Four hundred and fortieth nine chapters: the battle of Luoyang twelve
The participation of the rebel archers in the battle made it impossible for the defenders on the city to stop the rebels from filling the river. However, the catapults on the city still kept pouring towards the outside of the city. The rebel soldiers outside the city were constantly An hour or two after the sacrifice, the 10,000 soldiers led by Li Wencai had almost been killed or injured. However, these soldiers did not sacrifice in vain. Seeing that the moat had been almost filled, even there was still some river water. .But it was enough for the soldiers to get over. Fang Xianbo, who was already waiting impatiently in the rear, his eyes lit up immediately. He raised his steel fork and shouted angrily: "The whole army is attacking. Charge to the top of the city." .”
Following Fang Xianbo's order, the rebel soldiers who had been prepared carried ladders and rushed towards Luoyang City. The walls of Luoyang City are very high, so even the ladders are taller than The ladders usually used to siege the city are much longer. They are basically made up of two ladders. Even so, they can only barely reach the bottom of the female wall at the top of the city. One such ladder can at least not reach the top of the city. It takes ten people to carry it. This will inevitably affect the effectiveness of the march. But there is no other way.
The boulders thrown by the catapults are still falling towards the outside of the city. This ladder team of ten people has become the best target for the catapults. Fortunately, these ladders are prepared enough. Otherwise, I am afraid that they will still be lost. Before getting close to the city wall, all those ladders would be killed by catapults. Although there were still many ladders left, Fang Xianbo's eyes were still red. He immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry up. Hurry up and rush up. Rush under the city wall. The rocks won't be able to hit you. Hurry up."
While Fang Xianbo was talking, another ladder not far away was hit by a huge boulder. The ladder that was finally tied up was smashed into pieces. Fang Xianbo couldn't help but roared angrily. With one hand, He shook the reins and was about to rush forward. But at this moment, a hand was put on his shoulder and held him down directly. Then, a calm voice came from There was a voice behind him: "General Fang, don't be anxious. You must not lose an inch on this battlefield."
Fang Xianbo turned around and saw Meng Rang staring ahead with a calm expression. There was no trace of panic on his face. Meng Rang patted Fang Xianbo's shoulder lightly, frowning and looking ahead. Said: "The situation with the Sui soldiers on top of the city is not quite right."
"Yeah." After listening to Meng Rang's words, Fang Xianbo finally calmed down. At this time, he couldn't help being stunned again. He turned his head and followed Meng Rang's gaze towards the top of the city. But he looked at the entire city. The heads were full of shadows of Sui soldiers. The archers of the Sui soldiers were still shooting arrows outside the city. There were also dozens of catapults that were tilting the boulders crazily to prevent the rebel soldiers from approaching. Fang Xianbo looked at it for a long time. I didn't see what was wrong. I could only turn around and shout to Meng Rang: "Mr. Meng, what's the problem?"
"Number of people." He stared at the top of the city for a long time. Finally, Meng Rang's expression couldn't help but change drastically. He shouted in a deep voice: "The number of people on the top of the city is wrong. The Sui army will not exceed nine thousand at most. Since they have to divide their troops, then this The number of men and horses on the border city should only be two or three thousand at most. But now looking at the number of Sui troops on the city, it will definitely not be less than 5,000. How is this possible? Could it be that the Sui army destroyed all the soldiers in the city? Have the horses been sent here? Don’t the Sui troops want to guard the other three gates?"
After Meng Rang said this, Fang Xianbo also discovered the problem. It was indeed true. The Sui soldiers on the top of the city would definitely not be less than five thousand men and horses. There were more than one or two thousand archers alone. How is this possible? Fang Xianbo couldn't help but exclaimed. He turned to Meng Rang and asked, "Mr. Meng, what on earth is going on."
Fang Xianbo asked Meng Rang. But how did Meng Rang know what was going on? After hesitating for a moment, Meng Rang immediately said to Fang Xianbo: "This cannot continue. There is definitely a problem in Luoyang City. Immediately order to stop the attack. Let General Li and General Zhang have both withdrawn. Also, send someone to Mi Gong to inquire about the situation."
Hearing what Meng Rang said, Fang Xianbo was very reluctant, but he also knew that Meng Rang was right. So he gritted his teeth and did what Meng Rang said. As the sound of gold ringing sounded, he just rushed to the city wall. The rebel soldiers who stepped down were stunned for a moment, but then they had to retreat obediently. At the same time, Meng Rang also sent his own soldiers to the direction of the east city gate to inquire about the situation.
In fact, the commanders of the rebel army also discovered the same situation at the other three city gates. Shan Xiongxin, who thought he was the main attack point, found that the number of Sui soldiers on the city had exceeded his imagination. But when he thought about it, He is the main attack point, and the 100,000 troops he leads can storm the city head even if the opponent has more troops than planned. So Shan Xiongxin only hesitated for a moment and continued to order the storming of Luoyang City. In the direction of the north gate, Wang Bodang and Bing Yuanzhen made the same decision as Meng Rang after discussing with each other. They postponed the attack and then sent people to the east gate to ask for instructions.
After receiving requests from the other three parties, Li Mi, Zhai Rang and others in the east of the city frowned. Li Mi looked at Luoyang City in front of him from a distance. There were no less than 5,000 men and horses on top of the city desperately trying to stop him. The rebels attacked. Since the time for the general attack had not yet come, the rebels led by Xu Shiji only had more than 50,000 people. They had already erected ladders at the top of the city and were ready to climb the city wall.
Li Mi's face turned cold, but he shouted to the herald behind him: "Send the order. Send the gold to withdraw the troops. At the same time, notify the other three parties. It is also to postpone the attack."
"What." Hearing Li Mi give such an order, Zhai Rang and others were also shocked. Zhai Rang's brother Zhai Hong immediately shouted: "How is this possible? In this case, those who sacrificed before Didn't the soldiers die in vain? No, we cannot retreat."
Li Mi didn't pay any attention to Zhai Hong's words. He just made a gesture to the herald, asking him to follow his orders. This move of Li Mi also made Zhai Hong very angry. He pointed at Li Mi shouted: "Li Mi, what do you mean? Seeing that Luoyang City is about to be taken, you still want to retreat. Are you colluding with the imperial court?"
Hearing that Zhai Hong actually put such a big crime on himself, Li Mi naturally couldn't keep silent. He turned his head and looked at Zhai Hong coldly and said: "General Zhai, you can eat whatever you want, but some words are... You can't talk nonsense. I, Li Mi, have hated Hunjun for a long time. And Hunjun has always wanted to put me to death. How could I collude with the imperial court? In order to bring life to the people of the world, Li Mi vowed to overthrow Hunjun. This heart can be learned by heaven and man. Zhai General, what evidence do you have that I colluded with the imperial court?"
"You." Li Mi spoke confidently. Zhai Hong was stagnated by Li Mi's momentum for a moment. He was speechless for a long time. Looking at the eyes of the generals around him, he felt that he was embarrassed and embarrassed. Zhai Hong couldn't hold it back. He was ashamed and angry. With a clang, he pulled out the saber from his waist. He pointed at Li Mi and shouted: "Well, you Li Mi. I can't speak against you with your sharp teeth and sharp mouth. But you want to seize it." If you take away my Zhai family's Wagangzhai foundation, I won't tolerate you."
Originally it was just a verbal quarrel between the two of them. But when Zhai Hong drew his sword, the matter was completely different. All the generals around him exclaimed and stepped forward to stop them. When faced with the sword that Zhai Hong pointed at him, Jian Li Mi smiled coldly. He stretched out his hand to stop the cronies behind him who wanted to step forward. After taking a look at Zhai Hong, he moved his eyes to Zhai Rang next to him. He shouted in a deep voice: "The boss, General Zhai. Is that what you mean too?"
"Brother, put away the knife." Zhai Rang's face was already livid at this moment. He did not expect that Zhai Hong would be so impulsive and make the matter so clear. This simply made it difficult for Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang at the time It doesn't matter who leads Wagang Village. If it were in the past, even if Li Mi had said clearly that he wanted to be the head of Wagang Village, Zhai Rang would have given it up. But as Wagang Village became stronger and stronger. Zhai Rang's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. Naturally, he regards Wagang Village as his foundation. Li Mi's prestige in Wagang Village is so high that Zhai Rang is also a little scrupulous. He even has the idea of suppressing Li Mi. But All this can only be kept in the bottom of my heart. If it were publicized, I am afraid that all the rebels in the world would say that Zhai Rang was envious of the virtuous and capable.
Originally Zhai Rang just wanted to take a look at it, but Zhai Hong actually started to fight with Li Mi. Isn't this a bad thing? Zhai Rang immediately scolded Zhai Hong, turned around again, cupped his fists at Li Mi and said: "Mr. Mi, please don't get me wrong. I don't doubt Gong Mi's intentions at all. It's just that my eldest brother acts impulsively and talks randomly. These are all unintentional mistakes. Please forgive me, Gong Mi. Well, in today's battle, since It has been handed over to Duke Mi. Naturally, it is up to Duke Mi to take command. We have no objection. Duke Mi, I am here. I apologize to Duke Mi on behalf of my brother." With that, Zhai Rang rushed on horseback. Li Mi cupped his fists and bowed deeply.
Zhai Rang even apologized in person. Zhai Hong, who was causing trouble, was also pulled down. Li Mi narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhai Rang. He also clasped his fists and returned the greeting and said: "You are so polite, the boss. I, Li Mi, only want to overthrow the tyranny of the fatuous king. There is no way." Second Heart. The war situation is unclear at the moment. Don’t underestimate the enemy too much. It is best to retreat temporarily and discuss countermeasures. Besides, we have just filled the moat. So the previous battle is not in vain. What we need to do now is We should find out how the Sui army in this city suddenly had so many people. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles."
Hearing what Li Mi said made sense, Zhai Rang also nodded in agreement. The herald sent by Li Mi had obviously spread the news about Li Mi before. So soon, the shouts of killing on the battlefield gradually stopped. The battle It's over for now.