Chapter 963: The First Northern Expedition XIII
The next day, the offensive and defensive battle of Luoyang started in Yingtianmen, the Wu army attacked at any cost, the Wei army defended at any cost, and the battle of Yingtianmen was in full swing.
At this moment, there is naturally an undercurrent in Luoyang City, people are panicked, people dare not go out, and even a few prosperous markets are quiet.
"I wonder if Your Majesty can guard the city gates?"
"I heard that Wu Jun is very murderous!"
"If we slaughter the city, we will die!"
"My son has been conscripted to defend the city, and I don't know if he will come back alive!"
The people waited for the results for a long time, and although the results of the first day of the battle were announced, many people had more confidence in the Wei army, but they were always a little worried.
Prime Minister's Office.
Above the lobby, Xun Yu's expression was very tired, but he didn't dare to relax a little, at this moment, he was planning to place the civil and military officials and the concubine prince of Shangyang Palace, preparing to leave Luoyang City.
"How many ships have been found?" Xun Yu looked at Chen Qun and asked.
"Very little!"
Chen Qun said bitterly: "They are all fishing boats, the carrying capacity is very small, and a few hundred boats can't transport 10,000 people!" ”
"Look for it again!"
Xun Yu gritted his teeth and said: "Once the city gate is lost, the two thousand county soldiers of Luoyang City will assist you, you take the concubines and princes of Shangyang Palace and the civil and military officials, withdraw from Luoyang first, go out of Anxi Gate, go to Pingyang, and cross the Yellow River safely!" ”
This is his and Xi Zhicai's plan, they don't think that Luoyang City can hold for a few days, even if it goes smoothly, it will be broken in five days at most, once Luoyang is lost, they will withdraw their troops with all their might.
"No!"
Chen Qun nodded.
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"Anyi, are you saying that none of our people can approach any city gates?" In a secret room deep in the Yamen Mansion of the Eagle Yang Hall, Fang Shi stood in front of a map. Looking at the terrain of Luoyang, there was a trace of uneasiness in my heart.
"My lord, it is the order of the Great Commander himself, all the people in the Eagle Hall under the command of the ghost pawn cannot approach any of the city gates, if they are close to three feet, they will not be killed!"
An Yi is Fang Shi's confidant and favorite general. He whispered.
"We had people spread rumors with the intention of causing unrest in the hearts of the people, how was the situation?" Fang Shi asked.
"It's been all pressed down!"
An Yi replied: "They have been prepared for a long time, our talents have just made a move, and they have basically been taken down, and the losses are great!" ”
"Jia Wenhe really can't be underestimated, his reaction is too fast!"
When Fang Shi heard this, his face was bitter: "Ever since Wu Jun appeared in Luoyang City, he has already suspected us. So get all ready! ”
"Then why didn't he do it against us?" An Yi was puzzled: "Are you waiting for evidence?" ”
"When do you need evidence to see a ghost pawn do something?" Fang Shi sneered.
"And what is he waiting for?"
"It should be waiting for an opportunity, he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to uproot the entire news network of Luoyang City, and even fish out the person he wants to find the most!"
Fang Shi smiled coldly: "It's a pity, he is doomed to failure!" ”
"Isn't he afraid of self-defeating?" An Yi thought for a while and asked, "Now that we are in the city, if something happens, it is likely to destroy the Wei army's strategy of defending the city!" ”
"He's staring at us now. The initiative has been taken and we are under his surveillance every step of the way. And our people can't get close to the city gate, so naturally they can't do anything, he wants to win big results, but his heart is too big, Jia Wenhe, ah, has reached this point. If you don't do it yet, and you still want to fish, should I say are you confident, or are you arrogant? ”
Fang Shi's gaze became cold and asked, "An Yi." Now the siege campaign of the Wu army outside the city is not unfavorable! ”
"Hmm!"
An Yi nodded: "Although the ghost pawns are blocking all the battle information, but we still got the results of the battle, yesterday's battle at the Changle City Gate, the Wu army was concentrated in the main force of the attack, and the casualties were very large, but in the end it was repulsed, and today the battle broke out in Tianmen, but the Wei army was obviously prepared, and transferred the main force overnight, and it is still fighting!" ”
"Looks like we've got to do something!"
Fang Shi's expression was resolute: "Pass the order, let our people gather, doesn't he Jia Xu want a pot, I'll give him a chance!" ”
"What do you mean?" An Yi was horrified.
"Bring out all the tung oil buried under the Eagle Yang Hall, and I want to burn Luoyang?" Fang Shi said fiercely.
……
Ghost pawn yamen.
"The ghost soldiers fully cooperate with the Prime Minister's Mansion to ensure that the civil and military officials withdraw from Luoyang and arrive in Pingyang City safely!"
After Jia Xu assigned the task, he also received a report from the spies.
"Great Commander, the Eagle Hall has moved!" A spy came in a hurry.
"How many of them are there?" Jia Xu asked.
"At least a hundred!"
The spy reported: "They have prepared a lot of weapons, it seems that they are going to attack the city, but I don't know what their goal is?" ”
"Have you seen anyone contacted by the Eagle Yang Hall, especially the Imperial Forest Army, or the people in front of the Emperor?" Jia Xu asked, he didn't give up, he wanted to fall out of the 'rat'.
At this time, if he wanted to destroy the defense of the city wall, Fang Shi was stared at by him, and he should not have this ability, so he could only let the mouse come forward.
As long as he appears, he can catch them all.
"Nope!"
"I underestimate him, so bearable!"
Jia Xu sighed, a little helpless: "Forget it, I can't find it this time, I can find it next time, at this moment, more is better than less, close the Internet, remember, Fang Shi wants to live!" ”
"No!"
A few right-hand men led the way away.
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"Bow and arrow cover, kill!"
"Hold on to the ladder, continue to go up, at all costs, to the head of the city!"
"Take this gap, kill!"
The city wall of Yingtian City Gate became a blood-colored battlefield, and the siege intensity of the Wu army was very fierce, Lu Bu, Sun Ce, Zhao Yun, and Chen Dao. Even Lei Ding himself played.
The five fierce generals, in the form of five arrows, stormed the five directions of the city gate, one after another, and constantly pressed up.
"Fight it!"
"Stone them to death!"
"Come up and cut one. They must not be allowed to go up to the top of the city. ”
The two great King Kongs of Dian Wei and Xu Chu in the city relied on their geographical advantages to defend the city wall with two enemies and five, and did not let the Wu army enter the city at all.
This battle was very fierce, three points more tragic than yesterday, and it was fought all day, until the evening, when Sun Quan had no choice but to withdraw his troops in person. ended the super-intense assault that had lasted for a day.
A soldier is not an iron man, and the strings cannot be pulled too closely.
So we can only collect troops!
Night fell again, and the Wu army camp outside the city sank into a gloomy atmosphere, and the wailing sound from the wounded barracks made the morale of all the soldiers extremely low.
After two consecutive days of strong attacks, they failed to achieve results, and they also paid heavy casualties, and the casualties in the two days combined have reached 5,000. The soldiers were naturally a little demoralized.
The Chinese army battalion.
Sun Quan sat in the first place, his right hand supporting his head. His eyes were closed, his expression was a little cold, and in the left and right columns, the generals hung their heads and looked ugly.
Another battle was lost.
Sun Quan's heart seemed to be pinched tightly by something.
"Your Majesty. Why don't we divide our troops! Zhao Yun stood up and said, "We don't have much time now, if we continue to fight like this, the casualties will be getting bigger and bigger, which is not good for us!" ”
"If it's a division of troops. How many casualties do you think we have to pay to break through the city? Sun Quan opened his eyes and asked.
"In terms of the strength of the defenders, it will cost at least twice as much, that is, 20,000!" Lu Bu said.
"I'm not reconciled!"
Sun Quan opened his eyes and said through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, at this time, we can't fight like this!" Sun Ce stood up and shouted at Sun Quan and said, "At this time, time is the key!" ”
"Why do you think they would know that I would choose Yingtianmen?"
Hearing this, Sun Quan raised his head and sighed, his eyes were gloomy: "I really don't believe it, he has the ability of an unpredictable prophet!" ”
"Your Majesty, in fact, he just didn't understand your thoughts!" Zhao Yun thought for a while, and said analytically: "Didn't you once say that you can know yourself and your opponent by substituting your thinking!" ”
"My train of thought?"
Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and an inexplicable inspiration appeared in his mind, and he said in a low voice: "If it weren't for my thinking, wouldn't I be able to stagger the main defensive force in the city?" ”
During this time, he was the main general, and the defenses in the city were all aimed at him, but he gave up the position of the main general, does that mean that there is an opportunity?
"What does Your Majesty mean?"
The generals' expressions moved slightly, and their eyes suddenly brightened.
"Tomorrow is the third day of this battle, I bet on the last one, if it doesn't work, then divide the troops and fight according to what you said, and exchange casualties for time!"
Sun Quan stood up, his eyes swept over, and then fell on Chen Zhi's body, he stretched out his hand, patted Chen Zhi's shoulder, and said: "As for tomorrow's battle, Chen Zhi, I ordered you to be the commander, how to fight, where to fight, you have the final say!" ”
"Me?"
Chen Zhi was shocked, even if Sun Quan delegated the command, it shouldn't be his turn, not to mention the title, seniority, rank, position, even if it's just martial arts, it shouldn't be his turn.
The eyes of the generals were swaying, and they all fell on Chen Zhi at once.
"That's you!"
Sun Quan untied the seven-star dragon yuan on his waist and handed it to him: "This sword represents me, and has the right to cut first and then play, you take it, in a battle tomorrow, you are the main general, you are the military order, the highest military order, those who do not respect your military order, there is no forgiveness!" ”
"Your Majesty?"
Even if Chen Zhi is pure-hearted, he is a little flattered at this moment.
"Take it!" Sun Quan drank.
"No!"
Chen Zhi took a deep breath, and under a pair of thorny eyes, he took Sun Quan's sword, at this time, as long as he showed a little cowardice, he would not mix in the army in the future.
"Your Majesty?"
Sun Ce's forehead was bulging, and his face was very ugly, if it was Lu Bu, he would endure it, why was it Chen Dao.
"Don't ask me why, let's talk about it after the battle tomorrow, in short, in the battle tomorrow, if there is a disrespect for Chen Zhijun's order, he has the right to kill you!"
Sun Quan's amber eyes became sharp, and he swept over, word by word, warning the generals.
"No!"
The generals were shocked in their hearts, Sun Quan's current imperial majesty is increasing day by day. With the power of his words, even a lawless murderer like Lu Bu did not dare to face it.
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Following.
This is the eighth year of the Warring States Period, January 3, and the third day of the offensive and defensive battle of Luoyang, on this day, Chaoyang showed his face. The sun was shining, shining on the snowflakes that covered the walls.
The snow is melting, the breath of spring is approaching, and the temperature is starting to warm up.
The southeast corner of Luoyang, the city gate of Changchun, this city gate faces the official road to the east, the city gate is closed, the suspension bridge of the moat is raised, and the city wall is above. There were groups of majestic Wei troops patrolling back and forth to guard the city gates.
It looks like it's heavily defended.
Dadada!!
Suddenly, the calm outside the city was torn apart by rounds of footsteps, and under the cover of the golden dragon flag with the word Wu, a black oppressed group of human heads continued to march towards the city gate.
"Is it Wu Jun?"
"Why are they here?"
When the Wei army at the head of the city saw this scene, they were suddenly frightened and panicked.
These were actually young men recruited from within the city, dressed in battle armor and armed with spears. It's okay to make a appearance, but in the face of the black pressure of Wu Jun outside the city. The queue, which was immediately frightened, became chaotic.
"Attack!"
became, the army of the Wu army pressed forward step by step, Chen Zhi was the main general, looked at the city, pulled out the seven-star dragon yuan in his hand, and didn't say a word. A direct attack was launched on the city gates.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others obeyed the military order, and one by one they came out of the mountain like a fierce tiger and attacked the city.
The battle went unusually well.
There were 3,000 Qingzhuang at the head of the city, but these 3,000 Qingzhuang were completely destroyed by the Wu army in just one round of offensive, and they were chaotic without a fight. In less than an hour, the gates had been breached.
"The main force of the Wei army is really not here!"
The generals of the Wu army looked overjoyed.
"Hahaha, that's true!"
Sun Quan, who was outside the city, watched this battle with a telescope, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, Xi Zhicai couldn't have imagined that he would change the main general at this time!
"Your Majesty, why does Chen Zhi know that there is no army here?" Lei Ding, who was beside Sun Quan, was a little puzzled.
"Every general has his own marching habits and attacking ideas, this is Chen Zhi's way of thinking!" Sun Quan's analysis of what he said.
Xi Zhi is good at speculating on his mind, so he will change a person's mind, Xi Zhi is a person, not a god, he knows Wu Jiang, but he doesn't understand a person.
Chen Zhi must be a little strange to him, and all Chen Zhi's thoughts are definitely something he can't guess.
"Your Majesty, the gate of Changchun City has been breached!"
Lu Bu planted the Wuzi Golden Dragon Battle Flag on the top of the city, and laughed loudly: "Luoyang City will definitely be fully controlled by us within three days!" ”
"Well done!"
Sun Quan personally entered the city gate, gathered the generals, and looked at Chen Zhi: "Uncle Zhi, next, how do you think to fight?" ”
"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that the Wei army has received the news that the gate of Changchun City has been breached, and they will definitely escape from Luoyang City, they only have one way, go north, rely on the Yellow River and block us, so we have to divide our troops into four roads, take Luoyang City as the battlefield, and fight street battles, it is best to use Luoshui and the boundary to cut off Luoyang City, and at all costs, leave the main force of the Wei army, and capture Cao Mengde alive!"
Chen Zhi won the battle and said energetically.
"Okay, fight as you think!" Sun Quan nodded.
"No!"
Chen Zhi nodded and began to give orders: "General Sun Ce, you lead 10,000 troops, enter Yingtianmen on the right, General Lu Bu, you lead 10,000 troops, go straight to Shangyang Palace, General Zhao Yun, you lead 10,000 troops, rob Luoshui, as long as the Wei army fails to cross Luoshui, we can annihilate them by virtue of the territory of Luoyang Nancheng!" ”
"I, you have no jokes, today Chen Zhi is the main general, including me, all the generals must go according to what Chen Zhi said!"
Sun Quan looked at several generals and added.
"No!"
The generals would not listen even if Chen Zhi was holding the sword above, but Sun Quan spoke, so he naturally took the order.
"Cao Mengde, this time, you are dead!"
Sun Quan's eyes looked at the sun, and his expression became hideous.
At this moment, the gate of the city should be heavenly.
The main force of the Wei army was waiting for a tight battle, but they could not wait for the Wu army outside the city to attack, and the generals such as Dian Wei Xu Chu were a little uneasy.
"Zhicai, do you think Sun Quan will definitely attack the Heavenly Gate again?" Cao Cao's eyes were deep, looking at the empty space outside the city, and asked, "He has suffered a lot of losses here, how can he attack again?" ”
"Your Majesty, with Sun Quan's character, he likes to be false and real, as long as you guess the most unlikely place, it is the place where he may attack, he failed in attacking Yingtianmen yesterday, and the biggest possibility today is to attack Yingtianmen again!"
Xi Zhicai said confidently.
"But the camp outside the city has already been set up!"
"If he doesn't pull out the camp, I don't doubt it, even if he pulls out the camp, I think he will shoot a horse pistol!" Xi Zhicai said: "They are cavalry, and the speed of cavalry back and forth is very fast!" ”
"Your Majesty, something is wrong!" At this moment, a herald stumbled up to the city.
"What's wrong?"
A trace of uneasiness welled up in Cao Cao's heart, and he looked at the herald who came in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, Wu Jun...... Wu Jun...... The Wu army is in Changchun Gate, and Changchun Gate has been breached! ”
"What?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked: "How is this possible, why is it the gate of Changchun City?" ”
"Changchun City Gate?"
Xi Zhicai's face turned pale all of a sudden, and he was angry, and spit out a mouthful of blood: "So will? It's me who is wrong, it's me who is sorry for Da Wei! ”
"Zhicai?"
Cao Cao personally helped up Xi Zhicai's body.
"Your Majesty, Wechen is sorry for you, Wechen should personally save this situation!" Xi Zhicai bit the tip of his tongue, and the sharp pain made him calm down quickly.
"It's just that the outer city has been broken, we still have the inner city, retreat to the inner city, I believe you!" Cao Cao's trust in Xi Zhicai is still absolute.
"Once the gate of Changchun City is broken, Luoyang will definitely not be able to keep it!"
He stood firm, bowed slightly to Cao Cao, and said, "Your Majesty, this battle will be handed over to Weichen, if Weichen has any offense, please forgive Your Majesty!" ”
"What do you mean?" Cao Cao's eyes widened.
"Smack!"
Before his words fell, a lightly handed knife fell on his neck, and the whole person fainted all of a sudden, and it was Dian Wei who made the shot, and he helped Cao Cao's body.
"Junming, if the city gate is breached, implement the second plan immediately!" Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
The city gate was breached in his expectation, and the second set of plans he had already prepared, once the city gate was broken, it would also be the most tragic battle of the war.
This battle can't be fought by Cao Cao, he must leave.
No one in the Great Wei Dynasty can do without Cao Cao, as long as Cao Cao lives, everything that was destroyed can be restored, even if it is Luoyang City, it can be re-established.
But without Cao Cao, the Great Wei Dynasty will not survive for three years, and it will be swallowed by the Eastern Wu Dynasty.
"No!"
Dian Wei's bronze bell-like eyes looked deeply at Xi Zhicai, took Cao Cao, and then took the more than 4,000 tiger guards under his command, and quickly left.
"Zhong Kang, we will be the bait, in the face of the main force of the Wu army, we will definitely die at that time, are you afraid?" Xi Zhicai looked at Hu Ben General Xu Chu and asked with a smile.
"I can fight for Your Majesty, and I am not afraid of life and death!"
Xu Chu was very firm in every word.
"Good!"
Xi Zhicai laughed: "Go and pass on my military order immediately, six thousand tigers, three thousand young and strong, immediately withdraw from the Yingtian City Gate and retreat to the position of Shangyang Palace!" ”
"No!" Xu Chu nodded. (To be continued.) )
PS: Only one more, five thousand words!