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Chapter 434 Chapter 437
Lie Xia said: "Who doesn't have their own eyeliner in Shanhaiguan?"

Shen Mu nodded, and raised his glass to drink with the three of them.

A few days later, Shen Mu received an invitation letter from Dou Jiande and Liu Heibao inviting him to besiege Liyang City together, so he returned to the Central Plains alone, and asked Xu Ziling to come back after finishing the prairie affairs with Tuobahan.

Due to the division of the world and years of wars, overlords and warlords everywhere have a set of methods to deal with the enemy's reconnaissance and infiltration.The trade-promoting business travel cannot be blocked, and the unscrupulous elements cannot be allowed to flow in. How to strike a balance represents the success of the policy system.

"The next step is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the second is to attack the city."

All strategically important cities have thick walls, high walls, moats and moats, are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can win more with less. Therefore, Sun Tzu's military skills are like a god, and he still has to attack the city as a last resort. Of the policy.

Shen Mu, who often talks about these famous military quotes, has a more comprehensive and profound understanding of this.In the battle of Jingling, he was the defender of the city; in the current battle of Liyang, he is the attacker.

If he had a choice, he would advise Dou Jiande to just besiege and not attack, but the problem is that Li Shiji is well prepared, and the food stored in the city can last for a year or so. Secondly, if the enemy reinforcements come to rescue them, they will be attacked from inside and outside. is passive.

After research and discussion, they decided to adopt a strategy of encircling on all sides and taking turns to attack day and night, in order to disintegrate the enemy's fighting spirit and physical strength.In the battle to lure the enemy outside Liyang City, they wiped out tens of thousands of enemy troops and greatly weakened the strength of the regular army defending the city.In other words, Dou Jun can rest, but Tang Jun has no such luck, which shows the criticality of the battle outside the city.

Dou Jiande's attack on Liyang this time is determined to win. Reinforcements are constantly coming from Shouchun and Xucheng. Up to now, the total strength has exceeded 15, and the pressure on Liyang's defenders is constantly increasing.

All supplies are well prepared, because it is absolutely impossible to break through the enemy's deep trenches and high fortifications with only infantry and ordinary swords and arrows.Therefore, it is necessary to prepare properly in terms of siege equipment, materials, and organization, especially the round-the-clock onslaught, the requirements in all aspects are even more stringent.

The first is to build movable watchtowers "nest cars" and "building cars" so that they can peep at the situation in the city from a high place, or launch arrows to assist.

After conquering the enemy, we must attack the enemy. The first step in siege warfare is "crossing the trench". Only after successfully crossing the moat of Liyang City, can the siege equipment and death squads have the opportunity to approach the city wall and start the siege warfare.Dou Jiande and Liu Heita are both veterans of the city siege. When the battle started, the water source of the moat was cut off immediately, and the method of "blocking the water source and shallowing the gate" was adopted. The car was pushed directly into the trench, and these cars, commonly known as frogs, were forced to fill up the deep trench.

After "filling the trenches" is the "connecting the city" battle, and the wooden donkey is a must in this case.The wooden donkey is a four-wheeled cart with a sharp roof-like giant wood on the top. It is not afraid of bows and arrows, nor is it afraid of stone blows. It is covered with medicinal cowhide, which is not easy to burn. Nearly a hundred soldiers can be hidden under it. Has miraculous effects.

Approaching the city wall is the moment when all kinds of siege tools come in handy. Flying towers, crash cars, climbing cars, fishing battlements, trains, tall buildings, ladders, and giant logs that hit the city gates all use thunderous force to climb the city, Hit the wall and hit the door, you must climb to the top of the city, and stand firm on the city, and then gradually expand the breakthrough to consume the enemy's will and defense.

Shen Mu and Liu Heita rode on the front line to direct the tragic siege battle, while Dou Jiande stayed on the temporary podium set up far away from the city, commanding the overall attack and retreat with torches, horns, and drums.

The difference between this battle and the battle of Jingling is that Du Fuwei adopted the strategy of "opening a corner" back then, leaving a way of life for the soldiers and civilians in the city to escape.This time Dou Jiande is under heavy siege, he must wipe out all the soldiers in the city, so that Li Shiji and Li Shentong cannot escape to Weihui, and regroup the army.

However, no matter how well-prepared Dou's army was, resources were always limited, so Dou Jiande concentrated his main siege force on the east gate, and the attack on the other three gates was much smaller.

Under the light of torches inside and outside the city, Li Yang's defenders, who had endured uninterrupted attacks for days and nights, were exhausted.

Shen Mu personally attacked the city wall three times, killing more than a hundred enemies, and finally was forced back outside the city by Li Shentong, Li Shiji and a group of enemy masters.Just now he went back to the camp to rest for two hours. At this time, his mental and physical strength was exhausted, and he put on his armor and mounted his horse again, waiting for the moment when the city was broken.

He stands high on the back of Qianlimeng horse, Wuming stands proudly on his left shoulder, his tiger eyes are shining brightly, but his mind is as calm as the moon in a well, scanning the tragic offensive and defensive battle between the enemy and us.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The slamming car hit the city gate one after another, which seemed to represent that the strength of Li Yang's army was being reduced bit by bit, and the besiegers also paid a heavy price for every bit of weakening the enemy.

Some of the wooden donkeys and building carts burned by the enemy's arrow fire outside the city have been reduced to ashes, and some are still burning, sending out clouds of thick smoke, covering the sky.

Fires broke out in many places in the city, and smoke fell across the sky, all thanks to the fireballs fired by trebuchets, so that the soldiers and civilians in the city were exhausted.

Arrows and slings flew like locusts in and out of the city, adding to the souls of the dead who died for this ruthless war. Kindness and mercy have no place here.

Shen Mu felt more and more that war was like playing chess, and he had to use this kind of ruthless mood to direct the advance and retreat of his own troops with the attitude of only seeking results.

The Dou army attacking the city is like a large number of ants ignoring their own life and death. Those who climbed the ladder and climbed the wall attacked the enemy on the top of the wall, while the defenders desperately resisted the enemy with the high wall, and wiped out the enemy who tried to climb the city on the crenel or under the city wall. .

The close hand-to-hand combat shows that the offensive and defensive battle has reached its climax.

This is the third wave of offensive launched by the Dou army tonight. The lime, chaff, boiling oil, and stones thrown by the Dou army to the defending Tang army in the last two trips shattered the desire to break the city. The defensive power was not as good as before, and it was no longer possible to prevent the wooden car from directly attacking the east gate with Wuxia.

Before each siege, Dou Jiande appealed to Li Shiji and Li Shentong to surrender, but was firmly rejected.

Liu Heita shook his head and sighed, "Li Shiji lost!"

Shen Mu looked up at the place where Li Shiji's commander-in-chief flag was erected, and sure enough, he no longer saw the figures of Li Shiji and Li Shentong. He nodded in agreement and said, "Be careful that they break out of the encirclement and escape when the city breaks."

Liu Heitai turned his head and glanced at the thousand cavalry standing behind him, and said with a sneer, "It's not that easy."

Then an order was issued, and the remaining more than a hundred ladder carts and crash carts, two infantry divisions with giant shields and bows and arrows on both sides of the cavalry, each with a number of [-], advanced towards the east gate amidst the sound of war drums.

"Boom"!
The solid east city gate could not withstand the impact, and it collapsed into the doorway, raising dust and wood fragments all over the door.

The morale of the attacking party was greatly boosted, shouting and shouting shook the sky, completely covering up the sound of fighting and weapons clashing.

Liu Heitai's expression changed and he shouted, "Stand back!"

When the horn sounded, the Mumu convoy in charge of hitting the door retreated in a panic, but it was a step late.

Only Shen Mu understood that the reason for Liu Heitai's discoloration was due to his miscalculation of the time to break the gate. Needless to say, the enemy secretly removed the sand and stone iron carts that blocked the gate to enhance the resistance of the gate, so that the gate was easily smashed through.You must know that if according to the original plan, the moment the city gate is destroyed, the wooden cart must retreat immediately, and the fortification soldiers will be responsible for clearing the obstacles in the doorway, and then let the infantry enter the city. In the end, it will be Liu Heita and his men. The cavalry captain drove straight into the shock battle, but at this moment the facts did not match the predictions, so that although the Dou army had the upper hand, they still had to advance and retreat in time.

Sure enough, the gong rang in the city, and a large group of enemy cavalry swarmed out from the city road, killing anyone they saw, and split into several groups to break through in all directions. Given the opportunity, the battlefield outside the east gate was in chaos, and it was difficult to distinguish ourselves from the enemy.

Liu Heita made a decisive decision and shouted wildly: "Brothers! Go!"

He rushed forward with Shen Mu, ignoring the enemies who frantically swarmed out of the city, and concentrated their forces, a thousand cavalrymen roared with hooves, and rushed straight to the open east gate.

Shen Mu let out a shriek, commanding the baby Wuming to fly into the sky, unfolding the art of man and horse as one, riding his beloved horse Qianlimeng, and galloping ahead.

Dou Jiande in the rear hastily mobilized troops to encircle and intercept the enemy to prevent the enemy from breaking out and escaping.

The infantry on both sides, under the command of the other two generals, pressed towards the east gate like two raging waves, and the battle was fierce.

Shen Mu took the lead, slashing left and right with the long sword, spiraling vigorously, and all those who blocked the block were thrown flying and falling by him with their weapons, and they were unstoppable.With the cooperation of Liu Heita and the elite fighters, the enemies who rushed out of the doorway were forced back into the city.

I don't know how many people have been killed, and suddenly the pressure is greatly reduced. It turned out that he successfully passed through the doorway and entered the city.Crying and shouting were heard in the city, fires were everywhere, thick smoke and debris covered the sky, the blood-red city of Liyang was like Shura Hell, soldiers, civilians, old and weak women and children fled in all directions.

Inside the city, more intense hand-to-hand combat began.

The cavalry troops of Shen Mu and Liu Heita stepped on the Dongmen Street of Liyang City, and charged deeply towards the enemy defending the city without giving up an inch.

The brutal street fighting was in full swing, and the generous city walls completely lost their defensive and protective functions.

Suddenly a Tang army of nearly 300 men came head-on, and the leader was Li Yuan's younger brother, Li Shentong, who was one of the best in martial arts among the Li clan.

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Why didn't you see brother Shiji? Didn't he hide in fright?"

Qianlimeng carried him forward, and the long sword struck out with lightning.

Li Shentong's eyes were bloodshot, he swung the long sword forward, and shouted: "Even if I die, I still want you, Shen Mu, to accompany me on the road."

"when"!
The swords clashed, and the two of them shook violently at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides clashed and fought, and Li Shentong's men were swallowed by Shen Mu's side like a tide, and they were no longer in formation.

Li Shentong knew that he was going to die, so he unfolded his swordsmanship with unbelievable bravery, and immediately attacked Shen Mu with more than a dozen swords. The swords and swords were all moves that would kill him at the same time. With Shen Mu's ability, it was quite difficult to block.

Although in the battle of thousands of troops, Shen Mu's mind is still as calm as a long sword, knowing that Li Shentong has suffered a lot in the fierce battle of defending the city in the past few days, and he is at the end of his strength.

Suddenly, the soldiers behind Li Shentong turned on their backs, and Liu Heikai appeared behind Li Shentong, sweeping his long knife towards his back with a sharp whistling sound, if Li Shentong was hit by the knife, his head must be in a different place.

Shen Mujian flipped his wrist and increased his strength, causing Li Shentong's long sword to swing away, unable to block back with his sword. Li Shentong was also very good, and hurriedly crouched down beside the horse's neck, barely avoiding Liu Heitai's sure-to-kill blow.

Liu Heikai gave a cold cry, turned the sword upside down and hit the horse's head hard with the back of the sword. The horse's four hooves knelt softly and lost control, and the ground fell sideways, causing Li Shentong and the horse to roll to the ground together.

Just before he lost his balance and fell to the ground, Shen Mu leaned over and leaned away from the horse's back, and the long sword flashed out, hitting the vital point on his side.

Li Shentong was shocked like an electric shock by the sword, Shen Mu took his vest and armor, lifted it from the ground, sat upright on the horseback and shouted: "I captured Li Shentong alive, those who surrender live, and those who resist die. "

The shouting suppressed all the shouts of killing and spread throughout the entire battlefield in the east of the city.

Liu Heitai came to Shen Mu's side, cheered and shouted: "Those who put down their weapons and surrender will not die."

The sound of weapons clashing gradually decreased. Seeing that the commander in chief was captured, the Tang army in the city lost all fighting spirit and surrendered one after another.

Dou Jun continued to rush into the city and put Liyang City under control.

Shen Mu let go of Li Shentong, who was full of helplessness and humiliation, and his meridians were restrained, and handed him over to Dou Bing to tie him up and imprison him. He felt emotional, thinking that Li Shentong was so majestic in the past, but today he is a prisoner.

Under Liu Heita's instruction, the generals who entered the city led their soldiers deep into the city and recruited other defenders in the city.

Surrounded by a group of soldiers, Shen Mu and Liu Heita rode slowly on Dongmen Street, advancing towards the Dudu's Mansion in the core of Liyang City. Teams of cavalry and infantry walked past them, exploring the way for them clear the way.

Liu Heikai said excitedly: "The capture of Liyang this time is all thanks to Xiao Zhong's ingenious plan to annihilate the main force of the enemy and severely dampen the enemy's morale. The next thing we hope to capture most is not Luoyang, but Tongguan, the fortress of the Li family. Not only is it a passage to and from the Guanzhong Plain, it is also a barrier to the east of Chang'an, and it also controls Fenglingdu on the Yellow River, and if Tongguan is captured, the days when the Li Clan can show off its power will be numbered, let's see when Li Yuan will be so powerful?"

Shen Mu sighed, "Brother Liu, don't you think we won this battle miserably?"

Liu Heichen said in amazement: "Why does Xiao Zhong think about this? Since ancient times, casualties in siege battles are inevitable. Li Yang is the most important strategic stronghold outside the Li Clan's pass. After Li Yang falls, Wei Hui cannot be protected. Li Clan's only choice now is to Just attacking Luoyang, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend."

Just as Shen Mu was about to answer, a group of people galloped up, and the young general who led the team reported: "The remaining enemies are retreating to the Governor's Mansion, determined to resist."

Liu Heitai said angrily: "You guys who don't know what is good or bad, surround the Dudu's mansion for me, and see how long they can keep it."

The young general said again: "According to the captured soldiers, Li Yuan's youngest daughter, Princess Pingyang, should be in the Dudu's mansion."

Shen Mu lost his voice: "What?"

Liyang City fell into the hands of Dou Jiande, and the defeated Tang soldiers numbered 8000 who surrendered, only Li Xiuning and her more than a thousand personal guards guarded the Dudu Mansion in the center of the city.

Li Shiji managed to break out of the siege and escape, but there were only a hundred personal guards who could leave with him, and the defeat was miserable.

Dou Jiande also suffered heavy losses, with [-] casualties, which had a certain impact on his strength.

Shen Mu and Liu Heikai arrived outside the main gate of the Governor's Mansion, and they looked at each other. The former showed a bitter expression, and Liu Heitai patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Before Master Dou enters the city, settle the matter quickly. I support it." You decide."

Shen Mu nodded gratefully, jumped off Qianlimeng, and walked towards the main gate of the Dudu Mansion. Immediately, dense crowds of archers appeared around the walls of the Dudu Mansion, aiming at him.

Shen Mu untied the long sword and threw it to Liu Heita who was on the horse behind. This action was purely a gesture. With his martial arts, there was no big difference between having a weapon and not having a weapon.

He took two steps forward, raised his hands and said: "Princess Xiuning, Kou Zhong is asking to see you." He uttered his voice vigorously, and the voice was transmitted directly into the palace surrounded by walls.

Tang Bing knew that he had no malicious intentions, but he knew that his martial arts skills were world-class, so he dared not relax a bit.

These eight hundred soldiers were all personally selected by Li Shimin from the soldiers of his lineage for Li Xiuning. They have no problems in loyalty and martial arts, and they can sacrifice their lives for her at any time.

Li Xiuning's voice came out and said: "Kou Zhong, let's go! As long as you don't participate in the attack on us, Xiuning is grateful."

Shen Mu had already guessed that she would have such a reaction, and replied: "Then the princess ordered me to be shot! Why do I have to talk to the princess face to face." After speaking, he strode towards the main entrance.

This is Shen Mu's cleverness, so that the soldiers guarding the governor's mansion did not dare to shoot arrows at him without Li Xiuning's order.

Under the eyes of the soldiers from both sides, Shen Mu went straight to the gate of the governor's mansion, picked up the knocker, and knocked it lightly.

"Tuk!"

"Yeah!"

The door was opened a little, and a young general whispered to Shen Mu: "Young commander, please come in!" His tone was surprisingly respectful and polite.

Shen Mu stepped inside the door, and saw guards everywhere, everyone was determined to die, and the atmosphere was heavy and dignified.He patted the general on the shoulder, and said calmly: "Don't worry! The princess will return to Guanzhong safely."

The general said softly: "The last general, Li Laifu, met the young commander in Luoyang when he was following the King of Qin, and later met the young commander again at the Pegasus Ranch. The princess is in the hall, please follow the future."

Shen Mu thought in his heart that this was the case, he was willing to open the door to himself on his own initiative, obviously he knew more or less about his relationship with Li Xiuning, and knew that he was now Li Xiuning's only chance.well!God really loves to play tricks, the first time he confronted Tang Jun, he ran into his first love, Li Xiuning.

After catching up with him, he asked in a low voice, "Is General Chai there?"

Li Laifu shook his head and said: "My son-in-law is not accompanying us, we tried to break out of the encirclement just now but failed, so we had to retreat here."

The word "son-in-law" pierced into Shen Mu's heart like a sharp needle, and he couldn't hear the other words clearly.

Li Xiuning, who was dressed in a military uniform and looked awe-inspiring, sat on the grand teacher's chair facing the hall door, and behind him were more than a dozen personal followers who could be seen as masters at a glance.

Li Xiuning said angrily: "Laifu! How dare you make up your own mind, do you want me to behead you first?"

Li Laifu knelt down on the ground, and said calmly: "The general is willing to accept any punishment."

Fearing that he would draw his sword and commit suicide, Shen Mu hurriedly pressed his shoulder and said, "It's my fault!"

(End of this chapter)