I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 247 The Great War in the Central Plains
Li Shimin's army has been pressing down on the situation and has been standing still. This has made Cao Jun accustomed to it. Although the defense is still tight, everyone feels that there will be no big war for the time being. Therefore, there is a feeling of relaxation from the bottom of the heart. After all, the heartstrings are too tight. , will be loose.

Scary is scary in this kind of habit, the enemy has already lit the butcher's knife under your nose, but you still think he is bluffing.

The flames of the Central Plains War first started to burn from Chenliu.In addition to leaving more than 3 soldiers to guard Hulao Pass and Yichuan and other dangerous passes in Luoyang, Li Shimin almost mobilized and led an army of 20 to attack Chenliu.

The army was as mighty as a tiger and as imposing as a rainbow. Along the way, it was mighty and full of people. As soon as they couldn't see the end, they killed Chen Liu in less than a day.

On the same day, he set up camp in Huaiyang, [-] miles west of Chenliu. Li Shimin knew that Chenliu was not easy to fight, and he was prepared for a long-term battle. Therefore, he asked the camp to be built strong and durable.

This huge momentum also completely alarmed Chen Liu's Cao Jun. Chen Liu's guard was a general under Cao Jun's command.

Yu Jin found out that the Bingzhou Army was really going to fight, and immediately rushed the news here to Cao Cao in Xuchang, and at the same time gathered the defenders in the editor-in-chief's county to prepare for defense.

"General Yu, the last general has detected that Li Shimin's army is stationed in Huaiyang, which is [-] miles away. Why don't you take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and catch him by surprise!" the deputy general suggested with a bow.

"No, not to mention that Li Shimin has always used his troops like a god, or he has been prepared for a long time. With our army's troops, self-protection is not enough. We must not take risks and lose this important town." Yu Jin was cautious and rejected the offer. a suggestion.

In fact, Li Shimin had already let go of this move, and asked Qu Yi to lead more than 1 people to enter the camp first and lie in ambush outside the camp, ready to guard against the enemy's sneak attack at any time.

With the efforts of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilian husbands, the Huaili camp was finally built. After Li Shimin personally arranged for the soldiers to patrol the camp, he returned to the camp.

"My lord, good news. General Xu Rong led an army of [-] to attack Tongxu successfully. Tongxu's [-] defenders were wiped out, and more than [-] stones of food and grass were captured. What a surprise." Xi Zhicai said excitedly. .

"Haha, Xu Rong really didn't disappoint me. Pass down the order to let him stick to the promise and wait for my further orders." The good start of the battle really made Li Shimin feel very comfortable.

Tongxu connects Chenliu and Xuchang. In order to effectively curb Cao Cao's army's northern aid, Li Shimin needs to plant a nail here and stare at Cao Cao in Xuchang to the south. In this way, Cao Cao must first win Tongxu and then rush to help Chenliu. Otherwise, there is a danger of being pinched front and back.

In addition, after winning the Tong Xu, it will also help block the news of attacking Chen Liu. The longer it is concealed, the better it will be for Li Shimin to attack Chen Liu.

So Li Shimin sent Xu Rong to raid Tongxu County, and Xu Rong did not disappoint Li Shimin. Thinking of being attacked by the enemy.

With mental calculations but no intentions, Xu Rong succeeded in one blow and killed the defenders off guard. In this battle, [-] enemies were killed and [-] were captured. Because Tong Xu was surrounded, no one escaped.And by coincidence, Cao Cao had hoarded [-] shi of grain here, which was intended to be transported to Chenliu, but was also intercepted by Xu Rong.

Sure enough, the Lingqi sent by Yu Jin that night, because he didn't know that Tongxu had been captured by Xu Rong, plunged into Tongxu County to change horses, and was captured on the spot.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin led an army of [-] men and charged at Chenliu aggressively.

"Hoohoho..."

"Hoohoho..."

The [-] troops were neat and uniform, and they were silent. They really complied with the phrase "moving like a mountain, silent like a forest", but the monstrous fighting spirit and powerful coercion made the defenders at the top of the city feel the pressure like a mountain.

"Li Shimin's arrival this time is not kind. It seems that the only option is to fight to the death. As long as Chenliu is defended for three days, Cao Gong will call the main force to come to the rescue. When the time comes, the enemy will retreat." The combat power has already brought overwhelming pressure to the defenders, and the only hope is to hold out and wait for Cao Cao's reinforcements.

Li Shimin led a group of generals, standing in front of the battle, facing the autumn wind of hunting, looking at the world, looking at the prey in front of him from afar, as if Chen Liuzhi was sure to win.

"Pass down the order, the first one to climb to the top of Chenliu City will be rewarded with Wanliang, and be granted the title of Marquis of Guannei." Li Shimin ordered proudly.

"My lord has an order that the first one to climb to the top of Chenliu City will be rewarded with a reward of Wanliang, and he will be granted the title of Marquis of Guannei..."

"My lord has an order that the first one to climb to the top of Chenliu City will be rewarded with a reward of Wanliang, and he will be granted the title of Marquis of Guannei..."

Hundreds of cavalry rode through the [-]-strong army, shouting non-stop, and constantly boosting morale. The so-called brave men must be rewarded with great rewards. This kind of motivation is often simple and effective.

Sure enough, hundreds of thousands of soldiers shouted together: "Kill, kill, kill..." The momentum once again climbed to another level.

"Catapult, attack!" Li Shimin raised his sword and shouted.

"Ho ho ho ho..." Under the command of Zhao Yunlingqi, tens of thousands of troops ran towards both sides quickly and rhythmically, and soon a dozen or so projection vehicles, driven by a hundred or so warriors, moved to the distance from the city. A safe position of two hundred paces.

"Boom boom boom..." After getting ready, the shelling arrived as scheduled.

"No, it's the enemy's catapult. Hurry up and hide the soldiers, hurry up..." Yu Jin knew that there were catapults in Li Shimin's army, and he also knew that the catapults were powerful, so he hurriedly sent an order to the soldiers to hide stand up.

More than a dozen projection vehicles roared and roared, and the huge thunderstone contained terrible power, roaring and smashing towards the head of Chen Liucheng.In an instant, there was a shrill scream from the top of the city, and bursts of smoke rose up.

Naturally, some experienced veterans had seen this catapult before, and hid in the corners, hiding tightly. Of course, some recruits had already been scared out of their wits, running around on the top of the city. The catapult hit and received a boxed lunch on the spot.

Yu Jin saw that it was not a problem to go on like this. After being bombarded like this, the army's morale was about to be shaken, so he simply ordered his thunder chariots to fight back. Cao Cao's army also had thunder chariots similar to catapults, and the range could reach more than 200 steps. , A little further away is entirely based on luck, and then the Thunderbolt chariot hidden in the city also began to shoot at the catapult outside the city.

It’s just that in order to avoid the obstacles of the tall city, Cao Jun’s thunderbolt car had to pull away a certain distance. In this way, the range could not reach the catapult outside the city, which only caused little damage to Li Shimin’s catapult. own position.

(End of this chapter)