Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 352 Cao Jun's Conspiracy

Hulao Pass.

"Meet the military division!"

Xia Houyuan led a group of generals to welcome out the east gate, and saluted Guo Jia who came in a hurry.

Guo Jia was a busy traveller, surrounded by only a hundred guards. He quickly returned the salute, dismounted to meet Xia Houyuan, and asked as he walked in, "How is the battle in Luoyang? Have the Xiliang army left Hangu Pass?"

"No news has been sent back yet!"

Xia Houyuan wondered: "Why did the military master come to Hulao Pass if he didn't go to Guandu with my lord to meet Yuan Shao?"

Guo Jia calmly said: "Mr. Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, and Xun You are still conspiring by my lord's side. There are not too many good ones, and there are not many young ones. Only Xiliang Luo Zheng's wolf ambition wants to destroy the foundation of the lord, so we must guard against it." !"

Xia Houyuan's heart suddenly came to a sudden, and he thought to himself that the military master was here to deal with that fellow Luo Zheng.

The little general next to him said solemnly: "Our army has [-] soldiers and horses on the front line of Hulao Pass. If that man Luo Zheng doesn't come, it's fine, but if he dares to come and violate the pass, I will kill him without leaving a single piece, so that he can be called He knows how powerful a certain is!"

Guo Jia looked sideways at him anxiously, but saw that it was the eldest son of the lord, Cao Ang, and couldn't help but secretly gave a wry smile.

Although Xia Houyuan has a brave temperament, but he has been in the army for many years, he is not like a fledgling boy like Cao Ang, and how can he underestimate the famous Luo Zheng? How can it be so easy to deal with?"

Cao Ang didn't dare to argue with Xia Houyuan, but he was extremely dissatisfied on the surface.

Guo Jia ignored Cao Ang, entered Guancheng with Xia Houyuan, and went straight to the camp of the Chinese army.

As soon as he entered Xiahouyuan's temporary official residence, a scout came galloping on his horse.

"Report-"

The scout scout urged his horse to come forward, and said loudly, "General...uh, the military division is here, and the military division is here. Luo Zheng personally led [-] Xiliang cavalry to Luoyang, and Li Jue has already surrendered."

Guo Jia's eyes froze, he nodded and did not speak.

Xia Houyuan waved his hand and said, "Understood, let's investigate again!"

The scout cavalry didn't talk nonsense, and immediately took orders.

Entering the inner hall, Guo Jia winked, and Xia Houyuan immediately dismissed everyone from the meeting.

Guo Jia's expression turned serious, and he asked, "General Miaocai, did the river interception go smoothly?"

Xia Houyuan said: "Have you completed everything as instructed by the military advisor?"

Guo Jia said, "Will it attract the attention of the Xiliang Navy?"

Xia Houyuan said: "It's not a big problem. Someone has made a lot of arrangements according to the military adviser's orders. The Xiliang navy will only think that our army cut off the river to prevent the Xiliang navy from going straight down the waterway to Guandu. It shouldn't be obvious."

Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "That's good, can we keep Luo Zheng's [-] Xiliang army in the Central Plains this time, so that it will not move eastward for ten years, which will affect When it comes to the Lord's great cause of unifying the north, we must never neglect it."

Xia Houyuan's expression also turned solemn, and he said, "Don't worry, military commander, I'll take care of it!"

Guo Jia asked again: "Has the army at Hulao Pass ever withdrawn?"

Xia Houyuan said: "Don't worry, the military commander. I have withdrawn the Hulao Pass army back to the Siguan River in batches. Today, there are only a thousand old and weak soldiers left in Hulao Pass. According to the military adviser's order, I have set up [-] catapults at Pingjin Ferry. Prepare tens of thousands of stones, if the Xiliang water army does not come, let it go, but if it dares to come, it will be scattered with rocks, and at least it will be able to stop the Xiliang water army for five or six days."

Guo Jia said: "Being able to block the Xiliang water army for five or six days is enough to cover our army's secrets."

Xia Houyuan nodded, suddenly showing worry, and said: "This matter is too fierce, even if Luo Zheng's [-] Xiliang army can be left in the Central Plains, it is very likely that the Sishui Pass will not be secured. Twenty-five thousand soldiers may not be spared, the military commander might as well go to manage the city, as long as there is someone watching over here, nothing will happen."

Guo Jia calmly said: "General Miaocai, you don't have to worry about me. As a military advisor, Jia has no reason to let the soldiers fight bloody battles in the front and hide in the back to enjoy themselves. Although Sishui Pass has been in disrepair for a long time, it has protected our soldiers. Zhou Quan is still fine."

"But……"

Xia Houyuan was worried, and we will talk about it later.

Guo Jia said decisively: "General Miaocai don't need to persuade him anymore, I bear the trust of my lord, and I will not leave no matter what."

"Hey!"

Xia Houyuan sighed and had no choice but to stop persuading.

Luoyang, Xiliang army camp.

"Lord!"

Jia Xu hurried into the inner hall and said to Luo Zheng: "Generals Gao Shun and Zhang Liao have arrived."

Luo Zheng said 'Oh', put down the Chuanguo Yuxi that he was playing with, and said with a little spirit: "The army has arrived?"

"Exactly!"

Jia Xu replied, only glanced at the Chuanguo Yuxi that Luo Zheng then put on the table, and then looked away.

Luo Zhengdao: "Since the army has arrived, let's go to Hulao Pass. There is nothing to miss in this Luoyang City, but I found the Chuanguo Yuxi in Li Jue's mansion. It's good luck. Wenhe came and have a look."

"The Jade Seal of Chuanguo?"

Although Jia Xu had already guessed, he didn't look at it just now. Hearing Luo Zheng's words at this time, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Although the Jade Seal of Chuanguo is not very useful, it is a symbol of imperial power. To a certain extent, it can represent righteousness and orthodox status. In some special cases, it can play an unexpected role.

"It is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo."

Luo Zheng sighed: "Actually, it's just a seal, and it's not very useful, but since the Qin and Han Dynasties, since the seal was engraved by the First Emperor, it was passed to the Han Dynasty, but it has been endowed with a special symbolic meaning, which even makes some ambitious My generation has no intentions. In fact, to put it bluntly, this kind of thing is just a plaything. No matter how high the symbolic meaning is, the foundation of the imperial court is decayed, and the world is in chaos. How can a mere plaything represent the imperial power. But the material itself is quite good. Come, Wen He will also take a look."

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "This is a sacred object, my lord should put it away, and I won't read it anymore."

Luo Zheng didn't force it, and then put away the seal, saying: "This thing doesn't have much meaning, and it's not enough to be an artifact. It's a bit absurd to use it to represent the fate of the country. It's better to have one emperor and one seal."

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes showed deep thought, and he didn't speak.

The next day, after the army rested overnight, Luo Zheng left [-] soldiers and horses to garrison Luoyang, and immediately led the army to Hulao Pass.

At the same time, Gan Ning's [-] sailors also escorted the rations, boarded a ship from Pingyin Ferry, and set off two days earlier.

Li Yang, the tent of the Hebei army.

Just after dawn, Yuan Shao's central army tent was already full of people. His confidants and generals gathered together. Kai and others, Wuyou Zhang He, Chun Yuqiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Pan Feng, Jiang Qi, Ju Yi, Han Meng, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, etc. There are more than a hundred people in the hall, which is very prosperous.

Yuan Shao was in the high position, wearing golden armor with chains and a red cloak over it, his face was radiant and majestic, seeing the prosperity of martial arts under his command, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride that the world is better than me.

At that moment, whether it was Cao Cao in the Central Plains or Luo Zheng who was entrenched in Guanzhong, Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to them.

With 30 strong soldiers in Hebei, and countless capable ministers and generals, why worry about the invincibility of the bandits and the injustice of the world.

"All right."

Yuan Shao waved his hand suddenly, and said loudly, "Tell me about Cao Jun's movements."

The big tent immediately fell silent, and Guo Tu, who was in charge of intelligence, coughed lightly, and said, "My lord, please return carefully. Cao's army has assembled from various counties to go north to Yanjin and Baima. According to the news from Xuchang, Cao Cao's troops dispatched this time are about The number is around [-], of which about [-] troops will be deployed to rescue Yanjin and Baima, and Cao Cao has personally led [-] troops to go north to Guandu!"

Ju Shou asked, "What is the strength of Cao's army in Huainan and Hulao Pass?"

Guo Tu replied: "Cao's army has [-] troops in Huainan. Cao Hong, the younger brother of Cao Cao's family, guards Huainan. There are [-] troops guarding Hulao Pass. The leader is Xia Houyuan. In addition, there are still a few troops stationed in Wancheng and Xuanyuan Pass. The rest are all going north.”

Tian Feng said solemnly: "In other words, the total force under Cao Cao's command should be around 16!"

Guo Tu nodded and said, "That's about the same number."

Jushou's face was serious, and he said solemnly: "I heard that after Cao Cao pacified Xuzhou and Huainan and defeated Wancheng, although he recruited a large number of surrendered soldiers, he dismissed many old and weak. I don't want to have more than [-] soldiers and horses. Don't underestimate it!"

Yuan Shaoxie said: "What does a mere 30 soldiers and horses count? Only half of our army does not say, and they have to be divided into various places. A mere [-] soldiers and horses want to block my [-] Hebei soldiers. Cao A is courting death! At this time, the [-] troops on the front line of Hulao Pass have not been mobilized, Cao Aman is really afraid of Luo Zheng like a tiger!"

Tian Feng said: "My lord, don't underestimate Cao Cao's 3 troops! At least [-] of the [-] troops are elite veterans who have followed Cao Cao's conquests and battles. They can be called the elite of the elite. , the remaining half are also elites selected from the Yangzhou Jiangjun and Xuzhou Jiangjun, they can definitely be regarded as elite soldiers in a hundred battles, my lord must not take it lightly!"

Yuan Shao said disapprovingly, "No matter how elite Cao's army is, how can they stop my 30 Hebei soldiers? Hmph, Yuan Hao doesn't need to build up other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige. In this battle, I will definitely drive Cao Aman out of the Central Plains."

Tian Feng sighed and didn't try to persuade him any more, but a haze passed through his heart for no reason.

Guo Tu went on to say: "In addition, Sun Ce's army in the east of the Yangtze River is gathering in the direction of Yangshi City. It won't be long before looking at Xiangzi. As soon as our army and Cao's army start a war, Sun Ce will cross the river north and take the opportunity to attack Huainan and Lujiang counties."

Yuan Shao frowned suddenly, and said: "Sun Ce, a mere kid, dares to run out to take advantage of the fire. In the barren land of Jiangdong, this kid, Sun Ce, is not hiding in Jiangdong. Waiting for me to calm down the Central Plains and bring the crowd to surrender, why are you jumping around!"

Ju Shou couldn't help but said: "My lord, although Sun Ce is young, he is very brave and has a strong heart, so don't underestimate him!"

Yuan Shao was extremely displeased, and said: "A mere infant, can you still be compared with me?"

(End of this chapter)