Chapter 217 All-out Attack
Early the next morning.

The battle began again.

Li Shimin's army launched a fierce attack.

Although Li Tang's army had more troops, the progress of the siege was still stagnant.

The quality of the soldiers in Luoyang City was originally stronger than that of Li Shimin's army, and with the help of the city walls, it was very difficult to attack it.

Yang You on the city wall frowned and said, "Grandpa Emperor! Their determination to attack the city today is more than a generation stronger than yesterday, right?"

Dugu Feng nodded and said, "Yes! I wonder what the reason is?"

Wang Ming also didn't know the reason and shook his head, "I don't know."

Dugu Feng said with a worried look on his face: "If this continues, I'm afraid the soldiers on the city won't be able to hold on!"

Yang You sighed, "Yes! We still have too few people to withstand their consumption."

Yang You and his companions all had unrelieved sorrow on their brows. They looked towards the battlefield below and had lost some hope of victory.

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The reason why the intensity of today's siege has increased is actually due to Kou Zhong's surrender.

Previously, Kou Zhong and Li Shimin jointly attacked the city because they were worried about each other.

So each of them tried to preserve their strength and minimize the number of deaths among their own people.

Fortunately, we have the advantage in the subsequent battles.

As a result, Kou Zhong surrendered to Li Shimin last night.

Now that Li Shimin no longer had a powerful opponent like Kou Zhong, he was able to annex Kou Zhong's forces without losing a single soldier.

Today, Li Shimin's strength has reached an unprecedented level.

So today he did not divide his troops and directly launched the attack from the main gate.

A fierce attack regardless of consumption.

According to his experience, with such a huge disparity in strength, the will of the soldiers defending the city would collapse with just a few consecutive fierce attacks.

At this time, his only opponent was Yang Guang in Luoyang, and his own father and elder brother in Chang'an.

All he needs to do is to eliminate the last unconquered force in the world, and then he can lead his troops back to Chang'an.

He forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate and passed the throne to him.

Although Li Shimin was on the battlefield in Luoyang City at this time, his heart had already flown to Chang'an.

He doesn't think he will lose!

The disparity in military strength is too great.

As for Yang Guang’s personal strength!
This is not Siming Mountain, and his army is not a motley crowd like the Eighteen Rebel Kings.

Faced with an army of more than two million, Yang Guang was unable to turn the tide.

With so many grand masters on his side, they are not afraid of him at all.

But after half a day of fighting,
Li Jing said gloomily, "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin! The defenders of Luoyang are very tenacious. We have organized ten sieges but have not been able to take the city. We cannot continue like this."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Yes! If we continue like this, the army will lose its morale."

At this time, Li Shimin was also a little worried.

At this time, Li Shimin was confused and didn't know why the defenders of Luoyang were so determined to defend the city.

During this period of continuous siege, the casualties on Li Shimin's side were close to 100,000.

But Li Shimin's side could only withstand one twentieth of the casualties.

But many people died in Luoyang City, with at least 50,000 to 60,000 casualties.

The total military force in Luoyang was only 200,000 or 300,000.

Despite such a high death rate, the army's morale has not collapsed and their fighting will remains strong.

Li Shimin sighed helplessly: "This army is truly amazing, and its will is extremely tenacious. This is something I have never seen in my entire military career."

Kou Zhong said in a deep voice: "Yes! I didn't expect that Yang Guang, who was not very good as an emperor, was so capable of training troops."

In fact, Kou Zhong was feeling extremely uncomfortable at this time.

Yesterday he was on equal footing with Li Shimin, but today he has become Li Shimin's employee.

He wanted to just leave and not be tortured in this awkward atmosphere.

But he couldn't walk.

Can't leave either.

First of all, his good brother Xu Ziling was unwilling to leave, saying that he wanted to contribute to the welfare of the people of the world.

Then Kou Zhong was worried about those subordinates who surrendered to Li Shimin at this time.

He didn't dare to leave at this time.

He wanted to observe whether Li Shimin would treat his subordinates well.

He was afraid that Li Shimin would use his men as cannon fodder in this siege.

Although his soldiers had suffered heavy casualties in this battle, Li Shimin's men had also suffered heavy casualties.

It made him feel a lot more at ease.

But he still felt bad when he saw the former soldiers of the Young Marshal's Army dying one by one.

Kou Zhong said sternly: "If this continues, I don't know how many people will be killed. It's better for us experts to steal the city!"

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Not appropriate! Yang Guang is a martial arts master, and the Grandmaster might be in danger if he goes to steal the city."

Ba Fenghan said: "They have quite a few masters. I also saw Dugu Feng yesterday. Judging from her aura, she has also entered the Grandmaster level."

Xu Ziling hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not impossible for the Grandmaster to forcibly climb the city wall and then open the city gate to welcome the army in."

Everyone looked at Xu Ziling.

Xu Ziling said slowly: "There are only four Grand Masters in Luoyang. We have an absolute advantage in numbers."

Shi Feixuan nodded and said, "Zi Ling is right."

Venerable Emperor Xin said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, four of us attacked the city but were stopped by Yang Guang's grandson Yang You. He fought one against four and was not at a disadvantage. He is truly extraordinary."

Master Wisdom also spoke up: "His Qi is extremely powerful. He was able to hold the four of us back without any loss of Qi."

Venerable Huayan said seriously, "Yang You's martial arts have a bit of the flavor of the [Immortal Seal] of the Evil King Shi Zhixuan. He is not afraid of group battles."

Venerable Emperor Heart nodded and said, "Yes, he has the ability to attract and divert our attacks."

Dao Xin sighed and said, "This Yang Guang's becoming emperor caused a lot of resentment among the people, but his ability to teach martial arts was truly extraordinary. He actually taught two great masters, Yang You and Dugu Feng."

Those who knew martial arts at the scene all nodded.

It is actually not easy to break through to the Grand Master level.

There are many grand masters in this world, but most of them have good talents, but they still rely on time to get to where they are, such as Fan Qinghui.

There are very few young people.

Xu Ziling said: "Among the disciples, only Shi Zhixuan can be compared with him."

Everyone looked at Hou Xibai, and thought of Yang Xuyan yesterday and nodded involuntarily.

Although Hou Xibai is a bit green, his strength is indeed that of a grandmaster.

Seeing that the topic was going off topic, Kou Zhong immediately said, "Leave Yang Guang to me, Ziling, and Feixuan! No matter how skilled Yang Guang is, the three of us should be able to hold him back."

Xu Ziling also nodded in agreement and said, "That's right! The others are left to you. As long as one of Yang You, Dugu Feng and the others is defeated, you can open the city gate."

Li Jing pondered and said, "I will order the soldiers to launch a full-scale attack so that the Luoyang defenders will not be able to interfere with your battle."

Afterwards, they continued to discuss for a while and made up for various omissions.

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The sky was dark, and dark clouds were slowly drifting in from the horizon.

War drums beat, shouts of killing shook the sky, and dense crowds of soldiers rushed towards Luoyang City.

They held up shields and pushed giant siege engines and battering rams.

Prepare to launch a new round of siege on Luoyang.

The defenders on the city wall also looked pale.

The disparity in military strength was too great. Although they were all rigorously trained soldiers, they were somewhat desperate at this time.

If not for all of these soldiers having practiced the [Iron Shirt] passed down by Wang Ming, they would have collapsed long ago.

It is no problem for this soldier to fight one against three, and it is not impossible for a few strong ones to fight one against ten.

But numbers are always fatal.

In terms of fighting power, one of them can serve as three people, but in the end, he is just one person.

Their physical strength, true energy, and spirit all have their limits.

They will also get tired and exhausted.

Li Shimin and his men used continuous human wave tactics, giving them no time to rest.

Trying to wear down these determined soldiers.

This siege was more intense than ever before, and the defending troops were almost unable to breathe.

But these soldiers held on and were not overwhelmed by the despair.

Or rather, he was overwhelmed by the despair of being defeated.

They are desperate.

They knew they had no chance of winning this battle.

Three hundred thousand against more than two million, there is no hope at all.

So they were indeed desperate.

But they are absolutely unwilling to surrender!

Even more unwilling to admit defeat.

They would rather die in this battle than admit defeat.

Give up?

So what if I admit defeat?
So what if I survive?
Land? They, the common people, were not worthy of owning their own, so they could only sell their land to the wealthy families and become tenant farmers.

Knowledge? They don’t have the qualifications.

Future? They don’t have any ancestors who were high officials to recommend them as filial and honest officials.

They don't want to live.

Wang Ming showed them so many things that they no longer cared about returning to the world ruled by aristocratic families and their policy of keeping the people ignorant.

A slave! A servant!
They don't want to!

They would rather die in battle.

Die in this battle today!

Fall in this battle!

In guarding,
Their human rights,
Their freedom,
This battle of their dignity closed their eyes forever.

Fall into eternal sleep.

They don't want to see the cold and depressing world after failure.

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Dugu Feng and the others are also busy now.

A large number of masters began to try to climb over the city wall and open the city gate from the inside.

Several people had to come out to organize.

You Chuhong danced with the transparent, five-foot-long, bamboo-shaped cane in her hand.

It was difficult for Fan Qinghui and Monk Liaokong to fight back when they were suppressed.

You Chuhong's agility is so fast that it would leave any young, strong and agile boy dumbfounded.

“Bang! Bang!”

Fan Qinghui's sword was deflected by the crutch, and another quick attack was directed at Fan Qinghui's vital points.

Liaokong was extremely shocked. Although You Chuhong's weapon was a jade staff that looked like it could only be admired, Fan Qinghui would definitely die instantly if he was hit by it.

"when!"

At the critical moment, Liaokong used the Zen stick in his hand to help Fan Qinghui block the fatal blow.

You Chuhong's thick white hair fluttered in the wind, her eyes shot out sharp arrows, her appearance was extremely strange, her whole body was full of energy, and her figure suddenly pounced towards the two people opposite.

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The sound of weapons clashing was incessant. What frightened Fan Qinghui the most was that every time You Chuhong swung her staff, she generated a blade-like force that could cut through the body, making it difficult to defend against.

For a while, the sound of "hissing" continued to be heard.

No soldier dared to approach You Chuhong within two feet. The sound of the wind created by her jade staff was so terrifying that those without true energy felt pain in their ears before they even approached, so how could they dare to go near her?

Liaokong exclaimed: "【Cloak Staff Technique】, it really lives up to its reputation."

Fan Qinghui was also extremely shocked at this time. She had previously thought that she and You Chuhong were both in the realm of grandmasters, and that Liaokong and she could definitely easily deal with the old woman You Chuhong by working together.

But after the fight, it was not like that at all. I definitely didn't use my full strength yesterday.
She was completely suppressed. If it weren't for Le Kong's cooperation, she would have fallen under the jade staff in at most thirty moves.

Actually, this is also normal.

Although the martial arts that Fan Qinghui practiced was said to be one of the four great books in this world, the [Cihang Sword Canon], her practice was not at all thorough.

None of them have reached the realm of "Sword Heart Enlightenment", so they can't take advantage of You Chuhong at all.

Although Liaokong had successfully entered the realm of a grandmaster after years of training, his state of mind was no longer perfect and his strength could not reach the most powerful level.

You Chuhong is much older than Fan Qinghui, and her skills are so powerful that Fan Qinghui cannot compare to hers.

Moreover, Fan Qinghui's mind was mostly focused on the conflicts in the world, so her achievements in the [Cihang Sword Canon] were far inferior to those of her apprentice Shi Feixuan.

You Chuhong was an expert swordsman in her early years, but later gave up the sword and used a staff, and she also created her own [cloak staff technique].

Although You Chuhong was attacked by Le Kong and Fan Qinghui together, it would not have any impact on her.

You Chuhong's [Cloak Staff Technique] is not afraid of group battles. The more enemies there are, the more she can use their strength to attack them. Coupled with her mysterious footwork, even if she faces more enemies than her, it will be like fighting alone, and there will be no problem of two fists being no match for four hands.

Fan Qinghui looked at You Chuhong, whose fighting power was already terrifying, and thought to himself, "How come she is so famous in the martial arts world if her fighting power is so terrifying?"

in fact,

This was mainly because something went wrong when You Chuhong was creating her skills, causing her lungs to suffer serious hidden injuries.

She had been plagued by an asthma-like illness that prevented her from exerting her true strength.

In the original novel, after she was cured by Kou Zhong, her fighting ability was average, mainly because she was too old and her physical functions declined in all aspects.

Over the years, Wang Ming would occasionally inject her with true qi that contained powerful health-preserving effects.

As a result, her physical functions not only did not decline as she got older, but instead got better and better.

The wrinkles on her face gradually disappeared, and outsiders would think she was only in her forties or fifties.

It is for this reason that You Chuhong is absolutely loyal to Wang Mingshi. For people of this age, life expectancy is something they care very much about.

Besides, the Dugu clan is really closely tied to Yang Guang. If they abandon Yang Guang, their status will definitely plummet and their vitality will be seriously damaged.

So she had to try her best to stop Kong and Fan Qinghui here.

(End of this chapter)