Mang Mountain undulates in the distance, and near is the majestic wall of Luoyang City. The upper east gate is still standing in front of you as usual. Li Chongjiu immediately withdrew his gaze from his horse. Now he led the army back to Luoyang again...

Along the way, you can see the camp left by the Tang army's besieging city, building beacon towers and forts along the Luoshui River, as well as the siege weapons they created. However, Li Chongjiu knew that Li Xiaogong, who was under Luoyang City, was just pretending. Li Xiaogong's real intention was to block the exit of Luoyang, then conquer Yanshi, Luokoucang, and Hulao, and cut off the east defense line.

Luoyang City has not experienced any war and is still safe and sound.

When they approached the Luoyang city wall, they saw Xue Wanshu, Xu Shiji, Yang Qing and others leading the defenders to welcome him in front of the east gate. When Li Chongjiu came on his horse, everyone came forward to pay homage.

Xue Wanshu said: "I heard that Your Majesty led reinforcements to arrive, and the Tang army under the city did not dare to fight. They all retreated yesterday. According to reports, the Tang army on the North Bank also retreated. Your Majesty, I am the one who has fulfilled my mission and defended Luoyang!"

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "I knew that I would never be wrong with handing over Luoyang to Xue Aiqing."

Li Chongjiu praised Xue Wanshu, and then the gentry in Luoyang bowed to Li Chongjiu. Among them, the white-haired Su Wei said, "Your Majesty, in the past two months of siege in Luoyang, we have no worries about food and clothing. Even beggars in Luoyang have not starved to death."

"We all have to live thanks to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is rich all over the world. I have no choice but to kneel down here and kowtow to Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Su Wei was so old and was about to kneel down for himself, Li Chongjiu immediately helped him up and said, "Mr. Su is so generous. You are old, get up quickly."

Although Su Wei was supported by Li Chongjiu, the Luoyang gentry behind him was kneeling down in a large area. When Li Chongjiu saw this scene, he wondered if it was Su Wei's reputation. This person used to like to please the emperor the most.

Yang Ming stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Su and the people of Luoyang have all come spontaneously. This time, the people have not suffered when the Luoyang besieged the city. This is thanks to the kindness of Your Majesty and the Lord Xue's House."

When Li Chongjiu heard Yang Ming say this, he believed it a little.

The gentry in Luoyang all said in unison: "Yes, please accept my prayer from your Majesty."

Looking at the dark crowd below, Li Chongjiu said: "Dear people, I have done what I should do. Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the world has only been prosperous and the people have suffered. When I was a commoner, I did not have great ambitions, but I just hope to follow the wise ruler, suppress the tyrants, and resolve the people of the world."

"Unexpectedly, when the world was weak, the world was overturned. The riots were everywhere. The Northern Di was peeping at the magical artifact. Li Yuan usurped the title in Chang'an. Wang Shichong hid his treacherous intention and usurped the throne. Dou Jiande and Liu Heita regarded themselves as a destiny. As for Luo Yi, Du Fuwei, and Zhu Can were violent and arrogant. I was recommended by my subordinates and raised an army in Youyan. So I took it as my responsibility to restore China and save the people of the world."

Li Chongjiu talked, and the hundreds of Luoyang gentry and people below listened carefully and refused to miss a word.

Li Chongjiu glanced at everyone and said, "The defeat of the previous dynasty was to spare no effort to nourish the people, and not to take the suffering of the people as the emperor. I know why everyone is standing here today, and I also know that you have been suffering from the world for a long time. Can you have a great governance after the great chaos? Will it be difficult to govern after the great chaos? Can the people live and work in peace?"

When Li Chongjiu said this, he paused for a moment. Everyone was attracted by Li Chongjiu's words. The audience was silent and the whole audience suddenly became quiet.

Li Chongjiu looked at everyone present, stretched out his right fist and raised it high, "I am willing to move forward with you!"

The two fronts of Luoyang upper east gates made a bang, and slowly opened from the inside from both sides. The light suddenly shone into the outside of the door. The streets of the city gate were crowded with Luoyang people waiting for them.

Li Chongjiu saw this scene and said to Zhang Xuansu: "I remember that when I was a commoner, I came to Luoyang for the first time when I was a commoner. It was the small gates on both sides of the main gate and entered the city. But now I am the emperor and finally I can walk the imperial road in the center."

Zhang Xuansu saw Li Chongjiu and said with a smile: "When Emperor Gaozu of Han came to Xianyang and saw the Qin Emperor's ceremonial guard, he said that a real man should be like this. When Emperor Guangwu was in Chang'an, he was better than an official than to hold Jinwu, and marry a wife like Yin Lihua. Now that Your Majesty returns to Luoyang, is it just to be able to walk the imperial path?"

When Li Chongjiu heard Zhang Xuansu say this, he immediately burst into laughter.

At that moment, Li Chongjiu ordered his army to be stationed outside the city, and he and Shan Xiongxin led 10,000 people into the city. On both sides of the imperial road, the people of Luoyang welcomed each other and burned incense to worship. There were many sauts and pots of rice on the streets, which was completely different from the scene when Li Chongjiu broke Wang Shichong and left his doors behind closed doors after he arrived in Luoyang.

It is not just that when the city is besieged, it is easier said than done. It is easier said than done. In ancient times, defending the city was a history of blood and tears. When it was really in a state of inseparable conditions, the soldiers guarding the city even ate the people, so how could they treat the people well? Now, everyone in Luoyang has no hunger, but they look rich. This alone is enough to win the hearts of 100,000 Luoyang people in the city.

Even Ji Chuan, who joined Li Chongjiu, sighed: "In the past, I thought that only those who became emperors could be respected by all people."

"What about today?" Zhang Xuansu asked from the side.

Ji Chuan pointed to the people on the street and said, "I only realized today that the emperor has both wise and foolish emperors. Being an emperor may not necessarily be respected by the people, but only those who can be respected by the people are qualified to become emperors."

After hearing Ji Chuan say this, Zhang Xuansu nodded, showing a deep expression of agreement. Yang Ming, who was on the side, also trembled when he heard this, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes.

Zhang Xuansu sighed: "Brother Ji, can anyone win the hearts of the people win the world? This is too ethereal and I can't see it, but from the moment he sees Li Tang's more than 200,000 troops cannot capture Luoyang. His Majesty not only defended Luoyang, but also won the hearts of the people. According to me, this battle for the belongings of the world will not be too far from the final result."

After entering Luoyang City, Li Chongjiu moved into Luoyang Palace City.

At that moment, Li Chongjiu was in the hall and asked generals from all sides to come to discuss the military, summarizing the gains and losses of this battle in Luoyang. Generals of the government army such as Xue Wanche, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan, and other generals such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Tanzong, Su Dingfang, Cheng Mingzhen, and Wugunai were also summoned to discuss matters.

First of all, he rewarded the ministers who had made meritorious contributions. This battle in Luoyang, Su Dingfang was the first to be rewarded. It was him who defended the Heyang floating bridge and refused to cross the river by more than 100,000 Tang army troops.

The second was Luo Shixin, who held the Hulao, so that Li Jing's army did not cut off Luoyang's retreat, and he was the second successor.

In the end, Cheng Mingzhen's navy blocked the banks of the Yellow River and elected the third merit.

Li Chongjiu immediately promoted Su Dingfang to the general of Hu Ben, and was given the title of Duke of the County, and was given ten ingots of food, ten horses, ten 10 horses, and hundreds of stagnants of money. Luo Shixin and Cheng Mingzhen were given the title of Duke of the County, and each was given the title of Duke of food, five horses, fifty horses, and hundreds of stagnants of money.

Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Mingzhen all thanked him with gratitude. As for the other soldiers, they all had rewards, but none of them were as heavy as these three.

Then came the analysis of the war. Before the battle in Luoyang, the Zhao army swept over Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, Wang Shichong, and defeated Khitan and Goguryeo, and achieved great victory both internally and externally. Therefore, all the soldiers believed that the Zhao army would have certain advantages against the Tang army.

However, after the Battle of Luoyang, Zhao's understanding of the Tang army changed greatly.

Li Chongjiu asked his chief adviser Zhang Xuansu to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Tang army and the Zhao army to compare with the generals.

Zhang Xuansu said: "Our army's government army has always been on the route of elite soldiers, relying on the strong armor and soldiers. In the strict selection method of eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, we select the soldiers of the government, choose brave men who are good at fighting, and are fully qualified as soldiers, and provide strict training. Therefore, since the onset of the Youzhou army, our army has been able to defeat strong enemies and win consecutive battles."

"But the Tang army is not inferior to us in these points. We have seen it through a series of wars. The soldiers of the Tang army, most of whom were selected from good families in Guanzhong, were selected from the former Xianbei Hu people and the Han people's strong clans. They were very brave and accumulated a lot of combat experience with the establishment of the Li Tang Kingdom and fighting south and north."

"The Tang army's soldiers are farmers in normal times and soldiers in wartime, and they have strict training on weekdays. In addition, they have been fighting in recent years, so their training is no less than the elite soldiers in our house."

"The only thing our Zhao army has advantages over the Tang army is its advantages in weapons and armor, but the Tang army's equipment is not bad. For example, the elite soldiers of the Tang army's palace soldiers are basically armored, and the Tang army's bows and crossbows are not inferior to our army at all. They are just large siege weapons such as crossbow beds, stone throwing machines, and boats and fleets, as well as our army."

Zhang Xuansu's analysis was acknowledged by everyone.

Li Chongjiu said: "Zhang Aiqing's words are very pertinent. Although our army won strategically in Luoyang this time, there are many tactical failures. You should learn from it. Today, I will order someone to copy a copy and send it to all generals. Do you have any additional supplements?"

At this time, Xu Shiji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the last general has a word. What Mr. Zhang said is true insight. The last general thinks that the soldiers of the Tang army are not only brave and good at fighting, but also famous generals among their generals. As far as the last generals know, there is no need to say anything about Li Xiaogong, Li Jing and others. The rest, such as Qu Tutong, Chai Shao, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Hongji, Sheng Yanshi, etc., are all generals who can lead the army alone."

"But these people are all. The one who is most worried about by the Qin King Li Shimin. As we all know, Li Shimin excluded Li Yuan in this battle and did not go to war, but this person's position in the Tang army is unshakable."
Chapter completed!