Chapter 67 The Prelude to the Battle of Luoyang

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." Thousands of troops shouted, and the sound shook the mountains and fields.

Zhang Xuan arrived at the Longmen Camp.

Cao Zongyu led the generals to greet him in person.

Zhang Xuan was wearing an imperial robe and was surrounded by countless armored soldiers. Each of the armored soldiers was wearing golden armor, sparkling in the sunlight. Countless flags were waving, almost blocking out the sky.

The ostentation was so huge that people were discharged from several miles away.

It's not that Zhang Xuan wants to put on such a show, but if he has time and a person has reached this status, it's okay if he doesn't want to put on a show.

Zhang Xuan took a few steps forward, helped Cao Zongyu up, and said, "Brother Cao, long time no see."

"I don't dare to be addressed like this by Your Majesty." Cao Zongyu immediately saluted.

Cao Zongyu has been studying history books since he was a child. Although he got his current status by chance, he is very sober and devoted himself to studying one person.

That's Xu Da.

He never made friends with other generals and didn't care about anything except fighting.

Zhang Xuan grabbed Cao Zongyu and said, "I came here just to see you. Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu walked hand in hand, and many generals saw it.

For a time, many undercurrents dissipated.

Cao Zongyu has been leading troops abroad all year round, and with such great victories, he naturally has his own team.

However, what Cao Zongyu wanted and what his soldiers wanted were not necessarily the same.

Zhang Xuan suddenly went on a personal expedition. In the eyes of many people, it was almost a clear attempt to grab credit. They felt that in Luoyang City, opinions could be easily obtained.

Naturally there is an undercurrent.

However, Zhang Xuan showed the close relationship with Cao Zongyu and appeased many undercurrents.

Zhang Xuan entered the Chinese army's tent.

At this moment, the main tent of the Chinese army was tightly guarded by the imperial troops brought by Zhang Xuan. The first thing Zhang Xuan had to do was to reward him based on his merits. Millions of silver coins were thrown at him like running water.

Go down.

Naturally, there was thunderous cheers in the army.

After appeasing the entire army, Zhang Xuan had a secret conversation with Cao Zongyu.

There were only two people in the big tent.

Zhang Xuan, however, relaxed and no longer had to keep a straight face in front of outsiders. But Cao Zongyu still stood respectfully, as if not even a hair had moved.

When Zhang Xuan saw this, his movements suddenly froze.

Finally understand that many times they cannot go back to the past.

Zhang Xuan sat up straight and said: "Sit down."

Cao Zongyu said: "I obey your orders."

Cao Zongyu sat on the horse in an orderly manner. Zhang Xuan asked: "How is the situation in Luoyang?"

Cao Zongyu said: "I have divided my troops outside Luoyang and defeated all the Qing troops one by one. Luoyang is already an isolated city. As long as your majesty gives the order, we can encircle it with iron walls."

Zhang Xuan said: "Everyone

How about the outer battlefield?"

Cao Zongyu said: "The King of Dian has attacked Fengxiang Mansion. Wu Sangui's battle was stalemate for a while, but the King of Dian's food road was too long."

"I have contacted Wang Fuzhi and sent a lot of weapons across the river. I hope Wang Fuzhi can gain a firm foothold in Shanxi."

"As long as General Xu reported the military situation, most of the Qing troops had already retreated. But General Xu didn't know if the Qing troops wanted to kill someone who had turned around, so he didn't dare to pursue them."

Zhang Xuan nodded. Zhang Xuan knew all this information. He continued to ask: "How long will it take to attack Luoyang City?"

Cao Zongyu was silent for a while and said: "In my opinion, there will probably be two results. The first result is that the fake King Zheng abandons Luoyang City. If this is the case, the gains and losses of Luoyang City will be within these few days.

.However, if the false King Zheng wants to defend Luoyang City."

"There are tens of thousands of Manchu and Qing elites in the city, and the city is also heavily fortified. If we attack the city, it will take about fifteen days, or maybe a month, to capture it."

Zhang Xuan said: "Ten days." He said with a serious face: "There are only ten days. We must go to Luoyang City within ten days. Otherwise, the situation will be difficult to deal with."

"Today, the Manchu Qing forces are divided into three divisions, one is in Luoyang City, one is in Guanzhong, and the other is on the north bank of the Yellow River. It has also been Hong Chengchou's tribe for a long time."

"Except for these three places, which probably have more than 300,000 troops, there are also many troops in other departments, and Shandong is especially empty."

"Liu Guoxuan's troops only had a few battalions, and they went down to several counties and swept through the coastal counties. If it weren't for the small number of troops, I estimate that he would have launched a large army directly towards Beijing."

"I won't lie to you. It's not that I want to suppress Zheng Chenggong, but if this time in the Northern Expedition, Zheng Chenggong goes to Liaodong, Shandong, Hebei, and the Great Wall to win the first victory in the Northern Expedition. I really don't know what will happen.

It’s time to deal with the Zheng family.”

"So, you must seize the first one and advance to the gates of Beijing."

"The credit for defeating Beijing cannot be given to Zheng Chenggong no matter what."

"So, you only have ten days."

In fact, it was Zhang Xuan who gave me the extra ten days.

Sometimes the changes in the battle situation are beyond their imagination, especially when the army is collapsing, you have no idea how fast they will collapse.

At this time, even ordinary people in the world knew that the general trend was in Xia. Not to mention that the previously strong Qing army was retreating steadily in the face of the Xia army's offensive. Let's just talk about the rumors that spread all over the world almost overnight.

The story of Zheng Chenggong slaying the dragon vein.

It’s even said vividly.

It was said that when the Qing Fuling Tomb was excavated, no one could dig it. Zheng Chenggong slashed at the Qing Fuling Tomb with the Emperor's Sword. In an instant, the wind and rain came heavily, and someone saw a red dragon and a black dragon fighting in the clouds. The red dragon

Culling the black dragon. The Qing Fuling Mausoleum collapsed, and the springs gushed out like blood. It was really that the dragon veins of the Qing Dynasty were cut off.

I know it's nonsense, but the people below just believe it.

Just fine

Like Wang Qiaonian digging up Li Zicheng's ancestral grave and killing a small snake when he saw it, of course Li Zicheng could not become emperor.

If you think about it, you will know that if a high-ranking member of the imperial court like Wang Qionian ordered a grave excavation, he would definitely not do the dirty work himself.

After this rumor spread all over the world, many Qing army officers came to surrender.

For a time, people in the Qing army were panicked.

The Manchus were originally unpopular and relied only on force.

Now that he has no strength to rely on, his collapse will naturally be very fast.

It is only natural that Zhang Xuan does not want Zheng Chenggong to take advantage of this huge bargain.

After hearing this, Cao Zongyu gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty has an order, and I dare not disobey it."

Zhang Xuan said: "Don't worry, I won't let you do impossible things. Before I came, I had written a letter to Wu Sangui, urging him to go west. As long as he leaves the Ming Dynasty, he can still dominate.

I think it won’t be long before he agrees. Even if Wu Sangui doesn’t want to agree, the Dian King will ask him to agree.”

"After a while, I will give an order to Fu Shan and ask Wang Fuzhi to go south and attack Luoyang first. If I want to cut off Luoyang's retreat, I don't believe how many people are loyal to the Tatars in Luoyang, a dead place."

"I'm ready for the rear. I'll replenish you twice as much as you use."

"Just attack hard. I'll take care of the rest."

Cao Zongyu immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely break the city within ten days."

It seems that Zhang Xuan did not deprive Cao Zongyu of his command power. In fact, as soon as Zhang Xuan arrived in Luoyang, the strategic decision of this war was in Zhang Xuan's hands.

All Cao Zongyu could master was the hard nut of conquering Luoyang City.

Zhang Xuan said: "Brother Cao, you crawl out from the pile of dead people together. Forget about anything else, in my mind, the first hero of the Northern Expedition, the annihilation of the Qing Dynasty, can only be you. Let's fight this, and I will be there."

Luoyang is here, whenever you capture the city of Beijing, it will not be too late to inspect Beijing again."

Cao Zongyu was moved and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will do my duty."

Cao Zongyu and Zheng Chenggong are different.

Zheng Chenggong has his own team and the Zheng family's financial system. It would be very difficult to deal with it if he had great power. However, Cao Zongyu also has his own team.

But the overlap between Cao Zongyu's team and Zhang Xuan's team is too high. Many times, Cao Zongyu is actually in charge of the army as Zhang Xuan's spokesperson.

At least many of the officers under him are direct descendants of Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan is not afraid of Cao Zongyu's high position, and he is not afraid that in the future, Cao Zongyu will be one of the two kings. But Zheng Chenggong is different.

Once Zheng Chenggong gains power, he can even cause internal divisions in Daxia.

Zhang Xuan arrived at Longmen Pass with such great fanfare that he could not deceive anyone at all.
Chapter completed!