Chapter 446 The Battle of Luoyang (9)
Wan He and others' sentence "His Royal Highness is wise" has already explained that this matter has been revealed, but the word "wise" fell on Yang Tong's ears, and no matter how you hear it, it feels harsh! Just wave your hand, turn around and leave the city! After Yang Tong left, all the ministers naturally did not dare to stay in this place that was about to become a battlefield, and they all followed Yang Tong away. However, before leaving, they did not forget to salute Wanhe before leaving. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter this scene just now, they all understood that in the future, the real master in Luoyang City will be replaced by this Liang Guogong! Even if Yang Tong ascends the throne in the future, it will be impossible to stand on top of Wanhe!
The last one to leave was Duan Da, as an ally of Yuan Wendu, in the situation just now, Duan Da didn't say a word more for Yuan Wendu, because Duan Da had been suppressed by Wan He's thunderous means! Not only that, but in the end, Duan Da even knelt down with the others and joined the ranks of forcing the palace! When he arrived in front of Wan He, Duan Da's face showed a hint of redness, and in the end, he just bowed to Wan He helplessly and said, "The last general, the last general, the last general wishes the victory of the grandfather of the country!" ”
Seeing that Duan Da was also convinced, the corners of Wan He's mouth hooked, and he said to Duan Da with a smile: "Okay! General Duan, please go back with peace of mind! Naturally, I will defend Luoyang City and prevent the thieves from succeeding! ”
Hearing Wan He's words, Duan Da also laughed dryly, then turned his head and ran back. When Duan Da also went down to the city, there were only Wanhe's cronies and eight thousand royal forest troops left in the entire city! Wan He glanced back at the dense Wagangzhai rebels outside the city, and then turned his head to look at Li Jing and the others, his face no longer had the calm and relaxed appearance he had before, but said with a wry smile: "Now, what should we do?" ”
Li Jing smiled faintly, stepped forward to Wan He's side, and looked at the army outside the city with Wan He. The army of Wagangzhai obviously did not plan to attack the city immediately, but used the huge army to surround Luoyang City, and the army was lined up in a neat phalanx, in front of the army, countless flags fluttered, and the two flags erected the most were the military flags of Zhai Rang and Li Mi. Li Jing looked outside the city, squinted his eyes and said: "This time is not as good as the 50,000 soldiers and horses last time, it is certain that Li Mi will definitely order an attack from all sides at the same time!" Therefore, I am afraid that it is not enough to just defend one wall, and the defenders must defend the other walls! ”
"Divide the guards?" Hearing Li Jing say this, Wan He couldn't help frowning, although Wan He didn't know much about military affairs, but he also knew that dividing troops to guard meant separating the few defenders in the city, wouldn't this be equivalent to weakening the strength of the defenders at the head of the city? Wan He couldn't help but say to Li Jing: "Is that power now to be used?" ”
Li Jing nodded lightly and said, "That's for sure!" Little Five! Go to the city now and tell them that they're ready to come out! But there's no need to rush yet! If my guess is correct, Li Mi will definitely concentrate on attacking the east gate once as a demonstration! So we still have time! Let's repel this attack first! After sending Zhu Muwu to the city, Li Jing nodded to Wan He and Pei Xingyan again.
As if to cooperate with Li Jing's words, a burst of war drums suddenly sounded outside the city, and from the military formation of Wagangzhai outside the city, a phalanx was divided, and it strode towards the city gate! Although it is only a phalanx, there are already nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses! The leading general is holding a sword, it is Xu Shiji, the general of Wagangzhai!
Seeing that the enemy had already launched an attack, Li Jing didn't say anything more, and immediately shouted: "All the soldiers, line up!" Archer! Catapults! All set! ”
With Li Jing's order, five thousand Royal Forest Army strode onto the female wall, and behind the Royal Forest Army, there was a row of nearly 30 catapults! Although there are 8,000 Imperial Forest Army, the space on the head of this city is limited, and it is necessary to leave a good gap for catapults, which is also the city head of Luoyang City, if it is replaced by a smaller city, I am afraid that even thirty catapults will not be able to place!
Of the 5,000 Imperial Guards, less than 1,000 were at the forefront, armed with longbows, bows and arrows, their arms as strong as steel, and their arrows pointed straight at the approaching enemy in front of them!
Outside the city, countless Wagangzhai rebels also rushed towards this side, but the rebel soldiers who rushed to the front did not take out their weapons and shields, but carried heavy sacks one by one and rushed towards the city wall on foot. Luoyang City is the eastern capital, there is a deep moat around the city wall, this moat is directly connected to Luoshui next to Luoyang, through this moat, only the suspension bridge has been hoisted high outside the city gate on all sides!
Since Wagangzhai wanted to attack Luoyang, it was naturally prepared early and filled the moat with sacks full of sand! Only when the moat is filled, can the army of Wagangzhai launch an offensive against Luoyang City!
Looking at the movement of the Wagangzhai army outside the city, Li Jing certainly knew what the other party wanted to do, frowned, and shouted in a deep voice: "Catapult!" Attack! ”
With Li Jing's order, more than 30 catapults started at the same time, and the huge stone was thrown high into the air, and then fell freely! And the rebels outside the city are miserable! The moment these stones fell, countless screams also rang out! Not only the soldiers who were directly hit by the stones screamed, but the stones were smashed after they landed, and the small stones that splashed up were even more powerful, and even many soldiers were directly hit by these small stones and their heads were shattered! Just this ** blow down, there were hundreds of soldiers killed and wounded, which shows that the power of this catapult is huge!
Xu Shiji frowned, swung the sword in his hand forward, and shot down several small stones that splashed towards him, his face was gloomy and terrifying. Although this attack can only be regarded as a feint attack by Liwei, it does not mean that Xu Shiji will attack the city wall casually and do it hastily! On the contrary, the resistance of the Sui army aroused Xu Shiji's competitive spirit, Xu Shiji pointed to the city wall and shouted angrily: "Attack!" Attack! Gotta fill the moat for me! Rush it all for me! ”
Although most of these rebel soldiers are new recruits, they are not allowed to retreat on the battlefield! With Xu Shiji's supervision, these soldiers still carried the sacks on their bodies and rushed forward one after another! Soon, the catapult attack was no longer able to resist these crazy rebel soldiers, and the distance between the rebels and the city wall was getting closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached a distance of nearly five hundred steps! Seeing this scene, Li Jing was not in a hurry at all, and looked left and right, and those archers of the Imperial Forest Army always maintained a prepared posture for archery, without wavering at all. Li Jing couldn't help but nodded slightly, as a general, what could be more enjoyable than leading such elite soldiers to fight! Immediately, Li Jing waved his hand and shouted: "Archer!" Shoot! ”
"Whew!" More than a thousand arrows flew out of the city, and the sound of breaking through the air was as neat as a sound! Immediately afterwards, a series of muffled sounds were heard, and suddenly a large number of rebels outside the city fell! The Imperial Guards are well-trained, and the strength of this archer is naturally extraordinary! This round of arrow rain alone is enough to wipe out five or six hundred people!
However, this was still not enough to discourage the determination of the rebels to attack, and many of the rebel soldiers simply put the sacks on their shoulders on top of their heads, and the monster screamed and rushed forward with their eyes closed! Although the sack could not fully withstand the attack of the arrows, there was some room for relaxation! The rebel soldiers pushed the battle line forward again, and it was only a little hundred steps away from their target moat! Arrows and boulders flew above their heads, and screams rang out in their ears, as if the eyes of every rebel soldier were red with blood!
The few volunteer soldiers who rushed to the front were all fellow villagers, and they all defected to Wagangzhai together three months ago, but they were just ordinary people in the same village before, so even if they joined Wagangzhai, they could only start from small soldiers! The tall king dog was the leader among them, holding two sacks in both hands, gritting his teeth, and rushing forward with the arrows in front of him!
"Ahh A scream sounded from his left, Wang Gouzi heard this voice, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, he could hear it from the sound alone, this shout was the voice of Wang Liu, who came out with him at the beginning! Needless to say, Wang Liu must have died under the arrows of the officers and soldiers! But even so, Wang Gouzi had no fear or give up, gritted his teeth and lifted the sack above his head, and rushed forward!
"Boss! Be careful! At this time, with a loud shout, immediately after, a force came from the side, and immediately pushed Wang Gouzi to the ground! When Wang Gouzi raised his head and looked, he happened to see that his sworn brother was hit by a boulder, and he immediately turned into a mess of meat puree!
Before Wang Gouzi could react, another sound of breaking the air came from the front, and Wang Gouzi just subconsciously raised the sack in his hand! I heard a muffled sound, and then a sharp pain came from the palm of my hand! I saw an arrow shoot directly through the sack, nailing Wang Gouzi's palm and the sack together! This sharp pain suddenly made Wang Gouzi scream in pain and roll on the ground again and again! And at the moment when he rolled, countless arrows poured down from the air again, and immediately shot Wang Gouzi into a hedgehog!
Wang Gouzi's entire body was nailed to the ground by arrows, and only one leg could twitch uncontrollably, and Wang Gouzi's eyes were also staring at the sky, and in an instant, it seemed that the roars and screams of the surrounding comrades had disappeared, and only a whirring wind came!