"Heavenly Maiden, is there something wrong with the Luo River?"
Li Shimin noticed the profound look in Verdant Green Maiden's eyes as she gazed at the Luo River and asked curiously.
"Nothing."
Verdant Green Maiden shook her head.
She turned around, her gaze falling on Li Shimin. At this moment, the Tang Army was clearing out the Zheng Army around Luoyang, and an encirclement sealing off all of Luoyang was gradually taking shape. Compared with Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong was still far weaker.
After the Tang Army had surrounded the city for several months, Luoyang's food supplies had run dry.
Inside the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Wang Shichong was both shocked and furious!
"Idiots!"
"Bastards!"
"You're all nothing but useless trash!"
"The Tang Army only has a hundred thousand men! Even if those hundred thousand attacked the city, they couldn't possibly take Luoyang City, much less by surrounding it! Our Great Zheng army has a hundred thousand men as well—so why can't we break through the Tang Army's blockade?"
"Speak! Have you all gone mute?"
Wang Shichong furiously questioned those in the Imperial Court.
Everyone lowered their heads.
What other reason could there be?
There was only one—they were no match for the Tang Army!
But such thoughts were one thing to keep in their hearts. None of them had the courage to say them to Wang Shichong's face.
Just as Wang Shichong was seething with rage, someone stepped forward and gathered his courage to say, "Your Majesty, the pressing matter is to find a way to withdraw our forces! This servant suggests asking Dou Jiande of Hebei for aid. So long as he sends troops to reinforce us, the Tang Army can surely be driven back."
"Indeed, Your Majesty!"
"This servant concurs!"
"Your Majesty, please write the letter at once!"