Bao Taowei's camp is long and narrow from north to south, spanning the valley river. 80% of the troops are distributed on the north bank of the valley river, and 20% of the troops are distributed on the south bank of the valley river.
It was already the third watch, but Baotaowei coach Wang Zhongmou did not fall asleep. His sleep quality was very poor during this period. He would always wake up in the middle of the night and then be unable to fall asleep.
He usually wakes up at the fourth watch, but for some reason today, he woke up at the third watch.
Wang Zhongmou is about forty years old, with a tall and thin body, a thin face, and a cold look in his eyes. He was also from the Longyou Army. When Zhu Si was the military governor of Longyou, he had a keen eye for recognizing people and recognizing them.
Wang Zhongmou, who was still just a school captain, was promoted. From then on, Wang Zhongmou became loyal to Zhu Si.
During the Jingyuan mutiny, Wang Zhongmou led his army first to enter the palace. In order to promote Zhu Si to ascend the throne, he led his army to arrest the royal children of Chang'an and killed more than 30 people on the spot. If Zhu Si hadn't sent people to
To stop him, he almost killed the royal family of Chang'an.
In fact, compared to Liu Feng and Xiao Wanding, Wang Zhongmou was more loyal to Zhu Si. Zhu Si also knew this, but he was no match for the pillow wind, so he let Xiao Wanding and Xiang Fei command the most elite Tiger Guards and Qianniu Guards.
Wang Zhongmou commanded the Baotao Guard, the third most powerful army.
Of course, apart from his relatives, Wang Zhongmou was the general who was most valued by Zhu Si, surpassing Qiu Jingzhong and Li Ji.
During this period, Wang Zhongmou was in a very heavy mood. On the one hand, it was related to Zhu Si's serious illness. On the other hand, Zhu Si's territory shrank step by step, and finally only one province in Henan remained. Although this was Zhu Si's foundation, it was also
Wang Zhongmou's career and Zhu Si's foundation were collapsing before his eyes. How could he not be worried?
"Commander, please sleep a little longer!" the soldier advised from the side.
"What time is it now?" Wang Zhongmou asked.
"It's just the third watch!"
"I can't sleep anymore, you go to sleep!"
Wang Zhongmou put on a robe and walked out of the tent. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse outside, and the silver-white moonlight sprinkled on the camp, making the camp look particularly quiet.
He looked at the night sky and took a deep breath of fresh air, and his mind suddenly became much clearer.
At this time, he suddenly heard a strange sound, rumbling, like muffled thunder from the clouds. The sound grew from small to loud, and was particularly clear and familiar at night.
"not good!"
The experienced Wang Zhongmou immediately realized that this was the sound of cavalry horses hitting the ground, and he shouted loudly.
"Sound the alarm! Sound the alarm!"
There were three police bells, one at each gate of the north and south camps, and a large alarm bell behind the commander's tent, and the soldiers rushed away.
In just a moment, a rapid alarm bell sounded over the camp, "Dang! Dang! Dang!" The sound was very sharp, and it immediately woke up the sleeping soldiers. The southern camp heard the alarm bell in the distance and also rang it.
Alarm bell.
Wang Zhongmou rushed into the tent, simply put on his armor, carried a gold-backed sword, and got on his horse.
At this moment, the plank wall of the camp directly to the west collapsed suddenly, like a mountain falling apart. The Jin cavalry rushed in wildly, flattening the camp with iron hoofs. The swords flashed with cold light, and the spears stabbed out sharply, causing the warehouse to flee in panic.
The soldiers were stabbed to the ground.
There was a chaos in the military camp. The soldiers had no time to put on their armor or even their shoes. They rushed out of the tent barefoot and ran for their lives. The morale of the soldiers was already low and their morale was shaken. No one wanted to fight the enemy but only wanted to save their lives.
own life.
The soldiers all knew that they could not outrun the horses. When the Jin cavalry caught up, the soldiers immediately knelt down and surrendered, begging for their lives!
Wang Zhongmou saw that the morale of the army was in chaos and could no longer organize resistance, so he had to lead his soldiers to flee towards Luoyang City in panic, followed by thousands of soldiers. These soldiers were all soldiers staying in the east of the camp. They had time to put on their shoes and pick up pillows.
With swords beside them, many people also put on leather armor hastily, with long belts still trailing behind them.
Pei Xin did not chase the fleeing Wang Zhongmou and thousands of soldiers. He led 30,000 cavalry and gradually surrounded the camp. The cavalry shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The general had fled, and nearly 20,000 soldiers had no way to escape. They chose to surrender without hesitation. The surrendering soldiers knelt on the ground one after another, putting their hands on their heads. They were surrounded by cavalry, holding spears in their hands, watching the surrender coldly.
The soldiers, the surrendered soldiers made the slightest move, and were stabbed over by the cavalry mercilessly with a spear.
Fear shrouded the heads of the surrendered soldiers, and no one dared to say a word or move.
Wang Zhongmou led more than 4,000 defeated soldiers to flee for more than 20 miles in one breath. When he saw that there were no pursuers behind him, he calmed down for a moment. Wang Zhongmou was really worried. The Jin army had launched an attack on Luoyang. He must inform his lord immediately.
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At this time, they were still about ten miles away from Luoyang City. The surrounding area was originally the Western Inner Garden of Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang, but now it has become farmers' wheat fields.
Suddenly a soldier pointed ahead and shouted: "Commander, there are enemy troops in front!"
He saw long black shadows appearing hundreds of steps away, lined up in a row, two miles long. Wang Zhongmou was startled and quickly looked to the north, only to see the black shadows of cavalry also appearing in the north.
"Commander, there are also cavalry in the south!"
"Commander, our rear has been cut off."
Enemy cavalry appeared from all directions, and it was estimated that there were at least 20,000 cavalry.
The deserters were terrified, and many soldiers wanted to surrender.
However, Wang Zhongmou had no idea of ​​surrender. He knew that he had only one chance now, to kill the enemy general before the enemy encircled them, and to break through while the enemy was in chaos.
"follow me!"
He led his men and rushed towards the east. Since he was intercepting him, the enemy general must be due east.
Wang Zhongmou guessed right. Directly to the east was the cavalry commander Yang Xuanying. He was holding a pear-shaped silver spear and was looking coldly at the enemy commander who was charging towards him. Of course he saw the enemy commander Wang Zhongmou's intention.
, I want to kill myself and break out to the east, but am I that easy to kill?
After a moment, Wang Zhongmou rushed to the enemy general and shouted: "Who is on the other side?"
"Your grandfather Yang Xuanying!"
Wang Zhongmou knew that he had found the right person. Without saying a word, he rushed towards the opponent with a golden-backed sword in his hand...
Wang Zhongmou had outstanding martial arts skills, his arms were extremely powerful, and the golden-backed sword in his hand weighed sixty kilograms. He especially valued momentum and would always attack and overwhelm the opponent with his powerful momentum.
Unexpectedly, what he met today was Yang Xuanying, who was known as one of the three fierce generals of the Jin Army. The first ranked was Panlong Golden Spear General Pei Xin, the second was Lihua Silver Spear General Yang Xuanying, and the third was Black Dragon Iron Spear General Yang Meng.
, of course, no matter how high their martial arts skills are, they can't beat Jin King Guo Song. Guo Song no longer uses weapons, but his Fangtian Painted Halberd is still unrivaled by anyone in the world.
Wang Zhongmou roared, and slashed at the enemy general with the big sword in his hand. This sword was gloomy and extremely powerful. Yang Xuanying sneered, turned his horse and took two steps back, avoiding the enemy general's fierce momentum. He waved the silver spear in his hand like the wind.
Passing the pear blossoms, there were colorful fallen flowers, and countless spear heads were stabbed at Wang Zhongmou.
Wang Zhongmou was shocked and turned pale. He hurriedly raised his knife to block the vital points of his chest and lower abdomen. Unexpectedly, all the spear heads disappeared. He secretly screamed that something was wrong, but it was too late. He only heard a "Puff!" sound, and the spear pierced his chest.
Yang Xuanying picked up the thigh with the tip of his spear, and a large piece of meat was picked up.
Although this was not a critical point, the severe pain caused Wang Zhongmou to scream and his whole body convulsed. The pain was killing Wang Zhongmou. Yang Xuanying did not give Wang Zhongmou a chance to relieve the pain. He sent the spear forward, the tip of the spear was as fast as lightning, "Pfft!"
"One shot pierced Wang Zhongmou's neck.
Wang Zhongmou suddenly thought of Zhu Si who was seriously ill. He also thought about paying filial piety to Zhu Si, but he didn't expect that he would take the first step.
His vision went dark, he turned over and fell off his horse and died.
After the death of the general, more than 4,000 soldiers had no restraint and knelt down one after another to surrender. They did not carry long weapons at all, but only carried swords. If they fought against the cavalry, they would definitely die.
Looking at the thousands of surrendering soldiers, Yang Xuanying felt an indescribable sense of loss. Although he challenged the enemy general with a gun, he still felt that victory was elusive for him.
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The Leopard Tao Guard on the south bank of the Valley River is the South Camp, with about 6,000 soldiers. It is led by Wang Zhongmou's nephew Wang Shang. Wang Zhongmou's sons are all playboys. They are busy drinking and playing with women in Luoyang all day long. Only his nephew Wang Shang can still do it.
Leading troops to fight,
Wang Zhongmou took his nephew with him and ordered him to command the Nanda camp.
Just as the alarm bell in the Beida Camp rang, the alarm bell in the South Camp also rang. The soldiers woke up from their dreams one after another, but no enemy troops came to kill them. They were able to put on their armor and weapons, and the team quickly gathered.
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Wang Shang quickly received an order from his uncle Wang Zhongmou, and the enemy troops came to kill him in large numbers, so he immediately led his troops to retreat to Luoyang.
By this time, the Beidaying army had been defeated, and the general Wang Zhongmou led his army to escape. Wang Shang was unable to pack up the baggage and retreated eastward with 6,000 soldiers.
The six thousand troops were bounded by Gu River to the north and Luoshui to the south. They were actually stationed between the two rivers, but the further east they went, the narrower the land became. As they approached Luoyang, Valley River poured into Luoshui, and the land disappeared.
Either cross the Valley River or cross the Luoshui River.
But just where the Valley River flows into the Luoshui River, there is a pontoon bridge across the Luoshui River. There are soldiers on duty on it. When a fleet comes, the pontoon bridge will give way to a river channel.
Wang Shang and his 6,000 soldiers must of course cross the Luoshui River through this pontoon bridge and then enter Luoyang City from the south. Of course, if they have ships, they can also directly enter Luoyang City by boat.
Six thousand troops were running all the way, with the pontoon bridge in front of them.
The moonlight was very good, and he could clearly see what was going on in front of him. Wang Shang suddenly noticed that there were countless dark shadows shaking dozens of steps ahead. He immediately raised his hands and shouted: "Stop!"
Just hearing a bang, thousands of arrows from the ambush in front were fired at the same time. Hundreds of soldiers running in front were caught off guard and were hit by arrows one after another. Wang Shang at the front was even more unable to dodge. He was hit by dozens of arrows and was shot like
Like a hedgehog.
The army suddenly went into chaos. At this time, tens of thousands of ambushes from all sides rushed out, shouting to kill, and surrounded six thousand soldiers.