Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 82 After the Northern Xinjiang Army broke through the Yongmen, the defenders were defeated in the direction of Xicheng on the whole line, and the Upper West Gate and Guangyang Gate at the east and west ends of the West City were immediately lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army roared into the three city gates and killed the palace in a blink of an eye.

The defenders withdrew into the palace and defended the north and south palaces. Under the command of Wen Chou, the Northern Xinjiang Army forcibly broke through the Middle Gate Avenue between the south and north palaces, completely divided the rebels in the south and north palaces, and quickly captured the East Gate of the East City.

The rear general Yu Shi and the middle base general Yu Poison on the Dongcheng battlefield immediately led the army into the city, and together with the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Xicheng battlefield, they surrounded the south and north palaces from the east and west.

The Northern Xinjiang Army was worried that the rebels would be desperate and burn the south and north palaces on the verge of death, so they did not launch a strong attack after completing the encirclement.

The two sides formed a standoff. At dusk, in the Nangong Jiade Palace, the civil and military officials of Luoyang had a fierce dispute. Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Wang Qiu, Lu Kuang, Wei Zhan, Gao Xiang and others asked to break through.

Yuan Zhong said: At present, although the northern Xinjiang army has broken through the east and west cities, the city gates of the south and north cities are still under our control, and the compound road connecting the south and north palaces is still intact, and the troops in the two palaces can be assembled together at any time.

If we break through immediately, we still have a chance to live, and if we hesitate and let the northern army conquer all the gates of the southern and northern cities overnight, we will be unable to fly.

Yuan Zhong suggested that the troops holding on to the Xia Gate and Gumen of the North City should immediately withdraw to the South Palace together with the troops who had retreated to the North Palace.

In the middle of the night, the army did everything in its power to break through from the direction of the Pingcheng Gate in the southern city. Yuan Zhong believed that the main forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army had already entered the city from the direction of Xicheng and Dongcheng, and there were definitely not many troops left in the direction of Nancheng and Beicheng at this moment.

After the army rushed out of the Pingcheng Gate, it immediately crossed the Luoshui River and withdrew in the direction of Dagu Pass. Xin Ping and Xun Chen resolutely opposed it.

The Northern Xinjiang Army did not take advantage of the situation to enter the south and north palaces, mainly because they were worried that we would burn down the palace. It is from this point of view that they have not yet occupied the gates of the north and south cities, and have not cut off the way for us to break through from the north and south cities, and their purpose is to give us the illusion that we still have a chance to live.

If we forcibly break through the siege, we will definitely be surrounded and annihilated by the Northern Xinjiang Army outside the city.

"The Northern Frontier Army captured the Middle East Gate Avenue and cut off our connection with the North Palace from the ground, but why didn't they destroy the compound road above the Middle East Gate Avenue? Why do we have to leave a double road connecting the north and south houses? Xin Ping said excitedly,

"Obviously, it's trying to lure us to break through."

"Outside the gate of Pingcheng is Taixue and Sanyong (that is, the three buildings of Biyong, Mingtang and Lingtai), and the Northern Xinjiang Army will garrison heavy troops to protect it. After the Sanyong Palace, it is the Luoshui River, and when the Northern Xinjiang Army sees that we have broken through the Sanyong Palace, they will immediately let the Northern Xinjiang soldiers on the opposite bank burn the pontoon bridge. How can we cross the river without a bridge? The army will be wiped out by the Luoshui River. ”

"Taking a step back, even if the Northern Xinjiang Army was caught off guard and let us rush through Luoshui and break through Dagu Pass, how can Guangcheng Pass break through? The Northern Frontier Army on the Yingchuan battlefield will do its best to intercept it, and we will not be able to move an inch. Even if we break through the Guangcheng Pass, is Luyang City still in Liu Biao's hands? If Luyang is in the hands of the Northern Xinjiang Army, we will be surrounded and annihilated at the foot of Huoyang Mountain in the end. Xin Ping was so angry that he hit the map on the case again and again.

"Break out, break out, where is the chance to break through now? If you want to die, die yourself, and don't let tens of thousands of soldiers bury you in vain. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down. Now, the vitality is gone, and there is no possibility of breaking through. Xun Chen persuaded hard,

"No matter how well Liu Biao and Yuan Tan's middle lane containment is fought, and whether Cao Cao and Liu Bei's attacks on the east and west battlefields are smooth or not, the fall of Luoyang is already a fact. The Northern Xinjiang Army captured Luoyang so early, which was equivalent to grasping the initiative of the entire battle situation, Li Hong could immediately divide his troops to support Guanzhong, Yingchuan and Yanzhou, and Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao would soon be defeated and retreat. We have lost all hope, and a breakthrough is bound to be a dead end. However, Xin Ping and Xun Chen's persuasion had no effect.

Yuan Wei has a high prestige among the officials in Luoyang, and many civil and military officials are his protégés, he is determined to break through and swear not to surrender, and others naturally bow down to obey orders.

Even if some people know that breaking through is a dead end, at this moment, staying is surrender and betrayal.

No one wants to betray the Lord at this moment. Yuan Shang was already completely desperate, but when he heard that there was still a glimmer of life in the breakthrough, he chose to break through without hesitation as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Take my father's body with us, and we'll break through, break through immediately." Xin Ping and Xun Chen had to accept their fate. But Yuan Wei no longer trusts them,

"You take 5,000 people to stay behind and drag the Northern Frontier Army in the palace." Yuan Wei looked at them, shook his head and smiled bitterly,

"We are brothers, living and dying together for decades, no matter what choice you make, I will not blame you, but for the sake of the original face, please be sure to stick to it for three days. Whatever method you use, stick to it for three days. Three days later, if we haven't fought our way out of the encirclement......" Yuan Wei's eyes were slightly red, he looked up to the sky and sighed, turned around and left.

*Night* (**please delete) quickly enveloped Luoyang City. The rebels withdrew from Xiamen and Gumen.

Sima Yi and Wei Yan on the battlefield of Beicheng immediately led their troops to kill. On the Middle East Gate Avenue, the general Li Hong, the left guard general Lu Yi, the right guard general Zhang Yan, the guard general Jia Xu and others surrounded Xiao Tianzi and rushed to a place about two hundred steps away from the compound road.

The compound road spans the north and south houses, just like one

The "air corridor", at this moment, the inside and outside of the road are clear, and it looks extremely magnificent. Jia Xu hurriedly introduced Xiao Tianzi.

Xiao Tianzi looked excited, kept screaming and shouting, and didn't know if he listened. Just now, Xiao Tianzi saw a mountain of corpses at the city gate, and his face turned pale with fright, and he forgot all about it all now.

"General, the rebels in the North Palace are evacuating towards the South Palace." Later, the general Jade came on horseback, pointed to the dense figures that were faintly visible in the compound road, and said,

"Do you want to cut off the re-path and stop the rebels of the two palaces from meeting?"

"Let them rendezvous." Li Hong shook his hand and said,

"If we can keep Beigong, it will be a blessing."

"I wonder if the enemy will break through?" Koji Yi smiled,

"If Yuan Shao is in the city, I estimate that the rebels will break through soon. With Yuan Shao's character, he would rather die in battle than surrender. He still has this backbone. ”

"Feng Ji and the trial match have a very high status in Luoyang, after the two of them died in Yongmen at the same time, the rebels can continue to retreat to the palace and hold on, and they have not all collapsed, which shows that Yuan Shao must be here." Zhang Yan waved the horsewhip in his hand with some excitement,

"If Yuan Shao can be killed in this battle, then the period of peace in the world is just around the corner."

"I hope so, I hope so." Li Hong said with a smile,

"Yuan Shao is our strongest opponent and the pillar of the rebels. Yuan Shao has fallen, and how many rebels can confront us head-on? Late at night, Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei gathered more than 20,000 people, suddenly rushed out of Nangong, and rushed along Pingchengmen Avenue towards Pingchengmen.

After the Northern Xinjiang Army broke through the east and west cities, the Northern Xinjiang Army that entered from Guangyangmen in the west city was blocked at the intersection of Xiaoyuanmen Avenue and Guangyangmen Avenue, and the Northern Xinjiang Army that entered from Dongcheng's East Gate Avenue was also blocked at the intersection of Kaiyangmen Avenue and Shumen Avenue.

Located in the middle of the southern city, Pingchengmen Avenue is still under the control of the rebels at the moment. Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei rushed to the Pingcheng Gate with a large army unimpeded.

Pingcheng Gate is the main gate of Luoyang City, and the defense is extremely strong. At the beginning of the siege, the Northern Xinjiang Army gave up the assault on the Pingcheng Gate, and instead chose the easternmost Kaiyang Gate among the four gates in the south as the target of attack.

Wang Dang, the general of the cavalry, is now commanding a large army to continue the attack outside the Kaiyang Gate. Mayan, who was stationed at the Pingcheng Gate, opened the gate and ordered the soldiers to build a moat bridge over the moat outside the city as fast as possible, and then pushed the raft pontoon bridge that had been prepared long ago into the moat.

The raft pontoon was about 15 zhang (about 35 meters in today's day), the width of the moat, and on the surface it appeared to be a giant raft, but there were boat-shaped bases every two zhang below it to enhance buoyancy, and the raft was equipped with five wheels on each side.

After pushing the raft pontoon bridge into the moat, it is possible to walk on it as long as it is secured with thick ropes at both ends.

The defenders had built the raft to add more temporary passages to the moat in order to save time for transporting supplies, but now they have become a means of escape.

The number of Northern Xinjiang troops outside the Pingcheng Gate was not large, mainly the soldiers and people of the chariot battalion. At this moment, bonfires were burning on the battlefield, illuminating the top and bottom of the city walls, and the stone cannons on the positions outside the city were intermittently bombarding the towers.

The soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army suddenly saw the enemy soldiers in the city killed, and immediately cheered happily, the drums rose to the sky, and the ballistas on the earthen platform also roared wildly.

After receiving the news, Wang Dang, who was commanding the battle on the battlefield of Kaiyangmen, immediately ordered Wu Xiong, the general of Wumeng, to rush to the Pingcheng battlefield to command.

"Order the troops on the battlefield of Pingcheng to immediately withdraw and retreat in the direction of Kaiyangmen, so that the enemy in the city can break through."

"When will the pontoon bridge on the Luoshui River burn down?" Wu Xiong was a little impatient.

"Wait for the enemy to flee to the river and burn it, and do not be in a hurry, lest you force the enemy back into the city." Wang Dang waved his hand and said,

"Urgently inform the two adults Zhang Baiqi and Sun Qin on the battlefield in Xicheng, and ask them to immediately mobilize their troops to block the enemy's westward retreat to Yiyang." Wu Xiong rode away on a flying horse with a team of guards.

"Urgently inform the general that the rebels are breaking through from the direction of Pingchengmen, and ask all departments in the city to immediately capture Guangyangmen Avenue and Shumen Avenue in the southern city, and cut off the way for the rebels to retreat to the palace." The king shouted at the heralds,

"Quick, quick, report immediately." Ma Yan took the lead and advanced bravely with the assault front. If the army wants to break through, it must first break through the five moats in front of the moat.

When I dug the moat, I didn't expect to break through today. If I knew this, I wouldn't have dug so many moats in the first place.

Ma Yan was so shot by the dense arrows of the Northern Frontier Army that he couldn't raise his head, and lay on the ground while scolding and complaining secretly.

"My lord, the Northern Frontier Army has retreated, and they are retreating......" Several guards lying beside him suddenly cried out in surprise.

The arrows gradually thinned out, and Ma Yan looked up carefully. The Northern Frontier Army and civilians on the opposite side were retreating, and stone cannons and ballistas were being dragged out of the battlefield.

Ma Yan shook his head, there was no joy on his face, the Northern Frontier Army got out of the way, which meant that they were ready to encircle and annihilate.

Mayan smiled self-deprecatingly. Breakout, it's a joke? Luoyang City has fallen, and the Baguan Pass is also controlled by the Northern Frontier Army, where can the army break through?

Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei were desperate, and before they died, they had to let tens of thousands of innocent soldiers bury them. Ma Yan turned his head to look at the soldiers around him, thinking that they were about to fall into a different place around him, his heart ached, and tears almost fell.

The soldiers only knew that they were desperate, they didn't know that breaking through was actually death, and they probably thought it was a way of hope for survival.

"Your Excellency......" a soldier in the distance waved his hand and shouted,

"My lord, let's push the bridge up, quick......" Before he could finish speaking, a long arrow roared and pinned him to the ground in an instant.

Ma Yan screamed sadly, looking up to the sky and screaming miserably. I can't stick to Luoyang and protect Sheji, and I can't save my brother's life, what's the point of living.

He leaped to his feet, raised his hands and shouted,

"Brothers, push up the trench bridge, put it up, put it up......" he did not raise his shield. His entire body was exposed to the arrows of the Northern Frontier Army, and he immediately became the target of the arrows.

He was shot through and fell to the ground on his back. In the early morning, Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei rushed out of the Pingcheng Gate with their troops.

Lu Kuang and He Qian led the vanguard army to rush forward. This avenue extends directly to the bank of the Luoshui River, and the Ming Hall and Lingtai are on the east and west sides of this avenue.

To their surprise, they did not encounter any resistance along the way, and the Northern Frontier Army allowed them to pass through the Sanyong Palace and approach the bank of the Luoshui River.

In the dark night, a fire suddenly broke out on the Luoshui River, and the five pontoon bridges instantly fell into flames. The way south was cut off.

Yuan Wei did not hesitate at all, and resolutely ordered,

"To the west, march west along Luoyang Water, capture Henan City, kill Qinglong Mountain, and break through from the direction of Yiyang."

"When we arrived in Yiyang, there were high mountains all around, and the mountain roads were steep, and it was even more difficult for us to break through." Chen Lin dissuaded,

"Let's retreat into the city and defend the palace. We have the palace in our hands, Li Hong does not dare not agree to our conditions, and we can return to Jingzhou with a swagger. ”

"From Yiyang City to the south along the black stream is Lu Mingguan." Yuan Wei sneered,

"As long as we withdraw to Lu Mingguan, we will be able to return to Jingzhou smoothly. Remove...... Retreat to the west......" After a slight hesitation at the Luoshui River, the army turned westward, but after only four miles, they were blocked by the Northern Frontier Army.

Zhang Baiqi and Sun Qin led an army of 40,000 to block it head-on. The generals of these two armies are all from the Yellow Turban Army, especially Li Damu, Guo Daxian, Yuancheng, and Luo Shi, the former generals of the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro, who hated Yuan Shao to the core.

The sharpness of his attacks and the brutality of his killings made the rebels feel terrified and scattered. Lü Kuang and He Yan bore the brunt of the attack, and the forward army was quickly overwhelmed by the overwhelming Northern Xinjiang Army, two of them died on the spot, and there were few of the 3,000 people left.

Zhang Baiqi and Sun Qin commanded the army to take advantage of the situation to cover the killing.

"Drive them to the river, drive them into the river, drown them." Zhang Baiqi shouted wildly,

"There is no forgiveness for killing, no one is left, no one is left."

"Kill, kill me...... Revenge for Bai Shuai, revenge for Wei Shuai......" Li Damu shook the banner and roared wildly in the sky,

"Brothers, take revenge...... tens of thousands of soldiers roared like thunder, and the fierce killing sound shook the night, and the rushing sea of people set off heavy waves like a tide, which was overwhelming.

Gao Xiang, Wei Zhan and others protected Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei and fought and retreated.

"Retreat to the city, retreat to ......" Yuan Wei looked at the wolf rushing to the top of the army, which had completely collapsed, so he had to order a retreat, but it was too late.

Wang Dang and Wu Xiong led an army of 20,000 to kill from the direction of Kaiyangmen, cut off the retreat of the rebels to Pingchengmen, protected Sanyong Palace, and blocked the rebels in the area of Xiaoyuanmen.

Zhang Baiqi and Sun Qin led an army of 40,000 into the enemy formation and slashed and killed wantonly. The soldiers of Northern Xinjiang were red-eyed, and it happened to be dark again, and they caught and cut anything, and the blood flowed like a river for a while.

The rebels had no choice but to flee south, towards the Luoshui River, where thousands of people drowned. The 60,000 troops of northern Xinjiang were killed from the east, west, and north directions, leaving not a single living mouth, and the corpses were all over the field.

On the fifth day of April, dawn, the morning sun is rising. The fighting in the southern city of Luoyang gradually stopped, the battlefield was in shambles, and there were countless corpses floating on the Luoshui River.

In Luoyang City, more than 100,000 troops from the north surrounded the south and north palaces. In the morning, Zhang Baiqi, Sun Prince, Wang Dang, and Wu Xiong led the army into Luoyang City from the Pingcheng Gate.

The four of them rushed to the Son of Heaven Xingyuan, which was located near the gate of Dongcheng. This was originally the Taiwei, Sima, and Situ mansions of the Luoyang Imperial Court, and there were many palaces and magnificent momentum.

"Not a single live mouth?" Li Hong stood up in surprise and looked at Zhang Baiqi for a long time without speaking.

"Yuan Shao is in the army that has broken through, send someone to find it." Ko Yi glared at Zhang Baiqi and the four of them, and wanted to scold a few words, but because Zhang Yan was beside him, he could only endure the cold

"Humph" a few times,

"If you live to see people, if you die to see corpses, hurry up and find them." Wang Dang looked disdainful, and was about to open his mouth to mock Lu Yi, Zhang Yan immediately frowned at Wang Dang, signaling him not to do much,

"We estimate that Yuan Shao will personally command in Luoyang this time, so you will immediately send someone to find it."

"What if he falls into the river and drowns?" Wang Dang was obviously extremely dissatisfied with Li Hong and Ko Yi's attitude.

There is no merit and hard work, Lao Tzu killed tens of thousands of people and lost thousands of brothers, and he didn't even have a word of comfort.

Is a rebellious corpse more important than the lives of thousands of my brothers?

"Death is to see the corpse." Koji said angrily,

"Let me go to the river and fish."

"If he feeds the fish, will he have to pay for Lao Tzu's life?" The king was furious, and cried out at the top of his throat.

"If you don't fish, you dare to cut off my head?" Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Wang Dang to dare to hit him in front of him, he was so angry that he shouted angrily, and reached out to draw his knife.

"Wang Heizi, I think you are too long-term, looking for death?" Li Hong stretched out his hand to stop Koji Yi,

"Yuntian, they killed all night, it's hard enough, be considerate." Then he turned his head and waved his hand to Wang Dang,

"Let's rest first, try to find it, and forget if you can't find it." Zhang Baiqi and the others bowed down to leave, and Zhang Yan personally sent them out.

"Yuntian, send someone to shoot in the palace again, tell them that the army that broke through the siege has been wiped out, and tell them to surrender quickly." Li Hong sighed,

"If Yuan Shao died, the hope of appeasing the rebels would be dashed. Not only did Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi brothers form a blood feud with us, but even Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan fought with us to the end for their own lives and never surrendered. ”

"If Yuan Shao is in Luoyang, there is little chance that he will survive." Koji Yi sneered,

"Even if he lived, he would not surrender, let alone expect him to help us appease the rebellion."

"But it's better for him to be alive than dead." Li Hong said helplessly,

"If you die, you will die, but at least there must be a dead body, so as not to let the rebels mistakenly think that we have crushed him to ashes, and there is a dead body, so we can have an explanation when we appease the forces of Yuan Valve."

"Maybe he's still in the palace." Koji Yi comforted,

"Yuan Shao may not have died so easily." Jump to