Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1437
It was dawn, and a round of red sun jumped up from the sea level in the east, and the bright sun shone on the earth, dispelling the darkness.

In Luoyang City, a decisive battle involving tens of thousands of people has officially started.

Before Zhang Yun's main force arrived, Wangyue Mountain had already turned into a sea of ​​flames, and the flames filled the mountain, making people afraid to get close.

"We're late!"

Zhang Xi took a breath of cold air: "This time, it's all over!"

No matter what the outcome of the previous battle was, now that the entire Wangyue Mountain has turned into a sea of ​​flames, it proves one thing, the sneak attack of the Ming army has been successful.

Zhou Jun lost the only granary in Henan.

Ru Chi could not last long relying on food reserves, and Zhou Jun was in danger.

"General, the fire is spreading all over the mountains and fields. The sea of ​​flames is too fierce. We can't get close at all!" A school lieutenant came over to report, glowing red from the heat.

"Even if we get close and put out the fire, I'm afraid there's not much food left on the mountain!"

Another captain said bitterly.

The fires all over the mountains and plains are enough to show that Zhou Jun's food has been buried in the fire.

"never mind!"

Zhang He gritted his teeth: "Don't waste time on this, the whole army stays, turn around immediately, and return to the battlefield!"

Put out the fire, already you lose all meaning.

Since food cannot be rescued, there is no need to rescue it.

He had to go back and report back.

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The main forces of the Zhou army gathered together and turned into a dark wave, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, pressing down on the entire Luoyang City, making it hard to breathe.

The Ming army had already let go of the defense on the east and west wings, and Zhou Jun soldiers and horses charged in at the upper east gate and upper west gate.

However, under the street fighting, the Zhou army suffered a lot of casualties, so within two hours of the battle, they voluntarily withdrew to Luoyang City, just guarding the gate of the city and besieging Luoyang City by waiting for a rabbit.

But the north has become the main battlefield.

The Ming army is still holding on to the city gate.

As for the Zhou army's attack, the two city gates launched an attack together, with the main general Yan Xing and the great general Ju Yi as the left and right soldiers, bowing left and right, pressing on the city wall with all their strength.

The attack in less than three hours almost made the city gate fall.

On the top and bottom of the city gate, blood seemed to have stained the area red, and the corpses piled up like a mountain, as tragic as a hell on earth.

This is a bloody battle, a bloody battle between both sides at any cost.

"Our army has paid such a high price, and they are still crushed under the city wall. They are very tenacious!"

Yuan Shao put on the armor himself, stood on a chariot, and watched the battlefield.

Chariots, such combat weapons, have been gradually eliminated as early as when the cavalry stepped onto the stage, but there are still many of them now, mainly to make the generals more stable when watching the battle, and more Fan.

Standing on the chariot, with a golden crown on the head and a forest of battle flags, becoming the center of the entire army is definitely a performance that can arouse the enthusiasm of the army.

"The Ming army is known as the most powerful army in the world, so it's not for nothing!"

Tian Feng's eyes were slightly gloomy.

The Zhou army originally laid siege leisurely and nibbled at it step by step, but now they were forced into a decisive battle by the Ming army. Regardless of whether they lost or won this battle, they all suffered losses.

But this is the end of the matter, and they have no choice.

Do not capture Luoyang at this time.

They will never have any chances again, and they will even leave Henan and Guanzhong in despair, which is not something they can afford.

The main force of the Zhou army, which is nearly [-], is surging forward. If it cannot fight a battle, it will be a shame, and Zhou Guo will be trampled to nothing.

So this battle must be fought.

"Left and right wings, any news?"

Yuan Shao raised his head, the sun was slowly rising, and the sun shone on his body from the east, which was a little dazzling.

"Although they attacked in, they were killed again!"

Tian Feng shook his head: "The Ming army let go of the two city gates, obviously it was well prepared. Although Luoyang City is an old city, even though it was burned to the ground at the beginning, the shelf is still left, and it has been built a lot in the past few years. At least, building defensive lines in the city will be more beneficial for them to fight, and it will be our disadvantage to lure us into the city to fight in the streets, so I ordered the army to withdraw, stick to the city gate, and fight against the beasts!"

He pointed to the front: "The most important thing is whether we can break through the city gate in front and forcibly defeat the main force of the Ming army, otherwise, even if we enter the city smoothly, it will be a hand-to-hand battle.

"Although it makes sense!"

Yuan Shao frowned: "But the battle of the city gate is a battle where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men don't open it. If we want to break through this city gate, I'm afraid we will have to pay a huge price!"

"Your Majesty, we have no choice until now!"

Tian Feng said with a wry smile: "If we don't destroy Luoyang, we will be defeated!"

"Report!"

At this time, Zhang He came galloping on his horse, jumped off his horse, bowed his head in front of Yuan Shao, bowed his hands in salute, and reported, "Your Majesty, Wangyue Mountain has turned into a sea of ​​flames, and all our food and grass have been burned!"

"hateful!"

Although Yuan Shao watched the flames soaring into the sky from a distance, he was already prepared in his heart, but after hearing the sad news, he still couldn't help feeling dizzy for a while.

For Zhou Jun's continuous combat effectiveness, he worked hard to build the Wangyue Mountain Granary, but unexpectedly, it was burned down by the Ming Army in a blink of an eye.

"Where is Chunyu Qiong?"

Yuan Shao was furious and shouted angrily.

"General Chunyu was nowhere to be seen, but I caught a few escaped soldiers on the battlefield, and I got some bad news from them!"

"Say!"

"General Chunyu seems to have surrendered to the Ming army!" Zhang He said cautiously.

"really?"

Yuan Shao stared.

He really didn't expect this, after all, Chunyu Qiong had been with him for many years, since he escaped from Luoyang, and Hebei rose to the top, all the way back and forth, he was definitely the direct descendant.

How could you betray.

"Impossible!" Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, stared at Zhang Yun, and said, "I don't believe that Chunyu Zhongjian will betray me!"

"I questioned a few soldiers, and they all said that it was General Chunyu who ordered our soldiers to put down their weapons and go up the mountain with the Ming army, so that the Ming army could burn Wangyue Mountain to the ground before our reinforcements arrived. net!"

Zhang He said in a low voice: "Even if I want to save it, I want to put out the fire, but I can't do it!"

"Chunyu Zhongjian!"

Yuan Shao's face was red, his heart was burning with anger, his heart was on fire, and he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, but he tried not to spit it out. At this time, he had to maintain his strength and not show any weakness.

But the resentment towards Chunyu Qiong in his heart has reached an extreme.

Trust is wrong.

This is a mistake, and the whole game is lost.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, it is not the time to care about it. The flames of Moon Moon Mountain are soaring into the sky, and the news can no longer be suppressed. If there are only one or two people, there must be rumors everywhere in the army!"

Tian Feng stood up, cupped his hands and said: "At this moment, we need a hearty victory to preserve the morale of the army and stabilize the restlessness of the boys when they face food shortages. Otherwise, this battle will definitely be lost without a fight!"

Yuan Shao's heart sank when he heard the words, he quickly stabilized himself and calmed himself down.

"Zhang He!"

"exist!"

"Immediately order all the officers and men under your command not to disclose the matter of Moon Moon Mountain. Anyone who violates the military order will be killed without mercy!" Yuan Shao said fiercely.

Although he knew that this was news that could not be concealed. After all, the fire was so red that his eyes were staring at him. Moreover, with so many soldiers under Zhang Xi's command, even if they applied for orders repeatedly, even if they were forcibly suppressed, they would not be able to escape. There was no way to suppress the news.

His purpose is to deduce as much as possible the news that all his food and grass have been burned. As long as Luoyang City is brought down before that, there is a possibility of turning things around!
"Yes!"

Zhang Yun took the order, returned to the barracks, immediately summoned all the school lieutenants, and issued a sealing order, all the school lieutenants looked at each other, but they could only obey the order.

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"attack!"

At this time, Yuan Shao was already desperate. Facing this firm Luoyang City, he had no choice but to fall into it no matter what the cost.
"Pass my military order, the whole army will attack, no matter the cost, before sunset, I will enter Luoyang!"

Yuan Shao personally ordered.

"Send the order of the king..."

One by one, the messengers quickly delivered Yuan Shao's military orders to the barracks of each army. A general of the Zhou army screamed, fighting like a rainbow, and began to attack the city wall one after another.

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city ​​wall.

Zhang Liao was dressed in a military uniform with a cloak and a helmet covering both cheeks, leaving only the nose, mouth, and a pair of eyes, staring straight ahead.

His hand was always on the hilt of the sword, and the cold killing intent slowly gathered from his body.

On the battlefield, it is the best way to temper a person's fighting spirit.

He is also building up his fighting spirit.

Prepare for the impending showdown.

"General, Jing Wusi has just sent back the news through a special channel. He has successfully participated in politics. He has led the main force to capture Wangyue Mountain, captured all the soldiers and horses under Chunyuqiong's command, and burned all the Zhou army's food and grass on Wangyue Mountain. Lead the army to leave and go to Mang Mountain!"

"Mongshan?"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's eyes flickered coldly: "Xi Zhicai, your ambition is really not small, it's because your confidence in me is three points stronger than myself!"

Mangshan, where is that? That is Zhou Jun's back.

Advancing to Mang Mountain at this time will not help the main battlefield, but once the Zhou army on the main battlefield collapses, this army will open its fangs.

At that time, if Zhou Jun wants to retreat completely, it will be an extravagant hope.

Don't forget, Luoyang goes north, but the Yellow River, the Yellow River is surging, and the panting river is like the king of hell. Unless you find a ferry and cross it smoothly, if you cross the river by force, it is equivalent to stepping into the palace of the king of hell.

At this time, a force of troops was sweeping across the ferry, and Zhou's army would inevitably collapse directly.

But all these major premise.

That is, the Ming army was able to defeat the Zhou army on the Luoyang battlefield, forcing the Zhou army to withdraw from the battlefield, escape from Henan, and return to Shangdang in Hanoi.

But on the Luoyang battlefield, he only had three main forces, Zhaoming First Army, Zhaoming Second Army, and Zhaoming Third Army, which were less than half of the Zhou army.

Defense is a bit tough.

The Zhou army who wanted to kill was defeated, so it was easy to make peace.

"General, the Zhou army is attacking again, the gate of Gucheng can't hold on anymore, and reinforcements are urgently needed, do you want to push the third army up!" A member of the general came to report and suggested.

"unnecessary!"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "Zhaoming's third army is the strongest soldier under my command now, and it must not show up until the time of life and death!"

The strategy of counterattack on the battlefield has been deployed. They are about to give up defense, give up Luoyang, and turn to attack, but he has been unable to do so. He is nothing more than waiting for news from Xi Zhicai. Not to mention the immediate formation chaos, but it will have an impact to some extent.

It's time to strike.

And Zhaoming's third army is the sharpest knife he attacks.

Now everyone thinks that the Ming army is in the city, only the main forces of Zhaoming First Army and Zhaoming Your Second Army, the first army will guard the northern city, the second army will defend the left and right wings, enter the city and fight in the streets.

Therefore, the Ming army did not have enough main forces to counterattack.

At this time, the third army is more lethal.

However, it is still a little bit hot.

He needs to let the news that Wangyue Mountain was attacked by the Ming army and Zhou Jun's food and grass were burned out, ferment it, and achieve greater effects, so the time can be pushed back.

"Tell Huang Shao, no matter what the cost, let the first army hold the city wall of Luoyang North City until the afternoon. I need to wait for the Zhou army to ferment the news of Wangyue Mountain. In addition, during the battle, tell all the soldiers to directly Curse the enemy, and tell them that our soldiers have broken through Wangyue Mountain and burned their food and grass, and that our army will have [-] reinforcements coming soon!"

This is also a strategy, the front is true, the back is false, true and false, but it can shake people's hearts even more, and it can make people hesitate after half-belief.

The sneak attack on Moon Moon Mountain must be concealed by Zhou Jun, but it cannot be concealed. After all, the fire is so bright that it can be seen from a distance, but Zhou Jun may not question it in a short time.

At this time, the mouth of the Ming army is needed to directly reveal this matter.

Although it is unbelievable for Zhou Junerlang to tell the story of Wangyue Mountain from the mouths of the soldiers of the Ming army, the distant flames soaring into the sky attracted everyone's attention. Some people may be dubious about Zhou Jun's food and grass, but they will definitely have doubts, and if they don't get a reply for a long time, they will inevitably become suspicious in their hearts.

Food and grass are the heart of the army.

War is a game of life and death, if you can't even eat, who will fight for your life, so whenever there is a problem with food and grass, the morale of the army will inevitably be messed up.

Only in this way can the Ming army's counterattack be more lethal.

"promise!"

The messenger immediately went to deliver the order.

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The battle was still in full swing, and the Zhou army showed unusual ferocity. The offensive formation was impenetrable, alternating back and forth, and did not even give the Ming army a half-minute rest time.

Luoyang North City is already in jeopardy under the pressure.

The Zhaoming First Army suffered heavy casualties.

After all, even if the Ming army is very powerful, it can't hold back the strength of the Zhou army. Faced with such a rushing forward, even the Ming army's son Lang feels a little bit of fear.

Seeing the scorching sun hanging in the sky, it entered noon, when the sun was at its strongest, Zhou Jun still did not relax the rhythm of the attack, and the blood and sweat beads had already fused together.

And Zhaoming's first army became weaker and weaker.

"Hold on!"

Huang Shao went to the front line in person, intending to cheer up the morale of the army: "The soldiers of our Ming Dynasty are all warriors. They are soldiers who protect our home and country. For the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty and the peace of the world, we would rather die here than retreat half a step! "

(End of this chapter)