There are many heroes in every era, and there are countless careerists and madmen in every era. However, most of them are either limited by the external environment or limited by their own strength, so they can only keep their ambitions deep in their hearts.
, only a few people who are stimulated by ambition and desire and lose their reason will do some ridiculous or stupid things, such as the emperors who were suppressed by the police at the police station...
There are as many careerists as there are in Luoyang City today. At this time when the emperor is in power and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, as long as he goes out and fights, he may be able to bless his descendants for several generations. Don't you see the Yang family of Hongnong?
Huh?
The opportunity is right in front of us, and it is for a hero, or for someone who thinks he is a hero, who can resist it?
But when it comes to fanatics, there is probably no one better than Yan Zhong. Wei Li only stayed with Yan Zhong for less than two days before he began to feel frightened. He asked carefully: "Put the weapon on
Is it really okay to distribute armor and armor to those city residents?”
Yan Zhong said: "How can there be no problem? Those people will get into trouble if they get sophisticated weapons and armor."
Wei Li was shocked and said: "Chang Shi knew this, why did he still distribute weapons?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "Who does Wei Sima think our army's enemy is now? Compared with the enemy, do we have an advantage or a disadvantage?"
Wei Li thought for a while and said: "We have taken over the arsenal according to the emperor's decree. Is there anyone who dares to question it?"
Yan Zhong laughed loudly, as if he was very happy, and even burst into tears, "Haha, Wei Sima is such an honest person!"
Wei Li's face turned red when he laughed, and he looked sulky. Seeing this, Yan Zhong stopped laughing and said seriously: "Isn't Army Sima thirty years old now?"
"The virtual length is twenty and eight, but does this have anything to do with what we are talking about?"
"You are only twenty-eight, but I am already forty-eight, and I estimate that I have only a few days to live." Yan Zhong sighed: "But before my achievements have been accomplished, I will not be willing to die even if I die! Do you think there will be any problems?
There will definitely be! But what does that have to do with us? If Wei Sima is willing to live like this for the rest of his life, just watch what I do, and the infamy will not fall on you."
He said to Wei Li: "The emperor has already made great achievements. The general definitely wants to support his eldest son Liu Bian to ascend the throne. However, the monarch wants to let Dong Hou ascend the throne. Do you think they will fight?"
Wei Li's face darkened and he said, "This is why the general sent us here."
"Yes, they will definitely fight. The generals have many soldiers, and the kings are probably no match for them." Yan Zhong continued: "Then how can we reverse this situation?"
"Those city people are not used to fighting in formations, so I'm afraid they won't be of much use. Moreover, Chang Shi only let a few hundred people in, and the others took their weapons and left. Aren't we afraid that they will turn around to make things difficult for us?
"
Yan Zhong showed a proud look on his face and said: "You don't understand this. Send them weapons first. When the general's troops come to attack the arsenal, we will set fire to the surrounding palaces and houses."
Burned, what do you think will happen next?”
"!!!" Wei Li trembled from the bottom of his heart, "Chang Shi, please think twice. If you put down this fire, thousands of people will be buried in the flames!"
"That many people can't die," Yan Zhong said disapprovingly: "Besides, how can we make a comeback unless tens of thousands of people die?"
"Isn't there any other way?" Wei Li said tremblingly, "This is Luoyang!"
Yan Zhong said earnestly: "Wei Sima, you are too honest, that's why you have never been promoted. If this thing can be done, you and I will both have high hopes!"
"What if it doesn't work?"
"No?" Yan Zhong said in a bachelor's manner: "The worst possible outcome is death and the destruction of the entire clan."
"No, this is absolutely not possible!" Wei Li shook his head repeatedly and said: "Chang Shi, you distributed the weapons and armor in the arsenal, so forget it, but I will never agree with you setting fire to Luoyang City!"
"Tsk," Yan Zhong said with a headache when he saw that Wei Li couldn't be moved, "Then let's just prepare first and wait and see what happens. We may not reach that point. Wei Sima, please don't worry. Unless it is a last resort, I will definitely
Wouldn’t do that.”
Wei Li hesitated for a moment, thinking that there shouldn't be any problem if he just prepared, so he nodded.
Yan Zhong immediately laughed easily and thought to himself: A gentleman can deceive others, but the ancients will not deceive me!
It is said that he would not do it unless it was absolutely necessary, but as long as he is prepared, can he really control whether he will use it or not? Although he is the commander of the army, it is difficult to give direct orders to Yue Qi without going through Wei Li.
, especially in such critical times, soldiers will always trust a general they are familiar with more than a stranger who has been parachuted in for a few days.
Otherwise, he would have given the order directly and there would be no need to go to great lengths to convince Wei Li.
Next, they watched the general's soldiers and horses bloodbath the Beigong. Then Zhongfu came with He Jin's order and wanted to take out the reserved weapons and armor from the arsenal, but was blocked by the defenders.
.Then, came the crusade army brought by Zhang Zhang.
The arsenal occupies a very large area, almost half the size of Nangong. Although there are walls around it, it is difficult to defend such a vast area with 600 Vietnamese cavalry and more than a thousand original defenders. Even if Yan Zhong recruited several
Bai Qingxia, the number of defenders is only a little over 2,000, which is not enough to compete with the elite Northern Army with three times the strength.
After killing more than a hundred enemy troops, the piers outside the wall were lost one after another. Wei Li and his Yueqi retreated into the arsenal in embarrassment. After Zhang Zhang captured the outer pier, he immediately sent his crossbowmen up.
, used to suppress the shooters in the arsenal.
Yan Zhong commanded the soldiers to use big yellow crossbows to counterattack, and the heavy infantry of the Northern Army were shot to death one after another. After losing the protection of the infantry, the crossbowmen on the pier were shot by strong bows and hard crossbows, and they had no place to stand. Attack
The side has more troops, but on the pier, they are at a disadvantage and have to face several times the number of archers. Often, they just draw the bow string, and the opponent has already shot more than a dozen arrows.
The pier was riddled with bullets. The Northern Army's crossbowmen persisted for a while, but were shot so hard that they could no longer lift their heads. They could only retreat after leaving dozens of corpses. Zhang Zhang then changed his tactics.
, deployed troops outside the two gates, and then ordered the soldiers to attack by force, hoping to defeat the defenders in the arsenal with superior force.
Arrows flew in the air, feathers kept coming and going, and soldiers from both sides screamed and fell from time to time. The heavy infantrymen of the infantry battalion raised their big shields to cover their comrades pushing the cart. The copper-covered wood was pulled up
, and then crashed into the thick wooden door.
"boom!"
Amidst the huge noise, a long section of the courtyard wall shook. The wooden bolt behind the door jumped several times, making a dull sound.
"What should we do now?"
Wei Li had an anxious look on his face and shouted loudly: "They are about to rush in!"
Yan Zhong looked at the fire burning on Fudao's side and said calmly: "Now there's also fighting on Junhou's side, and we have no reinforcements."
Wei Li jumped to his feet anxiously, "It's already this time, and you still say you don't have these?"
"boom!"
The hanging wood from the rush car hit the gate again, breaking a big hole. When the soldiers outside the gate saw it, they all cheered loudly. The defenders immediately mobilized some people and lined up behind the gate to prepare and rush in.
of enemies to fight.
Yan Zhong was actually very uneasy, but after all, he had stayed with Huangfu Song and had seen battles involving hundreds of thousands of people. The situation in front of him was just a small scene for him. He calmly said to Wei Li
Said: "Is it now the time of last resort?"
Wei Li was stunned, looked to the north, and said awkwardly: "That's Taicang, if it burns down..."
Yan Zhong straightened his face and said sternly: "Are you going to wait here to die?"
Wei Li gritted his teeth and said, "How can we just burn down Taicang? It's better to burn Yong'an Palace as well!"
Yan Zhong was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face and he praised: "Yes, Yong'an Palace has been prepared for a long time. If a fire is set, half of Luoyang will not be saved! Without further ado, I will send
People go to set fires, and you take people to dig more well water and bring it over."
"What are you doing carrying water?"
"Aren't you afraid that the fire will burn us too?"
"Uh..." Wei Li was startled and said quickly: "I'm going to get water right now!"
Yan Zhong had long wanted to set a fire in Luoyang City. He had given him delicious food before he came up with the idea. He said that if he could no longer defend it, he would set fire to the palace and then break out of the siege during the chaos. After arriving at the arsenal,
, he had already begun preparations for arson.
As the capital of the empire for hundreds of years, Luoyang has accumulated countless wealth. If he had no other choice, he would not want to burn it...
Last night, there were rioters looting and burning many houses in the south city, but these were all unorganized individual actions. Although there were many fires, the fires were controlled as soon as the Northern Army entered the city. The flames in the north city were
It is an organized and prepared act. Once the flame begins to burn, it forms a prairie fire.
First, the houses near Taicang were ignited, and then the flames spread in all directions. When nearby residents and soldiers shouted to come over to put out the fire, flames shot up into the sky in Yong'an Palace. The wood that had been splashed with oil ignited, and those who went to set the fire were on fire.
The soldier didn't come back either. I don't know if he was swallowed up by the flames or was found chopped into pieces.
At first, some people used buckets, washbasins and other things to fill the fire with water, but instead of putting out the flames, they burned even bigger. The flames dried out the wood in the surrounding palace buildings, and then sparks floated over and ignited them again.
.The north wind happened to blow again. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind assisted the fire. The northeast corner of Luoyang was completely enveloped in flames.
When the flames first started to light up, Zhang Zhang was still urging his troops to attack. Seeing that the enemy on the opposite side was about to be hammered to death, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity to make a contribution. Who would have thought that after a while, the flames were burning all over the place?
The fire burned the air so hot that even the most elite soldiers could not withstand it. When he was hesitating whether to withdraw his troops first, the north wind blew and the flames were out of control.
In the raging flames, the soldiers were separated and lost their structure. The soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate and escaped first. The people supported the old and young, and poured out of the city gate with loud cries.
