Chapter 224: Counterattack on Chang'an
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In the summer of the third year of Chuping (the second year of Jian'an), four generals, including Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji, fought against Xu Rong in Xinfeng, and begged the captain Jia Xu to offer a plan to mourn the soldiers, causing the Liangzhou army to mutiny in front of the formation. Zhonglang general Xu Rong led a remnant army to disappear, and the deputy general led the rest of the army to surrender.
By the time Lu Bu returned to Chang'an with Niu Fu's head, Li Dao and the others' troops were already less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an. The rebels approached, and the officials and people of Chang'an were shocked. It's a pity that the three auxiliaries are chaotic, the world is also chaotic, the rich families and the people think for a long time, they really don't know where to escape, and they give up the idea of running away with their families, and can only pray that the court can resist the menacing rebels, and the rest is left to heaven.
Li Guo and others gathered the people of Liangzhou along the way and plundered all the way. When he arrived in Chang'an, he wanted to attack the city, but the soldiers said: "The city is broken, and Xu Er and others will plunder for three days!" ”
The army cheered and shouted long live. Above the court, hundreds of officials have been in a mess of porridge: "Prince, the thieves in Liangzhou have been rescued and pardoned before, and you have asked for amnesty for the world, but you will not pardon this generation, and now that the army is in the city, what can the prince do?" ”
"Prince, if the city of Chang'an is broken and the royal driver is shocked, you will be the world's criminal minister!"
"Your Majesty, when you hear that the thief soldier is coming for Wang Situ, Your Majesty can issue an edict to remove the prince from his position as a teacher and retire the thief soldier!"
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Lu Bu watched coldly, disdainful in his heart, when is this coming, don't hurry up to mobilize the young and strong, arrange food and salary, and prepare to resist the rebels, and still shirk their responsibilities here, intrigue and fight for power...... This court is really hopeless.
Wang Yun let other people's spit splash on his face, but his eyes didn't blink, and the old god stood next to him without moving. The Son of Heaven panicked and hurriedly asked, "Prince, is there a way to retreat from the enemy?" ”
Wang Yun glanced at the officials who were jumping around, saluted the Son of Heaven, and said, "Your Majesty, the soldiers are coming to block it, and the water is flooding." Everything in the world is nothing more than this, so why panic? ”
Then he said sharply: "If the city is broken, it is a big deal to give up the blood of the old minister, and the head is good, and you must protect Your Majesty!" ”
Wang Yun's majesty was sparkling, and the ministers did not dare to look at each other. Even Lu Bu also sighed secretly in his heart, although the old man Wang has all kinds of wrongs, he is still very enthusiastic!
Wang Yun looked at Lu Bu again and said, "General Lu, the old man is not familiar with military affairs, and General Huangfu is sick again, so this Chang'an city defense will be entrusted to you." The safety of the Son of Heaven and the ministers is all a general, and there is General Lao! After speaking, he bowed deeply to Lu Bu to the end.
Lu Bu was also infected by Wang Yun's behavior, so he couldn't help but get up and help him, and said loudly: "Situ, Lu Bu will live up to your trust!" ”
Chang'an City, even if it has been abandoned for nearly 200 years, is also the former national capital and one of the most powerful cities in the world. Li Guo and other generals attacked in a hurry for eight days, suffering countless casualties. As a result, Chang'an City is still standing.
By the ninth day, Li Dao and Guo Yan were already in despair. Even if the troops are all Liangzhou people, they can't attack the city for so long, and their own side has suffered heavy casualties, and at this time, the morale of the army has been shaken and their morale is low.
The generals asked Jia Xu and said: "Wenhe, Chang'an City is Junjun, it is urgent and difficult, there is no grain and grass today, and the warriors are tired, what can I do about it?" ”
Jia Xu smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Chang'an City is isolated from inside and outside, and the defenders in the city do not know that our army is short of food and grass, and their morale is low. He only knew that I Liangzhou was coming with an army of 100,000 troops, and he was unstoppable, and he swore to break Chang'an! That being the case, the city is broken. ”
Jia Xu was confident and talked eloquently: "There are few soldiers in Chang'an, but there are many soldiers in our army." Since the siege of the city, the rotation of soldiers at the head of the city has gradually decreased. It is expected that the troops in Lu Bu's hands will be overstretched. The soldiers in the city, in addition to the cavalry under Lu Bu and the state, there are also forbidden troops, Shu troops and temporarily recruited soldiers. We can continue to storm Chang'an City, and spread rumors, if the city is broken, the defenders of Chang'an will be washed in blood, thinking that Taishi and Dong's revenge. Thinking about the life-and-death situation, in addition to the state cavalry, other armies must have ideas. When the time comes, he will take the opportunity to seize the city, control the court, and the big thing will be decided! ”
The generals were overjoyed when they heard this, and they bowed and said: "If Chang'an City is broken, Wenhe should be the first credit!" ”
So they dispersed, and according to Jia Xu's plan, they stormed Chang'an City. Another few days. until it rains heavily. In the evening, it was overcast and the drizzle was still falling. In Chang'an City, Lu Bu led the generals to inspect everywhere. Everywhere he went, he instructed the lieutenants and soldiers in the school to be careful of thieves stealing the city. After turning around and returning to the camp, Lu Bu turned over and dismounted, shook off a drop of water, and sighed: "I didn't expect the thieves to be so strong, if it weren't for the sudden heavy rain, Chang'an would be in danger." ”
Gao Shun said: "General, take this good opportunity, do you want the last general to lead the camp out of the city to attack and kill?" ”
Lu Bu said: "Forget it, it's rare for the sons and daughters to have a time to take a breath." The two of you will patrol more, and then quickly urge the food, grass and rain gear. This is even hungry and cold, don't let the soldiers get drenched in too much rain and get sick, then it will be troublesome. ”
After the order, Lu Bu went back to his house, saw his wife and daughter, and came to the place where Diao Chan was. Diao Chan had entered Lu Bu's mansion at this time, Dong Zhuo was ambushed, and after Lu Bu was named Marquis of Jinjue, he chose a good day and an auspicious day, and the two achieved good things. The ancients took concubines, no matter how much they attached importance to them, they could never compare to the etiquette of marrying a wife. Lu Bu only took a few tables and invited some old and familiar officials in the army to come and gather. As for Wang Yun, who was still in the honeymoon period at the time, Lu Bu originally wanted to invite him, but after thinking about it, Wang Yun was upright, and if he knew that he had privately accepted the maid of the Dong Mansion, he was afraid that he would have to preach again. So I gave up on it.
Diao Chan was in the room, and when he saw Lu Bu coming in, he happily got up to greet him: "The general is back!" ”
Lu Bu smiled: "I'm back." ”
Late at night, Lu Bu was sleeping soundly, when suddenly there was a bang in the courtyard. Lu Bu, a person who practiced martial arts, was sensitive to his six senses, and immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Who?" ”
As he spoke, his hand tightly grasped the long sword beside the couch. At this time, Diao Chan had also woken up, and his hazy eyes were about to ask each other, but he was held down by Lu Bu. At this time, I saw the voice of a guard outside the house: "General, I don't know who in the courtyard threw something and wrapped it in silk." ”
Lu Bu didn't dare to slack off, got up in his clothes, walked outside the house with a sword, and said, "Take it." ”
The guards gave Lu Bu the big lump of things with both hands, and Lu Bu waved the guards away, went back inside, and dismantled the things, but inside was half a floor tile with a strip of cloth wrapped around it. Lu Bu took the lamp and looked at it, and said in the book: "Be careful to defend the army against the army, and collude with the inside and outside." In just nine words, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Lu Bu's back.
"Who is it?"
Lu Bu's heart was upset.
Diao Chan also rose up, and called in a coquettish voice: "General, what happened?" ”
Lu Bu frowned, then handed over the strip of cloth, Diao Chan finished reading, covered his mouth lightly, and looked surprised. Lu Bu was still wondering who did this, how could he know about such a secret thing. Diao Chan said softly: "The concubine thinks that no matter who it is, this person still has his heart to the court and the general, otherwise he will not take the risk of prompting the general." The general did not need to bother with this person's identity, he only needed to strengthen the city defenses, patrol the city gates with his cronies, and then secretly search and eliminate suspicious troops. ”
Lu Bu happily agreed. So he didn't have to rest for long, and Diao Chan changed his clothes and armor, and then turned over and galloped back to the barracks under the support of a group of guards.
When I arrived at the barracks, there was a message from the confidants and generals discussing the matter, and someone warned that one of the armies in the city might rebel. Let's sum it up, who is more likely?
The generals thought for a long time, and then they talked nonsense, and Lu Bu's head became bigger. According to them, it seems to be possible. There is no way, the defenders in Chang'an City are too complicated. There was the Kwantung Forbidden Army, which came west with the Son of Heaven, there were guest troops from other places, and there were local troops temporarily recruited...... Moreover, in these years, no one can guarantee that these armies will be loyal to the court and the Son of Heaven. Lu Bu himself didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to serve the Son of Heaven, so how could he ask others......
After discussing for a long time, I didn't come up with a reason. Lu Bu had no choice but to end the discussion abruptly, and after instructing the generals to secretly investigate and not leak a trace of rumors, Lu Bu suppressed the matter and led the generals to patrol the city.
After inspecting Chang'an City, the sky was almost dawn. If it weren't for the small number of soldiers under Lu Bu's own command, he would have been eager to control all the gates of Chang'an by his own troops. Now he can only retreat to the next best thing, and control all the city gates that the thief army focuses on attacking by himself and the state cavalry. In this way, the probability of collusion between inside and outside to break the city will be greatly reduced.
In the dark, Guan Hai, who had gone and returned, looked at the figure of Lu Bu riding a horse and gradually moving away, and muttered: "Lu Bu, Lu Bu, Lao Tzu can only help you get here." ”
Guan Hai personally sent Cai Yong's family out of Hangu Pass, and then returned to Chang'an City alone. There is also a group of brothers and a secret stronghold left behind in the city. He was not allowed to leave Guanzhong without receiving new instructions.
This reminder of Lu Bu was Liu Bei's personal instruction. Liu Bei couldn't help but be overjoyed when he received the secret report and knew that Cai Yong's family was safe and sound, and they were on their way to Qingzhou. So he thought about the city of Chang'an soon after, countless ministers were splashed with blood in Chang'an, and countless people were killed and injured. I thought that the luck of the Han family was gradually consumed in this repeated killing, which was really a pity. Although he is far away in Qingzhou and the whip is out of reach, it is also good to remind Lu Bu at the critical moment and let him be alert, and try to die as few people as possible. So he ordered Guan Hai to see the opportunity and remind Lu Bu.
So Guan Hai led everyone to spread around, inquiring about the news, and finally came to the conclusion that there might be defenders who wanted to rebel recently, so Guan Hai threw objects to Lu Bu's house late at night to warn.
Guan Hai's group of people, let them lead the dignified army, crisscrossing the battlefield, may not be good. But when it comes to stealing chickens and dogs, climbing over walls, and spying on news, it is like a fish in water, and you can take advantage of it. After all, they were all once thieves who roamed the land, and they were all too familiar with this kind of work. This is the real reason why Liu Bei ordered Guan Hai to lead people into Chang'an and become a secret spy. And Guan Hai is also the first intelligence chief of the future empire.