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Chapter 1233 Attack on Luoyang

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    In the end, Fan Zigai was convinced by Zhang Fangyi.

    Zhang Fangyi believed that the imperial court's reinforcements were on the way and would arrive around Luoyang City in a short time. Yang Xuangan would definitely be defeated by then.  There is no need to go all out and put Luoyang City into a trap.

    Fan Zigai then decided to hold on. He ordered Duan Da, the general of Zuo Yiwei, to lead his army to guard the north gate, Zhang Fangyi to lead his army to guard the south gate, and General Feng Xiaoci of the right Houwei to lead his army to guard the west gate. Fan Zigai led his own troops to guard the east gate.  Although Fan Zigai was a civil servant, he once commanded the rural soldiers as Yi Tong and served as the general manager of Xunzhou. He guarded Lingnan for a long time and often went to war, so he was also very good at commanding troops.

    Fan Zigai could not trust anyone in the court, so there were not many people he could use.  Among the three generals, Duan Da was a close confidant of the emperor when he was hiding in his residence, Feng Xiaoci was a general that Yang Guang repeatedly promoted, and Zhang Fangyi was Huang Mingyuan's brother-in-law and could barely be used.

    At this time, Yang Xuangan outside the city repeatedly persuaded him to surrender to the city. Although many people in the city had an affair with him, he still could not break the city peacefully.  Seeing that time was running out, he decided to launch a forceful attack.

    In order to clear the outskirts of Luoyang City, Yang Xuangan divided 5,000 troops to occupy Cidong Road (in the west of Luoyang in today's Henan Province), and ordered 5,000 people to guard Yique Road (in the south of Luoyang in today's Henan Province). He sent Han Shi'er, the son of the founding father Han Qinhu, to  He led 3,000 men to surround Xingyang (today's northeast of Xingyang, Henan Province), and general Gu Jue led 5,000 men to capture Hulao (to the west of Sishui Town, northwest of present-day Xingyang, Henan Province).

    Han Qinhu died early, and Han Shier inherited the title and later served as the general manager of Liangzhou.  However, Yang Guang hated him and dismissed him from his post.  Three years after the great cause, Han Shi'e even lost the title of Duke of Shouguang County passed down by his father. This time he followed Yang Xuangan to rebel just for revenge.

    Even the second-generation officials of the Sui Dynasty like Han Shi'er defected to Yang Xuangan, which shows how unpopular Yang Guang was.

    Yang Xuangan ordered his younger brother Yang Xuanting to continue the siege of Jinyong City. He ordered his younger brother Yang Jishan to lead the attack on the north gate, general Wang Bozhong led his army to attack the south gate, general Zhao Huaiyi to attack the west gate, and then led his own troops to attack the east gate.

    Although Yang Xuangan has a large number of people, there are people from all walks of life in the army, including young and old.  The entire camp was filled with chaos, just like a vegetable market. There was no place to fight.  And these people all defected on their own initiative, so Yang Xuangan couldn't be harsh on them.

    After enduring these people for several days, Yang Xuangan couldn't bear it anymore.  This is an army that wants to kill people, not just playing tricks.  Yang Xuangan then ordered people to select the best among the people and form an army, and he got 50,000 troops.

    With these 50,000 troops, Yang Xuangan's strength greatly increased, and he finally launched an attack.

    In the past, Yang Xuangan didn't think there was anything good about Luoyang City, and it was far behind Daxing City. But today, when he was about to attack this city, Yang Xuangan realized that this city was really tall.

    The outer city walls of Luoyang are not bricks or rammed earth, but real stones.  Huang Mingyuan excavated countless huge stones from Jibei County, Hongnong County and other places, then transported them to Luoyang via the Yellow River, and then used tower cranes to build these stones into city walls one by one.  There is also good yellow mud between the stones, which is sealed tightly and is indestructible.  Except for the concrete of later generations, there is nothing comparable to this kind of city.  But it has an extremely long service life. Even if the inner city of Luoyang is burned down in the future, the outer city wall will not be affected.

    In the past, such large cities were designed by civil servants and craftsmen. Although they were magnificent, their defensive functions were sometimes not outstanding.  The design of Luoyang City was Huang Mingyuan.  Huang Mingyuan was well aware of the several battles that took place in Luoyang City at the end of the Sui Dynasty. For military defense, the outside of the Luoyang City Wall was designed as a slope, and circular blockhouses were built at the four corners of the city.  Moreover, in order to strengthen the defense at the city gate, wengcheng and hidden soldier caves were set up on both sides, which greatly increased the difficulty of attacking Luoyang City.

    There were more than 50,000 troops and government officials in the city, but Fan Zigai ordered people to recruit the best people in the city to defend the city.  Luoyang City had a population of nearly one million, and Fan Zigai had tens of thousands of soldiers, all of whom were deployed on the city walls.

    At this time, Yang Xuangan was looking at the Sui troops on the top of the city from below the city. They were so densely packed, one after another, that he couldn't even see the end of them.  He was horrified that there were so many defenders in the city.

    The Sui army continued to abuse and provoke the rebels on the city wall, but their morale increased.

    Yang Xuangan was powerful in this time and space, but the strength of the army in his hands was really insufficient.  The most important thing is that he does not have siege equipment at all, and he does not have enough craftsmen.  Although some aristocratic families who defected to Yang Xuangan provided him with many craftsmen, craftsmen who could build siege equipment were strategic resources and were not easy to obtain.

    Having built a batch of simple tools such as siege ladders, Yang Xuangan began to siege the city.  All he could rely on at this time was the bloody courage of his soldiers.

    But Fan Zigai is not a fool.

    Fan Zigai gathered a large number of people in the cityHe rolled wood and stones, and ordered people to take excrement and make golden soup.  When the rebels began to attack the city, a large number of rolling logs and stones were thrown at the city.  The rebels had no manhole rails or ladders at all, and could not suppress the Sui army's attack.

    As for the hot golden soup, pour it down one basin at a time.  The soldiers who attacked the city were often poured with golden soup, and their bodies were burned. Then, they would develop abscesses due to infection, and they would die within a few days.  Soldiers who had been burned countless times were wailing under the city, which deeply shocked the hearts of the siege soldiers.

    In order to train the young and strong army, Fan Zigai mixed the army with the young and strong, and then took turns to defend the city.  Although the battlefield was brutal, these soldiers suffered few casualties because they were able to suppress the attacking party.  Everyone performed their duties and worked together, and their combat effectiveness was immediately greatly improved.

    "Brother, we can't keep fighting like this."

    Yang Jishan was responsible for attacking the North Gate. Today he launched five rounds of attacks, resulting in more than 1,500 casualties.  At this casualty rate, his entire army would be wiped out within ten days at most.

    ¡°Brother, we don¡¯t have siege equipment, so the casualties will be too great.¡±

    Yang Xuangan didn't know it, but the siege equipment was also available.

    At this time, Li Mi stepped forward and said: "Mr. Chu, it is difficult to get off Luoyang City urgently, and Sui army reinforcements are coming. It would be safer to abandon Luoyang City and go west to Guanzhong via Hangu Pass."

    Li Mi still did not give up his plan to persuade Yang Xuangan to march westward. He felt that there was no point in continuing to attack Luoyang.  Even if Luoyang is conquered, can we still resist the reinforcements that follow?

    "Stop talking! Search for craftsmen tomorrow and continue building siege equipment."

    Yang Xuangan has been tired of being told by Li Mi these days, Guanzhong, Guanzhong, don¡¯t I want to go to Guanzhong?  If I really can go to Guanzhong, do you think I will attack Luoyang?

    Yang Xuangan was helpless. He finally understood that his father would not let him take the lead in rebelling against the Sui Dynasty, but it was already too late.

    " And when Li Mi saw that Yang Xuangan did not adopt his opinion, he felt even more helpless. What was the last thing he could do?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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