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Chapter 1739 Raid on Dongshi

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    On the ninth day of March, Li Mi ordered Meng Rang to lead 2,000 infantry and cavalry troops to raid Luoyang.

    Meng Rang is also considered a figure. He was the eldest brother in Changbai Mountain and was the earliest gravedigger of the Sui Dynasty along with Wang Bo.  It's a pity that he has poor strength and luck. Since he was defeated by Wang Shichong, he has been wandering around Henan.  Hearing that Li Mi was called Wei Gong in Luoyang, he quickly came to join him.

    Meng Rang has been a thief for so many years and has experienced ups and downs. He also knows that his family background is not enough and he is not a king or a hero, so he is ready to cling to a hero and seek to be a founding hero.  This time I defected to Li Mi sincerely.

    But it¡¯s hard to say what Li Mi was thinking.

    Li Mi didn¡¯t have much confidence in the attack on Luoyang. He didn¡¯t even know the specific defense and number of defenders in Luoyang.  Sending Meng Rang to attack at this time was more like a test.  Testing Meng Rang's loyalty and also testing the details of the Sui army.

    Although Meng Rang felt that Li Mi's plan was unreliable, he did not dare to object at this time.  If a newly attached person shirks orders when he comes up, he will never be able to gain a firm foothold in the future.

    Meng Rang led two thousand cavalry quietly to the west, bypassing the Sui army's defenses, and headed straight for Luoyang.

    What Meng Rang originally thought was that if there was a Sui army blocking the way, he would not fight the opponent, but would just pretend to be weak and retreat justifiably.  But who could have expected that there would be no obstruction from the Sui army along the way, which allowed Meng Rang to advance all the way to the outside of Luoyang City without encountering any obstruction.

    Meng Rang looked around, and in front of him was Fengdu City, the bustling East Market of Luoyang.

    There were originally only three markets in Luoyang, the eastern capital, namely the North Market, the South Market, and the West Market.  As for the East Market, it was not part of the plan. It was a spontaneously formed market outside the city.

    But the market in the city is equivalent to Wanda, Ginza, and Wal-Mart in later generations. The stores are good and the consumption is high.  The East Market is equivalent to a large town fair, and you can do business just by setting up a stall. Therefore, ordinary people come here to do business, and its prosperity is no worse than the other three cities.

    Meng Rang knew that he only had 2,000 cavalry in his hands. Although he was caught by surprise, if he attacked the city, he would be seeking death.  No matter how weak the Sui army is, it cannot be defeated by these two thousand men.

    So Meng Rang set his goal from the beginning on creating chaos.

    Meng Rang ordered his men to rush toward Dongshi with fire tools, setting fire to all the stores, shops, and stalls along the way.  A group of bandits are wreaking havoc.

    Although the people of Dongdu knew that the bandits had occupied Luokou Cang, they still felt that this matter was still far away in their hearts.  Even Liu Changgong's defeat did not wake everyone up.

    Now Meng Rang appears in Dongshi, finally taking off the last face of Sui Dynasty.

    Two thousand gangsters rushed into Dongshi, killing people, setting fires, and causing chaos. Soon the entire Dongshi was in chaos.  Meng Rang did not give up and drove the people towards the city gate.

    Dongshi is close to Shangchun Gate. The defenders at the top of the city were caught off guard and quickly closed the city gate.

    Meng Rang didn¡¯t want to take the opportunity to break into the city. After all, he only had two thousand men at his disposal, and even if he could get in, he couldn¡¯t get out.

    But we can¡¯t just let the Sui army go.  Meng Rang had people bring a large amount of cloth, spices and other flammable materials from the East Market, pile them up outside Shangchun Gate, and then light them on fire.

    The billowing smoke ignited from outside Shangchun Gate and could be seen from Mang Mountain dozens of miles away.  What was burned by the fire was not only the materials that the people of Dongshi relied on for survival, but also the prestige accumulated by the Sui Dynasty for decades.

    Countless people looked at the thick smoke rising into the sky and finally believed that the Great Sui Dynasty was really going to die.

    Yang Tong, the king of Yue in the city, was also frightened. He thought that bandits had entered the city, so he quickly summoned the palace guards to protect him.  Later, when I heard that there were only a small group of bandits outside the city, I was anxious and annoyed, so I hurriedly ordered Yuan Wendu and others to suppress the bandits.

    Everyone in Yuan Wendu also looked ugly. Whatever happened today, the Sui Dynasty had lost all face.

    Yuan Wendu hurriedly ordered Huangfu Wuyi and others to go out of the city to suppress the bandits, but at this time, the bandits who were causing trouble could not be found.  Meng Rang was not a fool. He looted Fengdu City and burned Shangchunmen. The small court in Dongdu probably hated him to the core.  He has done what he has to do, and he only has two thousand men. If he doesn't run away now, will he stay and wait for the Sui army to kill him with a thousand swords?

    So Meng Rang turned around and ran all the way to Luokou.

    Huangfu Wuyi couldn't catch up, but he didn't dare to go deep, so he had to let the thieves escape.

    The fires in Dongshi and Shangchunmen were not completely extinguished until the next day.  Because Shangchunmen is a city wall, there is not much harm to it.  But the entire Dong City was ignited this time when the fire broke out.  After the fire was extinguished, only a piece of ruins was left, with people crying in their arms.

    Dongshi is completely finished.

    Hearing about the loss, Yang Tong was also greatly surprised.  At this time, Yuan Wendu suggested that now that Li Mi's bandits were raging in the eastern capital, the people outside the city were in danger.In order to prevent the bandits from raiding again, it is better to move all the people around Luoyang City into the city. Yang Tong agreed to this move.  As a result, all the houses were filled with people, and some even lived in the imperial city. Even the government offices of Taiwan, Province, and Prefecture were full of people.

    Zhang Fangyi also suggested that five thousand troops should be sent to Fengcheng City, five thousand troops to garrison Chunmen, and five thousand troops to garrison Mang Mountain in the north, forming nine battalions, with the first and last corresponding to prepare for the secret.

    At this time, the small court had no good solution, so it had to treat the head when it hurt and the foot when it hurt.

    However, everyone soon discovered that the city¡¯s population had skyrocketed and food supply was insufficient.

    There was no strong person in the city to suppress him, so all kinds of monsters and monsters jumped out.  Yuan Wen, the nominal leader in Luoyang City, is not Huang Mingyuan or Fan Zigai. He does not have the prestige, the confidence, and the temper that the two dare to overturn the table.  As a result, food prices in the city soon skyrocketed, and various security problems also increased.

    The small court in Dongdu had no choice but to transport rice into the city from Huiluocang.

    The Sui Dynasty had a solid foundation, but it could not withstand the constant tossing of the emperor, especially food. This was a consumable product. It was easy to eat but difficult to produce. There was not much left in Luoyang City.

    The city of Luoyang was in mourning, but Li Mi was overjoyed when he heard the news.  Meng Rang was indeed powerful, and his results were greater than he imagined.  As long as there is chaos in Luoyang, he will get twice the result with half the effort if he attacks Luoyang again.

    Li Mi was so happy that he rewarded Meng Rang greatly.

    Although Meng Rang was average in strength, he rebelled early and was so famous that the rebels in Henan and Huaibei called him "brother". His status and influence among the thieves could not be compared to even Zhai Rang, so Li Mi  Meng Rang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the march and granted the title of Duke of Qi.

    This title of Duke of Qi even surpassed that of Zhai Rang's Duke of Dong. This was Li Mi's deliberate attempt to suppress Zhai Rang's reputation and eliminate his influence in the army.

    Li Mi¡¯s reward for Meng Rang was worth a thousand gold to buy a horse bone. Seeing how generous Li Mi was, countless people surrendered.  In just over a month, Li Mi's strength has increased more than ten times, and he has hundreds of thousands of followers.

    So Li Mi led his army to attack Gong County on his side.  Zheng Yi, the supervisory censor, surrendered voluntarily and was entrusted with important tasks by Li Mi.

    Whether it is Yang Defang, Zheng Detao before, or Zheng Yi now, they all come from aristocratic families.  The defection of these people made Li Mi's momentum stronger, and also made Li Mi begin to transition from a purely peasant army to an armed landlord force.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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