Chapter 164: The generals fight to the death and can get Luoyang
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Mengjin Port, similar to Xinfeng Port, was not taken seriously in Cao Cao's sphere of influence.
As early as the period of the second emperor Huan Ling, Mengjin Port, as the direct port of Luoyang, the imperial capital, was responsible for transporting and handling materials, and the rice and grain of Shudi, the horses of Liangzhou, the copper and iron ore of Youzhou and Jizhou and other special products of various counties and counties were continuously transported, and through the official roads of the north and south, they were transported to all parts of the Han Dynasty. In the thirteen states of the Eastern Han Dynasty, merchants from all over the country and the laborers at the wharf were crowded together, densely packed, and the voices of people were boiling.
It's a pity that the prosperous enemy can't be timed, before Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, a fire burned Luoyang clean, and the affiliated port has been abandoned since then. It was only a few months until Cao Cao moved the people to rebuild Luoyang, although he barely redivided the peasant industrial and commercial class, but as the saying goes, construction is always more difficult than destruction, and it is far from possible to return Luoyang to the prosperity of the day, without several years of accumulation and policy inclination. Mengjin Port is still in a semi-abandoned state, with only a few 300 guards.
These 300 people were exiles recruited by Cao Cao on the spot, who were lazy and had not been trained for a long time, and at the beginning they patrolled and probed every day, and went through the motions, and for several months, they did not see half a boat on the big river. These homeless people can't help but have a seizure in their own right, and they all burn out. At this time of the cold spring, the guards did not reach the dark completely, they went in groups of threes and twos, or wandered the streets to have fun, or returned to the camp early to sleep, this hub of the north and south of the Yellow River, it really became an undefended state.
When night fell, Mengjin Harbor was also scattered with lights, coinciding with today's fog, dark clouds covering Xiaoyue, and wind and waves gradually rising, whining wind wrapped in waves, everyone's hearing and vision were affected, and they never saw the river surface quietly walking.
Under Hangu Pass, Huang Xu, who had already received the first message, gathered his troops and horses, ordered his subordinates to light torches, and then marched bravely, and actually launched an attack on Hangu Pass overnight.
His 6,000 archers, relying on Huang Xu's gorgeous attributes and special skills, have received a great bonus in attack range and strength attributes, although they have been attacking decently for a long time during the day, they have not suffered much loss, but they have killed thousands of defenders with a "fire arrow" that is outstanding.
These 6,000 archers grasped the psychology of Cao Ren and Yu Ban who did not dare to go out of the customs to engage in battle, and they were getting closer and closer, and the formation was scattered, bringing the archers' powerful face attack ability to the extreme.
The fall of Mengjin Port was so fast that they didn't even react, and the Pang De generals, who had been aggrieved for a long time, after successfully approaching the port, went down the mountain one by one like a tiger, and climbed the gate in a few vertical leaps, and what they never expected was that there were only two guards on the gate who were leaning side by side and napping, and in the sound of the wind and waves, there was a snoring sound one after another. Pang De and Zhang Xiu made meritorious contributions, leaned over from left to right, pinched the necks of the two soldiers, and with a heavy blow, they heard a crisp sound, and the two unlucky guards had become two dead bodies and were thrown into the Yellow River.
Xu Huang saw that the two generals succeeded, and they were also agile, and opened the gate together with Wen Ping, and more than 8,000 people of the ** army poured in like a tide, how could these more than 8,000 new troops be able to block the three hundred guards in the port, under the assault of the four major arrows, the four roads in the southeast, northwest, and northwest blossomed, and in less than half an hour, Mengjin Port was swept away and successfully captured!
** With a move in his heart, he specially ordered someone to leave a few living mouths, and then interrogated separately and asked for the details of the soldiers and horses in Luoyang and Hangu Pass. When have these remnants seen such a battle, they have long been frightened by the sudden appearance of the Chang'an army, and before they can be tortured, they have already vomited everything they know.
And the situation in Luoyang is basically the same as he originally expected, the garrison is extremely weak! After Cao Ren transferred away the last 10,000 soldiers and horses, there were only more than 1,000 main forces and thousands of wounded soldiers left in the city, and this did not depend on Cao Ren's carelessness at all, Luoyang as the belly city of Cao Cao's forces, there are Chen Liu's and Tiger Prison Pass in the east, as long as you firmly hold the Hangu Pass, you can be called impregnable, who would have thought that in this northern land, there can be a well-trained naval army, even breaking through the double port, attacking from the water, ** Huanglong.
** Took a deep breath, before the battle of Xiapi, he was more inclined to make friends with Cao Cao or hug his thighs, even if he was stolen by Cao Cao when he was in Wancheng, he didn't want to go to war with Cao Cao head-on, which was not only a personal preference in his previous life, but also a kind of fear.
But a water in Xiapi extinguished Cao Cao's ambition to swallow the four states, but it moistened the confidence of ** and the world's heroes, it turns out that you Cao Mengde is only two eyes and a mouth, there will be miscalculations and defeats, there will also be exclamations and howls, and everyone in the world, what is the difference?
After pondering for a moment, the soldiers and horses of Chang'an had also been reorganized, and they were quietly lined up outside, without a sound, and in the wind, except for the waves, it seemed that even the call under the Hangu Pass was not far away.
Seeing the generals standing solemnly behind him, his eyes swept over their faces one by one, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, Xu Huang, Wen Ping, Han De, Shi A, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Li Jin, the nine generals looked strange or eager to try, without a trace of fear, and every time his eyes moved, his confidence was more sufficient.
But if you want to defeat the strong with the weak, it will be impossible if you don't have one mind.
**Whisper:
"Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, the dragon veins are hidden, there are many talents, the land is fertile, and the terrain is open, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a place where soldiers must fight, if our army has to occupy Luoyang, and Wancheng is a horn of each other, it is deeply rooted in the Central Plains, such as a sharp knife out of the sheath, can compete with the princes. Ladies and gentlemen, Luoyang is the meat sent to our army's mouth at this time, if you don't take it today, it will be difficult to capture ten times the soldiers and horses next time. ”
Zhang Xiudao:
"Lord, you said that Luoyang should be fought, let's fight it, I also heard about it, at this time, the garrison in Luoyang City is empty, with my brothers and other brothers, it is easy to capture Luoyang."
**Dao: "What Bo Jin said, I know it, but it is easy to attack the city, it is difficult to defend the city, Cao Cao will not sit back and watch us and wait for us to gain a firm foothold in Luoyang, Hangu Pass and Tiger Prison Pass add up to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the east and west are attacked, but our army cannot have a soldier and a soldier to help each other, just like a rat that falls into the rice altar, it is the death period when it is full." ”
Zhang embroidered a black line on his forehead and said:
"Why do you compare us to rats?"
Pound Road:
"Lord, Tianyu does not take the blame, if Luoyang is a rat trap stained with honey, then we will lick the honey and then smash the clip, ** Although the soldiers and horses are numerous, the generals are not easy to get along, besides, Chang'an and Wancheng are on both sides of our army, there are military divisions and several other generals, we only need to hold on for some time, and we will be able to see the moon!"
The rest of the generals also nodded and said:
"Although the lord ordered that it is right for the husband to make meritorious contributions in the army, and to seek land and cut down the city, but it is just a battle to the death, that is, the strength is not caught, and we are willing to stay behind and escort it with the navy to protect the lord and the princess!"
**Relieved:
"That being the case, Zhang Xiu and Pang De, you two led 3,000 soldiers and horses, went straight to Hangu Pass, ambushed on the side, and when our army attacked Luoyang, you could catch him off guard, but you two must remember that you must not be greedy for merit, and fight and retreat, you only need to block him to enter the city and join us."
Zhang Xiuxi said:
"The last general will live up to the trust of the lord!"