Four hundred and fiftieth nine chapters: the battle of Luoyang twenty-two
The news of the destruction of Huiluocang was quickly spread to Zhai Rang and Li Mi in the east gate by Bing Yuanzhen. Before that, Li Mi was still struggling with whether to continue to stick to his battle plan. But after hearing the news Li Mi, Zhai Rang and the generals of the Wagang Army at the east gate were all stunned. They all knew the importance of returning to Luocang. There was no food to return to Luocang. Wouldn't these hundreds of thousands of troops want to eat the northwest? wind.
However, Li Mi and Zhai Rang were not ordinary people after all. They soon regained their composure. They looked at each other. Zhai Rang was also seeking Li Mi's opinion and asked: "Mr. Mi, do you think we are going to retreat?" "
When Zhai Rang said this, he was full of reluctance. He did not want to retreat. As long as Luoyang was conquered, he would be able to proclaim himself emperor on the dragon throne in the Luoyang Palace. With the prestige of Wagang Village, the world will definitely be in the future. It was Zhai who gave it to him. But Huiluocang was destroyed and there was no food and grass. It was impossible to delay it for too long. If Luoyang City was about to be captured, that would be fine. But the problem is that now the war in Luoyang City is gradually being overthrown. The delay has almost become a tug-of-war. If the army runs out of food and grass, the hundreds of thousands of troops will collapse at any time.
Regarding Zhai Rang's words, Li Mi frowned and lowered his head to think for a moment. Then Li Mi suddenly raised his head and turned to the officer who was still kneeling in front of Bing Yuan's horse. You can see clearly what kind of soldiers and horses the Sui army in Luocang is and how many people there are."
Although the officer had been fighting hard to break out of the encirclement since last night and his body was covered with scars, he was not ambiguous about Li Mi's question. He immediately replied: "Return to Mi Gong. It was already late at night. The Sui army also came suddenly. Only I can barely see that they are all spearmen wearing black armor. As for the number of people, they should not be less than 8,000. My subordinates don’t know the specific number."
Black armor and spear. After these two words were combined together, they were immediately recombined into another term in the minds of all the generals of the Wagang Army present. Yulin Army. However, everyone immediately shook their heads and gave up this idea. Forget about it. There were only 20,000 Yulin troops left by the Hunjun in Luoyang City. Ten thousand were wiped out by Wagang's army in Shizihe. The remaining 10,000 were trapped in Luoyang. How could more than ten thousand people run outside the city? They are going back to Luocang. As for the Yulin army that Hunjun took away, that is even more impossible. If Hunjun sends the Yulin army to assist Luoyang, then it will definitely be a thousand troops to directly attack the Wagang army. The siege of Luoyang was relieved. Moreover, the Wagang Army set up ambushes on both land and water routes from Jiangdu to Luoyang. If Hunjun really sent reinforcements, the Wagang Army would not have known about it.
The possibility of the Royal Forest Army was ruled out. The hearts of the generals also trembled at the same time. Only then did they discover a problem that they had ignored before. Now outside Luoyang City, another mysterious Sui army has appeared. It may appear in Wagang at any time. They launched a fierce attack from behind the army. It was like a poisonous snake that might jump out from the grass next to them at any time and bite them on their legs.
Thinking of this, Zhai Rang's face became even paler, and he was more determined to retreat. He looked at Li Mi again, preparing to persuade him again. But before Zhai Rang could speak, Li Mi suddenly turned his head and faced the back. Zu Junyan shouted and asked: "The food and grass left in the army will be enough for a few days."
Zu Junyan was the son of the famous scholar Zu Jue. He was knowledgeable and good at writing articles. When the Wagang Army sent troops to conquer Luoyang, it was Zu Junyan who wrote a document and announced it to the world. The Wagang Army was able to develop like this.
Quickly. In addition to the great victory at Shizihe and the capture of Huiluocang, Zu Junyan's submission of documents also played a big role. Now Zu Junyan is also appointed by Zhai Rang and Li Mi as the Record Office, specializing in handling various clerical affairs in the army.
.This military ration record is naturally within Zu Junyan's responsibility.
Hearing Li Mi's question, Zu Junyan was stunned for a moment. But he quickly stepped forward and replied: "Reporting to Mi Gong. We just delivered military rations from Huiluocang two days ago. So the military rations are relatively sufficient for the time being. If it is for the soldiers,
If we eat it, it should last about three days."
After hearing Zu Junyan's answer, Li Mi fell into thinking again. The generals next to him also looked at each other because they seemed to hear some meaning from Li Mi's words. Could it be that in this case, Li Mi
We must insist on continuing to attack Luoyang. Thinking of this, the faces of all the generals changed drastically. They wanted to persuade Li Mi, but they didn't know how to speak. Everyone turned their attention to Zhai Rang. Now only Zhai Rang can persuade him.
Li Mi is gone.
Zhai Rang had no idea of continuing to fight. After swallowing his saliva, Zhai Rang also said to Li Mi: "Mi Gong, this plan depends on people, and the success depends on heaven. Return to Luocang was destroyed. Maybe God warned us. The imperial court
Our strength is not exhausted yet. We might as well withdraw our troops temporarily and retain our strength until next time. Next time we come to attack Luoyang, we will definitely succeed." When Zhai Rang said this, his face also showed bitterness. This last sentence.
Even Zhai Rang himself didn't believe that Wagang's army was able to surround Luoyang City this time. It was due to many coincidences. Such an advantage would never appear again in the future. How could they attack Luoyang City again?
It's all just to put it nicely. Zhai Rang now has the idea of settling down and becoming the overlord of Wagang Mountain.
After hearing Zhai Rang's words, Li Mi's face was also filled with uncertainty. After a while, Li Mi finally raised his head. A trace of determination appeared on his face. He shouted in a deep voice: "No, this battle has come to this point.
Under this situation, we must continue no matter what. If we give up halfway, then those rebel soldiers who died under Luoyang City did not sacrifice their lives in vain. If we just return to Wagang Mountain, what face will we have to see the soldiers in the future?
How can our family members face the heroes of the world?"
When Li Mi asked this question, all the heroes, including Zhai Rang, couldn't help but lower their heads. Bing Yuanzhen also hesitated for a moment and said to Li Mi: "Mr. Mi, but now we only have three days of military rations left.
It is simply impossible to capture Luoyang in such a short period of time. If we stay here, our sacrifice will be in vain. We will leave the green mountains without worrying about having no firewood. We will retreat for the time being in order to retain our strength and remain useful.
Only then can we overthrow the tyrannical Sui Dynasty and overthrow the foolish emperor."
Bing Yuanzhen's words could not convince Li Mi at all. Li Mi looked solemn and shouted: "We have now lost the food to return to Luocang. Do you think that after losing this opportunity, we can still have such a powerful army to fight against
Are you going to fight against me?"
After Li Mi shouted like this, the heroes who had just raised their heads couldn't help but lower their heads. Li Mi was right. These hundreds of thousands of troops could not be sustained by just the little food on Wagang Mountain. They were gone. Back to Luocang, there is no more Luokou warehouse, which means there is no food. And without food, why should Wagangzhai raise so many soldiers and horses? If the troops retreat this time, I'm afraid it won't take long. This number The army of 100,000 will shrink rapidly. Being able to retain 100,000 is considered very good.
And Li Mi also knew that with this slogan alone, it would be difficult for the heroes to make up their minds and agree to stay and continue to attack Luoyang. So Li Mi shouted in a deep voice: "Actually, the food in the army is not insufficient at the moment. We can temporarily Reduce the daily rations consumed by the soldiers. Well, reduce it to 30%. In this way, these three days of military rations can barely last for nearly ten days. Next, all our soldiers and horses will go out with all their strength to attack Luoyang. I I don’t believe it anymore. This city of Luoyang is really impenetrable and cannot be conquered."
In order to persuade the heroes to agree with his opinion, Li Mi also decisively gave up his previous battle plan and let hundreds of thousands of troops attack with all his strength. The heroes' eyes couldn't help but light up. As long as they can capture Luoyang, there is no need to worry about the problem of lack of food and grass. You know, half of the food in the Luokou warehouse was in Luoyang City. That half of the food was enough to support an army of hundreds of thousands for several years.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mi turned his head and looked at Zhai Rang. He said, "Master, what do you think? As long as Luoyang can be captured, the master's hegemony will be successfully realized. By then, everyone in the world will be waiting for us. Gangzhai will definitely become the leader of the rebel armies in the world." A smart person like Li Mi naturally knew what Zhai Rang was thinking, so he started from this aspect and vaguely reminded Zhai Rang that as long as he can conquer Luoyang, he can conquer it. Li Zhai Rang proclaimed himself emperor.
Hearing what Li Mi said, Zhai Rang, who had already given up on the idea, began to feel more alive again. It seemed that according to Li Mi's words, it was still possible to attack Luoyang. Zhai Rang immediately lowered his head and began to think about it. At this moment, the army's offensive against Luoyang City has not stopped. Xu Shiji is leading the 80,000 soldiers and horses of the Dongcheng people to fight with the army on the top of the city.
At this time, a loud bang suddenly came from the top of the city. The generals were shocked and looked forward. They saw a cloud of dust and smoke billowing in the corner of the city in front. It seemed that the defenders were also in chaos. Seeing this situation, Zhai Rang and others didn't know what happened. They immediately sent people to investigate. Not long after, the interrogating sergeant came back and clasped his fists at Zhai Rang and shouted: "Report to the head of the family. It's the city." The two catapults of the Sui army above us broke down and threw huge boulders on the top of the city, causing a corner of the city to collapse."
After hearing the news, Li Mi was startled for a moment. Then his eyes lit up. He immediately clasped his fists at Zhai Rang and shouted: "Master, this is good news. After all, this catapult is a weapon. The Sui army is like this day and night. With constant use, the wear and tear must be considerable. The damage to these two catapults now is a signal. In the next few days, more and more catapults will be damaged. By then, it will be more beneficial to us."