At this time, it is too late to make amends.

Now the battlefield situation is quite strange, Cao Cao raised 200,000 troops, hoarded in the Luoyang area, and suppressed the troops in the northern annexed states, especially the land east of Hedong, and occupied an absolute advantage with multiple troops. In Jizhou, Gao Shun led an army of 100,000 troops to garrison along Puyang, looking at Dongjun and Chenliu, and also had an absolute military advantage over Cao Cao's lair.

But on the other hand, it was much easier for Lü Bu to defend Yanzhou with 100,000 troops than Cao Cao to defend Yanzhou with tens of thousands of troops, and Bingzhou was located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with continuous rapids and dangerous shoals, and countless mountains and cliffs, so there were not many options for Cao Cao to cross the river and attack. Yanzhou is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the territory is mostly plains, with a gentle river level and a long and narrow riverbank, which makes Cao Cao's defensive forces too scattered and easy to be broken through by Gao Shun.

Therefore, it seems that the two sides each hold the key points and attack their necessary places, but the battlefield advantage may not all be on the side of Cao Cao, who has more concentrated troops.

The military tent was silent, and the civil and military officers in the hall were all concentrating and holding their breath, lest they get into trouble again. In addition to the sound of fire and candles bursting in the military tent, only the sound of Lu Bu's heavy breathing remained.

Previously, Lu Bu was furious, Cao Cao's trip was so large-scale, and all the civil and military forces didn't even notice it, and they all boasted that they were arrogant soldiers and fierce generals, looking self-righteous, how could they be?

Yang Xiu, who was in charge of intelligence gathering, bore the brunt of the problem, and in any case, he was derelict in his duty if he did not detect Cao Cao's abnormal movements in time. And Lu Bu later traced that as early as January ago, Wang Ling, the general of Muye, reported to him the abnormal situation of Cao Cao's frequent movement of troops and horses. Yang Xiu didn't pay enough attention to it, or he was already empty-eyed, underestimating Cao Cao, and didn't think that he dared to enter Guanzhong under the deterrence of the Bingzhou army.

Lü Bu imprisoned Yang Xiu on charges of delaying the military plane and failing to report his knowledge, and stripped him of his title. According to military regulations, this was originally a crime of beheading, but some generals interceded for him, and Sima Lang even persuaded: "It is taboo to behead a general in battle, why don't you let him make meritorious contributions and serve in front of the army." ”

Lu Bu was angry and wanted to let him learn some lessons, and did not take Sima Lang's suggestion, although he did not behead Yang Xiu for the time being, but he did not release him, and ordered Yang Xiu to be detained and dealt with after a little battle.

Chen Lin was responsible for the allocation of grain and grass and the supply of military salaries, but after the incident, due to the shortage of cars and horses, he failed to prepare enough grain and grass for the army in time. If there is nothing to do in peacetime, Lu Bu will turn a blind eye for the sake of economic development, but when the Cao army attacked Luoyang, Lu Bu was about to use troops, but he found that the food and grass were not enough, and the logistics were unstable, how could this make him not angry?

Although Chen Lin later adjusted in time, raised food and salary from all over the chamber of commerce, and gathered them into the army barracks, after all, it was still a few days late. Although Chen Lin was not imprisoned, he was also punished for a felony and dismissed from all positions, which made him think about it.

The prince was furious, and the core high-level of the state was turned upside down, and even Sima Lang, who was in general affairs, was not spared and was fined for half a year to set an example.

After that, Lu Bu was the new court lieutenant Gao Rou as a military counselor, responsible for intelligence collection. The logistics that Chen Lin was responsible for was entrusted to his deputy Wang Ji.

At this point, in the final analysis, the hearts of the people in the state are fluctuating, there are no old and scheming people in charge, and the core group is too young and carried away by a little merit.

Lu Bu knew that he was too indulgent and too comfortable to be comfortable, so he buried these many banes under the surface of prosperity. Fortunately, Cao Cao sent troops to Luoyang, so that Lu Bu discovered these deficiencies as soon as possible, otherwise in the long run, whenever the troops came to the city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Lu Bu punished himself, resigned from the position of prime minister, and only took the title of marquis of Jun to temporarily lead state affairs.

In the big tent at this moment, although the storm has passed, but after all, the war is unfavorable, and Cao Cao has attacked Cao several times but cannot break it, but Cao Cao relies on the riverbank fortifications to gather troops to defend, so that Lu Bu can not take a step forward. There were still thunderstorms rolling, which made the soldiers panic.

Lu Bu's cold voice came from the silence: "What's the matter, are you dumb?" Raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while, and we are waiting for the order to beg for thieves, so do we just return with a feather? ”

The big tent could be heard, everyone held their breath, and suddenly heard a hearty voice sound: "I am willing to lead the wolf cavalry battalion as the vanguard and break through Luoyang for the prince." ”

Everyone followed the prestige, but the person who spoke was Wei Yue, who had just returned from Shuofang training today. Wei Yue is now also the general who leads the army, and the 20,000 light cavalry in his hands are all elite, specially used to raid behind the enemy and disturb the cavalry supply of food and grass in his rear.

Wei Yue led the army to train day and night, but it was useless, when he attacked Yuan Shang, although he participated in the war, but at that time the war was nearing the end, and the stars were gathered at that time, where was his turn to show up and pick up the credit? I only picked up some fish that slipped through the net, so I didn't return empty-handed. At this time, when he saw the current enemy, he naturally saw that he was happy to hunt, so he volunteered to be a pioneer.

Lu Bu said coldly: "Oh? Are you going to float across the Yellow River, or do you want your horse to grow wings and fly across the Yellow River? ”

When Wei Yue first arrived, he didn't think so much for a while, the Yellow River was turbulent, the boats were still impassable, and most of the soldiers in the state were landlubbers, and it was naturally impossible to cross the river with floating water, so he couldn't help but sit back.

Before the army left, Jia Xu had given Lu Bu three strategies, the first is the best policy, that is, to stick to Anyi, Mengjin, with Gao Shun as the main force, from the Puyang area of Jizhou to attack Yanzhou, Yanzhou is Cao Cao's foundation, there is no room for loss, Cao Cao will inevitably be difficult to take care of, if he returns to Yanzhou, then Luoyang will inevitably reduce the number of troops, and our army can take advantage of the situation and take Luoyang. It is exactly what the art of war says: attack the place where it must be saved.

The second is the middle policy, that is, to contact Chang'an Ma Teng, Jingzhou Liu Biao to attack Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao three face the enemy, Cao Cao will inevitably be tired of coping, can only retreat gloomily, although this plan is good, but it is difficult for Ma Chao, Liu Biao's generation to send troops to resist, is the middle policy.

The third is the next strategy, which is to attack Cao Cao's river defense, find his main force, and fight Luoyang with him. The advantage of this plan is that it can solve Cao Cao once and for all and completely eliminate his main force. However, this plan was difficult because it was blocked by the Yellow River, Cao Cao refused to defend it, and he had the advantage of troops, so it was really difficult to succeed.

Lu Bu thought about it several times, and finally chose the third strategy among the three strategies, Jizhou did not have a large army division, only Gao Shun, Xu Huang and other generals, there may be a surplus in tactics, but there will be a lack of strategy, more importantly, if Yanzhou is attacked, Cao Cao will return to the rescue, although it will disperse the Luoyang troops, but it may not be easy to break, but also make Cao Cao divide the troops, leaving a chance to breathe. And Ma Chao was newly defeated, the loss of troops was serious, and Liu Biao was a mediocre person, these two people were really not enough.

Taking this strategy is in line with Lu Bu's mind.

It's just that since the battle, Lü Bu's previous attacks have been in vain, and Cao Cao has set up countless camps by the river, including bows and arrows and crossbows, which has caused countless casualties to Lü Bu's army across the river. Even crossing the river is an extravagant hope, how to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao's main force?

On this expedition, Lu Bu's accompanying army division was Tian Feng and Feng Ji, who returned from Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng saw that Wei Yue had hit a wall, and Lu Bu became angry, so he admonished: "Don't worry, in my opinion, the most rare thing for us to go on this expedition is to find Cao Cao's main force, and take the opportunity to fight with it, so that Cao Cao will not have a chance to escape." But the crossing of the river couldn't be easier, and you're bald. ”

When Lu Bu heard what he said easily, he couldn't help but be amazed in his heart, how many times did he brave the rain of arrows on the other side to cross the Yellow River, and all of them returned with a feather. ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "Since the prince and the marquis are temporarily unable to cross the river, it is better to retreat twenty miles first, and after five days, Feng has his own way to help the prince cross the river." ”

Lu Bu knew that Tian Feng was a talented person, when he served in front of Yuan Shao's account, he was known for his resourcefulness, only because he was later framed by Guo Tu and others, so that he lost his trust in Yuan Shao, and since then he has been in prison, several times died, and later Lu Bu broke through Yuan Shao's capital, Yuan Shao died of depression, and Tian Feng attached himself to Lu Bu at this time.

But he remembered Yuan Shao's old kindness, and refused to offer a plan for Lu Bu to destroy Yuan, and Lu Bu did not embarrass him, only let him serve in the Anyi Prime Minister's Mansion. The so-called employment is not suspicious, and the suspicious person is not needed, at this time, seeing his eloquent expression, Lu Bu pondered for a moment, and said: "Okay, according to Mr. 's words, the army will retreat twenty miles, and then cross the river in five days." ”

On the second day of the retreat of the army, the weather suddenly turned cold, and the snow was blowing heavily, and there was no sign of stopping, until three days later, the weather was still fluttering, and the weather was unusually cold, and the soldiers would all hide in the big tents to protect themselves from the cold.

Lu Bu was hot, and finally understood Tian Feng's intentions at this time, because there had already been a report from the horse, Cao Cao saw that Lu Bu had withdrawn from the army, transferred his troops and horses, and rushed to attack Hangu Pass, but the pass was steep and steep, and he failed to capture it several times, and then when the heavy snow suddenly came, he could only stop the army and return to the camp. The Yellow River, which was originally rushing and noisy, actually showed signs of freezing in the severe cold, and many superficial places have formed a thick layer of ice, which is enough to be passed by soldiers and horses.

Lu Bu couldn't help but look at Tian Feng differently, he could predict that the cold snap was coming, which could be described as unpredictable.

After Cao Cao knew the news of the freezing of the Yellow River, he ordered the army to break the ice and melt the ice day and night, but there was too late, in such a cold weather, the broken ice quickly combined, and in less than a moment, it was connected again, just because the broken ice was staggered, but it was more solid, and the Yellow River defense line was long, how could it be destroyed by manpower?

Five days later, Lü Bu led a large army to the Yellow River, and sure enough, he saw that the Yellow River had frozen, and the thick ice layer was unusually strong, and the scouts were walking on the ground as if they were walking on the ground.

Lü Bu was overjoyed, and ordered the army to spread the livestock forage on the ice to prevent slipping, and led the army to step on the ice.

Cao Cao's army was obviously unable to withdraw from the Hongnong and Hangu Pass areas for a while, and the ice and snow could not rush to help in time, and only a few defenders on the shore could not pose a threat to Lu Bu's army at all.

Lu Bu finally set foot in Luoyang's homeland again, although there are still 100 miles away from Luoyang, but after crossing the Yellow River at this time, where the army goes, who else can stop it? After Lü Bu successfully crossed the Yellow River, he was not in a hurry to attack, and now he has passed the greatest difficulty, but Cao Cao's main force has not yet found a trace, and the important town of Luoyang must also be heavily guarded. In addition, the heavy snow closed the roads, and the army moved slowly, especially the giant ballista for the siege of the city, which was difficult to transport, so it could only wait for the snow to melt before making plans.

The army set up camp by the river, and divided Zhao Yun with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and ordered him to march to Hangu Pass to block the connection between Guanzhong and Yanzhou. Wei Yue's wolf cavalry battalion attacked Cao's strongholds everywhere and destroyed its supply routes.

Cao Cao sat on the ground in shock when he learned that Lü Bu had crossed the Yellow River, although he still had 200,000 soldiers and horses, far more than Lü Bu's 100,000. But he had many confrontations with Lu Bu and knew the combat power of the Bingzhou army. Originally, it was foolproof to rely on the Yellow River to hold on, but how could the heavens not be beautiful, let Lu Bu take the chestnut in the chaos, and it was beyond the reach of the whip to stop it.

Half a month later, the ice and snow melted, Zhao Yun led the troops on the way to the Tiger Pass, encountered Cao Cao's general Xu Chu's interception, the two armies were inseparable, and they were held in the northern suburbs of Luoyang for a while.

On this day, Lu Bu took advantage of the fine sky to lead a team of soldiers and horses to check the terrain, at the foot of the mountain, saw countless homeless people unclothed, shivering in the cold wind, and saw Lu Bu's soldiers and horses passing by, all showed a panicked look. Lu Bu couldn't help but feel sad, the people of the once wealthy capital city had become like this, and the poor people of the world were deeply affected by the war and could not have a moment of stability.

At this time, an old and helpless singing voice came from afar: "Tear a rotten leather jacket, there are many lice on it, put it on the wall and dry it, the dog tears the skin, there are many poor people in the world, which one lives like me." ”

The song is desolate and sad, expressing the helplessness and sorrow of life.

Lu Bu stepped forward looking for the singing, and saw that the person who sang was an old man, young and old, dressed in shabby clothes, but he could cover his body, his face was yellow and thin, and his bones were as thin as firewood, and he seemed to be only covered with a skeleton, which seemed to be crumbling.

Lu Bu couldn't help but mourn in his heart, and asked: "Why is my uncle so sad, why don't you see your family together?" ”

The old man turned his beard white, looked at each other indifferently when he heard the words, and said lightly: "Heaven is ruthless, my family has long been killed in the flames of war, and I am the only one left to live in the world, just to see what kind of fate this damn court will end." ”

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