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Chapter 572 Capture of Luoyang
In the gate of Shangchunmen, the corpses of soldiers of Zhao Jun and Zheng Jun were intertwined.

Zhao Jun, who was entering the city, stepped forward and pulled the feet of Zheng Jun's corpse with both hands, dragging them all the way, and piled them outside the door.The corpses in the gate of the city were dragged away by Zhao Jun's soldiers, and a path was cleared.Immediately, someone came forward and sprinkled the road with clean water to wash away the blood.

After a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded, and Li Chongjiu, Zhang Xuansu, Xue Wanshu and others rode horses, surrounded by Zhao soldiers, and slowly entered Shangchunmen.Li Chongjiu never thought that he would enter Luoyang for the second time, but in this way.

The fighting in Luoyang city is still going on.

The heavy rain a few days ago caused the Luoshui flowing through Luoyang City to surge, and Luoshui divided Luoyang City into two.Zhao Jun's fleet went straight up the Luoshui River. When it entered the city, the towering palaces on both sides of the Luoshui River still stood on both sides.

The tall buildings stood facing each other, and the Luoshui, which used to be full of boats and boats under the tall buildings, had long since disappeared. After the Zhao Jun fleet broke through the iron locks blocking the river, it went straight into Luoyang City.More than [-] warships each carried dozens to hundreds of soldiers, and they walked along the Luo River into the heart of Luoyang City.

The soldiers of the Zhao army on the bow threw stones and arrows along the river to the soldiers of the Zheng army who were still resisting.The warships marched along the river, and soldiers of the Zhao army continued to disembark and disembark from small boats, and occupied the key points of Luoyang City along the Luoshui River.

Li Chongjiu climbed to the triple bell tower next to the Spring Gate, and when he climbed up, he could see the battle situation of the whole city at a glance.

Luoshui was on the south bank of Shangchun Gate, and Zhao Jun's warships followed Luoshui to attack Zheng Jun in the northern city of Luoyang.Compared with Luoyang Nancheng, the resistance of Beicheng is very fierce. The 28 squares of Luoyang Beishi and Luoyang Gongcheng are all located here.The remnants of Zheng Jun were still unwilling to give up.

Although Wang Shichong was captured, the Jianghuai army under his command is worthy of being an elite in all battles, and is still defending the city at this moment.There were even hundreds of soldiers blocking Dongmen Street, preventing Zhao Jun from approaching the main road of Luoyang Palace City.However, these people were directly chopped down on the street by Zhao Jun's cavalry.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Shichong was captured, the fighting was still so fierce.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty that the southern city of Luoyang has been captured, and the defenders of the southern city Zheng Guoqi Wang Shiyun, the defenders of Luoyang Wang Deren, and Zhao Yaqing have all been captured."

Li Chongjiu nodded, Luoyang is divided into Luoshui as the south city and the north city.Wang Shichong's troops were all in the northern city, so it was expected that he would capture the southern city so quickly.It is only a matter of time before the south city is taken, and the Luoyang north city and Luoyang palace city are captured.

"His Majesty!"

Hearing a familiar voice, Li Chongjiu turned his head and saw Shan Xiongxin standing beside him, who was about to kneel down and pay respects.

Li Chongjiu hurriedly stepped forward to help Shan Xiongxin up and said: "Brother Shan, you and I are poor and humble friends, so there is no need to perform such a big gift."

As soon as Li Chongjiu finished speaking, Ji Chuan coughed violently and said to himself, "The climate in Luoyang really changes three times a day!"

Shan Xiongxin laughed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for valuing my old friend so much. I think that when your Majesty came to Erxian Village to vote for me, who would have expected that His Majesty would become the leader of one party in today's turmoil. Shan is really gratified, but His Majesty is gone today." He is the king of a country, how can he abolish etiquette because of a single person..."
Li Chongjiu couldn't help feeling that when he was in Qiqianzhai, only Wang Junkuo and Shan Xiongxin had met him in humble beginnings, but the friendship between the poor and the humble was the deepest.It is just that rich is not easy to marry, expensive is not easy to make friends with, and you can never forget your kindness. When you are a commoner, you can be a little arrogant, but now when you are successful, you must know how to let go of your airs.

After finishing speaking, Shan Xiongxin bowed down again and saluted solemnly.

Li Chongjiu thought of Shan Xiongxin's kindness to take him in after Qiqianzhai was burned, he held Shan Xiongxin's hands to help him up and said, "Second brother Shan, please help me again in the future."

"Shan Xiongxin, you traitorous thief, I, Wang Shichong, will never let you go even if I am a ghost."

But seeing Wang Shichong in military uniform being escorted up to the bell tower, Li Chongjiu took a closer look at this well-known overlord, who was currently being escorted by four soldiers of Zhao Jun, still struggling.

Li Chongjiu looked at Wang Shichong and said, "King Zheng, you are all in prison, why are you still struggling?"

Wang Shichong raised his head, looked at Li Chongjiu and said, "Are you Zhao Wang Li Chongjiu?"

Li Chongjiu nodded.

Wang Shichong said: "King Zhao, Luoyang is two thousand miles away from Youjing, but according to Chang'an, it is only a few hundred miles away. You broke your promise and captured Luoyang. This action will damage your reputation. You will sacrifice all your money for the near future and seek farther away. In the future, Li Yuan will surely take it back. Zhen, no, Wang is willing to surrender to you, to guard Luoyang for you, and to prevent Li Yuandong from leaving the pass, so it is not very good."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Wang Shichong's words: "Wang Shichong, are you really a three-year-old child? I will believe you."

Wang Shichong heard that Li Chongjiu refused to show despair, but he was still unwilling to say: "King Zhao, Wang has never offended you in his life, and he has always respected Zhao Guo, but please save my life, just like Dou Jiande. ?"

Li Chongjiu shook his head and said: "That's right, you haven't offended me, but you have long been angry, and today I want to borrow your head to make my name and appease the people who died in vain near Luoyang."

"Why should Li Chongjiu be so extreme!" Wang Shichong couldn't help roaring, he was furious at first, then Wang Xuanying, eldest grandson Anshi, Du Yan and others were also escorted to the bell tower.When Wang Shichong saw Wang Xuanying, he immediately lost his composure, and the father and son burst into tears.

Wang Shichong cried out his heart and lungs, and Wang Xuanying was the same. In the past, the father and son of the Wang family were aloof, but today they are like a bereaved dog.

Li Chongjiu said: "On the day you kill the king and usurp the throne, you should think of today. No matter who is in my position, I must kill you. You are also a generation of heroes. When you are dying, why should you act like a woman?" .”
At the moment Li Chongjiu said: "Take Wang Shichong and his son to the Luoyang Palace City, and tell Zheng Jun to open the city and surrender immediately!"

"Promise!" Shan Xiongxin clasped his fists and agreed.
When Wang Shichong was about to be detained, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Luoyang is the land of Wang Que. I, Wang Shichong, have little fortune and cannot guard it!"

Everyone ignored him and pushed Wang Shichong down the bell tower.At this time, Li Chongjiu saw that Zhao Jun had crossed the river from the south city and was attacking the north of the city along Tianjie, while Zhao Jun's soldiers were standing guard on the Tianjin Bridge.The soldiers of the two armies shot at each other with crossbows and crossbows across the Tianjin Bridge. At this time, Zhao Jun's battleship was approaching the Tianjin Bridge. At that time, countless stones were thrown, and the arrows rained down on Zheng Jun!

Zheng Jun couldn't take it anymore, so he gave up Tianjin Bridge and retreated to the Duanmen of the imperial city.

At the same time, the sound of rumbling drums came from the north of Luoyang City. It turned out that after Xu Shiji and Wang Mahan broke through Heyang, they left the navy to garrison the three cities of Heyang.The two led [-] Zhao troops across the Yellow River from the Heyang floating bridge to attack the north gate of Luoyang.

Xu Shiji and Wang Mahan were lined up under the round wall city, with their wings spread far away.

For a while, Luoyang Palace City was attacked on three sides!More than [-] Zhao soldiers approached the city, and Luoyang was already crumbling.

At this time, Wang Shichong, Wang Xuanying and his son were escorted by Shan Xiongxin to Xuanren Gate in the east city of Luoyang Palace, and called to Zheng Jun on the city wall.Wang Shichong and his son were downcast, as if they were at the mercy of others.Under the city, soldiers of the Zhao army gathered, gearing up.

On the Luoshui in the distance, the warships of the Zhao army sailed in one after another, and the soldiers of the Zhao army eagerly jumped off the bow deck to join the siege of Luoyang City.The catapults on the battleship began to throw stone bombs at Luoyang City. Every time a bomb was fired, the soldiers of the Zhao army on the left and right cheered together.

The Zhao army under the city lined up, and the army gathered. The morale of the Zhao army was extremely high, and they shouted to the top of the city: "Surrender!"

"drop!"

"drop!"

The people of Luoyang in the square of Luoyang City were frightened, and some even thought that the Tang army broke through Luoyang City.

Many people went out and knocked down the door of the house, and some of them smashed several pieces of wood in disorder, and the female family members used ash to smear their faces, and the last little food left in the house was carefully buried in the cellar.Even Li Mi, who has always regarded himself as famous, has done looting. Luoyang is the number one capital in the world, no one cares about it, but what is left of Luoyang City now.

Many well-dressed people in the city poked their heads out, and looked at the direction of the Luoyang palace wall tremblingly in their high-walled courtyard, only to hear Zhao Jun's voice wave after wave.

In a luxurious mansion in Luoyang City, an old man with white hair said to several students: "Ten years ago, Yang Xuangan came first, then Li Mi came a few years later, and this year it is Li Yuan. Walked around..."

"Wang Shichong, it's over! Zheng Guo, it's over!"

"Everyone in the world is chasing the stag, what is the crime of the deer, we just wait with trepidation, this day is finally about to change!"
After hesitating for a while, the defenders of the Zheng Army on the Luoyang Palace City finally made a decision, and the banner with the word Zheng was hoisted and slowly lowered from the top of the city.

The six-foot-tall vermilion lacquered gate of Xuanren Gate slowly opened to both sides!From Shangchunmen to Xuanrenmen, and then to Luoyang Gongcheng, the road has been opened!
"The city is broken!"

"The city is broken!"

Zhao Jun under the city shouted together, and immediately rushed to the city gate, and the soldiers raised their guns and ran all the way into the city.Luoyang City, the largest capital in the world, has been captured by Zhao Jun!

"Your Majesty, we have captured Luoyang!" Ji Chuan congratulated Li Chongjiu overjoyed.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xuansu and Xue Wanshu congratulated Li Chongjiu together.All the generals were overjoyed.

Zhang Xuansu couldn't help feeling from the bottom of his heart. When Yang Xuangan rebelled, the main force of the Sui Dynasty was in Liaodong, and Luoyang was suspended, but they could not enter Luoyang.When Li Mi raised his army, he gathered a crowd of 30, and he was the hope of the world, but he couldn't break Luoyang, and finally the general situation was over.Li Yuan and Guan Longzhirao, according to the career of emperors, have one-third of the world, but the attack on Luoyang for half a year, almost in the palm of their hands, failed.

It is God's will that Zhao Guo went to Luoyang with almost no effort.Now that Li Chongjiu has accomplished what Yang Xuangan, Li Mi, and Li Yuan could not accomplish, isn't he the master of the world.

Facing the courtiers' congratulations, Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "The capture of Luoyang is just the beginning, and the first step of my great cause has been taken!"

PS: In order not to let everyone flog me, there will be three shifts tomorrow!
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