A mere two to three hundred people blocked the attack of more than a thousand Gaoli guards.

There was blood on the city wall, with broken limbs and corpses rolling down.

"Shi Min is here, the thieves are here to die!" The man's heavy armor was stained with blood, and he shouted like thunder. He never stopped holding his halberd and spear, and moved forward in reverse. The morale of the Zhao army around him was boosted.

With these more than 300 soldiers alone, we were able to break into the enemy's formation.

The heads were rolling and the screams were repeated, but no one could resist him even half a step.

At this moment, Shi Min's bravery was deeply engraved in Zhao Jun's heart.

The situation seems to have reversed.

However, there were two groups of people attacking Li Nong Yahu. The left side was blocked by Shi Min, but the right side was unobstructed. It was like a dull punch that penetrated the heart of Zhao Jun.

On the entire battlefield, only a few hundred people under Shi Min were still fighting fiercely, while the others scrambled to escape outside the city.

Li Nong looked at Shi Min who was gradually disappearing into the crowd with complicated eyes, and suddenly regretted not listening to his advice.

But this thought just passed away.

The Gao Li guard on the right is still going crazy, driving straight in.

The morale of the military has long since collapsed, and it cannot be restored by Shi Min alone.

"Retreat." Li Nong sighed.

And this order is tantamount to abandoning Shi Min, who is still fighting bloody battles.

Fortunately, after two hours of bloody battle, the Gaoli Imperial Guard was at the end of its crossbow. After Zhao Jun escaped from the city, he did not pursue him.

Li Nong looked at Xin'anguan City, which was gradually submerged in blood and twilight, and felt inexplicably melancholy.

Half of it is for Shi Min, and half of it is for Jie Zhao's fate.

In this battle, Yecheng has already depleted most of its troops. Once it breaks through Luoyang, who else in the world can challenge it head-on?

Then Pu Hong of Fangtou and Yao Yizhong of Shetou will surely rise through this battle.

With their rise, Li Nong's wealth will come to an end.

The begging generals Dong Run, Zhang Wen, Jiang Qian, and Gao Kai all looked dejected.

"Captain...you can't stay here for a long time," Zhang Liang advised.

Li Nong cheered up, turned around and mounted his horse, and looked back at Xin'an. Shi Min must have died in the battle, and he didn't know how to explain it to Shi Hu.

However, at this moment, a loud neigh of a war horse cut through the night, like a dragon roaring. Then, in a bloody scene, a horse galloped out with a halberd in his left hand and a double-edged spear in his right hand. More than a hundred horsemen chased behind him.

, fighting and walking from the city gate.

Every time the war horse galloped for more than ten steps, a knight was stabbed and fell off the horse.

This rider is none other than Shi Min.

When fighting on foot on the city wall, he was already brave enough to defeat the three armies. At this time, with the power of the war horse, he was as powerful as a tiger. He was like a blood-red killing god. His halberds and spears were waving, and the strong wind was flying. The hundreds of rebel cavalry were like leaves falling in the wind with half a stick of incense.

, more than ten riders were stabbed and fell off their horses.

The rebels were furious and refused to let go.

Shi Min had already rushed out, but when he saw the enemy riding behind him with his bow and arrows ready, he came back and killed several people with his strength.

The rebels were so disheartened that they did not dare to pursue him and just watched Shi Min escape.

Shi Min's spear and halberd fell off the ground, and he mobilized his war horses to walk slowly in front of Li Nong. One man and one horse were dyed bright red, and blood flowed down the horse's hooves.

The dusk was dark, and the last ray of sunset shone on him, standing in front of Zhao Jun like a god.

Looking to the left, Zhang Hedu's knees weakened and he almost fell to the ground. The generals around him couldn't help but take a step back.

Looking to the right, Zhang Liang, Dong Run, Zhang Wen, Jiang Qian, Gao Kai and other beggars were all frightened and did not even dare to raise their heads.

"Yong, Zeng..." Even Li Nong's voice trembled.

Shi Min got off his horse and saluted, "Min pays homage to the Governor!"

Li Nong helped Shi Min up, but he didn't know what to say.

The remnant army retreated under the cover of night.

By daybreak, of the 100,000-strong army that had set off on the expedition, only over 50,000 men were left, nearly half of whom had been lost. Fifteen thousand of them were the Jie people led by Zhang Hedu.

Less than 5,000 people actually died on the battlefield. Most of them fled in disarray when they saw how ferocious the rebels were.

Shi Min's bloody battle had little impact on the battlefield situation.

The Grand Governor is Li Nong, not him.

The defeat in the first battle cast a shadow over Zhao Jun, and his morale fell to the bottom.

And the rebels are getting stronger.

After retreating to Luoyang, they found that Luoyang was already an empty city. Liu Guo, the governor of Luozhou, led his troops to retreat to Yangcheng. Not a grain of food was left in the city, only thousands of old, weak, women and children.

Zhang Liang said bitterly: "The Huns are conserving their strength!"

Behind Liu Guo are Empress Liu, Prince Shi Shi, and Zhang Jackal.

This time, Li Nong is appointed as the governor and conducts military affairs. This shows Shi Hu's trust in Li Nong. Once Li Nong puts down the rebellion, he is likely to become a real general...

In the court hall of Yecheng, there were naturally some people who did not want to see Li Nongquan dominate the court.

"Yong Zeng, can Luoyang be defended?" Li Nong's face became more worried. Zhang Jack had always been attached to him, but he betrayed him at the critical moment.

The surrounding Jie generals and beggar generals also looked at Shi Min, hoping that he could create another miracle.

Unexpectedly, Shi Min shook his head and said, "Luoyang is in a desperate situation and cannot be defended!"

Gaoli Imperial Guard showed strong siege capabilities. Chang'an, Tongguan, Hongnong, and Xin'an were either important towns or choke points. However, they were defeated by the rebels in one blow. They marched straight in. How many days can Luoyang be defended without food?<

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"We must keep it even if we can't. We have been entrusted by His Majesty, and we have to die in retribution." Li Nong's eyes became determined.

Shi Hu is cruel to others, but he is really kind to him.

Shi Min was about to speak but stopped. The military order had been issued and it would be useless to say more.

Someone next to Li Nong raised his hands and said: "The bandit army has invaded Luochuan, and Luoyang is an isolated city. If we divide our forces to defend Mengjin and Chenggao, and preserve our strength, Luoyang will have no food. No matter how brave the bandit army is, they cannot hold out for long until they are exhausted."

, our army still has a chance to defeat the enemy."

Shi Min followed his reputation, but it was Chang Wei who joined the army.

Defending Luoyang is exactly what the enemy wants.

However, as Shi Hu's favorite, Li Nong had to consider not only the military, but also the influence in the court.

Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Jin Dynasty in the world. If it falls, the world will be shaken, and he, the great governor, will come to an end.

In fact, Chang Wei's strategy is a replica of Li Nong's persistence in Xin'an.

There is no problem with Li Nong's deployment, and he is an old man in seeking the country. The problem is that the army he has is no longer the elite of the past when he conquered the south and the north.

Just like Jie Zhao now, he has nothing but appearances.

Shi Hu's brutal rule for nearly twenty years has long exhausted the national strength left by Shi Le.

So Liang Du raised his arms and called out, and people gathered in Guanyou to respond.

The reason why Kanto is indifferent is not because they are loyal to Jie Zhao, but because they are sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

"Luoyang, don't give up!" Recalling the look of expectation in Shi Hu's eyes before sending troops, Li Nong looked determined.

Two days later, a hundred thousand troops turned into a long dragon in Luochuan and attacked Luoyang.

Li Nong sent his troops to fight to the death. At this time, the morale of the Zhao army was even lower. In one day, the city of Luoyang was destroyed.

Shi Min protected Li Nong and fought his way back to Chenggao.
Chapter completed!