The grass and trees are yellow, and the cold dew is frost. In the late autumn evening, the wind suddenly rose, and I suddenly felt the cold air invade the skin.

The truce of more than a month is tedious. The discipline of the Tang army was strict, and the soldiers were still indispensable for the day's drills.

Wang Shichong was quite proud of repelling the attack of the Tang army last time, and in addition to constantly sending envoys to Dou Jiande, he was also actively thinking about the strategy of retreating from the enemy.

There were many soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and it was impossible for him to go out and fight hard. So he thought of poisoning the source of Tang Jun's drinking water.

After the Tang army drank water, a large number of people and horses died, but fortunately, Sun Wuji, the head of the camp, led people to stop everyone's diet in time, so as to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

Li Shimin was disgusted, and he hated the use of poison the most in his life.

Since he first joined the army, when he learned that the famous general Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty died suddenly because he was attached to the eunuch Zhong Xingyue of the Huns who threw the plague virus into drinking water, he felt deeply sorry for this immortal famous general, and also made an oath never to be poisonous.

And at this moment, Tang Jun obviously suffered a dumb loss! Li Shimin couldn't help but be angry, and he immediately ordered his personal general Hou Junji to gather all the generals, order all the soldiers and horses, and prepare to attack the city again.

Fang Xuanling, who joined the army in the record room, hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Highness, if you lose your horse, do you know if it is a blessing?" All dangers are opportunities. I have a plan to lure the enemy out of the city. Then we are outside Luoyang City, revenge ......"

Li Shimin immediately stopped and ordered everyone to temporarily return to the camp to rest and wait for the order.

Li Shimin ordered his relatives to return to the big tent and obey Fang Xuanling's strategy.

"Near Daying, the water source of the Luo River has been polluted. Our army could not stay in this terrain for long, so it was necessary to move the camp. ”

"So what?"

"The army marched westward, and then detoured back to the depths of the mountains to lay an ambush. Only the partial division was stationed outside Luoyang City, and within a few days, Wang Shichong would go out of the city to attack. ”

"Why is Fang Senjun so confident?"

"The grain and grass in Luoyang City are about to run out, Wang Shichong sent people to poison, and he must want to go out of the city to rob the grain. Seeing that winter is about to begin, I don't think he wants to starve to death in the city. We just need to be patient for a few days. ”

"That's true! Dou Jiande obviously wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and Wang Shichong had no other choice. Another soldier, Du Ruhui, said affirmatively.

Li Shimin no longer had any doubts, and commanded the army to pull out the camp one after another, and deliberately abandoned the banner, military armor, and poisoned soldiers in the camp, looking embarrassed.

The following day, the defenders of Luoyang were surprised to find that the white camp tent at the foot of the mountain, which was more than ten miles long, had disappeared without a trace overnight.

Wang Shichong was suspicious, and he ordered the scouts to investigate carefully, only to learn that the Tang army's brigade had withdrawn. Only Qu Tutong led more than 5,000 soldiers to garrison on the edge of Luoshui in the northwest of Luoyang City.

After more than three months of siege, there has been a food shortage in Luoyang. The price of rice is extremely expensive, and the gold silk pearl jade and agate jade are worthless. Traffic in the city has been cut off for several days, and street shops such as wine shops, butcher shops, restaurants, theaters, and pharmacies have all closed. Ordinary people have been without food for many days, and only a few large families are still barely surviving.

Wang Shichong's reserve of military rations was also not much. When he saw that the season had entered autumn, he panicked. Once the war drags on into winter, those trapped in the city will only starve to death.

At this moment, the withdrawal of the Tang Dynasty army is a good time to go out of the city to grab food!

After several days of close reconnaissance by the reconnaissance cavalry, Wang Shichong determined that the Tang Dynasty army had indeed withdrawn.

Wang Shichong, who was overjoyed, personally ordered 10,000 Jianghuai elites, and went out of the city directly to the Tang army camp where Qu Tutong was located.

Qu Tutong was a veteran of the battlefield, and when he saw Wang Shichong's fierce situation, he urgently ordered all his soldiers and horses to retreat quickly to the west.

On the other hand, he sent a flying horse to report to Li Shimin, who was hiding in the depths of the mountain.

Li Shimin was studying the art of war in the tent, and after receiving the report, he immediately led the Xuanjia army on standby at any time to rush down from the mountain.

At this time, Wang Shichong was killing hard, and he eagerly pursued Qu Tutong, wanting to eat Qu Tutong all in one fell swoop.

didn't realize at all that Li Shimin had already led the Xuanjia Army to cut off his way back.

By the time Wang Shichong found out that the situation was wrong, Li Shimin had already fought behind him.

The Xuanjia Army is the elite that Li Shimin is proud of, and less than an hour later, Wang Shichong's department has lost nearly half.

As the follow-up troops of the Tang Army continued to enter the battlefield, Wang Shichong was about to be besieged and could not escape.

Wang Shichong immediately ordered the pioneer general Shan Xiongxin to break out of the siege and moved more than 20,000 rescuers in Luoyang City.

Seeing this, Li Shimin shouted loudly in the formation: "Capture Wang Shichong alive and seal the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!" ”

The soldiers were in high spirits and rushed to the enemy camp like a tide.

……

The fields by the Luoshui were painted with a layer of blood red, and the horses, blades, and stumps were piled up on the ground, and the dead people and horses could no longer distinguish between friend and foe.

Wang Shichong frantically fought in the direction of Luoyang like a trapped beast, and it was not until evening that he returned to the city with the remnants of the defeated army.

After nightfall, there were thunderstorms and a heavy rain washed all the crimson blood into the water of the Luo River.

The crimson river, gurgling and flowing, crossed the city of Luoyang, and the people in the city were frightened and sad.

Li Shimin ordered his subordinates to dig a huge grave on the battlefield and bury all the corpses on the spot.

There are about 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers lying in this grave on both sides......

Wang Shichong's main force was exhausted, and he closed the city gate from then on, but every three or five days, he sent envoys to Dou Jiande to ask for rescue.