Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 361 Yuwen Chengdu's Resolution

Xu Hui of the setting sun shines on this land, Tongguan ushered in a guest, Liu Xiongming from Lantian, and the embarrassed Liu Xiongming brought a few servants into Tongguan.

"Magistrate Liu, why are you in such a mess? What happened?" Zhong Yao was shocked!In fact, he was more transparent in his heart, and he knew what was going on with a guess.

Lantian has been the Qinchu Avenue since ancient times, and it is one of the main roads from Guanzhong to the southeastern provinces.In 379 BC, that is, the sixth year of Duke Xiangong of Qin Dynasty (the 23rd year of King Zhou An), Qin began to set up Lantian County, which was named after the rich jade in the territory.

Lantian County is one of the main roads from Guanzhong to the southeast, how could Ma Chao turn a blind eye to it!Leaving Liu Xiongming alone, he naturally sent someone to persuade Liu Xiongming to unite with him, never thought that Liu Xiongming would refuse him, and in a fit of embarrassment, he personally led 13 troops to kill Lantian.

Liu Xiongming didn't expect Ma Chao's great army to fall from the sky, and was easily defeated by Ma Chao when he was caught off guard. , had to abandon Lantian, went to Xuchang, and came to Tongguan.

"Oh! It's hard to describe in one word! Zhong Shizhong." Liu Xiongming told his story, and it was exactly as Zhong Yao expected, and Zhong Yao said a few words of comfort.

A soldier hurriedly came to Zhong Yao, glanced at Liu Xiongming, hesitated to speak, and looked at Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao said, "Let's talk about something. County Magistrate Liu is not an outsider, so there is nothing we cannot let him know."

"Zhong Shizhong, I think it's better for me to avoid it." Liu Xiongming cupped his hands.

"Magistrate Liu said there is no need to evade what he said, what's the matter?" Zhong Yao took Liu Xiongming by the hand and asked the soldiers.

"General Yuwen is back from Chang'an!" said the soldier.

"Oh! Go and have a look." Zhong Yao smiled, turned around and left, just as he took a step, he remembered that there was Liu Xiongming next to him, and turned around to apologize to Liu Xiongming: "Sorry! I forgot about County Magistrate Liu, I'm really rude, please forgive me! How about Liu County magistrate and you go to see General Yuwen?"

"It's okay!" Liu Xiongming said, he didn't dare to be dissatisfied with Zhong Yao, besides, it's normal for him to have a bad memory because of his age, "I'm fine, I just happened to go with the waiter."

The two went to see Yuwen Chengdu, Yuwenchengdu and Pei Yuanqing saw Zhong Yao and Liu Xiongming coming, and greeted each other with them.

After the ceremony!Zhong Yao asked, "General Yuwen, this trip to Chang'an should be a good one!"

"This trip to Chang'an, I have already found out the situation of the Xiliang army, and after the army is reorganized, I will attack Chang'an." Yu Wencheng said.

Zhong Yao and the others knew that Yu Wencheng was planning to lead the troops to attack Chang'an himself. Zhong Yao and Liu Xiongming were all surprised!Pei Yuanqing looked like he had seen it long ago.

"General Yuwen, don't be impulsive. In my opinion, it's not too late to counterattack Chang'an after the prime minister's army arrives." Zhong Yao cupped his hands to persuade.

"Hmph!" Yu Wencheng sneered, and said, "Master Zhong must have been scared out of his wits by the Xiliang army! You should keep your heart in your stomach if you are so afraid of them. Why do you need a prime minister's army? I can do it alone."

"But! The Xiliang Army is brave and good at fighting! There are another 20 soldiers, and now there are only [-] soldiers in Tongguan. The disparity in strength is too great. I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the Xiliang Army. General Yuwen, please think twice!" Zhong Yao persuaded again.

After all, he and Yu Wencheng didn't have much contact, and he didn't know Yu Wencheng's strength at all. In addition, the strength of the two sides was indeed very different. Zhong Yao had also learned how powerful the Xiliang Army was, so he naturally wouldn't think Yu Wencheng was able to defeat the Xiliang Army led by Ma Chao.

"Okay! I've made up my mind! I will send troops to Chang'an tomorrow. If Zhong Shizhong has nothing else to do, please feel free. I'm going to rest." Yu Wencheng said.

"That's it! I'll take my leave!" Since Yu Wencheng had already issued an order to evict the guests, he was too embarrassed to stay here, so he and Liu Xiongming retreated.

Liu Xiongming thought to himself, he never thought that there would be such an arrogant lunatic under Li Song's command. The gap between the enemy and ourselves is huge, and he dared to be so arrogant and underestimate the enemy.

Both Zhong Yao and Liu Xiongming are not optimistic about Yu Wencheng. After all, they have learned the strength of the Xiliang Army that Ma Chao taught, but he doesn't understand Yu Wencheng at all. Sooner or later he will suffer. Don't think that being a general can be arrogant. Aren't there few people who don't have any skills at the beginning of the year but have the title of general on their heads?

Zhong Yao and Liu Xiongming bid farewell and left, Liu Xiongming said: "Zhong Shizhong, Yu Wencheng is so arrogant and arrogant, he will definitely be defeated! But once the Xiliang army arrives, Tongguan will be difficult to hold. If the prime minister blames him, I'm afraid the servant There is no escape from punishment!"

At this time, Liu Xiongming summed up Yu Wencheng in his heart as a person who relied on flattery and flattery to please his master to be able to occupy a high position, but he has no real skills.

"Of course I understand this matter. Isn't magistrate Liu going to meet the prime minister? I'll write a letter right now, and I'll trouble magistrate Liu and hand it over to the prime minister, who will make a decision." After Zhong Yao finished speaking, he took Liu Xiongming back to write a letter in a hurry .

As soon as Zhong Yao left, Pei Yuanqing asked, "Are you really planning to send troops to Chang'an tomorrow? It is said that Chang'an's walls are strong, the trenches are deep and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you don't have more than ten times the force, you may not be able to take Chang'an, right? "

Yu Wencheng nodded and said: "Don't say it is ten times, even if it is twenty times, it may not be possible to take Chang'an City by force. What's more, we only have [-] soldiers now. How can we attack Chang'an by force? Don't you die on your own!"

"Uh! Aren't you going to send troops to Chang'an City? What else can you do if you don't fight Chang'an City?" Pei Yuanqing asked puzzled.

"Han Sui, Zhang Heng, and Ma Chao's three armies defended the city of Chang'an. Han Sui's army was relatively strong. Ma Chao was not in the city when he went to fight Lantian, so Ma Chao's general Pang De led his army."

"As for those outside the city, Ma Chao and his younger brother Ma Dai are the main force, and the rest of the coalition army is composed of soldiers and horses. Although they are powerful, they are not at all united. So I decided to challenge Ma Dai, as long as I kill him, the coalition forces will be in chaos."

"Liu Xiongming from Lantian just fled to Tongguan today, and arrived an hour before you. Ma Chao must have returned to Chang'an. I think it's better to be careful and not be careless." Pei Yuanqing said.

"Are you talking about the person beside Zhong Yao just now?" Yu Wencheng said.

"That's right! That person is Liu Xiongming, the magistrate of Lantian County. He fled here because he wanted to seek the protection of the prime minister." Pei Yuanqing said.

"Liu Xiongming's subordinates are just a bunch of mobs! In addition, he was defenseless, so he was defeated by Ma Chao. Now that Ma Chao has returned to Chang'an, I will meet him for a while, and the effect of beheading him will be more significant." Yu Wencheng said. .

(End of this chapter)