"What's wrong with you?" When everyone left, the empress looked at Han Jian and sighed, "Still blaming me?" ”

"How dare you?" Han Jian replied coldly.

The Empress sighed, "That's what you are. Say that you are young, and sometimes you can't think about other people's feelings when doing things. These days, the march has never stopped, but the courtiers have always come to disturb me and ask questions. Can you let me tell them these words myself? ”

"Does Majesty mean, Lin Shangshu and they come to bother Majesty all day long?" Han Jian asked.

In Han Jian's understanding, Lin Ke is also very sick with the army now, and some civilian officials are already physically and mentally tired, how can they still bother the empress? As long as the empress does not summon them, they burn high incense.

The Empress sighed and said, "Actually, I also want you to make a promise in front of the generals, not just in front of me alone. ”

Han Jian was silent for a moment, the empress was very sincere in what she said. To put it bluntly, the empress just wanted him to make a promise to capture Luoyang, so that the civilian officials and generals in the army could be reassured.

Han Jian sighed: "It seems that His Majesty still uses more ministers. ”

With that, Han Jian got up and was about to leave.

The empress suddenly stopped and said, "Stop." ”

Han Jian really stood in the sleeping tent, but his back was to the empress.

"Jian'er, now there is only a lack of reputation between you and me. I promise you that on the day you escort me to Luoyang, the palace will be the wedding room where you and I will get married. ”

Han Jian looked back at the empress, when the empress said this. It's also sincere. Originally, between the two, in the end, there was only a lack of a marriage commitment, and now the empress made a promise, then the day he entered Luoyang City, he could enter the palace and become husband and wife with the empress.

"That'...... And then what? Han Jian asked indifferently.

"Whether the relationship between you and me is open or not depends entirely on you. As you said, I have been doing it all my life, and I don't want to make your relationship with me public. And so it was. Athletes, to this day. Is there still such a clear distinction between you and me? ”

Han Jian didn't say anything more. He was still not in a good mood.

"Your Majesty will rest first, the night is already late, and the army will set off tomorrow, and the minister will go back to prepare."

The Empress nodded. "You go." Summoning the two palace maids outside. There were no them. I felt lonely and couldn't sleep peacefully. ”

This kind of remark also carries a bit of "hint", Han Jian knows it in his heart. But I didn't think much about it. I had to go out of the camp first and call the palace maid to the empress.

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On the second day, the soldiers and horses continued their journey.

At this time, the camp of the Central Army of the Eastern King Army was only forty or fifty miles away from the Western Wang Army, and it was only more than a hundred miles away from the forward position of the Northern Wang Army. A war seemed inevitable.

From the beginning of the march, Han Jian was riding on his horse, also thinking about the empress's words yesterday.

When he arrived in the capital Luoyang, his relationship with the empress could be established, and before that, this kind of thing made him look forward to it, but for some reason, now that the empress herself made a promise, he still had a kind of sadness in his heart. Maybe there is no pure love between him and the empress, and the relationship between the two is mixed with political factors after all, which is inconsistent with his original intention.

By noon, the army was re-encamped, as the Chinese camp of the Western Kings also came to a standstill.

The Eastern Wang's army was reorganized and camped from noon, which was also a rare thing on the march.

The battalion had just been stationed, and the army was as usual. However, Han Jian secretly mobilized his troops and horses, preparing to advance in the direction of Luoyang City in one fell swoop.

Lin Zhan, as the supreme general led by Han Jian on this expedition, secretly came to the Chinese army camp to meet Han Jian. In addition to reporting on his work this time, he also accepted a new dispatch to lead troops to rescue Luoyang.

Han Jian met Lin Zhan at a secret place in the camp. After not seeing him for a few months, Lin Zhan looked more mature and steady, and the previous head catcher who was unwilling in Luoyang had become a rare general in the Dongwangfu army in just over a year, and he was convinced by the whole army.

"Brother Lin, this time you bring 30,000 soldiers and horses, and insert them from the flank to the east side of the Beiwang soldiers and horses, and you must march quickly. When our army marched to Lincheng, you quickly Qu Ziyang and Linyang. Han Jian pointed to the military map and said.

Lin Zhan looked at the military map, he was also familiar with the terrain around Luoyang, but these cities proposed by Han Jian were not big cities around Luoyang. He didn't quite understand Han Jian's specific intentions.

"The young prince and the West King Army have reached an agreement? If I take the troops out, the army of the Western King will attack...... This also has to be guarded against. ”

Han Jian nodded and said: "Brother Lin, don't worry, the Western Wang's army is now stationed in Xiaochuankou for a generation, if he wants to invade our army, he will have to kill it from the west road, so that Lin and my army will be caught off guard." But this time, his rear is completely exposed to the North Palace, as long as we pass the news of the repair with the West Mansion to the North Palace, the North Mansion will not sit idly by, and it will be the West Mansion that will be defeated first. ”

Lin Zhan thought about what Han Jian said and said, "Young master...... Have you sent the news to the Beiwangfu? ”

Han Jian shook his head and said, "Not yet." During this march, we had quite all the food and grass, and the main force of the Northern Wangfu was still stationed on the southern line of Luoyang City, and the northern line was very empty. As long as we block the northern line of Luoyang, the soldiers of the Beiwang Army will inevitably return to their hearts, and the unstable morale of the army is a good opportunity for us to win. ”

Lin Zhan nodded in understanding.

It turned out that Han Jian and the West Wangfu staged such a cat-and-mouse show, not to directly fight the North Wangfu head-on, because everyone knew that the North Wangfu had a strong army, and even if it was the combined forces of the East Wangfu, the South Wangfu and the West Wangfu, they could not take advantage of the North Wangjun for a while. Han Jian first paralyzed the Northern Palace, and then sent troops and horses to attack several cities in the northeast of Luoyang, cutting off the retreat of the Northern Wang's army first.

After all, the Northern Wang Army turned back from Yuzhou, and for convenience, the commander of the Northern Wang Army did not set the main camp of the Eastern Wang Army north of Luoyang. Because the north of Luoyang is very close to the Yellow River, if it is attacked by the Dongwangfu, the Beiwang army may have no way to enter, and it will seem hasty to retreat across the Yellow River. Therefore, Zhou Yuan chose to hold the Luoyang South Road, but also to prevent the South Wangfu and the West Wangfu from having any plans against Luoyang.

But what Zhou Yuan didn't expect was. The Eastern King Army will kill it so quickly, and the West King Army is actually "defeated" all the way, and it doesn't even have the courage to fight with the East King Army.

Now Zhou Yuan's mind is on Luoyang City, even if he can't capture Luoyang, he will pay attention to the alliance between the East Wangfu and the South Wangfu on the southern line, and he can't pay attention to some small cities on the northern line of Luoyang.

Han Jian handed over the order flag to Lin Zhan.

"The last general commands." Lin Zhan took Han Jianlingqi and hugged his fists.

"Why is Brother Lin still saying so many kind words? When you go, you must first guard against the reinforcements of the Northern Palace. Along the road from the Yellow River, there are soldiers and horses stationed in the North Wangfu, although there are not many people. But the convergence in one place cannot be ignored. And from the north line of Luoyang. After crossing the Yellow River, the Northern Wang Army still had a road of soldiers and horses waiting to cross the Yellow River and go south at any time, which is also the reason why Zhou Yuan was so calm and guarded on the southern line of Luoyang, because his defense was stable. Han Jian said.

"Then ......" Lin Zhan's face also showed a little embarrassment.

Now he understood what Han Jian meant. It is necessary to take several cities north of Luoyang and cut off the back road of the Beiwang army. It is also necessary to prevent the North Wang Army from counterattacking on the North Road. It seems difficult to give him only 30,000 soldiers and horses. After all, the Beiwangfu also arranged 20,000 or 30,000 horses on the northern front, not counting the reinforcements of the Beiwangfu on the north bank of the Yellow River. Maybe the strategy of going around the rear was not achieved, and the men and horses he brought became the turtle in the urn first.

"Brother Lin just rest assured, in the vicinity of Luoyang, there are not only soldiers and horses in my East Wangfu, nor only the soldiers and horses of the Four Kings. And ......" Han Jian first smiled secretly, and then said in Lin Zhan's ear. Lin Zhan's eyes suddenly widened, and he immediately understood why Han Jian would be so calm and sent him to go around behind enemy lines.

It turned out that Han Jian also arranged a secret "killer feature". This killer feature, but it is a force that has been ignored by all parties, that is, the "righteous army" that has made contributions in the process of capturing Luoyang with Jiangdu's soldiers and horses. These rebels, miscellaneous and miscellaneous add up to more than 100,000, after the soldiers and horses of the Dongwang Army were stationed in Luoyang, these horses were scattered and placed in several counties around Luoyang, and then because the soldiers and horses of the North Wangfu were killed, these miscellaneous soldiers were honest for a long time, until the soldiers and horses of the North Wangfu were killed back from Yuzhou.

These miscellaneous soldiers were not valued by the people of the Northern Prince's Mansion, and even Zhou Yuan thought that they were vulnerable. But the problem is that most of these miscellaneous soldiers are homeless rebels and some deserters around Luoyang, especially after the defeat in the Battle of Jiangdu, the disaster victims and displaced people who have nowhere to live. Although these people have not undergone any systematic military training, their role in making trouble at critical times is sufficient.

The two cities that Han Jian sent Lin Zhan to the northern line of Luoyang to capture were also the core areas where these miscellaneous soldiers were stationed, and Lin Zhan also had a task this time, which was to officially receive these soldiers and horses and bring them under the command of Dongwangfu. These miscellaneous soldiers could have been bought with a mouthful of food, and with the addition of these soldiers and horses, although the combat effectiveness has not improved much, it is also powerful, which is enough to make the soldiers of the Northern King Army feel at home, and make them have no intention of fighting on the southern front of Luoyang.

Lin Zhan received the order and left.

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On the night of November 15, the Beiwangfu sent a group of men and horses south, about four or five thousand people, to guard several cities where the Dongwang army continued to move north, and it seemed that it was also warning the Dongwang army not to go north. At this time, the West King Army and the East King Army had been stationed for two consecutive days without movement.

Originally, the Eastern and Western armies were supposed to fight when they were close to Luoyang, but now it seems that this war still cannot be fought. The Beiwangfu couldn't help but panic, especially after learning that Wu Hui had brought a hundred men and horses to the Dongwangfu.

Zhou Yuan never expected that the cronies sent by Yang Ke, the king of Xiaobei, would actually surrender to the enemy with soldiers and horses. Although there are not many people and horses, a hundred horses, they are also the living force of the Northern King Army.

Wu Hui's defection to the enemy made Zhou Yuan realize that some of his military deployments around Luoyang might be found out by the Dongwang Mansion, so he took the initiative to attack, on the one hand, he sent soldiers and horses to continue to attack Luoyang, and on the other hand, he sent soldiers and horses south, trying to block the pace of the Dongwang army to the north.

But Zhou Yuan still made a mistake, and the honest Xiwang army, which was originally stationed at Xiaochuankou, suddenly launched an offensive and penetrated straight into the northwest side of the Beiwang army, opening a gap in the west of Luoyang.

Under Zhou Yuan's surprise, the Xiwang army continued to move north and occupied the Baili city around Xiaochuankou. Only then did he realize that what Wu Hui said about the conspiracy between the Western Wangjun and the Eastern Wangjun was not speculation, but it was true.

At this time, the men and horses of Huang Shilang, Hou of Zhennan, were directly approaching Luoyang on the official road twenty miles south of Xiaochuankou, but there was no movement in the Dongwang Army.

Zhou Yuan had to stop and put down the offensive against Luoyang, he realized that the people who came over now were all the soldiers and horses of his Northern Palace. These people pretended to retreat and chase, but the target was Luoyang City.

Zhou Yuan was still calm in his heart at this time, because he knew that even if Luoyang could not be captured for the time being, as long as the troops were withdrawn and the Yellow River was crossed, there would inevitably be disputes within the West Palace, the South Palace, and the East Palace. After all, there is only one Luoyang City, and whoever occupies it can command the world. But he didn't expect that at this time, Lin Zhan's men and horses had already fought horizontally from the northern line of Luoyang.

When Zhou Yuan learned how many men and horses Lin Zhan had, he thought he had heard it wrong. Lin Zhan actually arrived at nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, and captured several important cities on the northern line of the Yellow River almost overnight.

After Zhou Yuan got the news, he knew that his back road might be cut off, but he still calmly launched a counterattack. This time, his target was not Luoyang City, nor Lin Zhan's headquarters on the northern line of Luoyang, but the main force of the Dongwang Army located on the southernmost road.

Zhou Yuan expected that since Lin Zhan had brought nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, Han Jian's Dongwang Army camp was a "disguise" and an empty shell. This is also the easiest way to break, as long as the East King and the Empress are forced along the way, the two of them are killed or captured alive, and the three-way soldiers and horses composed of the East King Army and the South King Army are in chaos without a fight.

But what Zhou Yuan never expected was that during the time that Han Jian's troops were stationed in the south of Luoyang City, they were recuperating and preparing for today's war.

The 100,000 soldiers and horses under Lin Zhan's department are empty shells, in fact, there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses that can really be regarded as elites, and the army camp led by Han Jian still has 70,000 or 80,000 people. And Zhou Yuan raised troops to the south this time, but there were only 60,000 or 70,000 horses, and in terms of the number of soldiers, it was the Dongwang army that had the advantage.

At this time, the Dongwang army can be said to occupy the right time and place, because the Dongwang army not only has 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses, but also the Nanwang army as a flank cover, and the Nanwang army also has as many as 30,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, Lin Zhan's troops and the Xiwang army were swept across the northern line of Luoyang, and within a few days, Cao Baichuan's men and horses had already killed the Yellow River and were close to the territory of the North Wangfu.

The reason why the Western Wangjun was so anxious was because in the agreement between the East Wangfu and the West Wangfu, Luoyang City had nothing to do with the Xiwangfu. And Yang Pingju also realized that instead of going to the troubled waters of Luoyang and fighting with the three families of Dongwangfu, Nanwangfu and Beiwangfu, it was better to take advantage of the emptiness inside Beiwangfu and pocket the land of Hebei in one fell swoop. At that time, there will be no problem with the ownership of Luoyang. With land and people, there is a foundation for fighting for the world, not an empty city in Luoyang. (To be continued......)