Yique Mountain, also known as Longmen Mountain, is a natural barrier in the southeast of Luoyang.

According to legend, in ancient times, the flood was serious, Dayu controlled the water, in order to dredge the flood, split this mountain into the east and west ends, the middle flowed through the Yi River, and the mountain wilderness above the Yi River was called Longmen. Over time, this mountain became called Longmen Mountain.

Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, for more than 100 years, there are many royal nobles digging Buddha caves on this mountain, and there are large and small Buddha caves in front of the Buddha at this time. The big Buddha is more than ten zhang high, and the momentum is magnificent; The small Buddha also has more than one zhang, and the form is realistic.

This place is a Buddhist resort, and the incense is flourishing. Even in this troubled world, there are many good men and women who come to pray for blessings.

At the foot of Longmen Mountain, it is the largest Luoyang royal city in the Central Plains. At this time, the occupier of the city was called Wang Shichong, who was originally appointed by Yang Guang as the defender of Luoyang, and later killed the royal family through a coup d'état. Then the flag was changed, and the country was named "Zheng".

The territory of Zheng Zhi, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was the main battlefield of the fierce battle of soldiers and horses in the last years of the Sui Dynasty. There were successively Wagang Army and Sui Army, Li Mi and Sui Army, Tang Army and Luoyang Defenders, Li Mi and Yu Wenhua, Li Mi and Wang Shichong.

Every war results in the death of a large number of soldiers, ranging from a few hundred or thousands to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. The Central Plains fought fiercely, and I don't know how many people died and how much food was spent.

Cities have been scorched and living beings have been reduced to bones. Due to the devastation of the war, the land in Zheng was barren and sparsely populated, and the people were reduced by war and famine.

In the land of Nuoda, I don't hear the rooster crowing for thousands of miles, I don't see the smoke of cooking, and I only see the white bone fox mound rabbit cave under the barren grass.

Therefore, Zheng Zhi's national strength is the weakest among the many separatist forces.

Since the victory of the Tang Dynasty in the Battle of Hedong, its prestige has grown. Between the changes in the wind and clouds, Wang Shichong already felt a faint murderous aura blowing from the west.

He knew that the Tang Dynasty would soon have troops out of Tongguan, and the big battle between Tang and Zheng was not far off, so he had to prepare early.

As soon as spring began, Wang Shichong issued a conscription order to the whole country, and all men over the age of 15 and under the age of 65 were required to join the army.

Wang Shichong issued a national mobilization, and all the 360 lines of Shinong, Industry and Commerce had to prepare for war - the blacksmith shop used all the iron materials in the inventory to make weapons, the cloth and silk shops and the clothing shop jointly rushed to make military uniforms, the oil noodle tea shop prepared all the military rations, the merchants, Taoist monks, monks, students and all the men who did not need to supply military supplies all had to participate in the war, and even women and children were ordered to climb the branches to pick the wooden sticks used to make arrow shafts......

Longmen Mountain because of the abundant water source, the open terrain, and a large number of Buddhist temples, attics, and temples occupy a large number of fields, rich grain reserves, Wang Shichong deliberately selected this place as the training ground for recruiting new soldiers from all over the country.

Entering June, with the steady arrival of new recruits from various states and counties, the foot of Longmen Mountain is becoming more and more crowded. On both sides of the Yi River, at the foot of the Big Buddha, rows of white tents have been set up densely.

At night, the bonfires are dotted all night long, reflecting Longmen Mountain as if it were daylight. Shan Xiongxin, the commander of the army, sat here and stepped up the training of recruits day and night.

Because he knew that there was not much time left for him, and a qualified army must be trained as soon as possible.

Seeing that the war was imminent, Wang Shichong, in order to boost morale, personally went to Longmen Mountain to inspect.

When he arrived, it was close to dusk, and the moon was rising into the sky, getting brighter and brighter.

Wang Shichong stood under the huge Buddha and lectured to the recruits gathered in front of him - "Fellow compatriots, this is the holy land of Buddhism, and I dare not deceive everyone in front of the Buddha. The enemy is coming! They are demons who kill without blinking. For the sake of our loved ones, for the sake of our homeland, warriors, raise your spears, draw your swords, and get ready to fight! Drive the enemy out of our land, and let them taste our sword......"

Shan Xiongxin echoed on the side: "Defend the family and defend the country, and swear to destroy the enemy!" Defend the country and swear to destroy the enemy! ”

Under the high platform, most of them were frightened and confused faces, they had never seen such a big battle. Just mechanically raised his arms and shouted loudly!

The sound shook the valley and startled the birds in the forest. Wang Shichong took advantage of the night and Pegasus returned to the palace.

In Luoyang City, all the idle houses and shops were transformed into barracks, stables, and armories at this time, and the recruits trained from Longmen Mountain entered the city one after another and settled down.

Wang Shichong used all the horse-drawn carts, ox carts, and donkey carts that could be used to transport grain from Luokoucang to Luoyang City day and night......