Liu Xiu decided to drive the expedition again, and as a prelude, he sent her to take a trip ahead.

In April 32 AD, according to Liu Xiu's deployment, Lai Shehe Saizun led his army to Xizhou, and the goal was Luoyang (now in Zhuanglang, Gansu).

In the process of marching, Sai Zun fell ill, so he had to allocate part of the elite soldiers in his hands to the command of Lai She, and returned to the camp in Wangcheng by himself.

Lai Xi felt that this battle should be resolved quickly, and to pay attention to the word "fast", it was necessary to use special forces to solve the problem first.

So, he integrated the elite soldiers left by the priest and his own elite soldiers, a total of 2,000 people, personally led the team, and took the lead in the assault.

Lüyang is the strategic hinterland of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the gateway to the north of Tianshui, only 200 miles away from the old nest of Kui, although the city is not big, the strategic significance is extremely important.

To use an analogy, the small city of Luoyang is a weapon placed on Kui Huan's chest, and if he uses it himself, it is a shield to protect his heart; If the opponent uses it, it will undoubtedly be a sharp blade for him to break his belly!

Lai She personally led the more than 2,000 special forces to advance quickly, cut down trees and build bridges, open mountains and roads, and drive straight in.

He traced the river from the tributary of the north bank of Weishui, Huangshui, through Fanxukou (now northwest of Longxian County, Gansu) and Huizhong (now north of Longxian County, Gansu), crossed the watershed between Huangshui and another tributary of Weishui, and went straight to Luoyang.

It's an inaccessible trail with either a rushing river or steep rocks, and it's not very passable. Not to mention passing with 2,000 special forces, it is extremely difficult to walk here with a tour group of dozens of people. What's more, they still have to carry heavy weapons and supplies with them, and they also have to prevent enemy ambushes, so they can't make much movement.

Lai She led a quick assault, unknowingly, took Luoyang in one fell swoop, and immediately cut down the hustle and bustle of the guard Jin Liang, firmly controlling the small city.

Knowing that Luoyang was lost, Kui Huan and his subordinates' first reaction was incredulous and shocked, shouting: "This is too godly!" ”

(What a god!) ）

Lao Kui painfully and confusedly thought that under such extremely harsh road conditions, Lai Shi marched at such a speed, broke the city with such a speed, and cut off the head of the guards at such a speed, which had exceeded the physiological limits of ordinary people and also broke through military conventions!

The good news also quickly spread to Luoyang, and Liu Xiu was very happy and said:

"Lüyang is the defensive barrier and henchman that Kui Huan relies on, and now that his henchmen are broken, it will be easy for us to control his limbs!"

(Slightly yang, Kui is relied on, and the henchmen have been broken, so it is easy to control its branches.) ）

Besides, Wu Han and other generals, seeing that Feng Yi could take the attack on Suiyi and garrison it, he came to attack thousands of miles, wading through mountains and rivers to capture Luoyang like child's play, and they also wanted to make contributions and prepare for it.

Everyone greeted each other, and while reporting to Liu Xiu, they rushed to attack the strategic hinterland of Kui in the Longxi region.

(Race to it.) ）

Liu Xiu, who was in Luoyang, was very angry when he saw Wu Han's report, and immediately ordered to send an envoy to chase everyone back on a fast horse.

At the same time, he explained to everyone that Kui Huan had just lost the important place of Luoyang, and he would definitely do his best to fight for it, and when he was exhausted, everyone would go again.

Everyone, stay put, and listen to orders!

In fact, Liu Xiu was strategizing and knew about the military affairs thousands of miles away, and he was afraid that Wu Han and others would disrupt his strategic rhythm, so he asked everyone to abide by battlefield discipline.

Sure enough, Kui Huan is like a great enemy, he is never willing to lose Luoyang, and he is determined to take out his housekeeping skills and fight to the death to take Luoyang back.

Therefore, he quickly deployed Wang Yuan, Xingxun and other generals to guard the relevant key parts, and personally led all the rest of the main forces with tens of thousands of horses to attack Luoyang.

Gongsun Shu, who was far away in Chengdu, knew that if Lao Kui was finished, he would definitely be cold and his lips and teeth would be cold, and he would be directly exposed to Liu Xiu's fists and feet, so he sent the general Li Yu to lead troops to support Lao Kui.

For a time, the small city of Luoyang was tightly surrounded by tens of thousands of red-eyed troops, and the encirclement was like an iron bucket.

We say that he is a military wizard for many reasons.

He can both strategize and operate; It can either attack directly from the front or sow discord from the side; It can not only swing the army to assault and conquer the city, but also defend the key points and be impregnable.

This time, in the face of the complex political and military situation and the unfamiliar geographical environment, Liu Xiu let him go first before the conquest of Kui, because he took a fancy to his excellent ability to attack and retreat.

Now, in the small city of Luoyang, which had just been successfully conquered, he led his tired army of only 2,000 men and horses on a long journey, and came to defend it extremely successfully.

Outside the city, the embarrassed and angry Kui Huan commanded tens of thousands of troops to attack the city in turn, using the greatest strength and all means.

In the city, the strong-willed Lai She, who was fearless in the face of an enemy dozens of times his size, led the soldiers to defend desperately.

Lao Kui wondered, a small city, just a few people guarded it, why can't it be taken all the time?

In desperation, he came up with an idea, which was the final result of his racking of brains, and probably the most unethical method in the history of warfare.

He commanded his soldiers to open mountains and build embankments outside the city of Luoyang, build canals to divert water, and release water to flood the city.

However, it was still useless, and the people in the city still led the people to stand strong in their respective positions of responsibility.

We are not at the scene, and we can't make up it, but it is completely conceivable that outside the small city of Luoyang, Kui is desperately releasing water to irrigate the city, and we are eager to immediately wipe out this small city and the entire army and people in the city!

In the city, he took the lead in leading everyone to desperately block the water, divert the water, rescue the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled and important materials, and at the same time have the will to be iron and never give up!

This is certainly the most tragic battle situation caused by the most immoral tactics in the history of human warfare!

Historians can't bear to record it, and we can only imagine it painfully.

Lai and his soldiers were determined to stick to the death, never back down, but also nimble, and when the arrows were shot and the swords were cut bald, they demolished the houses and cut down the trees, and quickly replenished weapons and tools.

In short, we will not die!

In this way, Lao Kui commanded almost all of his elite forces to desperately attack Luoyang, fighting day after day, exhausted, but there was no progress and nothing to be done.

Obviously, with his extraordinary wisdom, courage and organizational skills, Lai Xi has created a miracle of war defense!

In Luoyang, as soon as Liu Xiu saw that the time had come, he immediately deployed the imperial driver to go to the front line to command a full-scale attack on Kuihuan.