On February 2, the dragon raises its head.
Tens of thousands of Tang troops who had been stationed in Chang'an for nearly ten days finally continued to move eastward.
During this period, in addition to coordinating the supplies of grain, grass and military equipment from various places, and re-appointing a group of officials from nearby prefectures and counties in Guanzhong, a major event also occurred that shocked the world's princes and even the common people.
That is, His Royal Highness Li, an orphan of the former Tang Dynasty, a direct descendant of Taizong, a bloodline of the late emperor, and whose name is Jing, calls himself the King of Qin in Chang'an.
Li Maozhen, the king of Qi whose fiefdom was in Fengxiang, presented a congratulatory gift.
You know, before Taizong Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was also titled King of Qin.
The meaning is self-evident.
At the same time, King Li Maozhen of Qi also revealed an important message overtly and secretly. People really want to do their best to return power to the King of Qin, and they are not trying to use the emperor to order the princes.
The various conjectures about the princes and forces are really... hard to explain in a word.
At the same time, since the capture of Chang'an, wherever the Tang-character banner went, all the prefectures and counties belonging to the Liang Kingdom looked down upon the wind.
Even though there was some attempt to put up a fight, the military town was easily taken down before Liang Guo's support arrived.
In addition to being shocked by the sudden emergence of the Tang army from Qi State, all the princes in the world could only sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. The only surprise is why the Tang army was able to break through Liang's defense line in the border town so quickly, and how it could quickly take down any important city.
So that a bunch of states and counties that followed would surrender the city so neatly.
After all, Zhu Wen basically came to power by stepping on the heads of the princes of the world. Although he made Ma Yin the King of Chu with the intention of winning over him, he made Ma Chu, with Hunan as the center of his power, temporarily attached to the Liang Kingdom. But now that Zhu Wen is dead and the Liang Dynasty is experiencing internal and external turmoil, Chu State doesn't even bother to issue a single denunciation and just waits for the change.
Although the Chu State has its capital in Changsha, and this regime has been in a place of four wars since its establishment, it was still a prosperous vassal state, and it would not be able to embrace the current Liang State.
Thinking of Zhu Wen's many oppressions before, it's good that he didn't hold back.
Therefore, tens of thousands of Tang troops fought through thorns and thorns, marching all the way, conquering Haozhou the day before yesterday, and today they have set up camp thirty miles outside Luoyang City.
Compared with Chang'an, which was completely burned by Zhu Wen's fire, although Luoyang was damaged, it is still one of the largest cities today. The garrison in the city also absorbed the Liang army, which was defeated from the west during this period, and reached more than 30,000 people.
According to the news reports, Zhu Youzhen, who had newly ascended the throne in the Liang Kingdom, personally took command of the expedition in order to increase his power, or Cuncui just didn't want to stay in Bianzhou and let the world look down upon him.
At the same time, Zhu Youzhen also appointed Wang Yanzhang, the governor of Puzhou, as the commander of the camp's horse army, and also as the camp's vanguard horse army envoy. He mobilized all the troops left behind in Bianzhou, combined with the labor of the people, and a mighty army of one hundred thousand came to Luoyang.
According to his idea, he must use Luoyang and the surrounding passes as barriers to fight the Tang army.
One battle determines victory or defeat, and one battle determines prestige.
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Outside Luoyang City, thirty miles to the west, in a place near water and mountains, there are only continuous camps extending outward, with no end in sight.
Fences were erected high and trenches were being dug outside the camp. Inside the camp, all the busy soldiers were soldiers wearing red armor and stomach, walking around under the command of the officers.
By the river, various war horses and pack horses were being walked to collect water and absorb sweat. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were walking their horses to chop firewood were all doing their jobs in an orderly manner. In some camps, smoke and birds are already rising.
In the camp, among the flags with the Chinese character Tang, there are also military flags with the Chinese character Qin dancing.
But the King of Qin who was talked about by half the people in the world, Li Jing, who could make the world look at him with his actions alone, was not in the Fang Tang Army camp at this moment.
This army's eastern expedition was nominally led by him, but in fact all the command was given to Liu Zhijun and Li Yande.
Compared with the two veteran generals, Li Jing, who had never touched the art of war, would naturally not forcefully stop such a big job.
If he were to lead people into the battle, there would be no problem.
With Li Jing's current strength, whenever he goes into battle, he will only be able to kill the gods and Buddhas without being entangled, not to mention the fact that he brings with him one of the world's most heavily armored cavalry.
Because they marched all the way, although they were already very fast, after all, the Tang army did not march here until Zhu Youzhen's army arrived near Luoyang. As a result, the previous plan to encircle the point and provide reinforcements was no longer feasible.
The army of the Liang Kingdom and the Royal Division of the Tang Dynasty will eventually have a head-to-head battle in Luoyang City.
Moreover, Li Jing and the others have stretched the battle line too far. Although they have replenished food and grass supplies in various newly attached states and counties, they are still going deep alone. If they are not careful, they may end up in a catastrophic situation.
Those prefectures and counties that surrendered in the hope of the wind were only temporarily forced by the general trend. If the Tang army suffered a setback in Luoyang, I believe they would immediately change their flags and return to Zhu Youzhen's command.
Therefore, at this moment, it is just a moment of tranquility before the rainstorm.
As for Li Jing's departure from the army, she only quietly arrived in Luoyang City.
Although the Liang State's army has not yet arrived in Luoyang, Zhu Youzhen has already led the vanguard into Luoyang City, preparing to personally command this grand battle.
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Although it is gradually approaching early spring, the weather is still chilly.
The sky was just dull and dull, and dark clouds shrouded the entire city of Luoyang, making it look like the city was about to be destroyed by dark clouds.
"The Evil God"
Since the news that the army under the banner of the Tang Dynasty had rushed outside Luoyang had already spread, there was basically no one in Luoyang City except for the sergeants responsible for guarding.
There were only some wine shops with their doors open, or a few idle people gathering inside.
Because the current Emperor of Liang did not take this war to heart, he only thought that the Tang army could be unstoppable all the way, but it was just because of the civil strife in Liang. With his Emperor Zhu Youzhen taking action, any powerful enemy would be nothing more than an ant.
Therefore, Luoyang City, which was supposed to be completely silent, is still operating normally at this moment.
It's just that there were more soldiers and the city gates were sealed.
"My son, compared to you dolls, is naturally a great person..."
There is a wine shop at the foot of the city. It is not really a wine shop, it is just a wine stall with a few wooden tables and a flag. At this moment, there were several knights with swords around their waists, sitting around with great pride, looking at an old beggar jokingly, holding half a jar of the turbid wine they rewarded him, and he was very drunk. , telling some unclear jokes.
How can an old beggar have a son?
Who would treat him to a drink if he didn't covet the mysterious story in his belly.
"Old man, don't talk about your son. Let me figure out what my future military fortune will be like."
