The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1181 The Battle of Luoyang

Then Lu Kang ordered Chen Yu, Sun Shuo, and Ma Xian to command troops, and together with Sun Xin and Sun Kai, they attacked Luoyang's east, west, north, south, and four sides.

Chen Yu, Chen Qianzi, Sun Shuo, Shi Bao's general, Ma Xian, the son of Ma Long, although the three Kwantung kings are all in the camp at this time, but their status is so respectful, how can they personally lead the troops into battle, so the three kings each Send his son or general to lead the army and command the front battle.

Although the Kwantung Army and the Wu Army are not affiliated with each other, their interests are closely related to the attack on Luoyang this time. If there are mutual restraints or even mutual suspicion, there is no need to fight this battle again. It is just internal friction. Just enough to make them crumble.

Lu Kang is the last famous general of the Wu Kingdom. Chen Qian, Shi Bao, and Ma Long are also veterans who have been in the field for a long time. They all have a clear understanding of the overall situation, so at this critical moment, both sides can still maintain a unity In the situation of sincere unity and solidarity, Chen Qian, Shi Bao, and Ma Long gave Chen Yu, Sun Shuo, and Ma Xian the order to follow Lu Kang's command and work together to take Luoyang.

All the generals took their orders and returned to the camp to prepare for departure.

Only Zhu Wan was depressed, and followed the generals to go out dejectedly.

Lu Kang asked him to stay: "General Zhu stay."

Zhu Wan was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself, the troops to attack Luoyang, east, west, north, south, and four sides have been properly allocated, and he is destined to have nothing to do with him in the battle of Luoyang. What else can Lu Kang call him at this time?Zhu Wan's heart was already full of sadness, but he had nothing to say. After all, Lu Kang gave him a chance when he attacked Hulao Pass, but he didn't make good use of it. It is also reasonable for Lu Kang to abandon him now. , Zhu Wan felt blocked but helpless, and walked out sullenly, but unexpectedly, Lu Kang stopped, turned around, and looked at Lu Kang with a bewildered expression.

Lu Kang said with a smile: "General Zhu, the fact that you were not sent for this siege is not because the governor doesn't trust you, but because there is another urgent matter for you to do, and this matter is of great importance to our army. life and death."

Zhu Wan's spirits were lifted immediately when he heard the words, and he cupped his hands and said, "The general will be ordered by the great Sima."

Lu Kang said: "The grain and grass in Xingyang have been burned, and there is only ten days left in the army. Once the grain is exhausted, the consequences can be imagined. Now the governor has an important task for you. To collect grain and grass around Luoyang, no matter what means you use, as long as you can Obtain grain and grass food, all can be used."

Of course, Zhu Wan knew that the Wu army was in short supply of food and grass. Without food, the army would be in chaos. Kang has clearly pointed out that no matter what method is used, as long as food and grass can be obtained, that is, to delegate power to Zhu Wan and let him do whatever he wants.

The area around Luoyang is under the control of the State of Shu. Wu Jun could not obtain food and grass supplies by collecting taxes here. He could only collect food violently by looting and plundering. Now Lu Kang can no longer think about this issue. The problem of food shortage must be properly resolved, otherwise how can such a huge battle be supported.

Zhu Wan understood, and retreated.

As the vanguard, Sun Xin and Sun Kai were the first to complete the assembly of the team, and quickly left the camp to fight towards Luoyang City.

Sun Xin and Sun Kai chose to attack the east side of Luoyang. Unlike ordinary cities that have four gates in the south, east, and north, Luoyang City has twelve gates. On the east side of Luoyang alone, there is the upper east gate. There are three city gates: , Zhongdong Gate and Huanmen.

There are many gates in the city, which means that the city wall is long. Luoyang City is nine miles and one hundred steps from north to south, and six miles and eleven steps from east to west. At that time, Luoyang City was the most magnificent and majestic city in the world, and it was second to none in terms of length, height and thickness.

Such a large city means great defensive pressure.

The [-] forbidden troops originally stationed in Luoyang City lost more than half after the Kaiyangmen Incident, and their combat effectiveness was also greatly reduced. The Tiger Guards could barely protect the safety inside and outside the palace. As for the defense of Luoyang City, they were helpless.

At this time, the only troops responsible for the defense of Luoyang City were the three armies of the Central Army, the Tiger Cavalry Army, the Tiger Infantry Army, the Yong'an Army, and the two armies of the Zuo Army, the Wudang Fei Army and the Yang'an Army.

After the Hulao Pass battle, these five armies also lost a lot of troops. Now that the battle is tense, there is no time to replenish the troops that Liu Yin can mobilize now, plus the Baidi Army that was urgently transferred from Xiaopingjin Pass to Luoyang , only more than 7 people.

The Longxi Army and Guanzhong Army under the Left Army Corps are currently stationed in Bingzhou and Jizhou respectively, and they cannot be transferred back to Luoyang in a short time.

That is to say, there are only 9 troops at most in Luoyang City, of which 7 are guarding the imperial palace, and only [-] can actually participate in front-line operations.

Wu Jun's 20 troops came menacingly, and the situation in Luoyang City suddenly became severe.

Originally, Liu Yin gave up Hulao Pass, lured the enemy to go deep, and took away Wu Jun's collection of grain and grass in one fell swoop. , Regardless of the danger of running out of food, instead of retreating, he led the army to approach the city of Luoyang, putting on the appearance of a desperate battle.

Although there is a disparity in the strength of the two sides, Liu Yin is not afraid of the Wu army's offensive. In his opinion, Lu Kang's strategy is completely desperate. Any wise and rational general would not choose such a suicidal strategy. attack method.

Wu Jun's food and grass are limited, and he definitely can't last more than ten days. With more than ten days, he wants to take down the well-defended and rock-solid Luoyang City, isn't that nonsense?
In the current situation, the weather, location, and people are the three that Lu Kang lacks. It can be said that he does not have any favorable conditions to support his attack this time. It is true that Lu Kang's troops have the upper hand.

However, Lu Kang seems to have neglected the area around Luoyang. The Han army has nearly 30 troops, and the Luo Xianyou Army has 20 cavalry, which is enough to surpass the existence of 13 infantry. In the south of Luoyang, Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui The [-] people in the old army were waiting for the battle, Liu Yin didn't know where Lu Kang, who was surrounded by encirclement, got so much confidence and courage?

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