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Fifty miles southwest of Pingxian County, in the direction of Luoyang!

The dust is all over the sky, like a long dragon like the cavalry troops galloping to the northeast, vaguely visible in the queue holding several "Cao" word flags, the big flags hunting in the wind, although the whole long dragon is galloping to the northeast, but except for the sound of horses' hooves, there is no other movement, showing the extremely high military discipline of this army!

At the front of the army there was a mahogany carriage, the carriage was drawn by four horses and galloped quickly, surrounded by knights who were guarded, and at the front of the knight procession there was an extremely strong knight holding a large banner with the word "Cao" inlaid with gold trim, leading the way of the army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis person can keep the banner moving forward in the wind under rapid speed, and he is definitely not an ordinary person!

The carriage is very spacious, and can accommodate three people to sleep side by side on the soft couch, but at this time the people in the carriage can not sleep, after all, the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves and the constantly rolling bearings under the carriage, ordinary people can't sleep at all, of course, except for some nervous bars or patients.

From this direction to the northeast march about 100 miles is Zang Hong's garrison of Pingxian, if you poke your head out of the carriage, you should still be able to vaguely see the magnificent outline of Luoyang City, at this time Luoyang is still under the control of the coalition army, and the princes surnamed Cao in the coalition army want to come only Cao Ying?

But the question is, how could Cao Ying lead his troops on the official road to Pingxian? And except for Cao Ying's troops, there is no other princes' army in sight, so it stands to reason that the major princes of the coalition army should not have left at this time, right? Even if he leaves, it shouldn't be Cao Ying leading the army at the front, well, as the prince of Cao Ying, it is impossible to accept the position of the vanguard of the coalition army, and Yuan Shao and the others will not be stupid to insult Cao Ying in this way!

Since it is impossible to be a vanguard, and the coalition forces are not grieving together, the only possibility is that Cao Ying went north on his own! In fact, the situation of the coalition army is very bad at this time, since Heyin was broken, the northwest gate of Luoyang has been opened, and it will be attacked by the Tianci army at any time, Luoyang is the base camp of the coalition army, in case something goes wrong, the princes can not even retreat!!

According to the original plan of the coalition princes, as early as a few days ago, the second group of troops should have gone north to support Dong Zhuo's forward troops, but since the news of Heyin was broken to Luoyang, the princes of Luoyang suddenly did not dare to move, and the princes led by Yuan Shao and others even suggested that Liu Xuan, the son of heaven, come forward to negotiate peace with Liu Tai, after all, Heyin was lost in just a few days, and the situation was suddenly reversed, the princes were not fools, and it was impossible to hold Liu Xuan's thigh to kill themselves!

Of course, if Luoyang is Yuan Shao's Yiyantang, then the coalition forces will not be unable to deal with it, and there is another opinion that is delaying the steps of the princes, that is, the princes led by Sun Jian and Cao Ying suggested that they should immediately go north to recover Heyin, or send heavy troops to garrison Pingxian County to contain the Tianci army of Heyin and Mengjin, so that the crisis in Luoyang can be temporarily resolved.

Cao Ying and Sun Jian obviously mean the main battle! If the coalition army sends heavy troops to garrison Pingxian, then if the Tianci army wants to go south, it must pull out the nail of Pingxian, and if Luoyang wants to take the initiative in negotiating peace or the Northern Expedition, it must also keep Pingxian, so that the struggle around Pingxian will be endless, and the entire south bank of the Yellow River may be dyed red by blood at that time!

At this time, sitting in the carriage was Cao Ying and several henchmen, only to see Cao Ying dressed in armor, hair tied up, kneeling on the soft couch in the carriage, a long sword was placed in front of him, the long sword exuded a strong cold air, if you look closely, people have a feeling of hair standing up, take a closer look, the long sword has the word "heavy people"!

Sitting next to Cao Ying was Cheng Yu, the chief military advisor who was very famous in the Lianghuai region, and there were some new strategists around Cheng Yu, among which the more famous ones in history were Man Chong and Chen Qun. In addition to these people, in the corner of the carriage by the curtain sat a man shrouded in black robes, and the man's whole body only revealed a pair of black and shiny eyes, which seemed to have some kind of magic, as long as he looked at someone, he couldn't help but avoid it!

"The lord violated the will of most of the princes this time, and insisted on leading the army north to Pingxian to garrison, in case the princes are dissatisfied and cut off the supply of food and grass to our army, our army will be extremely passive!" Cheng Yu, who is known as the chief military advisor, frowned into a Sichuan character and said to Cao Ying. This time, Cao Ying's decision to lead his army north was an extremely sudden decision, and he did not consult anyone beforehand, even a confidant like Cheng Yu was no exception. However, Cao Ying is indeed this surname, acting whimsically, making it impossible to speculate, but if it is not, why did Cao Ying lay down half of the country in the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty?

"Don't worry, Yuan Benchu and the others won't kill themselves like this!" Hearing this, Cao Ying glanced at Cheng Yu lightly, and then looked at the black-robed man sitting in the corner of the curtain. Now this season is the hottest time of the year, but the black-robed man doesn't seem to feel the slightest feeling, sitting there sometimes frowning, sometimes looking at the scenery outside the curtain tent blown by the wind for a moment, indescribably leisurely.

"Mr. Jia, others can't see my Cao Mengde's thoughts, but according to my Cao Mengde, Mr. Jia will definitely be able to discern everything, I wonder if Mr. Jia is willing to solve the doubts of Zhongde and others?" An intriguing smile hung on Cao Ying's face, and his eyes were tightly annotated on the man in black who was called Mr. Jia, as if he wanted to see all the expressions of the man in black.

It's a pity that after hearing Cao Ying's words, the man in black didn't even move his eyelids, but just looked at Cao Ying lightly, and his black and shiny eyes made people feel a trace of fear from the bottom of their hearts, even if the person being watched was Cao Ying!

Cao Ying doesn't like this kind of look, and he hasn't liked it all the time! But sometimes Cao Ying can't help but rely on the owner of this look, Cao Ying knows the identity of the man in black very well, and also understands the wisdom that the man in black has, but sometimes the man in black gives Cao Ying the feeling that he always has a bit of a misanthropic taste, as if he won't take anything to heart, and that light and cloudy demeanor makes Cao Ying feel a little inferior in front of him!

As the overlord in the world second only to Liu Tai, Cao Ying naturally has his own surname and temper, if it weren't for the fact that there is no big strategist who can control the overall situation under Cao Ying's command now, Cao Ying may not take care of the man in black at all, of course, with Cao Ying's surname, he will not let him go!

If you can't use it yourself, others won't want to use it!

"Lord Qiqi, there are some things that cannot be forced!" Mr. Jia's faint eyes went straight into Cao Ying's heart, and his tone was a little ethereal, as if he had thoroughly seen through Cao Ying's thoughts, but Mr. Jia's words seemed to be a bit of a bull's head with Cao Ying's mouth, what do you mean by not being forced? Could it be that Cao Ying's trip to Pingxian this time was really wrong?

"Huh??" Hearing this, his face suddenly darkened, Cao Ying looked at Mr. Jia's gaze and was a little angry, but then it disappeared, Cao Ying will not be stupid, at least before Mr. Jia is useful, Cao Ying will not do something to cut off his arm, although Mr. Jia has been disrespectful in front of Cao Ying many times, but Cao Ying has always endured it, since he has endured it for so long, why not endure it again?

"What do you mean, sir? Could it be that what you do is forced? Or is it said that the heaven-sent army is invincible? What the hell is this self-inflicted?? "There are many questions in a row, Cao Ying's tone is very bad, in terms of Cao Ying's surname, even if his subordinates say the wrong thing, he will not use this tone, but at this time, Cao Ying's mentality is obviously unable to remain stable.

Cao Ying's march into Pingxian this time can be said to be a desperate gamble, 80,000 Huai troops poured out, in order to defend Pingxian, Cao Ying has already paid all his strength, in case of rude in Pingxian, then Cao Ying wants to pull up such an army is not a matter of one or two years.

This alliance of princes, Cao Ying can be said to have exhausted two Huai male soldiers, wanting to fight to the death with the north in Luoyang, even if he does not win, according to Cao Ying's previous plan, he cannot let the army of the north cross the Yellow River south into the hinterland of the Central Plains, even if the fool understands that once the Lion of a hundred battles enters the hinterland of the Central Plains, then the end of the princes of the world will come! With the current combat strength of the princes' army, Enben is not the opponent of the heaven-sent army, even if there are many enemies.

The surging Yellow River has been a barrier for the princes of the Central Plains and the country to defend the north for thousands of years, if this barrier falls into the hands of the north, then under the threat of hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry in the north, the princes of the Central Plains are like girls who have stripped naked, and they are powerless to resist, and it is only a matter of time before they perish.

Over the years, Cao Ying has always been interested in the development of the navy, but the Huai River naval army wants to enter the Yellow River to fight, it is obviously unrealistic, with the technology of this era, those wooden boats want to sail into the Yellow River from the estuary, it is simply a fool's dream, of course, if the sailor generals can clearly grasp the high tide and low tide of the estuary, it is not impossible, but this is also very difficult, and it is impossible to overcome it in a short time.

In the early days of Yuan Shao's mastery of Luoyang, Cao Ying once suggested that Yuan Shao train his navy, after all, Luoyang is adjacent to the Yellow River, and training his navy can be said to be twice the result with half the effort, not only can strengthen the coastal defense, but also make Yuan Shao have enough offensive capabilities on the Yellow River, but such a kind reminder was rejected by Yuan Shao, and he refused without the slightest hesitation!

Yuan Shao's reason for giving Cao Ying is very simple, he simply does not have enough money and food to build a sailor, you know, the cost of building a warship is not low, let alone a fleet with strong combat power? Although Yuan Shao mastered Luoyang at that time, it was a place to lose money, without the full support of the family, how could Yuan Shao build a water master? Even if Luoyang was repaired, it was when the princes jointly promoted Liu Miao as the emperor, and the princes paid for the repair together, and Yuan Shao's shame in his pocket was a well-known thing.

Of course, the current situation of Yuan Shao is much better, with the support of the main vein of the original guard valve, Yuan Shao not only expanded his armaments, but also vigorously repaired the towns under his rule, just like a rich man, of course, the actual rich man is not Yuan Shao, but the main vein of the original guard valve who supports Yuan Shao.

There is no free lunch in the world, and the main vein of the original guard valve supports Yuan Shao and gives away so much money, how can he not want anything? Even a fool will not be like this, so in order to get the support of the main vein of the original guard valve, Yuan Shao also paid a lot, of which most of the business rights in the whole territory of Qingzhou were monopolized by the guard valve, although it was not a long time, but with the help of Yuan Shao, the main vein of the original guard valve rose strongly again in the major commercial houses in the world, and became the uncrowned king of the major commercial houses in Qingzhou!

"The Lord has cut it!" Looking at Cao Ying's slightly unstable mood, Mr. Jia said lightly, glanced around at the people in the carriage, and saw that all of them showed dissatisfaction with Mr. Jia, among which Cheng Yu's expression was the most prominent, and his eyes were about to burst into flames when he looked at Mr. Jia.

I saw Mr. Jia smile faintly, as if he didn't care about the eyes of others, this attitude made Cheng Yu and the others even more annoyed, but who called Mr. Jia's ability was not only recognized by Cao Ying, but also recognized by everyone in the carriage? Although they were dissatisfied, Cheng Yu and the others didn't dare to say more, because Cheng Yu and the others understood very well that it was just self-inflicted humiliation.

"The ability of the lord is clear in our hearts, this trip to Pingxian can also be said to be unexpected, if there are no other factors, the lord will definitely be able to make the heavenly army like a fish in the throat, unable to take a step south, but" Mr. Jia said halfway, his eyes looked at Cao Ying and paused, at this moment the anger on Cao Ying's face has dissipated, looking at Mr. Jia with an open and teachable look, this change of face is really a little speechless.

Moodiness! Ordinary people say that Cao Mengde's mentality is changeable, especially in front of his subordinates, and now all of them in the carriage are Cao Mengde's henchmen, so they naturally know what kind of person Cao Mengde is.

"But how?" His eyebrows jumped, and he saw Cao Ying's body leaning forward slightly and asked. Not only Cao Ying, but Cheng Yu and others also pricked up their ears to listen to Mr. Jia's "teachings", but what does that look like, why does it look a little sneaky?

Well, as the saying goes, there is no first, there is no second, although Cheng Yu and others know Mr. Jia's ability in their hearts, but they never praise him in their mouths, if Mr. Jia is praised to the world, doesn't it mean that Cheng Yu and others are not as good as Mr. Jia? You know, in a power group, if everyone knows that you are inferior to someone, then your future ends here.

"But the time has passed!" Mr. Jia said in a very regretful tone to Cao Ying and the others. But the eyes were calm as usual, as if there was no fluctuation at all. Who is Mr. Jia? Could it be that it is Jia Xu who has disappeared for a long time? But why does Jia Xu need to be so mysterious, or is it that Cao Ying asked Jia Xu to dress up like this?

"The time has passed?" An impatient look flashed in Cao Ying's eyes, this Mr. Jia is too good at appetizing, he can finish in one sentence, but he wants half and half of it, which has satisfied the appetite of Cao Ying and others, but helplessly, Cao Ying and others can only stare at Mr. Jia, after all, Mr. Jia can see more than them, which means that his ability is better than everyone present, for the latter, humbly seeking advice is the best choice.

"Yes, the time has passed!" After affirming it again, I saw Mr. Jia's dark eyes glance at the people in the carriage, and said in a deep voice: "Pingxian is located on the main road to Luoyang in the south, if the coalition forces can protect Pingxian County, then even if Heyin falls into the hands of the God King, the God King will not dare to attack Luoyang on a large scale with Heyin as a point, although it is said that Heyin can attack Luoyang directly, but there is no logistics support, and the distance between them is hundreds of miles, and it is extremely inconvenient to transport grain and grass!" There are hundreds of thousands of princes in Luoyang City, how can they be captured in a short period of time? ”

"And Pingxian is different, Pingxian and Luoyang are only a hundred miles apart, if you can take down Pingxian, the god king can hoard grain and grass in Pingxian, with this granary behind the support, the Tianci army can rest assured to attack Luoyang, without any worries, and vice versa, if our army can hold Pingxian, then, with the shrewdness and wisdom of the god king, it will definitely not go south easily, at least before the capture of Pingxian will not attack Luoyang, with this time, I think the coalition can also make a unified opinion." Mr. Jia continued with the above words, which were very clear, and instantly made Cheng Yu and others understand Cao Ying's plan and the benefits that holding Pingxian County could bring, but the problem was that Mr. Jia didn't say why Cao Ying stopped marching?

"Sir, is it very likely that Pingxian County has been captured by the Tianci Army?" Cao Ying's face was gloomy and could drip water, although Mr. Jia said a lot about the benefits of keeping Pingxian, but Cao Ying, who was a hero, heard a different taste from it, that is, Pingxian maybe, well, has fallen into the hands of the Tianci Army!

"Hey, my lord, see it!" Sighing slightly, Jia Xu's eyes were dim for a moment, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it, you can hear from that sigh, Jia Xu also has great expectations for Pingxian, if you can hold Pingxian, not only can it be of great help in solving the contradictions of the coalition forces, but also can maximize the consumption of the combat power of the Tianci army, but the problem is that when Jia Xu wants to understand all this, it is too late!

"My lord, please think about it, can there be His Royal Highness the God King in the various troops of the Tianci Army's attack on the south bank defense line laid by Dong Taishi? With His Royal Highness the God King's many years of battlefield experience, it is not difficult to see the important surname of Pingxian, even if the God King can't see it, the people around the God King's side, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Dongfang Jue and others are all century-old heroes, and their wisdom is very people can guess it, with the strategy of the three people, any one of them is above the humble position, and it is really easy to see that Pingxian is the key to victory or defeat in Luoyang. Mr. Jia's tone was very heavy, as a wise man, if he was one-on-one, Mr. Jia should not be better than anyone, and even slightly better than any of the three of them, but against the combination of the three of them, then Mr. Jia would be a little powerless.

As the saying goes, squatting at home doesn't make a lot of money, how can Mr. Jia's wisdom alone be compared to three people? Aren't there still three stinkers in later generations who have competed with Zhuge Liang's words? What's more, Mr. Jia's current opponents are three wise men who are not weaker than himself, and Mr. Jia is under a lot of pressure.

"How can the gentleman conclude that Ping County has been lost? Could it be that there is any news coming back from Yitian? Cao Ying was still a little unconvinced, and retorted to Mr. Jia, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, then Cao Ying will never give up the Pingxian strategy, after all, once Pingxian is lost, the princes and the newly formed imperial court will be exposed to the iron hooves of the northern Xinjiang, and Cao Ying has no confidence to resist the iron hooves of the heaven-sent army with his flesh and blood.

(To be continued)