Jian'an Er'an, late August 194 AD.

Just when Guo Yan attacked Hongnong and plundered the army, Chang'an suddenly came to an eight-hundred-mile urgency.

Since Luo Zheng successively defeated Duan Xuan, Ma Teng, Lu Bu, etc., and pacified the ten counties of Liangzhou, after two years, after the ten counties of Liangzhou were completely stabilized, Luo Zheng finally brazenly sent troops and launched a war against Guo Yan, who was entrenched in the pass.

At this time, the land of Hebei, the Central Plains, and Jingyang was also in full swing, and no one paid attention to the cool land.

Luo Zheng commanded the general Gao Shun to lead 20,000 Tuntian soldiers out of Linjing to the south, and drove straight into more than 200 miles within a few days, and then waved his army eastward after breaking through Qi County, and killed under the city of Chang'an within seven days.

At the same time, Luo Zhengqin led an army of 30,000 out of Longxian County, forcibly broke through Chen Cang with a thunderous momentum, and was preparing to directly kill Chang'an, and Gao Shun joined forces together, and when he attacked Chang'an, Gao Shun had already sent news from the fast horse.

Guo Yan had already returned to Chang'an, only three days later than Gao Shun's army.

Chang'an is only more than 300 miles away from Hongnong, and the cavalry will arrive in two days.

Even if the time required to get rid of the fast horses coming and going, after Guo Yan received the news, as long as the army could be assembled within one day, he could lead the army from Hongnong to Chang'an in ten days at the earliest. Behind the high walls of Chang'an City, it is a real fortified city, and Guo Yan left a full 5,000 troops to garrison, and it is almost impossible to break through Chang'an in just three days.

Gao Shun was not greedy for merit, and when he learned that Guo Yan led the army to kill, he immediately retreated ten miles to the village and held on to Guo Yan's army.

After Luo Zheng received Gao Shun's urgent report, he immediately summoned Jia Xu to discuss.

"I don't want Guo Yan to come so fast!"

Jia Xu said: "Since Guo Yan's army has arrived in Chang'an, there is no other way but to attack Chang'an, and the lord can order General Gao Shun to contain Guo Yan's army, first capture the counties west of Chang'an, and then wave his army to the east." Join forces with General Gao Shun to attack Chang'an. ”

Luo Zheng muttered: "That's the only way, according to the text and the opinion!" ”

Jia Xu said again: "General Gao Shun only brought 20 military rations, and none of the cities along the way were taken. I am afraid that the Linjing army grain will not be able to reach the army smoothly, and the lord needs to find a way to transport the grain and grass to General Gao Shun's army. ”

Luo Zheng thought for a moment. Then he said: "Where is Yan Xing?" ”

Yan Xing hurriedly stepped out and said, "The last general." ”

Luo Zheng said: "There must be no loss in escorting grain and grass to Gao Shun's army at a rate of five thousand elite cavalry. ”

"The last general obeys!"

Yan Xing suddenly received the order, and then strode out of the tent.

Hongnong, Zhang Ji's official residence.

Zhang Xiu hurriedly rushed into the inner hall and said to Zhang Ji: "Uncle, I have inquired clearly!" ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "Tell me quickly, why did Guo Yan suddenly withdraw from the army?" ”

Zhang Xiu said in a condensed voice: "The scout came with news from Chang'an, it was Luo Zheng who sent troops. ”

"What. Luo conscripted troops? ”

Zhang Ji was shocked and extremely shocked.

Zhang Xiu replied: "Exactly, Luo Zheng's house seems to have been premeditated, and ordered Gao Shun, a fierce general under the command of Gao Shun, who guarded the northern land and settled the two counties, to lead 20,000 Tuntian soldiers to the south, and broke through Qi County in one fell swoop, and killed under Chang'an City within seven days. ”

Zhang Ji frowned and said: "How is it possible, Qi County is also nearly four hundred miles away from Chang'an, and even if Gao Shun's 20,000 Tuntian soldiers march non-stop, it will take seven days to reach Chang'an, could it be that the gang did not capture the cities along the way?" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Zhang Ji's eyes were condensed. said: "Luo Zheng's ambition is not small, this is to attack Chang'an with one blow!" ”

Zhang Xiu said: "How can it be so easy to break through Chang'an, Guo Yan has been fighting for more than a year. Only then did he break Chang'an, Luo Zheng wanted to break Chang'an with strange soldiers, it was a fool's dream, and now Guo Yan has led the army to Chang'an. ”

Zhang Ji asked, "Where is the army of Luo Zheng?" ”

Zhang Xiu said: "There is no news for the time being. ”

Zhang Ji pondered for a long time before he said: "Since Luo Zheng had planned it a long time ago, now it seems that this guy exchanged gold and rice seeds with me for 10,000 catties of refined iron, which is obviously not good-hearted." Most of the horse bandits who robbed Baling before were also done by Luo Zheng. ”

Zhang Xiu's toothache was hated. "Uncle, Luo Zheng's guy is too hateful."

Zhang Ji said with a gloomy face: "Luo Zheng hasn't used a knife for two years. Since the troops are dispatched this time, if they do not take Chang'an, they will definitely not retreat lightly. If Guo Yan can't keep Chang'an, I'm afraid that this Hongnong will also change its master. ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned and said, "Why did my uncle say this? ”

Zhang Jidao: "Luo Zheng's aggressive nature, since he used troops against Guanzhong, how could he be satisfied with the long attack on Chang'an, as long as this gang broke Guo Yan, he would inevitably raise troops to the east, and take advantage of the situation to take Hongnong, so as to be in danger of Hangu." ”

Zhang Xiu nodded again and again and said: "Uncle's words are reasonable, but Guo Yan still has tens of thousands of troops, and there is a strong city of Chang'an to defend, Luo Zheng wants to break through Chang'an, I'm afraid it's not so easy, uncle don't worry!" ”

Zhang Ji worried: "Uncle Wei can't help but worry, Luo Zheng is really not a good type, although he has the least seniority in the Xiliang Army, but if he can fight well, I and other old generals of Xiliang can't reach it!" This guy rested for 20,000 people, and he has been fighting hard, and this time he has tried his best to attack the Guanzhong, but he is not prepared. Moreover, in the past two years, there was a great chaos in Guanzhong, although Guo Yan had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but he fought repeatedly, and the soldiers had long been war-weary, the armor was not repaired, and the food and grass were not enough, so it was really difficult to say whether he could hold Guanzhong. ”

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Then what should I do, does my uncle want to join forces with Guo Yan to repel Luo Zheng's army?" ”

Zhang Ji thought about it for a long time, then shook his head dejectedly, and said: "Forget it, Guo Yan may not believe that he is uncle, maybe he will be provoked by Luo Zheng's guy again, but it will be a bad thing, why should he use a hot face to stick to a cold ass for uncle, besides, Luo Zheng is scheming, and Jia Xu, a strategist under the account, is not a good type, he is the best at sowing discord, I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will suffer." ”

"Hey!"

Zhang Xiu couldn't help but wave his arm hatefully, very angry.

Chang'an, Guo Yan camp.

"General!"

A general hurriedly entered the tent and bowed to Guo Yan.

Guo Yan waved his hand irritably and asked, "Have you ever found out the movements of Luo Zheng's army?" ”

The general said in a condensed voice: "The scout reported that Luo Zheng was leading troops to attack Yongxian, Duyang, Meiyang and other counties, and it seemed that he was preparing to capture the counties west of Chang'an first, and finally join forces with Gao Shun to attack Chang'an." ”

Guo Yan frowned and asked, "What about Gao Shun's army, what's the movement?" ”

The general replied: "Gao Shun's army is deep and strong, and it can't hold out. ”

"Damn it!"

Guo Yan scolded angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "Luo Zheng is too deceitful. In the past, in Luoyang, this guy was ostracized, and General Ben also sent troops to help many times. I don't want this guy to take advantage of the danger of others, and raise troops to attack when General Ben attacked Hongnong. What a vain thing. Knowing this, he would have let Li Dao and Li Ru and others fight at the beginning, and it would not have caused trouble today. ”

The general was not able to answer, so he had to remain silent.

Guo Yan scolded for a while, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do our army still have?" ”

The general cautiously replied: "Less than twenty thousand? ”

"What?"

Guo Yan was stunned and said, "What about the rest of the soldiers and horses?" ”

The general said: "The general doesn't know, in addition to the soldiers and horses stationed in Qixian, Chencang, Meiyang, Sanguan and other places, Chang'an originally had an army of 25,000. But since the beginning of summer, many soldiers have fled. This time, the general attacked Hongnong, and when he hurriedly retreated, some of the soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape, plus the casualties, only returned less than 12,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Guo Yan's face turned blue and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Luo Zheng is aggressive, and none of the surrounding neighbors are unguarded.

Although Guo Yan thought that his seniority in the Xiliang Army was much higher than that of Luo Zheng, a grassroots junior, he definitely did not dare to underestimate Luo Zheng, and he had always been guarding against Luo Zheng, so he stationed heavy troops in Chencang, Meiyang, and Qi County.

At present, Luo Zheng is attacking in a big way. Chencang, Qixian and other places bore the brunt, and these soldiers and horses were naturally all lost.

This time he attacked Hongnong and lost a lot of soldiers and horses.

At present, in addition to the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an City. It can be said that there are no more troops to adjust.

I think that when I first entered Guanzhong in the west, there were 70,000 troops.

However, now, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in Chang'an City.

Guo Yan never thought that he would face such an unfavorable situation one day, and he didn't feel that sorrow came from it, and he gritted his teeth with hatred for Luo Zheng, the culprit who caused this qiē, and wanted to send troops to resist the enemy, but he didn't dare to act rashly.

Gao Shun's 20,000-strong army was stationed outside the city, but it was not an ornament.

If you dare to act rashly. Don't think about it, Gao Shun will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack Chang'an.

Guo Yan's sad discovery. The only thing he can do is to defend Chang'an. Watching Luo Zheng capture all the cities and passes west of Chang'an without what to do, this feeling made people suffocate and wanted to vomit blood.

Nanzheng, Hanzhong Taishou Mansion.

"Lord!"

Yan Pu hurriedly rushed into the inner hall and bowed his hand to Zhang Lu: "Luo Zheng has sent troops!" ”

"Luo Zheng sent troops?"

Zhang Lu was stunned, and some didn't react.

Yan Pu said in a condensed voice: "Xizuo sent back the news from Guanzhong, Luo Zheng took advantage of Guo Yan's troops to attack Hongnong, suddenly sent troops, and ordered his general Gao Shun to lead 20,000 Tuntian soldiers to the south, attack and kill Qi County in one fell swoop, and killed Chang'an City within seven days. If it weren't for Guo Yan getting the news and rushing back with his army, if it dragged on for another three or five days, it is estimated that Chang'an would have been broken by Gao Shun. ”

"What?"

Zhang Lu was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Yan Pu nodded and said: "Luo Zhengqin led an army of 30,000 out of Longxian County, and after breaking through Chencang, he did not advance eastward, but waved his army to attack the counties west of Chang'an. ”

Zhang Lu's face was solemn, and he said after a while: "Luo Zheng, this guy is really aggressive!" ”

Yan Pu said with deep understanding: "What the lord said is extremely true, this guy is a wolf that can't be fed, as long as the minions are sharp, it will inevitably invade the neighbors, and the lord also needs to take precautions as soon as possible, so as not to be taken advantage of." ”

Zhang Lu nodded again and again: "What Zimao said is very much in line with my wishes. ”

Yan Pu said: "More importantly, once Luo Zheng captures Guanzhong, he will have thousands of miles of fertile fields and Liangzhou in Guanzhong, and with Luo Zheng's temperament, he will only have enough food to govern the soldiers, and he will inevitably use troops against his neighbors, and Hanzhong will bear the brunt." Therefore, he thought that the lord should send troops to the valley and join forces with Guo Yan to repel Luo Zheng in order to protect himself. ”

"This ......"

Zhang Lu was stunned and immediately hesitated.

At this moment, a personal soldier came in from outside the hall, claiming that Ma Chao wanted to see him.

"Let him in!"

Zhang Lu waved his hand, and his own soldiers immediately took the order and left.

After a while, the heroic and extraordinary Ma Chao hurriedly arrived, and asked loudly before he could salute: "Shijun, I heard that Luo Zheng's husband raised troops to attack Guanzhong, I don't know if it is or not?" ”

Before Zhang Lu could speak, Yan Pu had already frowned and said unhappily: "An is not known how to count the etiquette?" ”

Ma Chao's face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly bowed to Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu nodded and said, "If this is the case!" ”

Ma Chao said excitedly: "Luo Zheng sent troops to Guanzhong, Longxian must be empty, and he is willing to lead a partial branch to attack Longxian, one is to report blood for his father, and the other is to take Longxian for the division county, then the ten counties of Liangzhou can be determined!" ”

Zhang Lu suddenly frowned and was silent.

This is really unbelievable, how can Luo Zheng be so easy to provoke.

When your Lao Tzu was powerful in Liangzhou, he still died in Longxian and was destroyed by Luo Zheng.

Now Luo Zheng is in charge of Liangzhou, and the soldiers under his command are full of food, and it is too late to hide by himself, how can he provoke the wolf, this Ma Chao only wants to avenge his father all day long, and he also wants to drag himself down, which is really annoying.

Yan Pu looked at Zhang Lu's face and said, "Lord, this is an opportunity. ”

Zhang Lu waved his hand and said unhappily: "Zimao doesn't need to say much, the people of Hanzhong have finally had a stable life, how can they use swords and soldiers again." Even if Luo Zheng captures Guanzhong, it will not be so easy to offend my Hanzhong. Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as you divide your troops to defend the danger, you can't enter the 100,000 male soldiers of the Luo Zheng column, so you can have no worries! ”

Yan Pu sighed, knowing that it was impossible to disobey, so he had to arch his hand and retreat.

"Master!"

Ma Chao still needs to be persuaded again, and he is very unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity.

"Alright, stand down!"

Zhang Lu didn't bother to listen to Ma Chao anymore, waved his hand, got up and turned into the back hall.

Ma Chao clenched his fists fiercely, a trace of hideousness flashed across his handsome face, and he couldn't wait to look up to the sky and roar.

Since escaping from Longxian County and throwing himself into Zhang Lu's account, he has been thinking about how to avenge his father all the time in the past two years, thinking that his father died in Longxian, as a son of man, but he couldn't avenge his father, Ma Chao couldn't help but bleed in his heart.

But Luo Zheng slaughtered two slaughters, slaughtered Gehu and Xiqiang, and the fierce and powerful shocked the world, and no one in the surrounding neighbors was willing to provoke at all.

Even though Ma Chao has the will to take revenge, he only has hundreds of generals under his command, and he is powerless at all.

wanted to take revenge by Zhang Lu's hand, but Zhang Lu saw him thoroughly and didn't want to provoke Luo Zheng at all.

Ma Chao also gradually saw that Zhang Lu only wanted to be in a corner of peace, and he had no ambition to fight for the world at all, let alone provoke the famous Luo Zheng, and wanted to borrow Zhang Lu's hand to take revenge, there was no hope at all.

Rather than continue to stay in Hanzhong, it is better to find another place.

Suddenly, Ma Chao had the idea of leaving Zhang Lu behind.

However, my mother and younger siblings are all in Hanzhong, and it is not so easy to leave.

Moreover, even if you want to abandon Zhang Lu and go, you have to take refuge in a prince whose strength is not weaker than Luo's, and who is adjacent to Luo's territory to have a chance to take revenge. (To be continued) R580