My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 359 Tune the tiger away from the mountain and encircle the river east

Changan.

A city that has been forgotten for almost 200 years.

Since Liu Xiu made Luoyang the capital, this once glorious capital gradually withered.

Once a big city with a population of one million, now it only has a population of just over 20.

Since Dong Zhuo moved the capital, people have been fleeing from Chang'an.

First, Huangfusong led nearly 10 people north to Liangzhou, and then various families moved to Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places with their families.

Today's Chang'an is the capital of the country in name, but in fact it doesn't even have a decent street patrol team.

The job of being in charge of the city's defense had to be handed over to the army, which also caused panic among the people of Chang'an. You must know that more than [-]% of Dong Zhuo's army is from the Liangzhou army, and about [-]% of them are of mixed Han and Hu blood.

In this era where race is the unit and blood is the bond, mixed race is not a good identity. Being discriminated against since childhood, many contradictions have naturally arisen. If these contradictions find a way to vent, they will inevitably cause serious social conflicts. .

"Wenhe (Jia Xu's word), what happened just now? Why did the grand master suddenly summon an army to go north to Hedong County?"

Duan Yan, Jia Xu's hometown, both of them are from Wuwei Guzang.

Seeing Duan Yan following, Jia Xu couldn't help but stop, glanced back and saw that there was no one else, then frowned and said: "Zhongming (Duan Yan's word), can't you see this, Grand Master It's suicidal."

Duan Yan frowned, looked around vigilantly, and said in a deep voice: "I must have been bewitched by others. Sending troops to Hedong County at this time is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. It is impossible for the Grand Master not to know this truth, but he still wants to send troops. Going north, there must be something to rely on."

Jia Xu sneered and didn't answer.

Seeing him like this, Duan Yan already understood in his heart, he cupped his fists and saluted Jia Xu, and left with his deputy Shi Shiran.

Although Duan Yan is Dong Zhuo's soldier, he can be said to be a typical representative of "coming out of the mud without staining".

Duan Yan's style of work is very special. Most of the generals of the Liangzhou army under Dong Zhuo's command are domineering, and even ignore the law. Only the army led by Duan Yan can always strictly enforce military discipline.

In addition, after being ordered to station troops in Huayin, Duan Yan almost became an independent individual and did not participate in any perverse actions of Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo died, he immediately responded to the court's call to surrender, but did not lead troops to Beijing to see the young emperor to show his loyalty.

When the young emperor fled to Huayin, Duan Yan went to the gate of the city to greet him respectfully, and served him delicious food and drinks. When the young emperor wanted to leave, he would not hold him back, and even delivered it to the gate of the city himself.

Later, Cao Cao "followed the emperor to order him not to be a minister", and he responded positively to Cao Cao, and finally succeeded in getting rid of Dong Zhuo's shadow. In his later years, he became the Jiuqing and became one of the Yuanxun of Cao Wei.

Coincidentally, the person who also comes from Dong Zhuojun and has a good ending is Duan Yao's fellow villager, Jia Xu.

Watch Duan Jian leave.

Jia Xu frowned involuntarily. Based on what he knew about Duan Yan, Duan Yan would definitely not try his best when he went north to Hedong County.

"so what?"

Jia Xu couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, and looked up at the flowing clouds in the sky.

"In today's chaotic world, if I can't find Ming Jun to assist me in time, what use is this body to me?"

His eyebrows frowned slightly, and his eyes looked through the towering city wall, as if he saw Anyi County thousands of miles away.

"I hope everything can be done in time. Dong Zhuo colluded with foreign clans in an attempt to destroy the Wei family, thinking that he could crush Hedong with the advantage of the army, but I don't think so... The army has not yet overwhelmed the country, so my letter can be regarded as a timely gift. I just don't know if I will be appreciated..."

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Luoyang.

The fast horse quickly passed through the unguarded city gate and galloped all the way to the former Great General's Mansion.

Lu Bu was having a drink with his subordinates in the meeting hall, and when he learned that Chang'an was [-] miles away, he couldn't help frowning his thick eyebrows.

"It's really troublesome."

Lu Bu looked at Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, who were also in disbelief.

"Attack Hedong County?"

Hao Meng, who was at the bottom, immediately exclaimed when he saw the secret letter, as if he saw something that frightened him.

Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others also looked at each other in blank dismay.

The Eight Parts will look at Lu Bu at the top at the same time, wondering how Lu Bu will choose.

In their view, attacking Hedong County at this time is no different from letting them die.

Since this period of time, they have been dealing with Dong Lianjun constantly, and the consumption in the army is not small. Moreover, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an and took away a large amount of supplies. As a result, they had to go to Chang'an to apply for dispatch of whatever supplies they wanted. Not only troublesome, but also a mistake.

While Lu Bu is nominally Dong Zhuo's adoptive son, in fact many decisions were made by Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu and Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min.

After a few months, the army had a lot of opinions. At this time, Dong Zhuo asked them to go to Hedong County to die. To be honest, several people were scolding their mothers in their hearts, and they almost scolded Dong Zhuo's family members all over.

"General, you must not be careless about this matter. This is probably Niu Fu's poisonous scheme to weaken our troops."

"That's right, General, going to fight Hedong County at this time, what's the difference between that and a chicken hitting a rock, let them go by themselves, we will stay in Luoyang, huh!"

Hou Cheng and Hao Meng spoke first, but after they finished speaking, they realized that Lu Bu didn't look at them at all, but was holding the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand, wiping it again and again.

Seeing this, Hao Meng had no choice but to look at Gao Shun.

Gao Shun secretly shook his head with him, signaling him to stay calm.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun looked at each other, they both nodded at the same time, then stood up, bowed to Lu Bu, and said, "General, it's time to make a decision!"

Lu Bu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression on his face seemed a little tangled and hesitant.

Seeing this, Gao Shun took out a copy of "Big Han Dragon and Tiger List" from his pocket.

He opened the "Dragon and Tiger List" to the ranking list with both hands, and said: "General, Mr. Wei has always ranked you at the top of the ranking since the first issue last year. Anyone with a discerning eye can see why. Can't you see it?"

Zhang Liao also clasped his fists together and said, "Scholars are for confidantes. You treat me as a gentleman of the country, and I will repay you as a soldier of the country. The guards will fight with each other with all their hearts. If the general can surrender, he will be able to be reused immediately."

Lu Bu stared blankly at the "Big Han Dragon and Tiger List" in Gao Shun's hands. He was a man of unsteady mind, otherwise he wouldn't have been tricked by fellow villager Li Su to kill his adoptive father Ding Yuan.

At this time Gao Shun and Zhang Liao said so, suddenly a little cautious.

The main thing is that Dong Zhuo doesn’t trust him too much, and always let Niu Fu and Dong Min oppress him, which makes him very uncomfortable. Lu Bu is a person who does his own way, and what he dislikes the most is being controlled by others.

Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and the others were too shocked to speak, and they did not expect that Gao Shun and Zhang Liao would suddenly persuade Lu Bu to surrender to the envoy.

However, when they thought of the strength of the Longshan Army and the richness and prosperity of Hedong, several people couldn't help but look forward to it. In their opinion, following Wei Cheng would definitely be ten thousand times better than following Dong Zhuo.

After all, Wei Cheng was really kind to his subordinates.

Unlike Dong Zhuo, who actually sent them to die.

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Shuofang.

Xu Shu and Sima Fang stood on the tower.

There is a clairvoyance in front of the two, which is an astronomical telescope that costs more than 100 yuan online.

Stargazing is definitely not possible, but on the endless prairie, it is more than enough to see what the army stationed dozens of miles away is doing.

"About 20, it's really menacing." Sima Fang said with a frown.

Xu Shu also nodded with a gloomy face. He came to Shuofang for development, not for war. His good plan was interrupted by the Huns, so it's no wonder he was in a good mood.

Sima Fang smiled with him and said, "Tomorrow at the latest, there must be a wave of temptation."

Xu Shu nodded slightly, rolled his eyes, and said to Sima Fang with a smile, "In this case, the defense of the city will be left to the prefect, and Xu will follow behind to learn some skills."

Sima Fang: "..."

"Hey, my lord, don't go."

Seeing Sima Fang who turned around and left, Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, thinking it was very funny, he quickly followed and continued to tease.

The two went down the tower, and saw Sima Yi walking with two men.

"Gao Zheng, the Seventh Squadron of the Longshan Army, has seen Governor Sima and Governor Xu."

The other man looked at Xu Shu, and followed suit with a salute.

Xu Shu and Lao Gao bowed their hands together and said concernedly: "Why doesn't Captain Gao take a good rest in the tent, but something has happened?"

Lao Gao clasped his fists again and said, "I have some bad news to tell Governor Xu."

"Oh?"

Xu Shu and Sima Fang looked at each other, their brows and eyes became serious.

Lao Gao and the man beside him gestured for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Just now, General Xu sent the news that a large army appeared from the direction of Dingxiang, and almost at the same time, the people from the dark guards were in Wuyuan and Hu people were also found gathering in the cloud."

The man took out a map, and saw several red arrows marked on it, and the arrows fell on the four counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Dingxiang, and the approximate number of troops was also marked on it.

Similar to what Xu Shu and Sima Fang predicted, there are about 20 Xiongnu troops in Shuofang, but this is nothing. The scary thing is that there are [-] in Wuyuan, [-] to [-] in Yunzhong, and as many as [-] in Dingxiang. Ten thousand.

"This, is this an all-out attack?" Sima Yi exclaimed.

The man from the hidden guard looked at him, nodded and said: "It's almost like the whole nest is mobilized. Our people are going deep into the Hu land to find out the reason. The Hu people have spent so much time on us, there must be someone behind the scenes."

When Xu Shu and Sima Fang heard the words, they opened their eyes wide at the same time, and shouted in unison: "Oops, it's a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."

The two looked at each other, and Xu Shu continued, "Their target is Hedong County!"

Sima Fang nodded, frowned and said, "It seems that Dong Zhuo is undoubtedly the one who can collude with the Hu clan to go south."

The faces of Xu Shu and the others changed drastically, and they hurriedly looked at the map in the hands of the hidden guard.

I saw Chang'an and Luoyang below the Hedong County. The two capitals are in the south of Hedong, showing the trend of Jujiao.

"This……"

Xu Shu panicked, not only him, but even Lao Gao and Sima Yi who came to deliver the letter were shocked.

They all knew that some of Hedong's forces went to Langya County in Xuzhou to help Tao Qian drive Cao Jun away.

And the rest of the people also went north to Shuofang this time, with two thousand Longshan troops and ten thousand city guards.

The Longshan Army staying in Anyi has only less than 1000 people, and the City Guard Army has only 6000 people. If you can calculate the combat effectiveness, there are only [-] City Guards to maintain local law and order, but the total number is only [-]. people.

Dong Zhuo inherited a lot of He Jin's forces, and later recruited a lot of troops one after another. In addition to the original 20 Liangzhou Army, the army that can be obtained is at least [-].

Even if they press all the way, they can overthrow the city wall of Anyi County!

After all, Sima Yi has never seen what a real war is like, but judging from the number of people, he feels that Master is a pill.

So, he said eagerly: "No, we must give up Shuofang immediately and go back to save my master."

Xu Shu and Sima Fang also nodded in agreement. Now they are members of the big ship of the Wei family.

It's just that before the two of them opened their mouths to speak.

The man in the dark guard suddenly laughed.

Several people looked at him suspiciously, and Sima Yi asked angrily, "Master is still alive and dead, how dare you laugh?"

The dark guard knew that Sima Yi had no malicious intentions, and that he was so considerate of Wei Cheng, which made him respect him from the bottom of his heart.

The man clasped his fists in a salute, and said calmly, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. The mere 20 troops can't get into the east of the river. Even if they do, the second master can make them come and go."

The secret guards are all old people of the Wei family, and they are used to calling Wei Cheng "Second Master", not the son or envoy.

He said confidently: "The reason why the superiors asked me to send the information is not to let you come back for help, but to let you be more careful, don't let the Huns snatch every grain and rice from my big man's land, as for Others, you don't have to worry, you just need to complete the tasks ordered by the second master."

After finishing speaking, the dark guard clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "That's all, I still have a task to do, so I can't stay for a long time, I will see you later."

"Uh, are you leaving now?" Before Sima Yi came back to his senses, the man from the hidden guard had already gone far away.

Seeing that his task was completed, Lao Gao clasped his fists and said: "Prefect Sima, Governor Xu, I have to go back and prepare. It seems that the Huns will fight over tomorrow morning at the latest. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle, haha. "

Old Gao laughed loudly and left, seemingly not taking the 20 Huns seriously.

Xu Shu, Sima Fang, and Sima Yi's father and son looked at each other in dismay.

All three are a little numb.

They had never seen Wei Shi's true strength, so naturally they didn't have much confidence.

But the dark guards are different from Lao Gao, they are no strangers to it, and in the face of absolute strength, there is really no use in having a large number of people.

As for whether Hedong can defend Dong Zhuo's offensive.

The two of them were no longer worried.

With Wei Cheng personally sitting in the town, no matter how many people came, it would not be enough to kill.

The only pity in their hearts was that they could not witness those miraculous scenes with their own eyes.

(End of this chapter)