Cao Cao also lamented that his luck was not good and he couldn't capture Luoyang City, so a spy came to report, saying that Zhang Chao had injured Guan Yu, wiped out 50,000 Jingzhou troops, and came to Luoyang City with the Dragon and Tiger Army.

"What? Is Zhang Zhiyuan back? In this way, the situation is even more unfavorable. After hearing the spies' information, Cao Cao's face turned melancholy.

Zhang Chao has not arrived, Luoyang City has not been able to be captured for a long time, and now that his people are back, in the face of his own army, he must transfer troops, in that case, there will be fewer chances to capture.

Next to Cao Cao was a drama talent on horseback, and after hearing the exclamation, he said, "Don't worry, lord." Although Zhang Chao is back, what he brings is nothing more than cavalry, the soldiers defending the city have not increased, we only need to storm it, once we can capture the city, there should be a chance to win. As for Zhang Zhiyuan's suggestion that reinforcements will be deployed, we can inform Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo and let them start to exert pressure from the east and west respectively, so that Zhang Chao will definitely not be able to mobilize more reinforcements, so we still have a chance to win. As for Liu Bei? But send someone to tell him to send troops, or send us military rations, the matter was caused by them, Guan Yu's defeat was also their fault, it has nothing to do with us, and they have to pay the price at this time. ”

After hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao's face showed joy and said: "Yes, the initiative is still in our hands, as long as the other princes can attack with all their might, Zhang Chao will definitely not be able to get reinforcements, so Luoyang City will be at your fingertips." As for Liu Bei? It's not enough to lose 50,000 horses, we also need to get more benefits from it, so it will be difficult for him to develop, hahaha. ”

Cao Cao, who was moved by the words, was overjoyed again, and immediately returned to the tent to write a letter, and sent them to Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei.

After saying that Zhang Chao returned to Luoyang City, Guo Jia and Li Ru came to greet them, and the two of them fell to their knees with a look of guilt.

"Two military advisors, please get up, I already know what happened, no wonder you." Zhang Chao strode forward and helped the two military advisors up.

This time, Cao Cao's sudden heavy army was really beyond his expectations, and now that he thinks about it, if the 50,000 Dragon and Tiger Army is not transferred, I am afraid that the result will not be much better. On the contrary, it may be attacked from both sides by Cao Cao and Liu Bei, which is dangerous.

Zhang Chao did not blame, which made Jia Xu and Li Ru even more blameful, and at the same time made up their minds, that is, they must assist the lord well and create a great cause.

After appeasing the military advisor, Zhang Chao nodded to Xu Chu, Gao Shun and Xu Rong who came with him and said, "Several generals have worked hard. ”

"Serve the Lord and serve the Lord." Xu Chu and the others hurriedly clasped their fists and said.

Several generals have made great efforts to defend Luoyang City, which Zhang Chao understood as early as in the battle report, and immediately said: "The generals' efforts, I know in my heart, after this battle, I will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds." ”

"Thank you, Lord." The three generals hurriedly bowed to themselves again.

After meeting everyone, Zhang Chao and everyone entered the room that had been prepared a long time ago, where the sand table had been set up, and the situation of the enemy and the enemy could be seen very clearly.

"Fengxiao, how is the situation in the city now?" Keeping his eyes on the sand table, Zhang asked in a loud voice.

"Lord, in Luoyang City, there are only 30,000 soldiers in one legion, and in the face of nearly 300,000 Cao Cao's army outside the city, the pressure is indeed not small. But fortunately, there was plenty of food, and the people of the city were very supportive, helping us to bring rolling stones, giant trees, and fire oil to the towers, so that we could not worry about it in a short time. Guo Jia recounted the situation in front of him in detail.

"How long is this short time, I need an exact number." Zhang Chao didn't look back after hearing Guo Jia's words.

Zhang Chao actually needed a time to prepare, which caused Guo Jia to hurriedly turn around and discuss with everyone with his eyes, and soon he gave the answer, "Lord, there should be no problem in guarding for seven days, but if there are reinforcements, it can be held for a longer time." ”

Listening to Guo Jia's statement that he hoped for reinforcements, Zhang Chao shook his head directly and said: "There are no reinforcements, I can tell you right now that you have no reinforcements, and you must hold on for ten days." Ten days later, I will unite with the Fifth Army stationed at Huguan to launch a counterattack against Cao Cao, how about it? ”

After asking, Zhang Chao turned around and looked at Guo Jia and the others with an inquiring gaze.

"The lord wants to open the breakthrough from the pot close?" Guo Jia was very smart and quickly thought of what Zhang Chao would do next.

"Not bad." Zhang Chao nodded in approval of the other party's guess, and then said: "Cao Cao still has an army of 300,000, and it is difficult for us to achieve any benefits in the case of a frontal hard fight with our current strength." And once it really does, it will only cause more damage to ourselves, if so, it is equivalent to giving other princes an opportunity to take advantage of, which is what the other party wants to see, but it is really something we cannot do. It would not be wise to attack Cao Cao directly. Relatively speaking, Huguan is closer to us, and there are 80,000 people in the Fifth Army Corps where Xu Shu and Xu Huang are located, if it is operated properly, with the Dragon and Tiger Army I brought is more than 100,000 people, so it is very likely to repel the 100,000 troops of Yan Liang's department under the front and back attacks. As long as they are resolved, they can inflict heavy damage on Yuan Shao's army, shock the other princes, and Cao Cao will not retreat at that time. ”

Zhang Chao analyzed the most likely way to solve the crisis, and at the same time asked for the opinions of Guo Jia and Li Ru.

The two military advisors hurriedly analyzed the possibilities that Zhang Chao said, and after about half a cup of tea, they both nodded and said, "The lord's plan is feasible." In this way, we will defend Luoyang, but we don't know when the lord will do it. ”

"The sooner the better, it will be very unfavorable for us to drag on such a battle situation, and I am afraid that it will change after a long time, so I decided to set off today, and when it gets dark, I will go out of the city with the Dragon and Tiger Army." Zhang Chao said in a categorical tone.

"Okay." Guo Jia and Li Ru both nodded. Maybe Luoyang City will be a little critical in doing so, but I really have to say that this is a good opportunity to solve the current crisis.

After making a decision, the Dragon Tiger Legion seized the time to rest and prepare to leave the city at night. Zhang Chao did take Zhao Yun to appear on the tower of Luoyang City, dressed in white, standing among the soldiers and soldiers in armor, looking particularly dazzling.

Zhang Chao appeared on the city wall of Luoyang, and the news soon reached Cao Cao's ears, and the siege was suspended that day, because he also wanted to know how many reinforcements Zhang Chao brought with him this time, even if Zhao Yun also appeared, the Dragon and Tiger Army would definitely be in the city, but I don't know if there were other reinforcements.

Zhang Chao, who stayed on the city tower for a while, saw that it was getting late, so he went down to the city with Zhao Yun, and then went out of the city while it was dark, which was a temporary shock to Cao Cao and gave him a warning.

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Huguan, Zhongshan County.

This can be said to be the southern gateway of the state, once this place is opened, the entire gate of the state is equivalent to completely opened, so that any army can do whatever it wants after entering.

It is precisely because of the importance here that it has always been the focus of defense, and Xu Shu and Xu Huang have also been responsible for guarding here for several years.

In the past few years, although some people have threatened to pass the pot pass, no one has ever taken advantage of it here, and it is worthy of its name to be called an iron pass.

The pass is dangerous, so that Xu Shu and Xu Huang's task here seems to be easy to complete. But the two have not taken it lightly, on the contrary, they have also made full use of this time to train soldiers, and with the money drawn by Zhang Chao, they also built a cavalry of 20,000 people, it can be said that they have been preparing to enter the Central Plains.

10,000 Huguan defenders, 50,000 55 legionnaires, and 20,000 cavalry, this is the available army in Huguan.

The princes of the four roads crusaded against Zhang Chao at the same time, which made Xu Shu and Xu Huang hold back their strength, and they both wanted to make meritorious contributions in this battle and solve problems for the lord.

Not long ago, bad news came, in the first battle of Gongxian, Zhang Chao's Second Army, Hedong Army and Sixth Army Corps were severely damaged, losing more than 100,000 soldiers. As soon as the news came back, Xu Shu and Xu Huang became nervous, and their eyes were also set on Luoyang City, if it weren't for the confrontation between the 100,000 troops of Yan Liang's department in front of them, I am afraid that they would all take the initiative to reinforce.

Fortunately, not long after, new news came, the lord led the Dragon and Tiger Army to annihilate 50,000 Jingzhou troops, and seriously injured the enemy general Guan Yu, this result made them a little determined. But this result only repelled the princes all the way, and did not achieve the effect of hurting the other party's vitality, and Luoyang City was still in danger.

Just when the two of them were still worried about the safety of Luoyang City, the Flying Eagle Book suddenly arrived, and Zhang Chao's new instructions came.

The new instructions were placed in front of the two of them, and after reading them, they both became excited.

"Strategist, the lord is finally going to use us, and this time we will definitely show the might of our five legions." Xu Huang looked at the latest instructions from the lord and said very excitedly.

"What Gongming said is very true, you are finally useful." Xu Shu also said excitedly.

For a long time, whether it was the danger of Xianbei, the Xiongnu, the Sanhan, or the joint attack of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, Zhang Chao did not use them.

That's what the saying says, and that's how things work. It's just that he has guarded the kettle pass, and the official ranks of Xu Shu and Xu Huang have been rising.

Needless to say, Xu Shu was directly promoted to the military advisor and became an existence that everyone in the entire group could not ignore.

Xu Huang did not make great contributions, but he still became the commander of the Fifth Legion.

Zhang Chao is using practical actions to prove that what he said is true, and he is treating everyone equally.