Zhang Lang asked the herald: "Is it true?" ”

The herald hurriedly untied a burden on his back, opened it, took out a letter, and presented it to Zhang Lang with both hands. Zhang Lang took the letter and opened it to read. Looking at the notes and the title at the beginning, you can know that it is Huang Yueying, Huang Yueying said the story of the Luoyang war in the letter, and at the same time vaguely expressed her thoughts about him.

Zhang Lang was overjoyed, "Great! He turned his head and said to everyone: "Yueying used the empty city plan to scare off Zhang Jaw, and Luoyang is safe and sound!" ”

Everyone was inexplicably excited, and Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Lord, you have to revoke the order quickly!" ......" Zhang Lang thought that he had already issued an order for a comprehensive retreat and evacuation, and was shocked, and hurriedly rushed to Dong Ying and the others beside him: "Hurry up and go to the various gates to give orders, just say that Zhang Jaw is defeated, Luoyang is fine, and the retreat order is revoked!" Dong Ying and the others responded, and hurriedly beat their horses and galloped towards the city gates.

Dong Ying and they are late after all, the order to open the door has been issued, the west, east, and north city gates are wide open, and the people who have long been waiting to escape from the city with their families and mouths see the city gate open, and they don't wait for the order, and they swarm out, crowded, shouting and scolding, and the scene is chaotic.

Dong Ying led a few female guards to feel the east gate and hurriedly passed Zhang Lang's order. The sergeant guarding the gate immediately hurriedly shouted: "Don't be afraid, everyone, the danger has been lifted, everyone can go home!" However, the situation was out of control, the people were crowding out, and the shouts of the sergeants had no effect at all.

Cao Pi and the others were discussing in the big tent when they suddenly heard a noise in the distance outside. Everyone felt strange, hurriedly came out of the big tent, and looked in the direction of Xuchang, it was not real in the night, but they faintly saw the tide-like scene gushing out of the city gate and then scattering in all directions.

Cao Pi said suspiciously: "What's going on?" ”

Sima Yi was about to speak, but Xu You hurriedly said, "These are the common people in the city!" Lu Bu is really going to run away this time, he drove the people out first to attract our attention, so that he can lead the army to escape safely! Then he hugged his fists and said: "Lord, you should immediately cover up the past with a large army, and now that the people can't all go out of the city for a while, drive the people in, and Lu Bu will definitely not be able to resist!" It's a success! ”

Cao Pi was moved and looked at Sima Yi, Sima Yi didn't say anything, it seemed that he acquiesced.

Seeing that Sima Yi did not object, Cao Pi immediately ordered Xiahoudun to lead 50,000 elites to attack the city first, and a large group of soldiers and horses was led by him himself.

The gates of Cao's camp were wide open, and hundreds of thousands of Cao troops surged out like a torrent that opened the floodgates.

Zhang Lang led Jia Xu and the guards to the vicinity of the east gate, and when he saw the crowding at the city gate, crying, pushing, and shoving, he couldn't help frowning, "Why hasn't the city gate been closed yet?" Jia Xu frowned and said: "The common people are like a huge monster, it is easy to instigate, but it is difficult to calm down!" Without the use of extraordinary means, it is simply impossible to restore order in a short time! Zhang Lang understood what Jia Xu meant, frowned and shook his head, "No! You can't do that! ”

Jia Xu was about to speak, Dong Ying rode his horse to Zhang Lang, reined in the horse, hugged his fists and said urgently: "Big brother, the whole army of Cao Jun is out of the camp, and Xiahoudun is leading 50,000 elites to rush towards the city gate at full speed!" ”

Jia Xu frowned, "It's too late to take extraordinary measures now!" Said to Zhang Lang: "Lord, hundreds of thousands of people here have blocked the gate of Hecheng, and it is not easy for the Cao army to come in, it is better to leave only the Wuxi barbarian army to guard here, and the main force of our army will go out from the south gate, bypass it, attack the flank of the Cao army, and force them to retreat!" ”

Zhang Lang felt that there was only this way at present, so he immediately ordered the heralds to send orders to Shamoke, the leader of the Wuxi barbarian army, and at the same time ordered the other heralds to send orders to other departments to immediately go out of the south gate and detour to the flank of the Cao army. Fortunately, the army was originally going to retreat south, so the army had already gathered at the south gate and could move immediately.

Xiahoudun led 50,000 elite tiger troops of Cao's army to run outside the city gate, only to see the panicked people pouring out. When the people in front saw Xiahoudun's army, they were all frightened to death, and they all turned around and wanted to go back to the city to flee for their lives, but the people in the back were still anxious to get out of the city without knowing the situation outside. Both sides were crowded at the gate of the city, those who wanted to enter could not get in, and those who wanted to come out could not get out, both sides became anxious, and the shouting and scolding rang out!

Seeing the situation in front of him, Xiahou couldn't help frowning, and ordered the herald to immediately report the situation here to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi received a report from Xiahoudun that the people were crowded at the city gate and could not enter the city, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed, so he immediately used this matter to ask the advisers.

Xu You said: "What's this! Those who become big things are not informal, this time this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you don't hurry in, Lu Bu and they are afraid that they will all run away! General Xiahou should be ordered to slash all the way in, don't have any scruples! ”

Sima Yi smiled coldly, but didn't say anything.

Cao Pi's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he immediately said to the herald: "Sue General Xiahou, don't delay the fighter, immediately shout and slash in!" The herald answered and hurried down.

The herald passed Cao Pi's order to Xiahoudun, who frowned, raised his mace and waved it forward, shouting: "Those who stand in the way will be killed!" The fifty thousand elites looked at each other, all hesitating. Seeing this, Xiahoudun shouted: "The military order is like a mountain, and there is no forgiveness for disobeying the order!" The 50,000 elites had no choice, they screamed, rushed up, and cut down the people who were blocking the road one by one, and the official road on the suspension bridge in front of the city gate was covered with corpses and rivers of blood.

Cao Jun slashed into the city gate hole, the corpses of the people were layered on top of each other, the blood plasma turned the city gate hole muddy, and the cries and screams were loud. Because there were too many people at the gate of the city, the Cao army led by Xiahoudun couldn't kill them for a while.

Shamoke led the 100,000 Wuxi barbarian army to feel the city wall, and released arrows under the city, the arrow rain flew in the night sky, and the Cao army held a large square shield, and the arrow rain hit it with a loud ding-dong sound, but it had little effect.

Sima Yi saw that Xiahoudun led his army into the city gate, so he said to Cao Pi: "My lord, you should divide a part of the army to the south to intercept Lu Bu's army." ”

Cao Pi nodded, single-handedly called Wei Yan Gaolan, and ordered the second general to lead an army of 100,000 to detour outside the south gate to intercept Lu Bu's army. The two generals were ordered to go.

At this moment, a herald came galloping from the northwest. galloped to Cao Pi's horse, reined in the horse, turned over, and hugged his fists and said: "Cavalry lord, General Zhang Jaw has led the naval troops to the east of Tiger Prison Pass!" ...... "Cao Pi is overjoyed," Zhang Jaw came at the right time, immediately tell Sù Zhang Jaw, and immediately lead the army east to join forces with me to suppress Lu Bu! ”