Xiao Wanyu said: "Brother You, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone. ”

Li You got dressed and walked out of the dormitory.

The person who came was Li Chengqian, the captain of the guard, Li Dezhi, who saluted and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please come over." ”

Li Chengqian did not go to the court this morning, and he sent someone to inform Fang Xuanling to preside over the court meeting. After Li Chengqian assumed the post of superintendent, the early dynasty was always held normally. Even if Li Chengqian was sick, he would insist on presiding over the early dynasty despite his illness. So this thing is very unusual.

There was a lot of talking, speculating about what was going on.

Two ceremonial halls, side halls.

When Li Chengqian saw Li You, he said eagerly: "Fifth brother, it's not good, my father is injured." ”

"What? How is he doing now? Li You has always been calm, and he is also a little anxious at this time.

Li Chengqian said: "Look, this is a letter from the great general Li Jing. ”

After reading the letter, Li You calmed down, it turned out that Li Shimin was only slightly injured, and the condition was not serious.

Li You asked, "What about the messenger who sent the letter?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "It's in the side hall. He commanded them to send messengers.

Seeing the messenger, Li You said, "You tell me in detail about the situation at that time. ”

The messenger said; "Yes, Your Highness, ...... at the time"

That was half a month ago.

On that day, Li Shimin personally came to the city of Anshi to observe the Tang army's siege. The general Niu Jinda commanded the Tang army to launch a siege operation, and when he saw that the Tang army was constantly being knocked down from the ladder, his heart was on fire, and he personally launched a charge.

Niu Jinda came to the bottom of the city and climbed up the ladder. The Goguryeo people on the city wall placed arrows at him, but they were all blocked by the shield in his left hand. Niu Jinda climbed very quickly, and it didn't take long to reach the vicinity of the arrow stack.

Two Goguryeo people stabbed him with spears, and he cut off the tip of the spear with a Tang knife, and saw that he was about to climb to the top of the city. Li Shimin and others are looking forward to him being able to attack.

At this time, several Goguryeo people appeared above, and they jointly carried a thick rolling log and smashed it down towards Niu Jinda. Niu Jinda was on the ladder, no matter what, he couldn't dodge, he could only use the shield in his left hand to catch the impact of the rolling log.

The heavy rolling wood exceeded 100 catties, and coupled with the condescending kinetic energy, the impact force was so violent.

Niu Jinda fell from the ladder and fell heavily to the ground, and the soldiers hurriedly carried him down.

Niu Jinda was lucky and did not die. However, he vomited blood from his mouth, apparently seriously injured. It was later discovered that he had a fractured left arm and four broken ribs.

Li Shimin was a general, and he had to get close to the city wall to observe carefully and find a way to break through the city wall. Li Jing and the others couldn't persuade him, so they could only follow him forward and came to a place not far under the city wall.

It was morning, and the weather was clear and the visibility was very high. The activities of Li Shimin and others attracted the attention of the Goguryeo defenders on the city wall.

They organized archers and stone throwers, and suddenly concentrated their fire on Li Shimin and others to attack.

Seeing the rain of arrows flying on the city wall, the guards quickly formed a human wall and blocked the front of Li Shimin and the others with shields. At this moment, several heavy stone bullets flew in, and one of them hit Li Shimin's mount on the head impartially.

The mount fell to the ground and pressed Li Shimin's right leg underneath, and the ground was full of hard stones, and the sharp edges and corners cut a hole more than two inches long on Li Shimin's leg.

Li Shimin's injuries were not serious, and after being treated by the military doctors, there was not much hindrance.

However, this incident angered Li Shimin, and he ordered the Tang army to attack the city day and night, and the Tang army suffered heavy casualties.

Li Shimin was really angry.

In this expedition, he commanded an army of 250,000, although he made some progress in the eastern Liaodong region, but when he arrived in Anshi City, he was blocked again. He fell here last year, and now he still has no way to take this city, and he really feels shameless.

Not only that, with tens of thousands of horses and horses, Li You and others defeated the powerful Baekje and Silla in such a short period of time at a very small price, which also stimulated Li Shimin. Although he was happy about the victory of the Tang army, he also felt a little embarrassed.

Therefore, Li Shimin's current state seems to be a little irrational, causing unnecessary casualties to the Tang army.

Li Jing, Li Ji and others couldn't stand it anymore, and they told Li Shimin that they would build a large engineering vehicle and then launch an attack, which made Li Shimin suspend his blind attack.

Li Jing did not know that Li You was in Chang'an at this time, and he sent a letter to Li Chengqian, hoping that he would send fierce fire oil to the front line. At this time, the craftsmen and materials and equipment on the front line were sufficient, but the fierce fire oil had already run out.

After asking about the situation, Li Chengqian said: "Fifth brother, you quickly think of a way to help your father and emperor conquer this Anshi City." ”

Li You said: "Big brother, I'm thinking about this problem, and I haven't thought of any good way for a while, but don't worry, I'll have a way soon." ”

Li You said goodbye and left the Liangyi Palace, and saw a few eunuchs carrying a few huge lanterns passing by on the way, and then he remembered that it was going to be the root of the year.

Li You sighed with emotion, he has been busy all these years, and his life has passed quickly, and it has been 7 years since he came to the Tang Dynasty in a blink of an eye.

When the eunuchs saw Li You, they stopped and saluted him. Li You nodded and continued to walk forward.

At this moment, the voice of a eunuch came from behind him. The eunuch said, "This year's wind is very strange, and these lanterns have to be fixed with ropes, otherwise they will be blown by the wind and burned again." ”

"You have a point, but the lantern is fastened with ropes, and it looks a little indecent......" said one of the eunuchs.

"Huh? Lanterns, ropes, burn ...... Pregnant. A bright light suddenly flashed in Li You's mind, and he had found a way to conquer Anshi City.

Out of Chengtianmen, Li You said: "White Tiger, you go and ask Lord Huangfu to go to the research institute, and when you go, take some carpenters with you." ”

The next day, Li You sent someone to inform Li Chengqian, saying that he had found a way to attack the city, and he was seizing the time to prepare the corresponding supplies, and it would not be long before they could be transported to the front line.

The messenger sent by Li Jing quickly rode along the way, and soon returned to Anshi City, and handed over Li You's recital to Li Jing, who was overjoyed after reading it and hurriedly asked to see Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, good news, His Royal Highness King Qi has come up with a way to attack the city." Li Jing said.

Li Shimin has been on fire these days, and his gums are swollen. After reading Li You's recital, he also became happy, and suddenly felt that his toothache was much lighter. He said: "Li You still has a way." ”

After speaking, he looked in the direction of Anshi City and said viciously: "This time, I think you can hold on for how long?" ”