In early November, Hanoi was already quite calm.
Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, led his troops to leave, not knowing where to go.
Liu Can, the king of Hanoi, continued to stay behind, but his troops had been greatly reduced. During this period, his only achievement was to defeat Guo Mo, the commander of Wubao who wanted to return to the south of the Jin Dynasty - how to put it, it can be considered as an explanation.
Shao Xun asked Guo Mo to lead his troops to camp near the north city, while the people retreated to the south bank for resettlement.
On the fifth day of November, more than 3,000 newly recruited Silver Spear soldiers and student soldiers arrived in Beicheng.
Some of them filled the vacancies and improved the establishment of each building, while the rest were organized into four new recruits (Buildings 21-24). After the reorganization was completed, they were sent to Zhongli City for training as a reserve team.
After absorbing hundreds of private soldiers from various tribes, the number of rebel soldiers has recovered and now exceeds 3,200.
After some adjustments, the number of troops left on the north bank was about 15,000, including 6,000 Silver Spear Army, 1,200 Yicong Army, and the rest were auxiliary troops composed of Xuchang Shibing and Tuntian Army.
There are 2,400 silver spear recruits in Zhongli City.
In Nancheng, there are more than 1,500 black soldiers, plus a large number of Heyang Dingzhuang who can be recruited.
On the sixth day of the eleventh month, Shao Xun led the Silver Spear and nearly 6,000 soldiers from the two armies and his own soldiers back south, and crossed the river on the pontoon bridge downstream.
Before leaving, he and Wang Queer walked on the long embankment together.
"Weicang will allocate 100,000 dendrobium grains this month, and the imperial court will also transport grain to the city builders, and store all of it on the north bank." Shao Xun said, "In this way, the grain storage can last until the end of February."
"The south bridge will probably be completed before the freeze, so don't worry. After it's completed, the pontoon bridge downstream will be demolished."
"If the thieves come, as long as they don't disturb the craftsmen and servants and delay the construction of the city, just ignore them and continue to defend. I guess they won't be able to move many people this winter. The real fighting will start after spring next year."
"Be cautious, don't waste your time fighting, remember, remember."
Shao Xun said a lot in one breath, and Wang Queer responded respectfully.
Soon he thought of a question, so he asked: "If the Huns attack from the ice, should we send people to dig into the ice?"
"You are the commander-in-chief of the 20,000-strong army in the three cities of Heyang. Don't ask others for everything, but dare to make your own decisions." Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said seriously: "This is what a general must go through.
Guan. When you make an important decision for the first time, you may be scared, worried, and doubtful, but you have to make a decision."
"Then enlist the people to chip away at the ice near Hezhu and the pontoon bridge." Wang Que'er said.
When he said this, he subconsciously looked at Shao Xun, hoping to get his approval.
"Think for yourself." Shao Xun laughed, and then said: "In the previous battle to attack the camp, I saw that you were very decisive in your command and did not look forward or backward. Why are you so indecisive now?"
"The battle situation was intense at that time, and I was not focused on anything else. As soon as I was anxious, I sent out various orders." Wang Queer said: "Thinking about it afterwards, the life and death of tens of thousands of people were in the palm of my hand, and I broke out in a cold sweat."
"The orders you issued without thinking are all correct. It shows that you have a very solid foundation." Shao Xun encouraged: "I did not leave the defense of Heyang to others, but to you, just because you have this ability. Do it well.
Just do it and don’t think too much about it.”
"Okay." Wang Que'er responded.
"I'm leaving. Silver Spear Soldier is our foundation, don't throw it away lightly." Shao Xun warned again, and then left.
Wang Queer has been in the army for almost ten years. He actually has all the skills and is very familiar with military affairs.
In the Battle of Jamati, the frontal attack was all directed by him alone. Shao Xun did not intervene, and it proved to be okay afterwards. At least, he had a good sense of the battlefield, and his troops were well organized and had no obvious flaws.
People always have to grow up slowly.
By continuing to cultivate his confidence and commanding one or two successful battles, Wang Que'er will be able to slowly eliminate the last bit of lack of self-confidence, break through the mental barriers, and become mature.
At this time, he can be released alone to lead the war in one direction, instead of having him as a teacher behind him like this time.
He does everything by himself, and he is too busy.
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On the eighth day of November, outside Guangmo Gate in the north of Luoyang City, the atmosphere was very strange.
In the light snow in the early morning, a long dragon-like team descended from Mangshan Mountain and quickly approached Luoyang.
Taiwei Wang Yan, newly appointed Northern Army Lieutenant Commander Liu Mo, left guard general Pei Kuo, right guard general Li Yun, and valiant cavalry general Wang Hu and others dismounted from their horses after leaving the city, looking anxious.
The hundreds of cavalrymen who were leading the charge rushed straight towards the city gate as if they hadn't seen them.
The gatekeepers were extremely confused and felt that they should stop them, but the officers were silent and did not give any orders. So they stood by the road like puppets and watched the Yicong cavalry enter the city.
After Yi joined the army, he became a large group of silver spear soldiers.
They are six soldiers from the right camp.
Among them, Buildings 11 and 12 participated in the war last year. They first escorted Cao Liang to Luoyang, then played with Xianbei Lu Zhuyan and returned to Xingyang via Dalong Mountain.
Buildings 13 to 16 participated in the battle for the first time this year. It was a high-intensity battle like the Battle of Jamati. They were led by veterans of Zuoying, so their performance was not a stretch, but they accumulated some war experience.
Wearing sleeve armor captured from the Huns and holding long spears, these people took control of Guangmomen immediately and then advanced inward without hesitation.
After walking for about two miles, Jin Zheng, who was leading the team, ordered to stop, looked up at the low wall on the right side of the road (Guangmomen inner imperial road), waved his hand and said: "Open the door."
The sergeants rushed forward, escorted the gatekeeper, and opened the gate.
The password sounded soon, and the silver gunners lined up as if on conditioned reflex. Soon, under the leadership of a building owner, hundreds of people entered the gate, walked quickly along the lakeside grassland, and inspected the nearby pavilions and houses one by one.
They even boarded a boat moored on the shore and went to the island in the middle of the lake to search the palace carefully.
The name of the lake is "Tianyuanchi", which was dug by Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty in the fifth year of Huangchu (224). There is a small island in the center of the lake, and Jiuhua Terrace is built on the island, also known as Jiuhua Palace. It is actually not big, only about 20 rooms.
Just a house.
On the left side of the royal road inside Guangmo Gate, facing the Tianyuan Pond, is the Luoyang Arsenal. Jin Zheng also sent people to search and occupy the commanding heights in the arsenal to prevent anyone from using powerful crossbows to assassinate.
After doing all this, he sent two more teams, walked more than a hundred steps forward, placed the horses along the imperial road, and set up barricades.
Good guy, I can only say good guy!
This scene was comparable to the emperor going out on a trip. Passers-by were stunned and asked if the emperor was going out of Hualin Garden to inspect the city.
Yes, Tianyuan Pool is located in the northeast of Hualin Garden and is theoretically part of the royal garden. However, generally speaking, because of the existence of Jiuhua Terrace and the fact that Tianyuan Pool occasionally berths ships from other places entering Beijing, many people regard it as
Seen as another royal garden.
The Silver Spear Army swarmed here for no other purpose, because Shao Xun wanted to meet the emperor here - the emperor could enter the Tianyuanchi boundary after leaving the Yunlong Gate on the east side of the palace city.
The large group of cavalry continued to enter from Guangmo Gate, occupying Tianyuan Pond and Luoyang Arsenal.
After the people of Luoyang got the news, they flocked here to watch the excitement. Within a moment, the imperial road inside Guangmo Gate was crowded with people, jostling each other.
"Where is Mr. Chen?"
"Where is Taibai?"
"Don't block me, Shao Taibai is the savior of the people of Luoyang. I want to see what he looks like."
"What's so good about a tough guy?"
"Isn't he better looking than you, who is both male and female? A strong man like Taibai can make you cry."
"vulgar!"
Everyone was noisy, standing on tiptoes, reaching their heads, and looking north with wide eyes.
Soon, a large group of cavalry entered, surrounded by a red-robed general.
There were several people following the general, the one closest to him was Taiwei Wang Yan.
Someone with a keen eye noticed that Taiwei Wang's face was not very good and he kept talking, as if he was trying to persuade Mr. Chen?
Mr. Chen didn't reply to him very much. He occasionally said one or two words, but most of the time he just ignored him.
The powerful "orpilot" skill in Zhongyuan was useless in front of Chen Gong?
The group quickly dismounted.
Mr. Chen left first.
A vicious man with a scar on his face quickly walked forward to clear the way.
A strong man who looked like a bear was carrying a big flag and followed closely behind.
The soldiers scattered around and surrounded him into Tianyuan Pond.
"Tianjia Forbidden Garden, you can enter if you want, alas." Some scholars sighed sadly.
Some people think he is right and say: "No matter what, he is a minister of the Jin Dynasty, and he should give the emperor some dignity."
Some people dismissed what they said and sneered: "I ask you two, how many fewer people are there in Luoyang than five years ago?"
"Ten thousand people leave a year, at least 50,000 people leave," someone said in support.
"Fifty thousand people may be too many, but there are always thirty or forty thousand people." The man from before continued to sneer: "Why are you leaving? Luo Jing is surrounded from both sides for three days, what will happen if you don't leave? My ancestors have little merit.
, it’s a pity that when it came to my generation, all the family property was in the manor outside the city and the mansion in the city. I wanted to leave but couldn’t bear to leave. Shao Taibai defeated the Huns and saved Luoyang. Such a great contribution should be given to him by the emperor.
Decent.”
"Yes, in ancient times, generals went out to battle and made great achievements. It is not uncommon for the Tian family to come out of the city suburbs to welcome him. Why should we treat Shao Gong less? Without him, we would all be prisoners of the Huns."
The two sang in harmony, leaving everyone speechless.
It can also be seen from here that Shao Xun has more and more "fans" in Luoyang City, and his level is slowly getting higher.
You know, Shao Taibai has been fighting for Luoyang since the time when the three kings of Changsha, Hejian, and Chengdu were fighting.
How many meritorious deeds have he accomplished in the past ten years? So many Luoyang people subconsciously ignored his Donghai hometown when talking about him, and regarded him as a Luoyang native.
By this year, the situation in Luoyang became increasingly critical. The Battle of Xin'an launched by the emperor ended in a disastrous defeat. In contrast, the Zhamati prisoners of war killed 15,000 Huns. At this point, Shao Taibai had already had a battle with
He has the qualifications to be equal to the emperor - maybe a little less, but the great savior of Luoyang cannot be treated with too much courtesy.
Let's just let him be a lieutenant in the Northern Army, so that everyone won't always be worried.
Chapter completed!