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Volume 6 Chapter 701: Send troops to Chang'an City (3)

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    ?The next day, Li Ke set out from Taiyuan and led 20,000 black cavalry troops, 20,000 ghost-faced cavalry troops, and 10,000 wolf cavalry battalions. The 70,000-strong army attacked Chang'an City in a mighty manner.  ""

    Because Taiyuan is the place where Li Ke made his fortune and is particularly important to Li Ke.

    Therefore, when Li Ke sent troops to Chang'an this time, he sent 10,000 black cavalry troops to guard Taiyuan City and put Ren Hu in charge of them.  He led Chen Qi, Pei Xinglian, Xue Rengui, Zhe Yu, Hou Hu and other generals to slowly attack Chang'an City.

    Li Ke knew very well that sending troops to Chang'an was a life and death battle for him. Chen Qi was his number one general and he must not be left in Taiyuan City.

    However, this heavily armed elite horse advanced very slowly.

    Because, behind the army, ten carts pulled by two strong horses were moving slowly. The wheels were deeply sunk into the dirt of the avenue. The carts were covered with raincloths. Inside were the things on the opposite side, and no one could see them.  Not sure.

    "Moreover, when he sent troops to Chang'an City this time, Li Ke deliberately brought some students from the Royal Army Academy with him. There were a hundred of them in total.  All dressed in vivid black uniforms, riding horses and walking beside ten carts.

    The news spread like wildfire when the Northern King sent troops to Chang'an City.

    It took only a few days for the news to spread throughout the important town of Beiwang in the Tang Dynasty.

    Therefore, after leaving Taiyuan Prefecture, the states and counties along the way did not dare to stop this elite cavalry and allowed them to pass.

    First, these places are under the rule of the governor of Bingzhou. They are all places where Li Ke has ruled for more than ten years, and the officials are all Li Ke's confidants.  Secondly, the great reputation of Northern King Li Ke and the black-clad elite cavalry beside him made the soldiers guarding the city dare not confront him.

    Therefore, although the army walked very slowly, it was not blocked along the way.

    However, Li Ke was not complacent about the favorable situation in front of him, but was worried.

    Because he knew that there were many veterans in the army around Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Wuji was not stupid. They naturally knew that if they blocked him in the hinterland of Bingzhou, no one would have any chance of winning.  Therefore, they will set their main battlefields in Puzhou and Chang'an.  Li Ke is still very aware of Changsun Wuji's personality. With Li Zhi's current status as the prince, and Li Shimin's serious illness and neglect of government affairs, he can mobilize all the armies in the country at will, except for the elite troops in the northwest and the armies from Yangzhou and Yizhou.  .

    Therefore, Li Ke knows how much pressure he faces.

    He used his 70,000 black-clad army to fight against the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi.

    Therefore, Li Ke felt very heavy along the way.  He himself did not expect to reach the point where he is today, and to meet Zhangsun Wuji in battle.  However, if you don¡¯t do this, what can you do?  Li Shimin has now suffered a stroke and has lost the ability to speak and move. If Li Zhi ascends the throne, it will not be Changsun Wuji who has the final say in the court.  And with the hatred between himself and Changsun Wuji, does he still have a way to survive?  Rather than being forced to rebel by him in the future, it is better to send troops to Chang'an City now.  If he wins, he will be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If he loses, he will flee to the northwest.  With our own operations in the northwest, we can definitely achieve self-protection.

    Li Ke¡¯s army walked for nearly eight days before they arrived at Puzhou City.

    The gates of Puzhou City were tightly closed, with banners fluttering on top of the city and numerous spears and halberds standing there.

    Among them, in the middle of the city wall, a handsome flag flutters in the wind, with a big "Àî" written on it.

    Li Ke knew clearly that this must be Li Ji's handsome flag, and Li Ke must be in Puzhou City.

    Sure enough, a group of people appeared on the top of the city, led by the general Li Ji.

    Li Ji was wearing heavy armor today, looking majestically at Li Ke under the city, and silently said nothing.

    Li Ke just looked at Li Ji quietly. Their eyes collided. Li Ji felt that his eyes were stung by Li Ke's cold light and withdrew his gaze.

    "Li Ke, do you want to rebel by sending troops to Chang'an City?" Li Ji shouted.

    "Li Ji?¡ª¡ª" Li Ke sneered coldly, "In the Western Expedition against Tibet, you ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of the Tang Dynasty's athletes. Do you still have the nerve to lead the army today?"

    Li Ke responded politely.

    "Li Ke, if I am with you in Puzhou City, you will not be able to capture it -" Li Ji said harshly, "Everyone can kill the traitors who are causing trouble in the country, so let Li Ji eradicate them for the Tang Dynasty under Puzhou City."  To avoid this scourge¡ª¡ª"

    "Haha - haha ??-" Li Ke laughed, he knew very well why Li Ji dared to speak so shamelessly.

    Because everyone in the Tang Dynasty knew the advantages and disadvantages of the Black Guards army. The advantage was that they had strong combat effectiveness. They were all cavalry and were suitable for fighting in the wild. The disadvantage was that the cavalry had low combat effectiveness when attacking cities. In siege warfare, Li Ke  The Black Guard's weakness.

    So, seeing Li Ke¡¯s uniform cavalryOnly then did Li Ji feel that he could definitely defend the city if the cavalry attacked it, and he would also take this opportunity to catch Li Ke off guard.

    "Haha¡ª¡ª" Li Ke continued to laugh, "Li Ji, I don't want to insult your ability, but I have never lost a battle since I led the army to fight, and there is no city that cannot be conquered. Even if Puzhou City is composed of  The same goes for your guard. Today, if you leave the city, I will give you a decent funeral and let you die under my sword. If you insist on having your own way, your head will be inserted on the tower of Puzhou City -  -snort!"

    "Li Ke, don't be so arrogant - you are a traitor to the country, what qualifications do you have to talk to me -" Li Ji said angrily, "Let me see how you captured Puzhou City and how you killed me.  Head¡ª"

    Li Ji is very arrogant.

    Because, Puzhou originally had 20,000 defenders, plus the 20,000 defenders from Qizhou, the total was 40,000 troops.  A few days ago, Changsun Wuji mobilized another 20,000 elite soldiers for him. Now he has a total of 60,000 elite soldiers in his hands.  And Li Ke only had 70,000 cavalry.  Being on the defensive side, he had all the geographical advantages and was inferior to Li Ke in terms of military strength.

    That¡¯s why he is so arrogant.

    Another point is that Li Ji did not want to be suppressed by Li Ke's momentum, which would be detrimental to the defenders in the city.

    Because, Li Ke¡¯s record is too brilliant and cannot be compared to ordinary people!  As long as he is a soldier in the army, he is somewhat afraid of him!

    ¡°Haha¡ª¡ª¡± Li Ke smiled coldly. He did not speak and returned to his camp.

    It was evening. Li Ke did not order to set up camp under Puzhou City, but chose to attack the city immediately.

    His order was issued, and the wolf cavalry battalion surrounded him in the middle, with Ghost Face riding on both sides of him, the heavy cavalry battalion at the rear, and 20,000 black cavalry troops appeared at the front.

    However, what Li Ji on the tower was confused about was that Li Ke's cavalry did not pretend to attack the city, but ten two-horse carts appeared at the front.  The cart slowly reached a distance of three hundred steps from the city wall, and the horses were unloaded.  The raincloth on the cart was lifted.  Li Ji found that ten black logs were installed on the car. The logs were hollow and their openings faced Puzhou City.

    Actually, Li Ji didn¡¯t know what it was.

    But there was a faint smile on Li Ke's lips.

    Because, this is the artillery he asked Xu Jingzong to be responsible for developing. The black barrel is made of black iron and the forging process is excellent, and there will definitely be no explosion in the barrel.

    Li Ke dared to send troops to Chang'an this time mainly because of these ten artillery pieces.

    Because artillery¡¯s requirements for iron are too high, so far we can only build ten artillery pieces like the one in front of us.

    "However, Li Ke is also very content, ten artillery pieces are enough.  In this age of cold weapons, the deterrent power of artillery is far greater than its effectiveness.  To watch the first release without ads, please go to ""

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