Chapter 126: The leaves fall silently
The Luoyang guard stood on top of the high wall, and in the fog, he couldn't see the face of the opposing army at all, and only vaguely recognized the armor of the Qin army.
"Who's coming?" The Luoyang guard asked loudly.
"We are the defenders of Zhengzhou, and the Yan army has captured Zhengzhou! I'm desperate to escape just to defect to General Zhang! The man said loudly with grief.
Hearing the news of the Yan army's attack, the defenders couldn't help but panic, Luoyang and Zhengzhou were adjacent, Zhengzhou fell, and Luoyang was also in danger.
He must hurry up and report this urgent military situation to General Zhang Hao!
"Someone! Open the gates! The guard immediately ordered.
As if thinking of something, the guard waved his hand again and said vigilantly, "Wait! ”
"Is Lord Yang too shou in Zhengzhou?"
When the man at the head heard the sound, he suddenly jumped off his horse, fell to his knees, and held the wooden box.
"Lord Yang has been martyred in the city, I hope the general will be buried alive!" The man kowtowed to the ground, weeping unspeakably.
The guard was still apprehensive, and asked again, "Then who are you?" ”
"I am Lord Yang's side to guard the city, Han Yan, this is my customs clearance document and Lord Yang's talisman."
At this time, the guard general took out the official status of Qin State from his arms in disbelief, flipped through the official title book in Zhengzhou for a long time, and finally found the portrait of Han Yan, the deputy general of Zhengzhou Shoucheng.
He handed the portrait to another Qin soldier and ordered, "You go out of the city and have a look." ”
At the same time, the Qin army on the northern city of Luoyang was already in position with bows and arrows.
"If they open the gates of the city, and they make any move, they will be killed with ten thousand arrows." The guard commanded in a low voice.
The city gate was finally opened, and although the remnants of the defeated army led by Han Yan were full of light, they did not go further.
Qin Bing took Han Yan's inscription and talisman, looked at it repeatedly, and took a torch to carefully shine a light on Han Yan's face, just like the handsome and extraordinary in the portrait.
"It's Lord Han, that's right!" Qin Bing shouted loudly at the guard.
"Open the gates!" The guard was completely relieved and hurriedly ordered.
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A puff of smoke suddenly rose into the sky, with a pungent smell, rendering the long night.
Zhang Oyster didn't sleep, and since Murong Chong raised his troops, he had a nervous uneasiness, as if the Yan-Qin battle was close at hand.
"General, something is wrong!" Suddenly, Guo Hu, the granary guard, broke into the general's mansion in embarrassment.
Zhang Hao sat up in shock, and before he had time to put on his armor, he grabbed the long knife tightly.
Guo Hu fell to the ground suddenly, and there were several sword wounds on his chest that were shockingly reflected, and blood was gurgling down.
"General, the granary in the city was burned by the Yan army!" Guo Hu said tremblingly.
"What!" A thunderbolt on a sunny day made Zhang Oyster almost unstable.
There are more than 100,000 Qin soldiers in Luoyang City, and the consumption of grain and grass is as good as days, and the granary is the lifeblood of his defense of the city. Without food and grass, his army would not have survived for three days.
"Where did Yan Jun come from!"
"How could Yan Jun be in Luoyang City!"
"I sent heavy troops to guard the granary, how could I let the Yan army burn it!"
Guo Hu kept trembling and lying on the ground, not daring to look at Zhang Oyster, let alone reply.
However, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and good things did not come together, and disasters did not go alone.
"General! The Yan army is coming to attack the city! "Another soldier came to report it.
What he was most worried about finally came. It's just that it was much faster than he expected, King Qin sent a Qin envoy to make peace, and the Yan army must have collapsed when he called like this.
"How many people came?" In the end, after a long time on the battlefield, Zhang Oyster can still maintain basic composure.
"Like, it seems like there are more than 100,000 people." The soldier replied hesitantly.
Zhang Hao grabbed his collar and roared, "Like? How many people are there! ”
"I, I can't see clearly, it's foggy outside, and I can only vaguely see that they are in a big battle, and the dust is half a foot high." The soldier was visibly frightened, and his voice became quieter and quieter.
Zhang Hao was shocked, only a few hundred thousand horses' hooves could raise such a high level of dust, and he had led 250,000 Qin troops to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty with Murong Chui.
Knowing that the enemy was outnumbered and the granary was destroyed, Zhang Oyster was a general who worked hard in the wind and rain, although he was panicked, he could still make timely deployments.
"Give the order to go down, and the army will be fully equipped and defend the city gates." Zhang Hao ordered majestically, "Guo Hu, I will give you another chance to make meritorious contributions, you immediately take thousands of people to Zhengzhou to ask for grain and grass, and be sure to deliver it to Luoyang within one day." ”
Although the Yan army is numerous, if it is about grain and grass or support, it is not as good as Luoyang Zhengzhou, as long as the grain and grass are sufficient, he is sure that he can hold Luoyang for many days. At that time, the Yan army was short of food and grass for a long time, and it may not be able to take Luoyang.
However, what he never expected, and his last hope, collapsed in an instant.
"General! Zhengzhou has fallen! ”
Unfavorable news came one after another, and Zhang Hao really began to panic at this time.
The Yan army attacked back and forth, and the grain and grass in Luoyang and Zhengzhou had been completely cut off by them.
If Yan Guo really had more than 200,000 troops attacking the city at this time, then his army of more than 100,000 would not only not be able to hold Luoyang, but also might be greatly damaged.
Yang Ding had been captured by the Yan army, and although the second prince Fu Hui was also brave, his army mainly guarded the capital Chang'an.
The generals and armies of this city, if you really talk about the army that resists the enemy, there are only 100,000 troops under him.
Luoyang was originally the city of Yan, and if he led his army to retreat at this time, the loss of Qin should not be large.
But if he was wiped out in Luoyang, then no one would be able to resist the army of Yan State along the way.
Just when Zhang Hao was still a little hesitant, a piece of news made him completely determined.
"General, the city gate was opened from the inside by the Yan army!"
"General, the Yan army is about to enter the city!"
Zhang Hao took a deep breath, the city gate had been broken, the general trend had gone, and he had to quickly lead the army to evacuate, so it was the best policy.
"How's the North Gate?" Zhang Hao asked anxiously.
Qin Bing was stunned for a moment and replied, "The North City Gate is still guarded by our Qin army." ”
Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Spread my military order, the army refused to resist and retreated from the north city gate with me." ”
"General......" Qin Bing was even more stunned.
Zhang Oyster raised his hand, signaling that he had made up his mind, and turned around to go to the stable.
At this time, as soon as he heard that Zhang Hao was going to lead the troops to evacuate, Guo Hu, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, grabbed his clothes and begged in fear, "General, your subordinates know that they are guilty, and I hope that the general will evacuate with his subordinates, and give your subordinates a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”
Zhang Hao glanced at him angrily, it was useless to keep such a greedy person who was afraid of death, but he was helpless that the Qin State was now at the time of employing people, as long as his hands and feet were still sound and he could go to the battlefield, he didn't need to abandon it.
"Don't go yet." He said coldly.
"General Xie, General Xie!" Guo Hu hurriedly got up, and staggered after him before he could stand firmly.
The night is as dark as ink; Foggy, hazy and charming.
Zhang Hao's 100,000-strong army hurriedly evacuated at the north gate of Luoyang, leaving an empty city and the fog that wandered away like a ghost.