had to come.
With his heart pounding, King Dazhao shouted: "Khan, His Majesty the Emperor is merciful. As long as you are willing to open the city and surrender, he will buy you a house in Chang'an and will never harm you."
Fu Yun's cheeks were red with anger. If he went to Chang'an, he would not be a piece of fish on someone else's chopping board. His life and death would be controlled by Emperor Tang.
"Why did you betray me!" Fu Yun shouted.
King Haizhu shouted back, "I did not betray the Khan, I was just fighting to the end for the survival of Tuyuhun."
"Traitor!" Fu Yun punched the wall and said bitterly: "Even if you attack Fuqi City secretly, you can't win. Dayan Mangjiebo will be back soon, and you will be dead by then!"
He had no way out. Surrendering to the Tang Dynasty or suing for peace were of no use. He could only defend Fuqi City and wait for Dayan Mangjiebo's rescue.
Both sides quarreled for a while and then retreated.
Inside the Tang Army camp.
"General Li, when will we attack the city?" Murong Shun said: "Dayan Mangjiebo must be on his way back for reinforcements. If we can't capture the royal city before he comes back, we will be in a hard fight by then."
Luo Shixin was also very concerned about this question and looked at Li Jing, waiting for his answer.
Li Jing smiled and said, "Be calm and don't be impatient. Fuqi City will be destroyed tonight."
Hearing this, Murong Shun said: "General Li, don't underestimate the enemy. If I guess correctly, they have probably mobilized the entire city to defend the city. This battle will not be easy to fight."
Li Jing didn't answer him, still looking enigmatic.
Unable to get an answer, everyone could only go back to camp in despair.
Luo Shixin, who was left with his own men in the Tang army, couldn't help but said: "Gong Wei, what Murong Shun said is not unreasonable. Fu Yun is at the end of his rope and will definitely defend Fu Qi. If we attack by force, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses."
"I know." Li Jing said, "Don't worry, you will know tonight how I will attack Fuqi City."
Hearing this, Luo Shixin pursed his lips and said, "We will wait and see."
Soon, the sky turned dark.
The defense on the Fuqi City side is still very tight. The Tang army has not yet attacked the city since the siege, so they dare not take it lightly.
In the dark night, the torch suddenly lit up.
Groups of strict guards pushed several cars covered with black cloth and slowly followed the large army.
They didn't stop until they were about 130 steps away from Fuqi City.
At this time, the defenders of Fuqi City had discovered the Tang army. They quickly blew their horns and summoned their comrades to prepare for the attack.
The silent atmosphere was particularly depressing, like a prelude to the coming storm.
Li Jing brought Luo Shixin and Cheng Mingzhen to the middle of the team and stood next to the cars.
"This is my way to destroy the city."
"What is this?" Luo Shixin and Cheng Mingzhen looked at the object under the black cloth strangely at the same time.
Li Jing said: "With the birth of this thing, the fortified city will no longer be a fortified city."
Um?
When the two were confused, Li Jing waved, and several craftsmen came over. They bowed their hands to Li Jing and saluted.
"Mr. Wei, the ammunition has been prepared."
"Let's get started."
After saying that, Li Jing pulled Cheng Mingzhen and Luo Shixin back two steps to make room for the craftsmen.
The craftsmen lifted up the black cloth to reveal the artillery piece inside.
The black cannon barrel was pointed at Fuqi City, and an extremely dangerous aura slowly emitted.
Luo Shixin looked at the five artillery vehicles, tilted his head strangely and asked, "Mr. Wei, what on earth are these?"
"Artillery." Li Jing said in a solemn tone.
On the eve of the expedition, the emperor took him to see the power of artillery once. At that time, he was so shocked by the terrible destructive power that he could not recover for a while.
I think he is familiar with military books and knows the sharp weapons of the past dynasties. But he has never heard of or seen artillery.
Its power far exceeds that of catapults, crossbows and other equipment, and it can be called a city destroyer. It is precisely because of the existence of this object that he dared to take the risk of carrying out the strategy of sneak attack on Fuqi City. Because he knew that as long as he could lead his army to reach Fuqi City.
He can beat it down!
Dozens of craftsmen worked together to fill the five cannons with ammunition. After preparing everything, they looked at Li Jing.
"Duke Wei!"
Li Jing nodded heavily.
The craftsmen suppressed their excitement and looked forward to the first actual combat of the artillery.
They followed the march all the way to test the power of the artillery in actual combat.
The craftsmen took the torch, and the burning flame fell on the fuse.
laugh!
Five fuses were ignited at the same time, burning at an extremely fast speed.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the burning fuse, waiting for it to burn into the barrel of the gun.
boom!
Boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Five thunderous explosions suddenly sounded in the dark night.
It was so sudden and so loud that people who were not prepared were startled by the sound.
Less than ten breaths later, an explosion came from Fuqi City ahead.
Boom!
The fire shines brightly and illuminates the dark night.