Chapter 371: Attacking and Defending (I)
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Grain and grass are left behind
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Wang Dou's boldness made Lu Weiqi, Wang Yinchang and others sigh, but Liu Jianyi Gantai Khan recognized it
Because this silver is not from Wang Dou, that's why he can say so arrogantly.
Wang Dou also proposed to urgently order the people in the suburbs to bring in all their families, livestock, grain and grass
The city ordered all the trees in the suburbs to be cut down, the wells to be filled, the strong walls to clear the wilderness, and the army to be increased
Siege difficulty.
Everyone in the palace agreed to Wang Dou's suggestion that the army would attack the city
Okay, those livestock, grain and grass are left outside the city, and in the end only one enemy is left.
However, for Wang Dou's heavy reward proposal, the governor of Henan Prefecture, Kang Mengzhuan, said that it was too high, and the wealth of Luoyang City
Force can't support it. He suggested that those who went out of the city to kill a thief of the first rank would be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, and those who shot a thief would be rewarded with five taels of silver
two, the person who shoots and wounds a thief will be rewarded with two taels of silver.
His suggestion was endorsed by Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military armament, and King Fu also thought that it was okay.
Wang Dou shook his head secretly, the courage of the Luoyang City official mansion is not as good as the official generals of Kaifeng Mansion.
From the 21st day of the lunar month, Luoyang City began to clear the wilderness, and formed a social army, which was issued by the government
Give the instrument. According to Wang Dou's suggestion, these social soldiers were all sent by wealthy families from various villages, and the people had hundreds of gold
The producer sent one army, or two families sent one army, and the gold producer sent two troops, and the same was true for the giant merchants.
There are 50 soldiers in each society, and they are led by the members of each workshop, the township, and the clan
Former military secretary Lu Weiqi commanded. There are more than 60 squares in the city, and there are more than 3,000 social soldiers, divided into five totals
Society, more than 60 flags, each person to the community ticket a piece of paper, where the waist is tied with a worry-free ribbon, are the shrine
Middleman.
These social soldiers do not need food and salary, and they are all children of rich families in the city, not to mention the strength of the city, not to mention the outside of the city
There is still a bitter hatred for the rogues, and it is impossible to cooperate with the enemy. They have nothing to do with the group practice,
When there is something to climb and surrender to defend the palace, it has become an important auxiliary force for the defense of Luoyang City.
From this day on, the Luoyang government increased the efforts to erect tents for relief, and the news of the reward spread
out, although it is not as high as Wang Dou suggested, but it is also exciting for the whole city. of the many outlaws
Disciples, as well as ordinary people, carried bows, arrows, knives and guns to guard the city, and for a time Luoyang City was very powerful
Rose.
A series of preparation towels, the time soon came to the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, this Spring Festival, the people of Luoyang and
I didn't think about it, and I was worried about it for a year.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Benzhi shops are the day of the New Year's "small opening market", but the streets and alleys in the city
None of the shops were opened, and the atmosphere in the city was tense, because the vanguard of the intruding army had arrived, and the cavalry was crossed
Plus, I'm afraid there are more than 10,000 people.
Their horse team wandered outside the "horse wall", and the foot team dragged the dust of the branch outside the wall, acting as suspicious soldiers
The situation made the soldiers and civilians in the city suspicious, and they didn't know how many people they came. The sentry horses kept swimming
moved, and even forced the defenders in the "horse wall" of Luoyang's first line of defense, causing a panic
Disorderly.
These forwards camped fifteen miles west of the city, and on the eighth day of the first month, Li Zicheng's main army ended
When he came, it was mighty, and the military horses stretched for nearly a hundred miles. If you look down from the sky, from Xin'an
On the two lines of Yiyang, the road is full of a sea of red turbans and spears, rolling like a prairie fire
Fire.
"There are too many thieves...,",
In the clairvoyant mirror, the dense intruders were like locusts, and they were black and pressed all over Luoyang first
In the west of the city, the land of Pingchuan, and then this wave spread to the south of the city, the north of the city, and the east of the city
Counting the flags of a team of people in the army, if you count them casually, it is tens of thousands of flags. Well done
That's a lot, even counting all the hungry women, children and so on, I'm afraid there are nearly 200,000 people. This peasant army has the advantage
Right here, just a casual gathering, it's hundreds of thousands, millions of people.
Holding the clairvoyant mirror, Chen Yongfu's face was a little ugly, and the ants bit the elephant to death, and the main city of Luoyang was with four
Although Guan said that there were nearly 20,000 soldiers in the company, there were too many people on the other side. I am outnumbered, just
Even if there is an elite Shunxiang army, whether they can hold the city, Chen Yongfu is not sure.
Feeling this rushing pressure, the sergeants of the forward battalion under Chen Yongfu in Beiguan were all pale
Pale, Chen De stood behind his father, also pursed his mouth, his fists clenched, and his teeth clenched
Make move.
However, Chen Yongfu's command is after all a few local elites in Henan, and they are in Ruzhou and the Shunxiang army
Fighting side by side and defeating the enemy army has a clear psychological advantage, although it is not panicked. And in the main city of Luoyang
and the rest of the three passes, those officers and soldiers and the people, seeing the majesty of the thieves, but they were all afraid.
Cold.
"It's finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Wang Dou put down the clairvoyant mirror, took a deep breath, sneered in his heart, and looked at the army
The incoming army was huge, but it was mostly a rabble, and Wang Dou believed that he could hold the city and crush the enemy.
Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu inspected the city of Beiguan, and the city had already prepared for battle, the city wall
It was full of sergeants in twos and threes, including the Shunxiang army and the forward battalion soldiers.
Chen Yongfu's family members each had a pair of placket armor and armor, and the rest of the sergeants only wore red hats
The military hat and green coat and skirt are covered with a coat, and the armor is quite tattered.
However, after the battle of Ruzhou, a lot of them were captured, and most of the armor kings who broke into the army were not eye-catching
Chen Yongfu's soldiers and horses were given, so there were more ordinary forward battalion sergeants wearing armor
Come.
At this time, the sergeants of the forward battalion were nervous and excited, and they pointed out the city in a fuss
The intruder was noisy. Look at the Shunxiang Army soldiers patrolling beside them, but it was quiet, their eyes
Although he showed an excited expression, he still stood upright in the cold wind.
Regarding the military appearance and battle discipline of the Shunxiang Army, Chen Yongfu sighed to himself, and at the same time looked at the essence of those Shunxiang Army
Liang armor, as well as the bird they use, "Lu Mitong, Chen Yongfu is very envious.
In fact, he intended to buy some iron armor and cotton armor from Wang Dou, as well as some fine bird armor. No
At present, the surplus firearms in the army Wang Dou have to be kept for his own backup, and Chen Yongfu wants to buy them from himself
Firearms and armor, this matter can only be talked about when I return to the east road.
Luoyang in the first month is still cold and biting, and there are fires burning on the city, and there are three or five percent of the fires next to the fires
The crowd was surrounded by sergeants roasting the fire. However, seeing the arrival of the intruding army, the sergeants of the forward battalion all flocked to the city
Looking nervously, only the soldiers of the Shunxiang Army were still unhurried except for the patrol personnel
Chat over the fire.
Patrolling all the way, he saw Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu coming over, and the soldiers in the city turned to him
Let's give a scraper
In addition to being strict with his son, Chen Yongfu's style of governing the army is to share weal and woe with the soldiers on weekdays.
When it comes to requirements, they are not strict, so there are many generals who laugh and joke at him after giving a salute, Chen Yongfu laughed
Just scold a few words.
"...., boy, the thief is coming, are you afraid?"
Chen Yongfu asked a soldier.
The soldier shouted: "I'm afraid of the peony, the ball, it's a big deal that the head has fallen off the bowl and a big scar, and the thief is coming."
It just so happens that if you go out of the city and kill a thief, you will have a reward of twenty taels of silver. Drink a lot of wine and eat meat in a big bowl, enough for me
It's been a few months now. ”
There was laughter all around, and Wang Dou smiled and said, "The military heart is available." ”
Chen Yongfu was also a little proud in his heart, at least the morale of this army, his own army would not be inferior to Wang Dou
of Shun Township.
Back to the General Administration of the Guannai, there is a fire burning wall here, and although it is freezing outside, it is still here
It's warm as spring.
Looking at the sand table on the desk, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu both fell into deep thought, and Chen Yongfu said: "Look at the situation."
In the form, the thief's siege strategy is to encircle the three que, and the main attack is Luoyang west, south and north. If it's a defender
Powerful, although there are 200,000 thieves, with the danger of the main city of Luocheng and the four passes, the thieves want to break through Luoyang, too
It's impossible. ”
Looking down from the sky, on the north bank of Luoshui, at the foot of Deng Mountain, there is a huge city of Luoyang.
The main city is in the middle, and there are four passes in the east, west, south and north distributed on all sides, and the core is each other's horns, easy to defend
Difficult to attack.
The so-called four passes, that is, the closed city, are generally erected rectangular shapes, or half the size of the main city
The small, or quarter-sized size of the main city, are facing the gates on all sides. People in big castles
After the mouth is reproduced, a small city will basically be established outside the main city, and the city gate road will be connected to the big city
It is generally within two miles, or even only a hundred steps.
For example, the ancient city of Fenzhou in Shanxi Province has four guan cities, and the distance between the main city and each guan city is only one hundred
Multi-step. Moreover, the four Guancheng are very large, especially Dongguan, which is basically the same size as the main city, two cities
The walls are only a little more than a hundred steps apart, and the rest is a narrow strip in the middle. I want to attack the main city of Fanzhou
At the east gate, not only could the troops not be opened, but they even had to brave the fire of the two city walls, and suffered heavy casualties
of the dangerous heart
The same is true of Luoyang City, Dongguan, Xiguan, Nanguan, and Beiguan guard the big city, each
The city also has urns, moats, and moats. In addition, there are "horse blocking walls" on the periphery of Dongguan, and it is one year high
Zhang, there are also female walls and moats, which can be said to surround Luoyang City to form a solid defense line, between each other
The support is also very convenient.
If the defenders are strong, with the strength of the main city of Luocheng and the four passes, Li Zicheng wants to break through Luoyang, its
It's very tough.
Hearing that Chen Yongfu was still lucky, Wang Obituary shook his head and said, "Except for my Beiguan, the rest,
In the three levels of warfare, we must prepare for the worst. ”
Chen Yongfu also knew that Wang Dou was right, and let out a long sigh.
Wang Dou groaned: "In addition to these four passes, Luoyang City, the east, south, and west of the city are not
It is estimated that the second general will be attacked, and the north pass that we are waiting to defend, as well as the north city wall, will have an evil in the future
War, you need to take precautions and plan ahead. ”
Chen Yongfu said: "You still can't fight the thief for a long time, and you need to find the thief's grain and straw as soon as possible."
Its grain and grass make it rout. ”
Wang Dou said: "My sentry rode Jitao to arrive, and the thieves continued to transport grain and grass to the Jianhe River
To the west, on Wulong Mountain, more than ten miles. ”
Chen Yongfu's eyes lit up, and he focused his eyes firmly on the sand table.
On that day, Li Zicheng's army camped outside Luoyang City, which was located in four directions: east, west, north, south, and north of Luoyang City
The camp, especially on the edge of the Jianhe River to the west of the city, is the camp tent nest fence layer upon layer, vertical and wide
I'm afraid it's more than a dozen miles.
Breaking through the army to surround but not attack, light piles of bonfires at night, and the dense lights are like a pound in the night,
A city that never sleeps.
On the same day, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu were called by Wang Yinchang to the division of the division to discuss matters, and it was okay
Seeing that there was a tense atmosphere in Luoyang City, the streets and alleys were full of Ding Yongshe, who was transporting rolling wood and stones
Soldiers, patrolling men and horses are constantly on track, and the military and civilians are in a high degree of tension.
Wang Yinchang couldn't come up with any good way, but he tried his best to encourage the generals to stick to the city, which was especially right
Wang Dou's military horses reciprocated with high expectations.
Early in the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, King Fu also came out of the palace, supporting his fat body and taking his son Zhu You with him
Song inspected the defense of various places and encouraged the army and civilians to defend the city to the death. He also held a banquet again to entertain the officers stationed in Los Angeles
We promise that as long as we keep Luoyang, we will be rewarded.
On this day, the army did not attack the city, but they went out in all directions and vigorously cleared and burned the suburbs
House.
Luoyang City is a prosperous place in Zhongzhou, not only outside the main city, but also outside the four passes
A large number of houses and shops spread out one after another along the official roads of various post roads.
These attached shop buildings obviously affected the siege layout of the upcoming invasion army, so he
They demolished and burned it in advance, and looked at what treasures, silks, and rice were left in it.
Looking at the firelight and candlelight in the suburbs, the soldiers and civilians in the city were angry and sad at home
The land, the houses of the ancestors, was reduced to ashes in this fire.
On the tenth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the hour of the hour.
The weather is still very cold, there was a light snow last night, and another night of north wind, which will leave the snow
It was frozen into ice, even the city walls were a little slippery, and although the sun was slowly coming out, it was not warm
Warm means.
Wang Dou held a clairvoyant mirror and looked at the Jinshui River, and the generals of the Shunxiang Army beside him
Dressed in red cotton wool and wool, they also held clairvoyant mirrors to look out of the city.
Seeing a desolate scene, after yesterday's day's sweep, Beiguan "stopped the horse."
The houses outside the wall have been swept away, and all that remains is ruins. The suburbs of Luoyang
The essence is all destroyed in one fell swoop. Even the trees on the banks of the Jinshui River have been cut down, leaving the sky empty
Swinging, there are a number of miles of red, only loess remains.
Even everywhere there was a mess in the fields, where wheat seedlings were planted, but look at the quilt
The appearance of trampling, and the siege that the army is about to attack, don't expect to have a harvest this year.
O locusts, these peasant armies do not produce, and they cause others to be unable to produce, and everywhere they go,
Only death, mutilation, remained.
"Rogues!"
Qin Yi stood behind Yu Dou, his words filled with deep disgust: "Don't let this."
Liukou entered the land of the East Road, otherwise we will wait for the prosperous land of Taoyuan, and there will only be a broken well left:"
The generals of the Shunxiang Army all nodded, and the East Road became more and more prosperous, and the villages and towns were densely packed, and there were none
There are walls. If any of the rogues rebel into the eastern part of the road, take those people even with an iron pot
The style of robbing, wherever they pass, will only leave a piece of destruction.
Wang Dou cast the clairvoyant mirror far away, passing over the ruined villages and trampled fields
Wild, I saw the foot of the suburban mountains twenty miles away, all the way to the upper reaches of the Jinshui River, and the upper source of the Weir River.
It seems to be covered with a continuous array of barracks, flags, and shacks, one after another stretching from north to east
Facing the distance, and stretching to the west, although the south is not clear, but presumably the two sides of the Luoshui, Ken
It must also be densely packed with barracks.
"Li Zicheng's barracks are on the west bank of the stream."
Wang Dou thought in his heart, he didn't collect his own waves at night, Li Zicheng's old battalion soldiers and horses, but it was a camp stream
The area of Fujiatun in the west of the river. Li Zicheng is old in the army, and this camp is also very cautious, and the old camp is lived
Outside the Yu camp ring, it is not so easy to attack and steal the camp at night.
When the horn sounded, I saw a black line spread across the sky, from east to north, boundless
Border.
The sound of the hand commander sounding the alarm, and the Shunxiang army did not collect and ran back at night.
Wang Doushen exhaled: "The army is coming, and the direction is still his own Beiguan location." (No.)
To be continued,)