Beicheng has shown a trend of erosion, Zhang Ji was ordered by Wang Shichong to search for the Tang army, but no matter how many people are sent, it is like a mud cow into the sea, and there is no news. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, a rumor began to circulate in the city that His Royal Highness Li Shimin, the second prince of Qin, the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, had the help of the gods, and the war had always been invincible, and Luoyang City would be captured by the Tang army sooner or later.

Most of the people in Beishi were poor families, and many of them had served as soldiers before, and the veterans of the winery organized these people to train them in street fighting. There is only one sentence at the core, no matter what means are used, the officers and soldiers will have to pay the price of blood for every step forward. The big meeting suddenly flashed countless bad ideas, such as digging traps, pouring oil, setting fires, and so on.

Wang Mai also moved out the set of things of the tunnel warfare in later generations, and transformed each workshop into a fortress, and the courtyards inside were all connected to each other. In principle, we should not fight tough battles or encounters, maintain our vital strength, and kill and wound the enemy as much as possible.

Zhang Ji was furious and began to use force, but the men and horses of the two battalions entered Beicheng, but they were attacked by the people of Beishi in a frenzied retaliation. Officers and men walked on the streets of the alleys and alleys, but once they entered the narrow winding alleys, it became a nightmare that they would never forget. Even children who seemed harmless to humans and animals would throw stones at officers and soldiers from afar.

Wang Shichong was furious about this and dismissed Zhang Ji from his official position, and his nephew Wang Ren proposed to move all the people of Beicheng into Guocheng, which was opposed by countless people, which was no different from directly slaughtering the people, and the people had no support in Guocheng and starved to death sooner or later. Wang Shichong felt that this was a good idea, as long as the city could be stable, the life and death of the people were not in his scope of consideration at all.

So he ordered Wang Shiwei, the king of Chu, to lead 3,000 soldiers into the northern city to forcibly relocate the people, but only one morning passed, and most of the 3,000 people were killed and wounded, and Zheng's army did not even occupy a complete lifang. These ordinary people, who were usually like sheep, turned into wolves at this time, showing sharp claws to the officials and soldiers.

The people who trembled at the beginning of the official army found that the official army was not so terrible for the first time, and after driving away the Suwei camp and the Wuhou camp led by Zhang Ji, their confidence increased greatly, and this time the 3,000 men and horses led by Wang Shiwei fell again.

Seeing his brother and son kneeling on the ground, Wang Shichong didn't say a word, and the atmosphere in the hall was depressing. After a long time, Wang Shichong sighed: "That's it, step up the defense of Guocheng, and we must not let those mobs have a chance to approach the city gate." ”

"Daddy," Wang Xuanying looked up at Wang Shichong on the dragon throne, "Give me another 5,000 men and horses, and I will definitely kill all these rebellious people......

"Slap ......" A cup shattered in front of Wang Xuanying, and Wang Shichong's anger immediately broke out, "Five thousand men and horses, where will I give you five thousand men and horses, the Tang army has been preparing to move outside the city for the past few days, and Luoyang's city defense is already stretched, for the sake of these mobs, how many more people can be lost to quell the riots in the city?" ”

"But ......"

"Don't worry about those mobs, let them fend for themselves, their advantage is nothing more than in the inner square, as long as they tighten the city walls, if they dare to storm the city gate, they will seek death."

"Yes......" Wang Xuanying could only helplessly bow his head and listen to his father's arrangement.

"There's one thing I want to give you." After Wang Shichong lost his temper, he finally felt a lot better, and his tone calmed down again.

"Ask Father to Tell ......"

"You led 2,000 men and horses to the Tiger Prison to escort the military rations, although the Tiger Prison to Luoyang is only a few days away, but the Tang Army is now rampant, you must be careful."

"The ...... in the city"

"You don't have to worry about it in the city, it seems that the Tang army can't hold it back, Li Xuanmi's old road I want Li Shimin to go again!" Speaking of the most proud battle in his life, a confident smile appeared on Wang Shichong's face.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Zheng Jun's Tanma saw the Tang army's camp open, walked for nearly a day, and settled down in Qingcheng Palace to start building a barracks, which was a signal that the Tang army was about to start attacking the city. Wang Shichong summoned the generals into the palace overnight to discuss the military.

Early in the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the mighty Zheng Jun gathered on the Heavenly Street to hold a swearing-in meeting.

Wang Shichong was dressed in armor, standing on the temporary point platform, and pointed to the bell tower behind him: "The Sui Dynasty fell, the Tang State was proclaimed emperor in Guanzhong, and the Zheng State was the dominant man in Henan, and the two countries have always been friendly. ”

"Can't!" The soldiers of Zheng Jun were infected by the emperor's momentum and shouted one after another.

"Luoyang is in danger, once the city is broken, the whole army will definitely become a slave of the Tang State, are you willing to suffer this humiliation?"

"I don't want to!"

"God bless Da Zheng, bestow the treasure! All the soldiers and soldiers can fight bravely to kill the enemy today, and they will be invincible! ”

"God bless Da Zheng! God bless Da Zheng! ……”

30,000 horses shouted slogans and drove out of the city from the heavenly street, Wang Mai and a few veterans flashed in the crowd on the side to watch this scene, and suddenly smiled, Wang Shichong's ability to encourage morale is indeed not small.

"Childe, let's go." Lao Huang stabbed Wang Mai in the back.

"Let's go!" Wang Mai turned over and got on his horse and walked slowly along the Heavenly Street, followed by a carriage that walked unusually smoothly.

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, he finally came to a stop in front of the imperial city.

"Young Eunuch Wang has come to inspect the bell tower again?" The guards saluted Wang Mai.

Wang Mai nodded: "Your Majesty led the army to the expedition today, and the pendulum clock must not be lost." ”

"Offended." Several guards got into the carriage and began a routine inspection.

"Young Eunuch Wang, are these jars also the objects needed for the bell tower?" The guard asked curiously.

"That's right, there is some toner in here, which is used to lubricate the pendulum clock gears, just like the lock at home is rusty, add some toner to it." Wang Mai explained.

The guards opened the mouth of the altar and took a look, and then jumped out of the carriage: "No problem, Young Eunuch Wang, please come in." ”

At this time, the Tang army outside Luoyang City was building a barrier, and suddenly heard the news that Zheng Jun was out of the city, and they immediately panicked.

After Wang Shichong led 30,000 horses out of the city, he lined up in formation with the help of the ruins and broken walls of the old horse fang, and ordered to dig deep trenches in this area, and then began to slowly approach in the direction of Luoshui.

After Li Shimin got the news that Zheng Jun was out of the city, he ordered the Tang army to defend on the spot, and personally led more than 1,000 soldiers of the Xuanjia Army to the Beibi Mountain to line up. Coming to the place where he almost lost his life that day, Li Er was full of emotion: "If General Wei Chigong hadn't saved me that day, I'm afraid my life would have been lost." ”

Since Wei Chigong saved the life of King Qin last time, his status in the Tang Army has immediately risen, especially Qin Qiongcheng, who is also the commander of the Xuanjia Army, and other pig people, all of whom have fallen in love with this upright man.

Qin Qiong saw that the Zheng army was in a very neat formation, and his morale was quite high, and he was immediately a little worried: "Wang Shichong is good at boosting morale, I don't know what demon method was used this time to make the soldiers' morale so high." As the saying goes, it is better for our army to retreat at the moment and wait for the enemy's vigor to wear off before engagement. ”

The rest of the generals also agreed with Qin Qiong's opinion, and persuaded Li Er to avoid his edge.

Li Er pointed to the bell tower in the palace: "Presumably this is the pendulum clock made by Wang Wheat, it looks really unusual." ”

The generals looked in the direction pointed by Li Er, and after reading it, they looked at Li Shimin in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine was being sold in King Qin's gourd.

"Regardless of whether Wang Mai's uprising in the city today can succeed, one thing Wei Xuancheng said is very right, Luoyang will not be able to conquer in one day. The thief's situation is already very embarrassing, and now he wants to come out of the nest and fight a fluke battle, as long as he defeats him today, he will never dare to fight again in the future. In this way, our army will be able to save at least a month of time compared to the battle plan. ”

"But ......"

"Do you know what news this king received from Chang'an that day?" Li Er asked rhetorically.

The generals shook their heads one after another, and the direction of the meeting that day was reversed because of that information, but Li Er did not announce this top-secret military information for a long time.

"The Turks took advantage of the eastward advance of our army, ready to move, and had already plundered several counties, and there were no available troops in the court, so they had to offer money and goods to the Turks to sue for peace. You say that the Turks killed my people of the Tang Dynasty and robbed me of the grain of the Tang Dynasty, and now my Datang wants to bribe these robbers, is there such a reason in the world? Li Er clenched his fists, his voice changed from small to loud, and the last sound turned into a roar.

"Your Highness!" All the generals knelt on the ground one after another, "The lord humiliated the ministers to death, and now the Tang Dynasty suffers such humiliation, just because the last general and others are incompetent, and they are willing to die to apologize." ”

"Everyone, please get up!" Li Er pointed to the Zheng army under the mountain, "Wherever my Tang army goes, everything is invincible, but Wang Shichong lives in a city, and he is still breathing, you want to wash away the shame of the Tang Dynasty, first follow me to attack Luoyang, and kill this thief!" ”

"Attack Luoyang and kill this thief!" All the soldiers shouted in unison.

"It's smoking...... one of the soldiers shouted.

Everyone looked down the mountain, and sure enough, smoke rose from the valley water generation.

"Qu Tutong's men and horses should have fought with Zheng Jun." Li Er turned around and faced the generals, "Get on the horse!" ”

As soon as the Tang infantry under the mountain came into contact with the Zheng army, they fell into a bitter battle, and were almost disrupted by the enemy. I don't know what medicine Zheng Jun took today, they were all fearless of death, and some people were injured in several wounds, but they still charged forward desperately.

At this time, more than 1,000 soldiers of the Xuanjia Army had already taken advantage of the terrain to enter the enemy formation, and where more than 1,000 people and horses passed, a vacuum appeared in the Zheng army's large array in an instant, and then it was filled by a steady stream of follow-up Zheng troops.

The Xuanjia Army has been breaking through Zheng Jun's formation and coming behind Zheng Jun. The generals panted and looked at the dense Zheng army, this enemy was really brave. If in the past, the army that was so rushed by the Xuanjia army should have scattered and fled, but now the Zheng army continued to approach the other side of the river in a large formation as if nothing had happened.