In the east of Luoyang City, military flags are hunting and soldiers are fighting to kill.
More than a dozen warriors were tied up and staggered towards the execution ground.
"Captain, please spare your life. I don't dare to do it again."
"Lu Ji, you have been defeated repeatedly, but you take it out on your own people. Is this all you can do?"
"You don't have to die well, I'll wait, haha."
"If your Majesty allows such a person to be the governor, your great cause will be ruined."
"What's wrong with grabbing something? All we want is money. Zhang Fang not only robbed gold and silk, he also robbed women."
"If a man dies, he will die. Where does all this nonsense come from?"
There was a lot of noise from the execution ground. Governor Lu Ji knelt down behind the case table with an expressionless face.
Am I wrong for plundering before fighting, killing the people, and punishing these black sheep?
The champion general Qian Xiu, the Central Guards Shi Chao, the North Central Lang General Wang Cui, the Baisha Governor Sun Hui, as well as the subordinate generals Wang Chan, Hao Chang, Gong Shifan and others looked at each other with different expressions.
Wang Zhang, who joined the army, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and said nothing.
"It's time for execution." Lu Ji snorted coldly. Just as he was waiting for the order, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the distance.
Lu Ji suddenly raised his head, a little surprised.
He was inexperienced and could not judge the approximate number of people from the sound of horse hooves, but with an army of more than 200,000 people, stretching for dozens of miles and distributed in various places, how could anyone easily rush into the vicinity of his commander's tent?
But if they weren't enemies, why weren't they notified? Who gave him the courage to gallop near the Chinese army's tent? Are there any laws?
The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and soon they were dozens of steps away.
Captain Lu stood tall and looked ugly.
He was one of his own, but this matter made him even more upset.
More than a hundred riders rushed ten steps away before stopping. The leader sneered repeatedly and directly ordered: "Untie the men."
"No." The knights dismounted one after another, pushed away the executioner who was preparing for execution, untied the ropes on the prisoners one by one, and released them - these prisoners were all members of their camp, so they came to rescue them.
The area around the commander's tent was full of generals and soldiers, but they stared blankly, motionless.
"Meng Chao!" Lu Ji was furious and said, "Who gave you the courage to rob the execution ground without following military orders? Come on!"
"Hey, Captain, calm down."
"Captain, please don't get angry. General Meng is also impulsive."
"We are facing a formidable enemy, so we must unite sincerely."
Generals and staff stepped forward to dissuade him one after another, and some secretly gave Meng Chao a wink on his horse, telling him not to make things too tense.
Unexpectedly, Meng Chao didn't give any face to him. He sneered twice. After seeing that all the prisoners who had committed the crime were rescued, he pointed at Lu Ji with a halberd and asked, "These are all good men who dare to fight, but you want to kill them?" .Raccoon slave, will you become the governor?"
"You!" Lu Ji was furious. Seeing that the people around him were indifferent and had no intention of helping him, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
Meng Chao laughed loudly, then straightened his face and said in a cold voice: "Lu Ji, something happened to you! Did you secretly collude with Sima Yi to overthrow all the 200,000-strong army?"
Everyone was shocked.
"It's over, it's over."
"Although Governor Lu has suffered minor defeats from time to time, isn't it true that he has gone too far?"
"I don't think so. After fighting for more than a month, we didn't gain any advantage. Instead, we lost troops and generals. There is indeed a problem."
"You can't say this nonsense."
Everyone was talking and talking.
Meng Chao ignored them and led them away. Before leaving, he threatened the landing machine with a spurge.
Wang Zhang and Sima Sun Zheng, who joined the army, looked at each other and found that the other party's face was ugly.
Lu Ji didn't say a word and went straight back to the tent.
Sun Zheng was worried and followed in.
"Captain, there are still some loyal men in the army. It is better to summon them to the tent to listen to orders. Later, we will gather all the troops to capture and kill Meng Chao." Sun Zheng suggested.
He was a native of Fuchun, Wu County, and served as Huang Menlang during the reign of Sun Hao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. After the fall of Soochow, he served as an official in the Jin Dynasty and served as the magistrate of Zhuoxian County. He is now the Sima of the Luji shogunate.
Today, Meng Chao openly challenged the authority of the coach, and the impact was very bad. If he is not dealt with severely, how can he order the entire army in the future? What's more, Meng Chao called Lu Ji a "raccoon slave", which was a scornful term for southerners from the north, and Sun Zheng felt very uncomfortable.
When Lu Ji heard this, his eyelids twitched but he didn't say anything.
"Captain..." Sun Zheng said anxiously.
Lu Ji stretched out his hand to stop what he was saying. After a moment of silence, he said, "Meng Chao is attacking me because of Meng Jiu's old incident. Most of the soldiers in the army are from the north and have always disobeyed me. If Meng Chao is killed, something big might happen."
Sun Zheng was speechless.
Meng Chao's elder brother Meng Jiu was an eunuch who served the King of Chengdu all year round and was very favored. Meng Jiu had previously asked for the Handan Order for his father, but no one else dared to express their opinions and spoke out against Lu Ji. He believed that Handan was an important place and he must carefully select qualified people to serve as county magistrates. How could he let the father of the eunuch be the magistrate?
The beam was thus forged.
This time, Meng Chao's troops were in disarray and were burning, killing and looting everywhere. Lu Ji sent people to conduct a strict investigation and arrested a dozen of the soldiers who made the most troubles. They planned to punish them with canonical punishment to improve military discipline. As a result, Meng Chao led more than a hundred cavalry to the execution ground, rescued the people, and openly slapped the coach in the face. The feud became even deeper.
"I have my own opinion." Lu Ji continued: "Pass the order, all the camps will attack and build Chunmen tomorrow, there must be no mistakes."
Jianchun Gate, also called Upper East Gate, is located in the eastern section of the city wall of Luoyang. Sun Zheng understood as soon as he heard this that Lu Ji wanted to establish his prestige by conquering Luoyang City, and then make the generals bow their heads.
He couldn't comment on whether this was right or wrong. He just reminded: "Captain, it's best to contact Zhang Fang and attack from both sides to have a chance of winning."
"Well, I don't have to." Lu Ji nodded and said, "Here's a letter to send to the west of the city."
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In ancient times, when attacking a city, one had to either encircle three towers to reduce the defender's will to resist; or encircle on all sides, then select the key points for the main attack, and feign attacks in other directions to distract the defender's attention.
Lu Ji wanted to attack Jianchun Gate, but what he wanted was to ask Zhang Fang to cooperate and launch a new round of offensive in the west of the city, attacking from two sides. Even a small number of troops can be sent from the south and north directions to feint attack as a containment.
Zhang Fang agreed.
On the eighth day of October, Lu Ji personally led the army to camp outside Jianchun Gate. Zhang Fang also launched an offensive in the west of the city that day.
The enemy's two "big bosses" were in the west and east. For the Wang division stationed in the south of the city, it seemed that they could breathe a sigh of relief. But the troops Lu Ji sent here to feint attack had to be dealt with seriously - it was said to be a feint attack, but there were still more than 20,000 troops.
"Supervisor, we have just tortured the prisoners and learned that the thief general's name is Meng Chao, and there are more than 3,000 of them." Shao Xun stood on the wall, pointed at the dense enemy soldiers on Kaiyangmen Street, and said: "Look at what they mean, we should We want to clear the south of the city and then use this as a basis to attack Yangmen and Pingchangmen."
"Only Meng Chao's tribe?" Mi Huang asked.
"No more. Supervisor, please look over there -" Shao Xun pointed at the Guozixue and other places in the distance with the tip of his bow, and said: "There are beacon smoke everywhere, and the Meng thieves are here to attack us."
Mi Huang's face didn't look very good.
This enemy attack was a serious attack, not the previous robbery by Zhang Fang's troops. There are police everywhere, which means that the enemy's troops are numerous and powerful, and our own future suddenly becomes confusing.
But he also knew that he must not show any negative emotions at this meeting, as it would be bad for morale.
"Uncle Shao, Piyong depends entirely on you." Mi Huang said sincerely: "I will leave my followers under your command, and everyone will obey your orders. If we win this battle, I will show off my old face in the future. I have to take credit for you too.”
"The supervisor does not have to be like this." Shao Xun said: "There are more than a thousand people in Piyong, who are one body and share weal and woe. If Piyong is destroyed, who can live alone?"
"Well said!" Mi Huang looked a little excited and said: "If you need me, don't be polite. When I was young, I learned some martial arts. I dare not say how powerful I am. I can still compare to a thief. OK."
"Supervisor, please go down to the wall and plunder the formation for me." Shao Xun said, "The thieves have already come to kill me."
"Okay." Mi Huang didn't say much and got off the ladder in a few seconds.
Shao Xun continued to observe.
Opposite Piyong is Mingtang. If an army is stationed to support each other with Piyong's defenders, it can cause great trouble to the enemy.
Unfortunately, there are too few defenders on Piyong's side, and the Mingtang is too big. Shao Xun thought about it and finally gave up - the power is weak if divided, and it would be funny to let people defeat them one by one.
The sound of neat footsteps is getting closer and closer, tugging at people's heartstrings.
Shao Xun stared at the enemy force, counting silently in his mind. There were about 3,100 or 200 people, both on foot and on cavalry. This was very strange. In the street fighting, cavalry was actually used, although there were only more than a hundred cavalry.
But it’s not incomprehensible.
There are soldiers as generals, maybe these more than a hundred cavalry are Meng Chao's personal tribe? How could he be willing to allocate it to others?
The overall military appearance is quite neat, but that's about it.
You can't expect too much from Shibing, which has been at peace for a long time. Maybe after a few years of fighting on the battlefield, their combat effectiveness will improve, but it's obviously not possible at the moment.
"We can only rely on the defense. First, we can polish the enemy's morale, and then do other things." Shao Xun secretly calculated.
The enemy troops slowly quickened their pace, and one could even see their faces and the various equipment they brought over.
Shao Xun decisively raised a soap flag.
Li Chong, who was resting in the court, jumped up and quickly stepped forward with his archers, which had expanded to fifty people.
