Yuan Shao coughed twice, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
"In this case, if you can't finish this plate of good food and it will be over, why do you bother to recommend it to others?
Is it completely out of good intentions?"
Another counselor of Yuan Shao asked Cheng Yu Youran.
Cheng Yu looked around and saw that this person he knew was Shen Pei.
He clasped his fists in salute and said: "It turns out to be Mr.
Zhengnan.
My lord strongly recommends Mr.
Yuan to intervene in Guanzhong.
Of course, he is not looking for trouble.
Instead, he hopes that Mr.
Yuan can ensure the safety of my Yanyu flank.
I think that the Lu thief commanded one hundred thousand troops and dominated Hanzhong. , if he gets it Guanzhong.
He can go east to Tongguan to plunder our hinterland at any time.
Of course, he can also go north to Bingzhou and east to Taihang to attack Yuan Gong's territory.
Even if he doesn't go around to attack Guanzhong, who can do it with this strength?
He surrendered."
These words touched Yuan Shao's heart, and his expression changed slightly.
At this time, Yuan Shao's ambitions were swollen and he was full of confidence.
He had already determined that he was about to unify the nine states in the north.
Even Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, but if Lu Bu was really allowed to gain a foothold in Guanzhong, it would be a question mark whether he could successfully unify the north.
Two dry laughs reached Cheng Yu's ears, and he followed the sound.
A white-faced and rat-bearded scribe said, "Having said that, last time my lord also accepted Cao Mengde's invitation and went to Yanzhou to annihilate Lu Bu.
Your lord's The trouble has been solved, but my lord has lost the general Yan Liang.
No matter how good it is, it is your turn, and it is my lord's turn to contribute."
This person is Xu You, another counselor of Yuan Shao.
Cheng Yu said without changing his expression: "Last time, Duke Yuan did not gain anything.
Just imagine if Lu Bu was not expelled, how could Duke Yuan concentrate on using his troops against Gongsun Zan, and how could he capture the four states?
As for the use of troops this time In Guanzhong, Yu believes that Duke Yuan will be able to defeat Lu Bu and command the Yongliang generals.
In addition, my lord has said that as long as Duke Yuan drives Lu Bu out of Guanzhong, he will go to the imperial court and the land of Heluo will also be under the management of Duke Yuan. ” Hearing this, Yuan Shao already had an idea and said to Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, you go to the post house to rest first.
I will give you an answer in the next few days."
A few days later, Yuan Shao sent someone to reply to Cheng Yu, saying that he was willing to send troops to Guanzhong, but he needed to raise food and grass, so he could not send troops immediately.
Cheng Yu understood that Yuan Shao wanted Lu Bu to fight with the Yongliang generals for a while before going to pick peaches.
But this is none of his business.
The goal has been achieved, so he bid farewell to Yuan Shao and left Yecheng.
At the top of Chang'an City, Duan Xuan and Wu Xi looked at the contiguous Lu Bu military camps below the city, feeling uneasy and uneasy.
I don’t know which reinforcements will come and when they will come to rescue me.
Zhang Liao was not in a hurry to attack the city.
He ordered his soldiers to do soil work, dig trenches and build fortifications outside Chang'an City, and block all the city gates tightly.
But he had already personally led most of the troops east to attack Tongguan.
There were actually only more than 5,000 garrison soldiers in the camp under Chang'an City.
However, Duan Xuan and Wu Xi did not notice this situation at first.
By the time they noticed it, the other party's barrier to block the door had been built.
"Brother, if it doesn't work out, let's surrender.
I heard that Lu Bu has never killed anyone before surrendering."
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Wu Xi said to Duan Yan.
Duan Yan responded with a cold snort: "Lu Bu will neither surrender nor kill prisoners, but he will reorganize our troops.
If you surrender him, you will really become his dog.
Brother, we finally seized the opportunity and stood on our own feet."
In the world, is it not time to despair now that you are living under someone else’s roof?
The food in the city is enough to last for two or three months.
Let’s wait and see.”
After receiving the imperial decree, Zhong Yao left Hongnong and headed west with only a dozen personal followers, and soon arrived at Tongguan.
At this time, Tongguan had been under the rule of Cao Cao's Hongnong.
Zhong Yao asked Cao Ren, the guard of Tongguan, to leave the pass and continue to Chang'an after a few words.
After only walking for more than ten miles, we found that the dust was flying in front of us, and it seemed that a large number of troops were coming.
Zhong Yao quickly dispersed from his entourage, keeping the horses and carriages away from the road, and hid himself behind the grass and rocks.
Zhong Yao knew from the flag that it was Zhang Liao's army under Lu Bu.
Looking at the endless army passing by on the road, Zhong Yao thought to himself that he didn't expect it to come so fast, but it doesn't matter, Tongguan is the most powerful pass in the world, and the garrison at the moment is After being strengthened, reaching as many as five thousand, and being personally guarded by Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Ren, it was impossible for the opponent to easily capture Tongguan.
When I seize the time and connect with the generals in Hengguan and attack from the front and back, I can break the siege of Tongguan.
After the army passed, Zhong Yao led his personal followers and rode away westward.
At this time, the banners of Zhang Liao's leading troops could already be seen rising above the horizon from the city head of Tongguan.
The sound of drums and trumpets rang rapidly in Tongguan, and Cao Ren, wearing armor and jacket, climbed to the top of Tongguan City to personally supervise the battle.
He squinted his eyes and scanned the opponent's lineup.
It was obvious that including the baggage, the number of troops was more than 10,000.
Except for more than a hundred "catapults", they did not seem to bring any heavy siege tools.
He sneered in his heart: It is a daydream to break through Tongguan based on this, not to mention that the lord Cao Cao has sent two thousand more elite troops to Tongguan, bringing the total strength to more than 5,000.
Even if the city gate is opened, the opponent's strength may not necessarily break through.
Come in.
But he discovered something strange.
The other party had no intention of setting up camp at all, and actually formed a military formation.
This was obviously to attack Tongguan directly, and they planned to capture it before dark.
This was too arrogant.
Just when he couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do, a behemoth with more than a dozen wheels was pushed out of the opponent's formation and slowly moved forward.
Cao Ren raised his hand, and the crossbowmen at the top of the city began to draw their bows and load arrows.
At this moment, a column of bright spots flew towards the city from behind the opponent's military formation, getting closer and bigger.
Halfway through the flight, Cao Ren discovered it was a row of fireballs.
But Cao Ren was not frightened.
It was very common to use catapults to throw "burning cans", and it was not something shocking.
He remained motionless, knowing in his heart that the catapult was powerful if there were many people operating it, but whether it could be accurate or not depended entirely on luck.
"Boom, boom, boom" came a series of booms, and as expected, the shots were inaccurate.
Only a few shots landed on the top of the city, followed by pieces of flames.
Some of the others hit the city wall, and some fell behind the city wall.
At this time, the behemoth under the city was already approaching.
Cao Ren waved his hand fiercely and shouted: "Fire arrows!"
The arrows shot like a shower at the Lu Bu soldiers who were guarding the "behemoth".
These soldiers were all heavily armed in the Huben army.
The infantry, at this time, they all raised their four-foot shields and formed an airtight turtle shell.
"Boom, boom, boom" was another series of loud noises.
The second batch of "fireballs" arrived.
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Dozens of them fell on the top of the city.
Suddenly, more than a dozen flaming people appeared on the top of the city, rolling all over the ground while wailing and roaring. , one person even rolled to Cao Ren's side.
A moment later, the third batch of "fireballs" arrived.
This batch was more accurate, and almost all of the hundreds of fireballs landed on the top of the city.
The two guards close to Cao Ren were burned, and Cao Ren himself was escorted down the tower by his guards
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