Li Qin then had Zhu Qizhen, the emperor he acknowledged, write an edict.
He bestowed titles upon those who had rendered great service in his name.
At the same time, he ordered Li Xuanshang to lead a large army to the capital to join him.
Although Li Qin wanted them to go south to conquer the land north of the old course of the Yellow River.
However, since they are currently north of the capital and want to conquer the area north of the old course of the Yellow River, they will definitely have to come to the capital.
After doing all this, Li Qin looked at Guo Zifeng's head, which had been brought along with him.
Then he looked at the flames in the capital city, which had been mostly extinguished.
As soon as the flames died down, he immediately dispatched Green Standard Army soldiers to launch a probing attack on the earthen wall.
However, Yu Qin also made many preparations during the time when the fire was burning in the capital.
Moreover, inside the earthen wall, Emperor Zhu Qiyu not only personally climbed the earthen wall to direct the operation.
He even braved a hail of arrows to patrol the city walls, letting every soldier of the Wu army know that the emperor stood with them.
Moreover, in times of crisis, Emperor Zhu Qiyu personally took up arms to oversee the battle.
During this period, the morale of Wu Jun's soldiers was exceptionally high.
Of course, he also sent people to organize laborers to dig up the earthen wall, wanting to see if it could be dug down.
However, it was clear that Yu Gan had made preparations long ago; he had previously breached the city walls of the capital by digging them down.
He obviously wouldn't fall in the same place twice.
Once they dug up an earthen wall, they threw out countless sandbags and other materials to block the gap.
Guo Zifeng's head can be used to disrupt the morale of the opposing army.
If anyone on the other side can't hold out any longer, they should take the initiative to surrender.
It will be easier when we launch a strong attack on the capital.
Although I could easily take down that simple inner city built of earthen walls with a full-scale attack.
However, during this period, his own soldiers suffered heavy casualties, especially after Yu Gan burned down the capital.
That caused him a great loss, and the loss consisted of his elite troops from Liaodong, which pained him deeply.
Therefore, we should reduce casualties as much as possible.
Meanwhile, on the dilapidated earthen walls within the capital city...
Exhausted to the extreme, Yu Gan sat on the earthen wall, watching Li Qin's army retreat in the distance.
He managed to block Li Qin's attack this time, but he also sensed that he and his soldiers were nearing their limits.
Moreover, he knew that Li Qin had only launched a probing attack.
Although His Majesty and the soldiers defended the city together, the mental stimulation had its limits.
But why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?
Can he hold out until reinforcements arrive?
He knew very well that he couldn't hold on for much longer.
The walls of the capital have been breached; these fragile earthen walls are simply no match for Li Qin's fierce army.
If it weren't for His Majesty personally coming up to supervise the battle, boosting the morale of the soldiers, and the great fire he prepared inside and outside the earthen walls, it would have been a disaster.
This earthen wall had already been breached by Li Qin when the capital's city walls were breached in one fell swoop.
This simple inner city, built with earthen walls, was intended as a last resort.
The purpose was simply to delay Li Qin's capture of the capital as much as possible, thus buying time for reinforcements.
It was neither as high nor as sturdy as the walls of the capital.
From the moment Li Qin breached the walls of the capital, it was only a matter of time before he captured the capital.
In its own plan, this inner city with its earthen walls simply couldn't have lasted this long.
Li Qin's probing attack just now was entirely due to His Majesty's personal encouragement of the soldiers.
It was only through the desperate efforts of the soldiers that they managed to hold out.
Just now, during Li Qin's probing attack, the earthen wall had been breached in several places by the laborers he sent. It was only through the desperate efforts of the soldiers that it was barely filled back up.
On one occasion, His Majesty even personally took to the battlefield, wielding his sword to oversee the battle, before barely managing to suppress Li's offensive.
While he was thinking wearily, he saw Zhao Jingxian, the minister who had criticized him in the main hall.
At this moment, his weary, aged body was carrying the corpse of a young man back home.
He also asked:
"Minister Zhao, what's going on?"
Upon seeing Yu Gan, Zhao Jingxian gave a wry smile and said:
"That's why I brought my child home. He was unlucky; he was shot in a vital spot by the rebel Li's army while defending the city today."
At this moment, Zhao Jingxian bent over and said calmly.
Looking at the lifeless young man on Zhao Jingxian's back, Yu Gan couldn't help but say:
"Lord Zhao, this is him."
"Yes, he was my last child. The previous ones died on the city wall a few days before the rebels attacked."
They've fallen, it's time for me, their father, to step up.
Zhao Jingxian remained calm as he spoke, and then continued walking forward.
His tone was calm, as if the dead were not his children.
Yu Gan noticed, however, that the person who had stood so straight when he was being criticized in court was now hunched over.
Finally, he let out a deep sigh.
During this period, there were many officials like him who brought their whole families to the city walls to resist the rebels.
Many more died in battle.
Now, in the capital, almost everyone who can move has been mobilized to the city walls.
The men were responsible for combat, while the women were responsible for transportation and logistics.
Emperor Zhu Qiyu stood with them.
They worked together to resist Li Qin while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
Just as Yu Gan was taking a break, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.
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