Four hundred and sixtieth chapters: the battle of Luoyang twenty-six
The war drums sounded again the next day. Although yesterday's battle was ultimately in vain, last night the Wagang Army had already figured out the origin of the troops and horses that suddenly appeared yesterday. After learning that they were just various wealthy families in the city, After the troops were gone, the Wagang Army immediately put aside their fear and prepared for today's siege again. And after yesterday's battle, the Wagang Army was already gearing up today. They were full of confidence. They must attack the city in one breath today. Capture Luoyang City.
In the west of the city, Meng Rang and other four generals led more than 100,000 troops and began to form their troops. After this period of fighting, Meng Rang was already a veritable leader among the four. And Meng Rang was impartial and impartial. Yi. commanded the other three people to fight. He won the admiration of the three people with his fairness. Looking at the admiring eyes of Fang Xianbo and the three men, Meng Rang also secretly celebrated in his heart. In any case, he had successfully occupied Wagang Village. With the support of these three people, Meng Rang might be able to make a comeback in Wagang Village and become the second Li Mi.
"Mr. Meng, how are we going to fight today?" The thin Zhang Qingte turned to Meng Rang and asked, holding the big knife that did not match his body shape.
After hearing Zhang Qingte's question, Meng Rang just stretched out his hand and stroked the beard on his chin. He nodded slightly and said: "The Sui army is at the end of its strength. Even adding those family soldiers will not help. We only need Just attack with all our strength. Haha, three generals, this time we must attack the city first before the other three groups of soldiers. Only in this way can we have a status in Wagang Village and be respected by others." He said. In the end, Meng Rang also played a trick. In his words, he counted the four of them as a small group. It could also be regarded as a small estrangement between Fang Xianbo and the other heroes of Wagang Village.
The three of them, Fang Xianbo, were all brave and ruthless people. In addition, they had put down their guard against Meng Rang. So they were immediately provoked by Meng Rang and screamed. Fang Xianbo shouted directly at Meng Rang: "Meng Gong, don't worry. I will be the first to rush to the top of the city later and let them know how powerful my uncle Xian is."
"Hehe." Li Shicai, who was a head shorter than Fang Xianbo next to him, also chuckled. He turned to Fang Xianbo and said, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe I will rush forward before you."
After hearing what Li Shicai said, Fang Xianbo's eyes immediately widened. Zhang Qingte also frowned. His face was full of fighting spirit. Meng Rang did not stop the three people's sense of competition. Sometimes. Appropriate competition is also a good thing. At this moment, a horn sounded from the east. This was the signal to launch a general attack. Meng Rang listened and said to Fang Xianbo and the other two with a smile: "Okay, let's start the general attack. Come on. Come on."
"Oh!" Fang Xianbo and the three of them all yelled. The three of them picked up the weapons in their hands and rushed towards the city wall in front of them. This time Meng Rang did not assign any tasks to the three of them. They just led the army to charge forward. The one who rushed at the front was Fang Xianbo. Fang Xianbo took the lead. He actually rushed to the city wall one step ahead of those soldiers. But the battle had just begun. Those ladders are still with the soldiers. Even if Fang Xianbo rushes forward, he can only wait for the soldiers behind him to come over carrying the ladders.
But the soldiers at the top of the city would not let Fang Xianbo be so bored by himself. The arrows were like rain, pouring towards Fang Xianbo. Fortunately, the soldiers stationed at the top of the city this time were all from those aristocratic families. Compared with the Sui army a few days ago, the power of their arrows was much different between the private soldiers. Although there were many arrows falling, Fang Xianbo waved the steel fork in his hand and still hit the arrows one by one. Get out of the way.
Soon, the soldiers of the Wagang Army set up ladders on top of the city. After the hard battle in the past few days, they also clearly felt that it was particularly easy to attack the city today. After discovering this, Wagang The morale of the army improved a lot again. Everyone rushed up with all their strength. Fang Xianbo and Li Shicai were no exception. They each found a ladder. In the blink of an eye, they were almost climbing to the top of the city. .
Compared with the short stature of Li Shicai, Fang Xianbo was more conspicuous. The private army on the city quickly discovered this conspicuous target. For a time, countless arrows were directed at Fang Xianbo. Say hello. Standing on the ladder, Fang Xianbo's body is not that free. He can't dodge. He can only stop on the ladder. He waves the steel fork in his hand and keeps blocking. He screams in anger.
But taking advantage of this moment, Li Shicai quickly climbed up to the top of the city. He glanced at Fang Xianbo who was still trapped on the ladder. Li Shicai also burst out laughing. He waved his spear and fought while muttering: " Hahahaha. Fang Xianbo. I won. I was the first one to rush forward."
Li Shicai successfully climbed to the top of the city, which also means that the hand-to-hand fighting on the city top started early today. Although Li Shicai was just a woodcutter, he relied on his brute strength to fight very fiercely. Those private soldiers They originally saw Li Shicai rushing up first, wanting to bully the minority. However, they did not expect that they would be killed and injured by Li Shicai's spear. Only then did they realize that these legendary mobs were not as easy to deal with yesterday. .
With Li Shicai fighting on top, the pressure on Fang Xianbo on the top of the city was reduced a lot. Fang Xianbo held back his anger and climbed to the top of the city in one breath. As soon as his feet landed, the steel fork in his hand moved directly It stabbed into the abdomen of the private soldier closest to him. Fang Xianbo let out a strange cry. In one breath, he swung the soldier's body outward and immediately threw the soldier out of the city. Immediately afterwards Fang Xianbo waved the steel fork again and screamed. It was a killing spree at the top of the city.
Li Shicai and Fang Xianbo became the arrowheads of the Wagang Army on the top of the city. They immediately tore two holes in the formation of the private army on the top of the city. Just as Li Jing said yesterday, these private armies simply did not He had not received any military training. In such a hard battle, various problems emerged one after another. He was immediately overwhelmed by the large number of Wagang troops and had no power to fight back.
Outside the city, Zhang Qingte did not rush forward. Instead, he frowned and looked at the battle on the top of the city. His face was gloomy and he seemed to be thinking about something. At this time, Meng Rang, who had always been commanding the battle in the rear, He also rode up to Zhang Qingte's side and asked Zhang Qingte: "General Zhang, won't you go up?"
Zhang Qingte shook his head and said: "With the two of them, the private army on top of the city should be no match. My going up is just the icing on the cake. It won't have much effect. Why take the risk."
Hearing Zhang Qingte's words, Meng Rang also nodded frequently. This Zhang Qingte is very calm. He is not greedy for merit, neither arrogant nor impetuous. He is indeed a general. Meng Rang has secretly decided that he must make Zhang Qingte his confidant. General, just like Wang Bodang next to Li Mi. Thinking of this, Meng Rang couldn't help but get excited. He seemed to want to set up a Pushan public camp immediately.
Zhang Qingte, however, was not as excited as Meng Rang. Instead, he frowned and looked at the battle at the top of the city in the distance. After a while, he suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "No. There is a problem with this matter."
Meng Rang was imagining the situation when he finally became the head of Wagang Village. Zhang Qingte suddenly said such a sentence, which also shocked Meng Rang. Meng Rang turned his head and looked at Zhang Qingte and asked in surprise. Said: "General Zhang. What's wrong?"
Zhang Qingte pointed to the top of the city and shouted in a deep voice: "They fought too easily. The strength of the defenders on the top of the city is also too poor. Unless the opponent purely wants to give up the top of the city. Otherwise, among them... There must be fraud."
"It's a fraud." Hearing what Zhang Qingte said, Meng Rang was stunned for a moment. At the same time, he frowned. When it comes to rebellion qualifications, he is naturally much better than Zhang Qingte. But when it comes to marching, In the war, Meng Rang admits that he is not as good as Zhang Qingte. Moreover, Meng Rang also trusts Zhang Qingte now. Since Zhang Qingte said there is a problem, then I am afraid there is really a problem with this matter. But Meng Rang didn't know what to do. He said to Zhang Qingte with a worried look on his face: "Then. That. General Zhang. What should we do now?"
"We..." Hearing Meng Rang's question, Zhang Qingte opened his mouth and wanted to ask Meng Rang to order the troops to retreat. But thinking back, it is absolutely unrealistic to retreat now. Not to mention that the army has already attacked the city. Whether they can withdraw their troops is another matter. Even if they do, if nothing unexpected happens by then, how will they explain to Li Mi?
"Woo..." Just when Zhang Qingte was hesitating, suddenly, a horn sound came from behind them. Meng Rang and Zhang Qingte were so shocked that they couldn't help but froze. Then, there was another stampede. There was a faint sound. And even though they were sitting on horseback, the two of them could still clearly feel the vibration on the ground.
"There are enemies." Years of experience in marching and fighting made Zhang Qingte immediately know what these phenomena represented. Suddenly Zhang Qingte's face turned pale. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the horn sound. Go. I saw a dark cloud on the horizon, rushing here quickly. Seeing this scene, Zhang Qingte's face turned a little white again. He shouted loudly: "No, Mr. Meng." .There is an enemy attack.”
"What?" Hearing Zhang Qingte's shout, Meng Rang was also startled. He hurriedly followed Zhang Qingte's gaze. Sure enough, a group of soldiers wearing black armor were killing him. Running in. The leading general was wearing a white horse and silver armor, holding a silver spear. He rushed at the front of the army and rushed towards this direction. Looking at the number of soldiers and horses, there should be more than ten thousand people. Although It is incomparable to the soldiers and horses of the Wagang Army. But now most of the soldiers and horses of the Wagang Army are attacking the city. Now they are attacked from two sides. It is very difficult to turn around and resist the attack temporarily. And there is another point. .That means Meng Rang has recognized the origin of the soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Yes. Yes. Yes..." Meng Rang's face was as white as a sheet of paper and he was sweating coldly all over. He pointed at the soldiers and horses and shouted tremblingly: "Yes. It's the Royal Forest Army."