The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 341: Jinyong City is broken, cavalry intercepts and kills
Pei Renji and others fled back to the city and hurriedly persuaded, "Mr. Li, Song Que's sword broke the city wall. Now our army's morale is greatly reduced. We can't fight anymore. Let's go quickly. It will be too late."

Li Mi, who was eating in the room, was extremely shocked. His narrow eyes showed fear and anxiety. "What? Song Que is so powerful, why did he wait until now to make a move? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Wang Bodang pulled his sleeve and said, "If one person can make a mistake, can all of us make a mistake? Lord Li, let's go."

On the side, the beautiful military strategist Shen Luoyan also suggested, "Mr. Li, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Let's go to Luoyang!"

In an instant, Li Mi's heart sank to the bottom. He couldn't understand why Song Que took action after Wu had besieged Jinyong City for so long. He also didn't understand why Wang Shichong, with whom he had reached a cooperation, did not send troops to rescue for so long.

"Luoyan, Bodang, go gather all the soldiers and take as many as you can. Burn all the food and grass in the city. Don't leave any behind!"

"As ordered!"

A quarter of an hour later, thick smoke emerged in the city and Li Mi and others left in a hurry.

The morale of the Wagang Army on the city wall collapsed, and their generals fled. They could no longer hold back. The Wu army naturally climbed the city wall, opened the city gates, marched into the city, and occupied key areas.

Outside the other gate, Li Mi and his generals led thousands of remnants to retreat to Luoyang. But not everyone followed Li Mi. For example, Xu Shiji, Zhang Liang and others stayed in the city and led their soldiers to surrender to the Wu Kingdom. The factor of the split of Wagangzhai was planted when Li Mi killed Zhai Rang. They only cooperated temporarily because of the external enemy.

Now, Jinyong City has been breached, Li Mi has fled in panic, and the generals and soldiers are all looking out for themselves and will no longer cooperate as sincerely as before.

……

"What? Li Mi lost?"

In Luoyang City, Wang Shichong was handling government affairs. When he received a report from his subordinates, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "How did they lose? Jinyong City has elite soldiers and abundant food. It wouldn't be a problem for them to defend for a year. How could they lose so quickly!"

His eyes widened, his face full of rage. Once Jinyong City was breached, Wu would definitely deal with him next, but the most urgent task now was to find out why and how Jinyong City was breached.

However, when he finished hearing the other party's words, he was so shocked that he collapsed on the couch. He was not an ordinary official, but an atom of the previous generation of the Great Ming Sect. He had extraordinary knowledge and knew the power of the grandmaster.

If such means were used in Luoyang City, then...

No, Jinyong City is a small city, and Luoyang is a big city. No matter how powerful Song Que's sword is, it cannot cut through the city wall that is several miles long. The military strength in Luoyang City is not comparable to that of the small Jinyong City.

Besides, Song Que may not be able to use such a powerful method again.

After thinking this through, Wang Shichong’s panicked mood gradually calmed down.

"Pass on my military order, all generals, be on guard against the Wu army and prevent the enemy from attacking."

"As ordered!"

……

"Li Mi, I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Just as Li Mi was fleeing to Luoyang in panic, a voice was heard, and a hundred feet ahead, Kou Zhong led the cavalry to launch a charge.

The sound of horse hooves rolled over, and Li Mi's soul was in a state of panic. He shouted repeatedly, "Zhijie, Shubao, save me!"

Seeing Kou Zhong's immature face, Cheng Yaojin looked down on him and shouted to his horse to move forward, "Young man, I'm here to meet you! Lord Li, you two hurry up." As he said that, he rushed forward to kill him.

However, at the moment of the fight, Kou Zhong knocked Cheng Yaojin's weapon away with his sword before it was unsheathed, and slapped Cheng Yaojin off his horse with a light palm. He had him tied up, and the cavalry quickly interspersed and divided the battlefield. Li Mi fled with dozens of his confidants.

After they arrived at the city of Luoyang and revealed their identities, they were led into the city. At this time, Li Mi discovered that there were only a few dozen personal soldiers left by his side. Except for Wang Bodang, Shan Xiongxin and others, the rest of the generals had disappeared, and the military advisor Shen Luoyan had also run away.

Seeing everyone covered in dust and wounds, Li Mi couldn't help but burst into tears. If I had known this would happen, I would have surrendered.

……

After two months of fighting, the State of Wu finally captured the solid fortress of Jinyong City.

In the hall, Song Que sat on the throne, looking like a tiger and a dragon, showing the majesty of a king. He stared at everyone in the hall, "You clearly have a chance, why don't you leave?"

Standing in the hall were Xu Shiji, Zhang Liang, Niu Jinda and others. After the Wu army entered the city, they restrained their soldiers, laid down their weapons and surrendered, saving the Wu army a lot of effort.

At this moment, they were looking at Song Que with trembling in their hearts. The knife strike on the city wall was still vivid in their mind. They would never forget it in their lifetime. They did not expect that the world-famous Song Que was actually such a handsome man.

Xu Shiji saluted Song Que and replied in a deep voice, "King Wu, if we attack three cities and besiege one, there must be ambushes in the direction of escape. Once Jinyong City is breached, Luoyang City will not be able to be defended for long. We might as well stay here."

"You ordered people to rescue the food and grass in the city, right?"

"It's down."

Song Que smiled and said, "Since you can turn from darkness to light, I will not treat you unfairly. From now on, you will serve as generals under my command, and the remaining Wagang soldiers will be under your command. I am sure that General Xu will not disappoint me."

Several people looked at each other, with uncontrollable joy on their faces, "Thank you, King Wu." They didn't expect that there would be such benefits from surrendering.

At this time, Kou Zhong walked in from outside, "Your Highness."

"Flat body."

Kou Zhong was annoyed and reported, "Your Majesty, Li Mi ran too fast and I didn't catch him. Please punish me."

Song Que smiled indifferently, "It's okay, Li Mi has become a lost dog, there is no need to worry about him."

"I didn't catch Li Mi, but I did capture a few generals. Do you want me to bring them up to see?"

"Bring it in."

When Niu Jinda and his companions saw the person being brought up, they asked in surprise, "Shubao? Military Advisor Shen?"

"You guilty general, please see the King of Wu."

Song Que looked at the few people and nodded in his heart. These people in front of him were the core generals of the Wagang Army, so he started to recruit them. They were all defeated generals. Killing them would make the people who just surrendered feel resentful, so it would be better to keep them.

"Are you willing to serve me?"

Without thinking too much, they bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, we are willing to serve you."

Song Que threw it to Kou Zhong, "Kou Zhong, these people will be under your command from now on."

As for Shen Luoyan, she stopped talking after entering the room and was no longer as wise as before. Her fiancé Xu Shiji kept looking at her, but Song Que had noticed it but ignored it.

"Pass the order, the army rests and restores the city defense." "Yes, sir!"

……

On the third day after Jinyong City was captured, the news finally reached the Guanzhong court. When Yu Wenzhi saw the news, his face turned ugly, "Li Mi, this rubbish, actually only delayed for two months."

He then asked Yuwen Zhiji who was standing beside him, "Where is Jie Li Khan?"

"Your Majesty, the Turkic army has entered Hebei and will reach Guanzhong in another month."

"In your opinion, how long can Luoyang hold out? Can it hold out until reinforcements arrive?"

Yuwen Zhiji replied, "Your Majesty, Luoyang has well-trained soldiers and sufficient food. It is not a small city like Jinyong City. Wang Shichong is not an ordinary person. We have already made an alliance. They will definitely not surrender. The Buddhist forces in the city are also cooperating with them. It will not be difficult to hold out for a month."

Hearing this, Yuwen Chengdu felt much more at ease. "This way, I am relieved. As long as Wang Shichong guards the city tightly and does not send troops out of the city, that will be enough."

The two battles in the south made Song Que and the generals of Wu famous. Everyone in the world knew that Wu's army was powerful and few could defeat them. It was bad enough to defend the city, but they would lose even faster in field battles. This was why Yu Wenzhi had to wait for the Turkic army to arrive. If he sent troops rashly, he would only end up sending his heads off.

……

At the same time, a cavalry was marching fast on the road. Wherever they passed, people died. Along the way, they saw flat plains. These places were full of crops. Everywhere they looked, it was a green scene.

In the army, a luxurious carriage was moving forward. In the carriage sat the Turkic Khan Jie Li. He pointed to the fields beside the road and said, "Master, it is such a pity that this prosperous land in the Central Plains is occupied by these Han people. This is a good place for grazing."

Zhao Deyan rode his horse beside the carriage and replied, "Don't worry, Khan. It won't be long before all of these belong to us Turks. When we replace the grass with fodder, it will be a lush pasture next year."

"Well said, haha!"

……

"Your Majesty, after Jinyong City was captured, we gathered nearly 30,000 remnant soldiers. In addition to these surrendered soldiers, we also brought a large army from Yangzhou. Now we have a total of 200,000 troops under our command."

In the hall, Song Que was looking at a map of Luoyang with his back to everyone.

He did not look back, but said, "It's not enough. Let Li Jing continue to organize the army and speed up the progress."

"As ordered."

If combat effectiveness is not taken into account, the State of Wu could easily raise an army of 500,000. However, Song Que was a master of military strategy and knew that simply adding more troops would not only fail to increase combat effectiveness, but would also drag down the elite troops in the army. So he ordered Li Jing to stay in Yangzhou, select and train new troops, reorganize the remaining southern troops who surrendered to them, select elite troops, and replenish combat effectiveness.

Quality of soldiers is more important than quantity. A strong army cannot be achieved by simply piling up numbers. Take Li Mi's army of more than 300,000 as an example. Except for the elite troops in Jinyong City, the rest were stationed in various places and were vulnerable. Kou Zhong defeated them all with just a small force.

The remaining troops were dismissed as old and weak and organized into auxiliary troops to supplement their combat power.

After a while, Song Que finished reading the map and couldn't help but sigh, "Luoyang City has high walls and perfect defenses. It is worthy of being the imperial capital that Yang Guang worked so hard to build."

"Your Majesty, shall we fight?"

Song Que shook his head. "Take your time. There's no rush. We'll station our troops here and wait for them to tire themselves out. Those people in Guanzhong won't sit idly by and watch us take Luoyang. They'll come out sooner or later."

However, the subsequent changes in the battle situation were beyond their imagination.

……

Late at night, the sound of fighting was heard in the Wu army camp and did not stop until dawn.

It turned out that the Wu army's attacks on Luoyang City were only occasional, and the frequency was not high. In addition, there were not many siege troops dispatched each time. Wang Shichong coveted the Wu army's catapults and wanted to steal some to take back, but he fell into an ambush by the Wu army.

"kill!"

Just as both sides were fighting fiercely, Kou Zhong led a cavalry unit into the battlefield. This cavalry unit had not been used before when dealing with Li Mi, but now it finally came in handy.

In the blink of an eye, a cavalry led by Kou Zhong weaved through the interweaving formations and split them into dozens of small pieces. On the way, the enemy generals managed to reorganize them with great difficulty, and the cavalry that had pushed forward turned back again and defeated them in large numbers.

Arrows flew across the fire and stabbed into the mud. Footsteps of fighters stepped past the arrows, and blood flowed down. On the battlefield that stretched for miles, the sound of war shook the formation.

In the sea of ​​people, tens of thousands of people were crowded together fighting. The soldiers' arms were so heavy that they could hardly lift them. The sounds of fighting, shouting, and crying in their ears turned into a vague buzzing sound. Blood mixed with sweat became filthy and stuck to their faces, and the knives in their hands were blunt.

"kill!"

Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and others fought continuously with hundreds of people united around them. As people who surrendered later, their treatment was far worse than that of Xu Shiji and others. They could only lead hundreds of people under Kou Zhong, so they all wanted to make meritorious contributions.

In an instant, the figures fighting around all roared and rushed forward again.
After fighting for more than half an hour, some of the thousands of people fell to the ground, and the rest were shouting and running wildly. Kou Zhong waved his long sword and went wherever he went as if he was in an empty space. The rumbling footsteps stomped across the ground frantically. Under the cover of the cavalry on both sides, he rushed fiercely towards the enemy's defense.

"kill--"

The footsteps and shouts were like huge waves. The next second, the charging figure raised the shield and stood in front. The comrades behind him opened their mouths wide, their eyes were fierce and cold, revealing hideous and terrifying faces. They held their spears and stabbed out with all their strength at the moment when their shields collided with the enemy's shields.

The continuous sound of huge waves crashing over the shore, shields colliding with each other, shattering and splashing everywhere, and a shouting body was stabbed in the mouth and through the back of the head by a spear. Life was insignificant at this moment.

The moment the spears from both sides came into contact, countless corpses were hung on them. Under the spears, soldiers with knives rushed out and killed into the inexperienced formation. Before long, the Luoyang army's structure was completely destroyed and they no longer had the will to fight.

On the city wall, Wang Shichong felt nervous. He knew that the people below could not be rescued. For the past half month, the Wu State had been pretending. He did not expect that after two months of siege, they still had such fighting power.

This time, his worries were finally resolved. He no longer thought about sending troops out of the city. The only thought in his mind was to defend the city tightly and wait for reinforcements.

……

At the gate of Cihang Jingzhai, Li Shimin and Zhao Rumeng stood side by side. "Miss Zhao, I will lead my troops to war soon. I am here to say goodbye to you today."

Zhao Rumeng was wearing a white monk's robe, with her black hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. She looked simple and pure, and naturally beautiful. "Mr. Li, the war is dangerous, please take care. Rumeng will pray for you in front of the Buddha."

Li Shimin's handsome face was filled with a hint of sadness. "I don't know when I can come back after this departure. Let me burn a stick of incense for Master Fairy."

"Please come with me."

After passing through several wooden doors, the two came to the back mountain, where there was a tall Buddhist temple with many spirit tablets placed in the hall. The rest were quite old, but the two at the bottom were very new.

Looking at the familiar name on the tablet, a beautiful figure flashed through Li Shimin's mind, and he walked forward and lit two incense sticks.

(End of this chapter)