In Jinling City, Li Yu still refused to give up the throne, so at this time, he no longer hesitated and completely obeyed the requests of the officials and implemented them one by one.

Historically, Li Yu has never been a cowardly and incompetent person. Not long after he took the throne, he reused old people to gain power and appease people's hearts. Moreover, he was not willing to be bullied by the Central Plains and expanded his strength.

When he first succeeded to the throne, the Southern Tang Dynasty lost all the elite soldiers and vassal towns in Huainan, and its military strength dropped significantly. The total number of soldiers in the country was less than 100,000.

By the time the Northern Song Dynasty destroyed his country, the Southern Tang's military strength exceeded 300,000. Zhao Kuangyin fought for more than a year, and Li Yu was even able to hold the imperial examination in Jinling City before he could conquer Jinling City.

There is no doubt that Li Yu is capable, but he does not know how to employ people. It is not suitable for a scholar to be an emperor.

The unique weaknesses of literati, hesitation, weakness and doubt, are clearly shown in him.

In the final analysis, the Southern Tang Dynasty was born with underdevelopment. In the troubled times, it valued literature over martial arts. The emperor did not learn martial arts but was good at literature. This was a huge danger to the country. Moreover, there were three generations of literary emperors. He could survive only by the support of his peers.

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Some policies continued, such as opening warehouses to release grain, squandering money to recruit people to defend the city, and issuing bans...

Jinling City was temporarily peaceful for a day or two, but suffered two days of roaring artillery fire.

For three days, there was no shortage of food and salt, but there was no shortage of firewood.

Hundreds of thousands of people need firewood to eat and drink. In the past, there was no shortage of firewood in Jinling City because it was surrounded by mountains and forests. Saving firewood was a joke to the people of Jinling City.

It's like the author is from the south, with abundant water resources. He showers diligently every day, washes his hair, face and brushes his teeth in the morning. He wastes a lot. He has never experienced water shortage and does not know how to store water. But once the water is cut off, it will be a disaster.

Eating two meals a day and several meals a day consumes immeasurable firewood, and many people have to dismantle furniture and even door panels to make fires and cook.

Moreover, when cooking or sleeping, one has to face constant bombardment, which is simply frightening.

In three days, the lack of firewood and thousands of shell casualties had caused people in Jinling City to be in panic all day long, and the prestige of the Southern Tang court was also being eroded bit by bit.

The most profound reflection was that the soldiers guarding the city were constantly bombarded by artillery shells, causing several sections of the city wall to collapse. However, after rescue, they were quickly put back together, leaving no opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

The physical means are not powerful, but the most terrifying thing is the mental attack.

When you eat, the shells roar; when you urinate, the shells are still ringing; when you sleep, they are still ringing; when you are defending the city, they are still ringing...

The constant mental torture made the defenders want to die. How could ordinary people endure it?

"Grandma, you are such a bear, I can't bear it any longer!" Zhou Kui's eyes were dark and full of red threads. He looked at the roaring artillery and couldn't bear it any longer. He ran to Li Xin's army tent and his eyes widened.

Eyeballs.

"Uncle, not only them, but even me can't bear it anymore!"

"Pfft--" Li Xin chuckled lightly, pulled the cloth from his ears, and said: "I asked you to take it with you, but you don't believe it. Now, you can taste the good fruit!"

"The continuous artillery bombardment has made the entire Jinling City tremble with fear. They have to open one eye when sleeping for fear of losing their lives, and they can't sleep peacefully. This kind of danger anytime and anywhere is the most deadly."

"There are many soldiers in Jinling City. It is easy to attack the city. If we cannot occupy it in a short time, we will be in trouble!"

"Before your Majesty left, he gave me a briefing on the matter. A city with hundreds of thousands of people is not easy to capture. If we engage in street fighting, even if our 40,000-strong army is wiped out, half of Jinling City will still be left!"

"So, even if a large section of Jinling City collapsed yesterday, uncle, you remained indifferent. It turned out that you just wanted to distract him!" Zhou Kui opened his eyes wide and felt surprised.

Li Xin said calmly: "Yes, people's hearts have been consumed. Several sections of the walls of Jinling City have collapsed at this time. It's time to attack the city!"

"Great!" Zhou Kui instantly became more energetic and shouted loudly: "I can finally kill the enemy on a large scale!"

"General Zhou, according to military regulations, you cannot go to the front line!" Li Xin frowned and said softly.

"So-and-so is just talking, talking!" Zhou Kui laughed sarcastically.

Just when the people of Jinling City were preparing to sleep on guard, the enemy army, which had been silent for a long time, finally made some movement.

"Kill--"

"rush--"

"No, get up quickly, the enemy is coming!" Chen Qian was awakened instantly, his eyes were full of red threads, and he yelled loudly.

The mentally tortured defenders stood up to defend helplessly. Looking at the endless enemy troops, they felt powerless and amazed for a moment.

Within one day, the Tang army was surrounded by ants from three sides.

Not surprisingly, the southern city wall was the first to be scaled by the Tang army, because it was the place that suffered the most damage from artillery fire, and it was also the place where the city walls collapsed the most.

Soon, under the mental bombing offensive of the past few days, as expected, the south city gate was opened from the inside, and the Tang army's infantry and cavalry waiting outside swarmed in, and the army poured into the city like a flood.

Chen Qian and his thousands of soldiers and horses guarded the city gate. Looking at the influx of enemy troops, they shouted sharply: "Serve your Majesty today!"

"Just today~"

"Serve Your Majesty~"

Within the square formation formed, the soldiers responded feebly, which made people anxious.

"Ah, ah..." The enemy suddenly threw a large number of spears from the air, and people in the Southern Tang Army's position fell one after another.

After a short while, dozens of men ran directly into the phalanx and fell to the ground screaming. After many soldiers fell to the ground, they quickly got up and slashed with the weapons in their hands, "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding..."

The sound of impact is endless.

"Hey!" At this time, a cavalryman rushed over quickly. A horse raised its front hooves high, then fell heavily, finally stopping the momentum.

"Surrender and avoid death -" The big man led the army and continuously attacked the phalanx, waving the spears in his hands, killing many people. The soldiers in the phalanx could not help but feel frightened and retreated a lot.

"Fight to the death and never retreat!" Chen Qian kept a stern face and kept killing the enemy. For his wife and children, and for the emperor, he must not retreat, even if he lost his life.

"Bah——" The man followed the sound and saw a big man wearing armor and a sturdy back. He had a red face and kept killing people. He had a suspicion in his heart.

"Hey--"

A dozen steps away, he raised his spear, pointed it at the person, and waved it hard.

"Crack--" The big man fell instantly, and his armor couldn't protect him.

"Commander——" the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty shouted miserably.

The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty suddenly became as brave as crazy, not afraid of spears, and fearless of death, which created a lot of resistance out of thin air.
Chapter completed!