Chapter five hundred and eighty second Xiongdu (twenty-five)
The strategy of seizing the city gate to cooperate with the outside world was defeated, and the Li family army could only attack the city by head-on means. Even if they could not see the battle at the city, they could guess just by looking at the city defense and military preparations. Li Shimin's attack this time must have more defeats and fewer victory. These people are very skilled in martial arts, and Chang'an City is big enough to protect themselves at the moment. However, once the siege troops are repelled, the Yinshi Division dispatched tens of thousands of defending the city and used the military power of the whole city to suppress these dozens of people. Even if everyone has a pair of wings, it is difficult for everyone to escape. At this time, the main general was still thinking that there was no long-term plan for fighting in front of him, and everyone's lives would be difficult to last.
Jingzhao Yingyang infantry had already appeared in everyone's sight. Xu Le took the lead in charge, and the others had to set up a wall formation and then rushed towards the infantry. Although nearly half of the people were killed by the Wanjun divine crossbow, the less than 100 infantry in front of him were not enough to hinder the iron cavalry. The generals of the Xuan Armor vented all the anger of Fu and the sadness of the robes being difficult on the heads of the unlucky guys in front of him. As the war horses roared and slashed, the iron cavalry crushed the body of the infantry, leaving behind a ground of corpses wounded.
Xu Le did not ask his subordinates to turn around and kill all the infantry, but instead ordered everyone behind him: "Rise the fire! Burn the house!"
Han Yue was stunned. He was the one who dared to cultivate it as a helper for his grandson. Not only did he have the ability to cooperate with Xu Le, but he had already developed the habit of following Xu Le's leader on his daily life. As long as Le Langjun gave the order, he would subconsciously execute it whether he was blocking a knife and a sword or going up the mountain and down the sea. But in the end, he was born as a commoner in Xu Jialu. Although he had been a hero in Shenwu, he was just holding on to justice and doing some shameful business. He rarely did killing and setting fires.
The Xu family’s grandchildren were not people who relied on their courage to harm the local people and would not give such orders to their subordinates. Therefore, when he heard Xu Le’s words, Han Yue was a little surprised and asked for the first time: “Where is the house to burn?”
"We burn when we see a house, and when we encounter it, we burn when we encounter it. If God helps us, we will not need to take the door tonight and we can change our masters in Chang'an!"
Song Bao did too much like this, but there was no obstacle. Yin Shishi Master had lamps, torches and braziers at all intersections of alleys, so it was not difficult to find the fire. He held a horse spear in one hand and raised the torch with the other hand and asked, "What if God refused to help?"
Xu Le also found a torch and beat the horse forward with his hands, and said without looking back: "Then we will die with this city! With such a hero, everyone will be worthy of their life! Let go of my hands and feet and make a big fuss!" As he spoke, he threw the torch in his hand towards the rooftop beside him!
The moment he saw the Wanjun divine crossbow, Xu Le knew that the original plan tonight was doomed to fail. The Yinshi Master's deceit and cruelty were far beyond his imagination. He had long discovered the secret passage and deliberately did not destroy it, just to let Jinyang soldiers and horses attack the city, and then rely on the Wanjun divine crossbow to cause damage to the siege.
Now the Li family is carrying such a big burden as the people of Chang'an. They hit the city of Chang'an again and were bleeding and lost their soldiers and generals. The morale will inevitably drop to the bottom. More than 100,000 troops will disperse in a short time, and even the lives of the Li family father and son will be mostly sent away because of this. Since he was preparing to use the city as bait to lure the Li family's troops, he must be sufficient. In addition to the Wanjun magic crossbow, there must be other cities guarding equipment. Even though Jingzhao Yingyang is not good at fighting, he is still not an opponent who can be defeated in an urgent manner with his own preparations. Even if all the Xuan Armored Cavalry enters the city, he will not be able to seize the city gate.
The difference between being a general and an ordinary military man is not simply about martial arts, but more importantly about his mind and reaction speed. When the grandfather was alive, he said that no matter how powerful a person's martial arts is or how amazing his strength is, he is still a flesh and blood body. He may die at any time when he goes to the battlefield. This is also the awareness that a warrior should have. If he is afraid of death, don't be a military man. As the leader of a military army, he will be responsible for the lives of his subordinates, and he will not tolerate any carelessness.
Soldiers can be afraid, cowardly, or panic, but the main general must always be awake. Even if they are seriously injured and their lives are hanging on the line, or if their closest loved ones die in front of them, they must keep their hearts as clear as water. This is the responsibility of being the main general, and it is also one of the criteria for measuring whether the main general is excellent. The Xuanjia Cavalry made great achievements for the Li family back then, although Xu Gan was very skilled in martial arts, and it is also closely related to the main general's decisiveness and wisdom at the moment.
With such a grandfather who taught by words and deeds and set up various levels to teach, Xu Le naturally had this ability. Moreover, since he left home with more than a dozen cavalry to trade, he has experienced countless difficulties in life and death. Although this was the first time he saw the Wanjun divine crossbow, his past experiences have not been easier than these giant crossbows.
Therefore, he was not shocked by so many giant crossbows, nor was he scared by the crossbow arrows flying over the face. Even when the giant crossbow flew past, what he thought about was not these crossbow arrows, but the fire cups seen in the mansion and the various abnormalities in the city.
The torches and lanterns at all intersections can be said to be for lighting, but they can also be said to be ready-made fire sources. In addition, there are those deliberately destroyed water tanks and firewood artificially accumulated in the house. These things add up to make people think about it.
No matter how many cups there are in a house, the killing is limited. If you set fire in that place, the cup is purely a useless person and does not make much sense. But if most rooms in the city have cups and someone deliberately sets fire, the world's number one city will become a furnace. Although it is difficult for those entering the city to escape, the entire city will also turn into white land.
Xu Le even guessed the Yinshi Master's plan, and drove the people out of the city to defend the Wanjun crossbow, and tried his best to defend the city. But he also thought that even so, there was still a possibility of losing the city, and these fire pots were the last resort.
Once the Li family army entered the city, he would order his subordinates to set fire and burn the entire capital. Anyway, there is no way to tell whether it was Li Yuan setting fire or Yin Shishi's army setting fire. Who can tell clearly? At that time, the soldiers and horses in Jinyang were killed and injured, and they only got a ruin full of broken walls, with no gains of wealth, goods, food and grass, and the morale of the army would inevitably collapse. For the world, Li Yuan had to bear the reputation of burning the capital to death. No matter how you look at it, it was a business that would be a loss but no profit.
This kind of thing must be done by a madman. If the Yinshi Master had not expelled the people and deliberately kept the authenticity to lure and kill him, Xu Le would not have thought so. But if these things were done, it would not be surprising that Yinshi Master did anything. Xu Le did not intend to accuse Yinshi Master of his methods, but just thought about how he should use his own tricks.
The methods he used were actually not open and upright. If there were other ways to imagine, Xu Le would not want to do so. However, due to the current situation, he had no choice but to burn his boats and fight for danger. In the future, whether it is the blame of the Duke or the complaints of the people of Chang'an, he would be borne by himself.
Torches fell on the roof like meteors, and then the fire broke out. The Xuanjia cavalry members galloped all the way, running forward while throwing the torches toward the houses on both sides.
Although most of the houses at this time are wooden structures, it is not easy to ignite if you throw a torch on it. Under normal circumstances, houses in this kind of capital will be treated with fire protection and are not so easy to burn. Including Han Yue, everyone is not sure how much impact their torches can have. But just as everyone was about to rush out of the street in front of them and enter the cross street, a few thunderous explosions suddenly came from behind!
Chapter completed!