The Dingyuan Army's offensive at Luyang Pass lasted for three full days.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, a thousand tigers and leopards broke through the sheep and horse wall and attacked the city.
That night, Dengzhou native soldiers drove all kinds of vehicles and equipment and began to attack the city all night long.
During the day, he switched to the Dingyuan Army and continued to attack repeatedly.
By the fifth day of the lunar month, more than 3,000 Tutuan villagers had been killed or injured, and nearly 2,000 Dingyuan troops had been killed or injured. Luyang Pass was still standing firmly there.
Of course, the casualties of the Bian army were not small. All the reserve teams in the city had been put in, and even most of the soldiers on the northern city wall had been mobilized to prepare for the attack.
After dinner on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the lights under Luyangguan City were brightly lit, and the largest siege to date was launched.
Wang Yu mobilized a total of 2,000 sergeants and 4,000 local peasants, divided them into three waves, and launched a ferocious offensive like a tidal wave.
To the north of Luyang Pass, Wang Deqian finally received the order and could take action.
A thousand soldiers silently inspected the equipment... The moonlight tonight was a bit bright, which made people unhappy. But whether it was successful or not, they had to move out. Wang Deqian waved his hand, and the soldiers left the camp and walked cautiously on the mountain.
On the small road.
The bright moonlight fell on the bare branches, reflecting the dark figures.
Some people remembered the old story of the attack on Weizhou. The soldiers of the Dingyuan Army sneaked in like hidden soldiers taking advantage of the road and raided the Tibetan Xicheng City.
Today's battle is so similar.
At midnight, the army arrived at the starting position. After a short rest, Wang Deqian took the lead and led the men to charge forward.
Standing on Guancheng, you can clearly see several silver "arrows" running quickly towards Guancheng on the sparkling river bank.
After the arrow, there are silver wavy lines, surging like a tidal wave, crashing against the cliff like a stormy sea.
"Click!" The ladder leaned against the wall. Someone pulled hard, and the hook blade at the top of the ladder was firmly hooked on the top of the wall.
There was a "squeaking" shaking sound, as well as the sound of heavy breathing and the collision of beetle leaves.
A stream of white steam floated up to the top of the wall, then revealed the red tassel on his helmet, and then a fierce and surprised face.
Someone jumped onto the wall, then a second one, a third one...
Like a beast awakened from its sleep, the roar suddenly became earth-shattering.
"There is a thief! Kill him! Go and call someone!"
A short and fierce battle broke out at the top of the city.
Wang Deqian struck down a frightened young man with an axe, knocking him off the city wall.
With a kick of his left foot, the blazing brazier rolled down the horse path. Hot charcoal flew in the darkness, and little sparks fell into the darkness below the city, causing a large number of screams.
"Drive them down!" There were only dozens of old and weak soldiers in Guanbei for surveillance. Because of his negligence, he allowed the thieves to climb up. He was already unforgivable. At this time, he could only fight back desperately to atone for his sins.
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More than ten braziers were moved over and dumped down the horse path.
The red-hot charcoal fell on the person's face, penetrated into the person's neck, and hit the exposed skin...
Cries came and went, and there was chaos on the horse road.
Some even had their whole bodies set on fire. The outer layer of their winter cotton clothes was quickly burned through, and the wadding in the interlayer provided excellent fuel for the fire, quickly turning them into flaming figures.
The fireman didn't know where to go, dancing wildly, falling down under the city, or rolling on the ground, while his comrades exclaimed and huddled together.
"Shoot!" The archer rushed over, a wave of arrows fell, and the screams on the horse road became more intense.
The smell of burning and blood mixed together, and the defenders on the northern side of the Bian Army were strangled to death almost instantly.
"Set fire!" Wang Deqian led more than a hundred people and rushed down the horse path, and ordered before leaving.
The shouts in Guancheng suddenly became fierce, and messy footsteps sounded on the street.
Wang Deqian glanced at the more than a hundred warriors behind him. Everyone was wearing heavy armor, holding axes and swords, and his eyes were solemn.
After forming a formation for a while, more than a hundred warriors marched forward.
Wang Deqian pushed away the robe that was trying to block him, took the long Ke ax, and walked away first.
A group of panicked Bian soldiers came around the corner.
No nonsense, just chop it down with an axe.
The ax blade brought up a large amount of blood. The iron armor on his body was stabbed by several spears almost instantly, and the heartbreaking sound of metal friction penetrated his brain.
The ax swept horizontally, and a head flew high into the sky.
The bright moonlight shines on it, and the ferocious and desperate expression is clearly visible.
"Kill!" Wang Deqian roared, and under the sweep of Changke's axe, the spears of several Bian soldiers fell to the ground. Seeing the opportunity, he jumped over and swept again, causing a cry of surprise.
In frontal fighting, long-handled blunt weapons are so brave!
Taking advantage of the confusion, the sergeants behind him quickly followed up and slashed at close range with their heavy swords. The spearmen of the Bian Army were unable to withstand the enemy and retreated continuously.
"Go to hell!" Wang Deqian's long Ke ax had been jammed and discarded. He took out the horizontal knife he carried with him and crowded in wherever there were many people.
I don’t know how many times he had been slashed and stabbed on his body. The armor leaf was probably in pieces. Wang Deqian jumped into the crowd and stabbed a thief in the abdomen with his knife. Before he could pull it out, a thief slashed with his knife.
Come, he advanced instead of retreating, hugged the man tightly, and butted his head, causing blood to drip from their faces.
The Bian soldier resisted desperately, but Wang Deqian, who was ready to kill him, hit him again, and then grabbed the opponent's throat with both hands, as straight as iron pincers.
The soldiers were inspired by this, and they all fought bravely, slashing with swords and swords one after another. The Bian army could not hold on, and was soon pushed across the street corner.
The fire above Guancheng is getting bigger and bigger, the towers are burning with crackling sounds and sparks are flying everywhere.
No matter how stupid you are, you know that you are being attacked from two sides. The morale of the Bian army fighting desperately in Nancheng has plummeted, and everyone is shocked and confused.
The officers and soldiers of the Dingyuan Army in the south of the city saw the fire blazing in Guancheng, and their morale was greatly boosted. Everyone fought bravely and fought to the death.
Morale rises and falls, sometimes it's so strange, not to mention that the people defending the city are not elites, just state soldiers and local regiments.
Soon, someone attacked the city and established a firm foothold.
The last group of Bian soldiers who dared to fight rushed up crazily. Both sides had no plan and fought in a heap. From time to time, some people hugged each other and fell to the bottom of the city.
Those who fought on the top of the city resorted to all possible means. By the end of the battle, their teeth were used, biting the opponent's nose and ears, drawing blood.
The drummers took off their shirts and beat the drums hard in the cold night wind. Their heads were like steamers, with steam rising.
Under the beating of passionate drums, one group after another of soldiers climbed to the top of the city, gradually pushing the Bian army downwards.
Wang Yu stood on the high platform, his bright red cloak dancing in the wind. His eyes were fixed on the top of Luyang Pass. When he saw more and more of his own soldiers ascending to the top of the city, they were never driven away again.
After coming down, he gently loosened his clenched fists.
It’s settled!
Within Guancheng, the defeated Bian army was everywhere.
They looked around for a place to hide. But this was a closed city and a military facility. Where could there be any civilian houses to hide in?
Dingyuan's soldiers marched into the wall and killed everyone they saw.
The defeated soldiers who had lost their organization and will were miserable. They shuttled around in the streets and alleys, but as they walked, they were surrounded by a large group of Dingyuan soldiers with bows and knives drawn, and they were killed on the spot.
The bloody massacre lasted most of the night.
It was not until dawn that the last general of the Bian Army hiding in the Yamen burned himself to death in despair, bringing an end to this tragic battle.
There were nearly three thousand Bian troops, mainly from the four counties of Xuzhouzhoushe, Changge, Yanling, and Fugou. There were state soldiers, county soldiers, and rural warriors. Almost none of them survived, and they all died at Luyang Pass.
"Repair the damaged tower."
"The whole city was swept and the bodies were buried."
"Put the head into a cart and take it to Lushan County."
The latest military order was quickly passed down.
The Dengzhou native soldiers' eyes were red, and they silently held their swords and axes and began to collect the heads.
The sergeants who had been fighting for several days sat against the wall and watched all this silently.
In the last battle before going home, the tragic casualties were almost unbearable for everyone.
"Ascending to Luyang Pass, the gorge road is steep and deep. The streams are more than ten thousand feet long, and the surrounding trees are thousands of meters long..." Military judge Yuan Mian entered the city. He had just recited a few lines in a poem, and saw the sergeants shooting towards him.
After looking at him, he immediately stopped.
He sighed. The world is so powerful that one has to pay for it with his life. There is nothing he can do.
The snow fell in a flurry.
Outside Sanya Town, a group of soldiers and horses had just left the city and soon received news of the fall of Luyang Pass.
The general was silent for a long time, and then sent out several cavalry to spread the news to all parties.
The messenger left Sanya Town (Pinggao City), ran northeast, passed through Lushan County, and went to Pingzhou City (Lucheng) built by the Northern Qi Dynasty in the northeast of the county to change horses and continue moving forward.
The messengers alternated, and Longxing Town, Liang County (Ruzhou), and Xuedian fell behind one by one. After arriving at Shengui Station in Jiacheng County, more messengers were suddenly sent.
In just one day, the news spread from Jiacheng to Xuzhou, Luoyang, and Bianzhou.
"Emperor Xiaowen of the Later Wei Dynasty once said to Wei Zhen, 'Three crows are dangerous and cannot be guarded by anyone other than Qing'." Outside Bianzhou City, after inspecting the farmland, Zhu Quanzhong wiped the mud on the uppers of his shoes and said: "I don't have one crow."
With your hands, two crows can trap it, but three crows can defend it?"
Jingxiang frowned in thought, Li Zhen remained silent, and Wei Zhao stopped talking.
Sanya Road is tortuous and circuitous, not as fast and smooth as Wanye Road. Ge Congzhou mainly concentrated on Wanye Road and guarded Sanya Valley Road. No matter from any point of view, it is not wrong.
Luyang Pass was also a fortified city with three thousand garrison troops. The Xia thieves could not capture it even if ten thousand people died. How could it be lost so easily?
But now is not the time to pursue this issue. If it is lost, it is lost. There is also the Pinggao City built by Yu Wenzhou, and the Pingzhou City built by the Northern Qi Dynasty to deal with Pinggao City. There must be no more problems here.
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"The troops set off on the third route from Nanyang, and the thieves were fierce. The west route broke through Luyang Pass and advanced to Lushan; the middle route surrounded Ye County, and the flags blocked the sun; the east route conquered Jingguan, entered Shenzhou, and peeked at the Huai River." Zhu Quanzhong stood up and remained silent.
After a long time, he finally asked: "Can Ge Congzhou do it?"
Jingxiang was a little pale.
Ge Congzhou is about to lose trust, but his clever wife can't make a meal without rice. He gathers elite troops in Jiacheng and the old city of Kunyang, uses Ye County as bait, and waits for the old soldiers of the thieves to be tired, and then attacks them with new and cutting-edge troops. This strategy
There was nothing wrong, and the situation was not broken. How could it be that after only a few days of fighting, the lord became impatient?
Jingxiang was vaguely aware of a bigger problem, which may be more serious than the gains and losses of Luyang Pass and Shenzhou: the commander-in-chief is impatient!
"Ask Ding Hui to go to Xuzhou and take charge of the affairs of Ru, Xu, Chen and Cai." Zhu Quanzhong said expressionlessly.