Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 324 Fighting Tigers Outright, Assassinating Wild Boars
Luoyang, Beigong.

"It makes no sense!"

After Li Jue read the letter sent by Luo Zhengjue, he suddenly became furious, tore the cover of the book to pieces, and cursed angrily: "This guy Luo Zheng is really deceiving people, even threatening this general, Humph!"

Li Heng, the younger brother, hurriedly said: "Brother, I don't know what Luo Zheng said?"

Li Jue said in a dark voice: "That guy captured more than [-] people from Yanzhou, and wanted to transport them back to Guanzhong by water. He wrote a letter to threaten the general, saying that if the general dared to attack the Xiliang water army, the guy would go to war." Going out of Hangu Pass, and even sent troops together with Cao Cao, trying to seize the general's Sili. It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!"

"This……"

Li Heng said in a loud voice: "This guy really dares to do it. If he dares to rob more than 20 people, he won't be afraid of being strangled to death!"

Li Jue snorted coldly: "That fellow Luo Zheng is a robber in the first place, so there is nothing he dare not do."

Li Heng asked: "Brother, should we send troops to attack the Xiliang water army and show him some color?"

Li Jue was a little irritable, got up and walked around the hall for a while, and then said depressedly: "Our army plundered Chenliu and Yingchuan, and we have already torn our faces with Cao Cao. Cao Auna is not a good bird, and he probably can't swallow this breath. If Luo Zheng really sends troops from Hangu Pass, our army will be attacked by the enemy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist."

Li Heng said solemnly: "Forget it, anyway, we won't get any benefit from attacking the Gan Ning navy."

Li Jue said unwillingly: "If you have to deal with Cao Aman, this general will be afraid of Luo Zheng, so that he can't even transport a single person to Guanzhong. But this is not so easy, you send someone to tell Luo Zheng, let me The general can let his sailors go, but the general is short of food now, so it is easy to ask him to lend the general [-] shi of food."

Li Heng hesitated and said: "Master, how could Luo Zheng be threatened by us?"

Li Jue said irritably: "Send someone to try it first, the autumn grain has not yet been harvested, and there is almost grain and grass in the army. That guy Luo Zheng has a big harvest this year, if he can swindle a batch of grain and grass, it can also solve the urgent need."

"All right!"

Li Heng had no choice but to agree and go down to make arrangements.

Li Jue asked again: "What happened to Cao Aman recently?"

Li Heng replied: "Cao Cao has led his army back to Xuchang, but Luo Zheng was plundering in Yanzhou. I heard that Cao Cao has personally led an army of [-] to Guandu to pursue Luo Zheng, and ordered Xiahou Dun to lead an army of [-] to go out of Yangdi." To repel our army."

"Cao Cao went to Guandu?"

Li Jue wondered: "The Xiliang navy has hundreds of warships. Luo Zheng has captured all the people in Baima, Puyang, Lihu and other counties to Hebei. Why is Cao Cao going to Guandu? Hebei is Yuan Shao's territory. Is he going to cross the river? Pursuit? Besides, although the Xiliang water army is vulnerable, it is still no problem to block the river, whether Cao Cao's army can cross the river is a problem."

Li Heng shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Li Jue thought for a long time before saying, "How much food did Li Ying raise?"

Li Heng lifted his spirits, and replied: "There are [-] shi of grain and no less than [-] million silver, all of which have been transported to Hulao Pass."

Li Jue also regained his energy, nodded again and again and said, "The harvest is very good. If Xuchang's troops were not empty, and Cao Ren and his [-] army were wiped out by Luo Zheng, it would be impossible for our army to get so much food and grass."

Li Heng also nodded again and again: "Yes, that guy Luo Zheng killed Cao Ren and his [-] army, which really helped us a lot, otherwise how could our army raise so much money and food. Hehe, that guy Luo Zheng You can still do good deeds!"

Li Jue thought for a while, and said: "Let Li Ying come back, don't plunder anymore, Cao Cao is full of tricks, Yuan Shu has been tricked by him several times and now even Yuzhou is lost, it's better to be careful, so as not to turn over in the gutter Boat."

Li Heng agreed, and saw that Li Jue had no other orders, so he got up and left.

Guandu.

Luo Zheng has been battered recently, and he really feels like he doesn't know how difficult it is to be a father if he doesn't have children.

Forcibly conscripting more than 20 people to Hebei is like a ticking time bomb, not to mention eating and drinking. These people have grievances, and if they are not good, they will make trouble. Five thousand cavalry are busy fighting fires every day.

It wasn't until he killed a group of guys with ulterior motives in a fit of anger that he deterred these people.

Jia Xu, the old fox, has the most sensitive sense of smell, and immediately felt something was wrong, and said to Luo Zheng: "My lord, it will take several months at the earliest to transport these people to Guanzhong. Such a long time is enough for some people with ulterior motives to take the opportunity Make something happen. And Xu suspects that those who provoke trouble may be Cao Jun's spy, or even someone sent by Yuan Shao to make trouble. Our army caused trouble for Cao Cao. Although Yuan Shao was the beneficiary, he did not exclude it. That guy Yuan Shao will cause some troubles for our army and consume a lot of manpower and material resources, which will also benefit Yuan Shao in the long run."

Luo Zheng said awe-inspiringly: "Wen Hesuo is very right, it is really possible."

Jia Xu said: "Leaving aside this matter, Guo Tuna is quite cooperative in other aspects. Up to now, our army has recruited more than [-] fishing boats, large and small, from both sides of the river. General Gan Ning is hurrying up to transform these Fishing boat."

Luo Zhengdao: "When will the first batch of people set off?"

Jia Xu said: "The first batch of people to be transported away are old and young, women and children, and we can leave yesterday."

"Let Gan Ning hurry up!"

Luo Zheng frowned, very dissatisfied with the efficiency.

At this moment, a small school came running over not far away.

"My lord, there is news from Luoyang."

The Xiaoxiao said half a sentence, moved his lips for a long time, but didn't say the rest.

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Say, why are you hesitating?"

The little officer hurriedly said: "That guy Li Jue sent someone to blackmail the Lord, saying that he is short of food and grass in the army recently. As long as the Lord lends him fifty thousand shi for military food, he will let the navy cross the river under his control, otherwise he will send troops to attack the navy. .”

"Dare to blackmail the general?"

Luo Zheng laughed grimly and said: "Anyone can blackmail this general, but Li Jue's trash is not qualified to sit on the ground with this general and raise the price. Go, beat the envoy sent by Li Jue to this general, and then send someone to tell Li Jue, this general Not a grain of grain was given to him."

"As ordered!"

The little school hurriedly took orders and ran away.

For some unknown reason, Jia Xu didn't dissuade Luo Zheng from doing this obviously with personal grievances, until the little school left, and said: "Li Jue is too underestimating the lord, if he doesn't send Someone came to take the opportunity to extort, the lord might have a headache. But this guy dared to send someone to threaten him, he was obviously a guilty conscience, and he was really afraid that our army would go out of Hangu and go east. Hehe, the lord is so smart, how can such a little trick be hidden? My lord, Li Jue is too naive."

Luo Zheng couldn't help but glanced at Jia Xu, he couldn't hide anything from this old fox.

However, this flattery is really comfortable to listen to.

Cheng Ying also flattered Chang Hui a little bit, but the navy was much worse than Jia Xu, an old fox.

At this moment, the scout Xiaoxiao ran over from afar again.

"My lord, military advisor!"

The little scout rushed to the front, saluted the two, and said: "Our scouts have discovered Cao Cao's army."

"Cao Cao's army?"

Luo Zheng was stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Where is Cao Cao's army?"

The scout Xiaoxiao replied: "Cao Cao has led an army of [-] to Kaifeng and is heading for Guandu."

"what?"

Luo Zheng was taken aback, and then said in a deep voice: "Ah Cao led the army to Guandu without telling him?"

Scout Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "Exactly!"

Luo Zheng and Jia Xu glanced at each other, waved their hands, and scolded Xiaoxiao to quickly retreat.

"My lord, the plan has changed!"

Jia Xu condensedly said: "Since Cao Cao personally led the army to Guandu, it's time for our army to retreat to Hebei. Anyway, almost all the surnames on the south bank have been captured in Hebei, so there is no need to stay in Guandu."

Luo Zheng frowned and said nothing, and after a while he said: "Wen He doesn't think Cao Cao came a little suddenly?"

Jia Xu's expression froze, and he said, "Your lord, you mean that Cao Cao led the army north to Guandu for vacation?"

Luo Zheng glanced at the busy crowd on the pier, looked back and said: "Almost all the people nearby have been taken to the north bank by us. What is Cao Cao doing to catch up at this time, and go to Hebei to snatch the people back?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "That's right, as long as Cao Cao's army crosses the river, no matter what the reason is, they will provoke Yuan Shao. Moreover, Cao Cao's army may not be able to cross the river because of the navy blocking the river. If Cao Cao wants to defeat the Lord's five Thousand cavalry, this is even more impossible. As long as our army retreats to Hebei, Cao Cao will definitely not cross the river to pursue, unless he wants to fight Yuan Shao."

Luo Zhengdao: "So, it's a little strange that Cao Cao led the army north."

Jia Xu stroked Liu Xu and thought for a long time, then said: "This time, Li Jue took advantage of the fire to loot and plunder the area of ​​Chenliu and Yingchuan. Yingchuan and Chenliu are not comparable to the north, which is the hinterland under Cao Cao's rule. When Li Jue's Xiliang rebel army ransacked, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to Cao Cao. If the lord were changed, the first thing to do at this time was to drive Li Jue's Xiliang rebel army out of Yingchuan, and then give Li Jue a severe blow. A lesson that will never be forgotten, and reassure people's hearts instead of leading the army north."

Luo Zheng took it seriously and said: "Wen He's analysis is correct. In this way, Cao A is actually a fool who led the army to the north. In fact, he is attacking tigers and assassinating wild boars. He wants to take the opportunity to clean up Li Jue?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's more or less the same, and... not good!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, his face changed drastically, and he exclaimed.

Luo Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "What did Wenhe think of?"

Jia Xu's expression became extremely serious, and he said, "Xu suddenly thought of a possibility, what if Cao Cao captures Hulao Pass?"

"Hulao pass?"

Luo Zheng's face changed, and he shouted: "Bring the map!"

"As ordered!"

Xu Chu agreed, and immediately ordered his soldiers to bring the military topographic map, and spread it out on the ground.

Luo Zheng has been to Hulao Pass, and he still has a vague impression of the geographical features of Hulao Pass. After staring at the terrain around Hulao Pass for a long time, his face gradually changed, becoming extremely dignified.

(End of this chapter)