Siege of January......

Lu Xun pondered that this time was enough, and he swore an oath with Zhuge Liang at the moment, and when Lu Xun led the two generals to leave, Guan Yu looked anxious and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, didn't you say before that you would let him have half a month?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard this: "In the half-moon period, Bo Yan will not agree." The right talent Yun Chang should also see that Bo Yan wants to let me wait for this opportunity to attack first......"

"In case Guo Jia can't last a month, won't he fly with this great credit?" Guan Yu frowned, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Could it be that Kong Ming thinks that Guo Jia can hold on for a month?" ”

"If it is someone else, if you want to stick to the moon in front of Bo Yan in this situation, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult, but Yun Chang must not forget, the city is Guo Jia, with his previous methods of turning decay into magic, Liang is optimistic about him, but he can keep the moon!" Zhuge Liang said, looked at the majestic Xudu city wall outside the tent and said: "I can only do a good job of this sweeping array, Yun Chang don't be anxious, just wait patiently, this Xudu battle situation is clear!" ”

In addition to Huang Zhong's feint attack before, these days, the city of Xudu has returned to the tranquility of the past, the two military horses in the south and north of the city, camped outside the city of Xudu, drilled soldiers and horses, as if the old capital of the former Han Dynasty, as his own backyard, Cao Ren on the top of the city, observed for several days, repeatedly asked for battle in front of Guo Jia, wanted to go out of the city to attack, were rejected by Guo Jia.

It's just that those hungry people in the city are enough for Guo Jia to have a splitting headache, and Cao Ren still has to go out of the city to fight? With Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun being rigorous, how could they not guard against surprise attacks? Moreover, even if Cao Ren can win a small victory, he will not be able to change the current situation at all. In that case, what's the point of going out of town to fight?

The only thing that made Guo Jia more reassuring was that Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang had made up their minds to besiege Xudu, since the two of them had such an abacus, it would be difficult to have a war in a few days, Guo Jia only needed to arrange the civil affairs in the city and wait for Hebei reinforcements.

As long as it can last for a month or two, as soon as the Hebei army arrives, the siege of Xudu will naturally be lifted.

Diametrically opposed to the calm of Xu Du, outside the city of Luoyang. But there was a shortage of soldiers.

Since the Xiahou brothers entered Luoyang City. After only one day's rest, he led the army out of the city and fought a regiment with the Xiliang army outside the city, and the two armies clashed. There are victories and defeats for each other. There were several battles in front of this dignified city. There was no chance for Pang Tong to conspire at all.

Pang Tong was naturally very annoyed by the current situation, and Guo Jia didn't come to Luoyang to help, but sent Xiahoudun. Xiahou Yuan was stunned, and Zhong Xuan, who was originally in Luoyang City, seemed to have been infected by these two goods, and used troops in front of the city regardless of the battle damage.

The battle in front of the city rose at sunrise and dispersed at sunset, and in just five days, the military horses in Pang Tong's hands were sharply reduced by more than half.

This is Xiliang recuperating for three years, and the elite who finally made it up, Pang Tong was naturally distressed when he saw this situation, although the Cao army only suffered a lot more in battle, but in Pang Tong's opinion, this unlucky thing seemed to come to him.

Pang Tong also understood why the Xiahou brothers broke the kettle and fought to the death. The reason for this is that these two people are in a hurry to return to the army and rescue Xu Du, but now the repeated battles have completely annoyed Pang Tong, and he will not back down, and Pang Tong has made up his mind to entangle with the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City to the end.

The sky was slightly dark, and in the Xiliang array, the sound of gold clanged loudly, Zhang Fei ran to the camp covered in blood, shouting happily, and after a while, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Ma Dai and others all returned, and the four of them all laughed when they saw each other.

These days, the four generals captured the flag, outstanding achievements, the tragic fight completely aroused the ferocity of the four generals who had been silent for a long time, the four generals were all wounded, but the four generals were unheard, gathered in the tent, and the four walked to Pang Tong in front of them, and bowed their hands.

Pang Tong saw the return of the four people, and the haze between his eyebrows dissipated a little, and said to the four generals: "The four generals have returned from the battle, but they can rest early. ”

Zhang Fei grinned when he heard this: "Why should the military advisor be so outside, if there is no military advisor to calculate, then the Xiahou brothers will not come, I have been killing Lao Zhang in the past few days, I am really happy!" ”

When Ma Chao heard Zhang Fei's words, he also laughed and said: "What Yide said is extremely true, if it weren't for the military advisor to stimulate the ferocity of the Cao army, we would be absolutely sad, the military advisor don't have to worry, kill for a few more days, and we can call the Cao soldier a pawn, and all of them will die!" At that time, there will be no soldiers available in Chang'an City, and it will be a big victory for us! ”

Pang Tong heard the words of the second general and smiled bitterly.

In Pang Tong's view, war is to obtain the greatest result with the smallest battle loss. If it weren't for his colleagues and helping Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun share the military strength of the Cao army, in the face of such a battle situation, Pang Tong would have led the army to flee a long time ago.

Now it is difficult to ride a tiger, Pang Tong simply no longer thinks about it, so that the army can fight to the fullest, not only that, Pang Tong also sent light horses to Chang'an to transfer military horses, gallop to Luoyang, for this occasion, Pang Tong simply let these four generals fight wantonly, compete with the courage of the soldiers of the two armies, Pang Tong thinks that he will not lose the Cao army in the city.

The four generals discussed in the tent for a while, and then they went back to the camp to rest, although the battle was easy, but the four generals were already exhausted, and the battle to this day, it was completely supported by the ferocity that provoked, after the four generals returned to the camp, they fell on the bed, and the snoring shook the sky.

Before I knew it, the night had passed, and it was dawn again.

The four generals put on their horses and led the army to the front of the city, but they saw that the gate of Luoyang City was closed today, and the Cao army had no soldiers and rushed out of the city gate.

Zhang Fei took the lead and rushed to the city, and the snake spear pointed at Xiahoudun at the head of the city and said: "Fight again!" It hasn't been clear for a few days, and today it's final! ”

Xiahoudun glanced at Zhang Fei indifferently, and his heart was dripping blood.

The Cao army has been fighting for days, and its condition is much better than that of the Xiliang army and horses on the opposite side? When the generals returned to the camp last night, Li Dian vomited blood, and his anger was like a gossamer, Zhang He fell asleep without even getting off the horse, and Xu Chu and Xiahou Yuan were scarred all over their bodies...... Xiahoudun knew in his heart that today's battle would not be fought no matter what.

At this point in the battle, Xiahoudun did not complain about his subordinates at all, Xiahoudun knew in his heart that the Luoyang military horses and the reinforcements he had taken had done their best, fighting to the death for several days, and the army in the city had gone to six or seven, and now even if they returned to help Xudu, how much role could these tired soldiers play?

Now, Xiahoudun has nothing to do, the original plan to rescue Guo Jia can only be buried in the depths of his heart, Xiahoudun looked at Zhang Fei, and did not shy away from saying: "For several days, the soldiers in the city have been tired, and spare you for one day, and fight again another day!" ”

Hearing Xiahou Dun's tough words, Zhang Fei was slightly stunned, and then laughed, to Ma Chao and Zhao Yun: "That one-eyed is so shameless, cowardice is cowardice, there is still such a rhetoric, fighting for a few days, my Xiliang soldiers are not tired?" ”

Ma Chao also smiled when he heard this, and pointed at Xiahoudun and said: "Hurry up and get out of the city, wait for a battle with me, yesterday's chaotic battle made you get away, and today Ma will definitely capture you!" ”

Ma Chao said, all the soldiers behind him were clamoring, Xiahou simply stopped looking at the city to show off his might, and instructed the left and right to guard the city and go to the city alone.

When Xiahoudun left, the four generals patted their horses and returned, all saying that the Cao army was defeated, and they also fought with the Xiliang army and horses for several days......

It's better to avoid a fight.

Pang Tong is not as full of complaints as the four generals, in Pang Tong's view, the Xiliang army under his command is less than 30,000 horses, if the Chang'an reinforcements come again, it is the best time for the war to open again, Xiahou Dun's helpless choice today, but it is just Pang Tong's mind, Pang Tong persuaded the four generals for a while, and then ordered the departments under his command to rest early.

In Luoyang City, Xiahoudun and Zhong Xuan were full of worries.

Several battles of the Xiliang army were invincible, such a situation made the two quite hesitant, originally planned to expel the Xiliang soldiers and horses as soon as possible, back to help Xu Du, now it seems that it is quite difficult to defend Luoyang.

This increase of 30,000 troops, the counties of the Central Plains no longer have soldiers and horses to rescue Luoyang, even if Cao Cao exhausted the soldiers and horses of Hebei, the first thing to save is Xu Du, after all, a few years ago in the battle of Guandu, so that Hebei vitality was greatly injured, and now although recuperation for several years, this population is not so easy to fully recover.

At least until the day when the Xiliang army and horses are out of food......

Thinking of this, Xiahoudun was even more angry, slapped his palm on the bookcase, and said to Zhong Xuan: "Yuan Chang, in recent days, is there any news about Xu Du?" ”

"Not yet." When Zhong Xuan heard this, he sighed and said: "Yuan Rang, I am now too busy to take care of myself, these days, it is better not to go out of the city to fight with the Xiliang army and horses repeatedly, the melee in front of the city, the soldiers in my city have suffered great losses......"

Xiahoudun didn't know that the soldiers and horses in the city couldn't afford to fight again, so he nodded silently, and Xiahoudun scolded: "This Xiliang soldiers and horses are so difficult...... Even when he was recruiting officials in the past, Ben General had never encountered such an opponent! ”

"The matter has come to this, and the only way to rely on the benefits of the city is to rely on it." Zhong Xuan heard Xiahou Xuan's words, and persuaded him: "The situation of the Xiliang soldiers and horses on the opposite side is not much better than ours, and now Luoyang can be defended, and when the prime minister saves Xu Du in the future, the siege of Luoyang can be broken without attacking." ”

"It is the prime minister who summoned the soldiers and horses of Hebei and personally conquered Xudu, I am afraid that it will take more than a month to say the least." Xiahou heard Zhong Xuan's words of consolation, but there was no trace of joy in his heart, and said to Zhong Xuan: "Besides, if that Pang Tong replenishes the source of troops from Chang'an, what should we do?" ”

When Zhong Xuan heard this, he sighed and said: "After repeated battles, more than 30,000 Xiliang soldiers and horses have been destroyed, so how many Xiliang reinforcements can come to help in Chang'an?" Recently, Zhong has ordered soldiers to train the young and strong in the city, and more than 10,000 have been obtained, and these recruits are unable to go out of the city to fight in the field, and they can still do something for the purpose of defending the city. ”

When Xiahou heard this, his expression was slightly gloomy, and he thanked Zhong Xuan: "Mr. Yuan Chang's move is all over the current situation. ”

When Zhong Miao heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "It's just training some recruits, and I can't praise it, right now Zhong Mouqian has poor donkey skills, so I can only do some trivial things to help the generals......" (to be continued......)