Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Divine Soldier Descends from Heaven to Attack Luoyang
Although there is only a small soldier pond at the crossing of the Bishui River, the location is very important, and the commander who led the troops always heard that the soldier pond was going to be demolished, so he dared to advise Li Jiyu.
"Dashuai, the ferry checkpoint can't be removed, in case a thief crosses the Bishui River from here, the villain can't afford to be guilty."
"Afraid of what? I told you to withdraw. Li Jiyu thought for a while and said: "Set up the card in the Liu River in the east, except for this Bishui River, the other rivers are good places, and there are river fish that can live ......."
For a few days in a row, Li Jiyu and the dust-free Taoist went around Luoyang, carefully looked at the yin and yang feng shui, the demolition that should be demolished, the construction that should be built, and the work everywhere was busy.
The garrison of Kouziao was transferred, because "Kouzi" is the mouth, which will eat the carp.
The beacon tower of Liaowangyu was sealed, because the same sound as Liaowangyu, which means sewing in Henan vernacular, and the carp entered the "Liaowangyu" and was sewn into the net, and there was definitely no way to live.
Fort Eng is Fort Eagle, the osprey eats fish, and all the garrisons are withdrawn.
Jingou is not a good place, the golden hook fishing, it is very unlucky for the carp, and the military ponds in these places must also be demolished.
Luokou is a good place, Luo and Luo have the same sound, as soon as you hear it, the carp is unhooked, and a barracks are built here.
Shayugou? Hearing this name, Li Jiyu's face turned white with fright, this is the territory of sharks!
Wosiyu? Isn't that a "nest of dead fish"? Hurry up and burn this hellish place!
Lotus Village? Yes, yes, build a temple for the third prince of Nezha here......
Under the guidance of the dust-free road chief, the chickens and dogs around Luoyang were tossed. In the direction of the south of the city leading to Song County, there were several inconspicuous holes in the Qing army's defensive line.
The Lotus Society has also become a semi-public legal organization, and there are more and more believers in Luoyang City. Li Jiyu also secretly joined the Lotus Society, and he is still a core member with a high status. In the Lotus Society, he got acquainted with several strangers, among whom there was a monk who left a deep impression on him.
This monk is quite knowledgeable, and his speech and demeanor are not like an ordinary monk. At a glance, it can be seen that he is a former courtier who has hidden in the empty door, and maybe he has been an official.
"Talent! It's a pity that it's a monk......"
Li Jiyu was moved to solicit for a moment, but finally suppressed this thought. When he first started the army. The monks of Shaolin Temple always fought against him, and Li Ji was angry when he met the bald head, and he didn't have a good impression of the monk.
Turn around and return to Luoyang City. But the monk was gone. Li Jiyu asked the dustless Taoist chief, only to learn that the monk had always traveled all over the world, had no fixed residence, and had already left.
The person really left, but Li Jiyu regretted it a little, he lacked knowledgeable senior staff under him, and this monk was actually a very good candidate......
On the south bank of the Yellow River, at the foot of the Bishan Mountain. Along the official road all the way to the east, the monk and an envoy sent by the Chu army hurried in the dust. After leaving the Xingyang Tiger Prison, the thousands of miles of North China Plain appeared in front of their eyes.
The North China Plain was formed by the erosion and sedimentation of the Yellow River and the Huai River, and the sediment-laden Yellow River turned the sea into mulberry fields, creating this huge plain. This is the cradle of Han civilization, thousands of miles longitudinal and horizontal, across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces, with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers.
The monk had no intention of watching the scenery along the road, and rushed to Kaifeng with the envoy of the Chu army.
The real name of the monk is Yan Ermei, Chongzhen's three-year lifter, once served as Shi Kefa's staff, after the Qing army went south, he cut his hair and became a monk, loved his concubine with a blade, bulldozed his ancestral tomb, cut off a fetters in the world, and devoted himself to the struggle against the Qing Dynasty.
In the past few years, he has been active in Henan, Shandong and Anwei, and was introduced by his friend Ye Tingxiu to join the Yuyuan Army of the Anti-Qing Righteous Division. The Yuyuan Army operated in the border area of Shandong, Henan, and Anhui, and when it was at its strongest, it was "known as one million", which posed a great threat to the Manchus. In the summer of last year, the Qing court mobilized heavy troops and exterminated the largest of the rebels, Li Huajing's department, and the Yuyuan Army's anti-Qing struggle turned into a low ebb.
A few days ago in Luoyang City, the monk of Ludong and the envoy of the Chu army successfully connected and rushed to Caozhou together to meet Zhang Qi and Liang Min, the leaders of the Yuyuan army.
The monk was very excited, and when he had free time on the road, he asked the envoy of the Chu army for news from the south.
The base of the Yuyuan Army was in the Caozhou and Puzhou areas of Shandong, far away from the Nanming-controlled zhì district, and it had been fighting alone. When Li Hua's troops were defeated and surrendered last year, Zhu Hongji, the spiritual leader of the Yuyuan Army, was captured by Zhu Hongji, the "Loyal and Righteous King" of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest of the Yuyuan Army became a plate of scattered sand, and they were in great need of recognition and support from the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Finally got in touch with the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the Yuyuan Army can regain its strength again!
The envoy was silent, as if he was not good at words, and the monk was a little strange in his heart, why did the imperial court send such a person to be the envoy.
"Is your name You Tianjing? What did it do? ”
"My name is the heavenly well, the heavenly is the heaven of heaven and earth, and the well is the well of the well. But in front of outsiders, just let me call You Tianjing, and I don't need to use a fake name anymore. "The patio is a detailed work of the Chu Army Intelligence Bureau.
From 1 stroke, Tian is 6 strokes, and Jing is 8 strokes, as can be seen from his name, the number of the Tianjing is 168, and in the Chu Army Intelligence Bureau, the numbers starting with 1 are all senior intelligence officers, and by the manual is a level......
Thousands of miles away in Song County, at the northern foot of Funiu Mountain, Li Laiheng and Zhang Nai, after nearly a month of trekking, finally walked out of the heavy dà mountain.
Stepping on the smooth official road, the war horses let out a cheerful neigh, and the two thousand cavalry of the Chu army went straight to Luoyang in the north like a gust of wind, leaving the county seat of Songxian behind, and did not pay attention to it at all.
Wosiyu, rushed by.
Shayugou, there is no obstruction.
Golden ditch, such as into no man's land.
Eagle Castle, already an empty castle.
In Wangyu, several Qing soldiers climbed the beacon tower in a panic, and the cavalry of the Chu army had already arrived and killed all these Qing soldiers.
Luoyang City, just forty miles to the north, the Chu army has already touched under the nose, and the city is still unaware.
"Brothers, I know that everyone is tired and the horses are tired, but since we have left Funiu Mountain and have been seen by many people on the road, someone must go to Luoyang to report the news, and we must be ahead of them!"
Li Laiheng rode past the team and said to everyone: "We have no reinforcements, no siege equipment, only three days of dry food, only before dark to capture Luoyang to survive, if we can't succeed, the whole army will be wiped out." Surprise attack on Luoyang, victory or defeat in one fell swoop, are you afraid? ”
"General Xiao Li, we are not afraid!"
"Hurry up and give the order, surprise attack Luoyang!"
"Defeat Luoyang and capture Li Jiyu alive!"
The soldiers were babbling and shouting, and after so many days of drilling in the mountains, everyone knew what they had to face, and they were eager to fight as much as they could.
"Good! Sure enough, they are all elite soldiers and strong generals who broke into the camp, and we have won this battle. Don't worry, I have already arranged the internal response in Luoyang City, our army suddenly killed, and the Tartars are scared and stupid, and they will be able to capture Luoyang in one battle. ”
Li Laiheng pointed to the north with a horsewhip: "The soldiers are fast, pass on my general's order, and the whole army will set off immediately to attack Luoyang!" ”
"Surprise attack on Luoyang!"
The soldiers raised their sabers together and shouted in unison, like an unstoppable torrent, surging north with the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.
Kouziao, Bishui River, Shaguozhuang...... Under the guidance of the guide, the Ming army skillfully avoided the Qing army's defense line, killed a small number of Qing soldiers, and arrived all the way to Luoyang City, where the city gate was already in sight.
Seeing the sudden appearance of an unknown brigade of cavalry under the city, the Qing army guarding the city gate immediately sounded the gong to give the alarm and shook the jack gate to close the city gate.
The cavalry of the Chu army saw that the city gate was about to close, and urged the horse to speed up again, and in front of the team, a red flag suddenly fluttered and unfurled, and the soldiers of the Chu army shouted in unison, raising their sabers and charging at full speed towards the city gate.
Two thousand cavalry charged at full speed, the momentum was amazing, the war horses galloped with billowing smoke and dust, it looked like there were tens of thousands of horses, and the Qing soldiers on the city were all dumbfounded.
"This is the Ming official army? Fell from the sky? ”
"What are you doing? Close the gates! The Qing army general shouted insults and ordered the soldiers to push the door and close the gate. Luoyang is a famous city in the world, the city wall is very strong, even if the Ming army has tens of thousands of horses, as long as the city gate is closed, it will not be able to attack.
With the squeaky and tooth-souring sound, the heavy jack gate was gradually lowered, only a little more than a zhang high from the ground, and the inner gate of the urn city was half closed, and only a narrow slit was left in the outer gate. At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army was still more than ten zhang away from the moat, but the suspension bridge on the moat had already left the ground and was slowly retracted upward.
"Fortunately, it's finally in time for ......" The Qing army commander had just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard a panicked cry behind him. He quickly turned around, and was surprised to see several fires burning in the city, and there was a shout of killing getting closer and closer.
"What's going on?" He drew his saber, turned to the entrance to the horse road of the city wall, and looked down, only to be met by a sloppy old road.
"Dustless Dao Chief, how did you come ......?" Before he could finish his sentence, the Dustless Dao Leader suddenly rushed forward and stabbed him in the chest with a short knife.
A group of Lotus Congregations rushed up the city wall along the road, numbering as many as two hundred, each armed with a sharp sword, slashing at the Qing soldiers.
The jack gate stopped descending, and after a while, it slowly rose again.
The chief of the dust-free road cut the rope, and the drawbridge fell with a thud, sending up a cloud of dust, and a passage appeared in the moat. The soldiers of the Chu army swarmed across the bridge, and the gates of the outer city were pushed back open.
The congregation of the Lotus Society dispersed the Qing soldiers, and the gates of the urn were opened.
Two thousand cavalry of the Chu army entered Luoyang. (To be continued......)