After listening to Niu Jinxing's words, Li Zicheng's face was very gloomy and speechless for a long time. Niu Jinxing could only stand aside cautiously and did not dare to speak out again.

After a long time, a sentence finally came out of Li Zicheng's mouth, "You can watch and do this matter." After speaking, he waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands."

Niu Venus nodded, then bowed down. He understood that it was Li Zicheng who acquiesced to his proposal and allowed Li Yan to be eliminated.

The next day, Niu Jinxing invited Li Yan to dinner and killed him with poisoned wine.

Because of Li Zicheng's suspicion and because of Niu Jinxing's jealousy, Li Yan died unjustly, and Li Yan's death fully proves that Li Zicheng is a suspicious and narrow-minded person, and failure is not far from him.

Luoyang.

Wang Guoning, Liu Xiyao, and Wang Tan's soldiers and horses were stationed outside the West Gate, and the two sides fought fiercely for a day during the day, and they were very tired, so they quit. For the next five days, neither side went to war, but waited for reinforcements.

Jiutiao, Shuntian King, Taiping King, Chaoshi King, He Yilong, He Jin and other family leaders arrived one after another, rushed to Luoyang, and they all set up a camp next to Wang Guoning's camp.

On the other side, Liu Zongmin's soldiers and horses had also arrived. Liu Zongmin has been in battle for a long time, and knows that at this time, it is best for him not to enter the city to join Tian Jianxiu and Lao Huihui, but to camp outside the city, and form a corner with the city, which can be attacked and defended.

Cao Cao Luo Rucai's troops, although they did not get Li Zicheng's order, but also rushed to the camp on their own, ten miles south of Luoyang City, his thoughts were the same as Liu Zongmin, there were many troops in the city, and he led the army into the city, but he was tied to his hands and feet, so it was better to stay outside the city to respond.

The reason why he came here was all because he understood a truth, his lips were cold. If you don't help Li Zicheng now, once Luoyang is lost, the other rogues who are waiting and watching will definitely fall to the side of the imperial court, and in this way, the balance of victory and defeat will be completely tilted.

Luo Rucai's character is not good, and he also knows that now that he wants to surrender, it is estimated that when he arrives at the Yuesu camp, there is no entry or exit.

Luo Rucai is a relatively strong among the rogues, with more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, of course, there are many old and weak among them. This time, he led an army of 30,000 to come to the rescue, and the soldiers and horses can be said to be all the main forces at hand. Luo Rucai is outside the south gate, and Liu Zongmin is outside the east gate, and Luoyang City has become a corner, which can echo each other from afar. There are 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the power should not be underestimated.

The gang of rogues who were recruited were gathered in one place, all at the west gate. There are also a lot of soldiers and horses, nearly 200,000, how can some of them be sincerely obedient, some are still swaying, and even two families have not yet rushed over.

The leaders of all the families, who are now considered leaderless, are all looking forward to the arrival of Lord Yue. It stands to reason that if Yue Su wants to come over, he won't even need a day, crossing the Yellow River from Jiyuan, which is the north gate of Luoyang, and he can start fighting if he opens his formation, but he has not acted for a long time. Only today, the order to cross the river was given.

In this way, even some generals of the official army couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Yue Su was selling in this gourd. Why don't you just cross the river and capture Luoyang, you have to wait until the reinforcements of the Liukou arrive and put on a posture before passing.

An army of 30,000 crossed the Yellow River, bypassed Mengjin, and camped outside the west gate of Luoyang, where it joined the generals. Subsequently, Yue Su convened the generals to discuss the matter, and after the leaders of the families arrived, the first thing Yue Su did was to announce the decree.

This will has just been sent from the Jingshi, and it is the will of the canonization of the general.

The first decree was given to Wang Tan.

"Wang Tan takes the order!"

"The last general!"

"Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said: Wang Tan took the lead in returning to the imperial court, showing his loyalty, knowing that he was a general in the world, and when he first joined the official army, he made meritorious contributions, and awarded Wang Tan the post of deputy general, and crowned Wang Tan as the captain of Zhaoxin, hereditary replacement! Chin this! ”

"The minister and the king Tan received the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Wang Tan took over the holy decree, and he was happy to be on the face before, and it was only a few days after he surrendered, and he was mixed with a hereditary Zhaoxin lieutenant, and his future future is naturally limitless.

The other generals were envious of Wang Tan, and this kid didn't know what kind of luck he had, just because he was the first to surrender, he could get such a big benefit, and he was still a hereditary official. But it doesn't matter, we all brought troops to surrender, and in the future, no matter what, we have to be better than him.

The next decree was given to the leaders of the families, that is, the holy decree that promoted them to the rank of chief soldier and deputy general.

After reading the will, all the leaders of the family received the order, and Yue Su said: "Where are Wang Guoning, Liu Xiyao, and Wang Tan!" ”

"The last general!"

When the three of them heard that Lord Yue suddenly clicked on themselves, they were all stunned in their hearts, and hurriedly bowed down.

"When the three generals first arrived in Luoyang, they inflicted heavy losses on the Liukou and made outstanding achievements. Although Luoyang was not captured, it can also be remembered as a great achievement, and the commander is here, and he first promoted Wang Tan to the general army; Wang Guoning and Liu Xiyao were crowned lieutenants of Zhongxian, hereditary replacement, and the commander asked for credit for the three generals. Yue Su said loudly in front of the full camp generals.

Good guy, after only one battle, but he didn't lose, Wang Tan was promoted to the chief soldier, and Wang Guoning and Liu Xiyao were crowned lieutenants of Zhongxian. When the three parties heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground, and thanked Lord Yue, and the other leaders of the rogue were even more jealous, regretting why they didn't come earlier and fight with them, and couldn't they get a hereditary official.

It seems that under Lord Yue's account, it is extremely easy to be promoted, and it only takes a word from Lord Yue to be promoted. Also, Lord Yue is the second assistant of the dynasty and the minister of Tuogu, who is in charge of the power of the world, one person is below ten thousand people, and there is no difference between a word and a holy decree. If you don't hold on to such a big tree, I'm afraid you won't have a chance in the future.

Attacking Luoyang in front of you, you must work hard, otherwise the credit will be robbed by others, and it will be peaceful in the future, and other people's families will be hereditary, but you have not left any benefits for your children and grandchildren, and it is estimated that it will be a joke when it is passed out.

This is the reason why Yue Su came today. Reward in front of all the rogues who surrendered, so that other rogues will have a sense of envy, and in the future, they will naturally move forward bravely.

If you just point at the officers and soldiers, so many rogues, even if they win in the end, the court will reward them with vitality. The Jurchens in the north have always looked at the Central Plains, how can they give them this opportunity.

Seeing that the morale was almost up, Yue Su decided to strike while the iron was hot and send troops to attack the city now. Don't look at it, it's already evening, but the leaders of all the families are all boiling blood right now, and if they are late for the night, it is estimated that the heat will be reduced by one point.

"Generals, this commander has decided to attack Luoyang City now, and which army can take the lead in attacking Luoyang City, he will be awarded the post of General Wu Liu. Who can capture or kill the leaders of the Liukou, Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying, and still grant the post of general of Wu Liu, hereditary replacement! Yue Su said loudly.

"Don't worry, Dashuai, we will do our best to capture Luoyang City!" With Yue Su's promise again, coupled with the holy decree of crowning Wang Tan as the captain of Zhaoxin in the past, the leaders of all the families were extremely excited, and their voices resounded through the big tent.

"Good! Generals, go back to the camp now to order troops, and in an hour, the exchange of the west gate of Luoyang City will be combined! Yue Su said loudly.

"The last general obeys!"

After all the generals said that, under Yue Su's instructions, they all went out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and each went back to the headquarters to gather soldiers and horses.

Lord Yue naturally can't be idle, Luoyang City has thick walls, pointing to them to attack, it is estimated that it will be in vain, and you have to rely on yourself to attack the fortifications, as for these minions, that is, to enter the city and fight in the streets.

Yue Su went ashore this time and brought 100 cannons, all of which were Spanish and Dutch cannons captured that year, which could be dismantled from the warship and transported to land for use, which was very convenient.

Yue Su first led the soldiers and horses to set up a posture under Luoyang City, Wang Tan, Wang Guoning, and Liu Xiyao came first, and the position of the large camp was more favorable, so they almost arrived with Yue Su's soldiers and horses, and the troops lined up on both sides.

After a while, the other battalions also came to converge, and if you look down from the city at this moment, it can be said that there is a sea of people below, densely packed.

Seeing so many men and horses in a position under the city, Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying hurriedly mobilized people and decided to defend the south gate. The two of them were quite calm, but the generals under them were obviously a little changed, and one of the generals said carefully: "General, there are so many officers and soldiers, can we withstand it?" ”

"Don't worry, when we attacked Luoyang City, it didn't take much effort, the city wall here is so high, unless the officers and soldiers have wings, otherwise, if you want to conquer the city, it's not easy! Prepare me more rolling wood and stones, burn boiling oil, and the archers will be in place, and if the officers and soldiers dare to rush over, they will fight me to the death. , usually they defend the city, and today Lao Tzu also guards the city, so that they can taste the taste of being beaten down below! Tian Jianxiu said nonchalantly.

His words were originally correct, although the Liukou in the city had fought a battle before, and there were some casualties, but there were still more than 40,000 people, so many people defended the city, and it was indeed difficult to capture it. It can be said that since the siege of the city, a city guarded by 40,000 defenders has never been captured. In Tian Jianxiu's heart, if there were 40,000 defenders in the city, even if there were millions of soldiers outside the city, it would be impossible to attack them.

Common sense is so, but that is under the premise that there are no siege weapons.

The officers and soldiers set up a posture under the city, don't look at the sky is already dark, but thousands of torches illuminate the sky and the earth as if it were day. All the generals were waiting for Yue Su's order and then attacked. However, Lord Yue did not let people blow the horn of the siege for a long time, but asked the soldiers to push out the cannons from the formation.

A hundred cannons lined up, loaded with shells, and torchbearers, with torches, stood behind, waiting for orders. Seeing that the preparations were complete, Yue Su said, "Fire!" ”

When the sound settled, the torchbearers immediately lit a fire, followed by a series of roars between heaven and earth.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" ……

The sound of the cannon was like thunder, and the rogues under the city were so frightened that they hurriedly covered their ears, and many of the horses were so frightened that they neighed, and some of the ones on the horses fell down because they were not prepared in advance.

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