Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1745 Huguan Death Battle [-]
The news of the Luoyang battle did not spread to the northern battlefield so quickly. Although Cao Cao in Hanoi was waiting nervously, he did not get the news so early.

Although he is now worried about the Luoyang battlefield, in fact, he is quite confident about the Luoyang battlefield. After all, Xiahouyuan and Gongsundu's two major forces cannot defeat an empty Luoyang, which makes him a little disappointed.

While waiting for news, he got another news.

"What, no food at all?"

Cao Cao's pupils were wide open, traces of blood were creeping up, his gloomy expression flashed a touch of coldness.

This time going north was too fast.

Cause logistics can not keep up.

Therefore, Wei Jun's food and grass is relatively tight, and he hopes to fill part of the vacancy from Hanoi, which can greatly stabilize his shortcoming of insufficient food and grass.

But unexpectedly, the counties in Hanoi could not find much food and grass, and most of them had some rations left for the common people. Even if there were, no one was willing to call them out.

Without food, no one's court is useless, and people who are hungry have no thoughts of good and evil, just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Why did the Yellow Turban Uprising sweep across the eight states and engulf most of the Han Dynasty? It was nothing more than that they were hungry and had no food.

Therefore, it is also necessary to pay attention to methods when collecting food, otherwise it will be self-defeating, and first of all, these people will be forced to give theirs back.

However, according to expectations, some big households in the local area can at least store a lot of food, and they will not kill the common people, but Cao Cao will not be polite to these big households.

He asked gloomyly, "Cao Zhen, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, the local grain and grass have already been plundered once, and it was just before we entered Hanoi, so there is no food in any county at present!"

Cao Zhen smiled wryly. He took his soldiers and horses and searched the granaries of several big households, but they were all empty.

After the review, it turned out that the Ming army had already sent people to collect grain and grass before they came, and took away all the grain and grass from these big households by means of both soft and hard methods.

"Damn!"

Cao Cao slapped the desk hard, and his gloomy eyes burst into a cold light: "It seems that they have already prepared for it!"

I thought my reaction was fast enough, and I quickly went north, and quickly appeared on the battlefield in the north, which could catch the Ming army by surprise.

But now it seems that the Ming army's defenses have never been lax, even if they didn't know in advance that they were going north, they were ready.

"Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Guo Jia bowed his hands to appease Cao Cao's temper, smiled slightly, and said: "There is no food and grass in Hanoi, but there should be in Henan, especially Luoyang!"

"After our investigation in the night building, there are not a few grains in Luoyang. The logistics battalions of the Ming army all transported grain from Luoyang to the north!"

Jia Xu stood next to Guo Jia, dressed in gray and white robes, saluted Cao Cao slightly, and then reported.

"Luo Yang?"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth: "With the determination and courage of the Ming army, even if we can break through Luoyang, we may not be able to find food and weapons from Luoyang!"

Thinking of the Ming army he encountered on the battlefield, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "The Ming army on the battlefield is the most tenacious that this king has ever seen. Even if they can't beat them, they will fight desperately. Once Luoyang falls, they Nonsense, maybe the city will be burned for the second time!"

Guo Jia and Jia Xu looked at each other, they both knew in their hearts that such a thing is really possible.

"My lord, even if we transport grain from Yecheng to the south, it won't take a long time. Our grain and grass can still last for a long time. For the time being, there is no problem in this regard!"

Guo Jia said in a low voice.

"Ok!"

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was a little worried, he still stabilized his mind about this situation in his heart.

"Pass down my military order, order Lu Bu to conquer Huguan as soon as possible, drive straight in, and those who want to come to the eldest son city as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

A messenger quickly stood up, took the military order, and then quickly passed it on.

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Shangdang, the eldest son city.

Shangdang and Hanoi are not far apart, but they seem to be separated by two battlefields. The battlefield of Shangdang has entered into a sharp edge, while Hanoi has somewhat calmed down.

The eldest son city is a little quiet, as if it was quiet before the war, which makes people feel a kind of depressing.

"His Majesty!"

Above the main hall, Li Yan strode in, then bowed his head and saluted: "The last general fulfilled his mission and brought back all the food and grass in Hanoi!"

"well done!"

Mu Jingting nodded, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Fortunately, you are one step ahead, if you are one step late, you might not be able to come back!"

According to the news sent back by Jing Wusi, the main force of the Wei army has entered Hanoi. If it hits Li Yan, Li Yan may be damaged in Hanoi.

"The last general has also found out!"

Li Yan said with a wry smile: "If it hadn't been for Jing Wusi's risky report, the last general's transportation team would almost collide with Wei Jun's vanguard Lu Bu!"

"Just come back safely!"

Mu Jing looked at Li Yan and said in a low voice.

He then asked: "When you came back, did the Wei army almost approach Huguan?"

There are many roads from Hanoi to Shangdang, but there are very few suitable ones, especially those that can supply large-scale troops and horses, and even fewer.

So Huguan is very important.

Keeping Huguan can prevent the large-scale Wei army and Yan army from entering Shangdang, and buy more time for the Ming army on the battlefield northeast of Shangdang.

"Ok!"

Li Yan nodded: "Under the pass of Huguan, the Lord has been besieged heavily by the Yan army!"

"Can Huangfu Jianshou stop it?"

Mu Jing paced back and forth.

Although he asked Ma Liang to take Meng Da and Ma Su for reinforcements, these people were relatively young, and they didn't have much patience or experience. In addition, the ten thousand soldiers were just some captive soldiers, or some unscrupulous soldiers. Too cooperative captive soldiers.

So it's hard to say how much we can help.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to Huguan?"

Li Yan asked for a fight.

Li Yan was born as a civil servant, but he has been polished in the army. He is a talent with both civil and military skills, and his ability to command troops is not weak.

"Need not!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "You stay in the eldest son city, arrange the eldest son city well, maybe the enemy army will come to the city soon!"

Once Huguan is unstoppable, the eldest son city will become a battlefield like a meat grinder.

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It is less than 150 miles away from Huguan, next to the official road, on a small plain.

A troop is setting up camp.

In the center of the camp, the battle flag flying in the sky is a court-like battle flag with the word Lu.

This represents, General Lu Bu of Hanchen.

Lu Bu joined Cao Cao's command, and now Cao Cao considers himself a Hanchen, so naturally he can only be a Hanchen.

"General!"

In the camp, just as Lu Bu took off his battle armor, someone outside asked to meet him.

"Come in!"

Lu Bu turned around, looked at a young general who walked in, with a faint smile on his lips, and said, "What's wrong with Song Xian?"

"I just asked the scouts to inquire, but there is no trace of the enemy along the way. I suspect that the enemy may be pressing on the Huguan!"

Song Xian cupped his hands and said, "The closer we get to Huguan, the more dangerous I'm afraid!"

"War, even so, it can only be done like this!"

Lu Bu shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to get close to Huguan, but even if I don't attack Huguan, the Ming army will be wiped out by me!"

He who has been on the battlefield for a long time can naturally see this, but he is in Weiying and cannot help himself. He can only fight according to Cao Cao's ideas.

Even if the strength of his subordinates is almost the same.

Who made him join Cao Cao.

Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo Dingyuan are very different. Relatively speaking, Cao Cao is more profound, and his military orders are more firm.

"But our troops are running out, and Bingzhou Erlang suffered too much damage!"

Song Xian murmured.

"That can't be helped!"

Lu Bu shook his head, and said calmly: "Only on horseback can I gain military exploits. If I don't have the ability and value, there is no place for me in the whole world!"

Why didn't he know that Bingzhou Erlang's battle damage would be huge, but he had already estimated that no matter how big it was, he would not be able to defeat the bloody battle in Wancheng in the past.

Song Xian saw that Lu Bu was so determined, so he didn't say much: "I will continue to inquire about the news, but General, Huguan is not easy to fight, please think twice!"

"Go!"

"Yes!"

Lu Bu sat down and watched Song Xian leave. He knew that the thoughts of many generals in the camp were somewhat similar to Song Xian's.

But he had to fight.

Just as Cao Cao would not let the Ming court rule the world, he would not let Mu Jing become the co-lord of the world, so even if it is difficult, he must attack.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Send the vanguard, order them to rush to Huguan within half a day, and set up camp in Huguan as an adult!"

"Yes!"

The military order was passed down quickly.

Lu Bu looked at the marching maps one after another. It would take some effort for him to control the terrain around Huguan.

"Did Yelou say anything about the current situation of troops in Huguan?"

Lu Bu asked a vanguard lieutenant.

The vanguard deputy general answered Lu Bu's question and said, "Yelou can only find out that there are more troops on Huguan, and the ones who have been added are still soldiers whose numbers I don't know. The rest of the soldiers seem to obey his orders!"

"I don't know the number?"

Lu Bu squinted his eyes: "The Ming army has a strict system. Those who march will have a file and a name, and the designation is even more clear. Is it possible that there are troops who don't know the designation?"

"unless……"

He suddenly thought of the team and shuddered in his heart.

"No way?"

The vanguard lieutenant next to him asked, "General, why can't you?"

"nothing!"

Lu Bu took a deep breath, he wanted to erase the scene he saw that year from his mind, but in fact, it was not so easy.

In the first battle of Wancheng, the defeat was strange, but the defeat was convincing. The weapons of the Ming army broke their cognition and increased their fear.

Even Lu Bu, facing this kind of bombing, felt that he was an invincible general, as if he had no place for bravery.

He hoped that this army would not appear on Huguan, otherwise, this battle would be very difficult for him.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Continue to send out more scouts, let Captain Song take control of Huguan, and tell Yelou that I want to know the Ming army's deployment of troops in Huguan the most!"

"Yes!"

The request has been passed on to Yelou, how Yelou will respond is a matter for Yelou, and now Lu Bu seems to be a little summoned.

"After resting for two hours, continue marching. We must enter Shangdang before dark!"

"Yes!"

The crowd nodded.

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After rescuing Lu Bu and continuing to march, when the incoming soldiers approached the city, there was also a serious atmosphere suppressing above Huguan.

Huangfu Jianshou was wearing a battle armor, standing at the highest point of the pass, using the binoculars in his hand to look around, the surrounding area was quite open.

But there are many mountains on the left and right sides, and there are many places that can supply ambushes, so they need to look more carefully.

"General, it's time for lunch, I'm on duty!"

A young man came over, bowed his hands and saluted, and said.

"Ma Su?"

Huangfu Jianshou looked at the young general, with a slight smile on his lips, and said, "You are really punctual!"

"Military orders are like mountains!"

"Then keep an eye on it, Huguan is very important, so I will never allow even half a mistake!" He pointed to the things covered by the tarpaulin on the top of the city, and said, "You know, Once these things are discovered by the enemy, they will lose their due effect!"

"Yes!"

Ma Di nodded: "Don't worry, General Huangfu, as long as the enemy army appears within the sight of Huguan, I will never let them escape my sight!"

Huangfu Jianshou handed the telescope to Ma Su and walked down the city wall.

Under the city wall, there is an open space, and above the air, many tents have been set up. This is equivalent to the Ming army’s school field. There are two large school fields in the pass, but they are some distance from the pass, so Huangfu Jianshou is here. camped.

"General!"

"General, please sit down!"

Seeing Huangfu's longevity, everyone saluted one after another.

Although Huangfu Jianshou's artillery army is highly classified, everyone knows his identity as Zhonglang General, so he is the highest commander in this Huguan.

The rest are basically captains.

"Everyone, take a good rest. The big battle is about to start. Once the big battle starts, we still want to have a peaceful lunch. I'm afraid we won't have the chance!"

He sat down, picked up a piece of bread, and began to bite hard.

This is how I've been treated recently.

Food and grass are a little tight, so save as much as you can.

"General!"

Ma Liang came up.

"Did something happen to your soldiers and horses again?" Huangfu Jianshou asked.

"There are some problems, but I have suppressed them!"

Ma Liang nodded.

"Can you hold it down?"

Huangfu Jianshou squinted his eyes and looked at Ma Liang: "The scouts are asking, the enemy's vanguard is only a hundred miles away from us, tomorrow at the most, the big battle will start!"

"General, don't worry, I will never let the general down!"

Ma Liang gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said.

(End of this chapter)