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Chapter 745 Walking Together (Part [-])
Mang Mountain is undulating in the distance, and the majestic city wall of Luoyang City is nearby, and the Upper East Gate is still standing in front of you. Li Chongjiu looked away from his horse, and now he leads the army back to Luoyang again.

Along the way, you can see the camps left by the siege of the Tang army, the construction of beacon towers and docks along the Luoshui River, and the siege weapons built.But Li Chongjiu knew that Li Xiaogong who was under the city of Luoyang was just putting on a show.Li Xiaogong's real intention was to block the exit of Luoyang, and then attack Yanshi, Luokou Cang, and Hulao to cut off the defense line to the east.

Luoyang City has not gone through a war and is still safe and sound.

When they approached the city wall of Luoyang, they saw Xue Wanshu, Xu Shiji, Yang Wei and others leading the defenders to meet them in front of the upper east gate.

Xue Wan said: "I heard that His Majesty led the reinforcements to arrive. The Tang army in the city did not dare to fight. They all retreated yesterday. In addition, according to the news, the Tang army on the north bank also retreated. Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and defended Luoyang!"

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "I knew that there would be no mistake in handing Luoyang over to Xue Aiqing."

Li Chongjiu praised Xue Wanshu severely, and then the gentry in Luoyang bowed down to Li Chongjiu.Among them, the white-haired Su Wei came forward and said: "Your Majesty, during the two months of the siege of Luoyang, we have no worries about food and clothing. Not even a beggar died of starvation in Luoyang City."

"Thanks to His Majesty, our people are able to survive. Your Majesty is rich all over the world. There is nothing for old people to repay. We can only kneel here and kowtow to His Majesty!"

Seeing that Su Wei was getting old and wanted to kneel down for himself, Li Chongjiu immediately helped him up and said, "Mr. Su is very polite, you are getting old, get up quickly."

Although Su Wei was supported by Li Chongjiu, the Luoyang gentry knelt down behind him.Seeing this scene, Li Chongjiu wondered if it was Su Wei's trick. This person used to like to flatter the emperor the most.

Yang Hao stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Su and the people of Luoyang came here spontaneously. This time the Luoyang siege, the people did not suffer. It is thanks to the benevolence of Your Majesty and Lord Xue."

When Li Chongjiu heard what Yang Hao said, he believed it a little.

The gentry in Luoyang all said in unison: "Yes, please accept my worship, Your Majesty."

Looking at the dark crowd below, Li Chongjiu said: "Everyone, I just did what I should do. Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the world has been chaotic and chaotic, but it is just that one family is prosperous and the people are suffering. When I was a commoner, I did not Great ambition, I just hope to follow the Ming Lord, hang the teacher and fight the violence, and relieve the people of the world from hanging upside down."

"Unexpectedly, when the crown was weak, the world was overthrown, the army was everywhere, Beidi spied on the artifact, Li Yuan was in Chang'an, Wang Shichong was treacherous and murdered the king to usurp the throne, Dou Jiande, Liu Heikai pretended to be the destiny, as for Luo Yi, Du Fuwei , Zhu Can was violent and arrogant, and was recommended by my Mongolian subordinates to raise troops in Youyan, so I took it as my mission to revive China and save the common people in the world."

I saw Li Chongjiu talking eloquently, and the hundreds of gentry and common people in Luoyang below listened carefully, not refusing to miss a single word.

Li Chongjiu glanced at the crowd and said: "The defeat of the previous dynasty was that it did not spare the people, did not support the people, and did not regard the suffering of the people as the suffering of the emperor. I know why everyone is standing here today, and I also know that you have been suffering from the chaos of the world for a long time. Now, can there be great order after the great chaos? Will it be difficult to govern after the great chaos? Can the people live and work in peace and contentment?"

At this point, Li Chongjiu paused for a moment, everyone was attracted by Li Chongjiu's words, the audience was completely silent, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Li Chongjiu looked at the people present, stretched out his right fist and raised high: "I would like to go forward with you!"

There was a bang on the front of the upper east gate of Luoyang, and it was slowly opened from the inside from both sides. The light suddenly shone in from outside the gate, and the streets of the city gate were crowded with Luoyang people who were waiting for them.

Li Chongjiu saw this scene and said to Zhang Xuansu: "I remember, when I was still a commoner, the first time I came to Luoyang, I entered the city through the small gates on the left and right sides of the main gate, but now that I am the emperor, I can finally walk through the imperial road in the center. "

Seeing Li Chongjiu in high spirits, Zhang Xuansu smiled and said: "When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty came to Xianyang, he saw Emperor Qin's ceremonial guard, and said that a man should be like this. When Emperor Guangwu was in Chang'an, he said that it is better to be an official than to hold Jin Wu, and to marry a wife is like Yin Lihua. Now Your Majesty respects Back to Luoyang, is it just to be able to walk the royal road in the middle?"

Li Chongjiu laughed out loud when he heard what Zhang Xuansu said.
At present, Li Chongjiu ordered the army to station outside the city, and he and Shan Xiongxin led 1 troops into the city.On both sides of the imperial road, the people of Luoyang lined the road to welcome them and burn incense to worship. There were many pots of food in the streets, which were completely different from the scene of hundreds of families closing their doors after Li Chongjiu broke Wang Shichong to Luoyang last time. .

Isn’t it just to distribute food and grass to the people during the siege? This is easy to say but difficult to do. The defense of the city in ancient times is a history of blood and tears. When it is really tired, the guards even feed the people. How can they treat the people favorably? .But now the people of Luoyang, no one looks hungry, but looks rich. This alone is enough for Li Chongjiu to win the hearts of [-] Luoyang people in the city.

Even Ji Chuan, who rode into the city together with Li Chongjiu, also sighed: "In the past, I thought that only those who became emperors could be admired by all people."

"What about today?" Zhang Xuansu asked from the side.

Ji Chuan pointed to the people on the street and said, "I just learned today that there are emperors who are wise and there are emperors who are foolish. To be an emperor may not be admired by all people, but only those who can be admired by all people are qualified to be emperors."

Hearing what Ji Chuan said, Zhang Xuansu nodded, showing a look of deep approval, while Yang Hao also trembled when he heard it, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Zhang Xuansu sighed: "Brother Ji, whether the people who win the hearts of the people can win the world is too vague for me to see, but from the perspective of my eyes, Li and Tang's more than [-] troops could not capture Luoyang, and your majesty not only defended Luoyang Luoyang has won the hearts and minds of the people, in my opinion, this battle for the ownership of the world will not be too far away from the final result."

After entering Luoyang City, Li Chongjiu moved into Luoyang Palace City.

At present, Li Chongjiu is in the main hall, asking the generals from all parties to come to the military discussion together to summarize the success or failure of this Luoyang battle.Generals of the government army such as Xue Wanche, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan, and other generals such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Tanzong, Su Dingfang, Cheng Mingzhen, and Wu Gunai were also called to discuss matters.

The first is to reward meritorious ministers. This time in the battle of Luoyang, Su Dingfang was the first to be promoted.It was he who stood firm on the Heyang pontoon bridge to prevent the Tang army's 10,000+ troops from crossing the river.

Followed by Luo Shixin, who insisted on guarding the Hulao, made Li Jing's southern army not cut off Luoyang's retreat, and made a second contribution.

In the end, Cheng Mingzhen's navy blocked the banks of the Yellow River and promoted the third meritorious service.

Li Chongjiu immediately promoted Su Dingfang to be the general of Huben Lang, and bestowed the title of the county magistrate, ten fields of food, ten horses, one hundred forged horses, and one hundred money.Luo Shixin and Cheng Mingzhen were bestowed respectively as county marquises, five fields of food, five horses, fifty forged horses, and a hundred dollars of money.

Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Mingzhen all thanked them with tears of gratitude. As for the rest of the soldiers, they also received awards, but none of them were as important as these three.
Then came the analysis of the battle. Before the Battle of Luoyang, Zhao Jun swept Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, and Wang Shichong, and broke Khitan and Goguryeo, winning big both internally and externally.Therefore, all the soldiers believed that Zhao Jun would have a certain advantage over Tang Jun.

But after the Battle of Luoyang, Zhao Jun's understanding of Tang Jun changed greatly.

Li Chongjiu asked Zhang Xuansu, his chief adviser, to analyze to the generals the advantages and disadvantages of Tang Jun and Zhao Jun.

Zhang Xuansu said: "Our army's government army has always followed the route of elite soldiers, relying on the strength of the armored soldiers, and then using the strict selection method of weeding out the weak and retaining the strong, to select the government soldiers, choose the brave and good at fighting, and go out of production as soldiers. Therefore, since the uprising in Youzhou, our army has defeated powerful enemies and has been able to win consecutive battles."

"But the Tang army is not inferior to us in these points. Everyone has seen through a series of battles. Most of the soldiers in the Guanzhong government of the Tang army were selected from the children of good families in Guanzhong. He is very brave, and with Li Tang establishing the country, he has accumulated a lot of combat experience."

"The soldiers of the Tang army are farmers in normal times and soldiers in wartimes. They have strict drills on weekdays. In addition, they have been fighting in the past few years, so the drill speed is not inferior to our elite soldiers."

"The only thing my Zhao army has an advantage over the Tang army is the superiority in weapons and armor, but the equipment of the Tang army is not bad. For example, the elite soldiers of the Tang army are basically armored, and the Tang army's bow and crossbow are no better than mine. The army is inferior to our army, but the large-scale siege weapons such as ballista and trebuchet, as well as the boat fleet are inferior to our army."

All the generals agreed with Zhang Xuansu's analysis.

Li Chongjiu said: "Zhang Aiqing's words are very pertinent. Although our army won the battle of Luoyang this time strategically, there were many failures in tactics. You should learn from what Zhang Aiqing said today. Someone copied a copy and sent it to the generals, do you have anything to add?"

At this time Xu Shiji got up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. What Zhang Shilang said is true knowledge. I think that the soldiers of the Tang army are not only brave and good at fighting, but also have famous generals among their generals. According to the general, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, etc. Needless to say, others such as Qu Tutong, Chai Shao, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Hongji, Sheng Yanshi and others are all generals who can lead an army by themselves."

"But these people are all there. The last general is most worried about Li Shimin, King of Qin. As we all know, Li Shimin was pushed out by Li Yuan in this battle and did not participate in the battle. However, no one can shake his position in the Tang army."

Xue Wanche also said from the side: "I also heard that when I was in Youjing, the soldiers of the Tang Army most admire the generals with outstanding military exploits. When it comes to marching and fighting, the soldiers of the Tang Army most hope to be led by Li Shimin, and the second is Li Xiaogong."

(End of this chapter)