Chen Qingzhi who travels south in all clothes

At the beginning of the next year, Qingzhi came to Xingcheng by surprise. The prefect of Xingcheng led his troops to surrender, and Liang Jun easily entered.

In April, the army marched to the city of Suiyang. Qiu Daqian, the governor of the Liang Kingdom, led an army of [-], and built nine camps outside the city to resist the Liang army.

It was late spring, the fog was heavy in the morning, and the vision was blurred. Qingzhi led [-] cavalry to attack the three camps to the west in turn, and captured them all in one day.

Liang Jun attacked two cities in a row with lightning speed, which attracted the attention of Emperor Wei. He quickly sent Jiyin King Yuan Huiye and [-] elite soldiers from Yulin Army to help.

Seeing Liang Jun's momentum like a rainbow, Yuan Huiye didn't dare to confront him head-on, so he decided to advance to Kaocheng, which is surrounded by water, to guard the city strictly and wait for work with ease.

Around Kao City, a chasm ten feet deep was dug, and then water was poured in to form a moat. The square gates stood tall and could only be passed through by building bridges.

It is also a beautiful day, it is hot summer, the rain is pouring, the rain is pouring back, and the rally continues.

Chen Qingzhi asked all the soldiers to chop wood overnight, and even asked the engineers to build dozens of floating siege vehicles, and let most of them hold crossbows to hide in them.

Taking advantage of the rainy season, Chen Qingzhi personally commanded to attack the city in the heavy rain, focusing on the east gate with the highest water potential.

Because Yuan Huiye underestimated the enemy and did not take active precautions against the heavy rain, Qing Zhijun's army attacked for ten days in a row, the east gate was breached, Yuan Huiye was killed by an arrow, 2 horses and horses of the Habayashi Army were wiped out, and Liang Jun captured [-] horses and supplies. countless.

Due to the sufficient supplies of soldiers and horses for this battle, Chen Qingzhi decided to strike while the iron was hot and raid Daliang.The whole army prepares three horses and prepares three war horses. They go into battle lightly, and advance quickly with their titles. They will arrive in three days.

So far, the entire army of the Northern Expedition has deeply admired Chen Qingzhi's foresight, bravery and courage.The new emperor Yuan Hao even named him General Wei, Governor of Xuzhou, and Duke of Wudu.

It was late autumn, and outside Luoyang City, there were only Hulao Pass, the gateway to the east, and Xingyang City to the southeast.Er Zhurong, who was still quelling uprisings in various places, came to his senses and sent 30 troops from his younger brother Er Zhu Shilong and nephew Er Zhu Zhaohui to rescue and stationed at Hulao Pass.The Wei army divided [-] troops in these two places, forming a joint attack on the Liang army.

Chen Qingzhi attacked Xingyang first, and continued to attack for half a month, but he did not attack for a long time. The soldiers were injured and exhausted, and they complained again and again.There are plenty of soldiers and food in this city, and the city is strong, which makes Liang Jun panic.

Ma Nianfo suggested, "General, why don't you spare this city and go straight to Hulao Pass?"

Qingzhi shook his head and said,

"No! Although there are many guards in this city, the generals are newcomers. The soldiers are discordant, and the morale of the army is different. It is like a plate of scattered sand. The defense will not be stable. As long as we work hard and attack its weaknesses, we still have a chance.

But outside the Hulao Pass, there is a flat plain, and the Erzhu family is good at cavalry combat, and it is small to many, so we have no advantage.

The reason why we have been unable to attack for a long time is because of successive victories and victories, the road has been too smooth, so when encountering difficulties, the soldiers feel weak instead. "

"Qingzhi, what you said is reasonable," the ancestor said seriously, "I just feel that this siege, why is your heart so petty, you have to spread the blood of all the soldiers!"

Standing aside, all the generals who had heard it couldn't help but hold back their laughter.

After the Liang army temporarily withdrew, Chen Qingzhi rearranged his troops and horses, gathered all the soldiers, climbed up the high slope, and shouted calmly,

"Brothers, this is the last battle to enter Luoyang, believe me, if this city is captured, Hulao Pass will collapse without a fight!

Luoyang was empty, Erzhu's troops were not many, and the morale of the army was unstable. If they lost Xingyang, they would lose their backs.

Before, we killed hundreds of thousands of enemies and took down [-] cities in a row. Were we afraid?Could it be that the city gate was too hard, kicked us down and frightened us?

I ordered that the warrior who climbed the city wall first will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and be named a champion general, and the hero who first broke into the city will be rewarded with 500 taels of gold and be named a brave general.All the soldiers who tried their best to attack the city will be rewarded with 20 taels of gold, and their titles will be promoted to one level.

This is the most difficult battle, hope you and others will work together to overcome it! "

The new emperor Yuan Hao still felt that it was not enough, so he shouted and cheered, "If you can break through this city and go straight to Luoyang, you will promise Nuoer and others to wash the capital for three days to show your merit!"

Qingzhi and Ma Fonian looked at each other, shook their heads, but had nothing to say.

Afterwards, Qingzhi personally beat the drums to supervise the battle, and for a while the crowd was excited and fought enthusiastically.

Half a day later, warriors Song Jingxiu and Yu Tianmin finally climbed up the city wall and tore a gap.

And Erzhu Shilong, who was guarding Hulao Pass, heard the news that Xingyang had been broken, and as Qingzhi expected, he was terrified and led the crowd to retreat.

However, Emperor Wei of Luoyang, hearing the news of the defeat, fled Luoyang with his important ministers in a hurry, went north to Shangdang to seek refuge, and Liang Jun marched into Luoyang smoothly.