Jia Xu said with a solemn face: "Lord, if the Tiger Prison Pass is captured by Cao Cao, it will be a big trouble." ”

Luo Zheng said 'um' and said in a deep voice: "There is a section of river near the Tiger Prison Pass that is less than 100 steps wide, and you only need to set up dozens of stone throwers on both sides of the bank to block the waterway. It's a good Cao Agui, General Ben was almost deceived by this guy. ”

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Lord, when the person is quick to remind Li Dao, I am afraid that the big thing will be suspended!" ”

"Hopefully, it's still too late!"

Luo Zheng also couldn't sit still, and immediately sent people to Luoyang.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, the scouts came with the news that Cao Cao's army turned around and went west.

Luo Zheng's face was ugly, and he said after a while: "Fake a shot, Cao Agui really wants to plot the tiger prison!" ”

Jia Xu's face was also a little unpleasant, as a military advisor, he didn't expect Cao Cao to take the tiger prison in advance, which was the biggest dereliction of duty. But then again, how can everything in the world be calculated, and Cao Cao is not a good person, and the wise and resourceful people under his command do not know how many mortals, so it is not easy for Cao Cao to suffer a big loss.

"It's all to blame!"

Jia Xu blamed himself: "If you can think of it early, you only need to remind Li Dao, and you can thwart Cao Cao's conspiracy." Since Cao Cao has led his army westward, he must have the certainty of breaking through the tiger prison. ”

Luo Zheng was a little irritable in his heart, but he still waved his hand and said: "Wen He doesn't have to blame himself, this time he sent troops to attack Xuchang, he can kill Cao Ren, let Cao Apu suffer a big loss, and General Ben can be regarded as earning." Besides, Guo Jia and others are also resourceful, how can they not try to turn the situation around, and it is normal for us to have such omissions. Moreover, the situation has not yet deteriorated to the point of being out of control, even if Cao Apu captures the Tiger Prison Pass, he will only take some initiative, and our army will not have any losses. ”

Jia Xu said: "Having said that, if the Tiger Prison Pass is really taken by Cao Cao, General Gan Ning's naval army will encounter trouble if it wants to return to Guanzhong, and it will be even more impossible to transport more than 200,000 people back to Guanzhong, so it needs to be prepared as soon as possible." ”

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and then muttered: "It's really not good, so I can only send more than 200,000 people to Yuan Shao." ”

Jia Xu said: "Don't report too much hope, Yuan Shao may not appreciate it!" ”

Luo Zheng said: "Try it, if you can't do it, you can't find a way." ”

Jia Xu agreed and immediately went to find Guo Tu.

Luoyang, North Palace.

"Brother, something is wrong!"

Li Heng rushed into the inner palace in a panic, his face was pale and terrifying.

Li Dao raised his head, frowned and asked, "What's the alarm, what's going on?" ”

Li Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "The Tiger Prison Pass has been lost." ”

"Tiger Prison?"

Li Wei was stunned at first, and then reacted, and suddenly jumped up in shock, and said sharply: "What, you said that the Tiger Prison Pass was lost?" General Ben heard it right, the tiger world is strong, and there are 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the pass, how can it be lost? ”

"Brother, it's really wow!"

Li Hengda shouted: "Brother doesn't know, Cao Apu led the army north to Guandu is a deception at all, that guy has already planted an ambush near the Tiger Prison Pass, when Li Ying led the army to retreat to the Tiger Prison Pass, he was caught off guard by Cao Apu's ambush and Xiahou Xuan's pursuers on both sides of the defeat, and even the Tiger Prison Pass was lost. ”

Li Dao was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and shouted: "Even if Li Ying was ambushed, how could he lose the Tiger Prison Pass?" ”

Li Heng looked at the angry Li Dao, didn't dare to hide it, and said stubbornly: "After Li Ying's army was defeated, he was captured by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's gang held Li Yingzhi hostage and opened the Tiger Prison Pass, and the defenders in Guanzhong were caught off guard and were killed, so they ......."

"Li Ying is a brute, he can't be spared!"

Before Li Heng finished speaking, Li Dao had already yelled hideously.

Looking at that appearance, I can't wait to catch Li Ying back, peel and cramp, and swallow it alive.

Li Heng shuddered and didn't dare to speak again.

It's no wonder that Li Dao wants to eat Li Ying angrily, Luoyang has five portals, but the most important portals are the Tiger Prison Pass, which is known as the world's first Xiongguan in the east, and the Hangu Pass in the west, which is the east and west barrier of Luoyang.

Previously, Hangu Pass was attacked, and Li Dao was already angry.

If it weren't for Hu Feng having died in battle, I'm afraid he would have been captured and eaten alive long ago.

Now that he has lost the Tiger Prison again, Li Jiyan can not be angry.

Without Hangu Pass, Luo Zheng's army may enter Luoyang at any time.

Without the Tiger Prison Pass, Li Dao would no longer be able to go out of the Tiger Prison Pass to plunder the hinterland of the Central Plains, and Cao Cao's army could also kill from the Tiger Prison Pass to Luoyang at any time.

It is no exaggeration to say that whether you lose the Tiger Prison Pass or the Hangu Pass, the latter question is too strict.

The only thing that relieved Li Wei was that Cao Cao did not take advantage of the situation to enter Luoyang, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

But even so, it is absolutely careless.

There is no danger to defend from Tiger Prison Pass to Luoyang, and it is only more than 300 miles away.

If Cao Cao attacks Luoyang, he can reach Luoyang in five days at most, and he can't be unguarded.

Li Dao really had no choice, so he had to mobilize heavy troops to deploy in Luoyang. If Luoyang is lost again, it will really become a lonely ghost and a wild ghost, although the world is big, there is no place for him Li Dao.

Yecheng, Yuan Shao's official residence.

"Lord, the Tiger Prison Pass has been lost!"

When Yuan Shaozheng convened the civil and military discussions, Guo Tu hurriedly arrived and threw a bomb.

"What, the Tiger Prison is lost?"

Yuan Shao was taken aback, and said quickly: "Was it Luo Zheng or Cao Cao who broke through the Tiger Prison Pass?" ”

Guo Tu replied: "It's Cao Cao!" ”

Yuan Shao's face turned solemn at a moment, and he asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that Cao Cao wants to enter Luoyang at this time?" ”

Tian Feng said at the time: "It is absolutely impossible, Cao Cao's current strategic focus is Huainan and Xuzhou, before Yuan Shu is broken and Xuzhou is undecided, Cao Cao will not send troops to Luoyang." Making enemies on all sides, this is the way to die, how Cao Cao doesn't understand. ”

Yuan Shao was puzzled: "If you don't march into Luoyang, then what did Cao Cao do when he captured the tiger prison?" ”

Tian Feng looked at Guo Tu and asked, "I wonder if Cao Cao's army took advantage of the situation to march into Luoyang?" ”

Guo Tu reluctantly said: "Cao Hui did not take advantage of the situation to enter Luoyang. ”

Don't be frustrated, he said: "This matter is obvious, Li Dao took advantage of the emptiness of Xuchang's troops and Luo Zheng rushed to attack Xuchang, and plundered Yingchuan, Chenliu and other places, and waited for Cao Cao to stick a knife in the back. After suffering such a big loss, how could Cao Cao give up. This attack on the Tiger Prison Pass must be to do it once and for all, so that Li Dao will never be able to get out of the Tiger Prison Pass again. ”

Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Xianbei, Feng Ji, Xu You, Xin Ping, Xin Bi and other strategists all nodded in agreement.

Yuan Shao stroked his willow beard and said meaningfully: "Cao Cao captured the Tiger Prison Pass, some people are afraid that they will be in a hurry!" ”

Tian Feng said loudly: "The lord is wise, the river is not as wide as the river, the river is less than a hundred steps wide in many places, and there are many ways to block the water army, Luo Zheng wants to rely on the water army to cross the waterway, but it is a big mistake." This time, Cao Cao attacked and broke through the Tiger Prison Pass, one is to make Li Dao unable to get out of the Tiger Prison Pass again, and the other is also likely to want to block the Xiliang Water Army, so that Luo Zheng's Xiliang Water Army can no longer go to the Central Plains by water. It is even possible that Cao Cao still wants to block Luo Zheng's 10,000 naval troops in the Central Plains, and then he will not be able to return to Guanzhong. ”

Yuan Shao suddenly became interested and asked, "How should Cao Cao block the Xiliang Water Army?" ”

Tian Feng said: "This matter is easy to hear, as long as the river is widened and the riverbed is raised, the fishing boats can pass, but the navy's warships will definitely not be able to pass through the draft is extremely deep." Or build fortifications in the narrow part of the river, or block the passage of the Western Liang Water Army. ”

Yuan Shao said: "In this way, Luo Zheng's 10,000 naval army may really be blocked in the Central Plains, and they will not be able to return to Guanzhong." ”

The strategist said: "Luo Zheng will take more than 200,000 people to Hebei and want to transport them back to Guanzhong by water, but now he will lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot, see how he can transport so many people back to Guanzhong." ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, but their hearts were a little heavy.

Tian Feng sighed: "If Cao Cao really blocks the waterway, these more than 200,000 people are afraid that they will be in chaos." At present, more than 200,000 people were captured by Luo Zheng to Hebei, and if Luo Zheng left it alone, he would have to wipe his buttocks with the lord. ”

Guo Tu also said at this time: "Lord, Luo Zheng wants to ask the lord to settle these more than 200,000 people?" ”

"Is that so?"

Yuan Shao was stunned, then looked at Fu Zhu and asked, "Note, may more than 200,000 people be placed?" ”

He didn't want to think about it, so he said: "The people are the foundation of the country, how can there be too much reason, since Luo Zheng can't take it away, he is willing to give it to the lord, this is a good thing, no matter what, it must be properly settled." ”

Tian Feng also agreed: "Yes, if you agree below, you will note my brother's opinion!" ”

The strategist said: "My lord, more than 200,000 people need grain and grass in thousands of stones, and now the autumn grain has not been harvested, these people do not have much grain at all, and the government will at least raise these more than 200,000 people until next year's autumn grain goes to the ground, although there is some grain in the government treasury, but after the autumn grain goes to the ground, the army will march north." If these people are accepted, I am afraid that it will affect the army to go on the expedition. ”

Feng Ji also said: "Yes, there is another point, the lord is not at least at least secretly giving Luo Zheng some help, if he receives these more than 200,000 people, he will have a bad relationship with Cao Cao." ”

"This ......"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately hesitated.

Whether it was to fight with Cao Cao or to influence the army to go out in the autumn, it was not what he wanted to see.

Even if Yuan Shao was arrogant and not afraid of Cao Cao at all, if in order to settle these more than 200,000 people, it would affect the northern expedition of the Autumn Queen army to Youzhou, then he would be hateful.

"My lord, with the population, the money and grain can be abundant, the army can be strong, and the people are really a long-term plan. ”

The judge immediately objected: "Could it be that in order to settle these people, we have to give up the plan of the Northern Expedition?" ”

Tian Feng said: "The resettlement of the people is not in conflict with the Northern Expedition to Youzhou!" ”

Feng Ji said: "It sounds good, if the money and food are insufficient, how can the army go on the march!" ”

The hall immediately quarreled, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and a few other people strongly agreed to accept the more than 200,000 people, but as soon as the trial and matching, Feng Ji and others were opposed, neither of the two groups persuaded anyone, Yuan Shao was a little shaken and embarrassed.

After being in a dilemma for a while, he still felt that he couldn't affect the plan of the Northern Expedition, so he adopted the construction of the trial and others, and finally decided to refuse to accept the more than 200,000 people. R1152