The next day, Wang Zuogao rode to Luoyang again. As for Tie Mo, he was not idle either. The remaining soldiers of Ding Luyan's army had retreated to the banks of Luoshui River. Du Fuchong in Yiyang City was watching eagerly. If no one could help,
, Let alone retreat to Yongning County, we probably won’t even be able to cross the Luohe River.
Before noon on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Ding Luyan finally retreated to 20 miles southeast of Luoshui. At this time, Luoshui was in sight. With more effort, he could retreat to Yongning County. After a day and night of hurried marching, his troops
The three thousand remaining soldiers were already exhausted and out of breath. If Du Fu rushed in at this time, the situation would be dangerous. Since the rogue bandits experienced the tragic defeat of Shangluo, they felt more and more that the cavalry was sharp, so Li Zicheng plundered the people's wealth and spent a lot of money to build
He had more than 3,000 cavalry, and at this time there were 2,000 in Yiyang City.
Sometimes I am afraid that something will happen. Just when I want to rest where I am, I see a green cloud floating under the warm sun in the south. It is a group of war horses. The knights on the horses have green scarves on their heads, waving the steel swords in their hands, making a sound.
. They were the thieves' cavalry. Ding Luyan's arms were trembling and his face was miserable. He thought that Ding Luyan came from a famous family and had been fighting for decades. He was getting old and was about to die at the hands of the thieves.
Ding Luyan was afraid of death, but would not escape. He had also imagined how to die, but when he was fighting in the North, he died in the battle formation, but he was really unwilling to die in the hands of thieves.
The person who led the cavalry in chasing Ding Luyan this time was Li Zicheng's trusted brother Liu Heihu from Shangdang Qinghe. This Liu Heihu had a rare opponent with a steel sword. Now Liu Heihu has become Du Fuchong's most powerful general.
Liu Heihu was very sharp-eyed. When he came with his troops, he saw Ding Luyan standing in front of the formation at a glance. Ding Luyan was so nice. He had long gray hair and an old face. He was one of the leaders of the Ming Dynasty.
Among the old generals, apart from the Zhongshi Dao Zhongshi, Ding Luyan is the only one left.
Facing the rogue cavalry, Ding Luyan forced himself to remain calm, ordered his troops to quickly assemble, and set up a square formation to fight the rebels to the death. Ding Luyan had led the army for decades, so naturally the best way to deal with the cavalry was to concentrate his troops and attack them head-on.
, Of course, the possibility of winning this way is very low, but at least there is hope. If they disperse and escape, the cavalry will probably laugh out of their dreams.
Liu Heihu was very excited because he could kill Ding Luyan. To Luoyang, Ding Luyan was a legend. He was not only a person, but also the spiritual support of the officers and soldiers of Henan Prefecture. He was supported by others and full of prestige.
Killing him is better than killing thousands of enemies. A huge achievement is right in front of you, so Liu Heihu was careless. But this is no wonder Liu Heihu. He was born in poverty and has not received any formal education. How can he know how to march and form a formation?
Whether it's a cavalry battle or a ground battle, there's just one word, charge.
Liu Heihu rushed very fast, like the wind and the remaining clouds, unstoppable. However, suddenly the earth trembled even more violently, and a piece of silver light rushed from the north, like a sparkling tide. At the same time, Liu Heihu discovered that there was a shadow on the ground.
, then the rustling sound continued, and many Huaixi disciples fell off their horses before they could figure out what was going on.
It is the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army. They are skilled in marksmanship. Even when they are marching, they can still scatter as much as the Mongols. Under the rain of bullets, the Huaixi Army's offensive was blocked. In just a short time, a large number of cavalry from the Northern Shanxi Army rushed forward. One person
The big man in black armor rode forward and raised his hand towards Ding Luyan, "General Ding, Qian came late and made you suffer."
Ding Luyan never thought it was too late. Now that he was in sight, he laughed happily and said, "General Qian, you came at just the right time. There is no such thing as late. Just right, just right... Haha, is the supervisor here?"
"
"The Superintendent is at Mianchi. The old general can go on his own. Leave this place to Qian!" Qian Min pointed to the direction of Luohe. Ding Luyan didn't show any pretense. He cupped his hands and ordered to evacuate towards Luohe. He couldn't say anything.
Ding Luyan is not loyal, so he really can't be of much help if he stays.
As soon as Ding Luyan left, Qian Min gave an order, and more than 2,000 light cavalrymen from the Northern Shanxi Army dispersed in small groups. They fought for a while, and in less than half an hour, Liu Heihu's troops were defeated.
Although the bandits have cavalry, they cannot train them. Up to now, these so-called cavalry are limited to being able to slash smoothly on horseback. As for how to ride and shoot, how to cooperate, how to march, how to form a formation, let alone how to form a formation.
The Northern Army changes its tactics at any time and at any time. They are all cavalry, but they are completely different. It is not that infantry can become cavalry by mounting a horse. The cavalry pays attention to the coordination of military formations, advance and retreat in a measured manner, and attacks strong points like wind and lightning, and retreats from strong points.
Decisive.
The cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army are extremely brave, but everyone has seen their invincible side, but they have not seen the hardships they endured during training, especially the iron chain horses. Which cavalry did not get scratched several times at the beginning of training, even
Some people were training at different paces, with their horses moving forward or lagging behind. People also fell off their horses and were trampled to death by the horses that came after them.
It can be said that every movement and cooperation of the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army was mixed with daily blood and sweat, but the Huaixi cavalry had never suffered such hardship, so the fight on the Luoshui River was fair.
In the end, Liu Heihu was defeated. He found that no matter how hard his brothers tried, they could not hurt the Northern Shanxi Army. Instead, his own men fell one by one and fled when the army was defeated. This was Liu Heihu's life-long secret, but this time it became his seduction order.
.Liu Heihu escaped quickly, but he could not withstand the speed of the arrows. Without checking, he was stabbed in the back by two wolf-fang arrows, which penetrated his body. He groaned and fell off his horse. A cavalryman from the Northern Shanxi Army
He came from behind and chopped off Liu Heihu's head with a knife.
In the battle on the banks of the Luoshui River, two-thirds of the cavalry that Li Zicheng had spent a huge amount of money to build were gone in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, Li Zicheng could only feel distressed because he was still in a hurry to attack Luoyang. Although Yong'an and Yingyang were in his hands
, but the Shanxi Army in Guanzhong is still an unstable factor. That person also said that he must rush to Luoyang before Tie Mo. If Tie Mo is allowed to enter Luoyang City first, things will be in trouble.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Zicheng, Du Fuchong, Shangguanwen, and Liu Zongmin besieged Luoyang with a total of more than 60,000 troops. Dongfang Dafujun, who came to Luoyang to try to persuade Sun Chuanting, was also trapped in the city. Tie Mo was not worried about Wang Zuogao.
To ensure the safety of Li Zicheng, there are already people from the Secret Service and the Intelligence Department in Luoyang City. Wang Zuogao is not a mere commander. What he is worried about now is how to repel Li Zicheng. There is still a large amount of treasure hidden in Luoyang. Suddenly, his brows jumped.
, seemed to have thought of something. Could it be that the reason why Li Zicheng was so focused on Luoyang was also because of those treasures?
The Iron Governor was worried, but it was not all bad news. In the second half of the year, there was finally some progress in Liyang. It was good to have people block the intersections to the east of Bangyuan Cave, and then mobilized troops to block the west. Over time, food and grass were exhausted.
After all, many soldiers under Zhang Xianzhong were hungry. On November 23, more than a dozen traitors finally escaped from Bangyuan Cave. Under the leadership of these traitors, the officers and soldiers successfully found
After arriving at the entrance of Zitong Cave, although the terrain in the cave was complicated, the soldiers had been hungry for so long and most of them had no fighting spirit. The soldiers captured Zitong Cave in one fell swoop.
The next day, the officers and soldiers crossed Zitong Cave and besieged Bangyuan Cave. Although Zhang Xianzhong still resisted to the death, they could not stop the officers and soldiers' attack. After Lu Tong and others died in battle, Xin Guozhong broke into Bangyuan Cave and captured Zhang Xianzhong alive.
On the 25th day of starvation, the officers and soldiers wiped out the remaining forces very smoothly. On the same day, Zhang Xianzhong was escorted to the capital and handed over to His Majesty for personal disposal. At this point, Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army swept through Fengyang Mansion and caused heavy damage to the entire Central Plains. The powerful Zhang Xianzhong rebel army
Declared a failure. Yang Sichang was naturally very happy, but Shang Kexi was not happy because he knew that the situation in Luoyang was not very good, so he followed Zhou Dingshan and Huyan Baoshan. Monk Kexi led the cavalry first, and the rest left Liyang and no longer
Participate in the eradication of remnants.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of Chongzhen, more than 3,000 cavalrymen under Zhou Dingshan successfully arrived at Yingchang Mansion. However, now that the bandits occupied Yingyang and Dengfeng, it would not be easy to move forward and successfully reach Luoyang. We had no choice but to
Next, while Zhou Dingshan sent someone to inform Tie Mo according to the letter, he discussed with Shang Kexi and others how to break through the thieves' obstruction.
Luoyang, now that thieves are besieging the city, the whole city of Luoyang has become restless. There are many people taking advantage of the opportunity to grab things on the streets. Many patrol soldiers are also helping to maintain law and order. The people are frightened. Even during the day, there are few people on the road.
Pedestrian. Luoyang, the once flourishing capital of the East, has fallen to such a state today that there are strong signs that the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed.
Every dynasty has a pattern. When the capital is crumbling, it also indicates that the dynasty has come to its end. No matter what happens in the future, it will just linger. In Tianluo Tower, Luoyang, Wang Zuogao drank a small drink with frowning eyebrows.
There are several dishes of side dishes on the table. Although the city of Luoyang is in chaos, it doesn't matter to the big man. It is no longer necessary to think about bargaining with Sun Chuanting now. Now that thieves are besieging the city, Sun Chuanting just wants to free northern Shanxi.
Even the army cannot enter the city.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Tong Dayuan, the shopkeeper of Tianluo Tower, ran up with small steps, "Mr. Wang, the supervisor has sent a letter!"
Wang Zuogao opened the letter and read it, then frowned. Could it be that the supervisor had made a mistake? Did Li Zicheng come here for that batch of wealth? Although he felt that this was unlikely, he had to take precautions in advance.
It is still very important, "How is the Wang family doing lately?"
"Since Li Zicheng led his troops to the north, the Wang family has begun to accumulate rice and grain. Now the Wang family has kept their doors closed and rarely goes out. On the surface, it doesn't seem like there is anything unusual!"
Hearing Tong Dayuan's words, Wang Zuogao became a little unhappy, "What does it look like? If it is, it is, if it is not, it is not. Didn't they send people inside to keep an eye on the Wang family? Huh, if something goes wrong, neither you nor I can afford it.
responsibility."
At that time, Wang Zuogao once lurked in Luoyang and asked Luoyang's treasury wealth to be secretly hidden under the Wang family compound in the north. Although it was a smart move, it was also extremely risky. That place belonged to the Wang family, and Luoyang was not within the sphere of influence of the Northern Shanxi Army.
, which means that the Northern Shan Dynasty army cannot guarantee the safety of these treasures. Once they are exposed by others and find ways to transfer the money, Wang Zuogao can only stare. This time, he has been trying his best to lead the troops into Luoyang, which is very big.
Part of the reason was that he wanted to take advantage of Li Zicheng's attack on the city to have the army transfer these belongings and keep them under the Wang family compound. Thinking about it, he couldn't sleep well.
The situation in Luoyang is very strange. Judging from Li Zicheng's recent style, most of them have been fierce attacks, relying on flexible planning to win every victory. But this time under the city of Luoyang, Li Zicheng clearly had an absolute military advantage, but he seemed to be very patient. Xuanhe Si
On November 28, 2011, Li Zicheng besieged Luoyang but did not attack. After such a peaceful day, a frightening thing happened outside Luoyang the next day.
At Chen time, when the morning sun shone on the earth, the soldiers at the top of Luoyang City discovered that there were many, many people around Luoyang. There were so many people that they were like ants. Although they were countless, but just looking at the scale, it was estimated that
There must be more than 200,000 people. Li Zicheng is so powerful that he can summon more than 200,000 troops overnight? If he had so many people, the entire Gyeonggi West Road would have been his territory long ago.
Of course, these were not rebel soldiers, but a group of people dressed in common people's clothes. These people were old and young, male and female. They were none other than the common people that Shangguan Wen and others arrested in Ruzhou and other places.
No one could figure out why Li Zicheng asked Shangguan Wen and others to arrest ordinary people. When Li Zicheng led these people to march, some people even said that Li Zicheng was a bit stupid. When an army marches, it is most taboo to follow a group of burdensome people. You, Li Zicheng, are not the same.
Liu Bei, why are you just trying to gain fame and reputation? Why are you so hypocritical?
Yes, many people said that Li Zicheng was stupid, but at this moment, most people felt that they were stupid. Even Tie Mo felt that he was stupid. Li Zicheng's move was really too poisonous. He used the people to attack the city, but he didn't think so.
Gotta come out.
Most of Luoyang's soldiers and horses are local soldiers, originating from Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Ruzhou, Yingchangfu, Mengzhou and other places, and most of the people Li Zicheng robbed are from these places, that is to say
Most of the relatives of the Xijing soldiers are among these common people. Now that Li Zicheng has asked these common people to clear the way, what will happen to the Xijing soldiers guarding Luoyang City?
Li Zicheng was like a mad dog this time, but this mad dog once again bit the right place. When the group of people got closer and closer, the guards at the city head picked up not swords, guns and long bows. They were trembling one by one.
People have already cried, "Dad...Mom..."
As if it was the beginning, countless shouts rang out from the top of the city. A young soldier suddenly lay down on the top of the city and started crying because he saw his old grandpa being helped over. He was in ragged clothes and looked gray.
Ah Li cried heartbrokenly and called Grandpa over and over again. His parents died early and it was Grandpa who raised him up. He thought he could buy some delicious food for Grandpa by becoming a soldier. How could he ever want to be a soldier?
After a month, grandpa was kidnapped by bandits.
Ah Li would rather die himself than watch his grandfather die, so he just cried, and the gun in his hand fell beside him.
There was a chaos at the top of Luoyang City. Even the guards did not have the courage to blame the soldiers, because even their relatives and friends were among the crowd. Facing them, how to draw the bow, how to hold the knife, and how to slash?