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Chapter 1742: Fighting for the Cart

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    In early February, Li Mi ordered Pei Renji and Meng Rang to lead 30,000 troops and raid back to Luocang.

    Back to Luocang, the most important granary in Luoyang, its main function is to supply food to the city of Luoyang.  Cangcheng "circles ten miles and passes through more than 700 cellars". It is the largest granary in the entire Sui Dynasty, and may also be the largest granary in the world in this era.

    Li Mi is very aware of the situation in Luoyang. This majestic city with a population of hundreds of thousands can pull out more than 100,000 troops at any time.  There is an arsenal in the city with mountains of reserves, and there is no shortage of weapons and armor. The only weakness is food.  He had already occupied Luokou Cang. If he occupied Luokou Cang again, the entire city of Luoyang would be without food.

    This was also the reason why he ordered Meng Rang to burn down Dongshi and create chaos.  Drive as many people as possible into Luoyang City to reduce the accumulation of food in the city.

    This time, as long as Luocang is captured and the food supply in the city is cut off, Luoyang City will fall into a situation where there is no food to eat. The entire Luoyang City will be in chaos, and Luoyang City can be defeated without attacking.

    Pei Renji and Meng Rang were familiar with the situation in Luoyang City, so they acted as forwards.

    ??Especially Pei Renji, if he surrenders the thief, he still has to submit a surrender certificate.

    Meng Rang has already been to Luoyang City once. After the last great victory, he had no fear in his heart and only wanted to make some great achievements from the weak Sui army.

    As for Pei Renji, after all, he was a Sui general at the time, and it seemed a bit embarrassing to attack Luoyang as soon as he surrendered. His son Pei Xingyan was also a little aggrieved and dissatisfied with Li Mi's actions.  However, Pei Renji was also very thick-skinned and didn't care what others said at this time, so he accepted the order graciously.

    The two of them headed west without any obstacles along the way.  With the rise of the Wei State, the Sui armies around Luoyang were in a state of panic and were surrounded by soldiers. They were trapped in the city and did not dare to go out to fight.

    The Sui Dynasty did not have a unified command around Luoyang, and there was no commander who could order the various ministries. Each ministry had to fall into fighting independently, so this battle could not be fought at all.

    Pei Renji and Pei Renji arrived at the foot of Jin Yong City all the way. Seeing that the Sui army stayed behind closed doors, Pei Renji ordered to bypass Jin Yong City.  Jin Yong City is Luoyang's barrier, but Jin Yong City is also difficult to defeat.

    The Wei army was mighty and powerful, advancing all the way, like traveling.  Along the way, they were as fearful as a tiger, and no one even sent news about the Wei army to Luoyang.

    By the time the small court in the eastern capital heard about the Wei army's attack, the Wei army had already returned to Luocang City.

    The Sui army focused on defending Fengdu City, Shangchunmen and Beimang Mountain around Luoyang, forming a coordinated situation. However, when returning to Luocang, the Sui army's defense was not adequate.

    Wang Zhao, the guard general of Luocang, was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan. He was already in his fifties and was worshiped as General Hu Yalang. He could be regarded as a person who achieved this position through seniority.

    Pei Renji came from the east, and when he returned to Luocang City, he changed it to the flag of the Sui army.

    The armor among the bandits was basically captured, so except for the flags, their elite troops were almost the same as the Sui army.

    Pei Renji¡¯s eldest son, Pei Xingyan, came to the city, under the banner of Jinyong City¡¯s grain transport troops. Wang Zhao, who was already a little confused, didn¡¯t even distinguish between true and false, so he opened the city gate and let Pei Xingyan and his party enter.

    Pei Xingyan is holding a long spear, white armor and silver robe, and under his crotch is a shining jade lion.  Although Pei Xingyan is young, he is one of the few brave men of the younger generation, with courage that is unworthy of all men.

    At this time, following the city gate opened by the Sui army, Pei Xingyan urged his horse forward and rushed into the city gate first.

    Seeing something unusual, the defenders at the city gate stepped forward to ask, but Pei Xingyan didn't answer. He immediately raised his hand to stab the opponent, who had already been stabbed down by Pei Xingyan.  The other soldiers were shocked and gathered around him.

    Pei Xingyan was delighted when he heard about the battle. He didn't care about the lagging subordinates behind him, and just pinched the horse's belly tightly.  A long spear in his hand danced up and down, and the Sui army approaching it was still a few steps away and had already been poked.  So Pei Xingyan rode forward quickly, and no one in the city gate could stop him.

    At this time, there was a knife cart inside the city gate.

    The sword cart is a very ancient weapon. It is generally used as a city defense weapon to block the city gate when it falls.  "Mozi" records the use of this kind of door-stopper knife cart.  It is equipped with twenty-four steel knives on the front sword wall. When used, the cart can be pushed to the gap of the city gate, which can not only kill the enemy, but also block the enemy's arrows and rocks.  This makes it difficult for the other party to climb up and forms a barrier to movement.

    The knife cart is an extremely strong two-wheeled cart. The width of the cart body is almost the same as that of the city gate, usually between three and four feet. There are three or four layers of wooden frames in front of the cart, with a number of sharp knives fixed on each floor.  There was a long shaft, but the enemy broke through the city gate, and dozens and hundreds of soldiers pushed swords and carts to block the city gate.

    But the knife cart going back to Luocang is not that big, only one foot wide.  The main reason is that no one thought that they would be attacked when they returned to Luocang, so the weapons were loose.It's very good, and this knife cart is just as good as it is.  However, the knife cart seems to weigh a thousand pounds and cannot be shaken by a few people.

    Some soldiers discovered the sword cart and rushed towards Pei Xingyan with it.

    Pei Xingyan was shocked at first when he saw the knife cart approaching him.  The lethality of this sword and chariot was so astonishing that Pei Xing couldn't help but feel frightened.  If it was an open space, he wouldn't worry. He could ride around the knife cart and kill the person pushing the knife cart.  But now he was in the city gate cave, the distance between him and his left and right was only two or three feet. It was extremely narrow and there was no way to avoid him.

    Seeing the sword cart rushing towards him, blood rushed to Pei Xingyan's head at this time. He unexpectedly pulled out his long spear and inserted it directly into the sword cart, blocking the advancing sword cart with all his strength.

    The Sui army behind the cart pushed forward desperately, while Pei Xingyan used all his strength to fight with the soldiers on the opposite side.

    Seeing that the blade was not far away from him, Pei Xingyan's eyes bulged slightly and his face turned red.  Suddenly, Pei Xingyan let out a loud "yeah" and exerted force with both arms. He actually picked up the huge knife cart and threw it to one side.

    The sword cart hit the city wall, made a loud noise, and rolled to the ground. The cart was also in a state of disarray.

    Pei Xingyan also exerted a little too much force and gasped for air on the horse.

    It was only then that Pei Xingyan broke into a cold sweat and felt frightened. This was a heavy-duty knife cart, and he was almost turned into a pulp.

    If Pei Xingyan was afraid at this time, the Sui army on the opposite side was confused.  There are actually people in this world who can move a sword cart that weighs more than a thousand kilograms. Even if the Overlord is alive, he may not be able to do it.

    General is the courage of the three armies, but Pei Xingyan is frightening.  As a result, all the Sui armies were demoralized and dispersed one after another. No one dared to resist anymore.

    At this time, the Wei army behind Pei Xingyan finally caught up. Everyone swarmed up along the road opened by Pei Xingyan, beat up the drowned dogs, and completely occupied the city gate.

    The Sui army returned to Luocang with only two to three thousand defenders, none of whom were elite, and the guard general Wang Zhao was even more mediocre. When he heard that the city gate was lost, he immediately abandoned Luokoucang and fled.

    The Sui army retreated continuously in the city, and the Wei army took advantage of the situation and occupied Huiluocang.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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