Chapter 819: Take Luoyang lightly
"Your Majesty wants us to turn us into a sharp knife and plunge into the heart of the enemy, and we will be invincible." Zhao Yun said.
"That's right. This attack on Luoyang, you are the vanguard, I hope you will become a sharp knife and give Cao Jun a little bit of power. This is also an opportunity for you to establish the Sharp Knife Army and prove your abilities. Xu Dingdao.
"Yes, the end will prove the combat power of the Sharp Knife Army." Zhao Yun secretly thought in his heart, he was burned by Cao Cao before, and many soldiers were burned, and he must fight back this time.
Xu Ding continued: "Zhang Liao led the headquarters to guard the Tiger Pass. Huang Zhong's Central Plains Field Army, divided into two parts. The first part, led by General Min Rou, led 15,000 cavalry, went to Pingjin to garrison. The second part, led by Huang Zhong himself, took advantage of Jia Xu's entanglement with Cao Cao, bypassed the battlefield, and went straight to Hangu Pass. If he could capture there, Cao Cao's back road would be cut off. ”
"Yes..."
Huang Zhong and Min Rou responded.
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Everything is ready to go.
The armies left Tiger Pass and went on their respective missions.
Xu Ding, Guo Jia, and Dian Wei led 3,000 Imperial Forest troops and followed behind Zhao Yun.
on the marching road.
Xu Ding passed Guo Jia into the car.
Seeing Xu Ding's worried expression, Guo Jia asked, "Is Your Majesty worried about Sun Jian and Liu Bei?" ”
"yes."
"Your Majesty don't worry, Liu Bei and Sun Jian have their own calculations, and they won't help Cao Cao wholeheartedly." Guo Jiadao.
"Having said that, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang both understand the current situation, and they won't do anything to see Cao Cao being destroyed, right? Because after Cao Cao was destroyed, they could not escape death. ”
"Your Majesty is very right." Guo Jia hesitated: "Zhou Yu may have a small abacus, but Zhuge Liang will not, he will persuade Liu Bei to send troops to help in the war." And there is a great possibility that he will come to Luoyang. ”
"Won't it?"
Xu Ding originally guessed that Liu Bei would capture the two states of Jiyou.
There was a Hebei Field Army in Guan Yu, and Xu Ding was not worried.
If you come to Luoyang, it will be a little troublesome.
"Fengxiao, how can you be sure that Liu Bei will come to Luoyang?" Xu Ding asked.
Of course, Liu Bei didn't have this mind, what he was thinking about was Kuang Fu Han and saving the Son of Heaven from danger. Maybe he still regards Cao Cao as an enemy now. However, Zhuge Liang is different, he knows very well in his heart that once Cao Cao is defeated, the general trend will go. Even if Liu Bei guards Taihang Mountain, he is not His Majesty's opponent. Therefore, he would persuade Liu Bei bitterly, preferring not to attack Ji You, but also to help Cao Cao with all his might. Guo Jiadao.
"Zhuge Liang is indeed far-sighted, and he is our great enemy. But.... Xu Ding chuckled: "Luoyang is about to be conquered by me, what can Liu Bei do when he comes to Luoyang?" ”
"It depends on General Zhao Yun whether he can complete the task."
"I believe he can conquer Luoyang!" Xu Ding said this, and he was also very worried in his heart. Once the siege is unfavorable, it will be defeated and returned to the tiger prison. When Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined forces, the army was nearly 200,000. It's going to be even tougher.
Walked a hundred miles forward.
It is not far from Luoyang City.
Zhao Yun personally went to investigate.
Before, he led his army straight to Luoyang Dongcheng.
"Your Majesty has an order, those who enter live, and those who retreat die!" Zhao Yun raised his gun and shouted: "Kill me and seize Luoyang City!" ”
"Kill..." On a rainy night, the soldiers rushed to the city.
They originally had countless siege equipment, but in this battle, they only carried pontoon bridges and ladders. The pontoon bridge was erected over the moat, allowing the army to barely pass. The ladder was erected by the tower, so that the soldiers could go up to the city.
Zhao Yunchong was at the forefront and personally participated in the siege.
"The enemy is coming to attack the city, the enemy is coming to attack the city..." The soldiers stationed on the tower of Luoyang City did not find that there were tens of thousands of troops outside the city until Zhao Yun crossed the moat.
Because the rain was so heavy, and it was at night.
You can't see anything from outside.
The siege soldiers were also invisible.
Zhao Yun shouted to kill, and they rushed in the direction of the city tower. Wait until the ladder is set up, and feel it to climb up.
This kind of siege battle is definitely the first time in the world.
Knock knock...
War drums rang out from the towers.
The sound of the drum was a warning to the city.
If it's a sunny day, the sound of the drums will be heard in the city.
But it's raining now, and it's still raining so much, there are ghosts who can hear it.
"Brothers, hold on a little longer..." Zhao Yun took the lead and climbed up the ladder. He realized that this siege was so ridiculous that he couldn't see anything, but he could only climb up by feeling the ladder.
If the enemy throws arrows and throws boulders. He would never arrive.
Tens of thousands of bladed soldiers will be buried here.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun was impatient and accelerated his crawling speed.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Whoosh...
The soldiers defending the city began to fight back.
The arrows were sparse and shot indiscriminately.
Eighty percent of the arrows were not on target.
The damage inflicted on the Blades is negligible.
Zhao Yun climbed up even more frantically, and with only a dozen breaths, he climbed onto the city tower. There are torches on the castle tower, so you can vaguely see the surroundings.
He found that there were not many sergeants defending the city.
There were also very few armed with bows and arrows.
"Someone's enemy has come to the city, kill quickly..." Not far from Zhao Yun, an enemy general shouted.
Zhao Yun held the bright silver spear in his hand and turned around to stab it.
Burst!
Before the man could finish his sentence, he died at the hands of the shining silver spear.
Then the soldiers on the city tower came to besiege Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun was not surprised, and stood up with a bright silver spear to fight.
He attracted the attention of the enemy and caused the besieging troops to climb the tower with almost zero casualties.
"Come with me..." Zhao Yun fought for a while and entered the city with a large army.
As soon as he descended the stone steps of the urn city, he encountered the enemy troops who came to reinforce him.
Zhao Yun didn't say a word, and shouted: "Kill it!" ”
"Kill..." The soldiers who followed behind Zhao Yun stepped forward to fight. Zhao Yun took this opportunity to run to the city gate, killed the enemy soldiers guarding the city gate, and opened the city gate.
Woo woo...
Zhao Yun blew the horn.
The sound of the trumpet reached the outside of the city.
The Blades gave up the siege and rushed towards the gates.
Under the leadership of Zhao Yun, they attacked and entered the city.
"Your Majesty, General Zhao Yun has made a meritorious service." Xu Ding soon received the news.
"So fast?"
Xu Ding still didn't believe it.
From Zhao Yun starting to attack the city to breaking the city, it was only ten minutes.
Even if the enemy army is negligent in guarding against it, it is not so fast.
Guo Jia said with a smile: "This is a strange soldier, the effect of a strange soldier is better than a heavy soldier." As soon as Luoyang was broken, our army took the initiative in Guanzhong, and Cao Cao wanted to attack us with fire oil, but it was no longer possible. ”
"Hmm."
Xu Ding was also very excited and happy.
This battle was really unexpected and fruitful.
Xu Ding asked Dian Wei to lead the Imperial Forest Army to help Zhao Yun.
The two armies work together and are more combative.
In Xu Ding, he slowly rushed to Luoyang Dongcheng, and the battle in Dongcheng was over. All the armies entered the city and were fighting a bloody battle with Cao's army in Luoyang.
Xu Ding and Guo Jia waited outside the city for more than an hour.
Dian Wei personally came to report: "Your Majesty, the Cao army in the city has been slaughtered, and now Luoyang City is under the control of General Zhao Yun, please enter the city." ”
"Okay."
Xu Ding waved into the city.
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The battle of Luoyang ended hastily. Statistics show that less than 1,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, while 20,000 enemy troops were killed. Most of them were in the school yard, blocked by Dian Wei and killed in the tent.
They didn't even have a chance to react.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Good news. The next morning, Guo Jia hurriedly came.
Xu Ding just got up, and asked with fluffy eyes, "What good news?" ”
"A letter from General Hansheng, he has captured Hangu Pass, and he asks for orders to go to Hongnong County and Tongguan respectively, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?"
Xu Dingdao: "Huang Zhong's speed is quite fast, and it only took one night to conquer Hangu Pass. You tell him that if you make sure that Hangu Pass is safe, you can go and attack Hongnong and Tongguan. ”
"Yes."
"Wait..." Xu Ding washed his face, took a map and looked at it: "Tongguan is an important part of the pass, and it only needs thousands of soldiers and horses to hold on." Nowadays, Hangu Pass is broken, once the news reaches Tongguan, Tongguan guards will be vigilant. Huang Zhong is afraid that it will be difficult to make contributions. Besides, it didn't rain in the sky, and the enemy had fire oil. If Huang Zhong is defeated at Tongguan, it will affect the battle situation in Luoyang. ”
Xu Ding thought for a while and waved his hand: "Forget it, let him stick to Hangu Pass." Do not move lightly. ”
"No."
Guo Jia felt that Xu Ding was a little too careful.
Hangu Pass was captured, and the Tongguan guards would not know immediately, and Huang Zhong would definitely make a contribution if he went suddenly. However, thinking of the war in the Luoyang area, Guo Jia did not advise.
Because now for Huaxia Kingdom, the elimination of Cao Cao's main force is the most important thing.
As for Tongguan, Hongnong and other places, they can be captured at any time.
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Outside Xiangyang City, Jingzhou, Zhou Yu's army arrived. He made an agreement with Kuai Yue that he would accept the surrender of Liu Biao's forces on this day. and take over Xiangyang City.
Zhou Yu brought all the troops, and when he couldn't take over, he stormed Xiangyang.
In fact, he already regretted that he shouldn't have given Liu Biao fifteen days, he could do a lot of things in these fifteen days, so it was wasted. Now he couldn't bear it anymore, and if he didn't let Xiangyang go, he took it by force.
"Where is Liu Biao? Why don't you go out of the city to greet you? Zhou Yu drove forward.
It was Kuai Yue and Gongsun Zhan who appeared on the city tower, and Kuai Yue arched his hand slightly: "Zhou Gongjin, you have already been tricked, don't you know it?" ”
"Medium?" Zhou Yu didn't realize what trick he had fallen.
However, his eyes were very good, and at a glance he saw Gongsun Chan standing next to Kuai Yue.
"Gongsun Zhan? You... How did you end up here? Zhou Yu was shocked. He thought in his heart, could it be that Liu Biao had already surrendered to Xu Ding and sent Gongsun Zan here to take over Xiangyang?
If so, it would be several times more difficult for him to attack Xiangyang.
Gongsun Chan laughed and said, "Zhou Gongjin, you and I have fought side by side, and now we are going to turn against each other?" I have brought the White Horse and more than 30,000 Jingzhou soldiers, if you think that with the troops in your hands, you can defeat me, then just attack the city. If you don't dare, leave as soon as possible, and I can spare your life. ”
"You...!" Zhou Yu was almost stunned.
"Governor, we just received a report that there are thousands of white horse followers, in the rear of our army." Huang Gai said.
"The enemy army has already prepared, our army should avoid its edge, please ask the governor to order a temporary retreat." Cheng Pudao.
"I'm really unwilling to retreat like this..." Zhou Yu was stationed in Jiangling for 15 days, and he was already impatient, and he made up his mind that he had to take Xiangyang.
However, Gongsun Zhan joined forces with Liu Biaojun, and his military strength had already surpassed him.
Zhou Yu rode a horse, spun around twice in place, and suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell off the horse.
"The Grand Governor..." The generals greeted Zhou Yu and surrounded him: "Governor, are you okay?" ”
"I'm fine, you carry me away as soon as I'm unconscious. The whole army retreated fifteen miles to the village. Zhou Yu said with half-open eyes.
"Yes..." The generals carried Zhou Yu and hurriedly withdrew their troops.
This scene fell in the eyes of Gongsun Zhan and Kuai Yue, and they were very puzzled.
"I didn't expect Zhou Yu's strength to be so small, I just said a few words, and I didn't humiliate him, he vomited blood and fell into a coma, which was really unexpected." Gongsun Chan said.
Kuai Yue replied: "Zhou Yu is indeed very small, but he vomited blood and fell into a coma, but it was a little too much, the general should not be fooled." ”
"Hmm."
Gongsun Chan nodded slightly.
However, he was already thinking in his heart, if he could defeat Zhou Yu, eliminate Sun Jian, and occupy the entire Jingzhou and Yangzhou. After returning to China, he will definitely be more valued by Xu Ding.
The Gongsun family can also prosper because of this.
What a great opportunity this is.
"Someone."
"Yes."
Gongsun Zhan said to the soldiers behind him: "Order the soldiers outside the city, don't disturb Zhou Yu, go back to the city and stand by, I have my own strategy to break the enemy." ”
"Yes." The soldier went to give the order.
Kuai Yue saw that Gongsun Zhan's heart was full of murderous intent, and he was uneasy: "General Gongsun, do you want to fight Zhou Yu?" ”
"Why not?" Gongsun Chan walked towards the city.
Kuai Yue followed and said hurriedly: "The general can't, Zhou Yu is good at fighting, and if he dares to come to Xiangyang, he must be prepared." The general could not compete with it, he only needed to garrison Xiangyang and let the Jingzhou soldiers defend the city, and Zhou Yu did not dare to attack the city. ”
Gongsun Zhan said: "You have been fighting with Zhou Yu for many years, and you can still protect yourself." I'm a northern war horse, brave and abnormal, I'm afraid that Zhou Yu won't succeed? ”
"This..."
Kuai Yue didn't know how to answer.
"Ziliang don't have to worry, my White Horse Yi fought from the south to the north, invincible, and Zhou Yu was tens of thousands of foot soldiers, even if the Huns were iron horses, they didn't want to have the upper hand. If there is war, I will take his head. ”
Gongsun Chan did not listen to the persuasion.
That night, he sent people to inquire into Zhou Yu's camp and found that Zhou Yu was bedridden and could not command the battle. And the soldiers under his command all gathered in front of Zhou Yu's tent, and they were anxious.
Gongsun Chan immediately gathered his troops and horses and rushed to the enemy camp.
"Kill..." Fifteen thousand white horses swept into the camp.
It's lightning and unstoppable.
All the Jiangdong Army that came into contact with it could not be defeated.
Gongsun Zhan took advantage of the situation to kill the Chinese army and look for Zhou Yu. However, when he opened the tent, he found it empty.
"Oh no, we've been tricked." Gongsun Chan reacted extremely quickly, exited the camp tent and shouted, "Quickly retreat!" ”
Whoosh...
As soon as Gongsun Chan withdrew, he saw countless arrows shooting. The white horse servants who stood outside the tent of the Chinese army were unable to defend themselves and were shot and killed. Then enemy troops appeared on all sides and surrounded them.
"Soldiers, fight the enemy!" Gongsun Chan shouted.
"Kill..." Bai Ma Yi rushed to kill from all sides and fought a bloody battle with Zhou Yu's army.
The fighting was raging.
Zhou Yu watched from the Zuoying Lookout and was shocked: "When I was in the north, I heard that Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Righteous Servant was extremely powerful, but I didn't see it in person. Today, Gongsun Chan is besieged, and he can still fight to the death, proving that what he said is true.