The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 456
"This general already knows that with Xue Li playing the battle, he will definitely win the battle. Although you can't use your name to record the credit now."

"But this general promises you that one day the emperor will know your loyalty." Zhang Shigui said to Xue Rengui with a big smile.

"It all depends on the vanguard general's arrangement. As long as I, Xue Li, can do it, I will definitely do it." Xue Rengui saluted Zhang Shigui.

"The chief general of Jili City, Jin Buyi, has already died in front of the two armies. There must be chaos in Jili City now, can our army take this opportunity and take it all at once?" He Zongxian said to Zhang Shigui.

"Father, what brother-in-law said is very true. Why don't you give us a general order, and we will definitely take down Jili City for father." Zhang Zhilong said to Zhang Shigui.

During this period of time, the four brothers of the Zhang family and He Zongxian have never been able to use their talents.Although using Zhang Shigui's authority, he passed on Xue Rengui's credit to him.

But as a general, he still has his own pride.They are eager to kill the enemy on the battlefield, eager to make contributions.

Zhang Shigui naturally understood his son's intentions, and thought to himself: "Now that the Lord of Jili City will die in battle, I am afraid he should not have much fighting power."

So Zhang Shigui said to Xue Rengui: "After the big battle just now, you should be very tired. Go back to Huotou Camp to rest, and leave the rest to this general."

Xue Rengui would not speak out to persuade Zhang Shigui, because that would not make Zhang Shigui feel that what he said was reasonable.On the contrary, it will make Zhang Shigui feel that he is worried that he will take the credit.

So Xue Rengui saluted Zhang Shigui, then turned around and left the vanguard camp, and went back to his Huotou camp.

Xue Rengui, who had returned to Huotou Camp, came to Li Tai's camp, and said to Li Tai, "Master, this Shigui might want to attack Jili City."

"Although the art of war has a cloud to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, it depends on the situation. Now that Goguryeo is guarding the city, it may not be so easy to take down Jili City at this time!" Li Tai said.

"My lord, should we find a way to stop this matter? Otherwise, the vanguard army may lose its soldiers and generals." Xue Rengui said to Li Tai.

"Don't worry about him, this nobleman regards the Vanguard Army as his own. How can he suffer too much loss?" Li Tai said after waving his hand.

Li Tai's guess was right, Zhang Shigui didn't intend to attack Jili City by force.After all, Zhang Shigui knew very well how much the loss in the siege was.

So the method he chose was to catapult another stone cart and start an uninterrupted attack on Jili City.And on the bank of the moat, several arrow towers were erected.

In this way, they come down from a high position and shoot at each other on the city, hoping to consume the Fanbing in Jili City to the greatest extent.When their morale was slackened, they were attacking the city gate by rushing chariots.

Although the method is good, people in Jili City have already prepared for it.A huge cowhide was placed on the city wall.

Seeing his own attack, it has no effect on others.For a while, Zhang Shigui didn't know what to do.I was afraid that Xue Rengui would laugh at me when I retreated for the first time.

So in desperation, they had no choice but to ask the soldiers to lift up the ladder and attack Jili City.I saw the vanguard army one by one like a tiger, rushing forward without fear of life and death.

Although there is a moat in front of Jili City.But this is nothing but a man-made moat.There is no ambush at all.

So it didn't take long for Zhang Shigui to fill up the moat.The pioneer army successfully set up the ladder on Jili City.At the same time, the car was pushed over.

However, Jili City has already made preparations, although the main general Jin Buyi has already died in battle.But it doesn't mean that the dragons in Jili City have no leader.

The lieutenant who once persuaded Jin Buyi not to act impulsively.Now he is the new chief general of Jili City.He is responsible for the defense of the entire city.

The lieutenant general's surname was Xiao Mingyang, although he lost to Jin Buyi in terms of force.But in terms of commanding troops, it far surpasses Jin Buyi.

It was not all smooth sailing for him to become the chief general of Jili City.At the beginning, Jin Buyi's subordinates did not accept him at all.After all, in terms of force, Xiao Yang is at the bottom of the list.

In the end, it was a general of the reinforcements who gave Xiao Yang the greatest support.Even in order to frighten everyone, he did not hesitate to kill a general of Jin Buyi on the spot in the handsome hall.

In the end, Xiao Yang was helped to the position of general with an iron fist.Not long after Xiao Yang succeeded as the general, Zhang Shigui ushered in the siege battle.

However, under Xiao Yang's command, Zhang Shigui didn't get the slightest advantage.After erecting the ladder, there was also a loss of soldiers and generals.

Because on the city wall, tens of thousands of rolling wood thunderstones, boiling water and hot oil and other items used for harvesting have been prepared long ago.

Just when Zhang Shigui commanded the vanguard army and ascended the city along the ladder.These things fell from the sky as if they didn't need money.In just one round, the vanguard was defeated.

In fact, if Zhang Shigui persisted, he would continue to send people to attack the city at any cost.Maybe it won't end like this.

But as I said earlier, this scholar is not willing to let himself lose too much.He also counted on the [-] troops for his own use in the future.

So as soon as he saw that there were heavy casualties on his side, he immediately ordered to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.He was going to wait for Yu Chigong's arrival, and then handed over the important task of siege to Yu Chigong to complete.

Watching Zhang Shigui's vanguard retreat, Xiao Yang's hanging heart finally let go.Turning around, he said to the general next to him: "Thanks to the general's help, otherwise there would be internal strife in our city. The consequences would be disastrous."

"General Xiao doesn't need to say that. We are all generals under Generalissimo Gai Suwen. Naturally, mutual support is essential." The general said to Xiao Yang.

This general is a confidant of Gai Suwen, whose surname is Zhou and his name is Qianya.When it comes to martial arts, I'm afraid Jin Buji is not his opponent either.

"The only one I can rely on now is you, the general. Although the generals in Jili City were intimidated by the general on the surface, I'm afraid they may not obey my orders at critical moments." Xiao Yang said to Zhou Qianya.

"General Xiao can rest assured, I have already ordered people to report to the marshal quickly. It may not be long before the official appointment of the marshal will come down."

"Look at them when the time comes, who dare not accept it." Zhou Qianya said to Xiao Yang.

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Not to mention Xiao Yang and Zhou Qianya, how to deal with the mess in Jili City.Just talk about Zhang Shigui who returned to Daying.

Zhang Shigui was so angry that he yelled at his four sons and a son-in-law: "You bastards are still trying to steal other people's credit."

"Every time Xue Rengui fights, he must take the lead. Look at what you have done. Can generals like you win battles?"

The reason is that during the siege just now, Zhang Shigui's four sons, plus a son-in-law, stood as far away as possible.For fear of accidentally being hurt by the other party.

That's why Zhang Shigui was so furious.The most important thing is that I originally wanted to pick up the cheap ones, but I didn't expect to miss the cheap ones, and it cost the lives of nearly a thousand soldiers.

(End of this chapter)