Chapter 1210: Veteran in Charge

Guo Ziyi arrived at Taiyuan City.

Guo Ziyi was a typical hard-working man. No matter what the court asked him to do, he would work hard and try his best to get things done.

It was his loyal and upright character that won Li Ye's trust, and he was eventually appointed as the deputy commander to preside over the attack on Taiyuan.

The first thing Guo Ziyi did when he took office was to ask the firearms battalion to demonstrate the power of gunpowder weapons, and also to demonstrate the strong support of kerosene for the defense.

This was the confidence of both the attackers and the defenders. As the commander-in-chief, Guo Ziyi had to know it well.

Guo Ziyi then summoned several generals to discuss the plan to break the city.

Guo Ziyi smiled and asked Lei Wanchun: "General Lei, what do you think are the pros and cons of attacking the city gate?"

Lei Wanchun clasped his fists and said: "Reporting to General Guo, with the power of our thunder, it is easy to blow up the city gate, but the other side has a city wall. Even if we use heavy armored infantry to break into the city wall, we are not afraid of enemy arrows, but if the other side uses kerosene to burn it, the heavy armored infantry will also suffer heavy casualties, so attacking the city gate is not very wise!"

Guo Ziyi nodded and took out a letter, "This is a letter from His Royal Highness the Regent. What he is most worried about is that Tian Shenyu will perish with the city and use his kerosene to burn the city. In that case, hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan City will be killed, so His Royal Highness asked us to plan before taking action. , choose the most powerful moment to break the city in one fell swoop, surround Tian Shenyu with the power of thunder, and don't give him the opportunity to burn the city with fire. The second is to win over Tian Shenyu's men. Tian Shenyu wants to die with the city, but his men may not want to die. As long as his men don't execute his orders, Taiyuan City can be saved. "

Li Feiyuanli bowed and said, "Does the old general have a plan to attack the city?"

Guo Ziyi smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness sent a hundred sled boats, which can be towed in the moat. Tian Shenyu will definitely think that we will use these sled boats to attack the city. We can use these boats to openly repair the plank road and secretly pass through Chencang!"

Guo Ziyi whispered to the three people, and the three nodded repeatedly. It was indeed a safe plan.

Two days later, a hundred thousand-stone sled boats arrived in Taiyuan, and the Fen River was also frozen. Although ships could not be sailed, sled boats could be used.

The sled boat was also designed by the Military Equipment Supervisor. It was a large sled made of bronze, just enough to wrap a boat. It was pulled by yaks in the Hehuang area. It was mainly used in winter to transport logistical supplies on the ice of the Yellow River. It was put into use in the Hehuang area several years ago.

Tian Shengong also arrived at the same time. Tian Shengong could not only persuade Tian Shenyu, but at least one-third of the troops in the city were his old subordinates. They had followed Tian Shenyu for many years. It was impossible for Tian Shenyu to make them return in half a year. Tian Shengong still had a huge influence in their hearts.

At dusk, Tian Shengong took a sled boat and slowly drove into the ice of the moat. There were more than a dozen sled boats behind him. He waved his hands and shouted to the soldiers on the top of the city: "I am Tian Shengong!"

But the soldiers on the top of the city only saw one person waving his hands and shouting, but no one could hear what he was shouting. At this time, a huge white banner appeared above Tian Shengong's head, which read: 'I am Tian Shengong! '

Many soldiers on the top of the city were in an uproar. It turned out that the old lord had come.

At this time, the soldiers on several large ships suddenly shot arrows at the top of the city. The defenders on the top of the city were frightened and squatted down. When the arrows fell on the top of the city, everyone found that there were letters on the arrows. There were letters on hundreds of arrows, and two letters were inserted on each arrow.

The defenders picked up the letters one after another. At this time, someone shouted: "The lord is here!"

Tian Shenyu walked up to the top of the city quickly surrounded by a large group of soldiers. A soldier handed two letters to Tian Shenyu. Tian Shenyu looked at the letters. One was a letter from his brother Tian Shengong to himself, and the other was a letter from the regent to all the soldiers.

Tian Shenyu did not read the letter, but tore it to pieces. He glanced at the crowd again and saw that many people were holding letters in their hands. He ordered: "Everyone hand over the letters. Those who hide the letters will be executed immediately!"

Dozens of personal soldiers came forward to collect the letters. The soldiers did not dare to hide them and taught out the letters one after another.

Tian Shenyu looked back at the boats on the river again, and he ordered coldly: "Pass my order, send out the catapults, and destroy all the boats!"

A large number of catapults were installed on the top of the city, and they were large catapults. Tian Shenyu forced 20,000 civilians to operate the catapults. The focus was on the entrance of the Fen River into the city, and 100 large catapults were deployed on both sides of the river.

Why did Li Ye send 100 sled boats to Taiyuan? It was because the Fen River passed through Taiyuan City, and like Luoyang City, it could be smashed into the city.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" More than a dozen catapults closest to the Tang Army's sled boats started, and more than a dozen huge rocks flew into the air and shot towards the Tang Army's sled boats.

The yaks pulling the boats of the Tang army turned around one after another. A huge rock passed over Tian Shengong's head and almost hit the boat. Tian Shengong was so angry that he cursed. Another large boat was a step slower and was hit by a huge rock. The wood fragments flew everywhere and the boat fell on the ice. The other sled boats quickly tied it up with ropes and dragged it to the other side.

The defenders on the top of the city laughed. Tian Shenyu squinted and looked at the Fen River in the distance. He vaguely saw countless small black dots. He nodded secretly. He had actually guessed the intention of the Tang army to attack the city a long time ago. They were going to rush into the city with a fleet full of soldiers.

Tian Shenyu turned around and ordered: "Take 2,000 barrels of kerosene and place them on both sides of the river. If they dare to enter the city by boat, burn them to death with fire!"

Thirteen thousand barrels of kerosene are the confidence of Tian Shenyu to defend the city. They have practiced defending the city many times. As long as there is kerosene in their hands, even if the enemy army attacks the city, they will burn them to ashes.

As night falls, the lights where the Fen River enters the city are like daylight. Thousands of soldiers are heightening and strengthening the ice wall made of sand bags. They heighten and thicken the sand bags and pour water to form an ice wall, which is integrated with the city walls on both sides.

In fact, it cut off the possibility of the Tang army entering the city from the river mouth. This move was used by Li Ye when he defended Chang'an and built a city on the ice of Qushui.

Groups of soldiers were training on the shore. In a deserted place, a dark figure hid in the dark and observed for a long time, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

Close to the middle of Jinyang Street in Taiyuan City, there is an impressive Beidu Restaurant. It occupies a large area and is very impressive. At first glance, it looks like a restaurant with a background.

The background of this restaurant is the Dugu family, but it is well hidden and most people don't ask much.

At night, a dark figure climbed over the wall from the backyard and knocked on the door rhythmically. The lights turned on. After a moment, the door opened a crack and the dark figure flashed in.

There was a restaurant owner in the room, and the man in black was actually a young Tang Army scout brigade commander named Hu Lie. He was a native of Taiyuan and had superb martial arts skills. He had been hiding in the city as a local.

The shopkeeper poured him a cup of hot tea and said, "Amanda Shenyu sends people to search inns and restaurants every day. I am afraid that there are spies from the Tang Army. I have important information here and I can't inform you."