Peach Leopard went to the front line in Mengjin, but entrusted the heavy defense of Kim Yong Cheng to Lu De, which was a little unacceptable to Kim Yong Cheng's generals. After Lu De was put under the command of Tao Leopard, some of his people's ideas and strategies were indeed contrary to the will of the army, and they were unable to reverse the unfavorable situation in Heluo.

But in fact, Tao Leopard has no other good choice, if the battle of Meng Jin is unfavorable, Kim Yong Cheng is his only way to retreat, if a strong general is arranged to guard here, in such an unfavorable situation, it is difficult to guard against dissent, it is very likely to be cut off. And Kim Yong Cheng is so important that it is bound to not be handed over to a mediocre person.

Lu De did have his talent, but he lacked a foundation, and one of the more important advantages was that although he came to Luoyang for a short time, because of some of the decrees he advocated, he had a relatively good relationship with the locals in Luoyang.

Kim Yong Cheng's 6,000 defenders, a considerable number of whom were newly recruited Heluo Xiangyong, had Lu De in the middle to reconcile when the army was already insufficient to suppress dissent, which could also allow these people to devote themselves more effectively to the defense of the city.

Peach Leopard left Lu De with nearly a thousand of his own descendants, and this part of the men and horses can not only help Lu De stabilize the situation in Kim Yong City, but also prevent Lu De or other Jin people from thinking of defecting to the enemy.

Kim Yong Cheng is a pure military fort, which can accommodate 20,000 or 30,000 horses in normal times. However, due to the tense situation around them, the materials, cattle, horses, and animal power that were originally stored in the surrounding warehouses were all stored in the city as preparations for holding on, so although the peach leopard took away many troops, the city was still cramped.

After Lu De took over the city defense, he didn't have time to reconcile the relationship, first of all, he assigned specific tasks to the men and horses of each battalion, defending the city gates, storing materials, clearing the walls, and collecting materials. His military prowess was not reflected, but he was indeed extremely capable in internal affairs, and many disorganized affairs came into his hands, which were quickly sorted out.

Like the distribution of materials in the city, first of all, the grain needs to be strictly controlled, and the grain and rice are transported to the so-called Thorn Shi Mansion of Peach Leopard, and are guarded and distributed by Peach Leopard's cronies. Reserves of ordnance, wood and stone were carried directly to the city gates, and cattle and horses and other animal and meat reserves were placed in a separate battalion in the city.

After such adjustments, the originally chaotic city soon became orderly, and the streets and alleys were vacated to facilitate the deployment of troops and the transfer of supplies. After this adjustment, although the soldiers were still resistant to Ludd, they all recognized him as being in charge of the city's affairs. After all, the better Kim Yong Cheng's situation, the more likely they are to survive.

However, Ludd's next move made many soldiers object, that is, he collected money and other goods and transferred them outside, and traded goods to the villagers. Heluo is not a land, these goods are mainly the income of the people and horses of various departments to plunder the Runan merchant travel some time ago, how can the soldiers be willing to be divided by a group of lamb-like villagers!

However, Ludd also had a good saying about this: "The small people in the country, such as the insects and birds in the mountains, will be frightened when there is wind and grass, but they will be exhausted and weak, and they will forget their lives when they have gained a little benefit." Now that our army is not strong, if we divide our forces and coerce again, it will be called the people, and it will be a labor army. If it is a temptation, it will be a vassal and will not be dispersed. As for the scattered goods, life will not be saved, and what will be the wealth? If this battle can be kept, the daughter will return! ”

Although there was still no shortage of opposition from the soldiers, this policy was still carried out despite Ludd's efforts. Earlier, the people of Luoyang had been frightened and uneasy because of the turmoil of the forced conscription of strong men, but under the persuasion of Lu De's assurance, the situation finally calmed down. Then Lu De used a large amount of goods to buy supplies, including many earth and stone things found everywhere in the ruined city of Luoyang.

Although the villagers were frightened and hesitant, the real wealth was in front of them, and some people tried to deliver goods to Kim Yong City, but they were able to save their lives and successfully receive the goods.

Especially with the evacuation of the soldiers who control the villagers in the remnants of Luoyang, the villagers were free, some of them did scatter and fled, but there were also quite a few people who chose to stay, although these goods were difficult to resist hunger and thirst at critical moments, but after the chaos, there were things around them, which could always come in handy.

After some initial temptations, the villagers' enthusiasm soon erupted, and they carried some firewood, earth and stone to the foot of Kim Yong City, and then brought back the silk money. After a small half day of brewing, the situation became even more hot the next day, and a large number of villagers flocked to it, not only donating goods and goods, but even taking the initiative to undertake forced labor, and its enthusiasm was far from being comparable to that of forced driving.

Seeing this, the soldiers in the city had a deep and sincere admiration for Lu De's insights into the hearts of the people, and they added a lot of confidence that they would defend Kim Yong City.

As the public wish, Ludd's initiatives also became larger, and a large number of earth and stones and other things to defend the city were carried into the city, and the originally vacated places were also piled up. So he simply transferred an army composed of some villagers out of the city and stationed them outside the city, explaining to other soldiers that he was worried that these villagers would have second thoughts when the Jin army besieged the city.

In this regard, the soldiers in the city naturally raised their hands in favor, anyway, they were not the ones who slept in the open air, and they lacked confidence in these villagers.

In addition to the management of the city's defense and people's hearts, Lu De also asked people to dig deep trenches outside the city, and the four corners of the city gate were widely accumulated. In his words, it is the best policy to close the city and stick to it.

Heluo is the old capital of the Middle Jin Dynasty, and the great achievement of revival seems to be within reach, and the various departments of the Jin army may not be able to coordinate to advance, even if the passes are not guarded, the Jin army will have a chaotic situation of swarming. The defenders can take advantage of this situation and look for opportunities to go out of the city to fight, and they may not be able to defeat the partial division. Even if you retreat to the city, you can throw firewood into the attack.

While preparing for the battle, Lu De also found time to return to the old garden of the study house, where there was still one of his only remaining disciples. However, he didn't have much time to teach this little disciple anymore, and when the young man came to him, he entrusted the old books he had sorted out during this time to the young man, and he said with regret: "I was born in the countryside, and I was lucky enough to learn a little roughly, and I was crazy and unsuccessful. Although Fang Jin is chaotic and his vitality is weak, if he only hangs his head to forage for food, it is useless to learn by himself. Anyone who has the slightest idea of seeking a career and reading the old books will realize that the rest of the body is trapped, and the ancient sages have already taught, and they will be harmless to others. People are disturbed by their own trade-offs......"

"Mr. Lu......"

When the young man heard this, he was either half-understood, but he just stared at Lu De with wide eyes, his face full of doubt.

However, Lu De did not have time to solve his doubts, but only ordered the two guards he had brought out from Chen Liu to send the young man away, and before parting, he admonished: "The Heluo Rebellion must start immediately, and even if you flee outside, even if you are not harmed by the army, you must be captured by the countrymen, and you will rush into the north, or you can avoid trouble for a while." I have very little ability to recognize, the difficulty of your future character is a little, parting gift, if you can't use it, you can also invest in the future Lord of Heluo, family affairs or can be a department. ”

"Sir!"

The young man finally realized at this moment, and knew that it was time to part, and then took a step back to say goodbye with a big bow.

Ludd dodged sideways, waving his hand to urge the young man to move quickly. It wasn't until this matter was arranged that he turned around and glanced at the empty library, his eyes full of bitterness and self-deprecation.

The Jin army attacking Heluo did not keep the defenders of Kim Yong City waiting too long, and soon traces of the Jin army appeared east of Luoshui. The first to enter the interior of Heluo is Mao Bao's front road army, although the road to Yuyuan Pass is dangerous, but there are not too many defenders, Mao Bao led the army over the mountains and mountains, the first to appear in the east of Luoyang City.

Mao Bao's army was not many, but the 2,000 soldiers did not rush to cross Luoshui after arriving in Heluo, but set up camp at the foot of Songshan Mountain, and at the same time sent scouts to contact friendly troops to explore the internal situation in Heluo.

The second way appeared was the men and horses of King Qian who invaded from Yique, and the difference between the two armies was only half a day, and the number of King Chen's army was far superior to Mao Bao's army, and most of them were cavalry. After a part of the cavalry was dispatched to seize and control the Luoxi checkpoint, he quickly got in touch with Mao Bao's army and approached Luonan.

The Jin army appeared in Heluo one after another, and the first to learn the news was the Luoyang villagers all over the field, and when they learned that the war was coming, those villagers naturally did not dare to stay in Luoyang's fierce land, and they each took what they had gained, and fled in all directions. In a very short period of time, the remnants of Luoyang, which was still full of people, disappeared in an instant, similar to a ghost town.

The large number of villagers who fled also had a great negative impact on the defenders of Kim Yong City, and many people still felt sorry for the scattered wealth, and openly and secretly attacked Lu Dedo.

But those who really know the soldiers know that in a truly brutal battle, these rabble villagers can play a very small role, and now fleeing in all directions can slow down the enemy's offensive and bring a little precious time to the defenders.

The border pass was broken, and the enemy army appeared inside Heluo, so such a major military situation naturally needed to be urgently reported to Mengjin's peach leopard. However, not long after the envoys of Kim Yong Cheng went out of the city, there were a large number of routs in the north, bringing a desperate news, Mengjin was unfavorable and had been seized by the enemy, and the rest of the people fought and retreated along the road fort in Bisaka, and the life and death of the lord Peach Leopard were unknown!

At a time when the men and men were on the verge of despair, Loudd showed great resilience, strictly ordering the battalions in the city to defend and actively recruiting the defeated people. Thanks to his previous orderly management of the city, the rout entered the city very smoothly, although some of the villagers moved out, but as the troops from outside returned to the city, the defenders in the city soon reached 7,000 men.

After those troops entered the city, seeing that the city was so thick, the original frightened mood also calmed down slightly. Kim Yong Cheng is the only fortified fortress in Luobei, and with such a thick reserve, the soldiers are in such a dangerous situation, they can fight for their lives, and they still have the strength to fight!

Naturally, there was no shortage of strong generals who were defeated and returned to the city, and although they recognized Ludd's management ability, it was impossible to hand over the responsibility of defending the city to Ludd. What's more, even the peach leopard doesn't know life and death, and these soldiers naturally won't put life and death in the hands of others. Therefore, a consensus was soon reached to remove Lu De's military power and imprison him in the city.

Ludd did not resist this, and was willing to appoint. Although his man was no longer in office, he had managed the city very well in just a few days, and the generals who took over the defense of the city could only follow his defensive arrangements, stay inside, and wait for the enemy to advance with a partial division.

Even if they wanted to go out and sneak attack, they couldn't do it, one was that the army was terrified and difficult to use, and the other was that the ravines outside the city not only restricted the enemy's advance, but also restricted the defenders inside the city from attacking.

Another day and night passed in this tormented state, and on the way, another army returned to the city, bringing back the latest but even worse news.

Outside Jin Yong's city, a large number of Jin army began to appear, the Jin army in the north, the Luoshui River Valley in the east and the remnants of Luonan, the Jin army covered the sky and the sun, surrounded by this lonely city of Jin Yong, but they all had a tacit understanding that there was no strong attack, and it seemed to be waiting for some big man to arrive.

The Jin army was so cautious that the defenders' previous strategy of counterattack was useless. The men and horses from all walks of life controlled the suburbs deeply, the army formation was orderly, there was no chaos at all, and the defenders went out to fight in the field just to find death.

This confrontation continued for several more hours, and the sky darkened. The trembling defenders in the city also breathed a sigh of relief, the Jin army was so powerful that it was impossible to launch a night attack at the early stage. What's more, there is a lot of firewood outside the city, and the city wall is high, if the Jin army dares to attack at night, the raging fire will teach them how to behave!

"These firewood are still too close to the city, and if there is no war tomorrow, it should be adjusted slightly."

Several generals defending the city chanted these words, and then arranged for night defense, or on duty or rest.

The accumulation of wages under the city is a hidden danger, but the villagers have scattered in a hurry before, lacking manpower, and the defenders in the city have to respond to the rout, so there is no time to deal with this matter at all. However, the Jin army is still camped more than ten miles away, and it will not find this hidden danger and take advantage of it in the short term, and after the army's morale stabilizes tomorrow, it will naturally have time to make adjustments.

During the night, there was an atmosphere of slaughter in the city of Kim, with the soldiers of each battalion living deep in the camp, and the sergeants at the head of the city patrolling closely.

"Thou shalt not raise fire to peek out of the walls!"

During the patrol process, the commanders who led the troops remembered the instructions of the generals and told their soldiers over and over again. So there was no fire at the edge of the wall, and the line between black and white was as neat as a cut.

"Did you hear any unusual noises?"

During the patrol, suddenly a soldier whispered to his companions nearby, which attracted the fierce gaze of the commander, and he was too busy to keep silent. But after a while, the crackling sound was heard by more and more people, and at the same time, suddenly one of the soldiers shouted: "There is a fire under the city!" ”

"Don't approach with fire!"

The commander of the army was still strictly reciting military orders, but he quickly rushed to the edge of the city wall, looked at it, and was immediately shocked. I saw that the bottom of those firewoods under the city was already spreading in the line of fire, growing rapidly and spreading upward!

"It's on fire! Hurry up and put out the fire......"

A great number of shouts came from the top of the city, and at the same time, the line of fire had already climbed up, and there were several secret doors hidden in the hidden places of the city walls, and there were also firewood piled up in the city, connecting several city warehouses. The raging fire soon spread into the city, and several warehouses rose one after another with vigorous fires, which immediately plunged the entire city into panic and chaos.

The city was already boiling with clamour, but the apartment where Ludd was imprisoned was quiet, and although the generals who defended the city took away his authority, they also affirmed his contribution to the defense of the city, so there was no harsh treatment of food and drink.

At this moment, Lu De was sitting in the room, with some barbecue meat and drinks on the small table in front of him. He cut off a piece of barbecue meat with a sharp short knife and put it in his mouth, and then took the wine and drank it all, his expression was quite intoxicated, but he was a little regretful: "It's a pity, it's a pity that it's just a turbid soup." I heard that there is a good drink of Liquan sweet syrup in Jiangdong......"

At this time, the fire at the city wall was getting more and more intense, and even the hall where Lu De was was rolling up with hot wind and smoke, he pushed the case up, walked to the door, looked at the sky that had been red by the firelight, and there was a lot of pride in his eyebrows: "The poison man's subplan, the fire dragon soars to the sky, why do you need a knife to kill." Burn thousands of people, fortify the city and turn to ashes, I don't know if it can get a little famous? ”

The fire grew stronger and stronger, gradually sweeping through the city, and at this time there was a chaotic sound of footsteps and shouts outside the courtyard, and Ludd did not know whether the people who came were going to ask for guilt or to escape with him, but he did not want to talk to people at this time, but only wanted to enjoy a little glory of his own.

He hurried through the halls, and then clumsily climbed over the walls, and there was no shortage of panicked pawns in the streets, but now his life was at stake, and no one paid attention to him. Loudd roamed the streets alone, and by this time the fire had spread to the streets and alleys of the city, and there were even many defenders who set themselves on fire, wailing and struggling.

Half a life is cold and no one knows, only madness is difficult to give up. It is not easy to live in poverty, how can Qiang Liang know about it? Jiangdong Quantu raised troops to the north, and Hu Yong in Hebei was defeated and became a disaster. There is style in both high and low, why is the world lacking me? There is no need to ask about good and evil, just hate that the number of lives is too thin!

Walking to a street corner, Lu De looked left and right, and saw the people running in panic, and suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Arsonist, Lu De also! ”

With that, he trotted to help, jumped into the raging sea of fire, and was soon engulfed by the fierce fire, leaving no trace.