Chapter 346 Emperor Zhaowu Leads the Army in Person and Wins without Fighting

The first year of the Tang Dynasty Zhaowu, June 27.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who led the expedition in person, led 20,000 vanguard troops from Zhuozhou City, heading north all the way to Youzhou City.

At this time, Youzhou City was in a state of panic, and every tree and grass looked like an enemy.

"Report--"

"General, the imperial court and the imperial court's troops have already set out to the outside of Youzhou City, and are currently gathering to make the final preparations before the siege!"

The news that the imperial court's army was approaching the city was immediately reported by the messenger to the tent of Luo Ping'an, the chief general of the rebels guarding Youzhou City.

In the rebel army's central tent, Luo Ping'an, the garrison general of Youzhou, was wearing a bright armor and sitting in the central army, looking at the combat drill sand table in front of him, posing as if he was planning a strategy.

When he heard the news that the imperial army was approaching the city, he panicked and stood up almost immediately. The image of being in control and calm that he had created with great difficulty was gone in an instant.

Luo Pingan pretended to be calm and asked: "How many soldiers are there in the enemy army, who is leading the troops, and what kind of siege equipment and equipment are they carrying? Have you found out everything?"

The messenger said: "Reporting to the general, according to the report from the front scouts, the imperial court and enemy troops that appeared outside Youzhou City have a number of about 20,000 people, mostly light cavalry and heavy cavalry. They should be the original Dragon City Iron Pagoda;"

"At present, no large-scale siege equipment has been found in the enemy army, nor have the red cannons and the Shenji Camp been found in the enemy army;"

Pause After a pause, the messenger continued: "As for the enemy's commander, the scouts have not yet found out who the specific commander is;"

"But, among the enemy's troops, the scouts found a lot of flags with the word "Zhao" on them!"

"Flags with the word Zhao?"

Hearing this, Luo Pingan raised his eyebrows and said in confusion: "I have never heard of a general named Zhao in the court. Could it be that he is a remnant of the previous dynasty?"

As he said this, Luo Pingan raised his hand and ordered: "Investigate again and report again!"

"I have received your order!"

Soon, the messenger left in a hurry.

Luo Pingan was still muttering about the general named Zhao, pacing back and forth in the central army tent.

Finally, he suddenly stopped and said sternly: "Left and right Yuhou Army, follow me to climb the wall of Youzhou City. I want to see which general named Zhao in the Tang Dynasty dared to attack the city with only 20,000 soldiers, or 20,000 light cavalry and heavy cavalry;"

"I want to see how his iron pagoda crossed the moat and climbed up Youzhou City!"

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At the same time, outside Youzhou City.

The 20,000 imperial guards did not rush to attack the city, but used part of the cavalry to besiege the city, while the other part of the cavalry dismounted and fought, using the existing equipment to build a flying bridge to cross the moat of Youzhou City.

Zhao Zilong, wearing a silver armor and holding a dragon gall silver spear, rode his horse and stood proudly in front of the three armies, his sharp eyes never moved away from the wall of Youzhou City.

It is not difficult to see that Zhao Zilong has begun to think about the strategy of breaking the city in his mind!

As for Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who led the army in person, he was handling government affairs in the central army tent at this time.

He had just received an urgent message from the rear, informing him that the army led by Jin Guogong Pang Xianchu had left Jinan Prefecture and was heading towards Zhuozhou City.

At this time, with Zhao Zilong in command of the three armies, Chen Huaian could safely and boldly hand over the front-line war to Zhao Zilong and free up time to handle government affairs.