King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 568 Luoyang Zhongyou
The big man, the big man who suffered many disasters in the original capital of Luoyang, the original prosperity and beauty have long since disappeared. Luoyang has a population of nearly one million, but now, the household registration is withered and the land is barren. Since Dong Zhuo's cholera After the capital, the common people survived one or two out of ten, and even if they survived by chance, they left this place of right and wrong early.

However, the dilapidation of Luoyang cannot conceal its status as a strategically important place. Cao Cao stationed nearly [-] troops here before he had nothing to do with Guanzhong. There is Zhang Yan in Bingzhou, and the east is already under Li Lin's control, so this Luoyang has not only become the place of the Fourth World War, but also a key force along the way that Kuai Yuekou said.

Although the towering city wall is dilapidated, it cannot conceal the former glory of Luoyang City. In the city, it is considered to be the palace of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. However, it has been burned many times. After Cao Cao occupied Luoyang, it was only simply repaired. A few places are barely used as Henan Yin's mansion arranged by himself, and just above the main hall of this mansion, there is a general sitting at this time, with a slightly fat body, and he can tell at a glance that he is not the kind of brave and ruthless man. The general, looks a bit Sui He.

This person is none other than Zhong Yao, who was specially arranged in Luoyang to guard Cao Cao's west front when Cao Cao went north to resist Liu He. Using tricks to provoke Ma Teng and Han Sui to make them turn against each other once, it can also be seen that Zhong Yao is a wise general, not a reckless man.

Afterwards, Cao Cao was defeated on the bank of the Yellow River, and the Youliao army went south. Zhong Yao was ordered by Cao Cao not to send troops, so he had to take care of Chang'an, Luoyang and other places. Hulao, Hangu, Tongguan and other dangerous passes, as long as Zhong Yao can't defend, Li Lin wants to go west, but it will take a lot of effort to fly. Cao Cao also wants to force Li Lin to go south, and fight himself in Yuzhou. It is a pity that the loud noise under the city of Xuchang broke Cao Cao's plan, and Cao Cao died tragically after Li Lin because of these. The south of Xu Tian is not far from the place where Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty died, and Chang'an, Luoyang, has since become Under the rule of Cao Pi, Li Lin's focus is in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and he is no longer in Chang'an, Luoyang, so don't look at Li Lin's battle with Cao Jun and Chu Jun, but this Luoyang is still calm, full of spring and vitality abundant.

But this does not mean that there is an undercurrent here. Liu He in the north has long been waiting for an opportunity to conquer this place, and Li Lin in the east also sent his general Gao Lan to lead a large army to station in Xingyang to prevent Zhong Yao, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou He was eager to fight Li Lin and get the Central Plains, and he followed Kuai Yue's strategy of killing two birds with one stone. He sent troops across Wuguan and went north to Luoyang. Because Li Lin and Liu Biao fought there, but why isn't this Luoyang the focus of the future?

"Huh!" A cold snort sounded from the hall, Zhong Yao took the letter sent by Liu Biao to watch, and when the sender left, he immediately snorted angrily and threw the letter on the ground.

Below stood Zhong Yu's son Zhong Yu (don't look for Zhong Hui with me, even if Zhong Hui is born now, he is actually a sucker!), seeing his father's anger, he immediately cupped his hands and said: "Father, the general under Liu Biao's command Wang Wei has already led [-] troops through Wuguan, and the lord has also sent Cheng Lian to lead [-] elite troops to support Luoyang! I wonder if my father will agree to Liu Biao's wishes!" Zhong Yao guarded Luoyang Chang'an for so long, and now Cao Cao Dead, to be honest, Zhong Yao is simply the king of the mountain in Luoyang, no one can restrain him, now there are [-] more troops, and his strength has increased greatly, Zhong Yao will definitely have a chance and occupy the tiger prison Guan and Wuguan are guarded by two powerful passes, and they are kings in Luoyang.

But Zhong Yao is still different from others. Since Cao Cao was able to put Zhong Yao in such an important place as Luoyang and Chang'an, he must know Zhong Yao's loyalty to himself and the Cao family. At this moment, he saw Liu Biao's order , This made Zhong Yao very entangled. Although his current lord, Cao Pi, had turned to Liu Biao for his appetite, he was unwilling to have another master like Liu Biao. Now it is even better, and he directly ordered himself to lead the army Going out of Hulao Pass in the east, along the south bank of the Yellow River, attacked Dongjun and other places, forming a pocket against Li Lin.

How could Zhong Yao not be angry after reading Liu Biao's letter, and immediately said sharply: "Hum! Didn't my lord see it? This is Liu Biao, Kuai Yue and others' treacherous trick. This is to consume the troops of our Cao army. Completely annex my Cao army!"

Zhong Yu cupped his hands and said: "Father, the army has already gone north, if father doesn't send troops, I'm afraid Liu Biao will end up telling the truth, and he can't help but hurt father, the master's side is also wrong!"

"Hey!" Zhong Yao shook his head angrily, and said slowly: "The old master passed away angrily, and died tragically at the hands of Li Yuanjie. How can someone not be very angry with that Li Yuanjie? Wouldn't he not want to send troops to attack Li Yuanjie immediately, but Li Yuanjie has already died!" With preparations, did Liu Biao and Kuai Yue think that Gao Lan in Xingyang was a decoration arranged by Li Yuanjie? If our army sent troops to Hulao Pass, we would definitely not be able to defeat the Youliao army, which is good at fighting in the wild. If you want to take the initiative to attack, wouldn't you be looking for your own death, isn't this Liu Biao's intention to harm my father and son or something?"

As soon as Zhong Yu heard this, she obviously understood Liu Biao's treacherous scheme, she lowered her head and stopped talking, and the surroundings fell silent. A soldier broke the tranquility. Said: "Report to the general, General Cheng Lian sent someone to send a secret letter from the lord!"

When Zhong Yao heard it, his eyes lit up immediately, and with a wave of his hand, Zhong Yu hurriedly took it over and handed it to Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao opened the letter and read it carefully, his brows immediately frowned, nodded slowly, and said to the soldiers: "Okay." ! You have worked hard, go down and rest for a while!"

"Thank you, General!" The soldier ran out again, and Zhong Yao gave the letter to his son Zhong Yu for him to read.

When Zhong Yu saw it, his face showed surprise. He pointed to the letter, looked at Zhong Yao and said, "Father, my lord, this means..."

Zhong Yao nodded and said, "Hehe, let me just say, with Lord Xun You and Lord Mao Jie around, how can we not see through the trajectory of Liu Biao and Kuai Yue? Since the Lord knows that we will continue to defend Luoyang and only send five thousand soldiers Ma is a suspicious soldier, the purpose is not to confuse Li Lin, but to confuse Liu Biao, and it will be fine to come back from a casually defeated battle, and he will not give Liu Biao an excuse!"

Zhong Yu hesitated and said: "But then Liu Biao sent [-] troops..." Liu Biao sent troops for two reasons, which anyone can see. I also want to monitor Zhong Yao and Cao Jun. I am afraid that Cao Jun will not finish his work. I fought fiercely with Yingchuan. In the end, no matter whether it is victory or defeat, Liu Biao himself suffered a lot. How could Liu Biao feel at ease, of course it was under the guise of reinforcements, forcing Zhong Yao to send troops to attack Li Lin.

Zhong Yao's face darkened, and he said quietly: "Hmph! Those Jingzhou soldiers and horses are nothing to be afraid of! Just wait for Wang Wei and others to come to Luoyang and invite a few people for a banquet. At that time, Yashu, you will lead five hundred soldiers in ambush, and wait until you give orders for your father. , rushed in, did not leave one, and then asked someone to seize the soldier talisman, received Jingzhou's men and horses, and the rest of the generals were bought with a lot of money, and then pretended to be Wang Wei and others went out of Hulao Pass to attack Li Lin, and then shifted the responsibility to Li Lin's It's fine on your body!"

Zhong Yu was overjoyed, and immediately said excitedly: "Father, it really is a clever plan!"

Zhong Yao squinted his eyes and said, "Huh! Now there are [-] more soldiers for nothing, this Luoyang must be as solid as gold!" But Zhong Yao didn't know that Liu He's side had already made preparations, and he was just waiting for Zhong Yao's soldiers to leave Hulao Pass. Woolen cloth.

Zhong Yao then asked Zhong Yudao: "What's the situation with Yuan Shang in Chang'an? Ma Teng in Xiliang, and Han Sui are still fighting?" After all, Yuan Shao was Cao Cao's childhood friend, and at that time, Cao Cao hadn't turned against Yuan Shao, but he still had a friendship with him, and his son defected to him, so of course he was given preferential treatment from then on, and he was immediately named a general of Zhonglang , was appointed in Xuchang, after several twists and turns, Yuan Shang is no longer the impulsive young son of Yuan Shao, but has grown into a general, and under Xun Chen's teaching, his intelligence is also higher than ordinary people. Cao Cao went north to fight Liu He, and Xun Chen had already seen his doubts. Although Yuan Shang was clamoring to follow Cao Cao to go north to avenge his father, Xun Chen understood that Cao Cao's situation is not optimistic now. There are enemies on all sides, and they are the target of all the people in the Han Dynasty. It is said that Liu He and Xiaoer are going north to attack Liu He. However, if Liu He is defeated, Li Yuanjie in the north will not let it go.

The result confirmed Xun Chen's words. Cao Cao was defeated by Li Lin, and eventually died in Li Lin's hands. Although Xun Chen didn't expect Cao Cao to be so miserable, he knew that Cao Cao would not get it this time. It's cheap, but Yuan Shang was very excited when he heard that he wanted to go north. The chance of revenge that he had been waiting for for many years finally came, and he immediately asked Cao Cao. It can also be seen that the descendants of the Xun family are all resourceful and resourceful, and compared with Xun Yu and Xun You, this Xun Chen is even more cunning. Of course, this is also because of Xun Chen You have to think about Yuan Shang, after all, he is the last hope of the Yuan family, how can Xun Chen put Yuan Shang in danger...

(End of this chapter)