Chapter 912 Song Jiang: It seems like a winnable battle, but why is Xuannvs divination trip so bad?
"Come with me! Attack Luoyang!!"
"oh--!!"
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"The natural dangers limit the west and east, so it is difficult to describe the merits of good fortune. The road invites the three Jins to meet, and the power is overwhelming the two rivers."
"The remaining snow is stained with dry grass, and the wind is broken in the panic. Just looking at the battle site, the present and the past are empty."
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Shi Bao roared in front, and the advance troops rushed toward Luoyang City with the wind, wind, and fire.
Fang La from the Chinese army sat high on his horse, softly recited a poem, and said, "Do you know whose poem this is, and what its sentiments are?"
Zheng Biao and Du Wei, who were on the left and right, looked at each other with blank expressions of simple cultural attainments: "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Fang La looked to the east and chuckled: "When I was young, I wanted to take part in the imperial examination and read a lot of books. You should also read more... This poem was written by Sima Twelve. It praises Xing Qingguan or Calling a Tiger
Prison sounds better!"
Hulao Pass was renamed in the Song Dynasty. It was Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty who went west to worship Fenyin. When he returned to Xingyang, he regarded Hulao Pass as the "pivot of Yuguan" and "the key point of Dingyi", and the edict was changed to Xingqing Pass.
Compared with this obscure name, people who know the military of the past dynasties prefer the name Hulao Pass. I didn't dare to say it before, it was treason. Now that Zhao and Song Dynasties are about to perish, who cares about the Zhenzong who made Taishan Fengchan a stinker?
, Hulao Pass is called Hulao Pass!
Fang La added: "It's a pity that Hulao Pass is no longer used as it was in the past. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the place was completely destroyed due to the continuous erosion of the south bank of the Yellow River and the overturn of the earth dragon. There is no longer a place next to the river.
Mountain, guarding the important pass between east and west."
"I heard that it was the eve of the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, which directly affected the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty. The defenders could not refuse to defend by relying on the pass as in history, so they were quickly breached by Anlu Mountain. If the important barrier to the east of Luoyang was still there,
It’s really hard to say whether the Anshi Rebellion will cause such a big disaster..."
“It shows how important God’s favor is!”
Zheng Biao showed admiration: "Your Majesty must be a man blessed by destiny!"
Fang La smiled and turned back to Luoyang: "That depends on whether I can break through Luoyang and completely take the initiative!"
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to go north without unplugging Xiangyang.
Once he does that, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing in Xiangyang City will definitely send troops. Whether it is outflanking from the rear or cutting off the grain road, they can give a fatal blow. This is something that ancient military towns often cannot bypass and must be captured.
reason.
Of course, everything is not absolute. For example, the Liao army of the Chanyuan Alliance did not attack the city and plunder the territory, but marched all the way. It relied on the high mobility of cavalry, massacres in Hebei, and plundered food from the people.
To support the army, we don't care about the food supply from the rear.
This move was extremely dangerous, and it was entirely possible that the retreat would be outflanked. Together with Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong, the entire army would be annihilated in enemy territory. Fortunately for the Liao army, their enemy was the Song Dynasty.
It may also be that they were sure that the enemy was the Song army, so they dared to take such risks. In the end, they signed the Chanyuan Alliance in an unfavorable situation and returned victoriously.
Fang La's army was composed of southerners and had less cavalry. They were not qualified to march straight in, so they could only attack the city and seize territory honestly. But now the support from the Shu army in the rear gave them the qualification to go north, and their morale was high all the way.
, even after overcoming the difficulties, 90,000 people arrived at the city.
The King of Wu even shook his hand and said with great pride: "The battle of Luoyang is proof that the offensive and defensive reversal of our southern Wu and northern Yan has made the people of Xianghan and even the west of Beijing know that the Yan army cannot protect them, and the south is still
There is a great Wu who is also a powerful country that you can rely on!"
Zheng Biao, Du Wei and other generals all showed excitement: "Your Majesty is mighty! Our army will win!"
The morale of the army is amazing. At first, they suffered repeated setbacks, their morale was demoralized, and they were almost ready to defect. Later, they retreated in order to advance, mainly by asking their subordinates to surrender, to boost their morale. Finally, they allied with Shu and counterattacked the Yan Kingdom. Everyone began to yearn for victory.
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Because Luoyang is so easy to fight!
It's not that Luoyang is fragile. In the Song Dynasty, although it lost its previous status, it was still Xijing among the three major capitals. Its size is there. The city walls were repaired and reinforced by Yan Ting, and they stand majestic. There is also a moat of nearly 20 feet outside the city.
, the water is rolling.
But without comparison, there is no harm.
Compared with Xiangyang's abnormal geographical advantages and the 60-foot-long moat expanded by the Yan army, Luoyang is really a younger brother. At this time, the Wu army fought bravely, and the attackers in front were even more morale-like. The ladders were erected and they bravely climbed up first.
But this momentum did not last long, as Sun Li's calm voice rang out from the top of the city: "The archers with the divine arm form an array, shoot!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh——
A divine arm bow appeared in the hands of the Yan army. It had a range of three hundred steps and could penetrate iron armor in seventy steps. At this time, there were only a few hundred divine arm archers on the city wall, and the arrows were already as dense as rain. No matter in terms of range, power, or
The most critical firing speed is much stronger than ordinary crossbows.
Of course, this kind of divine arm bow is difficult to make, and it requires skill to train. Fortunately, Bianliang was peacefully recovered, and a steady stream of such crossbows were produced in the workshop, and they were armed in the hands of the Yan army. Once used, they were under Luoyang City.
Weaving a shrill scream.
Fang La immediately said: "I warn Marshal Shi not to underestimate the enemy. The Wei Sheng Army will return to defense very quickly. This commander Sun Li is also the general who followed the King of Yan to recover Yanyun in the early years. You must not underestimate him!"
The guard took the order: "Yes!"
Shi Bao did not underestimate the enemy, and sometimes he could not defeat him. Soon, under the suppression of the divine arm bow and various instruments, the Wu army suffered heavy losses and retreated.
Fang La narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had previously talked in front of the King of Shu about how the King of Yan had gone too far and how few soldiers had been recruited. However, he had avoided talking about one thing. With Yan's strong national power and the strategy of elite troops, the level of "elite" might be different from what he had done before.
The thinking elite is quite different.
The treatment enjoyed by these 100,000 people is simply terrible!
Whether it is in terms of food, the Yan army is obviously stronger than the Wu army, or in terms of various armors and equipment, the Yan army's individual armed forces are far from being comparable to the Wu army...
He was also leading the elite of the Wu army, but let alone a one-on-one confrontation with the opponent, even a one-on-two confrontation, there was no guarantee of victory in a field battle.
Fortunately, it was now nine against one. After the vanguard of a small group of troops engaged in battle and determined the size of the enemy army, Sun Li did not attack rashly. Instead, he decisively reduced the defense line. The Weisheng army returned to Luoyang City and launched another round of offensive and defensive battles.
Shi Bao was defeated and returned to the formation. There was some silence in the army, but Fang La's high-spirited voice soon sounded: "Luoyang has suffered two major military disasters in recent years, one was destroyed by the Liao army, and the other was occupied by Zhang Xian. Previously
The people who defected to Xiangyang were all sent into it. This transferred the hidden danger of Xiangyang's defense to Luoyang City. If the city is defended for a long time, it will be lost!"
The generals nodded one after another, and another scout happened to report: "Report! The Song Army has sent troops!"
Fang La took over the military information, laughed loudly after reading it, and passed it around: "The Song army did not miss the opportunity and went north to take Bianliang!"
"The political significance of this place is too great. If the Song army can retake the capital of the Song Dynasty and restore the authority of the imperial court, and the people's hearts change, the Yan army will never let it go. Shi Wengong's Ansu army and Luan Tingyu's Ninghua army will come to reinforce them even if they want to
Even Luoyang doesn’t have many troops!”
"You see, this is the disadvantage of having a small army. If the Yan army had left a hundred thousand troops in Hunan and divided the troops for garrison, how could it be so stretched?"
Pang Wanchun was a little worried: "Your Majesty, what if the Yan army recruits urgently in the local area?"
Fang La said with a smile: "Not to mention whether it's too late, didn't Yan Ting say 'emphasis on the people, advocating justice, fighting bullies, and ruling the powerful'?"
"The core of King Yan's governance is the people. It is precisely because of the people's livelihood that all regions can recover quickly and the national strength will be strong. Once violated, all kinds of difficulties will break out. Whether an emerging regime can withstand such a test, I will wait and see!
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"The fundamental reason is that King Yan is too confident. These are the things he should have done after unifying the world, but this person can't wait to do them. He really doesn't take the heroes of the world in his eyes. The reason for this defeat is
Here it is!”
These words made everyone's blood boil. Shi Bao wiped the blood on his armor and said energetically: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 30,000 troops to block Yan's reinforcements!"
Fang La had just recited the poem about Hulao Pass, and he had actually planned to encircle the point for reinforcements and divide his troops to defeat it. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he still implemented his original intention: "The number of ninety thousand and the superior strength of our army are the biggest reliance of our army.
Do not divide your troops and give the enemy every opportunity to defeat him..."
"This time, I will try my best to win!"
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"I will try my best this time and there will be no regrets!"
Inside the Song army's tent, Zhang Dun looked at Zhe Keshi and Master Zhong and said, "This is the last chance for the imperial court!"
The two of them clasped their fists: "Please rest assured, Mr. En, we will conquer Bianliang!"
The opportunity must not be missed, the time will never come again. When it is confirmed that Fang La will send his troops north and arrive at Luoyang City, the two commanders of the Western Army will also lead the last 50,000 elites to make a huge military gamble.
Bet that the Zhao and Song Dynasties will remain in power after hundreds of years of rule!
Betting on the threat of Fangla's elite soldiers, the Yan army has no time to take care of him!
Compared with the determination of the three highest-ranking officials in the army, when Li Kui heard that war was about to start again, he ran to Songjiang's tent with great joy, shouting all the way: "Brother Gongming! Brother Gongming!"
But before they arrived at the tent, they were stopped by Mu Hong and Deng Fei, who said sternly: "Tie Niu, please keep your voice down, brother Gongming is doing divination inside!"
Song Jiang burned incense and prayed, turning a deaf ear to the movement outside, and began to use the only Taoist method he currently mastered in the Book of Heavenly Man, Xuannv Lesson!
This is the divination method of folding grass, and it has played a role several times in the original work. When Zengtou City attacked the camp, it was a little bad luck, when Liangshan was recruited and settled, it was a good luck, and when the Liao Kingdom was conquered, it was half bad luck and half good luck...
Now Song Jiang folds the grass into a human shape and puts it on the flame to bake. At the same time, he chants a mantra and watches the change of the thatch when it is roasted to predict good or bad luck.
But gradually, his expectant eyes solidified and turned into doubt and horror.