Chapter 22 Abandoned Son
The fighting at Hongnong Palace was difficult to resolve, but the situation in Luoyang was much clearer.

The troops that Yang Xun left in Jinyong City, Luokou Warehouse, Hulao Pass and other places did play some role to some extent, but under the fierce attack of the elite main army of Dayan led by Murong Ding, Duan Yihong, Gao Huang and others, they could only buy some time for Yang Xun.

Fortunately, the defenders in these places understood that even if they laid down their weapons and surrendered, Emperor Murong Ying would never forgive them because of his temper.

These rebel generals were all from noble families. Many of their fathers and grandfathers were either by Murong Ying's side or led large armies to besiege the rebels.

These people knew clearly that they had become abandoned children at this moment. They were abandoned children of Yang Xun and the family.

Therefore, even though Yang Xun had already led his troops to Guanzhong, they still gritted their teeth and carried out military orders, defending the dangerous cities around Luoyang with all their might to buy more time for the main force to capture Guanzhong.

Only if Yang Xun succeeds will they have a way to retreat.

As a result, the main force of the Yan army also consumed some very precious time in the process of attacking and suppressing these rebels.

No matter how capable their elite troops are, it is not easy to break through natural barriers such as the Yellow River and Hulao Pass. In any case, they have to prepare ships and siege equipment before attacking the city.

Among them, the troops led by Gao Huang and Duan Yihong were in better condition. The defenders of Dongdu were holding them back, and Jinyong City did not dare to send troops to stop their troops from crossing the river. The central army led by Duan Yihong easily requisitioned enough boats on the north bank, crossed the Yellow River in Mengjin, and then quickly rushed straight to Jinyong City, where they joined forces with Gao Huang's troops going up the river and launched a siege.

The troops of General Murong Ding, the General in the Eastern Expedition, encountered many twists and turns. His army needed to attack a strategic pass like Hulao Pass, and could not get material support from Luoyang City. They could only use local materials. It took them three days to build siege equipment, and then it took less than two days to capture the pass.

The rebels stationed at Hulao Pass were Zhao Huaijie, an old subordinate of Yang Xun. After being unable to hold the pass, he quickly fled the city and led hundreds of remaining soldiers to flee to Luokou Warehouse.

Luokou Granary was very important to Dayan. It had a total of 3,000 granaries, each storing 8,000 dan of grain. In this era when grain was extremely precious, it could be called the national reserve bank of Dayan.

In Cangcheng, rebel generals including Zhao Huaijie, Yang Huai'en, Yang Shouxin, Pei Fu, Zhou Zizhong and others gathered on the top of the city wall, looking at the dark army outside, each of their faces filled with despair.

"Duan flag, Gao flag, and Murong. Hehehe, we are so lucky to be able to work with so many famous generals of Dayan. It's worth it hahahahaha"

Zhao Huaijie looked at the commander's flags hanging high outside Cangcheng, and it was easy for him to know the names of the owners of these flags.

General Gao Huang, who guards the east, was born into the Gao family of Bohai. He was the nephew of Shang Shu Zuo Pushe Gao Shize, and the son-in-law of Emperor Murong Ying's sister Princess Xiangcheng. He followed Murong Ying in conquering the Southern Wei and made many military achievements.

During the first eastern expedition against Goguryeo, he led the navy straight to Pyongyang and defeated Goguryeo repeatedly. In the end, if the two land armies had not been almost wiped out and isolated and helpless, he would have achieved greater results.

Duan Yihong, the General of the Auxiliary State and Prince of Lingzhi, was the only king of a different surname in Dayan and the current head of the Xianbei Duan family. He led expeditions to the north against the Turks and to the west against the Tuyuhun, and made great military achievements.

General who Conquers the East, Prince of Jin Murong Ding, is the emperor's uncle, the youngest son of Emperor Taizu Wu Murong Yi, and a royal family general. He once served as deputy commander to assist the crown prince, the current emperor Murong Ying, in pacifying the Southern Wei. He is also the emperor's most trusted minister among the royal family and has a very high reputation.

The arrival of these three people meant that most of the court's main forces had returned, and the rest were led by Murong Ying himself.

This also means that they have no way to escape even if they want to.

Yang Huai'en said, "Luokou Granary is the lifeline of Dayan. How about we threaten to burn down Luokou Granary in exchange for the Emperor's pardon of our death penalty?"

Pei Fu, who was born in the Wenxi Pei family, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, "Okay, okay, this is a good idea, we will use the grain in Luokou Granary in exchange for our lives, the emperor will definitely agree. Definitely."

At this moment, Pei Fu had completely forgotten the etiquette and manners that a child of a noble family should have, and he was extremely panicked.

In fact, he became friends with Yang Xun at the suggestion of his family, including his later surrender to Yang Xun, which was still the suggestion of his family.

But now he realized that he had become a discarded pawn.

In order to avoid being implicated, the clan would definitely expel him and would never make any attempt to rescue him.

Zhou Zizhong poured cold water on them, "Murong Ying is cruel and stubborn, and he cares a lot about his reputation. He will never let us go just for the food. Don't hold out hope. We are doomed. No one can save us."

Zhou Zizhong was an old subordinate of Yang Su, so he was deeply involved with the Yang family. Yang Huai'en and Yang Shouxin were both from the Hongnong Yang family, and were Yang Xun's cousins. They followed Yang Sui to join Yang Xun, and now they are the same, and have become abandoned. Pei Fu suddenly shouted loudly at this time: "Then we will just burn the Luokou warehouse and let the Yan army get nothing."

Zhao Huaijie sneered at this time: "Mr. Pei, do you know how big the Luokou granary is? How far are the granaries apart? How much fire starter do you need to burn them? How many people do you need to light the fire?"

Pei Fu was stunned, his face as pale as death.

The others also understood that what Zhao Huaijie asked was undoubtedly telling everyone not to think of threatening the court by burning Luokou Granary.

Even if we wanted to burn down all the warehouses in Luokou, we couldn't do it.

Soon, the famous generals of Dayan outside told them what lightning speed meant.

After proper deployment, the Yan army quickly launched an attack on Luokou Warehouse. The demoralized rebels had no intention of resisting at all, and it took only half a day to regain their lifeline.

Zhao Huaijie and Zhou Zizhong were killed in the battle, and Yang Huai'en, Yang Shouxin and others were captured.

After taking back Luokou Granary, Duan Yihong, Murong Ding and Gao Huang did not return to Luoyang for rest, but planned to attack directly to the Qiaohan Road.

As famous generals of Dayan, they were all very aware of the importance of speed in battle and were determined not to let Yang Xun's rebel army enter Guanzhong.

Otherwise, this rebellion cannot be quelled in a short period of time and may even shake the foundation of Dayan.

The youngest, Gao Huang, took the initiative to request to lead his cavalry first, while the two generals led the army behind.

Duan Yihong and Murong Ding did not reject his request, but each mobilized 5,000 cavalry from their own command to help Gao Huang.

Thus, more than 10,000 elite cavalrymen rushed towards the Qiaohan Road after a simple rest.

"Damn it, this battle was fought on the road. It was great when their infantry captured the city, but we got nothing now."

A cavalryman of the Zhenrong Army from Zhuo County, Youzhou, was complaining and swearing in the huge cavalry team, and the captain behind him was hitting him with a whip.

"Laolao, Zhang Shiwu, who the hell are you? You only care about getting rich. How come you've had enough of being a cavalryman and now you want to climb the city wall as an infantryman?"

"No, no, no, Liu Tou. I was just joking. Our Youzhou cavalry are the elite in the world. It will be embarrassing to go with the infantry." Cavalryman Zhang Shiwu turned around and said with a smile.

"You kid still think you know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is? Oh, do you know what we are going to do now? We are going to chase after the main force of Yang Xun's rebels. Yang Xun has caused havoc in the area around Luoyang. If he has some good stuff, do you think he should take it with him or leave it behind?"

The captain, known as Liutou, had a dark face, but upon closer inspection he was extremely handsome, his face was weather-beaten and it was hard to tell how old he was.

A cavalryman from the same team as Zhao Silang's had his eyes light up, "Captain Liu, so, is there any benefit for us this time?"

Captain Liu pretended to be mysterious and asked, "What do you think?"

Zhang Shiwu said again: "Liu Tou, if we catch this old guy Yang Xun, won't we be rich?"

Zhao Silang laughed mockingly, "You still want to capture Yang Xun? Dream on!"

"That may not be the case. Maybe this is a fortune for us brothers!"

Captain Liu was speaking seriously, words that seemed to be unreal.

When several teammates heard this, they felt a nameless anger ignited in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)