Chapter 325
On the official road from Mianchi to Luoyang.
A large army was heading towards Luoyang in the wind and snow. In front of this army were large cavalrymen. Among these cavalrymen were light cavalrymen wearing leather armor and strong bows. Most of these light cavalrymen were composed of the Xiongnu, Jie people and Qiang people. They were angry horses and strong bows, and they came and went like the wind, which was terrifying. There were also heavy cavalrymen wearing heavy armor and holding long spears and halberds, each with tall cavalrymen, and powerful Kongwu. These heavy cavalrymen had surrendered or captured Jin army or Han powerful armed forces, and more were Xianbei and Wuhuan people. The Xianbei and Wuhuan people were semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral people, and they also had fishing and hunting attributes. They were much stronger than the Xiongnu. The war horses produced in Liaodong were far taller than the Xiongnu horses, and they were naturally more suitable for heavy cavalry.
There were also some cavalry wearing iron armor but without long soldiers, but wearing long swords and strong bows. Most of them were Dingling people. Most of the Dingling people came from the distant Lake Baikal. After the rise of the Huns conquered them. When the Huns declined, they took the opportunity to go south to fill the vacuum of power left by the Huns. When the world was in chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasty was no longer able to control the grassland, so they moved in large quantities with many barbarians. Some entered Daijun from the Hetao Plain through Yinshan, and mixed with the Tuoba Xianbei who lived in that area, and some entered the Guanlong area through the Hexi Corridor, and took root in these areas... Now the Western Jin Dynasty was extremely weak, and these barbarians who had been suppressed for five hundred years showed their fangs, and the Dingling people were no exception. They once again stood under the wolf flag of the Huns and followed the command of their former master to fight on the battlefield.
Behind are the more amazing infantry units, one team of thousands of people, and every other mile, there is no head to see the head to see the west, flags and swords and guns. Most of these infantry surrendered to the Han armed forces of the Huns and Han states, and a considerable number of them were captured or surrendered in the war, but more were troops organized by various powerful men, such as Wang Mi, who brought tens of thousands of troops to the Han state in one go. The joining of these Han armed forces made up for the shortcomings of the Han state of the Huns and Han states. Before they joined, the army of the Huns and Han states was short of the attack and defense of the city. With them, these were no problems. In addition, there were a large number of Qiang, Hu and Dihu in the middle of the infantry, who were more fierce and cruel than the infantry who promoted the communism of the Han people. They were slightly inferior to the large equipment such as bed crossbows and catapults, and the population was not as large as Han people.
Behind it is a team of transporting weapons and supplies. Countless ragged men drove ox carts, horse carts, donkey carts, or chicken buses under the whip or even scimitar of Hu people, and even carried them on their shoulders, carrying a large amount of heavy food and weapons, and carrying them on the cold wind, struggling on the road with thin ice. Those who move a little slower will be whipped, and even their heads will be chopped off with one knife. From Mianchi to Luoyang, stiff dead bodies can be seen everywhere, some die of starvation, some die of exhaustion, and more are beaten to death. The Hu people don’t take their lives seriously at all, and throw them to the side of the road when they die. It’s over. In their opinion, it’s hard to find horses with two legs, and some of them have two legs, and it doesn’t matter if they die in batches, just catch them!
"What's going on in Yiyang?" Liu Cong summoned his Liu Jing to ask in the gorgeous carriage.
He was actually more accustomed to riding a fierce horse, because he was also a warrior with skilled bow and horses. But there was no way, he had to be an emperor, and he had to have the pomp and run around the world like before. What kind of morality is it? The Huns and Han Kingdoms wanted to replace the Han people to establish a powerful country in this fertile land, and they have ruled here for generations. If they want the Han people on this land to surrender, they had to learn the etiquette and rules of the Han people. The style on the grassland was no longer popular. It was uncomfortable to sit in a carriage, but it was enough to be pompous and enough to be pompous.
Liu Jing was also from a royal family, but he had no blood relationship with Liu Yuan. This can be seen from the fact that he can still be alive. After Liu Cong killed Liu He, he sent all four of his brothers to see his father in one breath. If Liu Jing had blood relationship with Liu Yuan, it would have been a few months since Liu Jing was a blood-thirsty and cruel character. When the Huns and Han Kingdom attacked Luoyang for the first time, he drove 30,000 people of the Western Jin Dynasty into the Yellow River and drowned. Luoyang was shocked. Liu Yuan was furious and made a harsh statement to chop him. Later, after being persuaded by the ministers, he did not use a knife and demoted him from the Grand Commander to the General Pinglu. Now that Liu Cong succeeds the throne, Liu Jing, who has always had a good relationship with Liu Cong, has been reused and has been entrusted with important tasks.
Liu Jing kept staring at Yiyang, and he handed over any information to him as soon as possible, and then he handed it to Liu Cong. Liu Cong asked, and he immediately replied: "General Huyan reported that the Jin army killed pigs and raised them in the afternoon, eating and drinking, as if they were about to launch an attack."
Liu Cong smiled: "They were finally willing to move! They sent commands General Huyan and General Shi Le to ensure that they must defend Yiyang to the death and entangle the main force of the Jin army. After my imperial lord arrived in Luoyang, he would take Luoyang with the lightning force, and then attack them from the front and back, destroy the main force of the Jin army in one fell swoop!"
Liu Jingxiao said: "This battle is the right time, place, and people are all on our side. Your Majesty has led the army to fight in person. The morale of the three armies is high and they strive to be the first. They will definitely break the city and take Luoyang in one fell swoop!"
Liu Cong thought that Luoyang was empty and everyone was in danger at this time. The only main force was still in Yiyang and Shi Le. Hu Yanyan fought to the death. His divine weapon rushed from the sky. With so many people as internal responses, he would definitely be able to take Luoyang in one fell swoop, fulfill the long-cherished wish of the former emperor, and become the greatest king of the Huns. He couldn't help but laugh.
"How long will it take to get to Luoyang?" he asked.
Liu Jing said: "There are two days left."
It is only about one hundred miles from Mianchi to Luoyang, and it is not far away. If the cavalry runs away, it will be able to reach it in one day. But if it is a large-scale cavalry unit, the speed will be reduced. If it is a large-scale cavalry mixed force, coupled with heavy snowfall and roads freezing, the speed will be reduced. Liu Cong Tai wanted to take Luoyang in one fell swoop with the top of Mount Tai. He mobilized too many troops, which slowed down the marching speed. The road that the cavalry could walk in at most two days has only been halfway through two days.
Liu Cong was unhappy: "It's too slow! Get faster!"
The order was immediately conveyed, and the army accelerated its speed.
Just as the army led by Liu Cong was rushing to the wind and snow, under the city of Yiyang, the Jin army led by Yang Chen was eating and drinking, and eating voraciously. Especially the beggars, the food can only be described as "brutal", and they wished they could stuff a bowl into their stomachs. Many beggars burped after eating and said, "If you can eat such delicious food every day, I will be happy to fight this battle for the rest of my life!"
They were happy, but Yangchen was not happy, very unhappy. The nearly 20,000 people ate the food provided by his Yang family. Even if he did nothing, the food consumed in one day was a very amazing number. The money spent on taking out a large number of pigs and sheep to reward the army like now is even more amazing. After this meal, the amount of money eaten was a lot of money, and he still ate it like this every day? What a joke, even if he had a mountain of gold and silver, he could not withstand this kind of food!
Start fighting, start fighting as soon as possible! After finishing early, finish work early!
After a full meal, the three armies sorted out their equipment and went back to the barracks to rest, accumulating strength for the upcoming fight tomorrow.
The next day, before dawn, the horn to get up was sounded in the camp, and the soldiers of the three armies got up one after another, put on their helmets and armor, and lined up to receive their meals.
Today's breakfast was not hard dry food, but steaming steamed buns. The bun was cut from the middle and almost cut in half. Then some mutton was picked up, one of which was cooked very tasty, two for each person, plus a bowl of steaming hot soup made of the remaining pigs from yesterday. The food was really good. Everyone ate the hot soup and swallowed the two Roujiabus completely. They were still unsatisfied, screaming and asking the head army to give them a little more. The head army said helplessly that there were a certain number of buns, two for each person, and there was no more. They still wanted to eat it? After winning the battle, they could eat it.
The morale of the Jin army soared... In order to taste the delicious Roujiamo again, I have to win any battle!
After everyone was full, before dawn, Yang Chen directed the army to move towards the Luo River and aimed the attack spearhead at the fence made of bamboo. He made arrangements: Beigong Jing led two thousand Liangzhou troops to be the vanguard, and three thousand live soldiers followed up, while the three thousand shooting soldiers of the Shooting Camp provided firepower support for them. Yang Jun and Yang Xiu led Yueqi and Yangjia private soldiers to attack several other weak links made of unqualified wood. The Changshui Camp and the Liangzhou heavy cavalry led by Zhang Xiong distributed two wings. If the Hu cavalry rushed down from the mountain to support, they would smash it with thunder!
In addition, Zhang Xuan led a thousand infantry to secretly set out and touch Erlong Mountain, which neither side attached much importance to. Their mission was to take down the Erlong Mountain Camp in the shortest time, then set up a catapult on the top of the mountain, bombard Yiyang City from a high point, and destroy the courage of the defenders in the city.
At this time, the surface of the Luo River was already frozen, and it was almost the kind that froze from the river to the bottom of the river. Not to mention driving and leaving, there was no problem running on the tank. The Jin army stepped on the starlight and arrived at the river before dawn, and lined up there. The civilians also drove the cattle and pulled the horses, and even pushed and pulled the crossbows one by one, one by one, and one by one, and sent them to the ice surface to fix them. After inspection, it was confirmed that there was no problem, the strongman used all his strength to turn the winch to pull the strings over and aimed at the fence...
The Hu people guarding the fence arrow tower saw it, hey, this is going to fight! Husband sounded the horn quickly. For a moment, the Hu people camp horns were continuous, and the Hu people crossbowmen rushed out of the barracks with the officer's crossbow roar, climbed onto the fence or entered the earthen base, blew the bow and arrow, ready to fight against the Jin army.
Under Yiyang City, battles are densely covered with clouds.
Chapter completed!