Pang Tong, the head of Xinye City, stood on the city wall and looked at the busy soldiers and horses below, and said with emotion in his heart: This is Xinye, where the king has been stationed for seven years, he met Xu Shu in this king, invited out Kong Ming, got Gan Ning, and won the hearts of the people. The anti-guest mainly occupies Jingzhou, and now it takes one of the three points in the world.

Looking at the crumbling walls around it, the streets are overgrown with weeds and dilapidated houses, and it is hard to imagine that there were tens of thousands of people.

Pang Tong sighed: When Liu Jingsheng was there, he was certainly sitting on the table and talking, undecided, and had no ambitions. But I have to say that Jingzhou is full of traffic under his rule, and the people live in peace, how prosperous.

However, the richer Jingzhou is, the more coveted it will naturally attract the coveted of the strong, and the king's entry into Jingzhou is a watershed, and Jingzhou will not be spared.

Sun Quan went west, Cao Cao came south, disputes arose, the three families fought for Jing, the soldiers were in trouble, the people were displaced, and the prosperity of the past disappeared in an instant, and it was long gone. It is a blessing for the king to get Jingzhou, but it is unfortunate for the people of Jingzhou for me.

Shaking his head, Pang Tong muttered: "What kind of mess do I think, even if the king doesn't come, Cao Cao will still go south, Sun Quan will still come west, how can there be a pure land that is not soaked in blood in troubled times."

Don't I Pang Tong also want to be famous in the world, and to put it bluntly, isn't it more than who kills people? ”

Putting his hand on the city pier, Pang Tong said: "May I devote all my life to what I have learned, so that this troubled world can end as soon as possible." ”

Dumbfounded, Pang Tong laughed at himself: "It was I Pang Tong who persuaded the king to provoke this war, and I still feel that the people have suffered from the war, and the perpetrators have compassion for the world, which is ridiculous!" ”

The general behind him rushed to report: "Military Division, the Xinye Mansion has been cleaned up, and the city defense has been arranged." ”

Pang Tong nodded and said: "Before Guan Junhou comes back, we will be stationed here, so it is better to get close to them and contact them in time, don't cut off the contact between Nanyang and Luoyang, understand?" ”

The partial general responded: "I understand, Nanyang has been arranged, and the direction of Luoyang is a little difficult because of the fluctuation of the prince, so I will send dozens of times more manpower to ensure the smooth flow of orders as much as possible." In addition, the grain and grass have been prepared, and it is ready to go! ”

Pang Tong said: "Very good, don't delay, now Cao Jun has not reacted, it is relatively safe to transport grain, transport more." When Cao Jun reacts, this grain road will not stop! "I will make a promise.

Pang Tong looked into the distance and said in his heart: Calculate the time, Yunchang should arrive in Luyang.

In Luyang City, Guan Yu sat in the county hall, Zhou Cang stood aside, and Xu Shu handled affairs with Guan Yu. The generals went back and forth, busy with everything else.

The partial general Hu Xiong came to report: "Junhou, the meal has been prepared, and the soldiers have eaten." The last general instructed all the lieutenants, military commanders and others to rest immediately after eating! ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said: "Good job, three days and three nights of rapid marching, less than three hours of rest every day, fortunately, all the soldiers in the army are veterans selected by Guan, and their physical strength is excellent and they can bear it."

The soldiers are fast and fast, compared to the huge casualties in the attack of one city after another, it is worth spending some physical strength. You go and watch the soldiers, wait for them to sleep until the fourth watch wakes up, and then head to Liang County! Hu Xiong took the order.

Guan Yu turned sideways to Zhou Cang next to him and said, "Zhou Cang, you take the guards to see if the Anmin list has been posted, and then inspect the city to see if anyone is harassing the people and robbing property."

If there are unscrupulous people who take advantage of the chaos to make trouble, they will be arrested immediately, and if they are soldiers of our army, they will be handed over to the military commander for punishment after they are taken! Zhou Cang went as promised.

After Zhou Cang left, Xu Shu said to Guan Yu: "Junhou, Pang De and the major general (Guan Ping) are progressing smoothly, the road surface is not affected by the cold winter and is frozen, the cavalry is very fast, Luyang is completely defenseless, broke into the door, and occupied it with one drum."

Calculate the time, Liang County should also be taken down, and then Pang De and the major general will attack Lu Hun together, we have to follow as soon as possible and take over the city. ”

Guan Yu said: "Not bad. Liang County has already sent Xi Zhen to lead a thousand elite soldiers to meet first, and we will be there a day later!

Gan Ning also sent a messenger, he has led 20,000 soldiers and horses to Lu Hun, no accident can meet Pang De, when the time comes, we will follow up, join the army Lu Hun, and then map Luoyang. ”

Xu Shu nodded and said, "Great, Cao Pi's usurpation of Han self-reliance is a bit unexpected, and he has not strengthened his vigilance.

Well, that's the time to take advantage of it! However, the capture of Luyang cannot guarantee that no one will escape to report to Cao Pi, and we must now not only ensure the speed of the march, but also be prepared to encounter Cao's army at any time and respond to the battle in time. ”

Guan Yu affirmed: "Indeed, as our army goes deeper and deeper, it will be difficult to hide its figure, and the resistance will increase accordingly. Now there is a question, Yuan Zhi, how many soldiers and horses should Luyang send to garrison? ”

Xu Shu pondered for a long time and said, "Junhou, what do you think of the five hundred soldiers stationed?" ”

Guan Yuqi said: "Five hundred people, this is much less than the original Cao army garrison, can you hold Luyang?" ”

Xu Shu said: "The soldiers guarding Luyang are more scattered than the combat power, and the few soldiers are useless. Besides, we can't fight the Cao army with our troops, and defending the city will limit the mobility of our army, and we have to rush to rescue the Cao army if we leave people to besiege the city. Just don't defend it, just leave 500 people to monitor the Cao army east of Luyang! ”

Guan Yu said: "It makes sense, this attack is not about occupying the city, but attacking and harassing!" ”

Xu Shu said: "Exactly, we can't be stumped, we can fight, we can't fight!"

In addition, when our army checked the warehouse, it was found that many Han flags and Hanfu were replaced, and after interrogation, it was learned that Cao Pi ordered a change of course, except for Han Bu Wei, and changed Han as 'Huode' Shang Chi to his so-called Wei as 'Tude' Shang Huang, and checked the cane, clothing, armor, etc., except for the color, there is no difference. It just so happens that we're going to get rid of Wei Fuhan! ”

Guan Yu said: "You mean to change into the original Han costumes, banners, and armor to do things, so that the people feel that we have leveled the Wei State and rejuvenated the Han Dynasty." ”

Xu Shu said: "That's right! ”

After speaking, he took out something and said: "Prince, please see, this is the text I wrote to beg for thieves, cooperate with the action, so that the people do not know why, resist Cao Pi, now on New Year's Day, the people move around frequently, which is more conducive to creating momentum." ”

Guan Yu took it and saw it, and it wrote:

The thief Cao Pi, who was originally a courtier of the Han Dynasty, had no merit in the world.

However, the Son of Heaven cherishes talents, is appreciated, is repeatedly reused, bears the king's title, does not think about the grace of the saint, hides evil intentions, perversely acts, raises up soldiers, recklessly fights, excessively cuts down, exhausts the people's strength, and the world is tired.

Evil by nature, narrow-minded, and abandoning flesh and blood. has no talent and no virtue, arrogant and arrogant, abducts power and deceives the king, kills loyal ministers of the Han family, usurps the throne of the Han Emperor, invades the old capital Luoyang, and changes the legal system of the world.

Endangering the country and society, the first emperor of the Liu family is unsafe, the gods and men are angry, and the heaven and earth are intolerable.

After King Jing of Zhongshan today, the great-grandson of Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the king of Hanzhong, were edicted by Emperor Han, and the will of heaven should be obeyed by the people.

There were 300,000 soldiers and horses in the four prefectures of Jing, Yi, Liang and Yong, and the troops were divided into four ways to crusade against the rebels. The former general, Hanshou Pavilion Marquis Guan Yu was ordered to raise 100,000 troops from Jingzhou, take Luoyang, sweep away the traitors, welcome the Son of Heaven, and return to the old capital.

Passing through the counties, don't panic, strictly enforce military discipline, don't make any mistakes, and the people can be safe.

People with lofty ideals, participate in great events, protect the Son of Heaven, eradicate rape, on the day of success, worship the generals, Ling Yan left a name, the name goes down in history, the eternal legend, heaven and earth are the proof, and they will never lose each other.

Guan Yu said with satisfaction: "Yuan Zhiwen's writing is good, just distribute it to all states and counties!" ”

Xu Shu said: "The hair is going to be sent, but not now, when my army arrives in Liang County and turns to Lu Hun, it will be sent!" ”

Luoyang city in the lanterns, this is the first New Year's Day of Cao Pi called the emperor, the celebration of the emperor is connected with the New Year's Day, Cao Pi set up a banquet in the palace, to feast the ministers, to celebrate.

Xiahou Shang's messenger arrived. Cao Pi received the battle report and summoned Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Yu Ban, Chen Qun, Jiang Ji, and Sima Yi to discuss the matter.

Cao Pi pointed at the table with his finger and said, "Zhongqing, Xiahou Shang's battle report has been read, and the speed of Guan Yu's move is beyond my expectations. ”

After a pause, Cao Pi continued: "As I thought, Sun Quan is not credible, and I was immediately leaked to Liu Bei by him when I crowned King Wu, slipping his head and currying favor with both sides.

However, what surprised me was Guan Yu's reaction speed, according to my expectations, Guan Yu should at least be informed of Liu Bei for such a major event as Han Jianwei in the Han Dynasty, and now that Huan Jie has just come back for a day, Guan Yu's army has surrounded Nanyang two days ago. ”

After everyone heard Cao Pi finish speaking, Xiahou Tang immediately said: "Your Majesty, Xiahou Shang estimates that there are between 30,000 and 50,000 thieves, Guan Yu did not show up, and there may be thieves in the future." Nanyang is the barrier to protect Luoyang, don't hesitate, send troops to support as soon as possible! ”

Cao Pi soothed: "The general is reasonable, but now we need to discuss the method of entering the army, and if we want to fight, we must cooperate with the Nanyang defenders to annihilate the thief army, not drive them away!" ”

Cao Pi looked at Chen Qun, Jiang Ji, and Sima Yi. Jiang Ji spoke first: "Your Majesty, the minister thought for a moment, and felt that Guan Yu seemed to have premeditated!" ”

Cao Pi said with interest: "Yes, tell me the reason!" ”

Jiang Ji said: "Your Majesty inherited the heavens and the Han, Sun Quan reported the news, Guan Yu was close to Jiangdong before Liu Bei knew that it was not strange, but it was strange that Guan Yu was so big that Guan Yu could not go north without consulting Liu Bei.

Regardless of the rest, just talking about the use of soldiers, New Year's Day is approaching, the soldiers are looking forward to reuniting with their families, Guan Yu treats the soldiers well, and he has always been kind and righteous, but in such a short period of three or two days, he forcibly conscripts the soldiers to leave their families to assemble and participate in the war, and it is difficult to say whether the morale and military spirit can be guaranteed.

Then there is grain and grass, the army can indeed carry grain and grass when it goes out, but that is limited, and Xiahou Shangzhan reported that the thief army cut down wood and built houses, which is to besiege for a long time, and naturally to ensure the long-term supply of grain and grass. In winter, there is little rain, and the rivers near Nanyang will freeze, so it is not easy for Guan Yu to use grain and grass to transport grain.

Luoyang and Chang'an have heavy troops, and they can arrive in ten days to support Nanyang, and if Guan Yu does not get Liu Bei's permission to send troops on his own, then he has no reinforcements.

Blindly attacking Nanyang, it will inevitably fall into the dangerous situation of having a strong city inside and reinforcements outside, and it is very easy for the whole army to be annihilated, so the minister means that Guan Yu may send troops to besiege Nanyang under Liu Bei's instructions! ”

Cao Pi agreed: "It makes sense, Guan Yu's famous general, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing, Zitong's words made me think of Guan Yu's other intentions."

That is Guan Yu's pretended posture, I inherited the unification, Liu Bei naturally held his 'revival of the Han Dynasty' broken flag and swaggered, Guan Yu will deliberately bring more than ten days of grain and grass to lure our army to support, in fact, when our army is about to arrive, he just ran out of food and retreated.

Claiming to the outside world that he had tried his best, but the time was in a hurry, the preparation was insufficient, and the army retreated after running out of food, and the capture of Thorn Yang was a result that could be obtained. This not only avoided a head-to-head confrontation with my army, but also maintained his image as a loyal servant of the Han family. Everyone nodded secretly.

Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, the minister thinks of a plan, Your Majesty can try it!" ”

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Zhongda, I'm listening!" ”

The writing looks a bit messy, you can look at it against the timeline, and it will be clearer after Guan Yu, Gan Ning, and Deng Ai join forces.

On the evening of December 28, Guan Yu set off from Fancheng.

Gan Ning attacked Jianyang and broke the city that night.

Pang De and Guan Ping attacked Luyang and Liang County, and Guan Yu followed up.

On December 29, Gan Ning besieged Nanyang, and Xiahou Shang sent people to Xuchang for help.

On December 30, Gan Ning led 20,000 soldiers and horses to leave Nanyang and go in the direction of Luhun.

Pound attacked Luyang.

On January 1, Guan Yu entered Luyang for repair.

Pang De went to Liang County to meet Guanping, and Xi Zhen followed up.

Feng Xi, Zong Pre and others rushed to Nanyang City, and Deng Ai led 20,000 soldiers and horses to leave Nanyang and go to Lu Hun.