Chapter 51 Liu Cao's troops fight in Luoyang
"King Wei, King Wei!" Cheng Yu saw Cao Ying just get off the horse, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him. But Cao Ying is already middle-aged, and his body has been very blessed in recent years. With Cheng Yu's thin little body, how can he carry the more than 100 catties of meat balls that fell off the horse?
"Ahh With a scream, Cheng Yu was forced to be the meat cushion for Cao Ying to fall to the ground, and was pressed to the ground by Cao Ying and screamed. Xu Chu and others on the side hurriedly helped the two of them up, but saw that Cheng Yu was just pressed and there was no major problem for the time being; Cao Ying frowned, his eyes were closed, and he was already unconscious.
"Go to the doctor!" Xu Chu hurriedly roared and said, since someone was going to look for it, he didn't mention it. Not long after, several doctors with the army hurriedly arrived, and after a long time of joint diagnosis and treatment in the temporary tent, they came out sweating profusely.
"King Wei suddenly heard the bad news of General Zixiao, and his body was originally infected with some wind cold, which caused the wind evil to invade his body, so he fainted suddenly. Now I have taken the decoction, but I can wake up in a few hours. However, within a few months, it is best for King Wei to nourish his body, not too hard! After the diagnosis and treatment of an old imperial doctor who accompanied the army was over, he explained to Cao Zhang, the third prince of the army.
"I see, let's go down first!" Cao Zhang waved his hand and retreated from the doctors. Cao Ying's sudden fainting did cause a lot of sensation to Cao Jun. However, with the efforts of Jia Xu and others, the chaos did not spread on a large scale. The crossing of the river by the army was still proceeding in an orderly manner, and when the crossing was about to be completed in the evening, Cao Ying also woke up.
After waking up, Cao Ying felt a splitting headache, and his mouth was full of medicinal smells, knowing that he had been poured a decoction when he was unconscious. After a little respite, Cao Ying immediately summoned Jia Xu and everyone to come to the meeting.
When Jia Xu, Cao Zhang, Xu Huang and others entered the account, they were shocked to find that Cao Ying seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. His always domineering and confident face was shrouded in loneliness at this time. The loss of Tiger Prison Pass and Cao Ren's death in battle, all of this was an unprecedented major blow to Cao Ying.
"Wenhe, how is the military situation now?" After reezing for a long time, Cao Ying still cheered up and asked Jia Xu about the latest battle situation.
Now that ninety percent of the army has crossed the Yellow River, the former army will be able to reach Caoyang tomorrow. According to the report of Tan Malay, Liu Bei's former army has been stationed in Luoyang, thinking that he wants to fight to the death with us. Jia Xu picked up the most important thing first. After a pause, Jia Xu said again: "I just received a military report from General Yuan Rang in the afternoon, he led his army to attack Le'an after crossing the river, but was repelled by Wei Yan and has now been forced to retreat to Hebei. In addition, "Speaking of this, Jia Xu hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Just now, the body of General Zixiao was also sent back by Liu Bei." ”
"What? Zixiao is back? After Cao Ying heard this, he was excited, and hurriedly lifted the quilt and jumped up. Father, your body is not yet healed, so don't work too hard! Seeing this, Cao Zhang, who was on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.
"It's okay, I want to see Zixiao!" Cao Ying got up in a hurry, put on only a coat, and hurriedly walked out of the tent, and Jia Xu and the others hurriedly followed. In a small tent in the middle of nowhere, the coffin containing Cao Ren's body was parked. Cao Hong, who was dressed in snow-white linen and filial piety, and Cao Tai, the eldest son of Cao Ren, both knelt beside the coffin, crying silently. In the battle of Tiger Prison, Cao Hong's eldest son and brother were lost, and such a blow made him almost unable to hold on for a while.
"Zixiao, Zixiao!" In the anxious call, Cao Ying hurriedly came, without the calmness and calmness of Pingshu. After seeing Cao Ren's coffin, Cao Ying seemed to have lost the strength of his whole body and collapsed to the ground, and Cao Zhang and the others who came later were slightly relieved to see that Cao Ying finally did not faint.
Qiang cheered up and comforted Cao Hong and Cao Tai a few words, and Cao Ying asked Cao Tai to lead people to transport Cao Ren's body back to Yecheng for burial. Taking a deep breath, Cao Ying asked, "Wenhe, you just said that Liu Bei has occupied Luoyang?" ”
"Exactly, according to the Tanmalay report, Liu Bei's former army said that he had occupied Luoyang. By now, the army must have all rushed to Luoyang. Jia Xu thought for a while.
"Zixiao was killed, there were not many defenders in Luoyang, and General Xiahou in Guanzhong confronted Zhao Botao in Hanzhong, and it was difficult to withdraw for a while, which made Liu Bei easily take Luoyang." Cao Ying said lightly when he heard this. However, Jia Xu noticed that when Cao Ren was killed just now, a trace of pain flashed in Cao Yan's eyes.
"King Wei rest assured, so far, all of Liu Bei's actions have been expected by the minister. Now he dares to enter Luoyang, and one foot has already stepped into the ghost gate. We only need to block the waterway of the Yellow River, and then we can let Liu Bei go to the sky and the earth, and there is nothing to hide! Cheng Yu saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, and hurriedly relieved.
"Zhongde, this plan was made by you, and now it is up to you whether you can destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop!" Cao Ying said lightly, Cheng Yu went to prepare for peace of mind without mentioning it. Looking at the background of Cheng Yu's departure, Cao Ying suddenly felt a sense of fatigue from the bottom of his heart. After fighting for half a lifetime, sitting on half of the country, now there is only this last enemy left, and several battles are less victorious and more defeated. Even the clan brothers have already lost several lives. In the end, whether he can have the last laugh, Cao Ying, who has always been confident, is actually a little out of the mood in his heart.
Cao Ying's heart is out of content, but Liu Bei is in a very good mood now. Revisiting the old place and returning to Luoyang City after more than 30 years of absence, and coming back as a victor, even if Liu Bei, who has always been calm and angry, can't help but be excited.
After paying homage to the dilapidated imperial tombs of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei summoned everyone to come to the meeting. Tanma reported that Cao Ying personally led an army of more than 200,000 people, had crossed the Yellow River, stationed in Caoyang, and was ready to fight Liu Bei to the death.
"My lord, now we have more than 200,000 troops, if they are all stationed in Luoyang City, it will be very inconvenient. According to the opinion of the unification, it is still to divide the troops to establish a camp on the shore of Luoshui in the south of the city, and form a corner with the defenders in the city, thinking that it echoes! After reporting the military situation, Pang Tong admonished Liu Bei. After all, there are more than 200,000 people, and they are all crowded into Luoyang City at once, so it is inevitable that it will be a little crowded, isn't it?
"What Shi Yuan said is very true, so let's do it, you and Shuye and Zhongye will lead the army to be stationed in the Luoshui camp!" Liu Bei thought for a while. At present, Pang Tong and Liu Pan and Wen Ping led 60,000 Jingzhou troops and 40,000 Yuzhou troops to camp on the banks of the Luoshui River. Liu Bei personally led an army of 150,000 troops into Luoyang, except for the soldiers who were damaged in the battle and the defenders who stayed in Xingyang and Hujiao, Liu Bei's army was already here, waiting for Cao Ying to avenge Cao Ren. Of course, Cao Ying did not disappoint him. Five days later, Cao Ying led an army of more than 200,000 out of Caoyang and came to Luoyang to fight Liu Bei to the death.
"Lord, Cao Ying sent someone to send a war letter!" In Luoyang City, Kou Feng, who replaced Chen Zhi as the captain of Liu Bei's personal guard, hurried over. Liu Bei took Cao Ying's battle book from Kou Feng's hand and unfolded it, and when he opened it, there were only four words:
Fight to the death.
"Good!" Liu Bei laughed, picked up the pen and asked for the surname without writing a word, and directly drew a hook on Cao Ying's four words, and ordered to bring his corrected homework back to Prime Minister Cao. He immediately ordered the three armies to open and go to meet Cao Ying.
The next time, more than 200,000 Liu troops, except for a few defenders who stayed behind in the camp and Luoyang, all pressed up and drove to Caoyang in the west. Cao Jun had already left Caoyang, and the two sides had only been marching face-to-face for half a day, and they met in the wilderness.
"It's a good place to fight!" Liu Bei looked at the not-so-violent sunlight on his head, and felt the autumn breeze that was moderately strong and very comfortable on his face. In this kind of weather, the most suitable thing is to go out with friends to go out on horseback riding and hunting, and to enjoy the mountains and rivers. More than 30 years ago in Luoyang, I didn't do this kind of thing. However, the people who messed around together back then, except for himself and Cao Ying, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's brothers, and Gongsun Zhan, have all become history. Of course, many of them ended up themselves.
"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, now you are standing here, fighting to decide the belonging of the Han world. Where are the princes who laughed at you and laughed at you? Weaving mats and selling shoes, what is the way? Liu Bei sighed in his heart, and his expression couldn't help but be a little flustered. It wasn't until Cao Jun on the opposite side roared that he came back to his senses.
In the past, when they met and fought on the battlefield, Liu Bei and Cao Ying always had to reminisce about the old days. Whether it's a form or a show, after all, you have to go through this link. However, this time Cao Ying came for revenge, so he was naturally in no mood to do these superficial articles again. Seeing Liu Bei's banner in the distance, Cao Ying suddenly became angry.
"Pass on my general order, if anyone can capture Liu Bei, a reward of 10,000 taels, a thousand brocade horses, and a seal of 10,000 households!" Cao Ying almost roared and issued this bounty order. This order was conveyed to the Tiger Guard Army through Xu Chu, and then to every Cao soldier, and then roared out, and for a while, Cao Jun's morale was greatly boosted, and everyone looked at Liu Bei, it was like a group of wild wolves looking at a little sheep. It was this shout that made Liu Bei wake up from his memories. Seeing Cao Jun's morale boosted again, everyone was screaming, and Liu Bei couldn't help frowning slightly.
"Lord, I have a plan to thwart Cao Jun's spirit!" It was Pang Tong who had just come up who spoke. Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Pang Tong to speak.
Not long after, Liu Jun began to shout loudly: "Whoever captures Cao Ying, the reward is consistent, a piece of sackcloth, and the seal is long!" "There are more and more people yelling, but there are still many people laughing wildly. Cao Jun, who was originally in full swing, couldn't help but be stunned for a while when he heard that their King of Wei was actually worth such a thing.
"Liu Bei'er, when will you exercise such a trick?" Cao Ying couldn't help but be angry when he heard this. In this way, the whole call becomes a farce. Although Liu Bei failed to boost his morale, he succeeded in damaging Cao Ying's morale. In this way, I am a little passive.
The momentary depression of Cao Jun's morale was keenly captured by Zhang Fei. Without waiting for Liu Bei to speak, Zhang Fei roared angrily and had already led the foot soldiers behind him to rush forward. Zhang Fei's impact, Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, and Gao Ran were all launched successively, and nearly 200,000 of the most elite foot soldiers, under the leadership of these world-famous generals, went to Cao Ying's army formation. Only Zhang Liao and Ma Dai respectively led the Fengyun Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and they did not enter the battle for the time being, but were wandering around, waiting to find the shortcomings of the other party, and then pressing the fight.
"Kill!" With Cao Hong's roar, Cao Jun, who had not moved at all, also began to roar and rush forward to meet the battle. Hundreds of cowhide war drums on both sides were beaten to the earth, but they could not hide the earth-shattering roar of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
(To be continued)