I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

Cui Jingming stood on the top of Beizhou City and stared at the Tang army camp not far away that was ready for battle.

The tents are located one next to the other.

Now, the Tang army adopted the strategy of surrounding but not attacking, and countless deep trenches crisscrossed around the camp.

The soldiers sweated profusely as they dug with shovelfuls of dirt, and the soil was constantly turned up and piled aside.

The ditch was extremely deep and wide, and it was obviously a huge project that consumed a lot of manpower and material resources.

In the eyes of most people, the Tang army's move was really incomprehensible, as if they were just doing something meaningless.

"Digging so many deep trenches is useless and a complete waste of time."

The soldiers from the aristocratic families who were in charge of guarding the city muttered softly, their words full of disdain.

Cui Jingming frowned, things were definitely not that simple.

His gaze crossed the ditch and fell on the Tang army who were calmly setting up a defensive formation.

The soldiers were in neat formation and moved in an orderly manner, with shield bearers in front, spearmen in the back, and archers on the sides, each performing their duties and cooperating with each other in perfect harmony.

Cui Jingming himself has no intention of fighting now.

Although there are many soldiers in the city, Beizhou City also has plenty of food and grass. The wealth of a century-old family is no joke.

Even if they cannot win, they can still wear down the imperial court for a long time.

But the imperial court has a supply of food and fodder. Even if they have enough food and fodder in Beizhou City, there will always be a day when they will run out of food and fodder.

In addition, the soldiers under his command were obviously much weaker than the Tang army, and the Tang army had also adopted a defensive formation. Taking the initiative to attack would undoubtedly be seeking death.

The Tang army was so steady that not only did they not attack the city, but they laid a solid foundation step by step, with the intention of trapping the coalition forces of the aristocratic families to death in the city of Beizhou.

As time goes on, the people in the city will panic and their morale will drop sooner or later. Once the food and grass are exhausted, Beizhou City will fall without a fight.

Lu Jingchuan, the head of the Lu family, walked to Cui Jingming with heavy steps. His face was full of worry and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

"Mr. Cui, are we just going to watch these Tang troops besiege us like this?"

Lu Jingchuan looked at Cui Jingming and asked.

Cui Jingming slowly closed his eyes and spoke after a moment of silence.

"Of course it's not that simple. Let's wait a little longer."

"wait?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Lu Jingchuan's eyes.

"I wonder what Mr. Cui is waiting for?"

Cui Jingming slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Lu Jingchuan with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Just waiting for the noble families of the world to gain people's support and troops to help!"

"It's not that easy for the Tang army to break through Beizhou City. Hebei Road is the territory of my Cui family. I have my soldiers training well these days."

Cui Jingming paused, his tone becoming serious: "Mr. Lu, please tell the heads of the various families."

"These days, don't allow your men to oppress the people. We need the people's support. If I find out that someone is allowing the children of the nobles to bully the people, don't blame me, Cui Jingming, for being merciless."

Cui Jingming looked at Lu Jingchuan with a hint of warning in his eyes.

Afterwards, Cui Jingming turned around, his clothes fluttering, and slowly walked down the city wall, his figure gradually disappearing in the shadow of the city wall.

Lu Jingchuan looked at Cui Jingming's departing back, his eyes filled with thought.

Will Cui Jingming's plan succeed? How much help can their family get with its current influence?

……

On the road leading to Hebei Road, a team of Jinyiwei were galloping at full speed.

Leading the group was Luo Qingquan, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He rode on horseback with a nimble figure, his body rising and falling with the horse's gallop.

What he was carrying was the imperial edict from His Majesty, and he was ordered to rush to the front line, with a heavy responsibility.

"Brothers, hurry up, Brother Xuan and Brother Huai are at the front line."

Luo Qingquan shouted loudly, and his voice echoed in the wind.

"The sooner we arrive, the sooner we can help Brother Xuan and Brother Huai! Avenge Jing Suo!"

His words ignited the fighting spirit of the Jinyiwei behind him.