Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1198 Taking Luoyang Lightly
When the Eastern Route Army entered Hulao Pass, Liu Shun parted ways with Dai Zhifan. After they captured Kaifeng, they already knew the battle situation in Heluo.

After they learned that the main force of the Jin-Qing coalition forces was confronting the main force of the Ming army near Wan'an Mountain in the south of Luoyang, and that Luoyang was very empty, they decided that Liu Shunshuai would lead an army of 8 to take Luoyang, and Dai Zhifan would lead [-] people to go south. , with the king of Chu attacking the Jin and Qing coalition forces from north to south.

It's just that the two of them didn't expect the defeat of the Jin-Qing allied forces. It was a little earlier. When Liu Shun led [-] horses and horses, when they approached Luoyang, the defeated Qing army had already circled the city.

Liu Shun, Li Yuanyin and other generals led their troops to the city of Luoyang, which used to be the ancient capital of several dynasties and the heart of China. It has been more than ten years since the Ming Dynasty lost him.

From the phrase "competing in the Central Plains", we can know the importance of the Central Plains to China.In history, whoever wanted to occupy the Central Plains and the heart of the world would have the confidence to call China orthodox.

After many years, Luoyang fell into the enemy's hands for more than ten years, but today, the Ming army finally came back.

The [-] Ming army stopped in front of the majestic Luoyang city, and the soldiers couldn't help but sigh, how did such a great city fall into the hands of the Hulu, and now can they take this great city?
Li Yuanyin rode his horse and came to Liu Shun's side, stared at the head of Luoyang City, and asked, "Captain, should you beat or caress?"

"Although the main force of the Qing army is fighting against His Highness, there should not be many people in Luoyang City, but this city is too high and the defense is perfect, so if you can fight it or not, let's pet it first!" Liu Shun looked at the distant city. Luo Yang, after pondering for a while, said, "Let's get out of the way first, scare them, and let them know the consequences of not surrendering!"

Li Yuanyin nodded, thinking that it was reasonable, if he could not fight, he would not fight, and he could not increase the casualties in vain.

He believed that as long as the Ming army spread out their formation, the Qing army in Luoyang City would abandon the city and flee even if they did not leave the city to surrender, because their appearance had already heralded the defeat of the Qing army.

"Okay, then I will let the army line up and send people to the city to deliver the letter. If the Qing army does not surrender, after the city is broken, all of them will be killed!"

Liu Shun nodded, agreed with Li Yuanyin's words, and then waved him to do it. He picked up the binoculars and looked at Luoyang City. When he looked, he found that Luoyang City was slowly opening, and a group of people left the city. come out.

"Hey, the city gate is open!" Liu Shun put down the binoculars and said in surprise.

Li Yuanyin was about to command the soldiers and horses to form an array, when he heard the voice, he hurriedly looked towards the city gate, and saw a group of people coming out without weapons, as if they were going to fight the Ming army.

Not long after, several people came to the Ming army, and they were taken to the Chinese army after being stopped by soldiers for questioning.

"The villains represent the people of Luoyang, and we are here to respectfully invite Master Wang to enter the city!" They were all older, so they should be the elders of the city.

Liu Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, then he came back to his senses and asked with a stare, "Has the Qing army in the city already run away?"

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, it is said that the Qing army was defeated by His Royal Highness the King of Chu. The defeated Qing army did not dare to enter the city last night, so they went directly to the north. The Qing army in the city burned, killed and looted the city for most of the night. Meng Jin is gone." The old man in charge hurriedly saluted and replied.

Liu Shun and Li Yuanyin glanced at each other, their eyes showing surprise. They didn't expect that the main force of the Qing army had already been defeated by the king of Chu before the army had just arrived.

This made the two of them feel like they were useless, but anyway, it was a good thing that they could take down Luoyang without bloodshed.

Given the majesty of Luoyang, if there were enough troops to defend the city, it would be possible for the Ming army to attack for a year.In order to avoid attacking the city, Wang Yan retreated to the front line of Wan'an Mountain. Now the Eastern Route Army has taken Luoyang personally, which is exactly what he wants.

In order to prevent fraud, the two first sent 1000 people into Luoyang, and after occupying the Wengcheng, the army slowly entered the city.

Inside the city, there were obvious signs of destruction. There was still blood on the streets, and white banners were still hanging in front of many houses. People should have died in the chaos last night.

On the street where Liu Shun and Li Yuanyin rode on horseback, the city of Luoyang was extremely deserted, the market was half empty, and the doors of many shops were smashed.

"This Luoyang used to be a big city with a population of several hundred thousand, with prosperous commerce and excitement, but now it looks like this!" Compared with the majestic city walls of Luoyang, Liu Shun can only be said to be very disappointed by the depression in the city.

"This is all the fault of the Qing army!" Li Yuanyin looked around on the horse, and suddenly clasped his fists on the horse and said: "Commander, please order me to lead my troops to chase the Qing army!"

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To the west of Luoyang City, more than fifty miles away, on the south bank of Gushui River, a crowd suddenly appeared.The front of the crowd was sparse, but the crowd became denser as it went further, as if a flood peak had come.

After the Jin-Qing allied forces were defeated by the Ming army in the south of Luoyang, tens of thousands of cavalry fled ahead of the infantry. The infantry could not keep up with the speed and was left far behind.

Once the coalition forces were defeated, Meng Qiaofang led the Jin army to flee westward without hesitation, and Li Benshen, Liu Zhong and other green camp generals also followed the Jin army.

Kong Youde and Shang Kexi didn't follow the Jin army, they fled north first, trying to catch up with the Qing cavalry, but in the middle of the run, they met the rampaging horse army, and were rushed to kill them, and the two were killed by the horse army .

At this time, going against the Gushui River, like a defeated army marching westward, there are more than 2 people who are gratifying.

Most of them had no weapons in their hands, and no armor on their bodies. The soldiers hurried westward in haste. From time to time, some exhausted people in the team tripped over stones, and no one stopped to help them.

Shang Kexi was supported by the eldest son Shang Zhixin, and walked forward step by step.

He looked really embarrassed, his face was covered with blood, his helmet was long gone, the armor on his body was torn apart, and his shoulder pads went to nowhere.

Shang Zhixin was also covered in blood, his pigtails were scattered, and he was pale and supported Shang Kexi to move forward.

"Where is this place?" Shang Kexi was out of breath, after running for a day and a night, he was really exhausted.

"Father, you will arrive at Xin'an County more than 20 miles ahead!" Shang Zhixin said out of breath.

Hearing this, Shang Kexi stopped for a moment, found a rock and sat down, waved and said, "I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving."

As soon as he stopped, the rout soldiers also stopped. They fled for a day and a night, and almost lost their strength. By the side, I buried my head in the river, drank a few sips of water desperately, trying to fill my already empty stomach.

Shang Zhixin supported Shang Kexi to sit down, looked at the miserable appearance of the soldiers around him, and asked melancholy: "Father, can we escape this time?"

Shang Kexi looked at the defeated army, and felt a twinge of pain in his heart. How many fortunes the Henan king had accumulated in the past ten years, all of them were wiped out in the first battle.Although his heart was miserable, he did not lose hope.

He looked at Shang Zhixin, gasped heavily, swallowed his saliva and said, "Don't worry, my son, we will continue to Tongguan after a short rest, and we will be safe when we catch up with Meng Qiaofang and his gang!"

But Shang Zhixin couldn't feel at ease, "Father, are we really going to the Kingdom of Jin?"

"The Qing Dynasty is over this time! After going to Mengjindu, it is not yet known whether we can cross the river. Besides, even if we can cross the river, my father estimates that the Qing Dynasty will not be able to survive this year. The king thief will definitely take advantage of the victory to collect Hebei! Let's go to the Kingdom of Jin Only then can we not perish together with the Qing Dynasty!" Shang Kexi said, he was relieved, he stretched out his hand and patted Shang Zhixin's shoulder, and encouraged him: "When I took refuge in Huang Taiji for my father, I was even more embarrassed than now. We still have these people, as long as we arrive in the Kingdom of Jin, we father and son can still make a difference!"

After listening to his words, Shang Zhixin just felt a little relieved, when the soldiers in front suddenly became agitated, and the defeated soldiers who had no strength actually screamed and stood up.

Seeing this, Shang Ke quickly stood up and looked, but his sight was blocked by the rout soldiers, and he immediately shouted, "What's the situation?"

"There are enemy troops, the enemy troops are coming!" panicked voices echoed his question.

In front of the rout, the Ming army, who was ordered to intercept the rout and flee westward, suddenly appeared, but it was a [-] loyal and brave formation in front of them.

Shang Kexi fled north first, and then turned west after halfway through. Liu Fangliang and He Zhen came directly to the northwest, and their soldiers all rode horses, so they arrived at Xin'an County before them.

When the Ming army arrived, it just caught up with Meng Qiaofang and Li Benshen's tail. He Zhen led [-] cavalry to chase and kill the Jin army and the green camp, while Liu Fangliang led [-] Zhongyong to stop here.

The broken soldiers looked around and saw the Ming army lined up neatly, and the firecrackers were holding firecrackers, forming a horizontal formation and pushing towards them.

Having just narrowly escaped death, the rout soldiers who came down from the battlefield were exhausted and had no morale at all. How could they face the Ming army? Before Shang Kexi gave the order, the rout soldiers ran back in panic.

The soldiers of the Ming army did not rush to chase them, they just drove them away, raising their guns from time to time to shoot and kill the retreating soldiers, and drove them towards Mengjindu.

At this point, according to Wang Yan's instructions, the Ming army advanced from the east, west, and south directions, and drove the defeated soldiers to the narrow area of ​​Mengjindu like prey, preparing to wipe out the remnants of the Qing army in one fell swoop... ···

　Thanks to Feisheng Terran for 4000, Siqian Lili for 3000, Classmate Alai for 2000, and Ziye Saburo's descendants for the reward of 1000. Is it a holiday today? Thank you for your support!My face is red!

　　
　
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