At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 660 eager to fight
Wang Shichong ordered people to build a Zhougong Temple on the edge of Luoshui in the east of Luoyang City, and asked the wizard to publicize that Zhougong entrusted his dream to King Zheng, and he must immediately send troops to attack Li Mi, and the crusade must be successful, otherwise there will be a plague in Luoyang City, and everyone They will all die because of it.

If this clumsy method of feudal superstition is placed in modern times, people will definitely just treat it as a joke and sneer at it, but it is very effective in a feudal society that believes in ghosts and gods, especially the vast majority of Wang Shichong's subordinates are from the Jiangdu area. At that time, the people in Chu were superstitious about witchcraft, so they all believed it to be true. They were very afraid of the plague, and they all took the initiative to ask for troops to attack Li Mi, and their fighting spirit was unprecedentedly high.

Wang Shichong saw that the army's morale was available, and immediately selected [-] elite soldiers, plus [-] cavalry, went east to Luoyang, approached Yanshi, and stationed on the south bank of Luoshui, but did not launch an attack immediately, apparently waiting for the actions of Gao Qi and Li Tang.

A few days later, news came that Gao Qi's troops were divided into two groups. One was led by Xu Shiji and attacked Xingyang County from Dongjun to the west, with a force of more than [-]. The other was led by Lu Sheng to attack Lin in Hanoi County from Jixian to the west. Clearing the customs, there are also more than [-] troops, while Gao Changqing himself only led more than [-] troops to monitor the defenders in Liyang warehouse.

So Gao Qi has already sent troops to respond according to the agreement, but Li Tang has not moved yet, and I don't know what the old fox Li Yuan is up to.

A few days later, Li Mi finally led an army of [-] troops from Jinyong City, stationed at the foot of Mang Mountain on the north bank of Luoshui River, and confronted Wang Shichong's troops across the river. , Attacking Hanoi County from Zhiguanxing, Taihangxing and Mengmenxing respectively.

After Wang Shichong received the news, his spirits were lifted, and he no longer hesitated at the moment, and immediately ordered to attack Yanshi, and built a bridge on Luoshui, making a posture of crossing the river for a decisive battle.

It has to be said that Wang Shichong was quite good at leading troops to fight. He defeated Li Mi's vanguard Liu Heitai in the north of Yanshi City, and Li Mi sent Wang Dangren and Zhou Faming to cross the river to support Yanshi. They were both defeated by Wang Shichong and fled in embarrassment. After returning to the north bank of Luoshui, Wang Shichong took the opportunity to encircle Yanshi. The guard of Yanshi, Zheng Yu, had to close the city gate and hold on.

Wang Shichong won three consecutive battles, and the morale of the army was even higher. He accelerated the construction of a bridge on Luoshui, and was ready to fight to the death with Li Mi's main force.

As night falls, there is no moon or stars, the sky is dark, a rain or snow may be brewing, the lights on both sides of the Luoshui River are brightly lit, the camps of Li Mi and Wang Shichong are scattered along the river, each stretching for several miles, the campfires are scattered like stars, and the flags are flying, The atmosphere is bleak.

At this moment, Wang Shichong was standing on the tower on the south bank looking at the north bank, his light blue eyes were gloomy and cold, really like a poisonous snake ready to choose someone to bite.Wang Jundu and Wang Ren stood quietly behind Wang Shichong, with solemn expressions, as if they were approaching a formidable enemy. Although Li Mi got off to a good start with three consecutive victories, Li Mi only suffered a little damage, and the main force was still eyeing the north bank.

"Kundu, is Gao Changqing still in Liyangcang?" Wang Shichong asked suddenly.

Wang Jundu nodded and said: "Yes, my nephew only received the exact news about Qiangwei and Shaoyao yesterday, there can be no falsehood."

Wang Shichong felt relieved after hearing the words: "That's good!"

Wang Jundu wondered: "Is uncle worried that Gao Changqing will attack Luoyang?"

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "That's true. Gao Changqing is very cunning and has to guard against it. Now that the king has brought out [-]% of the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, the defensive force in Luoyang City has been greatly reduced. The idea of ​​attacking Luoyang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, I am plotting against them, and they may also plot against me."

Wang Ren laughed and said, "Nephew is not worried at all!"

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed, and he said displeasedly: "Why is this? Luoyang is the foundation of this king. If Luoyang is lost, this king will surely be defeated soon, and the whole Wang family will also be in trouble, and you will never be spared."

Wang Ren said with a grin: "My nephew is a member of the Wang family. He is both prosperous and hurt. Naturally, he is loyal to you, uncle. However, Luoyang has a high wall and a thick city, and there are nearly [-] defenders in the city, and uncle must also After making proper arrangements, there is nothing to worry about, Gao Qi and Li Tangruo's plan to attack Luoyang, not only won't be able to take advantage of it, maybe they will steal the chicken instead of taking advantage of it."

Wang Shichong couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth, and reprimanded: "You are the only one who is smart, right?"

Wang Renze said boldly, "My nephew is probably a bit stupider than my uncle."

Wang Shichong laughed and scolded: "Get out!"

Wang Renze chuckled and said, "Uncle, please calm down, my nephew is just joking, even if my nephew is as good as my uncle, you are already satisfied."

Wang Jundu jokingly said, "If Jundu can be as good as Benevolence, then he will be satisfied."

Wang Shichong couldn't help but said happily: "Come on, you don't need to turn a corner to flatter me. Now it seems that Gao Changqing is quite honest and didn't mean to take advantage of the fire. It's Li Yuan, an old thief, that makes me worry. The boy is also very difficult to deal with, so we must focus on defense in the northwest of Luoyang City, and we cannot give Li Tang an opportunity."

Wang Jundu said solemnly: "Xu Shiji is not an easy person, he is attacking Xingyang County wantonly at the moment, and my nephew is worried that Hulao Pass will fall into his hands."

Wang Shichong nodded: "So we must defeat Li Mi's main force as soon as possible, and grab Luokoucang and Hulaoguan. Fortunately, Li Mi sent heavy troops to guard Xingyang. No matter how good Xu Shiji is, it is impossible to take Xingyang in a short time. , As for Hanoi County, hey, let Li Tang and Gao Qi fight to the death."

Wang Jundu and Wang Renze looked at each other, and the former said cautiously: "Li Tang and Gao Qi are both talented people, will they really be fooled?"

Wang Shichong said with a dark smile: "One mountain cannot hide two tigers, even if they are two very smart tigers. Jundu Ren, if you were Li Tang and Gao Qi, who worked hard to break through and enter Hanoi County, you would be willing Give up Hanoi County to the other party?"

Wang Jundu and Wang Renze shook their heads at the same time and said, "No!"

Wang Shichong said with a sneer: "Then it's over. Even if Li Tang and Gao Qi understand that there will be conflicts between the two sides, they certainly don't want to suffer. What's more, there is a Heyang warehouse in Hanoi County. It is impossible to be willing to give up the Heyang warehouse to the other party, and it is inevitable to fight for a scalp and bloodshed."

Wang Jundu and Wang Ren said sincerely and sincerely: "Uncle is wise!"

Wang Shichong smiled triumphantly and said: "Now that Li Tang and Gao Qi are attacking Hanoi County, Li Mi must be panicked and the army's morale is unstable, otherwise he will definitely not stay on the north bank for a long time. After the bridge is built, we will immediately In the decisive battle across the river, it will definitely be defeated by one blow."

At this moment, on the north bank of the Luohe River, Li Mi was also standing in the cold night wind looking towards the south bank of the mountain.Just as Wang Shichong expected, Li Mi was indeed a little flustered at this time. Gao Qi attacked Linqing Pass from the east, while Li Tang attacked from the north. Now he has been attacked on three sides, and the situation is quite unfavorable.

As mentioned in the previous article, Li Mi is in the middle of his stomach and dominates the Central Plains. It seems to be powerful, but in fact it has great hidden dangers. Because the Central Plains is a place of four wars, it is easy to be surrounded and beaten, so Li Mi has always wanted to break the situation, but unfortunately he failed. Successfully, Luoyang has not been able to win. Although Dou Jiande in the northeast fell, he was replaced by the stronger Gao Qi.

Now, what Li Mi was most worried about finally happened. He was attacked by Li Tang, Gao Qi, and Wang Zheng from three sides, and he was at his weakest at this time.

"Wei Gong, Wang Shichong is building three pontoon bridges on the Luoshui River, and they are almost ready. Why don't we take the opportunity to destroy the pontoon bridges tomorrow, and let his previous efforts go to waste." Cai Jiande suddenly suggested.

Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande are Li Mi's confidant generals, they have been following behind Li Mi like shadows, but now Li Mi is missing Wang Bodang, and only Cai Jiande is left, because Wang Bodang has been sent by Li Mi to stay behind in Jinyong City up.

Li Mi originally had many soldiers and generals under his command, but since the beginning of this year, he has repeatedly lost troops and lost generals, and there have been frequent rebellions, so the talents under him are a bit stretched, and Jinyong City is his base camp, Li Mi is worried about handing it over to others, so he can only let Wang Bodang stayed behind.

At this moment, Li Mi shook his head and said indifferently: "No, on the contrary, I wish Wang Shichong could cross the river as soon as possible!"

Cai Jiande hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Li Mi just stared at the dark river, and no longer answered Cai Jiande, because the latter was just a military general, he could be a qualified guardian, or a fierce general who charged into the battle, and he was not worthy of making suggestions or resourcefulness, so Li Mi didn't bother to follow him. He discusses.Now that the morale of the army is unstable, Li Tang and Gao Qi are coming fiercely, and the longer the delay, the more dangerous it becomes. Therefore, we must make a quick decision to defeat Wang Shichong and take Luoyang City, so that we can turn to calmly deal with Gao Qi and Li Tang.

Therefore, not only Wang Shichong didn't want to wait, but Li Mi didn't want to wait even more. The two heroes were eager for a decisive battle immediately, and the outcome would be determined in one battle!

(End of this chapter)