Liu Yu said calmly: "Because Wang Zhenjun knew that reinforcements were unlikely to be sent from other places. Even if Zhu Governor knew about it in advance, it would not help. We came here this time and brought the battle strategy. This is an important military point and cannot be used."
Use flying eagles or other means to deliver it, so as not to be intercepted by the enemy and miss important events."
Zhu Xu's eyes lit up: "What's the strategy? Come and tell me."
Liu Yu glanced around and acted as if he was hesitant to speak. Zhu Xu understood and stood up: "Liu Zhuang, I will accompany you around Luoyang. Let's take a walk and have a look. Let's talk while walking."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "I can't ask for it."
Half an hour later, in the north city of Luoyang, we went up to the Spring Gate Tower.
Liu Yu and Zhu Xu stood side by side. They were the only two people on the city wall. The guards were dozens of steps away. The people under the city had also been cleared away. Only the water of the moat outside the city was flowing quietly. In the distance
It went eastward and finally merged into Luoshui, never to return.
Zhu Xu's white eyebrows raised: "Liu Zhuangshi, we also came all the way to see our city defense in Luoyang. In your opinion, how is the city defense? Can we defend Luoyang City?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Since the fall of the Western Dynasty and Luoyang was captured by the Xiongnu army of the Han and Zhao Empire, it has never regained its former glory. The city walls have been in disrepair for a long time and are dilapidated everywhere. Even if the people who fled from various places are included in the city, there are only two people.
There are more than ten thousand households, and these places are overgrown with weeds and desolate. With all due respect, with the current situation in the city, it is almost impossible to defend the entire city of Luoyang."
Zhu Xu nodded: "Yes, I only have 5,000 troops on hand. Including your 1,000 warriors, it is only 6,000 troops. It is simply impossible to defend the city wall with a circumference of more than ten miles, so
, I intend to abandon the outer city and retreat to the palace city to defend it."
Liu Yu shook his head, turned back and pointed to a huge warehouse in the city, and said: "But if we retreat into the palace city, what will happen to this granary and the arsenal over there? Without food and grass, how can you defend the city? Without ordnance, how can you arm the city?
The civilians went to the city to defend it?"
Zhu Xu gritted his teeth: "I can order them to urgently move these grains, grass, arsenal ordnance into the inner city now. There is still enough time."
Liu Yu sighed: "On the surface, it seems to be in time, but if this happens, everyone in the city will be in danger, and people's hearts will collapse first. Besides, Murong Yong has many cavalry, coming and going like me, they will be at the city within three days."
, when the time comes, the people in the city will have a large-scale panic, and they may collapse internally first."
Zhu Xu frowned: "Then you mean to defend the outer city, distribute weapons to the civilians, and let them go to the city to defend?"
Liu Yu's eyes were bright: "Yes, a palace city alone is too small, with more than 20,000 households, plus the granaries and ordnance in the arsenal, it is impossible to evacuate all of them. Those who stay outside the city will be captured by Xianbei thieves."
Massacre, slaughter, many of them escaped from Guanzhong, and they already hate and fear Xiyan. If the commander abandons them, I am afraid that they will lose their hearts. If the hearts of the people collapse, no matter how strong the city wall is,
It’s also undefendable.”
Zhu Xu shook his head: "But you have also seen that the wall of Luoyang is too long, and the troops in the city cannot defend it everywhere. Even if I mobilize another five thousand people, it is impossible to cover everything. If the enemy forces concentrate a little and forcefully attack the city, I am afraid it will be
Undefendable.”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "The specialty of the Xiyan Army is that it has many cavalry and strong mobility. They can come very quickly, but this is also their weakness. Because they are fast and have cavalry, they are good for field battles but not good for defending the city. Therefore, they
It is not easy to attack a city. As long as you go to the city with civilians, put out many suspicious soldiers, put up many flags, concentrate elite soldiers in the city, and provide support at any time if the enemy forces forcefully attack a certain place, then it is not difficult to defend it. "
Zhu Xu waved his hand: "Your strategy can only prevent cavalry from attacking the city. If a large group of infantry arrives, they have siege equipment, and attack with all their strength, what can you do?"
Liu Yu smiled and pointed to the northwest of the city, about three miles away from the city wall, where a solid fortress stood quietly on a high hill outside the city: "This is the famous Jinyong City, Marshal."
Zhu Xu nodded: "Yes, it is Jinyong City. During the Western Dynasty, Empress Jia built this fortress specifically to imprison Prince Sima Yu. In the end, she herself was imprisoned and died in it. It can be said that she was trapped in a cocoon. Although the city is small,
But there are all kinds of military facilities inside, and there are more than ten crossbows on the city wall that can be defended. The radius is no more than a mile, small but strong. I sent 300 elite soldiers, and Yang Guang defended there, which has its restraint.
, the enemy should not dare to attack Luoyang City."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Three hundred troops can only defend, but cannot contain them. Commander, please let my thousand brothers go in and form a horn with Luoyang City."
Zhu Xu opened his eyes wide: "You want to take your people to Jinyong City? No, this is too dangerous. The enemy will definitely attack Jinyong City first. You are a guest army, and I cannot let you go to such a dangerous front line, otherwise
, if something happens, I can’t explain it to Wang Zhenjun.”
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "Commander, we are the Beifu Army. We are here to fight, not to be protected or hide behind. When you were in Feishui, you saw how powerful we are. Facing Qin
We have a million troops, and our five thousand elite soldiers are marching forward in an indomitable manner? What's more, these thousand brothers are veterans who participated in the war and recent newcomers. Their combat power is even better than that of the Feishui Heavenly Soldiers back then. How could they not be able to defend the city with such a strong defense?
Where do you live?"
Speaking of this, Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "Moreover, defending the city depends on the mutual benefit of offense and defense. We need to attack with elite troops from time to time, and we can't just be passively beaten. As long as I, a thousand brothers, defend Jinyong City, even if the thieves come again ten
Ten thousand, don’t even think about breaking the city. But if the bandit army only leaves a few thousand people to monitor, but then raises a large army to attack Luoyang, that is what I am worried about. Although there are ten thousand people in the city of Luoyang, plus the civilians, they need to be fortified everywhere, and the civilians need to be fortified everywhere.
If we are not accustomed to battle formations and encounter a desperate attack by the enemy, we may find it difficult to resist. If our army can attack from the rear at this time, break through the obstacles, and storm the flanks of the siege army, we will not only be able to break the siege of Luoyang, but also have a better way
Can completely defeat Murong Yong’s main force in one fell swoop!”
Zhu Xu's eyes lit up: "You mean, you want to defeat Murong Yong's main army? Just rely on your own strength?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly and nodded confidently: "Soldiers are not expensive, but elites are. As long as there are fighters, I think it can be done. But before we defend the city, my brothers have to go out for a walk. Please general Zhu."
Leave the best equipment to us first, I need my men and horses to exert their maximum combat power."
Zhu Xu laughed and said: "Okay, I will give you the equipment of my personal guards, which are also fine steel mail armor, Su Tiezhen, and Bailian sword. I will leave the guard of Luoyang to my brother!"
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