Chapter eight hundred and tenth small victory first team
This battle is not easy to win!
Looking at the army approaching Luoyang City slowly and unhurriedly, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little heavy, not for any other reason than because although they were far apart, Li Xian had already seen the strength of the Yue King's army. ——Li Xian himself has been leading troops all year round, so he knows how difficult it is to march in the snow. Now the King of Yue’s army has an excellent grasp of the rhythm of the march. Marching at this speed can keep the queue orderly and save physical energy. There is no doubt that he has been well trained. Master of Su, this is naturally not a good thing for Li Xian who has to defend the isolated city. Of course, he is afraid, but Li Xian doesn't care very much. After all, he has fought many bad battles, and he is in such a little crisis now. , Li Xian didn’t believe that he couldn’t get through.
"The whole army stops and forms a formation!"
Compared with Li Xian's coldness on the top of the city, Li Zhen, who was riding his horse at the center of the army, had a complacent look on his face. He looked at the tall walls of Luoyang City approaching, with little enthusiasm in his eyes. Covering it up, it was as if he had already taken possession of it. Of course, fantasy was fantasy, but Li Zhen was not so proud that he got carried away. When the army came two miles away from the city, he saw him raising his hand and shouting The order was issued with a loud voice to form a formation in the city.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"[
Li Zhen gave the order, and the messengers who were following him blew the horns vigorously. The marching army immediately stopped and quickly set up a secondary attack formation at the foot of the city. However, they saw the flags fluttering and murderous intent. Soaring into the sky, it's so overwhelming!
"Father, please order me to be the first to attack. Please give me your permission!"
The army had just formed their formation, but Li Chong couldn't hold it in any longer. He led a few personal guards to the central army and rushed to the center of the army. He dismounted from his saddle, bowed and loudly called for battle.
"My son, don't be anxious. You have to fight the battle. Since our army is following the late emperor's decree to fight against rebellion, we must eventually tell the world that it is good. This is the way to be polite first and then to fight."
Li Zhen also wanted to conquer Luoyang in one go, not only to avenge her being chased like a lost dog a few days ago, but also to ascend the throne as soon as possible to seize the rightful name, but her mind was not dizzy because of this. Knowing that siege warfare is not a piece of cake, and if you blindly launch a siege attack when your own side has not prepared all the siege equipment, there is a high probability that it will hit a wall and turn back. If it hurts the morale of the army, it will be in big trouble. Of course Well, there was another reason why Li Zhen was not in a hurry to attack the city, that is, he already knew that Luoyang was an isolated city. Even if Li Xian issued an order to the king of Qin in the world, the armies of each state would not be able to gather in three or two months. In addition, he had received accurate news about the avalanche and closure of Mount Wei, and the Hexi Army that he feared the most could hardly reach Luoyang City in a short time. He could deal with it calmly, launch a strong attack in the best condition, and defeat it in one battle. Luoyang City!
"Father Wang Shengming!"
Although Li Chong wanted to defeat Li Xian wholeheartedly and had demonstrated his ability, he also knew that this was not the best time to attack the city. The reason why he was eager to ask for a battle was just a gesture, not for the battle itself, but for the sake of asking for a battle. Li Zhen was so pleased that his goal had been achieved, so he would not dwell on the war itself anymore. Instead, he put on a face full of admiration and praised it loudly.
"Well, come on, come on, go and tell the rebels in the city a warning!"
Li Zhen was obviously very satisfied with Li Chong's humility and courage to ask for a battle. He nodded happily, and then raised his voice and drank loudly. A civil servant with a loud voice suddenly agreed and led several soldiers to make plans. The horse rushed to the city gate.
"Listen, people in the city. The traitor Li Xian killed his father and imprisoned his mother. He is a treasonous person. My prince has been ordered by the late emperor to come to fight against the thief. I hope you and others will not act treacherously and surrender as soon as possible to avoid making mistakes! If there is any stubborn resistance,
, when my army launches, you will all be reduced to powder, buried with the traitors, and will be infamy for thousands of years..."
The civil servant sent by Li Zhen had a very loud voice, and his arrogance was extremely disgusting. Before he could finish his words, the guards of the East Palace on the top of the city were already scolding him.
"Get the bow!"
Li Xian has never been easy to get along with. When he heard that the civil servant was talking nonsense, he was too lazy to listen any more. He raised his hand and said coldly, and the guard general Li Xian who was waiting beside him said.
The usual iron tire bow was handed over.
"Whoosh!"
Since returning from Hexi, Li Xian has not been in battle for many years, but he has not given up his martial arts skills. The same is true for his archery skills. However, Li Xian can draw the eight-stone iron bow into a perfect round shape with just one exertion.
He aimed an arrow at the Yue Prince's official who was a hundred and fifty steps away from the city. But after hearing the sound of a string, the eagle-feathered arrow cut through the sky like a flying giant, whistling and piercing into the Yue Prince's palace.
In the throat of the palace official, the poor civil servant didn't even have time to let out a miserable howl before he fell off his horse. Even if he couldn't die any more, the few who followed him closely
When the soldiers saw this, they were so frightened that they didn't even bother to clean up the corpses of the civil servants. They hit their horses in panic and fled back towards the main formation. It was as embarrassing as it could be.
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
"Long live!"
"Good shot. The thief is talking nonsense and deserves to be killed!"
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Seeing the embarrassment of those armored soldiers, all the guards of the East Palace on the top of the city cheered in unison, pointed at the army below the city, laughed and cursed, and for a while, the momentum of the defenders on the city suddenly became high.
"Wang Fangming!"
Although shooting a civil official who was shouting was not a big deal, it might dampen the arrogance of the Yue King's army, but it was good. Of course, Li Xian did not intend to give up just now. After casually throwing the iron bow to the guards around him,
He drank in a deep voice.
"Wei Chen is here!"
Wang Fangming was waiting at the side. When Li Xian called his name, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly bowed to answer.
"Declaration!"
Li Xian did not look back, but simply gave instructions calmly.
"promise!"
Wang Fanming responded respectfully, strode to the city plate, leaned out, looked at the hundreds of thousands of troops below the city, stretched out his hand and took out a yellow silk-covered imperial edict from his wide sleeves, and opened it.
Come, with enough energy, he loudly preached: "The Holy Emperor has an edict: the traitor Li Zhen, as an important minister of the state, does not want to repay the kindness of the late emperor, but instead associates with the traitor, wreaks havoc in the court, and rebels against the state.
In the future, their crimes should be punished. You who have rebelled and turned evil are also unpardonable crimes. Today, the emperor has the virtue of a good life, and you can make a new start anyway. Those who take Li Zhen's head will have their original sins forgiven and rewarded with thousands of dollars.
, grant titles to ten thousand households, and reward those who are rebellious and rebellious..."
"Yan Wanshan, bring your people up and shoot that bastard to death!"
Li Zhen came here with great ambitions, but first Li Xian shot and killed the messenger, as if he had been slapped in the face, and now he heard Wang Fangming clearly stating his real price.
After selling a handful of land, the anger in his heart arose. He thought that he had a strong army and was unwilling to be overwhelmed by Li Xian in vain, so he roared and issued an order.
"promise!"
Yan Wanshan was originally a gangster, but he later defected to Li Zhen and was always responsible for doing some dark things around him. There were many brave men under him who dared to die. This time, he was appointed by Li Zhen as the deputy general of the Chinese army. He was very high-spirited.
As soon as Li Zhen gave the order, he hurriedly responded and led the five hundred cavalrymen to rush out of the formation like thunder and gallop towards the bottom of the city like a meteor.
court death!
The first priority in the siege battle is morale. Li Xian knows this better than anyone else. Whether he shot the Yue Prince's official before or asked Wang Fanming to declare the decree, the fundamental purpose is only one, and that is to anger Li Zhen. The best
The result is to let them attack the city with sufficient preparation to dampen their morale. Even if not, it would be good to kill some of their troops first. Because of this, seeing Yan Wanshan lead his troops to charge the general
When Li Xian came over, he was not angry but happy. He sneered, raised his hand and ordered loudly: "Ready the crossbows!"
"Raise the bow!"
Yan Wanshan had been in the capital for many years and had often seen how powerful Li Xian was. Naturally, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He had already made up his mind not to fight Li Xian for a long time while galloping on his horse. After preparing for a round of mounted shooting, he
He immediately retreated. Because of this, when he was still three hundred steps away from the city, he already shouted the order.
"Fire the arrow!"
"shoot!"
The galloping cavalry troops quickly rushed to a distance of less than 80 steps from the city. Li Xian on the city and Yan Wanshan below the city gave the shooting order almost simultaneously. In an instant, two dark clouds composed of steel arrows were fired.
They flew up almost at the same time, passing by each other, roaring towards their respective goals.
The range of the Tang Dynasty's standard cavalry bow is shorter than that of the foot bow, and the effective range is only about forty-five steps. However, all Yan Wanshan's troops use special strong bows, and the range is a full sixty steps.
, and with the help of the horse's speed, the effective range was extended to seventy steps. It is said that it is already an elite among the elites of the Tang Dynasty. This attack of arrows is no small matter, but it is a pity that the defenders on the city
Having been prepared for a long time, a huge shield covered with rawhide suddenly stood up, and an indestructible shield wall appeared at the top of the city. Even though the arrows rained continuously, it could not hurt the defenders at all. On the other hand, Yan
The range of the serial crossbows in the hands of the guards of the East Palace is much higher than that of ordinary crossbows. They have an effective range of 60 steps when shooting on the ground. Now they are condescending, and the effective range is as far as eight steps.
Ten steps away, such a powerful rain of arrows was about to fall. Although Yan Wanshan's troops raised their cavalry bucklers in time, how could a small buckler cover so much area?
The sky was filled with steel arrows, and in an instant, nearly thirty people fell off their horses, howling miserably.
"withdraw!"[
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Wanshan didn't dare to be beaten where he was anymore. He roared and led his troops to flee back towards the main formation. His embarrassing appearance immediately aroused the ridicule of the defenders at the top of the city for a while.
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"If you don't succeed, please punish me."
Not to mention the consequences of the attack, which also resulted in the loss of some troops and horses, Yan Wanshan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. After he rode back to the main formation, he blushed and confessed to himself.
"General Yan, there is no need to be like this. You are being careless. Send the order, retreat one mile and set up camp!"
Faced with the unfavorable attack, Li Zhen calmed down. She knew that she had fallen into Li Xian's aggressive tactics and had ruined her family's morale. She was unwilling to continue fighting like this. After shouting, she immediately strangled her.
The soldiers retreated and set up a camp three miles away from the city...