The Three Kingdoms of the Lu family

Fazheng looked at Lu Yi in shock, and it took him a long time to recover from the shock of Cao Jun being scared away.A look of joy appeared on his face, and he said to Lu Yi:

"My lord, now that Cao Cao has fallen into the trap of being suspicious of soldiers, he has begun to be suspicious, but after all, Cao Cao is good at strategy, and his advisers are all great talents. I am afraid that Cao Cao will wake up in a short time. Please take advantage of this time, my lord. Quickly send people halfway to meet General Zhang's army, only in this way can we turn the crisis into safety!"

"The military division is right!"

Lu Yi nodded, and hurriedly called a few soldiers who were good at scouting among the soldiers in the formation, and told them to rush to Chang'an direction immediately to meet Zhang Liao's cavalry brigade. ,

According to the time estimate, Zhang Liao's cavalry group was only one day behind Lu Yi. If they were going all out, they should have arrived near Chang'an by now.

The only pity was that all the war horses in the army had been discarded when they retreated into the mountains. It was Fazheng who came up with an idea and ordered people to find three donkeys among the people.

These are all hard-working black donkeys, and they run fast. Just a few of them ran in with the fleeing people. Lu Yi got the idea of ​​these donkeys, and sent someone to discuss with the owner of the donkeys, planning to buy them.

But when the donkey owners heard that Lu Yi wanted to buy their own cattle, their heads immediately turned into rattles, and they resolutely refused, expressing their willingness to give the donkey to the Bingzhou Army, and thanking General Lu for saving his life.

Lu Yi was ashamed to ask for things from the common people for nothing, so he quit a few times to look at them, and wanted to buy them with money, but he stretched his hands into his pockets for a long time before he remembered that he had stripped all his clothes just now, and the scattered gold and silver had long since disappeared. . [

However, a few anxious subordinates brought all the donkeys here. Lu Yi was dumbfounded and his old face was a little red. This is difficult.

Borrow it from the soldiers, but when they entered the mountain, all the soldiers' bags were discarded, and they were already picked up by the chaotic Cao Jun and the people outside.

In the end, Fazheng remembered that he still had a piece of high-quality jade on his body, and hurriedly offered it to solve Lu Yi's embarrassment.

The three black donkeys were also led up to Lu Yi. Wu Yunju had regained some strength, took small steps, and wriggled to the front of the black donkey, looked around curiously, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stopped, and raised his hooves towards the three weird-looking "similar".

A black donkey was kicked, braying loudly, staring at Wu Yunju with aggrieved eyes, and took the initiative to stay away from the bad-tempered black horse.

The three soldiers who were in charge of asking for help also lay on the back of the donkey in strange postures. Many people were used to riding horses, and they started to yell when they sat on the donkey.Signal the black donkey to run.

The three black donkeys stayed still, gnawing the grass on the ground, showing no intention of running.Even if the person on his back is sweating profusely, he just doesn't move.

The fighters nearby all watched and laughed, and the man on the donkey's back blushed even more, wishing to roll down immediately and find a crack in the ground.

Lu Yi also read the language, but he was good at riding a horse, but he really couldn't ride a donkey, so he hurriedly ordered some donkey owners to come and ask.

"General Lu, this donkey may be deceitful. If it wants to work hard, it needs to be led by someone they know well, otherwise it can't be driven away!" A donkey owner thought for a while and gave the answer.

"Okay then, find someone who can command them and come along! I will definitely be grateful!"

As soon as Lu Yi heard that it was easy to handle, he quickly made a promise.A bold donkey owner was found to lead the way.The man was not polite, he rushed up and slapped the three black donkeys with three whips.It almost frightened Lu Yi, if this angered the three donkeys, it would be fine.

But what made him dumbfounded was that the donkey that had been whipped gave a happy cry instead, and began to trot obediently.

"It's really holding on and not running, but running backwards!"

Lu Yi looked at the three black donkeys who were slowly running out of the valley with grinning teeth, feeling a black line on his forehead. Fortunately, the person who asked for help finally got out. As for whether he could avoid Cao Jun's ambush and successfully meet the rushing ones Brigade cavalry, depends on their luck. [

Lu Yi was not idle even in the valley, he had to prepare for the worst in everything.If Zhang Liao didn't arrive, Cao Cao would wake up and start attacking, then it would be difficult.

You must do a good job of fortifications.

Although in the valley, I only have about [-] tired soldiers, but I can't stand there are still a large number of people, at least a few thousand people, these are not enough to fight, and it is still possible to move stones to block roads and build fortifications.

Lu Yi immediately sent Fazheng to discuss with these people.

Fazheng went over, unceremoniously, and directly began to call the people, asking them to move stones and build fortifications, and threatened that if Cao Jun came in, everyone, whether civilians or soldiers, would die.

The people who fled in had seen the ferocity of Cao Jun. As soon as Fazheng threatened them, many people who wanted to hide themselves were so frightened that they took the initiative to move stones and build fortifications to guard against Cao Jun's attack.

Lu Yi and Ma Chao and Sun Guan also worked tirelessly, and started digging with their arms bare, and the soldiers who still had physical strength also joined in. Under Lu Yi's command, they dug criss-cross trenches along the mountain road, Set traps in hidden locations.

Thousands of people have been busy until midnight, and they stopped when they were really tired.

Lu Yi, on the other hand, looked at the densely packed trenches, caves, and even a large number of mounds in Tongguan with some pride, forming the shape of arrow towers, on which people could shoot arrows and throw stones.

Although these fortifications can't stop Cao Cao's onslaught, even if they can't, they can still disgust Cao Cao and give him a headache for a while.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard, Sun Guan, arrange someone to stay on duty at night, and the rest of them should go to rest!"

Seeing that it was too late, many people could not see clearly at night, so Lu Yicai ordered to stop the construction work and let everyone go down to rest.

The people who were still working finally breathed a sigh of relief. After saluting to Lu Yi one after another, many people even stopped working, regardless of whether they were still in the trench, lost their tools, and just didn't want to get up.

Soon, in the valley, there were countless snoring sounds, and occasionally, the suppressed weeping of some people who had lost their loved ones could be heard.

Hearing these voices, Lu Yi had no choice but to sigh, then leaned against a rock, narrowed his eyes, and fell into a sweet dreamland.

But Lu Yi slept peacefully here, and within Cao Jun's camp more than ten miles away from Tongguan, Cao Cao, the prime minister of the big man, was having trouble sleeping and eating, and became suspicious.

Cao Cao has now determined that the Bingzhou Army ambushed a large number of horses in Tongguan. Although they retreated ten miles, Cao Cao still felt uneasy.

After all, the Bingzhou Army is a cavalry army, which comes and goes like the wind. If the camp is robbed at night, Cao Jun, whose soldiers and horses are mostly infantry, will definitely suffer a big loss.

So at night, Cao Cao ordered the generals to be alert, and even secretly ambushed a large number of soldiers and horses near the camp, just to prevent Lu Yi from robbing the camp.

But how did he know that in Tongguan, Lu Yi had only two thousand tired soldiers, and they were all half dead from exhaustion. If Cao Jun didn't come to attack, he would have to burn incense to celebrate. tiger.

But the point is that Cao Cao still doesn't know the reality of Tongguan, coupled with Jiang Gan's misleading, let Cao Cao subconsciously think that there are many "ambushes" in Tongguan.Naturally dare not neglect.

After waiting for most of the night, the Bingzhou army did not come to attack. All the generals in Cao Ying lost their patience and rushed to Cao Cao's side and said, "My lord, it's already midnight, and the Bingzhou army might not come to rob the camp, right?" !"

Zhang He also said: "The soldiers lay in ambush for a long time, and many of them stayed up all night. If they encounter the enemy tomorrow, they may lose their energy!"

Cao Cao was a little hesitant, and shook his head with a sullen face: "Otherwise, the Bingzhou army is strong, and Lu Yi's subordinates are more resourceful. If the old man leads the Bingzhou army, seeing that the enemy is not in ambush, he will definitely launch a night attack at night. Even if he can't do it all. Defeat the enemy! Wait a minute, everyone, if my predictions are correct, the Bingzhou Army will come to rob the camp soon!"

When the generals heard this, they all felt reasonable, and hurried to ambush again, waiting intently for the Bingzhou army to come to rob the camp.

This waiting was like waiting for a full night. Cao Cao didn't dare to sleep all night long, waiting for Lu Yi to send someone to rob the camp, and then fight a beautiful defensive battle.

But one night passed, the sky turned pale, and Cao Cao almost fell asleep standing up, but the Bingzhou army came to rob the camp.In the direction of Tongguan, there was no movement at all.

Cao Cao was startled. He is also a smart person. He immediately sensed that something was wrong. After careful consideration, Cao Cao's dark face immediately flushed with anger, and he cursed: "Lu Er, how dare you deceive me with suspicious tricks! If I catch you Stop, you will be skinned and cramped!"

At this time, if Cao Cao still couldn't figure out the key point, then he would be a traitor in vain, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Thinking that he had been lying in ambush all night because of a suspicious strategy, and when the news spread, he didn't know how he would be laughed at. Cao Cao felt the blue veins on his forehead throbbing wildly, and the headache he hadn't had for a long time was all anger. out.

"Come on, quickly drag Jiang Gan out and kill him!"

"Prime Minister, you are committing a crime!"

Jiang Gan was so frightened that his face turned pale. When Cao Cao scolded him, he knew it was going to be bad, and he understood that yesterday's flattery fell on the horse's leg.

But it never occurred to him that when Cao Cao spoke, his life would be killed.Jiang Gan hurriedly cried bitterly and defended loudly.

"Gag him, drag him out, and cut him off immediately!" But the furious Cao Cao, who was willing to listen to Jiang Gan's plea, also wanted to find a scapegoat, so he ordered Xu Zhu to gag Jiang Gan, dragged him out, and chopped off his head .

All the generals who came back from nearby were shocked. Xiahou Dun, relying on his good relationship with Cao Cao, was shocked and said: "Prime Minister, the army has not fought. I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous for the army to kill the advisers in the army first!"

"Hmph, this person is a spy of the Bingzhou Army, and he has been bribed by Lu Yi. Therefore, yesterday, Lu Yi envoy suspected the strategy of the soldiers. This person cooperated with it and misled me. If you don't kill him, it will not be enough to vent your hatred in your heart!"

Cao Cao said angrily, in order to prove that Jiang Gan was a spy of the Bingzhou Army, the furious Cao Cao directly ordered someone to throw Jiang Gan's body out and feed it to the wild dogs.

When the generals heard that Jiang Gan was a spy, they were all furious, and no one sympathized with him.Only Yang Xiu, Cao Cao's chief secretary, heard about it, ran to look at Jiang Gan, who had been abandoned, shook his head and sighed: "This is not the prime minister's mistake, it is actually the king's mistake!"

After someone heard this, their eyes flashed, and they secretly ran to inform Cao Cao while Yang Xiu had no idea. Cao Cao hated him when he heard about it, and almost couldn't help beheading Yang Xiu too, but he had no excuses, so he had to endure it. In a single tone, he hurriedly summoned all the generals, and fiercely headed towards Tongguan to kill.

.........

"Rumble!"

Inside Tongguan, Lu Yi was dreaming soundly, when suddenly there was a slight tremor on the ground, which woke him up from his deep sleep. With a loud roar, he grabbed the Shu knife beside him and jumped up.

The nearby fighters were not much better, even when they woke up, many of them picked up Shu Dao and slashed around indiscriminately to prevent the enemy from approaching.

A few unlucky fighters were accidentally chopped up by their companions, pointing at the people who cut themselves and yelling at them, and the people being scolded also came to their senses and wanted to refute, but they were wronged, so they could only bow their heads and be scolded aggrievedly.

As soon as the fighters cursed, the nearby people also woke up one after another. At this time, the sky was just getting bright, and the remnant night had not completely dispersed.

But no one complained, they all got up swiftly, holding sticks and branches, and some people who lived in Guanzhong felt the ground shaking and shouted in panic: "No, this is the sound of cavalry approaching. Cavalry, a lot of cavalry!"

The fact is the same, as more and more people wake up, the ground of the valley shakes more and more intensely, and even shakes slightly, many people immediately turned pale, and hurriedly spread out in all directions, trying Find a safe place to hide.

However, Lu Yi's face was filled with joy. The more violent the ground shook, the happier the smile on his face became. Such a strong vibration could only be caused by more than ten thousand cavalry.

Looking around the world, apart from Yuan Shao in the north, only the Bingzhou Army, which annexed Xiliang, could produce so many war horses at once.

"It's cavalry, it's our cavalry!"

The nearby fighters also reacted, and they all cheered, and the sound echoed continuously in the valley, and some impatient people even ran out to check.

Lu Yi and Ma Chao looked at each other, and both nodded.Also with the big outflow out of the valley.

Just see beyond the valley.Seeing the billowing smoke and dust from a distance, it seemed like a huge earth dragon roaring in mid-air, but at the same time as the earth dragon rolled, flags were faintly visible.

At the forefront, there is a huge black battle flag, which is the Canglang flag of the Bingzhou Army.

"Great, our cavalry has finally arrived!"

Seeing that it was Zhang Liao's cavalry brigade coming, Lu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.Hurry up and get the rest of the people out of the valley together.

The cavalry brigade on the opposite side also found a group of people coming out of the valley. The majestic Zhang Liao at the front of the cavalry suddenly moved, and hurriedly ordered the army to stop hundreds of steps away from the valley.

Then Zhang Liao led Zhang Xiu, Ma Dai, Pang De and other cavalry generals to gallop over. A hundred steps away from Lu Yi, they got off their horses again and galloped to Lu Yi.

"The last general waits for the rescue to arrive late, and asks the lord to come down!"

After rushing to a distance of more than ten steps from Lu Yi, seeing that Lu Yi was fine, Zhang Liao put down his heart, then his face sank, and he led Ma Dai Pangde and other generals to kneel down and plead guilty.

"Hahaha, you don't have to be like this, I'm fine, isn't it?" I thought Zhang Liao would arrive at noon, but I didn't expect Zhang Liao's army to arrive at dawn. Lu Yi was too happy, so he would blame them and rushed over. Zhang Liao was supported.He talked and laughed with Zhang Xiu and others for a while.

Fazheng, who walked slowly over, frowned. Looking at the cavalry in the distance, he felt a little strange, "Why did ten thousand cavalry come, and where are the rest?"

After being reminded by Fazhengyi, Lu Yi also came to his senses. Looking at the distance, he was only in the early ten thousand.There is no [-] troops.It's just that there are a lot of war horses, almost [-].

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Yi understood what was going on.

Zhang Liao also smiled, and bowed his hands towards Fazheng, "So that the military master can know that the last general heard that the lord is in trouble, so he hurriedly ordered one man and two riders to come to the rescue day and night. As for the remaining [-] troops, five thousand of them, I ordered them to scatter everywhere and start gathering the common people, and there are [-] more infantry, led by General Zhao, who are cooperating with General Ji to wipe out the Cao army in Guanzhong!"

"Uncle Zhang is doing business, I don't worry!"

Lu Yi nodded, [-] cavalry were enough to keep him safe, but it was troublesome for those common people and Cao Jun left in Guanzhong.

Even if Zhang Liao didn't say anything, he also intended to do so.

Immediately he ordered Zhang Liao to gather the soldiers, and then ordered people to go into the mountains, pull out the people in them, and let them return to their hometowns.

The only thing that caused Lu Yi a headache was that the officials in Guanzhong had almost retreated to the Central Plains in advance, and there was a severe shortage of magistrates and prefects in various places.It is necessary to send people to guard quickly to avoid civil unrest.

But this is not the most important thing.At present, Cao Cao is still in Hangu Pass, and this is his great enemy. If Cao Cao is not driven back to the Central Plains, he will not be able to secure a foothold in the pass, let alone restore the prosperity of the past.

As for Ji Ling, according to what Zhang Liao said, they were fighting with Le Jin.

After listening to Zhang Liao's report, Lu Yi nodded slightly, and ordered Ji Ling not to come to the rescue, but directly kill Wuguan, taking the opportunity to seize the pass leading to Chang'an.

However, at this moment, the soldiers who entered the valley to pull out the common people ran out in a panic and shouted: "Urgent report, Cao Jun was found outside Tongguan, and they are coming to kill in the valley!"

"What, Cao Jun is here!"

The people nearby were in a great chaos, they all ran and fled into the valley. Many people only hated their parents for losing two legs.

Lu Yi was overjoyed, and then a sneer appeared on his face, and he shouted viciously: "Then Cao Cao came at the right time, this time he has suffered such a big loss, and he should return the capital with the interest no matter what! "

"My lord means..." Ma Chao suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up.

"It's nothing interesting. Doesn't Cao Cao like ambush? This time I will let him taste the taste of ambush! If Cao Cao can be killed in one battle, the whole world will not be difficult!"

Lu Yi laughed, looking in the direction of Tongguan, with a flash of fire in his eyes, now that the situation has reversed, the hunter has become the prey, he can't wait any longer, seeing Cao Cao's deflated expression after being ambush.