Chapter 287: Li by the Roadside
The capital of the Son of Heaven, Xuchang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The sun poured into the walls, half brushing the walls, half rubbling.
Liu Nong leed his horse under the ruined city wall and looked up at Xuchang. But it can be seen that the city wall as high as ten zhang is a piece of green, a piece of black, and sometimes a piece of yellow, as if it is spliced of rotten cloth. The green one is the Han brick of the past; The black ones are old and burned old relics, and the yellow ones are the ones that have fallen to fill the gaps.
Then look straight at the city gate, the shape is like a rotten board, gray-white, the vermilion lacquer and copper nails have fallen off, and the inside is full of pits, obviously once hit by heavy objects.
"Boom ......"
At this moment, a piercing sound of gold and iron twisting sounded, and then, the embroidered city gate was half-twisted by the iron cable, but accidentally scraped the stone on the ground and stuck halfway.
"Crunch, crunch!"
Immediately, a burst of shouting could be heard from afar, and the dilapidated gate of the city would be like a sixty-year-old man staggering open, and its situation was dangerous, and it was really worrying, and I was afraid that it would collapse.
"Hoof it, hoof it ......"
As soon as the city gate opened, a group of knights rushed to meet them, the person on the left wore a high crown, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and his face was quite similar to Xun Niangzi; The other person was covered in armor, similar to Xiao Han Ling's eyebrows, I don't know if it was Han Li or Han Xu.
The high-crowned person was happy when he saw Xun Niangzi, and he "snapped" a whip, flew forward, and was about to get close to Xun Niangzi, waving his hand to speak, but he couldn't help but see Liu Nong, his expression changed again, his eyebrows condensed into the Sichuan character, and he was stunned. ā
Liu Nong arched his hand and was about to speak.
Xun Rui had already turned her head, facing Xun Niangzi, with a smile: "Sister, how are you doing?" How's my father? My mother often thinks about my sister, why did my sister go to Runan but not return to Xiangyang? As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Nong.
Hurriedly several times, Liu Nong lifted the reins of the horse slightly, and his expression was a little unnatural.
Xun Niangzi twisted her eyebrows, glanced at Xun Rui, and said angrily: "From being a guest outside the door, is it the way to be hospitable?" Hurry up and get it, don't say more! This is a military situation, how can it be delayed! ā
"Oh, what Sister said is extremely ......"
Xun Rui has been afraid of Sister A since she was a child, and when she saw Sister A's heroic appearance again, she immediately accompanied her and led the army into the city.
Liu Nong and the cavalry general have seen each other, it is Han Li, who was ordered by Zu Yuzhou to replace Zu Daozhong a month ago and led the army to enter Xuchang.
Xuchang City is very large, there are two inner and outer cities, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Today, there are only a few tens of thousands of inhabitants, and most of them are homeless. After Zu Ti recovered this place, the Yingchuan clan living in Xiangyang and other places sent people back to the north, and the Xun clan was one of them. In the city, Zuyu Prefecture has 3,000 soldiers all year round, and there are still various warrior tribes to protect it.
The outer city is not inhabited, it is the place where the army is stockpiled, Han Li galloped on his horse and informed Liu Nong of the situation in the north.
Now, it is the beginning of October, and a few days ago, Shile transferred the Tiger Prison and the Hanoi defenders to support Tran Liu. When Li Ju of Xingyang heard this, he was overjoyed, and he didn't have time to transfer the army, so he set up 3,000 garrisons of the Yan Division to rush to Luoyang, and spread the news to the counties while running, and quickly came to besiege Luoyang. As everyone knows, he ran headlong into Liu Yao's vanguard Liu Yue, and the two armies met in Luoyang, Li Ju was defeated by Liu Yue, and was defeated by him in one fell swoop, and retreated fifty miles.
Just when Liu Yue waved his army to enter Xingyang, Han Qian led an army of 30,000 to Luoyang, and with a blow on his back, he defeated Liu Yue's 5,000 vanguard cavalry.
Luoyang City is strong, there are still 5,000 defenders, and it is by no means advisable to take a few days. Han Qian was not in a hurry to capture Luoyang, but camped in the west and waited for Liu Yao. When the sun was erected, Liu Yao personally led ten thousand five iron horsemen to step into the west of Luoyang.
When Li Ju heard that Han Qian had defeated Liu Yue, he hurriedly reorganized his army of 8,000 and re-entered Luoyang. I don't know, I was suddenly hit in the back, and it was Hu Yanmo, the general of Dongjiang under Liu Yao's tent, who led a light cavalry of 5,000 to raid. Caught off guard, Li Ju was defeated again, and had to collect the remnants in the eastern border to wait for the follow-up Xingyang army and siege equipment.
Hu Yanmo originally wanted to enter Luoyang, but he was afraid that Liu Yao would lose, so he joined forces with Liu Yao and the remnants of Liu Yue in the west of Luoyang.
As a result, the war entered a scorching situation, and Luoyang west was only more than 100 miles away from Xuchang, at this time, it showed the importance of Xuchang.
Grain and grass are the way of life and death, and the grain and grass of Han Qian's 30,000 army seem to be sent by Chen Guo, but it is actually from Xuchang. Zu Ti invited Liu Nong to come to Yingchuan, not for anything else, but to guard this granary and grain road. At the beginning, Liu Yao was sure to be confused, and as time went by, he would inevitably be aware.
Liu Nong stood at the top of the ten-zhang wall, pressed the sword, looked at Luoyang from afar, his heart fluctuated and rolled, and he went to the army to plot, Han Qian's move was the right way, and once Shi Le transferred the tiger prison and the Hanoi defenders, the conspiracy turned into a conspiracy. And Liu Yao is fighting with Zhang Wei in the northwest, and it is the ultimate to be able to entangle more than 20,000 troops to come. And when Han Qian defeats Liu Yao, at that time, if he wants to capture Luoyang again, he will be able to do it at his fingertips, and he will have no worries. It's just that Zu Yuzhou divided 30,000 troops, and in the place where Chen stayed, there were only 50,000 left in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, which could resist Shile's 70,000 iron cavalry?
Time, when time is pressing, if Han Qian quickly defeats the enemy in Luoyang, and then fights back to break through the weak Tiger Prison Xiongguan at this time, Shi Le will suffer the enemy on his back!
Not only Luoyang, but also Chenliu!!
"Xuchang, the most beautiful ...... in the past"
Xun Niangzi didn't know when she came to the city wall, glanced at Liu Nong, looked at Xuchang under the sunset, and smiled. The autumn wind stirred the red silk in front of the forehead, fluttering like silk, perfect for a while.
Liu Nong smiled and asked: "When the little lady left Xuchang, what year was it?" ā
Xun Niangzi greeted the sunset, squinted her eyes, combed the hair on the side of her mouth, and smiled gently: "In the sixth year of Yongjia, Guan Niang and her father, mother, and brother left Xuchang through this door. At that time, Ah Di was stubborn and wept and did not want to leave. Guan Niang folded Li in the road and gave it to his brother. Brother eats it, it is extremely bitter, and he cries endlessly......" At this point, he pointed to a place outside the city and exclaimed: "It's that bitter plum!" ā
"Yongjia Six Years ......"
Liu Nong remembered the sixth year of Yongjia, when Liu Yin was fleeing with their mother and son, and his expression was slightly stunned.
Less leaning, cleaning up the mood, followed Xun Niangzi's finger to see that it was next to the avenue, and said with a smile: "Li Bi on the side of the road will be bitter, I didn't think that the little lady would be ...... when she was young."
"Humph!" , "Puff ......"
Xun Niangzi first snorted coldly, and then, she couldn't hold it back and smiled. Her smile is not as shallow and quiet as Qiao Yousi, nor is it as elegant as Lu Shu, nor is it as dignified as Gu Huiwei, but she has her own style, just like spring in March, when the winter snow melts and returns in early spring.
The two walked side by side down the city wall, continuing to arrange as they went.
Xun Niangzi said: "The grain road is extremely dense, not through the Yuanyuan Pass, but from the Yangcheng Trail into the west of Luoyang, Lei Falcon Wei has been dispatched. Han Li saw that you were leading the army to come, and he was afraid of Xun ...... Ah Di's subordinates were not competent enough to protect the food, so they wanted to lead the army to protect the food. In my opinion, Han Lisuo is a foot army, and I am a cavalry army, if our army enters Yang City as a basis, it will definitely be able to protect the safety of a hundred miles of grain road. As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Nong, and added: "Yingchuan is a granary, and there is no room for loss." The cavalry is swift, and you can calmly return to the rescue in case of trouble! (When the army fights, it will not put grain in front, but will be a safe stronghold in the rear and enter through the grain road.) ļ¼
Liu Nong listened to her opening her mouth Xun clan and closing her mouth about our army, inexplicably in a good mood, stepping on her long shadow, and said with a smile: "Since you come to Yingchuan, you should fight to protect the grain, and help Han Zhe defeat Liu Hu and capture Luoyang." This policy is well-founded and feasible. ā
Xun Niangzi said: "If this is the case, Guan Niang will organize the army, and you will ......" for a moment, tilting her head to look at Liu Nong.
Liu Nong was stunned for a moment, smiled, and waved his hand: "I should go with myself, and listen to the order!" Then, suddenly, he lowered his head and took a quick step to the left, looking rather strange.
"Why do you ...... Gege ......"
Xun Niangzi looked stunned for a moment, then her eyes froze, and she smiled, only then did she realize that Liu Nong had been stepping on her own shadow, and she immediately followed suit, and the two stepped on the shadow and walked towards the barracks.
The little girl has a long figure, six and a half feet, similar to Liu Nong. One is red in Huajia, and the other is in a white robe, which teaches people to look at it at a glance, and there is a strong contrast, which is very different, but it is particularly suitable.
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October 15, Xia Yuan Festival.
As soon as you enter the lower yuan, the cold and warm change suddenly, and the north wind blows cold.
Luoyang City, both east and west, Li Ju led an army of 13,000 and attacked the east city of Luoyang. I saw that the ladder was like a forest, and the arrows were lost like locusts, shouting to kill and shake the sky. Dense ants crawled all over the ten-foot high wall; And in the city, the boiling water is like a river, and the falling trees are like a landslide, scalding and smashing pile after pile.
Lu Gongchong, who was like a giant tortoise, crashed into the car, eight zhang high, three zhang wide, and five zhang long, and was pushed forward by hundreds of soldiers.
"Put!"
At the sound of an order, in an instant, the strong crossbow and the stone cannon flew together, smashing the city wall to bloom in an instant, and from time to time I heard the city wall, screaming and screaming like a ghost, and the stump was like a bird flying.
"City crossbow, crush the crash!"
"Boom!"
Less leaning, the strong crossbows on the city wall are like a tide, and the crashing car is pierced with thousands of holes, and the blood flows like a river.
"Tom ......"
The golden drum sounded, and the siege soldiers rolled upside down like a wave.
Li Ju was firmly on the high ground of the Chinese army, squinting to watch the battle. The weather was getting colder, but his face was covered with sweat, and he couldn't help wiping his face, throwing off the sweat like beads, and secretly thought: 'Luoyang is an important city in the world, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is not advisable overnight. Then he thought again: "If Han Qian wins, this city will be broken in the near future!" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but gallop to a higher place and look at Luoyang West.
In the west of Luoyang, the war is resting.
Ten miles of battlefield blood flowed slowly, thick smoke billowed unstoppably, corpses lying all over the grass, swords, guns and halberds were inserted into the ground, ownerless horses raised their blank eyes, gray children called gray, but could not wake up the owner who had been decapitated.
"Whew...... Han Qian!! ā
Liu Yao's eyes were red like fire, frantically whipping the horse, running through the sea of blood, and then, he raised the horse's head high, and pointed at the Han Qian's army that was slowly retreating in the east, his whole face turned blood-red, and he shouted loudly. However, on the 10th, the two armies engaged five times, and he was defeated in five battles and four times, with 22,000 iron cavalry, and now only eighty percent remained.
"Your Majesty!"
Hu Yanmo ran to the slope, glanced at Liu Yao, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the defenders of Luoyang are restrained by Li Ju, and it is difficult to go out of the city and attack back. After a pause, he said stubbornly: "Now, Han Qian's army is extremely strong, and according to his subordinates, the situation of Luoyang may be difficult to do." Your Majesty should temporarily retire to wait for his day, and if there is a slight change, the iron horse can be rewound! Besides, the king of Zhao is in Luoyang, and the army is gathered in Chenliu, Your Majesty ...... Why defend the city for him? Besides, the grain and grass ......"
"Smack!!"
Liu Yao slammed an empty whip, almost hitting Hu Yanmo, and scolded angrily: "Hugh is talking nonsense!" Once you enter Luoyang, how can you return in vain! Although Han Qian won, however, looking at his military momentum, they were all narrowly defeated. I am the ninety-five, God will bless me, and wait for this battle to be won, Han Nu, when the things on the plate are also filled, why not be afraid of grain and grass! At that time, King Zhao will lose Luoyang, how can he be cheeky and beg for me! With that, he beat his horse and left.
"Alas, now Luoyang, if Li is also ...... on the side of the road" Hu Yanmo shook his head and slapped his horse to catch up.
Liu Yao didn't look back, followed the horse's hooves, turned his bloated and fat body, and said coldly: "Han Qian intercepted my grain road, I should take revenge!" Where is Liu Yue? ā
Hu Yanmo didn't dare to persuade again, and hummed: "Presumably, I have entered Yingchuan!" (To be continued.) )