In the official hall of Yique City, Meng Bangjie was checking the capture of this battle. A personal soldier came in and said with his hands: "Deputy General Manager, Wang Xiaoli from Ruzhou suddenly dispatched many cavalry and blocked the surrounding Yique City for 10 or 20 miles. If it is dark today, I don't know the situation outside, so the cavalry had to enter the city."

Meng Bangjie was shocked and asked, "Wang Xiaolie has not participated in the war in Ruzhou for two months, so why did he suddenly participate in it with cavalry? If so, it is really worthwhile to dispatch a large army to attack Luoyang tomorrow. Now there are less than a thousand people around the Luoyang City General Manager, how can he resist it?"

When Meng Bangjie asked his personal soldiers to go out, he thought about it over and over in the official hall, but couldn't think of any solution.

According to Lian Gongjin, Wang Xiaolie had not participated in the war for two months, and he would definitely not participate in the war in the future, so he could ignore it. The attack on the Zhai family army was arranged accordingly. Otherwise, Meng Bangjie would have led the main force out, which would be too risky. Now Wang Xiaolie's cavalry suddenly participated in the war. It is hard to estimate what it means.

Pengpo Town is an important town in front of Longmen Mountain. Before dawn, I heard neat footsteps coming from the street. People who woke up early saw a brigade of Song troops coming from south to north through the glimmer of light. The team was divided into two rows, with a ranger reconnaissance in front, neatly and orderly.

An old man held a bundle of firewood, watched the team not stopping, and went straight to the dragon gate ahead. He rubbed his eyes and said, "The army of Taiwei Zhai was just defeated yesterday. Where did this army come from? Judging from their appearance, they are more strict than Taiwei Zhai's army."

At this moment, a general rode a horse to the old man and stopped and asked, "Brother-in-law, how many miles is there in front of the gantry?"

The old man hurriedly said, "There are fifteen miles left to return to the official. - Yesterday, Taiwei Zhai's army was just defeated. What army are you? Why are you here again?"

The general said: "We are the army of the King of Xiangyang. We are here to take Luoyang under the military order! You can stay at home in the past two days and don't walk around!"

After saying that, he went north with a dozen horses.

Looking at the general's back as he left, the old man murmured: "Xiangyang King Jieshuai, I heard that he had arrived in Ruzhou long ago, why did he come to Luoyang now?"

Looking at the army that could not be seen on the street, the team was neat, no one was making noise, and no one was harassing the people. They just went north silently. In the glimmer of morning, they were like ghosts. This was the first time that the old man had lived for sixty or seventy years.

In a short while, the streets of Pengpo Town were filled with people. Standing there, watching the army leader dragon move forward without looking back, they talked a lot.

In this era, the army marched all the way. This is the first time I have seen such a silent army. The soldiers in the team were not pierced armor, covered with leggings, and moved in a neat manner. Every hundred people, there was a team of mules and horses carrying soldiers' armor. The entire team looked orderly and there was no panic.

Looking at this army, the people of Pengpo Town couldn't help feeling at ease. The intuition told them that this army was different from the army they had seen before.

As soon as the sun penetrated the clouds and fog, Zhang Zhen had already arrived in front of Longmen Mountain.

The battlefield that had been fighting for two months was quiet at this time, and no one was seen. Corpse lying everywhere on the ground, swords and guns were everywhere. The Luoyang defenders did not clean the battlefield at all. Perhaps they could not do it for a while.

At the foot of Longmen Mountain where the two mountains stand together, there is no defensive army. Only a few soldiers were napping near the wooden walls built on the road a few days ago.

Zhang Zhen looked at it and said, "Jie Shuai is right. The Luoyang defenders have all gone to chase the Zhai family army, and the rear is indeed empty. At this time, taking the dragon gate is as if you are taking objects from a bag!"

After saying that, he took Yidu in front, without even wearing armor and rushed straight away.

The guards were still drowsy. When they saw Zhang Zhen's army arrive, they couldn't react for a moment and stood there stupidly. They didn't wake up from their dreams and shouted hurriedly.

The day before yesterday, Meng Bangxiong ordered the troops guarding the near Longmen to follow Meng Bangjie to pursue the Zhai family army. At this time, only twenty or thirty people guarding Longmen were there. How could they block Wang Xiaoli's army? Within a few breaths, Zhang Zhen took the head of the defender and took down this natural barrier in the south of Luoyang.

Zhang Zhen climbed the Xiangshan Mountain next to him and looked at the quietness around him. No one was like a dream. He said: "In just two or three days, this natural danger that blocked Zhai Xing for two months was taken down so easily by us. There is no reason for the things in the world!"

Seeing that there were indeed no Luoyang defenders around, Zhang Zhencai stepped down and ordered the entire army to station in Longmen Town.

After raiding for more than 60 miles overnight, the army of Linru Town occupied the Longmen natural barrier without any blood. There was no danger in Luoyang City ahead.

At noon, Zhang Chi's central army arrived in Longmen Town. He used some rice and discussed with Zhang Zhen how to fight next.

Zhang Zhen said: "Since the Jingkang period, Luoyang was captured by the Jin army, it has not been repaired. Now the inner and outer city walls are collapsed and cannot be defended at all. We might as well wait for the deputy governor to arrive here and attack Luoyang early tomorrow morning."

Zhang Chi said: "There are more than 30 miles from Longmen to Luoyang. If you set out tomorrow, you will just be outside Luoyang City. By the time you attack the city, it will be the day after tomorrow. Why don't we go there first today and camp at the Guan Temple in front. There is ten miles away from Luoyang and attack the city tomorrow morning!"

Zhang Zhen thought for a while and said, "It's good that way. The Luoyang city wall is useless anymore. All siege equipment and the like are left here. Let's move forward with light clothes!"

The two left the baggage at Longmen, leaving Wang Zong, the right commander of the central army, to guard the guard. The army moved forward lightly and stood near Guanmiao.

In the evening, Zhang Yin arrived in the army. He asked about the situation in the army and said, "It is best to attack Luoyang early tomorrow morning. Now Meng Bangxiong has become a turtle in the jar. We can intercept his retreat one step earlier. I asked clearly that there are less than a thousand defenders in Luoyang City. How can we defend such a huge city?"

Zhang Zhen said: "The matter is urgent. Deputy Chief, will Meng Bangxiong escape to the palace? The inner and outer walls of Luoyang have collapsed, but the palace city can be guarded."

Zhang Yin shook his head: "Meng Bangxiong shouldn't have the courage. Moreover, when the Jin people attacked, they didn't care about the palace? They plundered them at that time and abandoned many. Even if they escaped to the palace, they could not save Meng Bangxiong's life!"

Zhang Chi said: "Jings General's military order, please don't let Yang Wei go. This guy assassinated the main general in front of the formation, which is a cruel person, and I'm afraid it's not easy to catch it."

Zhang Yin said: "When we see a similar appearance, we will take it down. When Zhai Cong arrives, let him point it out. In short, as long as we attack fast enough, the enemy will not be able to escape. If the road is delayed, it will be hard to say."

Zhang Chi and Zhang Zhen said it was together. They ordered the meal to be made at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning and there was no need to wait for tomorrow to set off.

In Luoyang City, Meng Bangxiong was so scared that he was at a loss. Seeing Lian Gongjin and Yang Wei entering the official hall, he hurriedly stood up and said, "My husband, who would have thought that Wang Xiaoli's army could rush to 60 or 70 miles overnight and seize the Longmen! Now there is no danger in Luoyang City. What should I do? What should I do?"

Lian Gongjin said: "I didn't expect that Wang Xiaoliu would dare to join the war. It was really unexpected. Manager, you can resist for a while tomorrow. I will go back to Kaifeng Mansion with Taiwei Yang to bring reinforcements for you. As long as the prince sends troops, Wang Xiao can't hunt for local chickens and tiles!"

Meng Bangxiong cried out, "Mr. Wang Xiao hunted tens of thousands of troops and had already reached ten miles south of the city. How can I resist the enemy? The defenders in Luoyang City have followed their brother to pursue the Zhai family army. I don't know what the situation is now. There are only a few hundred people in the city, and the Luoyang city wall is not used, so how can I stop the army!"

Lian Gongjin said: "As long as you keep it for a few days, the reinforcements will naturally come. There are hundreds of people in the general manager, and then all the Dings in the city will be raised. How could Wang Xiaowei's army attack into the city for a while? Kaifeng Prefecture is not far away, and the prince's army will arrive soon."

Meng Bangxiong smiled bitterly: "Don't deceive yourself. There are only more than 2,000 families in Luoyang City now, and there are not many people who have Ding Zhuang. This time, Wang Xiao's hunting is fast, but he is afraid that he will enter the city tomorrow. What's the use of reinforcements? Alas, my life is over!"

What is Lian Gongjin's idea? He just kept wandering around there. Finally, he said: "No matter what, I must leave the city tomorrow! The situation is critical, I will go to Kaifeng Prefecture to ask for help! Here in Luoyang, the general manager must keep it! As long as you keep it, there is always a way!"

Meng Bangxiong shook his head, too lazy to pay attention to Lian Gongjin anymore, and sat down in his seat with a bitter face to find a solution.
Chapter completed!