Chapter 1184 Great Zhou Sends Troops

July 18, early morning, Luoyang City.

Since midnight last night, the sky began to rain lightly, and in the early morning, the rain became heavier and heavier, until the torrential rain poured down, and the Daxia army camp was completely muddy.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Han Xin gathered six army commanders and was having a routine early discussion.

Seeing the curtain of rain outside the tent and the water flowing on the ground, Wei Zhang, the head of the First Corps of the Baotao Army and general of Beizhong Lang, asked, "Commander, depending on the situation, the rain won't stop for a while, are you going to attack the city?" ?”

According to plan, the First Corps would be the vanguard of the siege.

Han Xin was also worried. After thinking for a while, he still said: "The plan remains unchanged. Since July, there have been heavy rains. It may be extremely difficult to wait for a sunny day. Choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun. Let's attack the city today. We are uncomfortable. The enemy is equally uncomfortable." Speaking of this, Han Xin glanced at Wei Zhang, "Is there any problem?"

Wei Zhang was still a little hesitant. After all, the heavy rain was extremely unfavorable to the siege of the city, but when the coach Han Xin saw it this way, all concerns were thrown out of the blue. Good start."

"Then go down and get ready!"

"promise!"

Except for the First Legion, the rest of the legions are only responsible for the outer security, and will not swarm into the city.

With this arrangement, the area of ​​the city wall to be blasted is limited and cannot accommodate too many troops. If they rush up in a swarm, the enemy may seize the opportunity and be attacked by a wave.

Second, what is going on in Luoyang City at the moment, the headquarters can only know a thing or two through the spies arranged by Shanhaiwei in the city, without on-site investigation.

Because of the complex terrain, street fighting relies more on intelligence.

Right now, the secret agents of Shanhaiwei are stepping up their efforts to find out where the Han army has set up fortresses, where they have deployed heavy troops, and how the entire defense line is composed.

Only after mastering these situations will Han Xin issue the order for a general attack.

The attack of the First Legion was firstly to test, secondly to be responsible for taking a stronghold in the city and laying down an outpost for the main force to enter the city, and thirdly to put pressure on the Han army.

Because of the heavy responsibility, Wei Zhang has scruples. Now that the military order has been issued, no matter how difficult it is, the first battle must be launched.

Since it was a regular meeting, it would naturally end soon. Looking at the army commanders who filed out, a trace of worry flashed in Han Xin's eyes. What he was worried about was precisely the abnormal weather.

Six years into Gaia, the weather has never been normal.

April and May are when the seedlings need water most, but there is no rain for a long time. For a mouthful of irrigation water, farmers in different villages can fight each other desperately.

Fortunately, the construction of water conservancy facilities in Daxia is relatively complete, and finally the rice is heading, and finally no water is needed, but the weather is not beautiful, and heavy rains occur frequently.

When it rains, it usually lasts for a week.

The time has entered July, and there are still heavy rains in various places, causing floods.

Seeing that the rice has matured and is about to be harvested, if the weather does not clear, the rice that has been working for several months will rot in the ground and there will be no harvest.

The spring wheat in the north is basically the same as the rice in the south.

Daxia's expedition to the Han Dynasty this time, in addition to the supply of grain and grass by the Jin Dynasty, was also based on the abacus of taking advantage of the first season of rice harvest to collect grain on the spot.

Unexpectedly, after a few days of sunshine, it was raining again.

Previously, the Great Xia cavalry were able to collect military rations in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and it was because the people everywhere were eager to harvest soon, so they happily handed over the rations.

Once the rainstorm continues and the rice rots in the ground, the consequences will be disastrous.

"I hope it will be sunny soon!"

This time when attacking Luoyang, Han Xin never worried about the frontal battlefield, only worried about logistics.

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At 9 o'clock in the morning, the camp of the First Army of the Baotao Army.

After confirming the military order, the soldiers of the First Legion began to act, braved the heavy rain and walked out of the camp, first gathered in the school grounds, and then came to the outside of the camp to form an array.

The northern city wall that collapsed yesterday has been cleared out by engineers, forming a large gap more than 20 meters wide. Through the gap, you can vaguely see the fortifications piled up with sandbags.

Last night, Luoyang City was also sleepless.

Wearing bright armor and riding a black war horse, Wei Zhang walked back and forth in front of the army formation, boosting morale, "Boys, the commander handed over the first battle to the First Army, that is his trust in us."

"What do we use in return?" Wei Zhang yelled.

The surrounding raindrops vibrated out of thin air amid the roar, making a "ba la la" sound.

"victory!"

"victory!"

The 70,000 soldiers flapped their weapons and shouted, turning a blind eye to the heavy rain overhead.

"That's right, it's victory."

Wei Zhang raised his arms and raised his sword forward, "Attack!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

70,000 soldiers, with divisions as units, marched forward brazenly.

At the same time, two hundred P2 artillery were pushed out again and entered the artillery position. Their task was to provide fire cover for the First Army.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just as the First Legion was advancing, the artillery fired in unison, aiming at the walls on both sides of the gap, bombarding the artillery, arrow towers, and defenders at the walls.

Under the attack of intensive artillery, smoke billowed from the top of the city, and it was plowed over and over again.

Wei Qing got the report, and said with emotion: "Soldiers are soldiers. They really don't make any mistakes, and don't give them any chance. Send an order to let the defenders withdraw."

"promise!"

No one thought that in such a ghostly weather, the Great Xia army would still attack the city without giving the Han army any time to prepare. If the Great Xia Army does not attack the city today, the Han Army will have more time to improve the fortifications.

Now it seems that there is no play.

While speaking, the First Division of the First Army of the Baotao Army had arrived near the moat.

It rained heavily overnight and the river surged.

"Engineers build a pontoon bridge, and archers are on alert!"

The head of the division was very experienced, and while giving orders, he kept his eyes on the other side of the river. In less than an hour, five simple wooden floating bridges were suspended on the moat, rising and falling with the river.

During the process, there was a dead silence on the other side. Obviously, the Han army on the opposite side had no intention of rushing out to interfere with the Great Xia army, and hid behind the fort with determination.

"charge!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the head of the division dispatched pikemen as vanguards to cross the river first. After crossing the river, reorganize the team a little bit, cross the chaotic gap, and kill towards the city.

Because of the huge gap, the Han army in the city couldn't fill it even if they wanted to. The Han army simply established the first line of defense within the city, centered on the gap, and used houses and streets as barriers.

As soon as the Great Xia army charged in, there was a round of arrows raining in front of them.

"Archers cover, rush in for me!"

The head of the division was very brave. He led his troops in person, braved the enemy's arrow rain, and killed the position at the entrance of the street. As long as he took the entrance of the street, he could occupy the entire street and complete the task assigned by the headquarters.

The Han army hid behind a one-meter-high sandbag and kept shooting at the enemy.

When the Daxia army approached, the Han army jumped out of the fortress and fought with the Daxia army. As soon as they came into contact, they used all their strength to put on a posture that they would not kill each other and vowed not to give up.

Both sides in the war are first-class elites, and there is no warm-up for masters.

"Either you die, or I die!"

Soon, with the entrance of the street as the center, scenes of desperate fights were staged. The blood was washed by the heavy rain and flowed wantonly on the Qingshiban street. Within an hour, the rain had turned blood red.

The Daxia army attacked resolutely, and the Han army defended tenaciously.

Surrounding the entrance of the street, the two warring parties fought for a full two hours, and there was still no winner. A small street actually blocked the way of the Great Xia Army.

Wei Zhang was in a hurry, cursed "trash", raised his sword, "Guards, follow me!"

"promise!"

Two thousand personal guards followed Wei Zhang across the moat and entered the city.

The soldiers of the First Division, who were still fighting, were so ashamed when they saw the head of the army commit suicide, that the head of the division wanted to commit suicide on the spot to apologize.

"Boys, fight for me, if you don't win the battle, what face will you have to meet the commander-in-chief?!"

"kill!"

The surviving soldiers of the First Division suddenly turned red, desperate for their lives, like wolves, tigers, or a group of evil spirits, they rushed towards the enemy.

The personal guard led by Wei Zhang pierced into the enemy's hinterland like a sharp sword.

In the face of such a fierce offensive, the Han army finally couldn't defend and was beaten back steadily. Seeing this, Wei Zhang resolutely seized the opportunity, took the lead in crossing the fortress, and entered the enemy's interior.

The officers and men of the first division met and followed closely.

Once the gap was opened, it could no longer be defended. After nearly three hours of fierce fighting, the Great Xia Army finally took down the street entrance and established an outpost after paying huge casualties.

The surviving soldiers, because the fighting was too fierce, fell to the ground one by one, regardless of the water on the ground, they just sat on the ground with their backs against the sandbags to rest.

There was joy and pride on his face.

In this battle, they used the swords in their hands to defend the glory of the First Division.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. After the first street entrance is taken, the next attack becomes easier. As the remaining divisions of the First Army enter the city one by one, an entire block has been taken by the evening. .

The indestructible city of Luoyang was left with a gap.

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It's night, Handan City.

The Battle of Luoyang has attracted the attention of all parties, because of the existence of the communication compass, it cannot be hidden at all. Di Chen has been following the battle of Luoyang all the time, especially the battle report of Luoyang from time to time.

Knowing that the Great Xia Army had already entered the city and that the Battle of Luoyang had entered a critical stage, Dichen finally made up his mind.

"Come on, tell me about General Lian Po!"

"promise!"

Soon, Lian Po rushed to the imperial study.

Di Chen didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "The time is ripe, and we will send troops to advance tomorrow."

"yes!"

There was a flash of excitement in Lian Po's eyes.

This is the first real foreign war since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the opponent is still the Great Jin Dynasty, which makes Lian Po, a veteran, very excited.

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On July 19th, when the battle of Luoyang fell into a stalemate, Da Zhou suddenly declared war on Da Jin.

The Imperial Forest Army, Danyang Army, Overlord Army, and Red Blood Army under the command of the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the necessary troops to defend against monster lairs, the four major armies came out together.

The overwhelming Zhou army rushed towards Dajin like waves.