On the day that Mao Yaoli walked the news out, the price of rice was slightly lowered, and the price of rice was lowered by 10% until the next day. Xiaoxiao took advantage of the situation to purchase a large amount of grain and used it to help the displaced people in Kaifeng Prefecture. The small large-scale purchase caused the price of rice to rebound again, and the price of rice exceeded the previous price within a day, and even the price was not in the market.

But small porridge sheds have already been erected, and she has built six porridge sheds around Kaifeng City to give porridge to the homeless. Each porridge shed has a huge six words written on it: "Phoenix Seeking Porridge Kitchen".

"Little girl, when I heard the news of the imperial court's relief for the displaced people, the displaced people from all over Henan are now flocking to Kaifeng, and the grain we purchased cannot support the delivery of grain to Huguang." Luo Yangxing said.

"The soup soup must continue, and I will find a way to deal with the food matter." What Xiaoxiao didn't expect was that after hearing the news that the imperial court was about to transport a large amount of grain to Kaifeng to help the displaced people, the displaced people who originally went to other places now rushed to Kaifeng, and the number of thousands of displaced people in Kaifeng increased every day.

Xiaoxiao also realized that she had made a very serious mistake, that is, the news was released early, and it would take at least a month for Huguang's grain to be transported to Kaifeng, and she would soon face the situation of having no grain to help the displaced people.

"The grain merchants in Kaifeng Mansion will definitely not sell us any more grain, unless it is for sky-high prices. Otherwise, in the name of Jinyiwei, I will go to the rich merchants to requisition grain for the relief of the homeless. Luo Yangxing said.

"No, now the emperor is fighting a decisive battle against the king in Luoyang, Kaifeng is so close to Luoyang, if we forcibly levy food, it will only add chaos to the emperor." Xiao Xiao refused.

"So what? There are more and more displaced people here, and if we stop giving porridge, I'm afraid there will be a big mess at that time. Luo Yangxing said worriedly.

"I'll go to the emperor and think of a way." Xiao Xiao said softly.

……

The battle of Luoyang continued, and Zhu Youxiao gathered twenty heavy artillery pieces to bombard it for nearly an hour, so that the defenders of Luoyang City couldn't lift their heads. In the sound of artillery fire, Zhao led the sect to launch the first round of strong attack on Luoyang City. The shelling of twenty guns continued until the army crossed the moat.

"I'm afraid there are dozens of artillery pieces." Su Wang Zhu Zhihong was also a little empty by Zhu Youxiao's artillery fire.

"Lord Wang, the enemy army is coming." At this time, it was reported.

"Hurry, hurry up the walls, and never let the enemy come up." King Su hurriedly said.

"Lord Wang, the soldiers were so bombarded by enemy artillery that they didn't dare to go up the city wall."

"The king has decreed that whoever kills an enemy soldier will be rewarded with five taels of silver." Under the urging of the generals, Su Wang Zhu Zhihong stood up procrastinatingly, and he hurriedly said.

……

The power of money is endless, and with the encouragement of money, the soldiers move noticeably faster. With the support of artillery on Zhu Youxiao's side, this round of attacks achieved obvious results, and people rushed to the city wall one after another. At this moment, the rebels stationed outside the city suddenly killed thousands of cavalry from the flank, which was the first time that the rebels used cavalry. Zhu Youxiao's dragoons were not prepared at all, and when the rebel cavalry reached the moat, the dragoons were still hundreds of meters away from the rebels' cavalry.

At this time, the cavalry of the rebels entered the flock like a tiger, killing the infantry of Zhao Shujiao, and even burned all the pontoon bridges laid on the moat. The 5,000 soldiers who besieged the city in this round were attacked by the rebels' cavalry, and more than half of them were lost, and their morale was greatly damaged. The fiasco of the first round of attacks foreshadowed that today's attacks would not end well. The next attack, sure enough, was not as effective as the first round.

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect the resistance of the rebels to be so fierce, even with the support of artillery, Zhu Youxiao's army had been strong for three days, but it had not succeeded in Luoyang, and Zhu Youxiao's army casualties had reached more than 10,000 people.

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After the rebels' 30,000 troops left Luoyang for Tongguan, Lu Xiangsheng soon received news that he personally led 10,000 Longteng troops and 1,000 Tianxiong cavalry to bypass Tongguan day and night to intercept the rebels' 30,000 troops.

The rebels' army of 30,000 did not advance quickly, and they were mainly guarding against Lu Xiangsheng's ambush on them. Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng didn't think about ambushing them at all, but set up a position and waited for the arrival of the rebels' 30,000 army.

Once the 10,000 Longteng army is in formation, even if the rebels use cavalry to charge, it will be very difficult to break through, not to mention that the rebels are all infantry. This time, in order to rush to the reinforcements of the rebels, Lu Xiangsheng only brought the tiger squat cannon, and the rest of the artillery could not be carried at all. But in the face of the rebels, who are also all infantry, the tiger squat cannon is enough.

The rebels were going to rescue Tongguan, and they took the lead in attacking. It was only after the attack was launched that the rebels discovered that the formation of the Dragon Teng Army was impossible to shake by relying solely on numbers, and their actions were no different from suicide. At a distance of fifty and one hundred meters in front of the Dragon Teng Army, a pile of corpses was left behind.

After a few rounds, the rebels couldn't resist at first, and just when they were about to retreat, the Longteng army began to launch a counterattack, Lu Xiangsheng brandished a big knife and took the lead, shouting: "Rush!" The time has come to kill the thief and make meritorious contributions! He led a thousand cavalry and rushed out first. Although the 1,000 cavalry led by Lu Xiangsheng were all rebels before, under the influence of Lu Xiangsheng, they all took the lead.

The rebels were preparing to retreat and repair at this time, Lu Xiangsheng led a thousand cavalry to suddenly rush out like a killing god, and the rebels were instantly stunned, and when they reacted, a thousand cavalry led by Lu Xiangsheng had already rushed into the enemy formation.

If you defend the city, the border army is a good hand, but these border troops have been suppressed in the city for a long time and have lost some of their combat skills in the field. The defeat of the enemy was a matter of an instant, and the rebels had already begun to be chaotic at this time under the impact of Lu Xiangsheng. The infantry rushed behind and could no longer care about the formation, and began to approach the rebels at a rapid pace.

The defeat was like a mountain, and the rebels' 30,000 army was defeated when they said they were defeated, and even Lu Xiangsheng did not expect that the rebels would be defeated so quickly.

"Surrender or kill!" Such slogans sounded again on the battlefield.

After the first battle, Mr. Lu only paid hundreds of casualties, completely annihilated the rebels' 30,000 troops, captured more than 10,000 people, and even the deputy marshal of the rebels, Zheng Guangxian, was captured by Lu Xiangsheng. Zheng Guangxian was the former general of Ningxia West Road, and he was also one of the first generals to take refuge in Zhu Zhihong, the king of Su. The rebels who fled did not dare to stay at all, and kept fleeing in the direction of Luoyang.

After this battle, Lu Xiangsheng had a bold idea of attacking Tongguan.

(End of chapter)