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Volume One Chapter 598: Breaking the Outer City

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    In the view of Zheng Jun's officers and men, the city wall east of Hui'an Gate collapsed for no reason, and the collapse was smooth and confusing. However, you know how much the Sui army officers and soldiers paid to set off these two cannons.  , and only the officers and soldiers of the Sui army knew it.  Even though there were pointed wooden donkeys that could protect against arrows and rocks, in order to dig suitable holes for gunpowder blasting on the city wall, more than 60 Sui soldiers who were responsible for digging the city wall were killed by large rocks falling from the city and were thrown together.  After finally digging three caves suitable for blasting, five more Sui soldiers were shot to death by bows and arrows while transporting gunpowder across the river. A long thick wooden box containing gunpowder was still on the city.  The fallen wood smashed into pieces and wasted two hundred kilograms of precious gunpowder. Two Sui soldiers carrying the gunpowder boxes were also killed on the spot. The other two gunpowder boxes were successfully stuffed into the cave and ignited.  However, when the city wall collapsed, more than ten Sui soldiers who could not escape were killed and buried alive. It cost almost hundreds of people to sacrifice their lives before two holes of more than two feet and more than three feet in length were blown in the wall of the Eastern Capital City, and they were opened.  Road into town.  Fortunately, this loss was still within the tolerance of the Yining Sui Army, and it also reduced the casualties of the hard-working Sui Army officers.  Amid the cheers, the Sui army soldiers braved the risk that the rammed earth city wall might continue to collapse. They stepped on the collapsed earth wall and shouted into the city. Sui army Luo Shixin, who had been waiting impatiently on the other side of the moat, immediately led the reserve team to charge.  Kan Leng, another fierce general in the army, also immediately led the follow-up troops into the battle. Sui soldiers who were familiar with the terrain of the Eastern Capital City also prepared sulfur, gunpowder and other fire starters in advance. Qiu Xinggong led the army to prepare for the battle.  When Chen Sangliang gave the order, he rushed into the city and stormed Tianjin Bridge, cutting off the connection between the north and south cities of Luoyang.  The front army of the Sui Army led by Luo Shixin was very ambitious. Taking advantage of the opportunity that Zheng's soldiers were caught off guard due to the sudden collapse of the city wall, they rushed into the city first and quickly dispersed the Zheng Army's reserve force behind the city wall, without giving Zheng's army a gate-locking knife.  The car temporarily blocked any chance of a gap, and then Luo Shixin, who was also familiar with the terrain, led his army into the city and rushed directly to Xuanren Gate, the east gate of the imperial city due south, without saying a word.  Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong led their troops into the city respectively. Kan Leng, who was best at fighting tough battles under Chen Sangliang, went to seize the open space outside Chengfu Gate and seize the favorable terrain outside Chengfu Gate. At the same time, he blocked the Zheng army soldiers from Chengfu and Zuoye.  He and Minghui were the only way to escape into the imperial city, while Qiu Xinggong went straight to Tianjin Bridge. The defenders of Luoyang Outer City and the Imperial City desperately fired arrows on the city, but they still could not stop the Sui soldiers from swarming in.  City, quickly seize the key points in the city.  At this time, Qu Tutong, the commander of the Sui army at Shangchunmen, heard the sound of explosions coming from the direction of Hui'an Gate, and immediately ordered the front army to launch a fierce attack. Feng Li, the new general of the Sui army who led the front army, wanted to please his new master.  , personally boarded the flying ladder to attack the city, and was once thrown off the flying ladder by a sheep's head stone, covered in blood. After getting up quickly, Feng Li didn't bother to check his injuries, and rushed up the flying ladder again without saying a word, and  The successful attack on the wall greatly boosted the morale of the former army.  The Sui soldiers hiding under the pointed-headed wooden donkeys also dug into the city wall like crazy, quickly dug out several caves suitable for blasting, quickly transported gunpowder across the river, and set fire to detonate.  When the rammed-earth city wall on the Shangchun Gate side was finally destroyed by a section of the city wall using gunpowder blasting tactics by the Sui army soldiers, the Sui army's all-out general attack was immediately launched. Sui army generals such as Wang Fubao, Shi Wanbao, Qiu Shili and Liu Shishan led their troops in sequence  Attacking, the front troops of the Sui Army rushed towards Shangchun Gate like a tide. They also quickly seized the gap and fought bloody battles with the soldiers of the Zheng Army who tried to build temporary fortifications with gate-blocking carts. They protected the road into the city and bought time for the following friendly forces.  The originally extremely fierce battle at Shangchunmen also reached a fever pitch. The soldiers of the two armies risked their lives and fought fiercely with swords and guns. During the fierce battle, it was not uncommon for soldiers to pierce each other's chests and bodies with swords and guns, and to hug each other and roll down the city wall to die together.  The Zheng Army reserve stationed in Luoyang North City also responded quickly. In fact, after receiving the news of the emergency at Hui'an Gate, the Zheng Army Reserve under the command of generals Duan Da, Shan Xiongxin, and Xu Shiji immediately sent 8,000 troops to reinforce Hui'an Gate.  , and after receiving the news that the city wall of Shangchunmen had also been breached by the Sui army, Duan Da and other generals were shocked, but they hurriedly led all the reserve teams to the main battlefield of Shangchunmen for reinforcements and made the final desperate struggle.  It is a pity that although the Zheng Army reserve team responded quickly, what they faced was the Sui Army vanguard warriors who were full of momentum and murderous intent. The Sui Army officers and soldiers who were ordered to annihilate the enemy in the outer city as much as possible were all scrambling to be the first.  The brave generals of the Sui Army, such as Wang Fubao and Shi Wanbao, led their troops into the city, and the Zheng Army's reserves were far away from re-sealing the city.  With the opportunity to close the gap, the soldiers of the two armies were intertwined in the area where the former camp of the Patriot Army was located. They fought until the sun and the moon were dim. The shouts of killing reached as far as the south bank of Luoshui River. The turbulent flow of people also directly destroyed the teaching field.  The multiple sections of the square wall.  At this time, Wang Shichong¡¯s order to withdraw troops finally arrived at the front line, although it was clear that withdrawing troops at this time would be exposing his butt to the Sui Dynasty.However, in order to preserve their combat power, Duan Da and Shan Xiongxin hurriedly sounded the golden gong and retreated towards the imperial city in embarrassment with a reserve team of more than 20,000 people. The nine gates in the north and south cities of Luoyang  After receiving this order one after another, the defenders quickly abandoned their positions and rushed towards the imperial city to escape for their lives.  The various units of the Sui army took the opportunity to enter the city in large numbers, shouting slogans of "surrender without killing" and desperately trying to cover up the enemy. They raced against time to kill and capture enemies in the outer city who might cause huge trouble to their own army once they escaped into the imperial city.  The critical moment that determines the future direction of the war is coming. If Zheng's reserve force of more than 30,000 and the nine-door defenders totaling more than 16,000 can successfully withdraw to the imperial city, then the puppet Zheng court will not only have sufficient troops to defend the city,  They can also attack appropriately to launch a counterattack, but if these more than 40,000 troops are severely damaged in the outer city, then the puppet Zheng court will basically only be able to parry, and will have no power to fight back.  But it is still a pity that the main tactical goal of the Sui army in this battle was to severely damage the Zheng army's vitality in the outer city. Therefore, when Duan Da and other generals led the Zheng army reserve team to hurriedly retreat along the open road to near Xuanrenmen, they were immediately stunned.  They saw that Luo Shixin, the number one murderer under Chen Sangliang, had already formed a formation outside the Xuanyen Gate, blocking their way back to the city.  In order to preserve their strength, generals Duan Da and Shan Xiongxin were forced to order the entire army to charge. However, Luo Shixin, who stood in front of the formation with two swords in his hands, licked the blades of his sword and with a sinister smile on his face, faced the Zheng army rushing towards them like a dog jumping over the wall.  Disdain to the extreme.  They marched forward despite the dense rain of arrows from the Sui soldiers and paid a considerable price. When they reached the front of the Sui army's formation, another brutal fight immediately began. The little monster Luo Shixin's swords were like the wind, slashing every enemy he saw.  Just kill. Wherever the two swords destroyed by the arrogant divine power hit, the Zheng Army generals and soldiers would either have their hands broken or their bellies broken, or their heads would fly into the air. The Sui Army soldiers led by Luo Shixin also had evil smiles on their faces, waving their swords and guns.  Desperately stabbing the enemy in front of them, Luo Shixin and many Sui army soldiers, who were covered in blood during the fight, laughed wildly on the battlefield. They laughed wildly and stabbed the enemy like madmen, killing the Zheng army who was forced to charge until they were knocked down.  Ghosts cried and wolves howled, and countless people were killed and injured.  Then, the Sui Army pursuers led by Wang Fubao also came to the back of the Zheng Army's reserves. Wang Fubao, who was good at assault tactics, asked his soldiers to form an arrow array while running. He personally allowed the arrow tip to pierce into the Zheng Army's back, with a horizontal knife.  He chopped straight and diagonally, chopped melons and vegetables, and chopped down the enemies in front of him one after another. He was invincible. The officers and soldiers of the Sui army took the opportunity to stride forward. The open arrows gradually cut the Zheng army's rear army into two pieces. The soldiers of the Zheng army were frightened.  Too many people deserted the team and fled.  Xu Shiji, who was appointed to the rear, roared repeatedly and desperately urged the army to resist the Sui army's offensive, but he still could not resist Wang Fubao's advancing step by step.  At the same time, the Sui Army's Shi Wanbao Division had also rushed to the battlefield, detoured northward to the streets between Sigongfang and Qinghuafang, and launched an assault on the Zheng Army's reserves from the flank.  ¡ª¡ªShi Wanbao, who originally had a general understanding of the situation in Luoyang City, planned to go south and go to the streets between Guiyifang and Lidefang to block Zheng Jun's south escape route from Chengfu Sanmen. But his guide told Shi Wanbao that Cao was to the south.  The canals and waterways were not suitable for the army to march at all. Shi Wanbao, who was eager to make meritorious deeds, had no choice but to retreat and take a circuitous route north.  The war had already spread to the entire outer city of Luoyang and quickly dispersed the defenders of Tianjin Bridge. Although the bridge-burning team of the Sui army led by Qiu Xinggong immediately set fire to the Tianjin Bridge, many soldiers of the Zheng army in Nancheng riding on the bridge had not yet been completely destroyed.  Qiu Xinggong rushed to the bridge when it was destroyed, fighting with the Sui army while putting out the fire. Qiu Xinggong resolutely fought to ensure the destruction of this most important bridge. The two soldiers fought with swords and guns on the narrow bridge that was filled with smoke and fire.  The fight was so overwhelming that the bridge was quickly covered with dead bodies, and countless soldiers from both armies fell into Luoshui after wrestling with each other.  In addition to the Tianjin Bridge, there are two solid wooden bridges east of Luoshui that allow Sergeant Zheng from Nancheng to cross the river to escape. But what is very fatal for Sergeant Zheng is that even if they cross the river through these two bridges, they will not be able to escape.  Fleeing back to the imperial city also had to pass through the defense area of ??the Sui army Kan Leng. Chen Sangliang's subordinate Kan Leng, who was least afraid of tough battles, commanded the army to calmly fight the enemy.  Attacking Zheng's army head-on, they also killed Zheng's soldiers until their corpses were strewn all over the ground, with their flesh and blood flying everywhere.  At the same time, because of the hasty retreat, Sergeant Zheng's soldiers, who were in a very chaotic formation, scattered and scattered, and no one was able to rush through the Kan Leng Army's position.  Seeing that the situation was not good on the Xuanrenmen Gate Tower, Wang Shichong gritted his teeth and became determined. He could only send his precious nephew Wang Renze to lead the army out of Xuanrenmen. He and Duan Da attacked Luo Shixin's troops of the Sui Army in an attempt to kill Luo Shixin's army and pick up the defeated troops.  Entering the city, they also relied on the advantage of large numbers of people to gain the upper hand.  However, when Chen Sangliang gritted his teeth and only left the reported soldiers as bodyguards, and sent Yuchi Jingde and his rear army to rush into the city for reinforcements, Wang Renze's army soon became unable to withstand it. It was rare for Yuchi to go into battle and kill him once.  Jingde took the risk of being shot by enemies on the city with bows and arrows at any time, and took the lead like a god.Fan, in the chaos of the army, killed more than twenty enemies in one breath. The direct killing made Sergeant Zheng scream and retreat one after another. Wang Renze heard that Yuchi Jingde, who could defeat Shan Xiongxin with his bare hands, came to kill him, and he jumped down in fear.  He didn't even dare to meet Yuchi Jingde. On the contrary, he quickly retreated to Xuanren Gate to avoid being taken advantage of by Yuchi Jingde, a tiger that entered the imperial city and cannibalized people.  At this time, the Zheng Army reserves, which were attacked by the Sui army in three directions, were finally unable to withstand it. Duan Da took the lead personally, and the Zheng Army reserves fled south together. Although the Cao Canal across the north city of Luoyang in the south had been effectively protected before  The Zheng Army's reserve force in the south did not have to face the enemy, but now it became a nightmare for Zheng Army's soldiers on their way to escape. The narrow bridge was crowded with Zheng Army's defeated soldiers for a while. You pushed me, and countless people fell into the canal, trampling on each other. As long as they were  Those who accidentally fell would never have a chance to get up, and would be immediately trampled to pieces by the defeated soldiers. The corpses on several bridges in Cao Canal were piled up in layers, as high as half a person.  Seeing that a large number of his defeated troops were forced to flee south, Wang Shichong sighed, and had no choice but to order the Xuande Gate to be closed quickly, pinning all his hopes on the Chengfu Sanmen in the southwest corner of the imperial city. Wang Renze received the order and was granted amnesty.  , hurriedly led the army back to the city in embarrassment and closed the door.  Yuchi Jingde really wanted to take the opportunity to enter the imperial city, but unfortunately, Xuanren's men were firing arrows at random. Yuchi Jingde, who had been hit twice by stray arrows in the fierce battle, could not resist, so he had no choice but to rein in his troops and turn around.  It is bad luck to find other defeated soldiers of Zheng Jun.  Luo Shixin, who was ordered to block Xuanren Gate, flattered and wanted to exchange tasks with Yuchi Jingde. Of course, Yuchi Jingde pretended not to hear, and ran faster than a rabbit with his soldiers, leaving Luo Shixin to curse Yuchi Jing outside Xuanren Gate.  Virtue does not mean loyalty.  As the Zheng Army's reserve force fled south, most of the pressure of the war was concentrated on Kan Leng's army. Even though the Zheng Army reserve force had been disorganized during the escape, and its organization was completely chaotic, it faced the endless influx of troops.  Zheng's army was defeated on all sides, but Kan Leng's army soon fell into a bitter battle. It was forced to form a square formation to face the enemies who were jumping over the wall. Wang Shichong also ordered the imperial city defenders to come out of the city to respond at any cost, and he was extremely crazy.  He ordered the archers on the city to shoot the fighting troops below the city indiscriminately. The soldiers of both sides suffered heavy casualties. Duan Da, Shan Xiongxin and other cunning people also took the opportunity to escape into the imperial city and were lucky enough to save their lives.  Fortunately, the generals of the Sui army, who knew before the war that Kan Leng would be under the greatest pressure, also rushed to reinforce outside Chengfu Gate. Qiu Xinggong, who had successfully burned down the Tianjin Bridge, returned to the army first to help Kan Leng, blocking the defeated army from entering.  You Yemen fled into the imperial city, and then Yuchi Jingde also rushed to the Chengfu Gate under the rain of arrows and fought hard to block the enemy's way into the city from Chengfu Gate.  The defeated Zheng army, which was still very large in number, only had one Minghui Gate left to enter the city. In order to survive, you fought for your life, trampled on each other, turned on each other with swords and guns, and killed and trampled each other until countless people died. The open ground outside Chengfu Gate was crowded with people.  The soldiers of the two armies were intertwined like hemp. Zheng's soldiers were crying and shouting loudly. Countless people ran for their lives and kneeled down to surrender.  There were still quite a few soldiers of Zheng who fled into the Minghui Gate. However, as Chen Sangliang expected before the war, in the dark night, he was afraid that the Sui soldiers would take advantage of the chaos and attack the imperial city, and reinforcements kept arriving from the Sui army.  As soon as they gained the upper hand outside Chengfu Gate, the ruthless Wang Shichong immediately ordered the city gate to be closed. Many Zheng soldiers who had not entered the city were crying and begging outside the city, but Wang Shichong ignored them. These Zheng soldiers were helpless.  He had no choice but to kneel down in front of the Sui army and surrender. There were piles of corpses outside Chengfu Gate, and blood flooded the insteps. The blood flowed into the Luoshui River, dyeing the Luoshui River across the outer city of Luoyang pink. The smell of blood reached the river ten miles downstream.  The Sui army camp did not disperse.  To the northeast, sensing that the war in the outer city of Luoyang was not going well, General Wang Deren of the Zheng Army who was guarding Jinyong City once left the city to return for reinforcements. However, he was attacked head-on by Liu Heitao's troops of the Sui Army. They fought for a long time but were unable to break through Liu Heitao's blockade.  They had to flee back to the city, leaving more than 800 corpses and more than 200 surrendered soldiers on the battlefield.  After successfully blocking the road back to the city for the defeated Zheng army, the battle in the outer city of Luoyang did not end. Qu Tutong personally led his troops across the river from the east bridge and killed the remaining enemies in the south city of Luoyang. The Sui army units in the north city also followed suit.  The search and killing of the Zheng Army's remnants in Fangzhufang resulted in the elimination and capture of many Zheng Army soldiers who had fled and hid in Minfang. They also unexpectedly caught two big fish - Zheng Army generals Xu Shiji and Mulan.  A considerable number of the remaining defeated generals fled into Yuji Square and defended themselves. Not only did they refuse to surrender, they even killed the Sui soldiers who tried to invade the square.  When the news spread, all Sui armies immediately rushed towards Yujifang like chicken blood. Liu Shishan, Shi Wanbao, Qiu Shili and Wang Fubao first surrounded Yujifang, and then agreed to launch an attack together.  Attack to see who is more capable and get the two heads of Xu Shiji and Mulan first, which were registered in front of Chen Sangliang.  However, at this moment, Chen Sangliang, who received the news, suddenly led the soldiers to the outside of Yuji Square. He first stopped the generals from attacking, and then sent people to wave white flags outside the square gate to ask Xu Shiji to come out and answer.After hesitating for a long time, Xu Shiji climbed onto the wall of the square and shouted loudly to Chen Sangliang, who was surrounded by torches: "Chen Thief, don't waste your energy. I know you want to surrender, but your hatred and I are irreconcilable.  If you want me to surrender, if you want my head, just call your accomplices and lackeys to attack the house. I want to see how many people you have to die to take my head!" "General Xu, what you said is a bit off!  It's strange." Chen Sangliang said loudly with a smile: "What grudge does this king have against you? If you hadn't been deceived by me on the Tongji Canal, I would have been stabbed in the head by Lu Mingxing.  Cut it off. Seriously, you are half my savior. Why do I still hate you when I can¡¯t thank you enough?¡± ¡°It¡¯s because of that incident!¡± Xu Shiji yelled, ¡°You hurt me.  You have become the laughing stock of the world! So you and I are inseparable!" "You fell into this king's trick once, what can you do to make fun of me?" Chen Sangliang said with a smile: "There are so many people who fell into this king's trick.  , as early as you, there are Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, and then there are Du Fuwei, Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, Xue Ju and the Li brothers and other heroes of the world. There are many people among them who have fallen into my king's clever tricks more than once. Can you  If you are on par with them and can let me personally use tricks on you, what can you do to make people laugh?" Xu Shiji was silent, and Chen Sangliang said loudly: "General Xu, you are as talented as Liu Heitai and Wang Fubao?  You two famous generals, I have long planned to recruit you, but I have never had this opportunity. Today this opportunity comes, I don¡¯t want to miss it. Surrender, under my command, you will have many opportunities to show your talents and ambitions.  , It's not necessary to be buried with Wang Shichong. That old man was rebellious, ignorant of people, and discarded pearls and jade like rubble. It's a pity that you were buried with him. " Xu Shiji was silent. Chen Sangliang saw his hesitation and said loudly: "  I know that it is difficult for you to make this decision, so I will give you one stick of incense time. After one stick of incense time, I will order the attack again. " Xu Shiji's figure disappeared from the square, and about half the time of the incense stick passed.  The four doors of Yujifang opened together. Under the leadership of Xu Shiji, Sergeant Zheng threw his weapons outside the door and came to Chen Sangliang one after another and knelt down to surrender. Chen Sangliang was overjoyed and ordered Liu Shishan to help Xu Shiji up on his behalf.  , comforted him with words, and then Chen Sangliang looked around at the soldiers and asked in surprise: "Where is General Mulan? Didn't you hear that she is here too?" "He is still in the workshop." Xu Shiji replied: "  He kept sitting by the campfire and didn't speak. We thought he didn't want to surrender, so we ignored him. ""It's still the same as before." Chen Sangliang sighed and hurriedly rode into the square. The Sui army generals were frightened and hurriedly grabbed him.  Chen Sangliang was surrounded by people in front, and Xu Shiji also followed.  Entering Yuji Square, there was indeed a bonfire at the intersection in the square. As expected, Mulan's familiar figure was sitting next to the bonfire, still looking at the bonfire in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.  Chen Sangliang smiled, got off his horse, pushed away the guards, walked to Mulan, and said softly: "General Mulan, I'm here to pick you up. You can come back." The Sui army generals and Xu Shiji were surprised when they heard this, while Mulan  He raised his head and glanced at Chen Sangliang. He didn't say anything, but stood up calmly. He walked expressionlessly in front of Xu Shiji, who had disarmed himself. Suddenly he put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist and pulled out a piece. Chen Sangliang saw that  No, he hurriedly stepped forward and held down Mulan's right hand, and said quickly: "Mulan, the person who killed Marshal Zhang was Li Mi and had nothing to do with Xu Shiji!" "He was an accomplice." Mulan finally spoke and said coldly.  Hearing this, Xu Shiji finally woke up. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead and his hands and feet trembled. The Sui army generals next to him who had also woken up had quick eyesight and quickly held Xu Shiji down together.  Chen Sangliang held Mulan's hand tightly and said: "It's true that he was an accomplice, but in the original battle of Dahai Temple, all the people who participated in the battle were accomplices. Do you want to kill them all? Shan Xiongxin and Shan Yingying  Kill him too? The culprit is Li Mi. I promise you that I will give you the opportunity to kill Li Mi personally to avenge Zhang Dashuai. Just let Xu Shiji go for once." Mulan snorted heavily and then sheathed her sword and charged at Xu Shiji.  He said coldly: "You are lucky this time. Deputy Ambassador Chen pleads for you. I will spare your life. If you dare to have any objections in the future, I will kill you first!" Sweat dripped with his movements. Xu Shiji hurriedly  He nodded repeatedly and swore to be loyal to Chen Sangliang.  Mulan still refused to look at Chen Sangliang. She just walked back silently to pack her horse and weapons, never looking at Chen Sangliang from the beginning to the end.  Seeing this scene, the generals of the Sui army inevitably looked at each other. Yuchi Jingde also whispered doubtfully next to him: "Your Highness, is this General Mulan too arrogant? Even if he has worked undercover in the enemy camp for many years and has achieved great results, he should not be under your control.  Are you putting on such a big show in front of me? " "Who told me that I owe her a little bit, just let her show off?Let¡¯s put on airs this time.  "Chen Sangliang smiled bitterly and replied in a low voice. He patted Yuchi Jingde's shoulder again and laughed in a low voice: "Jingde, haven't you been complaining that you don't have a chance to charge into battle?  Not anymore. I will assign Mulan to you as your deputy. From now on, when you go into battle to kill the enemy, you will let her protect me personally.  "    "real?  " Yuchi Jingde was very happy, and all his resentment towards Mulan was instantly wiped away. "Of course it's true.  Chen Sangliang smiled and nodded, and said grandly: "Also, you can sleep at ease at night in the future. You are on duty during the day and she is on duty at night, so that you can both relax."  "
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