Bright moon out of Tianshan

When Gao Huai led his troops to break through Luoyang City, Gao Zhi's scolding mansion report happened to be delivered. The reason was that Gao Hong sent a letter back to the imperial capital and sued him.

The mansion reported that the old emperor scolded very badly, saying that he was indecisive and delayed the march, which caused the army to stay under the city of Luoyang for a long time and could not move forward.Then he said that he made a mistake in the battle, which caused a group of soldiers to flee to Xianping (Tongxu County) to rob Gao Hong's grain and grass, forcing Gao Hong's Sixth Army to stop waiting for the grain and grass supply, which greatly delayed the marching process.and so on and so forth.

Although Gao Huai's mother died at the hands of his father, he himself has always been favored by his father.Perhaps Gao Zhi felt guilty, and he rarely even said serious things to him.However, Emperor Xuwen was fond of fighting all his life, so if he found that his son could not gallop on the battlefield and open up territory, his attitude would naturally change a little.

Gao Huai seemed to have expected such a result. Hearing the roar of war drums on the battlefield and the roar of killing, he casually tucked the residence newspaper into his sleeve and said to the messenger, "I see." In front of him was the battle flag Fluttering, the dust raised by the fighting men and horses on both sides covered the sky and the sun, the man stood in front of his horse and waited stupidly, surrounded by heavy guards in blue and black armor, standing densely in layers.

After a pause, Gao Huai asked, "What are you waiting for?"

The man said: "Reply, Your Majesty wants the Third Prince to write back."

Gao Huai said: "Didn't you see that I was busy?" The man was stunned, and Gao Huai continued: "It was reported in the mansion that Emperor Father is going to send a supervising army, you tell Father Emperor for me, and thank him."

A few days ago, Zhong Xiaota confronted the soldiers of Beiyan, and was torn open by the enemy, and fled to the southeast. Zhong Xiaota sent [-] soldiers and horses to drive them away with bluff.The people along the road had already received reports from many unknown people, and they fled with their families, taking away the newly harvested wheat and other things.Even the rest were bought by this group of reporters at a high price, and they got it somewhere.

Beiyan's tens of thousands of horses were forced to clear the country like this, and they were hungry all the way. They tried several times to break through the Yellow River navy and return to Zhao's territory, but they couldn't succeed.Hearing that not far ahead was the grain and grass escort team of the Eastern Qi Eastern Route Army, they rushed up like a flood of beasts and robbed the grain and grass without any politeness.

Gao Hong got the news that the grain and grass had been robbed, and seeing that there were only a few of his confidantes in the tent, he jumped up and cursed: "The third child is really not a serious person! The usual price is upside down. It’s a critical moment, right? If it falls into the hands of this king, and I pick his tendons and hamstrings and tie him to the bed, I won’t be able to get out of it for the rest of my life!” These words sound cruel, ambiguous, and... say no Qing, the lieutenant generals were speechless.Then he angrily wrote a letter to Gao Zhi, suing Gao Huai for disregarding the overall situation, deliberately playing tricks, and dragging him down.On the one hand, General Liang Fei was sent back with 5 horses, and with the cooperation of the local garrison soldiers, he wiped out the Beiyan soldiers viciously.

Gao Huai led the army to send troops from Xin'an, Zhong Ruota sent troops from Hulao Pass, and the two armies set off at the same time, heading straight for Luoyang.In less than half a day, Gao Huai went to the city of Luoyang. At dusk, Zhong Ruota's soldiers arrived, and the two groups of soldiers and horses met in victory under the city of Luoyang.

Cheng Qiufeng was slightly flustered when he heard the news. He and Yang Baozhen were in a love-hate relationship in Yichuan and Yiyang towns in the south of Luoyang city. At that time, it will be impossible to advance or retreat, and it will be difficult.He had no choice but to lead his troops back, and met Dong Qi's soldiers on a narrow road in the south of the city. After a fierce battle, he finally retreated into Luoyang City, intending to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then wait for an opportunity to go south.

Luoyang has been the imperial capital for thousands of years, a military center, and the thick city walls are solid and extraordinary.The length and width are both [-] zhang. There is no gate on the west wall, and three gates on the south wall. From east to west, there are Changxia gate, Dingding gate and Houzai gate.There are three gates on the east wall, from south to north, they are Yongtong gate, Jianchun gate and Shangdong gate.There are two gates on the north wall, Anxi gate in the east and Hui'an gate in the west.Luoshui flows across the city from east to west, and there are water gates on each of the east and west walls.

The soldiers and horses of the Eastern Qi Dynasty were concentrated on the east and south sides of Luoyang City. Gao Huai watched the battle between the upper and lower cities of the two countries every day outside the city, and was a little anxious in the shouting and killing.Lin Zaichun waited by his side to watch his words and expressions, seeing Gao Huai frowning slightly, he asked, "Is Your Highness in a hurry?"

Gao Huai smiled bitterly, and said: "The delay is too long. Originally, it is very common to besiege the city for a year or two, but my father is too impatient to wait. Besides, if Zhao Yuancai's reinforcements arrive, we will be the ones who will be passive."

Lin Zaichun said: "Hall Master Xiao went to dismiss the people along the road and bought food and grass by the way. It is logical that he should come back, but he has been missing. Maybe he and Master Shimen went somewhere to play together on a whim. Since I am here for the rest , I will follow the old hall master's order and do my best to help His Highness defeat the enemy." He turned around, waved gracefully to Ah Tu, one of the five heavenly kings, and said, "Come here, take out your dragon claw flying rope have a look."

Ah Tu hurriedly took a step forward, handed over the zip line respectfully, Lin Zaichun took it over and held it in his hand to show Gao Huai, and said slowly: "Let Ah Tu make more of this zip line, the lightness skills of these five people It’s very high. Let them use this tool to hang on the top of the city at night and lead soldiers to charge in. It’s best if they can open the city gate. Luoyang can be destroyed without attack.”

A Jin's face changed when he heard this, and he thought: "We are not Dong Qi's soldiers, we must rush to the front for any death-defying things!" But he didn't dare to refute Lin Zaichun, so he had to grit his teeth and bear it.

Gao Huai glanced at the faces of the five people, and saw that all of them were full of resentment, but he couldn't help but smile, and said: "These five are the masters of the stone gate, are they not suitable for us to use?"

Lin Zaichun said: "It's okay, since they are willing to follow me, and I have ordered my eldest brother to help His Highness, then they should think about His Highness's thoughts, worry about His Highness's needs, and die for the sake of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. It is an honor to die. If anyone refuses to obey, he will be sent back." Anyway, he was not the one who died, so he was righteous.But the backs of the five heavenly kings felt chilly at the same time. Their sect was called "Impermanence Gate".The master of Shimen has always been ruthless, and he must do what he says. The master of Shimen is also greedy and lustful, domineering, wives and daughters, so his reputation is much worse than that of Jiangnan Five Great Halls, and he is faintly rivaling the notorious Thirteen Banners.If you dare to retreat because you don't obey the order, you can imagine the result.

When the ziplines were ready, Gao Huai ordered to attack the city again with all his strength. At Dingding Gate, Houzai Gate, and Yongtong Gate, trebuchets and giant logs were used in turn. For a time, there were countless casualties in the city and the city, but the casualties of Dongqi The number of soldiers is obviously higher than that of Zhao Guo.

When the sky is getting late, the setting sun is like blood, and the forest is completely dyed.Gao Huai ordered the troops to be withdrawn, and the troops on both sides stopped, leaving only the corpses soaked in blood. Gao Huai rode his horse and walked slowly across the tragic battlefield, and ordered the soldiers to pack up the bodies of their own dead soldiers.For the past few days, he has been attacking the city during the day and withdrawing troops at night. He has formed a habit, and Cheng Qiufeng is also used to it.

As a result, at three o'clock that night, Dong Qi's soldiers and horses re-launched an attack on the south and east sides of the city wall.Cheng Qiufeng was already prepared and ordered the soldiers to stand firm. He had received the report from the mansion that the reinforcement vanguard troops sent by Zhao Yuancai were almost here.

But this night, became the decisive night.

The west side of Luoyang's city wall was not as well protected as the other three sides because there was no city gate. But this time, there were a group of skilled soldiers holding flying ropes.Four of them were so skilled that they forcibly seized the top of the city amidst all arrows, and fended off the soldiers' spears.On the west city wall of Luoyang, there was chaos.

When Cheng Qiufeng heard the military report, he said, "Could it be that you are attacking the west?" Then he sent a deputy general to take a look, but he saw that there were not many people attacking the city. Go down to the top of the city.The four leaders also left in a hurry.

Gao Huai watched from a distance, and after half an hour, he saw several firework rockets flying into the sky in Luoyang City, exploding in the air, radiant and colorful, like a dream, he said to Lin Zaichun beside him: "Xiao Jian has entered the city, but unfortunately I am not good at swimming, otherwise I will go in with him."

Xiao Jian led a pair of elite soldiers, together with Ah Shui, who was used to breaking various organs, and was sent by him to break a small hole in the sluice gate under the water gate of the west gate, and sneak into the city.Then I contacted the people in the Luoyang branch of the Fifth Hall, and turned it from the inside.The crowd dived in with the help of a medicinal plant called forsythia.Forsythia branches are hollow, up to six or seven feet long, with their mouths in their mouths, they dive into the bottom of the water, and one end is placed on the surface of the water, breathing freely, and the soldiers on the city can't find it anyway.Kuang, on the nearby city wall, the remaining four heavenly kings led their soldiers and tried to rush up the city wall with flying claws, successfully diverting the attention of the soldiers guarding the water gate.

The faint turmoil in Luoyang City became louder and louder, and then under the attack of Eastern Qi soldiers, Dingding Gate, Houzai Gate, and Yongtong Gate were all broken. Gao Huai rushed into Luoyang City with people, and Zhao Guo The soldiers fought fiercely in the street.He was blocked by layers of soldiers, but he looked around and saw Xiao Jian in the midst of the chaos. Xiao Jian was fighting with the enemy covered in blood. Gao Huai rushed forward and shouted: "Xiao Jian, you are injured. What? Why so much blood?"

Xiao Jian's clothes were all soaked, and he had a small piece of plant branch in his mouth. When he saw Gao Huai, he remembered to spit out the branch, and said, "No, it's someone else's blood!"

Gao Huai drew out his sword like the wind, fended off several Zhao soldiers who were rushing towards him, stretched out his hand to grab him, and said: "Don't delay any longer, try to get out of the city to find General Yang."

Xiao Jian was stunned, watching the panic-stricken killing, groups of soldiers whose blood was splashing everywhere, let out a tragic and indignant hissing sound.The atmosphere on the battlefield suits him very well and attracts him very much.He suddenly became angry, and asked: "Why? Why is it that at the critical moment, I don't have a part?" Gao Huai smiled at him, whispered a few words, and finally said solemnly: "You take my place?" kill him!"