I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 722 Lu Yang is in danger

The young emperor Liu Xie was also very happy when he heard that Liu Jian defeated Yuan Jun's troops of the 15th Route in Nanyang County.

Although he knew that this matter had nothing to do with his own actions, he was also very excited. After all, he and Liu Jian were on the same warship!

Liu Xie applauded heavily!

This was a major event that happened under his rule when he was the king, which to some extent means that his ability as an emperor is pretty good.

At least he had a good eye for judging people, because he used Liu Jian as his prime minister. This alone was enough for Liu Xie to leave his name in history.

Of course, if we are to be honest, this matter is actually because Liu Jian has a good taste in people. He, Liu Jian, was the wiser in using Liu Xie as the emperor, and it has nothing to do with Liu Xie.

I saw Liu Xie immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile: "This great victory is really a blessing for the country. We will invite all the officials to a banquet. The princes will have a good celebration in the palace to congratulate the emperor's uncle who is far away in Nanyang County."

When Xun Yu heard this, his eyelids jumped.

Why did this get involved in the banquet again?

Although this new emperor delegates power to everything and doesn't care about anything, it is easier to deal with. But this character who is addicted to wine and sex is really frustrating.

However, perhaps it is because of this personality trait of his that he and Prime Minister Liu have been able to perform their respective duties until now, and everyone lives in peace.

The current emperor is not doing his job properly and has played a major role in maintaining the stability of the country.

How come a mighty general suddenly appears from a court that is in such good shape?

Then, he looked at Liu Jin aside and tried to get the answer from him.

It seems that this statement is indeed more than just talk.

Xun Yu followed his gaze and saw the leopard in the cage.

He thought he was some kind of powerful general, but he turned out to be such a powerful general.

At this moment, a school official from the school affairs office hurried back and said to Liu Jian:

Liu Jian said jokingly to his generals.

When Xun Yu saw this, he suddenly realized.

"Although the other army is still organizing troops to counterattack, the offensive is no longer as good as before, and it is at the end of the war!"

Liu Jian nodded and said, "No matter how extraordinary he is, we will definitely win."

Liu Xie counted on his fingers and said: "In three days, let's hold a big banquet and entertain all the officials. Let's celebrate together and celebrate the success of the Prime Minister. By the way, we can also let you appreciate my work." The mighty general!"

Next, he began to prepare for the banquet.

In this way, Yuan Shao will be under greater pressure.

"Prime Minister! General Zhao defeated Zhou Tai again and is currently leading his troops back to victory!"

Therefore, satisfying the emperor's desire for joy and luxury will, in the long run, be beneficial to the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

When the news that he had defeated fifteen generals in a row was sent back, a banquet was actually prepared in Chang'an City? After Liu Jian heard the news, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.

After a while, when Zhao Yun returned to the commander's tent to report the battle situation to him, Liu Jian immediately asked Zhao Yundao.

At that moment, Xun Yu raised his hand to Liu Xie and said, "Since your Majesty intends to hold a banquet, I will use the order of the Chancellor to summon the officials of Chang'an to the palace on a day to attend the banquet. I just don't know when your Majesty plans to hold it." Where’s the banquet?”

Liu Jian knew very well that this meant that the other party had reached the end of its fight.

Liu Jian nodded when he heard this and said, "Is this the third time Zhou Tai has launched an attack on us? This person is quite resilient and is not comparable to other Nanyang generals."

Everyone lives relatively comfortably in this environment.

It turns out that this is what happened.

After Zhou Tai and other troops were repelled today, Liu Jian felt that the opportunity to completely defeat Lu Yang was almost here.

"Our Majesty is really overjoyed. The war in Nanyang County has not yet concluded, but a banquet has been held in Chang'an to celebrate. This forces me to win this war."

Over the past month, Yuan Shao's reinforcements have been coming towards Lu Yang one after another. Liu Jian and his generals withstood the pressure of Yuan Jun, using Lu Yang as bait, and defeated the reinforcements all the way.

Thinking of this, Xun Yu couldn't help but shook his head.

No wonder Liu Jinshi just said that if the prime minister were in Chang'an, he would definitely agree to the emperor's request.

He first wanted to make the noble families in Nanyang County feel pain. Only by making these people feel pain would they become intimidated by the imperial army and dare not devote all their efforts to support Yuan Shao.

After more than a month of fighting, Liu Jian clearly felt that in the last ten days, the number of enemy reinforcements began to decrease, and the attack was not as fierce as before. Although soldiers and horses were still being organized one after another to rescue Lu Yang, but the pressure on Liu Jian's side is no longer as great as before.

Liu Jian has always known the news about Chang'an, and Liu Jian also constantly sent people to report back to Chang'an about the war in Nanyang County, to cheer up the officials in the court, and to establish his own prestige.

"Now, the enemy's reinforcements have been repelled by us."

The imperial army withstood the pressure of Yuan Jun and continuously defeated the invading enemies. Liu Jian also specifically told his generals that among the reinforcements in Nanyang County, they would mainly attack soldiers sent by prominent families. Yuan Shao's troops and horses are trying their best to delay!

When Xun Yu heard what Liu Xie said about the mighty general, he was suddenly confused.

Yuan Jun couldn't beat him, and then he left. After a while, he came back to fight, and then left again... Both sides went back and forth, and the battle was fierce.

The generals under his command laughed loudly after hearing this.

The war that took place in Nanyang County can be said to be a competition of toughness between the two sides. Liu Jian's side won the final victory with his fighting power and tenacity.

Liu Jin smiled all over his face, and then winked at Xun Yu.

Of course, this war was also a major test for the imperial army!

Jia Xu said on the side: "According to the investigation of the officials, this person is not of high origin, but he is able to be reused under Yuan Shao, which shows that he is indeed extraordinary!"

Let the emperor do whatever he wants.

……

After all, almost all the prominent families in Nanyang County are participating. Although the number of soldiers and horses in each route is different, tens of thousands of people come together. Currently, a total of 60,000 to 70,000 people have come one after another!

"At this time, Luyang can be captured! Capturing Luyang will open the door to Nanyang County for us. At the same time, it will also give our army a foothold in Nanyang connected with Luoyang. Food and grass can be obtained from There is a steady stream of shipments coming from the rear.”

"I want to leave the command battlefield of the attack on Luyang to you, Zilong."

"How many days will it take for you to capture Luyang?"

After hearing Liu Jian's words, Zhao Yun immediately handed over his hands.

"Please Prime Minister, please give me three days. After three days, if I haven't captured Bu Luyang, Yun is willing to come and see me!"

"Good! Zilong is truly a hero!"

……

During this time, the engineering equipment prepared from the rear had also gradually arrived at the frontline battlefield.

At this time, the enemy could no longer organize decent reinforcements. This was a good opportunity for Liu Jian to open the gate of Nanyang.

Zhao Yun rewarded the three armies, rewarded the soldiers, prepared and installed the construction machinery, and prepared to attack Kruyang in one fell swoop. During this period of time, Gao Gan was hiding in Luyang City, feeling extremely complicated.

He initially thought that with his ability and the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao, he had hope of driving Liu Jian back to Sizhou from outside Luyang City.

But it turned out that he thought everything was too simple.

All the soldiers and horses were defeated by Liu Jian. He used his strong strength to prove that even if Yuan Shao summoned all the prominent families in Nanyang County to support him, the soldiers of the imperial court led by Liu Jian were fully capable of defeating them in one fell swoop.

But now, only fatigue remains after the sharp edge. Yuan Jun is at the end of his battle in Nanyang, and Liu Jian is coming to take over Luyang.

After taking Luyang, he will march into Wancheng and regain the land of Longxing in the Han Dynasty!

In this battle, Liu Jian gave full power to Zhao Yun to command.

Zhao Yun did not pay attention to any hidden traces. He directly led the army's siege equipment to line up outside the city, intending to attack by force.

Today, there are five thousand defenders in Luyang, but their morale is low. This is the time when Luyang's city defense is at its weakest. This is a great opportunity that must not be missed before it comes again. Zhao Yun must seize it.

In fact, from the data point of view, Zhao Yun has a chance of winning if he attacks head-on.

Zhao Yun mobilized 30,000 troops to attack Lu Yang, while Lu Yang's defenders numbered 5,000, a difference of six times!

Although there is a city as a barrier, this number of soldiers is completely sufficient. After all, Luyang is not a big county!

After all, this is to protect the city, not to protect the crystal. There is no need to wait for all the health bars to fall before breaking. As long as one part collapses, the entire Luyang will be finished.

Zhao Yun ordered Zhang Liao to be the vanguard, lead his troops and horses to carry the siege equipment, and take the lead in galloping forward to clear the way for the following troops.

Although there are only five thousand soldiers in the enemy army, if they are properly defended, they will still be a big trouble.

Zhao Yun first ordered Zhang Liao's five thousand soldiers to attack the city. He didn't dare to think about taking the city. However, this would give him a head start, frighten the enemy and disrupt their morale. Secondly, these five thousand capable soldiers could seize the opportunity for the follow-up troops in advance. The favorable terrain makes it easier for subsequent large forces to attack the city.

Zhang Liao was not only good at plain battles, but also good at attacking fortresses. He was extremely brave and dared to take the lead.

Most of the soldiers under his direct command were also like this.

After receiving Zhao Yun's order to take him as the vanguard, Zhang Liao selected a thousand death squads from among the five thousand soldiers and asked Liu Jian to give him wine.

Before the battle, these more than a thousand soldiers all carried wine bottles!

This was a huge expenditure. After all, wine in that era was extremely precious!

Liu Jian agreed!

Before the battle, Zhang Liao took the lead and asked all the soldiers to drink all the wine in the pot!

The last sip of strong wine was poured onto the horizontal knife in his hand, as if he was sharpening the knife in his hand.

Then a thousand strong men from the death squad all threw the wine bottles on the ground. Following Zhang Liao's loud drink, more than a thousand strong men rushed towards Luyang.

After sprinting with all his strength, Zhang Liao's troops had already arrived at the gate of Luyang City in less than a quarter of an hour.

Although Yuan Jun on the city wall was prepared, unexpectedly, a team of a thousand people suddenly appeared at the bottom of the city. Moreover, Yuan Jun looked into the distance and saw that there was a team of more than 10,000 people behind the enemy army of a thousand people. This scene Downstairs, all Yuan's troops on the city were horrified.

Seeing that Zhang Liao's troops had arrived outside the moat, beyond the moat was the ten-foot-high city wall.

Chen Wu, the captain of the city guard of Yuan Jun, reacted immediately, organized Yuan Jun on the wall and fired arrows at Zhang Liao's troops.

He also ordered people to send orders to the soldiers on other city walls to come and support him.

The morale of the Luyang defenders was not high, but they were condescending, and Zhang Liao's troops were quite close to them. Therefore, many soldiers fell to the ground after a round of arrows were fired.

But Zhang Liao actually walked with these soldiers. Regardless of his own comfort, he rushed to the front.

He didn't even blink when facing the sharp arrows, he didn't dodge or dodge them, he just blocked them with the horizontal sword in his hand.

The soldiers behind him saw that their general Zhang Liao was moving forward bravely without any intention of stopping. Their morale did not drop but rose. They followed Zhang Liao closely and marched toward Luyang resolutely together.

Soon Zhang Liao's troops arrived in front of the moat. Some soldiers put down several ladders. Zhang Liao and the other soldiers quickly crossed the moat on the ladders and came to the bottom of the city wall.

Seeing that the enemy troops had arrived under the city wall, Chen Wu on the city wall was even more horrified.

He hurriedly drew his sword and chopped down several city guards who tried to retreat. After shocking everyone, he ordered the soldiers to be divided into two groups. One group continued to shoot arrows at the city, while the other group prepared rolling stones to prevent Zhang Liao from setting up a ladder to climb the city. .

At this time, reinforcements were arriving from other city walls.

Zhang Liao, who was commanding his soldiers to set up ladders under the city, was caught off guard and was hit in the shoulder by a sharp arrow fired from the city.

However, the armor on his body was extremely fine, so there was no serious problem.

But it still hurts.

Zhang Liao roared in severe pain. Fortunately, the accompanying personal guards set up a shield for him, which blocked the arrows that continued to fire from the city.

While struggling to hold up the shield, the personal guard advised Zhang Liao: "General, the arrows on the city are too strong, please retreat."

Faced with the well-intentioned advice from his guards, Zhang Liao became furious.

"You are worried about your humiliation! The Prime Minister planned carefully, and now we finally have this opportunity. We have a heavy responsibility and are only one step away from destroying the city. How can we retreat so easily!"

Zhang Liao used his right hand to pull out the arrow that had penetrated into the flesh and bone of his left arm. There was a barb on the arrow, and when he pulled it out, a piece of flesh and blood came out. He couldn't help but groan in pain under the severe pain.

Then he threw aside the arrow with his flesh and blood, held up the horizontal sword in his hand, and shouted to the soldiers who were fighting hard under the city!

"Everyone, follow me first!"

After shouting, Zhang Liao took the lead in climbing up the ladder and quickly climbed up the city.

Zhang Liao, who was born in a border county in Bingzhou, was brave by nature, and most of his followers were brave and fearless. Seeing Zhang Liao's heroic spirit, the morale of the three armies was greatly boosted, and many people spontaneously followed Zhang Liao up the ladder.

The other soldiers who were already on the ladder and wanted to retreat also cheered up and continued to climb up the city.

Chen Wu on the city saw that Zhang Liao and others' offensive had slowed down, but suddenly it became more fierce, and he became even more anxious.

He could only keep sending people to the other three city gates to ask for help, at least to stabilize the situation before most of the enemy came over.

Zhang Liao's figure was strong and strong, and the sharp arrows constantly fired from the city did not slow down his movements. He took three steps and two steps at a time, pranced left and right on the ladder, and soon reached the top of the city.

As soon as he arrived at the city head, a sword was slashed at him. Zhang Liao calmly dodged it and then took advantage of the situation to climb up the city wall.

Zhang Liao was immediately surrounded by Yuan's army as soon as he reached the city wall. Zhang Liao was not afraid and slashed with his sword, killing many enemy soldiers and at the same time protecting the ladder where he climbed up the wall.

As Zhang Liao and others fought hard to gain time, soon the other four thousand death squads following him came to the top of the city and joined forces with Zhang Liao to fight with Yuan's army on the top of the city. .

More and more soldiers came to Zhang Liao's city. Chen Wu could only constantly mobilize troops to deal with it. The number of soldiers in the city was not very large to begin with. Although reinforcements arrived from other city gates from time to time, they could not all arrive in an instant.

Therefore, the number of guards on other parts of the city wall gradually decreased, and Zhao Yun immediately began to order a full-scale attack on the city. In this way, every city wall was attacked, and the situation was extremely tense for a while.

……

Gao Gan sat in the main hall of Luyang and did not go to the city.

He was holding a long sword in his hand, and his hands were trembling.

"Uncle, uncle... a high official is useless, a high official is useless."

(End of this chapter)