Chapter 268 General Guan plotted to besiege the city, and Zong Xiao rode recklessly to send troops

The above book said that Hao Zhao, the military general who was guarding the city at first sight, sent people to investigate, and sent people to meet the army behind him.

This is where it is prudent to act cautiously and not to take risks.

The soldiers delivering the letter met the army of high-ranking cadres less than a hundred miles from the camp.

"Lord Qi, the general is blocked under the pass."

"Oh?!" Gao Gan's face was slightly cautious, and then he asked, "Who is guarding the gate?" ”

Vice General Yan said that it might be Hao Zhao, a native of Jinyang, Bingzhou. The general has already sent someone to investigate. ”

Hearing Hao Zhao's words, Gao Gan couldn't help but gasp, and said to Guo Yuan: "If this is really the person, this level is difficult to break!" ”

"Just as the lord said! However, according to Frustration, if we are in trouble, we can send an envoy to ask for help! Why don't you send someone to see if Zhuge Kongming can have a solution?! Guo Yuan comforted.

"It's good!" Gao Gan looked back at Xia Zhao and the others beside him and asked, "Who are you waiting for who is willing to go to Luoyang Guan Yu's army?" ”

Xia Zhao clenched his fists and said, "Lord, the war horse I sat on is a good horse in the desert, and it will arrive in one day day and night." Let me go! ”

"When you get there, General Guan Yu will say that Hao Zhao is guarding Jiguan, and ask Zhuge Military Division to help with advice!" Gao Gan said.

"No!" Xia Zhao took the order and left.

Let's talk about the Luoyang battlefield.

The armies of Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang besieged Luoyang City. Cao Ren, the defender of the city, was afraid of Guan Yu's force and did not dare to go out of the city to meet the battle, so he followed the advice of the strategist Sima Yi - to defend the city and wait for the opportunity.

Fu Zhi suggested to Guan Yu that he divide his troops to besiege Luoyang.

Guan Yu also thought of the method of besieging the city, but he was afraid that after dividing the troops, he would be broken by Cao Ren one by one, and he would lose his advantage. Therefore, he has been hesitant, so he came to Zhuge Liang to discuss.

"Mr. Gonghe suggested dividing the troops into three gates to besiege Luoyang! A certain fearful that Cao Ren would be defeated one by one, so he has been hesitant and came to ask the military advisor for advice. Guan Yu came to Zhuge Liang's tent.

Zhuge Liang was looking down at the topographic map on the case, and when he heard Guan Yu's voice, he raised his head and said, "The public is not trying to encircle!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Guan Yu asked puzzled.

Zhuge Liang smiled, pointed to the topographic map and said: "General, this Luoyang City has thick walls, and the mountains on both sides are far away!" Cao Rennai was a very cautious general under Cao Cao, and Sima Yi was by his side to help. All they have to do is defend the city! And once our army is separated and broken into pieces, they will definitely divide their forces to attack. ”

Listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, Guan Yu suddenly understood: "Mr. Gong and Mr. want to lure the enemy out of the city?!" ”

"Not bad!" Zhuge Liang still pointed to the topographic map and said, "General, please see, there are three city gates in the east, south and north, and there are Xiaokun Mountain and Luoshui Ferry outside the south gate, and two heavy soldiers and horses need to be arranged; The north gate Linjiang needs to be guarded by a general with heavy troops, and once the soldiers and horses of the state arrive, it is easy to respond! ”

"Okay, according to what the military advisor said. After waiting for this, I went to the big tent of the Chinese army and consulted with the generals. Guan Yu said, picked up Zhuge Liang and walked towards the Chinese army's tent.

After a period of gathering drums, Huang Zhong, Zang Ba, Fu Zhu and others came to the Chinese army's tent one after another.

"See the General." All the people saluted together.

Guan Yu said: "No courtesy! Get in the ranks! ”

After everyone stood up, Guan Yu said: "A certain and the military division agreed to divide the two armies to the south gate and north gate of Luoyang. What do you think? ”

The veteran Huang Zhong said: "Our army has many generals, even if it is divided into troops, it is not something that Cao Jun can shake!" The veteran is willing to lead a team! ”

"Good! Since the old general asked for war, he promised 30,000 elite soldiers, and made the five brothers Huang Xu and Ma as generals, how about going to the north gate? After speaking, Guan Yu handed over the arrow to the card officer.

"No!" Huang Zhong took the order and left the Chinese army's tent with a few people.

Seeing Huang Zhong asking for battle, Zang Ba also stood up.

Among these people, only Guan Yu and Huang Zhong have higher titles and positions than themselves. Guan Yu is the main general, and that Huang Zhong has received the general's order again, so the remaining one must be taken.

Thinking like this, he said in front of Guan Yu: "General, I am willing to go to the south gate." ”

Guan Yu squinted Danfeng's eyes, his long hair trembled slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the south gate is different from the north gate." After speaking, he looked at Zhuge Liang.

Seeing Guan Yu looking at him, Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly: "The south gate is wide and easy to be attacked by enemy troops. Therefore, it is necessary for the two generals to correspond, take care of each other, and form a horn trend! ”

"I see. I wonder if there is a candidate in the general's mind? Zang Ba asked.

"Thou shalt retreat a little, thou art the commander of the rear army." Guan Yu smiled at him, and then said, "General Zhenwei Zong Bao listens to the order. ”

"The end will be."

"Your father and son led 10,000 troops and horses to camp outside the south gate of Luoyang, and beware of enemy attacks on the camp!"

"No!" Zong Bao took the arrow and turned around with his son Zong Cheng to leave.

Seeing that Zong Bao and Zong Cheng were also leaving, it was their father's turn, Zang Ba's second son Zang Ai anxiously came out and asked: "General, their father and son are fighting in the front, is this back formation our father and son!?" ”

"Haha! You're in a hurry! Sun Guan, Sun Kang and others on the side all laughed.

Guan Yu nodded, picked up an arrow, and said: "Your father and son led 30,000 soldiers and horses to camp in Luojiagou outside the south gate of Luoyang, you must pay attention to the situation of Zongbao's camp, once there is a change, quickly reinforce!" ”

"No!" Zang Ba took the order and left the Chinese army's tent with his three sons.

Press Huang Zhong and his son without saying anything, just talk about Zongbao father and son.

They led 10,000 soldiers and horses and came to the outside of Luoyang City, more than three miles away from the city.

Zongbao saw that the terrain here was flat and close to a small river, which was indeed a good place to set up camp. So he ordered his soldiers to set up camp.

Seeing that his father was busy directing the camp, Zong Cheng thought in his heart: Why not take this opportunity to go to the front of the city to fight, capture and kill one or two enemy generals, and also write a note in the merit book?

Thinking of this, he led the horse, lit up the horse infantry 3,000, and didn't tell Zongbao, so he went straight to the south gate of Luoyang.

The soldiers and horses lined up in formation, and he raised his knife and pointed at the city: "The soldiers in the city have listened carefully, Zong Cheng, the general of the imperial court, is here, and quickly inform Cao Ren!" ”

When the soldiers in the city heard this, they trotted and went straight to the military camp in the city.

"Report!" With a report, the soldier flew into front of Cao Ren's hall.

Cao Ren was discussing the military situation with Sima Yi, and when he heard this, he hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Why are you so flustered?" ”

"Qi Yu Governor, Liu Bei's army in the cavalry general Zong Cheng is fighting outside the city. Three miles outside the city, there is a new camp built by the enemy! The soldier said hurriedly.

"What?" Cao Ren and Sima Yi shouted in unison.

At this moment, another soldier ran in and reported: "Qi Yu Dudu, there is an enemy army in the north of the city." It seems that there are thirty or forty thousand people, and judging from the banner, it should be the former general Huang Zhong. ”

What's going on?

Former general Huang Zhong injured Yuan Rang, he should be in Guan Yu's army! Don't......

"Zhuge Liang finally couldn't bear it anymore! It seems that they are dividing their forces to lure the enemy! Sima Yi said.

Seeing Sima Yi's words, Cao Ren asked, "Do you have a countermeasure?" ”

"When the lord handed over Luoyang to the governor, did he have an explanation?" Sima Yi didn't answer, but asked.

Cao Ren said with a solemn face: "The lord learned that Yuan Rang was seriously injured, so he sent a certain person over. Before coming, the lord repeatedly advised: Stick to the city, in case the enemy army is too strong to hold on, it is better to abandon the city than to protect the generals! ”

"Sure enough, the lord doesn't want to lose too much because of this city facing enemies on all sides." Sima Yi seemed to have guessed Cao Cao's intentions a long time ago, "It's just that the lord takes Liu Bei too seriously." Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu to attack Luoyang, but it was just to save face for the princes of the world. ”

"No wonder they just don't advance, besiege but don't attack!?" Cao Ren suddenly realized, and asked, "Then we just hold on to the city?" ”

"Definitely. Now where the opportunity is, why don't the governors send troops to take him for a while, so as to suppress the prestige of our army!? Sima Yi said with a smile.

"Opportunity?" Cao Ren asked puzzled.

Sima Yi stood up and said, "The governor can take a look before I go to the city!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Ren stood up, followed Sima Yi, and came to the top of the city tower.

Sima Yi pointed to the soldiers who were still busy in the distance, and said: "Zong Baoyuan is the first good general under Kong Beihai, and he is cautious, how can he rashly send troops to fight before the camp is built?" His son must have thought that our army would not dare to go out of the city to meet the battle for a long time, so he came to ask for a bargain! ”

"Sure enough, it's an opportunity! The old man led the troops to meet the battle. Cao Ren naturally saw the fame among them, so he wanted to lead troops to battle.

At this time, one of the generals on the side said: "Governor, why use a knife to kill chickens? The last general can go. ”

Cao Ren looked back, but it was General Le Jin.

Le Jin, a veteran at the beginning of Cao Cao's uprising. This time, he followed Cao Ren to the Luoyang battlefield.

It is recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as follows:

Le Jin (?-218), the character Wenqian, was a native of Yangping Weiguo (now Shen County, Shandong). Cao Cao's general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. With courage and heroism, he followed Cao Cao for many years, fought in the south and the north, and made countless achievements. From attacking Yuan Shao in Guandu, he fought bravely and beheaded Yuan Shao's general Chun Yuqiong. He also attacked Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and beheaded his general Yan Jing. Soon, Le Jin didn't hit the Yellow Turban, Yongnu, and Guan Cheng, all of which were broken. From Pingjingzhou, Liutun Xiangyang, attacked Guan Yu, Su Fei and others, repelled their people, and the valley barbarians of the southern counties all went to Lejin to surrender.

There is not much Le Jin revealed in this book, but this person's ability is also extraordinary.

Seeing Le Jin asking for battle, Cao Ren was very happy, so he said: "Okay! The governor of Pontus promised you 3,000 soldiers and horses. Remember that this battle must be resolved quickly, and don't drag the mud and water and delay the fighters! ”

"No!" Le Jin agreed, turned around and walked down the city tower, ordered three thousand elite soldiers, and went out of the city to meet the battle.

In this battle, can Le Jin kill Zong Cheng, or be defeated by Zong Cheng? The big war is coming, please wait and see!