July 18, early in the morning, Luoyang City.

Since the middle of last night, a light rain has fallen in the sky, and in the early morning, the rain has become heavier and heavier, so that the torrential rain has poured down, and the whole camp of the Great Xia army has been muddy.

In the camp tent of the Chinese army, Han Xin gathered six army commanders and was conducting a routine morning meeting.

Seeing that the rain curtain outside the camp tent was curtain, and the water on the ground was flowing, Wei Zhang, the commander of the First Army of the Leopard Tao Army and the general of Beizhonglang, asked: "Marshal, depending on the situation, this rain can't stop for a while and a half, and you are still attacking the city?" ”

According to the plan, the 1st Army Corps was to be the siege vanguard.

Han Xin was also worried, thought for a while, and said, "The plan remains the same." Since July, the torrential rain has continued, and it is difficult to wait until the sunny day. It is better to choose a day than to hit the sun, let's attack the city today, we will be uncomfortable, and the enemy will be equally uncomfortable. Speaking of this, Han Xin glanced at Wei Zhang, "No problem, right?" ”

Wei Zhangben was still a little hesitant, after all, the heavy rain was extremely unfavorable to the siege, but when the coach Han Xin saw it like this, all his worries were thrown out of the clouds, he quickly got up, patted his chest and said: "Please rest assured, the First Army will definitely make a good start." ”

"Then go down and prepare!"

"No!"

With the exception of the First Legion, the rest of the legions were only responsible for guarding the perimeter and would not rush into the city.

In this arrangement, a blasted city wall has a limited area and cannot accommodate too many troops, and if it rushes up in a swarm, it may be seized by the enemy and counterattacked.

Second, what is the current situation in Luoyang City, the command can only understand one or two through the secret agents arranged in the city by Shanhaiwei, and there is no on-site investigation.

Because of the complex terrain, street fighting relies more on intelligence.

At present, the Shanhaiwei secret agents are stepping up their efforts to find out where the Han army set up fortresses, where they deployed heavy troops, and how the entire defense line was composed.

Only by mastering these circumstances will Han Shin give the order for a general attack.

The attack of the first legion was to test the situation, to take a stronghold in the city and lay an outpost for the main force to enter the city, and to put pressure on the Han army.

Because of the heavy responsibility, Wei Zhang has scruples, and now that he has made a military order, no matter how difficult it is, he will start the first battle.

Since it was a regular meeting, it would naturally end soon, looking at the corps commander who came out, a trace of worry flashed in Han Xin's eyes, what he was worried about was this abnormal weather.

Six years into Gaia, the weather has not been normal.

April and May are the time when the seedlings need water the most, and there is no rain for a long time, so farmers from different villages can fight each other for a mouthful of irrigation water.

Fortunately, the construction of water conservancy facilities in Daxia is relatively perfect, and finally boiled until the rice heading, and finally no longer needs water.

When it rains, it's often a week.

The time entered July, and the torrential rain in various places was still continuous, and floods were flooded.

Seeing that the rice is ripe and about to be harvested, if the weather does not turn clear, the rice that has worked hard for months will rot in the ground, and there will be no harvest.

Spring wheat in the north is basically the same as rice in the south.

In addition to supplying grain and grass by the Great Jin Dynasty, Daxia's expedition to the Han Dynasty was also based on the calculation of taking advantage of the first season of rice harvest to collect grain on the spot.

Where did I think, it was finally sunny for a few days, and it was raining down.

Previously, the Great Xia cavalry was able to successfully collect military rations in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and it was also the people everywhere who were looking forward to the harvest soon, so they happily handed over the grain.

Once the torrential rain does not stop and the rice rots in the ground, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"I hope the weather will be sunny soon!"

In this attack on Luoyang, Han Xin never worried about the frontal battlefield, only about logistics.

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At 9 a.m., the camp of the 1st Regiment of the Leopard Tao Army.

After confirming the military order, the officers and men of the First Regiment began to move, braving the torrential rain to walk out of the camp tent, first assembling in the school field, and then marching outside the camp in groups.

The northern city wall, which collapsed yesterday, has been cleared out by the engineering troops, forming a large gap more than 20 meters wide. Through the opening, you can faintly see the fortifications stacked with sandbags.

Last night, Luoyang City was also sleepless.

Wei Zhang, wearing Mingguang armor and riding a black war horse, walked back and forth in front of the military formation, boosting morale, "Sons, the marshal handed over the first battle to the first legion, that is a trust in us. ”

"What do we use in return?" Wei Zhang yelled.

The surrounding raindrops fluttered out of thin air in the roar, making a "balal" sound.

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

Seventy thousand soldiers flapped their weapons and shouted, oblivious to the rain overhead.

"That's right, it's victory."

Wei Zhang raised his arms and shouted, and raised his long knife forward, "Attack!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

70,000 soldiers, with divisions and regiments as units, marched forward brazenly.

At the same time, 200 P2 guns were again pushed out and into the artillery positions, and their task was to provide fire cover for the First Army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

As the First Army advanced forward, the artillery fired in unison, aiming at the city heads on both sides of the gap, bombarding the city head artillery, arrow towers, and the defending troops.

Under the heavy artillery fire, the smoke billowed from the city, and it was ploughed over and over again.

Wei Qing got the report and said with emotion: "A soldier is a soldier immortal, he really doesn't make any mistakes at all, and he doesn't give any opportunities." Deliver the order to the defending troops to withdraw. ”

"No!"

No one expected that in such a ghost weather, the Great Xia army would still attack the city and not leave any time for the Han army to prepare. If the Great Xia army did not attack the city today, the Han army would have more time to improve the fortifications.

Now it seems that there is no drama.

As he spoke, the First Division of the First Army of the Leopard Tao Army had already come to the vicinity of the moat.

It rained heavily overnight, and the river swelled.

"Engineers build pontoon bridges, archers are on alert!"

The division commander was very sophisticated, and while giving orders, he kept an eye on the other side of the river. In less than an hour, five improvised wooden pontoon bridges hung over the moat, rising and falling with the river.

In the process, there was a dead silence on the opposite bank, and it was obvious that the Han army on the opposite side had no intention of rushing out to interfere with the Great Xia army, and was determined to hide behind the fortress.

"Charge!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the division commander sent pikemen as the vanguard and took the lead in crossing the river. After crossing the river, the ranks were slightly reorganized, and they crossed the chaotic gaps and went to the city.

Because of the huge gap, the Han army in the city wanted to fill it, but it couldn't fill it. The Han army simply built the first line of defense in the city, with the gap as the center, and the houses and streets as barriers.

As soon as the Great Xia army entered it, it was faced with a rain of arrows.

"Archer cover, charge me in!"

The division commander was very brave, personally led his troops, braved the enemy's arrow rain, and killed the position at the entrance of the street, as long as he took the entrance of the street, he could occupy the entire street and complete the task assigned by the command.

The Han army hid behind one-meter-high sandbags and constantly fired at the enemy.

When the Great Xia army approached, the Han army jumped out of the fortress and fought with the Great Xia army.

Both sides of the war are first-class elites, and there is no warm-up in the first place.

"Either you die, or I die!"

Soon, with the street entrance as the center, scenes of desperate battles were staged, and the blood was washed away by the torrential rain, and it flowed wantonly on the bluestone streets. Within an hour, the rain was blood-red.

The Great Xia army attacked resolutely, and the Han army defended tenaciously.

Around the entrance of the street, the two warring sides fought for two hours, and there was still no winner or loser, and a small street actually blocked the way of the Great Xia army.

Wei Zhang was in a hurry, scolded "waste", and lifted the big knife, "Pro-guard, follow me!" ”

"No!"

Two thousand guards crossed the moat with Wei Zhang and entered the city.

The officers and men of the First Division, who were still fighting, were ashamed when they saw the regiment commander personally killing, and the division commander committed suicide on the spot to apologize.

"Sons, fight for me, if you don't win the position, what face do you have to see the handsome?!"

"Kill!"

The surviving officers and men of the 1st Division were red-eyed and dying, like wolves, tigers, and a group of evil ghosts, rushing towards the enemy.

The personal guards led by Wei Zhang were like a sharp sword, piercing into the enemy's hinterland.

In the face of such a cold offensive, the Han army finally could not hold on, and was defeated and retreated, Wei Zhang saw this, decisively seized the opportunity, and took the lead in crossing the fortress and killing the enemy.

The officers and men of the 1st Division saw this and followed closely.

Once the gap was opened, it could no longer be held, and after nearly three hours of fierce fighting, the Great Xia army finally took the street entrance and established an outpost position after paying heavy casualties.

The surviving soldiers, because the fighting was too fierce, fell to the ground one by one from exhaustion, regardless of the water on the ground, they just sat on the ground with their backs to sandbags and rested.

On his face, there was joy and pride.

In this battle, they defended the glory of the 1st Division with the swords in their hands.

It was difficult at the beginning, and after taking the first street entrance, the next attack became easier, and as the remaining divisions of the First Army entered the city one by one, and by the end of the evening, a whole block had been taken.

The indestructible city of Luoyang was knocked down a gap.

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It's night, Handan City.

The battle of Luoyang attracted attention from all sides, because of the existence of the communication compass, it could not be concealed at all. Emperor Chen has always paid attention to the battle of Luoyang, and he has always paid attention to the Luoyang battle report.

Knowing that the Great Xia army had entered the city and the battle of Luoyang had entered the storming period, Emperor Chen finally made up his mind.

"Someone is coming, General Lian Po!"

"No!"

Soon, Lian Po rushed to the imperial study.

Di Chen didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "The time is ripe, and tomorrow we will send troops to the Great Jin." ”

"Yes!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Lian Po's eyes.

This is the first real foreign conquest since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the opponent is still the Great Jin Dynasty, which makes Lian Po, a veteran, excited.

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On July 19, just as the Battle of Luoyang was at a stalemate, Da Zhou suddenly declared war on the Great Jin.

Under the command of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial Forest Army, the Danyang Army, the Overlord Army and the Red Blood Army, in addition to leaving the necessary troops to guard against the monster lair, the four major group armies came out together.

The overwhelming Zhou army rushed towards the Great Jin like a wave.