Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

"Load the ammunition!"

"ignition!"

One order after another was issued.

Qiongzhou soldiers completed the operation skillfully.

Finally, under the shocked eyes of everyone, all the artillery burst into sparks.

Suddenly, there was a dull thunder, and the whole port was shaken.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

A dozen shells fell on the city wall in an instant.

In the next moment, the several-foot-high city wall, like paper paste, was immediately blown into stones and collapsed!

Chapter 404: Dismissal

This devastating scene caused all the people present to flee in panic.

"What happened? What happened?"

"Run! This is God's punishment!"

"God is angry, if you don't run, it will be too late!"

The crowd was in chaos.

As for Ning Yangping on the city wall, before he had time to figure out what happened, he was buried by the broken city wall.

The [-] soldiers who were planning to ambush had no time to dodge and were buried by the ruins.

When the dust and smoke dissipated, only the ruins of the original tall city wall remained.

"Don't enter the city anymore, go north by detour!"

Li Xiao took the lead, turned the horse's head and walked to the other side.

The artillery team behind them immediately retracted the support and moved on.

Among the common people, a spy from Leizhou stared wide-eyed.

The people may not have seen it clearly, and they couldn't figure out what was going on, but he clearly saw that the culprit of the collapse of the city wall was the iron pipe-shaped objects on the carriages.

What is this?

In just a moment, the city wall of Xuwen City was destroyed.

If it were the city wall of Leizhou City, would it be able to stop it?

The spy couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Then, he quickly disappeared into the crowd...

Leizhou City.

"What? Li Xiao destroyed a wall of Xuwen City?"

Li Yuanze's face was serious, and he murmured, "Could it be that kind of weapon?"

"Say, what else did you see?"

"My lord, my subordinates did see that they had many carriages loaded with something like iron pipes, which were long. When the city wall collapsed, there was indeed a lot of movement in that object." The spy who reported the news said with a serious expression. .

"that's it!"

Li Yuan stood up abruptly: "I didn't expect this kind of weapon to be able to be carried at will, it's too scary!"

The last time he was at the seaside, he had personally seen Li Xiao's warship show off its power, annihilating most of Ning Qianjun's thousands of cavalry.

He originally thought that this kind of weapon must be extremely heavy and could only be carried on a huge warship.

Now it seems that the power of this weapon is far more than that.

"Destroying a city wall in an instant, this thing shouldn't appear in this world. Where did Li Xiao find it?"

Xu Zian also frowned.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, Xu Zian's face changed, and he continued to ask: "You said Li Xiao brought a large number of people, how many people are there?"

"Back to the military division, at least tens of thousands of people."

The spy who reported the news swallowed, and continued: "In addition to the iron pipe, they also carried many strange-shaped carriages. The strange thing is that there are no horses in front of them, but they can move on their own."

"A wacky-shaped carriage? What is this?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"My lord..."

Xu Zian frowned and said, "You can rest assured, Li Xiao is definitely not here to attack Leizhou, but to go elsewhere."

"I know that if he wants to attack Leizhou, he doesn't need to make such a big show, but what is he going to do?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that some time ago, His Majesty announced to the world that Li Xiao was named the Great General to Protect the Country?" Xu Zian said thoughtfully.

"He wants to go back to Chang'an?" Li Yuanze's eyes widened, and he was ecstatic, "Then I have a chance!"

He doesn't want to capture Qiongzhou, he just hopes to get Li Xiao's various weapons manufacturing techniques smoothly.

"Even if Li Xiao leaves Qiongzhou, Qiongzhou is not so easy to infiltrate. His subordinates are not simple, so please don't be careless." Xu Zian said solemnly.

"I understand, I hope Tie Kui can gain something!"

Having said that, Li Yuan sighed.

……

The news that Li Xiao led the army to leave soon spread to Chang'an.

The imperial palace, on the dragon chair of the Tai Chi Palace.

Li Ke was dressed in a dragon robe, with his eyes closed, enjoying the pleasure brought to him by the supreme power.

He has been thinking about this position for a long time.

Now, at last.

only……

He still has worries in his heart.

As long as the foreign enemies in the north are not eliminated, his position will be unstable for a day.

"Come here, Xuanfang Xuanling!"

"Yes!"

The eunuch took the order to leave.

Not long after, Fang Xuanling came over in a hurry with joy on his face: "Your Majesty, I happen to have an important event to report!"

"Wait a minute."

But Li Ke said dissatisfiedly: "I ask you, what is the situation in the north now?"

"The Turks are very murderous. They slaughtered several cities one after another. No one can stop them. The battle situation is not optimistic." Fang Xuanling said with a frown.

"After fighting for so long, they must have consumed more than half of their troops, right? Why are they still retreating steadily?"

Li Ke was extremely annoyed.

In his view, the Turks were going to fight in other places, and it would be very inconvenient to replenish supplies and soldiers.

Relying on the background accumulated by the Tang Dynasty, even if it consumes it, it can consume the 20 Turkic army to death.

Therefore, these days, he secretly forcibly recruited troops and sent a lot of cannon fodder to the front line, in order to consume the strength and patience of the Turks.

But now the battle situation not only failed to develop in the direction he expected, but got worse.

Fang Xuanling's eyes moved, and he said: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, just listen to the good news from my minister."

"Say!" Li Ke said impatiently.

"Your Majesty, just now, I received the news that the King of Yue, Li Xiao, has accepted the order of the late emperor and is leading an army of tens of thousands, and is rushing towards the capital."

"Is this the good news you said?"

Li Ke's face was gloomy, and he said sharply: "Don't you know that he was exiled to Qiongzhou by the late emperor? Now that he has returned to Beijing with tens of thousands of private troops, can you guarantee that he will not rebel?"

It's okay not to say, but talking about it made him feel even worse.

Li Xiao actually secretly trained tens of thousands of soldiers, and even came to the capital to serve as a general protecting the country.

Isn't this trying to play him to death?

Only he himself knows that Li Xiao and him are already incompatible.

There is no need to think about it, Li Xiao must be dissatisfied with his enthronement, and will definitely take action.

"Your Majesty, the barbarians in the north are too strong right now, and the imperial court is exhausted. The arrival of King Yue at this time is a timely help!"

Fang Xuanling said with a serious face: "Besides, I think that the king of Yue may have a grudge against the court, but he will never do anything to betray the Tang Dynasty."

"What do you think? Hehe..."

Li Ke sneered: "You'd better recognize your identity. Are you the emperor or I am the emperor? When will it be your turn to decide here?"

"Your Majesty forgive me, I dare not!"

Fang Xuanling quickly knelt down.

"Come on!"

Li Ke shouted in a cold voice: "I will pass on my order to remove the king of Yue from the position of the general who protects the country, and order him to hand over his private soldiers. If he does not obey, he will be punished as treason!"

"Your Majesty, King Yue is innocent! Why is this so?" Fang Xuanling looked anxious.

"Training private soldiers is a capital offense! Even if he is my own younger brother."

Li Ke said expressionlessly: "I also think about the blood relationship, and I have already shown him an extrajudicial favor."

"Your Majesty! If there is no reinforcement from the King of Yue, the cities in the north may not be able to resist the Turkic cavalry! Please think again, Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling urged urgently.

"I've made up my mind, there's no need to say more, and I'll imprison you if I talk nonsense!" Li Ke said with a gloomy expression.

"Don't think that because you are the Minister of Military Aircraft, I can't do anything to you. There are many people who care about this position."

"If you don't sit, someone is willing to sit!"

"I understand..." Fang Xuanling sighed.

"Go down!"

Li Ke waved away impatiently.

……

A few days later, Li Xiao's army was stopped outside the city of Guizhou.

"Li Ke dismissed me as the general who protects the country?"

Li Xiao was surprised when he heard the news.

"Is this a pig?"

Chapter 405: Ultimatum

Ten miles outside the city of Guizhou.

Because the front pass was blocked, Li Xiao's army was forced to set up camp here.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Li Xiao was meeting the envoy sent by the prefect of Guizhou.

"Xu Langsheng, envoy of Guizhou, pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

The Guizhou envoy knelt down respectfully and saluted.

"Stop talking nonsense, go back and tell your master, let him go, or see you on the battlefield." Li Xiao said impatiently.

"Your Highness!"