Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Even if they escape the archers' range...

They couldn't break through either.

They can only stand back to back in a circle.

The surrounding troops stopped a few feet away.

They surrounded Zhang Boyu and his group.

Hua Rong shouted from the city wall.

"Put down your weapons,"

"Otherwise, kill without mercy."

Zhang Boyu was originally of Han Chinese descent.

Upon hearing Hua Rong's shout,

He hurriedly ordered his guards to disarm.

Hua Rong looked at the soldiers below.

They had already arrested Zhang Boyu and the others, and then shouted,

"The leader has been beheaded,"

“Take the rest to the back and brand them with slave marks.”

Zhang Boyu still thought that even if he was arrested, he would have a chance to see the Prince of Liang.

It doesn't necessarily mean you'll lose your life.

Hearing this, he hurriedly cried out,

"General, spare my life! I am a Han Chinese."

Hua Rong shouted, "The Han people are helping the Yue people invade our land!"

“He deserves to die even more; report back after his execution.”

The centurion leading the troops no longer hesitated.

The steel knife in his hand was swung fiercely.

A severed head fell into the mud.

The centurion picked up the severed head and went up to the city to hand it over.

Hua Rong glanced at the hideous severed head and waved his hand, saying...

"Hang it above the city gate,"

"Let people see the consequences of aiding and abetting evil."

"Yes!"

A hundred feet outside the city gate,

A dark-skinned Yue man lay prone on the ground.

Upon hearing that Han Chinese had surrounded Zhang Boyu and his party,

They were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

He lay on the ground for a while,

When the surroundings became quiet,

Only then did he dare to get up and run towards Yongzhou.

When the scout ran back to Yongzhou,

It was already past midnight.

Li Qiande was woken up from a deep sleep.

I heard from my scouts that the Great Liang had directly captured Zhang Boyu and his men.

He hurriedly summoned the people of the city to a meeting.

The generals of the Viet Ly Dynasty rushed over.

Hearing that Daliang had directly taken Zhang Boyu,

Their expressions immediately changed.

Ruan Richeng said, "Da Liang captured Commander Zhang."

"They must be refusing to negotiate,"

"They should be leading their troops to attack after dawn,"

We need to make plans early.

Li Qiande said, "Since the Great Liang is unwilling to negotiate peace,"

"Then we'll fight them."

“Our soldiers of the Li Dynasty are no less capable than those of the Northern Dynasty.”

The generals, however, were not encouraged in the slightest.

The Vietnamese Ly Dynasty was slapped back by the Song Dynasty back then.

Now arriving are the generals and soldiers of the Great Liang, who destroyed the Song Dynasty.

Spaceships and fire-propelled missiles also provided support.

The difference between the two is still quite obvious.

If it were before,

Li Qiande just mentioned it casually.

The court officials would respond enthusiastically.

But today there was some silence.

Seeing that everyone had completely lost their fighting spirit, Li Qiande...

He slammed his hand on the table and stood up, shouting,

"Our battle with Daliang is now inevitable,"

"Let's retreat,"

"It will only lead the Liang army to our own territory,"

"At that time, our people will suffer the ravages of war."

Chapter 1804 Cutting Off the Way Out

"Moreover, Yongzhou has the assistance of thirty-six Dong barbarian soldiers,"

"They can relieve a lot of our pressure,"

"Therefore, we must resist the Liang army in Yongzhou."

"The grain supplies in Yongzhou City are enough to sustain us for several months,"

"Our goal is to hold out until April,"

"When the rainy season arrives, that will be the time for our counterattack."

"Ruan Gongping, take men and seal off all the city gates,"

"We must defend Yongzhou to the death."

"Anyone who deserts in the face of battle will be executed without mercy."

This is a lesson Li Qiande learned from the defeats of the Southern Song Dynasty and Lü Shinang.

The battle took place outside the city.

After being bombarded by fire and thunder,

The army could very well collapse in an instant.

Therefore, he chose to defend to the death.

Cut off their escape route.

The soldiers had no choice but to hold their ground.

As long as the fire and thunder of the Great Liang are exhausted.

At that time, only swords and spears will be used in combat.

The 70,000 troops in the city are enough to hold out for several months.

When the generals heard that Li Qiande wanted to seal the city gates,

Cut off their escape route.

They couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Ruan Richeng said, "I've heard that the gunpowder of Daliang can blow up city walls."

"If we seal all the city gates,"

"Once they blow through the city walls,"

"Wouldn't we be trapped like turtles in a jar?"

Li Qiande stared at Ruan Richeng and said.

"Blow up the city walls, and we'll block them with swords and spears,"

"We can only fight, we cannot retreat."

Anyone who speaks of resignation again will be beheaded and their head displayed to the public.

Li Qiande reigned for forty-nine years.

He was highly accomplished in both civil and military affairs.

Once a decision is made

Few in the court dared to question it.

Li Qiande is not very old,

He was only fifty-six years old at the time.

He was only seven years old when he ascended the throne.

They forced the then Empress Dowager to commit suicide by being buried alive with them.

Then he made his biological mother the Empress Dowager.

Li Qiande never had any children.

Until two years ago, when I realized I could no longer have a son,

That's why he adopted Li Yanghuan, the son of his brother, Marquis Chongxian, and made him the King of Liang.

Li Qiande is fifty-six years old.

The Prince of Liang was three years old.

If the emperor were someone else

Court officials inevitably pressured the emperor to bestow the title of Prince of Liang upon older members of the imperial clan.

Otherwise, someone of Li Qiande's age could get into trouble at any time.

How can a three-year-old King Liang maintain national stability?

However, facing the powerful Li Qiande,

None of the officials dared to say anything more.

The generals saw the murderous glint in Li Qiande's eyes.

He was so frightened that he shut his mouth.