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Chapter 740
The rain and fog lingered in the mountains, and on the continuous and high mountains, a long dragon that could not be seen from the beginning to the end was rolling forward.Zhao Jun's red battle flag was planted all over the mountain. Zhao Jun's soldiers took off their cowhide boots by the roadside, dug out the mud, put them on again, and continued to trek forward.On the road, the war horses galloped through the rain and fog. From time to time, some cavaliers passed by behind, shouting the names of the numbers of each team to the soldiers sitting in the forest. These soldiers continued to move forward after resting.Li Chongjiu was wearing a coir raincoat, sitting high on his horse, and marched forward in the rain with his soldiers.The military situation in the front is like fire. In the past few days, the news that Hulao, Yanshi, and Luokoucang were simultaneously attacked by the Tang Army's South Route Army has come, so Zhao Jun must speed up to break the siege.It can be said that the fierce offensive of Tang Jun's army on the South Road exceeded his expectations.With the help of Li Chongjiu's two prefecture armies deployed on the front lines of Luoyang, Hulao, and Xingyang, counties and counties, township soldiers, and Wang Bo and Meng Haigong's auxiliary corps, it is still very difficult to deal with a total of [-] to [-] troops.In particular, Li Jing's troops left Wuguan and copied the back of Hulao, which made Zhao Jun very passive.

But even if they were marching through the mountains, it would not be easy for Zhao Jun. Most of Henan is now Li Tang's territory.Zhao Jun's scouts must disperse far away to guard against Tang Jun's attack.

However, Tang Jun's troops were very afraid of Zhao Jun. They just guarded the city and did not have the courage to go out of the city to attack Zhao Jun.

In addition to the township soldiers of the Tang army entrenched in various places, there are also many powerful clans along the way. Henan has always been a place where the population has gathered since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Counties such as Yingchuan have been large counties with a population of over one million since the Qin Dynasty. The population of each county is also far greater than that of Guanzhong and Hebei.

During the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the powerful families in Yingchuan and other counties built their own docks, closed their doors and isolated themselves from the outside world.
When Zhao Jun passed by the boundaries of these powerful families, he received an unexpected welcome.

Li Chongjiu still remembers at this moment, those clan elders at that time pulled their own war horses. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, we have been fighting for a long time. I heard that your majesty is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. He broke the city without disturbing the people and did not offend the people. They are all greatly admired, and I pray that His Majesty can stay in Henan and save us and the people from the fire and water.

Hearing what the old man said, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. This can be regarded as the character he had accumulated over the years finally broke out, and the army entered Henan and was treated like this.This is finally no longer the era of judging one's family background.

But Ji Chuan poured cold water on Li Chongjiu. When the famous official Zhao Guanghan was in Yingchuan County, the local people were high-ranking officials, liked to fight lawsuits, and were good friends. Only when it affects them will they be sold in advance.It's just typical small people's ingenuity.

Zhang Xuansu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to Brother Ji's sour words. Our army has fought north and south since Pinghebei, and our military discipline is strict. In terms of people's support, we are no less than Li Tang."Li Yuan is only concerned with the support of the Longmen Clan and noble relatives on behalf of the North, but in Hebei and Henan, most of the people in the world are on our side. Among them, who is more important and who can win the world?

Li Chongjiu nodded happily when he heard this, and immediately appeased the people who lined the road to welcome him. Along the way, the people greeted him in an endless stream.Li Chongjiu almost thought that Henan was now his territory, not Li Yuan's.

Even Ji Chuan had to change his words later. Judging from the support of the people in Henan, as long as our army can defend Luoyang this time, Henan will be in Li Chongjiu's pocket sooner or later.

By the Yellow River, on the Hulao, it's raining cats and dogs!The heavy rain washed away every corner of Hulao, but it couldn't wash away the mottled and dried blood on the rammed earth city wall!Zhao Jun's soldiers stood against the wall, many of them had lost their helmets, their faces were as black as smoke and fire, the long knives in their hands had been chopped off with curly blades, and arrow feathers were stuck on their armors.Since Hulaoguan was besieged by the Tang army for five days, it was the most violent attack by the Tang army. The stormy offensive caused several battlements to fall. If not for the final Zhao army leader Luo Shixin who came out with an iron spear, he even challenged several Tang army generals , and the sudden heavy rain caused the bow and crossbow of the attacking Tang army to fail, otherwise Hulao Pass would be extremely dangerous.The soldiers of the Tang army looked at the top of the city, full of helplessness. "Damn it, it's just that close." Cheng Jiahui, Li Tang's head of Liangzhou, said angrily.The soldiers of the Tang army on the left and right were all exhausted. Although Cheng Jia asked them to regroup and attack the city after the rain stopped, the soldiers of the Tang army looked at the Hulao Jiancheng where countless lives had been buried, and sighed with hope. "This is Hulao Pass! There is nothing so easy to attack." "Yes, and these Zhao Jun are too tenacious. We all thought we were about to win, and we were all driven off the wall by them." " The [-] dead soldiers from the Cuifeng Battalion have all been filled in, this battle is too demoralizing, can our army launch such an onslaught again?" The soldiers of the Tang army moved slowly, and the morale of the entire battalion was low.Cheng Jiahui was furious when he saw this scene, and was about to step forward to scold, when a voice came from the side: "General Liang, let's forget it." Cheng Jiahui heard the voice, turned his head and cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shi, just now almost broke through the city, as long as there is one more attack, the last general will be able to break through the tiger prison." Li Changshi, of course, is Shi Lijing, the commander of the army.Li Jing shook his head and said: "It's unnecessary, the emperor Zhao led the reinforcements and appeared near Kaifeng. If our army doesn't leave, we will face the enemy." Hurry up?" Li Jing said: "It's time to come. Try to inform the Sheng Yan division who is attacking the city in the west, and retreat too! There is no need to restrain them now." Speaking of this, Li Jing looked at the man in the heavy rain Hulaoguan said: "Our army has tried its best. Even if the Hulao is broken, it may not be able to turn the tide of the battle, let alone win it? So there is no point. Adding unnecessary casualties, let more children If you can survive at home, look at your parents, wife and children." Hearing what Li Jing said, the soldiers of the Tang army on the left and right suddenly felt sore in their hearts, and many of them cried out when they thought of Pao Ze who was not on the battlefield. .Cheng Jiahui said in surprise, "What Li Changshi means is to withdraw troops." Li Jing withdrew his compassionate sentiment just now, smiled and said, "General Cheng, that's right, I'm going from the front line of the Tiger Prison, The troops have retreated back to Yique, and if my predictions are correct, this battle may also be the last battle in my Tang Dynasty's attack on Zhao." Hearing what Li Jing said, Cheng Jiahui said: "Li Changshi, why did you come here? He said, His Majesty came to the front line of Heyang in person yesterday, and I think he will soon supervise the crossing of the Yellow River." Li Jing shook his head and did not speak.

(End of this chapter)