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Zhou Bian's deep voice sounded in the hall, and then he handed the letter from Xinzheng in his hand to the important ministers present.

After dinner, such as the prince and other important ministers have not left, they are waiting in the palace to discuss matters with the king again, now the situation is pressing, who still goes to bed early, if it is not dark and can't see, I am afraid that I will have to evacuate the civilians outside, or strengthen the city defense.

The Taishi first took the secret letter from the king's hand, and after reading it, he handed it over to the young master, and passed it on one by one, until everyone read it, and then returned to Zhou Bian's hands.

"King, if we can defend Luoyang, we are naturally not afraid that Doctor Man will be in danger in Xinzheng. Therefore, the old man thinks that it is most important to stick to Luoyang. Taishi stroked his beard and said.

"The ministers thought so." The ministers unanimously bowed their hands, and it seems that everyone knows each other enough.

And so did the king. I don't know how Luoyang City Defense is prepared? ”

"Back to the king, the city is in a mess today, the soldiers have come down to rectify the order, and they have not practiced defending the city anymore. But in terms of weekday training, the veterans can do all kinds of order, while the recruits are even worse, but it is enough to substitute. As for the great instruments used to defend the city, such as the catapults made by the king, they have not yet been transported under the city walls today, but they should be delivered tomorrow, and they will be installed the day after tomorrow. The nine gates of Luoyang and a ring of city walls have been repaired, but except for the three gates in the east, the rest are only simply repaired, and I don't know if they can block the attack of the Korean army. The young master replied.

"Just go ahead with the plan. What happened to the retreat of the people of Gongyi and other three places? There are also people on the outskirts of the city who have taken refuge in the city, have they all been arranged today? "The strong wall and clear field are also Zhou Bian's policy of defending the city, and I still remember the scene I saw outside Chengzhou City just after crossing over, so Zhou Bian was unwilling to leave it to Han Shi to spoil it, so he was extremely concerned about it.

Taishi arched his hand and said, "King, the suburbs have basically entered the city within ten miles, and the first batch of people who came over from Cheng Zhou have also arrived, and the other two places have not yet replied." But there are still many clan disciples in Chengzhou City, who are unwilling to leave Chengzhou, do they want to send troops to drive them away? ”

"Yes, there are two more days, including Gongyi and Mengjin, all of which have to go to Luoyang." Zhou Bian said resolutely.

"Yes, the old man will arrange for a messenger to go to Gongyi and Mengjin tomorrow morning to pass the king's order to the two generals, Wang Yufei and Li Ding."

It was late at night, and after dismissing the ministers, Zhou Bian quickly lay down, closed his eyes, and seemed to see a crowded crowd and helpless cries. War, why are civilians always suffering? However, the exhaustion of his body made Zhou Bian not have time to sigh for a long time, so he fell asleep.

There seemed to be the sound of Jin Ge in the dream, and when I opened my eyes, the sky had just brightened.

Unable to sleep anymore, Zhou Bian called the maids to dress up neatly, and then came to the front hall, and the sky was already dark. After breakfast, he brought his personal guards, and Zhou Bian came out of the palace again.

Fortunately, after a day of tension yesterday, the panic in Luoyang City has been much better, although the streets are still full of shops closed, and the crowd with large bags and small bags is crowded on the streets, but the order is obviously much better than yesterday, and the traffic is not completely blocked.

While looking at the east gate all the way forward, he also received a report from the guards all the way, and sure enough, the ministers had gained experience, and they were more handy in management, and there was no panic as yesterday. Along the way, soon arrived at the east gate, along the city wall to the north and south sides, it can be seen that a tall wooden frame is being erected by the people, this is Zhou Bian invented the catapult. Its principle is the Yuan Dynasty was only popular to open the equivalence, in the Warring States period is naturally an epoch-making invention, but also one of Zhou Bian's biggest reliance on defending the city, as early as a year ago, when I heard that Han Hou may come to attack Luoyang, Zhou Bian began to make people, the leader is naturally Shen Bufa who has come to Luoyang, and the people who are also trusted by the royal family.

Calmly looking at the huge weapons one after another towering, Zhou Bian's heart was extremely calm, as a defensive party, he could rely on too much, the time and place were favorable, and he was a person of the next generation, what else to be afraid of?

The catapult is not easy to move, so according to Zhou Bian's intentions, most of them are installed on the east city wall, about one every other mile, a total of ten, five are also installed on the north city wall, and the other two sides are not, the royal family is currently only so much, fortunately, Zhou Bian has ordered to rush work immediately, and all the craftsmen plus the craftsmen from the depot who came from Chengzhou should be able to drive out twice this number.

However, at the moment, it can only be equipped on the eastern city wall, which is most likely to be attacked, and I hope these high-tech weapons can give Han Hou a big surprise. Thinking about his thoughts, Zhou Bian walked onto the city wall.

There are already many people busy on the city wall, but it is not only the large catapults, but also all kinds of city defense equipment. On the inner side of the wall, there were many racks of weapons, where spears and arrows would be placed for the soldiers to use. A cauldron was propped up in the middle of the city wall, and in wartime the cauldron would boil boiling golden soup and give the enemy a head-on blow. Outside the city wall, the masons are still rushing to repair the women's wall, which will provide the strongest protection for the soldiers, and the craftsmen are installing the smashing wood, which is a huge log that is hung out through the bracket, and the log is stuck with bronze thorns upside down, and after being put down and injured by the siege soldiers, it can be withdrawn and used again, and the power cannot be ignored.

This time it really used all the power of the royal family, and in just a few days, the royal family made a ruthless effort to decorate this Luoyang City like a hedgehog, and to give Han Hou, who dared to offend the respect of the Son of Heaven, to face him head-on.

Stopping the visit of the busy craftsmen and soldiers, Zhou Bian walked north along the city wall, sometimes stopping to ask, sometimes pointing. After a mile, I saw the young master and Bai Gui who were hurrying over.

It turned out that before dawn, the young master and Bai Gui, who couldn't sleep, got up one after another to gather the craftsmen and people, and now they are really racing against time, and being one step ahead is victory.

After listening to the report of the two, Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction, got off the city wall at the nearest lower city, and walked to the barracks in the city surrounded by a group of guards.

After passing through the still crowded crowd, it took a lot of effort to come to the military camp west of the city, and it was almost noon at this time.

However, before he could enter the barracks, he heard the sound of a trumpet.

"Put. Next round, put!. Next round, put! ”

And this rhythmic sound of the call is accompanied by the sound of a uniform bowstring humming. As soon as he heard it, he knew that this was the training sound of the soldiers, Zhou Bian showed a satisfied smile, did not stop the barracks gatekeeper from visiting, and stepped into the barracks with his feet raised.

This is the military camp since the founding of Luoyang, it is rumored that the eight divisions of Cheng Zhou left by the former king of Wu have been stationed here for a long time, hundreds of years have passed, although the royal family is weak, Luoyang has also been given to the princes of Zhou, but the grandeur of this military camp has been preserved.

This is a barracks that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, Zhou Bian slowly walked towards the queue in the training ground, and it was from there that the sound of the horn came.

Originally, there were thousands of troops stationed here, and even after adding new soldiers, it had exceeded 10,000 people, but at this very time, half of them were pulled up the city wall to prepare for battle, and in the past two days, the city was chaotic, and many of the remaining soldiers were pulled out to maintain order, and there were only two or three thousand people in the barracks.

But two or three thousand people were still seizing the time to train, divided into several large blocks, each of which was lined up in three lines, and the respective officers shouted the trumpet, and each team took turns to step forward and release the arrows, and after the arrows were released, they retreated to the back, and the next team stepped forward to release the arrows, and so on. This was also Zhou Bian's training method specially formulated for the defense of the city, and archery from the city wall down could only be carried out by the outermost soldiers, and this rotation of arrows greatly increased the speed and endurance of the sergeants. Although this cannot be called a cross-era invention, it is still a relatively novel way in this era, at least never before in the royal army.

Standing aside and watching the meeting with interest, several generals came forward to see it. This time, it was Wang Sunjian, Liu Yun, Tu Qiang and Zhou Zhan who came, and I think it was also their hundred-person team that was training, while the others either went to the city wall or went to the street to ease traffic.

"Meet my king!" The four of them gave a military salute neatly.

"Everyone, please get up, this king is very relieved to see you training. This time the Korean army is coming, whether Luoyang can be as stable as a rock depends on you! Zhou Bian smiled and helped the four of them up.

"King, where did Han Jun go?" Wang Sunjian couldn't help but ask.

"This king also just got the news, Master Han has arrived in Huayang yesterday, but I am afraid that this will be in the city."

"In this way, there are only three days left before my Luoyang. King, why don't you fight in Luoshui again as usual last time? Wang Sunjian shouted in a rough voice.

Hearing that the soldiers were so meritorious, Zhou Bian sank his face, "After the last battle of Gongyi, this king said that the reason why our army can win is that the Korean army is arrogant, have you forgotten?" Hugh thought that this time he would be able to strike halfway as before, and if so, then you would be the one who made the world arrogant. ”

"Your Majesty didn't dare to forget, but if I let the Han army go straight to Luoyang, I am afraid that the Koreans will laugh at me for being cowardly. His subordinates did not hesitate to die, one did not want to lose the king's reputation, and the other wanted to drag the Korean army for a day. His Majesty also knew that there was a panic in Luoyang City, and it would be good if he could delay it for one more day. Wang Sunjian lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

When I turned my head to look, I saw that the other three were also full of longing. If there are subordinates like this, why are they afraid of the Korean army? So Zhou Bian also lowered his head and pondered.

Indeed, although it was determined to abandon the periphery and stick to the phalanx in Luoyang, if it was still driven by it to the city of Luoyang, I was afraid that it would not be conducive to the morale of the king. After a while, Zhou Bian raised his head, "Ladies and gentlemen, Han Jun suffered a loss last time, and this time I am afraid that he will not be careless as before, how can I hinder him?" ”

The four of them looked at each other, and they were all good at carrying out the king's orders, but if they gave advice, these four people were obviously still a little worse.

At this time, a person behind Zhou Bian spoke, "King, the Han army is coming from the east, and it will inevitably pass through the mountains around Chenggao, so why don't you pick some flexible legs and feet to act at the opportunity, ambush in the mountains and forests, and when you see the weak point of the Han army, you will sneak attack it, and after a blow, you will quickly retreat." Although it can't destroy many enemies, it also troubles the South Korean army, or it can delay the footsteps of the South Korean army. ”

Everyone heard the prestige, but it was the personal guard of the young man next to the Son of Heaven, Ziyuan.

Like Zhou Zhan, who has been promoted to a centurion, Ziyuan is also the first batch of personal guards around the king, so he is also bolder in front of Wang Jia. Seeing that everyone looked at him, he made a four-way salute unhurriedly, "King, generals, if what your subordinates say is wrong, don't blame me." ”

After staring at Ziyuan for a while, Zhou Bian suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Okay, this king's heart has been decided, move to Gongyi, and hinder the Han army." ”

After saying that, Zhou Bian turned his head to the four people with fierce faces, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, this time it's still the four of you, after this king goes back, he will discuss it with the Taishi and the young master, and the military transfer order will be issued tonight, you just wait." ”

"This king will go first, you can continue training." Before the four generals could thank them, Zhou Bian waved his hand and turned his head and walked out of the barracks.

Zhou Bian is naturally not the master of procrastination, and he will do what he says. After lunch, Zhou Bian once again climbed the eastern city wall and met the young master and Bai Gui, who had not yet descended the city wall. Fortunately, both of them are people who know the soldiers, they know the relationship between China, and there is a big victory in Gongyi first, and after Zhou Bian took a lot of effort, the two agreed.

So, Zhou Bian rushed to Nancheng non-stop, Taishi and Ning Yue and others were settling in the villagers who entered the city, yesterday the news spread all over the land of Wangji, almost all the suburbs have entered the city, because there are too many people, one is not good for fear that it will cause chaos in the city, so the settlement work here is particularly arduous.

Ning Yue said that it was okay, and immediately nodded in agreement after hearing this. The Taishi is not so easy to speak, but it is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, the last time he concealed the Taishi and secretly went out of the city, which hurt the heart of the old minister, this time Zhou Bian was unwilling to do so.

However, the Taishi was cunning, and after arguing with Zhou Bian for a long time, he nodded and agreed, but there was one condition, that is, the Queen Mother had to allow it.

Depressed, he went back to the palace again, he was too wronged by the princes, not to mention the abuse of the princes, that is, he wanted to do something, why did he have to ask for this consent and ask for that nod? When will he be able to expose his domineering spirit and make his own decisions? After thinking about it, Zhou Bian shook his head, he should be a wise and open king, so as not to leave a reputation for self-righteousness in future generations.

"Queen Mother, Wang Er is just to harass the Han army this time, not to pursue the annihilation of the enemy like last time, so it is enough to bring only 3,000 people. Moreover, the prince will not go out of Gongyi, and all the things that disturb the enemy will be left to his generals. The king is not in danger, and the queen mother can only rest assured. ”

Helplessly, Zhou Bian bent his knees in front of the Queen Mother, begged each other gently, and after saying a lot of words, he saw that the Queen Mother had moved.

I saw the queen mother smile slightly, and touched Zhou Bian's head with her hand, "Wang Er can go by himself, but there is this matter in the future, there is no need to come to ask the queen mother, just tell the queen mother, and the queen mother will ask for blessings for my queen day and night." ”

Yes? Zhou Bian didn't react for a while, the queen mother is so easy to speak?

But he didn't have time to think about it, after going out, Zhou Bian's mind drifted to the east of Luoshui, although he decided to lead the army to go, but how to stop the Korean army?