Pei Xingyan's escape turned his troops into lambs to be slaughtered, and the situation of the entire war was completely reversed.
At the same time, Pei Renji's department also encountered trouble.
At the beginning, the resisting troops in the city were unorganized and mostly acted spontaneously. Facing the powerful Wei army, they were naturally divided and surrounded by the opponent and defeated one by one.
When Zhang Fangyi and Wang Zhibian led their troops to Tianjie and fought with the bandits, their appearance finally changed.
Wang Zhibian's troops numbered three to four thousand people and were well prepared. They fought fiercely with the bandit troops on Tian Street and did not lose. For Wang Zhibian, who has guarded Luoyang for many years, he is familiar with every plant and tree in Luoyang, and this is his home court.
Led by Wang Zhibian¡¯s troops, more and more Sui troops began to stabilize their positions and launch counterattacks.
Pei Renji made a wrong calculation. It is true that when people are in chaos and panic, they tend to do things that follow the crowd, and most collapses stem from this. But when most people are confused and at a loss, if someone can remain calm and unmoving, this person will also become the backbone of most people.
Wang Zhibian's troops went upstream and fought against the bandits to the death, and soon became the backbone of the Sui army.
"Brothers, come on, the Wagang thieves are going to massacre the city after they break through it. Think of your wives and children!"
"Brothers, if you kill the Wagang bandit, everyone will get a reward!"
Zhang Fangyi sent people to mix among the rebels, deliberately promoting the brutality of the bandits and the massacre of the city.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City. Think about it and know that after the opponent breaks the city, it is impossible to massacre the city on a large scale. But at this time, everyone's blood was pouring out, and no one could think clearly. Moreover, ordinary people would not hesitate to view bandits with the utmost malice, but who can guarantee that these bandits will not really massacre the city.
Almost most of the defenders in Luoyang City settled in Luoyang City, so for the Sui army in the city, this battle has changed from serving as soldiers to eating food to protecting their own homes.
You can be lazy when working for the army, but you have to work hard to protect your wife, children, and children.
The morale of the Sui army is getting higher and higher, and more and more Sui troops are coming from all directions. With Zhang Fangyi in the middle, everyone is no longer scattered, but can each do his own thing and do his best.
There are less than 30,000 people in Pei Meng's army, and they are scattered everywhere. Originally, they had been able to gain advantage through surprise attacks and the Sui army's fear of bandits, but in the current situation, they were at a disadvantage.
Pei Renji was secretly frightened and wanted to retreat.
It¡¯s just that Pei Renji still felt a little unwilling to accept this scene. After all, immortality is about to be obtained at your fingertips. If you just leave like this, it will be difficult for you to have such an opportunity again in the future.
Pei Renji persisted in refusing to retreat, but the Sui army became more and more numerous, and finally forced himself into a desperate situation.
At this moment, a horse flew from the north, looking very embarrassed. It was Pei Xingyan, the son of Pei Renji.
Pei Xingyan couldn't stand the chance of Huang Zhang's cavalry, so he took the opportunity to escape. The previous guilt was just a fleeting moment, but at this time, saving his life was the top priority. But the city gate had been occupied by the Sui army, and there were strong enemies in front and behind, so he had no way out.
Pei Xingyan was forced to go to the top of the city.
Huangfu Wuyi also commanded the troops to attack from both sides of the city walls. At this time, the entire Duanmen was in fierce fighting.
Pei Xingyan was holding his horse and looking around, he saw all the Sui troops. The Wei troops in Wengcheng had been completely annihilated by the Sui troops, and most of the Wei troops on the city walls were divided and surrounded.
Pei Xingyan knew that if he stayed in Duanmen any longer, he would either be captured or killed. However, at this time, he had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, and he was on the verge of despair.
Pei Xingyan is also bold.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, he actually carried Dazhao behind his back, picked up the two corpses, and jumped off the city wall.
The city wall is three to four feet high. If an ordinary person jumped off, he would have been smashed into meat pie.
But Pei Xingyan was lucky. They fought fiercely for a long time, and the ground was full of dead bodies. Pei Xingyan held two more corpses under him as a buffer, so he didn't fall to death.
Even so, the huge impact almost displaced Pei Xingyan's internal organs. Pei Xingyan felt pain all over his body and almost couldn't breathe. He shook his head reluctantly and then stood up.
There were not many Sui troops outside Duanmen. Pei Xingyan managed to grab a war horse and fled south, thus surviving.
Pei Renji was shocked when he heard that his son's army had been wiped out at Duanmen, and even the elite cavalry from Duke Wei's mansion had appeared. However, he was a little greedy and kept scolding his son: "One general is incompetent and the entire army will be exhausted! You still have the nerve to come back."
Pei Xingyan didn¡¯t dare to speak, so he could only be disappointed.??.
No matter how greedy Pei Renji is, he is also a man who cherishes his life. In this situation, there is no win or lose, and he can only choose to retreat.
Pei Renji immediately ordered his son Pei Xingyan to be the vanguard, and everyone retreated from Luoshui.
?????????????But at critical moments, it is this son that Pei Renji can rely on.
But it was easy to come but hard to go. The Wei army was wreaking havoc in Luoyang City, which had long aroused the anger of the soldiers and civilians in the city. No matter what, the Sui army would not let them leave without hesitation.
Seeing that Huang Zhang had destroyed the formation of the bandit army, he turned around and headed south to continue attacking Pei Renji. As for the rout of troops inside and outside Duanmen, they were already running like wildfire and there was nothing to worry about.
When Huang Zhang's troops arrived at Tianjin Bridge, they met Pei Renji who was trying to escape.
The two sides immediately started a fierce battle on Tianjin Bridge.
Under normal circumstances, the Tianjin Bridge, as a pontoon bridge, is not suitable for cavalry charges no matter how strong it is. But now Luoshui is frozen, and Tianjin Bridge is also frozen together, which can be said to be as solid as a rock.
There is still some distance between Luoshui and both sides of the bank. If you want to travel, you still have to pass through the Tianjin Bridge. So Huang Zhang formed a tight formation and rushed to the Tianjin Bridge, quickly smashing the Wei army on the bridge to pieces.
The Wei troops were unable to escape and jumped from the bridge into the Luoshui River.
Pei Renji also recognized Huang Zhang. Seeing the cavalry moving like thunder, he felt no luck. Pei Renji knew very well that if the opponent was allowed to rush across the Tianjin Bridge, they would face a massacre.
At this time, Pei Renji was also cruel and immediately ordered a fire to be set on the south end of the Tianjin Bridge to ignite the Tianjin Bridge and block the Sui army.
Pei Renji took his son and his followers and jumped into the frozen Luoshui River, preparing to escape from Luoshui.
Pei Xingyan quickly said: "Father, our army is still fighting fiercely with the Sui army. If we burn the Tianjin Bridge, it will block the Sui army's cavalry, but it will also block their retreat route."
Pei Renji replied: "How can you care so much at this time? If Huang Zhang is not stopped, both of us will have to be prisoners."
Soon the fire ignited, igniting the entire Tianjin Bridge, like a fire dragon across the river, blocking all directions from east to west, north to south.
Huang Zhang hurriedly ordered everyone to turn around and return to the north bank.
Because all his men were cavalry, it was difficult to get down to the river. Huang Zhang suddenly regretted that he could only watch Pei Renji and his son escape. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com