Eight hundred and sixteenth chapter stubborn resistance
There are fighting outside and on the city wall outside Luoyang. After the Dahua army put in the black gunpowder killer, it posed a huge threat to the Zheng army and damaged morale.
The soldiers of Dahua took this opportunity to make a crazy impact and their morale boosted. From a distance, the densely packed climbing soldiers in the city walls were flexible and agile, just like ants climbing up the wall and gradually climbing to the top of the city.
"Kill! Kill-kill--"
Under high pressure, Zheng Jun continued to resist. The soldiers on both sides had their eyes red, their limbs and arms were broken, and they were scattered everywhere. Blood stained the land, and the bloody nose stimulated the murderous intent in the hearts of the soldiers.
"Clang clang clang—" The spear, the sword, the spear, the sword, the shield were all in full swing, and the blood-stained armor was also exhausted.
Shan Xiongxin led his troops to reinforce. He looked up and saw that there were soldiers fighting near the city gate. The stone steps of the city wall and the city tower patrol road were piled up in several layers of broken limbs and broken arms, scattered everywhere, blood staining the inner walls and ground of the city walls and ground, and it was particularly bloody.
He organized the soldiers in the city to carry rolling wood and equipment, and build a solid line of defense with rocks, tinder oil, bows and arrows.
The Dahua army outside the city kept coming like a tsunami, and rushed by one, constantly rushing towards the city wildly. Arrows were like rain, and iron hooves roared, harvesting the lives of the defenders.
"Kill--"
The sound of fighting, shouting, and screaming were terrifying. The corpse of the partner was ruthlessly trampled on like a piece of rag, and people kept falling down, becoming a trampled dead body, and the scene was like purgatory.
After a few days of fierce confrontation, the city and the outer wall were finally torn apart.
Tens of thousands of Dahua troops poured into the southern city area, exploded the city gate, passed through the three layers of defense, and finally poured into the city.
The southern city of Luoyang was broken, Dingding Gate, Houzai Gate, and Changxiamen were lost one after another. Zheng army began to retreat and retreated to the north city along Dingding Street and the roads of various neighbors.
In the streets and alleys, many Zheng troops were blocked, and they threw away their weapons and surrendered, and stopped resisting.
"No more fight!"
"Yes, we don't work hard for the thief Wang Shichong, he never treats us as human beings."
"He treated Luoyang people as animals he sacrificed casually."
These soldiers were filled with righteous indignation and threw away their weapons. They wanted to surrender before but were struggling with no way and were controlled by high pressure. Now there is no need or willingness to fight again.
On this day, the Dahua army poured in 50,000 troops and pushed them to the south bank of the water, and then stopped because the other side was the stronger defense of the Zheng army.
Luoyang City was penetrated from west to east by water, divided into two parts, and the area of the southern city was two-thirds of that of Luoyang City. It was controlled by the Dahua army, which was equivalent to liberating more than 70 lifangs.
The people here heard that the Dahua army finally broke the city a month after they attacked, and they all cheered. Because Wang Shichong's high-pressure policy had already made Luoyang people unable to stand it. If they continued to fight, more male men would be captured and joined the army, more nobles were confiscated, and a large part of the food stored in the people's homes had been taken away by the Zheng army. In another month, these people would have no food at home, and hundreds of thousands of people would be able to starve to death by then.
Pei Renji, Luo Shixin, Bing Yuanzhen and other generals led their troops to eliminate the remnants of the city and took all the surrendered troops out of the city to avoid being in trouble. Moreover, the Dahua army issued a new decree. Due to combat relations, the people in the city were allowed to temporarily withdraw from the city and seek relatives from other cities. The Dahua army also established temporary resettlement camps dozens of miles away.
Most of the people in the city fled outside the city and dared not stay. If the Zheng army counterattacked, fought back and closed the city, they would be buried with them.
However, there are also some older people who have to keep a close eye on their homes and things at home, and refuse to go out. Their descendants have no choice but to leave some food and then leave the city with valuables.
The Dahua army set up camp on the south bank of the water and moved into several lifangs. They were ready to cross the water and launch a strong attack on the northern city at any time.
However, a barrier wall was built on the other side of Luoshui, which was as high as 30 meters. Archers, spearmen, and knife and axe hiding behind them. Once they cross the river, they would inevitably be shot by archers. Even if they approached the barrier wall, they would face the embarrassing situation of not being able to climb. Moreover, it was too high. If they climbed halfway, they would stab a long spear out of the wall and kill the rock climbing. This was definitely a strangling wall.
"It's even harder to attack in the North City!" Li Jing sighed a little when he learned about this situation.
The northern city has an imperial city and a palace city. In the imperial city, there are the official offices of the three provinces, six ministers, nine ministers, and twelve guards, which are the places where the imperial ministers usually work.
The palace city is within the imperial city, and is a place for the emperor to work and rest, as well as a place where the beauties of the harem live.
The East Palace is next to the Palace City, and is also part of the Palace City.
In addition to Lihuang City and Palace City, there are also Dongcheng, about twenty-four Lifangs, most of which are the residences of some ministers and nobles.
Now, many people and hostages squeezed into the 20 yards. During the war, Wang Shichong sent people to arrest some strong men, girls, etc., and the war was confirmed, and ordinary men would come to use it. Those girls came to reward the meritorious generals, relieve their mental pressure, and comfort the loyal soldiers.
Some nobles were also arrested as bargaining chips for future negotiations.
Only one-third of the territory is left in Luoyang City, but its defense is difficult to overcome if it is Jin Tang, and the two sides are once again in a strategic stalemate.
Li Jing thought of some tactics, grabbed the beach and crossed the river, and bombarded the fortress, but he didn't take it down.
Half a month passed in a flash, and both sides suffered casualties, and the situation of the battle did not change much.
Next, the Dahua army attacked in the morning and rested in the afternoon. They shouted at the north bank of Luoshui, persuaded the soldiers of Zheng to surrender, shoot arrows on the other side with notes, and incite the Zheng army to rebel. It is meaningless to resist in this way. Wang Shichong was so angry that he sent Wuhouwei and scouts to inspect and supervise. If he knew which general had complaints, he would immediately arrest him and question him if he had any intention of rebelling, which would make people uneasy.
Everyone understands that after Zheng State is over, it can hold it for a year or two at most. By then, the food in the North City will be gone and they will have to surrender.
However, Wang Shichong refused to surrender first, but waited for Dou Jiande, Li Tang, Du Fuwei and Xiao Liang to rescue him. He still had a chance to turn the tables. Currently, Beicheng has 100,000 troops and horses, so he can defend it. If he saves money, Wang Shichong felt that he could last for a year. As for the palace maids and slaves, and the 200,000 people in Dongcheng, they would definitely starve to death.
Chapter completed!