Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 259 The Battle of Luoyang
When the Battle of Rongyang broke out, in Chang'an City, Tang Xuanzong also raised 11 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, known as the "Tianwu Army". Supervising the army, leading the Tianwu army to march eastward from Chang'an City.

Although the sixth son of the emperor Rong Wang Li Wan was the marshal, but Rong Wang Li Wan was only a symbolic meaning, and the real commander of the battle was the deputy marshal Gao Xianzhi.

Rongyang City.

The Anlushan rebels had already entered the city, and Feng Changqing fought fiercely with the rebels in the city with the [-] soldiers he had raised.

"Kill!" Shi Siming led a cavalry force of 5000 men straight to Feng Changqing's [-] army.

Shi Siming always remembered Feng Changqing, and this time he wanted to behead Feng Changqing with his own hands.

Feng Changqing took the lead and personally led the army to fight.

Don't look at Feng Changqing's [-] army, which seems to be quite a lot, and they are well equipped with weapons and armor. Unfortunately, they are all composed of ordinary people without any training.

At the moment of the battle, Shi Siming led the anti-army cavalry to tear through Feng Changqing's Tang army's defense line.

Within half an hour of the battle, the soldiers of the Tang army under Feng Changqing's command were killed and defeated.

Feng Changqing had no choice but to take the remnant soldiers and retreat while fighting, abandoning Rongyang and retreating to Luoyang City, the eastern capital.

Luoyang, as the eastern capital and located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is definitely a battleground for military strategists.

During the Warring States Period, Luoyang was the capital of the Zhou royal family. After thousands of years of construction, Luoyang City is not only large and prosperous, but also has extremely strong walls.

"Boom! Boom!"

One after another, boulders weighing more than a hundred catties fell on the city wall of Luoyang City.

Some unlucky soldiers of the Tang army were smashed into meatloaf, and died miserably.

In this cold winter, there was another heavy snowfall two days ago, and the moat of Luoyang City also failed to play any role. city.

Feng Changqing went to the top of the city in person, and led the defenders to defend desperately.

In the battle of Rongyang, Feng Changqing still had the [-] troops he brought with him, plus the nearly [-] defenders in Rongyang City itself, a total of nearly [-] soldiers failed to stop the Anlu Mountain rebels.

Now after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Rongyang, the number of soldiers retreating to Luoyang City is less than [-]. Even if the walls of Luoyang City are slightly taller than those of Rongyang City, it will not help.

The main reason is that the anti-army soldiers under An Lushan's command are all experienced and fierce.

Often two or three anti-army soldiers climbed up the city wall, and they could kill more than a dozen defenders on the city wall and retreat steadily.

An Lushan ordered the rebels to take turns to attack day and night. If it wasn't for Feng Changqing's support, Luoyang City would have been lost long ago.

However, now that the fierce battle has reached the second day, Feng Changqing has not had a rest, even the iron man can't hold on anymore.

After Feng Changqing beheaded a rebel soldier, he suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

"My lord, you haven't closed your eyes for three days and three nights, go down and rest for a while." The general persuaded Feng Changqing while supporting him.

Feng Changqing's legs and feet were weak, and he knew that if he persisted, he might die suddenly, which would affect the morale of the army, and the city of Luoyang would be destroyed even faster.Therefore, he did not refuse the general's kindness, and went down the city wall to rest for a while.

Feng Changqing had just stepped down from the city wall, and within a quarter of an hour of rest, the Anlushan rebels attacked the city wall twice in a row, and the defenders were at the end of their strength. When the rebel soldiers attacked the city wall for the second time, The rebel soldiers were not killed in time, so that more and more rebel soldiers attacked the city wall.

Finally, the soldiers of the Tang army defending the city were defeated, and almost the entire city wall was occupied by the rebel soldiers.

"Boom!"

The city gate was also smashed open by rebel siege vehicles.

"Kill!" A large number of rebel soldiers rushed into the city excitedly.

Not only the ordinary soldiers were excited, but also the anti-army generals, the barbarian generals, were also extremely excited.

Because the Eastern Capital was different from any of the cities they captured before. This Eastern Capital was second only to Chang'an City. Not only was it prosperous, it had a large population, it had an important geographical location, and it also had a great influence.

After some generals rushed into the city, their eyes were red looking at the bustling buildings in the city, especially the Hu people.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old beautiful lady climbed out of an overturned carriage, and happened to be seen by two barbarian generals.One of the barbarian generals rushed over without hesitation and snatched him in his arms.

Another barbarian general was a step too late, and was very unwilling. He also rushed into other big households with his soldiers, not only snatching the beautiful lady from the big household, but also robbing money.

Immediately, these two barbarian generals took the lead in launching a looting operation in Luoyang City.

Someone told An Lushan about the incident, but An Lushan didn't stop him. Instead, he said: "All the soldiers followed me from Youzhou City and went south all the way. There were constant battles. It's time for them to search and relax."

An Lushan not only did not stop, but also encouraged his soldiers to indulge.

At this moment, the situation was completely out of control. The entire Luoyang city was filled with tragic shouts and the wild laughter of the anti-army soldiers. Luoyang city seemed to be turned into a hell on earth.

Feng Changqing was woken up when the rebel army entered the city.

After three days and three nights without closing their eyes, they fell asleep for less than a quarter of an hour before the city of Luoyang was attacked by the rebels.

Feng Changqing's eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to drive the rebels out of the city, but Luoyang's troops were limited and the rebels were fierce, so it was impossible for Feng Changqing to be able to drive them out after they all invaded the city.

Feng Changqing was sad and angry, unwilling to reconcile that the eastern capital Luoyang fell in his hands, and led more than ten thousand remnants to fight fiercely with the rebels at Xuanrenmen.

However, he was really overwhelmed and lacked strength, and was defeated by the rebels, and soon Xuanrenmen was also captured by the rebels.

Feng Changqing had less than [-] soldiers at this time, and it was absolutely impossible to regain Luoyang City, so he had no choice but to abandon Luoyang City, fight and retreat, and retreat to Shanzhou and Lingbao.

Almost all the soldiers under Feng Changqing's command were infantry. After retreating from Luoyang City, they were hunted down by rebel cavalry.

When Feng Changqing finally retreated to Shanzhou City, he had less than 400 soldiers under his command. Since he came to Luoyang, the eastern capital, he had recruited [-] soldiers, which was equivalent to annihilation of the entire army.

However, although Feng Changqing lost two battles in Rongyang and Luoyang, he killed and wounded more rebel soldiers than in any previous battle.It can be said that it is very rare for Feng Changqing to achieve this step with [-] soldiers who have not received any training, and it has not insulted his name as a famous general at all.

Because An Lushan allowed soldiers to plunder Luoyang City, the entire Luoyang City fell into chaos.

Moreover, An Lushan felt that the soldiers under his command had gone south from Youzhou City and wanted to rest in Luoyang City for a few days after repeated battles, so he was not in a hurry to attack Shanzhou and Lingbao.

On the one hand, after Feng Changqing entered Shanzhou City with more than 300 remnants of soldiers, something happened that almost made him angry. The prefect of Shanzhou abandoned the city and fled before he arrived.
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