Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 588: Battle of Luoyang (XI)

"Grand Commander, Prime Minister Zhuge sent someone to inform us that they have broken through the west gate and killed Xiahou Heng and his brother. Now there is no obstacle."

"Grand Commander, the East Gate Guard Guo Huai has opened the city gate and surrendered. Now General Xu Sheng has led his troops through the East Gate and is heading into the city."

Two pieces of good news came to Feng Xi through scouts, making Feng Xi smile unconsciously. Now that the three armies of the Han army had entered Luoyang City, the resistance of the Wei army was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Inform all the troops. Now our Han army of nearly 200,000 has entered the city. Go ahead and defeat Cao Zhen. Do you see the palace in the distance? The traitor Cao Li is hiding there. His time has come!"

Feng Xi heard the news that the friendly troops had all entered the city, and ordered the news to be spread to the entire Jingzhou army to boost morale. Sure enough, after hearing that the other two gates had been broken, the Han soldiers fought even more bravely in order not to share their experience with others.

"Could it be that after only one season on the throne, the Wei Dynasty will perish in my hands?!"

Cao Li was completely desperate in the palace at this moment, and many ministers had disappeared. They nominally took sick leave, but everyone knew that they were probably scheming and were just waiting for the Han army to reach the palace and Cao Li to die. Then they would change their ways at the speed of light and join the Han army.

At this moment, facing Cao Li's words that seemed like he was asking and answering himself, even the loyal ministers below remained silent, because this was already a sign of a desperate situation, and no matter who came, they would be powerless to save the situation.

"Your Majesty! I am willing to put on my armor again and fight for our Wei Empire until the very end!"

Just when all the ministers were in dead silence, an old but powerful shout came from outside the palace, which made the ministers look sideways.

Nowadays, all the famous generals of Wei are either dead in battle or still fighting on the front lines. Who else dares to speak so shamelessly?

"Who is that person outside the palace? Bring him here quickly!"

Cao Li was also not very clear, so he quickly asked the guards to bring the person in.

The two guards immediately came to meet an old man who looked quite old but stood straight. The old man was wearing armor that was covered with scars and worn out due to blood and other reasons, so that the original color could not be seen.

Although the old man's clothes were not luxurious, and even in some sense could be said to be a bit simple, no one dared to look down on him for that.

"Grandfather, why are you here?"

Cao Li was somewhat helpless about this old man, because his father had publicly demoted him to a commoner a few months before his death, and if he were to employ him again now, it would be somewhat against his father's wishes.

"Why, Your Majesty, do you also think that I am greedy and afraid of death? Should I hold my money like a coward and hide in my room waiting for the Han army to kick down my door and drag me out?"

This person spoke very impolitely, even a little rudely, but Cao Li did not dare to yell at him.

This person was none other than Cao Hong. Earlier this year, Cao Hong had a feud with Cao Pi, so Cao Pi implicated him for a crime committed by his retainers. Cao Hong was originally going to be killed, but Empress Dowager Bian pleaded for him and Cao Hong was spared, only to be demoted to a commoner.

No one expected that Cao Hong, who should have been enjoying his old age at home, would come to see Cao Li in a white-collared state at this time when the palace was about to collapse. Fortunately, although Cao Hong had just been demoted, the soldiers guarding the palace still knew him and did not dare to stop him, allowing him to enter the meeting hall.

"That's not the case. Since my great-uncle is willing to share the burden with me, that's naturally a good thing. In this case, I will appoint my great-uncle as the rear general to assist the great general Cao Zhen in resisting the Han army in the city."

Cao Li is now trying his best to save his life. Since Cao Hong is willing to help, it is naturally a good thing for Cao Li. As for official positions, Cao Li can be said to have been given any position now. Anyway, if he cannot withstand this attack, Cao Wei will be destroyed.

"Yes! I, your old minister, will fight to the death for the Great Wei!" When Cao Hong heard Cao Li's straightforward words, his eyes became bright, as if he had found the feeling of his youth again. He just put on his armor and walked straight out of the hall.

"Ugh……"

Chen Qun sighed quietly. He could now see that the Wei Dynasty might have come to an end. He estimated that Cao Hong's departure would only bring more credit to the Han army.

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"Cao Zhen! Now the retribution for your usurpation of the Han Dynasty has come! It would be better for you to let your soldiers lay down their weapons as soon as possible, so that they don't die in vain for this rebellious pseudo-dynasty!"

As the Han army attacked from three sides, Feng Xi's Jingzhou army also marched straight to the city center where the Cao Wei palace was located from the main road south of the city. As for the Wei army, Feng Xi focused on persuading them to surrender first.

"Feng Xi, stop talking nonsense! The winner goes to the king and the loser goes to the bandit. You traitors are just temporarily in the upper hand. Don't think you have won just like that!"

Cao Zhen is now only able to talk tough. After all, as the core of Cao Wei, he will not surrender to the Han army easily. Cao Zhen is even prepared to die for his country.

"General, in addition to the Han army we are facing, there are also large groups of Han troops coming from the west, and from the east... We... We are surrounded by the Han army..."

The Wei soldiers who were watching from a nearby tall building reported to Cao Zhen in despair. Cao Zhen only had 10,000 or 20,000 defeated soldiers, while the Han army had an infinite number of people. It was estimated that they would only need a charge to defeat him.

"Grand Commander, the Sichuan Army led by the Prime Minister has arrived at the battlefield in advance. The Yangzhou Army led by Military Advisor Xu has also entered the battlefield."

At the same time, the scouts of the Han army also informed Feng Xi that the two armies were marching towards the center of the city.

"Today, the destiny is with the Han Dynasty, not with Wei! Follow me to wipe out the rebels and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Seeing that all the friendly troops had arrived, Feng Xi no longer had to be polite with Cao Zhen. As an order to boost the morale of the troops was issued, the Han army, whether it was the Shenwu Camp and the old Jingzhou army in white clothes and armor, or the new army in apricot clothes and armor, all let out earth-shaking roars.

The slogan of "annihilate the rebels and revive the Han Dynasty" is indeed tempting.

"Destroy these traitors, follow me and kill them!"

Even Feng Xi himself carried a red tasseled spear and charged forward with Bao Feng, Bao Yi and other generals. Seeing the commander leading the troops in person, the Han army was excited and each of them bravely took the lead.

"drink!"

Cao Zhen held a broadsword in his hand and killed a Han soldier in white armor with one blow. Only then did he have time to breathe a sigh of relief. The fighting power of these Han soldiers was beyond his imagination, and these people's bodies seemed to be invulnerable to swords and guns. If Cao Zhen had not chopped off this man's head, he might not have been able to kill him.

"Cao Zhen, accept your fate!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from somewhere. Cao Zhen turned around and looked, and found a big black man as strong as an iron tower riding a horse and holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, charging towards him.

(End of this chapter)