It was already daybreak, all the 100,000 troops were on board, and the 400 ships were huge on the Luo River. The east wind had risen, thousands of sails were racing, the river was undulating, and with the sound of creaking masts, the fleet finally started.
At the front were two two-thousand-stone armor-piercing ships, which were also equipped with pig-iron heads. The generals unanimously objected that His Royal Highness the King of Jin's ship should be at the front. After all, no one knew whether any accidents would happen, like the enemy's fire attack.
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Guo Song couldn't resist the unanimous opinions of everyone and had to retreat to the back. His boat was the tenth in the queue.
The two armor-piercing ships set off first, followed by the fleet one after another, forming a queue of more than 20 miles long, sailing towards Luoyang City more than ten miles away with great momentum...
The battle for the palace's inner treasury was extremely fierce. The Huben Guards put in all the siege ladders, and more than twenty siege ladders were set up on the city wall at the same time. All three thousand people pressed on them. Zhou Fei had to divide his troops again, divided into twenty
Five teams, against twenty-five siege ladders.
Although the Jin army's scouts were strong and brave, they could not withstand the enemy's large numbers. The Tiger Guard soldiers kept attacking on the city walls, and the situation began to turn against the Jin army's scouts.
Zhou Fei continued to respond to emergencies, but he could no longer take care of them, and he gradually felt the tremendous pressure. If a surprise force did not appear to change the situation of the battle, I am afraid they would not all be able to evacuate into the warehouse.
Zhou Fei looked around for opportunities, shooting men first and horses first, capturing thieves first and capturing the king. He was looking for the enemy's general.
At this time, he suddenly found a general standing on horseback thirty steps away, surrounded by dense soldiers. This general was actually wearing a silver helmet. Zhou Fei's heart was moved. A general who can wear a silver helmet is definitely not an ordinary general.
people.
He quickly estimated that using crossbow arrows might not work. The speed of throwing spears was a little slow, so it was fine for ordinary soldiers, but it was still a little bit worse for generals.
Zhou Fei immediately thought of iron fire thunder. They carried two small iron fire thunders, each weighing twenty kilograms. He quickly measured the distance. The opponent was thirty steps away. If he took a few steps, he should be able to throw it in front of the opponent.
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Zhou Fei picked up an iron fire thunder and weighed it to feel the weight. He stepped back for more than ten steps. A soldier lit the match for him. Zhou Fei ran for seven or eight steps and threw it with all his strength.
The iron fire thunder drew an arc and flew towards the general accurately.
This general was none other than Xiao Huju. He was closely guarded by dozens of his own soldiers and personally supervised the battle in front of the formation.
Xiao Huju suddenly found a dark object flying towards him, with green smoke coming out. He didn't know what it was, so he quickly moved his horse out of the way. The iron fire thunder fell behind him, but before it hit the ground, a red light flashed out.
Flash, followed by a loud bang, the iron fire thunder suddenly exploded in the crowd. The three soldiers were thrown away by the air wave, and the iron pieces flew everywhere. An iron piece the size of a persimmon cake hit the back of Xiao Huju's head, knocking him out.
Half of his head was cut off and his brains flew out. Xiao Huju fell to the ground along with his horse and died tragically on the spot.
The remaining two dozen soldiers were also killed and most of them injured. The explosion shocked all the soldiers, not only because Xiao Huju was killed, but because they suddenly realized that the army occupying the inner treasury was not a thousand bulls.
Wei, but...but the Jin army.
The soldiers began to be afraid. They were afraid of being liquidated and retreated one after another. Cheng Liang, the deputy general of Huben Guards, saw that his little lord was killed. He was panicked. He had no intention of fighting anymore and quickly ordered the withdrawal of troops...
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The hasty withdrawal bell rang, and the Tiger Guard soldiers on the siege ladder withdrew like an ebbing tide. The scouts of the Jin army launched a massive counterattack, killing the soldiers on top of the city until they howled like ghosts and wolves. The retreat of the Tiger Guard soldiers undoubtedly destroyed these already attacked troops.
The soldiers who climbed to the top of the city were put to death. A handful of soldiers fought their way out and jumped from the top of the city.
The soldiers who were able to jump off the city were the lucky ones. The other soldiers were killed on the top of the city. The scouts of the Jin army did not accept surrender and killed them all...
After three hours of fierce fighting, the attackers lost 3,000 people and suffered heavy casualties. The Jin army's scouts also paid the price of more than 60 casualties, but the inner treasury was always firmly in the hands of the Jin army's scouts.
Wang Xianzhong was desperate. The Jin army had already invaded the palace and was very powerful. He knew that the treasures in the inner treasury were no longer available to him. His top priority now was to preserve the wealth he had obtained.
In the past few days, he had deposited the countless treasures he had collected and the wealth stolen from the inner treasury, totaling hundreds of large boxes, into Baoji Cabinet Shop in the name of his nephew.
Now it was time for him to leave. Wang Xianzhong sent away the guards and hurried back to the study quietly alone. There was a small secret room over there, which contained enough water and dry food to last for two months. He hid in the secret room.
In one to two months, I believe he can escape this disaster. This is a plan he has planned long ago. Instead of leaving the city in chaos, it is better to hide in the palace.
Wang Xianzhong just entered his study, only to find that his gold dagger inlaid with precious stones was thrown on the ground, as well as his lion white jade paperweight, white jade stationery, gold pens and other items. The study was in a mess, and three young eunuchs were rummaging through the cabinets to find it.
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Wang Xianzhong became furious, rushed in and shouted, "You... you thieves, I'm going to kill you!"
He picked up the golden dagger on the ground and rushed forward. The three young eunuchs did not expect that the steward would come back. They were all stunned. One young eunuch was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the chest by the golden dagger. He died immediately.
The other two people reacted and ran wildly outside the house together. Wang Xianzhong grabbed one of them with one hand, but tripped over the corpse at his feet, and the three of them fell to the ground together.
Another young eunuch rode on the back of Wang Xianzhong's neck. Wang Xianzhong struggled desperately. The young eunuch could no longer hold him down and shouted anxiously: "Xiaochun, help me!"
In panic, Jiang Chun'er touched the golden dagger on the ground. He screamed and rushed forward. The golden dagger stabbed Wang Xianzhong hard into the back of the heart. Wang Xianzhong screamed. Jiang Chun'er was almost frightened and went crazy. The dagger stabbed down like raindrops.
After more than thirty stabbings, Wang Xianzhong's back was a bloody mess and he had already died.
The two were extremely frightened. Jiang Chun'er couldn't pull out the golden dagger for a while, so he pulled off a heavy little brocade bag tied around Wang Xianzhong's neck. The two gathered a few belongings and fled in panic...
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The defenders at the head of the east city suddenly discovered the overwhelming fleet on the Luoshui River. The fleet could not see the horizon, with thousands of sails like clouds, and a magnificent momentum, sailing toward Luoyang City in a mighty manner.
There were soldiers from the Huben Guards on the east city. They basically all knew about the petition written by the King of Jin. Those who put down their weapons would be forgiven. Just as the alarm bell rang on the city top, the soldiers dropped their weapons one after another, took off their armor and fled into the city. Only
In a moment, most of the tens of thousands of soldiers fled.
The changes in Dongcheng soon affected Nancheng and Xicheng. Although we don't know what happened, the escape of Dongcheng soldiers had a huge impact. The military began to mutiny, and Xicheng and Nancheng soldiers also fled on a large scale.
Xiao Wanding didn't know about the mass exodus of soldiers at this time. He was still immersed in the great grief of his second son's death in battle. His eldest son Xiao Fulin advised: "Father, the man is dead, let him be buried in peace. The situation is critical now."
, we must find a way out as soon as possible!"
Xiao Fulin was extremely anxious. What he was thinking about now was the fate of himself and his family. He no longer cared about the death of his brother.
Xiao Wanding stood up and gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't take revenge, it will be difficult to understand the hatred in my heart. Since the enemy is still there, I will cut him into pieces with thousands of knives and smash his bones into ashes!"
Xiao Fulin was shocked. He was trying to persuade him again when he suddenly heard a loud commotion outside, as well as faint screams and curses.
The father and son looked at each other and hurriedly walked out of the camp. They saw thousands of soldiers running in the distance, trying to rush out of the camp. At the gate of the camp, hundreds of soldiers were desperately blocking them, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.
A general rushed over and said nervously: "It seems that the Jin army is about to enter the city. The defenders of the city are beginning to collapse, and some soldiers in the military camp are also going out!"
Xiao Wanding's scalp exploded when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked: "Where will the Jin army enter the city from?"
"I heard it's Luoshui!"
Xiao Wanding secretly cried out that something was not good. He was most afraid that the Jin army would come from the waterway, but whatever he was afraid of would come.
He hurriedly ordered: "Send the order for the entire army to assemble!"
At this time, he no longer cared about avenging his son, he just wanted to see if he could block the Jin army from entering the city.
The war drums of the gathering sounded, and the soldiers gathered one after another. There was no one to take care of the more than 3,000 local soldiers, and they all took advantage of the chaos and ran out of the camp.
Not long after, 20,000 troops gathered in the military camp. Xiao Wanding got on his horse and shouted: "Let's go!"
The 20,000-strong army followed Xiao Wanding and rushed out of the camp. Not long after, they arrived at the north bank of Luoshui River and ran eastward along the north bank of Luoshui River...
When the Huben Guard army was still two miles away from the river mouth entering the city, two armor-piercing ships entered the city first. There were dense wooden piles in front of them. They could deal with cargo ships or passenger ships of several hundred stones, but they were ineffective against warships, not to mention they were equipped with
The armor-piercing ships with iron heads collided with each other. The two ships rushed into the group of wooden piles. The wooden piles were broken or sunk, and they did not play any blocking role.
Two armor-piercing ships rushed into Luoyang City first, and then, one after another, large ships came in. People on both sides of the bank rushed to the Luoshui River and cheered heartily.
At this time, Guo Song's five thousand stone boat finally appeared. When this behemoth appeared on the Luoshui River, nearly 100,000 people on the south bank of the Luoshui River cheered together, and the cheers shook the heaven and the earth.
"Long live! Long live! Long live His Royal Highness King Jin!" People raised their arms and shouted, venting their inner excitement with hysterical shouts.
The 20,000 Tiger Guards soldiers on the north bank panicked. I don’t know who took the lead first. Dozens of soldiers dropped their weapons and fled into the alley next to them. The soldiers fled like dominoes, one by one, and then by ten.
Hundreds and thousands, more and more soldiers put down their weapons and fled, taking off their armor as they ran.
Soon an unstoppable tide of escape formed. Xiao Wanding shouted repeatedly and ordered the killing of dozens of people, but he still could not stop the tide of escape.
"Father, let's go quickly!"
Xiao Fulin rushed forward and shouted: "The morale of the army has collapsed. If we don't leave, someone will arrest us and ask for rewards!"
Seeing that the situation was critical, Xiao Wanding no longer cared about the soldiers, turned his horse and ran towards his mansion. Even the soldiers fled, with only his son Xiao Fulin following closely.