Chapter 35 Nanyang Offensive and Defensive Start
The biggest trouble with Li Heng is not his own ability to endure, but his identity.
As a royal relative, Li Heng was a proud son of heaven since childhood and was the prince's honor.
In later generations, this has never been able to get rid of the different treatment caused by the gap in identity, let alone the feudal era?
Even if Li Heng killed someone and set fire, it was not enough to be punished.
But everything has a bottom line, and the imperial power is so important that no one is allowed to be involved.
In order to seek the throne, Li Heng secretly instructed Ji Wen to frame Zhongliang, which led to a bad situation in the Northeast and led to a great rebel force.
Such evil deeds are hard to see in the ages.
Throughout history, not many people have attracted wolves into the house like this.
Pei Min made this matter public and directly asked someone to capture Li Heng.
Lingwu was in an uproar.
Especially many people who think Li Heng is far superior to Li Yan and are more suitable for inheriting the throne than Li Yan, they only feel that their face hurts.
Li Yan was also shocked. He respected his brother very much.
It can be said that in Li Yan's heart, the closest person is Li Heng.
Li Yan believed in Pei Min, because Li Longji's intention was to bring respect to Li Longji to Pei Min. His true contact with Pei Min was only in the few years after he became emperor...
Li Heng is indeed Li Yan's third brother, and he has been playing with him since childhood.
This emotion is irreplaceable to no outsider.
Therefore, Li Yan respects Li Heng, his brother, very much.
Li Yan's biggest and only advantage is that he has self-knowledge. He also knows that his abilities are extremely mediocre and obeys the person he trusts.
Li Heng has repeatedly given advice for Li Yan behind his back, but Li Yan has agreed. However, he thought that his most trusted brother had ulterior motives.
Looking back on all these years, Li Yan felt his pores creepy.
The first time, Li Yan was really angry and shouted in anger: "Check, uncle, check it out for me. I want to see what my brother has done without me."
Pei Min did not respond to the promise, but said: "This matter is not within the authority of the minister. Your Majesty can issue an order to make the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Censorate form the three departments, and then let the officials of Zongzheng Temple listen, and all this investigation will be revealed."
Li Yan said: "Just do as my uncle said!"
Pei Min immediately recruited the Censor, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Minister of Justice, and ordered them to form the Three Divisions to conduct a trial.
Facing the three censors, Dali Temple Minister, and Minister of Justice, Pei Min did not make any special arrangements, and did not even give any suggestions, but just asked them to let go of the investigation.
Most people thought Pei Min would make a big fuss about this matter, but in fact, Pei Min's behavior surprised them.
Pei Min's attitude towards all this is to ignore it.
The Chief Censor Li Linfu and the Young Master of Dali Temple Xu Ming are both from Pei Min, but this time the three departments tried, they avoided suspicion and did not participate in it.
The Censor, the Minister of the Dali Temple, and the Minister of Justice were as clear as a mirror to this.
The more Pei Min did this, the more it proved Li Heng's crime. It was a foregone conclusion that there was no need for any small moves.
Li Heng is finished!
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Nanyang!
Tens of thousands of rebels surrounded Nanyang's three layers, three layers outside, and there was no gap at all.
Although An Lushan was a foreigner, he became famous in the Tang Dynasty. Gao Miao, the main backbone under his command, was Qiannian, Zhang Wanqing, Xu Guidao, Dugu Wenwen, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Tongxu were all Han generals. They were proficient in the tactics and tactics of the Han people, and were very well-organized in the siege of cities.
After arriving in Nanyang, He Qiannian, Zhang Wanqing and Xu Guidao took three days to fill the land that was shoveled and shoveled in the potholes and gullies so that the siege equipment could be used.
Then they fill the moat and use sand to accumulate high slopes so that when siege, their crossbowmen can threaten the defenders on Nanyang City to avoid blindly being passively shot.
This step-by-step preparation is today's decisive battle.
An Lushan's rebellion this time received help from both the enemy and us, and advanced straight into Chang'an, Luoyang seized equipment craftsmen from all over the country and created a large number of offensive and defensive equipment.
Nanyang is the most critical thing for An Lushan to turn the situation around. For this battle, An Lushan also took the initiative to use everything he could.
He even specially removed all the giant city guard crossbows on the Luoyang city tower and used it in the Nanyang battle.
The ladders, tower cars, collision cars, trench bridges, siege cars, and Linchong Lu Bus all kinds of siege equipment gathered under the city of Nanyang.
An Lushan knew very well that the key to winning the overall situation was the gains and losses of Nanyang, but seeing his military power was so heavy and his siege equipment was so exquisite, he couldn't help but be proud.
Standing on the podium, An Lushan pointed at the towering Nanyang City with great enthusiasm and shouted: "Warriors, you captured Luoyang and took Chang'an, just Nanyang. Where can you stop your steps? Let me know, who will climb the city first, regardless of your identity, I will give him the Marquis of Nanyang and give him a reward of 100,000 yuan."
He encouraged the morale of the army and said to Zhang Wanqing beside him: "Boom, I'll blow it to me. I don't believe it anymore. We have so many siege equipment, but we can't knock down a Nanyang city."
Zhang Wanqing was originally a member of the Tang Dynasty's general.
The General Manager was the institution that studied offensive and defensive equipment in the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Wanqing knew the power of various siege equipment well and was the deputy in charge of the attack on Nanyang this time, mainly responsible for the use of siege equipment.
After receiving An Lushan's order, Zhang Wanqing waved the flag in his hand.
The front car, the van, the van, the front car was hit by the front, and slowly advanced, with the well railing, the giant crossbow car, and the stone throwing car followed closely behind.
As the drums of war sounded rapidly, the Nanyang offensive and defensive battle began.
There was no loud shouting, no charge. There was only the sound of creaking wheels, the sound of huge rocks whistling and giant crossbows breaking through the air.
In Nanyang City, Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun shrank his head and hid behind the battlements.
The stone-throwing cart used by the rebels and the giant crossbow cart had a long range above the city-guarding weapon that Nanyang had.
Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun and the warriors in Nanyang are not lacking in courage and is not ischemia, but facing this technological crush, there is really no way out.
Nan Jiyun poked his head out. The cannon stones and giant crossbow could not make his eagle eyes shine with a hurricane.
He said worriedly: "Will it be great if they can continue to smash like this? Don't just kill us, the city wall will collapse for them."
Chapter completed!