Speaking of the initial decision of Liaodong, Liu He found that not only could he not transfer troops from Liaodong to Jizhou, but also had to send money, food and equipment to the Liao army that urgently needed to be expanded, which made Liu He somewhat depressed.

However, Liu He knew that this was an unavoidable situation in the process of expansion, the larger the territory, the more troops that needed to be left behind, and it seemed that the available troops did not skyrocket, but in fact, the potential of war was steadily increasing.

It's like doing business, where mobile forces are working capital and territory is fixed assets. A successful businessman always has limited liquidity in his hands, and the amount of fixed assets determines whether the businessman is small and rich, that is, safe or rich.

Although Liu He was unable to provide direct support to Zhao Yun and Li Yan, who were far away in Luoyang, the foundation he had painstakingly laid in the previous years began to play a role at a critical time.

When Liu He led the army to leave Luoyang and go north to Youzhou, he did three things, namely "stabilizing the hearts of the people", "strengthening the courage of the people" and "teaching the people to be strong".

Liu He told the people of Luoyang that although he left Luoyang temporarily, his heart would always be with the people of Luoyang, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in armor under his command would always stand with the people of Luoyang. Because of such a promise, the people of Luoyang, who were allocated to the ownerless fields a few years ago, have been protected by the Shen Xi Army and the Dragon Tiger Guard, and the wealthy families around Luoyang are afraid of Liu He's ferocity and dare not touch these low-level people at all.

In addition to allowing the army to provide direct protection to the people, Liu He also did something even more shocking. He distributed all the tens of thousands of long and short weapons seized from the dock to the people of Luoyang, instigated and instigated the people to form associations to protect themselves, and also asked Li Yan to personally take charge of the work, organize and set up regimental training in various counties in Luoyang, gather all the people who received weapons, and train them regularly.

This matter didn't have an effect at the time, but since the chaos around Luoyang, it has shown its power. The Shen Xi Army and the Dragon Tiger Guard stationed in Luoyang were like two powerful pillars. The armed peasants around Luoyang are like fences attached to the pillars, although they seem to be unable to stop the storm, but they block the infiltration of various forces into Luoyang layer by layer.

Cao Cao of Yanzhou once sent a small force to disguise themselves as the Black Mountain Army, and infiltrated Luoyang from the area of Yuanwu in an attempt to make some raids, but the bandits disguised by officers and soldiers had not yet reached Yuanyongcheng, and they were surrounded by local regimental training. By the time Li Yan, who was in Luoyang, received the news, the regimental militia had already taken hundreds of prisoners to Luoyang.

Yuan Shao of Yecheng had done something similar, but he did it more covertly. At that time, Gao Ran led his army to attack Zhang Duong in Hanoi. Having occupied the area from Lugu Mountain to Muye, Yuan Shao wanted to test the defense of Luoyang, so he sent a thousand-strong force from Muye to quietly cross the Yellow River, and then went ashore in Juan County. To Yuan Shao's surprise, this small force that had just landed on the south bank of the Yellow River was discovered by the Juan County Regiment on the same day and rushed back to the other side of the river.

Liu Biao in the south of Luoyang is quite honest, since the last time he sent Huang Zu to ambush Liu He, he didn't succeed and suffered a loss, he didn't dare to make any moves against Luoyang.

Liu Biao is honest. But Liu Bei, who had just gained a foothold in the northeast of Runan to Yingchuan, was not an honest man, although Liu Bi, the leader of the yellow turban he newly collected in Runan, was folded in Danshui, but he inadvertently subdued a "thief" named Pei Yuanshao, if Gong Du was added. Then Liu Bei has two yellow turban leaders who are good at engaging in "peasant movements". Liu Bei didn't know the depth and shallowness of the water in Luoyang, so he secretly instructed Gong Du and Pei Yuanshao to sneak into the area of Huoyang Mountain to launch the masses to "make a revolution".

The people of Luoyang are fierce. Now that they are well-known, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others are gloating, feeling that Liu He made a bad move. Now that the tail is too big, I don't know how to end it in the future. Many people feel that Liu He connived at the development and growth of local regimental training, and sooner or later he will suffer the pain of backlash, and it is not good that the peasants in Luoyang will be more difficult to deal with than the yellow turban moth thieves in the future.

The Luoyang group practice, which outsiders are worried about, is the best layer of protection in Luoyang today in the eyes of Zhao Yun and Li Yan. Since the reinforcements from Youzhou cannot be counted on for a while and a half, relying only on the existing more than 30,000 troops in Luoyang to resist the enemy from all directions, even if Zhao Yun is known as a victorious general, he is not half sure. Although the regimental training around Luoyang is weak, it is won by a large number of people, and he is grateful to Liu He, so once it is mobilized, it is also a force to be reckoned with, and it can even play a role in turning the tide of the battle at a critical time.

In Luoyang City, Zhao Yun and Li Yan still didn't know the outcome of the war in Liaodong, and now that the situation was grim, it was not easy for the news of Jicheng to be transmitted quickly and accurately. Although Luoyang's intelligence system is subordinate to the Military Intelligence Department of the Jicheng Command Office, it actually operates independently. Zhao Yun had just received new news that Yuan Shao's army in Hedong had finished its brief renovations and was now assembling in two places near Hanoi County. Yuan Shao's next move has been revealed, although it was not unexpected by Zhao Yun and Li Yan, but guessing the matter may not be able to stop it, and sometimes he will even watch it develop in the direction he does not want to see.

Zhao Yun once again convened everyone to discuss the military situation, and there was one less Jia Kui and one more Zhang Miao at the meeting. Zhang Miao had an irresolvable blood feud with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao's old subordinate Dian Wei is now working for Zhao Yun, and Zhang Miao also brought more than 2,000 horses when he fled from Yanzhou to Luoyang, so Zhao Yun invited Zhang Miao, who had nothing to do in Zheng Tai's mansion, not only to facilitate coordination and command, but also to strengthen his own momentum.

Zhao Yun said to everyone: "Zhang Yang of Hanoi sent people to Luoyang today to ask for help, claiming that the forward troops of Yuan Shao's army have approached fifty miles away from Qinshui. Although Zhang Yang is mediocre, he has always been respectful and obedient to the imperial court, and has not done anything disobedient and out of line. Hanoi is the barrier to the north of Luoyang, if it falls into the hands of Yuan Shao, then there is no danger on both sides of the Yellow River, and Yuan's army can cross the river anywhere on the course of the Yellow River for nearly 200 miles, and then the whole of Luoyang may fall into war again. When Yuan Shao captured Hedong County, we did not send troops to reinforce Duan Xuan because of the strength and distance, but this time we had to help Zhang Yang hold Hanoi no matter what. ”

Zhang Miao was a warm-hearted person, and immediately stood up and said, "General Zilong is right, Hanoi must not fall into the hands of Yuan Shao!" Although Zhang only has more than 2,000 parts left, he still has some surplus money at home, and he is willing to take it all out to support General Zilong to send troops to Hanoi. ”

Li Yan looked at the indignant Zhang Miao, and made a color at Zhao Yun, which means that he said: See, I know that Zhang Miao's product is a large firecracker, as long as it is light, it will definitely detonate.

Zhao Yun bowed to Zhang Miao and said: "Thank you Zhang Taishou for your support, Zhao has already planned about sending troops to Hanoi, and I will have to ask Zhang Taishou to come forward when the time comes." ”

Li Yan saw that everyone was eager to fight, so he said: "I discussed with Zilong and decided to send 20,000 troops to reinforce Hanoi, but the troops that can be mobilized near Luoyang are limited, and the Shenxi army can only fight 20,000 soldiers, although Longhuwei has 5,000 elite soldiers, but it needs to guard Luoyang City, so it cannot be dispatched." The problem now is that if the Shenxi army is transferred from Hongnong to Hanoi, the only remnants left in Hongnong County will be those miserable soldiers who have crossed the river with Duan Xuan, and once something happens in Chang'an, Hangu Pass will inevitably be in danger. ”

Zhang Miao asked Li Yan with some puzzlement: "Isn't there still 15,000 soldiers and horses under General Wei Zhu Gongwei?" When is this time, how can there still be a gateway and pull this road soldier to Hanoi to take over the defense of the Shen Xi army! ”

Li Yan explained to Zhang Miao: "General Zhu is already old, how can he be allowed to go into battle and lead the army into battle? Why don't you take the place of General Wei and lead the troops to Hongnong?"

Okay, it turns out that Li Yan and Zhao Yun have already calculated Zhang Miao, and Zhao Yun said so many difficulties just now, in fact, he just wanted to provoke Zhang Miao to express his position. Zhu Jun did have a force under his command, which was originally pulled up to resist Dong Zhuo, and later slowly grew with Liu He's acquiescence, until the number was almost 16,000, Zhu Jun stopped and did not continue to expand. Zhu Jun's army is the confidence and reliance of the Luoyang royalist faction, and its main responsibility is to guard the Luoyang Palace and the royal gardens outside the city. Because the two sides have always maintained a tacit understanding, Zhu Jun's troops have always been at peace with Long Huwei and Shen Xi's army, and there has been no conflict.

Zhao Yun was about to lead the army to Hanoi, and once the Shen Xi army left Hongnong and Hangu Pass, there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses left in Luoyang City, and the ratio of forces between Taifu Mansion and General Wei's Mansion would be out of balance, which Zhao Yun and Li Yan did not want to see. What's more, Shen Xi's army wants to go to Hanoi to fight Yuan Shao's army, why should he leave this army under Zhu Jun to hide in the rear to eat and drink spicy?

After some consultations, it was finally decided that Zhang Miao would go to General Wei's Mansion to ask Zhu Jun for troops, and the number should not be less than 8,000, and Zhao Yun and Li Yan estimated that Zhu Jun should not refuse. If Zhang Miao can win 8,000 soldiers and horses from Zhu Jun, plus his own 2,000 parts, he can gather 10,000 people, just in time to go to Hanguguan to replace Deng Hai. Jia Kui, who has already received the soldiers and horses of Duan Xuan's road, can be stationed in Shaanxi County to replace Chen Guina's troops.

In this way, the Shen Xi army could be combined and go to Hanoi with Zhao Yun to fight. (To be continued......)