After a while, when Yang Biao and Zhao Qi had almost digested what Cui Yan had said, Frustrated Zhu, who had been watching calmly, also spoke:

"Two adults, the evidence of this matter is conclusive, more than one official in Jizhou has secretly reported to me Qingzhou, in the past few months, Yuan Benchu not only secretly gave Han Xian 10,000 sets of weapons and armor purchased from Qingzhou, but also generously gave Han Xian 30 million money for recruiting troops and horses to expand the army."

"Yuan Benchu's henchmen Xun Chen and Feng Ji and others have shuttled between the two sides many times in the past few months."

"Oh my God! I'm afraid that Yuan Benchu is Li Lingzhi faint! Zhao Qi exclaimed.

Frustrated nodded heavily: "That's right! After repeated verification, all indications indicate that Yuan Benchu had secretly formed an alliance with Han Xian in order to prevent our army from entering the six western counties of Hanoi County, which had been expressly agreed to be returned to Luoyang. ”

"Three months ago, in accordance with the prior agreement, our Qingzhou Navy Army set up camp in Ha Yang Jin, north of Mengjin City, and sent nearly 10,000 craftsmen and people to carry out large-scale repair and expansion of the dilapidated Ha Yang Jin Wharf, so as to prepare for the next step of recovering the six counties in the western part of Hanoi County."

"Now it seems that Yuan Benchu has repented, and neither he nor Han Xian am are willing to allow our army to enter Hanoi County, because it will threaten their interests. But if you want to ensure the safety of Luoyang, you can't lose Hanoi County on the north bank of the river, otherwise any army can cross the river through a section of more than 200 miles to attack Luoyang! ”

Seeing Yang Biao and Zhao Qi nodding frequently, Liu Cun asked, "Two adults, if our army crosses the river to attack the Han Siam Baibo army, which looks like a thief, how will the two generals Li Dao and Guo Yan react?" ”

"You're going to cross the river to fight?" Yang Biao asked in surprise.

Liu Cun smiled noncommittally: "Could it be that the thief Kou Nan is only allowed to cross the river and attack our army." Destroy my people. Our army was not allowed to cross the river north. Recovering the blood debt? ”

Yang Biao immediately understood that Liu Cun was coming, and couldn't help but explain to Liu Cun worriedly: "Li Dao and Guo Yan have different origins from Han Xian and don't have much friendship with each other. ”

"I never thought that Yuan Benchu would be the initiator, so far. No one can blame Zijian for revenge, but, alas...... Zijian, our original intention is to stop in moderation, and punish Li Le's subordinates who crossed the river, and we must not alarm Li Dao and the others because of this, so that our efforts to save the emperor will be in vain! ”

Liu Cun didn't seem to think much about it, so he agreed kindly: "Don't worry, I will grasp the measure, and I will collect the troops when I drive the Baibo army back to Hebei." ”

Yang Biao and Zhang Qi suddenly showed relieved smiles. The two were really worried that Liu Cun would cross the river in anger, and in the end, even Yuan Shao's rear nest Hanoi County was turned upside down. If this is the case, I am afraid that the world will be even more chaotic.

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June 15, early in the morning.

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the east of Shaanxi County, which was occupied by the Baibo army, and Liu Pi, the deputy general of Guan Hai, led 3,000 cavalry, with the help of the bright moonlight on the horizon, galloped on horseback, crossed the southwest direction of the city with empty defense, and rushed to the big river ferry two miles north of the city without stopping, and with unstoppable momentum, stepped through the thin fence of the ferry camp, and ruthlessly killed the 2,000 Baibo troops who were defenseless and chaotic.

In the backyard of the county in the city, Li Le, the commander of the Baibo Army, who received an urgent report, was shocked, he quickly pushed away the sleeping woman who was pressing on his body, rolled out of bed, rushed out of the door naked, and loudly questioned Hu Jie, the deputy general with an eager face outside the door:

"What the hell is going on? How could the Qingzhou cavalry rush in silently over the three checkpoints within twenty miles of our army? ”

Hu Jie, who was not good at words, bent down and hurriedly replied: "According to rumors...... All units of the Qingzhou Army, regardless of the infantry and cavalry, have 500 elite scout battalions, and their subordinates think that they are ...... It is likely that the scouts of the Qingzhou Army quietly launched and put an end to the three checkpoints we set up along the official road twenty miles east of the city......"

"Big brother, let's hurry up and put on my armor and go out to see, thousands of enemy cavalry of the Qingzhou Army are killing the ferry two miles north of the city non-stop, and now the direction of the riverbank ferry is already on fire, it is estimated that it is ...... It is estimated that more than 2,000 sailors will not be able to withstand it, and if the back road is cut off, it will be a big trouble......."

"Idiot! Why didn't you send troops to the rescue immediately? Li Le was so angry that his sideburns stood on end.

Hu Jie hung his head helplessly: "Our army is defenseless, and the three thousand horse army brothers in the city are gathering, just waiting for your order, big brother." ”

Li Le immediately turned around and rushed into the house, pulled a long shirt and put it on his body, two guards quickly put on armor and dressed Li Le, and the other two guards were busy putting on his combat shoes for Li Le, Li Le saw that Hu Jie was still standing at the door staring at himself, and he was so angry that he shouted again: "Are you stupid?" Why don't you get ready and stand here waiting to die? ”

Hu Jie was startled, and immediately turned around and trotted away.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Le, who looked in a hurry, came to the north gate on the north gate tower, looked at the two miles to the north of the fire, smoke-filled ferry, carefully observed the more than 2,000 Qingzhou cavalry who were neatly lined up outside the north gate, and immediately realized that the more than 2,000 sailors he had arranged at the ferry to ensure the retreat had been finished.

Li Le was about to ask who the enemy general of the army under the city was, but the deputy general Hu Jie ran over again in a hurry and reported to Li Le a piece of news that frightened everyone:

"Tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops are constantly rushing in, blocking the south gate and the east and west city gates, surrounding us, and we can't break out!"

"How many people are there in the Qingzhou Army? Who will the Lord be? Li Le roared loudly in anger.

Hu Jie shook his head again and again: "The distance is too far, I can't see clearly!" But it can be confirmed that it is the battle flag of the Qingzhou Army, and there are many general flags dangling around. ”

Li Le subconsciously looked up at the gradually whitening sky, and after a while he turned to the north again, staring blankly at the more than 2,000 Qingzhou cavalry waiting under the city, as well as the heralds who were running back and forth with command flags in front of and behind the enemy formation, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Alas...... I was careless! In the past few days, the Qingzhou army has not shown any signs of mobilization, and the displaced people who have been rushing to Luoyang have not turned back, and Li Dao and Guo Yan of Chang'an have also sent ministers of the DPRK and China to Luoyang to mediate, and I am afraid that the scouts we sent have also been deceived by the Qingzhou army that has not moved......"

"As a result, we all thought that Liu Zi was pinned down by Lu Bu and others in the east, or persuaded by the ministers sent by Chang'an, and did not dare to gather troops to attack us, so we relaxed our guard, alas...... It's my fault! ”

The generals were silent, feeling extremely guilty, but there was nothing they could do.

Hu Jie took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, what should I do if I go down?" ”

Li Leyao pointed to the groups of Qingzhou army foot soldiers who were constantly coming under the city, and gave an order with a stern expression: "After the order, the whole army will move immediately, all the foot soldiers will immediately climb the city wall, and be on strict guard, and the brothers of the Ma army will immediately drive away the people, demolish the houses, and send stones and horizontal logs to the city wall as soon as possible." ”

"If my prediction is correct, the Qingzhou army is besieging the city with no less than 50,000 horses, and after dawn, they will attack the city!"

"I wonder if the marshal sitting on the north shore has seen what happened to our army?" A junior asked in a low voice.

Li Le smiled confidently: "Don't worry! With such a fire burning in the ferry camp, the brothers on the North Shore must know that we are under attack! ”

"I am convinced that many of the brethren of the ferry camp should have taken advantage of the chaos to flee to the north bank by boat, and it is estimated that by this time, the marshal has received an urgent report, and at the latest, by the afternoon, reinforcements will be sent to force the crossing of the river......"

"I don't believe it, the nearly 10,000 brothers in our city will not be able to hold this four-mile city, as long as we hold out for a few hours, as soon as tens of thousands of reinforcements on the north bank arrive, the Qingzhou army will definitely withdraw from the siege and form a formation, and when the time comes, we will fight to the death with the Qingzhou army!"

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