The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

"Well, and the walls of Luoyang are famously tall. We probably have to besiege the city for several days," said Han Fu.

"That's not necessarily true. Brother Wenjie, have you forgotten that Luoyang was hit by an evil spirit before?"

"Are you talking about chaos?" Han Fu asked after thinking for a while.

"That's right." Zhang Yang nodded. "Originally, Dong Zhuo and his army were outside the city, but the sudden appearance of the evil god Hun Dun caused countless houses, stones and trees inside and outside Luoyang City to fly into the sky, including some bricks and stones of the city towers and walls."

"Although that incident happened a while ago, it is certain that the walls of Luoyang will not be as strong as before. We also brought siege equipment, so it will not be a problem to take it down."

Zhang Yang suddenly laughed after he finished speaking. "Also, it's quite interesting to say that Liu Zhaoqing seemed to have been at the scene of the Chaos Disaster that day. He was almost killed by the Chaos Disaster that day, and ended up somewhere else. He gave up going back to the capital and went to Changping. He has never returned to Luoyang since then."

"But now, we are able to benefit from his misfortune and fulfill his wish to return to Luoyang on his behalf."

Han Fu also smiled when he heard this.

Tian Feng, who was standing by, didn't know what to say after hearing this, because he would understand after a little thought.

If Liu Zhaoqing really wanted to return to Luoyang, then Dong Zhuo would only treat him better given his status as a "minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor" and his "loyalty to Emperor Gaozu", as well as his multiple identities as one of the Nine Ministers personally appointed by the late emperor.

Not to mention the Nine Ministers, even one of the Three Dukes would most likely be reserved for him.

Others just don't have their sights set on Luoyang.

But of course Tian Feng couldn't say these words.

Perhaps he had laughed enough, Han Fu remembered the important matter at this time, looked at Tian Feng who was about to speak, and then turned to a counselor beside Tian Feng and said:

"Min Chun, you will be in charge of guarding the food and grass areas in the rear. Although the army may not need too many days of supplies before returning, you must coordinate well in the next few days. If you make a mistake, I will hold you accountable, understand?"

The counselor whose name was called did not think at first that Han Fu would give this task to him. He should have given it to Tian Feng. After all, this matter was indeed very important.

However, he immediately looked delighted and quickly agreed to the order. This was a good job. He would not have to face the dangers of the battlefield, and he would have considerable freedom and even considerable power.

Min Chun also hurriedly praised Han Fu's wisdom, which made Han Fu very happy. He promised on the spot that after this battle, he would make him his chief clerk and reward him with a thousand pounds of gold.

"My lord, isn't it inappropriate to entrust the matter of food and fodder to someone you are not familiar with?" At this time, Gao Lan said to the happy Han Fu.

"What's wrong with that? It's just managing food. Is there anything difficult about that?" Han Fu asked calmly.

Gao Lan looked at Tian Feng, Tian Feng shook his head slightly, and he said nothing more.

It's really not difficult as long as there are no accidents, such as someone going around and burning the food and forage camp.

Han Fu and Zhang Yang's army marched quite smoothly, and by the afternoon, they were only ten miles away from Luoyang City.

At this time, Han Fu also followed the advice of the generals around him and prepared to set up camp here.

We just need to rest for one night so that the soldiers and horses can relax, and then we can go to Luoyang tomorrow.

Moreover, the terrain of this place is good. Not only is there a small tributary of the Luo River nearby for soldiers to fetch water upstream and horses to drink downstream, but Luoyang City can be seen about a mile ahead.

Even if we fail to capture Luoyang tomorrow, we can use this place as a camp and provide a steady supply of weapons and personnel.

At night, Han Fu summoned his advisers and generals to discuss the plan for tomorrow's siege.

But he found that many people were silent and frowned.

"Why are you all silent? Do you think attacking the city is too difficult?" Han Fu asked.

"Gao Lan, please tell me."

Gao Lan, whose name was called, bowed to Han Fu and said, "My lord, attacking the city is not difficult... We just need to bring the siege equipment to the gate, but..."

"Just what?"

"We haven't encountered Dong Zhuo's troops yet. It's a bit too... weird." Gao Lan replied.

The other generals nodded when they heard this.

"Didn't the spies ahead say that Dong Zhuo's troops were all on the walls of Luoyang?" Han Fu said.

"The ones on the city wall are the defenders. If Dong Zhuo's attention was drawn to the group led by Leader Liu, then there should be news of a battle with Dong Zhuo's army there by now."

"Because Hulao Pass is just a pass, if Dong Zhuo's army is really at Hulao Pass, it is impossible for them to choose to confront the central army."

Han Fu thought for a moment and said, "You mean... Dong Zhuo's army went somewhere else?"

"Yes." Gao Lan nodded: "It is possible that he went all the way to Kong Jun, because Chang'an is located to the west of Luoyang and is the western gateway of Luoyang. Xiliang Ma Teng also responded to the anti-Dong coalition. If Kong Jun attacked Chang'an and then joined forces with Ma Teng, then the entire Xiliang and the west of Luoyang would be lost."

"That's true..." Han Fu also realized the seriousness of the problem, "Then how can we remind Kong Jun?"

"It's too late to remind him now." Gao Lan said, "And if Dong Zhuo's army really fights Kong Jun, we can really take Luoyang smoothly along the way."

Han Fu smiled when he heard this: "Isn't that a good thing? And what do you mean by 'really' taking Luoyang? Could it be fake?"

Gao Lan frowned and said nothing, then continued, "Because I'm afraid... Dong Zhuo's main force didn't go to Kong Rong, but came to deal with us."

"To deal with us? Then why haven't we seen any of Dong Zhuo's main forces?"

Faced with Han Fu's questions, Gao Lan was unable to answer.

At this time, Tian Feng stepped forward and bowed to Han Fu and said, "General Gao Lan's concerns are not unreasonable, and even if there is a small possibility of it happening, it is worth preventing."

"Prevention? How to prevent it?" Han Fu asked.

"Divide the troops into at least three groups and station them at the upper, middle and lower sides. This will not only allow us to explore a wider field of vision, but also allow us to form a pincer attack against each other. Once we encounter a situation, we can support each other."

"What if we are divided and defeated? It would be better to return to the river." Han Fu said calmly.

"Absolutely not. Going back to the river is tantamount to cutting off our retreat. With the turbulent water of the Yellow River, once Dong Zhuo's army appears, the 120,000-strong army will be like a turtle in a jar." Tian Feng said hurriedly.

After he finished speaking, he realized that Han Fu's eyes were dull. It turned out that his remarks were just sarcasm.

He didn't think that Dong Zhuo's army would appear along his way.

"Even if Dong Zhuo really knew we were coming here, he would have dealt with Kong Jun first. We have 120,000 men, the strongest in the anti-Dong coalition, while Liu Zhaoqing only has 60,000 men, and Kong Jun only has about 80,000 men."

"Even if Dong Zhuo doesn't go to fight the middle lane head-on, why doesn't he choose to destroy Kong Zhu first and then attack my lane where I have the most troops?"

"As a general, would you choose this?"

The generals did not answer, because if it was a normal situation, they would not deliberately choose the route with the largest number of troops. They would definitely choose the weakest one, and then deal with the rest after eating them.

However, everyone understood that although Liu Zhaoqing's group had the smallest number of troops, except for the vanguard troops that had been mostly wiped out, the remaining ones were the real elite.

There are so many outstanding people around and under Liu Zhaoqing, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others that they cannot be counted on one hand.

In terms of combat power, Liu Zhaoqing's middle lane is actually the strongest lane.

And they could only rank second along the way.

But even though it was second, it had two disadvantages along the way.

The first is that this route is different from the other two. Although it does not require attacking the pass, it does require crossing the Yellow River.

The second is that this route is too close to Luoyang. This seems to be an advantage because the troops can reach Luoyang quickly, but in fact it is an extremely dangerous disadvantage.

Because this also means that Dong Zhuo's troops stationed in the capital can react quickly.

So far, they have not encountered these two points.

It was precisely because they had not encountered it that they were unable to refute Han Fu's remarks.

But it was precisely because they had not encountered it that many of them felt worried.

Under Han Fu's decision, the discussion soon returned to the question of how to quickly attack the city.

When he returned to the tent, Han Fu took off his shoes and asked the servant who came with him to massage his ankles.

Thinking of what Tian Feng, Gao Lan and others had said just now, he frowned again.

He knew that there was indeed a possibility as Gao Lan and Tian Feng had said, that is, Dong Zhuo already knew about them in advance and chose to target them for attack.

But, is it useful to say this now?

If Liu Zhaoqing knew what Han Fu was thinking at this time, he would definitely say that Han Fu's mentality was really like that of an ostrich.

He knew clearly that there was a falcon in the sky staring at him, but he did not think of running away. Instead, he buried his head in the sand, pretending not to see the danger.

"Oh, how did it become like this?" Han Fu was a little confused.

In the past, he could be said to be able to call the wind and rain in Jizhou, and occupied the richest place in Hebei, with everything from money to talents.

Whether it was Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, or even the governors of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, they were all very polite to him.

After thinking about it, Han Fu felt that all these changes happened after Liu Zhaoqing came to Hebei.

Liu Zhaoqing not only used himself as the "chicken" to scare the monkeys, but also let the unknown hero with long hair and red eyes kill one of his generals.

Moreover, he severely humiliated him in front of the Hu people, all the Hebei princes and his own soldiers in Mobei. Not only did he make him and the other Hebei princes spend money to "redeem" him, he even forced him to sign the humiliating contract that prohibited him from setting foot in Youzhou.

Although it was just a piece of paper and did not have any binding force, how could Liu Zhaoqing not know this? He just wanted to humiliate him and the other Hebei princes.

Moreover, Han Fu originally thought that after he obtained several pieces of the artifact fragments, it was his destiny, but in the end, no one knew where the fragments went.

People always say that Liu Zhaoqing is talented, friendly, upright, and righteous. He is a rare talent that even Lord Bo'an lamented would never be seen again.

But Han Fu felt that he was simply his own disaster. Ever since he met him, Han Fu had been unlucky.

Now he also discovered that with Ju Su's departure, the generals and advisers under his command had also undergone changes in their hearts.

Oh, and there is also Ju Su.

Thinking of this, Han Fu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and his servants were so frightened that they dared not move.

But gradually, he began to relax.

It doesn’t matter. As long as he enters Luoyang, all disasters will disappear.

Han Fu's obsession with entering Luoyang is greater than anyone else.

The next morning, nothing happened as usual.

This made Han Fu and others even more certain that Dong Zhuo's main force was going to attack Kong Rong.

In this case, Han Fu had to seize the opportunity and capture Luoyang before Dong Zhuo eliminated Kong Rong's troops.

At that time, as long as we attack Hulao Pass together with Liu Zhaoqing's group, and wait until Liu Zhaoqing's group enters Luoyang, there will be no danger.

Although Han Fu hated Liu Zhaoqing, he actually admitted in his heart that Liu Zhaoqing's strength at this time was indeed not to be underestimated.

But at that time, he didn't have to worry because he had entered Luoyang first.

Han Fu was the first to make the contribution of following the emperor.

What an honor.

"My lord?"

While Han Fu was still daydreaming, Gao Lan beside him asked again: "My Lord?"

"What's wrong?" Han Fu came to his senses and asked.

Gao Lan was puzzled as to why Han Fu was distracted at this time, but this was not the time to ask such questions.

"My lord, the siege equipment has been delivered. We can go to Luoyang to attack the city today."

Han Fu was very excited when he heard this: "Okay!"

Afterwards, Han Fu and Zhang Yang ordered the army to leave only a few hundred people to maintain the operation of the intermediate camp, and then the entire army headed towards Luoyang.

The 120,000 troops marched in a mighty force. Viewed from Luoyang City, they looked like a dark flood pouring down on them.

"If Liu Zhaoqing saw our army in advance, I wonder if he would change the 'water of the Yellow River' to 'the army of Han and Zhang'." Zhang Yang also said with a smile at this time.

Han Fu also laughed a few times after hearing this: "It's a pity that he is still confronting Lu Bu in the middle lane and didn't see this scene."

"My lord, everything is ready at the front!" a soldier came to say to Han Fu.

Han Fu looked up at the wall of Luoyang City. He found that the tall wall of Luoyang City was still the same as before, as if it had not been affected much by the evil spirit.

Moreover, Han Fu also discovered that the number of soldiers on the city wall did not seem to increase.

According to common sense, when a large army comes to attack a city, the city walls should already be filled with defending soldiers, either holding bows and arrows or holding burning objects to attack the attacking soldiers below.

However, Han Fu soon dispelled his doubts when he saw the soldiers on the city wall taking out bows and arrows.

"Pass my order, attack the city!"

Following Han Fu's order, a large number of soldiers headed towards Luoyang City.

Although the rain of arrows from the city wall was fierce, it could not completely stop the soldiers from protecting the siege equipment and advancing towards the city gate.

Han Fu, who was far away, saw the siege equipment getting closer and closer to the Luoyang city gate, and his heart beat faster and faster.

Finally, after losing more than a thousand men, the siege equipment arrived at the city gate under a hail of arrows.

"Why don't we see Dong Zhuo's generals?" Zhang Yang beside Han Fu asked in confusion.