Chapter 131 The house is leaking and raining

Luoyang City is naturally not a piece of paper, but the fire was out of control, which was really beyond everyone's expectations. Wang Shichong heard the little eunuch who had just returned from inquiring about the news and Wang Lanzhu was crazy. While crying, he lit the torch and ignited the championship general's mansion, which triggered the fire.

If it were someone else, Wang Shichong naturally would not mind killing people to establish his authority. As the saying goes, the tiger will not eat the child. Besides, this is a daughter who has no interests in his relationship with him, so Wang Shichong didn't think much about it. After all, Wang Lanzhu, who was pregnant with Liujia, could not bear the news of Shan Xiongxin's suicide, and it was very likely that he would be hysterical for a while.

Wang Shichong said coldly: "I'll order the left and right Wuhou Mansion to put out the fire immediately!"

But the fire became louder and louder, with vague sounds of weapons and bursts of cunning screams, which made Wang Shichong's face turn ashen. If he hadn't thought that someone was making trouble now, Wang Shichong had lived to a dog for more than 40 years.

In fact, this was a very unexpected action.

Since the Battle of Taichu Palace, the Beiwei Army has been broken into pieces and scattered to the counties and counties around Luoyang. When Wang Lanzhu set fire everywhere in the palace of the champion general on Duanmen Street, a Beiwei army, who was ordered to reconnaissance the situation in Luoyang, happened to be staying in several inns at Tianjin Street intersection at the intersection of Duanmen Street Cross Road.

At that time, the fire broke out in the championship general's mansion and Luoyang City was in chaos. Su Chong's team was seeing the opportunity. He calmly ordered the five troop leaders under his command: "This is a good opportunity. Now Luoyang City is in chaos. We will separate, one by one, and set the fire. Then Luoyang City will be happy!"

When the five gangsters heard this, this was true. Anyway, the reconnaissance mission had been completed, and the locations of the garrison troops stationed in Luoyang City and the habit of patroling on Pingyang had been snatched by the Beiwei Army before the Zheng army was reconnaissance before the martial law was completed. Su Chong had the mentality of being able to catch one by one.

Since Wang Shichong issued a strict order to put out the fire in the general's mansion, the five gangs under Su Chong's command, ten squad leaders easily stole some lamp oil or even vegetable oil from the inns or from the homes of ordinary people. Of course, lamp oil or vegetable oil are not very good fire-attracting materials, but the main buildings in Luoyang City are mostly mainly oil pine wood. In just one incense stick, Duanmen Street and Tianjin Street, the two main streets of Luoyang City, were centered on Duanmen Street, and the fire spread around.

The night and chaos gave Su Chong's troops great cover. Wang Shichong's nephews Wang Tai, Wang Jundu, Wang Qianshou, Wang Honglie, Wang Xingben, Wang Wan, Wang Renze, Wang Daocheng, Wang Daowen, Wang Daowen, Wang Daowen, and Wang Daowen. Everyone's mansions were ignited.

However, at this time, the whereabouts of Su Chong's troops of Beiwei Army were also discovered by Wang Daoxun's entourage. Wang Daoxun was careless and his hair was burned large. Wang Daoxun was furious and ordered to pursue Su Chong's troops at all costs. Su Chong's troops were fighting and retreating. When they retreated to Shangchun Gate, they were seeing Wang Shichong's Duke of Chen, the mansion of Duan Dao's entourage, and more than a dozen of Su Chong's troops. They were either shot by Wang Daoxun's entourage or killed by random knives. Su Chong was also ruthless.

He kept doing it and ordered Duan Da's mansion.

If it weren't for the fire in Luoyang City and countless people flocked out of the city, as long as Wang Shichong ordered the city gate to be closed, Su Chong's troops might not be able to escape.

In the end, the fifty-two people from Su Chong's troops escaped from Luoyang City, and only twenty-three people were left, twenty-nine of them were killed or captured. However, the losses they caused to Luoyang City were astonishing, with more than 8,000 houses burned, and about 300 people were burned to death, but most of them were headed by the nephew of King Shichong of Zheng.

The next morning, Wang Shichong got the exact news that the residence of the champion general was burned to white land, and the princess Wang Lanzhu was buried in the sea of ​​fire. Thirteen corpses were found in the body of the champion general's mansion, including a female corpse burned to charcoal, who was pregnant with Liujia. Wang Shichong was very sad.

However, Wang Shichong had no need to be sad because he had no time to be sad. On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Wude, Wang Shichong received news that Li Yuan, the ruler of Li Tang, Chang'an, Guanzhong, formally appointed his son, Li Shimin, the King of Qin, as the Minister of Shangtai of Xingtai of Shaanxi, and the Grand Marshal of the Military and Horses of Shaanxi. Qu Tutong and Chen Ying served as deputy commanders on the left and right, commanding 150,000 troops to conquer Zheng.

The detailed battle report has not been reported yet, but Wang Shichong has received an urgent report from Wang Renze. The 50,000 vanguards led by Deputy Marshal of the Tang Army and the champion general have arrived at Hangu Pass.

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In order to ask for his incompetence, Wang Renze reported to Wang Shichong's urgent report, and that Chen Ying's 50,000 troops were among the elites of Li Tang.

However, in fact, Chen Ying did not put 50,000 troops under the Hangu Pass City, but instead divided his troops to lead the five Zhechong Mansions led by the Prince Left Guard of the East Palace, who was the most powerful in combat, and led the five Zhechong Mansions under the Hangu Pass City. After these five Zhechong Mansions were strengthened by Chen Ying, each Zhechong Mansion was under the jurisdiction of five regiments, each regiment was under the jurisdiction of three brigades, totaling more than 7,500 troops.

As for the other Zuowei and Zuoyulu, they seized the seven counties of Fenglin, Hongnong, Fengxiang, Hucheng, Lushi, Changshui and Taolin respectively.

As for the results of the battle, almost without exception, the county magistrate of Chen Ying's seven counties, Fenglin, Hongnong, Yanxiang, Hucheng, Lushi, Changshui and Taolin, the county magistrate surrendered voluntarily.

Chen Ying's purpose of fighting Hangu Pass was very clear. He did not want to steal Li Shimin's limelight. He wanted the rich resources of Taolin County, Taolin County and Taolin's gold mine.

After occupying Taolin County, Chen Ying did not even enter the county town. He directly led the nine regiments of the proprietor Zhechong Mansion and his mastered Modao Army, and rushed to the gold mines in the mountains outside Taolin County. The surface of Taolin is composed of mountains, earthen landforms, and river terraces, and the landform is roughly divided into "Seven Mountains, Two Origins and One Part of the River". In terms of fertility, this place can be almost compared with the northwest desert, and there has never been enough food to eat.

However, the gold in Taolin appeared very much. It started to be mined in the Han Dynasty and has not decreased after hundreds of years of mining. Not only did it not decrease, but new mines were constantly discovered. When the high-tech mining in later generations, the gold output actually exceeded 20 tons. Of course, no matter who gets this gold mine, it will pay attention to it.

Hearing that Chen Ying was going to pay attention to Taolin Gold Mine, Taolin County Magistrate Xia Dongxu frowned and said, "General Chen, it is difficult to deal with Taolin Gold Mine!"

Chen Ying asked: "How many defenders are there in Taolin Gold Mine?"

Although there were only more than 30 yamen runners in Taolin County, and there was not a single soldier. However, no one in charge of this gold mine would be taken lightly. When Wang Shichong did not usurp the throne, the Dugu family and the Hongnong Yang family were jointly controlled by it, and of course the big end still belonged to the court. However, after Wang Shichong killed Yang Tong and usurped the throne, he threw his face and sent his Wang Xuanqiong to take over the thirteen gold mines of all sizes in Taolin County, and sent 5,000 elite soldiers to station here.

These five thousand armored soldiers did not belong to Wang Renze's command of Hangu Pass, but were directly under Wang Shichong. Of course, if they mined gold, they were transported directly to Luoyang City.

Xia Dongxu said: "Taolin County has thirteen gold mines of all sizes, each of which is located at least fifty and 300 people!"

When Fan Hu, who had just surrendered, heard this, he said disapprovingly: "This little man is not enough to be stuck in the teeth!"

Chen Ying's eyes were like lightning, staring at Fan Hu fiercely, making Fan Hu's head shrink and dared not speak anymore.

Xia Dongxu said: "No gold mine is difficult to fight, but the one that is difficult to fight is the five thousand armored soldiers stationed in Jinsha Town. These armored soldiers are formed by Wang Shichong's Jiangdong soldiers. They are brave and good at fighting, and they all block ten..."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "This little man is not enough for me to get between my teeth. I will take gold mines one by one. I don't have that skill to target Wang Xuanqiong's camp in Jinsha Town!"

Although the words were the same, when Fan Hu said it, people thought he was bragging, but when Chen Ying said it, people thought it was justified.

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The Gold Mine in Lushan is very famous in later generations. Of course, it is also well-known in this era. The Golden Sand Camp of Lushan is more than 40 miles away from Taolin County. It is a Yonggu-style military camp stationed by Wang Xuanqiong's five thousand soldiers. The Thirteen Gold Mine in Lushan is elliptical scattered around Jinsha Town. The gold mine in Jinsha Town is 62 miles away and the closest one is seven miles away. No matter which gold mine is attacked, Wang Xuanqiong can provide effective support as soon as possible.

At this time, in the Central Army Hall, Wang Xuanqiong was like an ant on a hot pan. All he received recently was bad news. First, his brother-in-law Shan Xiongxin was defeated and captured in Beiyuan. Later, there was news that Shan Xiongxin would rather die than surrender and committed suicide. Then, Wang Renze was captured by the Tang army while camping in Taichu Palace. More than half of his soldiers were lost. When he retreated to Hangu Pass, there were only less than 8,000 troops left.

Now, Wang Renze has no strength to provide support. Once Jinsha Town is ambushed, his five thousand armored soldiers will be alone.

But the problem is that he is powerless now.

Since the beginning of winter last year, the roads were not smooth, so he stopped transporting gold to Luoyang City. In the vault of Jinsha Town, fourteen boxes of gold were piled up. Some of these golds had just been mined recently, and some were gold that Wang Xuanqiong used his position to conceal it. These golds had 14 large boxes, weighing more than 1,330 kilograms, more than 200,000 taels, and were worth 200,000 jin of copper coins.

At this time, Wang Xuanqiong was also very angry. He cursed Wang Renze: "It's just a pig, more than 30,000 people, and it's lost in just a few days. Even 30,000 pigs can't be killed in just three days..."

However, as the saying goes, you will come whatever you are afraid of. When Wang Xuanqiong was worried about his fate, Chen Ying led his personal guards, Zhechong Mansion and the nine regiments of Modao Army, had already appeared in the sight of the sentry on the watchtower of Jinsha Town.

At the entrance of the valley where the corner was turned, there were dense crowds of Tang army soldiers, with six flags led by them, and a large official script.

"Champion General Chen!"

"Captain Chen, the guest of the East Palace"

"Chen, Minister of Works!"

"Shijie Shanzhou Chen"

"Chen, the right deputy marshal of the military officer of the East Shaanxi Army"

"Shaandong Xingtai School Inspection Secretary Youpu She Chen"
Chapter completed!