Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang, the eastern capital, had a history of more than 170 years. It was the center of the world and was sought after by countless scholars.
However, Dong Zhuo caused chaos in the capital and burned the capital into ashes for more than a hundred years. The literati all over the world beat their chests and stamped their feet, and countless people mourned for him.
Outside Luoyang City, Cao Cao looked at the once towering Luoyang and couldn't help but sigh. However, he was a little excited. He was the first duke to welcome the emperor, and the emperor was in the city. He could immediately hold the emperor hostage and order the dukes around.
Cao Cao stuck his sword in front of him and smiled proudly. He said,""Luoyang, Eastern Capital. Unfortunately, it was now in ruins.”
After saying that, Cao Cao laughed again and strode forward.
"Fengxiao, there is something I forgot. According to etiquette, what should a foreign official bring when meeting the world? I was in a hurry and did not prepare.”Cao Cao said as he walked quickly.
Guo Jia understood Cao Cao quite well, so he cupped his hands and chuckled,"My lord, the east of the river is suffering from a drought, and the palace has long run out of food. At this time, His Majesty and the civil and military officials must be suffering from hunger and cold.”
"Fengxiao's words are reasonable. When I was escaping from Dong Qing in the early years, I was very greedy for meat soup.”Cao Cao laughed heartily." Cao Ren, go make some soup."”
" Okay." Cao Ren held his sword and left.
………………
Several days later.
Thirty miles outside Ying Yin City, a wooden stockade stood tall.
At the head of the stockade, several flags were erected.
Originally, Zhang Xiu was prepared to lead the army to attack Yingyin and approach Xuchang. However, when he learned that Xun Yu was leading the army and personally guarding Yingyin, he gave up the plan to attack and set up camp on a slope 30 miles west of the city.
After all, he led the light cavalry to move quickly, the infantry has not yet arrived, if they cross Yingyin, I am afraid Xun Yu will cut off the grain road, so they can only wait for Wen Pin to lead the infantry to arrive, then plot against him.
At the camp,
Zhang Xiu and the other generals were discussing their next move.
"Reporting to my lord, General Wen led the infantry to Linshui. It is only twenty miles from here and will arrive this evening.”The sentry cavalryman shouted.
"Zhongye is finally here."
Zhang Xiu heaved a sigh of relief. He felt a little guilty that he had no soldiers under his command.
"Everyone, Xun Yu led six thousand strong soldiers to personally guard Yingyin. Although Yingyin City is small, it is not easy to attack it. Do you have any good ideas to lure Xun Yu out of the city to fight?”
The deputy generals looked at each other and shook their heads.
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes. After thinking for a long time, he said softly,"My Lord, Xun Yu is a resourceful and resourceful person. I'm afraid ordinary plans won't be able to move him.”
"Rong Xu will think about it for a few days and perhaps have a good plan to defeat the enemy.”
Zhang Xiu was also deep in thought. Ordinary strategies would not work against a genius like Xun Yu. He had to take him by surprise. At the thought of this, his mind moved slightly. Perhaps the fireworks he brought could be used.
However, he still needed to think about how to use it, so it was better not to say it for the time being.
"Wen He's words are reasonable, but our forces are limited and we cannot attack forcefully. Send an order: When Zhong Ye arrives, the whole army will rest for a night. Tomorrow at the third watch, we will start a fire to cook and arrive at Yingyin City at noon.”
"Even if we can't attack, we have to surround the city to weaken the enemy's morale.”Zhang Xiu shouted.
" Yes," the generals in the tent answered in unison.
……
The next day, at noon.
The sound of drums and banners covered the sky. The soldiers 'shouts pierced through the nine heavens like thunder.
Surrounded the city,
In the future, when Zhang Xiu watched movies and dramas, he would not feel anything when he saw an army of hundreds of thousands. But now, when he looked at the tens of thousands of people behind him, it was simply too much. No wonder some people said that if there were more than ten thousand people, the mountains and plains would be filled.
On the city wall, Xun Yu was dressed in a Confucian robe. Behind him were Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong and other generals, all of whom were Cao Cao's trusted aides. At this moment, all of them had solemn expressions on their faces, and they were feeling rather depressed.
Below the city, at the head of the array.
Zhang Xiu pointed the golden spear in his hand at the sky, and the shouts behind him stopped abruptly.
Zhang Xiu rode his horse forward and pointed his spear at the distance. He then mocked,"The person upstairs is Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo."
"Hmph, I am Xun Yu. Why did you, a child from Western Liang, invade our Lord's border for no reason?”Xun Yu shouted angrily.
"Ha, Xun Yu, you are a rat. You have eyes but cannot see. How are you worthy of insulting others?”
"You are a noble subject of the Han Dynasty and have received the emperor's kindness for generations, but you don't want to improve. Instead, you helped Cao to abuse and harm one side, causing the people to be in dire straits. Do you plead guilty?”Zhang Xiu shouted.
When Xu Chu heard this, he swallowed and pursed his lips."There's no need to be angry. It's just a matter of words.”
Xun Yu couldn't take it lying down. He swung his sleeves and argued angrily," My Lord assassinated Dong alone and almost died. After escaping, he ordered all the heroes in the world to attack Dong Zhuo together. His heart is only to help the Han Dynasty, how can he help Cao Cao's tyranny?”
"Hahahaha, what a joke. Everyone knows that Cao Cao is a capable subject of governing the world and a treacherous hero in troubled times.
I admit that a few years ago, Cao Cao was wholeheartedly devoted to the Han Dynasty, but now that the Han Dynasty is about to die, Cao Cao is wholeheartedly devoted to himself. If my guess is correct, Cao Cao should have gone north to plunder the emperor, right?”
"Using the Son of Heaven as a hostage to disobey orders is actually called helping the Han Dynasty by you, a person who has received the favor of the Emperor for generations? It's ridiculous. Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?”
Zhang Xiu's voice was like thunder, each word striking at the heart.
" You, you..." Xun Yu's face was flushed red. He was furious.
However, Zhang Xiu's words seemed to have uncovered the most shameful thing in his heart. Could it be that Cao Cao really wanted to use the emperor to order the vassals and become king himself? Instead of helping the Han Dynasty?
"Please calm down, please calm down." Xu Chu and the others quickly comforted him.
After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, he had already achieved his goal. Xun Yu was too monstrous. Putting aside how powerful he was, the key point was that he had brought half a think tank over. This was f * cking ridiculous.
It may be false that the phoenix cub and the wolf can make the world stable, but it is true that Xun Yu can make the world stable. It was also Yuan Shao's fault for being incompetent and resourceful. Otherwise, if Xun Yu had returned to Yuan Shao, there would have been no Cao Cao.
And these words, even if they couldn't make the two of them fall apart, it would at least make them fall apart.
Turning his horse back to the formation, Zhang Xiu gave Huang Zhong a look.
Immediately, Huang Zhong rode his horse forward and waved the machete in his hand. He cursed,"Xu Chu, I see that you have a greasy head, big ears, and a belly full of fat intestines. That Cao thief actually said that you have courage that ten thousand men cannot match. What a joke.”
"How dare you insult me?"
Xu Chu instantly exploded and shouted like thunder.
Everyone praised him for his waist size of ten girths and his courage that ten thousand men could not match, but he was scolded by this Liao as a belly full of fat intestines. How could he not be angry?
"Ha, in my eyes, you are just a person who sells his head. I only need three knives to cut off that dog head of yours.”Huang Zhong's breath was long as he laughed heartily.
He suddenly realized that the words his lord taught him were different when he shouted them out. There was a feeling of satisfaction. If he were to scold them himself, how could it have such an effect?
On the city wall, Xun Yu's face was solemn. He thought to himself,'This bastard has a vicious mouth.'
"Zhongkang, don't act on impulse."
Xu Chu's figure had already disappeared as he turned around and spoke.
"Ling... Ling Jun, General Xu…he has already gone down.”
Xun Yu's mouth twitched. This f * cking boorish fellow, he was just advising him not to be impulsive, but in the blink of an eye…
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