The dark clouds are getting thicker and the moonlight is getting dimmer. It is like someone covering the entire city with a layer of black gaang, and the scenery is blurred and difficult to distinguish. If someone can look down at Chang'an from a high altitude, he will find that this huge city is like a large ant nest at this time. The ant colony living here seems to be stimulated and becomes nervous. Balls of ants left their base and crawled in a row in a row. Their mobilization seems to be messy, but if you observe carefully, you can find that their actions are subject to some invisible force constraints, ensuring that all ants' actions have a purpose, not blind action.

The power of these ant colonies was the sound of drums. After the sound of the bangs of the deserted house passed through the sound of the buzzers of six patrol soldiers and reached the top of the city, the entire city responded. The general waved his whip and shouted, and the strong soldiers climbed onto the city walls and alley walls, removed the silk cloth covered on the cowhide drum, and picked up the drumsticks to stand by.

The first drum sounded, and all the drummers listened intently, distinguished the melody of the drumbeats, and then beat the cowhide drum according to the tune that they had already practiced and conveyed military orders to the soldiers in the city.

Chang'an City is too big. Even if there are tens of thousands of eagle soldiers, they are just guarding the key points and guarding the city walls. It is impossible to be fully equipped. Scheduling and commanding at the front line is even more troublesome. The so-called difficult city to defend is this. If a small city like Ruyunzhong, Hei Yuchi's loud voice can make his subordinates understand how to act. Otherwise, Liu Wuzhou's shouting can also allow his subordinates to complete the assembly and fight in an array.

However, facing such a giant city, even if you shout hoarsely, you cannot pass the orders to the soldiers below. All the soldiers in the city are dispatched and commanded by drum horns to convey military orders. The place where the orders are issued is the Drum Tower in the city. Yin Hongzhi, the son of Yin Shishi Master, and the nephew Yin Hongxiu take turns to serve on duty to issue orders.

As the capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, Chang'an has always been a place with strict rules, especially the curfew system is particularly strict. Except for the Jinwu in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, even in the peaceful season, 800 times of urge the drum to urge the drum to run, and the drum lasts for about one hour. When pedestrians hear the drum, they either hurried home or stay with their parents. Otherwise, once the drum stops, all the gates of 100 single-eight fangs in the city will be closed. At this time, those who stay on the street commit the crime of night execution. Once captured, they are either in vain, and even officials in the court are no exception.

In order to ensure that the sound of drums resounds throughout the city, many drum towers were set up in Chang'an City to beat drums and transmit sounds. Now there is naturally no need to enforce curfews. These drum towers have become the command platform of Yinshi Division, and are also the eyes and ears of tens of thousands of eagle soldiers in the city. Just as Xu Le led his subordinates to rush out of the house, drums were heard everywhere in Chang'an City, and the giant beast gradually woke up in the drum sound, showing its minions to prepare to face the opponent who came to provoke!

In Wei Xuan Mansion.

Yin Shishi Master, who was recruited by Wei Xuan, was covered in armor and frowned, and listened to the drum trumpet in the city. Opposite him, Wei Xuan, in plain clothes, looked leisurely, gently shaking the tea cup in his hand, and his tone was calm: "It's just a side army, and there can't be any disaster. Tens of thousands of soldiers in my city are waiting for the battle, General Yin's sons and nephews are in charge, and Gu County Princess and his son are also on duty at the top of the city. If even a side army cannot handle this scale, how can we defend the city?"

"Mr. Wei's words are reasonable, but our opponents are not just that group of partial teachers this time."

"I know, Li Yuan's vanguard army is just a group of mobs on the left and right." Wei Xuan smiled slightly: "When Yang Xuangan rebelled that day, most of his subordinates were a group of aristocratic families, known as 100,000 people, with dozens of miles of camp. The flags covered the sky, spears and halberds, and the momentum was not inferior to the Li family today. But when it came to siege, these soldiers were just shaking flags and shouting to strengthen their momentum, and no one was willing to seize the city first. After all, these people were the capital of those aristocratic families to protect themselves. They all wanted to conquer the country and the country, and they were afraid of losing their own strength. If it were the past

If they succeeded, they would naturally charge forward, but no one would be willing to do the chore of attacking the camp and using their own troops to do wedding dresses for other families. The reason why they failed to attack Hongnong Palace for three days is this. The situation of the Li family is the same now. Although there are many members of their subordinates, they have their own thoughts. I am the leader of the world's heroic capital. If I want to attack this city, I have to sacrifice thousands of lives. Those people are thinking about eating meat, who is willing to die? The one who can really fight for the Li family is the elite of the headquarters. You have already prepared such a generous gift for them. Why are you afraid of just a thousand elite soldiers?"

Master Yin Shi looked at Wei Xuan's smiling face, but a chill appeared in his heart. Wei Xuan, who had been helping him from the beginning, is now a little unpredictable. His words and even his behavior of recruiting him into the mansion were obviously blaming his arbitrary decision. It must have been that he had intercepted the crossbow machine that should have been to the tribute to Jiangdu, and he was angering the old man in the city. He was using this method to show authority, so that he and others in the city would understand that as long as Wei Xuan did not die for a day, Daxing City was the final decision. Whether it was his nominal master, Wang Yangyou, or anyone else, he would not want to shake this authority.

Yin Shishi Master was not angry about the old man's reaction, but felt a little amused. He thought that Duke Wei was the first smart figure in the court today, but now he seemed to have his own knowledge and views. If the Li family members rushed into the city, the entire Daxing and the King of Dai would have to be buried in this city. It would be a bit stupid to still compete for the authority of false names and power at this time.

However, if you want to defend the city at present, you must be united and never conflict with the old man. Furthermore, Wei Xuan said that Yinshi Master also agreed in his heart. Although the Li family's military power was strong, the people were uneven. Sending an elite group of partial troops into the city should cooperate outside, which proves that his subordinates had no fighting spirit and could not work together to attack the city.

This year, the peach blossom flood broke out early, and Li Yuan cherished his feathers and gritted his teeth to accommodate the people of Chang'an. Most of the entire army was on the verge of being cut off. As long as he severely damaged the Li family's troops tonight and made their hope of breaking the city fail, the collapse of the Li family will be in front of him. In the past, Xie An and Feishui battles were still able to talk and laugh. Why don't he imitate the ancients today, and he will not be despised by Duke Wei.

The Yinshi Master smiled and nodded to Wei Xuan: "A partial army was desperate, but the fire moths were vulnerable. Since they were about to die, I will help them. Li Yuan overestimated his ability and turned his back on his master's plan. When the whole family asked for the death of the whole family, I wonder if he would regret choosing the wrong opponent." Speaking of this, the Yinshi Master raised the teacup on the table and put it on his mouth: "Let's have a tea here tonight, and enter the palace tomorrow morning to report good news to Qiansheng."

Outside the city, the people and horses in the Jinyang military camp were like a bustling. The gathering of troops at night was not good, and the officers and soldiers could not do it without the economic system. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's vanguard army included Yingyang troops and horses in the six prefectures of Hedong, Chai Shao, Li Shentong's subordinates and Yishimen who surrendered along the way. The gap between them was reflected at this time.

The Jinyang soldiers were neatly and in a strict array, and Chai Shao's subordinates were not bad either. However, Li Shentong's men were a little embarrassed. Even though they were prepared, the sound of drums still collided with each other, causing the generals to scold them, and the whip roared in the air, and the screams of soldiers from time to time were heard. Even more embarrassed than them were the rebels who joined along the way or volunteered to charge for the Li family.

Most of these people are green forests, horses, or hungry robbers. Not many of them have been trained by military formations, and their military discipline is even more scattered. Their previous night battle experience was limited to sneak attacks, robbery and plundering the countryside, and the use of troops was limited. The mobilization of such a large army has exceeded their ability. Not only are the military formations scattered, but even the generals cannot find their subordinates, and they only shouted and scolded there.

Li Shimin watched coldly, and became more and more convinced that the army could only advance and not retreat. Now that the Li family is doing well, these soldiers and horses have many resentment words in the night battle. If they were asked to retreat from here to Jinyang, they could not guarantee the supply of food and fodder in the middle of the journey, it would be strange if these soldiers and horses did not escape in all directions or even rebelled. Fortunately, there was Le Langjun in the city tonight and Xuanjia Cavalry behind them. These small characters could not act as big things no matter how they acted.

He turned his head and looked behind him. The knights riding a horse wearing black armor formed a steel city wall behind Li Shimin as if they were still as mountains. The first one was the little wolf girl who had never worn armor and could not move the long soldiers. In the past, when Zhu Li left the formation, he was behind Xu Lemao, and it was not hindered whether he was wearing armor or not. He was forced to go out alone tonight, and his behavior was very different from the past. In order to show his majesty, he still wore cloth armor, so that the little wolf girl was uncomfortable.

Bu Li is not a general and does not know the military formation, but Xuanjia Cavalry is now without a leader, and everyone knows that she is a close person to Le Langjun, and many people even regard her as Xu Le's future wife and concubine. Since Le Langjun and other military generals are not around, she naturally has the final say. Besides, there are many people in Xuanjia Cavalry who come from the Liang Haite tribe, treat the little wolf girl as the relatives of the clan leader, and are willing to obey her orders.

The little wolf girl did not give orders casually, and only asked the Xuanjia Cavalry to obey Li Shimin's military orders. Then she raised a small face and rode a mount, holding the dagger tightly in both hands to scan her subordinates. She didn't know how to lead troops to fight, but only knew who didn't obey the orders, so she stabbed the Dharma with one knife. Fortunately, the Xuanjia Cavalry was already well-behaved under Xu Le's painstaking practice, and even if the main general was not there, it would not turn into a mess.

Tonight, the soldiers gathered in the team. Even if the scattered soldiers and brave men did not dare to resist the order or flee. Although the Li family's reputation shocked the Jinyang soldiers and armor, it was also inseparable from the fierce cavalry.

The rumbling drums in the city could certainly order the tens of thousands of soldiers and generals, but they also sent messages to Li Shimin outside the city. Just listen to the drums and you will know that there must be something happening in the city, and most of the things that have been made in Lelangjun have already made a fortune. However, the drums in the city are like thunder, and the lights are woven on the top of the city. I don’t know how many torches and lanterns are lit, which proves that there must be guard against the city. Xu Le’s thirty people are too thin compared to tens of thousands of opponents, and it is unlucky to fight hard.

Li Jiancheng also brought a team of elite soldiers to Li Shimin at this time. He sneered and pretended to be heavy: "Erlang, you have made a big mistake. Yinshi Master is sinister and cunning, how can you be unprepared in the city? Look at this arrangement, even if Le Langjun has three heads and six arms, it is difficult to succeed. Whether he can escape unsuccessfully this time is between the two, and there is no need to think about the attack on the city. The Xu family and my family have been intimate and sneer, and the adults regard Le Langjun as flesh and blood. If he has any worries, how should we explain to the adults? You are so reckless!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth: "I have my own opinions in my heart, so I don't have to worry about it. Now that the golden drums in the city are made, we can see that Le Langjun and others are safe and sound. I will take someone to take Le Langjun out of the city and then take down the city and present it to the emperor. If the city fails, I will not come back!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin raised his horse spear and shouted: "Follow me!" The sound of drums in the army sounded, and Li Shimin rushed to the front with two hundred mysterious armored cavalry following closely behind. Behind them were large groups of people and horses that were winding like dragons, rushing towards the indestructible city. Li Jiancheng tied the reins with his hands and looked at his brothers' backs. His smile gradually disappeared, and he turned his head and waved his hand behind him. His subordinates roared and shouted to follow Li Shimin's soldiers and horses, and rushed to Chang'an.
Chapter completed!