The fire on the compound road soared into the sky, and hundreds of people were crowded on it. They could not advance or retreat, and they all let out desperate howls. The people in front were stained by kerosene, and the flames on their bodies could not be extinguished at all.
Braving the flames, it came towards them. The defenders on the Nangong side did not dare to stop them, so they all moved to the side to avoid them.
Human-shaped torches were screaming and waving their arms wildly on the top of the city. Their eyeballs had been burned out, and their faces had been scorched black. Every time they ran, they left a burning footprint on the ground. Some soldiers couldn't stand this.
Seeing such a miserable situation, he stepped forward with a spear and stabbed the heavy infantry who rushed over to death.
The tower on the Xuanwu Gate has turned into a blazing fire, and after more than ten steps, the heat wave curled up the hair. The heavy infantry did not dare to step forward. They wanted to retreat but were blocked. Many of them had
His clothes were set on fire, and he pushed open the guardrail in severe pain, jumped off the road, and then fell into a meat pie.
Chen Cheng sent people to secretly cut half of the wood at the connection between the compound road and the city tower. At this time, it was poured with kerosene. It took less than a minute for the bridge deck to break. There were still more than a hundred people walking on the compound road.
Without exiting, he fell to the ground along with the falling bridge deck.
Many of the soldiers who fell down were still alive. They crawled out from the pile of burning corpses and let out inhuman screams. The smell of barbecue emitted from the huge pile of corpses, but it made everyone around them feel sick.
I felt like vomiting. Seeing such a curious scene, the morale of the attackers was greatly reduced, and the morale of the defenders was also reduced a lot. From time to time, soldiers secretly looked at Chen Cheng with frightened eyes, as if their general was not a human being, but a cloaked man.
A demon in human skin.
The human bodies on the ground were burned, and the grease flowed out, making the flames burn more fiercely. At some point, the screams in the pile of corpses completely disappeared, the armor and weapons were burned red, and the wooden shafts of the arrows were burned out.
, the arrowhead also turned into a dark red color. The fire oil and human fat were not enough to sustain the long-term burning. After a while, the flames gradually extinguished under the gaze of soldiers from both sides.
The smell of barbecue was still wafting in the air. The soldiers of the infantry battalion looked across in silence, with expressions of fear and disgust on their faces. They had no intention of attacking again. The infantry colonel looked back and knew that today was not a good day.
After attacking, he turned around and entered the North Palace to find the general to return to his command.
He Jin didn't care that the attack was thwarted again. He comforted the infantry captain with a few words and sat in the White Tiger View, waiting for news from the other three city gates. While waiting, news suddenly came from outside the city.
Feng Shu personally led his troops to attack Jian Shuo's tribe, but Jian Shuo led his troops to counterattack, and was defeated and killed.
"How can this be?"
Taiwei Ma Rixi immediately straightened up and said fiercely: "How could Jian Shuo kill Feng Shu with a small army and few generals? Feng Shu is the captain of the garrison cavalry, and his subordinates are all cavalry. How could he attack the camp?"
He Jin glanced at Ma Rixi and said: "There are many doubts about this matter, but this is not the top priority. Lieutenant, please sit back and relax."
He turned around and asked, "How is the battle going in the West Garden?"
The messenger lowered his head and said: "Jian Shuo led his troops to defeat Feng Xiaowei's troops, collected some of the Xiyuan Army's defeated troops, and is attacking Yongmen."
He Jin stood up, looked around at everyone present in the hall, and sneered: "I didn't expect that an eunuch like Jian Shuo has such ability! Where is the captain of the city gate?"
Wu Qiong came out of the queue and said: "Zhu Jun, the captain of the city gate, was renamed Henan Yin and is not in Luoyang now."
Wu Qiong, courtesy name Deyu, was also recruited to Beijing by He Jin, and was friendly with He Yong, Xun You and others.
He Jin's face softened slightly and he said: "Since the commander of the city gate is vacant, Deyu should temporarily take his place."
Chengmen Xiaowei is an official position that is parallel to Zhi Jinwu and the Northern Army Zhonghou. It has a high position and is comparable to the Nine Gates Admiral in later generations. Wu Qiong kowtowed to the leader and said: "No!"
He Jin said: "Without further delay, Deyu immediately went to the Taiwei Mansion to mobilize troops and take control of all twelve gates of Luoyang City."
Wu Qiong retreated, and another soldier came forward and reported: "General, Zhong Taichang ordered someone to report that the arsenal has been occupied by thieves!"
"Huh!" He Jin said dissatisfiedly: "The Southern Army is getting more and more outrageous, and a few rioters actually took over the arsenal!"
There was a troubled look on the soldier's face. He Jin saw it and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"General General," the soldier said to him: "It is not the rebels who have taken over the arsenal, but Yueqi. It is said that Juluhou took out the money in the arsenal, rewarded the three armies, and also recruited hundreds of rangers and scoundrels in the city. , it’s because of this that Zhong Taichang was blocked from the door.”
"..." He Jin was silent for a while, then glanced around the hall and landed on General Zhang Zhang, "General Zhang immediately led five thousand infantrymen and two thousand archers, and went forward Seize the arsenal!"
Zhang Zhang came out of the queue, paused and said: "Promise!"
There are twelve city gates in Luoyang City, and the Yongmen Gate is one of them. Not far from the Yongmen Gate is the White Horse Temple, which was built under the orders of Emperor Ming himself. After Jian Shuo killed Feng Shu, he collected the defeated troops of various ministries and He sent troops to attack Yongmen and set up his banner in the White Horse Temple.
Seeing so many soldiers and horses pouring in, the faces of the big monks and the little monks in the temple turned pale with fright. Jian Shuo had been fighting for a long time, and the blood on his body was not dry yet, so he had no intention of paying attention to these bald monks, leaving them alone in the corner. Trembling, he ordered the soldiers to bulldoze the eighteen statues of Arhats subduing dragons and tigers on the left and right, cleared a large open space, and then raised the curtain to serve as his own Chinese army tent.
Jian Shuo's original sword had been broken in the battle, and he had replaced it with a Huanshou sword. At this time, he was sitting on the horse with the Huanshou sword in both hands, closing his eyes and resting.
"Report!"
A soldier from the Xiyuan Army rushed over, knelt down on one knee, and said: "Zuo Sima has captured Yongmen!"
Jian Shuo opened his eyes suddenly, stood up in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "Move the handsome flag forward immediately!"
He pulled out his Huanshou sword, pointed it eastward, and shouted with all his strength: "The enemy is in Luoyang!"
After that, he rushed out with his bodyguards, leaving the messy White Horse Temple behind. Seeing the gang of soldiers gone, all the monks in the temple breathed a sigh of relief. There was a white and fat big monk. He put his palms together and said with kind eyes: "Good, good, thanks to the blessing of the Buddha, we can avoid a disaster in the temple!"
Other monks agreed one after another. Suddenly a young monk ran in in panic and shouted: "It's not good!"
Everyone quickly asked: "What happened again?"
The little monk said anxiously: "One just left, and now another one has come!"
On the road, troops holding high the banner with the word "Yan" rolled up along the official road. Among the troops, Yuan Shao also spotted the White Horse Temple at a glance and said: "Place the Chinese army's tent here!"
Yan Liang nodded and said, "My lord, please wait a moment. A certain family will arrange the arrangements right away."
Seeing the wolf disappearing from the front door and the tiger entering the back door, all the monks were in tears. One of them knelt in front of the Buddha statue and said with tears: "This is really the calamity of the end of the Dharma! The pure place of Buddhism has turned into an asura field! Buddha!"
, if you have a spirit, use your magical power to remove all these evil obstacles!"
The armor leaves rustled outside, and Yan Liang strode in, shouting: "The army is going to be stationed here, why don't you bald donkeys come out to greet us?"
The monks quickly put away their tears and came forward respectfully. The old monk said: "The general is very powerful, but does he need someone to serve him?"
Yan Liang said: "Yes?"
He was a general in the army, and he would become murderous when he stared at him. The old monk's heart was pounding, and he quickly pointed to the side and said: "This young monk is handsome and considerate. He can just warm the general's feet."
“…..”
Seeing Yan Liang's dark face, the old monk became increasingly panicked and thought to himself, "Is it possible that this general doesn't like the young monk?"
He was a little embarrassed. He was old, and the general in front of him was so majestic. He was afraid that it would be too much for him. Seeing Yan Liang's face getting more and more ugly, Lao He felt worried and said, "General, if you don't mind...
....”
Yan Liang's dark face was full of disgust, but he said: "Pick two smart ones!"
The old monk breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little disappointed. He didn't know whether he wanted to do it or not.
Yuan Shao sat down in the White Horse Temple that had been cleaned up, and said to Cao Cao who was coming over: "Mengde doesn't need to worry, that Jian Shuo is just a trapped beast still fighting. Even if he rushed into the city, he would be defeated with only three or four thousand remaining soldiers.
So what?"
Before Cao Cao could say anything, two young monks with delicate features walked in. They broke open the tea cakes, put them in porcelain cups, and then poured boiling water into them. The aroma immediately spread out. The young monks offered the tea, and then they knelt down and sat on both sides.
Beside the man, he said: "General, please have some tea."
Yuan Shao picked up the porcelain cup, smelled it, and said with a smile: "Good tea."
He was a son of an aristocratic family. Even before he was adopted by Yuan Cheng, he lived a life of fine clothing and fine food. Naturally, he knew how to distinguish the quality of tea. Yuan Shao smiled and said to Cao Cao: "With such a fragrant tea in front of you, why bother saying those disgraceful words?"
?Mengde, please!”
Cao Cao was blocked by him, and he picked up the porcelain cup depressedly. He felt that it was warm and soft, and it was obviously high-quality porcelain. The tea cake in the cup was brewed, exuding a faint fragrance, and it was not from a luxurious home.
The highest grade that cannot be had. Although Cao Cao had a father who was a high-ranking official, he sat with his butt a little crooked and blurted out: "I didn't expect the temple to be so rich!"
The old monk who had just walked in turned pale and defended: "It was two noble people who came to visit, so they used the tea that had been treasured for a long time. Normally we are reluctant to part with it."
Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Oh, do you know who we are?"
The old monk clasped his palms together and said respectfully: "These two generals are famous far and wide. Who in the world doesn't know them?"
Cao Cao lowered his face and said, "Since you know who we are, why don't you retreat quickly?"
The old monk showed a decent yet embarrassed smile on his face and backed away silently. Cao Cao raised his eyes and said, "You guys get out too!"
The two young monks were stunned for a moment, then stood up aggrievedly, followed by the monk who retreated.
When there was no one in the hall, Cao Cao asked in a low voice: "At first, there were only two of us here. What you said came out of your mouth and into my ears. Let me ask you, Tunqi Colonel Feng Shu was killed
, was it your instruction?"
Yuan Shao picked up the tea cup, looked at Cao Cao playfully, and said, "What is Meng De talking about? Why can't I understand?"
