Unparalleled Concubine

Li Shen said softly, "Say it."

"That Li Xin, when he first entered the capital, I actually felt sorry for him."

Madam Yu bit her lip and said, "At that time, I was a little annoyed that Lord Hou had a woman outside, and when he came to look for relatives, I kicked him out."

"Later, the concubine even ordered someone to burn down his residence outside the city."

"The concubine kept these things from Lord Hou, so I didn't dare to say..."

General Zhu Guo smiled slightly: "I know all of this."

Madam Yu wept and said: "He is like this now, probably because he has always hated me. Lord Hou sent me to Mianzhu to avenge him by killing him. After all, he is Lord Hou's son, so he probably won't embarrass him anymore. .”

Li Shen chuckled.

"Madam underestimated me."

"Li Shen has done a lot of bad things over the years, but he's not as bad as a villain yet."

Chapter 564 Fu Has Distant Relatives in the Mountains

On February [-]th of the third year of Taikang, it was the day that Ye Ming and Li Xin had agreed upon.

General Ye stood at the gate of Jianmen Gate, looking at the most powerful city in the southwest.

Originally, there were more than 5 troops in the eight Zhechong Mansions of the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army. After the two men divided the troops, there were less than 9 people on Li Xin's side, and about [-] to [-] people on Ye Ming's side.

Last time, in order to cover Li Xin's attack on Mianzhu, Ye Ming stormed Jianmen Pass for three days, resulting in nearly [-] casualties.

In other words, Ye Ming still has [-] combat power under his command.

In Jianmen Pass, Li Yan's subordinates are only 3 dead. Although there is such a natural danger as Jianmen Pass, Jiange will not be in danger of falling in a short time, but compared with this number, Li Yan basically You can only be beaten passively, and there is no room for fighting back.

More importantly, Mianzhu in Fucheng behind Jiange has been lost, and their connection with Jincheng has been cut off. If General Ye is patient, he only needs to wait for a year or so until the food in Jianmen Pass is exhausted. This majestic city collapsed without attack.

But Ye Shaobao couldn't wait any longer.

There was no other way, Li Xin, as the lieutenant general, had already dispatched an army and made remarkable achievements. As the chief general, he had no achievements other than taking down Hanzhong, and he was also afraid that Li Xin would not be able to defend the isolated city of Mianzhu because he was in the hinterland of the southwest.

More importantly, he received a letter from Li Xin.

The letter asked him to send troops to attack Jiange, and Mianzhu would cooperate behind Jiange to calm down the southwest as soon as possible.

So, on the appointed day, Ye Shaobao waved his hand and issued the general order.

"From today, each of the five Zhechong mansions will assign 5000 people to attack the city for one day, and then rotate to make up 5000 people to attack Jiange!"

In ancient times, no matter what period, the overall quality of the soldiers was generally low. In a real war, except for the iron army with perverted discipline like the Yue Family Army, as long as the other troops lost half or even [-]% of the battle, the overall morale would be low. A big drop, and a rout is very likely.

Ye Ming is not like Li Xin, who is a young boy who is just leading the army. He does not have so much "compassion for the world and the people". His style of play is five folds and the mansion gathers 5000 people every five days. In other words, as long as he doesn't call to stop, these imperial troops will continue to fight.

Kindness does not hold soldiers.

Ye Ming's troops have been here for more than two months without any movement. Naturally, it is impossible for them to be completely silent. In fact, in the past two months, they have built a large number of siege equipment similar to siege vehicles.

Ever since, the tragic war began.

From February [-]th, Ye Ming began to attack Jianmen Pass wave after wave, even the kind of attack that did not count casualties. Such a violent attack even made it difficult for Li Yan, who was stationed at the Jiange, to parry.

Because of the news of Mianzhu's disappearance, Li Shen could block the source of the news in Jincheng, but Jiange was ahead, so there was no way to block it.

Many Jianmen gate guards already know that they are no longer their own people behind their buttocks, so their morale will inevitably be low when they fight.

Coupled with Ye Ming's fierce offensive, these Jiange defenders inevitably felt a little uneasy.

………………

The news of Jiange's tightness was spread to Mianzhu immediately, but it had not reached Jincheng yet. Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an, sat on the tower of Mianzhu City and looked indifferently in the direction of Jincheng.

Then a Habayashi guard came to report.

"Master Hou, an old man wants to see you at the gate of the city."

There are four city gates in Mianzhu, so coincidentally, this old man was at the gate under Li Xin's feet, clamoring to see Li Xin.

Lord Jing'an stood up from the reclining chair, stretched lazily, and yawned again.

"Who?"

This Habayashi guard lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, he claims to be the head of the Li family in Zhao County, and he claims to have a relationship with you..."

"The humble staff are afraid that they are the elders of Lord Hou, so they dare not neglect, so they came here to report."

"The Patriarch of the Li family in Zhao County..."

"He came by himself?"

The Habayashi guard shook his head and said, "There is also a boy who is seven or eight years old."

Li Xin narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and finally said with a smile: "You go and lead him to my residence, let him wait, I will see him later."

"Yes."

This Habayashi guard went down immediately, and went to act according to Li Xin's words.

With his hands behind his hands, Lord Jing'an stood on the edge of the city wall and looked down. He saw a carriage being led into Mianzhu City by his personal guard.

An old man and a young man sat in the carriage. The old man was in his 50s with pale beard and hair, but he looked very good and looked like a fairy.

As for the boy, he was seven or eight years old, and he was very handsome.

When Li Xin looked over, the boy seemed to have sensed Li Xin's gaze, looked up to the tower, and the Marquis of Jing'an smiled at the boy without dodging or evading.

The boy shrank his head, not daring to look any further.

After about an hour, Li Xin came down from the city tower, rode his horse and rushed towards the residence.

After a stick of incense, Lord Jing'an appeared in the living room of his residence. He was wearing a toga with big sleeves, and he put his hands in the sleeves. He smiled and glanced at the two people in the living room.

"The affairs in the city are busy, and you two have been waiting for a long time."

The gray-haired Patriarch Li Shidao immediately led the boy to stand up, first glanced at Li Xin, and then bowed politely: "Li Shidao, the Li family of Zhaojun, has met the Marquis of Jing'an."

The little boy also saluted Li Xin in a dignified manner, and said crisply: "Li Chengye, the Li family of Zhaojun, has met Lord Jing'an."

Li Xin smiled slightly: "Both of you, the words "Li Family of Zhaojun" used to be a shining signboard, but don't mention it again in the future."

"Not long ago, the imperial court listed the Li family of Zhaojun, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Yang family of Hongnong as rebels."