In the Xia Wei war, after the defeat and retreat of Cao Cao in Hangu, the situation changed greatly, and the attack and defense reversed. Liu Yuan took advantage of the situation to advance eastward again, and the army was invaded by Luoyang.

At the beginning, Dong Zhuozhi destroyed Luoyang, and there was a ruin. After Cao Ren took control of Henan, he spent a lot of financial, manpower, and material resources to repair the city. The land of Henan, which was already dilapidated and depleted, was supported by Cao Cao and operated by Liang Xi, and after several years, it finally recovered some vitality.

Solid on the original city foundation, although there is no longer the majesty and magnificence of the past, but this defense is still there. Liu Yuan led a large army to the east, with an army of nearly 40,000 cavalry, but he couldn't even besiege the city tightly. did not rashly attack the city, Xia Cai once again marched eastward, intending to plunder the county of Henan, but unfortunately Cao Cao had already prepared, and there were not many households in Henan, and they were all gathered in the city to hold on.

Liu Qiu and Wuyue did not achieve much gain, but they completely trapped Cao Cao in Luoyang. Liu Yuan was constrained by the strength of the army, and directly denied his subordinates' proposal to send troops to the east to attack the only few counties, and there were 30,000 elite soldiers of Cao Wei in the city. Cao Cao, just this name is enough to make Liu Yuan vigilant, and he will never dare to relax carelessly.

Saying that he would treat others in the way of others, Liu Yuan built a thunderbolt outside the city and forced the Wei army to take prisoners to excavate the throwing stones. The scene that happened in front of Hangu Pass was reproduced in Luoyang, but this time it was the Xia army "bombing and bombing" the Wei army.

Cao Cao was not a passive beater, and Luoyang was different from Hangu, and the city walls were several zhang wide enough to throw down the cart. The Wei army also threw the car at it, condescendingly, but took advantage of the point range. Under the sun, there was a stalemate again.

The Xia army did not attack, the Wei army did not come out, and the confrontation lasted for more than half a month.

The autumn wind was bleak, the thick autumn mood shrouded the surroundings of Luoyang, and the garrison Wei army on the city wall stayed closely at their posts, and with the efforts of Cao Cao and the generals, the morale was restored. Cao Ren personally meticulously inspected the city gates, looking out of the city from time to time, a little nervous.

Today, the Xia army did not dispatch, and there was a rare peace outside the city. Of course, if you don't count the elite tiger and leopard riders outside the city. Cao Chun commanded the army, closely guarded, ready to step forward at any time to snatch back Cao Cao, who was talking to Liu Yuan a hundred steps away.

The entanglement failed, Liu Yuan came to leisure and wanted to have a while with Cao Cao. The two sides have been fighting so far, but they have not really met each other. Passed the book in the city and invited him, Cao Cao decisively went out of the city to attend the meeting, and he was also curious about Liu Yuan for a long time.

On the flat ground, spread a good blanket, put a small case, put melon and fruit wine on it, and set up a luxurious crown cover on the side of the case. It has been more than an hour since the "talk" was made in the afternoon.

Liu Yuan held the knighthood, personally poured it for Cao Cao again, and said quite eagerly: "Brother Meng De and I really have a feeling of hating each other!" It's a pity that on the battlefield, life and death attack each other, I regret it! ”

Looking at Liu Yuan, who was smiling, Cao Cao smiled faintly and responded: "Brother Zishen's pride, this time I can be regarded as having seen it!" ”

Liu Yuan has a word, and Cai Yong helped to get it, but in the past 20 years, no one has dared to call himself so affectionately, and being called like this by Cao Cao for a few days really has a different feeling.

"I led my army to the south, invaded the Han territory, attacked the Han land, slaughtered the scholars, and 'brutalized' the people. Brother Meng De hates me to the core! After talking to Cao Cao for a long time, seeing that he had always been calm, he said playfully.

"That's nature, lonely for Hanchen, eating Junlu, and receiving the grace of the country. For Zishen who is so stuffy, wolf-like, and ambitious, he naturally hates to eat meat and bedding skin! Cao Cao's words of deep hatred were still said indifferently.

"Mengde's words are too uninspiring!" Liu Yuan shook his head and smiled when he heard this: "With such words, I have come to this point in the south, and my ears are calloused. But the people who spoke to me like that were already dead! I wonder if Brother Meng De will follow in the footsteps of his generation? ”

"Presumptuous!" Listening to Liu Yuan's words, Xu Chu, who was standing beside Cao Cao, suddenly became angry, drew his sword and faced it, and the ten Cao Cao guards who followed closely followed were the same.

Long Jie and the sergeant of the Su Guard, who were waiting beside him, also drew their swords to meet them, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Such a battle could not make Liu Yuan move in the slightest, and he raised his glass lightly, saluted Cao Cao, and drank lightly. glanced at Xu Chu, he was burly, he was seriously injured before, and he should not have recovered at this time, and his rough face was still a little pale. At this time, Wen Cao Cao and Chief Xia insisted on escorting him.

The devouring gaze swirled on Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan didn't care, and chuckled: "Meng De, you see, this is the state of 'wanting to kill and then hurry'!" ”

"Zhongkang, stand down!" Facing Liu Yuan's indifferent gaze, Cao Cao also smiled and commanded lightly.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Chu was a little unwilling.

"Stand down!" Cao Cao's voice was a little higher.

"No!"

Seeing this, Liu Yuan waved his hand, and the guard sergeant behind him also slowly withdrew his knife and spread it back slightly, but he didn't leave his handle, staring at Xu Chu and those people vigilantly.

Cao Cao sat upright, staring at Liu Yuan intently: "Lone has always been hard!" However, Brother Zishen needs to be careful, maybe the next day, he will die in battle. The lonely Great Wei Jiashi, but everyone wants to take your head! ”

"Brother Meng De was defeated in front of him and returned to Luoyang, where did he get his confidence?" Liu Yuan also straightened up: "Just rely on the remnants of the army in the city to defeat the generals?" ”

"Now Brother Meng De is sitting in a poor city, and the news on all sides has been cut off by me, and he is like a tired egg, and he is in danger. It won't be long before my army will be able to storm the city, and Meng Dezhen is not in a hurry at all? Liu Yuan's tone was indifferent.

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed loudly, his beard trembled, he stopped, and said softly: "Lone is naturally not in a hurry, Luoyang Lone is still a soldier with enough food, tens of thousands of people, Zishen is confident to break through, just try again?" ”

"On the contrary, it is deep, and the situation is much more dangerous than lonely! There are tens of thousands of elites of Yuan Shao in the north, besieging Huguan, and the state is crumbling; On the Wuguan side, Liu Biao's elite was exhausted, and Liu Bei, who was in charge of tackling key problems, had fought alone, and it was not easy to match; Han Sui in Liangzhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and Liu Fan in Yizhou, I can't tell when they will start an army to attack Xia! Cao Cao smiled: "There are also Zishen rear, such as Guanzhong, Bingzhou, and Hetao, maybe there will be some chaos in the previous month, but I don't know!" ”

"It's not a bother!" Liu Yuan's brows condensed slightly: "I have four dangerous passes, and there are good ministers and elite soldiers, which is enough to defeat the enemy." Waiting for hundreds of thousands to attack, the fierce battle has been so far, the lonely Great Xia is not as stable as a rock? On the contrary, Meng Dexin suffered a big defeat, lost his troops and lost his generals, and now in the face of the lonely army, I don't know if he still has the confidence to fight? ”

"It's still the same sentence, Zishen army, you can try!" Cao Cao's face was full of toughness, which was not false at all.

"Huh!" It's all in plain sight.

"The Zhao army that Meng De said, Wu is dead in the pot pass, I have 50,000 iron horsemen galloping through Hebei, every day that passes, its loss will be a big day, I want to see him Yuan Shao is reluctant to become a ruin. The day of Yuan Shao's withdrawal is not far away! Liu Yuan was quite confident: "As for the Chu army in Wuguan, it is difficult to achieve great things." Liangzhou Han Sui, he dares to move, and I can calm it with an edict. Zhang Lu and Liu Fan, they are still unclear, how can they pose a threat to me? ”

"Zishen focuses on the overall situation, but it is admired by Lone!" Cao Cao's expression returned to indifference: "But there are no absolutes, I'm afraid that everything will not be as beautiful as you think!" ”

Saying that, he chuckled lightly, took out a handwritten letter from his hand, and handed it to Liu Yuan: "Speaking of this raiding horse, there is a battle report from Yuzhou here. Can Zishen know the recent situation of Ruzi Liu Heng? ”

Looking at Cao Cao's respectful face, with a little underwhelming smile, Liu Yuan's face sank slightly, and his eyes flashed with suspicion, he took it from Cao Cao's hand and spread it out to browse.

"Good wine!" Looking at the obvious change on Liu Yuan's face, Cao Cao, who had been faintly suppressed by Liu Yuan's momentum since the meeting, straightened his waist, picked up a jue of wine that Liu Yuan ordered someone to offer in the newly opened wine altar, drank it, and smacked his lips: "I heard that a new wine has emerged in Chang'an in the past two years, called jade shallot, which is comparable to Du Kang, and it is hard to find." This is the jade shallot, it is really better than Du Kang, thank you for the deep wine! ”

Liu Yuan's attention was still on the news about Liu Heng's plundering cavalry in his hand, and he didn't pay attention to Cao Cao's "rampant", and said lightly: "Since Meng De likes it, I give this altar a special gift to express my sympathy!" ”

"Zi Shen is here, the end is extraordinary! At a young age, he commanded thousands of elite horsemen and plundered the counties of Yuzhou, causing great trouble to Lonely. Just a few days ago, he also went to Suiyang, the capital of loneliness, and the country was shaken! As he spoke, Cao Cao's face sank. It seems that Liu Heng has indeed brought a lot of trouble to Cao Cao.

"I just don't know, Liu Heng is trapped in Peixi again, will he be able to escape this time and survive?" Cao Cao stared at Liu Yuan's eyes, and his voice was slightly cold: "Is there a day when your father and son will meet?" ”

"Since he was able to highlight Runan before, he will definitely be able to highlight Peiguo this time, I believe in my son!" Liu Yuan solemnly met Cao Cao's cold gaze: "I just don't know that Mengde's other empty counties have been ready to deal with the invasion of King Chen!" ”

"Then we'll see! Lone's eldest son, Cao Ang, is also full of confidence in him! Cao Cao's eyes deepened: "By the way, I am lonely in the Central Plains, and I am very short of horses, and I have to thank Brother Zishen this time." Counting the injured horses, a total of 2,000 people were captured in Yuzhou, and Lone couldn't help but be overjoyed! ”

"It's just 2,000 horses!" Liu Yuan looked indifferent: "Meng De wants to ask for a horse, so he told me earlier." Trade with you 10,000 good horses, and I can write an edict! ”

Cao Cao sneered in his heart, this Liu Yuan had already cut off the horse source with the princes, and he didn't blush when he said this to himself here.

"Good wine!" Cao Cao made an invitation, sneered and praised, and took another sip.

"I forgot to tell Mende!" Liu Yuan suddenly became gloomy and compassionate: "This altar of wine, I ordered people to poison it!" ”

With a "poof", Cao Cao sprayed a case and splashed it on Liu Yuan. Just as he was about to look at Liu Yuan angrily, he heard Liu Yuan laughing: "I am joking with Meng De!" ”

Cao Cao came back to his senses, and he also breathed a sigh of relief, regardless of the embarrassment on his body, he raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yuan: "Thank you Zishen for treating me with wine today, and I will leave!" ”

"Talking to Meng De, I am very happy and say goodbye!" Liu Yuan got up slowly, got on his horse with the support of the guards, entered the guard formation, and slowly returned to the camp under his escort.

But seeing that Cao Cao and Liu Yuan had finally finished chatting, Cao Chun, who was waiting anxiously with the tiger and leopard riding behind, finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly wrapped Cao Cao and the others into the formation.

"Your Majesty, then Liu Yuan, you didn't use any tricks!" Cao Chun asked.

Looking at the concerned look on Cao Chun's face, Cao Cao smiled faintly: "Lone is entertained by his good life, and he will get a jar of jade shallot wine, and I will reward you with a knight!" ”

"Your Majesty, what do you think of this person when you see this side with that Liu Yuan?" After returning to the city, Xi Zhicai asked with a trembling voice.

After several tosses, Xi Zhi, who was already seriously ill, completely collapsed, his face was terrifyingly pale, and his eyes were a little puffy.

"Rival! This is a great calamity in the world! If Liu Yuan is not removed, Hu Xia will be difficult to destroy! Cao Cao's expression was very solemn, recalling the constant wit with Liu Yuan before, and sighed.

Seeing that Xi Zhicai coughed violently a few times, Cao Cao was startled, and personally stepped forward to support him: "Let the doctor come to Gu quickly!" ”

"Your Majesty, no need!" Xi Zhicai smiled miserably: "This time, I'm afraid the minister won't be able to survive." I originally wanted to assist the king, achieve hegemony, and sweep away the heroes. I didn't expect it to end here, it's a pity! Hateful! ”

"Don't talk about it yet, take care of your body, there will always be a day of recovery!" Cao Cao showed genuine concern for the strategists who had followed him for many years and made suggestions before and after the saddle, and the moving expression on his face and his reddish eyes did not seem to be fake.

"Your Majesty, it was originally a minister. In the three-way expedition, Zhao Chu exerted pressure on the north and south, and our army attacked from Henan. Seeking opportunities to cause chaos in Guanzhong, contact Liangzhou, Hanzhong, and Yizhou, and at the same time. Our army timely attacked Hedong with the Zhao army through Hanoi, and marched south to the Lu clan to cooperate with the Chu army to break the Wu Pass. Xi Zhicai's lips and tongue were a little unclear: "It's a pity that the sky does not fulfill people's wishes, and there have been many accidents, so far this situation." Hanya's defeat is also the crime of Naichen's unadmonishment! ......”

Seeing Xi Zhicai's appearance of running out of oil and running out, his emotions also came up, and he wanted to stop his speech.

"It is not difficult to see from the more than two months of war that although Hu Xia's foundation is unstable, as long as Liu Yuan is still there, he cannot be destroyed suddenly. Over the years, the two sides of Zhao and Wei have painstakingly studied the strategies to deal with it, and now it seems that the enemy cavalry with its strong mobility ability, in the Central Plains of Hebei, our army is still passive! ”

"Hu Xia has become a strong Qin trend, Guan You will be included in his palm, and although Liu Yuan is the monarch of the Hu people, he is well versed in buying people's hearts. Its governance and governance are the foundation of Liu Xia. ”

"The princes cut the summer, in the final analysis, it is still a plate of loose sand. On Yuan Shao's side, although he overwhelmed the Xia army of Bingzhou, in the opinion of the ministers, it was extremely difficult to break through again! ”

"Your Majesty, this summer, even if there is any progress in the future, it will not hurt Liu Yuan's muscles and bones. The king should try his best to preserve his strength, the river is flat, and the enemy is based on Hangu, and he can go east at will. Ruoyang is dilapidated, if you can abide by it, if you can't keep it, you will abandon it! ”

"Jun Shangji, Hu Xia can't be removed suddenly, you need to figure it out slowly. With its national conditions, it is rare to last in the end, and the Hu-Han contradiction alone is difficult to solve even ten Liu Yuan. Ten years, twenty years, Hu Xia will have a big chaos! ”

“......”

At the beginning, Cao Cao still had the idea of letting Xi Zhicai rest in peace, and slowly let him stumble and narrate one by one, listening carefully and being very moved. Until he vomited blood and fainted, the doctor who arrived was rushing to rescue him quickly.

Slowly walked out of the door, facing west, Cao Cao's heart was unusually melancholy. His favorite mastermind won't last long.

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