The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 46 Siege of Luoyang
"Nothing more than that!" Bei Gongchun led his Xiliang cavalry and ran rampant in the right camp of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.

Before fighting against the Xiongnu soldiers, Liu Cong led the Xiongnu soldiers to resist Liu Kun in the north, surrender to Wang Kuang in the south, and even attack Luoyang all the way.

Bei Gongchun really thought that the Huns soldiers were very powerful, but this time Bei Gongchun personally took his Xiliang cavalry to test the level of the Huns. Bei Gongchun was a little shocked, that's it?That's it!
"Uncle!" Hu Yanhao watched Hu Yanyi being killed by Bei Gongchun, and endless anger arose in his heart.

Furious, not only was he not afraid, but he brought his own bodyguards to kill him without any hesitation!

When Bei Gongchun saw Hu Yanhao coming to kill him, he could see that he was a general with bodyguards, so he didn't hesitate at all. With a wave of his spear, the whole army rushed directly towards Hu Yanhao.

It has to be said that Hu Yanhao himself is quite capable, and he survived several rounds in Bei Gongchun's hands. However, the guards surrounding him were defeated by the machetes of the Xiliang Iron Riders. He was chopped to pieces.

These Xiongnu guards could not withstand the orderly and fierce slaughter of the Xiliang cavalry. When Hu Yanhao came to his senses, he saw that the guards around him were dead and injured.

While Hu Yanhao was distracted, the spear in Bei Gongchun's hand stabbed him hard in the chest with the help of horse power.

Hu Yanhao looked at the sky and Bei Gongchun's strong face with a bit of despair!

Just when Beigong Chun killed Hu Yanyi first and then Hu Yanhao, the right camp was in a mess. The soldiers and generals inside did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals. Almost the entire camp of the Xiongnu army was almost completely paralyzed.

And Liu Cong's army finally formed a military formation to complete the integration and came here to support them.

"General, the puppets have military support. We are weak with few people, so we should evacuate first." said the general beside him.

"It's a pity. If there were three thousand cavalry, I would definitely go to Zhongying to have a try." Bei Gongchun couldn't help but sigh.

Bei Gongchun left as quickly as he came. He evacuated decisively before Liu Cong's troops encircled him. Apart from the smoke and dust, there was only chaos on the ground. Even Bei Gongchun himself did not know what he had done to the entire Huns. What a blow the Han Dynasty caused!

When Liu Cong arrived with the rescue soldiers, restored order in the right camp, and took stock of the losses, Liu Cong almost fainted.

Hu Yanyi, the Great Sikong of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom and his uncle, was killed in the battle. Hu Yanhao, the backbone of the Huyan clan and the conquering general, was killed in the battle. There is no need to look at the other casualties in the list. The death of these two people alone had a great impact on the Xiongnu Han Kingdom. Big earthquake.

Liu Cong stopped the army's advance and immediately wrote to Liu Yuan to explain the matter clearly.

Their death was really not their own fault, it was really their inability to die!
To be honest, Liu Cong was quite shocked at first, but the more he wrote, the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.

There is no way that the Huyan family is Liu Yuan's wife clan, especially the important supporting force for Prince Liu He.

This crusade against Luoyang was more or less facilitated by a group of people represented by the Huyan clan.

One of the important reasons why he can serve as a general is that Liu Yuan made himself the commander-in-chief in order to balance the two forces of the Xiongnu faction and the Sinicization faction within the country. However, the main force in the crusade against Luoyang this time was still the Xiongnu faction.

Now that he is dead like this, it is not a bad thing for Liu Cong anyway. If it is bad, it is also a good thing for the bad prince Liu He.

However, Liu He explained to Liu Yuan the whole story of Hu Yanyi's death in battle. At the same time, he did not dare to be careless at all, and began to find out why the army led by Hu Yanyi was trampled by the enemy's horses in broad daylight, resulting in the collapse of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty. The highest-ranking official in history was killed in battle, and lessons must be learned from this matter.

In fact, Liu Cong checked again and again, and finally came to the conclusion that the Huns soldiers under his command were weaker than the Han army!
Yes, when Liu Cong came to this final conclusion, he even wanted to scold Liu Li for coming to this conclusion.

Do you know what you are talking about? I have fought so many victorious battles, but you actually say that the Huns are weaker than the Han army.

Liu Li, the king of Anyang, said: "The Han people have been recruiting troops to fight for many years, and the entire army has been honed to a very strong level.

On the contrary, our Huns have been at peace for a long time and have been sparse in battle formations for a long time. Therefore, in terms of frontal combat effectiveness, our army cannot compare with the Han army.

To be able to win the Battle of Changping, the main force is Shi Le's Jie tribe or Wang Mi's Han people, which have little to do with us Huns! "

When Liu Cong heard this truth, he looked at Liu Li with a bit more disgust.

After all, Liu Li's words didn't mean that the victory of the Changping Battle under his leadership had little to do with him.

However, Liu Cong also had to admit that Liu Li was right. When the Xiongnu soldiers and Han people encountered an attack, the soldiers did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the performance of the soldiers. Looking at the regulations Wang Mi sent him for instructions, could Liu Cong not know? What Wang Mi meant.

He even lamented that after the Han army under Wang Mi had been purged, he still had time to ask for instructions from himself.

In contrast, the camp of the Huns soldiers was in chaos from beginning to end. If they did not lead their own troops to suppress it, they would probably collapse immediately.

Just like this, Liu Cong also planned to take advantage of this opportunity to use Luoyang to train his Huns soldiers.

After all, the core of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom is the Huns. If one's own people do not have sufficient military strength, it will always be a considerable hidden danger.

And now he wants to use this opportunity to make up for the weaknesses of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom.

So Liu Cong quickly wrote an additional memorial to Liu Yuan, saying: "The Jin Dynasty's army is small and weak. They cannot give up the attack because of the death of Hu Yanyi and others. If they insist on staying and capturing Luoyang, then the world will change!" "

While Liu Cong reorganized the army, promoted Hu Yanlang, the junior champion general of the Huyan family, and regained control of the army, he was waiting for Liu Yuan's reply, so he did not attack Luoyang directly, and the military situation slowed down slightly.

At the same time, Beigong Chun seized the flag of Youying and returned to Luoyang City. Not to mention that the morale of the entire Luoyang City rose sharply, and at least the panic of the people had stabilized.

At least Sima Yue's head was still normal, and he immediately cooperated with the propaganda forces in Luoyang City to start publicity.

"The great horse of Liangzhou is running rampant in the world. The bandits and thieves of Liangzhou are gone. The flamboyant owl kills people."

After hearing this, Bei Gongchun was also quite proud, but then Sima Yue began to ask Wang Yan to recruit Bei Gongchun.

After all, Sima Yue's relationship with his fierce man Gou Xi had just deteriorated, and now that he saw such a fierce man as Bei Gongchun, he naturally wanted to recruit Bei Gongchun.

But Bei Gongchun looked at Sima Yue's appearance, and then thought about Zhang Gui's glory, and finally refused Sima Yue's invitation without hesitation, saying that he was Zhang Gui's person.

His persistence made Sima Yue quite unhappy, but it was not the time for reckoning yet. After all, Liu Cong had not retreated yet, but Sima Yue's attitude towards Bei Gongchun had cooled down.

Although he was neither a friend nor an enemy, Sima Yue also chose to let Beigong Chunxianfu down, euphemistically saying:
"A general's strength must be used when necessary."

Liu Cong's waiting soon brought an edict from Liu Yuan allowing him to continue the attack.

Although Hu Yanyi's death had a great impact on the Xiongnu internally, Liu Yuan still respected Liu Cong's decision on the front line and chose to continue the attack.After successfully gaining recognition, Liu Cong immediately made arrangements. Liu Cong divided his troops to siege the city, Liu Yao attacked the east gate, Wang Mi attacked Guangyang Gate, Liu Jing attacked Daxia Gate, and Liu Cong, Liu Li, and Hu Yanlang attacked Xuan Gate. At Yangmen, several armies attacked Luoyang City together.

And this kind of attack, to be honest, is quite difficult to work.

Because the Xiongnu Han Kingdom not only had few soldiers of the Xiongnu who had experienced battles, but also had very little experience in conquering fortified cities.

For example, whether Liu Tai made a surprise attack on Yecheng or forced his eldest son to surrender, he never really experienced a siege.

Even the Han army under Wang Mi had never experienced a siege battle, so the other Huns soldiers were even worse.

Luoyang is the capital of the Jin Dynasty and a famous city in the world. Although Sima Yue is despised as a superior, he indeed controls the most important military power of the entire Jin Dynasty.

Bei Gongchun's attack on Liu Cong's army actually caused limited damage, but it made the soldiers in Luoyang City realize that Liu Cong's army was not invincible.

If there is food in a fortified city, morale is not low. It was almost impossible for the outside army to take it by force in the feudal era.

Not to mention, Liu Cong's army is not famous for attacking fortresses, and it is almost impossible to capture Luoyang in one go.

Liu Tai naturally mingled with Wang Mi's army and took the initiative to take on the task of cutting down trees.

"Why are you hiding so far away! Are your elite men trained just to chop down trees?"

When Wang Mi saw Liu Tai taking the initiative to cut down the trees, he cursed, "You're so disrespectful of taking Luoyang!"

“If Beigong Chun hadn’t attacked the right camp and boosted the morale of Luoyang City, maybe we could have defeated them in one battle.

But now that Luoyang City has soldiers and food, morale is still high. Let's take the lead. Uncle, give me a task of cutting down trees and let me get through! Liu Tai said very sincerely to Wang Mi.

"Don't disturb the morale of the army!" Wang Mi heard Liu Tai's words, thought for a while, and said, "Just stay in the army for me. If there is a chance, I need your elite troops to be the first to come!"

"Wei!" Liu Tai agreed after hearing Wang Mi's words. For Liu Tai, his goal had been achieved.

Siege warfare has always been the bloodiest and most helpless war in the feudal era. Liu Tai knew that he had trained elite soldiers with proven experience, but if such elite soldiers were used up in such an siege battle, he would probably be cruel. Hit yourself hard in the mouth.

Therefore, Liu Tai came here to express that he did not want to participate in this siege, but at the same time he promised Wang Mi that he would obey Wang Mi's orders if he had the chance. This statement was enough.

At least in Wang Mi's view, Liu Tai is the strongest card in his hand. Naturally, this card cannot be used in siege battles.

Moreover, Wang Mi has fought a lot, and this is not his first time here in Luoyang. Naturally, he knows that outdoor warfare is absolutely different from siege warfare.

Why he was completely defeated when he besieged Luoyang? Others don't know, but he doesn't know it either!
Therefore, Wang Mi attacked Guangyang Gate with the spirit of not seeking merit, but seeking no faults, and steadily advanced step by step.

After all, Wang Mi suffered a big loss last time. He might have taken control of the Central Plains and become the king of China.

It was not like running over to work for Liu Yuan like now, so Wang Mi just did it slowly with an exploratory mind.

And Wang Mi's experience is not that of others. Compared with Wang Mi's step-by-step approach and unhurried attack on the city, the Huns at other gates commanded various other ethnic minorities, and even the Han people came forward one after another, but they were all resisted. Outside the city.

After several days of high-intensity siege, all those soldiers who died were wiped out, but those injured who came back alive were wailing in the military camp one after another.

It only lasted a few days, and Liu Cong knew that he could no longer attack like this. If he continued like this, he was afraid that he would mutiny before Luoyang was captured.

Liu Tai stayed outside Luoyang City for a few days. Seeing that Luoyang City could not be captured, he asked Wang Mi:
"Uncle, Luoyang is so strong that it may not be possible to capture it for a while. Does King Chu have any intention of retreating?"

Hearing Liu Tai's words, Wang Mi glared at Liu Tai fiercely. If it weren't for his nephew who was raised by himself, you would have been dragged out and executed in the name of disturbing the morale of the army with your outspoken character.

You have been reading history books for so long, you know it is useless, right? You can shout casually here whether to retreat or not!

Wang Mi said, "Forget it if you yell at me in private. Don't say it outside the military camp, otherwise you will be sued!"

"The fortified city is difficult to conquer. Is there any way to capture Luoyang?" Liu Tai couldn't help but ask.

"There's nothing you can do?!" Wang Mi couldn't help but glance at Liu Tai after hearing what he said.

Liu Tai shook his head and said, "We have troops, food, and morale. As long as Sima wants to fight, I really don't know how to attack!"

Although Liu Tai looked down on Sima's Jin court, at least it was a unified dynasty.

When facing the barbarians, they subjectively treat the barbarians as slaves. That means they really look down on the barbarians from the bottom of their hearts.

Unlike some separatist regimes that lick foreigners, they dared to consecrate Mount Tai even before the world was unified, a strong city with an army, food, and morale. In the end, the emperor took the lead to send it off. After all, we cannot expect all rulers to be like this. What a fool!
"Hey, there's nothing you can do?!" Wang Mi felt a little helpless after hearing Liu Tai's words.

Liu Tai looked at Wang Mi and said: "This is a strategic issue and cannot be reversed by tactics.

Unless the food transportation between Luoyang and other places is cut off, causing a shortage of food in Luoyang City, only then can we have a chance to siege Luoyang.

Otherwise, Luoyang will not be able to take it. The food in Luoyang City now is probably more than ours! "

"You still see clearly!" Wang Mi couldn't help but nodded.

"What does the King of Chu think? Does he refuse to withdraw?" Liu Tai couldn't help but wonder after hearing Wang Mi's words.

"King Chu, we decided to climb Mount Song!" Wang Mi looked up at the sky, really not understanding Liu Cong's thinking.

"Huh? Mountain climbing?" Well, Liu Tai didn't understand either.

　I had my wisdom teeth removed...it hurts so much. Don't wait too long today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)