The next day, the sun rose.
The golden sunlight shone down from the sky.
The entire sky was dyed golden, and the entire earth seemed to be covered in a golden glow. Within the camp, there was the sound of war drums, as well as the long and melodious war drums.
The drums rumbled, and the bugle horns sounded.
Li Shimin was dressed in armor, leading the army to battle. Behind Li Shimin, there were close to ten thousand elite soldiers. Apart from them, there were also Black Armor Elite Cavalry who were fully clad in armor.
These people were guarding beside Li Shimin.
Li Shimin led the army to cross the river, heading towards the south gate of Mingshui County.
The bridge to the south gate was under the control of the Tang army.
Hence, they could easily cross the river.
While Li Shimin was crossing the river, near the army camp. On top of a mountain, Li Jiancheng, Li Shentong, Li Yuanji, and the others were gathered. They looked down and could see the situation on the battlefield.
Li Jiancheng smiled, "Duke Huai An, do you think the Qin king can break through Mingshui County in this battle?"
Li Shentong said, "Without the support of the army, it is impossible for the Qin king to break through Mingshui County with just his little bit of troops. Unless Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, and the others all send troops together. Li Shimin will definitely lose this battle. "
Li Yuanji said, "If Liu Heita dares to take the initiative to attack, then it will be best."
"That's right!"
Li Jiancheng said with anticipation, "If Liu Heita takes the initiative to attack, the Qin king's army will definitely not be able to hold on. This battle was going to be interesting. At that time, if we are slightly slower, maybe the Qin king's army will be wiped out. Even if the black armor elite cavalry is here, they can at most take the Qin king away. It is impossible to turn the situation around. "
His eyes were filled with anticipation.
Under the anticipation of Li Jiancheng, Li Shentong, and the others, the army led by Li Shimin had quickly crossed the river and arrived outside the south gate.
The army was in formation, looking majestic.
After all, these were the elite troops under Li Shimin.
Du Qi put on his armor and covered himself in it. He said, "Your Highness, talk to Liu Heita. Numb him and lower his vigilance. Let Liu Heita think that Your Highness's forces are all concentrated here."
Li Shimin nodded.
This kind of thing was not a difficult thing for Li Shimin.
Li Shimin urged his horse forward, his gaze fell on the gate tower, with a loud and clear voice he said, "Where is Liu Heita?"
"This king is here!"
Liu Heita was also on the city gate tower.
He was dressed in armor, and his eyes were sharp as he stared at Li Shimin outside the city.
After Liu Heita raised his troops in Hebei, in a short period of time, he took back Dou Jiande's territory. Not only that, but Liu Heita also called himself the King of Handong. Jianyuan was created by the heavens, all in Ming Zhou. He was now a warlord of a region.
Liu Heita was actually somewhat in awe and fear towards Li Shimin. Because Li Shimin was adept in warfare, very formidable. Previously in Weizhou, Liu Heita had suffered a loss at Li Shimin's hands and had no choice but to retreat.
Who would have thought that the Tang Army would make such a stupid move?
Then, Li Jiancheng replaced Li Shimin as the commander-in-chief. Li Jiancheng even arranged for the Tang dynasty's army to attack Mingshui County. Each time, he did not send many soldiers, so even though the Tang dynasty's army was powerful, it was stopped outside Mingshui County.
Liu Heita's defense was still impregnable.
So now, Liu Heita was not afraid of Li Shimin. Because in Liu Heita's eyes, Li Jiancheng was here to restrict Li Shimin, and he had a chance to benefit from it.
Liu Heita was more than happy to see the Tang army fighting amongst themselves.
Liu Heita placed his hands on the city wall, his gaze sweeping across the army under Li Shimin. He stroked his beard and laughed, "Li Shimin, if the army behind you had thirty to fifty thousand more, I would be afraid of you. Or if the army under Li Jiancheng was willing to support you, I would also be afraid of you. "
"Unfortunately, you only have ten thousand people by your side. Li Shimin, it's not that I want to criticize you, but if this king only had your forces, I would not have come to fight. "
"Doing this will only increase the casualties, and it won't solve any problems. Li Shimin, Li Shimin, in my opinion, your unwillingness to fight is because you were forced by Li Jiancheng. "
Liu Heita was a veteran on the battlefield.
Moreover, he was also proficient in the art of war.
It was because of this that he was able to quickly occupy Hebei, and even allied with Liu Heita to rope in a lot of power in Hebei.
This was the great enemy of the Tang dynasty.
Li Shimin's face was solemn as he said, "Liu Heita, it's just to defeat you. Why would I need so many troops? This king led the army today to defeat you. "
"You've talked a lot, and it's all your personal thoughts."
"No matter how beautiful your thoughts are, no matter how comfortable your thoughts are, in the end, you will definitely be defeated. You will definitely be defeated in this battle. Liu Heita, if you stay in Mingshui County, then this Mingshui County will become your burial ground. "
Li Shimin said, "Today, this king swears to break Mingshui County."
"Hahaha …"
Liu Heita burst into laughter upon hearing this.
His laughter was full of disdain.
Liu Heita continued, "Li Shimin, you're really confident. If you were the Grand Marshal, you would be in charge of the army. I'm afraid of you, but unfortunately, you are now a phoenix that has fallen to the ground, a tiger that has fallen to the ground. Li Shimin, you will definitely be defeated! This king is on top of the South Gate. If you have the ability, then kill me. "
Li Shimin said, "Beat the drums!"
The messenger received the order and immediately arranged it.
Dong! Dong!!
The mighty sound of the war drums continued to sound.
The mighty sound rose and fell one after another, and it even soared into the sky as if it was going to break the sky. As the war drums sounded, the soldiers were already eager to give it a try.
Everyone had already clenched the weapons in their hands, ready to start the battle.
Du Qi saw all of this in his eyes, but he shook his head and sighed.
He let Li Shimin stall for time.
Unfortunately, he didn't say anything for a while and directly beat the drums to start the battle.
Fortunately, it didn't affect the overall situation.
"Attack!"
Li Shimin directly gave the order.
Following the order, wave after wave of soldiers under Li Shimin's command had already charged out. This wave of soldiers charged out, and there were even siege weapons following behind.
To siege a city, one must have cloud carriages, siege chariots, siege chariots, catapults, and other siege weapons.
Only in this way could one storm a city.
The first wave of soldiers under Li Shimin's command was a total of 4,000 people.
Four thousand elites charged up in a mighty manner.
When the first batch of soldiers charged to the bottom of the city tower, even if there were defensive weapons on the city tower smashing down, even if there were bows and arrows shooting out, the soldiers under Li Shimin quickly climbed up and rushed to the top of the city tower.
Compared to the soldiers of Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, and the others, the elites around Li Shimin were truly veterans. They were the most elite soldiers, and each of them was a brave warrior on the battlefield.
They were fearless.
They dared to fight.
When there were soldiers charging up the city tower, the siege had already begun. However, this scene fell into Du Qi's eyes. Du Qi carefully observed for a while, but he shook his head in his heart.
Although the elites under Li Shimin's command were powerful, Liu Heita's soldiers guarding the city were also elites, not to be outdone.
It was impossible to directly take down the city!
He still had to rely on the surprise attack of the northern city.
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