Chapter 668
On the streets of Jinshi in the inner city of Luoyang, Wei soldiers were caught off guard and were killed by Liang soldiers who suddenly rushed out. The streets were full of soldiers fighting fiercely. More Liang soldiers rushed out of the tunnels continuously.
The battle situation on the city wall was already in danger for the Wei army. As the casualties gradually increased, the soldiers of the Wei army began to shake their morale and retreated to the city stairs. Some soldiers even secretly applied oil to the soles of their shoes and slipped down the stairs.
At this critical moment, a general suddenly appeared in the Wei army formation, holding a spear in his hand and personally joined the battle group. This person was Xiahou Yuan, the chief general of the Wei army.
Xiahou Yuan stabbed a spear quickly, and with one shot, he lifted a Liang soldier away. Then another shot was stabbed at the famous gun shield soldier. The gun rod rubbed against the shield and splashed out a string of Mars. The spear blade pierced the Liang soldier's chest.
Xiahou Yuan, who had killed two consecutively, shouted and cheered the Wei soldiers. The morale of the Wei soldiers, who were about to defeat, was restored and stabilized their positions again. Not only did he not continue to retreat, but he moved the line of troops to the top of the city.
A roar came from the Liang army formation and said, "General Wei wants to be arrogant, Hua is here!"
After Hua Xiong finished speaking, the spear in his hand had already attacked Xiahou Yuan like a rabbit. At this time, Xiahou Yuan's spear pierced through the body of a Liang army and had no time to withdraw. Fortunately, his personal soldiers pushed the shield to block the gun for him. Unfortunately, the shield still failed to block the spear pierced and stabbed the head of the personal soldiers with a puff.
Xiahou Yuan had retracted his spear and fought with Hua Xiong. After a while, Xiahou Yuan's sweat had flowed from his forehead, and the long-lasting fierce battle on the city also made Hua Xiong anxious.
At this moment, Xiahou Yuan suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing from the city. The Liang army who came out of the tunnel finally broke through the obstacles of the Wei soldiers in the Jin market and rushed into the city gate here. In fact, there were only hundreds of Liang soldiers, and there were thousands of Wei soldiers in the block separated from the city wall and stairway. As long as the organization was properly organized, it would be impossible for the Liang army to rush to the nearest the city gate.
However, Xiahou Yuan, who was already timid towards Hua Xiong, was even more confused. He was accidentally stabbed into the shoulder pocket by Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong screamed. In the severe pain, the spear had already dropped off his hand and fell to the ground. Three or four Liang Jun's spears pierced into his body without hesitation. Xiahou Yuan shook his body, and blood kept coming out of his mouth and nose, and fell on the bluestone slab at the top of the city.
Hua Xiong jumped over with a quick step, pulled out the sword from his waist, and slashed Xiahou Yuan's head with a knife, then raised it in his hand and shouted loudly: "The enemy chief Xiahou Yuan is dead, don't you surrender quickly!"
When the Wei army, who were still fighting, was in a state of chaos when they saw that their commander was killed. Some turned around and ran to the city, some threw away their weapons and raised their hands to express surrender. Although the remaining Wei soldiers were still fighting stubbornly, they soon fell under the swords, guns, and halberds of Liang's army.
Under Hua Xiong's leadership, the Liang army, who were rising to the wall, rushed down the city like a torrent. The Wei army on the streets who were surrounding the Liang army, thought that the inner city of Luoyang had been broken by the Liang army, and their morale collapsed instantly. The soldiers of the Wei army no longer dared to fight forward and began to flee in all directions.
Soon, the gates of the inner city of Luoyang were opened one after another. The heavy cavalry of the Liang army began to run on the bluestone road in the inner city, and a large number of Liang army guns and shield soldiers surrounded them. Some of the Liang army had entered the Nangong and Beigong of the Han court palace that year. A moment later, Feng Yu, fully armed and dressed in armor and helmet, also entered Luoyang City surrounded by the Yulin Army.
Under the guards of the Yulin Guard, he broke into the Nangong of the Hanting Forbidden City, and then climbed the Fudao connecting Nangong and Beigong. The Luoyang he saw here was a lot of changes from what he saw in his youth. In the streets, you can also see Liang shuttle back and forth across the streets, searching and clearing out the remaining Wei soldiers. The streets were also full of Wei soldiers who raised their hands to surrender.
A Yulin commander was walking towards Feng Yu quickly and reported: "Report to the emperor, Yuzhou, membership is here to report! General Zhao Yun has swept across the Huainan of Runan, and has gone north to capture Xudu, waiting for the emperor to issue a new edict in Xudu. Zhou Yu's army and Zhang Ren army have already sent troops to Yuzhang and swept across Jiangdong. Meng Huo army has attacked Jianning from the South China Sea."
The generals around Feng Yu showed joy, and Jia Xu first bowed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the time for returning to the world is close to you. Our army should advance as quickly as possible to conquer Yecheng, the capital of the pseudo-Wei, in order to prevent Cao Pi from jumping over the wall and gathering troops to make a desperate attempt. As long as we break through Yecheng, Cao Pi will no longer be able to gather troops in all prefectures, counties and counties."
Feng Yu nodded and said, "Jia Qing is right, but our tens of thousands of troops are far away from the rear, and the cities occupied have not been completely digested and consolidated. Whether those former Wei officials who defect to us can be trustworthy has not been tested. The local garrison troops stationed and garrisoned have not been reorganized. Not only our army, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, and Meng Huo may also encounter the same problems. In this case, we will continue to go deep into Hebei for thousands of miles. Once the rear changes, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Feng Yu paused and then said, "However, what Jia Qing said must be guarded against. Cao Wei may be willing to make a desperate move, gather all the young and strong men without hesitation, and let them fight hard with our Daliang as cannon fodder. We must at least capture the key area of Hulao Pass as fast as possible. I will order Xu Rong and Dian Qing to lead the army to directly take Hulao Pass. After breaking Hulao Pass, Dian Qing's army will cross the Yellow River north after leaving the pass, and harass and fight in Hebei. As much as possible, delay the Wei army's assembly of food, grass, supplies and troops."
With Feng Yu's edict issued, nearly 8,000 infantry and cavalry of Xu Rong and Dian Qing's army immediately drove out of Luoyang City and headed straight to Chenggao, where Hulao Pass was located. The Viking ships that had previously stayed in the Luo River also reached Luoyang because the channel had been cleared.
At this time, there were not many Wei troops in Chenggao. When the guard general Cao Xiu saw the black Liang army coming like a tide, he felt a little relieved. He immediately reported the news of Luoyang's loss to Yecheng. While he was preparing to defend the city, he was ready to escape in private.
The Liang army used conventional siege tactics, bombarded the crossbows, rock bombs, and the sea of fire on the top of the city. The ladders and flying claws were attached to it. In just half an hour, the gate of Hulao Pass was opened by the Liang army. The defeated soldiers of the Wei army rushed out from the east gate of Hulao Pass like a tide. The Liang cavalry behind them cut and slashed all the way to the sour jujube before stopping. On the way from Hulao Pass to Sour jujube, corpses were everywhere.
Chapter completed!