The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 518 Great defeat of Li Mi, greatly increased prestige

After one night, at dawn the next day, the city of Luoyang was full of blood and smoke.

It is conceivable how great changes have taken place in the palace during the night.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night. Similarly, Wang Shichong also officially seized power and became the veritable master of Luoyang City.

During this period, Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu, etc. supported the emperor Yang Tong, and the ministers who opposed the Wang family were all eliminated by Wang Shichong one by one in this accident.

The criminals who were recruited by each of them ransacked their families and exterminated their families one after another, beheading those who were beheaded, and exiled those who were exiled.

This move can be said to have greatly deterred some officials in the city who opposed the Wang family. Everyone was in danger and stayed behind closed doors, not daring to make mistakes!

Immediately, the emperor Yang Yu couldn't help but add Wang Shichong as Shangshu Zuopushe under the persecution, and took charge of the government.

For a while, Wang Shichong also officially moved to Luoyang, built mansions in the city, and took over the military and political power.

At this moment, the ministers above the court were purged one after another and replaced with officials loyal to Wang Shichong.

Luoyang City, now seems to have become the hall of one word for the Wang family, and the emperor Yang Tong has become a master in name only, just like a puppet.

After cleaning Luoyang, Wang Shichong went out to inspect the house every day, stabilizing the hearts of the turbulent people and stabilizing the city.

Nearly half a month later, Wang Shichong ordered Wang Mang and others to continue to stabilize the situation, and he personally mobilized [-] steps to gallop towards Hulao Pass!

This time, it was a crucial battle after Wang Shichong seized power, and he could only win, not lose!
If he wins, then the Western Wei army will be nothing to worry about from then on, and if he loses, then Li Mi's military prestige will rise to a higher level.

The political situation that has just been stabilized is about to collapse, and the destruction of the Wang family is a foregone conclusion!

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Hulao Pass, also known as Jindi Pass, was named after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty.

Jindiguan is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains and ridges are criss-crossed, forming natural dangers.

Its Guancheng is located in the territory of Sishui in Xingyang. Since ancient times, it has been one of the main traffic routes guarding Luoyang, and it is the barrier to the east of Luoyang.

Since ancient times, if you want to enter Luoyang from the Central Plains, you must face this eternal pass.

If it weren't for Dong Zhuo in the late Han Dynasty who was greedy for life and afraid of death, burned Luoyang, and moved his capital to Chang'an, asking whether Dong's coalition army could break through this grand pass is still two things to say.

Today, Wang Yanzhang and Guo Shiheng are the main generals, guarding Jindi Pass, defending against the attack of the Western Wei army.

Although the Western Wei army fought successively in Xingyang and their morale was extremely high, they were helpless in the face of Guancheng, which was like an iron barrel!
The generals of the Western Wei Dynasty took turns to attack, and even Li Mi personally supervised the battle, but it didn't hurt Guancheng too much!

In fact, this grand pass cannot be broken through relying on manpower.

Under Jindi Pass, the distance between the left and right sides is no more than a few miles, and each time the siege of the city can accommodate no more than one battalion of soldiers, hundreds of troops.

What's more, the fifth king, Shichong, had hoarded a large amount of supplies for defending the city as early as the pass, and there were generals such as Wang Yanzhang sticking to it, so how could it fall?

Time flies by, and the Western Wei army has been away from the expedition for several months, and it has been lingering at Jindi Pass for a month alone.

At this moment, Wang Shichong has also stabilized the political situation in Luoyang, personally led the army to the pass, and continued to hold on.

Turn off the doubling of the defenders, making the siege even less likely to win!
For a while, Li Mi couldn't help thinking hard, thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy!

In fact, what Li Mi has always thought in his heart is to enter Guanzhong and use it as a place of dominance.

This can be seen from when he assisted Yang Xuangan in the rebellion, but Yang Xuangan was extremely stupid, but he did not adopt it.

After succeeding to Wagang, Li Mi also thought about the plan to march into Guanlong, but was stranded by the soldiers under his command.

After all, the predecessor of the Western Wei Dynasty was the Wagang group of bandits. To put it bluntly, they were people in the green forest. What they cared about was the actual interests in front of them.

So, how could they give up Luoyang's wealth in front of them, and go to gamble to seize the so-called Guanlong?
In the final analysis, Li Mi was also powerless. If possible, Li Mi would never waste time in the Luoyang area, so that Li Yuan's family could take advantage of it in vain.

In fact, according to the "Supplementary Book·Li Mi Biography", there is a very profound passage in it; Chai Xiaohe said: "The Qin land blocked the mountains and the rivers, and the Western Chu died on its back, and Han Gaodu fought for hegemony."

"If you are a fool, the Duke of the Ming Dynasty will attack Chang'an westward with a simple and elite army. If the people don't greet you, there will be no battle."

From this record, we can know that once his advisers persuaded Li Mi to go west and occupy the land of Guanlong.

However, in Li Mi's reply, it deeply reflected Li Mi's powerlessness.

Mi said: "The servant has thought about the king's plan for a long time, and sincerity is the best policy."

"My subordinates, as well as Shandong people, have seen that they have not gone to Luoyang, so why are they willing to follow them!"

"All the generals came out of a group of thieves, and each of them will compete for male and female. If they do, they will be defeated."

From Li Mi's reply, it can be seen that Li Mi has no intention of marching into Guanlong.

The generals under his command are all out of a group of bandits, staying in Henan and Shandong, they will fight each other.

This is why Li Mi has always been obsessed with the land of Luoyang.

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Western Wei Army Ocean, in the military tent
Li Mi sat on the king's seat, and Chai Xiaohe, his adviser, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "King Wei, Jindiguan has been the gateway to Luoyang since ancient times."

"The terrain between the pass cities is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our army can't break through the pass cities at all."

"At this moment, Wang Shichong is personally leading the army to defend the pass city. If the attack continues, there will be no benefit other than self-defeating troops!"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng, a literati in green shirts, also slowly advised: "Prestige, what Chai Shangshu said is very true. It is futile to attack by force."

"It's better to accept it as soon as it's good. First, you can manage the captured Xingyang land with peace of mind. When the time is right, it's the best policy to wait for the opportunity to attack Luoyang."

The words were spoken, but they were greatly recognized by the generals, and they all suggested withdrawal.

After this battle, the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty also saw the strength of Jindi Pass, and no matter what means they used, they could not shake its foundation.

Therefore, the generals started in the grass, and of course they were unwilling to block their wealth and lives in this battle.

It can be seen from this that the Western Wei army's heart like an arrow is clearly revealed!
However, Li Mi was not reconciled, but he didn't want to give up this great opportunity.

After all, this time our own expedition to Luoyang has taken a huge part, and that is to follow the emperor's will to eliminate rebellion.

However, if one's own side withdraws troops, there will not be such a good chance next time.

Li Mixin was in Luoyang, and of course many spies were placed in Luoyang. They also treated the emperor as a puppet, and secretly reported the information that Wang Shichong took over the power.

Therefore, Li Mi did not want to lose this god-given opportunity.

It was because of the fruitless thinking that Li Mi was very annoyed and regretted not letting Xu Shiji come with the army.

This time, Li Mi went to the battle in person, and Zhai Rang was handed over to the rear.

But the rear is related to the safety of the entire army, and nothing can be lost. To be on the safe side, Li Mi stayed behind Xu Shiji and asked him to assist Zhai Rang to defend.

"Hey, there is another new force, I almost forgot."

Immediately, Li Mi changed his mind and suddenly thought of another strategy.

"Assault back to Luocang!"

Yes, raiding the Luoyang granary is the only plan Li Mi has come up with now.

Xingluo warehouse, Huiluo warehouse and Luokou warehouse are one of the three granaries supplying Luoyang.

However, Xingluo and Luokou were seized by Li Mi's soldiers long before, and their food was emptied.

Today's Luoyang is almost supported by Hui Luocang. It is conceivable that if there is any mistake in Hui Luocang, the situation in Luoyang will definitely be worse!
At that time, no matter how invincible Jindiguan is, because of the insufficient supply of food and grass, it will only be defeated.

It can be said that this is now the only plan for the Western Wei army to break through Luoyang, and it is also the place where Wang Shichong's troops survive.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mi did not inform the generals of the facts, but only ordered the generals to continue to prepare for the war and carry out a strong attack next time.

After all, this plan is the only chance to break through now, so Li Mi has to be cautious.

Who knows if there is any secret operation arranged by Wang Shichong in the army? If he raises it rashly, the news may be leaked.

In the following days, the Western Wei army continued to storm Guancheng under Li Mi's personal supervision.

The reason for storming the pass city was to create an illusion to confuse Wang Shichong.

Let him know that there is no way out for his side now, the only way is to attack by force!
In this way, it can also distract the attention of his army and create a big victory for Pei Renji.

For a while, the battle in front of the Jindi Pass continued in full swing, and Li Mi seemed to be paying great attention to the battle in front of the pass.

In fact, he was worried about the situation on Pei Renji's side, whether he could successfully raid and take back Luocang.

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A few days later, Pei Renji's troops who raided back to Luocang sent back news.

However, it was not good news, but bad news. The battle report stated: "Back to Luocang, there have been dense heavy soldiers ambushing."

"I just arrived at Huiluocang, and when I was about to attack, I was besieged by the enemy on all sides."

"During the battle, the Western Wei army suffered heavy losses. Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son led thousands of remnants and fled in panic."

It turned out that when Wang Shichong was leading the army, he guessed that when the Western Wei army was unable to attack for a long time, Li Mi would go to attack his own lifeline.

What is the lifeblood of Luoyang? It deserves to be the only granary, Luokou warehouse.

Therefore, in fact, the reinforcements were not the main force. Halfway up the road, Wang Shichong used the strategy of switching packs, leading the army to gallop at night, and rushed back to Luocang to ambush.

As for the reinforcement of Guancheng, the scale of the large-scale sergeants created is nothing more than the civilian men called by Wang Shichong.

After being defeated by Huiluocang, Li Mi knew that the battle could not continue, so he immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the retreat of the whole army.

However, this time Wang Shichong came clearly prepared. Just as the Western Wei army was withdrawing, Wang Shichong suddenly led the victorious army across Luoshui and went straight behind the Western Wei army.

Not only that, at this time Wang Yanzhang and other generals also rushed out from the pass, chasing them in three directions.

For a while, the two prime ministers fought in the wilderness, but what Wang Shichong used this time was the powerful army, the Jianghuai Army.

This army is full of combat power, and it is not comparable to the army formed by the bandits of the Western Wei Army.

The field battle lasted for several days, and finally ended in the defeat of the Western Wei army. The [-] troops at the time of the expedition were sharply reduced to [-] troops.

For a while, Li Mi couldn't help but fled in panic, leading [-] remnants of the army to flee in confusion.

Moreover, when Wang Shichong's troops came later, they recovered the cities of Xingyang.

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In this battle, Wang Shichong can be described as a complete shame, the first big victory after taking over the power.

At this moment, Wang Shichong's prestige rose unprecedentedly, and his rule in Luoyang became more and more stable.

On the contrary, because of this battle, Li Mi's prestige plummeted, and people in the territory suddenly panicked!
(End of this chapter)