Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 551 Cao Cao sends troops
The sun was setting. After a whole afternoon of fierce fighting in Luoyang City and outside Hulao Pass, nothing was achieved. The morale of the Yuzhou troops, which had finally been restored, was being rapidly depleted.

Compared to Ji Ling, who was extremely anxious and irritable at this time, Xun Yu and others on the city wall were obviously in a much more relaxed mood.

"Now that Yuan Shu is doomed to fail, he has suffered heavy losses in this battle. We will report this to the lord and send troops to attack him. It will be easy to recover Yuzhou."

Cui Jun leaned on his Cangming sword and watched the battle outside the city.

Xun Yu was still frowning: "It's not that simple. I always feel that there are other people behind this. I am afraid that we will fight for many days and others will reap the benefits. After all, our army has also suffered a lot in this battle."

Cui Jun and Xun Yu had discussed this more than once, but there were so many things to think about that they couldn't figure out who it could be.

"I think this man's plan will fail. His plan is to make our army and Yuan Shu lose both, so that he can seize the two prosperous places of Sili and Yuzhou in one fell swoop. But he never thought that we could repel the invading troops from Yuzhou so easily. Even if that man wanted to take advantage of us, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do so."

Cui Jun was full of confidence. Considering the impregnable city of Luoyang now, how easy would it be to capture it?

Xun Yu sighed, "I suspect that the 4,000 soldiers who suddenly appeared were sent by the mastermind to help Ji Ling. However, these people deliberately disguised themselves as bandits. It is inconvenient for our army to disperse its forces and go out of the city to fight. Otherwise, we can capture their soldiers and perhaps get something out of them after some torture."

"Well, that's not bad. But for now, the most important thing is to repel the enemy. As for the person behind the scenes, we can tell who will send troops to attack Yuzhou. These four thousand people have been running around the east and north gates, but they haven't gained anything, so there's nothing to worry about."

As soon as Cui Jun finished speaking, a soldier ran over in panic.

"Report... Something terrible has happened. The several thousand enemy troops at the east gate suddenly gave up attacking the city and turned to head towards Hulao Pass..."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this!

"The person behind the scenes is really powerful." Xun Yu sighed.

Deng Yuan on the side said puzzledly: "This is clearly a plot to lure the enemy. Hulao Pass is dozens of miles away from Luoyang City. Those thousands of people are all infantry. They have crossed the mountains in the south and fought for half a day under the city. How can they have the energy to rush to Hulao Pass? I think this must be a conspiracy to lure our army to attack."

Deng Yuan's words drew approval from many people around him.

Xun Yu shook his head with a heavy face, "This is not a conspiracy, but an open one. They think we dare not gamble. There are not many soldiers in Hulao Pass, and facing the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Lei Bu's troops, it can only hold on. If these brave and skilled warriors really rush to the city of Luoyang and attack from both inside and outside, Hulao Pass will be broken in an instant, and then the army outside the pass will rush in, and Luoyang City will definitely be difficult to defend."

Cui Jun also agreed: "Yes, even if the probability is only one in ten thousand, we will never dare to take this risk."

"But, knowing it's a trap, do we still have to go ahead with it?" Deng Yuan was very unwilling.

"If we send people to pursue this group of enemy troops, the city will not fall immediately. If we can capture the enemy, we can also get some information and make early preparations in the future. But if we don't pursue them, even if we defeat Ji Ling here today, if Hulao Pass is breached tomorrow, our army will be defeated and there will be no room for recovery."

Xun Yu explained a few words, then looked at Gao Shun and nodded at him.

Gao Shun understood and gave the order immediately.

"Zhao Yun, 5,000 cavalry and 1,500 infantry, attack immediately."

Zhao Yun stood up very straightforwardly: "I will obey your orders!"

Not long after he turned and left, Xun Yu and others suddenly heard an eagle cry that resounded through the sky above their heads.

Among the few people, Cui Jun was the first to react. Without even raising his head to take a look, he said happily, "It's the Lord's urgent report from the flying eagle!"

A golden eagle landed on the top of the city wall. Cui Jun quickly stepped forward and took the urgent message from the golden eagle's leg.

After Xun Yu and Cui Jun read the urgent report together, they exclaimed "wonderful" several times.

Xun Yu called a soldier and said, "Go to the Palace of the Imperial Court immediately and ask the Imperial Court Judge Zhong Yuanchang to go to the Palace of the General."

The sky had already darkened for the most part, and the only remaining glow of the setting sun in the western sky seemed to be fighting a final battle with the darkness.

More than 20 miles east of Luoyang City, in the woods on one side of the official road, Cao Hong and Le Jin, with the remaining 3,000 soldiers, sat down panting. After an afternoon of fighting and running around, these people were all exhausted, and many of them had scars on their bodies, but despite this, Cao Hong and Le Jin looked happy.

"Luoyang has indeed fallen into a trap. Just now, a large number of cavalry and a group of infantry rushed to Hulao Pass to reinforce. The total number is at least 7,000 to 8,000. I really want to see what their expressions will be when they travel day and night to Hulao Pass and find that they have come to nothing."

Le Jin looked quite excited. It was the greatest honor for a military general to be able to defeat Liu He's army, which claimed to have never been defeated since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Cao Hong raised his head and drank a few sips of water, with the admiration on his face still undiminished.

"The cleverness of this plan lies in the fact that we are certain to win regardless of whether they send reinforcements or not. If they don't send reinforcements, we can capture Hulao Pass and support Lei Bu's troops to enter Luoyang. Our army will take the opportunity to occupy Hulao Pass and march straight into Luoyang once Meng De's army arrives. If they send reinforcements, Luoyang City will become increasingly depleted of troops. We will return to Luoyang and attack from both sides with Ji Ling. Luoyang City will surely fall, and we will stay in the city to support Meng De in the future. The wisdom of these military advisors is enough to conquer the world."

"That's right. No matter how hard Liu He and the others racked their brains, they would never have thought that my lord was the real manipulator behind the scenes. Liu He fought the Yuan brothers to the death, but in the end, didn't we get the upper hand? My lord is the real hero."

"Now that things have come to this, even if he suspects Meng De now, what can he do? He is far away in Bingzhou. It will take at least three or four days for him to get back to Luoyang. By then, the situation will have been decided, and he can only sigh to the sky. Haha, thinking of this, I feel very happy."

Cao Hong was so happy that his face was red: "We will rest here for one night, and continue the siege tomorrow morning."

At this time, Le Jin said, "I believe that speed is of the essence in war. The enemy cavalry is very fast. If we wait until tomorrow to attack the city, I am afraid that before we take the city, the cavalry will return from Hulao Pass. By then, we will be attacked from both sides, which is not good."

"Well, Wen Qian is right. So what should we do?" Cao Hong asked.

Le Jin thought for a moment and said, "Why not send someone to inform Ji Ling right away and tell him what's going on here. Luoyang City is empty, so we can attack him from both sides and agree to attack the city overnight, which is the safest way."

Upon hearing this, Cao Hong nodded in agreement, immediately called a soldier over, and after some instructions, asked him to run to the west.

In the city of Xuchang, inside the governor's mansion.

Cao Cao held a battle report in his hand, with no sign of concealing the joy on his face.

On the two sides below, there are military generals on one side and counselors on the other. The first military general is Xiahou Dun, and the first counselor is Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao's expression and stood up: "Judging from your lord's expression, I guess General Zi Lian has brought good news?"

"Yes, that's right. Zi Lian and Wen Qian passed through the mountains and forests and arrived outside Luoyang City yesterday morning. They still have more than 4,000 combat-ready troops. If we act according to the plan, we can capture Luoyang either tonight or tomorrow."

"Great!" Xiahou Dun shouted, "What are we waiting for? Meng De, hurry up, I can't wait to go to Luoyang to drink and celebrate."

"Haha, Yuan Rang has such high morale. Even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, what do we have to fear?"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he stood up and looked at the people below with his bright eyes.

"Generals, obey the order!"

"The general is here!"

"My subordinate is here!"

Civil and military officials on both sides stood up in unison.

"Appoint Xiahou Yuan as the commander, Yu Jin as the vanguard, Li Dian, Cao Ang, Cai Yang, and Qin Shao as generals, Cheng Yu and Mao Jie as assistants, with 30,000 troops, and march out in two days to attack Yuzhou."

"Cao Ren will lead 10,000 troops to guard Mount Tai to prevent an attack from Qing and Xu. My brother Cao De and my nephew Cao Shu will lead a total of 8,000 troops to guard Dongjun with Chen Gong to prevent an attack from Jizhou."

"The rest of the generals, follow me and lead the 40,000 troops. Let's prepare dinner at noon tomorrow and set out at the last minute of noon. We will take the official road in Yanzhou and take the small roads into Sili. We don't seek swiftness, but only concealment. We will devote all our strength to this battle, and we swear to win it in one battle and establish our rule over the world!"

"The last general takes command!"

Thanks to the book friend "Zhen Fenglin Huoshanwang" for the reward!
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(End of this chapter)