() The battle between the Xiliang Army and the Kwantung Allied Forces ahead affects the hearts of the entire city of Luoyang. From high-ranking officials and dignitaries to traders and foot soldiers, almost everyone is paying close attention to this battle. Although these people hope to see different results.

, but it still cannot change the fact that they are concerned about the war ahead and worry about when the war will end.

Now if Luoyang City wants to be the most optimistic about this, it has to be overtaken by horses. As the saying goes, people must do their best and obey fate. He has already said what should be said and what should not be said before, and also what should be done and what should not be done.

He has done everything, and because he has the memory of future generations and knows the most likely outcome of this battle, he looks away. No matter whether the Xiliang Army wins or loses in the end, he will not be surprised. Now he is just waiting for the result to appear.

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Of course, this does not mean that he will not intervene in this matter again. As Dong Zhuo's trustworthy staff member, and as someone who has been able to properly dispatch food, grass and baggage several times, the burden on his shoulders this time is quite heavy.

Fortunately, with his previous experience, Ma Yue was able to properly handle this seemingly arduous task, and gradually became more relaxed after the first few days.

Now, on a sunny afternoon, Ma Yue was sitting idle in his home. Two people, a game of chess, and a jar of good wine. He and Jia Xu sat opposite each other, drinking wine, playing chess and talking.

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Since the previous incident between Li Daitao and Li Daitao, the relationship between Jia Xu and Ma Yue has become closer. Now the two have become good friends. When he has nothing to do, he will come to Ma Yue to play chess and talk, and Ma Yue also gives him guidance.

Played Go, the oldest leisure and spiritual game in China.

At this time, the game between the two of them had passed the middle game. Ma Yue, who was taking the lead with white, was in a very bad situation. He had almost no room to move in the whole game, so he had to look at it carefully with a grimace on his face.

I thought hard about the chessboard, hoping to find an opportunity to make a move or even make a comeback.

On the opposite side, Jia Xu looked very leisurely. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip before saying, "Zhong Ling, you really are very leisurely."

"Leisurely? I think you are leisurely. Didn't you see that my hair was almost turning gray just thinking about this move?" Ma Yue still didn't make a move and looked at the opponent angrily.

"I'm not talking about things on the chessboard, but about our current situation." Jia Xu smiled: "There are few people in the entire Luoyang City who can play chess as leisurely as you, and I'm afraid only Zhong Ling is

Are you alone?"

"Who else is there? Aren't you the same? You are still saying that I am leisurely."

"I'm different. I'm a real Qingke. I'm not taken seriously by Dong Gong, and I don't have to bear any responsibilities. I'm naturally happy and free. What's more, it's just because I found you so leisurely that I became like this under the influence."

"Really?" Ma Yue said, and a chess piece in his hand finally fell on the plate: "I have done everything I can. As for the result, it is no longer under my control. What do I have to worry about?

What? No matter whether they win or lose, I have a way to deal with it, and I won’t be anxious about things that haven’t happened.”

"Zhong Ling is indeed an open-minded person, I admire you!" Jia Xu praised him, but he didn't show any mercy in his hands. He took a big piece of Ma Yue's chess piece when he made the move. It turned out that the move Ma Yue just made was enough to kill him.

He lost a chess piece to himself, making the situation on his board even more embarrassing.

Ma Yue looked at the scattered white pieces on the board with a wry smile, threw the chess pieces in his hand on the board, and said in defeat: "No matter how much I think about it, I still can't beat you. I lost this game again."

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"It's rare for Zhong Ling to learn the art of Go in such a short period of time, and to make such progress." Jia Xu comforted him, then turned the conversation to the battle: "What do you think will happen in this battle?"

What kind of ending will it be? Can Yangcheng still be able to defend it?"

Ma Yue shook his head and said: "I can't tell whether I will win or lose this battle now. There are too many changes in this world." This was Ma Yue's true words. When he began to change history, everything he was familiar with

There may be a change: "As for Yangcheng - I think that as long as some people in the Kwantung Allied Forces are willing to give up their own selfish interests to fight, it will not be difficult for this city to be broken. After all, this Yangcheng is not a dangerous place, and our west

The soldiers of the Liang army focused on attacking and neglecting defense, so it was really difficult for them to defend the city."

When Jia Xu heard what Ma Yue said, he couldn't help but nod: "You are right, Yangcheng will always be lost. However, many of us, including Dong Gong, don't see it that way. Then

Once Yangcheng is lost, the blow to us will be huge."

"This is not something you and I can change, but I also believe that the Xiliang Army will not be depressed because of this. After all, we still have Hulao Pass to defend with danger, which is much more difficult to attack than Yangcheng."

"Then you think we should be able to win this battle?" Jia Xu asked. But Ma Yue shook his head and denied this inference: "Hulao Pass is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with the differences between the Kwantung Allied Forces,

If they are wary and suspicious, it will be difficult for them to work together to capture Guancheng. However... this does not mean that we have won."

"How do you say this?" Although he was asking Ma Yue, there was no doubt in Jia Xu's eyes. Apparently he had already thought of the cause of the problem.

"Even if the Kwantung Allied Forces cannot take Hulao Pass for a while, their offensive posture will not change. In the eyes of people all over the world, this means that we are at a disadvantage. This will naturally cause some local forces that are still wavering to turn to the

Kwantung Allied Forces, by then we will have more enemies. So I thought that even Mr. Dong would not continue to defend Hulao after losing Yangcheng.

"Only by taking the initiative and winning a few considerable victories can we offset the unfavorable situation of Yangcheng being taken. In this way, we gave the Kwantung Allied Forces an opportunity to take advantage of. After we attacked, they only needed to defeat

, it will be much easier to take advantage of the situation and seize the pass than to storm the strong pass.

"So, if Dong Gong is really determined to use an attack to reverse the previous defeat, I'm afraid... we will definitely end in defeat in this battle. And once Hulao Pass is broken, we can no longer stay in Luoyang.

." After saying all this, Ma Yue also felt his mouth was dry, so he picked up the wine glass at hand and took two big sips to moisten his throat.

But Jia Xu frowned: "What you said does make some sense, but all of this is based on their capture of Yangcheng. Are you really so sure that Yangcheng will definitely

Lost?"

"Of course, the gap in military strength between the two sides is too big. What's more, it is an objective fact that our Xiliang army is good at attacking but not good at defending. Judging from these two points, this city cannot hold on for long."

"Then you wrote a letter before, asking Hua Xiong to stick to it? What exactly were you thinking?" Jia Xu suddenly looked into Ma Yue's eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he had seen some clues.

"After all, I can't hide it from you." Ma Yue didn't panic when his little scheme was discovered, because his intentions were very clear to the other party, and there was no need to hide it: "I did do it intentionally.

Yes, in order to end this battle as soon as possible.

"If this battle is continued to be delayed, the food and supplies in Luoyang City will gradually become tense. At that time, in order to preserve his strength, Dong Gong will definitely extend his hands to the people's homes, and the people will suffer. And once

In this way, the image that the Xiliang Army has finally established will collapse suddenly, and the people will have second thoughts. With strong enemies outside and no stability inside, do you think we can really hold on?

"So it's better to let the Xiliang army lose this battle as soon as possible. At least this way the people of Luoyang will suffer less. This is the reason why I made the worst decision. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the city,

Come on, the destruction of Dong Zhuo's ambition is nothing at all!" By the end of his words, he no longer had any loyalty to Dong Zhuo.

"That's it!" Jia Xu suddenly nodded and said: "I was really confused before. Although you have different intentions, you are still from Xiliang, and you will not help foreign enemies. It turns out that the root of everything is

Here, it's really admirable that you can think of those innocent people. So according to your opinion, this Yangcheng must have fallen?"

"That's right. Judging from time, maybe the news of the fall of Yangcheng will come back in the next two days. The only thing I feel a little ashamed of is that I took advantage of General Hua's trust in me. I don't know how he is doing now. What can he do?

Will we arrive at Hulao Pass safely?" Ma Yue said worriedly. Although he had made other arrangements, he could not guarantee that it would be possible, not to mention that Hua Xiong in history was killed in this battle.

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Just after he finished saying this, Wang Feng's figure appeared outside the hall: "Sir, military reports have been sent to Luoyang, and this is a copy of them!" He handed over a scroll of bamboo slips.

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Ma Yue immediately took it, looked at it hurriedly, his face was bright and dark, and finally he breathed out: "It's done! Yangcheng was indeed captured by them, and General Hua also assisted General Lu.

We retreated safely to Hulao Pass." Ma Yue was quite pleased that Hua Xiong could escape. Otherwise, he would have felt that he had killed the other person, and his conscience would have been difficult. But the current situation was the worst.

Well, not only did Yangcheng fall, Hua Xiong also saved his life.

Jia Xu also took the bamboo slip and read it quickly, and then sighed: "Zhong Ling, what you want to see has come true. But, what should we do next? How will the officials and people in Luoyang City view this?

What kind of reaction will Dong Gong and others have?"
Chapter completed!