Chapter 644: Ruined Luoyang City
Hua'an knew that with these people in front of him, they were blocking the road of the army one after another, and it was impossible to raid Aocang City, but even if Cao Fu and all the soldiers and horses under his command escaped, it didn't matter much, after all, the next attack direction of the army under his command was Hanoi County north of the Yellow River.
Cao Fu and his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, even if they can escape today, they will not be able to jump for a few days, as long as the main army crosses the river to the north, unless Cao Fu escapes into the Western Regions, or even farther away, otherwise, he will not be able to avoid the fate of being annihilated.
"General, tens of thousands of civilians are blocking the road, and our army can't get through guò soon, what should we do?" Zhuge Xiong asked anxiously.
Hua An sighed slightly, and said softly: "That's it, Cao Fu only has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, even if he is allowed to flee all of them to the north of the Yellow River, it doesn't matter, our army will cross the river north next, how long can he escape?" ”
When Zhuge Xiong heard this, he felt that this was also the truth, so he nodded in approval.
"Big brother, what should you do with these people?" Wang San looked at the tens of thousands of people in front of him and asked loudly.
Hua An hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Tell these people, the fire in Xingyang City has been extinguished, they can go to Xingyang City, or they can go to Aocang City, and also, let the soldiers get out of the way and let the people go first." ”
"Yes, big brother." Wang San answered, turned around and went to give the order.
Soon, under the arrangement of the Jin army, tens of thousands of people began to slowly march towards Xingyang City and Aocang City.
After all the people have departed. Hua Ancai led the main force of the men and horses, slowly rushed towards Ao Cang City, at this time, the sky was already very gray, at the ferry north of Ao Cang City, the last group of enemy soldiers had boarded the ship and left, Cao Fu's soldiers and horses and a large number of grain and grass in Ao Cang City had basically crossed the Yellow River.
"Big brother, the main force of the enemy army has all crossed the Yellow River, our army should enter the city immediately!" Wang San said softly.
Hua An nodded, and said with a straight face: "Let the soldiers enter the city immediately." You guys come with me to the ferry. "Finished. Horses galloped in the direction of the ferry.
Soon, Hua'an and his party arrived at the edge of the ferry and stopped.
Hua An raised his eyes and looked at the other side. Except for the dotted torches. Nothing to see. In the very center of the Yellow River, hundreds of boats are trying to row north.
Hundreds of ships were hung with torches. The light of the torches illuminates the surrounding Yellow River, and from a distance, it is a spectacular sight.
"The Yellow River is the mother river of our Chinese nation, which has raised countless Chinese sons and daughters for thousands of years, although it has been occupied by foreign races, but soon, my Chinese clan will recover both sides of the Yellow River and restore Chinese orthodoxy." Hua An looked at the Yellow River and sighed loudly.
"Big brother, Cao Fu crossed the river to the north, if he colluded with the main force under Zhang Jin's command, the total strength will be 50,000 people, if our army wants to cross the river to the north, we must plan carefully, and we must not be reckless!" Wang San said cautiously.
"Yes! General, Cao Fu is not terrible, but Zhang Jin has already attached himself to Ran Min, if the main force of Wei reinforces Hanoi County, the situation will not be good, I heard that the Emperor of Wei Ran Min is brave and invincible, invincible, our army must not underestimate the enemy. Zhuge Xiong said cautiously.
Hua An smiled and said softly: "Caution is necessary, but the main army of Wei will not reinforce Hanoi County for Zhang Jin at all, Zhang Jin is not sincere in taking refuge in Ran Min, how can Ran Min not know, besides, according to the scout's report, the 200,000 elite cavalry of Yan State have already gone south, and Ran Min's real enemy is Murong Jun, not our army!" ”
"Big brother, if the main army of Wei State fights with the 200,000 elites of Yan State, then won't our army take advantage of the fisherman." Wang San said excitedly.
Hua An smiled faintly, and said: "So it's better for the main force of our army not to cross the river for the time being, besides, Luoyang and Xingyang have just been captured, and the shape is not very stable, in the next few months, our army should do its best to stabilize Luoyang and Xingyang, and transport a large number of grain and grass and various military materials in the direction of Guanzhong to Luoyang, and build the surrounding area of Luoyang into a stable rear, so that we can rest assured and boldly cross the river to the north without worrying about the future." ”
When Wang San, Zhuge Xiong and other generals heard this, they all nodded in approval and praised Hua'an's strategy.
Wang San looked at the dotted torches on the other side and said softly: "Big brother's trick of watching the fire from the other side is really powerful, but who will be more powerful between Ran Min and Murong Jun?" Who does Big Brother think will emerge victorious? After speaking, he looked at Hua'an.
Hua An smiled and said softly: "The sandpiper and the clam are fighting, do you think the sandpiper will win, or the clam will win?" After speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The snipe and the clam are fighting, naturally the fishermen will benefit, the Yan State and the Wei State are both losers, and in the end, the Hebei area will be obtained by our army." Zhuge Xiong said loudly.
"That's right! Our army is the ultimate winner! Wang San suddenly realized.
Hua An nodded and ordered loudly: "Go, go to Ao Cang." After saying that, he rode his horse and ran towards Aocang City.
Because Cao Fu and his troops and horses withdrew in a hurry, there was no time to destroy Aocang City, so Ao Cang City, which was close to the Yellow River, was preserved intact and became an important stronghold for the Jin army to cross the river to the north.
Hua'an was very optimistic about the strategic position of Aocang, and decided to leave 5,000 reserve troops to garrison Aocang City, and let Zhuge Xiong and his 10,000 main forces garrison Xingyang City not far to the south, so as to support the direction of Aocang at any time, at the same time, in order to control the entire Xingyang County, Hua'an left 15,000 reserve corps, responsible for guarding more than ten county towns around Xingyang City, in order to defend Xingyang City.
In this way, in the entire Xingyang County, there will be a strong strength of 10,000 main Jin troops and 20,000 reserve regiments, which is more than enough to maintain law and order and deter strong enemies.
After this arrangement was ready, Hua An and Wang San led 10,000 personal guards to leave Aocang City and go to Chenggao Pass.
Chenggao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, after making some arrangements for Chenggao Pass, Hua'an left 10,000 reserve corps, continued to hold Chenggao Pass, and led 10,000 personal guards and 10,000 reserve corps to run in the direction of Luoyang City.
Luoyang City is the core of the Central Plains region, moreover, it is also the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty when it was founded, therefore, the strategic position is far from being comparable to Chenggao Pass and Xingyang City, and Hua'an will Luoyang City as the base camp for crossing the Yellow River in the north, which is the most suitable.
After many days of marching, Hua An and his soldiers and horses finally arrived at Luoyang City and stopped outside the north gate of Luoyang City.
Looking at the tall and majestic Luoyang City in front of him, Hua'an felt a trace of royal breath, although the city wall and the city gate tower have been war-torn and have been somewhat dilapidated, but this does not affect the momentum of Luoyang City as the imperial capital.
"Big brother, this is Luoyang City, the former capital of my Great Jin?" Wang San asked softly.
Hua An nodded and replied softly: "That's right, the city in front of me is Luoyang City, although it is a little broken, it is still tall and mighty, full of fascinating domineering. ”
"Luoyang City is indeed a little dilapidated, but with only a little repair, it is a magnificent city!" Wang San also sighed.
At this moment, Deng Qiang, who learned the news, led a group of generals to ride out of the city, greeted Hua'an at the north gate, and hugged his fists and said: "The last general Deng Qiang, see the general, the general, let's go to the city first!" ”
"General Deng has worked hard, enter the city." After Hua An finished speaking, he rode his horse into Luoyang City.
After entering Luoyang City, Hua'an walked along the streets, all the way to the center of the city, the shops along the way and the ordinary people who bought and sold goods, so that Luoyang City was full of vitality, but on the whole, Luoyang is still relatively dilapidated, if you don't know the inside story, you won't think that this was once the prosperous capital of the Great Jin Dynasty.
Deng Qiang set up the large tent of the Chinese army on the edge of the palace, because in front of the gate of the palace, there was a large open space, and the view was relatively wide, which was convenient for the army to camp and to prevent the assassins from sneaking attack.
"General, this is the palace." Deng Qiang pointed to the palace gate in front of him, where the gate had been completely burned down, and said softly.
Hua An nodded and asked softly, "Inside the palace, have you seen it?" ”
Deng Qiang hugged his fists and said: "The last general and several generals entered the palace on the first day of entering Luoyang City, but the inside was in ruins, everything of value was taken away, and even, there was a group of beggars living in the main hall and were driven away by the last general." ”
"Oh, it's so dilapidated, it's only been a few decades, the prosperous palace of the Great Jin Dynasty has actually fallen to such a point, let's go in and have a look." Hua An sighed, and then strode into the palace.
Deng Qiang and other generals followed closely and entered the palace.
As soon as Hua An entered the gate of the palace, he saw a mess of debris inside, including burnt chairs, piles of weeds, and various discarded military equipment used to attack and defend the city.
Walking and walking, a group of rats will emerge from the weeds if they are not careful, which startles Hua An and the others.
The door of a palace in front of him was open, and Hua An strode in, and when he reached the door, he smelled the pungent musty smell inside, obviously, it had been uninhabited for a long time.
"Huhuhu......" A group of bats was frightened and suddenly flew out of the palace.
The bat suddenly flew overhead, Hua An was really startled, and sighed softly: "This used to be the palace, but I didn't expect it to be so dilapidated now, there are bats in the hall, no, this place must be repaired." ”
"Big brother, the palace is so big, if you want to carry out a comprehensive repair, you need a lot of craftsmen and silver taels, and it can't be completed overnight, now the war in Hebei is tense, our army needs to concentrate on preparing for war, and the Great Jin Dynasty has also been in Jiankang City to set the capital, repair the palace, can it be slowed down?" Wang San said softly. (To be continued......)