The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"Prime Minister, the general is willing to take his troops to Shouyang Mountain quietly, without burning down the granary in Shouyang Mountain, and come to see him." Zhang Liao knelt down in front of Chen Ziming and issued a military order.

Chen Ziming glanced at Zhang Liao, shook his head slightly, and said, "The terrain of Shouyang Mountain is dangerous, and you need to go through Hongnong, Jinyang and other important places to go. How can you defeat the enemy with only five thousand troops?"

After rejecting Zhang Liao, Chen Ziming looked at the generals and said, "This battle is about the life and death of the big man, and I will fight to the death."

Zhang Liao asked for a fight. He actually saw the danger. If he was not careful in this battle, he would be doomed. After all, this is already Cao Cao's territory, surrounded by Cao Cao's troops. If Cao Cao knew Chen Ziming's goal, he would definitely mobilize his army on the road Waiting for Chen Ziming to die.

From Hangu Pass to Shouyang Mountain, there are many places along the way where Chen Ziming's 2 troops can be surrounded and wiped out. For example, Jinyang City, once it cannot be attacked for a long time, Cao's troops from all directions will come and surround them. Lose.

Similarly, Shouyang Mountain is also a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it is a strong attack, Chen Ziming's troops are far from enough.

The most important thing is that even if they successfully capture Shouyang Mountain and burn all the food and grass, the consequence is that they have nowhere to escape, because Cao Cao is likely to mobilize the surrounding army to surround and kill Shouyang Mountain. Will be wiped out.

That's why Zhang Liao asked for a fight, but he didn't want Chen Ziming to take risks. He wanted to use his own power to burn down the food and grass in Shouyang Mountain and die in the battle.

It's a pity that Chen Ziming didn't want to. It wasn't that Chen Ziming was not afraid of death, but that Chen Ziming knew that with Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses, it was impossible to capture Shouyang Mountain. If he couldn't even see Shouyang Mountain, he would be wiped out. Chen Ziming had to take it with him. All take the risk.

"Tomorrow morning, the army will set off." Chen Ziming began to arrange combat tasks: "Ma Chao is the vanguard, and he will directly attack the capital of Hongnong. Wherever he goes, if he does not surrender, he will be destroyed."

"Zhang Liao is the army on the right. If Cao's army approaches, you don't need to report it, just fight back."

"Zhang Fei is the left army. He also repels the invading enemy, but he is not allowed to pursue him. He needs to keep a distance from all the troops."

"I will take the imperial guards and cavalry as the rear army to stop Cao Hong's pursuit. If each army encounters a strong enemy, they must not fight hard and report quickly."

"Remember, you are all cavalrymen, so you should be quick. Within five days, I want to see the Luoyang City Tower!"

Chapter 437 Xun Yu's Courage

"My lord, Hongnong urgent report!"

When Ma Chao broke through Hangu Pass, the remnant soldiers who escaped from Hangu Pass spread the news. Xun Yu, who was guarding Luoyang, was the first to receive the news. report to him.

"Young Master, Chen Ziming is coming in a menacing manner. The former army has passed the capital of Hongnong and is heading straight for Luoyang." Sima Lang said to Cao Pi who was sitting at the top: "Ma Chao is brave and invincible, no one can stop him, and the generals he meets will not surrender. die."

"Sir, do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" After a silence in the conference hall, Cao Pi asked Xun Yu.

"Don't worry, my lord. The city of Luoyang is high and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are [-] elite defenders. Chen Ziming has only [-] soldiers and horses, so it's nothing to worry about." Xun Yu shook his head slightly, without any worry on his face.

"No." Sima Lang, another counselor, said, "Chen Ziming is resourceful and resourceful. He has never been defeated. His subordinates Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, and Dian Wei are all powerful generals in the world, so don't be shy."

"My son, you can report this matter to the Prime Minister." Jingzhou has been destroyed by Cao Cao. As a big clan in Jingzhou, Kuai Liang had to rely on Cao Cao to protect the family.

Originally, with Xun Yu, Cao Cao didn't need to let Cao Pi be the person in charge, but some of Xun Yu's actions made Cao Cao feel scrupulous, so he left his son to sit in Luoyang, called exercise.

"The Prime Minister is quite aware of this matter." Xun Yu said, "Chen Ziming's coming here is nothing more than forcing the Prime Minister to withdraw his troops. The Prime Minister will fall into the trick, and he will order us to retreat on our own."

"Actually, it's not difficult to retreat." Sima Lang said: "If you can mobilize troops from various places around Luoyang, how can Chen Ziming's [-] troops threaten the important town of Luoyang? However, we have no right to mobilize troops, so what can we do?"

"Uncle Cao Hong is the general ordered by his father. If the uncle orders, he can mobilize the defenders from all over the place." Cao Pi suddenly said, thinking of a person who can mobilize troops without Cao Cao's permission, that is Cao Hong.

Cao Pi was also helpless. As Cao Cao's son, he should have more rights than Cao Hong to mobilize soldiers from all over the world, but Cao Cao is still young, and Cao Pi has an elder brother who is deeply loved by Cao Cao. It's just a mascot, and many things are not qualified and dare not interfere.

"General Cao was blocked by Chen Ziming, how can he command Luoyang troops." Sima Lang objected: "General Cao can mobilize troops to block Chen Ziming's retreat, but he cannot take care of Luoyang."

"I don't accept the orders of the generals abroad. I will deal with the transfer of troops myself, and I will bear all the consequences." Xun Yu suddenly spoke, making the entire conference hall silent, and secretly dispatching troops, but Cao Pi dared not , Xun Yu dared to stretch out his hand.

"In this case, why don't you quickly order soldiers from all over the country to come to Luoyang." Du Xi said hastily: "Chen Ziming's army has passed Hongnong, and it is only three days away from here. Take precautions in the morning."

"Hey..." Xun Yu shook his head slightly and said, "If that's the case, I would have mobilized troops from all over the world long ago, so why discuss this matter here."

"The one I worry about is Chen Ziming. How could he do such a dangerous move because of his good military skills. There may be deceit in it." Xun Yu frowned and thought hard, as if he was thinking about Chen Ziming's plan.

"The Prime Minister ordered the army to go out everywhere, Jingyang was besieged, Liu Bei was already surrounded by enemies, Chen Ziming had no choice but to come to Luoyang and force the Prime Minister to retreat, what other plan did he have?" Sima Lang didn't want to, now the situation is very clear, you Xun Yu What are you still hesitating about.

Xun Yu was not angered by Sima Lang's words, but continued to frown and think, and did not order hastily. Everyone was anxious, but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, only Xun Yu had the ability and courage to dispatch soldiers and horses from all over the place, and the others were not qualified. If you don't have the guts, you can only count on Xun Yu.

"Don't stop, let's not suffer from the chaos. I hope Mr. will make a decision early." Cao Pi could only speak to Xun Yu and let Xun Yu make a decision early. The most important thing is to come to Luoyang. After all, Cao Cao asked him to guard Luoyang. If Luoyang is lost in his hands, then his life may be over.

And this is also an opportunity. According to what Sima Lang told him, if he can mobilize troops from all over the country to kill Chen Ziming outside Luoyang City, then the greatest credit must be his Cao Pi. Chen Ziming has always been Cao Cao's enemy, and the degree of danger is even higher than that of Liu Bei. , if Chen Ziming can be eliminated, he will have a chance to be reused by Cao Cao.

"Order all the defenders within [-] miles of Luoyang to come to Luoyang immediately to encircle and wipe out Chen Ziming." After being chased by Cao Pi, Xun Yu finally found some inspiration but disappeared without end. He sighed secretly and had to order the deployment of troops.

There is no way, Cao Pi is the son of Cao Cao, the nominal commander of Luoyang, Xun Yu has to give some face, after all, no one can say where Cao Pi will go in the future, he must consider for the Xun family.

Not long after Xun Yu's order came out, Cao Cao's order came out, and while everyone was relieved, their blood began to boil.

"Order Xun Yu to control the soldiers and horses of Sili Prefecture, guard Luoyang, and destroy the enemy army!"

In other words, now that Xun Yu is justified, Cao Pi cannot interfere with Xun Yu's decision. It can be seen how much Cao Cao trusts and values ​​Xun Yu, and no one dares to embarrass Xun Yu anymore.

I have to say that Cao Cao has a very deep understanding of Xun Yu, knowing that Xun Yu doesn't like Cao Cao's deceitful behavior, but as long as Xun Yu is still serving Cao Cao, he will serve Cao Cao wholeheartedly and will never do anything against Cao Cao. things to come.

At the same time that Xun Yu received Cao Cao's order, Cao Hong also received Cao Cao's military order to mobilize an army to cooperate with Xun Yu and leave Chen Ziming behind.

The goal is clear, Cao Cao wants to mobilize the troops of the entire Sili Prefecture, and keep Chen Ziming. If Jingyang is not very important to Cao Cao, he would personally bring the army back to deal with Chen Ziming. From this, we can see how much Cao Cao attaches importance to Chen Ziming.

"Prime Minister, within three days, the Xianbei soldiers and horses will surely take Jingyang. At that time, no one can stop the Prime Minister from ruling the Northwest." Seeing that Cao Cao was worried, Cheng Yu hurriedly directed Cao Cao's thoughts in a good direction.

"Wen Ruo is here in Luoyang, so my heart is at ease." Cao Cao smiled slightly, and of course saw Cheng Yu's meaning, and said indifferently: "Wen Ruo's ability is not inferior to Chen Ziming's, and he has the right time, place, and harmony. Calling Chen Ziming to come and go, I just feel sorry for Chen Ziming's talent."

"Report to the Prime Minister, Xianbei envoys came to urge food."

As soon as Cao Cao's mood improved, he was broken and scolded Xianbei for being insatiable, incompetent, and useless. . . . . . .

"Prime Minister, General Yu Jin was defeated by Zhao Yun and Tian Feng. Liu Bei's soldiers and horses in Liangzhou are still strong, and Xianbei's soldiers and horses are still useful..." Cheng Yu's meaning is very clear, I hope Cao Cao doesn't care about this little food , Cannon fodder like Xianbei is not easy to find.

Chapter 438 Cao Cao's Determination

Although Cao Cao didn't care about Chen Ziming's approaching Luoyang on the surface, he was actually very anxious in his heart. One was that he was afraid that Chen Ziming would really win Luoyang, and he would be in a dilemma. Cao Cao was very afraid in his heart.

The second is to know the battle situation in Luoyang. If Chen Ziming can be captured by this opportunity, regardless of life or death, it will deal a huge blow to Liu Bei.

Cao Cao has been thinking about whether to give up here and lead his troops back to deal with Chen Ziming first, but if he did so, he would fall into Chen Ziming's plan. Still big.

"My lord, General Yu Jin came to report. Zhao Yun and Tian Feng's many designs caused damage to his soldiers and horses. General Yu Jin asked my lord to end the battle of Jingyang as soon as possible and go to Liangzhou to preside over the overall situation."

As Cao Cao's most important adviser, Xi Zhicai had to remind Cao Cao what is the most important thing. Although Chen Ziming is powerful, he is only Liu Bei's subordinate. If Cao Cao wants to compete with Liu Bei, he should take a long-term view.

For example, now, Cao Cao should not continue to think about Chen Ziming's affairs, and should leave these matters to his generals. Cao Cao should complete this strategic goal as soon as possible, which is to win Liangzhou and Hanzhong, so as to win the battle with Liu Bei. capital.

"Send someone to order Qiu Liju, if Jingyang City cannot be conquered within three days, tell him to take his men back to the grassland." Cao Cao understood Xi Zhicai's meaning, and immediately calmed down.

"Order Xia Houyuan to mobilize troops. If Qiu Liju fails to capture Jingyang City after three days, he will lead the troops to attack the city. Jingyang City must be captured within one day." Cao Cao is no longer giving Qiu Liju a chance, because he is already there It has been too long outside Jingyang city.

"It was ordered that Xiahou Dun's army be ready to be ordered. If Qiu Liju doesn't obey the order, he will lead people to kill Qiu Liju and destroy Qiu Liju!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed murderous intent. He has always regarded Xianbei soldiers as cannon fodder to consume the enemy's strength. Now cannon fodder is not very effective, and it is starting to disobey orders, so there is no need to keep it.

"Command Chang'an Xia Houshang to raise food and grass. After I break through Jingyang City, I will lead the army to Fufeng and attack Liangzhou with Yu Jin's army."