The so-called Taicang is where the capital's grain is stored, and there are arsenals nearby, both of which are located in the northeast corner of Luoyang.
For a soldier, food and tools are the most important, and they are indispensable. Otherwise, even if you are the most elite division in the world, you will not be able to defeat the unarmed people. In addition, you can go straight to Beimang Mountain from the valley gate, so you can supervise the tomb robbers nearby.
Soldier, Lu Bu has been living here these days.
At Yinshi, at the turn of night, Lu Bu was sleeping soundly with his concubine on the couch, when he was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door. Lu Bu blinked his eyes, took out his hand from his concubine's chest, sat up and looked out the window.
There was darkness between heaven and earth. Knowing that the people outside the door must have something urgent at this time, he raised his voice and said, "What's the matter?"
"Zhonglang, urgent report from Pingyinjin..." The voice in front of the door was as urgent as the knock on the door just now, even with a hint of panic.
"Pingyinjin?" Lu Bu's expression changed drastically. Since Yuan Shao left Hanoi and marched to Jizhou, Dong Jun only has one enemy left north of the Yellow River, and that is the hussar general Gai Jun.
Could it be that Gai's army attacked Pingyinjin at night?
The concubine was also woken up and propped herself up with sleepy eyes.
"It's none of your business, go back to your sleep." Lu Bu said with a livid face. He got down, put on his shoes, put on a coat, walked around the screen and opened the door. A tall young man with a nervous expression appeared in front of his eyes. He was Lu Bu's colleague.
Fellow soldier Lu Xin.
As soon as Lu Bu showed up, Lu Xin couldn't wait to say: "When I was building my army, I attacked Xiao* Pingjinguan at night."
Lu Bu frowned, Gai Jun had returned from Jizhou? If he hadn't come in person, Huang Zhong in Hanoi would not have the strength to march alone. "Xiao* Pingjin Pass has many troops, so he will have no worries..."
However, to be on the safe side, Lu Bu sent two thousand soldiers to help Dong Yi. In addition, Pingyinjin's defense could not be ignored. Lu Xin immediately took the order and retreated.
Almost as soon as Lu Xin raised his feet to leave, news of the attack on Pingyinjin reached Lu Bu's ears.
"Although the terrain of Pingyinjin is not as good as that of Xiao* Pingjin, Wang Fang is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield... Originally he was guarding against Sun Jian, but Gai Jun made the first move..." Lu Bu returned to the bedroom and sat on the bed,
There is no sleepiness anymore. With Gai Jun's intervention, his prospects in Luoyang are very bad.
Sure enough, Henan Yin is not that easy to get.
Unknowingly, half an hour passed, and the first ray of light bloomed between heaven and earth. Lu Bu went out to take a breath of fresh air, stretched out his arms, and stretched his majestic torso, which was more than eight feet tall. He couldn't help shouting, "It's so comfortable."
When the letter returned, he asked from a distance: "Have all the reinforcements left the city?"
Lu Xin showed a smile that was even uglier than crying. Thousands of reinforcements had indeed left the city, but...
"Zhonglang, Pingyinjin has fallen, and Colonel Wang (Fang) died in battle..."
Lu Bu's face suddenly turned pale. Wang Fang is dead? Once this loser Ping Yinjin falls, what will Gai Jun do next? If it were Lu Bu, he would take advantage of the situation and go south to Gucheng, Henan, and cut off the connection between Hangu Pass and Luoyang.
Contact. He wanted to get it. Gai Jun was a famous general in the world, so he could do it.
Lu Bu paced back and forth, lowering his head and thinking,
Dong Zhuo has been frightened by Sun Jian, and now another nemesis Gai Jun has arrived...
If Dong Zhuo leaves Hangu Pass, he will most likely be besieged by Gai Jun and Sun Jian. They have many soldiers and strong generals, and they have defeated him repeatedly. Dong Zhuo is unable to deal with even one person, so he may not dare to risk stepping out of Hangu Pass.
Guguan provided support. In other words, Lu Bu would most likely have to face the dangerous situation alone.
what to do?
Go out to fight in the city? Hold on to Luoyang? Break through and escape?
Lu Bu didn't think for long before he made a decision. If he faced Sun Jian alone, he would still have the confidence to defend Luoyang, but Gai Jun also came to join in the fun...
Dagu Pass is less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. Sun Jian will definitely come as soon as he hears that Gai Jun has crossed the river. He can arrive in a day or two. No matter how arrogant Lu Bu is, he does not think that he can stop the two famous generals of the world from joining forces.
It took only two or three hours for Gai's army to attack Pingyinjin. It would definitely not be able to send all the army across the river. Even if Gai's army reached Gucheng and Henan, its strength would definitely be limited.
To break out, you must seize the opportunity to break out immediately. If it is too late, it will be too late.
Lu Bu made up his mind and immediately ordered: "Go to the camp in the city to inform the troops and set off immediately."
Lu Xin asked: "Over there at Beimang Mountain..."
When Dong Zhuo left, he left behind an army of 20,000 infantry and cavalry. Lü Bu disliked the hard work of robbing tombs, so he sent 10,000 men to guard Luoyang. His general Gao Shun was an honest and dignified man. Although Lü Bu did not like his character, he did trust his character and knew that
He would never embezzle money from the mausoleum, so he was asked to station 5,000 people in Beimang Mountain to monitor the tomb-robbers and civilians.
A stern look flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, and he said: "Send someone to inform Colonel Gao (Shun) that he does not need to return to Luoyang and withdraw directly to the west. We will meet up on the way."
"promise."
Lu Bu thought for a while, returned to the room, woke up his concubine, and told her to get dressed quickly and follow him. The concubine did not dare to say anything and obeyed the order obediently. Several other concubines and beloved maids were also notified. As for his wife and children,
Because he was leading the troops outside, all his relatives were under Dong Zhuo's control.
Lu Bu picked up his halberd, mounted his horse, and led two carts with his family members straight into the military camp. At this time, the army was ready. Lu Bu didn't waste any time. He gave the order, and the army abandoned all their baggage and left the military camp with only hundreds of carts of gold and silver.
Located in the northeast corner of Luoyang, it is usually most convenient to go through the north gate, and then cross the city to go out to the west gate, but Lu Bu chose to go out of the city through the east gate.
Before leaving the city, Lu Bu summoned a Sima from Liangzhou and told him to lead a thousand men to guard Luoyang.
This Sima's face turned pale, and he was obviously very frightened. Lu Bu had 20,000 people and chose to abandon the city and run away. What could a thousand people do? Luoyang has a total of twelve city gates. If you divide it up, each city gate can't even hold a hundred people.
Less than.
Lu Bu said calmly: "I insist on letting you live and die with Luoyang. At noon, you lead people to burn Luoyang, then run eastward and hide in Yanshi and Fengshi counties until the news passes.
, and then look for an opportunity to return to Guanzhong.”
"Burn, burn Luoyang?..." Sima was dumbfounded when he heard this.
Lu Bu snorted coldly: "The short-sighted Taishi told me before leaving: Luoyang is the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty. If the Guandong people get it, their morale will be boosted, and they will also use it as the rear area to attack Guanzhong. When the time comes, we will all
There is no place to bury the dead. If things go wrong, Luoyang should be burned. I would rather reduce the capital of the Han Dynasty to ashes than leave it to the people of Guandong."
Although Sima was shocked when he heard that Luoyang was burned, he still cared more about his own life. It is said that after burning Luoyang and hiding Yanshi in the east, the Fengshi counties are not reliable at all, and the people will definitely report them immediately
them.
"Why, you don't want to?" Lu Bu looked at Sima with sinister eyes, like a hungry wolf staring at its prey. "Act as I say, even if you break out directly to the west, there will still be no chance of survival."
Sima swallowed with an unnatural expression. He understood Lu Bu's subtext. If he dared to say no, he would die immediately. He could only grit his teeth and say the word "promise".
Lu Bu patted Sima on the shoulder and said with a hearty smile: "Don't worry, if you die in battle, I will take care of your family on your behalf."
"..." Sima's face became even more ugly. His wife was the daughter of a wealthy family who was snatched away when the capital was moved to Luoyang. She was very beautiful and charming. It was said that Lu Bu liked to have sex the most...
"Remember, the city is being burned in the middle of the day. You are not allowed to go a step faster or a step slower. Otherwise, you will know the consequences..." After speaking, Lu Bu got on the red rabbit and drove away.
Sima gritted his teeth and stared at him for a long time before sighing and returning to the city.
Lu Bu led his army to join the thousands of reinforcements who had not gone far outside the city, turned around and headed south, crossed the intersection of the Yi and Luo rivers, and then headed west along the south bank of the Luo river. The Gucheng between Luoyang and Hangu Pass,
Henan is all on the north bank of Luoshui River.
Yes, the 5,000 men from Gao Shun's tribe were used as bait to attract the attention of Gai's army for Lu Bu, so that his troops could escape smoothly. The burning of the city at noon was also for this purpose. Even if Gao's army found him, they would give up the war and rush to fight.
Went to Luoyang to fight the fire.
Lu Bu looked at the long Luoshui River and sighed: "(Gao Shun) Zi Xun, don't blame me, I have no choice..." Gao Shun was a direct descendant of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, and the two had serious conflicts when Ding Yuan died. Although Lu Bu Liang
After the edict was issued, Gao Shun expressed his obedience, but Lu Bu had always had a knot in his heart and could not sincerely accept him. However, it was undeniable that he had the talent of a general, so he gave it up, which made Lu Bu feel sad.
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Pingyin Crossing is in the north, while Hangu Pass and Luoyang are in the west and east, forming a triangle. The distance between the two sides is about the same. Lu Bu received the battle report at Yinshi, and Dong Zhuo, who was at Hangu Pass, also received the news at about this time.
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Dong Zhuo's body trembled violently, and all his sleepiness disappeared. Isn't Gai Jun in Jizhou? He has come to Hanoi?
It is said that Gai Jun got enough money and food from Jizhou to support an army of more than 100,000 men for three years. The problem that had been troubling Bingzhou was solved, and he suddenly became more confident. Did he simply want to get the money in the tombs of the emperors and ministers this time, or was he plotting something?
Henan Yin, Luoyang, or Gai Jun thought he had enough troops and food, and wanted to have a showdown with him?
Dong Zhuo's head hurt when he thought about it, but then a piece of news came that made the world shatter.
Pingyinjin was lost and Wang Fang died in battle.
Dong Zhuo frowned and froze for a long time. Wang Fang has been following him since he was a teenager and fought all over the world for more than 20 years. Dong Zhuo loved his bravery, strength and loyalty. He was not a father and son, but better than a father and a son. Even though he was used to seeing life and death, he still couldn't accept it.
Li Ru called softly: "Grand Master...".
Dong Zhuo came to his senses and asked: "Wen You, what do you think Gai Jun meant by this move?"
Looking at Dong Zhuo's slightly slow reaction, Li Ru secretly sighed in his heart, age is really a terrible poison. He said: "When Gai Jun entered Jizhou, he first fought in bloody battles with Han Fu and hundreds of thousands of Jizhou's elite men, and then fought with Gongsun Zan and tens of thousands of you.
There are conflicts between the state and border troops, and they have won successive victories. It seems to be beautiful, but how can it not suffer any loss? It is the end of a strong crossbow."
"Gai Jun is like a businessman, and he has always been very profitable. According to the opinion of his subordinates, he came here first for the mausoleum money, and secondly for Henan Yin and Luoyang. He has absolutely no idea of starting a full-scale war with us. Even if he wanted to, there is nothing he can do.
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Dong Zhuo couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Both Gai Jun and Sun Jian were like tigers and wolves. Even if he was in danger and there were hundreds of thousands of people, he still didn't have the confidence to stop the two of them from fighting hard.
Dong Zhuo continued to ask: "What should we do now?"
Li Rudao said: "Gaijun captured Pingyinjin, established Gucheng, and the two counties of Henan, and cut off Lu (Bu) Zhonglang's retreat. Sun Jian is a tiger. Gaijun is also a tiger. Although the grand master is a dragon, he can be defeated.
One cannot defeat two, what about Lu Zhonglang? When Lu Zhonglang heard that Pingyin had been lost and his retreat was cut off, he would abandon the city and break out, and the same was true for Lieutenant Dong (Yi). The top priority of the Grand Master was to send troops to respond to prevent the two troops from being taken advantage of by the enemy."
Dong Zhuo looked confused and said: "It's easy to get out, but it's difficult to get in..."
Li Ru shook his head and said: "Otherwise, crossing the river is not easy, let alone crossing at night. There are up to ten thousand people coming from the south now, so the grand master can just send a few thousand riders."
Dong Zhuo pondered, nodded in agreement, and was about to issue an order when a minor official suddenly asked to see him, and Dong Zhuo ordered him to come in.
The junior official kowtowed respectfully and said, "To the Grand Master, the convoy transporting money is already more than two moments late. I feel that something is fishy, so I have reported it to the Grand Master."
Ever since the tombs of emperors and ministers were opened, Dong Zhuo was afraid that Sun Jian would go north. In order to transport the gold and silver property as quickly as possible, it is no exaggeration to say that on average, several convoys drove into Hangu Pass every hour, even late at night. The results were remarkable.
, most of it has been shipped out so far, worth billions of dollars, which is enough to cover a year's tax revenue of the Han Dynasty.
The convoy arrived more than two moments late, so there was only one possibility: they were intercepted and killed by the Gai army.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other and couldn't help but change their expressions. Gai Jun came so fast? It was really fast.
Dong Zhuo smiled bitterly and said, "Are we still going to send reinforcements?" Gai Jun's cavalry traveled across the world without a single defeat, whether it was his Liang Bing righteous bravery, Huang Zhong Qiang, or Gongsun Zan's Youzhou sudden cavalry, Wu Wan Za Hu, none of them were the same.
In terms of distance from the enemy, Gucheng and Henan counties are closer to Hangu Pass than Luoyang. Moreover, Lu Bu's army has many infantry and cannot move fast. Now the Gai army's cavalry rushes to the valley and the river. Xu Hui will use the time difference to ambush them.
The reinforcements he sent have even rushed to Hangu Pass.
Li Ru also hesitated for a while...
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Shortly after Pang De took the Shehu and Luodiao Second Battalion and left, Gai Jun crossed the river by boat with the second group of people. As soon as they reached the shore, he ordered more than a thousand knights on the boat to go south immediately, with the same goal of Gucheng.
The Gai army's cavalry are all equipped with stirrups. The opponent can attack them directly with two or three times at will, defeat them with a few tactics if they are five or six times, and cannot encircle and annihilate them even if they are eight or ten times. Therefore, he is not worried about his cavalry being defeated one by one.
, if you can’t fight or run away.
At the moment before dawn, Gai Jun sent more than a thousand cavalry southward. This time, the total number of cavalry going south was more than 6,000. Shooting Tiger, Luodiao 2nd Battalion, more than 1,000 cavalry, plus Huang Zhong's 5,000 cavalry. In addition, the sky was bright, and six thousand cavalry from his headquarters were
Qianqi will also cross the river to come south.
Don't underestimate these twelve thousand cavalry. Gongsun Zan only had this number at his peak. Dong Zhuo claimed to have more than 100,000 troops, but the number of knights definitely did not exceed 30,000. This is because the cavalry consumes food extremely, and one horse can be used for one day.
The food is enough for three infantry, plus the cavalry, it is four people. Raising 10,000 cavalry is equivalent to raising 40,000 infantry. You must know that the cavalry in the era without stirrups did not have an overwhelming advantage over the infantry. There were many cavalry.
It has a supporting role and is by no means the main force on the battlefield.
The cavalry in Gai Jun's territory numbered around 30,000, which was equivalent to 120,000 infantry, which was almost the same as Dong Zhuo's.
Gai Jun lived in Luoyang on and off for four or five years, and became very familiar with it. He drove straight to Gucheng County, met his own scouts, and was led to the temporary garrison. He was stunned when he saw hundreds of carts filled with gold and silver.