Chapter 817 The time is ripe
It is said that Chen Long, Lu Chang, and Hu Che'er, together with thousands of troops and horses, kidnapped Chen Lan, and the four of them and three of them escaped into the mountains. Chen Long finally revealed that he was the Lord of Qinglong and successfully persuaded Chen Lan to surrender.
The three talented people were brave and followed Chen Lan back to Chen Lan's camp. Chen Lan's thoughts were racing all the way, thinking that Yuan Shu seemed to be about to collapse the building, and Luoyang was about to be overtaken by dark clouds, and finally secretly made up his mind to completely surrender to the Lord of Qinglong.
Outside the camp, the team quickly gathered, and everyone looked up at Chen Lan, who was standing upright on the horse stool. There were still a few traces of nosebleeds on Chen Lan's face. She looked very funny, but her face was as white as frost. She shouted in a long voice: "Brothers!"
The soldiers couldn't help but stand at attention, and listened to Chen Lan continue: "Brothers! You have been with me for many years, and it is precisely your relatives who are better than your relatives. The three people behind me turned out to be angels sent by God to guide me until the road is clear. Come. Bring me back today just to show the brothers a way to survive." As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in front of the horse bench, and the soldiers immediately started talking, and discipline was indeed loose.
Chen Long was amused and stood silently behind Chen Lan, watching how he pretended to be a ghost.
Chen Lan and others fell silent for a while, then continued: "Brothers, please be quiet! Just now the angel kidnapped me to a forest, suddenly the stars in the sky disappeared and the divine light suddenly appeared. When I looked carefully, it was the Infinite Heaven descending to the world."
"Tianzun pressed my head hard and taught me. It turns out that God's Zhong family is not God, and the jade seal in the hands of General Yuan Gongli was stolen!"
This sentence poured a layer of sewage on Yuan Shu, causing an uproar. It seemed that Chen Lan had made up his mind to leave Yuan Shu and never looked back.
Suddenly there was a loud shout from the team, but it was Li Qi, the squad leader who Chen Long recognized: "But who is the real master? You said that the jade seal in Emperor Zhong's hand was stolen. What evidence is there?"
Chen Lan glanced at Li Qi angrily and shouted: "Tianzun taught me earnestly that if we don't leave the Zhong family, the brothers will not survive this autumn. As for the Lord of True Destiny, Tianzun said that he is in Chang'an City, but he is not the Lord of Qinglong?" Obviously avoiding the topic of evidence of the theft of the jade seal.
Everyone heard that the name of Chen Long, the Lord of Qinglong, was like thunder. There was a big uproar in the team, and they all said that Chen Long was the destined emperor, no wonder his martial arts skills were like those of gods descending from the earth. Chen Lan cleared his throat and roared: "Brothers! Today, I, Chen Lan, dare not disobey Tianzun's will. I have decided to follow the three angels behind me and formally surrender to the Lord of the Azure Dragon. You are all brothers who have followed me for many years. Remember back then? How happy it is for the poor to fight against the local tyrants and rob the evil gentry together! That’s why I asked the Heavenly Lord to allow me to turn around, take my brothers, and join the Qinglong Army together! I, Chen Lan, am willing to share the same adversity with all the brothers, and even more willing to share the same fate with all the brothers. Rich!"
When the crowd of soldiers below heard this, they were already in chaos. The coach had switched sides inexplicably, and everyone was confused. Seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Long mobilized his inner strength and shouted with full strength: "Those who are willing to surrender, please gather at General Chen's left hand. Those who are unwilling to surrender, throw down their weapons and let them go."
With one sentence, the soldiers who had no masters began to make a decision. In a moment, they threw away countless weapons, and some simply fled. Chen Long just pretended that he could not see them. After some commotion, Chen Lan gathered a team in his left hand, numbering about five to six thousand people. Most of them were willing to surrender. It seemed that the reputation of the Qinglong Army was not bad.
When Chen Long saw that Li Qi was among those who surrendered, he smiled and said to Chen Lan: "General Chen Lan, quickly organize the army, pick up weapons again, without changing uniforms, and quickly march to Luoning County to blockade. If Yuan Shu's army comes, I will You guard Luoning Wharf to ensure the smooth flow of cargo at the wharf. We will hand over the goods when I lead the Qinglong Army to arrive."
Chen Lan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said nonchalantly: "My lord, do you want to take Luoyang?"
Chen Long said without comment, "As long as you defend Luoning, you will be remembered as the first to attack Luoyang. If you rebel again, you will be killed without mercy."
Chen Lan's face suddenly brightened and darkened as she said, "Please don't worry, my lord."
Chen Long took care of Lu Chang and Hu Che'er, and the three of them got on their horses again. Thinking of Lei Bo, he said to Chen Lan: "Lei Bo has always been your lieutenant. If you can persuade Lei Bo to surrender, I will credit you with Chen Lan's second merit." ." Chen Lan nodded blankly and watched as Chen Long, the three men and the three cavalry rode away at lightning speed again and disappeared from sight.
Putting aside Chen Lan's worries, the whole army rushed to Luoning. However, Chen Long persuaded Chen Lan to surrender without any blood this time. In fact, he had virtually eliminated the defense in the southwest outside Luoyang City.
The three of them rode all the way north and approached the west city of Luoyang in the evening. They could already see the silhouette of the magnificent towers of Luoyang City in the distance. There was no one on the road. It seemed that Yuan Shu of Luoyang was busy fighting Cao Cao, and the defense of Xicheng was indeed weak. Chen Long and others did not stop, but rode through the countryside outside Xicheng and headed straight for the northwest corner of Luoyang.
Besides, Zhou Buyi, Huang Gai, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, Xu Shu and other generals had already agreed on a plan of division of labor and cooperation to capture Luoyang. It was General Zhang He who ambushed in the northwest corner of Luoyang that night. According to the agreement, at midnight tonight, five armies will launch at the same time. Zhang He and Xu Shu will lead 20,000 troops to attack the west city. Zhang Liao will lead 10,000 troops to attack the northwest corner of Luoyang City. Huang Gai and Zhou Buyi will lead 40,000 troops to attack the north city of Luoyang. Yan Liang will lead 40,000 troops to attack the north city of Luoyang. Twenty thousand troops captured Hulao Pass. Mengjin's line of defense on the Yellow River is flanked by Zhang Niujiao's army of 10,000 men coming from the direction of Shangdang. They are stationed on both sides of the Yellow River to ensure the smooth flow of ships. There is also General Tai Shici who has withdrawn from Shangdang and leads an army of 20,000 in the Wushe area. They were stationed in strategic places to block the Yellow River waterway, specifically to resist Cao Pi and Cao Zhi's army coming along the Yellow River by land and water.
It turned out that Taishi Ci and a group of Hebei surrender generals had been stationed along the Cangzhou route in accordance with Chen Long's instructions when he left, suppressing Cangzhou Quyi who secretly surrendered to Cao Cao, and waiting for an opportunity to rescue Tian Feng. Due to poor communication with Gongsun Zan, Zhou Buyi asked Shen Pei, who had surrendered, to return to Yuan Shao's place as an undercover agent again in order to keep track of the movements of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shaosu was disgraced and frowned all day long. He did not have any doubts about Shen Pei, but only Guo Tu secretly monitored the trials.
On that day, Sima Yi led his army to defeat Guo Jia in Chenliu, and Cao Zhi conquered the plains and marched directly to Puyang. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Buji planned to abandon Puyang and Yecheng, two important isolated towns in Hebei, but his goal was to quickly cross the Yellow River with his army. Together with Huang Gai and Xu Shu of Chang'an, they took Luoyang, the puppet capital of Yuan Shu, and had no time to wait for Taishi Ci's army to withdraw. Taishi Ci's troops were divided by Cao Jun and Yuan Jun in the suburbs of Cangzhou. For a time, they had no way to retreat and fell into a dilemma.
Yan Liang's letter led Wen Chou to take Yecheng. Shen Pei was standing by and quickly notified Taishi Ci secretly. While Wen Chou's army entered Yecheng, Taishi Ci's army quickly used the gap between Handan and Yecheng to pass through Niutou Canyon and Hu Pass, successfully arrived at Chu Yan's place in Shangdang, and immediately informed Zhou Buyi. Zhou Buji was overjoyed and arranged for Tai Shici to immediately lead the army to blockade the Yellow River in Wushe to resist Sima Yi's westward advance along the Yellow River and gain maximum time guarantee for the fight for Luoyang.
After Wen Chou garrisoned Yecheng, although he did not take the initiative to attack, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in Puyang felt like thorns in their backs and did not dare to easily send troops westward to Luoyang. Although Cao Pi deeply regretted that he did not listen to Sima Yi's military action to rob Yecheng on the night of the Puyang celebration party. , but it was too late, and he would never admit his mistake in front of Sima Yi, so he held his troops temporarily and only allowed Sima Yi to lead the defense in the direction of Yecheng before he could attack Luoyang to the north of the Yellow River.
At this point in the war, although the situation is still confusing, everything to the west and north of Luoyang is already deployed by the Qinglong Army, and there are no other forces to restrain them. The plan to surprise Luoyang matured silently.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
