Chapter 1662: Leapfrogging and Abusing Vegetables
Li Zhuangzhi was startled by him and asked quickly: "What's going on?"
He knew that Li Qingshu was a calm person and would never lose his composure like this. Moreover, when he was talking about Li Wanshan... an ominous premonition arose in Li Zhuangzhi's heart.
As expected, Li Qingshu said quickly: "Tell me, that kid from Wanshan... is it possible that he is colluding with the Tang people?"
Li Zhuangzhi was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Li Qingshu meant. He thought about it for a while before he understood it. He was startled and lost his voice: "No way? You said that Wanshan colluded with the Tang people to deliberately lure us to rebel. Tang?”
If this is true, it means that the Tang people had already prepared to attack them, the descendants of the Wanchun Kingdom, but they were hidden deep enough to be unable to be dug out easily. Now that Li Zhuangzhi has launched an army, not only have all the descendants of the Wanchun Kingdom jumped out, but even the indigenous monkeys who have always hoped to improve their status have attached themselves. As long as these people are killed, there will be no risk of civil strife in the Annan region for a hundred years.
There is some truth in thinking like this, but...isn't this too unbelievable?
Li Qingshu also found this unbelievable, but looking at the current situation and thinking about Li Wanshan's many unreasonable attitudes before... maybe this is really the case!
His face turned pale: "But what if this is really the case?"
Li Zhuangzhi felt chills all over his body, thinking of all the main troops sent to Hengshanguan and his own son...
Huo Ran stood up, called a tribesman outside the door, and ordered anxiously: "Go to Hengshan Pass immediately, pass on our military order, and order the troops to withdraw from Hengshan Pass immediately and return to Songping!"
He couldn't sit still.
If Li Wanshan really colluded with the Tang people, wouldn't the more than 10,000 troops at Hengshan Pass be trapped in the Tang army at this moment?
Those are the only remaining Miao descendants of Wanchun Kingdom, and his direct grandson Li Zhuangzhi...
"Report——"
Before Li Zhuangzhi could finish his orders, soldiers were already running over, shouting: "Tang Army... Tang Army is here!"
Li Zhuangzhi suddenly turned around and saw white sails dotted on the broad Red River in the distance, and warships leaping into view. Then, the white sails gradually became one, and the broad river surface was covered by the overwhelming sails. The mighty naval fleet was rushing towards Guluo City!
The Tang army was really domineering. They chose any coastline to land without avoiding the truth. They just rushed upstream along the entrance of the Red River and headed straight for Songping County!
Li Zhuangzhi watched the warships covering the entire river, and his heart suddenly sank...
As expected, he is the invincible master of the king across the seven seas!
There was no conspiracy or conspiracy, or even any strategy or tactics. They just pushed forward openly and crushed the rebels with thunderous momentum!
This is not arrogance, but absolute confidence in one's own strength...
Waves of horns sounded in my ears, thick war clouds filled the river, and the war was about to break out!
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"Boom!"
More than ten warships lined up on the river, and then there was a dull explosion. A plume of black smoke rose from the bows of each ship, and it expanded in all directions like a hurricane. Circles of water were shaken on the river. wave.
The next moment, some of the chain bullets falling from the sky along the curved trajectories hit the city wall, causing brick fragments to fly from the head of Guluo City. Some of them went directly over the city wall and penetrated into the array assembled below the city, with blood and flesh flying everywhere and howling in the sky!
Li Zhuangzhi stood tall at the top of the city, his face ashen.
This is the main force of the Tang Army Navy!
Look at the warships firing their cannons on the river. The artillery that we have only heard of wreaking havoc on the sea is actually so powerful when used to attack cities!
Look at the troop transport ships slowly approaching the shore, waiting to land, and the densely packed soldiers on the deck...
Li Zhuangzhi knew that all his previous arrangements had failed.
He thought that the main force of the Tang Army's navy had transported rice back to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact they were just trying to spread suspicion; he thought that the Tang Army would cross the Hengshan Mountains and attack Songping from a high position, but they instead went up the Red River and forcibly landed with bows and horses. !
The most important thing is the main force of the rebels ambushing at Hengshan Pass at the moment. If Li Wanshan really colludes with the Tang people, wouldn't he be under the prying eyes of the Tang army's conspiracy at all times?
Those are more than ten thousand young men, descendants of the Wanchun Kingdom!
"Quickly send people to Hengshan Pass and order the troops to return to Songping immediately. Even if they die, they must stop the Tang army and drive them back to the sea!"
Li Zhuangzhi gritted his teeth and conveyed the order.
"Here!"
The soldiers responded and immediately separated the two of them and left quickly. When they got off the city, they led two war horses, jumped on the horses and rode them at a gallop, galloping all the way to Hengshan Pass to convey the order.
"Careful!"
Li Qingshu threw Li Zhuangzhi to the ground, and a chain bullet fell from the sky and flew over the two of them.
The two shot balls were connected together with a chain, and were pushed out from the barrel by the huge energy of the gunpowder. They carried huge kinetic energy. The two spheres could not be separated because of the chains, and the huge kinetic energy caused them to spin wildly. Several soldiers behind Li Zhuangzhi were unable to dodge, and were immediately hit with broken bones, muscles, and flesh and blood. The bullets continued to wreak havoc, and they crashed into the tower behind.
There was a muffled sound of "click, click, click", and the chain smashed through the wooden door frame like a bamboo, and disappeared directly into the tower.
Only the top of the city was left miserable, with sawdust flying and blood spurting out, and broken limbs and arms wailing and crying...
Li Zhuangzhi got up in despair, his whole body trembling.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The river is filled with smoke, and the thick black smoke has enveloped more than a dozen warships, making it difficult to see their outlines. Only the sound of cannons one after another vibrates in the eardrums, and can be heard in the ears of the Guluo City rebels. It's like the roar of a demon from hell, and the raging cannonballs are like the judge's chains, harvesting life at will...
The rebels, who were originally full of morale, fell into silence and trembled under the bombardment of the Tang Army's navy!
Who would have thought that the invincible artillery in naval battles and siege of cities and territories would have even more terrifying power?
The impregnable city wall was crumbling under the bombardment of artillery. Bricks were flying everywhere and the mountains were shaking. All the rebels were frightened!
The artillery of the Tang Army kept firing, and solid bullets, chain bullets, etc. flew up from the river and landed on the head of Guluo City. The top of the city and the bottom of the city were all within the range of the Tang Army's artillery. Up to this moment, not a single soldier of the Tang Army had landed. Just the raging artillery had already blown Guluo City to the point of collapse and covered everything with debris.
If we weren't afraid of inadvertently injuring the people in the city, we would probably be able to level this ancient Luo City with just such constant firing...
How to fight such a battle?
Li Zhuangzhi's face was filled with death. He had calculated everything, but he did not expect that the combat power of the Tang army was so incredible...
I thought that by holding on to the city and relying on the favorable geographical location, even if the Tang army was fierce, they would be able to fight to the death, but how could they have imagined that this would be the current situation? Not to mention the favorable location at this moment, if we continue to stay in the city, I am afraid that everyone will have to be buried with the city...
Li Zhuangzhi straightened up, his eyes a little distracted: "Give me the order, everyone... withdraw from the city!"
He finally understood that the so-called desperate battle before was just a sweet dream. How could such a Tang army be able to defeat them?
Only by withdrawing the city head and relying on the cover of the people in the city can we be able to fight.
Sadly, the restoration of Wanchun Kingdom was under the banner of praying for the people and benefiting all people, but now they have to hope that the Tang army will not massacre the Han people in the city and fight the Tang army with the lives of Han people...
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Hengshan Pass.
The green mountains are verdant, and wisps of clouds and mist linger on the top of the mountain, creating a beautiful scenery.
Li Wuqing led the indigenous tribesmen to hide in the dense forests on both sides of the mountain road. Li Wanshan led his men a little behind. Although they hid in the forest, they were not strictly restrained. Thousands of people were sitting or lying down, without a trace of panic. The enemy's current urgency.
Li Wuqing looked at the slacking Li Wanshan with disdain.
If you lead the troops like this, why do you have the right to look down on me? They say that we are aboriginal monkeys. You Han dogs are not that strong. We are just a second-generation ancestor relying on the shadow of our ancestors to be superior and inferior. When the Tang army goes up the mountain, I will show you what it means to be brave and invincible, and what it means to be powerful. Not to be used...
Feeling extremely disdainful in my heart, another group of soldiers walked up from the mountain road in the north.
This group of soldiers numbered seven or eight thousand people. The long queue disappeared on the rugged and winding mountain road. In front of it was a young general wearing armor, riding on a tall horse rarely seen in Annan, pressing the hilt of his knife, Yawning all day long...
Li Wuqing's disdain grew stronger. Li Zhuangzhi was a rare hero, but his grandson who had high hopes seemed to be even worse than Li Wanshan.
Suddenly, Li Wuqing regretted it a little. Perhaps it was an extremely wrong decision for him to lead the indigenous tribesmen to join the rebel army against the Tang army with great expectations... (End of Chapter)