Before dawn, the soldiers of the Anxi Army were awakened. The soldiers in the army began to bury the stove and cook. After the soldiers were full of food, the generals urged the camp to rush to deport.

Gu Qing made a small stool and sat outside the handsome tent. Watching the soldiers finish their meal, their expressions gradually showed excitement. Gu Qing knew that their fighting spirit had been ignited.

There is no need for the generals to boost morale. From Anxi to Guanzhong, there have been too many talks on the way. The soldiers have understood that this battle is for the future of themselves and their families. To be honest, it is for money and promotion.

An army has no faith and motivation, and no one will fight against the enemy for life. No one will pay attention to the principle of family, country and country. After all, the family, country and country are the Li family, and this is not the reason why the soldiers fight desperately.

Money and promotion can only be the reasons that can be used at present, and it is very practical.

But Gu Qing understood that this reason could only apply to this stage. An army that is purely driven by money and official positions cannot win every battle. They need more inspiring beliefs and can sacrifice their lives for the past and then.

As soon as the sky was dawn, the soldiers of the Anxi Army boarded their horses and headed straight for Luoyang.

More than a hundred miles away from Luoyang City, the scouts and the enemy scouts encountered each other on the wild mountains and plains. The two sides fought fiercely, and each had their own victory or defeat.

One hour later, the army arrived ten miles outside Luoyang City. Gu Qing ordered the entire army to rest. There was a military weapon supervisor in the rear army's baggage, which was specially used to maintain weapons and assemble large-scale siege weapons. Gu Qing immediately ordered the officials of the military weapon supervisor to start assembling the catapult and angle collision machines.

The scouts were still released one after another, scattered in all directions thirty miles away. The soldiers sat cross-legged on the cool grass in groups of three or three. Some were silent and slowly sharpening their knives, while others were chatting and laughing easily, releasing their nervousness, while others couldn't see the nervousness at all. Instead, they excitedly calculated the accounts with the robes, how much rewards a head, how much a mu of land in their hometown, how much a cow cost, and how many heads it would take to become a landlord.

The incident of sword light and blood fighting for life was talked about by them as a life-changing deal, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while.

One hour later, various large-scale ordnances had been assembled, and Gu Qing ordered the entire army to arrange an array five miles away from Luoyang City.

"Marty, which side of Luoyang City should we fight?" Liu Hongbo frowned and asked at the Luoyang City in the distance.

On the top of Luoyang City, the rebel flags were floating, and you could vaguely see the rebel soldiers on the top of the city carrying the armies guarding the city in an orderly manner. They were busy but orderly, and there was no panic at all.

Gu Qing frowned. Judging from the rebels at the top of the city, this guard named Gao Shang is not simple, and he is obviously good at leading troops.

The more calm the enemy is, the more difficult the siege battle is.

Before the war begins, both sides' murderous intent is hidden and restrained. Once the war begins, if the individual soldiers have different qualities, attack is more difficult than defense and the price is paid.

"Don't attack first, use a catapult to smash it for a while. This group of rebels is not Yi and we should not underestimate the enemy."

Liu Hongbo nodded: "The last general also realized that the group of rebels guarding Luoyang City was not the same as the rebels we sniped outside Qingzhou a few days ago."

Gu Qing nodded and said, "In fact, there are mixed conditions in An Lushan's rebels. Because Luoyang City is geographically important, the ones who stayed in An Lushan's guarding the city were all elite soldiers, and the rebels we sniped outside Qingzhou City are far inferior to them."

"Mr. Marquis, do we only use trenchers to attack?"

"Well, since you are an elite soldier, then be energetic and deal with it well. Don't fight with it easily. It is better to use other methods to weaken the enemy's strength than to fight with your own robes."

The dull and exciting war drums sounded, and the soldiers of the Anxi Army quickly formed an array outside the city. Since Gu Qing sent 20,000 troops to the north and south sides of Luoyang City in advance to clear the ambush of the rebels, there was only the 30,000 troops of the Anxi Army outside the city gate to the west of Luoyang City.

Gu Qing was not involved in the specific arrangement of the troops and arrangement. In this regard, the generals below were more familiar with him, so there was no need for laymen to command the experts blindly.

Two rows of shields were arranged in front, lined up in the edge of the range of bows and arrows outside Luoyang City, and five thousand soldiers of the Dark Shooting Camp were listed behind the shields. At this time, the Dark Shooting Camp did not hold flintlock rifles, but each person held a bow and arrow in his hand.

The existence of the flintlock rifle is still a secret, and Gu Qing is unwilling to reveal his trump card at this time. In addition to practicing flintlock rifle in the daily training of the Sharp Shooting Camp, bows and arrows are also a must-practice subject, and it is not unfamiliar with the soldiers of the battle formation at this time.

Ten thousand cavalry patrolled the Central Army. From north to south outside the city, Chang Zhong and Shen Tian each led 10,000 troops and horses, and black flags appeared and disappeared between the mountains and plains.

After the war drum sounded, the air inside and outside the city suddenly became tense. The shields lined up in front lined up and slowly advanced forward. The bows and arrows behind them hid behind the shield and moved forward. Behind the bows and arrows were dozens of tall trenchers.

The rhythm of the war drum became more and more rapid, and then suddenly stopped. The generals on the flank waved the order flag hard, and shouted "Attack--" at the top of their throats.

The long handle of the catapult ejected, and the large stone weighing hundreds of pounds drew a parabola in the air and smashed it hard on the top of the city.

A siege battle begins here.

Before the war started, Gu Qing issued a military order, first of which he attacked tentatively and tried to avoid close-range battles between the two sides, so he basically focused on long-range weapons attacks.

The soldiers behind and the civilians who were temporarily recruited from nearby were busy carrying stones. After each round of the trench, the bow and arrow went forward to shoot three rounds upwards, and the trench continued to project huge stones, which lasted for a whole hour.

The rebels at the city wall were still in an orderly manner. They hid in the arrow tower under the command of the generals. They took advantage of the pause of the attack and suddenly appeared and shot bows and arrows under the city, both sides were coming and going, but the casualties were not large. It was just that the catapults caused a devastating blow to the arrow tower and the urn on the city wall. The arrow tower after being hit by rounds of stones was already full of holes.

Gu Qing stood in the central army with his arms. Seeing the stalemate of the two sides in the distance, Gu Qing couldn't help but frowned and murmured: "This kind of attack is useless, but a waste of manpower and material resources..."

Li Siye asked for a fight, "Mr. Marquis, I am willing to lead the Modao camp to set up a ladder to attack the city!"

Gu Qing said coldly: "I spent a lot of money to raise the Modao Camp, you plan to use it to attack the city? Are you confused?"

Li Siye was stunned and stood up embarrassedly and did not dare to say anything.

Liu Hongbo clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Marquis, I am willing to lead my troops to attack the city."

Gu Qing shook his head: "No hurry, we must preserve our strength. Siege is a move that is the only one who has no choice but to use it. Let's think of other ways... This is the first time siege, and the purpose is to test the enemy's virtual and real situation. There is no need to use our lives to fill it."

Looking up at the sky, Gu Qing said, "It's getting late. Today's siege is over. I'm sending orders to Mingjin to withdraw his troops and release the Rangers' Police. The entire army camps twenty miles outside the city."

He looked at the city head deeply. Although the distance was very far, Gu Qing still felt his temples beating. It seemed that a pair of eyes were also staring at him from afar. Those eyes were calm and calm, with a will that was stronger than the city wall.

Gu Qing smiled at the corner of his mouth and murmured: "I didn't expect that the person guarding the city was actually a character, it's interesting..."

Back at the camp, Gu Qing gathered with generals. The atmosphere in the tent of the general was quite quiet.

Gu Qing was in a relaxed mood. He attacked the city in the morning and the two sides seemed to have no close contact, but Gu Qing still saw some of the falsehoods and reality of the Luoyang City defenders.

For example, Luoyang City has a slightly insufficient defensive force. Although 20,000 rebels have defended the city, Luoyang is a super city, and the scope of the city and the length of the city wall are not comparable to that of the city wall. Gu Qing clearly saw that the distance between the rebels defending on the city wall was very large. This was the result of Chang Zhong and Shen Tian leading troops on the north and south sides of the city wall, but it also showed that the rebels did lack troops.

There is another possibility that the opponent's guard deliberately showed weakness to lure Gu Qing to take the initiative to attack the city, or the opponent's guard arranged troops under the city, just like Ge Shuhan's last defeat, this troops might sneak out of the city at night and attack Gu Qing's camp.

"Chang Zhong, Shen Tian, ​​are there suspicious soldiers and horses entering and leaving the north and south sides of Luoyang?" Gu Qing asked.

Chang Zhong shook his head: "No, the city gates on both sides of the north and south are closed, and there is no movement. There are many rebels standing on the city wall. Seeing us cruising outside the city, the rebels are as if they are facing a great enemy."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Don't sleep tonight, the soldiers of Shenshe Camp and Shen Tian's troops, are ambushing in the mountains and forests west of the camp."

Shen Tian said in surprise: "What the Marquis means is... the rebels will attack the camp tonight?"

"I can only say that there is a possibility. The guard was very cautious in using his troops, but he was never conservative. Last time he ambushed his troops outside the city, and at the critical moment, he defeated Geshu Han, which shows that he was a master in judging the situation. I guess he might take the initiative to go out of the city tonight to look for fighter opportunities, and take advantage of the fact that we had just settling down and the fatigued army was far away. It is also possible to catch us off guard when we were not stable."

Chang Zhong was happy: "If the Marquis expected it would be fine, we will get a merit tonight. Marquis, Shen Tian was exhausted today. It would be better to be the general of the last job. The general asked for a fight and killed no one of the rebels who attacked the camp. If one ran away, the general would like to defeat each other with his head."

Shen Tian couldn't help but be furious: "Chang Zhong, don't be too over-the-top. It's obviously the errand assigned to me by the Marquis, why did you come out to do it?"

Gu Qing rubbed his forehead and sighed, "If you don't feel tired, Chang Zhong, your troops will also be ambushed. If the rebels attack the camp tonight, I will order people to set fire in the camp. When you see the fire in the camp, you will launch it and surround the rebels and not let them run away."

Seeing the two of them responding excitedly, Gu Qing grinned and said, "Don't be too happy too early. Maybe it's just my wishful guess. You've been ambushing all night and didn't wait for anything."

Chang Zhong smiled and said, "It's okay. At worst, just treat it as a helping robes to watch the night, and everyone sleeps with peace of mind."
Chapter completed!