Lishan is located 80 miles northeast of Chang'an City, since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Great Qin, the former Han Dynasty, it has been a royal garden, and there are many villas in the palace. Li Dao took advantage of the melee between Lü Bu and Huangfu Jianshou in Chang'an City, and attacked the weakly defended West Gate of Chang'an in one fell swoop, and Lü Bu and Huangfu Jianshou saw that they were unable to resist Li Dao's army, so they had to hurriedly escort the Son of Heaven and some ministers from the east of Chang'an City to Lishan Palace.

Before the monarchs and ministers on this side of Lishan had time to take a good breath, the pursuers sent by Li Dao followed and rushed over, and the red-eyed Lu Bu who was forced finally broke out, he personally led three thousand elite cavalry from Bingzhou to meet the pursuing Flying Bear Army, and killed Li Dao's nephew Li Xian and son-in-law Hu Feng in the battle, and finally repelled the Flying Bear Army.

One day later, Zhang Liao and Song Xian rushed to Lishan with their troops to join up with Lü Bu, and the Flying Bear Army withdrew to the west near Chang'an before Zhang Liao could reach Lishan. Lü Bu originally had less than 3,000 soldiers and horses left, and after joining forces with Zhang Liao, Song Xian and Wei Xu, they totaled about 15,000 people, although they still could not compete with the combined forces of Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, but they were much stronger than the more than 3,000 forbidden troops led by Huangfu Jianshou.

Although Huangfu Jianshou and Lu Bu fought a chaotic battle in Chang'an City, but now Li Dao is powerful, and he wants to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven, so he has to follow the advice of his friend Wang Ling, and stubbornly admit his mistake to Lu Bu, expressing his willingness to obey Lu Bu's command. Although Lu Bu hated Huangfu Jianshou who was making trouble with him, he also knew that at this time, the enemy was at present, and it was not the time to liquidate, so he reluctantly accepted Huangfu Jianshou's reparation, and asked Huangfu Jianshou to take care of and take care of the officials and people who escaped from Chang'an City.

Less than half a day after Zhang Liao arrived at Lishan, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji chased after him, and Li Dao, who had already controlled Chang'an City, was furious when he heard that his nephew Li Xian and son-in-law Hu Feng were killed by Lu Bu, and also led his army from Chang'an to Lishan.

Looking at the camp banners of Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji lined up at the foot of Lishan Mountain, Lu Bu finally understood that he was ruthlessly calculated by Li Dao. It was only at this time that he woke up, but it was useless. Because the evacuation from Chang'an was too hasty, the strategist Xu Yan didn't have time to transfer with Lu Bu, and now he doesn't know whether he died in the chaos or was captured alive by Li Dao's subordinates, and Qin Yi, who was in charge of military logistics, was nowhere to be found.

With Wang Kai's resourcefulness, how can he deal with this critical situation?

Just when Lu Bu was at a loss, a young scholar volunteered to help him with advice, and the distraught Lu Bu wanted to let the guards in front of the tent use the random stick to drive this guy away, but when he learned the identity of this person. But he politely invited the young man to his Chinese military tent.

So, who is the young scholar who volunteered to come to help Lu Bu with advice?

This person is Sima Yi, the second son of Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang.

Before Li Dao's troops attacked Chang'an, Sima Yi told his father and brother that Chang'an City was about to fall, and Sima Fang and Sima Lang couldn't believe it at that time, because the news from outside was that Li Dao was fighting with Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, how could he attack Chang'an. As a result, less than three days after Sima Yi's words were finished, Li Dao really led his army to attack Chang'an......

Because of the existence of Sima Yi, the Sima family, they made some preparations in advance. Before Li Dao's troops could enter the city, they withdrew with their families to the east, so this time the people in the palace were preserved, and their valuable property was not lost. It's just that although the Sima family withdrew from Chang'an ahead of schedule. However, the speed of Li Guo's chaotic army was too fast, and if Lü Bu could not withstand it, then they would still not be able to safely retreat to their hometown in Hanoi. At this critical moment when no one wants to come forward, Sima Yi thinks about the safety of his parents and brothers. So he resolutely came to Lu Bu's account, and Mao recommended himself to give advice to Lu Bu.

Although Sima Yi is young, his reputation in Chang'an Shilin is not ordinary. After Lu Bu knew his identity, he hurriedly welcomed him into the tent and put on the appearance of a corporal of Lixian. Lu Bu really has no choice now, and the person who happened to come back to his surname is Sima, which is exactly in response to the slang phrase "a dead horse is a live horse doctor", maybe he can come up with an idea.

"General, at this critical time, the contemptible people have three strategies to offer, which can help the general get out of trouble!" Sima Yi got straight to the point, and as soon as he came up, he said that he had three strategies to deal with it.

Lu Bu was taken aback by the words of the young scholar in front of him, who was not yet twenty years old, and the strategist Wang Kai even mocked and said, "Sima Zhongda, do you know what kind of place this is?" There is no joke in the army, if you are unreasonable, don't blame the ruthlessness of military law! ”

Sima Yi looked confident and indifferent to Wang Kai's intimidation.

"If Zhongda can help someone get out of trouble this time, Ben Hou will definitely recommend you in front of the Son of Heaven!" Although Lu Bu didn't have much hope in his heart, he couldn't help but say.

"If I can get out of trouble this time, I ask the general to send someone to escort my family back to Hanoi safely."

"Okay, Ben Hou promised your conditions!"

"The best policy is for the general to send people to negotiate with Guo Yan and Li Wei, and then return the Son of Heaven to Chang'an, so that the general will take the initiative, whether he continues to stay in Guanzhong, or go to Hanzhong and Nanyang, he can come and go freely."

"What! How can the Son of Heaven be handed over to Li Dao and Guo Yan! Do you know what you're talking about? Wang Kai jumped up directly, and Lu Bu's face was also sinking like water, obviously difficult to accept Sima Yi's "best policy".

"The general is not in a hurry, and listen to the contemptible man finish speaking. Everyone in the world knows that the Son of Heaven is a strange commodity, and everyone wants to live in it, but with the general's current strength, even if he protects the Son of Heaven for a while, where can he go without Chang'an? As long as the general does not send the Son of Heaven out for a day, even if Li Dao and Guo Yan don't come to trouble you, Yuan Shao of Hedong, Zhu Jun of Luoyang, Ma Teng of Liangzhou, Liu Biao of Nanyang and Liu Zhang of Yizhou will also fight the general's idea, and when the time comes, it will be difficult for the general to find a place to stay! ”

Because Sima Yi was still young at this time, unlike the minister in history who held Cao Wei's heavy troops, he was not very ambitious, and he just wanted to quickly send Guo Yan and Li Dao away, and then let Lu Bu send someone to escort his family back to Hanoi safely, so the best policy he gave Lu Bu definitely did not hide any evil intentions, but was analyzed according to the actual situation. As Sima Yi said, Lu Bu has now lost his place of residence in Chang'an, and his strength is not good, if he takes the Son of Heaven to run around, it will not take long to be solved by warlords from all walks of life, so it is better to take advantage of the current time when Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are in chaos, throw out the hot strange goods of the Son of Heaven, let them go to internal strife and competition, and then get out safely.

After listening to Sima Yi's explanation, Lu Bu frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "What are the middle and lower strategies?" ”

Sima Yi sighed in his heart, knowing that Lu Bu was still short-sighted, and he didn't want to persuade him more, so he continued: "Zhongce is to rely on the terrain of Lishan Mountain to defend, and at the same time quickly send people to Hedong to contact Yuan Shao and ask Yuan Shao to send troops to help in the battle. The next strategy was to leave half of the soldiers and horses to block Li Dao and Guo Yan, and the other half of the men and horses to escort the Son of Heaven and the ministers through Tongguan to Hongnong to seek protection from Luoyang. ”

After listening to Sima Yi's three strategies, Lu Bu pondered for a moment and finally made up his mind.

"Ben Hou will send someone to Hedong to contact Yuan Gong, and ask Sima Gongzi to stay in the camp to assist a certain person to resist the attack of Li Guo's rebellious army!"

Sima Yi also knew that Lu Bu's military camp was easy to enter and difficult to get out, and since he came in, he would deal with it safely, and then he assisted Lu Bu in adjusting the deployment, strengthening the camp, and rectifying military discipline, and did everything carefully and seriously, winning the recognition of Lu Bu and his generals.

However, it was said that because Lu Bu had Sima Yi's assistance, he stabilized his position, and for a while he actually stopped Li Dao and Guo Yan's troops outside Lishan. Zhang Ji stayed for a few days and saw that it was unprofitable, so he led the army back to Lantian, but Li Dao and Guo Yan were determined to snatch the emperor from Lü Bu, and then continue to be trapped in Chang'an, as a puppet in their hands, so they still surrounded Lishan and continued to attack Lü Bu's camp.

A few days later, the messenger sent by Lü Bu finally arrived in Anyi, Hedong, and met Yuan Shao without incident.

At this time, Yuan Shao had just gone through a serious illness, and the whole person seemed to have aged more than ten years, and his spirit had deteriorated a lot. When he learned that Li Dao had occupied Chang'an and that the Son of Heaven was now trapped in Lishan, he said hatefully: "Li Dao and Guo Yan, these thieves, why are they only doing it to Chang'an now, if it can be half a year earlier, how can this general be so embarrassed as today!" ”

The strategist Xu You said to Yuan Shaojin: "My lord, it is better to give up Hedong for the time being, throw all the army into Guanzhong, and join forces with Lu Fengxian to solve Li Dao and Guo Yan!" ”

Yuan Shao said with some hesitation: "If you go to Guanzhong with all the troops from Hedong, this place will inevitably fall into the hands of Liu He, and if you want to get it back in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult." ”

"Lord, if we can't solve Li Dao and Guo Yan, even if we occupy Hedong now, we will still face the dilemma of being attacked by the east and west in the future, since sooner or later we will have to face Li Dao and Guo Yan These thieves, why not make up your mind and take Zuo Fengyi first while their forces are now concentrated near Lishan!"

Strategist Tian Feng also opened his mouth at this time and said: "What Ziyuan said is reasonable, Zuo Fengyi is close to Shangjun, if he can take it, even if he loses Hedong, it will not be a loss." As long as the main army is sent to the pass, Guo Yan and Li Wei will inevitably be shaken, and once they divide their troops, then the siege of Lishan will naturally be lifted. Lü Bu has already lost Chang'an, and if we make a gap, he will definitely lead his army to Hedong, just in time to clash with Zhao Yun's troops stationed in Jiangyi. (To be continued......)