In the third year of Kaiyuan, on April 27, the general Cao Cao led the crowd to besiege Xiao Xiuwu, and was forced to fight with the main cavalry army of the hussar general, and was defeated. With this as a start, the world was completely stirred.

On the same day, Jia Xu commanded Guan Ping and Li Bin to arrive in Ji County, and the guard general Li Dian did not dare to slack off, and wanted to defend Ji County to the death, delaying Jia Xu's itinerary and winning time for the main force.

The fierce battle was fought until dusk, and Li Dian relied on his super-level performance in command and the soldiers' service, and he saw that he would hold on to this day. Who would have thought that as soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, the bad news of the rout of the main force had already come.

Although Li Dian could try to block the news, it was obviously pointless. Now the attention of the Qingzhou army is still focused on Cao Cao, and he still has a little hope of escaping, and when Wang Yu's eyes turn around, I am afraid that he will only be trapped in Ji County.

Li Dian knew that the general trend had gone, abandoned the city and left, Jia Xu got the news earlier than Li Dian, was well prepared, waved his army up, and chased and killed all the way.

By the time he fled to the banks of the Yellow River, Li Dian's 5,000 elites had been completely lost, leaving only more than 1,000 remnants. Although there is a ferry to cross the river, at night, a huge fire dragon suddenly appears on the opposite bank! You don't need to ask Li Dian to know that Yu Ban has also arrived.

There was no way forward, and there were chasing soldiers behind, and the morale of Li Dian's remnants plummeted and fell directly to the bottom. Li Dian was self-aware, and he didn't plan to go against the sky, so he directly dismissed his subordinates, and fled into the river with his own soldiers, and disappeared.

Li Dian's family was originally a strong man who lived in Onozawa, and his water nature was very good, and in terms of the situation at that time, he should have made the most appropriate choice.

After Li Dian was resolved, there was no other threat behind the Qingzhou army, and it was able to advance westward with all its might. The next day, Wang Yu, Jia Xu, and Yu Ban generals met in Hucheng Pavilion to hold a large-scale military meeting. The Luoyang strategy was set.

On April 29, Yu Ban led the Yulin army to reach the Tiger Prison Pass, but he did not obey. The onslaught was imminent.

Tiger Prison Pass is the most important gateway to the east of Luoyang, and can be called the first Xiongguan in the world. It was originally guarded by Xiahoudun, but Wang Yuqin led the main force to besiege it that day. However, time has passed, and Xiahoudun has died in Xiao Xiuwu, and the elite troops under his command no longer exist. Although the brothers Xia Houen and Xia Houjie who stayed behind were loyal, their ability and strength were far inferior to the previous Xiahou Dian.

Because they didn't dare to attack, the two could only watch the Yulin Army calmly arrange, and Yu Ban was not polite. Nearly 100 heavy catapults were erected in one go!

Aside from the burning of the company camp, the catapult salvo was probably the grandest and most spectacular sight that could be seen in the Cold Weapon Age. Thousands of stone projectiles flew into the sky, overwhelming the sky. Covering the clouds and covering the sun, it seems that the battlefield has directly brought into the Nine Shadows Yellow Spring! The stone bullets collided with each other in the air, making a loud crackling sound, like a thunderbolt volley!

In addition to stone bullets, there are also fire bullets! I don't know that Yu Ban is the opportunity to get Wang Yu's face-to-face teaching. Or I got inspiration from the battle of Bai Cheng's mouth, the fire bombs thrown by the Yulin Army are not only particularly easy to burn, but also explode after landing, and there is also the kind of smoke that is particularly thick, and can directly smoke people when they are close.

Although the Xiahou brothers can't be said to be two wastes. But it is also far away from the famous general, and there is no way to come up with the right countermeasures.

Not only did he not take countermeasures, but Xia Houen was smashed by a fire bomb in the third round of fire bomb salvo, and was involved in an explosion and died on the spot. Xiahou Jie was not very brave, and when he saw his cousin dying beside him, the death was so tragic that he was so frightened that he fainted directly.

After learning the news of the rout of the main force, the defenders were already not strong, and they were all reluctantly faced by the Xiahou brothers. When they saw that the enemy army had used such a terrifying method, the two main generals were dead and dizzy, and the defenders' fighting spirit was completely lost, so they directly opened the city gate and surrendered to the ground.

The moment the city gate was opened, it was only an hour before the forbidden soldiers arrived at the city, which almost set a record for siege warfare.

The Tiger Prison Pass has changed hands, the eastern portal of Luoyang has been opened, where do the surrounding cities dare to resist? On the same day, the cities of Xingyang, Guangwu, Jingxian and other cities around the Tiger Prison Pass have changed banners, and the guards and generals knelt along the way to welcome the arrival of the Yulin Army, and the scene was a must.

As the news spread, Cao's army began to waver further. The first to take decisive action was Cheng Gao's guard Lu Tong, and after that, Zhang Pu, the guard of the revolving gate, and Huo Xing, the guard of Yanshi, came to vote one after another.

From sending troops to arriving at Luoyang City, Yu Ban only took three and a half days, and the battle was only the beginning of the battle at the Tiger Prison Pass, which was worthy of the name and came straight in.

If it was just like this, Cao Cao might still be able to find a way to resist, but he couldn't pull away at all. Also marching with Yu Ban were the Taishan army of Guan Ping and Li Bin and the naval army of Zhou Cang.

Originally, there were still Hanoi rebels in Hanoi, and as long as they resisted desperately, they could still cause a lot of trouble for Guan Binh. But Yu Poison is not stupid, he took refuge in Cao Cao before, mainly because of the old grudge with Zhang Yan, and Cao Cao and Wang Yu were still evenly matched at that time. But now that a fool can see that the situation is ebbing and waning, how can a guy like Yu Poison at both ends of the rat's head be willing to bury Cao Cao?

As soon as he got the news of the battle of Xiuwu, he knelt directly and surrendered unconditionally.

With the help of Yu Poison, Guan Ping didn't need to disperse his forces to stabilize the place and ensure the grain route, just advance at the fastest speed.

As a result, the Taishan army was one day faster than the Yulin army, and it took only two and a half days to enter Mengjindu, spreading its forces along the river, ready to cross the river at any time.

With such a sharp sword hanging over his head, where did Cao Cao dare to make any superfluous moves? Not to mention saving Tiger Prison, Cheng Gao, and Yanshi, it's okay if he doesn't ask for help there.

Cao Cao was originally counting on Wang Yu's division of troops to return to Gaotang, so that he could defend Luoyang for a period of time, wait for Jingzhou soldiers and horses to come to help, and Xu Tu would recover his idea. Unexpectedly, Wang Yu didn't even look at Gao Tang, but just chased after him.

In desperation, he could only give up Luoyang and go south and use Jingzhou as his base.

It was also a way to go to Guanzhong, where he could rely on the aid of Yizhou and follow the example of the Qin State back then. However, Guanzhong is too dilapidated to be operated as a long-term foundation, and Ma Chao and others in Xiliang have taken refuge in Wang Yu, and they are easy to be attacked from both sides. Strategically speaking, Guanzhong is too far away from Jingzhou, and it is easy to be cut off from it, and then it will become trapped in Guanzhong.

After weighing, he still felt that it was the safest to retreat to Jingzhou.

Although Jingzhou also has Liu Biao in the rear to make trouble. However, Jingzhou can contact Yizhou to the west, and the Jiangdong Army echoes to the east, if it is properly managed. It is not impossible to fight against Wang Yu on this basis.

Cao Cao left Liu Fu and Lu Chang to guard Luoyang and cut off the queen for himself. He also sent people to send orders to Cao Hong and Zhong Xuan, so that they did not have to defend Chang'an, nor did they need to spend troops to maintain the passage with Jingzhou, and if necessary, they could abandon Luoyang and retreat to Fufeng or even Hanzhong.

In short, it is to put a nail in the back of the enemy, so that the opponent cannot relax their vigilance at all times. This will also help to drag Yizhou into the battlefield as soon as possible. Share the pressure of Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

Of course, Cao Cao's greatest hope was still on the Eastern Front. Since Wang Yu does not return to help, the eastern front will still have the upper hand on his side, once a breakthrough is made. Then Luoyang's gains and losses are not so fatal.

In addition to the strategic situation, there was another important reason that forced Cao Cao to give up Luoyang and retreat in great strides, that is, the news that Qingzhou released to recruit him.

Cao Cao is not an easy person to admit defeat. Unless he can use this as a bargaining chip to stabilize Wang Yu with a delaying tactic, he will not negotiate with Wang Yu about this at all. But the problem is that he doesn't want to, and others don't necessarily think so.

The so-called tree falls and scatters. When the building was about to collapse, it was easy for the people's hearts to disperse, and when they heard such rumors, the morale of the military was greatly shaken.

Take those who surrendered as an example, Huo Xing and Lu Tong are both famous families, so it is said that they are not so easy to succumb. But Wang Yu surrendered Cao Cao, and as soon as the news of the past was spread, these people suddenly had no scruples and were not worried about being liquidated afterwards.

Jingzhou was originally a newly attached land, Wang Yu could also be pacified by the Huang and Pang families, if Cao Cao continued to die in Luoyang, it would be easy for the back garden to catch fire, and he would really be homeless at that time.

More than half a year ago, Cao Cao successively pacified Guanzhong and Jingzhou, expanded his power several times, and went north to Luoyang with 100,000 heroes in high spirits, wanting to compete with Wang Yu and conquer the world.

Who knew that after such a period of time, he was forced to flee from Luoyang, and there were less than thirty percent of the accompanying Wenchen generals, and there were only 3,000 remnants of soldiers and horses.

Finally glancing at Luoyang City, he resolutely turned his head and prayed wholeheartedly for Sun Ce and Xiahou Yuan.

In the end, the only thing that may become a turning point in the war is the Eastern Front, and if it wins, this game of chess will still be played, and if the cause is not harmonious...... No matter how you arrange it, I'm afraid it's just a mantis arm blocking the car, and when the time comes, you can really only ......

Thinking of the original words that Wang Yu conveyed when he released the captive, Cao Cao suddenly found himself inexplicably a little shaken. If it falls, although the ambition of a lifetime has become a dream bubble, it can protect the family and have the opportunity to display its talents, maybe it can really ......

No, what kind of person you are, how can you be subservient to others! He shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to throw these strange thoughts out of his mind, which surprised all the staff around him, and then lamented: It's just that the situation is unfavorable, and now even the lord is not normal, and the future is really dark.

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"Uncle Yue, do you really care?" Before launching public opinion, Wang Yu was making the final confirmation with Lu Bu.

"Who are you? A woman with a small belly? If you want to recruit Cao Mengde, just do it, what do you have to do with me, why do you ask me? Lu Bu waved his hand, and the boss said impatiently.

"Master Yue, there are a lot of them, and they are a model for the children born in my generation."

"Don't do it." Lu Bu raised his eyes to look at his son-in-law, and suddenly asked, "However, it seems that your promise is a bit excessive, right?" Cao Cao's thief is cunning, I'm afraid you can't be deceived by saying some beautiful words. ”

But where do you start? The son-in-law is also the head of one party, how can there be a reason to lie and deceive people? Wang Yu spread his hands, looking very innocent.

"Hmph, have you deceived fewer people?" Lu Bu snorted coldly and said, "It's just strange that you actually allowed him the position of prime minister...... So where are you going to put Tian Yuanhao? ”

"That's what you're talking about?" Wang Yu suddenly smiled and said: "Of course Yuan Hao has another appointment, Yue Zhang's don't know, although Yuan Hao's talent is high, but he is too square, the main contradiction in Qingzhou in the past was external, and the internal must of course be governed by the most efficient thunder means, but in the peaceful years, internal affairs can not be tense all the time, it must be relaxed, and the son-in-law plans to ......."

"You don't have to tell me this," Lu Bu had a headache when he heard these tedious affairs, and waved his hand to stop Wang Yu's words: "Anyway, I understand what you mean, you just want to pull Cao Cao's guy over to be a cow and a horse, and when you are done using it, you will make room for Kong Ming and Shiyuan, right?" ”

"I can't say that, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a wave of new people replace the old people, this is a normal natural law, but it's not a son-in-law's deliberate thinking or something."

"If you talk wildly, that guy will ignore you, isn't it for nothing?" Lu Bu's tone had a hint of schadenfreude. He didn't want to tear down Wang Yu's platform, he just felt unhappy when he saw Wang Yu's appearance that everything was under control.

"That's not necessarily, he still has the Eastern Front to count on, but if the Eastern Front is defeated, this hope is gone?"

"You're so confident? Still counting on turning defeat into victory? Lu Bu looked at Wang Yu with a suspicious face.

"The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, who can say for sure this kind of thing? But now, you can only trust Wen Yuan and them, right? Wang Yu raised his head and looked eastward leisurely, his voice without the slightest fluctuation.