It took only two days, but Shi Siming was still late. He didn't know what Guo Ziyi and the others used to take down Youzhou, which had left him with 80,000 or 90,000 people to defend the city in just two days. But now, the fact is in front of him.

The Tang Dynasty's flag appeared on the city wall, which further shows that the Tang army has firmly grasped the city.

Shi Siming knew that if he went to attack the city at this time, he would still have a certain chance to take Youzhou back from the enemy.

But he knew even more that the army he led was exhausted after two days of marching, and with no preparations for siege equipment, even if it was a strong attack, his losses would definitely be greater than those of the Tang army.

Shi Siming stood under Youzhou City, looked at the Tang Dynasty's flag fluttering in the wind on the city wall, hesitated for a full hour before ordering the withdrawal of troops.

During this period, Li Neng and Li Guangbi watched Shi Siming's army almost on the city wall, and they only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them leaving slowly.

They defeated Youzhou City, and it took less than two hours to go, and this battle was too difficult for them.

There has been an iron rule since ancient times when attacking such a city, that is, the losses of the siege side will definitely be greater than that of the defending side, and this time is of course no exception.

However, according to the three people's plan, they gave the enemy a feeling at the beginning. That is, they had a very great determination. Although such an offensive has been losing manpower, it has also destroyed the confidence of the defenders bit by bit.

Although they lost a lot after a day of attack, the Tang army's goal was basically achieved. After that, they gradually slowed down their offensive and then shot a large number of letters of persuasion into the city with bows and arrows.

According to the Tang army's letters, this time Shi Siming came to Fanyang, he would have gone but not returned. If they did not surrender to Tang army at this time, in the end, they would have to be invaded by the Tang army who came back from Fanyang with them. Not to mention the casualties, if they surrendered at that time, it would be a world of difference from the current treatment.

Of course, all the defenders would not be shaken when they saw this news, but there would definitely be some people shaken. Li and the others bet that a small number of people were shaken.

Because a small number of people can often play a very important role in this situation.

Sure enough, that night, a small group of soldiers in the city who wanted to surrender to the Tang army opened the city gate from the north and secretly led the Tang army into the city.

After the Tang army entered the city, the defenders in the city did not flee, but fought with them for several hours. After several hours, the three finally occupied Yeyouzhou City.

At this time, the Tang army was actually very tired, but they had occupied Youzhou at least.

After controlling Youzhou, Guo Ziyi and the other two discussed and directly put all the generals of the defenders in prison. All those who seemed to not want to surrender sincerely were driven out of the city.

After all, their troops are not enough. Once Shi Siming returns, someone in the city wants to cooperate with him inside and outside, the situation will still be quite difficult for them.

After doing this, Li Neng and the others didn't even take any time to rest, but received the news that Shi Siming and his men had approached Youzhou City.

Fortunately, Shi Siming finally failed in this battle of courage. He did not dare to let his tired army attack the Tang army, which were also tired army. In this way, Youzhou fell steadily into the hands of the Tang army.

"Three generals, Shi Siming led his men all the way to Fan Yang. It didn't seem to be a change or turning back. I think he has already agreed to his failure this time and wants to go back to Fan Yang to rest."

After seeing where he went to the general who was responsible for following Shi Siming's army, Guo Ziyi and the other three were relieved.

"Although the prince's plan is good, I'm at my age, so don't take risks like this anymore. It's true that wealth and honor are sought in danger, but I still think that the prince has reserved something for me. Why can those people you sent to Youzhou City win the trust of Shi Siming?"

The matter was over, and Guo Ziyi brought up the matter that he had never understood to Li.

Li Qing never said what happened to Yuyang Riding Cavalry, and he didn't want to say it later, because he wanted to treat this team as his own hidden power in the dark in case of emergency.

"The deputy marshal was joking, but Li Qing spent a little more effort to select some people from the captives of our army before and teach them. This was the trust of Shi Siming. I had already sent Lei Wanchun and some men to ambush near Fanyang, cutting off the exchanges between Fanyang and Youzhou City, which was the only way to ensure that this strategy was foolproof!"

What Li Neng said was true and false. Everyone hadn't seen Lei Wanchun in the army for a long time. It was just that Li Neng didn't say it. Of course, no one asked where Lei Wanchun had gone. Now that Li Neng said it, he answered some of their questions.

However, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi are both old fryes. They obviously heard that Li Yi seemed to be hiding something in his words. However, since Li Yi didn't want to say it, they would certainly not ask casually even if there was no bad influence on the war.

"Since the prince's plan has already allowed us to obtain Youzhou, the remaining areas under Shi Siming's hands are just a few prefectures and counties centered on Fanyang. I wonder what the prince and the deputy marshal have?"

Li Guangbi set off the topic, but obviously this was not to help Li Yan, but to determine how they would fight this battle as soon as possible.

"Since we are at this point, we should not be anxious about it, right?" Li Qing's mood is almost the most relaxed time during this period. Although Hebei Road and the rebels' nest have not been taken, the significance of taking Youzhou is iconic, at least in the hearts of the officials in Chang'an City and the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"It's okay to have some rest, but at this point, our three armies have already lost nearly half of them. If we continue to attack, our troops will be in short supply!"

Guo Ziyi still thought a lot, and he said the biggest problem they had. If this problem is not solved, it is obvious that he cannot beat Fan Yang.
Chapter completed!