Chapter 11: Fight back to Luo again

After Cheng Yanjin settled Xu Yuanlang, he hurriedly led the men and horses towards Xingluo Cangcheng. Li Mi, the Duke of Wei, had already sent envoys to urge Cheng to bite Jin many times, asking him to discuss the countermeasures for attacking the eastern capital Luoyang. After a period of expansion and reorganization, the Wagang Army has a large number of soldiers and a wide range of generals, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced, so it is full of confidence in attacking the eastern capital of Li Mi.

Seeing Cheng Yanjin's arrival, Li Mi did not delay for a moment, and immediately gathered a group of generals under his command and began to discuss how to attack the eastern capital. Because when the Wagang army was expanding, the imperial court was not idle, and it was vigorously reorganizing the army, and now the soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang have reached more than 200,000 people, and the city defense has also been reinforced. Therefore, although the discussion among the generals was hot, none of them could make effective suggestions.

The generals sitting here are all green forest heroes who eat meat and drink wine in big bowls, it's okay to let them kill people with knives, expect them to come up with ideas, forget it, if everyone has that ability, what do you want you Li Mi to do? Kill and eat?

Hearing that the generals under his command came and went was nothing more than a white knife in, a red knife out, and a bloody battle with the defenders of Luoyang to the end, Li Mi, who was sitting at the top, smiled helplessly. He is also a mortal, and he is also apprehensive about a fortified city like Luoyang, so he summoned all the leaders. I thought that three stinkers could beat one Zhuge Liang, but I didn't expect that these rough men were not as good as a single hair on Zhuge Liang's legs.

Since you can't think of a good way, let's go hard. Li Mi is still quite satisfied with the group of generals under his hands, all of them are good men running horses on their arms, and they are called majestic when they fight, with this group of fierce men, why worry about not being able to control the world. At that moment, Li Mi arranged several brave and invincible generals as vanguards, and asked them to lead their headquarters to besiege Luoyang.

Li Mi's side hadn't made proper arrangements yet, and Cheng Yanjin below stood up abruptly, "Duke Wei, we don't have much military rations, you see?" ”

Listening to Cheng Biting Jin's words, Li Mi's head suddenly grew for a while, isn't this just talking nonsense with his eyes open? There is still a lot of grain in the granary of Xingluocang, others don't know, can you, the person who laid Xingluocang, not know? The last time this guy said that there wasn't much food, everyone captured this Xingluo Cang, this time, what did this bastard want to do?

Looking at Li Mi's inquiring eyes, Cheng Yanjin said a little embarrassedly, "Duke Wei, I heard that there is a Huiluo warehouse near Luoyang, there are three hundred cellars, and the grain stored in it is also more than two million stones, the brothers are a little tired of eating rice during this time, and I want to try the taste of wheat in the north!" I heard that there seems to be a lot of northern winter wheat stored in Huiluocang! ”

As soon as Cheng Biting Jin's words fell, the cold sweat on Li Mi's head flowed down, that Luokoucang was only seven miles away from the Eastern Capital, and if he wanted to attack Luocang back to Luocang under the noses of the 200,000 troops of the imperial court, wouldn't it be a fool's dream and whimsical? Even if you are impatient and want to die, isn't this the way to do it?

The last time he attacked Xingluocang, Cheng bit the amount of money and gained a lot of benefits, and Li Mi knew it. Seeing that this trip to bite gold actually got Long Wangshu, he tasted the sweetness from the attack on Xingluo Cang, and wanted to make another profit, Li Mi suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, this guy thinks about how to make benefits for himself every day, but he doesn't care about our world affairs, how can this work? The king must beat him, lest others do the same.

Li Mi was about to speak, and Xu Maogong stood next to him, "Duke Wei, General Cheng is right, then Luocang should indeed be taken down!" ”

"Oh? What makes sense? Li Mi asked with some confusion. This Xu Maogong's real name is Xu Shiqiang, and before Li Mi came to Wagang, he had been Zhai Rang's military advisor, and it is said that this person seems to be a disciple of the Taoist sect and knows the art of divination. Hearing his absurd opinion in favor of Cheng Biting Jin, Li Mi was a little surprised in his heart, could it be that these two guys made some agreement in private? But that Cheng bit Jin and promised Xu Maogong a lot of benefits, and let him say it on his behalf?

Xu Maogong stood in the tent and did not squint, "Duke Wei, the stock in the eastern capital is not much, and now the hundreds of thousands of people in the city rely on Huiluocang outside the city to survive." If we work on this warehouse, we can further cut off the channels for supplying grain in Luoyang City, and when the defenders in the city have no food and grass, I am afraid that they will collapse after holding out for a few days, and then it will be easy for us to capture Luoyang! ”

That's quite reasonable! Li Mi immediately looked at the map, what should he think of to capture this Luokoucang? Well! With this, so, so, it shouldn't be a big problem to capture that Luocang.

Seeing Li Mi's eyes shining and raising his head, the generals in the camp immediately straightened their chests and listened to Li Mi's orders. Unexpectedly, Li Mi did not give the order directly, but asked Cheng Yanjin, "General Cheng, since you put forward the idea of attacking Luocang, who do you think is the most appropriate to send?" ”

The generals in the camp immediately stared at Cheng Yanjin with red eyes, Mi Gong clearly had an idea in his heart, but he still had to ask Cheng Yanjin, obviously he wanted to give him this great benefit, how could everyone not be jealous in their hearts?

However, Cheng Yanjin's answer was somewhat unexpected: "Back to the Duke of Wei, I think that Meng Rang, the Duke of Qijun, is the most suitable!" "Cheng Biting Jin didn't recommend himself, because the meaning of Li Mi's words just now is very clear, you Cheng Biting Jin has already gained a lot of benefits from attacking Xingluocang, don't go back to Luocang this time, you eat meat and others have to drink soup, and the benefits can't be taken up by you alone!

Because of this, Li Mi specifically asked Cheng Yanjin's opinion, Li Mi calculated very clearly, Cheng Yanjin is thick-skinned, and he is embarrassed to say that he wants to go by himself, if he dares to do this, the spit of the generals in the camp can drown him! As for Cheng Yanjin's recommendation of Meng Rang, Li Mi had already guessed it. Meng Rang was introduced by Cheng Yanjin, and these two bastards definitely wore a pair of pants.

However, this is also in Li Mi's arms, Meng Rang came to the Wagang Army, and he has not made any contributions, and he should also be allowed to go out for activities, and the Wagang Army does not raise idlers. What's more, when Meng Rang defected to him, there were only a dozen people, and Li Mi took the opportunity to ask for a group of people from Cheng Yanjin on the grounds of insufficient manpower, which were assigned to Meng Rang's command.

This attack back to Luocang, Meng Rang's soldiers will definitely have some losses, and they will definitely make up for it from Cheng Yanjin when the time comes. This Meng Rang was recommended by Cheng Yanjin, he was always embarrassed to let Meng Rang be a nominal leader, right? To be able to weaken Cheng Biting Jin's strength in such an open and honest manner, Li Mi can't wait for Meng Rang's subordinates to all die!

After deciding on the generals to send troops, Li Mi began to implement his plan. In accordance with Li Mi's order, on a dark and windy night, Meng Rang led 2,000 infantry cavalry into the outer city of the eastern capital on the south bank of Luoshui, looted it, and set fire to a large bazaar in the outer city: Fengdu. Originally, Li Mi's order was for Meng Rang to make a false shot there, and then turn around and leave.

However, that night, Cheng Yanjin also quietly mixed in Meng Rang's army. Seeing the rich bazaar, Cheng Yanjin immediately turned red, ***, it is worthy of being the capital, and the people who live there are some rich people, so it is not easy to come back, if you don't rob him, the sky is cracking, the sea is dry, and the stones are rotten, wouldn't you come for nothing?

So, that night, under Cheng Yanjin's order, the rich and powerful people living in the Fengdu Bazaar all suffered. All the valuable things in the house were taken away, including the silk coat on the concubine's body, the gold-inlaid toilet under the bed, etc., all of which were snatched by the bandits with bright eyes. One of the families was even more unlucky, Cheng Yanjin actually fell in love with the pair of big stone lions that his family put at the door, and the two first-class masters with advanced martial arts cultivation immediately moved the pair of stone lions to the ox cart.

When the officers and soldiers who got the news the next day rushed over, they were shocked to find that the entire outer city of the eastern capital had been looted like locusts crossing the border. After this uproar, the residents of the outer city fled to Miyagi with their families and mouths for refuge. This situation shocked the imperial court, and hurriedly transferred a large number of soldiers on the north bank of Luoshui to the south bank of Luoshui to garrison.

It was found that the plan was going well, and five days later, the Wagang Army officially attacked Hui Luocang. After the operation began, the partial division led by Pei Renji and Meng Rang attacked back to Luocang first. After annihilating all the defenders back to Luocang, they then marched south to burn the Tianjin Bridge on the Luoshui River, and plundered the outer city of the eastern capital to attract the attention of the defenders of Luoyang. Then, the main force led by Li Mi himself was then stationed back in Luocang.

The attack of the Wagang army was extremely smooth, Pei Renji's Tiger Prison Legion and the soldiers under Meng Rang were all veterans of the battlefield who could fight well. Therefore, it didn't take long for Li Mi to sit down happily in the Luocang and begin to count the loot.

Looking at the triumphant Li Mi above, Cheng Biting Jin twitched the corners of his mouth with disdain. Attacking such a small Huiluocang, Li Mi actually had to do it himself, it was obvious that Cheng Biting Jin had taken advantage of Xingluocang after taking advantage of it greatly stimulated Li Mi, so he did not hesitate to take risks, what a stingy ghost!

Seeing that it was not early, the army of the Wagang army began to retreat. Pei Renji and Meng Rang, who had gone to attract the enemy's attention, had been repulsed by the defenders of the Eastern Capital, and now, that group of wolf-like officers and soldiers were rushing here, and if they didn't retreat, they wouldn't be able to leave later.

After these invasions, the defenders of Luoyang were exhausted, and the armor of the 200,000 army was incomprehensible day and night, taking turns to defend the city. The Wagang army attacked Jin Yong and Yanshi, which were about eighteen miles away from Luoyang, but they did not capture them, so they had to return in vain.

At this time, in Luoyang City, food is becoming more and more scarce, but the most lacking is indeed firewood and grass. Under the blow of the elusive spirit of the Wagang army, how dare the residents in the eastern capital leave the city to chop firewood, there is really no way, the government has to use the mountains of cloth in the city treasury to burn the fire and cook. Many people have never worn this silk silk in their lives, but now they use it to light fires, and the anguish in their hearts can be imagined.

After learning of this situation, Cheng Biting Jin was like thunder, the group of bastards in the Eastern Capital City are really a group of losers! actually used silk and satin to burn the fire, it seems that grandpa still didn't grab it hard enough! Rather than let this group of bastards spoil it, it's better to let grandpa make the best use of it.

So, knowing Li Mi, Cheng Yanjin took his men and horses to go around the outer city of the Eastern Capital every now and then, and returned with a full load every time. Seeing that Cheng Biting Jin had gained a lot, the other generals of the Wagang Army were quite unbalanced in their hearts, and they simply brought their men and horses to participate in this feast of fortune.