In late October, Luoyang City, the traces left over from the war a few months ago had been cleaned up, but a strong smell of blood could still be smelled outside the city. However, this did not affect Luoyang's restoration of its past. After all, even the mighty Wagang Army was defeated. For a time, Luoyang City became a haven for good people from all over the world, and it was actually a bit more lively than before.
Early in the morning, a group of people came to the west of the city and walked out of the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate originally wanted to step forward to inquire, but when they saw the leader, everyone immediately took three steps back. He gave way to the city gate and knelt down to salute.
At this time, there were many people preparing to enter and leave the city beside the city gate. Most of the people in Luoyang City knelt down and saluted when they saw this group of people. Only a few people did not recognize this person and were stunned there. , one of them quietly pulled the people kneeling on the ground beside him and asked quietly: "Brother, who are these people? Why are they so majestic?"
"Shh," when the old man in question heard the question, he quickly made a gesture of silence and lowered his voice and said, "You don't want your life, so why don't you kneel down quickly? The one at the front, but The most important minister in the current court, Mr. Liang Guogong, even the vicious gangsters in Wagangzhai are no match for Mr. Liang Guogong. We can live peacefully, but it is all thanks to you, "
Hearing the old man's answer, the new people next to him were all frightened and knelt down in a hurry. Their eyes still glanced towards the front of the team in disbelief, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. With such a handsome appearance and thin body, he turned out to be the legendary general who massacred hundreds of thousands of bandits.
At the front of the cavalry, Wan He was wearing a golden armor. His whole body was shining with gold, so dazzling. Coupled with that handsome face that could make women fall in love with him, Wan He looked really good at this moment. But in Wan He's Behind He was a group of tiger generals, each with their own power, which added a lot of momentum to Wan He.
Wan He held his head high, with his nostrils turned to the sky, feeling the admiring looks coming from both sides with a proud look on his face. This kind of look, when Wan He was a little otaku in later generations, it was no matter what. It's impossible to feel it.
Li Jing and others behind Wan He couldn't help but smile bitterly when they saw Wan He's villainous demeanor. If they hadn't witnessed Wan He's courage in times of crisis several times before, it would have been difficult for them to The dandy in front of him regarded him as his master and pledged allegiance to him. Li Jing and Qin Qiong beside him looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
This time Wan He dressed up so well and took them out of the city, but it was not because they were full and had nothing to do, but because they came here to be smug, but because they got news a few days ago that the prison general Pang Yu and Huben general Huo Shiju followed the imperial decree and led the troops. came to Luoyang for assistance, and Wanhe and the others were here to greet the reinforcements that were about to arrive in Luoyang.
In fact, since Luoyang was besieged, many troops from all over the world have come to help. However, the journey is far away and the Wagang army is large, so these reinforcements have not been able to reach Luoyang in time. After the Wagang Army retreated, these reinforcements arrived one after another, and Wanhe naturally welcomed these reinforcements. After the Battle of Luoyang, the defenders in Luoyang City suffered heavy losses, and they just needed these reinforcements to supplement their strength. As for these How could the commander of the army and a group of local officials compare to Wan He, the most important minister of the dynasty? After being forced by Wan He, they had no choice but to hand over the military power honestly. In the past few months, Luoyang The city's garrison unexpectedly expanded to more than 100,000 people.
Of course, these more than 100,000 soldiers and horses are still very ordinary local armies. They usually neglect training, and many of them are even inferior to bandits like the Wagang Army. Therefore, after Wan He obtained the military power of these soldiers and horses, He simply left the army to Li Jing and others and asked them to help with training. Wan He believed that given time, Li Jing and the others would be able to give him an army that was powerful, even far superior to the Royal Forest Army.
As for the soldiers and horses of Pang Yu and Huo Shiju who were about to arrive, Wan He had to pay attention to them because they were different from other reinforcements before. They had an imperial edict on hand. In this way, even Wan He He didn't dare to force them to hand over their military power easily, so this matter had to be handled safely, which is why Wan He came to welcome the two soldiers with such fanfare.
After walking out of the city gate, Li Jing behind Wan He also waved his hand, indicating that the city gate behind him should return to normal order. Then, Li Jing took another step forward and said to Wan He: "Master Guo, that Pang Yu and Although Huo Shiju is not a famous general, he is still a high-ranking official. This time they come to Luoyang, I'm afraid they won't give in so easily." Li Jing said this because he also wanted to persuade Wan He. After all, Wan He is now They already have a lot of soldiers and horses, and Pang Yu and Huo Shiju only have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in total. Don't get too stiff with Pang Yu and Huo Shiju just because of these few soldiers and horses.
Wan He also lowered his head and thought for a moment. He also knew that what Li Jing said was correct, but now Wan He just wanted to bring all the soldiers and horses in the world under his control. The reason for Wan He's thinking was, It was exactly the information that came from Chang'an a month ago that Li Yuan led his troops to conquer Chang'an, proclaimed the acting king Yang You as emperor, and honored the emperor Yang Guang as the supreme emperor.
After receiving the news, everyone was in an uproar, and Wan He was even more afraid from the bottom of his heart. Others may not know what Li Yuan is capable of, but Wan He knew it best in his heart. Wan He understood history very well. Not much, but we also know that after Li Yuan raised his troops, he based himself on Chang'an, and later gradually swallowed up the world and established the Li Tang Dynasty. Although now there is an extra Wan He to interrupt, it seems that history has changed a lot, but Li Yuan In the end, Chang'an was captured. Does that mean that no matter how hard Wan He tries, he still won't be able to stop Li Tang from appearing.
Thinking of this, Wan He felt as if his neck was tied by a rope, and he felt like he couldn't breathe. Therefore, Wan He had the urge to take all the soldiers and horses in the world into his hands, as if This is how you can find a sense of security.
Li Jing's persuasion also made Wan He take a deep breath. Although he still wanted to capture Pang Yu and Huo Shiju's troops, at least it would not be as urgent as before. At this moment, Qin Qiong suddenly shouted: "Master Guo, look, people are coming,"
Hearing Qin Qiong's chill, Wan He immediately raised his head and looked into the distance. On the horizon in the distance, he saw a black cloud moving quickly towards this side. It was a large army that was rushing towards him. They rushed over here, and looking from a distance, at the front of the army were flying two military flags with the characters "Pang" and "Huo". Needless to say, it was Pang Yu and Huo Shiju that Wan He was waiting for.
Seeing the real master coming, Wan He also cheered up and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Okay, brothers, cheer up, don't let them look down on us," as Wan He With these words, everyone cheered up. Most of the soldiers and horses coming from the local area would not willingly obey Wan He's dispatch. This was the trick that Wan He used most during this period to gain a head start.
"Drink." As the army of more than 10,000 people got closer and closer, Wan He could already hear the bursts of shouts coming from the front. Wan He also felt that this army seemed to It was very different from the reinforcements that came to Luoyang before. The unruly momentum was more powerful than other soldiers and horses. Seeing this scene, both Li Jing and Qin Qiong frowned. This Pang Yu and Huo Shiju seems to have come with bad intentions.
Soon, the army was getting closer and closer to Luoyang. Before long, the army was less than 500 steps away from Wanhe and the others. However, looking at the marching speed of this army, it was actually a little faster. There was no sign of slowing down. Now even Wan He could see the problem. Seeing the army getting closer and closer, it seemed that there were signs of charging over at any time. Wan He's face also became a little pale. .
Seeing that Wan He could no longer bear the pressure, at this time, behind Wan He, Pei Xingyan, who was wearing brown armor, suddenly took a step forward and blocked Wan He. A red cloud appeared on his face, but he opened his mouth suddenly. He yelled loudly: "Whoever comes, stop there."
Just four words came out of Pei Xingyan's mouth, but they were like Huang Zhong Dalu. The ordinary sergeants next to him were shocked and turned pale. They all quickly covered their ears with their hands. As for Wan He, he was shocked Due to Pei Xingyan's careful care, this lion's roar was only slightly louder to him, but it had no reaction at all.
With Pei Xingyan's angry shout, the army rushing towards the front was immediately blocked, especially the nearly a thousand cavalry rushing at the front. The horses they were sitting on were shaken by the lion's roar and neighed repeatedly. With its four hooves frozen, it refused to move forward even if it was life or death. And looking at the two men dressed as generals rushing in front, it seemed that they were still unwilling to give up and were still urging the mount forward. rush.
And at this moment, another person walked out from behind Wan He, holding a bow and arrow. He opened his hand and stretched the long bow to the full moon. Then, as the bow string bounced back, the arrow flew out like a wild horse that was unstrung. , it shot directly towards the army in front. In just a blink of an eye, the arrow hit the flagpole of the military flag with the word "Pang" in the middle, and it happened to break the rope used to hang the military flag. The military flag with the word "Pang" was immediately blown away by the wind.
The person who shot this arrow was none other than the master archer Zhang Sun Heng'an. After shooting this arrow, Zhang Sun Heng'an drew out an arrow again and bent the bow at an extremely fast speed, but this time he However, he did not shoot out the arrow, but just hung it without firing. The arrowhead was pointed directly at the two generals leading the army in front.