Chapter 147: Black Clouds Crush the City

The sound of horns fills the sky with autumn colors, stuffed with swallow fat and night purple. ----------Tang Dynasty. Li He "Yanmen Tai Shou Xing"

It is said that the drama is personable and full of strategy, clearly analyzing the situation of the battles of Chang'an and Luoyang, and telling the soldiers and horses all the way, showing the true colors of the world's masterminds. Chen Long Fang knew that in the history, Cao Cao's power developed so quickly in the early stage, which was all due to the credit of Xi Zhicai.

Chen Long encouraged a few words of drama Zhicai, carefully thought about the strategic arrangements for the battle of Chang'an and Luoyang, and pondered: "Zhicai, when I come back this time, I need to set up a strange army to seize control of Luoyang. ”

"Our Lingling, the development time is still short, because the situation in the world is changing too fast, and the army is already stretched. Zhicai thought about it for me, the current Qinglong Army in Lingling, in addition to the needs to defend the county towns, can you also give me an elite army of 10,000 people? ”

Xi Zhicai pondered for a while and said: "This subordinate has already calculated for the lord, although the personnel can be enough, but the training is insufficient. The subordinates are worried that the strange army that seized control of Luoyang must be the elite of the elite, otherwise they may not be able to support the heavy task and cannot withstand Dong Zhuojun's desperate counterattack. At present, it is difficult for the remaining army to be so elite, and it is not even possible to find a military general who can be a big task. ”

Chen Long had a headache when he heard it, and the drama was considered to be a last resort, so he naturally said it reasonably. Chen Long remembered Huang Zhong's letter, and thought that Huang Zhong was a good candidate for the main general of the Luoyang Strange Army, so he opened Huang Zhong's letter and saw that the letter read:

"The lord is like a man: the army directly under Liu Biao and Liu Pan has been frequently mobilized in recent days, and Han Xuan's army has increased to 30,000 people, stationed in a secret base on the west bank of Xiangshui, and practicing landing operations day and night. The Wuling Jinxuan Department increased the number of troops to 20,000, and the Jiangling Department increased the number of troops to 30,000, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun personally led the army for training. The lord should be careful of Liu Biaojun's military operations. ”

When Chen Long read it, he was even more troubled, and handed the letter to Xi Zhicai to read. Xi Zhicai saw it, and said silently for a while: "I'm afraid Lingling still needs more troops to defend it in case it becomes elbows and armpits." Chen Long nodded, waved his hand and stood up, and said firmly: "Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the battle of Chang'an and Luoyang, is related to the general trend of the world; Liu Biao's soldiers, related to the safety of the nest, are the top priority. Since the number of troops is insufficient, we can only find a few reliable partners to borrow troops. The world is big, who is the elite soldier? ”

Xi Zhi knew what the lord meant where to borrow elite soldiers, and said with a smile: "Lord, now those who can be called elite soldiers, that is, the Liangzhou soldiers of Jiaozhou soldiers, Yizhou soldiers, and Ma Teng are available, but they are all far away and difficult to quench their thirst." ”

Chen Long ended the conversation with Xi Zhicai in depression, although the strategy was very clear, but the troops were stretched, and it was simply not enough to deal with the two battles of Liu Biao and Chang'an at the same time. Now, there is only a desperate bet, and Liu Biao does not dare to do it immediately, and first uses his troops to the front line of Chang'an and Luoyang.

After the Hengyang meeting, Chen Long led Xi Zhicai and others back to Lingling, and settled Diao Chan in the newly completed mansion, Peach Blossom, Zhang Ning, Liu Qian and others also moved out of the Huang Mansion, Zhen Mi and Tong Feifei Although they were happy about Chen Long's return, they were a little sullen when they saw that there was another such beautiful rival Diao Chan.

The new house was Zhang Ning and Taohua's idea, and the Huang Mansion was gradually crowded, so naturally it could no longer meet Chen Long's needs. That night, Zhang Ning also sent the information on the movement of Liu Biao's troops in Jingzhou to Chen Long, which was basically consistent with what Huang Zhong said.

The remaining senior generals of Lingling held an all-military meeting the next day, and the only bright spot was that the large ship designed by the navy had been successfully launched and was about to be put into actual combat troop transportation exercises, and several small ships suitable for surface combat were designed. The other generals are all training normally, and the civilian and military generals selected in the last imperial examination are still in the three-month training period.

As the meeting was in session, when it came to the strategy of multi-front operations, everyone felt a heavy pressure, and the atmosphere was slightly depressing. Suddenly, the guards came forward to report, and Shasha Shasha Moke, who went to Wuxi to recruit troops, led 10,000 Wuxi barbarians to report. Chen Long was overjoyed, it was the road that met the rain in time and the drought for a long time, so he ended the meeting at the moment, and after a cordial meeting with Sha Jin, he led all the officials out of the city for a military parade.

It is said that it is a barbarian soldier, which is a general term for the South Vietnamese troops at that time, and it is slightly insulting. Chen Long carefully observed the quality of the soldiers, and saw that they were actually veterans who had followed Samo Conan for a long time, all of them were full of energy, muscular, with simple hunting bows and bamboo arrows on their backs, and different scimitars on their waists, which looked very fierce. It's just that the characters are mixed, and the discipline of the army is a little lax, so it is not as good as the Qinglong Army, which has been systematically trained.

Chen Long was somewhat ill and rushed to the hospital, and when he saw that the troops brought by Shamoke were quite combative, he was overjoyed and appointed Sha Jin as the commander of the expeditionary division on the spot. Sha Jin was a little puzzled and asked, "Lord, why is he the commander of the expeditionary division?" Chen Long smiled and said, "There is a very important expeditionary mission. Don't ask for details first, they need to be kept secret, and the details will be known to everyone at the last minute. I will integrate 100 special forces into the expeditionary division as regiment commanders and squad leaders for training, equipped with standard crossbows and weapons. The intensive training lasts only one month, you have to cooperate with it, and you will set off with me immediately after a month! The troops will also be broken into pieces and regrouped when they reach the predetermined surprise attack position. ”

Shamoke didn't expect the lord to use himself so much, so he was very excited, and straightened up and said: "Subordinates thank the lord for trusting him so much." These people are all brothers I grew up with, and there is no problem with friendship and loyalty. Chen Long nodded in satisfaction, and ordered Lu Chang beside him to say: "You are the deputy commander of the expeditionary division, and all the remaining special combat team members will immediately be mixed into the group and implement a strict training plan." Shamoke and Lu Chang arched their hands at the same time and said, "Obey." ”

Since then, Lü Chang and Shamoke have been training outside the city, preparing for the expedition without mentioning it. Chen Long couldn't stay idle, according to Xi Zhicai's arrangement, he began to implement it all the way, and the order was issued from the Lingling Center like snowflakes. First of all, the battle of Hanzhong was coming to an end, Zhao Yun had broken through Yangping Pass, and Zhang Lu's Yizhou soldiers had also broken through Nancheng and controlled most of Hanzhong City, leaving only some troops loyal to Sugu to resist stubbornly. Zhao Yun received Chen Long's instructions, no longer hesitated, directly gathered his troops, retreated from Yangping Pass, and surrendered the entire Hanzhong to Zhang Lu according to the agreement. A month later, Zhao Yun's heavy troops had quickly approached Chang'an along the Meridian Valley and arrived at the intended attack position.

At the same time, Chang'an Zhong Xuan received an order from Chen Long to forge a letter from Shisun Rui to Ma Teng, ordering him to quickly march into the Sanfu area and replace Huangfu Song's troops and return to Chang'an to participate in the battle. Ma Teng received a false letter, and did not suspect that it was false, and personally led the army along the border between Jincheng County and Wuwei County to reach the west of Han Sui's army and threaten Han Sui's army. Ma Teng has worked with Han Sui for many years, and of course he also issued a letter of persuasion, stating that as long as the young emperor of the Han Dynasty does not continue to make trouble, he will continue to reuse it in Xiliang.

Huangfu Song saw that Ma Tengjun was threatening Han Sui in the west, and he had an edict from Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, ordering him to return to Chang'an immediately to save the driver, and immediately pushed the boat down the river, prepared an army of 50,000, and slowly marched to Chang'an. A month later, Huangfu Song's troops had reached the predetermined attack position in the northwest of Chang'an, and the troops of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou immediately felt heavy pressure and no longer dared to attack the city with all their might. Hearing the news, the troops of Li Dao and Guo Yan also began to move and assemble in the direction of Tongguan in Chang'an.

At the same time, the Dong Alliance was formally established, and Yuan Shao received an edict from Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty and officially became the leader of the Dong Alliance. Yuan Shu refused to accept the appointment and did not move, and the armies of the other princes had already assembled in front of the Tiger Prison Pass a month later, with a total strength of 150,000 troops, which was very powerful. Dong Zhuo was shocked, and really sent Lu Bu and Xu Rong to hurriedly send troops to the tiger prison to resist the coalition army. In Luoyang City, only Niu Fu, Li Su and other guards remained, and the total number did not exceed 5,000 people.

At the same time, Chen Long wrote a letter to Yuan Shu in the name of Yan Baihu, stating that as long as Yuan Shu could engage Zhang Liao's troops in the south of Luoyang, contain Zhang Liao's troops, and cooperate with the Dong Alliance, he would guarantee that after Dong Zhuo was awarded the head, he would present the jade seal of the country with both hands. Yuan Shu's heart was full of ambition, greedy for the symbol of imperial power of the jade seal, and a month later, he really sent Lei Bo and Chen Lan to the south of Luoyang to fight with Zhang Liao's troops.

The news that the soldiers and horses from all walks of life arrived at the predetermined location was fed back like snowflakes, and Chang'an and Luoyang were already black clouds overwhelming the city, and a big war was imminent. A month later, Shamoke and Lü Chang's expeditionary division was broken into pieces and assembled with the merchant ships at Pishan in the north of Luoyang; Chen Long also left the gentle township of Lingling again, temporarily left behind his children's personal affairs, and went to a new battlefield.