At this time, the sunset of Yique Pass, there is not so much poetic and picturesque, the surrounding trees are cut down ten miles outside the city, and the military fortress usually cuts down all the surrounding trees, which is what the military book says, in order to prevent the enemy from taking local materials and building siege equipment.

Although Yique Pass is close to Yishui, it is not a land of green mountains and rivers, and it is barren on all sides, and only to the east is a large field.

Wang Tan's life in Yique Pass was not easy, when he first set out on the expedition, he was ambitious, and he very much hoped that after this war, he could go further and be promoted to an official, if he could get a knighthood, it would be better.

It's just that the battle in Yique Pass is getting more and more tense, and his brain is highly functioning, and then he doesn't have time to think about these miscellaneous things.

The camp camp of the Tang army outside the city of Luoyang, the camping situation is also very difficult, and the camp tent used in ordinary times is made of green mantle, and there is tung oil on the surface, which has a certain waterproof effect. However, as long as the rain was heavy, it did not work, and most of the soldiers relied on tents to protect themselves from the wind and rain, wrapped in burlap at night, and slept with quivers on their pillows.

Several heavy rains in the past two days have made this hardship even worse.

In contrast, Wang Rong's big tent of the Chinese army is much more comfortable, but Wang Rong often goes to inspect the big tent of ordinary soldiers, and he is very forced in his heart, if the mutual understanding between the superiors and subordinates is out of touch, it is easy to have a big accident.

As the emperor of the Tang State and the commander of the Tang army, Wang Rong had to understand the difficulties of the grassroots soldiers, and he also had to communicate with the soldiers so that they could understand his own thoughts and the thoughts of the generals.

At lunchtime, Wang Rong took Wang Xu and a group of guards to join forces at the station of the first battalion of the second brigade of the third division of the first army.

Their camp was on the riverside, with two wooden forks set up in the middle of a wooden stick, a large clay pot hung on it, in which some dried meat and dried vegetables were boiled together, a section guard carefully took out a bag of refined salt from his bosom and added some of it, looking at the expectant eyes of the soldiers, Wang Rong simply ordered: "Add more, only with salt can you have the strength to fight." qs

After saying that, Wang Rong took it personally, shook it in for most of the time, and many soldiers sitting around the bonfire looked at him and laughed.

It was almost cooked, Wang Rong took the lead and took a sip with a wooden spoon, the dried meat and dried vegetables were mixed and cooked, there was a special taste, of course, it was not as good as the exquisite dishes in the palace, but it had a unique fragrance.

Wang Rong nodded and said, "You can eat it."

More than a dozen soldiers had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as Wang Rong opened his mouth, everyone hurriedly brought up the dishes and chopsticks, each of them made a bowl, and put the dry and hard coarse grain cakes into it to soak and eat, and ate with relish.

Wang Rong also casually found a gap bowl to hold a bowl of soup, casually folded two pieces of grass stalks from the side as chopsticks, and ate it in a big gulp.

Wang Rong fished out the two pieces of meat and handed them to the youngest of the dozen or so people, he was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, and the iron crate on his head was obviously larger.

The half-eldest son was a little frightened by Wang Rong's actions.

Wang Rong looked at him and laughed: "I was about the same age as you in the first battle, and I didn't know what to do if I was afraid, but I saw what the people next to me were doing, and I did it, and in the end we won." The thieves of the Yu army were defeated by us, and they lost their armor along the way."

The half-eldest son said with a look of adoration, "I heard them say that the Holy Lord killed more than 100 people in Henan County back then!"

"Huh?" Wang Rong was stunned for a moment when he heard his words, and then laughed proudly, "You know this kind of thing, who to listen to."

The half-eldest son said as a matter of course: "There are storytellers in Chang'an City, and there are also many people in the teahouse."

Wang Rong nodded and said, "Eat more meat, you're about to grow at your age."

As they spoke, everyone slowly let go, and at first they were nervous because of the arrival of the saint, and they didn't dare to speak, but now they are talking more.

Someone asked, "Holy Lord, when are we going to fight the dog thieves of the Yu Kingdom?"

One of the guards immediately straightened his face and reprimanded, "This is a military secret, and it is a matter discussed between the Holy Lord and the generals, how can you ask a military man!"

This servant guard's words frightened the dozen or so soldiers sitting around their faces pale, the saints and generals, that is unattainable, people who can decide their life and death with a single sentence, is it possible to cause a big disaster?

Wang Rong raised his hand to stop the guard, and said with a pleasant face, "It's okay, it's not a big deal, don't be nervous. Now Henan County, to the west of us, is the Guards Division and the brothers of the Second Army who are blocking 300,000 Yu army thieves for us at Yique Pass, and we are waiting for the Yu army thieves to hit their heads and break the blood flow at Yique Pass, and then we will take this opportunity to clean up the Yu army dog thieves in Luoyang City."

"Pack them up!"

"Well, this time they must be cleaned up fiercely, otherwise the brothers of Yique Pass will die in vain."

In the morning, Hedong County and Hanoi County all sent battle reports, and the 21st Army of Hedong County, with more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, had crossed Mengjindu under the leadership of the army commander Li Ji. The 16th Army of Hanoi County, under the leadership of the commander Meng Su, marched west from the direction of Yanshi into Luoyang City.

Today's Henan County, except for Luoyang, where there are still some Yu soldiers and horses, other cities are basically equivalent to no defense. Therefore, Meng Su can confidently and boldly move westward, without worrying about a sneak attack by the Yu army behind him. At this point, Wang Rong no longer has any worries.

Wang Rong looked at the direction of Yique Pass in the west, and his heart was full of calculations. Now that Luoyang is no longer in the climate, the threat to himself has been completely lifted, and the Yique Pass has been held for nearly ten days, and the siege of the Yu army of Wei Huabu has lasted for six days, and it is still impossible to capture the city.

The damage in Yique Pass is also quite large, two regiments were killed in the battle, more than 3,000 people, and the wounded soldiers are more than a brigade of men, the main reason is that the shore of Yishui is too flat, the city wall of Yique Pass is long, and it is necessary to disperse troops to garrison, and the Yu army can also attack from many places.

If it is a fortified city like Hukou Pass or Jingcheng Pass, the troops of about 10,000 people are enough to hold it for a year or two, so that the Yu army cannot break through, but Yique Pass is not good.

Wang Tan said that the personal guard division could hold out for a month, but it was impossible for Wang Rong to let them hold on for a month.

In mid-July, the Yu army was stationed under the Yique Pass, and among the vast forests, fields, and villages north of the Yique Pass, small groups of the Yu army and the Tang army encountered confrontations from time to time, and the two sides suffered mutual damage in the battle.

The reports on Wang's desk are just a few figures, but there is no doubt that the war is raging, especially in the vicinity of Yique Pass.

Wang Rong pondered and calculated the time in his heart, and understood that he could not wait longer, and the characteristic of the Yu army was that it did not last long, and it could not be calculated according to the standards of the Tang army.

The Tang army was able to besiege Jidu and Shudu, and continued to attack and besiege the city for more than a year, and it was impossible for the Yu army. If the Yique Pass cannot be captured for a long time and the road to the east is blocked, their large army may retreat to Gucheng.

If they retreat to the valley city, it will become a situation under which they are besieging the city and they are fortifying the city.

Therefore, in the middle of July, after another heavy rain, the weather cleared, and the scorching sun gradually rose, Wang Rong immediately ordered the commanders of all the troops to come to the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss matters.