Chapter 409: Quiet outside Luoyang City

Since the first year of Jian'an, Guanzhong has not had such a large-scale military campaign in four years.

Even if Dong Qi seized Guanzhong and the beggar army destroyed the Xianbei, most of them were soldiers with more than 100,000 troops. This time...

There were 80,000 troops on the White Army and 60,000 troops on the Selected Front Army.

In addition to the 100,000 troops in Xin'an and Weinan, Yuanrong, Beiwei, and You Yijun, who had already fought in Hanoi, Dong Qi almost drew all the elite troops in Guanzhong and set off one after another to station troops in Gucheng.

So, from Gucheng to Luoyang, more than 200,000 troops were gathered in a short distance.

When Dong Qi saw the continuous launch of troops from Guanzhong, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

This may be the biggest battle he commanded in his life.

And the source of this battle actually came from a great defeat that had nothing to do with him?

"I also know that doing this seems unpaid. In fact, with the current situation in Guanzhong, we can have enough strength to easily regain Luoyang in just a few years. But now, we have to fight a big battle that is evenly matched!"

In private, Dong Qi explained to Xu Shu: "If Xiahou Lan's defeat was in the usual way, she would be defeated. But the new emperor ascended the throne was a great opportunity for the world to return to her heart, and this defeat became a battle of luck between Xuchang and Chang'an. If we just retreated like this, then all the means we used before would eventually become the laughing stock of others."

Xu Shu disagreed, "Gaozu fought against Xiang Yu and was defeated repeatedly, but in the end..."

"This is the moment, the other is the moment!" Dong Qi whispered: "They are fighting for the world, and we are fighting for the imperial rule. It sounds similar, but in fact it is different. Nowadays, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Cao Cao wants to fight for a face, but we have to fight for a breath. In the end, this war will not have a result."

Xu Shu nodded and shook his head again.

"However, I really want to protect the emperor's face... protect his face, that is, protect our face."

Dong Qi smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I hate this boring face-to-face dispute the most, but every time I have to get stuck in the middle. I remembered a saying, "Rise, the people suffer; demise, the people suffer... I just hope that this damn turmoil can end sooner."

"So, I wish to follow my lord!"

Xu Shu bowed, but Dong Qi seemed to be in danger. He stood on the gate of Gucheng and looked towards Luoyang.

I guess Ah Man will be very nervous at this time...

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Dong Qiu guessed wrongly!

Cao Cao is not in Luoyang at this moment.

While the Luoyang War began, urgent documents were sent to Hulao Pass and Yanjin.

Especially Cao Ren, facing the 30,000 elite You Yi army, although his troops were far more powerful than Huang Zhong, he was defeated repeatedly.

Huang Zhong is as fierce as a tiger!

These are the words and sentences used by Cao Ren in the documents.

Cao Cao was so depressed that he was very depressed. Why did another tiger jump out? Why are there so many tigers around Dong Xiping?

Shortly after Cao Ren's document came, the Selected Front Army came out from Hedong.

Xiahou Dun, the general of Hulao Pass, is also a soldier. Since the Xingyang War, it can be said that he has experienced many battles.

However, when Zhang He took over the command from Director Chunyu, Xiahou Dun immediately felt the pressure doubled.

One Huang Zhong, the other Zhang He...

If it were just these two people, that would be fine.

What angered Cao Cao was that Yuan Shao suddenly stabbed in at this moment.

Zong Bao, the prefect of Pingyuan County, sent an emergency document, Gao Lan sent troops from Qinghe County to capture seven counties north of the river. Now the troops in Pingyuan County are now eyeing Pingchang (now northwest of Shanghe, Shandong), and are eyeing each other and attacking.

When Cao Cao heard the news, his first reaction was: Yuan Shao and Dong Qi joined forces!

To be honest, Cao Cao really wanted to fight with Dong Qi again in Luoyang to see who had the better methods.

But the problem is that Qingzhou is in an emergency, Yanzhou is in an emergency...

Although Luoyang is important, Qingzhou and Yanzhou are equally important.

After looking at the map, Lu Su couldn't help but sigh and said to Cao Cao: "Lord, I'm afraid it's Gongsun's done!"

Cao Cao didn't react at once, and looked at Lu Su in confusion and said, "What does this matter have to do with Gongsun Du?"

"Although Su doesn't know what Dong Qi is playing, it's obvious that he is probably ready to annex Youzhou. Otherwise, Yuan Shao would not send troops to Qingzhou... Whether he wants to seek space or join forces with Dong Qi, Yuan Shao attacked Qingzhou at this time, obviously trying to seek a retreat."

Cao Cao was half-believing and half-doubting about Lu Su's inference.

However, he decided to take charge of Xingyang himself to stabilize the situation in eastern Jingzhao and intimidate Yuan Shao.

As for the war in Luoyang, it will not be over for a while.

The opponents Dong Qi is facing are also not Yi Qi, Zhou Yu, Xiahou Yuan, and Liu Bei, which makes him feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, when the White Army arrived in Gucheng, Cao Cao had already arrived in Xingyang.

This disappointed Dong Qi very much. He also wanted to talk about the past with Cao Cao outside Luoyang City, and then compete again.

However, with Zhou Yu as an opponent, Dong Qi did not dare to take it lightly.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu was described as a narrow-minded person, and even the contribution of the Battle of Red Cliff was placed on Zhuge Liang's head.

But Dong Qi no longer believes in the damn Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is more willing to believe in his eyes.

In a blink of an eye, the weather began to cool down, and the leaves gradually turned yellow, and autumn came unknowingly.

Dong Qi gathered 150,000 troops in Gucheng, among which there were no military farms from various camps.

Zhou Yu also set up camp in Luoyang, and 200,000 troops were arranged, filling a small area like Jingzhao.

No one expected that such a situation would happen.

In the beginning of the confrontation, both sides made a surprise plan, but soon discovered that there seemed to be no room for implementation.

There is nothing else, there are too many people, and the barracks are too dense.

Even in some places, there has been a mixed situation of entanglement. A stream is separated by a Guanzhong army on one side and a coalition army on the other. As long as the two sides make a little move, they will be immediately seen through and seen through by their opponents.

Several small-scale operations eventually turned into face-to-face charges.

After more than ten days of fighting, both sides suffered casualties. Dong Qi was uncomfortable, and Zhou Yu, who was also in Luoyang, was also very painful.

Dong Chu said: "I plan to use fire attack..."

Someone immediately came out and said, "No, now the joint venture is too close, even if the strong wind helps me, it will be affected."

Zhou Yu said: "I want to dig the Luo River, and the water floods the Gucheng!"

Xiahou Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Digging the Luo River can certainly flood Gucheng, but I am afraid that our army will find it difficult to escape."

"I retreated thirty miles!"

"As long as we take action, Dong Xiping will definitely react!"

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Zhou Yu had no choice but to stare at the same time.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were just consuming outside Luoyang City, and no one dared to act rashly or take the lead.

At this time, maybe it really touches the whole body.

In other aspects, both Hulao Pass and Yanjin were fighting fiercely. Even Pang De had a dozen confrontations with Liu Bei. Both sides were in equal terms and finally got a draw. On the contrary, Luoyang was quiet at this moment.

In the camp of Gucheng, Dong Qi summoned all the generals, and they all looked sad.

Chen Dao sat aside helplessly. He thought there would be a bloody battle, but who knew that this would be the case?

Dong Qi said: "In this situation, you can't fight or retreat. What should you do?"

Yes, what should I do?

Chen Dao and other generals closed their mouths and hung their heads, not knowing how to answer this seemingly simple question of Dong Qi.

The army moved, and the money, food and materials spent was very huge.

Although Guanzhong has a strong foundation, it has only been stable for two years and has frequently used troops, so it can't bear it.

I believe that this is the case with Cao Cao now.

Xu Shu and Pang Tong did not speak either. As soon as they came in, they stared at the sand table in the center of the big tent, with their expressions blank.

"Lord, can you please read the official documents you showed me a few days ago?"

Dong Qi asked Pei Yuanshao to hold the official document and hand it over to Pang Tong, "Shi Yuan, will the plan come out?"

There was a strong expectation in his tone, but who knew that Pang Tongyi shook his head, "There is no way, I can't think of any solution."

"After meeting!"

Dong Qi was so angry that he stood up and waved his hand, and everyone suddenly scattered.

This damn Luoyang Battle is really the most frustrating battle I have fought in my life, frustrating, frustrating!

Ordinary tricks are useless for Zhou Yu and other characters.

If you want to use a strange plan, you can't find a place to start. Dong Qi sat alone in the big tent, looking at the sand table and meditating.

Before I knew it, the third update had passed.
To be continued...