Chapter 367: To Luoyang, Jealousy

On the 10th day of December in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu's army set off from Longmen, passed by Guanling and worshiped Guan Yu Temple, and the whole army arrived at the south bank of Luoshui. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Luoshui is wide, and in the past, a ferry was needed, but now it is the wax moon, the weather is cold, the river is frozen, and you can cross without a ferry. Of course, you need to choose a place with thicker ice to go over, after all, some artillery and baggage of the Shunxiang Army are quite heavy.

When we arrived at the river, the river wind was more fierce and the cold was pressing, and we could see the gentry and ordinary people who fled into Luoyang from some surrounding states and counties constantly crossing the river. Many people ride horse-drawn ice carts and fly over the ice at lightning speed.

"Luohe original bridge ......"

It was Qin Yi who spoke, he was tall and thin, wearing a mandarin duck battle jacket, an eight-petal hat and an iron-tipped helmet, and a red cotton wool coat. There is a hat on the big hat, which can be covered on the head to shield from the wind and rain, and the dress is no different from the ordinary Shunxiang army, only the waist card and helmet are different.

All the praise and painting clerks in the Shunxiang army must also wear military uniforms, and they cannot be dressed as ordinary literati, which means that the overall planning of the Shunxiang army is the same system.

Qin Yiguan's words are very standard, with only some Henan Nanyang accents. After entering the Shunxiang Army, he also continued to learn, after all, the staff officers of the Shunxiang Army were very different from the military divisions at this time. It is not just a simple strategy, but also an understanding of the allocation of firepower and combat power in the army, logistics, army training, and other aspects.

Moreover, the high literacy rate of the Shunxiang Army also made it difficult for the literati who entered to stand out from the crowd. In the past year or so since he entered the Shunxiang Army, Qin Yi has gained a lot, and from this army, he feels that he has learned a lot. This time he went to war with the army, he had more of his own thinking, and it seemed that he could overlook the common land with a global vision.

"There was a Tianjin Bridge in Luoyang in the Sui Dynasty, which was originally a pontoon bridge, and it was burned down by Li Mi at the end of the Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the original site was rebuilt, changed to a stone bridge, still called Tianjin Bridge, there are four corner pavilions on the bridge, and there is a restaurant at the head of the bridge. When the pedestrians, cars and horses are bustling, there is an endless stream. The crescent moon in the sky, the sparkling river, is the dawn of Tianjin, one of the eight ancient views of Luoyang. ”

Qin Yi's voice was reckless: "The Tianjin Bridge has gone through hundreds of years, but it is a pity that at the end of the Song Dynasty, the Jin and Tartar prisoners entered the Kou Dynasty one after another, and the Tianjin Bridge was finally destroyed in the war. For hundreds of years after that, there was no stone bridge on the Luoshui River, and the carriages and horses crossed the river by ferry. ”

Wen Fangliang, Gao Shiyin, Zhao Xuan and others were on the horse, pointing at the magnificent Luoyang City on the other side, making passionate words, pointing out the rivers and mountains. The cold wind lifted their cloaks, which can be described as high-spirited.

After listening to Qin Yi's words, Zhao Xuan said admiringly: "Qin Zan is very knowledgeable, this Luoyang allusion, I know so much." ”

Gao Shiyin scolded: "The golden captives and Tartars of the dog day have caused my army to cross the river but have to step on the ice, which is really a sin." ”

Behind a few people, Gao Xun also planned on the horse, looking at Luoyang City opposite, listening to Qin Yi's words, and then listening to the words of Gao Shiyin and others, it seemed that a sense of historical vicissitudes was coming.

In this era, it was a time when men were promising, and although he was promoted to the general manager of the new army, he was still not well-known in the Shunxiang army. However, Gao Xun believes in himself and will definitely be able to do a great career in this era, he believes in himself.

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu rode their horses in front of the generals, listening to Qin Yi's words, looking at the magnificent and majestic city opposite, and they also felt a lot of emotion.

Chen Yongfu looked at the opposite city and was distracted, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he said to Wang Dou: "The dog and your army Li Guangheng and Wen Daxing have crossed the river in advance, and they have sent information that the soldiers are Wang Yinchang, the prefect of Henan Prefecture Kang Menghui, the general soldiers Wang Shaoyu, and the guerrillas Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai have been waiting outside the Nanguan. Wang Bingbei means that our army will be stationed outside the east gate first, and then our army will enter Luoyang on an auspicious day. ”

A smile appeared on his face: "In the first battle of Ruzhou, the thieves lost their fear, the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang were greatly inspired, and now the army of thieves is pressing the border, and the people in the city are panicking." Wang Bing's intention is also to inspire. ”

Wang Dou said: "It all depends on Chen Junmen's courage to kill the enemy, and there is a great victory in Ruzhou." ”

Chen Yongfu shook his head: "I know my own affairs, if there is no General Wang, it is really difficult to say whether Ruzhou can report victory." ”

He sighed: "Since Kaifeng, the general owes a lot to General Wang, but unfortunately General Wang is not a Henan general and cannot stay there for a long time...... In the future, as long as General Wang comes to Henan, the door of my Chen Yongfu's mansion will always be open for the general. ”

This veteran sighed a lot, the battle of Ruzhou was easily credited, and it goes without saying that he will be rewarded in the future. It is a real benefit, and Ruzhou has gained a lot after the war. Chen Yongfu calculated that he could expand his military strength in the future. ,

In the days when he killed the enemy side by side with the Shunxiang Army, Chen Yongfu was also figuring out how to imitate the Shunxiang Army in training day and night, and hoped that Wang Dou could keep some experienced veterans as instructors and instructors of the forward battalion. Chen Yongfu's request, Wang Dou is still considering the pros and cons.

In fact, the Shunxiang Army became famous, especially after the general soldiers of various towns went to the East Road to observe last year. Not only did the towns imitate the Shunxiang army for military training, but also the generals and officers of the Shunxiang army, from officers to ordinary soldiers, whether bright or covert, people continued to poach and promise all kinds of generous honorariums.

It's just because of the stable environment of East Road, a good upward platform, and harsh punishment measures, that there has not been a jump in the corner. But I don't know if there will be generals who can't withstand the short-term temptation of the other party in the future and jump ship elsewhere.

"I heard that there is a martial arts hall on East Road, and the dog is also smart, I hope the general will give a place and let the dog enter the martial arts hall to hone for a few years......"

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Chen Yongfu's words came to this point, and the officials who came to greet Luoyang City had arrived, and he immediately stopped and commanded the army to cross the river with Wang Dou. There are local guides, where the ice is thick in Luoshui, and the ice is thin in the river, Wang Dou and others know it, so the army crosses the river smoothly.

When they arrived at the Nanguan Wharf on the north bank, Wang Dou and the others couldn't help but be taken aback, only to see the wharf, the riverbank, and the street where the wharf entered, densely packed with people welcoming or watching.

Seeing the Shunxiang army and the forward battalion constantly coming ashore, those mighty ironclad troops, especially the ten heavy Hongyi cannons, appeared behind them, and the shore was amazed and amazed. There were also more than 1,000 carriages, and everyone said, "I have never seen so many carriages and horses for officers and soldiers." ”

The people are too enthusiastic, and it is not good to let Wang Dou and others keep a low profile. There must be a fine work of the intrusion army on the shore, and this man and horse keep coming ashore, presumably the military strength of the Shunxiang army and the forward battalion will fall in the eyes of these people, but it is not easy to drive away the onlookers.

After Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu went ashore, the drums on the wharf sounded in unison, the firecrackers exploded, and the soldiers waiting on the shore Wang Yinchang, the prefect of Henan Prefecture Kang Menghui, as well as the Henan general soldier Wang Shaoyu, guerrilla Liu Jianyi and other dozens of officials of all sizes greeted them.

After some greetings, the army went to the south pass, Luoyang has the east, west, south and north four passes, these four small cities protect the main city of Luoyang. Li Guangheng and Wen Daxing had already arrived under Nanguan in advance, but according to the arrangement of Luoyang officials, this army was stationed between Ying'en Temple and White Horse Temple outside Dongguan in advance.

From the wharf to Nanguan and then to the main city of Luoyang, it is a place where residents flourish, and shops are lined up one after another. Wang Dou and the others walked all the way along the official road and streets, not to mention that the roadside was full of onlookers, and there were constantly people rushing to hear the news, all wanting to see the heroic appearance of this joint force after the great victory in Ruzhou.

Wang Dou rode on the horse and kept arching his hands, he was wearing the armor given by the emperor, in fact, it was a pair of bright light armor, each piece of armor leaf was extremely sophisticated, especially the two shining heart goggles on the chest, like a milk cover, one left and one right on the chest, making Wang Dou look like a god descending from the earth, attracting a piece of tsk.

The onlookers all said: "With General Wang and General Chen arriving, this Luoyang will be foolproof." ”

Before arriving at Nanguan, the first thing that appears is a "horse wall", "horse wall" is about one zhang, there is a trench dug in front of the wall, and the water is led into the trench. This is the first line of defense in Luoyang, which can block the approach of the opposing cavalry and force them to dismount and fight.

According to local officials in Luoyang, the circumference of the "horse wall" surrounding Luoyang City is more than 23 miles, and only some gates are opened on some official roads. After the east, west, south and north four passes, thirty steps away from the main city wall of Luoyang, is a deep moat, which also leads the water or Luoshui into the moat.

On the inside of the moat, there is also a "horse wall" one foot high, so as to form a strict three-dimensional protection system.

In fact, the cities of the Ming Dynasty are all deep and well-defended, and the key lies in the defenders.

Nanguan is not big, about two miles away from Luoyang City, it turns out that the defense here is a general, but after the arrival of Wang Shaoyu and others, the South Pass, as well as the south gate of Luoyang, has been taken over by Kaifeng guerrilla Luo Tai.

When I got here, Luoyang City saw more clearly, in fact, the size of Luoyang City was about the same as that of Ruzhou, but the city was higher and thicker, and the city wall was covered with blue bricks, and the wall was more than four zhang high. What impressed Wang Dou was the majestic tower on the city gate, as well as the numerous battlements and horse faces on the city wall.

According to local officials, there are a total of 39 horse faces in Luoyang City, and there are enemy towers on the horse faces to look at the enemy's situation. The horses were each dozens of paces apart, and the besieging enemy was within the range of the city's weapons, forming a network of crossfire on the front and sides. ,

The four corners of the city also have corner towers and corner towers, which have a wide field of vision, and can monitor and attack attacking enemies from various angles. The four city gates are also built with urn cities, making Luoyang City extremely strong. If the defenders had been careful, the city would not have been breached.

This was the case in the battle in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang led an army of more than 100,000 to attack Luoyang City, but it could not be broken for many days. In history, Li Zicheng attacked Luoyang this time, because the city was strong, and it was also a bloody battle for many days, if it was not for the mutiny of the defenders, Li Zicheng was afraid that he would not be able to capture Luoyang City in a year. Ningwu Pass is much simpler than Luoyang City, because of the stubborn resistance of the defender Zhou Yuji, Li Zicheng concentrated his superior forces, paid a very heavy price to be able to break through, and was once ready to give up.

Thinking of this, Wang Dou glanced at Wang Shaoyu, the former Henan chief military officer, as well as the guerrilla Luo Tai and Liu Youyi, who were looking at him and Chen Yongfu with extreme jealousy.

Wang Dou sighed secretly in his heart, the literati in the late Ming Dynasty had many rice buckets, and the warriors were not much better, from the warlords of the nine towns to the generals of the Southern Ming Dynasty, most of them were not successful enough and had more than enough failures. The vitality of the country is exhausted in their internal strife.

When the literati are in power, the country is unfortunate, and when the warriors are in power, the country is also unfortunate, but it is a pity that the people and the people are in trouble.

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According to the arrangement, after arriving at Nanguan, the Shunxiang Army and the forward battalion drove to the Dongguan area, camped next to Qianshui and Luoshui, and prepared lunch.

Military officials such as Wang Yinchang entertained Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu in the Nanguan Bureau, and the banquet was very rich, and there was also Le Ji to help the fun. Thinking of the disaster victims around Luoyang who ate tree bark and grass roots, Wang Dou couldn't help but shake his head secretly, the people had been abandoned by the dead, and these officials and generals were still so desolate and erosive.

During the banquet, Wang Yinchang and Kang Menghui, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, praised Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, and even called them the pillars of the country, and the victory of Ruzhou, which can be described as the excitement of the army and the people.

Chen Yongfu was overjoyed, and after hearing the news, Wang Shaoyu and Liu Jianyi showed envy and jealousy.

When their army arrived in Luoyang at the beginning of the month, in addition to the general soldier Wang Shaoyu, the military horses of Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai were also refused to enter the city outside the east pass of Luoyang City. Wang Shaoyu repeatedly requested, and King Fu reluctantly put the military horses of Liu and Luo into the city to help guard the second gate. There is no way to talk about the summoning banquet.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu arrived, King Fu was so courteous. With such favoritism, how can the three of them not be very jealous?

Although Wang Shaoyu and Liu Jianyi were also summoned to the banquet a few days later, it was the blessing of Wang Dou and others, which made Wang Shaoyu and others very uncomfortable.

After the luncheon, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu said goodbye, and Chen Yongfu scolded hatefully: "A group of rats, it is not good to fight, but there is a hand in rejecting and competing for profit." ”

Fang Cai was not very happy in the banquet, Wang Shaoyu and Liu Jianyi were yin and yang, sneering from time to time, how uncomfortable it sounded, Wang Dou was fine, but Chen Yongfu almost couldn't help jumping out.

At this time, the power of the literati was greatly weakened, Wang Yinchang and Kang Menghui, as soldiers and prefects, had no way to fight openly and secretly against the intrigue between those martial artists, especially when the soldiers were about to press the border, they could only try their best to mediate.

To be honest, Liu Jianyi and the others didn't give him any face as a soldier, and a reception banquet almost broke up unhappily, Wang Yinchang scolded a few words in his heart: "These warriors are becoming more and more arrogant", what can the rest do?

Led by an official, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu led their guards to Dongguan, Wang Yinchang has already made it clear that tomorrow he will personally lead some officials and squires in Luoyang to visit the labor army in the barracks of the two, and teach them about meeting King Fu.

The winter in Luoyang is very cold, there is some snow on the ground, but it is not thick, but the cold wind blows in bursts, and the cold is biting.

Wang Dou rode on a horse, listening to Chen Yongfu scolding beside him, scolding Liu Jianyi and others for being incompetent and jealous, and not being able to see their own meritorious service.