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Chapter 571 Attack on the City
"Meet His Royal Highness King Qin!"

"Second brother!"

Qu Tutong and Li Yuanji clasped their fists to salute Li Shimin who had returned from the front line in Yanshi. Li Yuanji was very affectionate and changed his previous indifferent attitude towards Li Shimin.Other ministers such as Yu Wenhuaji and Feng Deyi paid homage to Li Shimin.

Li Yuanji said with a smile all over his face: "Congratulations to the second brother for being promoted to Situ, this is the third prince!"

Li Shimin smiled and said: "I was promoted to Situ because all the soldiers fought bloody battles. Without your hard work, how could I be promoted to Sangong alone."

Li Yuanji's face was full of surprise. He thought that Li Shimin would look dejected when he was transferred from the front line of Hulao Pass, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to be so peaceful, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Qu Tu said: "It's a pity that if it wasn't for Zhao Jun's aid to Zheng this time, our army would have taken Luoyang in one battle, captured Wang Shichong alive, and made an indelible achievement. Right now, it's a little short."

Li Shimin said: "There is no such thing as perfect. This time our army has left the pass and captured more than [-] prefectures of Wang Shichong. Most of the land in Henan has been leveled. Why care about a dilapidated Luoyang? If anyone wants it, give it. Anyway, Luoyang is on the sidelines and we can’t run away, we can come back to pick it up anytime in the future, and hope that everything can be done overnight, doesn’t it seem that I’m too lazy to wait.”

When everyone heard what Li Shimin said, they couldn't help laughing.The generals thought in their hearts that the King of Qin really has the style of a general, and this indifferent demeanor of gains and losses is really heartbreaking.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanji and smiled and said: "After the squadron returns to the court this time, the next time I attack Luoyang, my father will rely on you, King Qi."

Li Yuanji saw that Li Shimin had spoken out his mind, and quickly said: "Second brother, I will rely on you for the rest of the day."

Li Shimin smiled slightly and said: "Don't you think King Qi wants to make such a great achievement? It seems that I can only recommend others in front of my father in the future."

"This." Li Yuanji was speechless for a moment.

"Report to His Royal Highness the King of Qin that Heyang has been captured by Xu Shiji, a general of the Zhao army, and Cheng Mingzhen, the chief of the navy, and the five hundred defenders have been wiped out!" A cavalry hurriedly came to report.

Hearing this, Li Shimin lost his expression and remained silent for a long time.

Qu Tu said: "Heyang is just a small town, why should King Qin worry?"

Li Shimin said: "It's not about the lonely worry, but because Li Chongjiu really died in Luoyang!"

Under the city of Luoyang, Zhao Jun's army was well-organized.

Wang Shichong was worried, when he suddenly heard cheers from all around.

Wang Shichong couldn't help saying angrily: "Who is making noise?"

General Yang Gongqing said, "Your Majesty, it was the soldiers who wept with joy when they saw the Tang army retreat!"

It turned out that the soldiers of Zheng Jun on the top of the city didn't know Wang Shichong's worries at the moment, so they all raised their guns and cheered.When Zhao Jun arrived, Tang Jun was forced to retreat, and the siege of Luoyang was lifted.Zheng Jun, who had held on to Luoyang City for three months, finally won the battle to defend Luoyang.Many of Zheng Jun's soldiers who were starving and skinny on the top of the city cried with their heads in their arms.

Seeing this scene, Wang Shichong said: "Before you relax, pass down the order that no noise is allowed on the top of the city, and those who disobey the order will be executed!"

At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed to the city.

Wang Shichong shouted: "Prepare the bows and crossbows immediately!" Behind the city wall, the soldiers of the Zheng army all prepared bows and crossbows, and secretly aimed at the Zhao army below the city from the battlements.

"May I ask if His Majesty King Zheng is in the city?" A general under the city shouted to the top of the city.

Wang Shichong didn't show his face but gave Yang Gongqing a wink. Yang Gongqing understood and stood in front of the battlements and said to Zhao Jun's cavalry below the city: "Master Zheng is not at the top of the city, dare to ask what's the matter?"

"This is Li Wenxiang, General of the Zhao Army, who is here to deliver food by His Majesty's order!"

Listening to the other party's words, Wang Shichong and Yang Gongqing at the head of the city were all surprised. Not only did Li Chongjiu not intend to attack Luoyang, but he also sent people to deliver food to solve the food and grass crisis in Luoyang City.Lian Wang Shichong secretly thought, maybe Gu was too suspicious and wronged King Zhao.

Li Wen quite drove his horse to the foot of the city, and came within the range of Zheng Jun's bow and crossbow, but after seeing the crenel, Zheng Jun's crossbowman fell behind.Li Wen knew quite well, but he still pretended not to know, and drove his horse forward until he reached the city gate.

Li Wenxiang raised his head and said, "Who is your Excellency?"

"So-and-so is Yang Gongqing!"

Li Wenxiang smiled and said, "So it's Brother Yang! When we were under Pu Shangong, we brothers drank together, have you forgotten?"

Why didn't Yang Gongqing know Li Wenxiang? Back then, both of them were fighting side by side against the king.Yang Gongqing and Zhang Jin said that they started an incident near the canal, while Li Wenxiang was near the Yellow River. After that, the two families surrendered Li Mi together.After Li Mi's defeat, Yang Gongqing, Shan Xiongxin and others surrendered Wang Shichong, while Li Wenping did not cross the Yellow River at that time and stayed on the north bank of the Yellow River, so he surrendered Dou Jiande.

Both of them are now their masters.Yang Gongqing clasped her fists and said, "It turned out to be brother Li, but it was younger brother just now. I am blind."

Li Wenxiang smiled and said: "What is this? Right now, the Zhengzhao League and the two families are one family. Let's open the city gate quickly! Our grain trucks are all outside, and the brothers in the city are looking forward to it!"

Yang Gongqing looked around but saw soldiers of Zhao Jun outside the city pushing a rooster cart towards the gate of Luoyang City in an endless stream.Every chicken bus is full of grain and grass.Quite a few Zheng Jun looked at the bag of grain and grass, and their stomachs growled.

Yang Gongqing said to Wang Shichong: "Your Majesty, I don't think this is a fraud!"

Wang Shichong licked his tongue. Luoyang has been out of food for half a month. If there is this batch of food and grass, the crisis can indeed be resolved.Wang Shichong looked down the city, but saw that the Zhao army was only two or three hundred cavalry, and it was not a threat to the city gate at all.

Immediately Wang Shichong said: "Brothers have been hungry for several days, let's have a full stomach first."

Yang Gongqing nodded, and immediately climbed up the city wall and said to Li Wenxiang who was below the city: "Then we will not be disrespectful, thank you King Zhao Ende!"

Li Wenxiang said boldly: "They are all my brothers, why are you being polite!"

At present, Wang Shichong ordered people to open the city gate, but Wang Shichong still kept an eye out and opened the city gate only halfway.Zhao Jun's soldiers pushed the rooster cart straight into the city. Wang Shichong was relieved to go down to the city himself, so he ordered someone to stop a rooster cart.Wang Shichong pulled out the knife and inserted it into the grain bag on the cart, and the fine white rice like white sand leaked out of the grain bag.

Wang Shichong couldn't help his eyes getting wet when he saw it. After months of siege, he finally saw this plump rice.The soldiers of Zheng Jun on the side stared at the rice in a daze, without turning around.

At this time, a group of people came from the city, but it was Wang Shichong's general Shan Xiongxin and his subordinates.

Seeing Shan Xiongxin approaching, Wang Shichong asked doubtfully, "Aren't you patrolling the north of the city? Why are you here?"

Shan Xiongxin got off his horse and cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Zhao Jun came to the city, I can't be relieved, so I will send troops to monitor!"

Wang Shichong was puzzled after hearing this, and couldn't help but said happily: "I really deserve to be my confidant general, yes, it would be good to have an extra heart."

As soon as Wang Shichong finished speaking, there was a sudden bang, and there was a noise from the city gate.

Wang Shichong stepped forward immediately with the saber pressed, while Shan Xiongxin and Yang Gongqing followed closely behind Wang Shichong.

Several Zhao Jun soldiers and Zheng Jun soldiers quarreled at the city gate, but Wang Shichong saw a Zhao Jun chicken bus with its wheels off and stuck at the city gate, and immediately shouted: "Catch them all!"

Several Zhao Jun and Zheng Jun who caused the accident were arrested together, and Wang Shichong shouted: "What's going on?"

Zhao Jun's soldiers immediately said: "Your Majesty, we don't know what's going on. It's just your people. Why did you go up to grab the rice on my car? I don't understand. This rice will be eaten by you sooner or later." Yes, why..."

"Nonsense," Zheng Jun's soldiers scolded, "I didn't."

Wang Shichong shook his hand slightly. He has been in the army for many years, and he has gone through many storms. He suddenly thought why the cockroach didn't break down sooner or later, but it happened to be broken at the gate of the city.And this Zhao soldier knew that he was the son of Zheng Guo, but he didn't have the slightest fear when he spoke, instead he talked freely.

"Not good!" Wang Shichong yelled, and was about to pull out the knife, but found that his right hand was firmly grasped.

The opponent's palm was very strong, and he was unable to draw the knife at all. Wang Shichong looked at him with burning eyes, and the opponent was Shan Xiongxin.Wang Shichong glanced at Shan Xiongxin and said angrily, "What are you going to do?"

As soon as Wang Shichong's voice fell, his soldiers inside the city gate were not aware of it, and they also went to touch the sword. But at this time, the soldiers of Shan Xiongxin and the soldiers of Zhao Jun who were pushing the cart into the city attacked together, and drew their swords first to attack the soldiers of Zheng Jun. Cut off the body.

"Shan Xiongxin, you betrayed me?" Wang Shichong's eyes widened.

Shan Xiongxin squinted at Wang Shichong and said coldly: "You have long been angry, if I don't betray you, I will betray my conscience."

Shan Xiongxin and Wang Shichong talked for a while, and the city gate was already full of blood. General Yang Gongqing of the Zheng Army was the first to react, drew his sword in self-defense and shouted: "Shan Xiongxin is rebellious!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Gongqing was stabbed from the back of the waist by a soldier of Zhao Jun behind him, and the tip of the knife came out from the abdomen.

Poor Yang Gongqing died at the hands of an unknown soldier without displaying all his martial arts. He showed a reconciled look, and immediately sprayed blood from his mouth and fell down on his face.Shan Xiongxin's three hundred soldiers rushed out to the soldiers of Zheng Jun.

There was a fight inside the city gate, and a dozen Zhao Jun struggled to push open the other half of the gate, while outside the city Li Wen quite urged his mounts, and led his cavalry straight to the Luoyang city gate.

The soldiers of the Zheng Army on the top of the city had already panicked. Although they shot arrows at the top of the city and killed [-] or [-] cavalrymen of the Zhao Army who robbed the city gate, Li Wenxiang still led more than [-] cavalry to rush into the city gate.

At the same time, inside the Yongtong gate of Luoyang, the Zhao army should also launch an attack, opening the city gate and letting the Zhao army cavalry from outside the city enter the city.General Luo Shixin of the Zhao Army led thousands of cavalry into the city of Luoyang. Guo Shancai, the guard of Zheng Jun at Yongtong Gate, was killed by Luo Shixin at the gate of the city, and his body was trampled into a pulp by the horses.

Wang Shichong was accidentally captured in Shangchun Gate, and Zheng Jun in Luoyang City suddenly fell into a leaderless situation.

The Zhao Jun cavalry rushed on the spacious streets of Luoyang, but when they encountered the resisting Zheng Jun, they killed them on the spot. They all put down their weapons and surrendered to Zhao Jun.

(End of this chapter)