Wei Yan waited quietly in front of the Luoyang City Gate. []

The so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit. Wei Yan originally planned to use deception to see if he could take Luoyang, so he led his troops to raid Luoyang day and night. For Wei Yan, if the enemy is fooled, it is equivalent to earning a Luoyang for nothing, and if the enemy is not fooled, he will be treated as if he ran away in vain, and he has spent more energy. For Wei Yan, even if there is a one percent chance, he has to give it a try.

As the sun gradually rose, the thin mist slowly dissipated, and Wei Yanjun's true face was revealed, at this time Wei Yan also knew that the defenders of Luoyang City would not surrender when they saw that they only had a few hundred people.

But Wei Yan was still waiting, Wei Yan still had a trace of luck in his heart, and at the same time, Wei Yan also thought that if the defenders of Luoyang City saw that they had few people and came out to fight with him, they could take advantage of that opportunity if they could kill the main general of the Wei army, maybe they could also take advantage of the situation to occupy Luoyang City.

When Guan Yu passed five passes and killed six generals, he passed through Luoyang and also killed two generals of the Wei army and then passed the pass. In this kind of city where there are not many defenders, the boss is there or not. is a very important factor. Without a commander, the defenders of the entire city are likely to fall apart and collapse without a fight.

What Wei Yan was most worried about was that the defenders in the city would neither surrender nor open the city to face the battle, but would hold it in the shell of the turtle in Luoyang, in which case Wei Yan could only stare at Luoyang City dryly, and there was no way to do it. After all, Wei Yan came in a hurry, without any siege weapons, and it was undoubtedly a fool's dream to attack Luoyang without siege weapons.

As time passed minute by minute, there was no movement of the Wei army in the city, and Wei Yan's hope gradually dissipated, and at this time, Wei Yan even had a trace of retreat in his heart.

"Wait!" Wei Yan took a deep breath, his brows gradually furrowed, and at the same time kept warning himself not to worry.

The sound of "squeak ......" came, and I saw the Luoyang City suspension bridge put down, and then the city gate slowly opened.

Wei Yan hurriedly clenched the knife in his hand, and at the same time prepared for battle, at this time Wei Yan had already made a decision, if there were few people from Luoyang, he would kill them directly, and if there were many people from Luoyang, he would run away quickly.

Wei Yanning took a breath and stared at the city gate with his eyes, and finally, the gate was completely opened, and a group of people came out of it.

One of them was a scribe. In his fifties, he was wearing the official uniform of the Wei State and holding a thick stack of brochures in his hand.

Behind this person was followed by several soldiers, and there was a person in the middle, who was wrapped like a zongzi, Wei Yan fixed his eyes and saw that the person who was tied up was Guo Huai.

"Guo Huai is tied up! It looks like these people came out to surrender! Wei Yan put away the big knife in his hand, then stepped forward and shouted at Cheng Wu, "Who are you?" ”

"In the next Cheng Wu." Cheng Wu replied.

"Cheng Wu, are you the defender of Luoyang?" Wei Yan asked again.

"Exactly." Cheng Wu nodded, then knelt in front of Wei Yan, held the booklet in his hand with both hands, and said, "This is Luoyang's household registration register, please General Wei Yan collect it." ”

"Oh?" Wei Yan's eyes lit up, but his heart became ecstatic. However, Wei Yan did not show it on his face, but jumped down from the horse, walked to Cheng Wu and helped Cheng Wu with both hands, and said with a smile: "Lord Cheng has worked hard, please get up quickly!" Lord Cheng complied with the will of heaven, surrendered to my Han, and reported to His Majesty when he made a decision. Please take credit for Lord Cheng! ”

"Huh......" Hearing Wei Yan's words, Cheng Wu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that this Wei Yan is very easy to get along with, and from the information revealed in Wei Yan's words, his title is kept, and maybe he will be added to the knighthood.

Cheng Wu stood up, pointed at Guo Huai, whose back was tied behind his back, and then said: "Wei General Guo Huai, who refuses to surrender, has been arrested by me, and now he is dedicated to the general, and he will wait for the general to fall!" ”

"Okay, Master Cheng has made another great contribution!" Wei Yan looked at Guo Huai, and then waved his hand, and four personal soldiers walked over and escorted Guo Huai.

Seeing that Guo Huai was controlled by his subordinates, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Lord Cheng, why don't we go to the city first." ”

"Yes, yes! General please, general please...... Show the way to the general below! Cheng Wu immediately said with a smile on his face.

When Wei Yan walked into Luoyang City, he was really relieved, and when he stepped on the streets of Luoyang City, Wei Yan could feel that this city had been taken by himself and was really controlled in his hands.

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"Guo Huai, are you willing to surrender?" Wei Yan asked with a cold face.

"Hmph...... If you want to kill or chop, listen to it! Guo Huai turned his head and didn't look at Wei Yan at all.

"Guo Huai, the so-called good bird chooses wood, with your Guo Huai's talent. If he surrenders to my lord, he will be able to make a prince and worship the generals one day! Wei Yan then persuaded.

"Surrender to me? No way! Guo Huai still said stiffly.

"Guo Huai, you have thought clearly, if you don't surrender, you will soon be in a different place!"

"Big husband, if you die, you will die, what is there to be afraid of! I only hate me Guo Huai did not die on the battlefield, but died on the execution ground! ”

"Okay, then this handsome will fulfill you!" Wei Yan said, slapping the table: "Come on, push Guo Huai out for me!" ”

Several wolf-like soldiers rushed up on both sides and escorted Guo Huai down.

After a while, a small colonel who had escorted Guo Huai out just now walked in.

"How is it, and still won't you surrender?" Wei Yan asked.

"General, Guo Huai still refuses to surrender! Our knife has been raised and put up on Guo Huai's neck, but he still refuses to surrender. Xiao Xiao replied.

"What a tough guy!" Wei Yan shook his head helplessly, this Guo Huai is soft and hard, whether it is temptation or coercion, it has no effect.

"General, will this Guo Huai be killed or not?" Xiao Xiao asked from the side.

"Guo Huai is also a general of the Wei army, quite talented, if it weren't for the small number of troops in Tongguan this time, plus we are well prepared. With so many siege weapons to help, I am afraid it will be difficult to take Tongguan in the hands of Guo Huai. It's a pity that this Guo Huai just killed him...... For a general like Guo Huai, it's not up to me to decide whether to kill or not, lock it up first, wait for Your Majesty to come, and then let Your Majesty decide in person. After Wei Yan finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and then said: "Can you send someone to report back to Your Majesty about the capture of Luoyang?" ”

"General don't worry, I have already sent someone to report to Tongguan on a fast horse."

……

After the news of the capture of Tongguan came. Adou rushed to Tongguan as soon as possible.

For Tongguan to be taken, Adou was not surprised at all. For this Tongguan, the military department has been preparing for a long time. Since the first day of the establishment of the Ministry of War, Mengda, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has put the attack on Tongguan on the agenda, and various siege weapons against Tongguan have begun to be made. Because of the dangerous terrain of Tongguan, many siege weapons are designed and manufactured for the terrain of Tongguan alone.

Tongguan is too close to Chang'an, even ordinary people can come day and night. Therefore, even a giant siege weapon such as a double-decker well chariot can be transported to Tongguan in a very short time. And it is precisely now that Tongguan is in a vacuum period in terms of troops, and the Wei army is slightly insufficient in a short period of time, making Tongguan isolated and helpless, so it can take Tongguan.

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Hongnong-gun.

"Brothers, hurry up, and strive to reach Luoyang before dark today to catch up with General Wei Yan." Liao Hua shouted.

However, Liao Hua is really not fast, if there are only people, it would be better to say, now Liao Hua is still escorting a lot of grain and grass, which is prepared for Wei Yan's five hundred people. After all, Wei Yan only brought a day's worth of grain and grass.

Under normal circumstances, military rations are escorted by specific troops, and most of the people who escort grain and grass are some people, plus a small number of soldiers escort them, so that they will not occupy too many troops. If it is a regular army unit, bringing a few months' worth of food will have a great impact on the march. So Liao Hua, who was carrying grain and grass, wanted to be fast, but he couldn't get up quickly.

The sound ......of horses' hooves came from the front, Liao Hua hurriedly waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately stopped and were on guard.

A horse appeared from the horizon, and gradually, as the distance got closer and closer, Liao Hua finally saw clearly that it was the Han army coming.

"It's your own people!" Liao Hua breathed a sigh of relief and put away the blade in his hand.

In the distance, the cavalryman also saw Liao Hua's banner.

"It's General Liao Hua in front?" The cavalry shouted.

"Yes, I am Liao Hua, who are you?"

"General Liao Hua, Luoyang is a great victory, my General Wei Yan has captured Luoyang!"

"Captured Luoyang?" Liao Hua opened his mouth wide in surprise, and then Liao Hua suddenly shouted: "Someone." Grab this tip for me! ”

"General, I'm not a spy!" The knight hurriedly took a step back and quickly took out a document from his bosom: "General, if you don't believe me, please look at this." ”

The soldiers immediately stepped forward, took the paperwork, handed it to Liao Hua, and whispered in Liao Hua's ear: "General, I know this person, he is indeed the school swordsman under General Wei Yan, and I drank with him last time." ”

"You're not mistaken?"

"No, absolutely!"

"En......" Liao Hua said, opening the paperwork, the first thing he saw was Wei Yan's seal.

"Sure enough, it's General Wei Yan." Liao Hua waved his hand and said, "It's your own person, let him go!" Tell me the details. ”

"Yes!" The knight told Liao Hua what had happened.

"That Cheng Wu, just like that?" Liao Hua asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"Guo Huai was caught like this?" Liao Hua asked again.

The last general saw with his own eyes that Guo Huai was tied up by five flowers. I was taken away by some of my brothers. ”

"Good! Good...... Someone, escort this brother, and return to Tongguan to report the good news! ”

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Tongguan.

"What about Wei Yan? Why didn't you see Wei Aiqing? Adou looked around, and there was no Wei Yan among the people who came to greet him.

On weekdays, Wei Yan has done a lot of work on the surface, at least in Adou's opinion, Wei Yan is respectful to himself. Now that Wei Yan didn't come out, Adou felt very surprised, and Adou even wondered if Wei Yan was injured, so he didn't come out.

"Back to Your Majesty, General Wei Yan has gone to attack Luoyang." Guan Ping said, secretly looking at Adou's face.

"To attack Luoyang? It's pretty fast! How many people did you bring? Adou asked.

"General Wei Yanzhi brought five hundred school swordsmen from his headquarters!"

"Only five hundred people? Monkey business! It's nonsense! After Adou finished speaking, he looked at Guan Ping, and then said: "Guan Ping listens to the order, you immediately take 20,000 people to support Wei Yan, if Luoyang can be attacked, then attack, if it is not attackable, first set up camp and hold on, and I will lead the army to arrive later." ”

"The last general obeys!" After Guan Ping finished speaking, he immediately retreated.

"Zhang Wei, you go to Wuguan immediately, transfer Guan Xing and Zhang Bao over, and transfer another 20,000 people to attack Luoyang with me."

"Your Majesty......" Guan Ping walked in again.

"Hey, why are you back again, is there anything else?" Adou asked.

"Your Majesty, Luoyang, it's been captured!"