The Son of Heaven knew the bad news of the loss of Yuyuan Pass earlier than Shao Xun, and he knew better.

For example, more than 10,000 people in the right army of the forbidden army were heading towards Yuyuan Pass, and they had only walked for less than a day after passing through Yanshi County, and they were defenseless when they encountered the sudden appearance of the thief cavalry, followed by the overwhelming infantry army, and after hastily engaging the battle, they were defeated and retreated.

The thieves took advantage of the situation to chase and kill, and they captured many people.

Luoyang, who received the news, immediately closed the city gate, and the Jingshi was shocked.

On the night of the 27th, the Son of Heaven summoned Situ Wang Yan, the left guard general He Lun, the right guard general Pei Kuo, the left army general Wang Bing, the Xiaocai general Wang Hu, the Taifu Mansion Sima Wang Bin, the Liangzhou shogunate governor Beigong Chun, and several henchmen and important ministers to enter the palace to ask the right - as for the right army, the right army has been dispersed, and the remnants have not had time to contact ......

Among these people, Wang Yan is the commander of the forbidden army; He Lun, Pei Kuo, Wang Bing, and Wang Hu are the generals of the forbidden army.

Wang Bin was Sima Yue's direct representative, and he brought 5,000 armor soldiers from Yuzhou to aid the Beijing division, and his troops were still very combative.

Of course, He Lun and Wang Bing are also Sima Yue's irons; Pei Kuo can only be said to be half of Sima Yue's person; Wang Hu was neutral and could not say who he was inclined to, although he had taken refuge in Sima Yue.

Beigong Chun is a guest army sent by Liangzhou Zhang Liang to help the fist.

Taken together, these people almost represent the main armed forces in Luoyang today.

"Your Majesty, although the thief army is numerous, it is impossible for all of them to rush to the Beijing Division, and now the Yanshi is only the vanguard of the thieves who ride thousands of steps. Following the latter, there are only 30,000 or 40,000 people, which is not as powerful as the forbidden soldiers. Wang Yan was the first to speak, only to hear him say: "And I have Luoyang Jiancheng, there are people who want to go to Luoyang, thieves to Luoyang, pressed by the king's anger, frightened, ten percent of the combat power can not play three percent, and there will be no worries." ”

"Is what Situ said true?" The Son of Heaven Sima Chi felt a little relieved, but still asked with some anxiety.

When Wang Mi broke Xuchang, he was a little angry and even more afraid.

Subsequently, under the careful analysis of the pros and cons by the courtiers, his confidence skyrocketed, and he felt that this battle would be won, and there was no suspense, so he once intervened in the arrangement of troops, which made Wang Yan a little dissatisfied.

After the loss of the Yuyuan Pass and the defeat of tens of thousands of people in the right army on the march, his confidence suddenly fell to the bottom, and he felt that this battle was going to be lost and the country was about to fall.

The ups and downs are really the common mentality of people who are not familiar with military affairs and do not understand the actual situation.

It is easy for them to be overly optimistic, and once the battlefield situation does not match their perception, they will slide to the other extreme and be overly pessimistic.

It's not easy to keep them in the middle of the ground.

"Your Majesty, if the thieves come, just go out of the city and fight with them." Wang Yan took a deep breath and said, "Before entering the palace, the old man had sold the ox cart and vowed to fight to the death with the thieves. Even if the war is unfavorable and the building will fall, it will protect His Majesty and take advantage of Chang'an. ”

"Wang Qing ......" Sima Chi was a little moved.

But he knew that Wang Yan was extremely selfish, seeking benefits for his own sons, nephews and henchmen, and was not a pure minister. But I didn't expect that at the critical moment, Wang Yan was still willing to protect the court and the monarch.

He got to know Wang Yan one step deeper.

He Lun, Wang Bing, Beigong Chun and others also glanced at Wang Yan.

When the news of defeat came, he took the initiative to sell the ox cart, which was a very critical statement. Considering his status as a famous man in the world, it does have a great role in calming people's hearts.

For this alone, Wang Yan surpassed many people.

"Your Majesty, the minister just thought about it, in fact, what can I do if the Yuyuan Pass is broken?" Wang Yan said: "The forbidden army lives in Luoyang, and the thieves come here, and I rely on the city to fight and hold on to it." The governor of the South Road, the Marquis of Luyang, Shaoxun, won four battles in Rushui in three days, all of which were completely victorious, and now they have raised troops to the north to the border of Yangzhai County, and brought the newly victorious army to the back of the thief. With such a front and back attack, Wang Miyan is undefeated? ”

I have to say that Wang Yan's "speech therapy" is still very powerful, and it immediately fixed the heart of the Son of Heaven.

The heart of the Son of Heaven must be no longer engaged in any snack, and this battle will be easy to fight.

"Wang Qing is reasonable." The Son of Heaven stabilized his mind and said: "Quickly send an envoy to Yang Zhai, and Shao Xun will march day and night, and the light troops will advance and attack the thief army." ”

The Zhongshu people drafted the decree on the spot without the slightest delay.

Wang Yan sighed secretly in his heart, the Son of Heaven was still too anxious.

However, it is not a big problem, with Shao Xun's domineering strength, he may not fully obey the edict day and night, and advance lightly, because that will put himself in great danger.

"The strategy of defending Luoyang is entrusted to Wang Qing." Sima Chi said again: "Which ministry to call and who to appoint can be decided in one word." ”

"Obey." Wang Yan immediately got up and answered.

"Beigong Qing ......" Sima Chi seemed to remember Liangzhou to supervise Beigong Chun, and said: "You have thousands of fine horses, and you have repeatedly broken Xianbei, and you should be a brave general in the world." When the thieves are in abundance, they should fight bravely and establish special honors. ”

"Obey." Beigong Chun secretly said that it should have been my turn to speak a long time ago.

The king's thieves seemed like that to him.

When the two armies were arrayed in the field, they first used the forbidden army infantry to fight with them, shaking their positions and making them panic. Then he personally selected more than 100 veterans of Liangzhou who were brave and good at fighting, equipped with horses and horses, and found the opportunity to rush a wave, and the light cavalry followed closely behind, so that there might be a chance to win.

Of course, in the final analysis, it is still the cooperation of the forbidden army.

Although the thieves are rogues, they still have elites.

Directly leading 5,000 horsemen to charge into battle may have to suffer a big loss, and he is not arrogant to this extent.

In the past few days, he has observed the forbidden army, and although his combat strength is not very good, it is not worse than that of Wang Mi and the thieves.

This battle has a big chance of winning, I don't know what everyone is panicking about.

He Lun, Wang Bing, Pei Kuo, Wang Hu and others glanced at each other a few times and understood that this was a crucial battle and could not be mixed up anymore.

After I go back, I must find the generals and colonels to make it clear that small problems such as greedy for military supplies, bullying men and women, and enslaving soldiers can be tolerated, but the next defense of Luoyang must be hard, otherwise everyone will have no good fruit to eat.

Victory, everything is easy to say.

Defeated, the pot for eating was smashed.

Normal people know how to choose.

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The news of the vanguard of the thieves to the Yanshi soon spread in the capital, and the people were panicked.

If the city gate hadn't been closed and only vehicles transporting grain, meat, fruits and vegetables, and garbage had been allowed to enter and exit, Luoyang would have already had a large exodus.

Cao Fu sat calmly in the backyard of his house, sprinkled water on the flowers and plants with his own hands, and then splashed ink and practiced calligraphy for a while.

In fact, there are not many people in the Cao family in Luoyang, and most of the children and grandchildren are officials in other places, and only the eldest grandson Cao Yin (this name) remains in Beijing...... One person.

"Is Aung really decided?" Cao Yin walked over and asked in a low voice.

He is neither tall nor low, but relatively strong, with a bow hanging from his waist and a knife in his hand, he looks quite good.

In fact, he has practiced martial arts for many years, and he has practiced since he was a child, but when he grew up, he was indulged in pleasure and did not stick to it.

Since the beginning of this year, the situation has become increasingly chaotic, and Cao Yin has regained his martial arts that have been abandoned for several years, and slowly practiced for a few months - to be honest, a little painful, but he had to practice.

"Aweng is old, lazy, and can't go far. In addition, I still love Luoyang's enjoyment, and it is really difficult to give up. Cao Fu calmly counted his various shortcomings, and said with a smile: "So the county is good, after the thief army retreats, you can recruit people to build a dock." ”

Turmoil after turmoil, no matter how dull the person is, he knows that he should think of a way, if he is unwilling to leave Luoyang, then go to the suburbs to build a dock fort, which is also the only choice.

"Okay." Cao Yin didn't hesitate and said.

Others don't know Cao's family background, but he still understands. There are many children of the Cao clan who live in the vicinity of Luoyang, as well as Nanyang, Chenliu, and Yecheng.

This time, Cao Fu chose to build a dock in Wushi County, and Cao Fu came forward to gather the strength of the clan's children to make a big one.

Then, the children of the clan can move in with their families, servants, and tribesmen, and all the family wealth, grain, and livestock will be transferred over.

Such a clan backbone army is still willing to work hard when defending its own property.

I heard that Mi Huang, the captain of Si Li, also asked his son Mi to resign from the East China Sea Wangfu Peng, and planned to find land around Luoyang to build a dock.

If you are reluctant to take the official position and can't do without Luoyang, then you must do everything you can.

"Where's Jeonzhong?" Cao Fu sat comfortably on a recliner and asked.

The recliner was given by Shao Xun, and Uncle Cao loved it very much, praised it, and had to lie down every day.

"It should have just passed Yangzhai, and it hasn't arrived at Yangguan yet." Cao Yin said with some envy: "In this battle, he is famous in the Rushui area. Even the people of Xiangcheng fled and preferred his defense area. Wang Lezi, Zhang brothers and other bandits were all broken by him. I heard that Yushanwu also forced back the army of Wang Mi's brother Wang Sang, and the scholars and heroes of Yingchuan, Xiangcheng and other counties, even if they look down on him again, they will have to climb the friendship. ”

"Yes, Quan Zhong knows how to advance and retreat, has a sense of proportion, and knows how to share the benefits. Such a person, if he was from a scholar clan, would have soared into the sky a long time ago. Now it's taken six years to slowly climb up, haha, it's not slow. Cao Fu smiled happily and said, "After the war is over, send someone to visit Shao Mansion." If he wants Xiangcheng to guard this position, help. ”

Cao Yin was stunned for a moment and said, "Shao Xun can't be the Taishou of Xiangcheng, right?" ”

"He can't be a person, but there are people around him who can." Cao Fu said: "Besides, I don't think he wants to be a taishou either. ”

Cao Yin realized.

became a taishou, but he was about to step down from his military position and leave the forbidden army.

For Shao Xun, the value of a county guard is far less important than that of a forbidden general.

The latter can allow him to exert influence in Luoyang and be won over by all parties. Without this position, it will be difficult for him to get benefits from the imperial court, and if he is transferred out of Xiangcheng later, no one will speak for him.

"What else is there any news from Beijing?" Cao Fu gently shook the recliner and asked.

"Most of them are rumors, and there are a lot of people who scold Taifu, and occasionally a few news about the merger of states, some people say that after Liu Yuan conquers Pingyang and Hedong two counties, he will either go to Guanzhong or fight Luoyang." Cao Yin said.

"Liu Yuanhai is reluctant to go to Guanzhong, he may fight a dozen, but he will not occupy it for a long time." Cao Fu said.

"Why?"

"Do you know the people of Guanzhong who are living in Nanyang?"

"Yes."

"Local officials have repeatedly urged these people to return to their hometowns, and even asked for travel fees, but no one wants to leave." Cao Fu chuckled lightly and said, "No one knows what Guanzhong looks like better than these homeless people. They don't want to go back to Guanzhong even if they die, do you think Liu Yuanhai is willing to go? Fight a dozen, gather some goods, tribes, and people, and it's almost enough. ”

"I see." Cao Yin nodded and said, "That's going south to Luoyang." ”

Cao Fu was noncommittal, and asked rhetorically: "Isn't there anyone talking about Lu Yanghou?" He used to be the savior of Luoyang. ”

"There are a lot of people who mention it." When Cao Yin talked about this, he felt a little envious and jealous: "Some people say that Wang Mi can be more powerful than Zhang Fang?" It is better to ask the Marquis of Lu Yang to come back as a candidate in the Northern Army and lead the forbidden army to defeat Wang Mi. ”

"Haha." Cao Fu laughed, then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and didn't say anything more.

Cao Yin saluted and left quietly.