After the defeat of the Han army, Liu Jin was worried that the defenders in Luoyang City would be demoralized, and there were almost no ministers of the imperial court and civil and military officials who really knew how to use soldiers, which made Liu Jin even more anxious.

However, Cao Cao, who was sitting opposite Liu Jin, was not in a hurry, but when he saw Cao Cao's black eyebrows, he said with a smile: "General Liu doesn't need to be like this, according to what Cao has seen, with the encouragement of today's cavalry rushing into battle, Luoyang City will definitely be as solid as a rock, and it will not break the city easily." It's just that what I'm worried about is Hebei Lu Gong (Lu Zhi)! After speaking, Cao Cao let out a long sigh and looked solemn.

When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but hurriedly ask, "What does Cao Duwei mean?" Jizhou has an army of 50,000 led by Lu Gong, and it should be safe! ”。

"General Liu is wrong, if it is placed on weekdays, with Lu Gong's ability to use troops, it will only take a little time, and he will definitely be able to completely annihilate Zhang Jiao's thief army. However, now Bo Cai and Zhang Mancheng are two major thieves, leading an army of 400,000 to besiege Luoyang, Lu Gong is a loyal man, and after learning that Luoyang is besieged, he will definitely rush back to help. At that time, not only Zhang Jiao will not be able to be exterminated, but I am afraid that the entire Jizhou, and even the Qing, You, and Yansi Prefectures will no longer be owned by the Han Dynasty! ”。 Cao Cao did not have the confidence of Liu Jin, but his brows were deeply locked.

"Ahh No way! Liu Jin exclaimed, his face changed greatly.

"Definitely, General Liu, please look at the map. This is Julu, here is Xiaquyang, and here is Guangzong. These three places are the nests of the three major thieves of the Yellow Turban Thieves, and they are adjacent to Youzhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou respectively. Once Lu Gong sent reinforcements from Julu, it would definitely not be less than 20,000 people. At that time, the besieging forces will be sharply reduced, and Lu Gong will be in danger! Cao Cao pointed to the three places on the map that were separated by two or three hundred miles, Julu, Guangzong and Xia Quyang frowned and said: "Once the forces besieging Julu are weakened, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao brothers will definitely advance lightly and rush straight to the city of Julu, and then Lu Gong will be in danger!" ”。

After a pause, Cao Cao saw that Liu Jin had already changed color, and then said: "Although Lu Gong is familiar with military books and knows the art of war, in the face of the absolute superiority of the enemy army, it will definitely be difficult to force the king. As soon as Lu Gong is destroyed, the three-way thief army, whether it is going north to seclusion and merging, or south to Qing and Yan, will be like a bamboo."

Hearing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but look deeply at Cao Cao, who was less than seven feet tall in front of him, and felt a palpitation in his heart for no reason.

He understood that what Cao Cao said was true. Because Liu Jin also knew that if Lu Zhi sent reinforcements, it would not be effective if there were less, and if there were more troops under Julu City, there would be insufficient troops, and there would be loopholes in the defense.

However, at this time, almost half of the Jizhou Army had gathered under Julu City, plus the Changshui Battalion of the Northern Army led by Lu Zhi, with a total of 50,000 horses. No matter how many men Lu Zhi sent, he would face the siege of the main force of the Yellow Turbans on three roads, and the destruction would only be in the marrow.

If this is really the case, with Confucian scholars such as Liu Yan of Youzhou and Gong Jing of Qingzhou, as well as county soldiers of no more than 30,000 or 40,000 people in the two states, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to resist an army of nearly one million Yellow Turbans.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly asked, "Brother Cao, does he have a good way to save the situation?" Unconsciously, Liu Jin actually used an honorific title for Cao Cao, which is extremely unusual. You must know that with Liu Jin's current position as General Anbei, compared to Cao Cao, a lieutenant who is not even a miscellaneous general, Cao Cao is also Cao Cao's collusion with Liu Jin.

Shaking his head, Cao Cao did not speak, only endless silence. Because Cao Cao knew that even if he said it, with his and Liu Jin's current identities and official positions, nothing would change! In that case, it's better not to talk about it.

Silence, deathly silence suddenly spread in the big tent, and neither Cao Cao nor Liu Jin spoke. Yes, only the occasional sound of insects and birds chirping outside the tent.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Jin suddenly said to Cao Cao: "If you can quickly break the siege of Luoyang, can you solve this crisis?" ”。

"How difficult!" , Cao Cao sighed and said gloomily.

Liu Jin smiled slyly and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, as far as I know, Bingzhou Assassin Shi Ding has already led 30,000 elite soldiers to the south, and he should have arrived in the north of Luoyang City at this time." Don't hide it from Brother Cao, this Ding Yuan has two generals under him, one is called Lu Bu, and the other is called Gao Shun. This Lu Bu has the courage of ten thousand people, and he has a team of 3,000 wolf riders in the state, and his combat power is rare in the world."

Seeing Cao Cao's disbelieving expression, Liu Jin continued: "Lu Bu's bravery, even I have to concede three points." Moreover, this Gao Shun has a force of more than 700 people, called the 'trap camp', it is said that although the number of this army is scarce, but its ability to attack the city and pull out the fortress, there is no one else in the world! With these two here, it's not difficult to break the yellow turban thief!" At the end, Liu Jin's voice revealed a strong self-confidence, which made Cao Cao believe three points.

"If it is really as Brother Liu said, it may be able to wipe out Bocai and Zhang Mancheng in a short period of time. However, the danger of Lu Gong is still difficult to resolve! ”。

When Liu Jin heard this, he was also silent for a while. After a while, Liu Jin sighed and said in a low tone: "Alas! I can only send the meteor horse detective straight to Jizhou, I hope it will be in time! ”。

Cao Cao also understood that what Liu Jin said might be the most effective way at present, so he immediately said: "In this case, I also ask Brother Liu to write a letter, with Brother Liu's status today, maybe it can make Duke Lu change his mind."

Hearing this, Liu Jin nodded. Immediately took the four treasures of the study from the table and began to write. In a few moments, a well-worded and neatly written letter was written.

Summoning the meteor horse detective, Liu Jin said solemnly: "This letter is related to the safety of the five northern states, it must be sent to Julu within two days, and it will be handed over to Zuo Zhonglang General Lu Zhi in person, do you know?" ”。

Seeing that Liu Jin said solemnly, this meteor horse also spoke in an extremely heavy tone, knowing that this letter must be extremely urgent, and immediately said awe-inspiringly: "Please rest assured that the general is still in the letter, and the letter is still there."

Meteor Ma Tan took the silk cloth letter sealed with fire paint and put it away closely. He bowed deeply to Liu Jin and Cao Cao, and turned around and walked out of the big tent. In the neighing of a war horse, he galloped away to the north.

When the meteor horse probed away, Liu Jin was about to say something to Cao Cao, when he suddenly heard a loud and anxious voice: "Report to the governor of the capital, and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan led the army to Luoyang City at the beginning of today, and his general Lu Bu picked nine generals of the thief army in front of the battle, and the heart of the thief army was shaken. Lu Bu took the opportunity to lead the army to cover the killing, and the thief army was defeated, with more than 10,000 dead and wounded."

"Good!! What Brother Liu said is true, the day of breaking the siege is just around the corner! When Cao Cao heard this, he said excitedly.

And Liu Jin just said lightly to the scout: "Explore again and report again." Repulsing the scouts, Liu Jin turned around, glanced at Cao Cao, and said secretly in his heart: "The history books say that Cao Cao is a capable minister who governs the world and a hero in troubled times.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin sighed softly. He knew that Cao Cao would definitely be his fierce rival in the future, and a killing machine suddenly burst out in Liu Jin's heart.

"Brother Liu, it's not too early today, the lower officials have been running around for days, and today is another vicious battle, and I am already very tired, so I won't accompany Brother Liu, farewell!" , Cao Cao seemed to be aware, confessed, and turned to leave.

Looking at the departing Cao Cao, Liu Jin had mixed feelings in his heart. He admires a talent like Cao Cao very much, but this person is very likely to be his biggest enemy in the future.

"Alas! Go with the flow! ”。 Liu Jin comforted himself in his heart and walked out of the big tent.

"General", Dian Wei, who was on duty, called and woke up Liu Jin who was drunk.

"Brother Dian, haven't you rested yet? Didn't I tell you, you don't have to be on duty every day! Liu Jin looked at Dian Wei and was quite relieved.

"Since Wei promised the general, he will protect the general. Besides, the general is the life and death of thousands of brothers, how can there be no one to guard him," Dian Wei said persistently.

Seeing that Dian Wei was so persistent, Liu Jin was a little speechless. "No wonder Cao Cao in history took Dian Wei so seriously, he didn't cry when his son died, only cried Dian Wei", Liu Jin sighed secretly and said to Dian Wei: "Brother Dian, you say, when will the people of this world live a stable life!" Thinking of the Yanmen Iron Cavalry, the White Horse Yicong, the Youzhou Jingcai, and the people who died tragically in Yan County, Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh.

"Wei doesn't know these either, but Wei knows that you are a good official who is really worried about the country and the people, and you are a well-deserved hero", recalling the relationship in just a few days, Dian Wei said sincerely.

When Liu Jin heard this, he smiled lightly and said self-deprecatingly: "What a bullshit hero, he can't even protect his brother, and he pretends to be a hero."

Dian Wei knew that Liu Jin remembered Meng Yao, who died under Lu Bu's halberd. For Meng Yao's death, this five-year-old man also felt sorry for him.

"General, it's late at night, let's rest early!" Dian Wei Dao.

Hearing this, Liu Jin nodded lightly, turned around and entered his military tent.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, a sentry came galloping, and the sentinel's cry was heard from afar: "Report".

When the sentinel approached, Liu Jin hurriedly asked, "What is the military situation, report it quickly."

"The governor of the capital, and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan personally led 30,000 troops out of the camp and lined up, threatening to fight to the death with the thief army." The sentinel said urgently.

"Got it, let's find out and report again!" , repelling the sentinels, Liu Jin ordered people to beat the drums of the generals and summon the generals to come to the meeting.

A moment later, Gongsun Zhan, Geyero, Meng Ang and other generals gathered in the big tent. Gongsun Chan and his three sas were listed on the west side, and Geelo and Monang were listed on the east side.

Liu Jin was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Cao Cao's voice outside the tent: "Cao is late, I hope the generals will not be surprised."

Seeing Cao Cao coming uninvited, Liu Jinpo was puzzled. However, out of respect for Cao Cao, Liu Jin still ordered someone to set up a mat and invite Cao Cao to sit down.

"A sentinel has just reported that the army led by the assassin Shi Ding Yuan has lined up outside the thief camp, I don't know what you think about this?" , Liu Jin said first.

Not only did Liu Jin not understand, but even Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and others in the big tent couldn't understand where this Ding Yuan was making trouble! Could it be that he thought that only the 30,000 horses under his command could break the siege of Luoyang? (To be continued)