The defenders on the city wall clearly recognized the former city gate captain Fan Bangshan, but refused to go out of the city immediately to help, and instead asked him to come up with evidence, "It is impossible for the emperor to bring only such a few people to save Luoyang City, General Fan, I heard that you are doing well in the Su Guard, and you didn't rebel with a piece, right?" ”

Fan Bangshan was furious, "Your Majesty is outside the city, you should have seen it a long time ago!" ”

The city could not be seen, since it was surrounded by thieves, they had not sent scouts out of the city, and they were looking forward to the 100,000 army of the imperial court, not thousands of soldiers of unknown origin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fan Bangshan is not good at words, he can't call for help, but he is unwilling to go back like this to restore his life, roar angrily, turn the horse's head, and rush wherever there are many people, no matter how many soldiers behind him follow, wielding an axe with both hands, and cutting people when he sees them.

The camp of the rebels gathered the most, and the two sides were engaged in a fierce fight, the rebels were not many in number, only a few hundred, but they were able to mobilize thousands of bandits and thieves to jointly protect themselves, Chai Yue's army had rushed over, and the remaining Chu army was too small in number to gain an advantage, and gradually fell into encirclement.

Fan Bangshan was killed at this time, and it was really "killed", a long axe blocked the person who was killed, and the horses were not spared, and even the soldiers of the Chu army had to be avoided from afar, so as not to be killed by mistake.

"Death to those who stand in my way!" The more Fan Bangshan killed, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more powerful he became.

As in the previous battle of the north gate of the capital, due to the rapid melee, the two sides rarely used bows and crossbows, and both used swords and guns, which was where fierce generals like Fan Bangshan came in.

Soon he rushed into the enemy group, surrounded by dozens of thieves, even if there were no hidden arrows, even if there were no open guns, he slashed many enemies, but the mounts he straddled were also stabbed one after another, and with a wail, he fell crookedly.

One of Fan Bangshan's legs was suppressed, but fortunately, the Chu army behind followed in time, repelled the thief army, climbed the mountain and pushed away the dead horse, picked up the long axe, and continued to rush forward, the speed was a little slower, but the long axe danced harder.

It would be an exaggeration to say that Fan Bangshan turned the tide of the battle alone, but his role is indeed irreplaceable.

The thieves are mainly bandits, and they are most afraid of this kind of powerful and deadly master, but the camp is full of fires left by the stoves, and the firelight is shaking, setting off Fan Bangshan even higher, and his roar is spread throughout the battlefield, like a mad beast.

Seeing the rebels in the middle of the camp, Fan Bangshan was even more angry, his reputation and future were ruined by these people, and he rushed in stride, and the thieves avoided it, and no one dared to stop him.

The rebels all knew Fan Bangshan, and when they saw his figure from afar, they were already terrified, how could they dare to engage him in close combat, and several people wanted to shoot with bows and crossbows, but their companions did not cooperate, and they turned around and fled outside the camp.

The rebels were the first to break up, and the bandits, leaderless, began to flee, and faster and more ruthlessly than the rebels, fighting each other for horses and fighting themselves.

The rebels fled from the camp and tried to gather the thieves, and there was still the possibility of turning back and fighting again, and at this moment, the defenders of Luoyang City finally left the city.

The Chu army still did not have an advantage in numbers, but the thief army was demoralized and eager to flee, and refused to listen to the orders of the rebels.

The battle came to an end, after all, the Chu army was small, and it was night, so it was impossible to surround the enemy, and the bandits in the thief army were humble to each other when they fought, but they showed their magic when they fled, and they did not choose the path, they saw the mountains into the mountains, and jumped into the river when they encountered the river, but it was the hundreds of rebels who were killed, and few of them successfully escaped.

When the cavalry came to report to the emperor, it was the moment when the thief army began to disperse, and he did not see the Luoyang defenders out of the city, Han Ruzi came to the battlefield, but saw an army on a rampage, rushing to harvest the heads and seize the property left by the thief army.

A team of Chu troops surrounded Fan Bangshan and came to the emperor's horse, Fan Bangshan was like a bloody man, the long axe in his hand was replaced by a spear at some point, let go and threw it away, kneeling down, "the criminal minister is incompetent......

Han Ruzi jumped off the horse, stepped forward to help Fan Bangshan, and said loudly: "The first merit in this battle is none other than General Fan." ”

All the Chu troops cheered loudly, they all saw it, and there was no doubt about it.

Fan Bangshan stood up, laughed twice, and looked at the defenders of Luoyang suspiciously, "When did they come out?" ”

Han Ruzi ignored the defenders of Luoyang, and ordered the soldiers of the headquarters to gather and sail to Luoyang City in formation.

The gates of the city were wide open, and even the soldiers guarding the gates ran out to fight for the spoils, but the emperor's order was "strictly" carried out: the whole army went out of the city to participate in the battle, leaving no one behind.

No one greeted the emperor, Fan Bangshan changed to a horse, led the way, and went straight to Yin's mansion in Henan.

Different from the general magistrates, Henan Yin does not live in the yamen, and there is another mansion, which used to be the palace of Henan, and now it is the palace of the Marquis of Luoyang, which occupies a large area, and the courtyard is more magnificent than the yamen, which is enough to make the palaces in the capital lose their color.

The King of the East Sea looked up and couldn't help nodding.

Someone has already reported in advance that the lanterns in front of the palace are hanging, bright as daylight, and a large number of officials are lined up, but there is no Henan Yin Hanchou himself.

Fan Bangshan jumped off his horse and stopped there with a fierce look, and many of the officials knew him, but they were also taken aback at this time.

"Don't kneel down to see Your Majesty?" Fan Bangshan shouted.

A few people knelt down, not because they wanted to kneel, but because they were frightened by this sound, their legs weakened, and the other officials knelt down one after another, but they all hesitated and refused to kowtow, but looked up at the young man riding a horse behind Fan Bangshan.

Han Ruzi was dressed in military uniform, with only a few guards around him, no most conspicuous honor guards, and no important ministers of the court and the central government that everyone knew, and the dozens of flags behind him still looked too shabby for the emperor.

No wonder everyone doesn't quite believe that this is the emperor.

Cui Teng also jumped off the horse and came to an official, "Old Song, you don't recognize me?" ”

Lao Song, as a county prince, has a position in Luoyang that is only lower than Henan Yin, and he has seen Cui Taifu's second son, and he hurriedly said: "Recognize it, Cui Ergongzi ......"

Cui Teng raised his leg and kicked him, "You recognize me but you don't recognize the emperor?" Do you want to cut it all over? ”

The kick was not heavy, but Song Juncheng's whole body was trembling, and he hurriedly kowtowed, "Weichen is ignorant, he doesn't know Long Yan, he begs for forgiveness, he begs for forgiveness......"

Dozens of officials kowtowed together, but some people couldn't help but raise their eyes and peek.

Cui Teng was about to teach these blind guys a lesson, and the King of the East China Sea also dismounted and walked over and asked, "Didn't Luoyang receive the holy decree?" ”

Song Juncheng kowtowed several times and replied: "Luoyang hasn't received the holy decree for a few months, and just heard about the update of the imperial court, he was surrounded by the thief army, so he ...... Therefore, I did not know that His Majesty was coming. ”

The King of the East Sea turned around and said, "I don't blame them for being rude, it turns out that I really don't know." ”

Han Ruzi nodded, knowing that the king of the East China Sea was looking for steps for both sides, Luoyang was a big city, not too far from the capital, and Hangu Pass was not the only passage, so there was no reason for the officials here to know nothing about the major affairs of the DPRK and China.

But he didn't want to break it.

The king of the East China Sea said: "What about Henan Yin Hanchou?" Don't let him come out and pick him up quickly? ”

"Yes, yes." Song Juncheng stepped back on his knees, stood up after a few steps, and ran towards the mansion in a hurry.

Not long after, a group of people came out of the house, most of them knelt down as soon as they went out, but a big fat man rushed to the emperor's horse, lying on the ground and crying, "It's really Your Majesty!" What a Majesty! There is hope for Dachu again, the sky has eyes, the ancestors have spirits, the people are blessed, and the clan has been saved......"

This is Henan Yin Han Chou, the uncle of Han Ruzi and the king of the East China Sea.

Han Ruzi was still inexperienced, and he didn't expect such a scene, so he turned over and dismounted, and said, "Uncle Emperor of Me, you don't have to be formal, just be flat." ”

Han Chou twisted his fat body, crawling to the emperor's feet like a huge insect, and kowtowed, "Seeing that the driver is not welcome, the minister's death is guilty, the minister does not dare to beg for mercy, please give your majesty." ”

Han Ruzi had to bend down to help, Han Chou was too fat, he couldn't help himself alone, three guards stepped forward and worked hard to make Henan Yin stand up.

Han Chou was of medium height, that is, fat, his face was red, his eyes were full of tears, he stretched out his hands and wanted to touch the emperor, but he didn't dare, he withdrew halfway, and said in a tone full of reverence and fear: "Your Majesty and Emperor Wu are exactly the same!" ”

The ministers of the DPRK and China have basically seen Emperor Wu, and no one has ever said such a thing.

But Han Ruzi couldn't refute, so he had to smile back.

Han Chou finally couldn't suppress his impulse, grabbed one of the emperor's hands and held it in his arms, as if it was a fragile priceless treasure, "When Your Majesty ascended the throne, I went to worship, but I didn't expect this farewell to be a few years. ”

Han Chou turned to the King of the East China Sea and smiled with tears, "King of the East China Sea, tell me, is Your Majesty exactly the same as Emperor Wu?" ”

The East Sea King smiled and hummed.

Han Ruzi can't let the imperial uncle talk nonsense anymore, "The defenders of Luoyang are still outside the city......"

"That's a bunch of rubbish!" Han Chou was extremely angry, "I only know how to eat military salaries, and when it comes to employing people, I can't count on them all." Now that His Majesty is here, what use do you want from them? Kill, kill. ”

"That's not necessary, I'm going to requisition this army."

"Yes, your majesty is so merciful to allow them to make meritorious deeds. They are His Majesty's army, and the whole of Luoyang belongs to His Majesty, even me is no exception, although I can't wield knives and guns, but I can carry a few bags of food, and I can be used as a stool for Your Majesty if I can't. ”

Han Chou said that he would come, and he was about to kneel down and let the emperor try whether his upper stool would fit.

The guards stepped forward to hold him up.

Han Ruzi was about to speak, but Han Chou turned to the officials and shouted, "Why are you still kneeling?" Set up a banquet to wash the dust for Your Majesty, although Luoyang is not the capital, there are always a few things that can be handled, right? ”

The officials hurriedly acted, some went to arrange the banquet, and some gathered around the emperor according to their ranks, and followed suit.

Han Ruzi hadn't understood what was going on, and had already been invited into the mansion by everyone.

Luoyang dispatched troops slowly, but the food was served quickly, and it was midnight, and the hot wine and delicacies were still delivered like a whirlwind.

Han Chou's excitement was difficult to contain, he almost didn't give the emperor a chance to breathe, and soon called out a group of descendants to meet the emperor, and finally even called out his wife and concubines, daughters, daughters-in-law and other female dependents, introducing them one by one, not treating the emperor as an outsider at all.

Han Chou personally persuaded him to drink, and every time he had to kneel on the ground, hold the cup in both hands, and raise it above his head.

After a few glasses of wine, looking at the many Luoyang officials who were eager to try and lined up waiting to offer wine, Han Ruzi knew that he couldn't wait any longer, and under the pretext of relieving himself, he motioned for the king of the East China Sea and Cui Teng to go out together.

Outside the hall, Han Ruzi said to Cui Teng: "You want to make meritorious contributions, right?" ”

"Of course, are you going to send me to Aocang?" Cui Teng was very happy.

"No, I'll let you go back, get Han Chou drunk, and let him stop coming to interfere with me for the time being."

"That's it?" Cui Teng was greatly disappointed.

"If this matter is successful, your merit will only be one level lower than that of General Fan."

"No problem, if there is still one person in Luoyang officials who can stand up, even if I lose." Cui Teng returned to the hall in high spirits.

Han Ruzi said to the king of the East China Sea, "Follow me." ”

The King of the East Sea glanced at the hall and said reluctantly, "Just let me live like this." ”

"Don't worry, wait until the world is peaceful." Han Ruzi found Qu Zixi and asked him to watch Cui Teng, and he took the king of the East China Sea and the guards out of the mansion, for him, the battle was not over. (To be continued.) )