Four hundred and fortieth chapters: The Battle of Luoyang IX
Wan He and others' words of "Your Highness is wise" already indicated that the matter had been exposed, but the word "wise" fell in Yang Tong's ears, and it was harsh no matter how he heard it. He simply waved his hand, turned around and left. At the top of the city, after Yang Tong left, the ministers naturally did not dare to stay in the place that was about to become a battlefield. They all followed Yang Tong to leave, but before leaving, they all did not forget to salute Wan He. Let's go. After the scene just now, they all understood that from now on, the real master of Luoyang City would be Duke Liang. Even if Yang Tong ascended the throne in the future, he would not be able to stand above Wan He.
The last one to leave was Duan Da. As an ally of Yuan Wendu, in the situation just now, Duan Da did not say a word for Yuan Wendu because Duan Da had been suppressed by Wan He's thunderous method. , Not only that, in the end, Duan Da even knelt down with the others and joined the process of forcing the palace. When he arrived in front of Wan He, Duan Da's face showed a trace of red, and in the end he just helplessly said He bowed to Wan He and said, "Last general, last general, last general, I wish the Duke a great victory."
Seeing that Duan Da also relented, Wan He curled up the corner of his mouth and said to Duan Da with a smile: "Okay, General Duan, please go back in peace. I will naturally guard Luoyang City and prevent the thieves from succeeding."
Hearing Wan He's words, Duan Da laughed a few times, then turned around and ran back. When Duan Da also got off the city, only Wan He's cronies and eight thousand imperial guards were left on the city. Wan He He turned back and glanced at the densely packed Wagangzhai rebels outside the city, and then turned to look at Li Jing and others. His face no longer had the calm look before, but he said with a wry smile: "Now, we what to do,"
Li Jing smiled faintly, walked up to Wan He, and looked at the army outside the city with Wan He. The army in Wagang Village obviously did not intend to attack the city immediately, but only used the huge army to surround Luoyang City. The army formed a neat square formation. At the front of the army, countless flags were flying, and the two flags erected the most were the military flags of Zhai Rang and Li Mi. Li Jing looked outside the city, squinted his eyes and said: " This time is not as good as the 50,000 soldiers and horses last time. What is certain is that Li Mi will definitely order an attack from all sides at the same time, so it may not be possible to just defend one city wall. The defenders must defend other walls."
"Divide the troops to guard," Wan He couldn't help but frown when Li Jing said this. Although Wan He didn't know much about military affairs, he also knew that dividing the troops to guard meant dividing the few defenders in the city. Wouldn't this be equivalent to weakening the strength of the city's defenders? Wan He couldn't help but said to Li Jing: "Then let's use that force now,"
Li Jing nodded lightly and said: "That's for sure, Xiaowu, you go to the city now and inform them to prepare for action. But there is no need to rush now. If my guess is right, Li Mi will definitely concentrate first." Attack the east gate once as a demonstration, so we still have time, let's repel this attack first." After sending Zhu Muwu into the city, Li Jing nodded to Wan He and Pei Xingyan again.
As if to cooperate with Li Jing's words, a burst of war drums suddenly sounded outside the city. From the military formation in Wagang Village outside the city, a square formation was separated and strode towards the city gate. Although it was only a square. There were nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses in the formation. The leading general, holding a sword, was Xu Shiji, the general of Wagangzhai.
Seeing that the enemy had launched an attack, Li Jing said nothing more and immediately shouted: "All soldiers, formations, archers, and catapults are all ready,"
Following Li Jing's order, the five thousand Imperial Guards all stepped onto the parapet. Behind the Imperial Guards, there was a row of nearly thirty catapults. Although there were eight thousand Imperial Guards, this city The space above the head is limited, and a gap must be left for the catapults. This is also because the city head of Luoyang City is larger. If it were a smaller city, even thirty catapults would not be able to be placed.
Among the 5,000 imperial guards, there were less than 1,000 people standing at the forefront. These imperial guards held long bows, bent their bows and nocked arrows. Their arms were as strong as steel, and arrows were pointed directly at the approaching enemy in front.
Outside the city, countless Wagangzhai rebels also rushed towards this side. The rebel soldiers at the front did not take out their weapons and shields. Instead, they carried heavy sacks one by one and walked toward the city wall. Rushing over, Luoyang City is the capital of the East. There is a deep moat around the city wall. This moat is directly connected to Luoshui next to Luoyang. The only things that pass through this moat are the suspension bridges that have been lifted high outside the city gates on all sides.
Since Wagang Village wanted to attack Luoyang, they naturally made preparations early and filled the moat with sacks filled with sand. Only when the moat was filled, the army of Wagang Village could launch an attack on Luoyang City. offensive.
Looking at the movements of the Wagangzhai army outside the city, Li Jing certainly knew what the other party wanted to do. He frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Catapult, attack."
Following Li Jing's order, more than thirty catapults were launched at the same time. The huge stones were thrown high into the air, and then fell freely. The rebels outside the city were in misery. These stones The moment the stone fell, countless screams also rang out. Not only were the soldiers who were directly hit by the stone screamed, but the stone was smashed after it fell to the ground. The small stones that flew up were even more powerful. Many soldiers had their heads smashed directly by these small stones. In this round of attack alone, hundreds of soldiers were killed or injured, which shows how powerful this catapult is.
Xu Shiji frowned, swung the sword forward in his hand, and knocked down several small rocks flying towards him. His face was terrifyingly gloomy. Although this attack could only be regarded as a feint to establish his authority, it did not mean that Xu Shiji would The city wall was casually attacked and the matter was over. On the contrary, the resistance of the Sui army aroused Xu Shiji's desire to win. Xu Shiji pointed at the city wall and shouted angrily: "Attack, attack, you must fill up the moat for me. Everyone rush towards me,"
Although most of these rebel soldiers were new recruits, they were not allowed to retreat on the battlefield. With Xu Shiji's supervision, these soldiers still carried the sacks on their bodies and charged forward one after another. Soon, the catapults attacked. There was no way to resist these crazy rebel soldiers. The distance between the rebels and the city wall was getting closer and closer. In the blink of an eye, they were already nearly 500 steps away. Seeing this scene, Li Jing was not at all anxious and looked left and right. Looking at it, the archers of the Royal Forest Army always maintained their ready posture for shooting without any wavering. Li Jing couldn't help but nodded slightly. For a general, what could be more enjoyable than leading such elite soldiers into battle? Li Jing was immediately the leader. He waved and shouted: "Archer, shoot,"
"Phew," more than a thousand arrows flew out from the top of the city, and the sound of breaking through the air was as neat as one voice. Then, a series of muffled sounds were heard, and suddenly the rebels outside the city fell. It rained heavily. The imperial guards were well-trained, and the strength of the archers was naturally extraordinary. Just this round of arrow rain wiped out five or six hundred people.
However, this was not enough to dispel the determination of the rebels to attack. Many rebel soldiers simply put the sacks on their shoulders on their heads, screamed, and rushed forward with their eyes closed, although the sacks could not completely resist Withstanding the arrow attack, but with some room for relaxation, the rebel soldiers pushed the battle line forward again. They were only more than 200 steps away from their target moat, with arrows and boulders flying above their heads. Even so, the screams kept ringing in their ears, and it seemed that every rebel soldier's eyes were stained red with blood.
The few volunteer soldiers at the front were all from the same village. They all defected to Wagang Village three months ago. However, they were just ordinary people in the same village before, so even if they joined Wagang Village, they would not be able to join. We can only start from small soldiers. The tall Wang Gouzi is the leader among them. He holds two sacks in his hands, grits his teeth, and rushes forward with the arrow in front of him.
"Ah," a scream sounded from his left side. Wang Gouzi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard the sound. He could tell from the sound alone that the cry was coming from the same place as him. The voice of Wang Liu, his companion who came out to explore, needless to say, Wang Liu must have died under the arrows of the officers and soldiers, but even so, Wang Gouzi was not afraid and had no intention of giving up. He gritted his teeth and raised the sack to his head. With one move, he just rushed forward.
"Boss, be careful," at this moment, there was a loud shout, and then, a strong force came from the side, and Wang Gouzi was immediately pushed to the ground. When Wang Gouzi raised his head and looked, Just in time, he saw his sworn brother being hit by a huge boulder and immediately turned into a puddle of meat.
Before Wang Gouzi could react, another sound broke through the air from the front. Wang Gouzi just subconsciously raised the sack in his hand and heard a muffled sound, followed by a sharp pain. Passed from his palm, he saw an arrow shot directly through the sack, nailing Wang Gouzi's palm and the sack together. The sharp pain immediately made Wang Gouzi scream in pain. The ground rolled over and over again, and at the moment he rolled, countless arrows poured down from the air again, instantly turning Wang Gouzi into a hedgehog.
Wang Gouzi's entire body was nailed to the ground by arrows. Only one leg could still twitch. Wang Gouzi's eyes were staring at the sky. For a moment, it seemed that the roars of his comrades around him were tragic. The screams disappeared, only a whistling wind came,