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Today's bloody and tragic Luoyang offensive and defensive battle has come to an end, Wu Zhengchun saw in the clairvoyant mirror that all the troops attacking the West Gate had retreated to the edge of Xiguan, leaving only countless broken corpses and destroyed weapons between Xiguan and Ximen.

In particular, the narrow and long radius of thirty steps from the city wall to the sheep and horse wall is even more superimposed on corpses, and there is crimson flesh everywhere, and the smell of blood in the air cannot be eliminated.

There are also cold and stiff corpses lying on top of this city, although many of the corpses of the intruders have been thrown off the city, but there are still many left in the city, blood and internal organs everywhere, which have condensed into ice in the cold weather, and there is a danger of slipping if you accidentally step on it.

"These bloodstains may remain on the city wall forever."

Wu Zhengchun was inspecting the city, thinking in his heart.

He was surrounded by busy Luoyang officials and soldiers, and the soldiers of the Township Warrior Society. They were all happily cleaning up the battlefield, packing up weapons and flags, and cutting off the heads on the corpses one by one, and at the same time everyone was smiling and discussing, today's record is so rich, I don't know how much reward they will get.

According to Wang Dou's confession, Wu Zhengchun was willing to share the beheaded heads above and below the city with Yang Shoubei's subordinates and the township warriors in Xicheng, so that they were overjoyed. They were busy, and the Shunxiang soldiers under Wu Zhengchun were resting leisurely on the fire in the nest shop.

They swaggered and sat and played, but the officers and soldiers at the head of the city took it for granted. Of course, when these officers and soldiers searched for the corpses, they secretly put the gold and silver in their pockets, and the Shunxiang soldiers only smiled indifferently when they saw it.

Now for gold and silver, the Shunxiang Army, whether it is a new soldier or an old soldier, whether it is an officer or a small soldier, "looks very lightly."

Their military exploits will be registered by the Shangguan and the town officials in the army, and when they return to the East Road in the future, they will have corresponding rewards such as silver and acres of family property. With the depreciation of gold and silver currency, even the new army "hoped that in the future they would receive rewards such as acres of land and pass them on to future generations, and there were very few people who wanted silver."

The busy soldiers and civilians of Xicheng are all over the city and outside the city, not only above the city, but also inside the sheep and horse walls outside the city, outside the sheep and horse walls, and even the battlefield on the other side of the earth platform, there are constantly people going to clean it. The stones were put away again and moved back, the ladders, moats and bridges were chopped into pieces and dragged back to the city as firewood, and the heads of the troops under the city were also put away.

Many people vomit while cleaning up.

Compared with the city, the death of many of the corpses of the intruders below is too miserable, not to mention the corpses scattered by the artillery, but also the intruders below who were killed by rolling wood and stones, and the corpses burned to death by fire pots and other things, all of which are unbearable to see.

The artillery discarded by the invading troops on the earthen platforms was also dragged back to the city.

It turned out that the invading army had more than 100 artillery pieces 200 paces away from the west gate, and these cannons were left behind after the intruders who were attacking the city broke and fled. Those Buddha wolf machine Shunxiang army gunners who hit a pound of cannons cannons cannons are not eye-catching, "But the five great general Buddha Lang machine guns, Wu Zhengchun and others are still very hot."

The gun mounts of these guns were mostly scattered, but they could be used again when they were reinstalled, "just like the thirty guns of the Great General Franc captured a few days ago." These five general cannons, the general of the Shunxiang Army Artillery Department is bound to win, anyway, there is no shortage of gunners in the army.

The victory of defending the city, the garrison Wang Yinchang and the Luoyang garrison are also happy, after the defeat of the army at the west gate, the army at the east gate and the south gate also retreated one after another.

There is news that "although the defenders of the second gate have achieved quite successes, their achievements are far less prominent than those of the west gate." After the military merit report goes up, "what awaits Wang Yinchang and Yang Shoubei will be the future of Huang Tengda."

The two proudly commanded the defenders to clean up the battlefield, and when the sky slowly darkened, the battlefield inside and outside the city was also cleaned.

At this time, the two of them and Wu Zhengchun both got the news, the news of the great victory of the West Gate came out, the whole city rejoiced, King Fu also made a will, the defenders of the whole city assembled, and the prince Zhu Yousong led the prefect of Luoyang City and the officials to comfort the soldiers and civilians, and sent meals and warm clothes to reward. Moreover, King Fu set up a banquet in the royal palace, and he would personally feast the officials and officers who defended the city.

Wang Yinchang was overjoyed, and said to Wu Zhengchun with a smile: "Mr. Wu Qian, King Fu will set up a banquet, so let's go with the old man." ”

Wu Zhengchun bowed his hand: "The last general is fortunate, and the military constitution is invited." ”

At this time, it was getting late, and all the siege troops retreated to the camp, only the lights of Dongguan, Nanguan, and Xiguan were slowly lit. ,

However, for the sake of prudence, when everyone went down to the city, they also arranged corresponding night watchmen, lit lanterns and torches, and if there was an invasion of the city at night, the alarm could be sounded as soon as possible.

Everyone went down the city wall, in front of the hidden soldier cave on the inner wall, and the streets of Luoyang were already full of joy, and the dense Luoyang soldiers and civilians gathered around the densely lit bonfire to keep warm, while talking loudly and laughing about the war.

Sure enough, Wu Zhengchun saw the prince Zhu Yousong leading a large number of officials along the street to condole, obviously after the news of the great victory came out, the Fuwang Mansion also made a bloody investment, and the meal was quite rich, and it was actually pork noodles that many ordinary people in Luoyang did not even have to eat for the New Year.

Large vats of vermicelli were carried and steamed, making the soldiers and civilians in the streets even more joyful, and everyone laughed and celebrated the victory while feasting.

Wu Zhengchun followed behind Wang Yinchang, and when he walked to the crossroads, he saw Gao Xun, who was assisting in guarding Dongfeng Gate in the south, and Shen Shiqi, who was assisting in guarding Changchun Gate in the east, had already arrived here. Seeing their walking posture from a distance, Wu Zhengchun had already recognized the two.

Gao Xun walked quite calmly, and his demeanor felt like a jade tree in the wind, while Shen Shiqi swaggered like a crab, holding his head high and his stomach bulging. In the army, Xie Yike and Gao Shiyin both have similar gait. The generals in the army jokingly called the three crab generals.

Seeing Wu Zhengchun, Gao Xun smiled and saluted: "Mr. Wu Qian."

Shen Shiqi glanced at Wu Zhengchun, the horizontal flesh on his face trembled, and he said a little sourly: "Brother Wu, I heard that you fought well in the West Gate, it seems that after returning to the East Road, the general will be promoted to your position." ”

Wu Zhengchun's dark and thin face had no expression, but he just arched his hand and said: "This is all thanks to the general's work, and the general will not dare to boast of his merits." ”

Shen Shiqi snorted and was about to say something, when Gao Xun sighed: "The general is here." ”

The three of them looked at each other, "Isn't this?" Hurriedly stopped talking and strode up to meet him.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and I saw that under the escort of hundreds of iron horsemen, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu were striding towards this side.

The Luoyang offensive and defensive battle was a great victory, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu contributed a lot of "mainstay, King Fu banquet Shunxiang army and forward battalion to defend the city generals, as the Shangguan Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, naturally the focus of the invitation to the Rui Wang Dou has three hundred guards, half of the Lu Mi mirror hand, half of the sword and shield soldiers, everyone has a tall head and a big horse, not to mention, but also Wang Dou from Jingbian Fort, Shunxiang Fort brought out and then veterans, loyal, extremely outstanding combat power, led by Xie Yike.

As the leader of the East Road, the founder of this army, Wang Dou's safety affects the hearts and minds of countless people, so the whole army "does not allow Wang Dou to go anywhere alone." Wang Dou also attaches great importance to his own safety, no matter where he goes, these three hundred guards will never leave his side for a moment.

After receiving the message from King Fu's envoy, Wang Dou rushed from Beiguan, "Chen Yongfu also came with more than 100 family members, and his son Chen De accompanied him.

After jumping off the horse, Wang Dou stopped Gao Xun and "Wu Zhengchun, Shen Shiqi and the three of them, and said with a smile: "I heard about the offensive and defensive battle in Luoyang, and you guys fought very well. ”

Wu Zhengchun and Gao Xun were both respectful and saluting, and their words were the general's merits, only Shen Shiqi was proud, quite ambitious and proud, and he couldn't close his mouth when he gave a salute.

Wang Dou helped them up and said with a smile: "Today you are the protagonists" Waiting for the banquet of the King of Fu, you can drink happily" But remember not to get drunk. ”

Everyone laughed, and greeted Chen Yongfu, Chen De, and the Qianzong who was guarding the forward battalion for a while, and everyone surrounded Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, and strode towards the side of the prince Zhu Yousong.

At this time, Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier, Liu Jianyi, the guerrilla Liu Jianyi who defended the east gate, and the guerrilla Luo Tai who defended the south gate also gathered together, seeing that Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu had walked in front of the prince Zhu Yousong, there were Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, Lu Weiqi, the former secretary of the military department, and others, watching them talk and laugh, Zhu Yousong was even more affectionate to Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu.

Look at the Shunxiang soldiers all over the streets, talking and laughing loudly around the bonfire, and the Luoyang soldiers and civilians passing by them all cast reverent eyes on them, it seems that there are these ironclad soldiers wearing one-color eight-petal hats and iron-pointed helmets, and the people in the city have the backbone, and Luoyang City has been safe and sound since then.

Liu Jianyi and the others were all envious and jealous, and Luo Tai even scolded: "Today we are also fighting hard, and the soldiers under our command have suffered a lot of losses, but this limelight has been robbed by Wang Dou and them." ”

He and Liu Jianyi glanced at each other, and they both saw the extremely resentful look in each other's eyes.

Not to mention how the blessed king Zhu Changxun and the prince Zhu Yousong feasted the victorious officials and generals in the palace, and how the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang celebrated tonight, in the camp of the army, it was full of gloomy clouds and a lifeless appearance, and the sharp spirit of hundreds of thousands of soldiers when they first arrived in Luoyang has disappeared. ,

In the official office of Xiguan, in the meeting hall, Li Zicheng has been sitting still, and all the generals and staff members in the hall are silent.

After capturing the three passes of Luoyang, in order to better command the battle, Li Zicheng moved his office to the West Pass, today's siege failed, the loss was serious, after the retreat Li Zicheng recruited the generals overnight, but at the beginning, the hall fell into silence.

After a long time, Li Zicheng sighed: "Could it be that the capture of Luoyang, this multi-day plan is just a dream?" ”

There was silence in the hall again, Luoyang City is like a copper-fisted bean, steamed, cooked, hammered, fried and not exploded.

Thinking about the bloody battle today, but getting this result, how can it not make everyone's hearts chill. What was even more serious was the loss of morale of the army, and after the retreat at dusk, the battalions had already secretly fled with hungry soldiers and soldiers to find another way to survive.

Li Zicheng has been like a rainbow since he left Luoshan, and in just a few months, he has grown from dozens of horsemen to hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, only people have joined, how can anyone retreat? The strong contrast results made him unbearable. As soon as this deserter appeared, it shook the morale of the battalions even more, and if the war was no longer favorable, more people would flee and fall into a vicious circle.

In fact, after today's defeat, Li Zicheng considered withdrawing his troops, but how easy is it to feed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? If you don't lay down Luoyang, where will you replenish the grain and grass equipment? Once the army is withdrawn, with the current military spirit, it will be the result of the defeat of the army.

Li Zicheng was considering whether to leave behind the hundreds of thousands of hungry people and take his old battalion and horse team to the richer Kaifeng Mansion and Nanyang Mansion. It's just that if you go like this, your plan to attract the heroes of the world to join you and shake the imperial court will come to naught, after all, the political significance of capturing Luoyang City is unimaginable, and there is a lot of money and property in it.

I still have a lot of advantages, anyway, I have to try my best to fight for it after the storm.

After a long time, Li Zicheng asked Liu Fangliang: "Mingyuan, today's attack on the West Gate is under your command, and my righteous army is obviously attacking the city, why did it fail, and what is the reason?" ”

Liu Fangliang stood up and said, "King Chuang, brothers, my guess is because Wang Dou's subordinates are guarding in various gates. Therefore, although they attacked the city, they still lost in the end. Losing so many brothers, please punish the king. ”

Li Zicheng shook his head, although in today's attack on Luoyang, the battalions suffered many casualties of hungry soldiers and foot soldiers, but the lives of these "sergeants" were not in his eyes. He was concerned about the reasons for the defeat and whether it was still possible to capture Luoyang City.

He was about to speak, when a thunderous voice sounded: "King Chuang, tomorrow I will personally lead the army to attack the city, build more equipment, and bring some old camp brothers." I don't believe it, this Luoyang City can't be defeated. ”

But it was Liu Zongmin who spoke, and Li Zicheng stopped and said: "Jiexuan is like my brother's flesh and blood, I haven't figured out the situation, how can I let you get into danger?" Besides, the old camp is the foundation of my righteous army, and it cannot be used when it is idle. ”

He looked at Liu Fangliang again and said: "It is that Xicheng is guarded by Wang Doushun Township Army, but their troops cannot be very large, and our righteous army has the advantage ............after all."

Liu Fangliang said: "King Chuang, I am brother Li Guo, and the Dayong brothers have fought field battles with the Shunxiang army, and I know that they have outstanding combat power and are extremely powerful on the battlefield. My guess is that they are fighting in a formation at the head of the city, although our righteous army has many people, their hand-to-hand combat skills are far inferior to theirs, so the siege failed.

He groaned for a while and said: "It is simple to attack the city, whether it is the use of hungry soldiers or the use of nest carts, watchtowers, goose carts and many other equipment can be done. However, there are Shunxiang troops on each section of the city wall, so it is useless not to use these weapons, after all, the use of these siege weapons is only to climb the city. ”

"However, the battle at the head of the city is not as strong as the wilderness, and our righteous soldiers are numerous. On the top of the city, it is like adding oil to the tactics, and the manpower advantage of our righteous army cannot be exerted, and the brothers who are allowed to go to the city are not as fast as the Shunxiang army at the head of the city. So today's defeat of Simon can be imagined. ”

There was a loud laugh, but it was Niu Jinxing who came: "The art of war has clouds: the way of using soldiers, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom." Psychological warfare is the top, soldier warfare is the bottom, breaking the king, you can't fight, you can only outwit. ”

Everyone looked at Niu Jinxing, but saw that he looked confident: "The city is difficult to attack, only the volunteers should respond, Luo Tai and Liu Youyi, the two generals, are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light." If you want to take Luoyang, you must focus on them. ”