In such a siege and defense battle, in addition to defending the city at the foot of the city wall, the defenders mainly have to deploy heavy troops on the city wall, shoot arrows downward or throw rolling stones and trees to block the enemy's attack.

However, the previous bombardment of the Youyan Army had blown up the eastern city wall of Luoyang to the ground, where would any soldier dare to venture into the city to fight? Therefore, the main force of the imperial court defenders was all concentrated under the city walls.

In ancient times, there were also garrison armies, who abandoned the city because of the damage of the city walls, and took the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy's army outside the city. However, such a method of warfare is indispensable without the command of generals who are good at using troops and the lives of the three armed services with high morale.

At present, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court do not have either, so they have to rely on the dilapidated Luoyang city wall to line up in the city, and take the initiative to give up the initiative on the battlefield.

However, the defenders of the imperial court had no fighting spirit, but the Youyan army did not dare to take it lightly - after the vanguard cavalry broke through the enemy formation, the strong soldiers behind them then caught up with the formation, and immediately formed a flanking attack on the defenders.

The soldiers of Youyan had just been inspired by the heavy reward, and all of them were highly morale and murderous, holding their weapons tightly with both hands, and they were going to fight with the defenders of Luoyang when they waited for the order of the main general.

But I heard Qiu Yizhi, the commander of the Chinese army, shouting: "The power of heaven is unpredictable, the city wall of Luoyang has been breached, do you dare to resist?" Lay down your arms and don't blame the past; Stubborn resistance, no piece of armor left! ”

After that, the Youyan soldiers in front of and behind him also shouted in unison: "Put down your arms, don't blame the past; Stubborn resistance, no piece of armor left! The shouts were louder and louder, and it seemed that the entire land of Luoyang had been shaken by this uniform roar.

The defenders of the imperial court were even more frightened by the shouts that were close at hand, and although they did not immediately lay down their weapons and raise their hands in surrender, they also stood in place, helpless.

Seeing that the enemy had no intention of surrendering, and felt that he could not delay any longer under this city wall, Qiu Yizhi waved the command flag and ordered loudly: "All the troops come forward, and those who do not surrender will be killed!" ”

The Youyan army listened to the order and agreed in unison.

This roar was extremely neat and loud, startling a soldier in the Luoyang garrison with his hands loosened, and the official knife in his hand fell to the ground, making a "crackling" metal impact sound. Seeing this, several soldiers around this man thought that he had disarmed and surrendered, and after a psychological struggle, they also drew a gourd and threw down the sword in their hands.

So one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and among the court officials and soldiers, six or seven out of ten have laid down their arms. The rest of the officers and soldiers who still wanted to resist, seeing such a situation, speculated that they must be outnumbered, and thought about their lives, so they finally shook their heads and threw down their weapons.

Qiu Yizhi was not a murderous person, and when he saw that he had scared down all the defenders of the capital without spending a single soldier, he was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly sent an order to ask Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, to send men and horses to take care of these self-disarming Luoyang defenders, and at the same time control the southern wall of Luoyang.

He himself discussed with Zheng Sen and Cui Nan again, and then led their respective men and horses to the capital Luoyang to rush to the depths.

Before the battle, Qiu Yizhi had drawn the terrain of the capital in detail and handed it over to Zheng Rong and several generals under his command. At the beginning of this year, Qiu Yizhi was very familiar with the capital, and his memory was excellent, and he clearly drew several important targets in the capital, such as the military camp station, the official yamen, and the traffic arteries.

So, Zheng Miao was on the left, and after entering Luoyang from the east wall, he went north along the main road to take the military camp in the northwest corner of the capital, and after a fierce battle, defeated the Luoyang defenders who intended to resist stubbornly, and imprisoned them all in the military camp and forbade them to go out. Immediately, another 10,000 troops were divided, swept all the way along the west wall of Luoyang, and broke another military camp in the southwest corner, so as to completely sweep away the remnants of the imperial court in the capital.

After Cui Nan entered Luoyang, he divided his soldiers and horses into various squads, and moved quickly along the streets and alleys of Luoyang, quickly controlled the yamen everywhere, distributed notices to the people, maintained law and order in the capital, and then controlled the situation in the whole city of Luoyang.

Qiu Yizhi of the Chinese army led a large group of men and horses, along the central imperial road, and rushed towards the imperial city.

Although the Youyan army has almost occupied the capital Luoyang, the red walls and golden tiles of the imperial city have not faded at all, and they still have such a solemn appearance, as if they are unmoved in the midst of thousands of armies, and they have a majestic and inviolable atmosphere.

The last time Qiu Yi was lucky enough to enter the imperial city, it was after changing her disguise and sneaking in through the side door. Today, he wants to personally lead the army of tigers and wolves, and enter from the noon gate of the imperial city with great fanfare, and he has a feeling of being separated from the world.

Although he was originally a naughty child, he had stayed by the side of Youyan King Zheng Rong for a long time, and he had done many great things for this father-in-law, and he also knew in his heart that this Han Imperial City was the center of the world, and he was the most reckless. Therefore, although he was standing in front of the noon gate of the imperial city, he never dared to make up his mind, and repeatedly planned and calculated in his mind, lest something go wrong at the door and ruin the great affairs of his father-in-law.

Just when Qiu Yizhi was hesitating, above the city tower of the noon gate, a few arrows suddenly shot out, staggering towards the Youyan soldiers, and one of the arrows was flying towards Qiu Yizhi's head gate.

Seeing this, Wei Chi Lianghong, who was guarding one of the Qiu Yis, stretched out his right hand unhurriedly, pinched the cold arrow in his hand, and scolded softly in his mouth: "The dark arrow hurts people, is it a hero's doing?" ”

Qiu Yizhi woke up from the mutation, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the noon gate of the imperial city, it turned out to be a few eunuchs on the top of the noon gate tower, holding bows and arrows sneakily shooting at his side.

What this group of eunuchs did completely dispelled Qiu Yizhi's concerns, and scolded: "These eunuchs almost hurt my life!" Whoever shoots these eunuchs to death for me, I will have a great reward! ”

Some of the soldiers led by Qiu Yi were crossbow archers.

I saw that they took a few steps forward, opened the crossbow and set the arrow, and after aiming, they pulled the mechanism, and the short arrow on the crossbow machine immediately flew straight to the tower of the Wumen City with a sharp whistling sound. Immediately there were several shrill and piercing screams, which were obviously the heart-rending screams of the eunuch from the pain.

Qiu Yizhi was happy to hear this, so he said to the marksmen: "Shoot well, it's worth all these years of hard training!" When it is done, remember to come to me, and I will reward each of you with a Bohai Treasure Knife! ”

This Bohai treasure knife is a rare thing, if there is no fate, no amount of gold and silver treasures can be exchanged. Qiu Yi's reward was so generous that these sharpshooters were also excited in their hearts, and after quickly thanking the reward, they retreated to their own formation.

But listening to Qiu Yizhi sitting on the horse, he ordered again: "The army listened to the order, worked hard, broke through the imperial city, and achieved a great cause, just today!" Why don't you give me a quick forward and break through the noon gate? ”

Qiu Yi's voice settled, but the soldiers under his command Youyan still stood in place and refused to move forward.

The Youyan army has always had clear rewards and punishments, and orders are forbidden, and there has never been such a situation where military orders have been issued and soldiers have not moved.

Qiu Yizhi also felt strange, so he ordered loudly again: "The first to break through the noon gate, the prince will be the general, open the teeth to build a mansion, glory and wealth, and still don't give me a quick forward and break through the noon gate?" ”

Under the heavy reward, the Youyan soldiers still turned their heads and refused to act.

It turned out that the Youyan army preached discipline, and the first thing he said was the eight words "loyal to the king, love the people, and loyal to the country". Therefore, the belief that the emperor is the supreme and inviolable of the Ninth Five-Year Plan has been firmly engraved in their minds - and therefore although they have taken the name of Zheng Rong's rebellion, they still dare not point their troops directly at the imperial city where the emperor is located.

Just when the army was hesitating, they saw a person flash next to Qiu Yi, and said with a smile: "According to what the righteous palace said, if we attack the imperial city, will we also be rewarded?" ”

Qiu Yizhi sat on the horse and looked down at the sound, but he was the "iron-headed Jiao" among the eighteen Yunmeng thieves, and said: "Although your background is not very glorious, but you have the same path, and now you are also a soldier under my father-in-law, why can't you be rewarded?" ”

"Tietou Jiao" was happy to hear this, and said with a smile: "Okay, the little one is waiting for His Highness Yi's words!" With that, he led his other seventeen brothers, armed with axes, hammers, shovels, and other tools and weapons, and ran to the noon gate.

These thieves have been in the grass for a long time, and naturally there is no invisible restraint that lingers in the hearts of the regular Youyan soldiers, so they picked up the guy in their hands and greeted the red-painted gate of the noon gate with countless copper nails.

The main function of the noon gate was not to keep the imperial city safe, but to show the royal prestige of the Han Dynasty - so it was built extremely tall and majestic, but the inside was extremely empty.

"Iron Head Jiao" and others dug sand and made holes a few days ago, and their strength increased again, and the seemingly sturdy noon gate, under their tossing, immediately loosened and squeaked and moaned.

These thieves were accustomed to robbing houses and houses, and they didn't know how much they had done to break into the door like this, and the familiar scene in front of them made them even more excited, and they were very skilled in finding the weak part of the noon gate, and kept hitting and slashing with various instruments in their hands.

The noon gate, which was so magnificently and luxuriously decorated, finally could not withstand their destruction, and it was broken into several holes. I saw that the "iron-headed Jiao" patted his bald head, took a deep breath, bent down and slammed his head into the noon gate with his head.

Pity this noon gate after this fatal blow, it was no longer able to support it, and it fell inward with a "boom".

Qiu Yizhi saw it behind him, and shouted loudly: "What an 'iron-headed Jiao', although your brain is not smart, it is also useful." I will definitely ask for credit for you in front of the prince of Youyan! With that, he took the lead in entering the imperial city, followed by eighteen bandits such as Yu Chi Lianghong and Zhao Chengxiao.

Seeing this, the soldiers of Youyan finally stopped hesitating, and followed into the imperial city.

If it was a few months ago, these Youyan soldiers would never have dreamed that they would be able to enter the imperial city where the emperor lived, and with a little apprehension and curiosity in their hearts, they followed behind Qiu Yi in a drowsy manner.

The Youyan army attacked the capital very suddenly, and the offensive after entering the city was even more rapid and abnormal, so that the imperial court didn't even have time to deploy troops to defend the imperial city. Except for a few permanent guards and eunuchs who temporarily took up arms in the imperial city, there was no longer an army to resist, allowing Qiu Yizhi's army to enter the imperial city unimpeded.

However, although Qiu Yizhi had also infiltrated the imperial city once, it was in the middle of the night, and under the guidance of the eunuchs, everywhere he went was nothing more than Wang Zhonghai's extremely simple and dilapidated hut. Therefore, he was also confused in the face of this thousands of imperial cities, and he couldn't find Emperor Zheng Yao in it.

However, Qiu Yizhi was flexible after all, and turned his head and instructed Chi Lianghong, the lieutenant beside him: "I don't know the terrain of the imperial city, can there be Brother Lao to catch a few eunuchs for the younger brother to guide the way?" ”

Wei Chi Lianghong said with a smile: "It's just a trivial matter, why worry about it." Virtuous brother and look at the ability of the foolish brother! With that, he leaped up from his horse, climbed onto the roof in a very dashing manner, and disappeared in an instant.