Chapter 71: The Battle of Luoyang III

Such a fierce battle lasted for three whole days.

Even if there were a lot of military doctors in the Xia army, they still couldn't stop it, and the Xia army died in battle under Luoyang City with a number of 10,000 people every day.

Don't look at 10,000 people killed in battle every day, think it's not much.

didn't know that Zhang Xuan's inventory of the southern household registration was only more than 60 million people.

Of course, Zhang Xuan also knows that there will inevitably be a lot of hidden accounts. There are quite a few, after all, his purpose in clearing the world is in the field, and household registration is incidental.

In southern Jiangsu, there are many slaves. Not to mention that among the Southwest Toast, I don't know how many people have not registered.

However, some of the Tusi soldiers also followed Li Dingguo's Northern Expedition. It's also a contribution.

But there is no difference between these people who are not included in the directory and those who do not.

More than 60 million people support more than 1 million troops and people, which is also Zhang Xuan's limit. After all, this era cannot be compared with the mobilization capacity of later generations.

Moreover, under the large-scale mobilization, the Xia army was gradually divided into soldiers and auxiliaries.

Naturally, the soldiers were all members of the army before the war.

The auxiliaries were soldiers who were temporarily recruited from the local area after the Great War.

Even if Zhang Xuan had a perfect military training system, these people were still not as good as the standing army before the war. Therefore, most of the soldiers who died in Luoyang City were standing troops.

So this loss is also a pain in the root of Zhang Xuan's teeth.

Xia Jun is like this, not to mention Luoyang City.

Although the Qing army was protected by the city of Luoyang, and the casualties were a little worse than the Xia army, the Qing army's ability to bear casualties was not as good as that of the Xia army.

The Xia army died 30,000 people, and many people were added to it, under the command of Cao Zongyu, none of the battalions died out as a formation, that is to say, the auxiliary troops behind were added, and Suoran's combat power would be reduced, but it was still possible to undertake general tasks. 、

Therefore, the troops under Cao Zongyu's command have not decreased much from the bright side.

But the Qing court was trapped in the city and could not get a trace of replenishment.

In such a situation, it is simply unsupportable.

And what is even more unsupportable is the morale of the Qing army.

The generals of the Qing army at all levels came to Prince Zheng again. This time they are much more emboldened. It was the ancestral family that took the lead, and this time it was Zu Zeqing who came forward.

Zu Zeqing said: "Lord, now that Luoyang City is in danger, what should I do, or the prince has already made a decision." ”

What decision is there now? It's nothing more than the word war and peace.

Prince Zheng Jierharang sneered and said, "Hong Chengchou is in the north of Luoyang City, and he has already crossed the Yellow River, so we only need to hold on for a while." Especially the children of the ancestral family, this king remembers that you are waiting in the former Ming

The command guarded Jinzhou City, but it was guarded for many days, but now it can't be guarded, how to decide this dynasty, is it not as good as the previous Ming? ”

As soon as Prince Zheng said this, Zu Zerun was taken aback, and immediately stepped forward and said: "The prince is angry, and the younger brother is stubborn, please spare him this time." ”

Prince Zheng smiled lightly and said, "For your father's sake, spare you this time, this is not a place where you, a child, can speak." ”

Zu Runze didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly retreated.

Prince Zheng looked at these people and said, "This king is in Luoyang City, what are you worried about?" Think this king will fall into the place of death? Don't worry, even if this king wants to, the court won't want to see what kind of person Hong Chengchou is, he already has a perfect strategy, and now is the critical moment. ”

"If we can delay it for one day, we will have one more chance of winning."

"This king doesn't tell lies, and in today's situation, there is always a big defeat in our dynasty and the southern dynasty. This king naturally doesn't want to lose, but if they don't care, if they really lose, what kind of situation will it be? ”

"After days of fierce fighting, how many Xia troops died under Luoyang City, do you think that after the Xia army breaks the city, they will let us go?"

When Prince Zheng said this, everyone's faces suddenly became ugly.

Even if there is a war in later generations, it is impossible not to kill prisoners completely, not to mention that now, almost all of them are killed in Luoyang City.

In this case. Even if they ordered from above to prohibit the killing of prisoners, the order might not reach below.

Besides, Zhang Xuan doesn't seem to be a person to mess with.

The Eight Banners soldiers will not be pardoned, that is, Zhang Xuan's order has been implemented for several years and has never been changed.

Under the city of Luoyang, it looks like this.

Who knows if Zhang Xuan will order the defenders of Luoyang City not to be pardoned.

Prince Zheng Jierharang couldn't help coughing twice, wiped the phlegm with a handkerchief, and said: "What should be said, everything has been said, you can do whatever you have to do." ”

"Wow." The generals below all retreated.

When they had retreated, Zilharang's violent cough could no longer be restrained, and he unfolded the handkerchief in his hand, the red blood on which he exuded an ominous feeling.

"I don't know how long I can suppress this." Zilharang secretly said in his heart: "Especially the ancestral family. ”

The ancestral family was the most powerful Han army in Luoyang City. Not to mention that Jierharang has never had a good feeling for the ancestral family, after all, how the ancestral family guarded Jinzhou at the beginning. Prince Zheng still remembers it vividly.

In today's desperate situation, what is the difference between the situation and Jinzhou City?

In the same environment, will the ancestral family make the same choice?

With a wave of his hand, Zilharang called a guard to his side, and whispered like this. Just let him out.

The ancestral brothers returned to their stations and retreated. Zu Zeqing was the first

spoke, and said: "Prince Zheng is out of line, but he wants to pull a cushion on his back temporarily." I want my ancestral family to be buried with me. Don't. ”

Zu Dale said: "Not necessarily, Inspector Hong is cunning and cunning, maybe he really came up with some strategy to win." ”

Zu Zeqing said: "So far, what else is there to say." is the birth of immortals, and this Luoyang City is also a dead end. ”

"Not necessarily." Zu Zerun said.

Zu Zerun, as the eldest son of Zu Dashou, represents Zu Dashou here, so what he said has a lot of weight and said: "Inspector Hong has unpredictable plans, don't say anything else, Yangzhou, which of you would have thought?" ”

A few people below shook their heads.

Zu Zeqing smiled coldly and said, "The heart of a literati is black. ”

Zu Zerun said: "So I can't say if Inspector Hong really has any clever plan, but Inspector Hong couldn't save Jinzhou that day, but now he can save Luoyang?" ”

Zu Zeqing said: "What the eldest brother said is right. ”

Zu Zerun shook his head and said, "Actually, these are not enough for me to shake, what really makes me feel wrong is Prince Zheng's body." Today I was above the main hall, but I smelled blood. ”

Zu Dale said: "But who hasn't washed his body? ”

For these people, the smell of blood is too normal.

"It's not." Zu Zerun said: "My nose is not to smell wrong, this smell of blood is from Prince Zheng, who has just killed someone at that time. And it's by hand, but when I come back and think about it, Prince Zheng's behavior has been a little weird lately. ”

"This battle has come to this, Prince Zheng actually sits quietly, but does not go to patrol the city, and Fulton is not by Prince Zheng's side?"

"Coupled with the smell of blood, I think there is something wrong with Prince Zheng's body bones?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the ancestral family was shocked for a while.

After a while, Zu Zeqing said fiercely: "Okay, you really want to bury us." We can't wait, big brother, and now we will raise an army to kill Zilharang and surrender to the Southern Dynasty with his head. If you want to come to the Southern Dynasty, you won't accept it. ”

Zu Kefa said: "Fourth brother, have you forgotten that your father is still in Jingshi? ”

When this sentence came out, Zu Zeqing didn't know what to do.

After Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing court, the Qing court did not let Zu Dashou lead the troops, and distributed all the troops of Zu Dashou to the following children and nephews.

Once they do something, the hundreds of people in the ancestral family led by Zu Dashou will probably not even survive a single one.

Zu Dale said: "Boss, before I came, my eldest brother had a few words that I wanted to remember, and when it came to the critical time, I would tell you, I think now is the critical moment." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on him.