A ray of morning light shone down, and the imperial military camp, which was only two miles away from the east gate of Chengdu, seemed stable and stable, but inside the military camp, everything had been packed away under the cover of night.
The 50,000-strong army lined up in order. As long as Li Jing gave the order, everyone would evacuate Shu as quickly as possible to avoid the coming of the severe winter.
Li Jing rode in front, looking ahead with his head held high.
The large group of people had been staying for a long time, but he had not yet given any orders.
He was still waiting for someone, and Li Miao left the team but never returned.
Li Jing kept saying that we should focus on the overall situation and not drag down the entire army because of one person.
But when it came to withdrawing troops, Li Jing still couldn't help but think about his most important grandson.
Once the order is given to withdraw the troops, he will withdraw from the court to wash away his sins.
He has retired, but someone must take over his position.
Li Miao is the only choice for the Li family. Li Jing can leave anyone behind, but he cannot leave behind Li Miao!
He even acquiesced to Li Miao's decision to quietly leave the army to inform Bai Song, which shows that Li Jing valued Li Miao.
"Li Jing!"
A manic voice suddenly appeared behind the army.
There was a commotion in the rear army, and more than twenty people could not stop anyone.
Cheng Yaojin knocked over the soldiers on the ground and walked over with red eyes.
Li Jing couldn't help but frowned when he saw Cheng Yaojin, his old friend.
"Li Jing, you coward! Despicable villain! Why did you lie to me?! Why did you withdraw your troops? Attack me, attack with all your strength!"
Facing Cheng Yaojin's roar, Li Jing had actually expected it, and responded calmly without any expression: "I am a general in this battle. All actions of the army must obey my command. I don't have to report everything to you."
"Li Jing! Do you know that my family has more than seventy people in Chengdu!"
Cheng Yaojin pulled Li Jing off his horse. Seeing Cheng Yaojin's behavior, the lieutenants around him all wanted to draw their swords.
Li Jing raised his hand to signal everyone not to act rashly, but he let Cheng Yaojin hold him.
Cheng Yaojin gasped, his eyes looking like he was eating someone.
Li Jing remained calm but firm, and nodded: "I know."
"Then why are you withdrawing your troops?!"
"This battle is related to the survival of the country. In the face of the country and the country, what does it matter about the life and death of a family? Not to mention your family of more than 70 people, even my whole family, Li Jing, has become a prisoner in the city. When it is time to withdraw, I Withdraw troops as well."
"Do you know what those people in the court will say about you after the troops withdraw? How will they punish you? You don't care about your own life or death anymore?"
"After withdrawing the army, I will submit a petition to resign. If the anger of the Holy Spirit cannot be appeased, I, Li Jing, will be killed. As long as the army of the Tang Dynasty can be preserved, I will have no complaints!"
Cheng Yaojin froze on the spot, speechless for a moment, and slowly loosened his grip on Li Jing's collar.
As a veteran, how could Cheng Yaojin not understand the reason?
He knew that what Li Jing did was a wise choice, but since he was placed in Shuzhong, his whole family was in Chengdu, and his latest concern was the safety of his family, and he could no longer care about the overall situation.
Li Jing's words seemed to awaken Cheng Yaojin, leaving only helplessness and sighs.
Cheng Yaojin let go of Li Jing and said in a deep voice: "You go, I want to stay. When the right opportunity comes, I will sneak into the city. Even if I can save one person in my family, it will be good."
"Old Cheng, why are you doing this?" Li Jing frowned.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and reluctantly chose to leave.
Li Jing wanted to persuade the other party to leave together, but it would take a lot of time to understand Cheng Yaojin.
Time is running out now, and Li Jing can't waste time here.
Li Jing remounted his horse and saw that it was already midnight.
The most taboo thing about the army's retreat is procrastination. If the Holy Lotus Sect gets the news and pursues the army during its retreat, the consequences will be disastrous.
Li Miao hasn't returned yet, and Li Jing doesn't want to wait any longer.
"The whole army obeys the order..."
"Wait a minute!" A voice came from outside the military camp.
One person and one horse galloped through the team, and Li Miao finally came back.
Seeing Li Miao, Li Jing looked serious, but felt relieved in his heart.
But Li Miao got off his horse and stood in front of the army. He shouted loudly: "General, the general has important military information. The army cannot retreat!"
As soon as these words came out, there were many small discussions in the team.
Li Jing frowned and said angrily: "The army is about to move, so don't talk nonsense and disturb the morale of our army! What the military situation is, it's just what you say."
"On the west side of Chengdu, more than a hundred martial arts people are willing to support us and are ready. As soon as our army enters the palace, they will immediately assist! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"It's ridiculous. What can a mere hundred people do?"
"Those people are not many in number, but they are all elites in the martial arts world, and many of them are super masters who can defeat a thousand. And... they also have mysterious weapons hidden among them. It is said that the weapons can stop an army of 100,000 people."
"Mysterious weapon? What is it?"
"It is said to be called the Shenwu Cannon."
"Shenwu cannon?" Li Jing looked at his lieutenant from side to side, "Have you heard of it?"
All the soldiers shook their heads.
Li Miao wanted to say something else, but Li Jing became a little impatient and raised his hand to interrupt: "Okay, stop talking nonsense! A mere hundred people dare to claim to resist an army of 100,000 people. It is simply overestimating their own capabilities. Those martial arts people are in disarray. You cannot be given a heavy responsibility. Li Miao, you are still young and do not understand the pros and cons. Return to your position quickly and stop talking nonsense."
"Grandpa, I'm not talking nonsense!" Li Miao said anxiously, "Bai Song always has his own merits, and he would not joke about such a major matter. Have you forgotten his original suggestion? That was why the Turkic coalition quickly collapsed... "
"Bold!" Li Jing shouted loudly, his face instantly gloomy, this was his pet peeve.
Li Jing's current reputation comes from his battle with the Turks, but who would have thought that the real meritorious service would be the boy who took the initiative to offer advice but was forgotten.
Li Jing did not spread the matter because he was greedy. Now he feels regretful, but this matter can no longer be exposed. of
Li Jing knew that the boy named Bai Song had some abilities, but because of this incident, Li Jing just didn't want to hear this name again.
"Come here, tie up this crazy boy and take him away!"
"Grandpa, give him some time. He said that he will give grandpa the signal for a general attack early this morning! He said that we will definitely win the battle today."
"Take it away! Stop this mouth that disturbs the morale of the army!"
Li Jing was really angry. Several soldiers quickly restrained Li Miao, but Li Miao was still struggling.
At this time, another soldier came to report: "General, we have the latest military information."
"What's the military situation?"
"I just got the news that half a month ago, Ba County guard Yu Wenji led five thousand elites to Fuling City to suppress the bandits, but they were defeated by an unexpected divine punishment. In just a few minutes, Yu Wenji lost two thousand The rest of the soldiers fled back to Ba County in a hurry. Now the senior leaders of the Holy Lotus Sect are furious and are investigating the matter."
"Half a month ago? After the night attack on Fuling City?"
"Exactly!"
"God's punishment from heaven? How could such a bizarre thing happen?" Li Jing looked a little confused. Such military information was hard to believe.
When Li Miao heard this, he immediately became energetic and struggled to shout: "It's the Shenwu Cannon, it was Bai Song who did it!"
"What?" The discussion in the team became more intense, and everyone was whispering to each other, describing their shock.
Li Miao said excitedly: "Bai Song said that they defeated an army of 5,000 people in an instant. He also said that even 10,000 or 20,000 people were not afraid in front of them. This must be a Shenwu cannon. This It's a secret weapon prepared by Bai Song to reinforce us! Grandpa, Bai Song didn't lie, this is our chance!"
With the latest military information as proof, Li Miao was even more convinced of everything Bai Song said.
But Li Jing was still hesitating, but now he had changed from complete disbelief to some doubt.
The matter is so outrageous that it is difficult for ordinary people to believe it.
But Li Jing also thought about the advice Bai Song gave two years ago.
That kid seemed to know everything, and he had mapped out the craziest and easiest path, and he was really right about it.
He was able to understand everything last time, could it be that this time too...
Li Jing fell into deep thought. He didn't like Bai Song, but he would never miss the opportunity to end the war just because he didn't like someone.
What secret weapon?
What kind of divine cannon?
What on earth is it? Can you really defeat five thousand elites in an instant?
During the hesitation, the ground suddenly shook slightly, and then there was a roar!
boom!
A puff of thick smoke billowed out from a few hundred meters away on the outskirts of Chengdu, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
At the end of the sky, the ancient city wall that had been in a stalemate for half a year seemed to suddenly become restless.
Thick smoke billowed in the west city, and increasingly dense explosions were heard. It seemed that the shouts of the Holy Lotus Army could be heard even from two miles away.
No one knows what happened with the explosion and thick smoke, but it can be seen that something happened in Chengdu.
Li Miao shook off the soldier who was holding him and pointed into the distance: "It's a signal! It's a signal from Bai Song to us! He has already begun to attack Chengdu!"
"ah?"
The soldiers gasped.
Doesn’t he only have a hundred people?
How dare a team of more than a hundred people attack Chengdu, which has a hundred thousand defenders?
And looking at the movement in Chengdu, is it possible that more than a hundred people can cause a commotion?
The sound can be heard from so far away. Without tens of thousands of troops attacking the city, how could there be such a momentum?
Li Miao was so anxious that he almost cried. He stood in front of Li Jing and jumped on his feet: "Grandpa, Bai Song led more than a hundred people to attack the city. If we don't launch a general attack, they will die in vain! A hundred of them are not afraid of death. Five of us are If all the elite members of the Tang Dynasty escape, how will they behave in the future?"
boom……
The shocking sound that made people's scalp numb went straight into the sky, the whole earth was shaking, and countless thick smoke gathered together to form a dark mushroom cloud, blocking the sunlight.
Can't imagine what caused this scene?
The atmosphere in the army was extremely depressed and depressing, and everyone was waiting for Li Jing's military order.
"Drive!" One person and one horse rushed out of the team. A veteran carried his big hammer and moved forward without looking back.
"General Cheng!"
"General Cheng!"
Cheng Yaojin was only fighting for himself at the moment and had abandoned the overall situation.
"General!"
The lieutenants were also anxious.
"General Cheng is the founding hero of the country. How will we account for his passing?"
"General, send troops! We are willing to make this last stand!"
"General! Send troops!"
The lieutenants around him dismounted and asked for orders.
Li Jing looked into the distance, his heart sank, and suddenly he became excited again: "Generals, listen to the order, attack with the whole army!"
