Wenyuan is indeed determined to win this time. After this battle, if he can annex the two states of Yu and Yan and defeat Cao Cao, the only one who can compete with him, then he will ask the world who else will be his enemy.
It's a pity that Wenyuan's army has not yet left the border of Jizhou. Suddenly Zhong Yao sent people to report Ma Teng at night. Han Sui sent out 100,000 soldiers from Xiliang to invade Chang'an. Zhong Yao's army was small and the city of Chang'an was in danger.
After the defeat of Li Jue and Guo Si, Guanzhong and even the entire western half of Sili were in chaos. More than ten independent forces, large and small, were entrenched. Ma Teng and Han Sui were one of the more powerful forces. Although these forces nominally surrendered, In fact, the imperial court was in charge of its own affairs. Wen Yuan was beyond his reach and was unable to occupy this place for a while. He only recommended Zhong Yao as the commander of the Sili School and stationed in Chang'an to supervise Guanzhong. However, in fact, he only controlled the city of Chang'an.
However, Zhong Yao came to Chang'an for only one year, and his political achievements cannot be ignored. He first instigated Duan You to design a plan to kill Li Jue, and later Guo Si's subordinate Wu Xi offered Guo Si's head. After eradicating the two thieves, all counties in Guanzhong sent troops to kill Li Jue. The only thing missing from the envoy's surrender was that Wenyuan sent troops and horses to take charge.
Originally, Guanzhong was improving under Zhong Yao's command, and all the forces were in peace with each other, rarely attacking each other. This time, Ma Teng and Han Sui launched an army to attack Chang'an, where Zhong Yao was commanding. This was the first time in more than a year, so When Wen Yuan received such news, he almost didn't believe it at first, until he read the conclusive words in Zhong Yao's urgent letter about several Guanzhong forces involved in the rebellion.
"At this juncture, why did Ma Teng and Han Sui come to interfere? Also, Cao Cao joined Liu Bei and Sun Ce to attack Lu Bu. What strategy did he use to convince these two people? Liu Bei can say more. Sun Ce has always been very loyal to the court. Remaining submissive, he even begged me a while ago to declare him the Marquis of Wu and the general of Qilu. He knew clearly that Cao Cao and I were sworn enemies. How could he join Cao Cao's camp? These forces were so powerful and they launched an attack together. , is there any unknown connection among them?" After hearing the report from Zhong Yao's messenger, Wen Yuan couldn't help but have too many questions in his mind.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, the information we have now is not enough, we need to send more people to find out the news..." The two marching counselors didn't know the reason. There was no way. No matter how much Holmes could infer, he still needed some important information. Clues are used to find clues, and the truth cannot be obtained by just relying on imagination.
Wen Yuan has now basically lost the ability to predict the future. From the time when Quyang raised his army to the present, Wen Yuan's wings, once a small butterfly, have become bigger and bigger. Now, every time he flaps his wings, he will stir up a wave of waves sweeping the world. Hurricane, it can be said that from the day the emperor arrived in Yedu, the wheel of history has been completely reversed by Wenyuan, and a completely unknown future is waiting for Wenyuan to create and write.
Wen Yuan doesn't know where he will go in the future, and the road ahead will definitely be full of thorns. The only thing he can do now is to implement the more advanced and sound system model he knew in his previous life into his own hands as much as possible. And the foundation of all this is the powerful strength in Wen Yuan's hands...
"Zhong Yao wrote in the letter that there are more than 100,000 rebels attacking Chang'an this time. It is almost impossible to defend Chang'an with his thousands of troops, and other Guanzhong forces are waiting and watching... In this way..." Wen Yuan He murmured, pondered for a while and gritted his teeth and said to the messenger: "Tell Zhong Yao that if Chang'an cannot be defended, we will give up temporarily and retreat to Tongguan to defend it. As long as the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong do not attack Luoyang, they can follow them if they want Chang'an." go,"
The messenger took the order and left. Xu Shu added: "My Lord, the rebels are powerful. If they intend to get involved in the area east of Hangu Pass, Lord Ping Zhong's thousands of troops may not be able to stop them even though there is Hangu Pass. The Lord still needs to mobilize troops and horses in time. Tai Shici, the governor of Sizhou, has all his troops in Hulao, so he can allocate part of his troops to defend Hangu Pass in case of danger. But in this way, the direction of Yanzhou..."
Wen Yuan nodded and said: "Yuan Zhi's words are true. Luoyang is a place that must be defended and must not be abandoned lightly... He ordered Tai Shici to guard Hulao tightly and divide half of his troops to guard the choke point west of Luoyang. As for Yanzhou, I will fight on three fronts. More than 200,000 auxiliary troops and horses are sent out to deal with Cao Cao... That's enough. Send an order to Zhao Yun to cross the river to attack Dongjun as soon as possible. Open your jaw and rush south to rescue Lu Bu."
After watching the messenger take the general's order and leave on Pegasus, Wen Yuan mounted his horse and marched again. Although the countermeasures had been decided, he was still a little confused in his heart. Could the sudden rebellion in this pass really be a coincidence?
Late at night, Cao Jun's camp outside Tancheng, Xuzhou.
Cao Cao was patrolling the camp alone. Cao Cao had this habit. If he couldn't sleep, he would often patrol the camp late at night to talk to the soldiers and understand the sentiments of the soldiers.
In the blink of an eye, it has entered late autumn and September, and it has been more than two months since he attacked Xuzhou. After breaking through Xiao Pass, Cao Cao trapped Xuzhou with his troops and surrounded the city of Tan. However, the city of Tan was high and steep, and there was Lu Bu outside the city. He had 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses. Cao Cao led his troops to attack for more than a month but still could not get in. Instead, he lost more than 10,000 soldiers.
After days of siege, even though Cao Cao's army had always maintained strict military discipline, their morale was low. Cao Cao was walking in the camp and could not hear the whispers or sighs of the soldiers around him.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Cao Cao couldn't help but tighten the cloak around him. If this weather lasted for a month or two, the plan to occupy Xuzhou years ago would probably come to nothing, and even though Lu Bu was trapped in In Xuzhou City, Cao Cao is not without pressure...
To the north, the greatest enemy in life may be coming soon...
While he was lost in thought, Dian Wei suddenly came to report: "My lord, General Cao Ren has sent someone to report that Zhang Liao's army in the direction of Hulao Pass has turned back and withdrawn halfway."
"Seriously," Cao Cao's eyes flashed with relief and ecstasy when he heard this, and he laughed loudly: "Bo Ning is a man of sincere eloquence."
"Lord, why are you laughing?" In the midst of excitement, Xun You suddenly came from a distance and looked at Cao Cao with a smile on his face.
Cao Cao was excited and said: "Man Boning persuaded Ma Teng and Han Sui to raise troops, and the Taishi Ci tribe in Hulao Pass has withdrawn its troops."
Xun You also nodded when he heard this and said: "Congratulations, lord, now we in Yanzhou have no worries."
Cao Cao twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Yes, yes...this matter has always been in my mind. Now that Taishi Ci's troops have retreated, a big stone has fallen to the ground in my heart. In this way, I no longer have the confidence to fight with Zhang Liao," said After that, he let out a sigh of relief.
Zhang Liao would send troops to attack Xuzhou. Cao Cao may have expected this, so he ordered General Shi Huan to lead 20,000 troops to defend Taishan County, and Cao Ren to lead Wuwan troops to defend Chenliu and Dongjun. He only took 100,000 troops. The soldiers and horses attacked Lu Bu, but he did not bring out all his troops.