As the peach leopard retreated from the Chenggao Tiger Prison Pass in the east, Luoyang City's various preparations for war suddenly intensified, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly tense.

One evening, a group of more than 2,000 knights suddenly poured out of Kim Yong City, quickly surrounding the ruins in the south of Luoyang. Before many of the people who had returned from their work could react, they saw many knights in full armor and hideous expressions rushing into the residential area and driving a large number of people into the clearing.

The panicked populace was divided into small groups of a few hundred men by the cavalry, and then a knight rushed into the crowd and drove out with some strong command. Whenever someone argues a little, it will be a knife head-on!

Recently, with the strict law and discipline around Luoyang, more and more people choose to live in the city, firstly, to avoid the fierce beasts and pawns wandering in the suburbs, and secondly, there is no lack of idle land around Luoyang for reclamation. However, these people never dreamed that the army of the peach leopard would suddenly show its fangs like this.

For a time, the entire ruins in the south of Luoyang City were filled with begging for mercy, screams and killings. In the overgrown ruins of the city, the corpses of the slaughtered people were discarded everywhere, and the vast area of the city was soon filled with a strong smell of blood. Only then did those people understand how dangerous it is to survive by relying on these jackals!

Soon, bands of ragged warriors were driven out of the city, their waists and ankles wrapped around their waists and ankles with hemp ropes that constrained their movements. And these hemp ropes are still the materials they handed in by themselves not long ago in order to survive here, and now they have become shackles on their own bodies!

"Hurry, hurry! Death to those who lag behind! ”

The thieves wielded their swords and drove the hastily assembled strength through the ruins of the city. The city was already full of the remains of broken walls of varying heights, and it was still difficult to walk slowly, and the people were bound by hemp ropes at their waists and legs, and their progress was inevitably slower.

But those wolf-like thieves don't care about this, and those who lag behind are often beaten and scolded, and even slashed with knives. Groups of Ding Zhuang were driven out of the city, and every time a team of 1,000 people was gathered, a new army of thieves would come and take over, and continue to drive these people north.

To the north of Kim Yong Cheng and to the east of Mengjin is a not steep slope that belongs to the remnants of the mountain, and is called Pisaka. Further east is Luoshui, which runs from the south of the city and flows northeast into the Yellow River.

These two places are also the key areas for the defense of Luoyang. Originally, it was the place where the Peach Leopard army focused on building fortifications, but it was obvious that the strength of the previous fortifications could not meet the defensive needs of the Peach Leopard.

Especially Luoshui, which connects the Yellow River, has set up fences almost everywhere, not to mention blocking the Jin army's water division, even the Taobao army itself has become obstructed by transmitting the news.

However, even so, Peach Leopard still felt unsteady, and he didn't even dare to close his eyes after he withdrew from the Tiger Prison. Every time he couldn't bear the tiredness and took a nap, as soon as he closed his eyes, the picture of the four fields outside the Tiger Prison Pass ambushing all the soldiers outside the city came to mind, completely encircling and killing his team of cavalry, with stumps and broken arms and blood flowing all over the ground.

The only thing that is fortunate is that he went to the Tiger Prison Pass City this time to act in secret, and the transfer of soldiers is not known to anyone, and the news of the Tiger Prison was blocked in time afterwards, and the matter has not yet completely spread.

The section of Luoshui into the river, passing between Bishan and Songshan, is also the fastest passage from Hugao Pass to Luoyang. Although the Tiger Prison Pass is still under control at the moment, Peach Leopard does not expect any breakthroughs in that direction at all.

Now there are more than 2,000 defenders in the city, as well as some of the materials that were added to the city when the cavalry was dispatched. After the great victory, the Jin army still did not attack the Tiger Prison Pass on a large scale, and still focused on encirclement. If the defenders can make good use of the land advantages, plus the batch of supplies saved by the complete destruction of the cavalry, they may not be able to hold out for a while.

But at present, the peach leopard no longer dares to have much hope for the Tiger Prison Guancheng, and so tightly seals Luoshui, and has the idea of giving up the Tiger Prison Guancheng.

The fiasco outside the Tiger Prison Pass has completely stunned him, and he has no idea where the life is. Up to now, the only thing that still supports him to persist in stubborn resistance is the cruelty of the opposite general Shen Weizhou to General Hu, surrendering anyway is death, and now he will give up Heluoxi and run to the pass, maybe he will be chased by the Jin army all the way before he arrives at Hangu Pass.

In the past few days, the peach leopard has been like a headless fly, circling around several strongholds around Luoyang, and every time the nervous random finger is sent to strengthen the defense. He didn't know whether these defenses were useful or not, but he didn't want to be idle, and he didn't want to see the soldiers and the servants idle.

On this day, he sent another 3,000 troops to Meng Jin, and stood on the head of Kim Yong City, and saw the soldiers marching northward in a procession, followed by a large number of men and animals carrying supplies. He was like an old farmer who cherished his blessings, crossing his fingers and carefully calculating how long this batch of materials could be used by the Mengjin defenders, and like a fanatical gambler, he couldn't wait to bet all the power in his hands.

"Ming Gong, the soldiers in the south of the city are ...... the law"

On the other side, Loudd hurried over, his face very ugly, and his tone was quite anxious.

"I ordered it, but I forgot to inform Mr. Lu."

Peach Leopard turned his head, a smile squeezed out of his old tired face, although his mind was extremely chaotic at the moment, he was still polite to this strategist who was determined to follow him. Previously, he sent someone to send Guo Rong and the others away, thinking that Lu De would also follow, but he didn't expect that this strategist was really willing to stay and fight the crisis with him.

Lu De saw that the peach leopard's hair was messy, his face was full of tiredness that could not be concealed, and the slightly nervous smile, when he saw that the peach leopard's spirit was different, he stepped forward and hesitated slightly: "It is not easy for the people to return, why is Ming Gong ...... Could it be the Tiger Prison's conspiracy......"

Hearing the name of the tiger prison, the peach leopard trembled, looked left and right for a moment with a weak heart, waved his hand and motioned for his soldiers to push away, and then he stepped forward and put Ludra next to the arrow stack of the female wall, and whispered: "Mr. Lu, you are a wise man, in your opinion, if I weigh it at this moment, will it help stabilize the situation?" ”

"This, this ......"

When Ludd heard this, his heart suddenly felt bad, and he looked up at the cloudy and bloodshot eyes of the peach leopard, and he didn't know what to say for a while. He was just curious at the moment, what happened in the Tiger Prison Guancheng, and what kind of blow it was, which actually made Peach Leopard, a half-life veteran of the horse, delirious, and even said such stupid words!

You must know that the reason why the people of Luoyang can still unite at the moment has nothing to do with Taobao's personal prestige, first of all, they are facing the crisis of the Jin army's general encirclement, and secondly, they fantasize about the vision that Shihu can be rescued and returned to Hebei.

But right now, Peach Leopard is so upset that he hopes to make a false name to stabilize the morale of the army, and it is conceivable how far his mood has been disturbed! Although in this world, especially the rebels under the command of Tao Leopard, the so-called monarch's thoughts are weak, but the question is, if Tao Leopard is in charge at this moment, where will Hebei Shihu be placed? Is Shi Hu crazy, will he save a grass-headed emperor back to Hebei?

Although Lu De didn't expect Shi Hu to have rescuers, at the moment this was an important means to keep his troops alive. If the peach leopard vainly seeks to be controlled, don't say whether the army's morale is stable or not, but I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will fall apart in the next moment, and I don't want to be dragged down by his crazy thoughts.

The peach leopard looked at Lu De with his eyes, his bloodshot eyes were full of hope and fanaticism, and when he saw Lu De open his mouth speechless, he was faintly lost, and then turned into a gloomy despair, and finally he was full of mad anger, facing the east, and muttering: "The destiny of heaven is certain, how can ordinary people hope for it...... Shen Weizhou, that raccoon dog slave thief, why, why does he have to struggle with me? This Luoyang Emperor's Mansion is not the old residence of his Shen family, and I am just running here with my life, and I have not dared to disturb him for several years, why should I ...... Dog thief, dog thief! ”

In the end, his low murmur had turned into a roar, and his body was filled with a resentment that had nowhere to vent, pointing to the direction of Xingyang in the east and scolding.

Seeing the peach leopard's state, Lu De couldn't help but sigh deeply, and after a moment of silence, he condensed and said: "Although the enemy is strong, is Ming Gong willing to die?" If the puppet still dares to fight for his life, is the general already cowardly? Instead of being defeated and humiliated, how can you keep your own corpse! ”

"Crazy Confucian, I don't dare to kill you!"

When Peach Leopard heard this, his eyes swelled with anger, and he suddenly pulled out his saber and slashed at the wall, and then slowly approached Ludd. It's just that seeing that Lu De's face is pale and uncertain, but his body is motionless, Tao Leopard was silent for a moment, and then he withdrew the knife, hugged his fist at Lu De and said: "Mr. will not give up until death, I am deeply felt, and I am rude, and I hope Mr. will not blame." ”

"There are always ups and downs in the situation, and the general has worked hard for half his life, known as Yingmai. Although virtue is not cold, but it is difficult to be lonely, even if it does not work in the end, he is willing to seek heroism with the general. ”

Lu Dexiao took a step back, looked at the peach leopard and said in a deep voice: "How can a living person not die, even if it is the hero of Lord Zhao, it is impossible to escape the destiny of heaven." Man is inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. Even if I am in a desperate situation, I will strive for the rest of my life to let the world know that my life is extraordinary! Tens of thousands of people, Biji Mengjin, stick to the riverbank, and still have the power of a war! ”

"What Mr. taught is very much, I have followed the ancestor for half my life, killed by the knife, there is no shortage of heroic souls, even if I die, how can I allow the thief to laugh at me! Today, I will go north to Mengjin and fight to the death against the thieves! Just ......"

Speaking of this, Peach Leopard paused again, and then said: "It's just that if I go north, Kim Yong Cheng doesn't know who he will entrust." I am not afraid of the gentleman laughing at me, although I command the army, but I often feel isolated from the world, and there is no complicity in major matters. ”

Lu De was silent for a moment before he said again: "Even though De has a small talent, he has no strength to fight in battle. If it was an ordinary season, he would not dare to ask for anything, but now the situation is extremely dangerous, and if Ming Gong enters Mengjin north, it is still difficult to defend, and it is difficult for Kim Yong Yong to survive alone. I am willing to guard this foundation for the Ming Gong and look north to the triumph of the army! ”

Peach Leopard heard Lu De's self-recommendation, so he fell silent, although he has no lack of respect for Lu De, but it is far from reaching the foundation of people and horses. But after thinking about it, what Lu De said was true, if he was not victorious outside, it would be difficult for Kim Yong Yong to defend the lonely city for a long time, and if other generals saw that the situation was not good, he would simply lead the crowd to abandon the city and flee.

As for Loudd, he had no foundation at all except for his own faith. What's more, he is just a weak Confucian, even if he has any different thoughts, he can make his cronies swing a knife and kill him.

Thinking of this, Peach Leopard nodded heavily: "Mr. has this ambition, I will help you become famous." Later, I will leave a cronie to retain Mr. Auxiliary, and I will ask Mr. for all matters of Luoyang City Defense. ”

"Ming Gong, please rest assured, after this battle, the name of Lu De will resound in Zhongzhou!"

Loudd bowed his head and bowed deeply.