People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 204 Lu Yang
After receiving the order, in the next three days, Li Yao didn't show any sign of sending troops. The people who transported the grain and grass, and the grain and grass they transported, had already been prepared.

But Li Yao just led his soldiers to eat and drink, not only the people, but also the horses.

Dong Zhuo seemed to trust him very much, so he didn't send anyone to urge him to send troops until three days later.

Outside Luoyang city, in the barracks!
Li Yao looked at the scouts he sent out:
"What's the situation? Where is the enemy army? How much is the enemy army? Can the enemy general be sure that it is Sun Jian?"

When the scout heard this, he immediately said:

"Lieutenant, we went all the way south to investigate. The enemy army has not yet entered Sili. At this time, they are in Luyang in the north of Jingzhou. They seem to be calling for more troops and hoarding more food and grass. Judging from the flags, there are soldiers from Jingzhou and soldiers from Yuzhou. There are about 2 people. They are indeed fighting the grand banner of Sun Zi!"

Li Yao nodded when he heard the words. Since they were going to fight, they naturally had to find out the enemy's situation. Regarding Dong Zhuo's words, they trusted seven points and doubted three points. This was responsible for themselves and the soldiers under their command.

At the same time, they rushed over, and it really took three to five days for the horses to rest, recharge their batteries, and prepare for battle.

Fight with all your might!

At this time, Li Yao's eyes were fixed, and he continued to ask:

"From Luoyang to Luyang, is the road passing through in the middle, has the terrain on both sides of the road been explored clearly, is there any place for cavalry to gallop recklessly?"

Then the scout thought for a while, and then blurted out:

"Liang County, to the east of Liang County, can let the cavalry gallop freely!"

Li Yao got up and said in a low voice:
"Liang Dong...Liang Dong..."

Immediately he waved his hand and said:
"Come here, call all the generals, we are going to send troops!"

The soldiers on the left and right responded immediately:

"Follow the order!"

Just two hours later!

Li Yao and Pang De led [-] cavalry to go first, leaving some of them to organize the remaining [-] civilians to escort the food and grass, and then set off.

After three days of recuperation, these men and horses had all regained their spirits. The three thousand cavalry of the Beigong family were always managed by Pang De. Li Yao did not forcefully seize power. However, of the three thousand cavalry of the Li family, one thousand were righteous and good at fighting, and two thousand were proficient in riding bows and horses.

The two thousand horsemen were used by Li Yao. They were all killed and frightened. As long as the one thousand righteous servants are still there, they are all well-behaved and obedient.

Six thousand cavalry marched quickly. They went all the way south and left Yique.

That is to go straight to Liang County.

While marching, Li Yao observed his surroundings. Henan is a good place, with abundant water networks, fertile land, and the ability to connect to the Kanto, so it can be called the Central Plains. It is not unreasonable for Luoyang to be the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But now, there is a severe drought and no rain, resulting in reduced water flow and reduced food production. At a glance, the vegetation is withered and yellow.

They are not as good as their Liangzhou, at least with the snow water of Qilian Mountain, which always nourishes a large area of ​​land, which can be used for grazing and farming.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters... When Li Yao was feeling emotional, Pang De hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"Captain, will that Sun Jian really follow the plan and lead his troops to chase after being provoked?"

Hearing this, Li Yao came back to his senses, then looked at Pang De and said:
"Lingming, Wu Fu is a staunch person, and his temper is reckless. In fact, this is quite normal. It depends on how deep his hatred for me and A Li is..."

Speaking of this, Li Yao looked quite solemn, and then continued:
"However, Sun Jian is really good at fighting. Back then, Ah Li was wearing armor and riding a horse. He didn't take down Sun Jian who was in a hurry to fight. Instead, he escaped and just killed Zu Mao. This Zu Mao was also a breakthrough point!"

Pound fell silent when he heard the words. After thinking about it, it was true. If he was defeated and fled in embarrassment, and his generals were killed by the enemy in order to help him resist the enemy.

Just before dark, they arrived in Liang County smoothly. While camping and preparing to rest, they sent people to Luyang to confirm the enemy's situation.

The next day!

Li Yao said to Li Rongcheng:

"Be careful yourself, I brought you out alive, but I don't want to take your ashes back!"

Li Rongcheng grinned, cupped his hands and said:

"Captain, don't worry!"

After speaking, Li Rongcheng turned and left. Not long after, he set off with a thousand horses. He was going to provoke, and also to lure the enemy.

After he left, Li Yao looked at the rest of the crowd, his voice was high-spirited and his expression was firm, and his full confidence gave the rest of the crowd full confidence:
"Bring the dry food we need for two days, and we set off to book the battlefield. This time, we will defeat the enemy in one battle, raise the prestige of our army, and deter the bandits!"

All the people on the left and right responded loudly:

"Follow the order!"

Not long after, the army set off again. Although they only had [-] cavalry, they had tens of thousands of horses, occupying the land where the horses were produced, and they were so arrogant.

Especially Li Yao's One Thousand Obedients, who are fully armored and have three horses per person, even if they don't need two thousand knights, they can calmly deal with tens of thousands of enemies with just one thousand obedients.

If you really bring the army to Luyang, it will probably scare the enemy from going out of the city, so it is best to be able to fight in the field.

On the other side, Luyang, Jingzhou!

There are indeed [-] soldiers and horses here, some are stationed in the city, some are stationed outside the city, some are from Yuzhou, and some are from Jingzhou.

The soldiers of Yuzhou were under Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, and the soldiers of Jingzhou were under Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha.

Sun Jian made great achievements in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans. Although the [-] Han army was wiped out, after the Liangzhou rebels retreated, the imperial court wanted to disband the army as soon as possible, and rewarded those who had meritorious service.

In these years, he went around begging for thieves, accumulated military exploits and was promoted to the prefect, but his foundation was weak, and he temporarily attached himself to Yuan Shu. He was Yuan Shu's vanguard, and Yuan Shu provided him with food and logistics.

Although there are many recruits in the army, the army under Sun Jian's command still has not weak combat effectiveness because he is hunting for thieves everywhere.

Compared with those Kwantung coalition forces, they can definitely be said to be elite.

If you want to go north to challenge Dong, Luyang is an important city, gather troops, hoard food and grass, and provide logistical support for the army going north.

Sun Jian wanted to wait a little longer, but on this day, there was a lot of hoofbeats.

A large number of cavalry came from the north. When they saw the billowing smoke and dust, the morale of the army suddenly floated.

There was a shortage of horses in the south, and soldiers in the south rarely saw a large number of cavalry, so their morale was temporarily shaken.

But Sun Jian had seen it before, so he remained calm and commanded all the soldiers to enter the city, then closed the city gates tightly, and climbed to the top of the city in an orderly manner.

No matter how strong the cavalry is, he can't attack the city on horseback. Cavalry is better than field combat, so he needs to be extra careful in the field, otherwise his brother Zu Mao and a thousand Jiangdong disciples will not die at the hands of Liangzhou cavalry.

The lessons of blood are vividly remembered...

(End of this chapter)