Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1438

The Ming army is known as the most powerful army in the Central Plains today, which is recognized.

As for the strength of the Ming army, as long as they fight, it is obvious. In a one-on-one battle, no soldier can fight against the Ming army.

As for why the Ming army was so powerful, countless princes and advisers have naturally analyzed it, but they only have its appearance, but not its essence.

They all believed that the reason why the Ming army was strong was that Mu Jing took the route of elite soldiers, concentrated elites and trained them every day, and spent enough food and money to build an army of one million, forming an army of hundreds of thousands, training every day , strengthened physically, and skilled in the final battle.

But what they don't know is.

The more important reason why the Ming army is strong is that the Ming army has faith. As long as the faith is there, it will be considered exhausted and exhausted, and it will fight with all its strength.

Under the Privy Council, there is the Ideological and Political Department.

The army is like a sword.

It is still a double sword, when it is extremely sharp, it is easy to injure the enemy, and it is also easy to injure yourself.

What Mujing has to do is to control the sword, not be controlled by the sword, so he cares about the army's thinking very much. Unifying the thinking is equivalent to controlling the army.

Since the establishment of the Ideological and Political Department, a lot of things have been done, which also consolidated the superficial concept of soldiers going to the battlefield for two meals.

What they instilled in the soldiers is righteousness.

Everyone in Dayi would say that it just depends on how you understand it. The Ideological and Political Department used in-depth brainwashing methods to instill this idea as a belief in the soldiers.

Doing things alone for two meals is vulgar, but if it rises to the righteousness of the world, it is a hero. Every man who picks up a sword and wants to make contributions has a passion.

When they feel that they are not fighting for the so-called two meals, but for the world, for the people, and for peace, then they will have all the strength in their bodies.

This is faith brings fighting power.

That kind of tenacity, the fighting spirit and fighting spirit that can never be defeated.

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At this moment, the Ming army in Luoyang North City has demonstrated this kind of fighting spirit that even if it is already crumbling, even if the robes around him fall one by one, they can still fight tenaciously, can stand tall, never retreat, and never surrender in a deadly battle .

"war!"

"war!"

It has been a long time since the first Zhaoming army was established. From the original Yellow Turban Army to the present, they can be regarded as the direct line of the Ming army, and they can better reflect the fighting spirit of the Ming army.

"horrible!"

Yuan Shao watched from a distance, watching the generals under his command brandishing the army, rushing forward one after another, while the Ming army seemed to be unable to hold on, but was still struggling.

Even as an enemy.

He had to admit that the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Ming army was very valuable.

"I do understand Cao Mengde a little bit!"

Yuan Shao said in a low voice: "A miracle descended from the sky in Ming Dynasty, and we all have trouble sleeping and eating. Cao Mengde would rather give up his original strategic plan and give up the chance to fight to the death with us. He would turn his troops around and attack the Ming country. This is fear." , He is afraid of the Ming Dynasty, thinking that these Ming soldiers are too terrifying. Once the Ming Dynasty gains power and attack the princes of the world, these Ming soldiers will be a group of tigers descending from the mountain. Will we be able to stop it at that time, I am afraid It's hard to say!"

The strength of the Ming army has already demonstrated the strength of the Ming country, even surpassing all the vassal states. Even the central plains court and the court in Xudu may not be able to match it.

It is precisely because of such fear that the princes of the world once again jointly begged for animal husbandry.

"No matter what happens today, Luoyang must be defeated, and no Ming army can be allowed to leave!"

Yuan Shao made up his mind and said: "If these Ming soldiers can't be wiped out here, I'm afraid I will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future. Even if I hold Guanzhong, I won't be able to return to peace!"

"But with our strength..." Tian Feng hesitated.

"Adjudication!"

"The subordinate is here!" The scribe examiner stood up and stood by with his hands folded.

"You go to the Sunset Pavilion again and tell the general of the Yan Army that Gu Yuan and the Yan Kingdom will share the Guanzhong area equally, and let them send troops quickly. If they don't send troops within two days, don't blame me for being cruel and merciless, and turn the troops to attack directly. Sunset Pavilion!"

Yuan Shao is also a ruthless person: "They want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but it is not so easy. If they don't send troops, then don't blame me for directly overturning the chessboard, and no one will be left behind!"

"promise!"

The commissioning handed over the order.

"There's Hulao Pass!"

Yuan Shao stood on the chariot. The tenacious fighting spirit of the Ming army and the fighting power that broke out in the desperate situation gave him too much shock and threat. He had to put down his proud head and pull all the soldiers and horses In this war, instead of just consuming the main force of the Zhou army.

"Xun Zhan, ask someone to tell Xia Houyuan that the imperial court intends to fight together. If they hide in the prison and don't come out, then don't blame me for withdrawing troops to Hebei. This battle will not be fought!"

Yuan Shao said coldly.

"promise!"

Xun Zhan was with the army and was in charge of logistics, weapons, food and grass. At this moment, he needed to take the blame and make meritorious service, so he had to go to Hulao Pass himself.

"Zhang He, Gao Lan!"

"The end is here!"

"Attack with all my strength, assist Ju Yi and Yan Xing, no matter the cost, I must enter Luoyang before sunset!" Yuan Shao's stern voice expressed his determination.

"Yes!"

Zhang He and Gao Lan led the way out.

Zhou Jun began to fight with all his strength, attacking the gate of Luoyang City with all his strength, and the two gates of the North City were densely packed under the city. Numerous ladders, trebuchets, bed crossbows, and well rails were all pushed out.

The attacking situation became more and more ferocious.

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on the city head.

"Report to General Zhonglang, there is a gap in the wall on the left wing, the captain of the first battalion died in battle, more than eight hundred sons of the first battalion died in battle, the formation has been breached, the enemy has already killed the wall through the gap!"

"Pro-guard battalion!"

"exist!"

"Block it!" This was Huang Shao's last force. He held a spear in his hand, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was low and firm: "We must take back the position and hold on to the city wall!"

"promise!"

Hundreds of guards pressed up.

"General Zhonglang, we can't hold on any longer!" A middle-aged scribe stood up and walked beside Huang Shao.

Zuo Shen general Wen Ming, Wen Boqian, is a counselor recruited by Huang Shao himself. He is from Wudu, his face is a little pale, and he looks like a sick child, but everyone in the Zhaoming First Army knows that he is a ruthless man.

At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Army was going to be changed to the Zhaoming First Army, and it had to respond to the reform of the army system, so the soldiers of several battalions in the barracks broke out.

It was he who picked up the butcher knife and massacred more than a dozen soldiers who violated military discipline, which shocked the entire camp, and allowed Huang Shao to successfully remove the brand of the Yellow Turban Army and establish the current Zhaoming First Army.

"Bo Qian, I am ready to die here!"

Huang Shao said in a low voice.

"Perhaps General Zhang will let the main force of the second army come forward in advance, and even expose the main force of the third army!" Wen Ming said through gritted teeth.

"Boqian, you are smarter than me. You have already thought of what I can think of. I don't even expect it. Can you still expect it? Don't comfort me!"

Huang Shao shook his head: "Who is Zhang Wenyuan? I know that he and Xizhi are the same kind of people. In order to win, he can sacrifice, even sacrifice my first army. If he didn't achieve the effect he wanted, he would not let the first The withdrawal of the second army will not expose the main force of the third army. If he wants to win a battle, he must have absolute courage, and even watched my first army be killed by Zhou Jun. I won't be angry at all!"

The battlefield is a cruel place, and it takes a cold heart to strategize in such a place.

He Huang Shao is not as good as Zhang Liao, even if Zhang Liao can bear it, he still can't bear it.

"It will take at least two hours, we can't hold it!"

Wen Mingdao: "Since you can't hold on, then find a way to delay the time, for example..."

His eyes were bright, his voice was very low, and he said to Huang Shao: "General Zhang wants to fight back. We can pave the way for him in advance, abandon the city wall, and gather the main force to fight under the city, which will be more beneficial to us. Instead of supporting the city wall, they were targeted by their trebuchets and bed crossbows!"

"This one……"

Huang Shao hesitated.

"General Zhonglang, I can't think about it anymore. Two hours is enough for all the sons and daughters of our first army to die here. General Zhang is for strategy and for the overall situation, but we have to save ourselves!"

Wen Ming gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't make a decision, I'm afraid our Zhaoming First Army will not even have one-tenth of the survivors!"

"Listen to you!"

Huang Shao was determined. He could sacrifice for the sake of the overall situation, but he had to be allowed to have a little temper. As long as it didn't hinder Zhang Liao's layout, he wanted more of his sons to survive.

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"Huang Shao gave up the city wall and attacked ahead of time?" Zhang Liao was at the headquarters, continuing to deduce the upcoming counterattack, but suddenly heard the news from the front line, and was a little taken aback.

"General Huang Shao Zhonglang gathered all the troops of Zhaoming's First Army and rushed out from the gate of Gucheng!"

The messenger said.

"General, if the First Army makes a good idea, will it damage our combat policy? Do we need to change our strategy immediately?" Some generals raised objections.

"No need!"

Zhang Liao thought for a while and said, "Order Pang De to abandon the defense in the alleys and squares in the city, concentrate his forces, and attack at any time!"

"promise!"

"Where is Min Wu!"

"General Min Wu went to the city wall, he went to watch the battle!"

"Send him back and tell him that the third army is about to move!"

"promise!"

The messengers went out one by one, passing on Zhang Liao's order.

"General, Huang Shao Zhonglang will suddenly give up his defense and advance instead of retreat. Will he suffer a big loss!"

Someone asked Zhang Liao in a low voice.

"will not!"

Zhang Liao said: "This should be the best solution that Huang Shao could think of. He concentrated his forces and pushed out of the city. It seemed that he was looking for a dead end, but he was actually delaying time. The main force of the Zhou army also needs time to react!"

He can understand Huang Shao.

And this will not hinder his battle plan, stabilizing the strength of the second army and hiding the strength of the third army will not hinder him.

So he agreed with Huang Shao's initiative.

But this is also very risky. Generally speaking, Zhou Jun does need time to react before making a decision, but if Zhou Jun takes the risk of encircling and suppressing, it will be different. As long as Zhou Jun believes that they only have this amount of troops, then It will be like a shark seeing its prey, and it will directly bite it with its bloody mouth.

"How long is it from the plan we made?"

"Two hours!"

"Two hours?" Zhang Liao thought for a while, he can't do anything now, as the saying goes, a little intolerance can lead to big plans, so he must hold back: "I hope the first army can hold on!"

Even if he can't hold on, he will not send troops because of this. Only by surprise can he catch him unprepared. In order to defeat the main force of the Zhou army, he can see the entire army of the first army wiped out. Attracting attention is a better thing.

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The sun is getting stronger and stronger, and the golden light brings a hot temperature.

"The Ming army gave up the city gate, came out from the flank of the valley gate, defeated the left wing of our army's Yan Xingbu, and beheaded me three thousand sons, and now intends to break through to the west?"

Yuan Shao couldn't believe the news he heard.

"The current situation is like this. No one expected that the Ming army would suddenly change its tactical layout, lure our troops to the city, and then use the tung oil on the city wall to teach us a painful lesson!"

Tian Feng said bitterly: "Yan Xing is a little careless, but Zhang Yun's army went fast, and they have already besieged them on the western hillside!"

Offense and defense, the two roles want to change, it is not easy, so it is easy to ignore.

Yan Xing thought that the main force of the Zhou army was attacking the city and was invincible. When the Ming army could only wait for death in fear, he did not expect that the Ming army suddenly opened their fangs and bit back. Naturally, they were bitten.

"How many soldiers and horses does he have?"

"I'm afraid there are only less than [-] main forces left!"

"Can you eat it?" Yuan Shao's eyes burst into a fierce light.

"You can, but you must pay a huge price!"

Tian Feng thought for a while and said: "But there is a way. They go west, close to the opposite side of the sunset pavilion. If the Yan army can join forces with us, they should be able to kill more than ten thousand of their remnants at the slightest price. , eat them all!"

"Since they abandoned the defense of the city wall, what about Ju Yi's right army?"

"Have broken into the city, but just entered the city, he was beaten out!" Tian Feng said: "Ju Yi didn't dare to enter rashly, and retreated from the city wall again!"

"Why?"

"Ju Yi's subordinates are in a bit of a mess. Ju Yi has killed several generals in a row, and they can't hold back anymore!" Tian Feng said: "The food and grass stored in Wangyue Mountain by our army has been burned. This news has already begun to circulate in the army. The middle ground has fermented, and there is still a lot of news that our army's Yellow River grain road has been cut off, and many soldiers are questioning our grain and grass, and people's hearts are not stable!"

The fire of the Ming army was so fierce that even though they blocked the news in every possible way, countless soldiers were still touched.

"Can't you hold it down?"

Yuan Shao's pupils changed color.

Why doesn't he know what problems will arise once the morale of the army is shaken at this moment.

"When the soldiers of the Ming army were fighting with us, they kept shouting that they had already burned our food and grass. Although the soldiers were dubious, they could see the fire at dawn!"

Tian Feng sighed: "I'm afraid I can't hold it down anymore, and the more I press down, the stronger the rebound will be. At that time, maybe a mutiny will be brewed!"

"Damn!"

Yuan Shao became a little irritable. At this time, he must not be messed up.

(End of this chapter)