The sun is hanging in the western sky and is about to set.
The whole army was marching nervously, and the troops were densely packed and organized.
"Lord, there are still thirty miles to go." The general came up and reported in a lowered voice.
"Send the order, we must arrive at Hulao Pass before sunset," Ye Qing said. He was now wearing red bright light armor, but his demeanor was elegant, and he was so tall that it made people feel heartbroken.
At this time, Ye Qing was silently looking ahead. Hulao Pass was already looming in sight, which was the obstacle to conquering Dong Yijun.
Diao Chan reported that Luoyang has started to implement large-scale migration since today. Every night and day will reduce the possibility of saving one point. Not to mention the final burning of Luoyang, only that tens of thousands of people are moved every day, which is equivalent to the more than 100,000 coalition forces in history.
We were delayed in Hulao Pass for two months, and the day lilies were all cold.
The coalition camp is slightly closer, only fifteen miles away, but in fact there are already some small prince camps nearby. The Dalian camp is spread out in a radius of thirty miles. According to the report, there are still large tracts of empty space at the front. There is no doubt that
It is a core camp reserved for powerful princes like Ye Qing.
Guan Yu was responsible for the basic planning of each camp. As the landowner who occupied more than 20 nearby cities or towns in advance, he also had the obligation to provide accommodation to various princes. However, it only provided accommodation but not food. The short-term rebels still had to go on their own.
Bring with you food.
It depends on the situation in the long run...
It was reported that the total strength of the coalition forces in response had reached 400,000, which far exceeded the scale in history and was even several times larger than in the novel. With these 400,000 mouths alone, it would take a small mountain of rice, flour, food and vegetables to be destroyed every day. Ye Qing was also frightened by this.
We will not allow Hulao Pass to remain unconquered for a long time.
In history, the battles surrounding the Central Plains were based on the mutual attack and defense between the east and west of Luoyang. The same is true for this time's battle against Dong.
It is impossible for the various armies to carry too much food to Luo. No one has the strength to maintain a long food route. They can only "recruit on the spot". Historically, part of the food for the Kwantung Allied Forces was provided by Yuan Shu nearby in Nanyang County. Over time, this
The guy was so fragile that he cut off his food immediately.
Although Ye Qing drove Yuan Shu away, he felt that he could learn a good method.
At the same time, a new encrypted communication from Luoyang was reported, but it was Ye Qing who personally deciphered it.
Diao Chan has contacted Zhu Jun, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty, as planned. Historically, it was this man who was left in Luoyang to shield Dong Zhuo's arrows. She admitted in the secret message that she knew this was unreliable, but it would not hurt to be more prepared...
"What is she preparing for?"
Ye Qing was frowning and thinking, when someone reported: "The former general led 20,000 soldiers to greet the lord.
"pass"
For a moment, Ye Qing squinted his eyes, looking at the blood-red sunshine and the approaching general under the sunset shadow. Under the gorgeous sunset, the general in front of him was covered with layers of red-gold light and the armor leaves colliding with each other.
The voices, in the distant harmony among soldiers like Jiang Tao...
Ye Qing seemed to be a little drunk. After a long time, he came to his senses and helped Guan Yu: "Thank you for your hard work, former general."
Guan Yu led 20,000 infantry troops to come in person. Meeting the general and sworn brother who had been commanding troops all year round was quite lively. Ye Qing was keenly aware that Guan Yu's friendly attitude was filled with a sense of awe.
After the ceremony, Guan Yu seemed accommodating, so he mentioned that when he came here, he bumped into 100,000 Cao troops and 100,000 Sun troops.
A smile flashed across Ye Qing's face, and his eyes flashed: "They are deliberately staggering the schedule for half a day, don't worry about it.
Guan Yu didn't ask any more questions. He now admired his elder brother more and more. He could use nine thousand to break three hundred thousand. Even if he used various situations, it was extremely difficult, let alone knowing from the military intelligence that most of those situations were.
Man-made, why can't Ye Huolei conquer a fortified city?
At this time, the 20,000 infantrymen were transferred to the main force, resulting in a total of 120,000 troops. Guan Yu pointed to the way to the west: "Our army camp is ready... Oh, General Zilong and his sister-in-law
We have arrived early and will come with the team as soon as possible."
Did they arrive early?
Ye Qing is a bit strange. There are only two official wives in Xiatu. The little Mrs. Qianqian is always by his side. At most, Mrs. Gan is left behind, and she is clearly ordered to guard the house...
An ordinary-looking awning carriage turned around the gentle slope and appeared. The dragon energy in his body moved slightly. Ye Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and understood a little. He heard a familiar and friendly voice in his ears: "Husband, look who I have brought here."
Ye Qing sighed helplessly and told her not to come.
Bi faced the formidable enemy of Taiping Dao and Dong Zhuojun. The fourth-level magician was in danger of falling, and he might not be able to take care of it... I just couldn't explain it clearly, but I didn't expect that he would still follow.
Then he nodded to Zhao Yun who was guarding the side of the car: "Thank you for your hard work, Zilong."
"It is the duty of an minister." Zhao Yun responded. He led his soldiers in formation, with armors and armors lined up, very majestic. After experiencing the battle, he was even more calm, and his energy was harmonious in the environment.
Ye Qing immediately understood that Zhao Yun had broken through the prohibition of heaven and earth and officially entered Taoism from martial arts. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. Such a general had another fighting power that could compete with real people. The battlefield performance of such a general who could fight for the rest of his life was extremely impressive, far better than the same level.
A monk who was a martial arts master.
"Congratulations Zilong..."
Ye Qing smiled and asked a few questions about his current cultivation status, thinking that he could teach "Six Yang Illustrations" so that his basic optimization ability would continue to grow.
Qianqian pushed him from behind and whispered: "Husband, go see your cousin. If you don't ask her, you will really have to wait."
This girl noticed it again.
Ye Qing estimated that the punishment was enough and no amount of punishment would be useless. He went over and saw Cao Baijing sitting in the middle, and deliberately ignored her and looked to one side.
There was a person sitting behind the partitioned glass curtain. Under the dim glass light inside the car, there was a faint figure of a woman.
Ye Qing knew it well, but he knew that he had just misunderstood "sister-in-law" - it was probably Guan Yu who made up the excuse because he knew that the situation was special and it was not convenient to publicize it at this time.
At this time, Ye Qing only gave a slight salute.
The woman behind the curtain bowed and kept silent. Ye Qing arranged a soundproof array and turned to ask Cao Baijing, frowning: "Why are you disobedient, madam?"
"Don't worry. Jingbei is very obedient and stable. The focus of the dispute is in the Central Plains. Tai... is coming as planned. There is no need for me to stay at home alone, so I turned to Yingshui to accompany me... You Zilong
The general protected the driver and set up a hiding formation in the car, so no one noticed us."
Cao Baijing explained it so openly, and when she saw Ye Qing was silent for a moment and nodded slowly, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Then he whispered: "I am a magician, and I will always encounter battles."
Compared with the safety of the rear, she doesn't really care about being a high-level magician. In other words, she, Cao Baijing, has been a wild girl since she was a child. She is not afraid of wind, rain or waves. Fighting side by side with her husband can give her a sense of stability.
Tian Tian talked about some things that happened since their separation. She glanced at the figure behind the curtain, came to her senses and said, "Husband, we were searching for clues about the imperial seal in northern Jingbei. From the interrogation of the soldiers, we determined that Yuan Shu was lost when he fled. The biggest suspicion is that he was missing.
In the hands of Yuan Yin who broke through and headed north."
"Going north? Are you looking for Yuan Shao?" Ye Qing stroked the stubble on his chin, thinking about it, his eyes gradually getting colder.
Someone is going to be unlucky again... Cao Baijing thought to herself, how will her husband respond?
According to the history of the earth, Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance. Now he has taken all Yuzhou, penetrated the southern part of Bingzhou and the north of Sili. He has an army of 100,000 and is very powerful. I heard that he fought Zhang Yan's 300,000 Black Mountain Army several times without deciding the outcome.
However, the governor-general Cao Cao had not yet broken up with Yuan Shao at this time. After Xuzhou's defeat, he chose to support Yuan Shao. It is normal for the disaster to be diverted to the north.
At this time, Yu Fan thought that if he got involved in Jingbei, Xuzhou would become an enemy, and it was natural to suppress the trip to Shangluo.
"But my husband has never been a person who has been willing to accept compromise since he was a child..." Cao Baijing smiled as she watched her husband think deeply, and couldn't help but look forward to the next battle in Luoyang.
Luoyang City
One hundred and fifty miles to the east, there was a standoff inside and outside Hulao Pass for several days. At this time, the military spirit was soaring into the sky, reflecting the setting sun.
After two years, the situation at home and abroad gathered again in Sili, Central Plains. Many people were looking forward to this battle, but their intentions were far less pure than Cao Baijing's.
For people on earth, the starting point is to gain more benefits for their own power.
Different from the last time I played a side drum in Luoyang, the people on the ground at this time, except for those who were eliminated early, have truly taken a leading role, cultivating more Qi practitioners and bringing them to the lower soil, actively participating in cooperation with various princes, competing with each other, and joining.
There are not many official positions obtained.
At this time, armies of troops were coming from all over the country, and they were about to determine the course of history.
But the first thing they have to solve is a huge pass.
Hulao Pass is not a thin wall, but a gate city, a city built according to the mountains and rivers, housing tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. It serves as a barrier for Luoyang and has a perfect defense mechanism accumulated over four hundred years. Every historic breakthrough is almost not purely a military means.
To solve it, even if you cooperate with Taoism, you will have to make a huge sacrifice, and it will be even more difficult if the opponent also has Taoism.
The terrain surrounding the pass is a crisscross of high mountains, with Songshan Mountain to the south and the Yellow River to the north. It is an insurmountable natural barrier. Only a deep ravine in the southwest leads to Luoyang. Xiatu has long been the gateway to the eastern capital Luoyang, and is also the front blockade of Hulao Pass.
at.
Under the setting sun, the grass was filled with a slightly moist smell, which was the trace of heavy rain the night before.
Yu Fan rode his horse and stood on a small slope, frowning and looking at the majestic Guancheng in the distance, and then at the camps of the princes scattered in the plains, some were large and some were small, and they all showed a little caution in their reports.
"Without cooperation, we will become a mob if we stick together." Yu Fan thought, waved his hand and ordered the army to stop and camp, and asked beside him: "Where are Cao's army, Yuan's army, and Gongsun's army?"
A magician stretched out his hand and flicked it, and with a "buzz" sound, a transparent cover appeared around it. This was a magic circle for isolation and detection. It was valid for one hour, which was more than enough.
When Mr. Kou saw it, he took out a report from the guard's backpack and reported: "The governor has just entered the camp. The army is stationed in the hills on the north side of the river, close to Yuan Shao's camp. It is estimated that the past relationship has been restored. Yuan Shao's former army
We have arrived at Lizhai, and I am still on the other side of the river. As for Gongsun Zan, I heard that his journey was blocked by a flash flood and he is still stranded in Youzhou..."