Chapter 458: Regrouping
The Chang'an army was defeated, and after Wang Mang, no one in the world could challenge the dominance of the world. The clan continues to rule over all the people of the world, and is the mainstay of the world, pushing history forward.
Changan. When receiving the news of Lu Bu's defeat, Chen Gong rang the bell and drum overnight to recruit the people who defended the city and the people who ploughed in spring. If LΓΌ Bu was still alive, he knew that LΓΌ Bu had suffered heavy casualties on the front line and urgently needed a large number of soldiers to replenish his troops. He also knew that as a person sitting in the rear, he couldn't panic, and he couldn't let the wait-and-see family notice his abnormality. However, if Lu Bu dies, what is the point of Chang'an lingering for a long time, sooner or later it will collapse, it is better to fight hard.
Chen Gong took the lead in thinking of dispatching Lu Lingqi to return to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation, with Lu Lingqi's prestige in the army, he could indeed stabilize the situation in a short time, but far from quenching his thirst, Lu Lingqi may not even have the opportunity to lead troops into the customs now, and if he can't enter Wuguan, he will be stopped by Cao's army in Jingzhou. Chen Gong finally elected Lu Bu's ten-year-old son Lu Qiyun to preside over the overall situation.
Lu Qiyun, accompanied by Jiang Wei and his mother Yan Lindi, walked towards Changxin Palace step by step. In the Changxin Palace, the civil and military are divided into two rows, and it is impossible to see whether they are happy or worried. When Lu Qiyun stepped into the door, he looked up at Lu Qiyun at the same time. Hundreds of pairs of ill-intentioned expressions frightened Lu Qiyun to tremble.
Seeing that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs shook his head secretly, which of them had ill intentions, they were even more happy. The more Lu Bu had no successor, the happier they were.
"Brother Jiang Wei, either or you can say it instead of me. I'm afraid...... I'm afraid I can't tell. Lu Qiyun looked behind him as if asking for help, and Jiang Wei, who was one year younger than him, said.
"Major General, as the future landlord, you must show self-confidence, and you must shock Xiaoxiao with a tough attitude. Actually, I'm also afraid, you can see my legs are trembling. Jiang Wei was so young that he quietly rolled up his short robe, revealing his feet inside to Lu Qiyun. Jiang Wei's action seems to outsiders to be a flirtatious robe, like a dragon walking and a tiger step, a golden knife.
Only then did Lu Qiyun relax and walk uprightly towards the deep master's seat. In an instant, his temperament changed, as if he had changed into a child, compared with Lu Bu, there was less killing, more kindness, and he was more like a benevolent monarch.
At the beginning, Zhang Ji, the first civil official who frowned tightly, stretched his forehead, and when Lu Qiyun just sat on the main seat, he got up and took the lead in speaking: "Although the young master is young, he does not lose his benevolent style. It is dwarfed by the general's martial arts and literature, which can ensure my eternal peace and tranquility. My blessing to Chang'an. β
Lu Qiyun sat on it, tidied up his wrinkled clothes, and then got up and bowed: "Don't talk nonsense." My father was defeated in Jingzhou, and I don't need to hide it. I think everyone got the news. There is an urgent need for additional troops to turn the tide of the war. β
Yan Lin saw that his son's voice was trembling, scared, confused, and helpless, and when he spoke the words, the hundred officials in the palace were still indifferent, some gloating, some rejoicing, except for a few loyal officials, they didn't care. Feeling very uncomfortable, he stepped forward to hold his little shoulders and whispered, "Now, your father urgently needs you to stand up." Your father fought in the north and south, and rarely trained you personally. Don't disappoint your father. β
Lu Qiyun's memory of his father is very vague, and he hasn't seen his father for a year or even a few years. The deep impression was that his father's eyes were full of anticipation, and suddenly changed his previous fear and confusion, slowly pulled out his sword, raised it high, and changed his previous nervous appearance, and his little face was full of stubbornness:
"From today onwards, I will sit in Changxin Palace and deal with military and political affairs. All the ministers, each with his own duties, send them to me in a matter of priority. β
Hearing Lu Qiyundi Haikou, several civil officials in the hall snorted and laughed. Lu Qiyun was immediately deflated and looked at Chen Gong for help, but Chen Gong just nodded. Lu Qiyun sneered indifferently at others. Speak again:
"At the same time, troops will be recruited from all over the territory, and the number of 100,000 will be gathered within ten days, and if there is a shortage of one, you and others will go into battle in person. The army was led by General Huang Lao, who had not healed from his wounds, and Mr. Jia Wenhe was the military division. General Hao Zhao was dispatched to Chang'an, and he was promoted to an auxiliary general to guard the city of Chang'an. β
The more Lu Qiyun spoke, the more intense he became, and his voice became louder and louder. Finally, several officials in the hall stood up: "We will obey the orders of the major general." Do everything you can to raise an army of 100,000. β
The first to respond to Lu Qiyun was the official of the Hanmen scholars, and the Hanmen scholars only had the Chang'an family in their careers, and when Chang'an fell, they who did not have the protection of the family would also be beaten into the loyal supporters of Lu Budi, and it was possible to kill the whole family.
On the second day, Lu Qiyun's small body was flipping through the baskets of military affairs sent to him, he frowned, and after reading for a morning, he didn't even understand what these documents meant. At this moment, Jiang Wei broke in from the outside in a hurry:
"Good news, good news!"
"What's the matter?" Lu Qiyun happily threw away a bad book, shook off and strode towards Jiang Wei: "Could it be that Cao Cao was defeated by his father?" β
"Good news, the general sent back good news, the general is still alive."
Lu Qiyun's feet slowed down, and he stretched out his hand to take the battle report: "I have always believed that my father is fine." What is there to be surprised about. β
"It was just our speculation before, but now the general has sent back the battle report, which is really alive!"
"Yes, yes, I will ring the bell immediately, and I will convene a meeting to tell you the good news. There must be many people with different intentions who want to know the exact news of their father's place the most. β
The conflict of interests of the family, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and seek policies that are more beneficial to the scholars, is all based on the death of Lu Bu. Lu Bu is not dead, do they dare to use the extermination of the clan as a bet to seek benefits?
When they knew that Lu Bu was still alive, the families who were planning to start an incident broke out in a cold sweat.
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Yizhou.
The news of Lu Bu's death in battle was overwhelming, and it was passed on by the family as soon as possible. Zhang Xiu of Hanzhong also received a military order from Chang'an at the same time, asking him to return to Chang'an with his troops as soon as possible, leaving only Wang Shuangwang and others to defend Nanzheng. Regardless of whether Lu Bu died or not, at least it proves the fact that Lu Bu was defeated in the Jingzhou dispute.
At the same time, Liu Bei unilaterally suspended the conquest of Liu Zhang's land, and wanted to return to the army to attack the Hanzhong army first, take Hanzhong as the foundation, and slowly encroach on Xichuan.
Zhang Xiu was withdrawing from the Sword Pavilion, and Huang Yueying suddenly broke into Zhang Xiu's army.
"General Zhenbei, this is God helping our army to pacify Xichuan in one fell swoop, why did you stop the army?"
"Jingzhou was defeated, and Chang'an was empty. The lieutenant department of Si Li sent a military order and had to transfer the army back to defense. Besides, our army was defeated, so how could there be a good opportunity to pacify Xichuan? β
"Will be outside, and the monarch's order will not be accepted. I have a plan to eliminate Liu Bei in one fell swoop. Huang Yueying said, Lu Bu was defeated, life and death were unknown, Chang'an was in crisis, and a big victory was urgently needed to boost the morale of the army, and the battle of Xichuan was imperative.
"What's the plan?"
"So so." Huang Yueying whispered in Zhang Xiu's ear.
After a while, Zhang Xiu summoned Wang Shuang and Wang Ping to discuss. The next day, the Chang'an army continued to retreat from the Sword Pavilion, and Wang Ping went to Liu Bei's army as a peace envoy to discuss the armistice between the two families.
Liu Bei opened his mouth widely, asking for food and money, and compensating Liu Bei for his losses. After Wang Ping's lips were colored several times, he finally ceded a large area of Hanzhong city south of Nanzheng to Liu Bei with 500,000 stone grain and grass as compensation, and Liu Bei agreed to strike the army and make peace. At the same time, the treaty attached an inconspicuous clause, that is, it was not allowed to uphold the peace treaty and use Huang Yueying to marry Zhuge Liang
As an excuse, the grain and grass owed were sent to Liu Bei's army as a dowry.
The army of Chang'an hoarded military food in the Sword Pavilion and transported it to Liu Bei's army one after another, and Liu Bei got the benefits, and there was no doubt that there was fraud. Troops are being dispatched to prepare to accept the land ceded by Chang'an.
In the same month, it was rumored in Xichuan that Huang Yueying would marry Zhuge Liang at the end of the month. 'Liu Zhang' sent a large number of soldiers to camp in the Xichong area, intending to destroy the alliance between Chang'an and Liu Beidi. In order to ensure that Huang Yueying could be sent to Liu Bei's army smoothly, Chang'an asked 5,000 soldiers to escort him. More than 7,000 soldiers were buried under a cart of grain and grass in the accompanying place. The decisive battle of Xichuan, under Liu Bei's unpreparedness, was about to begin.
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"Reduce troops and increase the number of troops."
Lu Bu touched his chin and thought about the feasibility of the advice given by Frustration. In the past few days, wandering in the Woniu Mountain, the defeated soldiers who survived were basically collected by him, Xu Shu, Fu Zhu, Yan Yan Lu Meng and others were all around Lu Bu, and now they are going to do a big deal.
Gao Shun and the trap camp finally broke through, and Lu Bu has not found out where Gao Shun and the trap camp are going until now. Was he captured by Cao Cao? Lu Bu thought worriedly.
There are countless Youzhou cavalry, Yuyang cavalry, tiger guards and other spies behind him, once these Cao Cao elites chase after them, Lu Bu's remnants will be defeated, and the soldiers who are not equipped will be opponents?
Finally, Lu Bu made up his mind to take a risk, his whereabouts have never been a secret, and he collected the rout in the mountains and forests with great fanfare, and repelled Cao's soldiers several times. As long as Cao Caodi's army surrounds Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu will be defeated again if he can't wait for reinforcements.
Zang Xuangao led the disabled and weak brigade to continue to wander in the mountains and create momentum. Cook every day, set up three or five times more stoves to mislead the Cao army's mountain-seeking soldiers, and contain the escort army in the mountains. Ben will lead the people who are still able to fight and choose the road to Xiangcheng. There shouldn't be too many Cao troops in Xiangcheng. Maybe you can kill Cao Cao suddenly. β
That night, Lu Bu led five thousand strong people to choose a small road to Xiangcheng.
The sky was just bright, and outside Xiangcheng, the shouts of killing shook the sky. From a distance, Lu Bu saw the Cao camp outside Xiangcheng, the fire was shining, and hundreds of well-armed soldiers were rushing into the camp.
A large number of Cao soldiers also came to kill outside the camp at this time, and the two sides fought in one place.
"Gao Shun, trapped in the camp!" When he saw the generals and soldiers attacking Cao's camp in the distance, Lu Bu shouted with joy.
The camp outside the city shouted loudly, the gate of Xiangcheng opened, and a column of Cao soldiers rushed out of the city.