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Chapter 376: The momentum is overwhelming and the wind is blowing
The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.

This sentence comes from "Zuo Zhuan·Chenggong·13th Year of Chenggong", which means that the major affairs of the country lie in sacrifices and wars.

War, in short, is military power, and everyone naturally understands its importance.

But for sacrifices, many people don't understand. Why is this important?

In fact, in ancient society, due to underdeveloped science and technology, people attributed various celestial phenomena and disasters to gods.

Therefore, people believe that through sacrifices, they can obtain the blessing and protection of the gods to ensure the stability and good fortune of the country.

The only person who can offer sacrifices is the king. This is the right to communicate with the gods.

In short, it is the right of religious interpretation.

The countries of Western Europe have lost this right, so that divine power overrides monarchy.

In the land of Zhongzhou, this power has always been firmly in the hands of the monarch.

In fact, it may be easier for everyone to understand it with another term, and that is status.

Yes, there are some things that only the king can do. If others do it, it is called trespassing, and it is a capital crime.This is exactly how the monarch maintains his majesty and rule.

Now, Zhao Mingyuan has become the leader of a force, and the military power is also in his own hands.So in terms of status, it is naturally not to be missed.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan quickly spread the word to everyone, telling everyone that he was now the leader of Wagang Village, and the second step was to announce that he was going to take Luoyang westward.

Soon the news spread all over the world, and Zhao Mingyuan, who was already the center of attention, immediately gained a higher reputation.It has almost reached the point where no one knows or knows about it.

Everyone knows that when Zhao Mingyuan returns with the intention of killing the great master, there will be big changes in Wagang Village.

But no one expected that this change would come so quickly, and it would be the worst development direction for all the princes.

Originally, the princes thought that when Zhao Mingyuan returned to Wagang, Zhai Rang and Li Mi would definitely become more wary of Zhao Mingyuan.Maybe with Zhao Mingyuan as a stronger enemy, the two sides can relax their relationship and deal with Zhao Mingyuan together.

Even if this ideal situation did not happen, in the eyes of everyone, Zhao Mingyuan wanted to unify Wagang Village without resorting to knife or gun.

Even if there is no big army fighting, I am afraid that as the leaders, Zhai Rang and Li Mi will not escape death.

No matter what the process is, as long as you really take action and see the other party's blood, then the matter will definitely be serious.Even if Zhao Mingyuan suppresses it, it will inevitably fall apart internally, and harmony will be difficult to achieve.

In fact, in history, Li Mi faced this situation after killing Zhai Rang.He defeated his superior brother and killed his eldest brother. This made Li Mi lose his heart and the generals were unable to do their best, leading to his final defeat.

In this way, Li Mi's initiative to serve can be regarded as a great contribution to Zhao Mingyuan.

After the unification of Wagang Village, Zhao Mingyuan's threat level in the minds of the princes increased sharply.What's more, the first thing Zhao Mingyuan did after taking charge of Wagang was to conquer Luoyang westward.

Although everyone knows that no matter who is in charge of Wakang Village, they will definitely adopt this strategy.But a unified Wagang Village and a three-point Wagang Village are naturally different.

If Wagangzhai still has three points, even if it breaks through Luoyang, it will inevitably lose troops, consume a lot of money, and may even lead to defeat.

After all, Wang Shichong is somewhat capable. If he concentrates his forces to deal with one group first, it is even possible to annex the army in Wagang Village one by one.

While that possibility is slim, it's not impossible.

Even if Wang Shichong failed, Wagangzhai, which divided his forces to attack, would still suffer heavy losses.

Even if Zhao Mingyuan's men are too damaged, there may be an internal fight in Wagang Village. It is still unclear whether Zhao Mingyuan can finally unify Wagang.

But now, Zhao Mingyuan had unified Wagang Village early, and even led his troops to take Luoyang westward.Under such circumstances, no one has the confidence to believe that Wang Shichong can defend Luoyang.

And if Zhao Mingyuan really captures Luoyang, his reputation will be great.Next, the rumors in the world may be a bit exaggerated, but there will definitely be many forces that will start to consider their retreat and get closer to Zhao Mingyuan.

This is also human nature and does not change based on personal wishes.

But even so, no one wanted to support Luoyang at this time. Instead, they stood by and watched Luoyang's success or failure.

Even Li Clan is like this.

Of course, Li Clan was too busy taking care of himself. He was dealing with Xue Ju in Jincheng and had no time to look around.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan's westward expedition to Luoyang was not interfered by other forces, and the situation was easier than expected. Since the troops were dispatched, the momentum has been overwhelming, and the enemy has surrendered.

Of course, this is also because Wagang Village is now strong enough and has been well planned, which resulted in such a result.

First of all, Wagang Village has always had many soldiers and generals, and its only shortcoming, food and grass, has long been made up, and its strength has greatly increased.

During the previous confrontation between the three parties, they each strengthened their training.Now, with the troops united, they are absolutely not weak against any force in the world.

In terms of planning, there are top counselors like Li Mi, Shen Luoyan, and Xu Xingzhi.

In terms of generals, there are powerful generals such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Yaojin who are direct descendants of Zhao Mingyuan, plus Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Wang Bodang, Wang Junkuo, Pei Xingyan, Pei Renji, Niu Jinda, Huang Junhan, Zhang Liang, Guo Xiaoke and other fierce generals.Coupled with the commanding talent of Li Jing, whom Zhao Mingyuan brought back from Du Fuwei before, Zhao Mingyuan's men can be said to be like a cloud of counselors and a rain of fierce generals.

Speaking of which, the strength of Wagang Village is definitely not weak.Even though there was insufficient food and grass at the beginning, they were able to withstand the encirclement and suppression campaigns of the Sui army several times.

Historically, Li Shimin was able to conquer the world because of the talents of Wagangzhai.Among the 24 ministers in Lingyan Pavilion, five seats were occupied by people from Wagang Village.

It's a pity that when they were in Wagang Village, they were divided internally and were unable to move together, resulting in their final defeat.

But now, under the leadership of Zhao Mingyuan, everyone in Wagang Village can finally fully show their talents.

In fact, in this war, Zhao Mingyuan only needs to be in the center to coordinate and remain impartial and impartial.

These world-famous counselors can naturally perfect the best strategy. Wagang Village now has enough generals, enough manpower, and enough soldiers and horses. All the factors for victory are in place. Zhao Mingyuan does not need to worry.

But this time, the counselors actually came up with a surprising plan, which was to divide the troops.

And it is not as simple as dividing the troops into two or three groups, but dividing the troops into more than a dozen groups to encroach on the surrounding towns of Luoyang.

Dividing troops is a taboo for military strategists, and it is extremely easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity and concentrate their forces to defeat them one by one.

But since these well-known counselors adopt such a method, it certainly makes sense.

First of all, it is the advantage of Wagangzhai having many soldiers and generals.Even if more than a dozen armies were separated, with each general leading an attack of [-] soldiers and horses, Zhao Mingyuan could still lead a [-] elite troops to attack Huanglong and advance to Luoyang.

Secondly, Zhao Mingyuan's side has enough intelligence advantages to know the movements of Luoyang's army in advance, so that the small separated troops will not be besieged by the large army.

The third is to create enough momentum to put enough pressure on the other party.

When the defenders everywhere heard the news that the city was being destroyed all around, they naturally knew that they could not count on reinforcements.This can greatly weaken the opponent's will to resist, facilitate surrender, and thus reduce casualties.

Of course, there is the last point that cannot be said clearly, which is the rule that is beneficial to Zhao Mingyuan.

Zhao Mingyuan was in charge of the Chinese army at the rear, and a dozen generals acted as the forwards to attack separately.This can prevent someone from being unwilling to do anything secretly.It is more convenient to discuss merits and rewards after the war, and it is fair and just.

Presumably no one can say anything wrong and will only obey Zhao Mingyuan's rule.

And it turns out that these strategies are indeed good.

Since the Wagang Army marched, good news came from various places from time to time. The army was so powerful that the enemy almost surrendered.

In fact, as word spread about Zhao Mingyuan's battle at Tianjin Bridge, people in Luoyang were already in a state of confusion.

After Zhao Mingyuan specially sent people to spread the news, the people around Luoyang had heard that Zhao Mingyuan had obtained the Heshi Bi and Yang Gong's treasury. He was the God of destiny, the one destined to unify the world and save the people of Mingming from the fire and water.

Coupled with the news that Wagang Junqiu had not committed any crimes in advance, Zhao Mingyuan repeatedly enforced military discipline and established a military discipline team to specifically manage these, so that Wagang Jun could truly implement this.

Therefore, the people who have always believed in God's will will naturally not resist Zhao Mingyuan's arrival.

Many defenders even heard that the Wagang Army had actually committed no crimes in Qiu. When they saw the Wagang Army coming, they took the initiative to express their unwillingness to resist the Heavenly Army and surrendered to Kaicheng.

Anyway, it seems that this small court in Luoyang is doomed. It's just a change of boss, so what does it matter?
Moreover, the other party has good military discipline and will not cause any damage to the place, further weakening the people's will to resist.

More generals from the Sui Dynasty, such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Yaojin, came to recruit them. When they saw their former colleagues leading troops, they knew that even if they surrendered, they could still be reused.

The last trace of hesitation and uneasiness in their hearts disappeared completely, and they opened the door and surrendered.

The only resistance encountered was Hulao Pass, the gateway to Luoyang, whose guard was the veteran Yang Gongqing.

In fact, Yang Gongqing may not be very loyal to Wang Shichong.Rather, he was loyal to Sui Yang.

Probably in his opinion, Wang Shichong was just a colleague and not worthy of his allegiance.

He spent most of his life serving Sui and Yang, watching the establishment, prosperity, and decline of the Sui Dynasty.

But now, he is old and does not have many years to live, and he no longer wants to be a second minister.

Therefore, he would rather die than surrender to Zhao Mingyuan, a traitor in his eyes.

However, Zhao Mingyuan led the army to besiege the city for less than a day. That night, an insider opened the city gate and Hulao Pass was breached.

As a veteran of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Gongqing could be regarded as doing his last part for Sui Yang.After the city was broken, he ordered no more resistance and ordered the soldiers to surrender to Zhao Mingyuan.

And he himself drew his sword and killed himself, dying as a Sui minister.

So, Commander Wagang drove straight in and arrived in front of Luoyang City, where his troops came to the city gates.

(End of this chapter)