After learning that Liu Yan announced that he would deprive himself of the title of King of Jin, after a short period of panic, Liu Qian accepted the suggestion of his staff An Zaidao and ordered the withdrawal of troops from Tongguan.

First of all, the morale of the two sides can not be compared at all, Tongguan has been supported by two thousand crossbowmen and morale is high, on the other hand, everyone on their side is in danger, plus Tongguan is already very adequate defensive preparations, it is even more difficult to conquer Tongguan and march into Chang'an. Therefore, Liu Qian decided to lead his troops to raid Hangu Pass in the east, and then attack Luoyang. It is blocked by his own army, and he should not have received news from Liu Yan, so he still hopes to take advantage of the unknown opportunity of the defenders to raid successfully, as long as Luoyang is captured, he can obtain the rich reserves there as supplies, plus the reinforcements brought by Liu Xianzhi, he can take the opportunity to attack the city and expand his power, and he can also force Liu Yan to draw out his limited forces to deal with himself, so that the cavalry who attacked Chang'an from the Western Front will have a chance.

Liu Qian used his own action to prove that everyone's previous evaluation of his military ability could only be regarded as a second-rate level was wrong, and the speed of his surprise attack on Hangu Pass greatly exceeded people's expectations, and the soldiers guarding the pass were far less prepared than Tongguan, and they were almost captured without any ability to fight back. Liu Qian was also impressive because of this battle, after all, he led a group of soldiers with a bad heart to achieve this victory, and the phenomenon of desertion in the process of this surprise attack was endless, but Liu Qian withstood the pressure and won the victory to reinvigorate morale. Then he waved his army eastward and came straight to Luoyang City.

Sun Jinxian, who stayed in Luoyang, was a civil official from a Jinshi, and his position was ready to resolutely resist in the face of such a situation, but he had no ability to command the battle at all, and there were no trustworthy generals in Luoyang City. Moreover, the strength of Luoyang City is less than 8,000, and even if the officials are organized, it will not exceed 10,000. Sun Jinxian's lack of confidence is also due to his origin.

Despite the drumming in his heart, Sun Jinxian tried to encourage the soldiers to prepare for a thorough defense. Seeing that the spies kept coming, they reported that Liu Qian's army was rapidly approaching. Sun Jinxian's body, hidden under the wide official uniform, couldn't help but tremble slightly. At this time, an old family member came to report that the famous gentry Zhu Yijun asked to see him.

Sun Jinxian's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this. This Zhu Yike is not an ordinary person, his ancestor is Zhu Qian, who was a great contributor to the pacification of the world with Emperor Taizu. Later, Zhu Yijun did not attack the lord but turned to business, and in two generations he became the most famous gentry in Luoyang City.

Zhu Yijun came to the top of the city tower and hurriedly saluted, and Sun Jinxian helped him up: "Brother Yijun suddenly came to visit, I'm afraid there is something important." You and I don't have to be polite, it's okay to say it directly. ”

Zhu Yijun looked at the smile squeezed out of Sun Jinxian's pale face, this left-behind adult who was more than half a hundred years old actually called himself the younger generation of himself the elder brother, it can be seen that he was already a little dizzy, and he couldn't help laughing: "The visit of the late students this time is precisely for the current military situation." Dare to ask the left-behind adults, but are you worried that Luoyang does not have enough troops, and there are no generals who can fight in battle? ”

After Zhu Yijun explained his difficulties in one word, Sun Jinxian couldn't help but sigh and said in a low voice: "That's right." ”

Zhu Yijun arched his hand and said: "Late life came this time." I just want to recommend a person to the left-behind adults to lead the army. ”

"Oh? Who is it? Sun Jinxian's heart moved, this Zhu Yijun and his family are from a martial arts family, is he not only an excellent businessman, but also an excellent general?

"Mention this person. The left-behind adults may have never heard of it, but when it comes to this person's ancestors, I am afraid that everyone knows about it. That is Lu Xingyue and Old Marquis Lu. ”

"Old Marquis Lu?" Sun Jinxian was so shocked that his eyes were about to pop out. Lu Xingyue was the founder of the country who followed Emperor Taizu. At that time, a golden gun was invincible all over the world, and it shocked the north and south of the country. Unfortunately, he died of illness on the eve of the unification of the world. Emperor Taizu posthumously named him a hero, but his descendants refused to attack him. I only wish to unload my armor and return to the field, Emperor Taizu gave his descendants ten thousand hectares of fertile land, and never pay taxes as a reward. Unexpectedly, this Zhu Yijun recommended Lu Xingyue's descendants.

Zhu Yijun saw that Sun Jinxian was already stunned, so he continued: "This person's name is Lu Qinghan, because his family and my ancestors are old friends, and we can be regarded as good friends. It just so happened that a few days ago he came to Luoyang to play and stayed at my house. Although this man has never led troops into battle, he is proficient in the art of war, and his marksmanship has also been passed down from his ancestors. Such a person is right in front of him, if the adults don't use it, wouldn't it be a tyrannical thing? ”

At this time, Sun Jinxian came back to his senses, nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, yes, such a person and official must personally go to the mansion to invite him." ”

"No need, sir. As soon as Wansheng told Brother Lu about his idea, he readily agreed, and he had already arrived at the adult's mansion with me, just because the adult was inspecting the city tower, and Wansheng rushed here to tell him. ”

Sun Jinxian was overjoyed when he heard this, took Zhu Yijun's hand and said, "It's really hard for you to do this, this official has thanked you for the hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City." ”

After returning to the mansion, Sun Jinxian immediately summoned Lu Qinghan. Lu Qinghan is thirty-seven or eighteen years old, he is tall and strong, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and his whole body exudes a heroic spirit. Sun Jinxian liked it very much, so he summoned all the generals in Luoyang City to meet Lu Qinghan.

Sun Jinxian's move has two meanings. One is that although Zhu Yijun praised Haikou and said how Lu Qinghan was, he naturally couldn't see the reason as a scholar, but Lu Qinghan had a few catties and taels These generals can tell the difference when they see it; The second is that if he suddenly appoints a person who doesn't know the details to lead the troops, then these generals will definitely be unconvinced, if Lu Qinghan can overwhelm the crowd and make those generals happy and convinced, it will save a lot of effort.

Sure enough, Lu Qinghan lived up to expectations, he only practiced a set of marksmanship during the banquet, and all the generals present were silent. Lu Qinghan's marksmanship is very exquisite, these generals knew that they couldn't crack it at first sight, so Sun Jinxian successfully appointed Lu Qinghan as the temporary commander of the Ma Bu Army, leading the soldiers in Luoyang City to resist Liu Qian's attack.

After Lu Qinghan grasped the military power, he quickly made adjustments, although Luoyang City was not well prepared, but he still made a considerable part of the preparations for defending the city before Liu Qian arrived. Lu Qinghan also personally led a team out of the city to meet Liu Qian's vanguard troops, and one person picked four generals in a row, killing Liu Qian's vanguard troops and returning with a great defeat, which greatly boosted the morale of the city. (To be continued......)