The northward you go, the flatter the terrain becomes.

After passing Longmen Pass, the horse will be flat.

As the commander of the Ming army's vanguard army, Hao Yaoqi was in a very good mood.

It was not the first time he attacked Luoyang. As early as when Sun Chuanting was still alive, Hao Yaoqi, a general of the Dashun Army, had followed Li Guo as a general to fight the Ming army near Luoyang. As a result, Hao Yaoqi was defeated miserably. If Sun Chuanting's food and supplies had not been kept up, the rebel army would not have been able to get a good advantage.

Now Hao Yaoqi's identity has changed drastically, from a destroyer to a guardian.

He had only one thought in his mind, which was to take down Luoyang as soon as possible and make a great contribution.

But when he arrived outside Luoyang City, he found that things were not simple.

Above the city, the Qing army was on high alert and obviously had prepared for it.

Could it be that when Lexsa left Luoyang and headed south, he gave instructions to the generals to prepare for the battle?

Or are reinforcements coming from Shanxi?

After all, compared to Kaifeng, Luoyang is closer to Shanxi.

It is also possible that reinforcements from Pingyang Prefecture will come.

Hao Yaoqi's mission was to spy on the Qing army's intelligence as much as possible, and starting a war was not his first goal.

He immediately sent people to collect information, and the main force was concentrated in a river valley not far from Luoyang City, and he remained silent.

There is a general under Hao Yaoqi's command named He Chuan, who has always been deeply trusted by Hao Yaoqi.

This time, He Chuan led 500 elite soldiers to a village not far from Luoyang City.

This Zhuangzi is not simple. As early as the Tianqi period, the Chongzhen period was the property of King Fu Zhu Changxun.

Later, the King of Chuang conquered Luoyang, cooked King Fu Zhu Changxun's property, and seized Zhu Changxun's property.

This Zhuangzi was also recorded in the name of King Chuang.

Later, Wu Sangui let the Qing army enter the pass, and the Qing army quickly occupied the north, and Henan was naturally no exception.

When the Qing army fought to Luoyang, they took over the Zhuangzi near Luoyang and distributed it to the Eight Banners generals.

The Zhuangzi here is recorded in the name of Lexsa.

The Chinese people from Zhuangzi, who are under the banner, are strictly prohibited from entering. If they are found to move without authorization, they will be beaten on the board at a very high level, and the heavy responsibility will be directly beheaded.

Therefore, this area is relatively quiet.

Suddenly hundreds of soldiers rushed over, which scared the tenants in the village.

In the past, they were used to purity, and suddenly so many people came naturally very uncomfortable.

Before they could hide, they were caught by He Chuan and others.

He Chuan found Zhuangzi's leader and scolded and asked: "Can there be encampments garrison nearby?"

The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed and said, "General, we are just a farm. Although it is the property of adults, there will be no soldiers to guard it. You should have seen it all the way over. The soldiers have all hid in the city. Not to mention soldiers nearby, even an idle person can't see it."

He Chuan originally wanted to say a few clichés, but when he saw the other party say it like a bamboo tube pouring beans, he was secretly happy.

"How much food is there in Luoyang City now? Do you know?"

"If you go back to the general, how could a villain know about this kind of thing? However, the grain produced by the villain belongs directly to Lord Lexar. Generally speaking, the defenders in the city dare not make any decisions. But a few days ago, they suddenly came and collected all our food, on the grounds that the army collected it. We guess, is there some insufficient food in the city?"

I have to say that the words of this banker are very valuable.

He Chuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

If the Luoyang City defenders really reached the point where they had to mobilize the food of Lexa Zhuangzi, then there were only two possibilities.

First, the food in Luoyang City was in a hurry, and second, a large number of troops poured into the city, making the originally abundant food suddenly become tense.

He Chuan felt that the former was unlikely. After all, Luoyang is one of the best cities. Although it is not as good as Jingji and Nanjing, the city's grain reserves should be at least half a year. It is unlikely that food will be out of food suddenly.

However, the latter is likely to be very good.

Lexar insisted on taking away a large number of Luoyang defenders. After the defeat in Luyang Pass, the news spread to Luoyang. Luoyang defenders would definitely not sit still and wait for death.

They want to bring reinforcements, and their most recent choice is Shanxi.

It is not impossible for the capital to be in the capital, but under this circumstance, the Qing court had no reason to transfer the area stationed in the capital to Henan.

Therefore, the Qing army in Shanxi poured into Luoyang in large quantities. The food that tens of thousands of people had to be distributed to more than 100,000 people at once, so it was naturally not enough.

The Qing army guards had to look at the villages that belonged to the Eight Banners generals.

If it were in the past, they would not even dare to think about it.

But now, in order to survive, they can only take risks.

If they take away the food from these farms, they may be impeached by a group of Eight Banners generals.

But if they don’t take it, what will they use to guard Luoyang?

At least they chose to start a war rather than surrender, and they would not blame them after they bet that the Qing court would learn about it.

Of course, these are just He Chuan's guesses, but this guess is very reasonable and does not seem to be fake at all.

In order to confirm his thoughts, He Chuan now has to go to the nearby Zhuangzi to take a look.

If all the Zhuangzi were like this Zhuangzi, all the food was removed by the Qing army, then it could basically prove his assumption.

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The atmosphere in Luoyang City is very depressing.

Although 50,000 reinforcements came from Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi, the troops in Luoyang City were not enough to defend this big city.

You should know that the Kuidong Army was the most capable of fighting among the Ming army. It was invincible in defeating the enemy and almost never lost.

Luoyang General Jiang Liang knew very well about this.

Compared to two years ago, his official position has been greatly improved, and he has directly reached the position of general.

However, compared with the past, the situation of the Qing army was far inferior.

Sometimes Jiang Liang even wished to go back to the past, so that he would not have to face such great pressure.

Now all the pressure was pressing on his shoulders, which made him feel a little breathless.

The general from Pingyang Prefecture was named Zhao Chu, who was also a Han Chinese.

The difference between the two is that Zhao Chu still has a way out.

Even if Luoyang is lost, he can break through at the last moment and run back to Shanxi.

If Jiang Liang doesn’t do it, Luoyang is where he must guard.

So in order to please Zhao Chu, Jiang Liang gave out the best barracks and the best food, hoping that Zhao Chu could contribute to this battle.

In addition, he also promised that as long as he could defend Luoyang, he would collect all the credits to Zhao Chu in his report to the court, and he would only make a fortune.

Zhao Chu is also a sensible person.

Jiang Liang showed kindness so that he could do his best.

Zhao Chu immediately patted his chest and promised, "Good brother, don't worry." As long as he is Zhao Chu is there, he will not let a Ming soldier rush into Luoyang City. Luoyang City is as stable as Mount Tai!

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Chapter completed!