Chapter 534: The Importance of Intelligence
West of Luoyang, Gucheng.
It is only fifty or sixty miles away from Luoyang, and if the cavalry gallops, it will take less than half an hour to kill the city of Luoyang.
Lu Bu's army had been stationed in Gucheng for several days, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to march, and he chatted leisurely with Xice every day, and talked about the strategy of governing the country and the state by the way.
On this day, Chen Gong hurriedly came, and his face couldn't hide his joy.
It's rare to see something that can move him so much.
Lu Bu heard the movement and asked with a smile: "Gongtai, why are you so happy?" β
Chen Gong walked quickly to Lu Bu's approach, and his clear face showed a happy look: "Late at night the day before yesterday, Yuan Shao launched a night attack and broke through Luoyang in one fell swoop. Dong Zhuo was caught off guard and led some remnants of the defeated army to flee to the north of Qianshan, where Yuan Shao pursued closely and trapped him on the mountain. β
There was no food and water on the mountain, and Dong Zhuo couldn't support it for a few days.
In this way, it will be captured by Yuan Shao.
Chen Gong prides himself on being a Hanchen, and he hates Dong Zhuo, a thief who has brought disaster to the country and the people. Now that he learned that Dong Zhuo was in trouble, he was extremely happy in his heart.
Lu Bu's face was slightly surprised, he didn't expect the two of them to join forces and actually defeat Dong Zhuo so quickly.
Dong Zhuo is now trapped in Qianshan, Lu Bu will not save him, and of course, he will not fall into the well.
This incident made Lu Bu have a sense of crisis in his heart, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are far faster than the growth rate of the previous life, and they have gradually gained winged power.
Get rid of it as soon as possible!
Thinking back to the previous life, the year he died in the White Gate Tower. Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and Liu Bei was attached; Yuan Shao sat in Hebei and trapped Gongsun Zhan, the white wolf, in Yijing; Yuan Shu has been emperor in Huainan for a year, and Liu Yan and Liu Biao, the clansmen of the Han family, sit in Wenyi and Jingzhou; Xiaobawang Sun Cezi inherited his father's business and created the foundation of Jiangdong.
Han lost his deer, and the heroes chased it together.
At that time, the stars were shining, competing to shine in the sky; Hundreds of boats compete, heroes come out, and the blood is excited.
It's a pity that he was the first to leave the curtain call.
Lu Bu was unwilling, but fortunately, God gave him a chance to make a comeback.
In this life, I will step on the beacon fire, destroy the heroes, and unify the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty!
Lu Bu was suddenly full of pride in his chest, for him, there was nothing more exciting in this world than defeating Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Right now, Dong Zhuo is basically cold, even if he can escape this catastrophe, there will be no place for him in the world. Dong Zhuo has made his reputation too stinky, as long as his brain turns a corner, who will take refuge in him?
LΓΌ Bu sat down and wrote a brief recital, asking the imperial court to promote Yuan Shao to the imperial servant, Cao Cao to the Guanglu doctor, and take up his post in Beijing.
The front foot ordered someone to send the report to Chang'an, and the back foot reported to the spy on the central side.
Lu Bu summoned the person to the side room, reprimanded the spy and untied his belt, tore a gap, and took out the secret letter from inside. This is the usual secrecy used by the School Affairs Department to prevent the enemy from seizing and searching for tokens.
The person who came respectfully handed over the things to Lu Bu, and whispered: "General, this is a secret letter from Huangmen Congcheng to you." β
Huangmen Congcheng is a green fang.
In less than two years, he went from a lowest-level eunuch to a medium-sized Huangmen Congcheng. It can be seen that efforts have indeed been made.
Lu Bu opened the secret letter and glanced at it.
The content was not long, but Lu Bu's brows were quietly furrowed, and there was even a trace of anger mixed in it.
"These guys who eat inside and out!"
Lu Bu's lips and teeth did not move, his face was covered with frost, and only such a sentence popped out from between his teeth.
He asked the spy to retreat first, and invited the two of them to play tricks on Chen Gong.
The two of them arrived in the side room, and after the salute, they asked loudly: "The general is in such a hurry to call me to come, but something big has happened?" β
Lu Bu nodded slightly, and handed the secret letter to the two of them to read.
After reading it, the two reacted very differently.
The condensation on Chen Gong's face was extremely heavy, and his brows were also frowned, but the expression was as usual, lining his chin, thoughtful.
It was written in the secret letter that the Son of Heaven, instigated by a group of old ministers, had issued a secret decree ordering the later general Yuan Shu to lead his troops into the customs.
If this matter is successful, then Guanzhong will be owned by Yuan Shu!
The matter was urgent and urgent, and Chen Gong immediately suggested to Lu Bu: "General, you should immediately send someone to Wuguan as soon as possible, so that General Huang Zhong can refuse Yuan Shu's request to enter the customs." Otherwise, once Yuan Shu is allowed to enter Guanzhong, there will be endless troubles! β
At this time, Yuan Shu was not in his hometown of Huainan, but was stationed in Nanyang, Jingzhou. Nanyang enters Guanzhong, you don't have to go through Hangu Pass, you just need to borrow the road from Wuguan in the northwest direction, and you can drive straight in.
Under the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, if Huang Zhong refuses to obey the edict, it will be disobedience and deception, and those courtiers will definitely seize the handle and take the opportunity to play the topic and make things bigger.
It is one thing to have a tough attitude on weekdays, and it is another thing to bully the king and disobey.
Lu Bu doesn't want to be like Dong Zhuo, where people and gods are angry, and let the world scold him for bullying the king.
"I think that instead of turning Yuan Shu away, it is better to put it in the gate and beat the dog." The joke is playful, with a bit of banter.
This plan was quite strange, and Lu Bu couldn't help asking, "What is your opinion?" β
Seeing this, Chen Gong beside him couldn't help frowning slightly.
"Those who colluded with Yuan Shu, most of them were officials in the court, but they were severely suppressed by the general in recent days, and they were resentful, and they looked at the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, and their strength was very high, so they wanted to unite with Yuan Shu to drive the general out of the customs."
"In that case, we might as well go with the flow and pretend we don't know. Then the general quietly led his troops back to Chang'an, and then turned Yuan Shu away. All the fortresses in Guanzhong are guarded by the general's henchmen, Yuan Shu has no way to go to the sky, no door to the ground, and the general will definitely be able to break it in a battle! β
Drama said slowly, as for Luoyang's side, anyway, it is enough for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to join forces to deal with Dong Zhuo. What's more, Lu Bu himself didn't want to mix too much.
"At the same time, we can also send a letter to Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, so that he can take the opportunity to take Nanyang and cut off Yuan's postoperative road." The smile in Xi Ce's eyes grew, and he added.
Of the eight counties in Jingxiang, Liu Biao controlled seven counties, and only Nanyang County was left in the bag. Now that a great opportunity is in front of him, with a little encouragement, will he not be tempted?
The answer is obvious.
"The words of the gentleman have won my heart."
Lu Bu's frowning eyebrows stretched, he liked this strategy very much, and immediately made a decision and ordered: "Keep an eye on Nanyang's side, when Yuan Shu leaves, we will return to Chang'an." β
The distance from Gucheng to Chang'an is not much different from the distance from Nanyang to Chang'an.
In order not to startle the snake, Lu Bu decided to set off at the same time as Yuan Shu.
This time, I will take Yuan Shu first.
If he can't steal chickens, he will lose rice.