Luoyang, the imperial capital, is in danger of defending itself.

But its sanitation is full of congestion, and there are many male passes.

There are eight major passes of Hangu, Yique, Guangcheng, Dagu, Yuyuan, Revolving Gate, Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, which are collectively called "Baguan Duyi".

These eight passes defend the capital city and form a terrifying military fortress.

But from another point of view, why are there so many passes in Luoyang?

Because Luoyang is leaking everywhere, the enemy can enter no matter which way it comes from.

In Luoyang's history, there have been many bloody battles, which has a certain relationship with the terrain.

In short, Luoyang is only suitable as a military hub, not a capital.

This is also why, in history, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to usurp power, and the Kwantung princes came to attack, but Dong Zhuo did not dare to garrison Luoyang, but burned the palace, coerced the Son of Heaven to move west to Chang'an, and took western Henan as the front battlefield.

As early as the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang commented-

"Although Luoyang has this solidity, it is small, but it is only hundreds of miles, the fields are thin, and the enemy is surrounded by enemies, this is not a country that uses force."

"Fuguanzhong, Zuo Kun, Han, right Long, Shu, fertile thousands of miles, the south has the Rao of Bashu, the north has the benefits of Hu Yuan, blocking three sides and guarding alone, with one side of the east system, the princes are stable."

The advantages and disadvantages of Guanzhong and Luoyang, Zhang Liang can see clearly.

So if you want to say how difficult Luoyang is to fight, it may not be.

It's a hard nut to crack, but it's not something that can't be gnawed down.

The advantages and disadvantages of Luoyang are obvious.

With the defense of eight levels, compared to most cities, it can be called very dangerous.

However, there are also shortcomings: once caught in wartime, the periphery is easy to be swept away, and the interior is relatively narrow, lacking strategic depth and room for maneuver.

If it is a peaceful and prosperous era, all directions come to the court, as the tribute of the four parties in the world, the geographical location cannot be more unique.

But once the world changes and the heroes rise together, Luoyang will fall into a very embarrassing situation.

Lu Yu had already planned the time and route for attacking Luoyang, and was waiting for Zhang Jiao to lead the army to come.

As an immortal cultivator, Lu Yu actually didn't attach much importance to worldly rights.

This is also the reason why he has been delegating power to the people below.

In his opinion, holding the power firmly in his hands would only slow down the pace of cultivation and become a hindrance for him to continue to move forward.

The more power you have, the more so it is.

Therefore, Lu Yu never wanted to be the emperor and the lord of the world.

He just wants to cultivate immortals quietly, and at most be a 'god monarch' and 'dao monarch' who grants the emperor rights.

The reason why the rebellion has come to this point is also very simple.

The first is that power is indeed very convenient, and it can be used to collect all kinds of classics and find techniques that can be practiced.

The second reason is that this can affect the future, so that Lu Yu has more heroic power, so as to give back to the present.

Therefore, this time in cooperation with Zhang Jiao, once Luoyang is captured, Lu Yu does not mind and hands over the power to others.

When the kingdom of the earth is established in the future.

Zhang Jiao is the king of people.

And Lu Yu is the Divine Monarch!

The worldly rights are handed over to those who can't cultivate immortals, and Lu Yu only needs to cultivate immortals, as well as occasionally point out the country and point out the direction of the road!

It's a pity.

When Zhang Jiao's secret letter came to Nanyang, Lu Yu couldn't help but be stunned after reading it.

In Lu Yu's opinion, Zhang Jiao would definitely agree to his invitation.

After all, he is a great teacher and he has great ambitions!

How could you not understand Lu Yu's thoughts?

The two sides will definitely hit it off.

However.

The reality is—

Zhang Jiao refused Lu Yu's invitation to cooperate!

Zhang Jiao didn't want to give up the foundation of Jizhou, nor did he want to take such a big risk to capture Luoyang.

In this secret letter, Zhang Jiao also gave his own reasons.

In his opinion, the capture of Luoyang was a thankless act.

Even if you go through a lot of hardships and really take Luoyang, it doesn't mean that you take the whole world!

This kind of crazy behavior will become the target of public criticism!

Let all the families of the world unite together to crusade against you!

Even if you take Luoyang, what can you do?

You can capture Luoyang, and others can unite to capture Luoyang!

So.

It's better to play it steady!

At present, everything in Jizhou can be said to be thriving and improving.

Continue to develop, unite the Taiping Road of the world, step by step, and will inevitably be able to change the day and achieve great achievements!

At this time, it is too crazy and irrational to take risks, to give it a go, to become the target of everyone!

If Luoyang is not captured, there will inevitably be huge losses, and at that time, even the original foundation will have problems!

In the letter, Zhang Jiao also advised Lu Yu not to think about climbing to the sky in one step, but to move forward steadily and prudently, which is the most important thing.

In fact, this statement makes quite sense.

But...... Lu Yu has his own considerations.

What about becoming the target of public criticism?

What about the world's collective crusade?

It's just a rabble, and it's just a ragtag to break them up!

Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh, and his mood was slightly bad.

At this time, capturing Luoyang is obviously the best opportunity, why are you not willing to take this risk?

But when he thought about it, this was completely in line with Zhang Jiao's character.

In order to plan the uprising, Zhang Jiao was able to endure for more than ten years, and all kinds of preaching layouts forcibly turned an anti-thief organization into an upright religious organization, and even many dignitaries and dignitaries were willing to believe in the Taiping Dao!

How could such a person take such a risk?!

It's so hard for him......

Lu Yu didn't mean to complain about Zhang Jiao, but felt very sorry.

If Zhang Jiao leads the army and the two join forces to capture Luoyang, then Zhang Jiao will be able to realize his dream at the beginning.

But if the army under the command of Lu Yu captures Luoyang, then there will be nothing to do with Zhang Jiao.

Lu Yu has no reason, and there is no reason at all, and then give away the right to others, even if Zhang Jiao is his master, it will not work!

So many people are working hard, with Lu Yu capturing Luoyang, it is the time to make meritorious contributions and get a reward, but Lu Yu gave up the greatest power to Zhang Jiao, who didn't have any strength? Just because he's your master?

Are you kidding!!

Of course, Lu Yu would not do that kind of stupid thing.

After reading the letter, Lu Yu put the secret letter in the brazier and burned it out, looking at the blazing fire, he couldn't help but speak softly:

"Master, Master, I didn't expect that we would drift apart after all......"

"Such a great opportunity is in front of you, but you don't want to cherish it, if I achieve great things, will you regret it?"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The person who came was Zhang Mancheng.

As soon as he entered, he said, "The great sage and good teacher have rejected you!" ”

"You know that, too?" Lu Yu glanced at Zhang Mancheng.

"Yes, the Great Sage and Mentor also wrote to me, and he wants me to persuade you." Zhang Mancheng said.

"And what do you think?" Lu Yu asked.

"He's so stupid!" Zhang Mancheng commented mercilessly.

"Don't say that." Lu Yu shook his head.

"No, even if you don't let me say that, I'm going to say it, it's stupid, stupid!!" Zhang Mancheng was obviously so angry that he couldn't help but scold.

With such a good opportunity in front of him, he didn't know how to cherish it, he only wanted a little power at hand, and he didn't dare to look at the whole world! What a sight to behold! ”

"I'm old, the great sage and good teacher of the year, I didn't expect to be old, and I have to look ahead and backward to do big things, thinking about whether it is too risky, if he doesn't want to take risks, what kind of rebellion!!"

The reason why Zhang Mancheng is so angry is very simple, he has been preparing for such a long time in order to attack Luoyang, he only sleeps for two hours almost every day, and his hair is about to fall out.

Now that I'm finally ready, how can I not be angry when I see the news of Zhang Jiao's refusal?

There are not many people under Lu Yu's command, and there are still people to garrison, just such a few people, it is a little too difficult to capture Luoyang.

Therefore, in Zhang Mancheng's view, this matter is mostly over.

Actually, it's very simple.

If the perspectives of the two sides are exchanged, so that Zhang Jiao has been in Nanyang and has witnessed many miracles of Lu Yu, he will definitely not hesitate to listen to his judgment.

But Zhang Jiao is not in Nanyang, but in Jizhou, far away, when his legends have passed down, they have become distorted.

After all, this is in ancient times, and there are no videos and photos, even if Lu Yu shows more miracles, others haven't seen them with their own eyes, just listening to the rumors, who can believe that you are a real immortal?

Therefore, Zhang Jiao's refusal is also very reasonable.

After scolding the street and venting a little, Zhang Mancheng opened his mouth and asked: "Lu Shuai, since Zhang Jiao refused, then this matter ......?"

Good guy, I don't even call the great sage and good teacher, just call the name.

Lu Yu didn't correct Zhang Mancheng, he said without thinking: "If the master doesn't come, we'll go by ourselves!" ”

"Although we don't have enough manpower, we don't have a chance of winning!"

"Now that you've decided to give it a go, there's no way back! Keep it up! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Mancheng nodded: "Huh! ”

Although there are not enough people, it is definitely dangerous to go to Luoyang.

But now that Lu Yu opened his mouth to speak, Zhang Mancheng still did not hesitate and responded directly.

A few days later, the army was launched, and there was only one goal, the imperial capital Luoyang!

There are three obstacles to Luoyang.

The first obstacle is Guangchengguan.

The second obstacle is Yique Pass.

The third obstacle - Luoyang City.

Break through these three obstacles in a row, and you can take Luoyang!

…

Guangcheng Guanxia.

This is a majestic majestic pass, named after the immortal Guangchengzi in ancient times.

When King Zhou Ping moved his capital to Luoyang, he divided the prince to the vicinity of Guangchengze and set up Guangchengguan to form the first line of defense in the south of Luodu.

Since the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, no one has ever attacked here!

Under Lu Yu's command, all the Dharma Protectors felt that this would be a tough battle.

If you want to win this level, it will definitely not be easy.

However.

The process was much easier than everyone expected.

It seems that because it has been peaceful for too long, the defensive ability of this Xiongguan is not strong.

First the artillery bombarded for a few hours, and then as soon as the gunpowder bag exploded, it directly attacked it.

It's just that in less than half a day, I won this Xiongguan!

But.

When Lu Yu took this Xiongguan, his intentions were already clear!

He wants to attack the imperial capital and take Luoyang!!

This crazy move, there is no doubt, directly shook the whole world!

When the news spread and spread to all states and counties in the world, whether it was the Yellow Turban thieves, the big families, or the common people of Limin, they were all shocked!

And this news also shocked Liu Hong, the emperor in Luoyang City, and he asked in a panic: "Who broke the barrier?" Who's going to break the level?! ”

"Back to Your Majesty!"

"The one who broke the level, Nanyang Lu Yu!!"

(End of chapter)