Li Yunlong's face was gloomy, he raised his hand and plucked the tea set items on the table, scattering them all on the ground.
All the generals were so frightened that they all lowered their heads and dared not say a word, for fear of offending Li Yunlong. They had been with Li Yunlong for a long time, and they knew Li Yunlong's character too well.
Li Yunlong took a breath: "Bastard, bastard."
"This is the plan of that guy whose mother and father don't support her. It's really abominable."
"Isn't there a better way to attack the city?"
Lu Gongwang shook his head with his sleeves behind his back: "Oh, please calm down, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is taking advantage of the right time and place to forcefully delay the defense of the city!"
"It's freezing cold, and even a little bit of water on the city wall will freeze quickly. It's very difficult for the ladder to be firmly attached to the city wall."
"If we give up the opportunity to siege the city at this time, and they splash water again at night, the city wall will freeze again tomorrow after one night, and our siege vehicles and equipment will not be able to transport it, and it will take time to break the ice."
"The water veins in the capital are smooth and the water is inexhaustible. It is easy to create another layer of ice."
"I really don't know when your Majesty recruited such a talented person and took advantage of the right time and place."
"There's nothing we can do. Who told us to raise our troops in the dead of winter?"
Li Yunlong glanced at the generals in the tent: "Don't you have any other options?"
The generals shook their heads helplessly!
All the city gates in the capital are sealed with solid masonry and stones. If you want to attack the city, you can only enter from above the city wall, but the city wall is so slippery that you can't go up unless you fly in.
However, martial arts masters are only a minority after all, and even a 200,000-strong army cannot capture a few.
There is a shortage of manpower, so the only way to kill them is to deliver food to the Imperial Guards.
Lu Gongwang sighed silently and looked at Li Yunlong quietly.
"Your Majesty, there is no other way. Use artillery. There is no need to continue hiding. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for us."
Li Yunlong glanced at the generals around him. There were all his cronies in the tent, and they all knew about the artillery.
Li Yunlong looked a little hesitant: "Sir, second brother, fifth brother? The main reason is that you also know the shortcomings of our artillery."
"Your Majesty, I am humbled by my duty and want to be the King of Qing. King Yun most likely has artillery in his hands. In this case, it is better to have a frank talk."
"Of course I am aware of the shortcomings of our artillery. The drawings obtained are incomplete, the range of the artillery built is not as far as that on the city wall, and the power of the artillery shells is insufficient."
"Especially since we only have thirty artillery pieces that can be used safely. It is precisely because of this that the prince should join forces with Prince Qing and Prince Yun."
"Our artillery is far inferior to the artillery in your Majesty's hands, both in terms of power and quantity. In all likelihood, the same is true for the artillery cast by the other two princes. There are various drawbacks."
"That's why we should concentrate all the artillery and bombard a city gate with artillery fire before the artillery on the city wall has time to fight back."
"As long as the city gate is opened, it will be easy to capture the capital."
"It is impossible to attack the city by relying on the city wall. Breaking down the city gate is the most effective method and takes the shortest time."
"It only takes half of the night to close in and turn water into ice, but we have to pay a heavy price to break the ice."
"Under the freezing weather, as long as you can't break through the city wall in one day, they can keep freezing the position under the city wall to prevent us from attacking the city."
"time is limited."
"In a word, your Majesty can afford it, but we can't afford it."
"Now it depends on which of you can make up your mind to bring up the artillery issue first."
Li Yunlong pondered for a moment and looked at his staff Lu Gongwang quietly.
"Sir, if I propose the use of artillery first, I won't worry about the seventh child. The fourth child will be forced to rebel by us brothers!"
"But you, second child, and fifth child, also know what they are thinking. What if after I bring up the issue of artillery, they continue to fight to death because they don't have artillery in their hands?"
Lu Gongwang silently shook his head.
"Your Majesty, there is a saying about humble duty that you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Sir, please tell me, how can I blame you, sir?"
"My lord, you, King Qing, and King Yun are raising troops together. To put it bluntly, it is too early for you to guard against them. If you want to guard against them, you have to wait until the city is broken and it is decided who will sit on the throne before you use your hands or feet."
"At this time, you need to unite as one and attack the city."
"If you hadn't been wary of each other and gathered together as soon as possible, I'm afraid the capital would have been captured long ago."
"That's it for my humble words. How to carry out the next step of the plan is up to the prince to decide for himself!"
Li Yunlong picked up the only remaining tea cup and took a sip of the warm tea in the cup. His eyes rolled for a long time before Li Yunlong nodded helplessly.
"I know that I was wrong. I listen to you sir."
"If you have any suggestions from now on, sir, just speak up and I will definitely not blame you."
When Lu Gongwang saw this, he nodded with satisfaction.
"The prince already has the basic ability to ascend the throne."
The ambition in Li Yunlong's eyes was expressed without hesitation: "Come here, please invite the other four princes to come over and say that I have important matters to discuss with you."
"Got the order!"
In the time it took half a stick of incense, the four Li Baihong brothers came together and got into Li Yunlong's tent.
Looking at the mess on the ground, except for the fourth eldest brother Li Yunping, the other three brothers didn't look surprised at all.
Because the situation in his tent was exactly the same as that in Li Yunlong's tent.
For those who took advantage of the right time and place and turned water into ice, I felt itchy with hatred.
After so many days of siege, thousands of soldiers were lost before they even reached the city wall. This was a tragic situation that had never happened before.
Li Baihong sat on a chair beside him and looked at Li Yunlong calmly.
"Third brother, if you are not busy attacking the city, why would you invite us brothers over?"
The fifth brother, Li Qing, echoed: "The second brother is right. Could it be that the third brother has thought of some good idea?"
Li Yunlong looked at the brothers quietly and tapped the table gently.
"There are no good ways to attack a city, but there are some good tools for attacking a city!"
"I think it's not just me, the king, but all the brothers have some good things hidden in their hands, right?"
"Now that things are happening, the situation is becoming more and more serious. One more day of trust will mean one more day for King Qin's army to arrive. This is contrary to the original intention of our brothers."
"In this case, we brothers might as well have a frank chat and take out all the good things in our hands."
Li Bohong and Li Qing's eyes narrowed slightly.
The fifth child, Li Qing, muttered for a while and looked at Li Yunlong pretending to be puzzled.
"Third brother, I'm a little confused. I really don't know what good things third brother said."
Li Yunlong squinted his eyes and smiled lightly.
"artillery."
"Brothers, don't rush to deny it. Since I have said it, it will definitely happen."
"It depends on what you want. If we don't unite as one at this time and continue to be wary of each other, sooner or later we will become the dead souls of Big Brother."
"I don't want to talk about useless things."
"Whether you want to take it out or not, let the brothers decide for themselves."
For a moment, the big tent fell into silence.
Half an hour later, Li Baihong and others left Li Yunlong's tent and dispersed with complex expressions but with a sense of relief.
Only Li Yunlong's cursing sounds were left.
He was not cursing the Li Baihong brothers, but the guy around him who was advising Li Baiyu.
He kept cursing the bastard who was born and fathered and wanted to do something to him after breaking the city. It was all because of this man that he had to expose all his trump cards in advance.
Li Baihong looked at the staff and regular staff around him and whispered instructions.
"After breaking the city, try to find a way to find the person who advised the boss. This person is a great talent. Find a way to use it for yourself."