Time passed in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to attack.
In the early morning, the golden sunlight shone down and enveloped Chang 'an City. The mottled Chang 'an City seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light. At this moment, on the city tower, Li Daozong was already dressed in armor with a solemn expression.
According to the time that Du Qi had mentioned before, today was the day that Du Qi would attack. Therefore, Li Daozong had already arrived early in the morning. Li Daozong stood on the city tower with his hand on the city wall, looking into the distance and waiting quietly.
At the moment, Xia Xia's army had not arrived yet.
"Dong! Dong!!! "
The sound of war drums suddenly came from afar. With the sound of the war drums, everyone on the city tower became nervous. They no longer relaxed and all looked solemn.
Li Daozong's eyes became sharp.
It was finally here.
With the sound of the war drums, Li Daozong could see a black line on the official road in the distance. This black line wriggled quickly. In a short time, they could see Xia Xia's army clearly.
The black mass of the army was approaching quickly.
When they were less than a hundred steps away from the city, the army stopped.
Du Qi rode his horse and stood in front of the army. This time, he did not talk nonsense with Li Daozong. He looked directly at Xue Rengui and ordered, "Pass down the order to bombard the city tower and then attack directly. This time, we have a spy. We will break through Chang 'an City in one go. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately agreed.
Immediately, Xue Rengui made the arrangements. In a short time, the artillery soldiers stepped forward and aimed the mortars at the city tower and began to bombard the city tower. Accompanied by the rumbling of the cannons, the cannonballs landed on the city tower and exploded.
For a moment, sand and stones flew everywhere.
The sound was deafening and terrifying.
Li Daozong saw the explosion of gunpowder, but he did not panic at all. This scene was within his expectations. Li Daozong only needed to hold on for a while. It would be enough if he could hold on for a while. Li Daozong kept ordering the soldiers to hide.
Li Daozong's gaze was fixed outside the city. This was because while the cannons were suppressing his defensive forces on the city tower, Xia Xia's army had already begun their attack. The soldiers were constantly approaching the city tower. In particular, the soldiers of Xia Xia who were rushing over were howling like tigers and wolves. Their momentum was so aggressive that it was shocking.
Li Daozong turned around and looked at his subordinates. Their morale was very low. Under this premise, it would be even more difficult to resist Xia Xia's army. Therefore, Li Daozong didn't have much hope in his heart. He only hoped to stall for a few more days.
This was the only way to buy time.
It didn't take long for Xia Xia's army to reach the city tower and begin to scale the walls.
One ladder after another was set up.
One by one, the Xia Xia soldiers climbed up like monkeys. These soldiers had been trained on a daily basis. Whether it was their climbing speed or their courage, they were all extremely strong. Even though the defense of the Tang soldiers was tight, these soldiers continued to attack, completely disregarding the danger.
Li Daozong mobilized the soldiers to resist. However, when Li Daozong gave the order to resist, suddenly, battle cries came from within the city.
An army suddenly charged out and quickly charged over.
This army was the private army of the Han family led by Han Yun. There were more than three thousand soldiers. The private soldiers gathered by the major clans were all fully armed and equipped with armor. Furthermore, they were all armed.
The three thousand soldiers charged over in a mighty manner. They didn't go up the city tower, but went straight to the city gate.
When Lan Changhe saw this, he knew that the plan had already begun. He had long known about the actions of Han Yun and the others, and he also knew the entire plan. Now that the forces of the city were charging over, it meant that the major clans in the city who were keeping an eye on the gunpowder were ready to move out and empty all the gunpowder.
Lan Changhe looked at Li Daozong and took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, we can't hold on any longer. So many soldiers have suddenly appeared in the city. If we arrange for the soldiers to go down and resist now, our forces on the city tower won't be enough. If we don't resist, the city gate will soon be taken. At that time, Du Qi's army will come. Let's retreat. "
Lan Changhe made a suggestion.
Even though he had betrayed Li Daozong, he didn't want Li Daozong to die. Therefore, when Lan Changhe suggested a retreat, he hoped that Li Daozong would leave. He would also retreat with Li Daozong for a period of time and then quietly stay in Chang 'an.
He had already betrayed Li Daozong, so he couldn't keep following Li Daozong.
When Li Daozong heard this, he shook his head and said, "Officer Lan, I've already said that I will live and die with Chang 'an. I will defend the city wall until my death. Go and pass down the order. Have the soldiers in charge of guarding the gunpowder ignite the gunpowder and blow up Chang 'an. Then, don't come back. Leave on your own. "
Lan Changhe was touched and felt guilty. He said, "Your Highness, why do you have to do this?"
Li Daozong said solemnly, "There's no such thing as whether it's worth it or not. It's only about your own perseverance. Alright, enough nonsense. Hurry up and act. Don't miss the best opportunity. "
"I'll take my leave!"
Lan Changhe gritted his teeth and turned to leave.
Li Daozong looked at Lan Changhe's back as he left. At this moment, he retracted his gaze and stared outside the city again. More and more Xia Xia's soldiers charged up, and in this short period of time, the soldiers inside the city had already reached the city gate. After the city gate creaked open, Xia Xia's soldiers outside the city quickly charged in and entered the city.
The army outside the city entered and began to charge up the city gate tower.
"Hahaha, good, good. Boys, fight to the death. Fight to the death!"
Li Daozong was not afraid at all when he saw the situation deteriorating. Instead, he shouted loudly. At this point, Li Daozong had already decided to fight to the death. Therefore, even if the city gate was breached and Xia Xia's soldiers charged up, Li Daozong was not afraid at all. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit.
He unsheathed his sword and led his personal guards into the crowd. He led his personal guards to kill Xia Xia's soldiers who charged up the city gate tower. However, as time passed, Li Daozong was surrounded by more and more Xia Xia's soldiers while the number of Tang soldiers around him decreased. Gradually, Li Daozong and his personal guards were surrounded.
At this moment, Li Daozong had no chance to retreat.
Li Daozong continued to command the soldiers to kill. Gradually, the personal guards around Li Daozong fell one by one. In the end, all his personal guards were killed. At this time, there were only a few Tang soldiers left on the city gate tower. They either put down their weapons and surrendered or were slaughtered because they resisted.
Thousands of Tang soldiers had been defeated.
Li Daozong looked around and withdrew his gaze. He saw his last personal guard being killed and felt sad. In the end, it had come to this. At this moment, Xia Xia's soldiers who surrounded Li Daozong did not go forward to take him down. They just surrounded him and did not allow him to retreat.
At this time, Du Qi had already entered the city from outside and came to the city gate tower. He walked not far from Li Daozong and said, "Li Daozong, you have lost this battle."
Li Daozong held his sword and said loudly, "Du Qi, don't be so arrogant. I have already ignited the gunpowder. Just you wait. The entire Chang 'an will be detonated by the gunpowder. The Chang 'an that you break will be in ruins. "
Du Qi sneered.
This laugh made Li Daozong's heart sink.
It had been some time since Lan Changhe left with his orders. However, there was no explosion until now. He was tired of fighting and did not think about it. Now that he heard Du Qi's laughter, he suddenly reacted.
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