Chapter 36 The Expelled Dogs and Chickens (2 in 1)
From west to east, Chang'an, Tongguan, Hongnong, Hangu Pass, Luoyang, Hulao Pass... This is a straight line, and it is the most important straight line in the history of Chinese civilization and military history. In fact, because of this line
The three levels and two cities are absolutely sensitive, so any disturbance will cause a chain reaction.
So, when Gongsun led his troops across the Yellow River from Hedong to Hongnong, although he didn't fight a single battle, it immediately caused absolute turmoil on this line. And when he turned east, he made a small attempt to capture Hongnong County and Hongnong County.
After moving to rural areas, it immediately caused a chain reaction across the board.
Dong Zhuo of Chang'an ordered his younger brother Dong to leave Chang'an and stationed in Huayin behind Tongguan. This place could easily support Tongguan in the front and Pujin in the north; while Jia Xu, Lu Bu, Niu Fu and Li were facing the pressure of Gongsun.
The Confucian scholars all adopted the most conservative military strategy, with one staying in seclusion and the other stationing troops to protect themselves. At the same time, the troops surrounding Luoyang to the east of Hangu Pass also immediately reduced their defense and defended Luoyang... There were even rumors
, Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to order a detour through Nanyang to send part of Luoyang's military force back to Hangu Pass to ensure that Gongsun would be locked up in Hongnong.
In fact, this is the reason why Dong Zhuo is so difficult to fight. Even though his troops are less than 100,000, and they are stationed separately, at first glance it sounds like they are similar to the Baibo bandits and the Xiongnu rebels, but in fact the latter two
They are just 'thieves', while Dong Zhuo and his subordinates are a complete military group.
From a military perspective, as long as the command system of Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu are there, they are a whole, a military system attached to Dong Zhuo, the political core, and a formal army that is dynamic, can be supplemented and continued, and is willing to obey orders.
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It is too difficult to disintegrate such an army through one or two military victories like the Baibo bandits and the Huns... According to the old saying, if you want to shake Dong Zhuo's overall situation, you can only attack Guanzhong!
By the same token, the same goes for Gongsun's troops. If he doesn't reach Changping in Hebei, his political power there will be impossible to collapse. The expedition here will be meaningless if he doesn't kill Gongsun himself.
There is even Yuan Shao. If you don't kill Yuan Shao, then with his political reputation, he can make a comeback anywhere.
This is the terrible thing about the so-called political prestige. These three people may have half Yuan Shu, and they are not of the same class as the rest of the world. What Ju Shou said to Yuan Shao that day was indeed extremely insightful, and he wanted to take advantage of this precedence.
Exploit advantages and quickly establish a complete military and political system and military and political group. Once a strict military and political group is formed that is thriving, it can stand up to anyone.
To establish such a group, Jushou also gave a clear answer: Yuan Shao himself, talent, army, territory, and reputation.
The principles of the world are all the same. They may have different explanations, but the essence is the same, just like what those people said 1,800 years later. Leaders, cadres, the army, finance, diplomacy... are not all the same thing.
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The so-called territory means nothing more than population and economy, which means military reserve force and finance; as for diplomacy, in the late Han Dynasty, of course they did not need to engage in diplomacy to ensure the stability of the situation, but they did need the same prestige and justice to stabilize people's hearts.
, and Gongsun is working hard to strive for this, Yuan Benchu has it since he was born, and it will be over after his uncle and brother's family are all dead!
so……
"General Wei went to Hongnong, as if he had fallen into a trap. This is a God-given opportunity, but why is Duke Ming still hesitant?" Guo Tuli was in a large house in Chenggao City, and was earnestly advising his lord Yuan Shao.
As for Yuan Shao, he was dressed in plain clothes and wearing a filial piety belt. He was standing on a pavilion with windows on all sides in the courtyard, looking at the sunset in the west. At this time, Guo Tu tried to persuade him, but he slowly shook his head: "No.
It’s just hesitation, but it’s so many things that I don’t know where to start…”
Guo Tu wanted to speak again, but when he saw Yuan Shao slightly holding his forehead and turning his head sideways, knowing that the other party did not want to talk more, he himself did not dare to disobey this 'Ming Gong', so he had no choice but to leave.
When he walked out of the courtyard, he bumped into Xu You and Xu Ziyuan walking in proudly with a letter or something like that. The two looked at each other, but they didn't bother to pretend to each other... One of them didn't even mention that Yuan Shao couldn't listen at this time.
Jin Renyan said that the other person didn't say why he was here.
In fact, Xin Ping and Guo Tu specifically chose to block Jushou when Ji was here, so that Xu You, one of Yuan Shao's two most trusted conspirators, did not have time to participate, so he simply fought with these Yings
The characters from Sichuan are at odds with each other.
In this way, both of them sneered in their hearts. After entering and leaving, Guo Tu went to the city to talk to his relatives, while Xu You also went straight into the attic in the backyard to see Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Benchu saw another person come in, his headache got a little worse. He was about to send him away, but unexpectedly, Xu You came to the attic and paid homage to Yuan Shao solemnly, and then respectfully presented a document.
And confessed his guilt.
"What does Ziyuan mean by this?" Yuan Shao took the letter and was still confused. "Why is it such a great gift?"
"Report to General Cheqi." Xu You raised his head and said sternly. "I want to go to my old acquaintance General Gongsun Wenqi, but I have been under your care for many years, Yuan Cheqi. I have to come and say goodbye, and the journey is far away.
, my family has a large population, and I hope I can borrow some money to allow my family to go to Changping..."
Even though Yuan Shao had already prepared for the other party to cause trouble, he couldn't help but be stunned at this moment. He was stunned for a long time and hurried to open the letter. Sure enough, it was a sincere farewell letter, plus a signed IOU!
The situation was like this. Although he probably understood that the other party was talking about recent events, Yuan Shao still felt a little uneasy.
As a result, the other person could only step forward to support Xu You and respond seriously: "Ziyuan, you and I have known each other for more than ten years. Is there anything we can't say directly? Do we have to use this method?"
"Does Yuan Cheqi think I'm joking?" Xu You shook off the opponent's arm and answered seriously, causing Yuan Shao to suddenly change his expression. "Do you think I really can't leave? I'll tell Yuan Cheqi clearly that if you pass
If you are still hesitant today, I really have to leave... It's not that I want to betray you, but I have young and old in my family. If it's a personal relationship, I can sit with you until death, but who will be in my family after I die?
To raise him?"
"How can I just sit there and wait to die?" Yuan Shao was extremely helpless. "Ziyuan, don't others know that you don't know my difficulties?"
"What's the trouble with General Chariot and Cavalry?" Xu You asked curiously. "Is Gongsun Wenqi in trouble at Danhan Mountain?"
Yuan Benchu was immediately speechless.
"Benchu, Benchu." Xu You sighed more and more, but suddenly changed his expression and reprimanded sternly. "You don't know what you are going to do at all now... That's why you are looking forward and backward, and you are in a dilemma! Do you think your current situation is better than
Is Gongsun Wenqi's situation better in Danhan Mountain? Let me tell you, you are exactly the same as him when he was in the most difficult time. If you can't stand up and work hard to move forward, you will only die!"
"Why is this so?"
"Why is this so?" Xu You gasped and turned to the west side of the attic, pointed at the banners and military horses all over the city, and shouted loudly. "What do you think this is? Is this the place you are raising in Luoyang and Runan? Can you have a big family?"
You are squandering your time, can you pretend to be sad?! See for yourself, this is a war! It is a competition for the world! Winning is precious, losing is like a withered bone in the grave... Wushejinyi
Defeat, haven’t you woke up yet? In this situation, it’s either you or I who will die! But you are indecisive here and ruin the opportunity!”
Yuan Shao's face was green and red, but he took off the filial piety cloth from his head, threw it aside, and then stepped forward again and held Xu You's arm: "Ziyuan, of course I know that I should make a decision, but the current situation is indeed difficult.
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"What's so difficult?" Xu You sneered. "You claim it's difficult but you cover it up. Do you really think that everyone doesn't understand your ridiculous thoughts? As I expected, what you are worried about is if you go
In Hebei, when we go to capture the four counties of Jizhou, we will inevitably have to face Gongsun Wenqi first, but his troops are strong and his horses are strong, and he is known as a famous general in the world, so he is afraid... right?"
Yuan Shao became more and more embarrassed, but was speechless.
"As for going to the Central Plains, it is nothing more than that the princes of the Central Plains have many people who follow you, and they are all party members and celebrities, high-ranking and old... It is not that it is difficult to do it, but it is also unwilling to do it, but Gongsun Gang took the initiative to jump into the dangerous territory of Hongnong.
People like Liu Bei and Cao Cao are also fighting all day long and working hard to revive the country, so you are afraid that you will be ridiculed at this time, so you feel uneasy, right?" Xu You sneered more and more. "The first one is called a stern person.
Cowardly; the latter one is called for fame and reputation; together, there is another one who is scheming and unstoppable! I wanted to ask you at the beginning, just based on your hesitation these days, what if I leave you?
Should it?"
Yuan Shao's ears turned red from shame, but he just grabbed Xu You's arm and refused to let go: "I know Ziyuan will not abandon me, so I ask Ziyuan to teach me!"
"Original." Xu You also lowered his head and sighed. "As you said, we have been old for many years. Although we have never had the name of master and slave, we have always had the reality of master and slave... Today I will be honest with you.
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"Please give me some advice from Ziyuan." Yuan Shao opened his hands and returned the gift to Xu You.
"Let's talk about the four counties of Jizhou first." Xu You did not go to help Yuan Shao up, but turned his back to the east on the attic and said. "I was originally afraid of fighting Gongsun Wenqi, why wouldn't I be afraid? If he comes up and gets beaten, he will be beaten.
, what should I do if I am trampled into a pulp by Baima Yicong? But what if I am afraid? I ask you at the beginning, if you want to imitate Emperor Qin and conquer the world like Emperor Gaozu, who is your biggest enemy? "
"Of course it's Gongsun." Yuan Shao didn't hesitate. "Although Dong Zhuo is violent, he is too violent, and his background is too low, so he is unpopular, not to mention his age. As for my brother Yuan Shu, it's not that I underestimate him.
I am just careful about Liu Yan, but Liu Biao doesn’t even need to be careful about him. His prestige in front of others is nothing more than that in front of me. But Gongsun, I will not hide it from Ziyuan today. As early as the Mengjin Banquet a few years ago
After that, I decided that he is my only enemy to achieve great things, not the master of the North as I thought before!"
"Isn't this the end?" Xu You turned around and asked angrily, spreading his hands. "Since Gongsun is your biggest enemy, how can you give him the territory of Hebei?! If Gongsun defeated Guanzhong and then came back to eat Hebei,
Do you still have any hope of winning? If you don’t fight for this kind of thing, you will give it to him! In the same way, why does Gongsun want to fight for the emperor? Because if he doesn’t fight, someone will use the emperor against him!"
Yuan Shaowan was enlightened: "I understand, it is because the four counties of Jizhou are next to Gongsun, so we must take it! It is because Gongsun is the strongest, so we must come up and become his enemy... If we avoid it for a while today, then we will do it again in the future.
No chance of victory!"
"Exactly what it means!"
"But……"
"I know what you are worried about." Xu You continued to speak seriously. "Do you think that Gongsun Wenqi now occupies a strategic position and is condescending, and the other four counties can be easily conquered by him, and they will be annexed by him through the secret.
With the advantage of sudden cavalry, can you directly charge us down?"
"But there is such worry." Yuan Shao became more and more serious. "But what you just said, Ziyuan, is right. The four counties of Hebei cannot give in... What can we do?"
"Then don't just take the four counties of Jizhou!" Xu You said sincerely. "At the beginning, although Qingzhou only had six counties, they were all prosperous places. Pingyuan had a population of one million, Beihai had a population of 800,000, and the rest of Jinan, Le
An, Qi, and Donglai all have a population of 4 to 50 million, which adds up to a population of nearly 4 million. Now Qingzhou has no owner. Isn't this a God-given opportunity? Gongsun Wenqi can take Bingzhou to rely on, can't you?
Can Qingzhou serve as backup?"
Yuan Shao nodded slightly: "In other words, Gongsun will merge with You, I will merge with Qingzhou, and then both sides will fight for supremacy in Jizhou?"
"It's not enough." Xu You took a step forward and pressed against Yuan Shao, who was dressed in plain clothes. "There is also Yanzhou. I asked you to go to Jizhou to face Gongsun face to face, but I don't want you to give up on the Central Plains! Yanzhou is here now.
Behind you, all the princes in Yanzhou are under your control at this time, why can't you take it? If you ask me, it should be Gongsun Wenqi who used You to conquer the tiger warriors. Originally, you used Qingyan's wealth, and then both parties came to Jizhou in person for a duel.
male and female!"
"But..." Yuan Shao shook his head slightly. "If you have too much appetite, will you achieve nothing? Can Gongsun really leave me so much time when he goes to Guanzhong? If he fails to knock on the pass, what if he turns around and comes back? Moreover,
Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou are all in big trouble. Jizhou is with Gongsun Zan and Han Fu;
All turned into yellow scarves."
"I don't know when he will come back," Xu You sneered. "I can't care about it either. But I have a great plan for Qing Yan..."
"Ziyuan teach me!" Yuan Shao quickly handed over his hand again.
"How about driving away tigers and devouring wolves and adding a series of strategies?" Xu You continued to twist his beard and sneered. "Didn't Gongsun Zan ask for the governor of Bohai? Just give him this seal and ribbon. Anyway, Bohai already belongs to him... and then invite him to come with us.
Go attack Qingzhou! There are also the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in Taishan. Why not let Liu Yanzhou, Bao Guoxiang, and Qiao Prefect go to attack them? The territory of the three of them is close to the Yellow Turban bandits. When the time comes, we can take the opportunity to annex the three of them, and then
Break the Yellow Turban, and then tell the Qingzhou scholars and local noble families that we are here to defend Gongsun Zan for them... Originally, you were afraid of Gongsun Wenqi, are you still afraid of the Yellow Turban thief and Gongsun Bogui?"
Yuan Shao woke up almost instantly, but he was overjoyed
"That Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao..." Yuan Shao was about to say happily, but suddenly thought of the two of them.
"It's time to stop..." Xu You suddenly changed his expression, but he only said two and a half sentences. "As for Liu Dai, Bao Xin, and Qiao Mao, if these three people are aware of current affairs, it will be better..."
Yuan Shao nodded slowly, and then asked another question: "But if this is the case, Hebei and Henan are separated by big rivers... I will definitely fight hard with Gongsun in Hebei. Who will take the lead for me?"
"I have thought about this matter carefully in the past few days." Xu You sighed. "Like Gongsun, there is also Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan can rely on, but for you at this time, Yuan Jiujiu is an opponent, and you really have no choice.
People can control aspects.”
"How about Meng De?" Yuan Shao suddenly asked.
"Meng De is excellent." Xu You frowned slightly and said. "Only Tai Jia...and I have seen it clearly in the past few days. He really wants to win over Dong Xin and restore the country!"
Yuan Shao sighed: "If we talk about it in the long run, we have to slowly discover talents."
"But Cao Mengde can still be used." Xu You said suddenly. "He can still be relied on to stabilize the situation in Yanzhou."
"What does this mean?" Yuan Shao was in a daze for a moment.
"Isn't he from Yuzhou?" Xu You twirled his beard and said, squinting his eyes. "He is also a talented person that you trusted at the beginning. How about letting him go to Yuzhou and become the governor of Yuzhou?"
Yuan Shao felt that a light suddenly appeared in front of him... This was simply a brilliant strategy!
Cao Cao went to Yuzhou. With Cao Cao's talents and his family's local power, he would be able to quickly establish a foothold in the northern part of Yuzhou and then block Yuan Shu. As long as Cao Cao and Yuan Shu fought in Yuzhou, Yanzhou would naturally be safe and sound.
Yuan Shao took a long breath, and then followed the same example he did to Ju Shou before, bowing to him, a wise and wise man who had been by his side for a long time, and paying homage.
And Xu You also accepted the other party's salute proudly.
"Ziyuan, Ziyuan!" Yuan Shao sighed for a moment. "I saw Ju Gongyu a few days ago, and I just felt that it was God who helped me that he came to see me. Today I know that you are also a person who has helped me!"
Xu You sneered, twisted his beard and said: "Benchu, I'm going to pour a bucket of cold water on you... How can we, the so-called wise men, solve this problem with just a few words? What Ju Gong and Bao said before
So thorough, everyone thought you were going to make a decisive decision and do something, but unexpectedly you delayed it for a long time because of fear and reputation. The same will happen in the future, I don't know how much trouble is waiting for you!"
Yuan Shao smiled bitterly for a moment, but then managed to speak loudly, but this time, he pointed to the Yellow River in the north under the setting sun and sighed: "The road ahead is uncertain, and ambitions are difficult to achieve. Everyone knows this truth... But Ziyuan
, you look at the water of the big river, meandering eastward for thousands of miles. It has made many bends and changed its course several times, but it continues to move eastward and eventually merges into the sea? If you, the intelligent people,
If you can help me, if we work together, my ambition will reach the East China Sea one day, right?"
Xu You laughed, but suddenly shook his head.
"What does Ziyuan mean?" Yuan Shao was slightly puzzled. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Benchu is right." Xu You laughed and shook his head. "No matter what, this sentence is still correct. But Benchu, why do you let us people work so hard with you for your ambition?"
Yuan Shao couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, I took it for granted again... If it can be done, I will definitely be rich and noble with Ziyuan and all of you!"
"No, even if we can't accomplish anything first, we still want to share wealth and honor."
"That's right." Yuan Shao quickly became serious. "Now I want to share wealth and honor with you all!"
"That being the case, Ben Chu should know why I didn't mention any way to deal with Han Fu, right?" Xu You lowered his head and chuckled. "Everyone from Yingchuan, followed Han Fu's family to Yecheng for resettlement. They left their hometown and moved hastily.
, arrived in Yecheng with almost nothing, and could not even obtain an official position there...otherwise, why would I think Xin Zhongzhi, Guo Gongze and the others were in such a hurry recently?"
Yuan Shao immediately laughed again: "So, as long as I want to take Jizhou, these Han Fu villagers will be my help? But then again, some official positions, wealth, and them. Of course, Zi
You have the greatest credit from far away... With some guidance today, no matter what in the future, you and I will share the wealth."
Xu You laughed more and more: "Actually, even those local aristocratic families in Jushu are powerful and powerful, and they are also your help."
"What does this mean?" Yuan Shao was really confused.
"Because although they may not like you Benchu, they don't like Gongsun Wenqi even less." Xu You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "Otherwise, they would have followed Tian Feng's example and defected there..."
"What don't they like about Gongsun?" Yuan Shao became more serious. "His origins, or his warrior style?"
"They didn't like how harshly Gongsun treated the noble families when he was in power in Hebei." Xu You smiled half-heartedly. "Gongsun had been in power for ten years in Hebei, and wherever he governed, the noble families and powerful people were as honest as dogs. But once he was
After being restrained, there is nothing you can do...but when people around you see it, you can’t help but feel sad.”
"Since Gongsun is strict with them, I will be lenient with them," Yuan Shao said suddenly. "If Gongsun uses authority, I will use virtue; if Gongsun uses force, I will use literature... In this way, with my family and reputation, why worry about it?"
We can't gather the people from Qing and Yan to join forces in Jizhou and head north without any progress!"
Xu You was speechless.
Just as the two were making plans to compete with Gongsun in the attic, suddenly, someone came downstairs to report, bringing a letter from Cao Mengde, who was stationed ten miles west of Chenggao City.
"It must be a request for battle." Xu You came back to his senses and immediately sneered. "Why didn't I see that Cao Mengde was so loyal before? He is indeed a loyal minister."
"You're wrong." Yuan Shao took a few glances at the setting sun, but shook his head directly. "Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande really couldn't bear it, and had already marched to Luoyang again... According to the letter, Cao Mengde got a reward from the past.
According to a message from an old friend, Dong Zhuo's army was directly threatening Shaanxi County because Gongsun had conquered Hongnong County, the prefecture of Hongnong County. Niu Fu quickly mobilized all the ministries to withdraw reinforcements, and the old friend was willing to rebel and start
Luoyang City is waiting... Calculating the time, he and Liu Bei should have arrived in Gong County by this time. So, does Ziyuan think Dong Jun is really retreating? Can this battle be successful? "
"I don't know." Xu You shook his head slightly. "It doesn't matter whether we retreat or not, and it doesn't matter whether we succeed or not. There is nothing in Luoyang now... it's just an empty city. If Cao and Liu want to be important ministers, let them be. They will always be there.
Awakened.”
"Then let's..." Yuan Shao threw down the letter and tied the filial belt on his forehead again. "How about calling all the gentlemen to come together and discuss the matter of turning to Qingzhou Yellow Turban?"
"Okay." Xu You didn't care.
It was getting dark, and just as Yuan Shao had guessed, Cao and Liu had already stationed themselves in Gong County, west of Chenggao. What made them overjoyed was that there really were no defenders here. After asking carefully, they found out that several
A few days ago, Dong's army here suddenly withdrew to the west... This just confirms what Nei Ying said.
Early the next morning, the second general left Lu Dai and Jian Yong, who had inconvenient legs and feet, to lead more than a thousand people to garrison Gong County. Then he still did not dare to neglect and continued westward cautiously. As expected, Yanshi City in front was also half Dong's army.
None, and they also met the old messenger who was hiding in the city here... The latter told them that Luoyang, twenty miles ahead, was not an empty city, but was still garrisoned by three to five thousand soldiers and horses. After all, it was Luoyang.
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However, the messenger also assured that as long as Cao Cao could march to the east of Luoyang City at night within three days, and then enter the city through the Xiangmen facing Tongtuo Street, his master would be able to open the door.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei were so surprised that they couldn't help but ask cautious questions... After all, the previous defeat of Erzhang was so tragic, and this time if it weren't for Yuan Shao's obvious intention not to march into Luoyang, and Gongsun suddenly interfering with Hongnong, so would they
I didn’t dare to come... However, the results of the cross-examination were disappointing.
"The military is in danger, and it is normal for the two generals to have doubts." In the official temple hall, the man looked pale and just managed to answer. "The next servant is not qualified to argue with you two, but my master has once said
I have one thing to say, I hope the two generals will deal with each other with caution."
"Say it." Cao Cao said seriously.
"There are not even a hundred civilians left in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo has suffered for a long time. General Cao abandoned Luoyang before and left. Isn't it because he could one day return to the court and support the country? I hope the general will not hesitate!"
"How come I don't understand this?" Cao Mengde was also a little embarrassed. "When I was serving as a lieutenant in the north of Luoyang, I drank wine with your master's colleagues in your Wen family garden more than once... All the things in the past are just like before me, but
The military is in danger and must be guarded against."
"But has General Cao thought about it?" The man's face was still pale. "The general has doubts in his heart. If he continues to interrogate him, he will only become more and more suspicious. But I am a lowly person who knows nothing. I am just passing on information.
If you talk too much, it will be a flaw or a flaw, so what should you do then?"
"It's not that I don't understand this truth." Cao Cao glanced at Liu Bei, whose expression remained unchanged, and could only bite the bullet and continue to answer. "And it's not that I don't trust your master and you, it's just that I have nearly 10,000 soldiers here, and all their lives are lost."
How can I not be cautious when it is in my hands?"
"Then I have only one way to prove my innocence... My master made an explanation to me before he came!" The man suddenly raised his hands in the hall. "Please allow me to take a few steps back and show you something."
Cao Cao is naturally capable of everything.
But the servant took a few steps back, took out a dagger from his arms, closed his eyes, and thrust it into his neck while Cao Liu and the generals in the hall were stunned. Blood immediately spattered three feet!
The corpse fell to the ground, and the blood kept gushing out for a long time before it gradually slowed down... but the room was already covered in blood.
"I don't want to kill a righteous man today!" A person in the hall sighed. It was Wei Zi, the rich man who funded Cao Cao's army. This man was from Chenliu Xiangyi and had a reputation for being a filial and honest person. "Meng De, you are too suspicious!
"
Cao Cao was so ashamed that no one in the hall said anything.
After a while, he came back to his senses. Cao Mengde no longer had any doubts. While ordering someone to bury this man lavishly, he discussed with Liu Bei and sent out troops together that night.
The two agreed that Xiahou would lead a thousand troops to defend Yanshi as a retreat, and then Cao and Liu would join forces, plus the Yu Jinbu that had been borrowed from Bao Xin, with a total of nine thousand men, and send out the entire army to attack Luoyang that night!
In early summer, the stars were shining brilliantly, and the whole army sent out troops in the evening and marched all night.
However, the closer they got to Luoyang, the more dejected Cao and Liu became... They were both people who had lived in Luoyang for a long time. The prosperity of the day and the deathly silence of today, how could they not feel dejected? Especially Cao Cao, the servant who died before his death
The words reminded him of the embarrassment he was in when he escaped from Luoyang. He also thought of how he organized a coalition of 100,000 troops but could not prevent Dong Zhuo from moving the capital, and he became even more angry.
The journey went smoothly until they arrived outside the Huamen in the east of Luoyang City. They raised a fire and waved to signal, but as expected, someone opened the city gate and took the initiative to greet them. Cao Cao and Liu Bei were half surprised and half happy, and hurriedly led their troops to greet them, but they still erred on the side of caution and let Le Le
Enter the city first and control the city gate.
When Le Jin sent someone to report that the city gate had been secured, Cao and Liu felt relieved and asked Yu Jin to meet them outside the city, and then personally led the crowd into the city.
"Xuande!" Cao Cao suppressed the excitement in his heart and turned around and said, "Although it is just an empty city, it is Luoyang after all. I don't want you and me to achieve such great achievements!"
Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he also suppressed the excitement in his heart. Although he had some feelings for Luoyang, he was more thinking that after retaking Luoyang, he would inevitably become famous throughout the world to express his thirty years of injustice.
"As agreed." Upon seeing this, Cao Cao quickly put away his unnecessary words and pointed to the south road next to the city wall. "You go north from here, seize the Middle East Gate along the way, go up to the East Gate, and connect with the outside of the city there.
They met up with Sima, and then joined forces to capture Beigong; I followed Lao Wen and his people, and went directly along Tongtuo Street to suppress Nangong and various government offices... Finally, we joined forces at Xicheng,
The remaining Dong Zhuo army must be driven out of Luoyang!"
Liu Bei slightly raised his hand, and then took Zhang Fei and his two thousand men and went straight north along the city wall. Outside the city, Yu Jinbu, who came as a guest army to help in the battle, also followed the military order and immediately went north along the city wall.
After all, Cao Cao erred on the side of caution here. He saw all of Liu Bei's two thousand men entering the city before he turned around and let his troops set off.
And when his four thousand men and the old man named Wen joined forces and marched together, and even Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong and others had begun to disperse and occupy the government offices to suppress... For some reason, Cao Mengde was about to mobilize the horses, but suddenly remembered that the servant was dead.
The face in front of him reminded him of the embarrassment he was in when he escaped from Luoyang City, what he did in Lu Boxe's home, and the difficulty of raising troops... Then his nose became sour, and he almost shed tears.
"Old Wen, thank you very much this time." Cao Mengde said his sincere thanks to the old man who looked a little pale under the torch.
Then, before the old man named Wen from Luoyang had time to react, Cao Cao suddenly issued an incredible order: "Wen Qian, burn the city gate!"
"Why burn the city gates?" Le Jin was confused. "General Liu and Yu Sima have not yet captured the two city gates. If something changes, this is our only way out! And burning the city gates at this time is no different.
Yu Ming informed the garrison in the city that we have arrived."
"I just want to cut off the escape route!" Cao Cao said sternly under the torch. "I just want to tell those Xiliang thieves that I will never escape this time!"
Le Wenqian had no choice but to think that since he had already entered the city, this battle would be a great victory out of ten, so he had nothing to say... In fact, Wei Zi and others who were following Cao Cao were also speechless... so they simply withdrew.
After leaving the city gate, a fire lit the gate tower of Luoyang Huamen.
Immediately, Cao Cao personally drove the entire army forward, and all the troops went to seize Sangong's Mansion and Jiuqing's Office, while Cao Cao himself went to Nangong with more than 2,000 people.
When he walked to Nangong, he saw that the city walls that had collapsed due to the edicts that day were still there. Cao Cao, who had always been very emotional, almost shed tears again.
However, before he could think too much, suddenly there were shouts of killing from all directions!
To the north, in the direction of Beigong, and behind him between the Sangong Mansion and various government offices, the sound of fighting suddenly became louder.
At this time, Cao Cao still didn't care, because after all, he had set a fire before. The sound of fighting at this time was probably caused by the thousands of Xiliang soldiers and horses remaining in the city who hurriedly came upon seeing the fire.
According to what Nei Ying Lao Wen said before, there should be only three to four thousand people in the entire Luoyang City at this time. With the combined efforts of Cao and Liu, there should be no problems.
However, just when he was about to shout to the left and right and give the order to enter the North Palace, he was suddenly shocked. It turned out that the old friend of Luoyang, Lao Wen, who had a servant who was determined to die, had disappeared.
"General, Meng De!" Wei Zi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but became anxious when he saw this. "Hurry into the North Palace and sweep it!"
Cao Mengde opened his mouth to speak, but no one could say anything.
Just when Wei Zi was about to say more, in the middle of the night, in the city of Luoyang, where the shouts of killing were getting louder and louder, a burst of crossbow bolts was shot from behind the broken North Palace wall, and the partition wall was shot into Cao Cao's military formation.
Weitz, who was speaking, was hit directly on the back of his neck, killing him on the spot!
With the flames gleaming and shouts of killing, Cao Mengde finally understood that he was no smarter than Er Zhang! And when he heard the sound of intensive horse hooves coming from the other end of Tongtuo Street, he hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around, seeing that he had ordered to be burned.
When Luoyang was losing money, he had to admit...not only was he no smarter than others, but sometimes he was simply too stupid!
I am the dividing line of innocence
"In the first year of Chuping, light troops from Hedong entered Hongnong, and the world was shocked. Shao Shao was in Chenggao, and he wanted to retreat after hearing about it. With Luoyang on the left and right in front, there were many doubts. Shao Nai said: 'Today's hero,
Only Gongsun and Wuer, and the rest, although Dong Zhuo was violent for a while, was old and lost his virtue, there is nothing to worry about. Therefore, if you use strictness, I will be lenient; if you use force, I will use literature; if you advance, I will retreat; every time I use the opposite
, things can be done.' Then he abandoned Cao and Liu in the front, and retreated to Guandong and Hebei." "Shishuo Xinyu", Speech Chapter
ps: Thanks to book friend Z Huanze, the 43rd alliance leader... I am grateful.
