When the Fourth Prince learned that Li Guang had come from the border and had previously rescued the Empress and others from the barbarian soldiers, he couldn't help but cheer.
The Empress and her entourage are currently staying at Hanyu Pass, where they are very safe, which puts the Fourth Prince's mind at ease.
Next, everyone began to discuss the current situation. Tongyu Pass now has as many as 50,000 troops, so should they take any action?
The Fourth Prince was an impatient man who wished he could immediately retake the capital.
Although Sullivan captured the capital after the last battle, he suffered heavy losses and was left with only more than 70,000 troops.
Currently, there are only over 20,000 foreign soldiers guarding the capital. The Fourth Prince's current forces already exceed those of the foreign soldiers in the city.
Because of the high walls of the capital, ordinary siege weapons were not very effective.
When Sullivan attacked the capital, he used a large number of siege catapults and ladders, along with tens of thousands of troops, but he still could not break through the city gates.
If Zhang Debang hadn't opened the south gate, allowing the barbarian soldiers to enter the city, the capital would never have fallen.
Now, the Fourth Prince wants to reclaim the capital, but he also faces the problem of difficulty in attacking the city.
If we force our way into the city, even if we use all our troops, we will not be able to break through the city gates, and we will suffer heavy losses.
After discussing it for a long time, the group was still at a loss.
Only then did Li Guang speak:
"We currently have two important tasks before us. The first is to retake the capital. Only by taking back the capital can we stabilize the morale of the army and the people of the Great Northern Dynasty and strengthen their confidence in resisting the barbarian troops."
Another important task was to reinforce Panzhou, eliminate the Jin soldiers there, and save the people of the Great Northern Dynasty in the south.
The Fourth Prince looked at Li Guang and said:
“The young prince is right, but there’s nothing we can do right now.”
It is unrealistic to retake the capital at present, and it is also impossible to send troops to Panzhou.
Our current troop strength is still insufficient. Even if the crisis in Panzhou is resolved, the overall situation in the Great Northern Dynasty is still not very optimistic.
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, don't worry. I have a way to take back the capital. After we take the capital, we can divide our forces and head south to Panzhou."
Li Guang's words surprised everyone. This was the capital, not an ordinary city. Did Li Guang have some good ideas?
"What brilliant plan does the young prince have to conquer the capital?" the Fourth Prince asked.
“I do have a good plan that can easily take over the capital.”
"What's your brilliant idea? Tell us quickly!" Everyone began to look forward to it.
"The method is very simple. We can take advantage of the characteristics of the north gate city wall, attack the city from there, open the north gate, and our soldiers can enter the capital."
Currently, there are only about 20,000 barbarian soldiers in the capital. With our current forces, eliminating them after entering the city will not be a problem at all.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince immediately shook his head and said:
"How can this be allowed? The city wall at the north gate is much taller than the walls at the other gates. It's simply impossible to enter the city from there."
"Fourth Imperial Uncle only knows one thing, not the other. Although the city wall of the North Gate is tall, it has a certain curvature and is not vertical. My Di Nu horse can go through the city wall and enter the city."
Back then, when I rode the Di Nu horse, I could run on the cliffs as if it were flat ground. The curved city wall at the North Gate was no problem for the Di Nu horse to run on.
"I'll handle opening the city gates; Fourth Imperial Uncle, just lead the soldiers into the city."
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed. They knew that Di Nu was a fine horse, but they did not expect it to have this ability. It seemed that taking over the capital would not be difficult at all.
The group immediately discussed the specific details of the siege and prepared to send troops out that night to capture the capital.
After the matter was settled, the Fourth Prince immediately began preparations, and before midnight, 30,000 soldiers quietly arrived at the north gate of the capital.
Because the city walls at the north gate are high, attackers would not choose to attack from there. As a result, only a small number of troops are needed to defend the north gate.
At this time, only a few dozen barbarian soldiers were patrolling the city wall at the north gate. They did not notice at all that a large number of troops had gathered below the city.
The Fourth Prince looked at Li Guang and said:
"Young prince, now it's up to you. Tonight we will take the capital and avenge our defeat."
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, rest assured, I will enter the city immediately, open the city gates, and the soldiers can then fight the enemy in the capital."
After Li Guang finished speaking, he squeezed his legs together, and Di Numa neighed and charged towards the city wall.
Di Nu was a white horse. It galloped along the city wall, and the crisp sound of its hooves carried far in the quiet night.
At this moment, the soldiers patrolling the city wall saw a white horse running forward along the wall, and it was going to climb up the wall soon.
The patrolling soldiers sensed something was wrong; someone was trying to climb the city wall. They quickly followed the wall and chased after the horse, trying to stop it.
The people below the city had seen everything clearly. They exclaimed in amazement, "This horse is amazing! It can run up the city wall as if it were flat ground!"
Di Numa quickly climbed the city wall, and Li Guang breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he noticed dozens of barbarian soldiers wielding large swords rushing towards him.
Li Guang then turned his horse around, brandished his silver spear, and sent Di Nu charging towards the barbarian soldiers.
The soldiers were about to pursue the man who had climbed the city wall when he unexpectedly spurred his horse and charged towards them. They were taken aback and quickly engaged him in battle.
Li Guang flicked his silver spear, and the spear tip pierced the barbarian soldiers like raindrops. Soon, a group of barbarian soldiers fell. At this moment, Di Nu's horse also performed very well, kicking the barbarian soldiers with all four hooves.
Many of the soldiers were kicked away and fell off the city wall before they even knew what was happening.
For Li Guang, dealing with these dozens of barbarian soldiers was no effort at all. Seeing that the patrolling barbarian soldiers had been dealt with, he spurred his horse down the city wall and came to the city gate.
There were also some barbarian soldiers near the city gate. Without saying a word, Li Guang drew his spear and thrust, quickly clearing out the barbarian soldiers near the city gate.
Next, Li Guang opened the city gate and lowered the drawbridge.
The commotion on the city wall was quite loud. The Fourth Prince was worried for Li Guang. He had no idea what was happening up there, and he and his men were powerless to help. They could only worry anxiously from below.
Only when the city gates opened and the drawbridge was lowered did the people outside the city finally breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that Li Guang had succeeded.
Li Guang did a great job. He wiped out all the barbarian soldiers at the north gate, leaving not even one messenger behind. This provided the Fourth Prince with an excellent opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the barbarian soldiers in the city.
There were more than 20,000 barbarian soldiers in the city. They set up camp outside the imperial city. Sullivan did not allow the barbarian soldiers to live in the imperial city. Except for some barbarian soldiers who guarded the city and patrolled, the other barbarian soldiers had to live in the military camp in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
This actually made it easier for the Fourth Prince to launch a surprise attack on the barbarian camp, allowing him to concentrate his attacks on the barbarian soldiers.
The 30,000 troops brought by the Fourth Prince began to surround the barbarian soldiers' camp.
It must be said that Sullivan's defensive measures were quite good; the patrolmen quickly discovered that their camp was surrounded and reacted immediately.
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