Chapter 1137 If Someone Can Capture Huizhen Alive

Early the next morning, the long cloth that had just been smeared with kerosene was transported to the Cangzhou city wall, and the scouts came to report that the Goguryeo camp ahead was gathering troops.

There seems to be an intention to attack the city.

Li Jing had just finished his work and lay down when he was woken up by Xu Shiji.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Li Jing also felt a little tired at this moment.

"Duke Wei, Yuan Gaisuwen seems to be preparing to attack the city!" Xu Shiji and Li Jing said.

Li Jing told him yesterday that the Goguryeo army was probably preparing to attack the city in the next two days. Xu Shiji had not believed it before.

But I didn't expect that there would be movement today.

The news that Qin Qiong died in the battle spread throughout the army. The soldiers lamented Qin Qiong's heroism and were struggling to fight, waiting for a life-or-death showdown with the Goguryeo army.

It would be better for Yeon Gaesumun to lead his troops to attack at this time.

It looked like he was really impatient.

"Attack the city?" Li Jing smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I'm just worried that he won't come."

"Go to the tower."

Li Jing put on a piece of clothing and ran straight towards the tower. The girl Hongfu had just brought a basin of hot water to wash Li Jing.

This person had already disappeared.

When the two arrived at the tower, all the soldiers on the tower were already on alert.

Several tall trebuchets appeared on the tower.

The soldiers were a little strange.

This trebuchet is usually used to attack cities, so that the attack range can be concentrated. Even if it cannot kill many enemies, it can at least bombard the city walls.

It’s not a waste either.

But put a catapult on the city tower and use stones to kill the enemy troops attacking the city?

The result of this battle may not be as good as throwing stones directly from the city wall.

But this was Li Jing's order. Although everyone was surprised, they did not dare to disobey the order.

"Look, Mr. Wei, the momentum on the other side is quite large. It looks like it's more than just a test."

"Even the Eight Bull Crossbows have been pulled out!" Xu Shiji pointed to the Goguryeo military formation in front of him and said to Li Jing.

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Li Jing frowned at the huge eight-oxen crossbow in front of him.

The Eight Ox Crossbow was originally a weapon of war provided by Zhao Chen to the Tang army, but it was due to Hou Junji's defection.

But now it has become a murderous weapon to take the lives of their Tang soldiers.

"Hou Junji really deserves to die." Li Jing said bitterly.

The Eight Ox Crossbow is extremely powerful, and if one is shot by it, absolutely no one will be able to survive.

"It's a pity that Chang'an is now completely cut off from the outside world, and Zhao Chen has returned to Chang'an again."

"Otherwise, let him bring out the sky-blasting cannon and blow up these beasts in front of him." Xu Shiji sighed.

Because he had been worried about the emperor's situation these days, when he saw Zhao Chen, he indeed forgot that Zhao Chen had the ability to make sky-blasting cannons.

I regret it now when I think about it.

If there was a sky-shattering cannon, wouldn't the people on the other side be just a bunch of rabble-rousers?

Li Jing smiled.

Fortunately, Zhao Chen and the emperor had not released technologies such as the sky-blasting cannon before.

Otherwise, if Hou Junji had obtained it, they might have been blown up to the sky.

Some things, even if they are not used, cannot be obtained by the enemy.

"Yeongae Suwen probably wants to defeat us in one fell swoop. He notified the soldiers that if we kill one enemy, we will get a reward of 10,000 yuan."

"Killing the captain or above on the opposite side will reward you with a reward of 100,000 yuan." Li Jing said to the messenger behind him.

"Yes." The messenger heard the sound and moved.

This is the first time for such a high reward.

Even Xu Shiji was surprised at this moment.

Now they can't even go back to Chang'an, and even raising military pay is a problem.

Not to mention these so-called rewards.

If the soldiers can't get the money by then, it will be a big deal.

"Mr. Wei, this reward is too great.

It’s too high, and we can’t afford that much money. " Xu Shiji and Li Jing reminded.

At this moment, Li Jing had sent someone to pass the order, and the soldiers already knew the news.

Looking at the joyful and high-spirited soldiers in the distance, Xu Shiji felt a headache.

"We don't need to take the money." Li Jing said with a smile.

"You don't need us to take it?" Xu Shiji was confused.

They don’t have to pay for it, so someone has to pay for it.

But how could such a scapegoat give them such money? ??

"Yes, Zhao Chen told me that if you kill a Goguryeo soldier, you will be rewarded with 10,000 gold, and if you kill a Goguryeo centurion or more, you will be rewarded with 100,000 gold."

"If anyone can capture Huizhen alive, he can be made a county boy."

"If someone can kill Yuan Gaisuwen, he will be made a county official." Li Jing said to Xu Shiji with a smile.

Xu Shiji was slightly stunned.

At first, he just thought it was Li Jing's own idea, so he thought it was inappropriate to say it.

But if Zhao Chen said this, then the situation would be different.

In the past two years, God knows how much money Zhao Chen's industries have made.

If he remembered correctly, when he went to Tubo to build roads, the treasury owed Zhao Chen countless amounts of money.

These rewards for killing enemies are really just a drop in the bucket to Zhao Chen.

However, Xu Shiji felt that something was wrong with the knighthood mentioned later.

After all, although the emperor recognized Zhao Chen's identity, there was no imperial edict made public after all. Now talking about things like ennobling him, isn't that contempt for the emperor's authority?

Of course, the emperor never had any authority in front of Zhao Chen.

But no matter what, you have to show off!

"Don't you understand the implication of Zhao Chen's words?" Seeing that Xu Shiji was silent, Li Jing knew what he was thinking, so he asked with a smile.

Xu Shiji looked at Li Jing, was silent for a moment, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Will Zhao Chen go back this time to seize the crown prince's position?"

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The war came quickly, and the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the city wall.

Yeon Gaesumun's army appeared a hundred feet away from the north gate of Cangzhou City.

Huizhen led the army, and his face was full of coldness and severity at this moment.

Ever since he killed Qin Qiong, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Huizhen had become a little carried away.

Today's attack on Cangzhou City was also a task he took over.

The other generals did not dare to compete with him.

Today Huizhen led the army here just to fight to the death with the Tang army in Cangzhou City.

If he could capture Xu Shiji of the Tang Dynasty alive, or he could capture the dying Li Shimin.

Then no one will be able to compete with Hui Jin's position under Yeon Gaesumun.

"General, the siege weapons have been prepared and can be attacked at any time." A general reported to Huizhen.

Huizhen nodded, but was not in a hurry to order an attack on the city.

Instead, he rode alone and stood outside the range of the Tang Dynasty archers.

"Commander of the Tang Army, I am General Huizhen. Come and talk to me at once." Huizhen held his long knife on the ground and shouted loudly.

Hearing that the person in front of the city wall was Huizhen, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty aimed their bows and arrows at him.

But no one fired an arrow.

Everyone knew very well that Huizhen couldn't be shot from such a long distance.

"What, no one came out to speak?"

"It seems that my general killed Qin Qiong and scared you so much that you didn't even dare to say anything."

"In this case, why don't you hurry out of the city and kowtow to greet us!" Huizhen shouted coldly, and his voice spread to the city wall.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty changed their expressions.

Some people couldn't help but let go of the arrows in their hands, and the arrows shot out.

But it landed softly ten feet in front of Huizhen.

"Why, are you poking you and trying to stab someone in the back?"

"Xu Shiji, you and I, come out!" Huizhen shouted, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and the long arrow flew out and nailed it to the pillar of the tower.