The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"Brother Bogui, Master Lu Zhi said he would not attack the city. Naturally, he has his reasons. We just need to listen to Master Lu Zhi's arrangement. Now we have raised our troops and have more than 4 troops. We only need to surround the city. Hulao Pass, then Liu Zheng will definitely not be able to escape."

When Lu Zhi didn't speak, Wang Yi spoke first, half-jokingly at Gongsun Zan.

Wang Yi and Gongsun Zan are also considered acquaintances, and they are also considered brothers.

Gongsun Zan was originally a son of an aristocrat, and because of his handsome appearance and loud voice, he was recruited by the prefect at that time as his son-in-law. Because of his father-in-law's recommendation, he worshiped Lu Zhi as his teacher, but Gongsun Zan actually worshiped the Taiwei besides Lu Zhi Liu Kuan was his teacher.

Wang Yi was a student of Taiwei Liu Kuan.Because Wang Yi and Gongsun Zan are also good friends.

In the military tent, apart from Gongsun Zan and Wang Yi, there are several other people, Henan Yin He Miao, the famous founding emperor of Shu Han Liu Bei in history, all of them are here.

"I have the same opinion as Brother Bogui. We should go straight into the city before those yellow turban thieves have a firm foothold, and kill all the yellow turban thieves. Then we can go to Luoyang to receive the reward, otherwise Once we surround Hulao Pass, those yellow scarf thieves will have no way to survive and attack Luoyang with all their might, I'm afraid we will all be buried with them."

He Miao didn't have any brains. What he was most worried about at this time was that the Yellow Turban Army would attack Luoyang, because once they attacked Luoyang, they would be implicated, and the emperor might be furious and cut off their heads.

"Yeah, I also think that the city should be attacked. Now that the city gate is not stable, with my Baima Yicong entering from the main gate, I can definitely kill most of those yellow scarf thieves and let them see how powerful my Youzhou cavalry is. I heard from Dong Zhuo that this Liu Zheng has an elite cavalry, and I just happened to be able to see it."

Gongsun Zan is more aggressive, especially when he met Dong Zhuo when he was in Jizhou, he pulled Dong Zhuo to compete with the cavalry.

But Dong Zhuo told him that his cavalry was defeated by Liu Zheng, and there were not many people left, so he did not compete with Gongsun Zan.That's how Gongsun Zan found out that these Yellow Turban thieves actually had a powerful cavalry force.

This aroused Gongsun Zan's warlike heart, and he wanted to fight Liu Zheng against the cavalry.

After Lu Zhi heard the conversation between Gongsun Zan and He Miao, he just stroked his beard and didn't speak.

Seeing Liu Bei who was silent at the side, Lu Zhi immediately asked Liu Bei on a whim.

"Xuande, they are all discussing the attack on Hulao Pass, why don't you say a word? Don't you have any ideas?"

Chapter 1: The View of Liu Bei

Liu Bei didn't want to speak at first, but after hearing Lu Zhi's question, he hesitated for a while, and finally opened his mouth to answer Lu Zhi.

"Returning to the teacher, the students feel that what Brother Bogui said is very true. At this time, taking advantage of the Yellow Turban Bandits, they have not yet fully controlled Hulao Pass, and when everything is unfamiliar, attacking Hulao Pass is a good choice."

Liu Bei first flattered Gongsun Zan.After what Gongsun Zan said, he praised Gongsun Zan, which made Gongsun Zan's expression immediately reveal a pleasant expression.

Immediately followed by another sentence.

"However, as Senior Brother Bogui said, I have a different opinion on one point. At this time, the yellow turban bandits are in a bad mood, and it is a good time to attack. However, our army rushed all the way from Xingyang County to Hulao Pass in the starry night, and it is impossible to rest for a while. No, we are also physically and mentally exhausted, and if we rush to attack when both the enemy and us are unfavorable, even if our army can win a complete victory in the end, there must be a lot of casualties."

"So in my opinion, our army should first set up camp and cultivate for a while. It will be safer to wait for our army to recover its momentum before deciding to attack Hulao Pass."

Liu Bei didn't say that Gongsun Zan's method was bad, but said that if he followed Gongsun Zan's method and directly attacked Hulao Pass, he would win and suffer a lot of losses. Go to siege again.

For Lu Zhi's army, it has more advantages, at least in terms of combat losses, there will be a significant reduction.

"And now that we have surrounded Hulao Pass, the yellow scarf thieves in Hulao Pass will certainly not be able to escape from the pass. There is actually not much difference between attacking the city one day earlier and attacking the city later."

"Even if these yellow turban thieves jump over the wall in a hurry and choose to attack Luoyang, we will definitely receive news. When the time comes, we will storm Hulao Pass and follow behind these yellow turban thieves. In the end, if they decide to attack Luoyang, they will definitely be attacked by the Luoyang defenders and our army." If we lose the Hulao and fight these yellow turbans in the wild, our army will have an advantage in the battle."

"So these gold thieves can be broken."

After Liu Bei decided to speak, he said everything he thought in his heart.

At first, Gongsun Zan thought that Liu Bei agreed with him to attack the city immediately, but as Liu Bei talked, Gongsun Zan felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't completely overthrow his opinion, so his ugly face was a little comforted.

On the contrary, Lu Zhi, after listening to Liu Bei's words, praised Liu Bei greatly, with a kind smile on his face, as if he was very satisfied with Liu Bei's answer.

"Xuande's idea is very consistent with what I think in my heart, so let's do it like this."

"Based on my experience of fighting the Yellow Turban Army during this period, the Yellow Turban Army's momentum has risen and fallen dramatically. They have just captured Hulao Pass. At this time, the morale is as strong as our army's attack on the city. It is bound to be a tough battle."

"But if we encircle and don't fight, we will spend two days first to make these yellow scarf thieves panic, and it will be much easier for us to attack Hulao Pass."

After everyone finished speaking, Lu Zhi added a few sentences.

After everyone heard Lu Zhi's description, they naturally didn't say much. They echoed Lu Zhi's words one by one, and the pre-war council was dispersed like this.

At the same time, Liu Zheng on the tower of Hulao Pass was also discussing with his own people how to face the next attack from Lu Zhi and the others.

"Mr. Xu You, what do you think of Lu Zhi, he just wants to surround him and not fight him."

Originally, Liu Zheng thought that after Lu Zhi's troops arrived at Hulao Pass, they would attack Hulao Pass with all their strength, disintegrating them, the Yellow Turban Army, immediately.

But after Lu Zhi arrived at Hulao Pass, instead of directly attacking the city, he stood still and distributed his [-] troops around Hulao Pass, echoing each other from afar.

But there was no intention of attacking Hulao Pass.

This made Liu Zheng, who was preparing for a big battle, a little confused about what Lu Zhi meant.

"Shuai Qu, this fellow Lu Zhi is very smart. He didn't come here late at night because he wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate us. He just wanted to put some pressure on me."

"Lu Zhi must have withdrawn King Qin's army from Jizhou under the order of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, so he must not let us attack Luoyang, so Chen Bing's arrest at Hulao will put huge pressure on us, and we have no time to go. Attack Luoyang."

"And once we attack Luoyang, the defense of Hulao Pass will be empty. With [-] troops, Lu Zhi can easily break through Hulao Pass. Once we enter the Sili area, we will be in the capital city of Luoyang. The land is isolated and helpless, and being attacked by Luoyang's army and Lu Zhi's army, it is bound to perish faster."

Xu You quickly saw through Lu Zhi's thoughts.

After telling Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng nodded, and he understood why Lu Zhi did not move after he came to Hulao Pass.

"This guy Lu Zhi is really insidious. He has surrounded the Hulao Gate, and he will not stop our retreat."

"But he has his plan, and I have my plan. If he attacked Hulao Pass with all his strength, I might not be able to withstand it. After all, it was an attack of 4 people. But now he doesn't attack If they only besiege the Hulao Pass instead of the city, then I will have a way to make him restless."

"Oh, it seems that Shuai Qu has already thought of a way to deal with Lu Zhi?"

As soon as Xu You heard what Liu Zheng said, he immediately became interested.

"It's not that there is no way, but I need to wrong you, Mr. Xu You."

"what?"

Liu Zheng didn't speak clearly, Xu You was even more curious after hearing it, and didn't understand what Liu Zheng was thinking.

"Mr. Xu You, guess whether Luoyang has already heard the news that we broke the Hulao Pass yesterday."

"It's still guesswork. I think Luoyang has already known that Hulao Pass has fallen. Those soldiers who escaped from Hulao Pass yesterday must have brought this news to Luoyang. Now the emperor must be unable to sit still. The entire Luoyang It’s all under martial law.”

"That's right, if I bring people and horses to wreak havoc around Luoyang at this time, tell me, the old emperor sitting on the dragon chair in Luoyang city will jump up from the dragon chair!"

When Liu Zheng said this, Xu You's eyes immediately brightened. If Liu Zheng had brought a large army to loot around Luoyang as Liu Zheng said, I'm afraid that even if Luoyang City had not been attacked, the generals and civil servants in Luoyang City would not be able to sit still. live.

But Xu You thought about it carefully, in this case, there would be no one guarding Hulao Pass.Lu Zhi's army will directly cross Hulao Pass.When the time comes to be encircled and suppressed by Lu Zhi's army, wouldn't it mean that they will be attacked on both sides.

"Shuai Qu, your strategy is good, but we only have 5 people. What if we allocate half of our troops to loot the Hulao Pass around Luoyang? Without enough troops, Hulao Pass will be difficult to hold."

Chapter 1 Wubao

"Who told you that I will use the Hulao to lock up these soldiers and horses to sack Luoyang, Xu You, I will ask you, I will give you 4 troops to guard the Hulao Pass, can you stop Lu Zhi's full attack? I don't want you to block him for three to five months, I only need you to block him for one month!"

Liu Zheng suddenly looked at Xu You seriously. When Xu You was asked by Liu Zheng, Xu You suddenly sank, realizing that Liu Zheng was not joking with him.

"4 people! I think there are only 4 people on Lu Zhi's side. [-] vs. [-], we are still on the defensive side, relying on the security of Hulao. There is no reason why I can't stop Lu Zhi!"

After hearing Liu Zheng's inquiry, Xu You was silent for a moment, thinking rapidly in his mind whether he could block Lu Zhi's attack.

But he also understood Liu Zheng's thoughts in his heart. If Liu Zheng wanted to take the remaining tens of thousands of troops to Luoyang, even though there were fewer soldiers and horses, the shock it would cause would definitely be the same as what Liu Zheng said, and it would definitely shock the court. The emperor's old son's expression was shocked, he was afraid that he would abandon Luoyang and run away in fright.

"Okay, as long as you can block Lu Zhi for a month, I will try my best to create a big commotion in Luoyang and relieve your stress!"

"I ordered Sun Xia to lead 3 troops from his headquarters to stay with you to defend Hulao Pass. At the same time, I asked Yang Feng and Mrs. Guo to lead [-] troops to assist you, while I brought Zhou Cang, Xu Huang, and Huang The three of Zhong Zhong go to Luoyang!"

"However, remember that once the Hulao can't be held, don't hold it hard. Keep the green hills, don't be afraid of running out of firewood, come and join me immediately, and we will find a way to break through!"

Liu Zheng finally gave Xu You an order.Although Hulao Pass is very important, relatively speaking, Liu Zheng feels that Xu You's life is more important.

Hulao is gone, you can fight again, but if Xu You dies, then Liu Zheng will be sad. After all, Xu You is the only counselor under Liu Zheng's command now. If Xu You dies, then Liu Zheng will be sad. I really can only participate in some things by myself, and I can't even find a person to discuss.

After hearing Liu Zheng's words, Xu You was also moved for a while, and followed a master like Liu Zheng.It is also a blessing for them to be counselors.

The feeling of being respected and valued by others will always make people feel a feeling of wanting to fight to the death, after all, a scholar dies for his confidant.

After discussing with Xu You, Liu Zheng quickly issued an order. Taking advantage of the early time and the fact that Lu Zhi's soldiers and horses had not sent troops to attack the city, Liu Zheng quickly led his thousand fine cavalry and one thousand archers to attack the city. , and his most elite [-] Yellow Turban Army quickly rushed towards Luoyang City from the gate on the other side of Hulao Pass.

After leaving Hulao Pass, Liu Zheng did not take everyone with him, but let Zhou Cang and Huang Zhong rush to Luoyang at a normal speed with a solid [-] infantry, while he himself and Xu Huang People, leading a thousand cavalry, hurried to Luoyang.

Outside the city of Luoyang, not far from a Wubao.

Luoyang City is the place where all the big officials and nobles gather, and the area fifty miles outside Luoyang City is also the territory of high officials and nobles.

It's just that these places were divided up by the major nobles, and small villages with camps as the main body were established, or villages of Wubao style.

They domesticated hundreds of private soldiers and some civilians, and worked for them. The owner provided land and collected a lot of rent.

Such Wubao camps are everywhere around Luoyang, with thousands of people gathered together, and as few as two or 300 people gathered into villages.

Liu Zheng led a thousand fine riders and quickly rushed to the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang. The first thing that caught his eye was the Wu Fort and the camps.

Liu Zheng wanted to cause panic in Luoyang, or to increase his momentum in attacking Luoyang, and directly attacked Luoyang. It would be difficult for him to achieve the desired effect with only [-] troops.

Therefore, he did not plan to attack Luoyang directly from the beginning, but took his own soldiers and horses to attack the major Wu Forts around Luoyang first.

After some burning, killing and looting, it will definitely cause great panic around Luoyang. Afterwards, these refugees whose homes were burned will flock to Luoyang in large numbers, spreading the news of the Yellow Turban Army's wanton burning and killing outside Luoyang City to the entire Luoyang City.

At that time, it will be more effective for Liu Zheng to order his soldiers to walk outside Luoyang city than to attack Luoyang directly from here.

"Shuai Qu, I've made it clear that the Wubao in front of me is the camp of He Fu, the steward of General He Jin. He raised more than 700 slaves here, and it is said that there are more than a dozen young ladies bought from various places. I heard that And a blonde woman from the Western Regions."

"Even He Jin often comes to this place to meet those women. As long as we break this camp, the news will definitely reach the ears of General He Jin."

Xu Huang pointed to Wu Bao not far away, and excitedly said something to Liu Zheng beside him.

"Okay, I get it, tell the brothers behind you, don't show mercy, kill all adult men, don't kill old people and children, women, you can deal with it yourself, I don't care."

Liu Zheng did not use modern thinking to restrain these soldiers under him.

Perhaps in the eyes of modern people, burning, killing and looting is an inconceivable thing, and only people will do it.

But in the era in which Liu Zheng lives now, especially in the eyes of the Yellow Turban soldiers under Liu Zheng's command, burning, killing and looting are nothing more than normal for them. They have done too many such things since the day they rebelled.

Even Liu Zheng himself has long been numb to such things. None of the soldiers crawling out of the dead has seen these things.

The only thing Liu Zheng can do is to order these soldiers and horses under his command not to do anything to the elderly and children. As for women, he can't control so much.

After receiving Liu Zheng's order, Xu Huang immediately stared like a hungry wolf in front of his eyes, and then immediately gave the order to charge to the thousand cavalry behind him.

Immediately, around Wubao, the sound of a large number of cavalry galloping began to appear.

However, the people in Wubao did not cause any movement, perhaps because there are often soldiers and horses around Luoyang, and soldiers and horses from the Fifth School of the Northern Army often go out of the city to watch, these people are no longer surprised.

Anyway, he is also a servant of the General's Mansion, he has seen a lot, and he doesn't fear or care about a thousand cavalry at all.

When the thousand cavalrymen were all gone, the owner of Wubao in the distance noticed that these cavalrymen were not wearing the uniforms of the army at all.

It's a piece of Huang Tongtong's, a patchwork of black and yellow costumes, people can tell at a glance that these cavalry are yellow scarf thieves!

"Yellow Turban Thief! Yellow Turban Thief!"

On the watchtower of Wubao, a man shouted hoarsely.

The man's roar quickly attracted the attention of other people in Wubao. The three hundred private soldiers raised by He Fu immediately ran out at this moment, trying to stop these yellow scarf soldiers.

But when these private soldiers saw from the Wubao that there were actually a thousand cavalrymen coming from outside, they were immediately frightened and ran back to the Wubao.

Then the Wubao was closed, the gate was locked tightly, and hundreds of people hid in the Wubao, trying to escape the attack of these Yellow Turbans.

The so-called Wubao, also known as Wubi in fact, is a folk defensive building, which was formed around the reign of Wang Mang and Tianfeng, when there was a great famine in the north and social turmoil.In order to protect themselves, the wealthy families built docks and camp walls one after another.

A square building usually has only two doors, one large and one small, with an arrow tower on each side and a tall building in the center, which is used as a watchtower.It can accommodate hundreds of people, and even larger ones can allow thousands of people to survive in it.

1 Chapter [-] The method of smoking

When Liu Zheng's thousand cavalry arrived in front of this Wubao, the gate of Wubao was closed tightly, and some men and horses were already waiting in battle in the arrow towers on all sides.

He Fu, the owner of Wubao, immediately climbed up the watchtower in a hurry, looking nervously at the thousand yellow turban cavalry in front of him.

At this time, he didn't feel afraid, but immediately shouted at the yellow turban cavalry outside the city with an arrogant expression.

"Who are you guys? Where did you come from? Do you know where this is?"

Although He Fu looked through the clothes of these cavalrymen, he felt that some of them were the Yellow Turban Army first, but this is Luoyang after all, how could the Yellow Turban Army appear here.

He Fu didn't believe that the Yellow Turban Army dared to make trouble here, and it was still the territory of the General's Mansion He Jin.

"Yo, I really don't know what this place is, but I want to ask, what is this place?"

Xu Huang knew that this was He Fu's territory, but he pretended not to know and deliberately teased He Fu.

When He Fu heard this, he became even more arrogant, immediately puffed out his cheeks, and yelled loudly at Xu Huang.