In October of the twelfth year of Bao, the Tang Dynasty Zhongshu ordered the right minister, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses Li Wan's army to besiege Luoyang, at the same time, at the same time, Shuo Fang, Hedong Jiedu envoy, and Guo Ziyi, the secretary of the military department, led 50,000 troops to cross the Yellow River from Lingbao Xiyuan, and also invested in the battle of besieging Luoyang.

Luoyang, in the feng shui geography is called the Central Plains Tuda meaning, get Luoyang, the west can enter the Guanzhong, go north to Hedong, go south to Jingxiang, take Chen Liu, and then go east to the south are a horse Pingchuan, can sweep Jianghuai and other rich places.

But its disadvantages are also obvious, that is, there is no danger to follow, a Yellow River traverses the north and south, although not afraid of the north to the iron horse, but its east, west, south three sides are not in danger to block the attacking enemy, the rulers of the past are also well aware of this weakness, so the city of Luoyang is built to be extremely strong and tall, the moat is deep and wide, and it is extremely difficult to attack.

Li Qing took advantage of An Lushan's father and son cannibalism and internal restlessness to launch a large-scale attack on Luoyang, without showing weakness to lure the enemy, nor besieging the city to send reinforcements, this was a real battle, with the blood and skeleton of the soldiers to pave the ladder of victory.

If it wins, its impact on morale and the entire battle situation will be decisive, which means that An Lushan's rebellion is coming to an end.

The battle had reached the evening of the tenth day, which was the bloodiest and most white-hot moment, and the tentative competition between the two sides had ended.

An Qingxu's army was obviously smaller than expected, only 70,000 or 80,000 men, and their unbridled demands and profligacies deprived them of their troops, but they were far more advantageous than the attackers to occupy a defensive position.

"Boom! — Knock! — Knock! The slow, low sound of leather drums echoed across the field. It was so powerful that it seemed to shake the heavens and the earth, and every time it struck. The Tang army advanced more than a dozen steps, and the black pressure Tang army launched an attack on Luoyang City from the west and south with shields and swords, and the flames flew into the sky, reflecting the indifferent faces of groups of Tang soldiers.

The moats in the eastern and southern sections had been filled in, and hundreds of huge ladders and nest carts had been slowly pushed by the soldiers towards the city walls. The rumbling sound resounded in the sky, the overwhelming arrows weaved into a web in the air, and the two-foot-long bed crossbow was as dense as raindrops, striking the ladder with a crackling sound, and the city was already full of weapons and corpses.

"Woo~" A tabletop-sized rock hung with a sharp ~ out, rolled in the air, and drew an arc to smash towards the dense Tang army under the city.

Where it hits. The Tang army desperately shouted and dodged. But there were still more than a dozen people who were hit by the boulders and knocked over, and suddenly their muscles and bones were broken, and there was a bloody breath in the air, and the boulders flew out of the city wall one after another, black and swarthy like a god of death, constantly smashing into the crowd. It's like a splash in the sea. Smash open a little gap. Then I was overwhelmed by the crowd again, and I was lucky. Even a nest car was smashed, the skeleton of the towering nest car was broken and fell down, and the Tang army above screamed or screamed, and fell from the sky one after another.

However, the war was cruel and ruthless, the desperate resistance of the rebels failed to stop the pace of the Tang army's attack, the western section of the Anxi army was the first to erect the cloud ladder on the city, the general He Lou Yu Runjing was bare-chested, leading five thousand fierce warriors of the Western Regions to push forward bravely against the rolling wood and stones, they didn't care about the rain of guns and arrows, one died, the other rushed up, or the ladder was broken, and the other ladder followed, and the soldiers rushed upwards regardless of life and death under the cover of the rain of arrows from the nest car behind.

The rebels stationed on the west wall are nearly 20,000 subordinates of the general Cai Xide, the continuous fierce attacks of the Tang army have caused great pressure on him, and more than half of his subordinates have been killed and wounded, twenty huge stone throwers have been hit by the Tang army's flying crossbows, or due to overuse, seventeen have been damaged, and the defense for ten days and ten nights in a row has made the soldiers of other places extremely tired, but An Qingxu ordered him to defend on the pretext that there are not many Tang troops in the east, and he was not allowed to retreat to rest, Cai Xide was extremely resentful about this, and he even suspected that An Qingxu was deliberately consuming his strength, It's just because he publicly accused An Qingxu of his father's mistakes.

The Tang army attacking the southern section was 15,000 people of Wang Sili's department, but he suffered heavy losses, this section was defended by the rebel general Li Guiren, he captured a large number of people to assist in the defense, and the military materials he prepared were very sufficient, so that the Tang army had to pay a great price for every step forward.

The battle in the afternoon has been going on for nearly three hours, seeing a round of blood-red remnant sun gradually setting in the sky, the sky is dark, and night is about to fall, Li Qing is under the escort of hundreds of personal guards, watching the battle on a hill two miles away, behind him is the veteran Guo Ziyi, at this time, he is looking at Li Qing in front of him with complicated eyes.

Guo Ziyi was born in martial arts, joined the army very early, but has not been appreciated, until Wang Zhongsi is the Shuofang Festival envoy, he gradually emerged, history but his real talent is in the Anshi Rebellion, especially he is good at coordinating various relationships, and the eunuchs of the prison army get along well, so that he has been repeatedly reused by the imperial court, and Li Guangbi together to save the Tang Dynasty in danger.

Of course, in the current situation, it is impossible for him to shine as much as in history, and he also sees the fighters that exist in Luoyang now.

He personally led the Hedong army to cross the river to the south, preparing to lead the Luoyang Campaign, which was related to the overall situation, thus establishing his position in the military, but he never expected that Li Qing, the right Xiangguo, saw through his purpose and took away the dominance of this battle with the respect of Xiangguo, so that he made a wedding dress for Li Qing instead.

Although he hung the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, it was only a fictitious title and had no practical significance, and the gap between him and Li Qing, who held the power of the imperial court, was more than one level, so although he was the deputy general of this battle, he hardly dared to refute Li Qing's decision, and his 50,000 troops were also taken away by Li Qing in a grand manner.

Li Qing didn't seem to notice Guo Ziyi's complicated mentality, he was staring at the battlefield with a concentrated expression, although the city of Luoyang was tall and strong, but the combat power of the defenders was obviously weak, it was obviously a newly recruited new army, An Qingxu and the most elite 20,000 tiger guards did not enter the battle.

This is the fighter plane that Li Qing seized, An Qing Xushi's father was self-reliant and did not get the support of all the generals, when Li Qing's army had not yet arrived, the general Xue Song stationed on the periphery had already led 10,000 subordinates to leave Luoyang, and the remaining generals such as An Shouzhong, Niu Tingju, Cai Xide, and Li Guiren. They all have their own ghosts, and An Lushan can shock them when he is alive

An Lushan died. Seeing that the situation is not good, they all plan to protect themselves. The army is the strength of their self-preservation.

It is precisely under this subtle mentality that they fight separately, do not support each other, and even secretly dismantle the platform, which makes the rebels even if they have a strong city like Luoyang. But only ten days after the start of the war, Luoyang's defense was already in jeopardy.

At this time, Li Qing frowned, and he sent a total of 40,000 people to attack the city today. besiege the west and south cities, and let the east city allow the rebels to escape,

He Lou Yurun and Xi Yuanqing each led 5,000 Anxi troops to attack Xicheng, and the advance and retreat were well-founded, and the losses were not large, but the Hedong army in Nancheng suffered heavy losses. So far, it has not been close to the city. The reason is that the 15,000 troops of Fugu Huai'en do not seem to have entered the battle, making it difficult for Wang Sili to stand alone.

"Someone!" Li Qing shouted the order, and immediately two guards came up, and he took out a golden order arrow. Handed it to the guard. Sen Ran said: "Ordered the servant Gu Huaien to press it on me." If there is no movement for a quarter of an hour. Immediately slash! ”

"Great. I'm afraid that Fugu Huaien is a compassionate soldier, and his soldiers are also very tired! Yi said to Li Qingdao a little nervously. Exhaustion is just an excuse, he knows that Fugu Huaien's true idea is not to give Li Qing his life and save the strength of the Hedong Army, he came to him last night and complained. said that Li Qing used the Hedong Army to charge. But there is no need for the Anxi army. Obviously, he had good intentions, and today he really began to deliberately slack off his troops.

"General Guo. You're also a veteran, don't you know that military orders are like mountains? I ordered him to support Wang Sili in the attack on Nancheng, but where are his soldiers? It's been almost an hour, but his soldiers don't see a shadow, isn't this a blatant disobedience to my military orders? ”

"This. It can't be said that he has no right to command the Hedong Army!

Guo Ziyi was secretly anxious in his heart, he hoped that Fugu Huaien would send troops quickly, not to be caught by Li Qing, time passed little by little, the sky was already completely dark, and the battle situation could not be seen clearly from the small hill, but Li Qing still stood motionless on his horse, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of coldness.

At this time, a herald came galloping in, "Report! General Wang Sili can't hold on anymore, and hopes that the marshal will allow him to retire temporarily! ”

"Can the army of Grace go up and fight?"

"Back to the commander, Fugu Huaien is still waiting, he has not sent troops."

Guo Ziyi's heart suddenly cooled, half an hour had passed, and Fugu Huaien still did not send troops, openly disobeying Li Qing's order, what should I do?

Li Qing smiled coldly, the opportunity had finally come, how could he not seize it.

"Pass my order, Mingjin collects the troops!" He looked back at Guo Ziyi and said apologetically: "Old general, the art of war is like a mountain, I hope you understand!" ”

Guo Ziyi was in a hurry, and he pleaded again: "Can the handsome man spare his life and order him to make meritorious service!" ”

Li Qing smiled faintly and did not answer, he urged the horse to leave, and gradually, Li Qing's straight back disappeared into the night.

The heavy and shocking drumming stopped, the Tang army gradually retreated, and the city of Luoyang was once again swallowed up by the silent twilight, only some cloud ladders that had not yet been burned out were flickering and flickering, which looked very strange.

'Smack! On the ground, General Li Qing ordered the Arrow King to slap on the table, and looked coldly at this unruly general in history, about fifty years old, tall and thin, with dark skin, two hands and feet as big as a fan, as yellow as firewood, as if a layer of skin directly wrapped around bones.

"You are guilty of disobeying orders!" Li Qing stared at him and asked coldly.

"Justified commands, I will obey! But if I command with bad intentions, why should I listen? ”

Fugu Huai'en official Bai Shuo Fang Jie Du deputy envoy, in Hedong he is Guo Ziyi's right and left hand, very powerful, but he is very proud, except for Guo Ziyi, he looks down on anyone, even including Li Guangbi, he is also ignorant, and he only has contempt for Li Qing, a junior in his thirties, not a royal family, has become the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and he has to listen to him, which is really a big joke.

Seeing Li Qing's indifferent question, he suddenly aroused his anger, and said proudly: "You have 150,000 troops in hand, but you order our Hedong Army to fight to the death, in the past ten days, the Hedong Army has suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and your Anxi Army has only suffered less than 1,000 casualties, how unfair is this, so, why should I listen to you?" ”

Li Qing's nose snorted coldly, and instead of being angry, he laughed and said: "I really don't understand, there is really a stupid person like you in the world, who kills himself, do you really think that I don't dare to kill you?" ”

He stopped talking, his eyes only swept to the sides of the tent, and at once five or six of his own soldiers rushed up, and at once they pushed the servant Gu Huaien to the ground and bound him firmly.

"Li Qing, you can't kill me!" The subway coupons issued by the Emperor Taishang have been inherited from generation to generation, and if you want to kill me, you are guilty of bullying the king! ”

Li Qing smiled coldly, "You idiot, there is no emperor here, there is only my military order here, I will order first, drag me down, behead!" ”

More than a dozen knife and axe men dragged Fugu Huaien down, and Fugu Huaien still scolded in his mouth, at this time, Guo Ziyi stepped forward again to intercede: "Dashuai, General Fugu is very good at fine horsemanship, and he has made outstanding achievements in the battle to recover Hedong, if he dies, it will be really a loss for my Tang Army, please open the net and spare him the death penalty!" ”

Li Qing shook his head gently, "General Guo, you are also a person who has led troops for a long time, you should know that in the army, military orders are the first, but I am the commander-in-chief but I can't command the next general, if you don't kill him, what's the use of military discipline?" I have made up my mind, and you don't need to persuade me again! ”

After saying that, Li Qing stood up and resolutely ordered: "Behead him for public display, and order the three armies, if anyone dares to disobey my order, he will not be spared!" ”

After killing Fugu Huaien, Li Qing ordered the general He Lou Yurun to take over the post of Fugu Huaien, and as soon as the sky dawned tomorrow, he immediately began to attack the city.

But at the third watch of the night, a black shadow quietly slipped down the west city wall, and under the cover of night, he quickly rushed towards the Tang army camp.