New Story of Lv Bu

Chapter 387: I'm Sorry

Cao Cao lost his army and lost his generals, and left in a big defeat. Later, when he met Weitz, the two gathered the remnant army, only five or six hundred people, not even one tenth. After all, Cao Cao is a hero, knowing the importance, knowing the generality, and not much to say. He led Xiahou Dun and other generals, led the remnants, and went to Zhihuai County, Hanoi County.

Xu Rong and Li Yu led the Xiliang soldiers to chase and kill them for a full thirty li, and then they chased Ao Cang.

Ao Cang is a huge warehouse city, which can store tens of millions of stones. It is built to be solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The founding monarch of this dynasty, Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Gaodi, relied on the food stored in Ao Cang to fight with Emperor Xiang Yu of the Chu Overlord for five years. This forced Xiang Yu to squash the Wujiang River and his old ministry was scattered. The importance of Ao Cang can be seen.

Although the grain in Ao Cang is no longer there, the granary where the grain is stored is still there, and it is firmly in the hands of the Xiliang Army.

"Dare to ask Li Zhonglang, why don't you take advantage of the situation to attack Huaixian? It is better for our army to hit the nest of the Kwantung Allied Forces with the surplus of the victory?" Li Zhang was like a fire, resolute and decisive, when he saw Xu Rongming's retreat. An objection was raised immediately. "Oh?" Xu Rong smiled slightly, turned his face and looked up and down Li Yu carefully before speaking.

"Cao Cao's army was only 8,000, but he fought with my 10,000 cavalry for four hours! After your 8,000 cavalry joined, he supported him for a while before he collapsed. Huaixian has more than 400,000 horses, as long as There are one or two adult horses like Cao Mengde’s troops. Your 18,000 people and horses are meat buns and dogs. There will be no return!"

"Zhong Lang is right, it was Li Hao who was reckless!" Li Hao scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled. "Your courage is commendable, but the battle can't be based on passion alone, but also requires careful calculation. Huaixian and Jujube are both strong cities, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our army is already in a fierce battle for a day, and it is already exhausted. It is better to return to Xingyang for the time being. Make plans again," Xu Rong said.

"Furthermore, Xingyang is a strong city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the Kwantung Allied Forces come in, I am confident that I can hold them for three months. If the Kwantung Allied Forces go west to Luoyang, I will take advantage of his lair! As long as we hold onto Xingyang, it is equivalent to choking the throat of the Kwantung Allied Forces marching westward!" "Nuo!" Now Li Yu really understood.

Cao Cao and Weitz gathered their troops along the way and returned to Huai County overnight. Fortunately, Xu Rong and Li Hao were exhausted at the end of the battle. They also led the troops back to Xingyang, and no one pursued the Cao army. When Cao Cao and Weitz arrived in Huai County, it was the end of the past. Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the camp, and there was nothing to do every day. Liu Dai, Qiaomao, Yuan Yi, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others set up a wine meeting every day for a happy pastime. .

The same was true on this day. The princes were drinking for fun and talking loudly. Cao Cao broke into the tent, covered in blood and dust, and frightened the princes. "Isn't this Meng De? Why are you so embarrassed?" Yuan Shao said first. "But you have suffered the losses of the Xiliang Army?" Upon hearing Yuan Shao's words, the princes all showed knowing smiles.

Isn't you Cao Mengde arrogant and brave? Don’t you want to move west to Luoyang alone? Dong Zhuo’s Xiliang army is not easy to deal with. At the beginning, we said to be prudent, but you just didn’t listen. Now that you have suffered a lot, your mind should be sober. The princes of the Sixteen Towns present here are all human sperm, no worse than you, Cao Mengde! If they don't go, what are you going to show up for?

Cao Cao saw that they were in the high wine meeting again, and he was very indignant. He stepped forward and said, "The princes stay here, do you have to wait for the thief to sit down? If you are willing to let my plan, it is best to ask Yuan Benchu ​​to lead the Hanoi army to push forward. Mengjin, and the generals stationed in Jujube according to the defense, occupied Ao Cang, blocked Yuan and Taigu, and controlled all dangerous areas; Yuan Gonglu led Nanyang Junyin to station in Danshui and Xixian, and attacked Wuguan to threaten Sansuke. Regions. All the troops have built high fortifications, insisted on not fighting, and arranged more suspicious soldiers, showing the situation where the world's army is gathered, and then conquering rebellion in a fair way, can quickly calm the situation. Now we are called the righteous soldiers, but we have been hesitant to move forward. Let the world down, I am ashamed of everyone!"

Yuan Shu glanced at Cao Cao contemptuously: "Meng Dexin was defeated, and he had to recuperate for a few days before making a good plan!" When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious, his teeth creaked, and his fingers pointed at Yuan Shu. "You! You, you!" Cao Cao stomped his feet with anger and turned away.

After the account was released, Cao Cao led Xiahou Dun generals and went east to Yangzhou to recruit troops.

On May 10, on the same day that the Emperor's car arrived in Chang'an City, a mighty fleet arrived at Mengjin Port. There are more than two thousand ships in this fleet, except for the necessary warships, they are all large ships with more than one thousand materials. I saw flags flying, drums horning, and the huge fleet slowly entered the Mengjin Port, anchored in the port, and erected the water village.

In Mengjin Port, Hou Chengzheng sat on the watchtower with a golden sword, watching Binzhou navy enter the port. In the distance between Tianshui and Tianshui, a majestic seven-tooth ship, surrounded by dozens of warships, slowly approached. It is the general flag of Dasima and Bingzhou Mulubrufengxian.

"Da Sima is finally here!" Hou Cheng shouted, the corners of his eyes a little moist. He got up to clean up his clothes, walked slowly down the watchtower, and waited on the dock for Lu Bu's arrival. The situation in Luoyang City was much more complicated than he expected. Even the "Mr. Ziyu" who has always been arrogant and wise, he was eagerly looking forward to seeing Da Sima Lubu and telling him in person.

After half an hour, the seven-tooth ship finally docked, and Lu Bu got off the pedals and settled on the shore. "See Da Sima!" Hou Cheng and his men immediately paid a military salute with their right fists to the chest. "Get up all, one day is like three autumns. You have worked hard!" Lu Bu said with a smile on his right fist as his chest.

Large ships came to shore slowly, unloading military supplies such as troops, war horses, and grain. Under the **** of the Three Thousand Beiwei Army, Lu Bu and Hou Cheng quickly rushed to the capital city of Luoyang. Twelve miles south from Mengjin Port is Shouyang Mountain, and twenty-four miles west is Luoyang City, the capital of the Han Dynasty. Lu Bu didn't ride a horse for the first time. Instead, he and Hou Cheng got on a car with eight treasures, in order to use the short travel time to have a clear understanding of the current situation.

"Fengxian, I don't think it is appropriate to seize Luoyang right now. Dong Zhuo just moved the emperor to Chang'an and entrusted all political affairs to Situ Wang Yun. He himself stayed in the area of ​​Mianchi and commanded the Xiliang Army and the Kwantung Allied Forces. Xu Rong is in Chenggao and Xingyang have defeated Yuan Shu and Cao Cao in a row. The two armies are in a stalemate. If we occupy Luoyang City, we will become a piece of meat sandwiched between two chopping boards. When the time comes, we will be too late to regret."

"Hey!" Lü Bu sighed, looking out of the car with his eyes full of helplessness. "How can I know this? It's just that there are members of the Han-supporting faction like Cai family and Lu Zigan, and foreign troops related to the Eastern Alliance. Their small movements are constantly and very confusing. If I don't send troops, my backbone will be smashed by the Qingliu family! "

"Yes, as a great Sima, watching Dong Zhuo and Er Yuan set up their battles and want to break Luoyang City, you can't justify it if you don't take action. However, once you enter Luoyang, you will be on the thief ship. It will be difficult to think about it again. "How smart is Hou Cheng? I immediately understood Lu Bu's situation. Lu Feng is the first to find it difficult! At this time, Lu Bu was really in utter despair.

Cai Yong and Lu Zhi's foundation are Confucian scholars. The dynasty respected Confucianism for four hundred years. Their blood has long been soaked in the concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and the Han family of the world. Coupled with what they heard and witnessed, and the wealthy and powerful military in Binzhou, in their opinion, as long as the great Sima Lubu denounced, he could lead the world's people to the West Xiangqin King and punish Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop.

Not only Cai Yong and Lu Zhi think so, but most Confucian scholars think so, and a trend has gradually formed. Everyone is asking, why doesn't Da Sima Lubu still do it? Doesn't he think of himself as Hanchen anymore? After the separatist rule and the state for many years, has his heart changed and he wants to sit back and watch the emperor's troubles and ignore it?

"Ziyu, you know, the Confucian scholars urged me to send troops, hoping that I would join the Kwantung Allied Forces, together with Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Gonglu, against Dong Zhuo. But they didn’t know, Yuan Gonglu and Yuan Benchu ​​didn’t want me to join. I'm here, how do you put the Yuan family of the fourth generation and three gongs? What about Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Gonglu?"

In front of the old comrade-in-arms and old friend Hou Cheng, Lu Bu did not conceal the slightest bit, as the bamboo tube was poured into beans, expressing his inner worries. "The Qingliu in Bingzhou couldn't see this, so I had to force me to come out. The Prince Shi was a new Situ, and it is said that he was trusted by Dong Zhuo. The attitude of the Taiyuan Wang family has changed. I hope Dong Zhuo and I will join hands to fight the Kwantung Allied Forces. The two factions murmured in my ears all day, and the quarrel made me upset. I had no choice but to use the banner of force to mediate and seize Luoyang City first."

"Also." Hou Cheng said slowly. "But, this is not a long method. There will be a showdown one day. The more you drag it, the more troublesome it will be." "Yes! But you can't let the two factions meet each other and fight yourself. I'm going to be in Luoyang City. Stay for a while, first get the things in your hands and transport them back to Bingzhou. Maybe in a few days, we don’t need to make a decision. God will choose them for us." Lu Bu's face was lonely and helpless, telling the truth , These days he is almost quarreled to death.

"Jia Wenhe gave me a trick and invited both parties to send representatives to negotiate in Luoyang City. It's better to negotiate. If we don't agree, we will say that the mediation has failed. We will return to Binzhou by ourselves." "Miao! Brother Wenhe deserves it." It's a military general, and he is really smart!" Upon hearing these words, Hou Cheng suddenly stretched out his thumb and his eyes lighted up.

"Since both parties can't afford to provoke them, then just leave them alone and let them fight for life and death!" Lu Bu smiled bitterly: "On the Yuan family's side, there is Yuan Gonglu's evil deeds before it can be properly resolved. We will never send troops. But if Dong Zhuo becomes a good boy and acts according to the agreement, I won’t be able to shirk it.”

"Da Sima don't worry, Dong Zhuo didn't fully follow the agreement. Both sides are hooligans, but it's easier to handle!"