Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 18 The Battle of Lizhou
Qin Qiong's army marched to Hanzhong, and the troops began to rest. Qin Qiong and Xie Yingdeng checked the layout of the camp.

Qin Huaiyu looked at Qin Shubao and Xie Yingdeng hesitantly.

"Huaiyu, what's the matter with you, what's the matter?" Qin Shubao glared at his son.

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, the general just came back from General Qiu Shenji's place. The equipment of the Six Commanders is really good, and their food and grass are all pulled by a strange cart. The general wants to borrow some of these carts. Moving food and grass."

"Oh, the six rate's equipment is better than the sixteen guards. Isn't the grain and grass all pulled by carts? What's the difference?" Qin Shubao looked at his old buddy with some doubts.

"Brother Shubao, the car is fine. If you are interested, you can go and see the Liushuo." Xie Yingdeng's words aroused Qin Shubao's interest.

"The last general Qiu Shenji, Fang Yizhi has seen the commander in chief and the deputy commander in chief," Qiu Shenji and Fang Yizhi saluted the two of them.

Qin Shubao looked at the strange armor on them and asked, "What kind of armor is this? I haven't seen it before."

"Return to Commander, this armor is a plug-in armor. The six-rate equipment is personally determined by His Royal Highness, which is very different from the sixteen guards, such as spears and armor." Fang Yi spent nearly an hour before putting the six-rate Explain the current situation to Qin Shubao.

"Yingdeng, you are so disrespectful. There are so many good things that you don't tell me. We have been brothers for decades."

"Brother, don't blame me. These equipments have not been tested in actual combat, and I don't know how effective they are on the battlefield. That's why His Majesty sent out the Six Commanders who just finished training this time. These equipments are made under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry. After passing the battlefield test, the sixteen guards will be equipped soon.

Besides, the elder brother is the prince's teacher, can he still be indebted to his own teacher, the elder brother Rongma should know that the adaptation of new equipment on the battlefield will bleed all his life, he can't let you, the teacher, take the lead. "

Xie Yingdeng took the trouble to explain to Qin Shubao and others that he didn't want to cause misunderstanding between Li Chengqian and Qin Shubao.

Qin Shubao: "So that's it, okay, then let's go and see the equipment of the Liu rate, and see the soldiers."

Lizhou was Yicheng County in Sui Dynasty, and Yicheng County was changed to Lizhou at the beginning of Wu Dechu.Jurisdiction over the six prefectures of Li, Long, Shi, Peng, Jing, and Sha. In the first year of Zhenguan, it was promoted to the governor's mansion and governed the six prefectures of Li, Long, Shi, Jing, Xi, and Long.

Qin Shubao's army arrived outside the city of Lizhou, Li Xiaochang is now an ant on a hot pot, walking back and forth in the Dudu's mansion.

"Father, this is Qin Shubao's letter of persuasion shot into the city. He must leave the city and surrender within three days, otherwise he will attack the city." Li Yiyu handed the letter to Li Xiaochang.

"Is Qin Shubao an idiot when he thinks I'm a fool? If he surrenders, he'll be dead. Even if I die, I'll have to take his skin off." Li Xiaochang stomped on the persuading letter.

"Father, right now we only have the isolated city of Lizhou. The other six states have been captured, and many soldiers have surrendered. There are only [-] soldiers in the city, so it may be difficult to defend."

"Pass down the order of the king, guard Lizhou City to the death, open the treasury, reward the three armies, tell the soldiers to kill a man and reward him, and kill Qin Shubao and make him a general."

I have to say that although Li Xiaochang is not a capable general, he still understands that money can make ghosts pervert him. For a while, the defenders of Lizhou stabilized.

Just after dawn, Qin Huaiyu came out of the mist wearing heavy armor. Every step he took was extremely heavy but every step was extremely steady.Put the golden mace on the ground, and his body looks like a demon god in the ice and snow.

"Li Xiaochang comes out! I will let you know the consequences of fighting against the imperial army today!"

Hearing Qin Huaiyu's scolding, Xie Yingdeng laughed dumbly, reined in his horse and said to Qin Shubao who was beside him, "Brother is really blessed. Huaiyu is such a hero, which is enviable. I believe that the Qin family will have another Shangzhu Kingdom in the near future." .”

"That kid is still far behind!" Qin Shubao said leisurely.

"Siege of the city by order".

Boulders were constantly thrown down the city wall, and buckets of gold juice were poured down, causing the entire edge of the city wall to be filled with stench.Qin Huaiyu walked towards the city wall step by step, and the dense arrows hit the nails on the armor with a sound,
One hand blocked the golden mace in front of his eyes, and one foot crushed the head of a dead soldier.He roared angrily: "Where is Li Xiaochang? How dare you rebel with such courage, just wait, I will kill you right now.

The biggest dream of Qin Huaiyu, who was born in the general family, is to make contributions on his own and secure his wife and children. Now that he has a good opportunity, how can he miss it.

Seeing him blocking and killing in the middle and the west, no one can stop him, Li Xiaochang's eyes were bloodshot and he was furious: "Little bastard, your grandpa is here, come here."

After speaking, a large number of crossbow arrows shot at Qin Huaiyu, and Qin Huaiyu's lieutenant was also killed by the arrows protecting him. Angrily, Qin Huaiyu grabbed the big shield and climbed up the ladder.

"The crossbow battalion began to suppress the enemy army and cover the troops from attacking the city." Qin Shubao's voice was devoid of emotion.

Sixth Crossbow Battalion in the East of the City
Qiu Shenji stood on the high platform, and continuously issued orders to the messengers to attack in various directions: "Ruler, 014, distance 1300 meters, heavy crossbow battalion attack."

Three hundred heavy crossbows with a length of four meters and a width of three meters were fired continuously. This meant that the crossbow bolt was actually a long spear, which was extremely powerful and often penetrated several people's bodies at once.

After a round of crossbow arrows was shot, the voice on the city wall came out again: "You despicable villain, this king is waiting for you here." As soon as he finished speaking, another round of crossbow arrows naturally covered the past.

After eight hours of fierce fighting, Qin Huaiyu broke through the east of the city and captured Li Xiaochang and his son alive.

Xie Yingdeng: "Li Xiaochang, Liu Deyu and the others are waiting for your reunion in Chang'an."

"A trash with insufficient success is not worthy to go on the road with this king. General Qin, can you give this king a good time?" Li Xiaochang turned his head and asked Qin Shubao.

"Brother Li, you are the one His Majesty wants. Qin can only escort your family to Chang'an for His Majesty to dispose of. If you have anything to say, go and talk to Your Majesty."

Chang'an Chengqing Hall

"Your Majesty, this is General Qin's memorandum. The Lizhou Rebellion has been put down, and the rebel Li Xiaochang and his son were captured alive. The army will return to Beijing soon." After finishing speaking, General Du Ruhui presented the emperor's report.

"Your Majesty, who will be the governor of Lizhou? The war has just ended and the people's livelihood is in decline. It is necessary to choose an old and prudent minister to stabilize the place." Seeing the emperor concentrating on reading the memorial, Fang Xuanling also came out.After the battle is over, if we don't elect a seasoned and capable minister to care for the local people, there will still be troubles sooner or later.

"Well, the Ministry of War must quickly come up with a charter for the commendation of meritorious soldiers. As for the candidate for the governor of Lizhou, who do you think will be in charge?"

"Your Majesty, I think Duke Ying's warrior Xun is the right candidate."

"What Cen Jingren said is true. I believe that he is a loyal and honest person, and he is well-known for his work. He was known as a capable official when he was in the Ministry of Industry, and he was more than enough to serve as a governor." Seeing Cen Wenwen's recommendation of the warrior Xun, Wei Zheng also echoed it.

(End of this chapter)