Although there are other passes in Guanzhong connected to the outside world, there is no doubt that the most important of those passes is Tongguan.
Since Cao Cao established Tongguan, Tongguan has gradually replaced Hangu Pass and become the main channel for the transmission of information from Guanzhong to the outside world.
In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Cao Rui once issued a secret edict to Xiahou Ba, asking him to suppress all unfavorable news coming from Guanzhong.
At the same time, Cao Rui naturally issued similar secret edicts to the guards at other passes.
Cao Rui's purpose in doing this was to try to delay the spread of news that was unfavorable to the Wei Dynasty to the east of Tongguan. Only in this way could he have enough time to react.
Just because he doesn't want the world to know too early about the danger Cao Wei is currently facing, it doesn't mean that Cao Rui himself doesn't want to know first-hand news from the front line.
In order to know everything on the front line in Guanzhong in a timely manner, Cao Rui could not completely close the information channels in Guanzhong to the outside world.
So while issuing the secret edict to Xiahou Ba, Cao Rui also gave Xiahou Ba the power to release messengers at all the passes in Guanzhong under the orders of General Xiahou Ba.
Although Xiahou Ba is a member of the Xiahou clan, everyone in the world knows that the Xiahou clan and the Cao clan are as close as brothers.
Therefore, Cao Rui felt that by handing such power to Xiahou Ba, he could get the best of both worlds.
It stands to reason that the above secrets are in Tongguan and only Xiahou Ba should know about them.
But in fact, it is not difficult for Chen Zuo to know this.
After receiving Jiang Wei at the city gate, Chen Zuo informed Jiang Wei of the incident.
Chen Zuo, who came from a wealthy family, subconsciously felt that this secret would satisfy Jiang Wei.
Sure enough, after Jiang Wei learned about this, he first ordered people to garrison the city gate, but then he personally led his people to quickly rush into the city to capture Xiahou Ba.
Jiang Wei acted quickly and decisively, completely defeating Xiahou Ba's idea of escaping.
After some persuasion just now, Jiang Wei finally got Xiahou Ba's seal in his hands.
So what will Jiang Wei do next?
Jiang Wei ignored Xiahou Ba's roar. He promised that Xiahou Ba's work would be completed, but as a Han official, he had more important things to do.
Jiang Wei asked Zhang Yi to lead the troops to continue to eliminate the resistance forces in the city, while he quickly returned to the military camp outside the city with Xiahou Ba's seal.
Ma Chaozhou was aware of the Han army's surprise attack on Tongguan tonight, but he did not personally direct the operation tonight.
On the one hand, Ma Chao's injury has recurred and he needs to rest well.
Secondly, Ma Chao intends to cultivate Jiang Wei.
So when Ma Chao, who was lying on the couch, learned that Jiang Wei was outside asking for a meeting, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Why was Jiang Wei not commanding in Tongguan at this time, but turned back to look for him?
With doubts in his heart, Ma Chao got up and put on his clothes, and then quickly asked Ma Dai to bring Jiang Wei in.
When Jiang Wei saw Ma Chao, before Ma Chao could ask why, Jiang Wei excitedly stepped forward and said to Ma Chao:
"There is something that requires the Cavalry General's decision."
Jiang Wei's request was straightforward, which aroused Ma Chao's curiosity.
"Um?"
Ma Chao's curiosity did not last long, and Jiang Wei directly explained the benefits that the big man would get after completing this matter.
"If this happens, the world will change, and the day when the mountains in Niwei will collapse and the earth will be torn apart is not far away!"
After hearing Jiang Wei's words, Ma Chao's doubts disappeared instantly.
Excited, Ma Chao stood up directly and said to Jiang Weiyan:
"Dry!"
Regardless of what Jiang Wei requested, as long as he can defeat Cao Wei, Ma Chao is bound to do it!
...
In the early morning of the next day, although the entire Tongguan had been occupied by the Han army, the strange thing was that the Wei army's flag on the city wall had not been taken down.
If viewed from a distance, the unreasonable scouts would probably think that Tongguan is still in the hands of the Wei army.
Of course, there must be such scouts.
Tongguan was the first fortress for the Wei army to protect Luoyang, so naturally there were scouts outside the city.
When the Wei army scouts saw that the Wei army flags at Tong Pass were still behind them at sunrise, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that Tongguan is still there.
Due to Cao Rui's vigorous blockade, the news that Chang'an was recaptured by the Han army has not been widely spread east of Tongguan.
But even though many people didn't know this news, when they thought about the Han army's previous performance, they didn't have much confidence in whether Chang'an could be defended.
Once Chang'an is not secured, Tongguan will be the bridgehead to resist the Han army's continued eastward advance.
At noon, there were several messengers riding in Tongguan towards Hangu Pass.
Most of the scouts outside Tongguan Pass were sent from Hangu Pass.
Therefore, the movements of the messengers could not be hidden from the scouts.
But when they saw the red feathers on the couriers' pockets, the scouts did not show up to block the progress of the couriers.
Although Cao Wei was a new dynasty, many systems were still copied from Han systems.
According to the military system that has been passed down by the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, Hongyu's messenger carries vital military information, and no one who sees it is allowed to stop him, otherwise he will be punished as a crime of treason.
Without any obstruction, the messenger who ran out of Tongguan quickly arrived at Hangu Pass.
Although since Tongguan was built, Hangu Pass gradually lost the attention of Cao Wei.
But the accumulation of hundreds of years is very strong. Even though Cao Wei has not sent people to vigorously repair the Hangu Pass defense in recent years, the city defense of Hangu Pass still looks majestic in the past.
The guard general of Hangu Pass is a Zhonglang general named Zhao.
After General Zhao Zhonglang learned that urgent military information was sent to Tongguan, he, who had received a secret order from Cao Rui before, quickly sent people to the city to verify the identities of the messengers.
After the verification officer checked that there were no errors in Xiahou Ba's general order on the customs clearance documents in the hands of several couriers, he immediately returned to the city and nodded to General Zhao Zhonglang.
After seeing the nod of the person who was checking, Zhao Zhonglang had no doubt that he was there and immediately ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
As the city gate of Hangu Pass slowly opened, a "Wei Jun" leader showed a rich smile on his face.
Out of gratitude, he even clasped his fists at General Zhao Zhonglang on the city wall.
This "Wei Jun" is one of Zhu Ling's confidants, named Zhu Dan.
Zhu Dan was very familiar with the road behind Hangu Pass. After the city gate of Hangu Pass was opened to allow a horse to pass through, he waved his whip vigorously and drove his horse to cross the Hangu Pass gate at high speed.
Heading towards Luoyang.
Looking at the figures of Zhu Dan and others speeding away, and recalling Zhu Dan's gesture of clasping his fists just now, a smile appeared on General Zhao Zhonglang's face.
We are all from the Wei Dynasty, why are we so polite?
Zhao Zhonglang will have a good first sense of Zhu Dan...
But this kind of sense disappeared without a trace in an instant after General Zhao Zhonglang saw the Han army appearing outside the city a few days later.
After silently calculating the time in his mind, Zhao Zhonglang couldn't help but cover his heart:
Could those people he let go a few days ago be Han troops?
...
Once they pass Hangu Pass, Zhu Dan and others will basically encounter no obstacles on their way to Luoyang.
Zhu Dan and others knew exactly what their mission was when they went to Luoyang.
They also know what their fate is likely to be after completing that mission.
But there was no fear in their hearts.
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Death is a scary thing, but if there are enough rewards, there will be people who are not afraid of death.
Zhu Dan knew that his death would lead to Zhu Ling's success in the Han Dynasty. As Zhu Ling's confidant, it was enough for him to know this.
After several days of galloping, Zhu Dan and others soon saw the outline of Luoyang City from a distance.
China has had two capitals since ancient times.
As a capital city as famous as Chang'an, Luoyang's scale is naturally very impressive.
But as he got closer to Luoyang City, Zhu Dan knew clearly in his heart what great changes would take place inside this majestic capital city in the near future.
When Zhu Dan and others arrived at the moat outside Luoyang City, the defenders of Luoyang City had already stepped forward to put away the weapons on Zhu Dan and others.
Naturally, this crucial step of identity verification cannot be forgotten.
But no matter how we check, what can we find?
Zhu Dan and others were originally Wei Jun, and the customs clearance documents in their hands were clearly stamped with Xiahou Ba's general order.
Under these two layers of insurance, unless people inside and outside Luoyang City already know the news about the loss of Tongguan, it is impossible to suspect the identity of Zhu Dan and others.
After verifying that their identities were correct, Luoyang's defenders moved out of the way.
When the defenders of Luoyang gave way, the wide suspension bridge and majestic city gate of Luoyang City suddenly appeared in Zhu Dan's eyes.
finally reached.
Zhu Dan and others all had this idea in their minds.
Zhu Dan and others then ignored any hesitation and rode directly towards the city gate of Luoyang.
After Zhu Dan and others passed the city gate, the Wei army guarding captain on the city wall had a curious look on his face.
As the city guard of Luoyang, he had seen many messengers coming and going.
Among the countless messengers, the red-feather messenger is often the rarest.
Their arrival often heralds the news they carry with them that is enough to shock the world.
Perhaps out of loyalty to the Wei Dynasty, or perhaps out of concern for the future of his family, the captain of the city guard in Luoyang wanted to know what kind of military information Zhu Dan and others brought this time.
Is Chang'an City in danger?
It can't be that Chang'an City has already fallen.
After an incredible guess flashed through his mind, the city guard captain also laughed at his own guess.
How is this possible?
The city guarding captain also knew that no matter how much he guessed, he would never know what the military situation of Zhu Dan and others was at the moment.
According to the military system of the Wei Dynasty...
"Chang'an has been captured by the Han army!"
"Chang'an has been captured by the Han army!"
Just when the city guard was recalling the so-called military system of the Wei Dynasty, loud shouts appeared on the city wall.
These shouts were like scalding fireballs, painfully pulling the city guarding captain back to reality from his memories.
After returning to reality, the city guard discovered that he had no auditory hallucinations just now.
So uncontrollably, the city guarding captain suddenly rushed to the inner city wall and looked at Zhu Dan and his party who were moving away.
Are they crazy?
How dare you privately publicize unfavorable military information to the public.
But after this idea emerged in the mind of the captain, what even the captain didn't notice was that his legs were shaking uncontrollably.
Has Chang'an been captured by the Han army?
Apparently we only received the news some time ago that the Han army had just surrounded Chang'an City.
In such a short period of time, the Han army actually captured Chang'an?
A strong sense of shock and surprise came together, eliciting a feeling called fear.
After a while, the captain who was guarding the city was so frightened that he leaned against the city wall. He felt that this was the only way to prevent him from falling to the ground.
But after barely stabilizing his body, the captain of the city guard suddenly discovered that he was not the only one on the city wall with a strange body:
The bodies of many Wei soldiers had already fallen to the ground involuntarily, and the expressions on their faces gradually turned pale.
The identities of Zhu Dan and others have already been verified, otherwise they would never be able to enter the city.
In this case, regardless of whether they dared to risk beheading because they were out of their minds, the point is that the words they shouted were probably true.
It's true!
And is it only the Wei army defending the city that is so unbearable?
The city guard captain looked towards the bottom of the city.
The sight in front of him made the captain who was guarding the city unable to hold on any longer and fell directly onto the city wall.
What did the captain who defended the city see?
He saw a large number of Luoyang people pouring out of their houses and running hastily through the streets under the shouts of Zhu Dan and others.
And waves of frightened discussions and miserable cries from many people gathered together like a huge storm, quickly sweeping through the entire city of Luoyang.
This scene looks like a sign of national subjugation. Who can accept it?
...
Although Jia Xu is currently a Taiwei, he is well aware of how disgraceful he has been in the past and has always known how to protect himself wisely.
After Cao Pi moved the capital to Luoyang, Jia Xu refused to accept the magnificent mansion that Cao Pi had given him.
Not only that, Jia Xu also placed his residence near the city wall away from dignitaries.
Keeping a low profile and trying not to let anyone notice yourself is Jia Xu's life-saving credo that allows him to survive to this day.
But what Jia Xu never expected was that the life-saving creed he had believed in for many years would give him a fatal blow today.
Jia Xu, who was recuperating at home, could not sleep for a long time due to the pain.
While fighting the pain, Jia Xu vaguely heard a sudden large amount of noise outside the house.
The large amount of noise suddenly attracted Jia Xu's attention.
Jia Xu, who had an ominous premonition in his heart, quickly sent his eldest son out to find out what happened.
Soon after, Jia Xu's eldest son returned to Jia Xu with a shocked look on his face.
After seeing the shocked expression on his eldest son's face, Jia Xu felt as if his heart was being pressed against by a sharp antler, making his breathing difficult.
The eldest son's report a moment later made Jia Xu's eyes widen to their maximum size.
"Chang'an is lost!"
Lost Chang'an?
Was Chang'an lost so quickly?
After learning this, Jia Xu coughed violently.
Mouthfuls of blood spurted out from Jia Xu's mouth, sprinkling on the bedclothes beneath him.
Seeing this scene, Jia Xu's eldest son was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to support Jia Xu.
But before Jia Xu's eldest son called the doctor, Jia Xu opened his mouth covered in blood and screamed like a madman:
"It's not difficult for a deer to enter Chang'an.
It’s not that difficult!
The great man’s sun has really come back!”
Jia Xu shouted the above words while crying and laughing at the same time.
At this moment, Jia Xu remembered Wang Yun's curse on him in Chang'an City that year.
He didn't believe that curse in the past.
But what now?
As he shouted, Jia Xu felt a sharp pain in his heart.
This severe pain made him tremble all over. Finally, Jia Xu opened her eyes wide and fell straight into the arms of her eldest son.
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