Meng Bangxiong's residence is not far from Duanmen. After going out, Meng Bangxiong led others on a gallop. Looking at the two or three hundred steps away from Duanmen, the city gate can already be seen clearly in the firelight. Suddenly, the city gate slowly opened, and the Song troops outside the gate poured in.
Meng Bangxiong was surprised. Said: "How come the Song army came so quickly!"
After saying that, the shouts of killing were heard, and the Song army poured into the imperial city like a tide.
Zhang Chi rushed ahead. Looking from a distance, he saw a few lanterns in front of him, a man wearing a helmet and armor, surrounded by twenty or thirty soldiers. He pointed and said: "The man in front has a different armor. He may be Meng Bangxiong! Brothers, fight with me!"
Seeing the Song army rushing over, Meng Bangxiongcai woke up from a dream. He said hurriedly: "The Song army has entered the city, please escort me back quickly!"
While he was talking, Song Jun was already in front of him. Zhang Chi chopped down Meng Bangxiong's soldiers at the front with his sword and shouted loudly: "The army has entered the city and you have nowhere to go. If you want to survive, why don't you surrender quickly?"
Soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, no one says anything. When the first person put down his sword, the others immediately put down their swords and guns.
Meng Bangxiong closed his eyes and said: "God's will is like this, so what can be done? It's a pity that I just won the battle and became a prisoner of Chu!"
Zhang Chi was overjoyed to learn that Meng Bangxiong had been captured. He ordered his men to take the person into custody and asked Meng Bangxiong to take him to capture Yang Wei.
Meng Bangxiong said: "After Yang Wei stabbed Zhai Xing, he has been with Mr. Lian from Kaifeng Mansion. He said he was going to the Prince's Mansion to receive merit and become a high official!"
Zhang Chi said: "Yang Wei killed Taiwei Zhai, Commander Ji can't spare him! Take me to capture him quickly, it can be regarded as a meritorious service!"
Meng Bangxiong had no choice but to take Zhang Chi and others to Lian Gongjin's residence. As soon as he walked outside the door, he saw Lian Gongjin coming out in casual clothes.
After identifying Lian Gongjin, Zhang Chi ordered his soldiers to come forward and tie him up.
Meng Bangxiong said: "This is an official in the prince's palace. He is the most favored in front of the prince. He is comparable to ordinary officials."
Zhang Chi said: "This guy is a cunning guy. I haven't heard his name before. What kind of person is he? The most important thing now is to capture Yang Wei! If this person escapes, I will fight to the death to capture Luoyang City today. What credit will it have?" "
While he was talking, he saw a person coming out of a nearby room. When he got to the wall, he rushed up the wall.
Meng Bangxiong said hurriedly: "That's Yang Wei!"
Zhang Chi didn't dare to neglect after hearing this. He personally led a few soldiers, quickly climbed over the wall, and chased the black shadow in front of him.
The black figure ran for ten or twenty steps, and suddenly a group of Song soldiers came out from the corner of the street and blocked him.
Seeing that there were pursuers in front and behind, Yang Wei stopped. Said: "Zhi Niang thief, why am I so desperate! I just saw Xianggong Jiang, but Xianggong Jiang died! Taiwei Zhai attacked Luoyang City and saw that he had the upper hand, but in the end another Xianggong Lian came and forced me to surrender to Qi. ! I killed Captain Zhai, but I couldn’t escape from Luoyang City!"
Zhang Chi stepped forward and looked Yang Wei up and down. Said: "If you didn't half-heartedly assist Lieutenant Zhai with all your heart, where would these things come from! Needless to say, catching you will be considered a complete merit! Wait until the commander-in-chief arrives, and then I will punish you!"
After saying that, he ordered his men to take Meng Bangxiong, Yang Wei and Lian Gongjin into custody and arrived at Meng Bangxiong's residence.
At the foot of Yique City, Wang Ruohai hurriedly rushed into the commander's tent and said to Wang Xiaolie and Li Yanxian: "Commander Jie, Zhang Yin traveled day and night and captured Luoyang City at night! And captured Meng Bangxiong, Yang Wei and Lian. Among the three of you, Gong Jin, none of the important people have escaped!"
Li Yanxian gave a high-five: "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly! In just two or three days, we defeated Luoyang City!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Meng Bangxiong's soldiers are more vulnerable than I thought. Calculating the time, they barely delayed Zhang Yin's army for half a step. They really collapsed at the first touch!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Yes, how could you have imagined it! Captain Zhai has been attacking Longmen for two months, but he didn't expect us to be so successful!"
Wang Xiaolie sighed and said nothing.
This shows what? It shows that Zhai Xing's army is stronger than that of Meng State, but its strength is limited. These armies were quite amateurish compared to their own.
Li Yanxian said: "We have captured Meng Bangxiong, what's the point of Meng Bangjie in the city continuing to defend him? Tomorrow I will order Zhang Yin to escort Meng Bangxiong to the front of the battle line, let's see what Meng Bangjie says. They are full brothers, how can they ignore the elder brother? Regardless!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "After Luoyang City is destroyed, Yique will have nothing to rely on. In two days, the artillery regiment will be able to reach the city. At that time, it will not matter whether Meng Bangjie offers the city or not. The most important thing now is , Zhang Yin is ordered to go forward immediately and attack the defenders in the west of the city together with Dong Xian."
Wang Ruohai said: "That's what Commander Jie said. Now most of Meng Bangxiong's original troops are surrounded in Yique City, and there are still two to three thousand people west of Luoyang, confronting Dong Xian. Yique has been captured by us Surround, the key is Dong Xian's place."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, there won't be any accidents here in Yique, but it's hard to say where Dong Xian is. If you are not careful, these troops will flee north to the Xin'an area, and trouble will arise again. Send people to Luoyang overnight. , I’ll go help Mr. Dong tomorrow morning!”
Wang Ruohai said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Many times, the army cannot just look at the numbers, but how many people there are. The Jin army has more than 10,000 people. They can search the mountains and seas, fight to the five ridges, and then fight back again, destroying countless cities on the way. No one What can we do to them? Meng Bangxiong also had more than 10,000 people, and we were able to get rid of them so easily, just like chopping melons and vegetables. In the end, the army is for fighting. Without combat effectiveness, it cannot win the battle, so what's the use of having more people?"
Li Yanxian nodded: "Commander Jie is right. When I was in Shaanzhou, it was okay to lead a few hundred people, but a few thousand people were more than willing but insufficient. If it were an army of tens of thousands, there was really nothing we could do. Wait until we meet with Only then did Commander-in-Chief join forces and realize that there is so much knowledge in leading troops. Without Commander-in-Chief conducting many drills and making up for the shortcomings of the army bit by bit, where would we be today!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Yeah, who would have thought that the army was led like this before. Tens of thousands of troops were dispatched, everything was in order, and there was no chaos at all. The soldiers have been trained for a long time, and they know what they want to do and how to do it when they get to the battlefield. Yes. How difficult is it to restore the Central Plains with such a large army!"
Wang Xiaolie nodded, looking out from the tent curtain and looking at Yique City in front of him.
Yes, everything in this world is about taking things seriously. As long as you know yourself correctly and do not think that you know everything and understand everything, but are willing to study and learn seriously, there will be no insurmountable difficulties.
Wang Xiaolie didn't know how to lead troops or fight, but he was willing to learn and research. After more than four years, there are few opponents in this world. The army has formed a system that can expand as long as there are people in the territory. There is a military academy where generals of any level can be trained. What else is scary about the Jin Army? The Song Dynasty's population, territory, and economy surpassed the Jin Kingdom in every aspect, and there was no reason why it could not defeat the Jin Army.
Now Wang Xiaolie has the most prosperous land in the world. He can govern one or twenty states and his wings are full.
Of course there are geniuses in the world, and when it comes to doing certain things, others cannot compare to them. But most people are not geniuses, but just ordinary people. As long as the training system is complete and promotion channels are open, there will be a steady stream of talents cultivated from ordinary people. There will be no shortage of generals and soldiers, and there will be no shortage of troops. This strict organizational system is the key to the strength of the army in later generations.
Standing up and walking to the door of the tent, Wang Xiaolie said: "We captured Luoyang and eliminated Meng Bangxiong. There is no strong force around. Next, we will march north to Mengzhou, occupy Zhengzhou in the east, and occupy the surrounding areas of Luoyang. Then we will welcome the Puppet Qi reinforcements from Kaifeng, and the Jin Army reinforcements from Shaanxi. As long as we win, the vast Central Plains will become our territory. With the Central Plains, how difficult is it to expel the gold thieves!"
Liu Lin occupied Kaifeng Mansion and actually relied on supplies from Hebei. Duchong broke through the Yellow River and flooded a large number of prefectures and counties downstream, which were actually not suitable for large armies to march in a short period of time. After occupying Luoyang, the only real threat to Wang Xiaolie was from the direction of Shaanxi.
