Chapter 522 A piece of paper is worth a thousand words
The atmosphere in Luoyang City has been very tense recently. ※Uneasy about the war clouds hanging over their heads, the soldiers also cannot see through the fog and darkness of the future.
In fact, the fighting around Luoyang has not stopped since Lu Bu's army settled in, which appropriately proves Luoyang's reputation as a place of four battles. In the west, there was a continuous battle with Dong Zhuo, and in the direction of Nanyang, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew also never stopped.
Although there was no war with Cao Cao in Yanzhou in the east, the latter's several malicious attempts and coveting of Luoyang were well known to everyone on the road.
Today's Luoyang is not the ruined place in history that was burned to the ground after being plundered by Dong Zhuo, but the number one city in the world with a population of hundreds of thousands, which was managed by the Eastern Han Dynasty for many years!
To use an inappropriate metaphor, Lu Bu today is like a naughty boy who spends a lot of money in the busy city, completely unable to ward off the malicious eyes of those around him.
Bingzhou's army had strong soldiers and brave generals, but the number was too small after all, and the combat effectiveness of the troops recruited from Luoyang was too poor. If they were reluctantly brought to the battlefield, they would not be of use, but would actually be a hindrance.
The performance of the Bingzhou Army led by Lu Bu on the battlefield can be described as brave and elite. Compared with the Bingzhou people who came from the frontier and experienced fighting with the grassland nomads, the Luoyang natives were far inferior in courage.
Even if they are forced by the Supervisory Team behind them, they cannot keep up with the pace of Bingzhou's main force. If they lose, they will be completely defeated and difficult to recover.
Therefore, after occupying Luoyang, Lu Bu's military strength has not been greatly enhanced, but has been weakened.
Originally, in cooperation with Hedong Baibo, he was able to equalize with the Xiliang Army. However, after the Xiliang Army changed its strategy, Lu Bu became powerless and had no choice but to watch helplessly as his allies were destroyed.
Although few of the generals in Bingzhou were good at strategy, they could still clearly see such a clear situation and defeated them one by one. When the white wave was over, it would be Luoyang's turn soon.
On the southern front, although Zhang Ji was finished, the threat was not eliminated, but became even greater. Cao Cao, who controlled half of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, was the strongest prince in the Central Plains except Wang Yu and Dong Zhuo. Such people were in Nanyang.
Much more difficult to deal with than the brave and foolhardy Zhang Ji.
As a result, at this critical moment, a new threat emerged. This time, the warning came from the north!
Now, the worst situation facing the people of Bingzhou is that they have to face the three most powerful princes in the world at the same time. Let alone Lu Bu, who has limited troops and horses, even if they were replaced by any princes, there would be no chance of survival.
Although Zhang Liao proposed a strategy that could take advantage of the conflict between the three major princes to survive. But those three families were not honest and peaceful sheep, but tigers, leopards and wolves. Dealing with them and using them would be Zhang Liao himself who proposed the strategy.
, and not much confidence.
More opinions. I still hope that Lu Bu will not be involved in the war in Hanoi. As for the threat after Wang Yu takes Hanoi, I can only hope that the car will have a way to the front of the mountain.
According to what Hou Cheng and others said privately, the current situation is that the Bingzhou Army has no way out. Luoyang is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and there is also no way out. The Chang'an uprising that Lu Bu has been looking forward to has never happened. The most practical way is
While we still have the territory of Luoyang and the soldiers and horses in our hands, choose one family to take advantage of it.
Of course, they only dared to talk about these things in private, and no one dared to say them in front of Lu Bu. The cowardice he suffered under Dong Zhuo was a lifelong shame for Lu Wenhou. He always ignored Zhang Ji, who was easier to deal with.
The fierce battle with the Xiliang army west of Hangu Pass may not be driven by this mentality.
Hou Cheng is not stupid, and of course he will not commit this taboo.
Amid the divergent opinions, it was not as if there were no other opinions. Gao Shun proposed the strategy of strictly guarding against the two threats from close neighbors, conducting diplomatic negotiations with Qingzhou, and carefully selecting and training new troops internally, and working hard to practice internal strength.
As soon as Gao Shun's opinion was put forward, he was immediately ridiculed by everyone. This method sounded like it, but it did not meet the conditions for implementation. The threat of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao was already real, and Wang Yu invaded Hanoi
It’s also urgent, so how can we have time to make these long-term plans?
Use diplomatic means to deal with Wang Yu? Do you think you are Zhang Yi or Su Qin?
These were the superficial reasons. In addition, Gao Shun's plan to organize and train the new army also harmed the interests of the generals.
What Gao Shun wants to train is elite troops, and equipment and food supplies are definitely indispensable. Luoyang's production is barely enough to begin with. To train a new army, the veterans have to suffer. The generals all use their bottles and cans.
If you look closely at the jar, who will let it go easily?
Gao Shun was not good at words. Although Zhang Liao and Cao Xing wanted to support him, they could not gain the upper hand. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as Lu Bu prepared his troops and prepared to cross the river to compete with Wang Yu.
There was a gloomy atmosphere in the Luoyang City Guards. No one was optimistic about this war. Even if the Qingzhou Army was defeated in Hanoi, nothing would be gained unless Wang Yu was captured and killed. And Wang Yu's record of winning every battle was not
Literally, it is extremely difficult to gain the upper hand, let alone capture and kill him?
If we don't do it right, even our old nest in Luoyang will be lost.
Although Cao Cao sent an envoy, saying that he was facing a powerful enemy, he would never do anything dirty that would hurt his relatives and make his enemies happy. However, in troubled times, people's hearts are full of ghosts. If you believe whatever others say, you will definitely not be able to do anything in the end.
There is not even a bone or scrap left.
But Lu Bu, the boss, made the decision, so everyone could only listen and pray to the gods and Buddhas in the sky for good luck, hoping that this battle would not go too far.
At this juncture, Kong Rong came.
Ever since Wang Yu sneaked into Luoyang and had a fight, Hou Chengcheng has always been a staunch anti-Wang Yu faction. When he heard the envoy from Qingzhou, he said without thinking: "Now that things have happened, what is there to say? Wang Peng mobilized his troops and mobilized the people.
Now that they have come out, why don't they just send troops back to Gaotang without doing anything? Lord, just blow them out."
Zhang Liao retorted: "When the two countries are at war, we will not kill the envoy yet. Wang Qiaoqi's raising of troops may not necessarily mean annexing Hanoi as the rumors say. Since the envoy is here, we must listen to what he has to say."
"What else can you say?" Wei Xu always vented his anger out of the same nostril as Hou Cheng, and sneered in a strange way: "Most likely, he wants to use his power to overwhelm others, to advise the lord to understand the situation and surrender as soon as possible."
Song Xian also echoed: "That's it, this guy has had this idea for a long time! When he gave Luoyang to the lord, he had no good intentions! The lord's martial arts are unparalleled in the world. Our army has strong soldiers and horses, and when the soldiers are on the battlefield, they are all
Fight to be the first! My lord has commanded such a powerful army, and there is no place in the world that he can't go to? But if he is trapped in Luoyang, isn't it because he has fallen into the trap of Wang Yu's fellow?"
As the last member of the trio, Song Xian has always been known for his venomous tongue. Different from Mi Heng's venomous tongue, his ability is to confuse right and wrong. As long as he is willing, he can even call a deer a horse. He can also speak plausibly without any shame.
A little red.
Lu Bu's face suddenly darkened, and Zhang Liao and Gao Shun secretly screamed that something was wrong.
Lu Bu's biggest shortcoming and advantage are both the same. He makes decisions not by reason, but by emotion. It's not that he doesn't know that Hou Cheng and the others have selfish motives. But when the other party pokes his sore spot, he still can't keep calm.
No one knows whether Wang Yu thought of today when he left Luoyang, but it is undeniable that the Bingzhou Army at that time had nowhere to go, and it would be great to have a place to stay. As for Wang Yu giving up Luoyang and returning to Qingzhou
It's a person's ability to be successful and prosperous. It's useless to envy him.
Lu Bu didn't know this truth, but Wei Xu and Song Xian spoke too viciously, which directly aroused Lu Bu's worries.
"Kick him out!" Lu Bu said in a cold voice with a gloomy face: "Let him go back and tell Wang Yu that we can negotiate. We can wait until he withdraws his troops. Although he has a small army and few generals, he is not under the city's alliance!"
"Here!" One of the guards had already promised and turned around. Hou Cheng and the others' faces were filled with joy. Zhang and the second-year high school generals could only look at each other and smile bitterly.
After a while, the guard came back again, holding a letter in his hand. Apparently, he failed to completely drive Kong Rong away as Hou Cheng and others wished.
"What's going on?" Lu Bu asked with a frown.
"Reply to my lord." The bodyguard saw the look of consternation on Lu Bu's face and did not dare to neglect him. He immediately put the letter in his hand and reported: "Gong Wenju refused and left. He only said that he would like to ask your lord to read this letter. If you have read it,
, if the lord still insists on letting him go, he will definitely say nothing and will never pester him. If the lord refuses to accept the letter, the same thing will happen."
"Huh?" Lu Bu frowned, and all the generals were also surprised. Kong Rong had a good reputation. If he confronted him face to face, Lu Bu would not guarantee that he would not be persuaded, but if he said it was just a letter...
"Submit it!" With Lu Bu's arrogance, of course he wouldn't even dare to read the letter, which made Wang Yu laugh.
The personal guard immediately presented the letter. When Lu Bu showed the letter, his face suddenly became a little strange. The previous cold and stern look gradually disappeared, and the tightly knitted brows relaxed, and what was revealed next was a mixture of surprise.
, doubts, deep thoughts, and even some complex expressions of relief and appreciation. The generals were puzzled and looked over, trying to see something from the letter.
Wang Yu's letter was not written on bamboo slips or cloth, but on new Qingzhou paper. The snow-white paper surface was faintly illuminated. It might be difficult to see clearly the content of the letter from the back, but it was easy to tell the length of the letter from the ink marks.
"It seems there are only a few words? How could my lord... Could it be that Wang Yu is planning to give Wei County to the lord?" Hou Cheng whispered to Wei Xu, and Song Xian bit his ears.
Wei Xu shook his head and whispered: "Don't be stupid! Wang Yu is not a fool, how could he give up such an important place? Besides, even if that were the case, with the Lord's temper, would such a thing make him happy?
Maybe he will think it is a charity, or even an insult or something."
"Then what else can I write? With just a few words, my lord's anger can turn into joy, and all the old grudges can be cleared up?" Hou Cheng was so anxious that he wanted to go up and grab the letter and read it to calm down the restlessness in his heart.
But Lu Bu didn't get what he wanted. He just held up the letter and looked at it intently. He didn't say a word for a long time, as if he was crazy.
After a long time, Lu Bu put down the letter, rubbed it reluctantly for a few times, and said in a loud voice: "Please come in, Mr. Wenju." After thinking about it, he added: "Be polite."
"..." The generals tried their best to suppress it and did not make any noise. This turn of events was too incredible and inexplicable.
As for the lord's temper, once it gets angry, even if he talks a thousand words sincerely, it may not be of any use, and it may have a negative effect. The result is a piece of paper from Wang Yu, which almost makes the lord happy at the first sight.
Are you being arrogant in the past and respectful in the back?
Can this happen in reality?
What exactly was written in that letter? How could a few words have such a magical effect?
If Lu Bu hadn't always been very majestic, all the generals would definitely come forward to watch. Even now, many people craned their necks and looked desperately at the commander's case, wanting to see what was written on the letter with magic power.
of text.
"Everyone, let's take a look. Although Wang Pengju's character is not very good, he knows someone's thoughts, which is rare. Wenyuan, please read it to everyone." Lu Bu sighed, giving Wang Yu a rare compliment.
Two sentences.
It may not sound like it, but given Lu Bu's style, this sentence is actually a high compliment.
"Here." Zhang Liao answered the promise, held up the letter, and scanned it. He was surprised to find that what was written on it was actually a short poem. He was a little relieved. Wang Yu could compose poetry, and his literary talent was not bad. This was not
What a secret, but it was really unexpected that he could impress the lord with a poem.
He composed himself and recited aloud: "In May, it snows in the mountains, and there are no flowers, only cold. I hear broken willows in the flute, but I have never seen the spring scenery. I fight with the golden drum at dawn, and embrace the jade saddle at night. I would like to put the sword under my waist straight to kill Loulan.