Mobilizing Before the Battle (1)
After Dong Zhuo and the others left, Wu Jun immediately ordered Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Vice Lieutenant General Min Gong to lead their troops to the four gates of Luoyang, north, south, east, and west, and guard them day and night in case Dong Zhuo led his army into the capital. Without his orders, no one was allowed to enter or leave at will, and anyone who disobeyed would be arrested first. As Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were already suspicious of Li Su's identity, for Li Su's safety, Wu Jun indicated for him to return to the 'Guard Commandery' first. Wu Jun led his ten personal guards and the Imperial Guards that had come with the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu to escort the Young Emperor, Prince Chen Liu, and the ministers back to the Imperial Palace.
In the Imperial Court, Wu Jun told the Young Emperor, Prince Chen Liu, and the ministers that Dong Zhuo had gathered twenty-five thousand soldiers outside the city. Dong Zhuo would definitely be unwilling to leave in shame and would definitely lead his army to attack Luoyang. After the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu heard this, they said to Wu Jun and the ministers,"Since that's the case, we'll confer the title of Commander of the Wrecking Bandits, Marquis Wei Ting, Wu Jun, as the commander of the Upper Military Academy and take over the command of the Eight Commanders of the West Garden. All the defenses of the capital will be under the command of Marquis Wei. Commander Lu Zhi, Vice Commander Min Gong, and the other seven Commanders of the Eight Commanders of the West Garden will all listen to Marquis Wei's orders!”After everyone left the court, Wu Jun rushed back to the Wei Commandery (which was also the current Wei Marquis Manor).
Dong Zhuo and the others had fled to the large military camp outside Luoyang. Dong Zhuo was extremely angry. He killed several soldiers he didn't like, but he still couldn't vent his anger. He wanted Lu Bu and Hua Xiong to lead the army to attack Luoyang immediately. When Li Ru saw this, he immediately stopped Dong Zhuo."General, you can't. Today, Wu Jun from Ru Guan was fully prepared and came prepared. If General sends out his troops in such a hurry, he will definitely lose. If General wants to attack the capital, we still need to discuss it!”
"Ziya, do you have any good ideas? Tell me! This time, he had to capture Wu Jun alive.”Dong Zhuo felt that this was reasonable. Ever since he had fought with Wu Jun on Northern Mang Mountain, he had always been at a disadvantage. Therefore, he had slowly calmed down and raised his head to ask Li Ru.
"General, although Luoyang is heavily guarded, the capital only has seven thousand soldiers, which is less than our Western Liang army. General, there are more than twenty-five thousand men here. Li Cui and Guo Si led more than thirty thousand soldiers and horses to Chang 'an, awaiting orders at any time. General, you can immediately write a letter asking Lord Li and Lord Guo to lead all of their soldiers to reinforce the city in three days. With your fifty-five thousand men against the seven thousand men of the capital, no matter how tall and strong the walls are, you can still take them down.”Li Ru offered Dong Zhuo some advice.
"Good! Let's do as Ziya says! This time, I'm going to bury Wu Jun alive! Hahaha!" After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he kept laughing, as if Wu Jun and the others were already dead.
At noon two days later, Wu Jun was preparing to go to Luoyang's various city gates to check on the situation of the guards. Wu Fu, who was in charge of gathering information, hurriedly rushed back to the Marquis of Wei's Manor to report the information to Wu Jun."General, according to our scouts, two unknown groups of people have already crossed Hangu Pass at noon today and are heading towards Luoyang. There are about 30,000 people in these two groups. They are all dressed in Western Liang uniforms. I guess they are reinforcements invited by Thief Dong. Thief Dong is now in a powerful formation. I hope General will be prepared!”
"I understand. You can leave first and continue to investigate. Report to me immediately if you have any movements! Men, quickly go to the main city gates and summon the left and right Wei Wei and Cavalry Commandant to discuss matters. He ordered Vice Lieutenant General Min Gong and Riding Cavalry Lieutenant Li Hu to guard the gates!”When Wu Jun heard that Dong Zhuo had added another 30,000 soldiers, he only had around 2,500 soldiers, including Min Gong's 500. He felt that the situation was grim and immediately sent people to call Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang back to discuss the matter.
Not long after, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang rushed back to Marquis Wei Manor. After the four of them sat down, Wu Jun said to the three of them,"Second brother, third brother, Gongming, I'm sure you already know the reason why I called you back. Tell me your thoughts."
"Big Brother, Third Brother, Gongming, and I have already received the information from De Yu. This time, Thief Dong really came with ill intentions. It seems he wants to attack the capital." Zhao Yun was the first to speak.
"Big brother, I think second brother is right. That old thief is most likely going to attack forcefully. There is a huge disparity in our forces, so we have to make preparations early. Otherwise, Luoyang would definitely fall.”Zhang Liao couldn't help but say worriedly.
"My lord, the Third General is right. Although our two thousand soldiers have been trained by the four of us for more than two months, their combat strength has increased by leaps and bounds. However, the Western Liang soldiers under Thief Dong were also rare elite soldiers. Moreover, there was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. It was difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. My lord should also contact the Imperial Army officers to strengthen the capital's defenses.”Xu Huang told Wu Jun some of his thoughts.
"Second brother, third brother, Gongming, you're right. After being humiliated, this old thief will definitely lead all his soldiers to attack the capital. However, Thief Dong was also pressing in with his army, so he definitely wanted a quick battle. Otherwise, his army's supplies would definitely not be able to keep up. Luoyang is abundant in resources, and the bandit Dong can only rely on Xiliang's long-distance transportation of grain. If we can unite all the armed forces in the capital and hold out for a few months, we can also send a general who is good at fighting to lead an army to harass and nibble at his rear. When the thief Dong ran out of food and grass, his morale would be low and he would retreat to Xi Liang. If he doesn't retreat, we'll annihilate him in one fell swoop.”After listening to the speech of Zhao Yun and the other two, Wu Jun analyzed the situation of both sides with full confidence." But in the first battle, we must strike that thief Dong hard. We must show the prestige of our army and let that thief Dong and the world know that our army is not inferior to anyone, so that he will not dare to attack the city rashly.”
"Big Brother (Lord) is wise! Second Brother (Third Brother/Huang) will obey Big Brother (Lord)'s orders!”Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang couldn't help but admire Wu Jun for coming up with such a good plan in such a short time.
"Good. From now on, we cannot be careless. We must do our best to protect the capital. Second Brother, Third Brother, Gongming, and Vice Lieutenant General Min Gong will lead their troops to the four gates of Luoyang from today onwards and guard them day and night. In the afternoon, at Shen Shi (the ancient Shen Shi was equivalent to 15 to 17 Beijing time in the future), I will contact Zhonglang Uncle Lu, Vice-Zhonglang General Min Gong, the other seven lieutenants of the Imperial Army West Garden Eight Lieutenants, as well as all the ministers and celebrities in the court, to hold a pre-war mobilization meeting in Uncle Situ Wang Yun's residence. You guys go ahead!"
After Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang left, Wu Jun wrote dozens of visiting cards for his guards to send to Zhonglang General Lu Zhi, Vice Zhonglang General Min Gong, the other seven commandants of the Eight Commandants of the Imperial Army West Garden, as well as the various officials and nobles of the court.
Wu Jun took a short break after lunch. He took a few boxes of precious medicinal herbs and gifts and rode the Red Dragon Horse to Cai Mansion to visit Wu Jun's parents-in-law. After all, as a junior, he had been in Luoyang for more than two months. Due to his busy schedule, he did not have time to visit his parents-in-law and the uncles who were close friends with Wu Jun's father, Wu Shuo. After all, etiquette was a little unreasonable.
Not long after Wu Jun came to the Cai residence and handed in the visiting card, his father-in-law, Cai Yong, mother-in-law, and the housekeeper of the Cai residence, Cai Fu, led everyone out of the residence to welcome Wu Jun. When Wu Jun saw his father-in-law Cai Yong and mother-in-law, he immediately kowtowed to them and said respectfully,"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please accept my son-in-law Wu Jun's bow! I haven't seen them for more than ten years. Are my father-in-law and mother-in-law well?”
"Jun 'er, please rise! I haven't seen him for more than ten years. Jun 'er is now a handsome man and a pillar of the country. This old man is really gratified.”Cai Yong helped Wu Jun up and said.
"That's right, Jun 'er. Your father-in-law and I have been thinking about you every day these past few days. I didn't expect you to come today.”Wu Jun's mother-in-law was obviously quite satisfied with Wu Jun's recent actions.
"Thank you for your concern, Father-in-law and Mother-in-law! Recently, I was really busy with some trivial matters and couldn't come to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law in time. I hope the two elders won't take offense!”After his father-in-law, Cai Yong, and the others led him into the hall and sat down, Wu Jun hurriedly apologized to the two elders and explained. The two elders were open-minded people and did not blame Wu Jun. After that, Wu Jun briefly told the two elders about his experiences over the past ten years and his father's recent situation in Lujiang. He also talked about the current situation in Luoyang with Cai Yong. After that, when Wu Jun asked the two elders why they didn't see Cai Yan, Cai Yong replied that Cai Yan was practicing the piano in the backyard of the residence at this time every day. She didn't know that Wu Jun was coming. After rejecting the butler Cai Fu's good intention to call Cai Yan, Wu Jun said that he knew the way and went to the back garden to look for Cai Yan.
As soon as Wu Jun walked into the back garden, he immediately smelled the faint fragrance of orchids in the garden. He could vaguely hear the melodious sound of the zither. It was elegant, quiet, and beautiful. The melody was smooth and gentle, like the flowing water in the mountains between the waterfalls, the wild geese falling on the sand in the desert, and the fresh spring snow. It was like the bitter and fragrant plum blossoms. The sound of the zither was not limited by any known music or cliché, but it was almost like the spiritual energy of the world poured into the strings, producing a divine melody.
Wu Jun had learned music from his father-in-law Cai Yong since he was a child. Cai Yong once wrote in his "Qin Cao":" In the past, Xi made the zither to ward off evil and prevent the heart from being lustful. It was to cultivate one's rationality and reverse one's naivety." Since ancient times, the zither ceremony had been used as an instrument to symbolize morality. It was used to cultivate one's temperament, change customs, and then " communicate with the virtues of the gods and harmonize with heaven and earth." Wu Jun was naturally proficient in music. In terms of aesthetics, the zither music could be summarized as thirteen images: Male, sudden, urgent, bright, charming, strange, wide, cut, clear, light, harmonious, calm, slow, music thought can be summarized as happy, affectionate, lofty, spacious, art, sage, immortal seven categories.
Wu Jun was attracted by the sound of the zither and looked over. He saw a woman in snow-white clothes sitting gracefully under the bamboo pavilion by a small lake in the bamboo garden. Her smooth snow-white hands danced on the zither like a pair of beautiful white butterflies.
Wu Jun took a few steps forward and looked at her from the side. Her beautiful outline and skin were as clear as ice. Her bright eyes looked beautiful under her slender eyebrows. When her red lips opened and closed, her pear nests were naturally on her cheeks. Her beautiful and long pink neck was even more attractive.
Wu Jun's mind went blank. He couldn't believe that there was such a beautiful woman in the world. She was quiet and elegant, as elegant as an immortal, as if she was a fairy from heaven. He couldn't help but think of a poem and blurted out,"The water is bright and clear, and the mountains are strange in the rain. If you want to compare West Lake to a fairy, light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable.”
The woman's delicate body trembled slightly. She pressed the strings and stopped playing. She turned her head and met Wu Jun's gaze. She said angrily,"Who is Young Master? Why did you barge into my garden?”
Wu Jun looked at the other party's smile that was like a flower, and he could not help but feel his heart skip a beat. Even with Zhao Yu's beauty, she was actually inferior to her. Especially her temperament, which was clear and elegant like a fairy.
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