To put it bluntly, these leaders of the Xiliang Army are just unwilling to give up the rights and soldiers in their hands.

During the period after Dong Zhuo was killed, these military leaders, large and small, rarely enjoyed the beautiful experience of being the masters of their own affairs and holding great power. At this time, I will find a new boss for them, and he is not the boss from the Xiliang Army. Even if these people know in their hearts that this is the best way out at the moment, they will also instinctively be dissatisfied in their hearts.

"Let's just pretend to be obedient, as long as we can get relief from the support of grain, we will naturally make our own decisions in the future." As a party concerned, Guo Yan naturally understands the concerns in the hearts of these military leaders. So they came up with a practical solution for them. As for whether to admit it afterwards, that's two words.

And in fact, this is one of the things that Gao Yang is worried about, the Xiliang Army and the Kwantung Coalition Army are really colluding together.

It's not the fake alliance that had to be wary of each other and hostile to each other for various reasons. It is a real cooperation to attack Luoyang City. Because they all have the same goal, Luoyang City in Gao Yang's hands. Once the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city work together to attack Luoyang City, the soldiers and horses under Gao Yang's command will inevitably suffer losses.

Guo Yan's idea of pretending to surrender in exchange for grain to tide over the difficult situation is simply delusional. As long as the Kwantung Coalition Army is stuck in the food supply of the Xiliang Legion, then the Xiliang Legion dares to disobey the order? Dare not do your best to attack Luoyang City? Li Dao, Guo Yan and these generals are okay to fight. But let them go and play with people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. It can only be given for free. Where is the pie that falls from the sky so easy to eat?

"That's all there is to it." After Li Dao, Fan Chou and the others were silent for a moment, they reluctantly responded.

For the Xiliang Army, who was in a difficult situation at this moment, they had no choice. Now the food stock in the barracks has reached a very dangerous point. If it drags on any further, the sergeants will inevitably mutiny. When people can't eat, what can't they do? At that time, the capital of these military leaders to settle down will be completely lost.

"That's it." Guo Yan, who acted decisively, said in a deep voice, "Wait a minute, I will go to the camp of the Kwantung Coalition Army, I heard that Yuan Shao is"

"Report!" A shout came from outside the military tent, which immediately interrupted Guo Yan's words, and at the same time attracted everyone's attention.

Guo Yan, who looked unhappy, snorted coldly. Shouting "Come in!" ”

The heavy curtain was lifted, and a panicked herald ran in, and after a half-kneeling salute, he shouted loudly, "Report to the general, there are a large number of soldiers and horses gathering outside the south gate of Luoyang City!" ”

"Huh?" This news made all the military leaders in the military tent stunned. The south gate was burned to the ground by a fire last night. The gates are now closed. Where did the army come from?

The habitual thinking of these military leaders has not been able to turn the corner for a while. I didn't think about Gao Yang's initiative at all. After all, the city is full of calculations, plus the number of strong men and women who have made up the number, that is, about 100,000 people and horses. Half of them can be soldiers, and they are all Gaoyang burning incense and worshiping God.

Not to mention the Kwantung coalition army at the north gate and the east gate, their Xiliang Legion alone still has more than 100,000 troops at the moment, and the soldiers are at least between 60,000 or 70,000. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry has always been known for its elite and strong field battles. These military leaders never thought that Gaoyang would be so cheap to them, and took the initiative to give up the impregnable Luoyang city defense. Looking for a death to run out and fight them in the field?

"Could it be that the Kwantung Coalition is coming? What are they running over for now? Li Dao was puzzled.

"Back to the general." The little soldier who reported the news said something that made all the army leaders unbelievable, and after thinking for a while, he was extremely angry: "Look at the banner, it is that Gao Yang personally led the army out of the city!" ”

"What?!" This sentence was like a thunderbolt, and it immediately gave the people in the military tent to the thunder. Everyone didn't expect that Gao Yang would be so arrogant. He dared to give up the defense of Luoyang City and bring soldiers and horses to fight with Xiliang Iron Cavalry? !

"Check it out!" Guo Yan's words gave the generals in turmoil a backbone, and everyone quickly rushed out of the military tent, wanting to see if Gao Zihou had eaten the courage of the ambitious leopard.

In the ruins outside the south city gate, tens of thousands of sergeants lined up in a neat queue to form a thick military formation according to their own formation. Together, these formations formed an even larger formation.

"General Zhongda's skill in commanding troops is unparalleled in the world. In such a short period of time, so many soldiers and horses from different backgrounds have been integrated and formed, which is really a godsend. Jia Xu, who followed Gao Yang as a military advisor, looked at the teams of vigorous sergeants and their morale was high. Striding out of the south gate that could not be closed because of the fire, he said with joy.

Gao Yang chuckled, shook his head slightly, and said, "Gao Shun's ability is beyond doubt. It's just that he didn't contribute much this time. ”

"Oh?" An inexplicable glint flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, and he asked out loud, "I want to hear about it." ”

Gao Yang glanced at him with a smile, pursed the corners of his mouth, and said, "Most of the soldiers and horses we recruited were the elite garrisons in Luoyang City, such as the Northern Army and the Southern Army. These are all elite divisions that have been carefully trained by the imperial court for many years. As long as armor and weapons are issued, the food and salary are sufficient. After a little training, you will naturally be able to have combat effectiveness. This has little to do with Gao Shun's ability. ”

"I see." Jia Xu nodded with a serious expression, with a teachable expression.

Gao Yang looked at him with a smile. Shaking his head slightly, he didn't say anything more. How could Jia Xu not know about this kind of thing? He was just giving Gao Yang a chance to show his knowledge of people. This kind of subordinate who can do things and talk is just liked.

Outside the South Gate was originally a large and dense residential area, where a large number of people originally lived. There are also a large number of shops on both sides of the entrance road. On the periphery are even larger fields. It is a very prosperous and wealthy place.

It's just that since Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang City with the Xiliang Army. Not only here, but the whole of Luoyang is in dire straits. Most of the buildings here have been completely destroyed after being looted and destroyed again and again.

The plundering Xiliang army often puts a fire on it when robbing, where can this kind of wooden house stand this? After several large fires, the area was quickly reduced to a white field. The people who lived here were either killed or scattered. Now as a battlefield, it is an empty and good place, for both sides.

There are more than 10,000 people. Boundless and boundless.

Gao Yang brought out more than 30,000 soldiers this time, which was the largest force he could gather at this time, except for the necessary garrison forces. With so many soldiers and horses, it took more than an hour for the army to go out of the city and form a military formation. By the time Gao Yang's side was ready, not only the Xiliang Army on the opposite side had already been prepared. Even the Kwantung Coalition Army in the distance sent troops and horses to watch the battle from afar on the edge of the battlefield. No one will miss an operation of this magnitude.

The long military formation could not be seen at a glance, and the soldiers and horses under Gao Yang's command leaned against the city wall and formed a meticulous military formation. The flag is unfurled, and the flag is fluttering. In this era when communication is basically roaring, in such a large military formation, a large number of flags have become the most important means of transmitting information.

The biggest flag is naturally the handsome flag embroidered with the word 'high' behind Gao Yang. The importance of the general's flag does not need to be described more, as long as you know that there have been many times in history when the whole army collapsed due to the fall of the commander's flag.

Holding the handsome flag for Gao Yang is a specially selected biochemical warrior. This man is definitely more than two meters tall, his muscles are as solid as a rock, and he is full of explosive power, like a strong man who stands up like a giant bear, and he alone lifted this huge and heavy handsome flag. In terms of strength alone, it has even surpassed Cao Cao's ancient evil.

At the front of the formation were a dozen small phalanxes of thousands, all of which were crossbowmen. In addition to the 10,000 hard crossbows brought by Gao Yang, there were thousands of other types of military hard crossbows in their hands. This crossbowmen phalanx can be called the most powerful lethal force of this era!

The crossbow arrow is the pinnacle of the cold weapon era. A well-armed knight who has been practicing martial arts for many years can easily be shot with a bow and crossbow by a hastily trained leader! The power of this weapon in this era is at the level of a nuclear bomb.

Behind the crossbow array was a phalanx of hoplites of more than 10,000 men. Due to the lack of steel in the Han Empire, most of the soldiers did not have iron armor, or only wore leather armor. But there are always exceptions.

As the capital of the Han Empire, the arsenal in Luoyang City stored a large number of well-preserved armor sealed with butter. Gao Yang is not stingy at all, these precious ordnance, which can be called strategic materials. Soon after taking possession of the arsenal, all the equipment that could be used was distributed.

With sufficient armor, Gao Yang could soon assemble a phalanx of hoplites of more than 10,000 men to serve as the core garrison.

Because the weather is cold now, Gao Yang specially brought a batch of warm clothes from modern time and space. Wearing it under the lining of the armor made the sergeants feel unusually warm.

These spear-wielding, shield-wielding hoplites were the mainstay of the cavalry charge. It's just that Gao Yang feels that they probably won't have a chance to make a move in this battle.

Gao Yang did not believe that there was a fierce army in this era that could break through the dense rain of arrows composed of more than 10,000 hard crossbows and kill in front of the hoplites.

Not to mention those hard crossbows produced in this time and space, just talk about the 10,000 chain crossbows that Gao Yang brought over that can shoot ten crossbow arrows at a time. That's 100,000 crossbow arrows in one salvo! (To be continued.) )

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