The land of Luoyang, located in the south of the Yellow River, is the capital of the world, and is known as "surrounded by mountains and six rivers flowing side by side, eight passes, and ten provinces".

In the ground, Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, the mountains and rivers are vertical and horizontal, the west is the Qinling Mountains, the letter Guguan is the Qinchuan in Guanzhong, the east is Songyue, it is the great plain of eastern Henan, the north is Taihang and there is the danger of the Yellow River, the face is barberry, there is the Rao of Wanye, the rivers and mountains are worn together, and the situation is in the world.

The topography of Luoyang, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the Yellow River in the north, is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Nowadays, after Li Zicheng retreated to Guanzhong, Luoyang became a barrier to the east of the Guanzhong, and the Tiger Prison Pass was a barrier to the east of Luoyang.

Tiger prison is in the east of Luoyang, the west of Rongyang, the south is Songyue, the north is the Yellow River, it is a natural danger, there is a trend of "one husband is a pass, ten thousand people are not open", it is a place where soldiers of all dynasties must fight.

If the Qing army breaks the tiger prison, Luoyang is in sight, and then Luoyang, you can reach the Tongguan City.

In July, Bai Wang's army was outflanked by the Qing army's elite cavalry in Rongze's camp, and 30,000 Shun troops let the Qing cavalry cover and kill, losing more than 20,000 people.

When Li Yan learned of Bai Wang's defeat, he was frightened, so he hurriedly recruited a group of young men to come to the tiger prison to help defend it, and at the same time sent a letter to Gao Yihuan and Guanzhong for help.

At the same time that Li Yan and Bai Wang were deployed at the Tiger Pass, Duoduo's army also completely crossed the Yellow River, and after a short rest in Rongze, they prepared to enter Luoyang.

In order to ensure the safety of the flanks, he sent Abatai to lead 3,000 white banners and more than 7,000 Mongolian soldiers from the outer domains to the south to seize Zhengzhou, Mixian and other places, and ordered him to protect the flanks of the army while sending horse troops to grab grain everywhere to solve the problem of feeding the army.

After the flank was assured, Duoduo led Zhen Manchuria, and the Eight Banners of the Mongols, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the Outer Mongols, and the surrendered Han Army, a total of more than 30,000 people, advanced to the Tiger Pass.

Affected by the defeat of Bai Wang, more than 1,000 Shun troops stationed in Rongyang surrendered without a fight, Duoduo killed its leader, and the rest of the people were incorporated into the surrendered Han army, and the army soon arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass and launched a fierce attack.

On August 6, the Qing army's attack on Tiger Pass had lasted for six days, and the men and horses led by Li Yan and Bai Wang suffered heavy losses, but the defenders still firmly controlled Tiger Pass.

At this time, on the city, the soldiers were collecting the corpses one by one, carrying them down the city wall, and collecting the arrows shot by the Qing army into the city to make up for the consumption of the defenders' equipment.

In the city, Jin Qianqingzhuang was busy sawing wood, and they cut off the branches and leaves of the big trees they cut down from the nearby mountains, and sawed them into sections, which became powerful rolling logs.

Early in the morning, Bai Wang and Li Yan came to the city gate to inspect, silently watching, the Qing army camp stretching outside the city, their hearts were a little heavy.

At this time, Li Yan looked at the Qing army camp outside the city, crowded, and seemed to be about to tackle the key problems, he was quite worried, he knew very well the situation of the defenders, that is, relying on the closure of the city, in order to fight with the Qing army, once the pass was broken, it would inevitably be a collapse.

Bai Wang's men and horses suffered heavy losses, only passive defense, and he was no longer able to fight back, he could only see how Guanzhong reacted now, and see if Gao Yihuan listened to the order.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Yan said: "Bai Shuai, within the Tiger Prison Pass, there are millions of living beings around Luoyang. I have already sent a letter to Guanzhong and Gao Yihuan asking for help, and Bai Shuai must hold on until the reinforcements arrive. ”

Bai Wang's face was serious, "Don't worry, I know this weight." ”

Li Yan glanced at him deeply before he nodded, "Then the Tiger Prison and the people of Luoyang will be entrusted to Bai Shuai." ”

After speaking, he turned around and went down the city, and as soon as he walked to the city, an official hurriedly came over and said angrily, "Jie Shuai, news from Guanzhong." Xi'an sent Ru Hou to lead a large army to strengthen the defense of Tongguan, but let us defend the city! ”

Li Yan's face was gloomy, "There is a tiger prison and Luoyang is not guarded, but the troops are stationed in Tongguan, what is the reason?" ”

The official was disappointed: "Maybe Xi'an just wants us to stall for time and only prepare to guard Guanzhong!" ”

"Rat-eyed!" Li Yan said angrily, suddenly turned his head and looked around, and saw that the soldiers were busy, so he pulled the official to his side and said in a low voice: "Who knows this news?" ”

"As soon as the lower official receives the order, he will come directly to find the marshal, and the lower official will know about it now."

Li Yan's face sank, "You give me the order, and then you are not allowed to mention it to anyone, and you can't let Bai Shuai know." Do you understand? ”

The officials understood that Bai Wang's army had just been defeated, and now it was holding on to the belief that Xiongguan and Guanzhong would send reinforcements, and if the defenders knew that there was no support in Guanzhong, the morale would definitely plummet, and the tiger prison would be broken in front of them.

"Xia Guan understands!" The official hurriedly bowed his head and clenched his fists.

Outside the Tiger Prison Pass, the thousands of Han troops who surrendered once again set up an attacking formation in front of the pass.

At this time, Duoduo was wearing a white armor, a lightning rod on his helmet with a brown-red tassel floating, a bow and a pot of arrows hanging from the saddle, and led nearly a hundred horsemen out of the camp, stopping behind the surrendering army, ready to watch the attack.

The tiger prison pass is more than three zhang high, there is a moat in front of the wall, there are horse faces and arrow towers in the city, and the defense is very perfect.

In the attack in the past few days, the Qing army has suffered 3,000 casualties, but they are all Han troops who have surrendered, and the real Manchurian has not been reached, and even the relatively low status of the Han Eight Banners has not participated in the siege.

"Lord Wang, this Bai Wang is scared of being killed by us, hiding in the city and not coming out, it's really a little difficult to do." Kong Youde looked at the Tiger Prison Pass wall in the distance, under the wall more than three zhang high, there were countless corpses of Han soldiers, but the gate was still standing majestically.

Seeing that most of the surrendered Han army was consumed, and if they continued to tackle the key problems, it would definitely be the turn of the Han Eight Banners, Kong Youde became a little worried.

Duoduo looked at Guan Cheng, but sneered, "Hmph, the Han army can just shrink in the city." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Kong Youde and the others, "Don't worry, the regent has ordered Hu Yousheng to escort a batch of red-clothed cannons over." Originally, it was used by the king when he played Tong Pass, but now he can practice with the Tiger Prison Pass. As soon as the cannon arrives, it will be easy for the king to break through. ”

When the people heard that there was a red-clothed cannon to be sent, their hearts immediately rejoiced, and if there was a red-clothed cannon, then they would not have to attack hard, and they would rely on human lives to take the city.

"Hahaha~ Lord Wang, as soon as the cannon arrives, it will be when our Qing Dynasty enters Luoyang!" Kong Youde turned around and laughed with the generals.

Duoduo is also complacent, in his eyes, the Ming army and the Chuang army are all local chickens and dogs, and none of them can fight.

He said arrogantly: "Luoyang, this king is determined to win." Either they will be captured by this king, or the thieves will surrender themselves, there is absolutely no third possibility. ”

Several people were infected by Duoduo's arrogance, since Prince Yu said so, the minions must take Luoyang no matter what, and they can't let their masters down.

The master has already spoken, if they can't take Luoyang, won't it make the master very faceless.

"Lord Wang, as long as the army breaks through the tiger prison, I think Luoyang Li Yan will definitely fall to the wind." In the current situation, the Qing army is invincible, and everyone is full of confidence.

Duoduo sneered, "This king heard that this Li Yan is very prestigious, if he comes to surrender, this king can't keep him." I heard that Gao Yihuan is also his subordinate! He dares to kill my Qing warriors, rob the Qing Dynasty's money and grain, and disturb the Huang Regent's plan to buy grain, this person wants to come down, and this king can't spare him~"

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