Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

"King Langya, you shouldn't be here, it's still too late to retreat!" Fan Xin said looking at his former boss.

Putting aside historical inertia, even if Li Chong and his ten thousand troops conquered Wushui County, they were doomed to fail.

Because Fan Xin knew very well that this massive anti-military war was only supported by Li Zhen and his son from beginning to end.

The other princes of Li and Tang either defected to Wu Zetian or chose to protect themselves wisely. No one would truly fight alongside them.

Of course, there is another most important reason. All military power in the world is in the hands of the imperial court, and Li Zhen and his son only have some stragglers.

Therefore, if he hastily raises his troops this time, Li Chong will undoubtedly be defeated, and the entire royal family surnamed Li will be implicated by him.

It's a pity that Li Chong was already blinded by his ambition at this time. How could he listen to Fan Xin's advice? He gritted his teeth and said.

"Shut up! You traitor, you actually have the nerve to ask me to withdraw my troops?"

"If you hadn't leaked the news, why would I have taken huge risks and hastily raised troops!"

"Fan Xin, I want to meet you in the past. As long as you open the city gate and draw a clear line between you and the court now, I am willing to let you forget the past, how about it?"

However, what disappointed him was that Fan Xin shook his head and refused.

"In the Tang Dynasty, we only have officials who died in battle, but no cowards who surrendered. Since the prince is stubborn, let's attack the city!"

Seeing Fan Xin's generous appearance, Li Chong's mouth was filled with a hint of sarcasm.

"Fan Xin, your subordinates have fled and there is only one servant left. What can you do to stop my king's army of nearly ten thousand men?

"Hahaha!" Li Tang's army roared with laughter, laughing at Fan Xin's overestimation of his abilities.

Facing the roar of laughter from the siege army, Fan Xin slowly pulled out his sword and held it in his hand, then wrapped it with a piece of cloth and chuckled.

"Even though there are tens of thousands of you, I'm still going! If you dare, come and kill me. I'm waiting for you!"

"Okay, okay, it seems that you are really not afraid of death, then I will help you!" Li Chong laughed angrily.

The next moment, he pulled out his sword with a clang, pointed at the city wall and shouted loudly.

"The whole army obeys the order and kill me!"

In an instant, nearly ten thousand troops came out in full force, rushing towards Wushui County like a black tide.

Seeing that Fan Xin still dared to draw his sword in the face of such a large-scale charge, one of the generals in charge sighed with emotion.

"This Fan Xin is a bloody man. He is the only one who dares to face tens of thousands of troops alone in the past."

"Yes, in the face of tens of thousands of troops, you still have to draw your sword resolutely even though you know you are losing. This determination and courage are really rare in the world."

Hearing his subordinate's words, Li Chong snorted indifferently.

"So what, if it can't be used by this king, I can only get rid of it!"

"Pass this king's order, quickly break open the city gate and occupy the high ground!"

"I will kill Fan Xin with my own hands!"

woo woo woo...

The low horn sound sounded leisurely. After hearing the order, the siege army quickly separated to both sides, and an army carrying logs rushed towards the city gate.

Because they raised their troops in a hurry, they did not prepare many siege ladders and could only enter the city by breaking open the city gate.

However, just as they were about to approach the city gate, thousands of soldiers holding crossbows suddenly appeared on the originally empty city wall.

Without saying a word, a burst of arrows hit them. Unexpectedly, hundreds of people were hit by arrows and fell down, and were overwhelmed by the sergeants behind them.

When the siege army finally reached the city wall, they found that a deep ditch had been dug in front of the city gate, and it was impossible to carry logs through.

Ah!

At this time, pots of scalding hot oil were suddenly sprinkled on the top of the city wall. Anyone who was splashed with it would immediately have their skin and flesh ripped open and let out miserable screams.

Before the soldiers could recover, hundreds of stones fell from the sky and smashed into the crowd.

Puff puff!

Those soldiers who were unable to dodge were directly hit by stones, their brains bursting out, and they fell into a pool of blood.

Most of the vanguard troops responsible for ramming the city gate were strong men captured temporarily. They had never seen such a tragic scene, so they immediately turned around and ran back.

Seeing this scene, Li Chong almost lost his temper. Not only was he not victorious in the first battle, but he also escaped from the battlefield. This is incredible!

"Xiong Zhan, immediately lead your bodyguards to supervise the battle. Anyone who retreats without authorization will be shot to death!"

"Yes!"

Xiong Zhan clasped his fists and led a group of guards to the battlefield, killing the deserters who ran back one by one. Only then did the situation stabilize.

"Your Majesty, Wushui County has made preparations in advance. General Yimo thinks it's better for us to suspend our troops temporarily and wait until the army's morale is restored tomorrow before attacking the city?" the deputy general suggested.

Li Chong looked at the battlefield from a distance and shook his head: "We cannot stop the troops and let these strong men continue to consume the city defense equipment."

"In three days at most, Fan Xin's troops will be exhausted. That's when our main force will attack."

After the deputy general left, Li Chong sneered at the figure in white on the city wall.

"I have been in the army for several years, but you, a seventh-grade civil servant, are a little immature if you want to fight with me."

City walls, watchtowers.

Fan Xin and Lin Tie stood side by side, and behind them thirty jailers stood with their swords drawn.

This is their only support, and the others are fighting with the enemy on the city wall.

"County Magistrate Fan, the general is not strict in running the army, and there is an incident of deserting before the battle. I hope you will calm down!" Lin Tie said with a look of self-blame.

Fan Xin glanced at him and said, "It'll be great if you can come back. Now is not the time to talk about this. What do you think of the battle situation?"

Hearing Fan Xin's question, Lin Tie pondered for a while and said: "From the current point of view, our army is gradually gaining the upper hand, and it should be no problem to hold on until all the people evacuate."

"But as the consumption of our army increases tomorrow, King Langya will definitely send out real elites. The general is worried that we will not survive the fourth day."

Fan Xin patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"It is my responsibility to protect the land and the people. It has nothing to do with you. If the city is really destroyed, you take your brothers and leave immediately. There is no need to bury them here."

"However, remember to give me a sword before you leave. It is better to die in the hands of one of your own than in the hands of the enemy."

"Magistrate Fan, you?" Lin Tiehu's eyes turned red.

"Okay, take people to the battlefield. I saw enemies climbing up the north wall." Fan Xin waved his hand.

"General Mo is going right now, please take care of yourself!"

Lin Tie took a deep look at Fan Xin, then turned and headed to the north wall, determined to take Fan Xin away alive.

It’s rare to see such a good official who attaches great importance to love and justice!

Just when the killings in Wushui County were shaking, the news that King Langya revolted against Wu finally reached Luoyang.

The world was shocked for a moment! The court was shocked!

The Empress Dowager Wu Zetian ordered people to ring the big bronze bell overnight and summoned all the civil and military officials into the palace.

When the ministers came to the main hall of Shangyang Palace one after another, they saw Emperor Li Dan sitting on the dragon chair and breathing hard.

Sitting in a higher position next to him was a woman wearing a yellow dragon brocade robe with a majestic look.

Everyone did not dare to delay and quickly bowed down.

"I see you, the Queen Mother, long live long live, long live long live!"

"I see your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

After the ministers roared, Li Dan was about to raise his hand to signal the ministers to get down when Wu Zetian on the side said directly.

"Everyone is safe."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

After the ministers straightened up, Wu Zetian looked around with phoenix eyes and said coldly.

"Just now, I received a report from Hebei Province that Langya King Li Chong killed local officials and started a rebellion!"