Chapter 10: Winning the Central Plains, the seventy-second section of the Son of Heaven and the Son of Heaven camp stationed in Shanglin Yuan. The generals of the various ministries met with the Son of Heaven, and then, under the auspices of the general, held a military meeting to deploy the strategy of attack.

Luoyang City is seven miles long from east to west, about ten miles wide from north to south, and the overall pattern is the Big Dipper. of the Big Dipper

The "spoon handle" was in the north city, and the south city was near the water, only four or five miles away from the Luoshui River, which was not conducive to the deployment of the army, so the general decided to set the direction of attack in the east and west cities.

Luoyang City sits in the north and faces south, respects the south, and has twelve city gates. Among them, the flat city gate of the south city is the main gate of Luoyang, the defense is strong, and the summer gate of the north city is the highest gate of Luoyang city, its gatehouse has three times, twenty zhang from the ground, extremely majestic.

Choosing the direction of the main attack in the east and west cities is equivalent to avoiding the two most difficult fortresses in Luoyang City.

The east and west cities of Luoyang each have three city gates. The east city is from north to south, and it is determined to be the upper east gate, the middle gate and the consumption gate; From north to south, the west city is the upper west gate, the Yongmen gate and the Guangyang gate.

These gates had two gatehouses, and the walls were 100 feet above the ground (equivalent to about 24 meters in today's city).

The moat outside the city is connected with Luoshui through the Yangshui Canal and Luoshui, and boats can be sailed under normal circumstances, and the river is generally more than ten zhang wide.

"The cities we attacked in the past and Luoyang City cannot be compared at all, and the gap in defense capabilities between the two is too great." Fu Gan stood in front of the map, his face was melancholy, and his tone was helpless.

"The thickness of the walls of Luoyang City is generally about 50 to 70 feet (between 12 and 17 meters today), and the thickness of its wall roots has reached 170 feet (about 40 meters today). Even if we hollow out the foundation of the city with this thickness, the city wall will not collapse, at most it will sink as a whole. So......" Fu Gan said with a wry smile in the face of the generals,

"We gathered a lot of officials and skilled craftsmen who were skilled in civil engineering and construction for a long time, and finally decided to abandon digging the tunnels, so as not to waste time and effort and achieve nothing."

"Someone has proposed a strategy of building an embankment to drain the water, but this is pure nonsense." Fu Gan shook his head self-deprecatingly,

"Luoyang is built on the back of the mountain, and the terrain is high. The Luoshui River is very wide, and the embankment project is huge. There are many waterways and ditches inside and outside Luoyang City, which are easy to dredge. Taking a step back, even if this strategy is successful, it will become an ocean within dozens of miles of Luoyang, and the army will not be able to gain a foothold, and finally drown itself and laugh generously. ”

"Now we have only one way to attack Luoyang, and that is to use all kinds of siege equipment to launch a forcible attack." Fu Gan raised his voice slightly,

"As early as the year before last, after the end of the Central Plains War, the general drew up a detailed list of siege equipment and asked the imperial court to speed up the system. In the second half of last year, some heavy siege equipment was successively transported to various departments, and they had already played a role in attacking the periphery of Luoyang. Up to today, all kinds of ordnance drawn up by the general have been quickly transported to Luoyang City on time and in full quantities by land and water, and the preparations for the big war have basically been completed. Fu Gan then explained the number of various types of ordnance and the specific figures assigned to each department.

Among them, various heavy siege equipment such as ladders, trench bridges, temporary vehicles, rushing cars, indignation, repair turrets, crossbow cannons, bow ballistas, ballistas, stone cannons, and some individual combat ordnance such as hooks and crossbows and other equipment that first board the assault department, because of the limited number, need to be arranged in a unified manner in order to play the greatest role.

"At present, there are 230,000 troops under Luoyang City, which is the entire strength of the siege." Fu Gan pointed to the map and drew twice in the east and south directions of Luoyang City on the map.

"There is an army of 50,000 of General Yan Liang on the Yingchuan battlefield, and during our siege, he will lead his army to stop the rebels in Jing and Henan Prefectures, and protect the safety of the southern passes of Luoyang. The containment battlefield of Qingyan and Yanzhou had the 40,000-strong army of General Lü Bu, who would lead his army to deter Xuzhou and Yuzhou and protect the security of the eastern passes of Luoyang. ”

"All the grain and grass baggage in Hebei will be transported by water to Maojindu in Guanxi and Mengjindu in the north of Luoyang, and then from these two ferries to Luoyang City. Therefore, the safety of the grain route will be undertaken by General Yang Hua of Hedong and the sailors of the Fuhu Lord of Jizhou. ”

"Sima Yi and Wei Yan led an army of 20,000 to deploy in the north of Luoyang City. Wen Chou and Wu Xiong led an army of 20,000 to deploy in the south of Luoyang City. Fu Gan's eyes looked at Wen Chou, Sima Yi and others,

"The defenses of the southern and northern cities of Luoyang are very strong, and although your troops are too few, your attacks must also be very sharp. Hit the threshing gate in the direction of the north city, open the yang gate in the direction of the south city, concentrate the forces to storm a little, and be sure to hold off the enemy. ”

"The three adults, Lu Yi, Yushi, and Yang Feng, led an army of 130,000 to deploy in the west of Luoyang City. Zhao Yun and Yu Poison led an army of 60,000 to deploy in the east of Luoyang City. Fu Gan smiled at the puzzled eyes of the generals and said,

"In the two main offensive battlefields, our attack strategy is different. On the Eastern Front, Yu Poison and Guo Xun feinted to attack the East Gate and the Consume Gate, while Lord Zhao Yun concentrated on attacking the Middle East Gate. On the western front, Lord Lu Yi, Yushi, and Yang Feng Sanla each led a force to storm Shangximen, Yongmen and Guangyangmen at the same time, and the 130,000 troops attacked on the ten-mile-long city wall, leaving the rebels unable to parry. In terms of specific methods, Fu Gan made some explanations.

In the early days of the war, the main focus was on the use of siege engines to attack, so that the rebels could expose their defensive tactics as much as possible, so as to find countermeasures to destroy and suppress them.

In the middle of the war, siege equipment was still used to kill and injure the rebel troops as much as possible, destroy the rebels' defense facilities, and consume the rebels' supplies.

At the end of the war, all the siege equipment was concentrated to storm a little, completely suppress the rebel counterattack, and cover the assault force Qu Dengcheng to fight.

After Fu Gan finished speaking, the generals of the various ministries and commanders spoke one after another, and the problem was mainly focused on the siege equipment, believing that the battlefield attack surface was too large, the rebel defense facilities were too strong, and their own troops and siege equipment were obviously insufficient.

"Fight first, and after a few days, we will adjust the attack according to the specific situation on the battlefield." Li Hong stood up and waved his hand,

"Your Excellency, you must remember that we have limited troops, and we must do everything we can to reduce our losses, and do not let our soldiers fall under the city without restraint and senselessness." The generals agreed with a bang.

The Son of Heaven has participated in various ceremonies and court meetings since he was a child, and he has become accustomed to such occasions without any timidity.

On the contrary, he sat on the throne, looked around, and sometimes listened very carefully to Fu Gan's explanations. But soon he got bored.

He couldn't understand, he couldn't leave, and he had to sit upright, which was very uncomfortable. After a while, he began to fall asleep, but Zhao Song, who was sitting beside him, immediately coughed, waking him up.

The Son of Heaven looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, his little head drooped, and he continued to sleep. Yang Xiu, who was sitting on the other side, coughed again after that.

Tianzi ignored him, hugged his head with both hands, and fell asleep more soundly on the desk. Zhao Song and Yang Xiu were anxious.

On top of the military discussion, the Son of Heaven actually fell asleep, what kind of system did it become? The two of them just wanted to pull him up, but the general shook his hand.

He pointed to Arbitrary, who was standing on one side, and whispered, "Bring me my mattress and cover it for Your Majesty." The military discussion lasted for more than an hour, and then it was even louder, but Xiao Tianzi slept soundly, and his eyelids didn't move.

When the Son of Heaven woke up, it was already dusk, and the ministers in the military tent were still talking non-stop.

Xiao Tianzi glanced around nervously, and found that the ministers were all gathered in front of the map, including Zhao Song and Yang Xiu, who were standing in the crowd, no one paid attention to him, and his face suddenly showed a trace of luck.

If it was in the palace, it is estimated that my aunt's palm would have hit her buttocks. It's still good here, you can sleep at will, you don't have to write and recite scriptures every day, you can play without scruples, you can ride a horse and shoot arrows, it's too happy.

Xiao Tianzi rubbed his eyes, yawned, and felt very hungry, but the ministers looked excited, and they were talking happily, and they didn't know when they would disperse.

Xiao Tianzi had no choice but to sit there with a sad face, put his chin on the desk, and looked at the back of the ministers' heads with two eyes bored, praying that they would kowtow and leave early.

The general stood in the middle of the ministers, and suddenly turned to look at Xiao Tianzi. Xiao Tianzi was startled and hurriedly sat up straight, when he heard a heart-warming word.

"That's the end of today's military discussion, let's disperse." The ministers kowtowed and left. Xiao Tianzi danced happily.

It's still Xiu'er's sister's father who is understanding and knows that I am dizzy from hunger. Xiao Tianzi tried his best to keep the general from eating.

In his mind, the general is a god-like figure, and the general is the father of Wen'er and Xiu'er's sisters, the person his aunt likes the most, and his teacher.

He felt that he was very close to the general, it was an indescribable, as if it was an innate closeness.

He likes to be around the general, he likes to see the general's smile, he likes to hear the general's voice, he likes everything about the general, including the general's fabulous legendary experience and the tears on the portrait of the long hair that is scattered and impresses him.

The meal of the Son of Heaven is very simple, but the combination of meat and vegetables is beautiful and delicious. The eldest princess advocates frugality, and the palace has always been very simple.

This time, the eldest princess was worried about this and that, so she specially transferred a full set of people from the palace, bringing a large number of clothes, food and even medicinal materials, and there were special people in charge of clothing, food, housing and transportation.

Probably because of the relationship that he has gotten acquainted with in the past two days, Xiao Tianzi has more and more words, and he is chatting with the general with laughter.

Under the deliberate inducement of the general, Xiao Tianzi leaked a lot

"Secrets", there are the eldest princess, and there are also Wen'er, Xiu'er, Yan Ba, Zhao Tong and other friends.

"General, what are you going to do tomorrow?"

"Go and inspect the battlefield." The general smiled,

"Your Majesty is going?" The Son of Heaven raised his arms and cheered. Xiao Tianzi saw a tragic scene. The Xianyang Garden is crowded with homeless homeless people.

Men, women, and children are skinny, unkempt, unclothed, and crying one after another, which makes people feel sad.

The Son of Heaven walked through the crowd, terrified. Fu Gan briefly said that the relief is too small, and it can only maintain the survival of the displaced people.

At present, the imperial court is trying to find a way to solve it, and the top priority is to help them get through the coming winter.

As for rebuilding the homeland, it can only wait until after the capture of Luoyang City. The Son of Heaven didn't understand this, he only knew that these people were too pitiful, he had never seen so many poor people, and his young heart was greatly shocked.

Suddenly a white-haired old woman staggered out of the crowd, holding a little girl of seven or eight years old in her arms, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing and crying.

The little girl was untouched, purple, and her eyes were blank, and she was obviously seriously ill. The crowd around them immediately became chaotic, and soon a large number of people knelt down on the road, and the cries were endless.

The line stopped. A few Tiger Ben and Yu Lin just wanted to rush up to disperse the crowd. The guards of the Great General's Mansion immediately stopped them.

He turned his head to look at the general. The general shook his head and quietly retreated behind Xiao Tianzi. Tian Chou, Fu Gan, Duan Xuan and others understood it, and the two sides scattered.

Zhao Song and Yang Xiu wanted to step forward to protect Xiao Tianzi, but the general's stern eyes slowly swept over, making the two shudder and hurriedly retreat.

Xiao Tianzi suddenly found that there was no one around him, and he was startled, and he wanted to turn back.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the Great Han, and the people who kneel in front of him are the people of the Great Han." Li Hong waved his horsewhip at him,

"At this moment, what should Your Majesty do? Want to run away? Xiao Tianzi was dumbfounded, his mouth pouted, and he almost cried.

Li Hong pointed ahead,

"Your Majesty, go and do something for them, a word of comfort, a piece of clothing that covers their bodies, can make them grateful to Your Majesty for a lifetime." Li Hong's words woke up Xiao Tianzi.

With the help of Duan Xuan, he jumped off the horse, took off his brocade robe in a panic, ran to the old woman in a puff of smoke, covered the little girl's clothes, and then turned around and ran.

But he was probably so scared that he fell carelessly. When he got up dizzy, he saw that everyone everywhere was kowtowing, and he saw a pair of grateful eyes.

The old *** was already bleeding from her forehead, and she was still begging helplessly,

"Please, save my child......" Xiao Tianzi's eyes were red, and he ran to Li Hong's horse, tilted his head, and shouted in a childish voice: "Is I the son of heaven of the great man?" Li Hongfei dismounted, and before he could speak, he was dragged by Xiao Tianzi.

"General, save that child, ...... quickly"

"You have what it takes to save her." Li Hong bent down and said in a low voice,

"You should do everything you can to save her, don't count on others, rely on your own strength." Xiao Tianzi was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a long time, and then turned around and walked in front of Zhang Yan, wanting to speak again.

Zhang Yan smiled slightly, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, you are the son of heaven of the Great Han, and you must have the ability to save them." ”

"I ...... Give them all that I have. The Son of Heaven said in a slurping voice,

"Also, ask the healer to heal the child. If you can't cure it, you will be spanked and beaten hard. Zhang Yan and Li Hong glanced at each other, their faces happy.

"Your Majesty, if you give them all the things, then Your Majesty's clothes will be gone, the snacks will be gone, and the things for play will be gone......" Zhang Yan looked down at Xiao Tianzi and asked with interest,

"Your Majesty, are you willing?" Xiao Tianzi was obviously reluctant and hesitated for a long time. The crying behind him is getting louder and louder, which makes people lose their hearts.

"I'm willing, I'm still there. I told my aunt to ask her to send me again. Xiao Tianzi made up his mind and shook his hand very happily,

"Give them all." On the battlefield more than ten miles long in the west of Luoyang City, there were crowds of people, bustling, flags fluttering, hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of people were busy, and the tense atmosphere before the big war shrouded the sky over the city.

A group of ministers, including General Li Hong, General Lu Yi of the Left Guard, and Zhang Yan, General of the Right Guard, surrounded Xiao Tianzi, walked through the noisy battlefield and slowly approached in the direction of Yongmen.

The main attack on Yongmen was the army of Gao Lan and Lei Chong. When the two generals saw the Son of Heaven and the Great General coming to inspect, they hurriedly beat their horses to meet them.

At this moment, Xiao Tianzi changed into a set of delicate small armor, wearing a bright silver battle helmet, carrying a short sword at his waist, and riding on a maroon foal, looking decent.

The closer you get to the battlefield, the more heavy equipment there is, the stronger the atmosphere of the big battle becomes, and the more excited Xiao Tianzi is.

He kept urging the war horse under his crotch to gallop back and forth, and his mouth came out

The cry of "whoop" made me sweat profusely.

"General, will you still take me with you in the next battle?"

"Of course." Li Hong stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat beads from his face for him, and said bitterly,

"It's too hot, take off your helmet."

"Can I wear my hair loose like a general?"

"Nope." Li Hong said very resolutely.

"Then why can the general?"

"Because I swore it." Li Hong said with a smile,

"Back then, I swore to the sky in Baishan Mountain, the world is uncertain, and my long hair is not knotted."

"Oh......" Xiao Tianzi's eyes widened, and he looked like he suddenly realized,

"Then I have to swear an oath, as long as the oath is not fulfilled, I can always wear my hair loose."

"A child's oath doesn't count, but when the crown salute becomes an adult, the oath is valid."

"Oh......" Xiao Tianzi sighed regretfully,

"I'll have to wait many, many years. That's right......" Xiao Tianzi suddenly thought of something, took the general's hand and begged,

"Next time, bring Sister Xiu'er, Yan Ba, and Zhao Tong with you, okay? I came to fight alone, but I didn't take them with me, and when I returned, they might not play with me. ”

"Your Majesty, you have the final say in this matter." Li Hong quickly agreed. Suddenly, a sharp sound of war drums was heard on the noisy battlefield, and then it was heard

There was a loud bang of "boom...... earth-shattering, and the entire battlefield shook instantly. The 300 stone cannons and 500 ballistae of various types on the forward position made a coordinated salvo, and the momentum was amazing.

"Your Majesty......" Li Hong turned his head and smiled,

"The minister will take you to see the heavy stone cannon...... "The sky above the foal is empty, where is the shadow of the little emperor?"

Li Hong was taken aback, looked down at the horse's belly, and there was no one on the ground, only a small battle helmet shaking in frustration.

Li Hong looked up and suddenly found a small head emerging from the ditch a few steps away, and a pair of black eyes were spinning around, looking around nervously, looking around as if he was facing a great enemy.

Li Hong couldn't help but laugh. This kid probably played a lot of war games with a group of children, and instinctively slipped away when he encountered an abnormal situation.

Lu Yi, Zhang Yan and others all laughed and fell down. Jump to