Chapter Seventy-Six: Midfield

The Suzaku Gate of the North Palace is facing the Xuanwu Gate of the South Palace, and in the city tower, the pursuers and armor soldiers are in a small environment, using short soldiers to stab each other, and from time to time someone screams and falls. Although the road is wide, it cannot allow hundreds of people to pass in a short time. The soldiers died without interruption, retreating from the head of the city to the tower, and from the tower to the double road.

Blood spilled from both soldiers on both sides and bodies fell from mid-air. A few soldiers were squeezed down before they were killed. They fell from a height of more than ten meters in mid-air, let out a terrifying howl, and then "snapped" and fell into meat sauce. If they hadn't been armoured, they might have survived.

The armor soldiers who were isolated at the head of the city were quickly slaughtered, and those who embarked on the recovery road retreated while fighting bloodily. Chen Cheng stood on the city tower, pulled out the "sunset bow", and shot an arrow at the surging back road. The arrow sank into the chest of one of his pursuers, and the sharp cluster of arrows pierced his armor, skewering him with his comrades behind him.

The armor soldier in front of him was stunned for a moment, then raised the ring head knife and slashed at the neck of the enemy on the opposite side. The blade sliced through the junction between the helmet and the armor, and the head was cut off due to the force. Liuyang Kui flew up and fell to the ground. The headless strong body had no head, still clutching the blade, but there was no longer a surging driving force, and he slowly knelt down.

The armor soldiers had already retreated to the center of the recovery road, and after retreating a few dozen steps, the bows and crossbows on the side of the Xuanwu Gate fired in unison, shooting over more than a dozen pursuers. The companions who pursued the castle tower immediately returned their colors, but the distance was so far that the arrows had already fallen to the ground in the air. They then switched their targets, raining arrows on the retreating warriors as they fought. Due to the distance, the other bows and crossbows did not play a big role, and only the big yellow crossbow still had a powerful shot.

The crossbows on both sides continued to fire, and the corpses were soon strewn all over the road. More than forty armor soldiers retreated to the side of Xuanwu Gate, and almost all of them were wounded. The pursuers were stacked up by the continuous arrows, and they did not dare to continue to advance, and retreated to the other side of the road in embarrassment.

Chen Cheng narrowed his field of vision, and he could clearly see that on the opposite side of the city, there was a general shouting loudly, as if he wanted to pull the soldiers over and launch an assault. He stretched out the thumb of his left hand, gestured, and found that the distance had exceeded one hundred and fifty paces, so he had to put down the sunset bow in a foolish manner.

At such a distance, the difficulty of shooting is estimated to be more than fifteen. Unless it's a rhubarb, the other crossbows won't be able to shoot down anything on the other side.

The killing, looting and adultery in the north palace continued, and all the eunuchs who had time to retreat to the south palace were killed, and the screams of the women could be clearly heard in the city. The retreating armor soldiers wept loudly on the Xuanwu Gate, scolding angrily to the north, and when the other people saw it, they couldn't help but feel sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead.

Originally, many people still thought about resisting twice casually, and then surrendering. Now that he saw the tragic situation in the North Palace, he immediately gave up the idea of surrendering. According to the way those people do, if they put down their swords and guns, they are afraid that they will die faster.

After He Jin heard that the North Palace had been breached, he immediately reversed the direction of the attack and transferred a large number of infantry and shooters into the North Palace. A large number of soldiers moved back and forth in Luoyang City, and as long as they waited until the deployment was completed, they would send out a thunderous blow.

In the West Garden outside the city, several military camps are scattered on the ground. One of the military camps is the station of Yuan Shao, the general of Huben Zhonglang. When he heard that the general's banner had been raised in the city, the whole person was stunned, and after a long while, he let out a long breath.

He looked at Cao Cao, whose smile was a little deformed, suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up, walked outside the big tent, and whispered to his henchmen: "Immediately send an order to Yan Liang, let him not enter the city, and bring troops to the West Garden." ”

After returning to the big tent, Yuan Shao sat back in his position and asked, "Jian Shuo can't hold on, what good way can Meng De have?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said: "Our army is numerous, the enemy is outnumbered, surrounded on three sides, and attacked with all our strength." ”

Yuan Shao was silent for a while and said, "That's all it can be." ”

Since the two of them have spoken, the most important thing is that since Yuan Shao has made up his mind, the others can only obey. Whether it is Xia Mu and Chun Yuqiong, the left and right captains, or Zhao Rong and Feng Fang, the left and right captains of the auxiliary army, they have always been the only ones who are the first to look forward to Yuan Shao.

Several people had made a plan, each returned to the camp, and surrounded the large camp with soldiers and horses, and attacked in turn. However, Jian Shuo is the marshal of the Xiyuan Army, and he is also the captain of the military academy, with the most soldiers and horses in his hands, the strongest in the large battalion, and the most strong bows and crossbows in the battalion. Chun Yuqiong was a drunkard and forced the soldiers to come forward, but hundreds of people were shot, and he himself was hit by an arrow and fled back to the battle with his wounds.

With the example in front of them, the rest of the people lost their desperate thoughts, and when it was their turn to fight, they just responded to the story. Cao Cao wanted to solve Jian Shuo as soon as possible, but he didn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, and there was nothing he could do in the face of the enemy who couldn't hold out, so he could only let the soldiers rush with their shields on their backs, and they were also killed and wounded, but they didn't get anything.

Among the eight captains in the West Garden, except for Jian Shuo and Yuan Shao, among the remaining six people, Cao Cao was resourceful and Chun Yu Qiongxiao fought bravely, neither of these two of them could do it, and the others were even worse. Anyway, they have enough troops, and they are not afraid of Jian Shuo to kill them.

Yuan Shao looked back to the east, and the sound of killing in the city shook the sky. He was worried in his heart, and he didn't know if Wen Chou had escaped overnight as planned after he didn't succeed. He whispered to the soldiers around him to prepare secretly, if the situation was not right, then he had to go with thirty-six strategies.

Now the soldiers are dragging their feet and refusing to fight to the death, and there are also the results of his indulgence. He didn't want to go to the General's Mansion to meet He Jin, so he had to find a reason. If Jian Shuo is destroyed, what excuse does he have?

The attack was carried out in turns, and the soldiers suffered hundreds of casualties, but there was no result. When he was still grinding, a cavalry galloped over, but it was the cavalry battalion led by Feng Shu, the captain of the tun cavalry. Feng Shu came with troops, Yuan Shao panicked in his heart, and did not dare to send troops to block, after hearing that Feng Shu came to supervise the army on the order of the general, the panic in his heart not only did not disappear, but became more intense.

If you say it's an Overseer, who knows if it will serve some other purpose? For example, take his Yuan Benchu's head?

It wasn't until Yan Liang rushed over with his troops and had an absolutely reliable army in his hands that Yuan Shao was relieved. However, Feng Shu summoned the generals and read out the order of the great general He Jin, and he said unceremoniously to Yuan Shao and the others: "The general has an order, before sunset, the camp must be broken!" If not, all the generals above the lieutenant level will be beheaded! ”

Feng Shu was the general of the Northern Army, but the Xiyuan Army was set up to suppress the Northern Army, and there was already a mustard between the two sides. He is now coming with the order of the general, and he is ordered to control the armies of the West Garden, which is not unexpected. What kind of bullshit is that the Western Garden Army is not going to lie at the feet of the Northern Army in the end?

He was proud, but the generals who were reprimanded by him dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

Yes, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are led by the general He Jin to fight against the eunuch group, but they are not He Jin's subordinates, but only a cooperative relationship and a political ally. What qualifications does He Jin have to appoint outsiders to lead their West Park Army out of thin air? Is it good to die or is it a sworn enemy from the Northern Army?

The generals made a loud promise, but when they bowed their heads, they looked at each other.

Feng Shuzhi proudly arranged the order of the battle, and took it for granted that the four thousand tun cavalry he brought were regarded as the supervising team.

Yuan Shao walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army that was occupied by the dove, Xia Mu and the others surrounded him, and asked in a low voice: "General Zhonglang, what should we do?" Do you just let him, a member of the Northern Army, dictate to us? ”

Yuan Shao didn't answer, turned his head sideways to look at Cao Cao, and asked, "What does Meng De think?" ”

Cao Cao said: "The overall situation is important, let's break through the Jian Shuo Department first!" ”

He said sincerely: "Originally, I knew that you were not angry in your hearts, but now the most important thing is to kill the eunuchs, even if we have any dissatisfaction, after killing Jian Shuo, we can tell the general!" ”

Yuan Shao was silent for a while, then said with a smile: "What Meng De said is very true! Guys, we can't let those guys in the Northern Army look down on you! Meng De, your troops are the most rigorous, please take the lead! ”

Cao Cao generously agreed, said goodbye to everyone, and returned to the army to reorganize his troops and horses, and prepare for another battle.

Seeing Cao Cao walking away, Chun Yuqiong hurriedly said: "Originally, you can't just forget it!" ”

Yuan Shao looked left and right, and when he saw that they were all his own people, he said in a low voice; "After the fight starts, everyone is like this, like this."

Rao was full of bold and reckless people, and they couldn't help but look at each other by Yuan Shao's words.

"Isn't that okay?" Feng Fang said hesitantly: "What if the general is to blame?" ”

Yuan Shao said solemnly: "Although the general is noble, the imperial court has its own laws!" If today's big business, the major affairs of the court should be discussed by the important ministers, and then implemented, where can the general be allowed to deal with it as he wants? He's just a general, not a son of heaven! ”

Yuan Benchu spoke loudly and infectiously, and what he did was very reasonable, and everyone bowed down.

"Then why don't you share it with Cao Mengde?"

Yuan Shao said: "Ah Pu is loyal, and I will fulfill him." ”

In Luoyang City, on the wide street between the North Palace and the South Palace, the endless stream of pedestrians in the past is no longer visible, replaced by countless armor soldiers and knights. After capturing the North Palace, He Jin dispatched troops and horses to spread along the southern city wall and the city head.

The soldiers of the infantry battalion and the shooting battalion were all moved to the front, ready to capture Nangong in one go.

When both sides were deploying troops, Chen Cheng was on the Xuanwu Gate and shouted at the opposite side: "The Queen Mother and the Queen are in the palace, and the coffin of the Son of Heaven is also here, you dare to lead troops to attack, aren't you afraid of being exterminated by the Nine Clans?" ”

His voice was so loud that it could be heard even from a distance of a mile or two. When the soldiers of the infantry battalion and the shooting battalion heard this, they couldn't help but stir a little, and turned their eyes to their respective generals.