Four hundred and fortieth chapters: The Battle of Luoyang Ten
Outside Luoyang City, things like Wang Gouzi are happening repeatedly. More and more rebel soldiers died tragically outside the city. Some soldiers were even only ten steps away from the target moat.
"Dang, clang, clang, clang." A crisp sound of ringing gold came from behind the Wagangzhai army's military formation. This signaled that the commander of the Wagangzhai army ordered Xu Shiji, who was attacking the city, to retreat. He was already so angry that he was doubly angry. Although the red-eyed Xu Shiji intended to continue the attack, he could not disobey this order. He could only give the city a fierce look and ordered to retreat. In just nearly an hour, the 50,000-strong army had already lost more than 10,000 people. .And not even a single sack was thrown into the moat. In this battle, Xu Shiji lost miserably.
After Xu Shiji retreated to the military formation, Xu Shiji rushed to the rear army formation on horseback. He clasped his fists and shouted at the generals lined up in the middle: "Master, I failed to capture Luoyang City. Please forgive me." The master of the house will punish me. But the master of the house, after you have punished me, continue to let me go into battle. Today I must take the city of Luoyang." He took 50,000 people up there, but only brought back more than 30,000 people. The problem is that he didn't even touch the opponent's hair. With such a result, Xu Shiji was naturally quite aggrieved.
Hearing Xu Shiji's words, Zhai Rang and Li Mi, who were in the center of the generals, looked at each other. Zhai Ran laughed boldly a few times. Then he shouted to Xu Shiji: "How about it, Mr. Mao? This time you are considered worthy." Have you met your opponent?"
Li Mi always maintained a calm smile, as if nothing in the world should surprise him. Li Mi smiled and said to Xu Shiji: "General Xu, don't be anxious. The battle just now was just to test the Sui army. That's all. At least, we have obtained a lot of information. So General Xu has gained nothing. General Xu might as well go down and take a rest for now. Wait for another hour before we launch the attack again. By then, we will have to rely on General Xu. So brave."
After hearing what Zhai Rang and Li Mi said, Xu Shiji also knew that he could not lead the troops to attack immediately. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to retreat among the generals. Then, Zhai Rang turned to Li Mi again and said: "Second, Sir, in your opinion, how should we attack Luoyang City?"
Li Mi turned his head, squinted his eyes and looked at Luoyang City standing on the plain in front of him. He said: "According to previous intelligence, before the Hunjun's southern tour, there should be less than 30,000 defenders left in Luoyang City. Excluding those ordinary soldiers In addition, there are 20,000 Imperial Guards who are known as the strongest soldiers in the world. In the battle of Yanshi City, more than half of the 2,000 Imperial Guards led by Wan He were lost. In the Battle of Shizihe, another 10,000 Imperial Guards were lost. In addition, In the battle a month ago, the Imperial Guards in the city could not exceed nine thousand at most. Judging from the battle just now, the Imperial Guards' combat effectiveness was really good. Coupled with those amazingly powerful catapults, Luoyang City was not easy to win. "
Li Mi said so. Zhai Rang couldn't help but frown. Although Wagangzhai led an army of more than 500,000 to attack Luoyang City this time, it would be very easy to defeat Luoyang City. But neither Zhai Rang nor Li Mi wanted to Too many men and horses were lost in this battle. This is why they returned to Luocang and waited for a month. They just wanted to accumulate more troops and capture Luoyang City in one breath. Zhai Rang said in a deep voice. : "MiGong, we have an army of 500,000 people. Will we lose too much if we take Luoyang City?"
"Haha." After listening to Zhai Rang's words, Li Mi knew that Zhai Rang had misunderstood him. He quickly shook his head and said: "No, boss, that's not what I meant. If we attack the city with all our strength, this Luoyang City must be We cannot withstand the attack of our army of 500,000 men. I am just thinking about how we can minimize the losses of our army and capture the city of Luoyang."
Whether it is for Zhai Rang or Wagang Village, the significance of capturing Luoyang City is very important. As Wagang Village becomes more and more popular, Henan has completely become the world of Wagang Village. Now, what Wagang Village needs to do next is to expand outwards. But before that, Luoyang, a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, must be removed. As for Zhai Rang, as Wagang Village becomes stronger and stronger. Zhai Rang's ambitions are gradually growing. Liu Wuzhou and others who have just started an uprising have proclaimed themselves emperors one after another. This makes Zhai Rang feel itchy. Now he can't help it anymore. He is just waiting to capture Luoyang. He can then ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the capital of the Sui Dynasty. He will be addicted to this emperor for a long time.
Because of these various reasons, Zhai Rang was a little anxious when he just heard Li Mi say that Luoyang City was difficult to attack. But after Li Mi explained, Zhai Rang was relieved and then smiled. He said to Li Mi: "If this is the case, then all the power will be left to the command of Mi Gong."
Li Mi nodded lightly. There was no unnecessary expression on his face, making it impossible for others to guess what he was thinking. Then, Li Mi thought for a moment, then shouted in a deep voice: "Meng Rang, Fang Xianbo .Zhang Qingte.Li Shicai."
Following Li Mi's sudden shout, four generals, including Meng Rang, immediately rode out from the side. These four were all bandit leaders who had defected to Wagang Village during this period. When they saw the four coming out After the formation, Li Mi shouted in a deep voice: "I and you fifty thousand troops will be responsible for attacking Ximen."
Hearing what Li Mi said, Meng Rang and the others all responded with a deep voice. Meng Rang, the eldest among them, was the leader, leading the army away. Then, Li Mi shouted again: " Wang Bodang. Fang Yanzao. Bing Yuanzhen. Yang Defang."
These four people also came out one after another as Li Mi shouted. Among them, Wang Bo was regarded as Li Mi's confidant. Fang Yanzao and Yang Defang were celebrities who had recently taken refuge in Wagang Village. Bing Yuanzhen was from Wagang Village. The old brothers can be regarded as Zhai Rang's subordinates. The combination of these four people is a bit strange. However, Li Mi didn't care about that. He continued to shout in a deep voice: "I also have 50,000 troops with you. We must capture the North Gate."
"Here." The four people clasped their fists and shouted at the same time. However, when leaving, it became a problem for the four of them who walked in the front. Fang Yanzao and Yang Defang were both newcomers to Wagang Village. They were very conscious. The ground just took a step back, clearly not wanting to get involved. Wang Bodang and Bing Yuanzhen looked at each other. Bing Yuanzhen also hesitated for a moment and took a step back. It was regarded as acknowledging that Wang Bodang had done this. The real commander of the troops and horses along the way, Wang Bodang still had the same rigid expression. He was really humble to Bing Yuan. Wang Bodang didn't say much. He just nodded lightly and rode forward, leading the army towards the court. Head towards the north gate.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mi shouted again: "Shan Xiongxin, Wang Junkuo, Zheng Detao, Zhou Bitao." Following Li Mi's shout, all the generals couldn't help but exclaimed. Unexpectedly, Shan Xiongxin was sent along the way. Needless to say, Wang Junkuo and Shan Xiongxin can be regarded as the number one master in Wagang Village. Wang Junkuo is the bandit leader from Shanggu. His martial arts skills are not to mention. He is also good at riding and shooting. Among the various heroes who have come to submit in the past six months, he can be regarded as the most powerful person. As for the other two, they also have considerable abilities. It can be said that the two previous soldiers did not have this ability. It's been great all the way.
Seeing these four people coming out, Li Mi narrowed his eyes and glanced at Shan Xiongxin. He shouted in a deep voice: "I will attack the south gate with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses of yours."
After Li Mi finished speaking, there was another uproar. The two groups of soldiers and horses before were only given 50,000 soldiers and horses, but now the south gate group was given 100,000. Most of the generals present were from different groups. The heroes soon understood Li Mi's intention. He wanted to focus on Shan Xiongxin's route. The other routes were probably just feint attacks to distract the Sui army's troops. But what made many heroes feel strange was that it wasn't. Have you heard that there is a conflict between Li Mi and Zhai Rang? Why would Li Mi hand over the main offensive responsibility to Shan Xiongxin, who is loyal to Zhai Rang? Logically speaking, it should be handed over to Li Mi's own confidant Wang Bo for that route.
Shan Xiongxin was also puzzled by Li Mi's arrangement. He couldn't help but look up at Li Mi. However, Li Mi just smiled faintly without any reaction. Shan Xiongxin hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists at Li Mi and shouted: "Last General. "Fate." Although Wang Junkuo is quite capable, he is still inferior to Shan Xiongxin. Therefore, Shan Xiongxin must still lead the army. Immediately, Shan Xiongxin led the soldiers and horses directly towards the south gate. Go.
"Mr. Mi." Seeing Shan Xiongxin leading the army away like this, Xu Shiji, who had rested beside him for a long time, stopped. He immediately started talking to Li Mi: "What about me? What about me? Could it be that Mi Gong Have you forgotten me? There is still me."
Hearing Xu Shiji's shouting, Li Mi couldn't help laughing. He obviously liked Xu Shiji's martial arts very much. He even smiled and said: "General Xu, please be patient. How could I forget General Xu?" .Don’t you see. I have left the most important task to you.”
"Ah." Hearing Li Mi's words, Xu Shiji was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what Li Mi meant at all. It was obvious that he had just arranged the main attack task at the south gate. Shan Xiongxin led the troops to attack the city. But Xu Shiji did not send any troops. How can this be called leaving the most important task to him? Xu Shiji couldn't help scratching the back of his head and said to Li Mi: "Mi Gong, what do you mean?"
Li Mi raised the corner of his mouth and said to Xu Shiji with a smile: "Why, didn't even General Xu see it? Haha, the real direction of the main attack is not the south gate attacked by General Shan. The real direction of the main attack is here, the east gate. And General Xu, you are the commander of this main attack. Whether you can break Luoyang City depends on your ability, General Xu."