The Qingzhou Army already occupied nearly half of Luoyang's area, but they did not encounter the Liangzhou Army they expected to encounter. Therefore, they followed Guo Jia's instructions to station themselves in place and stopped expanding their control range and strongholds.
The subsequent investigation also proved that the people who raided Zhang Jue and lured Cao Chun into the trap were only a small group of "unparalleled generals" who went deep alone. The person who controlled the red flying sword claimed to be the "Thousand Men Kill Hua Xiong".
That's right, then the one who single-handedly provoked Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry army was naturally Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan who had a similar record.
The implementers of these two strategies deployed an extra group of troops to respond in case of failure, but since both were completely successful, they had already retreated, leaving only some traces at the temporary ambush location.
Now, the Liangzhou Army has taken the initiative to retreat to the southwest, and it seems that it wants to leave the northeast to the Qingzhou Army and the "Youzhou Taiping Road" to fight - oh, it is a battle.
After all, the Liangzhou Army had used some means to provoke a fight between a Tiger and Leopard Cavalry detachment and the group of people from the north. It was currently surrounded by them. Although the spies reported that the two sides had not yet fought, it seemed that
The atmosphere of confrontation between the two sides is probably just a matter of time.
According to Guo Jia's analysis, although Liu Bei brought some men with them, they would definitely not be among the team at this time. The ones left behind were at most two of the Hebei Four Court Pillars and a few "Taiping Daoqu"
"Handsome" only, specifically:
"Wen Ruo, seeing words is like meeting:"
"According to Jia's judgment of the Liangzhou think tank, after his strategy initially succeeded, he should have replaced the unparalleled generals who had restrained Cao Chun and Zhang Jue, and then replaced them with those whose unparalleled characteristics restrained our other generals, in order to deal with
We may replace them, so we should do the opposite, ignore them, and continue to use the original team. However, this behavior is a bit foolish and Jia is not suitable for it. Therefore, the responsibility for issuing specific orders is handed over to
Wen Ruo, please be careful."
"Hahahahaha."
"Military advisor Guo Fengxiao."
It was like seeing each other once and for all! He even smiled proudly! In the end, he even used his identity as a military advisor to suppress it!
Xun Yu clutched the bamboo slip squeakingly, trying to crumple it into a ball but was unable to do so. Damn it, you have to use bamboo slips to write on it when you can write on silk. Did you expect that I would do this?
After being furious for a while, Xun Yu discovered that he really could only act according to Guo Jia's plan. He did just like he did when he was studying in Xun's family. The teacher raised a problem, which everyone found a bit difficult, but they should be able to solve it if they work hard, and then
He secretly told himself the answer. If he didn't believe him and thought about it on his own, he would come to the same conclusion. But if he believed it... wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting defeat?
"Come here! Please invite General Zhang Jue and General Cao Chun to discuss the matter." Xun Yu finally chose to admit defeat.
But fortunately, the person he had the most trouble with during his studies was actually Xi Zhicai, Xun Wenruo comforted himself.
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Luoyang, east of the Imperial Palace.
"...Well, your palace looks like this."
After entering the Luoyang Palace, Guo Jia's younger sister stopped disappearing and followed closely behind Guo Jia, tugging at the hem of his clothes with her little hands, and occasionally looking at Lu Bu, the sword master who was fighting in the sky. At this time
After briefly looking around at the ruins of the walls, he commented.
"Well, actually the palace was not like this originally," Princess Liu Nai seemed to feel a little embarrassed and took the initiative to explain: "Although there were some annoying guys wandering around in the past, it was still very beautiful."
"Oh." The girl nodded, as if she didn't believe it, but Cao Cao couldn't see any emotion from her expressionless face.
"[Okay! Good fight! Immortal guides the way! Poke its tail! Dragon's tail swings! Slap him in the face!]" The "substitute" was shouting randomly at the battle in the sky, and he didn't know who he was supporting.
Cao Cao sighed secretly with a slight headache. Ever since that close encounter with the battle between Juggernaut and Merlin, the "substitute" has gradually become strange. Specifically, other aspects, such as way of thinking, logical reasoning, and evaluation of objective things.
There is no change, but the external personality is getting further and further away from his original personality. The most obvious example is that not long ago, when he tried to hug the little girl Guo Huan, he hit an invisible wall and squatted on the ground holding his head and complaining.
The situation...Cao Cao could not imagine that he would make such an action.
"Don't worry," Cao Cao continued: "When we find the second prince, we will return to Qingzhou. We will not let the princess live in a place like this."
This plan to break into the palace to rescue the second prince Liu Xie was part of Guo Jia's "playing the trick". At this time, there was a sudden attack by the Liangzhou Army outside and the fierce battle between Lu Bu and the Sword Master caused no large-scale injuries.
A normal person's decision would definitely be to watch from the outside and resolve the two conflicts caused by the Liangzhou soldiers.
But Guo Jia directly asserted that this kind of behavior was exactly what the enemy wanted to achieve. They would definitely transfer the two unparalleled generals who raided Zhang Jue and Cao Chun to support Lu Bu. After all, although the situation inside the palace was dangerous at this time,
But Lu Bu belongs to their group, and his security is more than 50% higher than other forces fishing in troubled waters.
Therefore, Cao Cao must find and rescue the second prince Liu Xie before they achieve their goal and call Lu Bu to retreat. Due to this consideration, Guo Jiacai transferred the large army to Xun Yu and personally assisted Cao Cao in accomplishing this task. The only companion was to appease the two princes.
The prince Liu Nai, Dian Wei who refused to stay in the camp, and Cao Anmin who was used to lead the way - Xu Chu were persuaded to stay because the target was too conspicuous.
"Yuan Jia, is there anyone who bullied you here? Find her, and I'll beat her up." Yuan Shao interjected.
"Hmph, didn't I tell you? I'll take revenge on the spot." The princess snorted proudly.
Oh...yes, there is also Yuan Shao, who has no idea what its use is, but as a princess's pendant, she must carry it.
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Weiyang Palace.
According to Liu Nai, these palaces, which are now roughly in ruins, are divided into three parts, namely Changle Palace in the northwest, Weiyang Palace in the center, and Jianzhang Palace in the southeast. According to their locations, they are also called Central, South, and South.
Each of the North Palace has many "halls" with different names and functions.
Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace have always been the residence of the emperor and the place where he met with ministers, while Changle Palace was the inner palace where the concubines lived. However, because the current emperor only loves money and not sex, and the queen He Yao is jealous and scheming.
Gao Chao, currently the only biological children of Emperor Ling are the eldest prince Liu Bian, the daughter of the empress, the second prince Liu Xie, the son of the imperial concubine Wang Rong, and the Wannian princess Liu Nai, the daughter of the former empress.
Nowadays, Jianzhang Palace has been completely destroyed due to the previous battles between the parties. Many side halls of Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace have also been destroyed due to the battle between Lu Bu and Sun Jian. Only the main halls of Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are left, where they live respectively.
Empress He Yao, noble concubine Wang Rong, mother and son, as well as the ten permanent attendants who each joined them after their power collapsed.
"Although the princess probably wants to kill all those eunuchs, doing so will only frighten the royal concubine and the second prince, which will be detrimental to the evacuation." Guo Jia saw Weiyang Palace in sight, so he said: "There is no one to provide shelter to these eunuchs.
, probably just gained asylum by firmly supporting the second prince’s accession to the throne. If the princess insists on venting her anger, she can do whatever she wants after bringing them back to Qingzhou.”
"..." Liu Nai was now wearing a costume suitable for a princess. She lifted her hair from her forehead, looked at Weiyang Palace from a distance, and then cast her gaze in the direction of Changle Palace. She wrinkled her nose and curved the corners of her mouth upwards.
He said: "Huh, let's let them go for now, and there is no need to settle the scores later. I believe that my brother will not let them have any chance to gain power, right?"
"Of course." Cao Cao nodded in agreement. Naturally, there is no need for eunuchs in the Queen's palace. They can just be filled with maids. As for the female officials who manage them, they will be left to Cai Zhenji to manage them, ensuring that they can be beaten.
"Hahaha! You didn't expect it! We meet again!"
"Zhang Wenyuan is here!... You can't pass."
When Cao Cao and his party were not far from Weiyang Palace, a group of men and horses suddenly appeared in front of them. The total number was about several hundred. The soldiers were all wearing black helmets and black armor. They held shields in their left hands and thick-edged sabers in their right hands. The leaders were two proud generals.
The general on the left is a middle-aged man, tall and strong, with long tangled hair, wearing bright light armor, holding a long knife, and on the right is a handsome young general with a capable figure, wearing a felt hat, wearing gray and white hard leather armor, and carrying a hook.
Sickle gun.
"Haha," Guo Jiaquan faced the uneasiness of nearly a thousand people with only a few people, pointed them and said to Cao Cao: "These are the two 'unparalleled generals' who attacked Zhang Jue and Cao Chun, Hua Xiong and Zhang Liao, Lord Ruo General
If they take it, Dong Zhuo will have two of his arms broken off."
"Of course - bah, I won't be caught!" Hua Xiong raised his knife and shouted: "Your plan to secretly pick up the prince has been discovered, why don't you just surrender?"
"If you want to capture us, I'm afraid you'll have to spend some effort." Zhang Liao slowly changed from an offensive posture to a defensive posture.
"How can you exaggerate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige?" Hua Xiong said dissatisfied.
"The 'strategist' said that we will see Cao Chun and Zhang Jue, who were defeated by us, here, but are they there?" Zhang Liao stared at the people in front of him closely: "We are afraid that we have fallen into a trap."
"Are you Zhang Wenyuan?" Cao Cao did not wait for the "substitute" to urge him, but he took a step forward and responded eagerly: "Sure enough, you are a young hero, do you want to join our Qingzhou Army?"
"Your Excellency..." Zhang Liao frowned, but asked without answering.
"Qingzhou Cao Mengde." Before Cao Cao could answer, he heard Guo Jia respond from the side: "It's not too late to surrender now."
"This is Cao Cao and Cao Mengde?!" Hua Xiong seemed to recognize Cao Cao and shouted loudly: "Yes, you still have time to surrender now!"
"!!" Seeing Hua Xiong take two steps forward, Zhang Liao was about to take action. He suddenly thrust out his hook and sickle spear, grabbed the gold belt around Hua Xiong's waist, turned around and left, shouting: "Quickly retreat!"
"Wait! We have more people -" Hua Xiong kept struggling, but he couldn't break free from Zhang Liao's hook and sickle, and he couldn't take off his belt, so he was dragged away by him. At the same time, those who were taciturn were also pulled away.
Nearly a thousand people fell into the camp without any objection.
"Hey..." Guo Jia clapped his hands in annoyance and looked at his sister beside him. What he wanted to say finally failed to come out: "Oh!"
"..." Guo Huan blinked and put away the mechanical crossbow that appeared in his hand from unknown time.
"[Alas, it's such a pity that Hua Xiong will be left behind by the 'Dragnet' if he takes just two steps forward.]" The "substitute" also sighed.
Was it some kind of "ambush type Wushuang" just now? He was discovered because his movements were too big?
Cao Cao shook his head and stopped worrying about the matter. After all, that girl was the only one who could make Guo Jia make a mistake.
"Now that we have repelled the ambush, let's go and pick up the prince," Cao Cao finally said: "The guards arranged by the noble families were persuaded by Benchu and I. As for the royal concubine and the second prince, Lao Yuanjia will be there."
"Well, leave it to me. With a common enemy like He Yao, she should be willing to listen to me." Liu Nai responded.
Next, it didn't take much to persuade them to leave with her. Maybe Wang Guifei had already thought about the power she could rely on. As for the second prince Liu Xie who was so frightened that he buried his head in his mother's arms - his opinion was not important.
However, when Cao Cao stepped out of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, he suddenly saw the sky suddenly darken, and the Sword Master's chanting like a yellow bell was heard in his ears:
【A journey of three thousand miles, one person once served as a million divisions;】
[The hall is full of flowers and three thousand guests are drunk, and the light of a sword chills nineteen states!]
