At the beginning, when Dong Zhuo was powerless in the face of the princes of the Eighteenth Road, he chose to move the capital and moved from Luoyang to Chang'an, and since then there has been the saying that Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Chang'an, the western capital.

Dong Zhuo's idea at that time was very simple, Luoyang was already considered the Central Plains, although the city was solid, but the surrounding plains, there was no danger to rely on, the coalition army of the princes of the Eighteenth Road could come to the city after breaking through the Tiger Prison Pass, and when the time came, there would be a siege but not attack, and there would be a rebellion in the city in less than half a year.

Chang'an is different, it belongs to the Guanzhong Plain, the throat of Sanqin, and the natural danger can win more with less.

In addition, entering Guanzhong from the Central Plains, you must pass through Bishan Mountain, Leishou Mountain, the danger of Cuihan, the urgency of the Yellow River, the road is difficult, and the supply is difficult, which is enough to block a group of enemy troops.

From this point of view, it is understandable that Cao Cao had to take Sizhou.

After all, Luoyang was already in Lu Bu's sphere of influence, and if he didn't take it back, Yingchuan Xuchang would be a piece of meat in his mouth.

Cao Cao, who was well versed in the speed of soldiers, immediately led his army north after Fa Zheng finalized a strategy, and rushed all the way along Sheep's Head Mountain, which was Funiu Mountain in later generations, through Wancheng.

The army of 80,000 is mighty, the cavalry opens the way, and there is no emphasis on conquering cities along the way, in fact, Lu Bu himself has not had time to completely pacify the people in these places, and it will not be too difficult to collect it.

But for Cao Cao, as long as he confirmed that there were not too many soldiers and horses around, and even disdained Luoyang, an army of 80,000 rushed into the mountains and Leishou mountains, and he wanted to give Lu Bu the greatest pressure as quickly as possible.

This is also the most critical point of whether Zhong Xuan can succeed.

In Chang'an City, Zhong Xuan's mansion, he held a silk cloth in his hand, his hands were entangled, his cloudy eyes reflected a frightened look, and his mouth kept murmuring, "What a strategy, this plan is shocking to the heavens, who is it to Sikong, is it Gongda?" ”

Before writing to Cao Cao, Zhong Miao had already estimated that Cao Cao wanted to attack Sizhou, otherwise he would not let himself collect that information.

And during the waiting days, Zhong Miao also thought about gaining enough trust from Lu Bu, and finally once the two sides confronted each other and set out the location of the grain and grass camp, as long as the grain and grass were destroyed, Lu Bu would become a turtle in the urn at that time.

Lu Bu is quite easy to handle, but Pang Tong next to him is too tricky, every time he talks about military affairs, he always interrupts, and when he sees Lu Bu again, even he deliberately avoids this topic.

Obviously, the other party still understands that he has been an official under Cao Cao for so many years, and he still has a heavy sense of vigilance.

Respecting oneself should just be jealous of the Yingchuan family.

In this context, Zhong Miao knew very well that as the lifeblood of the three armies, Lu Bu would not tell him, and the caretaker was definitely his confidant, and it was impossible to buy it.

But in Cao Cao's letter, not only is there a way to get out of the grain and grass, but it can even be called killing three birds with one stone, one shot is enough to hit Lu Bu hard, once it is successful, these tens of thousands of Lu troops will be defeated.

Xu was shocked by the content on the silk cloth, Zhong Xuan took a long time to react, hurriedly got up and threw the silk cloth into the brazier on the side, and rubbed his hands, in the Guanzhong area, there was no snow for the time being, but it was already very cold.

"Father, you call me?" Outside, a handsome and bookish man in his early thirties walked in.

Zhong Yu, Zhong Xuan's eldest son.

Compared with his younger brother Zhong Hui, Zhong Yu's reputation doesn't seem to be very loud.

At least in later generations, people who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms know Zhong Hui, but they don't know Zhong Yu.

After all, the brothers are nearly fifty years apart.

"You go find a few trustworthy clansmen, be good and smart, and let them be ready."

"Prepare what?" Zhong Yu asked puzzled.

"Prepare to be a man."

Zhong Yu looked confused, but Zhong Yu was not ready to explain, and waved his hand to let him prepare.

In the general's mansion in Chang'an City, two men in armor quickly ran in, and in the courtyard they waved at Lu Bu, who was moving his muscles and bones, "Wenhou, hurry up, Cao Cao led 80,000 troops to surge, and his forward rapid march has passed the Luoyang border to defend the foot of Kunshan Mountain, and it seems that he is ready to march into Guanzhong." ”

Lu Bu put down the halberd in his hand, turned to look at Ma Chao, and said suspiciously: "So fast, why didn't you listen to the news of their transfer of grain and grass some time ago." ”

Pang De, who was beside Ma Chao, arched his hand and said: "It is reported that Cao Cao is walking on Sheep's Head Mountain, and grain and grass have been hoarded in Wancheng a few months ago, and at the same time, Xuchang also has grain and grass to be transported to the front line, which is enough for Cao Jun to travel hundreds of miles a day." ”

"In this way, it is not a whim that Cao Cao wants to move Sizhou."

Lu Bu chuckled, "Okay, good, it's good to come, I don't need to go back to the Central Plains, I'll clean him up here!" ”

Lu Bu is very murderous now.

Or rather, Cao Cao is one of the few people who can arouse his interest.

Because he can never forget that during the days from Puyang to Xuzhou, he was uneasy all day long under the shadow of Cao Cao's intrigues, and even thought of using Lu Lingqi to marry Yuan Shu in order to protect himself.

But that's in the past, today's self, strong soldiers and horses, rich in grain and grass, do you still need to be afraid of him Cao Cao?

"Time is running out, order all the civil and military to discuss matters at the General's Mansion!" After Lu Bu said this, he turned around and went into the house to dress.

Ma Chao was more impatient, but Pang De's mind was quite delicate, and he had already sent someone to inform Pang Tong on the way here.

Not long after, in the council hall of the General's Mansion, Wei Yue, Ma Chao, Pang Tong, Man Chong, Pang De, Zhang Yan, Zhong Xuan all arrived, and even Ma Teng, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, and several of their original ten princes also arrived, and now, they are all very honest under Lu Bu.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Cao thief is coming, according to this pace, it will take less than half a month to enter Guanzhong, I intend to lead the army to Tongguan, and give a head-on blow when Cao Cao comes!"

Everyone agreed, even Pang Tong didn't say a word, they all knocked on the door, what else is there to say.

Moreover, the big guy's strength is also very strong, after all, the 90,000 people on hand in Lu Bu are all very capable of fighting, and the armor rate is high, and in the face of Cao Cao's 80,000 army coming from a long distance, he can't lose.

"Wenhou, time is in a hurry, there are only 250,000 stone of military ration in Chang'an City at the moment, which can be transported to the front line with the army first, and another 100,000 stone will be raised in the next month, so that Wenhou will not miss the fighter."

Zhong Miao was very happy to have such an awareness, and said with his head bowed: "Yuan Chang has been in Guanzhong for a few years, and you are most familiar with the situation, that is, you have to work hard." ”

"Wen Hou is serious." The corners of Zhong Xuan's mouth were outlined, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"All departments hurry up and prepare, and set off at the end of the day!"

"Whoa!"

After the generals retreated, only Pang Tong stayed, and he looked at Zhong Xuan's departing back with a solemn expression.

"Anything else?"

"Wen Hou, there are still some people left."

When there were only two people left in the hall, Lu Bu rolled his eyes and wondered, "Why?" ”

"If you take all the people away, when the time comes to transfer the grain and grass, it is inevitable to use the people's husbands, how to deal with those people's husbands, if you let them go, you may leak the news, and it will be too expensive to raise food and grass, and all of them will be killed, which will break the hearts of the people."

After Pang Tong finished speaking, Lu Bu took a deep breath, "Shiyuan, do you still not believe in Yuan Chang?" ”

"This matter is not about belief or disbelief, let's only talk about grain and grass, this is the lifeblood of the three armies, under the city of Tongguan, after accommodating 90,000 troops, we can't put down too much grain and grass, once this wilderness grain and grass camp is in danger, we will be passive!" Pang Tongyi's face was serious.

Lu Bu hesitated to pace back and forth in the hall, but there was no shortage of manpower, after all, he had more soldiers and horses than Cao Cao.

I'm just worried that this practice will chill Zhong Xuan's heart.

This Pang Tong is also too cautious, and he plans not to even use the people, but to use all his own people to ensure adequate safety.

Remembering that Lin Mo had said before leaving, he would have to listen to Pang Tong more if he was undecided, Lu Bu sighed, nodded and said, "Okay, leave 10,000 soldiers to transport grain and grass." ”

"Wen Hou Mingjian."

Shucheng, on the school grounds.

Sun Ce took Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu to inspect the wounded barracks, and they would also take the initiative to help bandage.

In this kind of offensive and defensive battle, Lin Mo's losses were very large, and Jiangdong's casualties were not small, with three thousand eight dead, three thousand seven wounded, and seven thousand casualties.

Moreover, if you are under this haze for a long time, you will become extremely tired, and you will wait for the other party to attack every day, and this mental depression is very painful.

The hateful thing is that there has been no news of Cao Cao's action, which is bad news.

If Lin Motie is determined to carry out the strong attack to the end, it is likely that he will transfer people from Xuzhou again and continue to maintain this intensity of attack, which may last for two months at most.

Of course, Sun Ce also knew that it was impossible for Lin Mo to maintain this intensity of attack all the time, and the fact that the thunderbolt was there did not mean that the oil jar and ordnance were all inexhaustible.

In the end, the original way of attacking that relied entirely on ladders, building cars, and storming cars was formed, and it could still survive for a few more months.

The hateful Cao Cao, why didn't he do it for a long time!

"Report, lord!"

A scout ran over in a hurry, knelt on one knee and said, "The scouts who explored the camp found that the Lu army was retreating!" ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and they all showed a look of surprise.

Zhou Yu was the first to speak, "The whole army withdraws?" ”

"No, only some people were evacuated, and the exact number of people is unknown, and our people didn't dare to get too close, and they still hid in the thorns and found out.

At present, the Lu military camp is still there, and the night patrol sentry has not moved. ”

After the scout finished speaking, Zhou Yu looked suspicious and silent.

It's too superficial.

What the hell did he want to do?

Cheng Pu slapped his right fist on his left palm, and said excitedly: "I know, it must be Cao Cao, Lin Mo led the army back to help, and at this time, some people were left in the camp to contain us, worried that we would chase and kill!" ”

"However, so far I have not received any information from Cao Jun." Sun Ce shook his head slowly.

"Lord, what if Lin Mo blocks the post road, won't our people be able to come back?" As soon as Han Dang reminded him, Sun Ce's eyes brightened.

"That's right, how did I forget this, it stands to reason that Cao Cao should indeed have left, but our people have never received information, this is too unreasonable!" On this line, Sun Ce prepared some people to change horses, and if it could not reach the speed of 800 miles, it could also be 600 miles.

As long as Cao Cao moves, even if it is to transfer grain and grass, they can receive it as soon as possible.

Thinking about it now, Sun Ce fully understood that he was being calculated by Lin Mo.

"My lord, it's too early to make a conclusion on this matter, it's not too late to see the movements of the Lu army in a few days before making a judgment." Looking at the happy and forgetful people, Zhou Yu reminded.

"This is natural, I won't leave the city so easily, it's one or the other, I can always judge it after ten days and half a month." Sun Ce clasped his hands on his chest, and his mood was much better.

He doesn't even care if this is true or not, as long as Lu Jun doesn't knock Shucheng to death anymore, Jiangdong's blood is about to run dry.

In the following days, as expected by the Jiangdong soldiers, the Lu army really did not come to attack the city, and even the thunderbolt cars were withdrawn first.

However, during the day, there would still be cavalry on the periphery to exert pressure, and it was Yan Liang and Wen Chou who led the troops.

Another piece of bad news is that on Lu Jun's camp, there are still 'Lin' and 'Zhao' on both sides, which shows that these two people have not left.

So why did they evacuate some of them?

Zhou Yu also did not know this.

If you want to lure yourself out of the city, the most basic thing is to withdraw Daxu, and you shouldn't send cavalry to put pressure here, you let the cavalry hang around here all day long, I don't dare to sneak attack even if I want to.

"I know, Lin Mo must have already led people to withdraw to Xuzhou to face Cao Cao, but he doesn't want to retreat, after all, too many people have died here in Shucheng, so Yan Liangwen is left to contain him.

These cavalry and the big man in the stockade are just his bluff! "Sun Ce's thoughts are not as deep as Zhou Yu's.

This is the most direct idea, but it is also the thought of Jiangdong's generals, and they all agree with it.

"Lord, although we don't know how many people Lin Mo left in the military village, those cavalry alone are enough to entangle us and make us unable to advance or retreat.

We can't really wait for Lu Lin and Cao Cao to separate the winners and losers in this Shu City, so we can leave this city, right? Ling Tong actually didn't care about Yan Liangwen and ugliness, he just wanted to know if Xu Sheng was gone.

If you want to know, you naturally have to go to Luying.

This is not explicit, but the implication is full.

Sun Ce looked at him sideways, "What, Gongji wants to rob the camp?" ”

This guy is young, and he is so fierce in his teens, but Sun Ce admires him.

"My lord!"

Zhou Yu keenly sensed Sun Ce's inner thoughts and stood up and said, "Absolutely not, this is likely to be Lin Mo's trick to lure the enemy!" ”

"Gong Jin, it's right to be cautious, but if the lord guesses correctly, do we really want to stay in this city all the time, wouldn't it be in line with Lin Mo's wishes?" Han Dang smacked his lips.

Zhou Yu's scalp is a little numb, Lin Yunwen is really insidious, this move is quite a bit of a conspiracy, and it is not right to guard it by himself, and it is not right to go out of the city.

Now they are a little unable to resist the impulse in their hearts, and after a long time, they are afraid that they will not be able to listen to their own words.

Calculating people's hearts, I am really inferior to him

"Gong Jin, it's really not good, just let Zilie lure them to attack, what do you think?" Sun Ce thought of Qiao Gong's chess again, and felt that it was the right time.

When Han Dang and Cheng Pu heard this, they immediately agreed with both hands.

But Zhou Yu still shook his head, "The last general feels that the only way to determine whether this is Lin Mo's trick at the moment is to confirm whether he is in the village or not." ”

Before he was completely sure, Zhou Yu was really unwilling to use this chess piece that might turn the game.

In fact, the major significance of Qiao Gong's current existence is to be able to appease the uneasy hearts of these generals and see a glimmer of hope that will severely damage the Lu army.

As a last resort, Zhou Yu didn't plan to use it.

"How can you tell?" Sun Ce asked.

Zhou Yu looked at Lu Meng, "Ziming, if you go to Lu Ying, I will say that the lord intends to surrender and wants to meet the Marquis of Lanling." ”

It is the rule that the two armies do not fight each other.

Besides, if Jiangdong wants to surrender, then this kind of major event cannot be done by ordinary generals, and it must be Lin Mo himself, whether it is true or not, you can know at first sight.

When everyone heard this, they also felt that it was very reasonable, and immediately let Lu Meng give it a try.

Ordinary people don't dare to use this method of deception, because what they are afraid of is that one day you really want to surrender, and people don't believe you at all.

But Jiangdong since Sun Ce, some people have died of their younger brother, some people have died of their father, and some people have died of Paoze, everyone knows that there is a deep enmity with Lu Lin, and he will not die endlessly, and surrender? There is one in the head.

Therefore, this kind of thing can be used boldly with confidence.

When Lu Meng visited the camp, Yan Liangwen did not dare to refuse or accept, but the envoy's meeting with the camp was a basic etiquette, and it was still not possible.

Along the way, Lu Meng paid close attention to the surrounding situation, there were not too many soldiers, and many people had bandaging marks on their bodies.

After entering the big tent of the Chinese army, as Lu Meng expected, he didn't see Lin Mo, just Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

The brothers still greeted Lu Meng very warmly to eat and drink, so they came to surrender.

But for Lu Meng's request to see Lin Mo, he could only helplessly say that in the past few days, the Marquis of Lanling has been infected with the wind cold and cannot see guests.

Okay, then if you don't see Lin Mo, you can meet Zhao Yun, this is always okay.

Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun, he went to escort the grain and grass.

Lu Meng was happy in his heart when he heard this, the commander of the three armies of your family is responsible for escorting grain and grass.

It's good that I've got the answer I wanted.

Yan Liangwen was ugly, and after breaking through the requirements for seeing Lin Mo and Zhao Yun, he began to discuss the details of the surrender, such as which county Sun Ce wanted to be the Taishou of the county, or was willing to lead the troops to fight for Lu Lin, all of which were okay, and the conditions could be mentioned.

There is only one point, you must surrender quickly, and when you surrender, open the city, lay down your weapons, and all the soldiers and horses will stand up and line up to accept the reorganization.

The more impatient Yan Liangwen became, the more Lu Meng suspected in his heart that the current battle situation in Xuzhou was not optimistic, and they also wanted to go back to help, but they had no choice but to stay and deter Jiangdong.

Of course, the conditions can only be talked about, after all, he still has to go back to ask Sun Ce, and he talked decently for more than two hours before Lu Meng said goodbye and went back.

After the news was transmitted, all the generals in Jiangdong went crazy, including Sun Ce.

Cao Cao really came, and Lin Mo, the plague god, was finally gone.

With vicious intentions, he didn't even bring these cavalry back when he went back to meet the enemy, and he put Yan Liangwen Chou here to contain himself.

"Gong Jin, this time, it's time to do it, right?" Sun Ce was eager to try.

(End of chapter)