Two days later in Luoyang, the lanterns started to light up.
It was the most complete palace in the ruined imperial palace. After stationing in Luoyang, Li Jue turned it into the main tent of his Chinese army.
At this time, he gathered here with his nephew and generals to discuss the military situation.
"Brother, according to the military intelligence report we just received, Cao Cao sent his son Cao Zhang to lead 10,000 troops to fight against our army. They have already marched towards Luoyang." Li Jue's younger brother (cousin) Li Ying Making a report.
"What? Cao Zhang, ten thousand people?" Li Jue's eyes widened in disbelief, obviously not believing the result.
"Is this old thief Cao Cao crazy? He sent a yellow-mouthed boy to lead 10,000 people to fight against me? This is obviously looking down on me!" Li Jue was furious and shouted in a rage.
Li Jue's son Li Shi stood up and said with obvious contempt: "Dad, what is there to be angry about? The old thief Cao Cao was defeated by Zhang Xiu not long ago, and he probably hasn't recovered yet."
"Now Yuan Shao in the north and Lu Bu in Xuzhou are also eyeing him. I think he really has no one to send, so he can only let his son lead troops to fight!"
"Isn't this a good thing for us? If Zhang Xiu can kill one of his sons and nephews, we will help him send away another one so that the old thief Cao can cut off his descendants as soon as possible!" After Li Shi finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After listening to Li Shi's words, Li Jue relaxed and started laughing: "You're right, Cao Cao thinks he has too many sons, so let's help him kill another one!"
Li Jue's smile infected Li Ying on the side, and he also laughed together.
Sitting next to Li Ying was Li Huan, another younger brother of Li Jue. However, he did not laugh along with him. Instead, he said with a very solemn expression: "Brother, this Cao Zhang is not that simple, and he may not be easy to deal with!"
"Brother Huan, how can you gain the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition? I heard that Cao Zhang is only sixteen years old. Although he was somewhat brave in the past, what is there to be afraid of?" Li Jue said disapprovingly.
"Brother, I don't know. According to the reports of the spies sent to Xudu, Cao Zhang shined in the recent Yuedan Review, and won two evaluations of excellent works. Later, he also participated in the hunt with Cao Cao, Killed a tiger!"
"This guy can be considered a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. Otherwise, Cao Cao would not be able to trust him to lead the army to fight us. Cao Cao is an old and cunning man. Will he do anything that he is not sure of?" Li Huan introduced Cao Zhang's situation and reminded him. Li Jue.
"Humph, I can only write two poems, what's the big deal? As for killing tigers, with a sword, who among us here can't kill a tiger?" Li Shi obviously didn't take Cao Zhang seriously, Said contemptuously.
"What I'm saying is, don't talk about a little Cao Zhang, so what if it's Lu Bu? Why didn't I beat him to the point where he threw away his armor and fled!" Li Jue loved Li Shi's son the most and immediately stood up and echoed. he.
"If I am even afraid of Cao Cao's son, then why are we raising troops to come to Luoyang? We might as well stay in Chang'an!"
"Besides, I have an army of 50,000, and Cao Zhang only has 10,000 troops. If I can't win again, my life will be in vain!" Li Jue was confident and said loudly, patting his chest.
"Yes, five against one, let's wait for work. Now, two cousins, Li Li and Li Xian, have each brought ten thousand troops to garrison at Dagu Pass and Yique Pass. Can Cao Zhang be able to defeat him when he comes? Uncle , I think you are too careful!" Li Shi immediately echoed Li Jue and said.
Both Li Jue and Li Shi were so confident that Li Huan could not say anything more. He could only turn to look at Li Ying and ask, "When did Cao Zhang send out troops? Where is he now?"
Just as Li Ying was about to respond, a soldier walked in from outside holding a secret letter and reported to Li Jue: "Report, there is a secret letter from a flying pigeon!"
Li Jue stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it to me."
The soldier presented the secret letter to Li Jue. He opened it and looked at it carefully. Everyone else looked at him with concern, wanting to know what the secret letter said.
"Hahahaha!" Li Jue said nothing after reading the secret letter. Instead, he looked up to the sky and laughed.
"This Cao Zhang is indeed a worthless idiot. He prepared for ten days in Xudu before setting off for the expedition. After dispatching the troops, the march was extremely slow. He just arrived at Yingchuan County the night before yesterday and is still three hundred miles away from us."
"At this rate, it will take at least three to five days for him to reach Dagu Pass and Yique Pass. It seems that he is obviously afraid of me and does not dare to fight!" Li Jue said proudly.
Li Shi and Li Ying also laughed wildly together: "This kind of idiot is just sent to die!"
"Brother, don't take it lightly, you still need to be more vigilant!" Li Huan did not dare to relax and reminded Li Jue again.
Li Jue said impatiently: "Okay, okay, pass on my military order and ask Li Li and Li Xian to strengthen their guard. We must not let Cao Zhang break through Yique Pass and Dagu Pass!"
Immediately, a messenger agreed and ran out quickly to deliver the order.
"How's it going? Is it okay now? Can you feel at ease?" Li Jue asked Li Huan.
When Li Huan saw Li Jue's arrangement, he couldn't say anything more and lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Okay, instead of wasting time here discussing how to deal with that yellow-haired boy, let's talk about how we are going to march into Xudu! Don't forget, the purpose of our visit this time is the emperor!" Li Jue saw that Li Huan was not satisfied He spoke again and spoke to everyone.
"That's right, we let Cao Cao and Dong Cheng take away the Emperor because of a mistake before. Now that we have captured Luoyang, we must work hard to attack Xudu and take back the Emperor again."
"As long as the emperor is in our hands, we are the orthodoxy of the court. Anyone else who dares to oppose us is a traitor and traitor. We can call on the princes of the world to deal with them together!" Li Shi immediately agreed with Li Jue's words.
"So, we will raise the banner tomorrow. Our attack on Xudu this time is the same as our attack on Chang'an. We are Qinwang. We are trying to clear the emperor's side and welcome the emperor back to his old capital!" Li Jue ordered loudly.
"That's right, my father is a Grand Sima officially conferred by the Emperor, and he is the head of the hundred officials! We are sending troops this time to kill the traitors and help the Han Dynasty!" Li Shi echoed loudly.
"Everyone listens to the order. Tomorrow we will make a few big flags and write King Qin's characters on them to tell the world that we are the orthodox Han Dynasty!" Li Jue said loudly.
"Here!" Li Ying, Li Huan, and Li Shi all bowed their heads and accepted the order.
"When we take back the Emperor this time, we must not make the same mistakes as last time. We must hold him firmly, so that everyone in the world must listen to me!" Li Jue said fiercely, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes... …
After arranging everything, Li Jue ordered everyone to go back and rest, while he himself returned to his sleeping tent.
Li Jue's wife asked her servants to change his clothes, wash up, and wait for him to fall asleep...
Not long after Li Jue fell asleep in a daze, he suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from all directions. He was instantly awakened and sat up: "What, what's wrong? Who shouted killing?"...
