The so-called catching turtles in a jar and closing the door to beat dogs is probably the best description of the current situation in Luoyang.

As the retreat of Yanshi, the coalition forces of the coalition forces was blocked, a very delicate situation was formed in the entire Luoyang area.

The 200,000 army had no way to retreat. Under the joint attack of the White Army and the Selected Front Army, relying on Luoyang, it was squeezed into a small space from Luoyang to Beimang Mountain. There was no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, which could be said to be hunger and cold.

The situation of the coalition forces is very bad...

But in the same way, it seems unlikely that Dong Qi would want to eat these 200,000 people in one bite.

Although he was short of food and clothing, Zhou Yu and Xiahou Yuan were not an ordinary person after all, and he still built one defensive line after another around Luoyang. If Dong Qi attacked vigorously, then these defensive lines would also cause him heavy losses.

Therefore, after nearly a year of confrontation, Dong Qi and the coalition forces once again confronted each other.

This is definitely not good news for Dong Qi. At this time, he had to admire Zhou Yu and Xiahou Yuan's resilience. Although deserters appear every day, in the overall situation, there is still no big change.

It takes a huge price to step on the White Army and the Selected Front Army without taking a step forward.

At the same time, the Battle of Youzhou, which is far away in the bitter and cold land in the northern border, has come to an end...

Under He Qi and Hao Zhao's plan, Lou Ban and Tadun turned against each other. There was a bloody battle outside Lu Long's border, and both sides suffered losses... Su Puyan made a very clever choice at this time and surrendered!

He opened Lulongsai, let Qihuo army enter Liaoxi County, and killed Youzhou into two sections.

Hao Zhao launched a fierce attack from Dai County. At the same time, Xian Yufu made a feint in Zhuo County, restraining Wei Qiu's troops. After twenty days of hard fighting, Yan Rou finally had fluctuations in Wuwan Jingqiu's cavalry due to poor food and grass. He was ambushed by Hao Zhao. Thirty thousand Jingqiu was wiped out. Yan Rou retreated back to western Liaoning under the command of his personal soldiers.

Wei Qiu was unable to resist Wei Duan's attack, and Youbeiping fell. Wei Qiu was captured by Dian Man and escorted to Chang'an.

Although only the two counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang were solved, in fact, the war between the Guanzhong army in Youzhou had slowed down. After Gongsun Du learned that Yuyang had fallen, his condition worsened and he died in bed. Yan Rou led his troops to retreat to Lelang County.

On the same day that Dong Qi captured Yanshi, He Qi invaded Liaodong.

However, after seizing Liaodong, He Qi and Hao Zhao and Wei Duan jointly submitted a memorial requesting the suspension of the offensive against Youzhou.

Because Wangbei County was unable to support their further operations.

Chen Gong knew that relying on the support of Wangbei County, it was already a limit to reaching this point in the Battle of Youzhou.

You should know that Wangbei County was newly built, especially after Bingzhou was recovered, it almost assumed the supply of materials for the two counties in Yunzhong and Dingxiang. In addition, the newly occupied Youzhou, Feiwo did more than many people's expectations. To this extent, he really couldn't demand anything because they did very well.

Therefore, the Battle of Youzhou stopped before Mengchun came.

A large number of materials and supplies poured into Bingzhou and Youzhou from Shuofang and Mobei. At the same time, Guanzhong had to face a shortage of materials. Chen Gong had to ask for assistance from Li Ru of Daxizhou under his last resort.

To be honest, this is not good news.

Various situations show that Guanzhong has reached its limit and cannot continue to fight.

However, if the Luoyang war does not end for a day, the pressure in Guanzhong will not be relieved. Chen Gong knew, Gu Yong knew, Dong Qi, Chen Dao, Lu Meng and Xu Shu knew. Similarly, they believed that Cao Cao in Xingyang was also very clear.

"Lord, in this situation, it is unlikely that it will be possible to eat the 200,000 troops of the coalition forces in one bite."

Xu Shu and Pang Tong had arrived in Yanshi, and at the same time Chen arrived at Zhang He, Qu Yi and Pang De continued to put pressure on Luoyang.

Dong Qi sat in the hall of Yanshi's government office and listened carefully to the opinions of all parties.

A fire pit was dug in the hall, and there was a fire charcoal transported from the Western Regions, burning with pibo and making a sound.

"Yuanzhi means..."

"Lord, because of this war, Guanzhong has not had a good rest for a year. If this war cannot be ended before the spring flood, it will inevitably delay the farming in Guanzhong this year. Then in the coming year, Guanzhong will inevitably face famine."

Pang Tong also said: "Yes, no matter from that aspect, Guanzhong is not suitable for continuing to fight at present."

"What do you plan to do? The battle situation in Luoyang has reached its current level. Could it be that I will give up like this?"

Dian Wei couldn't help but mutter: "Wouldn't it be a pity to do this?"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and said, "There is no way to do this. After all, our strength has not reached that point yet... Qihou, I also want to end the war as soon as possible. I also want to conquer the entire Guandong and Jiangdong tomorrow... but it's not possible. With our current ability, it is already rare to fight to this point. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid..."

Facing Dian Wei, although Xu Shu was also a close minister of Dong Qi, he had to speak carefully.

Dian Wei scratched his head, "Lord, what do you think you should do?"

At this time, Dong Qi closed his eyes. He pondered without saying a word, and he was extremely hesitant in his heart and could not make a decision.

To be honest, he was really embarrassed about this dilemma.

After a while, Dong Qi closed his eyes slightly and gently rubbed his cheeks with his palms, "We are uncomfortable, Cao Cao must be very uncomfortable, right?"

“That’s right!”

"Since we don't have the ability to become fat in one bite, we might as well chew it slowly."

Dong Qi stood up and said, "I remember an old saying: We are stepping back today, just to move forward tomorrow. Yuan Zhi, Shi Yuan, Zi Ming, Zishan... Do you think if we let Zhou Yu go this time and fight again next time, can we win?"

Xu Shu smiled coldly, "If you can beat him once, you can beat him ten times and a hundred times!"

"very good!"

Dong Qi nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I'm afraid of him. What should I do? You should come up with your advice immediately, but no matter what the idea is, the most important thing is that we cannot suffer any losses. The territory we have occupied must not give up in an inch of land."

"I will understand it."

Dong Qi nodded and sighed, "If this is the case, then I will be ready to send someone to Xingyang to discuss peace with Cao Cao."

As he was talking, a martial artist ran into the hall.

"Lord, there is a person outside the city who claims to be his lord's old friend and Cao Cao's envoy, and he asked to see him."

Dong Qi was stunned and said softly: "Do I still have old friends in Xuchang?"

It seems that there is no more. If there was another person in Cao Cao who could call him an old friend earlier, Guo Jia was already dead, so it would be unlikely that anyone could be called an old friend. If there is, it would be Cao Cao.

"Will the messenger have a name?"

"The person who came said that his surname was Chen and his name was Qun..."

"Chen Qun?"

Dong Qi was stunned at first, but then he realized, "Chen Changwen suddenly came, I wonder what it was?"

Pang Tongyi smiled, "The lord also said before, we are not feeling well, and Cao Cao must not feel well."

"You mean..."

Pang Tong nodded and said, "I think Chen Qun is here to visit, it should be for this matter. No matter what, Chen Qun has always had a relationship with you, lord. It seems that Cao Heizi also knows his lord very well... But he came at the right time!"

Dong Qi narrowed his attention and said, "Will the Shi Yuan plan be released?"

Pang Tong laughed and whispered in Dong Qi's ear for a moment. Dong Qi nodded repeatedly, his eyes flashing brightly.

"Since that's the case... Then follow what Shi Yuan said. Brother, you and Yuan Zhi went out of the city to greet me, and said that I am currently inspecting Beimeng and not in the city. Shi Yuan, tell Zishan and Ziming your plan and let them go and arrange it."

As he spoke, Dong Qi turned around and left the hall.

Pang Tong summoned Xu Shu and others and said softly: "Chen Qun came here to discuss peace. Whoever speaks first will suffer the loss in this matter, the more stable the person can sit, the greater the advantage he gets. We are like this, like this... Everyone knows?"

When Xu Shu and the other four people heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

"Shi Yuan, you guy is really a bit anxious. It's so good, just act according to what Shi Yuan said."

*******

Dian Wei and Chen Qun have never met.

When he was fighting Bo Cai in Yingchuan, Dian Wei was left behind to Wancheng. However, Dian Wei has a different identity now. He is a county marquis and has a prominent reputation. After all, he was the "Ancient Evil Comes" named by the Emperor of Han!

"Sir, I wonder what's the point of doing?"

Dian Wei welcomed Chen Qun into the government office and asked with a smile.

Chen Qun said: "According to the order of Prime Minister Cao, I have important matters to discuss with the Prime Minister Dong Hou. But I don't know why Dong Hou can come back?"

When he entered the city, Dian Wei had already told Chen Qun that Dong Qi was not in Yanshi.

Chen Qun was burdened with Cao Cao's trust and couldn't help feeling anxious.

Dian Wei said: "The Grand Governor is now inspecting Beim and will conquer Luoyang soon, so it will take several days to turn around. If there is any urgent matter, you might as well inform Dian. Before leaving, the Grand Governor entrusted me with the right to act cheaply."

"ah……"

Chen Qun thought to himself: Even if you have the right to act cheaply, you can't tell you such things, and you can't make decisions.

"Qi Hou's affection is appreciated by everyone. But it's better to talk to Dong Hou in person."

"Um!"

Dian Wei Hanshao smiled, "Since that's the case, I won't force you to do it. The Grand Governor will take three or four days to inspect Beim. If you don't dislike me, you might as well stay here. My brother often tells me the name of Mr.

"That group will disturb you!"

That night, Dian Wei held a banquet to entertain Chen Qun in the Yanshi Prefecture.

During the banquet, Dian Wei was drinking happily, and the cups of wine that came with one cup after another made Chen Qun stunned.

"Why is Qi Hou so happy?"

Dian Wei said: "It's nothing else. You just need a few more days to take this Luoyang. I'm happy for my brother."

"ah?"

Chen Qun couldn't help but feel a sudden slap in his heart, "There are still tens of thousands of troops in Luoyang, and it's not easy to take it down in a few days."

"Hahaha, just tens of thousands of troops are just a mob for my brother..."
To be continued...