With so many shouts, Gao Shilian was even more exasperated. He cursed a group of people who deserved to die and looked up at the mountain again, staring at Du Qi. Compared to Gao Shilian's anger, Li Shimin was even more shocked. Because the character of these merchants of Xia Xia was something that even Li Shimin, the monarch, praised.
Du Qi clenched his fists.
People's hearts were made of flesh.
Moreover, these merchants of Xia Xia made Du Qi proud. He was proud to have such a group of merchants of Xia Xia.
Unfortunately, Du Qi could not agree with Gao Shilian.
He could not give in.
Once he gave in, he would face being approached step by step.
Shangguan Yi suggested, "Your Majesty, I request to agree to the request of all the merchants. They can't die in vain. At the very least, Gao Shilian has to die with them. Fire, aim at Gao Shilian and fire. "
Ma Zhou echoed, "I second that."
Li Jing also said, "I second that."
One by one, they proposed to bombard Gao Shilian at the foot of the mountain. At the very least, they would not let the merchants of Xia Xia die in vain. If Gao Shilian wanted to threaten them, they would send Gao Shilian on his way first. Although some people would die, at least Gao Shilian would be buried with them.
Du Qi shouted, "Everyone of Xia Xia at the foot of the mountain, I don't know your names, where you come from, or your family. However, I am proud of you. I, Xia Xia, am proud to have a group of people like you. "
"Thank you!"
Du Qi's voice echoed clearly at the foot of the mountain.
When the merchants of Xia Xia heard this, they had determined expressions on their faces, but there was also a smile on their faces.
They had obtained Du Qi's approval.
This was what everyone was excited about.
They had not lived in vain.
When Gao Shilian heard Du Qi's words, he had a bad premonition. Could it be that Du Qi really did not care about everyone's lives? Gao Shilian did not believe it. He said again, "Du Qi, you …"
"Fire!"
Du Qi, who was on the mountain, suddenly shouted.
Boom!!
The sound of a cannon suddenly rang out.
Soon after, a cannonball flew down from the hillside and headed straight for Gao Shilian's location. Gao Shilian's expression changed drastically. He immediately turned around to run, but just as he took two steps, the shell landed right behind him.
Boom!
The sound of an explosion was suddenly heard.
Gao Shilian felt as if there was a terrifying wave rising behind him. His entire body was sent flying, and soon after, he felt a heart-wrenching pain. Soon after, he lost consciousness. When Gao Shilian's body fell to the ground, it was already a bloody mess.
Gao Shilian was killed by the explosion.
Some businessmen from Xia Xia were also killed by the explosion.
However, the rest of the merchants who were not killed by the explosion suddenly laughed out loud. They laughed because Gao Shilian was finally dead.
Their vengeance had been avenged.
This scene caused Li Shimin to clench his fists.
Gao Shilian was dead.
Gao Shilian was his uncle, but he had died on the battlefield. Li Shimin's heart was incomparably furious. He looked at Du Qi, who was on the hillside. At this moment, he only felt endless anger rising in him. He wanted nothing more than to charge up and take Du Qi's head, but he couldn't move forward because Du Qi was firmly blocking the path up the mountain.
"Kill, kill all the merchants from Xia Xia."
"They asked for death. I'll grant them their wish and let them be buried with Gao Shilian."
Li Shimin gave the order directly.
The people around did not persuade him.
The soldiers stepped forward and quickly killed all the merchants from Xia Xia in a short time. The corpses were lying on the ground and almost flowed down, which was particularly eye-catching.
Du Qi saw that the merchants from Xia Xia were killed. He was speechless. Now the war between him and the Tang Dynasty had reached a point of no return. If he did not destroy the Tang Dynasty, he would be sorry for the merchants of Xia Xia and the people of Xia Xia.
Du Qi looked at his soldiers and shouted, "All the soldiers, have you seen the merchants from Xia Xia slaughtered? The Tang Dynasty has gone too far in bullying Xia Xia. If we don't avenge them, we can't live together. Revenge! "
"Revenge!"
The generals in the army shouted.
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
…
More and more people shouted.
Gradually, all the soldiers of Xia Xia on the mountain began to shout. The shouts that went straight to the sky were like a sharp sword that was going to split heaven and earth, which made people feel scared. The shouts were louder and louder, and the momentum was terrifying.
Everyone's fighting spirit had already risen.
The killing intent was hovering in their hearts.
Li Shimin heard the shouts of Xia Xia's soldiers on the mountain and felt the fighting spirit brewing on the mountain. He frowned. He originally wanted to use the threat of Xia Xia's merchants to break Du Qi's morale and make it difficult for Du Qi. But Li Shimin did not expect that it would turn out like this.
Gao Shilian was dead.
The fighting spirit of Du Qi's army was unprecedentedly high.
It made people tremble.
But Li Shimin could not retreat now. If he retreated in the face of Xia Xia's army, it would be more difficult to attack Du Qi in the future.
Li Shimin looked around at the front line of the Changbai Slope. On the slope of the Changbai Slope, there were Du Qi's troops standing guard. To climb over the Changbai Slope and kill his way over was not an easy matter.
However, Li Shimin had no other choice.
Li Shimin ordered, "Chai Shao, give the order to attack."
"Yes!"
Chai Shao immediately led the troops to attack.
As the order was given, the Tang army had spread out. All the army formations were spread out to prevent the crowd from being bombed. Countless Tang soldiers had begun to attack the front line of the Changbai Slope from the foot of the mountain.
"Boom! Boom!!! "
The sound of war drums was also heard.
It was the war drums of the Tang army. The rumbling of the drums echoed around the Changbai Slope, making the Tang soldiers continue to attack. Looking from the hillside, the scattered people at the foot of the mountain had already rushed up.
They were getting closer and closer to the mountain.
Du Qi did not panic at all. He had even built fortifications and trenches, which were enough to deal with everything.
Du Qi immediately gave the order to counterattack.
Xue Rengui immediately ordered the soldiers to meet the attack.
The cannons that were already in place started to operate. The cannonballs were loaded. Accompanied by the rumbling of explosions, the cannonballs had been bombarding the attacking Tang soldiers at the foot of the mountain. Even if the Tang soldiers at the foot of the mountain were spread out, some of them could still be hit by the cannonballs.
As the killing went on, gradually, some soldiers rushed halfway up the mountain and reached the trenches.
The soldiers who were already in formation quickly counterattacked.
Grenades were thrown out continuously.
One grenade after another landed in the crowd of Tang soldiers and exploded, killing them one by one. There were even scattered landmines at the foot of the mountain, which exploded when the Tang soldiers stepped on them. As a result, the Tang army suffered huge losses with every step they took.
But this time, Li Shimin gave a death order. The army under his command rushed forward recklessly, swearing to take down the Changbai Slope. So the soldiers kept pushing forward.
Du Qi saw this scene and did not panic.
This was already expected.
There would be a fierce battle at the Changbai Slope.
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