Luo Zhaoyun led his troops outside Luoyang City. It was already dusk the next day. The battle situation in Luoyang had reached a critical moment and was in a precarious state. Li Jing ordered the three armies to attack with all their might, and the advanced firearms were used without reservation. This time it was serious and at any cost.

On the north bank of Luoshui, the east city fell, and only the imperial city is still standing firm.

There are twenty or thirty lifangs in the East City, and there are people, nobles, wealthy families, powerful people from the previous dynasty, etc. Now there are no three households left in the ten households.

Most of the people starved to death, and many were arrested as guards in the city, and some girls and women were arrested in the palace, and were harmed, etc. Only three out of ten people survived.

When the Dahua army invaded the city and liberated the Dongcheng, many people cried with joy, wanted to cheer, but had no strength. Many people walked out with the wall, covered in tears, and many people wanted to escape from the city, but no longer wanted to stay in Luoyang City to suffer a tragedy on earth.

The generals of Dahua who invaded the city felt very sad when they saw this situation and immediately reported the situation in the city to the marshal.

After Li Jing learned about it, he immediately sent someone to transport grain and grass to Dongcheng. He set up a stove and iron pot at the gate of each Lifang, and directly cooked porridge. He first helped the people, and then distributed some food according to the population.

After hearing the news, the people of Dongcheng were extremely moved and kept praising Dahua as a benevolent and righteous teacher.

"Send a message to the city to publicize that His Majesty has pacified Dou Jiande, captured and killed the thief leader, appeased the people of the Eastern Capital, and at the same time, send a signal to the imperial city to let them know that reinforcements have been destroyed and the morale of defending the city is disintegrated."

"Abide by the order!" The Asian generals and the deputy generals acted according to the order.

When the tens of thousands of Zheng soldiers who were struggling in the imperial city were shocked to learn that Dou Jiande's 200,000 army had been destroyed and the news that King Xia was killed in the chaos was all shocked.

"How is this possible? That's 200,000 Xia Jun!"

"I heard that His Majesty Dahua personally led the army to fight and set up an ambush at Hulao Pass, which led Dou Jiande to lead his army into a trap, and then killed the King of Xia!"

"What, Emperor Luo Zhaoyun of Dahua personally led the army to fight. No wonder Dou Jiande's army was defeated so quickly. He was the ever-winning general of the Great Sui Dynasty, Guan Wuhou!"

The soldiers on duty in the Xia army were talking about it and had no fighting spirit at all because they were surrounded by layers and the food and grass lasted for a few months at most. The source of troops could not be replenished, and there were great casualties under artillery fire and crossbows.

In the past two days, a few princes of the Wang surname died, not to mention other generals and soldiers?

"I hope King Zheng can surrender as soon as possible, so we don't have to die in vain."

"If we surrender, we big-headed soldiers will not be punished and can be reorganized and reused. However, Zheng Wang and others may not be spared by Dahua. Therefore, we look forward to surrendering, but the royal family members are afraid to die."

"Shh! Sigh down, be careful to be heard when you hear it. Your Majesty cuts your head and destroys your whole family."

"I'm not afraid. My family is in Nancheng and has been rescued a long time ago. I really don't want to resist anymore." A 25 or 26-year-old soldier said negatively, affecting the war-weariness of the soldiers around him.

At this time, the palace was also discussing whether it would be time to hold on until the last moment.

When Qigui, Duan Da and others were reported and exposed by others during the Yang Tong court because of conspiracy to join the city. Wang Shichong took the initiative to control these old ministers of the Sui Dynasty and massacred them. Now, talents in the court have withered and there are not many ministers anymore.

Wang Renze clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the situation is now critical. There are only 50,000 soldiers in the imperial city. Facing too many Dahua soldiers and advanced firearms, it is worrying to resist. Recently, there have been constant shooting in outside the city to persuade surrender, saying that Dou Jiande led the 200,000 troops to be destroyed. He was personally expeditioned by Luo Zhaoyun. He defeated the Xia army outside Hulao Pass and captured and killed King Xia Dou Jiande. Now there are no reinforcements to save Luoyang again."

Wang Shichong also felt that the general trend was about to go, and he looked decadent, but he didn't want to give up resistance just like this, because even if he surrendered, he would find it difficult to predict his destiny.

Since ancient times, the surrendered kings have never had a good ending. The competitors will not really accommodate them. They usually settle accounts after the fall, because they are worried that the heroes who have fought for the hegemony will live in the world, and they are worried that one day, they will be full of wings and rebel again.

Even if you are not killed, you may not get real power in your life. You will be monitored in the capital city at all times and will be difficult to leave the capital. It is equivalent to being imprisoned. This is the fate of the king of a devastated country.

Shan Xiongxin was caught in an arrow on his left arm. After bandaging it, one arm jumped around temporarily and sat there with a bad face. He spoke: "If Xiao Liang, Li Tang, and Du Fuwei do not send troops, we will not be able to defend it for at most for a month, because Dahua began to use firearms with extremely lethal power, the imperial city barriers and stone gates, and the city walls continued to appear under the explosion. The reinforcement speed could not stop the cracking speed, so it would be dangerous."

Everyone in the court nodded, feeling that Dahua had obviously shown his power in the past two days.

At this moment, a scream came from outside the hall, and the commander of the Imperial Guard hurriedly reported that a gate of the Imperial City was blown up. Huang Fu Xin, the general of the Imperial Guard who was responsible for defense in the city, suddenly announced that he would surrender to Dahua and turn against him at the last minute. The Imperial City suddenly failed.

"This traitor, damn it!" Wang Shichong roared in anger.

Shan Xiongxin immediately asked: "How about Miyagi?"

"The palace city is already defending the death. The Dahua army instantly occupied the imperial city, with nearly 30,000 soldiers and losses. At present, the imperial guards and palace guards in the palace city are all in less than 20,000."

"The situation is over. God is going to destroy our Zheng State!" Wang Shichong was so sad that he almost vomited blood.

"Your Majesty, should you defend yourself to the end, or... surrender to Dahua?"

Wang Shichong said helplessly: "It's this time, is there any point in resisting? Surrender, how can the 200,000 imperial guards resist the 200,000 Dahua soldiers? Moreover, the morale of the army is gone. In the end, even the imperial guards around him may be rebelled." Wang Shichong thought of the fate of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, and the Jiangdu mutiny was killed by the commanders of the imperial guards. If Wang Shichong still had to defend to the end, these imperial guards would rebel soon.

When they heard that Wang Shichong was about to surrender, nearly 80% of the remaining ministers in the palace were relieved and felt grateful.

"There is still a glimmer of hope for surrender now. If you defend to the end and wait until the palace gate is broken, you will be angry with His Majesty Dahua, and you will probably have no last chance to save your life." Wang Shichong sighed lightly. After he learned that Luo Zhaoyun had easily broken Dou Jiande's 200,000 troops without knowing it, he felt the deterrence of Mount Tai, which made him lose his will to resist.

Faced with a victorious general like Luo Zhaoyun, Wang Shichong was so sad that even with the same military strength, he dared not say he could win. Moreover, at this disadvantage, when Luo Zhaoyun got angry, he might be afraid that everyone in the palace would die. It would be better to surrender now and try to save his life.
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