In the prefect's mansion in Chenliucheng, Luo Yang, who was already the king of Hanzhong County, looked at the sergeant kneeling in front of him with astonishment. He stood up and shouted towards the sergeant. The sergeant raised his head, his face full of tears.
Looking tired, he clasped his fists and said, "My lord! Everything the villain said is true! Three days ago, the Xiliang army appeared outside Xingyang City. Lu Bu personally led the army and launched an offensive against Xingyang! General Lingbao and General Wang Xian
They sacrificed their lives one after another! General Yan Yan was seriously injured! In desperation, General Yan Yan had no choice but to withdraw from Xingyang! Now the two cities of Xingyang and Zhongmu have been owned by the Xiliang Army!"
After hearing the sergeant repeating it again, Luo Yang had to believe that the sergeant was not lying, but Luo Yang still couldn't believe it in his heart. Logically speaking, Yanzhou and Dong Zhuo are separated by Sizhou, and it is impossible for Dong Zhuo's troops to hit him no matter what.
Xingyang is the right one! How could Xiliang army actually come to attack Xingyang City? Luo Yang couldn't figure it out!
The cadres sitting around Luo Yang also frowned. Only Guo Jia, the counselor who followed Luo Yang to the north to conquer Cao Cao, lowered his head and thought for a moment, but immediately showed a clear expression. Even if it was
He asked the sergeant: "Let me ask you, how many troops are there in the Xiliang army led by Lu Bu?"
Guo Jia suddenly asked, and the sergeant was suddenly stunned, but he quickly replied: "Sir! At the beginning, there were only nearly three thousand troops, but the generals of these three thousand troops were severely punished.
After the general was beheaded, Lu Bu arrived in person and brought nearly 20,000 more people with him! Under the offensive of the Xiliang army led by Lu Bu, Xingyang City could not sustain it for even a day!"
After getting the answer, Guo Jia couldn't help but nodded, as if he completely understood. This appearance made Luo Yang and other cadres and generals anxious. Especially those led by Liu Pi, Gong Du, Yan Yan and others.
, that was their Ruijia Army. Now that the Ruijia Army was defeated, it was even more inexplicable. Of course they wanted to know the reason! Immediately Gong Du asked: "Master Guo! Don't show off.
Come on, please tell me what happened? Why did the Xiliang army pass through Sizhou and arrive outside Xingyang City?"
Guo Jia's face became unusually serious, and he said calmly: "If the Xiliang army only has a few thousand people, it might be possible to avoid Cao's army and sneak around Sizhou! But then
The Xiliang army actually has more than 20,000 people. Even if Cao Cao's army in Sizhou is all blind, it is impossible to miss such a big target! From this point of view, there is only one explanation, and that is that Cao Cao has joined forces with Dong Zhuo.
Sizhou’s Cao army deliberately let go of the Xiliang army!”
"How is this possible?" Huang Zhong, who participated in the battle against Dong, immediately shouted, his eyes widened and he shouted: "Then Cao Cao was the military advisor of the alliance to defeat Dong and the initiator of the alliance to defeat Dong! How could he?
Join forces with Dong Zhuo?"
"Hmph!" Seeing Huang Zhong mention the matter of attacking Dong Alliance, Guo Jia snorted coldly and said: "How is this impossible? The so-called grievances can only be used in the eyes of a traitor like Cao Cao.
A bargaining chip! If it can bring benefits, why can't we join forces with Dong Zhuo? General Huang, the situation is already obvious. Cao Cao must be joining forces with Dong Zhuo to eliminate us in Yanzhou. Otherwise, there is no way.
Explain how Lu Bu's 20,000 troops passed through Sizhou without anyone noticing!"
When Guo Jia said this, Huang Zhong was also speechless, but he had to believe that what Guo Jia said was true. After Guo Jia said this, everyone present looked gloomy. Originally, they were attacking Cao Cao this time.
They just thought that Cao Cao's strength had not yet developed and could easily defeat Cao Cao, but they didn't expect that Cao Cao would join forces with Dong Zhuo. With the strength of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army, Luo Yang's army of nearly 50,000 people was really difficult to resist! Luo Yang
He said in a deep voice: "Fengxiao, according to your opinion, if Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo join forces, how much hope do we have of winning?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "If Cao Cao only had Dong Zhuo as his aid, then the Yanzhou battle would be troublesome, but it would not be invincible! Although Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army was powerful, Cao Cao would never be able to trust Dong Zhuo's army to invest all of it.
Come to the Yanzhou battlefield. According to what my subordinates saw, Lu Bu's 20,000 people are probably the limit that Cao Cao can tolerate! After all, Cao Cao also has to guard against Dong Zhuo, lest Dong Zhuo take the opportunity to swallow him up!"
"Huh?" Luo Yang was stunned. Luo Yang understood the next few words of Guo Jia. It was just Guo Jia's first sentence, but it made Luo Yang's heart skip a beat. He quickly asked: "Fengxiao, what did you just say?"
What do you mean? Is there any other trouble besides the Xiliang army?"
Guo Jia's face was full of bitterness. After taking a look at the generals, he said to Luo Yang: "Have you forgotten, my lord? We discussed various situations about the expedition to Yanzhou before the expedition. If Cao Cao had only found Dong Zhuo,
, the most they can do is to repel us, but this will not eradicate his crisis! With Cao Cao's character, since he has even done such things as colluding with Dong Zhuo, I am afraid that we must stay in Yanzhou completely.
!From this, it seems that Cao Cao must have a back-up plan!"
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Zhao Yun, who had participated in the pre-war meeting together, changed his expression and exclaimed loudly: "Isn't it Sun Jian who Master Guo said?"
"That's right!" Guo Jia nodded vigorously, confirming Zhao Yun's answer, and the faces of everyone present turned livid for a moment. But no one doubted it this time, since Cao Cao could collude with Dong Zhuo
Well, it’s not surprising if you add Sun Jian, who has had a grudge against Luo Yang for a long time! Guo Jia’s face was so bitter that he could squeeze out the bitter juice, and he smiled helplessly: "Of course, so far, this has not happened
It's just a guess from my subordinates, and I can't be sure whether Cao Cao really colluded with Sun Jian! If that's true, we are really doomed this time!"
What Guo Jia said is correct. Now Luo Yang's army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Yanzhou. If Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian are to attack from three sides at this time, Luo Yang's army will not be able to fly even if it has wings! At this moment, the only sound heard outside the hall is
Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps, and a sergeant ran in quickly, knelt down next to the sergeant who had reported the message before, clasped his fists and shouted to Luo Yang: "Your Majesty! Ji Yin, Liang Duhe
Cao's army from the three counties of Qiao County suddenly dispatched yesterday and is approaching Chenliu! According to the scouts, these three groups of troops total about 50,000 people!"
With a swish sound, Luo Yang and all the generals stood up. Facts speak louder than words. As soon as the Xiliang army appeared here, Cao Jun, who had been shrinking before, also began to move out. If there was no collusion between Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo, they would be killed.
I don’t believe it! What I’m most worried about now is the news about Sun Jian in the south. But if Sun Jian wants to send troops, the first place he encounters should be Yingchuan to cut off the retreat from Luoyang. And Yingchuan is far away from Chenliu, so if he wants to get there
I'm afraid the intelligence is not that fast yet, so the primary purpose now is to deal with Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo's troops!
Luo Yang immediately thought for a moment and then shouted: "Zhao Yun! Zhang Liao! Xu Chu! Zhou Cang! Listen to the order!"
Hearing Luo Yang call their names, Zhao Yun and the others immediately came out of the queue, bowed to Luo Yang with fists in their hands, and shouted in unison: "The general is here!"
Luo Yang nodded and shouted: "The four of you stay in Chenliu to assist Fengxiao! Block Cao Jun's offensive! I will leave you with more than 20,000 Ruijia Army and Maoban Army! Are you confident in defending Chenliu?"
Hearing Luo Yang's words, he wanted to hand Chen Liu over to Guo Jia to guard, so Guo Jia followed him out of the queue and paid homage to General Zhao Yun: "We will defend Chen Liu to the death! Lord, don't worry!"
To deal with Cao Jun, Luo Yang retained two top generals, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, as well as two masters, Zhang Liao and Zhou Cang, to help him. This was because Cao Cao had no shortage of masters now! Leaving aside Cao Cao's best friends, the Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers.
It is said that except for a few people, all the civil servants and generals who were under Yuan Shao's account were all assigned to Cao Cao's account, including Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Jia and Gao Lan, who are known as the Four Court Pillars of Hebei!
These four people are all masters, especially Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were Yuan Shao's right-hand men back then! With so many powerful generals helping out, Luo Yang had to act cautiously, leaving Zhao Yun to deal with it in the future.
After Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and others took the order and returned to their seats, Luo Yang shouted loudly again: "Liu Pi and Gong all obey the order!"
"The general is here!" Liu Pi and Gong Du looked at each other and hurriedly came out.
The two of them are the old subordinates who have been with Luo Yang for the longest time. At this critical moment, Luo Yang still has the greatest trust in them! Luo Yang said in a deep voice: "I will allocate five thousand brave soldiers to you to garrison in Yingchuan.
!If Sun Jian sends troops, we must hold on to Yingchuan City!"
It is still unknown whether Sun Jian will come, but Luo Yang has to be on guard! However, Luo Yang has taken many measures against Sun Jian before, so even if Sun Jian will dispatch, I am afraid he will not send too many people. I believe these five
Thousands of people should be able to withstand Sun Jian's attack! Liu Pi and Gong Du were originally the commanders of the Yongzu Army. The Yongzu Army slowly developed under their hands, so the Yongzu Army was handed over to them.
There will be no problem. Liu Pi and Gong Du certainly understand the weight of their responsibilities, and at the same time they shouted in a deep voice: "Please don't worry, my lord! As long as I wait here, Sun Jian will never even think of entering Yanzhou with a single soldier!"
Luo Yang was still very relieved about Liu Pi and Gong Du, but Liu Pi and Gong Du were inferior in skill, but now Luo Yang's men were also stretched thin, so he could only make this arrangement for the time being. These two groups of people were solved.
The only ones left were Lu Bu's Xiliang army! Luo Yang turned around and shouted: "Brother Han Sheng! Dian Wei! Let's go meet Lu Bu again this time! Let's see how big this guy is after not seeing each other for so many years.