Chapter 199: Siege of Luoyang, the enemy rescues itself in front of the formation
Gao Changgong looked at the brocade handkerchief and read: Chang Gong, there is no need to worry. Although Yu Wenhu has gathered his troops this time and is determined to capture Luoyang, with one hundred thousand against thousands, they will underestimate the enemy and will not win it quickly. They would only choose roundabout methods such as digging tunnels for sneak attacks, and blocking the arrival of reinforcements was what they paid more attention to, so even if Ayu was in Luoyang City, he would not be in danger for a while.
But Chang Gong must take care of himself, don't rush into battle recklessly, and use smart tactics to defeat the enemy and win!
Ayu is waiting for Changgong’s arrival! "
Seeing that Gao Changgong was in a very uneasy and sad mood, Princess Liyang apologized even more: "I'm sorry, Changgong, it was my mother who failed to protect her. I wanted to go to Luoyang with her, but I didn't miss her..."
"It has nothing to do with mother..." Gao Changgong tried his best to suppress the worry and fear in his heart, comforted him with a smile, and then said to Lu Yu, "Lu Yu, first take my mother to my residence and arrange a bedroom for her. She takes a break."
"Yes, Prince!"
"Yanzong, let's go and tell General Hulu this news!"
"yes!"
Gao Yanzong couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he saw that he had regained his composure, so he followed him to the military training ground of Jinyang Palace to find Hu Luguang.
The sound of neat footsteps and shouts could be heard, and the sergeants arrayed on the field were magnificent.
As soon as the two entered the school grounds, Hu Luguang saw them, ordered the sergeants to practice by themselves, and came to Gao Changgong.
"Chang Gong, are you looking for me if you need something?"
Gao Changgong nodded, with a very serious look on his face, and told Yu Wenhu about gathering his troops to attack. However, after hearing this, Hu Luguang looked very calm and only asked: "What do you want to do?"
"General, I want a team of cavalry. It doesn't have to be too many, just five hundred. I want to go to Luoyang for rescue as soon as possible!"
"But this is just news from someone else's spy. I don't know whether it is true or not. If you lead the troops rashly, you may be deceived."
"General..."
Gao Changgong wanted to say something else, but Hu Luguang raised his hand to stop what he wanted to say.
However, early the next morning, a detective came to report: "The beacon fire in Luoyang has been lit. Yu Wenhu has assembled a large number of soldiers and horses this time and divided into three groups to attack Daqi."
"Which three groups of troops?"
"The first route was led by him personally, commanding the Zhuguo generals Wang Xiong, Da Xiwu, Yuchi Jiong and others to attack Luoyang, with about 100,000 troops.
The second route, led by Yang Xun, has about 10,000 troops and wants to attack the east of the river in Daqi.
The third group, led by Quan Jingxuan who was guarding Jiangling, had about 20,000 troops and wanted to attack our Daqi Yuzhou. "
Hu Luguang's expression changed. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, Yu Wenhu was going to use all the troops of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty to destroy Da Qi!
The total number of soldiers and horses in Jinyang is only more than 50,000.
He quickly asked: "The two partial divisions must be blocking our reinforcements from crossing the river. Where are the more than 100,000 troops he personally led now, and how are their forces distributed?"
The soldier replied: "Yu Wenhu has stationed his troops in Hongnong, with General Wei Chijun as the vanguard. He has led 100,000 elite troops and has almost arrived at Beizhong City outside Luoyang City. Another army is approaching Mang Mountain."
Upon hearing the news, Gao Yanzong sighed in shock: "How could the Zhou army be so fast?"
Gao Changgong's face suddenly turned pale and bloodless, his hand holding the brocade handkerchief tightened even more, and he turned around and ran towards the outside of the school grounds.
"Chang Gong, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the rescue!"
"Wait until Governor Duan comes back!"
Duan Shao has been ordered to return to Yecheng, and it will take half a month at the fastest.
"But I'm afraid I can't wait that long?"
"Chang Gong, I have told you before. If you are just an ordinary soldier, you can charge into battle regardless of anything, but in the future you will be the head coach. For the sake of the lives of more soldiers, you must learn to be calm and calm. Take the overall situation into consideration and make decisions before taking action.”
Hu Luguang sighed after saying this, and then said: "The Zhou army has arrived. It will take less than three days to surround Luoyang, and our march will only take five days at the fastest. We are not in a hurry!"
Of course Gao Changgong knew this. It took time to march, set up formations, and analyze the situation, but he was too scared.
"Fourth brother, just trust her once. Trust her and nothing will happen!"
Gao Yanzong also consoled him, and Gao Changgong slowly calmed down.
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At the Tai Chi Hall in Yecheng, when he heard the news that Yu Wenhu had sent 200,000 troops to attack Qi, Gao Zhan was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. However, a group of clan ministers headed by Gao Rui, Prince of Zhao County, strongly suggested that Gao Zhan conquer the army himself. , led the Sixth Army to Luoyang to resist the Zhou army.
It happened that Duan Shao, the governor of Bingzhou, returned to the palace in Yecheng. Gao Zhan was overjoyed and asked Duan Shao: "Luoyang is in danger. I want to send you, the king, to rescue Luoyang. However, Turkic soldiers and horses frequently harass Jinyang. Jinyang also needs How do you think we should deal with it?”
Duan Shao replied: "The intrusion of the northern barbarians into the border areas is just a scabies disease. Now the puppet Zhou Dynasty is spying on Luoyang, our great Qi, and is approaching the interior. This is the real trouble for our great Qi. I request to be ordered to go south."
Gao Zhan was overjoyed: "Okay, I have this intention. Your Majesty, you will lead your army to set off immediately. I will lead the Sixth Army to Jinyang in the near future. By the way, send the message to General Hulu and Lanling King Gao Changgong as soon as possible. , let them go to Luoyang for rescue first!"
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It is also said that after three days of galloping, Xiao Jinyu and a group of cavalry finally arrived outside Luoyang City before the Zhou army arrived.
Luoyang City was also the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was very prosperous for a while. Since the Yongjia Rebellion, it has been baptized by the war and has become very dilapidated like a sickly old man.
In order to defend and protect the city of Luoyang, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, three cities were built on both sides of the Mengjin River and Hezhongzhou in Heyang, namely Beizhong City, Zhongtan City and Nancheng. These three Heyang cities guarded the northwest of Luoyang. door.
However, the defensive function of Luoyang City itself was extremely poor. The outer city wall was completely destroyed by war in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, and it could only rely on the inner city wall and Jinyong City in the northwest corner to maintain it.
Jinyong City was built on Luoyang, with Mang Mountain to the north and Dacheng to the south. The city wall is very strong and it is also the military fortress of Luoyang.
Xiao Jinyu led a thousand cavalry and arrived suddenly, just outside the Beiyuan Guangmo Gate of Jinyong City.
There was a checkpoint in front of the city gate. Seeing a group of cavalry rushing towards them, the defenders on the city tower all raised their spears.
"Who is coming?" someone shouted.
Xiao Jinyu raised the Yuanrong Sword given by Gao Zhan.
"I am the Crown Prince and the Commander-in-Chief, Xie Zhen. Following His Majesty's order, I have come to support you and deliver food and grass to the soldiers defending the city in Luoyang!"
"Oh, the Zhou army has not arrived yet, but reinforcements from Yecheng have arrived. How can it be so fast? Are you deceiving me as stupid?"
A man wearing silver armor walked out of the city wall. When he saw Xiao Jinyu dressed up by Xie Zhen, his expression was stunned for a moment, and then it became clear.
Suddenly, he pointed his hand and shouted to the left and right:
"This person must be a spy from the Zhou Kingdom! Kill him!"
Xiao Jinyu's eyes condensed, and she immediately shot the arrow from her wrist. The arrow pierced the sky, whistling like a sharp cold wind, and actually penetrated the man's throat directly!
There was a panic on the tower!
"I suspect that this person is a spy of the Zhou Kingdom!"
Xiao Jinyu shouted loudly, and immediately raised the Yuanrong sword, "Who doesn't know this sword? Let me enter the city quickly, otherwise the Zhou army is coming, and you are like a turtle in an urn, without food and grass support, you can only wait to die!"
"Let King Gao Xiaowan of Hejian come out to see me!"
The guards on the city wall seemed a little hesitant. Suddenly, they looked up and saw a dark area in the distance. There were flags flying high in the cold wind, and the rumble of horse hooves gradually came from far to near. .
With this momentum, no less than a hundred thousand troops could march!
Some of the guards were so frightened that they turned pale with fear.
"Yuchi! Look at that flag. The person coming is Weichi Jiong, the general of the Zhu Kingdom of Zhou!"
"Quick, go and report to the Governor and the King of Hejian that the Zhou army is attacking!"
Hearing the sound of horse hooves behind him, Xiao Jinyu's expression changed drastically, and he immediately handed the Yuanrong Sword into Xie Yuxuan's hands.
Xie Yuxuan was stunned and confused, so she heard her say: "I'll go and distract the enemy troops first, and delay them for a while. Ah-Xuan, you send the grain and grass into the city!"
"Start now, shout loudly, tell Gao Xiaowan to come out!"
"No, sister, it's me who wants to delay..."
What Xie Yuxuan had to say, Xiao Jinyu couldn't listen at all. He only looked at the guards on the tower and shouted:
"I am Xie Zhen, please tell King Gao Xiaowan of Hejian to come out and see me!"
"Tell the King of Hejian Gao Xiaowan to come out to meet the reinforcements!"
"Shout to me!"
"yes!"
After her order, the soldiers behind her shouted in unison: "Please come out, King Gao Xiaowan of Hejian!"
"Please come out, King Gao Xiaowan of Hejian!" "..."
Seeing that the crowd's shouts were loud enough to shake the sky, Xiao Jinyu no longer hesitated, turned his horse and ran in the direction of the Zhou army. Xie Yuxuan shouted something, but it was drowned by the wind and the shouts of the sergeants, and could no longer be heard.
Xie Yuxuan was so anxious that she almost shed tears, so she had no choice but to tell Ling Ye, who was closest to her: "Go quickly, protect my sister, protect her!"
Ling Ye nodded, turned around and caught up with Xiao Jinyu.
"Girl, what are you doing?"
Ling Ye was also extremely puzzled!
Xiao Jinyu only said: "If the Zhou army is allowed to see the baggage we have brought, they will definitely intercept the food and grass first. The siege of Luoyang this time will take at least a month. The Zhou army will not rush to attack the city, but the food and grass must not fall to them." in hand."
"Since Yu Wenhu wants me to thank Zhen, then go and meet for a while! They shouldn't kill me!"
"If you can delay it for a moment, it's only a moment!"
After hearing this, Ling Ye felt a little pain in his heart, but he could only abide by the girl's decision.
"Girl, the one who is leading the troops is Wei Chijiong, the great general of Zhou Guozhu. This man is a filial and loyal man. He once followed his uncle Yuwentai in many battles and made great achievements. This time he was ordered by Yuwenhu to lead the troops. I came here just to destroy Qi, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to convince him with words!”
"I know!"
Ling Ye knew that no matter how hard he tried to persuade her, he could only say with a smile: "Then this time, let Ling Ye stay with you, no matter life or death!"
Xiao Jinyu turned her head and looked at Ling Ye with a smile.
"good!"
It was getting late, and a piece of pure white feathers fell on the tip of her nose. Xiao Jinyu looked at the white sky and said with a smile:
"The first snow of winter has finally fallen!"
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The deafening shouts soon reached the signing room in Jinyong City.
Gao Xiaowan was in the pledge room at the moment, discussing military matters with Dugu Yongye, when he suddenly heard shouting coming from nowhere, and seemed to be calling his name, so he immediately ran out of the pledge room.
Just then a soldier came to report: "Your Majesty, someone outside the Guangmo Gate shouted, saying that reinforcements were sent to deliver food and grass at His Majesty's order, and asked the King of Hejian to go out to greet him!"
"Who is coming?"
"It seems to be called Xie..."
"Xie Zhen?"
"Yes, yes, it's Xie Zhen!"
Gao Xiaowan's expression changed drastically: "Let him enter the city immediately!"
"But... the Zhou army is also here! Just ten miles away, densely packed Zhou troops can be seen on the observation deck outside the city!"
At this time, Dugu Yongye also walked out of the signing room. Hearing the news, his expression was horrified, but he soon regained his composure.
"It came so quickly?"
"Send my military order to all the soldiers to gather at the gate of Beiyuan Guangmomen City and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Gao Xiaowan immediately turned to Dugu Yongye and begged: "General Dugu, Xie Zhen is my best friend, please allow me to go and let him enter the city!"
"But the enemy troops are also outside the city, I'm afraid..." Dugu Yongye only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, you go, since they are the reinforcements sent by His Majesty, you should protect their lives!"
Gao Xiaowan returned the salute with his hand, and immediately led his troops to the outside of Guangmo Gate. Looking down from the city tower, he saw a heroic woman anxiously guarding the city gate. Behind her were hundreds of cavalry, and Car after car of baggage.
"Where's Xie Zhen?"
Not finding her anywhere, Gao Xiaowan was filled with doubts.
Xie Yuxuan raised the Yuanrong sword that Xiao Jinyu gave her: "Gao Xiaowan, you don't know me, but do you know this sword? This is the Yuanrong sword that your Majesty gave to my brother Xie Zhen. My brother did not hesitate to save your life. Your Majesty blocked an arrow and almost died. Later, in order to save your life and avoid His Majesty's suspicion, he ordered you to lead troops to Heyang. On the way, I was afraid that you would be assassinated and murdered by villains like Lu Lingxuan, so I gave you two tips. Let you save yourself!
Tell me, is what I said right? "
As Xie Yuxuan asked questions one after another, Gao Xiaowan's expression became more and more shocked.
"Quick, open the city gate and let them in!"
After giving the order, the city gate opened wide, and Xie Yuxuan immediately ordered all the sergeants to push the baggage carts into the city gate.
After all the soldiers entered the city, Gao Xiaowan ordered people to close the city gate.
But Xie Yuxuan did not enter the city gate.
Gao Xiaowan hurriedly ran out and asked, "What are you going to do? Why don't you come in? Where's Xie Zhen? Didn't I say she's here too?"
"In order to distract the enemy's attention, she has gone to face the Zhou army alone, so I have to help her!"
Xie Yuxuan's face was full of tears, and she seemed to still have a trace of resentment. She complained that the group of idiots guarding the city in Luoyang did not know the sword of the emperor and blocked them outside the city, so they wasted time.
After hearing this, Gao Xiaowan's expression changed with shock, and he quickly ordered several hundred sergeants to catch up with Xie Yuxuan and run forward.
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Yuwen protected Hongnong City, but Yuchijiong's army surrounded Luoyang City and was not in a hurry to attack the city.
Suddenly seeing two horses galloping towards them, the Zhou army who had followed Yuchi Jiong to investigate the situation immediately reined in their horses and stopped, preparing to form a formation to meet the enemy.
There are archers bending their bows and setting arrows!
Arrows flew out like rain, but they were all blocked by a cold light sword.
The faces of all the Zhou troops changed!
Then I heard a clear voice shouting:
"I am Xie Zhen, and I have come here on behalf of your majesty to give a message to the Prime Minister of Zhou Dynasty, Otsuka!"
Yu Chijiong took a closer look at the "young man" on the leader's horse, but when he saw that the young man had reined in his horse and stopped, he also ordered the archers behind him to stop.
"Are you Xie Zhen? I have heard of your talent! It turns out that being famous is worse than seeing it!"
"May I ask why Otsuka Zai of Zhou State came to invade Luoyang on the border of Qi State as soon as he got his mother?"
Yuchi Jiongwei was a little embarrassed. He was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "I have heard about Xie Zhen's talents for a long time. I, the leader of the Zhou Kingdom, am very thirsty for talents. But you, the leader of Qi, are unwilling to exchange, so I have no choice but to come and take them away!"
"Thank you for your visit this time, Sir. Could it be that your Lord Qi has figured it out again and wants to send you to our Kingdom of Zhou?"
Xiao Jinyu smiled.
"Even if I, Xie Zhen, follow you to the Kingdom of Zhou, I'm afraid this war will not be spared, right? Don't you think it's ridiculous that Otsuka Zai of your country uses this reason as a cover for sending troops?"
Yuchijiong didn't answer.
"Captain Yuchi, I know that you have sent a total of 200,000 troops this time. Now Luoyang is surrounded, and there are more than 100,000 troops stationed at Mang Mountain. You are determined to capture Luoyang City this time. However, I, Xie Zhen, would like to fight with Commander-in-Chief Weichi. How about a bet that you won’t be able to capture Luoyang City within a month?”
"Boy, although you are very talented, you are a scribe after all. Don't say such big words in front of us and other generals. Do you, Lord Qi, have no generals available? Why would you send a scribe like you to die?"
"The Governor of Yuchi is wrong. It is precisely because we in Qi State have generals available that I was sent to convey this message to the Governor of Yuchi. Otherwise, how could I, a Han civil servant, be here at this moment when I am clearly in Yecheng?"
Yuchijiong's face suddenly changed, and he thought to himself: Could it be that the Emperor of Qi had already expected that we would send troops to surround Luoyang, so he sent reinforcements ahead of us?
From this point of view, we should not attack the city easily to avoid an ambush!
"Now that the words have been brought, Nazhen will go back first!"
As soon as Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards Jinyong City, with Ling Ye guarding behind.
"Grand Governor Yuchi, do you want to kill this person?"
Yuchi Jiong concentrated his attention, glanced at the figure of "Xie Zhen" running calmly, and suddenly raised his hand and said: "No need! This boy is very intelligent. Not only is my Majesty the State of Zhou valued, but even Otsuka Zai is very fond of this person." interested in,
Keep him alive until the city of Luoyang is defeated, then capture him and take him back to Chang'an! "
"yes!"
Xiao Jinyu, who turned back, happened to meet Xie Yuxuan and Gao Xiaowan on the way. Seeing these two men coming with troops and horses, she hurriedly said:
"What are you doing? Go back!"
(End of chapter)