Chapter 200 Battle of Mangshan, King Lanling enters the battle (1)
When Xie Yuxuan saw that Xiao Jinyu was safe and sound, she burst into tears and smiled with joy on her face.
"Okay, let's go back right away!"
Gao Xiaowan asked curiously: "What happened?"
"I believe that reinforcements have arrived, which makes Yuchi very suspicious, but I can't guarantee whether he will react immediately. Therefore, we need to enter the city immediately!"
When Xiao Jinyu said this, Gao Xiaowan did not hesitate and immediately led all the soldiers into the city gate.
Jinyong City also has three cities, similar to the three towers in Ye City, connected in the shape of a eye. The three cities are connected to each other by the north and south gates, and are connected into one.
The Baichi Tower in the city serves as a command and observation post.
Dugu Yongye was currently in this hundred-foot-tall building, but he saw Yuchi Jiong's flag held high and fluttering in the wind ten miles away.
Only two cavalrymen rushed over and confronted them. I don't know what they said. Yuchi ordered the troops to stop. The two cavalrymen in green clothes turned back again, and then joined the hundreds of cavalrymen led by Gao Xiaowan, and returned. In the city.
But just when the city gate was closed, some scouts from the Zhou army came to report: "Grand Governor, just now someone seemed to be shouting in front of Guangmo Gate to open the city gate, bringing hundreds of thousands of horses and several carts of luggage! "
Yu Chijiong's expression changed greatly, and he thought to himself: Damn it, Xie Zhen came in a hurry just now. Could it be that he just wanted to send a message on behalf of the Emperor of Qi? It seems to be a delaying tactic in order to send food and grass into the city!
He was about to send people to chase him, but he thought that the city gate should have been closed by now and it was too late to regret, so he simply gave up and stationed troops to wait and see.
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After entering the city, Gao Xiaowan directly took Xiao Jinyu into the signing room, which was an important meeting place. At that time, Dugu Yongye, the governor of Luozhou, and Duan Siwen, the former governor of Luozhou, were already waiting in the signing room.
"So you are Xie Zhen!" Seeing Xiao Jinyu and Xie Yuxuan, who were dressed in black military uniforms, walking in together, Dugu Yongye stepped forward to greet him enthusiastically, "I have heard about Xie Shilang for a long time, and I am honored to see you today!"
Xiao Jinyu also responded politely: "Your Excellency, nice to meet you!"
Dugu Yongye asked about what happened outside Guangmo Gate just now. When Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel happy and praised repeatedly: "I didn't expect that Xie Shilang was not only famous for his work in Wenzhi, but also had such military talents? "
Having said that, Dugu Yongye was originally a civil servant. Because his background was not very prominent, he was once promoted as a lonely minister by Emperor Wenxuan. He was originally a member of Zhongshushe, and now he is promoted to the governor of a state.
He himself was a civil and military man who had transitioned from a civil servant to a military official, and he was also a Han official, so he felt sympathy for "Xie Zhen".
Xiao Jinyu then smiled and said: "The governor has given me the reward. Xie doesn't know how to march and fight. It was just luck that he deceived Yuchi Jiong just now."
"Humble, humble!"
Xie Yuxuan watched them chatting for a while, and as soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help snorting coldly and said: "Master Governor, are you too lax in your rule? Today, my brother is holding the sword given by the emperor to the soldiers guarding the city of Luoyang. Food, unexpectedly, none of the guards on the city wall recognized the Emperor's Sword. Not only did they not let us into the city, they even wanted to kill my brother!"
Dugu Yongye's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately called for several soldiers to defend the city.
And these soldiers guarding the city also brought a corpse with them.
Dugu Yongye knew this corpse as a general under Duan Siwen.
As if he expected something, Dugu Yongye asked: "What on earth is going on?"
Several soldiers looked ashamed, and two of them lowered their heads in fear.
Dugu Yongye noticed that the two soldiers with their heads lowered glanced at Duan Siwen aside, and asked again sharply:
"Tell me! What's going on?"
A soldier couldn't bear the pressure and immediately replied: "It was Duan Chengshou who told us that if we see Xie Zhen coming, just kill him!"
Hearing this, Dugu Yongye suddenly shot his eyes hard at Duan Siwen.
Duan Siwen was a weak scholar. He once served as the governor of Luozhou, but he had no achievements and was timid. At this moment, Dugu Yongye gave him such a solemn look, and he quickly became panicked. .
"It's my fault! My fault! I was also forced by Lord Lu. If I don't kill Xie Zhen, she will sue me in front of His Majesty. Then my whole family's lives will be at risk!"
Sure enough!
Xie Yuxuan was so angry that she drew her sword and pointed it at Duan Siwen, wanting to chop off his head.
"Axuan, stop!"
Xiao Jinyu pressed down the sword in her hand.
"There is no need to kill him. Now we need to fight against the Zhou army together. I will let him tell you the mistakes he made in front of His Majesty!"
After Xiao Jinyu said that, he turned to Duan Siwen: "If you can testify against Lu Lingxuan, I may not care about you blocking me from entering the city today!"
"But if you dare to do this to harm your colleagues again, I will kill you with the sword of the emperor!"
Duan Siwen looked at the Yuan Rong sword raised in Xiao Jinyu's hand, and his face turned pale with fear. He quickly knelt down and said in a trembling voice:
"I will never dare to do this again in the future, and I will fight against the Zhou army together with you!"
Having said this, everyone in the prison room felt a hint of worry. Yuchi Jiong's 100,000 troops were stationed in Taihe Valley outside Luoyang City, and they didn't know when they would attack the city. Can they really wait for reinforcements to arrive?
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The imperial edict was conveyed to Jinyang through messengers working hard. Because of the urgency of the edict, several horses died along the way.
The content of the edict was to order Hu Luguang and King Lanling to rescue Luoyang quickly. Duan Shao returned from Yecheng and then led his army to support.
After receiving the edict, Hu Luguang immediately organized his army and summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
"Yu Wenhu sent two separate armies to block our reinforcements from the Qi Dynasty. One was Yang Gu, with his back at Guanxing, Zhi, and the other was Quan Jingxuan, who had his troops hanging in the gou. If we want to reach Luoyang, we must cross the river, and if we want to cross the river, We will definitely fight Yang Fu. What suggestions do you have?" Hu Luguang asked.
He turned his attention to Gao Changgong.
Gao Changgong pondered for a moment and said: "Yang Gu only has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. If he keeps retreating into the middle of the mountain to guard the entrance, our army will have nothing to do with him. However, Yang Yu is known as a victorious general. , we have been fighting against Daqi for twenty years, and we have not lost any success.
Chang Gong thought that this man would underestimate the enemy, so as long as he was lured out of Zhiguan, our army would set up an ambush and capture him! "
Hu Luguang's eyes lit up: "Okay! Who wants to go first in this battle?"
Gao Changgong said: "General, let me go first!"
Hu Luguang thought for a moment and waved his hand: "No, you have to lead the army with me to cross the river!" Immediately he called out, "Lou Rui, you will go first in this battle. According to Chang Gong's words, lead Yang Fu out of Zhi Pass! "
Lou Rui was the nephew of Empress Dowager Lou. He was mediocre in talent and not very popular in public opinion. The generals were a little confused as to why Lou Rui was sent there, but Gao Changgong immediately understood Hu Luguang's intention.
The subsequent results were indeed as expected.
After Dong'an Wang Lou Rui and Wuxing Wang Gaopu led 20,000 elite troops to Heyang, they waved flags and shouted that Yang Yu was a coward. Lou Rui also cursed some very obscene words. Yang Yu had never been so humiliated in his life, especially when he was leading the army. He was still a boy much younger than him, so he felt even more ashamed and angry. In the end, he led his troops out of Zhiguan and fought against Lou Rui's elite soldiers. Since Lou Rui had already set up an ambush, he defeated the partial division led by Yang Gu.
In the end, Yang Tu was captured alive and surrendered.
Immediately, Hu Luguang and Gao Changgong led 50,000 elites to cross the river while the fog was thick and reached the south bank.
On the same day, Hu Luguang ordered Gao Changgong and Gao Yanzong to investigate the location of Zhou's army.
"Yu Chijiong's 100,000 main force is stationed in Taihe Valley, and Yu Wenxian, Da Xiwu, Wang Xiong, etc. each lead a force stationed in various places in Mang Mountain."
"It seems that their target of attack is Jin Yong City!"
After seeing the situation clearly, Gao Changgong became increasingly uneasy and secretly asked: Is Ayu in Jinyong City at this moment?
"Four brothers, those stationed in Jinyong City are Dugu Yongye and Duan Siwen. Although Duan Siwen is not very famous, Dugu Yongye is a strong general and the governor of a state. Over the years, he has brought Luozhou to The border management is very good, and I heard that the people of Luozhou love him very much. I think since there is no bad news, the fourth sister-in-law should be safe and sound in Jinyong City at this moment, right? "
After pondering for a moment, he said again,
"One more thing. Two months ago, He Shikai falsely accused the third brother of being suspected of treason in your Majesty's ears. In order to save the third brother, the fourth sister-in-law asked your Majesty to release the third brother to Heyang.
I have received a letter from the third brother. He has been with Dugu Yongye, learning to handle government and military affairs. Maybe the third brother is also in Jinyong City at this moment! "
Having said this, Gao Yanzong paused and added: "What I want to say is that the fourth sister-in-law seems to be able to predict the future. She has planned everything for today's battle. So, fourth brother, you No need to worry!”
Gao Changgong said: "I know." Then he asked, "What happened in Yecheng? Why did Ayu suddenly come to Luoyang?"
Gao Yanzong told Gao Changgong the whole story, causing Gao Changgong's expression to change drastically again.
"These rumors may have been spread by the woman Lu Lingxuan. I heard that many ministers in the court have their hands on her. However, His Majesty believed in the fourth sister-in-law and gave her a Yuanrong Sword!"
The two were talking when suddenly a spear came towards Gao Yanzong. Gao Yanzong used a horse to block it, and saw a young man wearing a mask standing in front of him, pointing the spear at him and asking: "What did you just do?" Everything you said is true, my brother Qing...Xie Zhen, is she in Jinyong City at the moment? "
"Who are you?" Gao Yanzong was displeased.
The young man took off his mask, revealing a particularly beautiful face, but this face was quite cold, just like the sudden howling wind and snow at this moment.
When Gao Changgong saw this face, he also called out in surprise: "Murong Jue?"
Since arriving in Jinyang, he has often inquired about the boy's whereabouts, but Duan Shao only told him that the boy was sent to receive special training. As for where he went, he kept it secret.
"Yes, Governor Duan asked me to help you, but you just said that my brother Qing is in Jinyong City? Yes or no?"
"Boy, could you please be more polite when asking? If this spear is slightly off, it will kill someone!"
Gao Yanzong said repeatedly, and at the same time he recognized that this boy turned out to be the guard next to his fourth sister-in-law!
Gao Changgong did not answer, but his expression gave an affirmative answer.
"Then I will go to Jinyong City now!"
After Phoenix finished speaking, he was about to rush in the direction of Jinyong City. Gao Changgong shouted sharply: "Murong Jue, don't be reckless. Come with me to Mang Mountain tomorrow to break the enemy's camp!"
The next day, Duan Shao also led a thousand cavalry across the river, and immediately summoned his officers and men, appointing Gao Changgong as the middle army and Hu Luguang as the right army. He personally led the left army and formed a formation at the height of Mangban.
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Before the Qi army's reinforcements arrived, Yuchijiong ordered people to dig tunnels and led the Northern Zhou Dynasty soldiers to attack the three cities of Jinyong City in turn. Dugu Yongye led the county soldiers in the city to defend.
After such a battle, in just over ten days, there were five or six large-scale attacks.
"Provincial Governor, this Yuchi Jiong is becoming more and more ruthless. He seems to want a quick victory. He has sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack the major gates of our Jinyong City. If this continues, will we be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements?"
"Don't be afraid. Jinyong City is known as Jiutian Pavilion and has a wall of three feet. In addition, the terrain is nine feet. If the Zhou army wants to attack by force, it will only gradually consume their troops. What's more, we still have the food and grass sent by Xie Shilang. Enough to last us at least a month.
And one month is enough, enough to wait for the arrival of reinforcements! "
With confidence shining in Dugu Yongye's eyes, he called Gao Xiaowan and Xiao Jinyu to go to the observation deck on the tower to watch the enemy's situation.
"Thank you, Minister, this time it is really thanks to the food, cotton clothes and medicines you sent that my soldiers in Luoyang City have been able to hold on until now!"
During this period, the Zhou army attacked the city and inevitably suffered some casualties. However, what Dugu Yongye did not expect was that this Xie Zhen actually knew medical skills. He and his sister beside him treated the injured and saved dozens of lives. The lives of famous soldiers.
"Thank you also for everything you have done for our soldiers!"
Dugu Yongye's eyes were full of gratitude, so he trusted her very much and would call her to discuss any important military information.
At this time, it was just dawn, the snow was still falling, and the fog had dispersed.
Yuchi Jiong couldn't attack the city tower for a long time, and he was already exhausted. He looked at the city tower and shouted to Dugu Yongye: "There are no reinforcements coming, why don't you surrender?"
Dugu Yongye was not to be outdone and shouted loudly: "My city is strong and our troops, horses and food are sufficient. You have been unable to attack repeatedly and our army is exhausted. I only need to wait for reinforcements to arrive. You will be in danger of not returning." Why should I surrender?”
Yuchi Jiong was so angry that he shot out the gold standard and said to all the soldiers: "Anyone who can kill Dugu Yong will be worshiped by the Taiwei, and thousands of households in the city will be rewarded with thousands of gold!"
As a result, another large-scale Zhou army came to attack the city.
In the midst of this great momentum, Xiao Jinyu, who was looking into the distance, suddenly lit up and showed a hint of joy.
In the wind and snow, three big flags were raised above Mangban!
high!
part!
Dendrobium!
Yuchijiong was still busy attacking Jinyong City when he heard Tan Ma coming to report:
"Grand Governor, it's no good, Qi's reinforcements have arrived!"
"How many have come? Who is in charge? Where are they now?"
"The top of Mangban is densely packed with Qi soldiers. I don't know how many there are! Looking at the flags, they should be Hu Luguang, Duan Shao, and a prince who I don't know is from the Gao family!"
"Is it Prince Lanling Gao Changgong?"
Yuchi Jiong felt a little dazed and frightened. Although the current Gao Changgong was not as famous as the previous two, he was already a rising star who could follow in the footsteps of Duan Shao and Hu Luguang.
The three great generals of Qi State are all here!
While I was thinking about it, another scout came to report: "Great Commander, no, suddenly about four to five hundred people were killed among the Qi army. They were all wearing heavy armor and rushed into the middle of our army with thunderous momentum. , these people were very fierce and brave, killing many of our soldiers along the way, causing the Chinese army to collapse and causing countless casualties!"
Yuchi Jiong felt his hands and feet were cold and his face turned pale.
"Who is this?"
(End of chapter)