The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

Chapter 144 Cao Cao Runs at Night

() But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible for Ma Yue to affect the change of the entire battle situation, because he did not go to various important passes and cities with the army to defend or counterattack, but stayed in Luoyang City .

Although Ma Yue had shown his military prowess when fighting the Qiang people in Xiliang, he was not a general after all, but just a counselor, and of course he couldn't really be on the front line.As a strategist, what he has to do is to strategize and ensure the stability of the army's rear and logistics, instead of staying on the front line of danger as written in the book, and following the soldiers to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.So Ma Yue, like Li Ru, stayed in Luoyang and Dong Zhuo's side.

Moreover, Ma Yue's responsibility is also quite heavy. With the start of the war, the stability of Luoyang City has become the key.Following the previous incidents, Ma Yue's prestige and status in the hearts of the people of Luoyang has become extremely high, and Dong Zhuo is about to use his reputation to stabilize the hearts of the people of Luoyang, and even get some assistance.

Ma Yue did not disappoint Dong Zhuo either. Under his efforts, he managed to raise a batch of food, grass and supplies that were not in the budget, which were provided by wealthy households in Luoyang for free.In addition, some people in Luoyang also spontaneously offered to help the Xiliang army strengthen the defense of Luoyang city and transport some defensive weapons to important places. It turned out that Dong Zhuo planned to force the people to do all this, but this time he didn't have to be this villain up.

The reason for this situation is that Ma Yue's actions made the people of Luoyang agree with the Xiliang Army.Because they found that since the Xiliang Army entered Luoyang, their life has not only not gotten worse, but has improved a lot.Especially those rich and powerful families, they no longer dare to bully others, and they no longer have to worry about being robbed of their property, wives and daughters.

As for the righteousness of the family and the country, it is said that Dong Zhuo's abolition of the establishment was really the work of rebellious officials and thieves, and the common people would not care about these things.For ordinary people, who the emperor is has nothing to do with them, as long as they can live a stable life, it doesn't matter if your emperor's surname is Liu or Dong, not to mention that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is still surnamed Liu, and they don't need it Think about it.

However, the recent tense situation in Luoyang City has affected the normal life of the people.However, they also knew that the Xiliang army could not be blamed for this matter, and they could only blame those people who had nothing to do and started to make trouble.So this made the people become one with the Xiliang Army, and serve the Xiliang Army wholeheartedly, helping them start building the city defense.

All of this, the Xiliang army was greatly surprised, even in Xiliang, they had never enjoyed such treatment from the common people.And this also made their attitude towards the people of Luoyang more friendly. After all, people's hearts are fleshy. When you find that others treat you well, it is naturally impossible for you to bully them coldly.

These are all situations that Ma Yue is happy to see. Although he has also thought that Dong Zhuo's foundation in Luoyang will be stabilized in this way. Maybe this time the Kwantung Army's crusade against Dong Zhuo will completely change, but compared to these only For those who are self-interested, the survival of the people of Luoyang is the most important thing.

Dong Zhuo is naturally happy to see this kind of situation that is beneficial to him, which also makes him pay more attention to Ma Yue, because it is his series of actions that make the people of Luoyang support the Xiliang Army .This also made him put aside his previous dissatisfaction with Ma Yue who taught his nephew Dong Juan a lesson. How can he be entangled in his family's feelings when he is going to do something big?

Because Ma Yue has such a role, he has to deal with many things in Luoyang City, such as the strengthening of the city defense, such as the preparation of logistics, food and grass, etc. The battle ahead has not yet started, and Ma Yue is already busy.But even so, Ma Yue still kept his eyes on the two of them, because as far as he knew about the history of the Three Kingdoms, both of them might bring unexpected changes to this battle, and these two were the kings. Yun and Cao Cao are gone.

Needless to say, Wang Yun, Ma Yue had already seen through his serial beauties scheme before, and even used this to warn the great Situ of the court.And in the recent days, he also behaved very low-key, and did not do anything harmful to the Xiliang Army because of Yuan Shao and others' rising troops outside.However, Ma Yue still didn't dare to relax his surveillance on him, because this person was too scheming, and no one knew what he was planning underneath.

Ma Yue paid more attention to the other Cao Cao.Although this person is only thirty years old, his famous name in the history of the Three Kingdoms is enough to make Ma Yue vigilant.What's more, this person has recently deliberately flattered Dong Zhuo, and he has done some things that Dong Zhuo entrusted to him beautifully and won Dong Zhuo's trust. What is this person's intentions, Ma Yue has to guard against.

Although Ma Yue did not believe that Cao Cao really had the guts to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a knife as written in the Romance, but the necessary precautions are still indispensable.What's more, with this person's talent, it would be a disaster if he escaped from the city. Ma Yue naturally wanted to keep him in Luoyang just like that.

So while mobilizing people to be busy everywhere in Luoyang City, Ma Yue still allocated some people to monitor the two people's residences in case they did anything beyond their control.

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While Ma Yue was staring at Cao Cao closely, this young man who had not yet become a hero of the next generation was also worried about his own safety.He didn't expect things to change so quickly. Before he had time to think of a way to leave Luoyang, Yuan Shao's people started a riot, which caused the entire Luoyang city to fall into martial law, making it even more difficult for him to escape. .

As early as when Yuan Shao left Luoyang, he had made an agreement with Cao Cao, a good friend who grew up together, that they would join hands to help the Han Dynasty together in the future.But now, Yuan Shao has risen, but Cao Cao is still in Luoyang, which makes him very dissatisfied.Because many people in Luoyang City knew about his relationship with Yuan Shao, once Dong Zhuo had doubts about it, he would become a fish on the chopping board.

In order not to have such a tragic day, Cao Cao could only make every effort to befriend Dong Zhuo and his trusted people and protect himself as much as possible.At the same time, he was also looking for an opportunity, a chance to leave Luoyang City safely.

After these days of hard work, Cao Cao's talent has finally been appreciated by Dong Zhuo, and some more important tasks can be entrusted to him.And on the twelfth day of November, Dong Zhuo entrusted Cao Cao with a task that greatly inspired him—to ask him to go out of the city and move the remaining villagers outside the city into Luoyang City Come.This is Dong Zhuo's strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country after he listened to Ma Yue's suggestion.As long as there are no people outside the city, even trees and large stones, even if the Kwantung Allied Forces come to kill them, they will not be able to obtain local materials and pose a greater threat to Luoyang.

After Dong Zhuo made this suggestion, he asked his competent people to implement it, and Cao Cao was also assigned such a seemingly cumbersome task this time.But for him, this is an excellent opportunity to leave Luoyang City.Because since the martial law in Luoyang City, only a few people can leave Luoyang, and these people must also obtain the pass token issued by Dong Zhuo, otherwise it is delusional for you to want to leave here.

But this time, because Cao Cao was ordered to do business outside the city, he naturally got a token and was able to leave the city in a big way.It's a pity that this time he didn't go out of the city alone, but was accompanied by hundreds of Xiliang soldiers.After all, the matter of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness cannot be done by one person.

When he came outside the city, Cao Cao always followed more than a dozen Xiliang soldiers.They were not to prevent Cao Cao from escaping, but mainly to ensure his safety. After all, his status under Dong Zhuo was not low now.

But in this way, Cao Cao's original plan to take advantage of this opportunity to escape could not be carried out. He did not have the strength to leave without anyone noticing under the protection of so many people.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark gradually, and it was time to return to the city, Cao Cao was even more anxious: "No, I must find a proper way to come out, otherwise I don't know when I will have to wait until I return to the city today." But it only takes a moment for Dong Zhuo to have doubts about me, and then I will only have a dead end."

But after thinking for a long time, Cao Cao still had no good plan.Suddenly, a thought flashed in Cao Cao's mind. Just after he ordered everyone to go back to the city with him, he deliberately turned his body to the side, and immediately fell off his horse.

The sergeants at the side were startled when they saw this, and hurried forward to check, only to find that Cao Cao had fallen to the ground, his eyes closed tightly, but he was silent.

"Captain Cao... Hurry up. It seems that Captain Cao fell off his horse because of a sudden illness. Hurry up and send him back to the city so that the doctor can come and see him." Immediately someone gave an order on his behalf.Immediately, everyone escorted the "comatose" Cao Cao back to his residence in Luoyang.

After being diagnosed and treated by the doctor who came later, everyone realized that he was just overworked and then fainted suddenly, and that he would be fine after two days of rest, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief.If something went wrong with him, it would be difficult for them to explain to Dong Zhuo.

It wasn't until these people left that Cao Cao got up from the couch.Naturally, it wasn't that something really happened to him, but it was just a trick. At this time, he still had a token that could be called to open the gate of Luoyang city hidden in his bosom.As long as he holds this object, he can leave Luoyang at any time, which is the purpose of his fake fainting.

"It's not too late. To avoid long nights and dreams, I have to leave here tonight. Otherwise, when someone notices that this token is missing, it will be difficult for me to leave." Cao Cao quickly made up his mind, and immediately He took some money and a steel knife and left the home where he lived for many years!

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