When Qiuming arrived at Luoshui, Cheng Yu and Chen Gong were already waiting on the shore, Wei Yan pointed to Qiuming's helmet and said, "I won't see you for a while, where did you get such a thing, it looks quite stylish, take it off and give it to me to wear." ”

Qiu Ming said: "Don't mess around, this is a golden helmet given by the Son of Heaven, and if you wear it indiscriminately, you will lose your head." ”

Wei Yan stuck out his tongue and stopped talking, but Chen Gong said: "Look at the smoke and dust on the opposite side, the enemy army should be less than ten miles away from Luoshui, we need to prepare to meet the enemy immediately." ”

Zhang He said: "The other party came so quickly, the vanguard must be all cavalry, and my halberd can just restrain the cavalry, so let me take the lead first." ”

Koji Yixin said that there are only two of us troops here, and you are going to take the lead when you say this? However, there were only 10,000 crossbow arrows in his hand, and he really couldn't withstand the consumption of lavishness, so he didn't fight for it at the moment, but only retreated to the side with a smile.

Although the Euphorbia had less than 2,000 soldiers, they were equipped with more than 3,000 auxiliaries, and as soon as they heard the order, the soldiers immediately rushed out in front of the formation, and the auxiliaries chased after them to put on armor and fight for them. When the formation was ready, the soldiers were all shining, and the halberds were shining brightly, and they knew at a glance that they were a strong soldier in a hundred battles.

Zhang He divided his subordinates into three rows and arranged for them to go forward into the riverside beach to set up defenses, but Cheng Yu said loudly: "Go back, go back." ”

Zhang He was taken aback and stepped back? Do you want to give way to tidal flats? He immediately said: "There are too many opponents, it is difficult to drive them down the river while their foothold is not stable, it is better to wait for them to cross and attack more certainly, and the risk is less." ”

Cheng Yu smiled: "It's okay, we have already made a plan, just retreat." He saw that Zhang He was still puzzled, and explained: "The enemy cavalry comes and goes like the wind, but I am afraid that it will bring us great trouble, it is better to take advantage of their disconnection between the front and back, the cavalry to light the enemy's rash advance, and lead all these pioneers across the river to destroy them." ”

Chen Gong also said: "Yes, these cavalry are too fast, if they are blocked here, go around the upstream and downstream to cross the river, where can we have so many troops to defend?" If they run to the Tiger Prison Pass, it will be even more troublesome to attack from the back of the pass. ”

Zhang He was known for his coincidence, and after a little thought, he figured out the joints, and immediately asked his subordinates to take five hundred steps back. Cheng Yu squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while and said, "It's not enough, you still need to retreat some", Zhang He then retreated another three hundred steps, and almost couldn't hear the sound of Luoshui flowing.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and in addition to the rain or shine square dance team on the city wall of Nancheng, there were many more idlers with different ghosts, all of whom were spies sent by major families. As soon as they saw that the troops outside the city had retreated for no reason, these people immediately became agitated, and many of them immediately ran to the city, and the rest also lay on the battlements and looked down vigorously, for fear that they had missed something.

But it was getting darker and darker, and soon it would be difficult to see clearly, so they lit torches one after another, and set up a wall of fire on the city wall, as if there were thousands of troops and horses from afar.

It was at this time that the enemy's forward cavalry galloped to the south bank of Luoshui, and Li Xu and Zhou Zhi, who led the army, were all heroes of Hefei Hou in recent years, and they were the best choice regardless of courage and strategy. Seeing the wall of fire in the distance, Zhou Zhi grabbed the reins and said: "Look at it like this, Luoyang City is prepared for battle, and we are all cavalry, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack the city." ”

Li Xu probed his eyes and observed for a while and said: "The Luoyang Northern Army has indeed gone north, even if there are preparations in the city, there will not be too many troops, and seeing that there is no one stationed on the other side, we might as well cross the river and set up camp, and wait for the Hou Ye's rear army to arrive before making a decision." ”

Zhou Zhi thought for a moment and said: "It's okay, although the horsepower of today's continuous march is lacking, but the other party actually does not defend the shore, which is really a bit too stupid." This is an opportunity not to be missed, so let's cross the river now. ”

Li Xu first made people explore the depth of the water, and found that it was just enough to accommodate one person and one horse to swim across the river, so he immediately overjoyed the whole team and ordered the whole army to cross the river. So ten thousand horses jumped into Luoshui at the same time, and rushed towards the north shore in unison.

Until most of the cavalry went ashore, Li Xu and Zhou Zhi's heart finally let go, it seems that as soon as He Jin leaves, there will be no one who can fight in Luoyang, and he doesn't even understand such a simple truth as a half-crossing attack. If they ride forward directly, maybe they will be able to take Luoyang City tonight, thinking of this, their mood immediately became hot.

In the darkness here, Cheng Yu was explaining his arrangements to Qiu Ming: "Because of the mention of the emperor's master, we thought that it is the height of summer, only the south wind and no north wind, if we set fire on the beach to stop the enemy, the fire will only roll back to ourselves." So it was better to let the enemy go ashore, but we retreated to a safe distance and waited for them to cross the river before starting to fire from the shore. When the south wind blows, the fire borrows the wind, why not burn it all? ”

Qiu Ming nodded silently, it turned out that Huangfu Song's guidance should be here. However, no matter how much Huangfu Song is a soldier, he can't imagine that someone can actually go to the altar to borrow the wind. Thinking of Zhuge Liang, who is now by Liu Bei's side, Qiu Ming felt a pain in his heart again, Zhuge Liang has been good at attacking with fire all his life, and he must not be in his way.

At this time, the enemy's scouts had already discovered Zhang He's troops and hurriedly reported back to Li Xu. Li Xu smiled: "Eight hundred steps? It was exactly the distance of the cavalry charge, and it seemed that the commander of the enemy army was not only stupid, but also looking for his own death. ”

Zhou Zhidao: "Having said that, it takes a lot of energy for the troops to cross the river, so it is better to rest on the shore and wait for the horses to recover before charging." Anyway, Luoyang is close at hand, and this credit can't be run away anymore. Li Xu nodded, and ordered the cavalry to dismount and rest, leaving only a small part of the rangers to patrol outside to prevent the enemy from sneaking up.

After a while, the city wall suddenly burst into flames, and the sound of the mountain shouting long live was faintly heard. It turned out that Qiu Ming's actions stunned the spies sent by various families, and when they learned that he had given up the Luoshui position without letting go of a single arrow or arrow, all the courtiers couldn't sit still, and rushed to the palace together, begging the Son of Heaven to change generals and stop letting that deflated San go to toss around.

Luoyang City suffered a military disaster for the first time in 200 years, and Liu Hong was also worried in his heart, and after retiring from the dynasty, he did not go to Hutianhudi, but waited for news from the front line. Hearing the cry of the ministers, Liu Honglongyan was furious, and Zhang Rang even pleaded with the Son of Heaven to watch the battle, and beheaded Qiuming in front of the battle to calm the army's heart. So Liu Hong wore a golden dragon helmet and a jade dragon armor, and waited for the southern city under the protection of Yuan Shu, causing him to kneel down on the city wall and sing long live.

Liu Hong looked down at the battlements for a while, and couldn't see anything clearly in the dark, so he asked Yuan Shudao: "Yuan Qing, what do you think about this matter?" Yuan Shu couldn't see anything clearly, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there must be something strange about this matter." ”