Li Chengzhi stared coldly at the two men kneeling on the ground: "What's your last name?"
"Mr. Bing, my surname is Cui!"
"What's the relationship with Cui Zujia?"
"Cui Shijun is the uncle of my two brothers!"
Okay, I know that’s the case.
Li Chengzhi looked very calm, but he still allowed the two of them to skip the ceremony and gave them a seat.
Nothing else, just because if you go deeper, these two people are still relatives to him.
Cui Zuchi came from the Cui family of Qinghe. He, Cui Liang, the minister's servant, and Cui Huirong, the mother of Wei Yu, are all great-grandsons of the same great-grandfather.
Ping Enhou and Cui Guang, the Minister of Secretariat, are also of the same generation and have not yet entered the fifth service, so aren’t they relatives?
The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. Just such a little contact is not enough for Li Chengzhi to be open to them. When it is time to kill, he will never be soft.
Of course, superficiality still has to be done. After all, these two men were entrusted by Cui Zuji to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Even though he felt like eating a fly, Li Chengzhi had to act like a courteous and virtuous corporal.
Li Chengzhi asked calmly: "I wonder how Commander Cui can help me?"
The two people stood up quickly: "Uncle told me: If the Duke is interested, he can send a surprise army to Qin'an at night. Uncle will definitely summon the people of the Qi clan and his close associates to cooperate inside and outside to open the city gate for the Duke!"
Sending strange soldiers at night, should the inside be coordinated with the outside?
It's nothing more than the trick he used in Fertile Field.
After pondering for a while, Li Chengzhi nodded again: "This is a big matter, so I don't dare to take charge of it, so I have to discuss it first. Please wait for the two of you... Li Rui, good wine and good meat."
, it’s a good service..."
The two craftsmen had no doubt that they had it. They bowed respectfully and followed Li Rui out of the handsome tent.
As soon as the two of them left, Diao Zheng frowned: "If you are brave enough, please think again. There is no guarantee that this is not Cui Zujia's counter-intentional plan..."
No wonder Diao Zheng is so suspicious. Li Chengzhi’s first reaction when he saw these two people was that he couldn’t figure out what Cui Zuji was up to.
How many days has it been since he rebelled?
"What the general said is true, so I will save it!"
Li Chengzhi responded casually and explained to Li Liang, "Keep an eye on those two people and don't let them get away, but don't make things difficult either. We will make a final decision after the war."
Let’s talk about it after the war... Aren’t the day lilies all cold?
Hearing what Li Chengzhi said, Li Shixian, who was hiding behind others, was a little anxious and secretly poked Li Song. Li Song was helpless and grinned as if he had a toothache: "Lang Jun, if you don't let these two people return,
, how should we respond to Cui Zuji?"
Respond, why should I respond?
"The tactics have been decided, how can we change them just because of Cui Zujia's words? I have my own plans for this matter, so don't comment on it anymore!"
Li Chengzhi glared at Li Song, and then explained to Diao Zheng and Li Daoyuan, "Everything has been decided, so just act according to the plan. It's all yours for the hard work..."
"The commander-in-chief speaks volumes!"
The two responded in succession and stepped back respectfully.
There were only a few retainers of the Li family left in the tent. Li Chengzhi narrowed his eyes and said as sharply as a knife: "Did you act like this when you were in Hexi? If the ugly slave said that he would also give the Rouran Khan's Court to you.
, do you believe it too?"
In the past, Li Chengzhi would sneer, get angry, and even hit people when he was so angry. But there were rare times when he had such looming murderous intent. Li Song felt a sudden pain in his heart, and his mouth was as bitter as if he had yellow lotus in his mouth.
Head of the house, head of the house, you are going to kill me.
He is not a person who does not know the importance of things. How could he be so gullible to others? Based on Cui Zuchi's words, who can guarantee that it is not a counter-intentional plan by Yuan Ji, Hou Gang, Fulo and other bandits?
What's more, the tactics have been decided. An army of 20,000 people is stationed at Qingshui City and will attack the city at dawn tomorrow. Seeing that there are only four or five hours left, how can we abandon Qingshui and attack Qin'an instead?
That's not how wars are fought...
The strange thing is that the head of the family is so suppressed that his mind wanders and he no longer wants to be an invisible person behind Mr. Lang's back.
Forget it, it is natural for a servant to take the blame for the master of the house, and the worst he can do is to be whipped a few times by the master.
Li Song lowered his eyebrows and drooped his eyes. He was about to admit his mistake when he felt a tightness behind him.
Li Shixian took two steps forward and said with a sarcastic smile: "As a father, I saw that the opportunity was rare, so I wanted to give it a try... There is no need to abandon Qingshui and attack Qin'an instead. I just need you to give me the two camps of Jingzhou and take advantage of the night."
The black wind is high and the horse is fast and the horse is light. It takes at most two hours to reach Qin'an.
If Cui Zuji sincerely surrenders, it would be best. If it is a treacherous plot, my father will guarantee that he will not even be able to close the Qin'an city gate..."
Give it a try?
Li Chengzhi's eyes bulged out, and after a moment's thought, his face was full of helplessness.
After working on it for a long time, it was not that Li Song wanted to divide his troops rashly, but that Li Shixian wanted to use his plan?
It's not impossible, but the problem is, as your son and I are the coach, why do we need you to personally take action?
How unwilling must a father be to be so eager to prove himself?
"With my son here, how dare I let my father take such a risk? Furthermore, my son is young, energetic, and has little knowledge. He is about to rely on his father. Is it okay for my father to leave me alone and make suggestions for me?"
What a stupid plan, what a silly plan?
So far, his understanding of firearms is not even as good as Li Rui. How can Li Cong give Li Chengzhi advice?
Of course, he is not the only one. They include Li Shao, Yang Jun, Diao Zheng, and Li Daoyuan. They are all like this, and they are even worse than him.
When the war reached this point, it was Li Chengzhi who made the decision from the beginning to the end. Have you ever seen anyone whose advice he listened to?
Just polite words.
Li Shixian felt helpless, and his heart was not as tired as usual. Only now did he finally understand. When he sent troops from Luoyang, he had been pestering him to join the army, so why did Li Chengzhi not let him go at all?
I'm just afraid that he, my dear father, will be embarrassed.
Now that I think about it, I might as well stay in Luoyang and enjoy happiness...
He said helplessly: "That's it, I'll do as you say!"
Li Chengzhi nodded secretly: Although his father occasionally behaves like a monster, he is still very sensible, at least he will not stalk him.
Cursing in his heart, he told Li Song and Li Liang: "As soon as it gets light, we will attack the city. Later, you two will go to the camp to inspect and see if all the weapons and equipment are ready. Don't
Something is missing..."
Without waiting for the two to respond, he emphasized, "When attacking the city, both of you will set up your father's flag..."
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Li Shixian's eyes suddenly lit up, but before he could say anything, Li Chengzhi blocked his words: "Of course, it's better for father to watch the battle with me..."
Just like a skin that was full of air but was pierced by a needle, Li Shixian let out a clean breath.
Treasonous son, do you know that your father’s long sword is thirsty and thirsty?
……
The next day, Chenshi.
The sky is already bright, and the morning glow is like fire, dyeing half of the eastern sky red.
Just like crossing with a ruler, the Wei army was divided into two, and a neat square formation was set up under the east city and the north city.
Each formation is divided into three, with cavalry guarding the left and right sides of the infantry formation.
The front of the formation was filled with rams, ladders, crossbows, and wooden rams.
Seeing these things, Yuan Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
At least it wasn't Li Chengzhi who pointed his finger in the sky and shouted "Thunder is coming", and thousands of thunderbolts came down, which could level Qingshui County to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Hou Gang and Cui Zujia went to Qin'an. The Fuluo formation was five miles outside the city. Except for a group of rebel generals, Yuan Yi was also there.
It took a hundred days for his muscles and bones to break, and now it has been nearly half a year since he competed with Li Chengzhi. Yuan Yi's injury has already healed.
But I still have some disabilities. When I walk, one of my legs is always not straight, and I look like a cripple.
After this calamity, Yuan Yi seemed to have made a lot of progress. When he saw Li Chengzhi now, he no longer looked like he wanted to "eat his flesh and drink his blood" like when he had his leg broken, and he looked very calm.
"Father, look!"
Yuan Yi pointed towards the city and stared at the trebuchet, "Compared with ordinary siege artillery and crossbows, this crossbow is several times smaller. And it is very similar to what King Jiyin called in the letter. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be named Li Chengzhi
Used for projectile mine weapons..."
It's only more than a mile away. Yuan Yi can see it, and Yuan Ji can naturally see it. He has even thought of it.
Therefore, since he learned that Li Chengzhi was leading his army to march westward early yesterday morning, he had already ordered the defenders and citizens of the city to take many precautions.
For example, many mud houses were built on the city for soldiers to avoid rockets. Many stone slabs were also erected on the top of the city to protect against thunder that day.
In addition, the villagers were urgently ordered to dig ponds under the walls overnight to store water, etc...
All the methods he could think of have been used, and now he can only do his best and obey fate. Yuanji sighed helplessly and whispered:
"As a father, I am forced to do nothing. Even if there are thousands of thunders coming, as long as I am not dead for a moment, I have to stand on the top of the city. But you are not in a good position, so you don't need to do this. Whenever you see the cannon and crossbow being thrown,
You quickly hide in the city..."
"The child wants to accompany his father to defend the city!"
Yuan Ji was a little impatient: "Both the soldiers and the civilians are all looking at my father. As long as I don't retreat, the morale of the army will not collapse. And what's the use of you forcing yourself to stay here? If there is a crisis, you can still
To be too tired to be distracted by being a father..."
Then why can the second brother stay?
Yuan Luo is only twelve now. He can't even hold a sword steadily. How can he help you if he stays on the city?
Father clearly had other intentions.
Looking at the lame animal, Yuan Yi felt secretly resentful in his heart. Although he lowered his head, his eyes were as fierce as a hungry wolf.
How great would it be if Li Chengzhi’s thunder happened to fall on his second brother’s head?
"My son obeys!"
After bowing respectfully, Yuan Yi dragged his sick leg down the city wall.
Looking at that figure from behind, Yuan Ji couldn't help but feel a trace of anger in his heart: How dare he covet the throne of the Crown Prince with his disabled body?
And if it weren't for this beast, how could my family, King Jiangyang, have fallen to this point? If it hadn't been for your mother's persuasion, your father would have drowned you long ago...
As I secretly resented it, I heard the sound of a drum, and then heard a low voice from the deputy general: "Your Highness, the Wei army is attacking!"
Yuan Ji stared intently, and saw that the Wei army's infantry formation was already in action. The soldiers were driving their horses and dragging various siege equipment, and were walking towards the city in a leisurely manner.
With just one glance, Yuan Ji saw something strange: he didn't see the people digging up the sand?
So how did Li Chengzhi fill in the moat, and how did he push the rams and ladders closer to the city wall?
Suspicious in his heart, Yuan Ji was extremely cautious: "Yu Xiu, order the crossbowmen to prepare: he will do the rest, but if the crossbow comes close to a hundred feet, let me blast it..."
Yu Xiu agreed and quickly ordered the crossbowmen to cock their bows and prepare their arrows.
Yuan Ji is not Yuan Li. He left the good Chen Cang undefended and insisted on running to Qiyuan to meet Li Shao on his own initiative. In his haste, he was extremely unprepared.
Cui Zuji sat in a county and was the seat of Qinzhou, so there was no shortage of crossbows in the city. Furthermore, both Yuan Ji and Hou Gang had suffered losses from Li Chengzhi, and they were not as arrogant as Yuan Li, so they were very
It was a prudent plan. After arriving in Qinzhou, he ordered Cui Zuchi to control many people.
At this time, at the top of Qingshui City, there were crossbows on all four walls, and many precautions had been taken, so Yuan Ji had some confidence: as long as Li Chengzhi's thunder did not really fall from the sky, but was thrown onto the city with a weapon, how could he
Can prevent some...
It was only two miles away, and they arrived in a moment. In just half a moment, the Wei army entered about a hundred feet below the city. Yuan Ji squinted his eyes and stared closely at the various chariots in front of the formation.
The one at the front was the small artillery car that Yuan Li mentioned in her letter. It seemed that it was just as he expected: as soon as the war started, Li Chengzhi was going to give himself a head start.
But what’s strange is why there are no mules, horses or laborers pulling the vehicle behind it?
Then how did he throw the stone bullet?
Just as he was doubting himself, Yuan Ji was suddenly startled: There were still nearly a hundred feet away, but the artillery carriage stopped suddenly, as if he knew that he had just given an order to Yu Xiu, and he would fire the crossbow as soon as he passed a hundred feet? p>
No, it should be that Li Chengzhi had already expected that there would be heavy weapons such as chariots and crossbows on the city, so he had already given the order. Naturally, the forwards did not dare to take more than half a step forward before attacking.
In an instant, Yuan Ji had a flash of enlightenment in his heart, and his face suddenly changed: How could a cannon crossbow that didn't need to be pulled by a horse be able to shoot so far?
Otherwise it will be impossible to explain.
If it were anyone else, Yuan Ji would definitely be suspicious, and he would definitely wait and see for a while before making any response. But if it were Li Chengzhi, how could he dare to be even the slightest bit negligent?
If it exceeds three hundred uncles, the power of the city crossbow is almost the same as nothing. But even so, Yuan Ji can't care about it.
"Open the crossbow...Open the crossbow..."
He roared sternly and pulled his guards away, "The Wei army is going to throw thunder. Quick, order the soldiers to shoot under the stone slab..."
Before the words were finished, countless mallets and hammers were swung down. There was a "bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang,," noise, before, the thick crossbows shot at the Wei army like raindrops.
"Whoosh..."
A crossbow gun flew over Li Zhang's head, frightening him to his wits' end.
"Falling shield...Falling shield..."
Following his several urgent roars, the artilleryman quickly drew out his sword and cut off the hemp rope on the gun mount.
Today's firearms are the capital of the Li family, especially explosives. It is not an exaggeration to call them the lifeblood of Li Song and others. Therefore, Li Chengzhi did not need to remind him, and all the Li family servants racked their brains to pick up the missing items.
Leaked.
Now that he can think of the threat that crossbows and crossbows will threaten artillery carriages and artillery soldiers, he will naturally come up with ways to deal with them. Li Song also spent enough money to directly use steel plates to build a sliding outer layer for the artillery carriages.
A.
This is what Li Chengxue brought this time.
The fixed ropes were cut, and the steel plates slid down layer by layer, completely covering the gun carriage.
Following several shouts from Li Zhang, all the artillerymen got under the armor.
This level of protection, not to mention three hundred feet, will not hurt you even within a hundred steps.
About ten feet later, Li Song stood in the cloud tower, holding his chin and looking at the city head.
But after looking for a long time, he couldn't see any Gentsuki.
What a pity, he is also planning to strike with precision first...