Next to Yang He, a white-faced middle-aged man full of scholarly life, dressed in a brocade robe and wearing a steel helmet on his head, looked nondescript.

He opened his mouth and said, "King Xiaofu really doesn't know how to fight. Luoyang north of the Yellow River; Songyue, Nanping; There is a tiger prison in the east, as long as Chenggao is long; the risk of controlling Kunhan and Tongguan in the west; There are three rivers and five hundred miles of fertile fields, and the convenience of the water sources of rivers, Yi and Luo. It can be said that "the rivers and mountains are worn together, and the situation is the best in the world". Although at this time, the Central Plains withered and disappeared. However, it is really foolish to defend Luoyang without relying on the favorable terrain of the Tiger Prison and Cuihan, and instead let us go straight to Luoyang City.

The lord is ordered to discuss this time, and the great achievement is only in front of him, so let's give the adults good news first. ”

"The duke supervises the army, how dare Yang be greedy for the merits of the sky. If you can get lucky this time, the first credit should be Your Majesty's quick decision and strategizing. The second is that the public and public supervision army are effective, and the soldiers of the three armies use their lives. Yang is not talented, he is at the bottom, and he is still ashamed. ”

It turned out that this white-faced middle-aged man was a eunuch sent by Zhu Youzhen to supervise the army, and the father-in-law of Hua Qiuhua. When the duke did not enter the palace, he was the second oldest in the family, so the palace called him Hua Erqiu.

He has been by the side of King Xin for a long time, and he has been very favored, and this time he has won the beauty of a prison army. Not long after Wei Zhongxian's downfall, the imperial palace was his base camp, and most of the eunuchs in important positions were his henchmen, so how could Zhu Youzhen rest assured.

In order to cultivate his own power, Zhu Youzhen promoted Hua Qiu to come to supervise the army, and when the time came, he was appointed as the chief eunuch in power in the palace with his merits.

Before the duke entered the palace, he also studied for a few days, and later entered the palace, and he studied hard in the palace. It turned out that since Zhu Zhanji of Ming Xuanzong, there were people in the palace who specially taught eunuchs to read.

The duke is really a wonderful flower among the eunuchs, he does not like to read the subset of scriptures and history, does not like poetry and songs, and even does not like the most popular words of the eunuchs, prefers to read the art of war.

Zhu Youzhen saw the pearl and entrusted him with this position, and the playboy was grateful to Dade and vowed to capture King Fu to repay His Majesty's kindness.

Yang He listened to him speak very well, although as a scholar, he naturally disliked eunuchs, but he couldn't help nodding frequently.

The duke received his affirmation, his heart was overjoyed, he racked his brains again, gave full play to his talents, and said: "The little Fu King hit the stone with an egg, and the mantis arm was used as a car, and he must have been frightened. Why don't we choose people who can speak well, enter the city to persuade them to surrender, and go to the army to fight, if they surrender without a fight, it will be a great merit.

You must know that now that the imperial court is in short supply, Liaodong spends a lot of money every day, and we are courtiers and slaves, so it is also excellent to be able to do our part for Your Majesty, and share worries and difficulties. ”

Yang He frowned and said hesitantly: "This little Fu King is arrogant and stubborn, and unreasonable. His Majesty personally issued an order, and he dared to say "not to go", let's send someone there, can it be useful? ”

The duke snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "At that time, he watched the sky from the bottom of the well, thinking that in such a small place as Luoyang, no one could cure him, so he dared to be so arrogant." Now that our soldiers are pressing the border, it is estimated that he is already scared and urinated, let's send someone, maybe what kind of happiness will become. ”

Although Yang He didn't think so, based on his research on Zhu Yousong on the road, he decided that this person would not easily admit defeat and surrender, but Hua Qiu was a popular person next to His Majesty, and he didn't want to disobey his face, and said: "Okay, tomorrow I will choose someone who can speak well and enter the city to persuade him to surrender." Salute first and then soldier, if King Fu doesn't know how to lift, let's capture Luoyang in one fell swoop and capture him to Beijing. ”

Hua Qiu saw that his strategy was constantly affirmed, and he was overjoyed, and happily went back to his horse to think of a better strategy in the camp built by the Ming army.

Yang He looked at his back, smiled bitterly, and went back to his horse. Behind him, the soldiers and generals followed closely.

In ancient wars, as a general, he always came first, so his own soldiers were indispensable. Once the commander dies on the battlefield, or leaves the team to flee for his life, or is unable to command the whole army, the blow is devastating. It is no exaggeration to say that even if he is a straw bag commander, as long as he is alive, he can command the battle normally, and his role is better than that of 100,000 male soldiers.

Famous examples in history include Sun Quan, Sun Shiwan, and Zhao Guangyi's brothers. Leaving the team and fleeing for his life, the result was far superior to the opponent's soldiers and horses, like being slaughtered by others, and even the national fortune was affected.

Zhao Hong asked on the city tower: "Lord Wang, they retreated and camped, I think most of them are afraid of our artillery fire, plus the soldiers and horses have not yet arrived, do we want to strike first." ”

"At night, I can't see the deployment of the enemy army clearly, so I rush to attack, I am afraid that there will be an ambush."

Zhao Hong also made sense when he heard it, if he insisted on his own opinion, once he was ambushed, he couldn't afford to lose. It's okay for the court to lose a game, they have a source of troops and supplies. If you lose one point here, you will lose one point, so you have to be cautious.

Neither of them expected that the Ming army outside the city would show such a flaw, and the actual reason was very simple.

Whether it was Yang He, or the prison army Huaqiu, or even the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, everyone in the world outside Luoyang did not take them seriously.

They disdained to believe that the turtle in the urn had the guts to go out of the city. Zhu Yousong was cautious and missed an opportunity to rub his prestige and give them a chance to get off the horse.

Zhu Yousong had never commanded a battle, and seeing that his idea was recognized by Zhao Hong, he was a little excited in his heart. But he clearly knows that he is two pounds and commands so many people to fight, but he can't read a few books and a few movies to guide the country and look at the country.

In addition to setting the general direction himself, he gave his subordinates full autonomy. Zhao Hong and Cao Wenzhao can adapt to the situation without asking for instructions from themselves.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and a cannonball glowing red in the night sky crossed an arc and fell into the Ming army outside the city.

Zhu Yousong was taken aback, and took everyone to look over, only to know that it was Liu Yi, who was ordered to take his own group of ruffian guards to guard a corner of Xicheng.

Seeing everyone coming over and looking around him, Liu Yi's dark face showed a hint of red, scratched his scalp and said, "I'll see if it will work, meet for the first time, and say hello to him by the way." ”

Zhu Yousong laughed, and the defenders on the city tower also laughed. The Ming troops outside the city were far away and not concentrated, and this cannon would kill a few people. But many were taken aback and quickened their retreat, including the prison guard.

The steel rails on his head were already covered with a thick layer of dirt, and while spitting out the soil in his mouth, he twisted his orchid finger and scolded: "Phew, phew." God kills the little blessed king, phew. We're going to pinch you to go to Beijing early and ask for a reward, bah, bah, ouch. My teeth. ”