"The emperor has lived in Luoyang for thousands of years, and everything is empty in the eight passes of Heluo. When I have time to talk about the romantic history, I am still shocked by the iron horse and gold."
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the heroes were vying for the throne. Li Shimin led tens of thousands of Tang troops to surround Wang Shichong's Luoyang City. The two sides fought fiercely for several months. In the end, Wang Shichong "in plain clothes and led his prince and more than 2,000 ministers" walked out of the city gate and surrendered to Li Shimin.
The Battle of Luoyang was a key battle for the Li and Tang dynasties to gain control of the world. The victory of this war basically ended the situation in which the princes were independent in their own affairs. It was also in this battle that Li Shimin brought his military talents to the extreme...