At this time, the main general of Luoyang City was already Zhang Xiu, and he said to the middle-aged scribe next to him a little anxiously: "Wenhe, according to the report of the spies, Yuan Xi raised 50,000 troops, with Zhao Yun as the vanguard, and has arrived in Chaoge, how should our army deal with it next?" Known as Wenhe is Jia Xu, far-sighted, timekeeping, the first consideration is his own safety, reckless, and he is called a "poisoner" by later generations.

Jia Xu first followed Dong Zhuo, and after Dong Zhuo was defeated, he advised Dong Zhuo's subordinate Li to urge Guo Xi to collect troops to fight a decisive battle with Wang Yun and Lu Bu, and as a result, Chang'an was captured, and the court at the end of the Han Dynasty was even more chaotic. After Li urged Guo Ci to perish, Jia Xu followed Zhang Xiu to occupy Wancheng, after surrendering to Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu could not bear the aunt and Cao Cao's fornication, and under Jia Xu's plan, launched a rebellion, and as a result, killed Cao Cao's eldest son and guard Dian Wei, and hated the sky. When Yuan Shao sent a letter last year to crusade against Cao Cao, Jia Xu suggested that Zhang Xiu take refuge in Cao Cao again, and that taking refuge in Cao Cao is a send-off in the snow, helping Yuan Shao is just the icing on the cake, and taking refuge at this time must be reused.

Sure enough, as Jia Xu expected, Cao Cao put down the revenge of killing his son, and ordered Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu to guard Luoyang and resist Cao Cao. Jia Xu did not answer Zhang Xiu's question directly, but calmly analyzed: "You should thank Yuan Xi, if it weren't for Yuan Xi's fame, even if Cao Gong reused, he wouldn't let you have the opportunity to lead the troops alone." In this way, we have the right to choose again, I was not optimistic about Yuan Shao before, mainly because I felt that Yuan Shao's three sons were incompetent and would definitely fight. Yuan Xi is now strong, in addition to letting you and me guard Luoyang, it is not excluded that there is a intention to kill people with a knife! ”

Although Zhang Xiu is not a very smart general, but think about it, if Cao Cao kills him, he will cut off the way for those who want to surrender to him in the world, and the only way to borrow the hands of others is to take over the elite troops under his command logically, and he will not fall into the hands of others. Zhang Xiu said ruthlessly: "Why don't we surrender Yuan Xi?" Although Jia Xu is also a black-bellied person, he can do whatever it takes for himself, but he will not do this kind of worthless sacrifice of his family, and rejected Zhang Xiu's proposal: "It makes little sense for us to take refuge in Yuan Shao, and it is so repeated, not only will it hurt the family, but Yuan Xi will not believe in us too much, it is better to stay in Luoyang and wait for the change, and explore Yuan Jun's reality." ”

After Zhang Xiu understood his situation, he no longer had the excitement he had before, but complained: "Now there are only 15,000 soldiers in Luoyang City, which is not an elite, do you think you can resist Yuan Xi's 50,000 soldiers?" Jia Xu smiled and said: "General rest assured, although Luoyang is dilapidated, I want to keep it for a month or two There is no problem, we will not only let Yuan Xi understand our value, but also let Cao Gong know our merits, and then wait for the price to sell." Of course, I still have a plan, I can move the surrounding people to Luoyang, we can not only get personnel replenishment, but also interrupt Yuan Xi's supply, as for Cao Gong, there is no chance to blame the general, the only drawback is that it is more troublesome and time-consuming, it is easy to encounter Yuan Jun, and the general decides for himself. Zhang Xiu thought for a while, showed a greedy gaze, and said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, we will first transfer the personnel from the surrounding counties and send spies to monitor the movements of Yuan Jun at all times." ”

At that time, Dong Zhuo moved the people of Luoyang to Chang'an, and the damage caused to the people of Luoyang was indelible. Although this time is not as brutal as Dong Zhuo, in order to transfer quickly, it is difficult to cause harm to the people. Although Zhang Xiu used the Yuan army to attack and protect the people as an excuse, there were still a few people who were willing to cooperate, and it was inevitable to use tough measures, plundering the people's property also happened from time to time, and some local forces in the county were armed confrontations, Zhang Xiu would also send troops to suppress and even exterminate, the reason was that he collaborated with the enemy Yuan Xi. It was not easy to clean up several surrounding counties, but arranging for the relocation of the population made Luoyang's officials busy. Although Zhang Xiu gained benefits, he also suspected that the consequences of doing so were a bit serious, and it was easy to cause chaos in the city. Jia Xu replied: "The general can post a notice to expose the brutality of the Yuan army, those who did not enter Luoyang will be beheaded once they are caught by the Yuan army, and they will definitely not be as merciful as the general, the immigration is completely to protect the people, and I believe that the surrounding people will understand the general's painstaking efforts." ”

Zhang Xiu felt reasonable, and immediately posted a notice according to Jia Xu's idea. With the spread of the news, the surrounding people are no longer making trouble, although the property loss caused by the move, it is better than losing their heads, and they decided to unanimously fight against Yuan Jun and avoid this catastrophe first. After stabilizing the people in the city, Jia Xu's move to strengthen the wall and clear the field was half of the success, and the next step was to strengthen the city and wait for the Yuan army.

When Yuan Xi's army arrived at Chaoge, he did not see a single soldier of Cao Cao, and according to the report of the spies, Zhang Xiu, the defender of Luoyang, cleaned up the surrounding counties and transferred all the people to Luoyang City. Yuan Xi said to Xu Shu: "It seems that Cao Jun is going to strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness and stick to Luoyang, and it is really a bit difficult to shrink inside." Xu Shu said with a smile: "If it were someone else, our army really couldn't do it, but unfortunately he was Zhang Xiu, even if Jia Wenhe was there, there was still a way to capture Luoyang!" ”