When Li Yuntian ascended the gate tower of the southern city of Dunhuang under the crowd of everyone, Wen Du was already waiting under the city, standing in a safe area that could not be shot by bows and arrows, looking up at the city.

After the battle in Sunset Valley, Li Yuntian and Wen Du can be said to have become old acquaintances, although the two later fought in Qinglong City, and Li Yuntian led Wen to an armed parade at the border of Guazhou, but the two had never met, so they looked at each other.

"King Zhongwu, you have been surrounded, and there are no reinforcements, the general advised you to open the city and surrender as soon as possible, so as not to let those soldiers lose their lives in vain!"

Seeing that Li Yuntian was so young surrounded by everyone, Winton couldn't help but feel a little surprised in his heart, and then shouted at Li Yuntian with a deep groan, "I could have guaranteed your safety, and if King Zhongwu could take refuge in our Khanate, I could have guaranteed that he would definitely be reused!" ”

"General Wendu, your kindness has been appreciated by the king."

Seeing that Wen Du persuaded him to surrender, a smile flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, and he replied with a serious expression, "However, this is also what this king wants to say to you, now that the Ming Dynasty has finished preparing for the war, you will usher in a fiasco in the northwest, if you surrender to the Ming Dynasty this time, this king can protect you as a prince!" ”

"King Zhongwu, since you and I don't speculate, then it seems that this matter can only be done, I will want to know what is the current situation of the King of Amman?"

Wen Du had long expected that Li Yuntian would not agree to his persuasion, otherwise Li Yuntian's loyal martial king would be in vain, so he immediately turned his voice and asked in a loud voice.

"The king of Amman is very good now, and having this king in his presence will never make him feel wronged." Li Yuntian looked at Wendu under the city quietly, at this time Ale and Menghu, who were standing among the generals, had already changed their faces, if Wen knew that the King of Amman was "poisoned" by the two, then the two would be unlucky.

"King Zhongwu, I wonder if Ben will be able to meet the King of Amman?" After receiving Li Yuntian's affirmative answer, Wen Du's heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he believed that Li Yuntian would not open his mouth, so he asked tentatively.

"The King of Amman is now a guest of honour of the King, and it is inconvenient for him to see outsiders." Li Yuntian rejected Wen Du in one bite, after all, it was a war period, how could he satisfy Wen Du in everything?

Ale and Monhu couldn't help wiping the cold sweat oozing from their foreheads, they couldn't afford to offend the Timurid Empire, and if Windu learned that the King of Amman was dead, their lives would be sad.

"King Zhongwu, there will be a period later!" Wen Du couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment in his heart, he knew that he had nothing to say to Li Yuntian, and Li Yuntian would definitely not surrender, so he turned his horse and left after bowing his hand to Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian immediately led the generals down the city tower, and the soldiers in the city entered a state of combat readiness, which made the atmosphere a little depressing.

Obviously, when the negotiations between Li Yuntian and Wendu broke down, a big war was inevitable.

Although Wen Du wanted to take the ancient city of Dunhuang, he was not in a hurry to attack the city, but sent people around to find materials to build siege equipment, compared to the high walls of Qinglong City, the walls of the ancient city of Dunhuang were much shorter and therefore enough to be reached by ladders.

In order to cheer up the soldiers, Li Yuntian was not idle, and deliberately went to the military camp in the city to inspect and eat and live with the soldiers, thus improving the morale of the soldiers.

Wen didn't have time to accompany Li Yuntian in the ancient city of Dunhuang, after all, he still had to lead his army to Jiuquan City to join the Great Khan of Hordu and others, so seven days later he ordered the soldiers with siege equipment to launch a fierce attack on the city wall.

The Ming army on the city wall was already ready for battle, so when the enemy army attacking the city approached, ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, and rolling stones and wood rained down from the city wall, which made the soldiers who rushed to the front fall in an instant.

However, the soldiers who followed behind continued to rush towards the city wall with their weapons in hand, and a melee between the siege and the defense of the city began in an instant, and the screams were endless.

In a small courtyard in the ancient city of Dunhuang, although the battle outside the city was fierce, Li Yuntian casually played the free card with Lin Xin, Yun Na and other guards around him, and it seemed that there was no impact on the Ming army's siege of the city.

If it was left to other generals, he would definitely have run to the city gate to supervise the battle at this time, and Li Yuntian thought that the enemy army outside the city would not be able to break through the ancient city of Dunhuang in a short time, so he was not worried about the battle situation in the ancient city of Dunhuang.

For three days, the enemy army outside the city launched a fierce attack on the ancient city of Dunhuang under the urging of the generals, which made both sides have great losses, and the casualties of the enemy army attacking the city were nearly three times that of the Ming army defending the city.

On the fourth day, the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan armies outside the city rested on the spot under the orders of Wendu, and Wendu led his guards to ride horses around the ancient city of Dunhuang to find the best place to attack.

Li Yuntian also took advantage of this opportunity to dispatch troops, on the one hand, to rotate the Ming troops stationed at the city wall, and on the other hand, to step up the demolition of buildings in the city, and to raise stones and timber for defense to meet the next round of enemy attacks outside the city.

Under the command of Li Yuntian and Wen Du, the battle in the ancient city of Dunhuang reached a fever pitch, and the losses of both the besiegers and the defenders increased rapidly over time.

There has never been such a fierce battle in the history of Kansai, whenever the soldiers of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan coalition army who attacked the city at the risk of their lives and paid heavy casualties attacked the city wall, they were always stubbornly defeated by the Ming army on the city wall, and the soldiers on both sides launched a crazy battle on the city wall, and many people were still entangled when they died.

Li Yuntian knew very well that since Wen Du had an advantage in terms of troops, he had to hold the city wall and not let the besieging soldiers gain a firm foothold on the city wall, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

The fierce fighting between the two sides continued until the beginning of July, and after a month of fighting, both the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan coalition army besieging the city, and the Ming army defending the city were exhausted by the battle.

Facing the ancient city of Dunhuang, which could not be taken for a long time, Wen Du was secretly anxious in his heart, he knew that he could not afford to spend it in the ancient city of Dunhuang, and the Khordu Khan of Jiuquan City was still waiting for him to lead the army to join the division.

For the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan, if they could not break through the Lanzhou defense line set up by Zhou Zheng this year, then they would not only face a food and grass crisis, but also give the Ming more time to rearm for war, which was a scene that no one wanted to see.

For this reason, in this month, Wen used all his strength to attack the ancient city of Dunhuang, but unfortunately, every time the besieging soldiers attacked the city wall, they would be driven down by the Ming army.

In early July, after another failed siege, Wen Du, accompanied by the generals, walked around the barracks expressionlessly, the painful groans of the wounded soldiers.

Looking at the tired soldiers, Wen knew that the soldiers besieging the city, whether it was the Timurid Empire or the Northern Yuan people, had already performed well in the battle, but the opponents they encountered were better than them, making them unable to capture the city walls.

"Pass the order, let the Taiping commander send 50,000 horses to help in the battle, our army must take the ancient city of Dunhuang in one fell swoop and capture the Ming Zhongwu King alive!" After inspecting the barracks, Wen Du returned to the big tent and glanced around at the generals on the scene, and said with an expressionless face.

Hearing this, the generals were taken aback, Wen Du would not only put the remaining troops outside Qinglong City in danger, but also undoubtedly admit that he led the failure of the attack on the ancient city of Dunhuang, which was the first time for the invincible and invincible Timurid Empire God of War.

Of course, Wen Du didn't want to do this, but he could no longer bear to be dragged by Li Yuntian in the ancient city of Dunhuang, so in order to fight quickly, he had to take the risk of calling the troops besieging Qinglong City to come to help.

In Wendu's opinion, after the previous battle, the Ming army in the city was also very tired, and if a new force joined the battle, it would turn the situation on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

As for the Ming army in Qinglong City, Wen Du didn't pay attention to it at all, as long as he could take Li Yuntian, then in his opinion, the Ming army in Guanxi would collapse without a fight.

For the Kansai Ming army, who regarded Li Yuntian as their spiritual pillar, Li Yuntian's defeat or death in battle would cause them to fall into chaos and confusion, which would give Wen Du a chance to defeat them.

In addition, Wendu also believed that Taiping could use 50,000 troops to deal with the Ming army in Qinglong City, and the threat of the Ming army would be greatly reduced after leaving the protection of the city wall.

As Wen Du made up his mind, the herald who went to deliver the official document of the transfer of troops to Taiping set off overnight and galloped towards the direction of Qinglong City.

Wen knew that due to the tight schedule, this would be his last chance to attack the ancient city of Dunhuang, and if he failed, he would go to Jiuquan City in disgrace, and his reputation would be greatly damaged.

The next day, Taiping, who was in charge of the siege of Qinglong City, received an official letter from the heralds, and was extremely shocked by Wen's decision, never expecting that Wendu, who had always been arrogant, would also have a time to ask for help.

At the same time, Taiping also felt the fierceness of the battle in the ancient city of Dunhuang, and if it wasn't for the last resort, Wen Du would never ask him for help.

Since Wendu led his army to pursue Li Yuntian, the chief general of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan who besieged Qinglong City became Taiping.

In fact, at this time, the current situation could no longer be described as a siege, because the Taiping did not have enough troops to besiege the city, and at best it was a confrontation with the Ming army in the city.

Taiping knew the weight of the battle of Dunhuang, the reason why Wendu would waste so much time in the ancient city of Dunhuang was to capture Li Yuntian, if he failed, the blow to the morale of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan army was small, and the most important thing was to let the tiger return to the mountain, so that Li Yuntian could free up his hands to continue to deal with the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan coalition army.

Therefore, Tianping did not hesitate after receiving Wendu's request for help, and ordered the 50,000 horses in the barracks to quietly evacuate that night, deliberately leaving those empty camp tents in order to confuse the Ming army in Qinglong City.

Lu Minen in Qinglong City didn't know that Li Yuntian and Wen were fighting fiercely in the ancient city of Dunhuang, and he didn't find that Taiping quietly withdrew his troops at night, who would have thought that Wen would ask Taiping for help?

However, something happened that neither Lu Minen nor Taiping expected, just when Taiping transferred away the 50,000 horses in the military camp, a black shadow came to the city wall of Qinglong City, shot an arrow at the city wall, and then quickly disappeared into the vast night.