Chapter 823 Acacia at the foot of the clouds
It is said that the capture of Yuan Yao and Yuan Ji completely shattered Yuan Shu's determination to fight Luoyang to the death. It is necessary to continue the bloodline, otherwise why would Yuan Shu work hard all his life?
The forces of the Qinglong Army that surrendered to Chen Long were much stronger than those that surrendered to their mortal enemy Cao Cao. Otherwise, even if Cao Cao spared Yuan Shu because of his old friendship, Yuan Shu's concubine would inevitably be poisoned by Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu finally figured this out before he vomited blood and died. Holding the little hands of Yuan Yao and Yuan Ji, he asked the whole army to surrender. He thought of how he was finally facing south and facing north after spending his whole life in the army. He screamed, blood spurted from his mouth like a fountain, and passed away.
Chen Long sighed deeply in his heart, Yuan Shu finally could not escape the fate of vomiting blood and died. In his later period, he was extravagant, extravagant and harmed the people, so he deserved his death. Seeing Zhou Buyi staring blankly at Yuan Ji, who has beautiful features and pear blossoms in the rain, he remembered that Zhou Buyi had also reached the age of talking about marriage. It seemed that he fell in love with Yuan Ji at first sight. The Yuan family may take advantage of Zhou Buyi's death in the future. Returning to his soul, he couldn't help but sigh again. History is so entangled and mysterious, but Chen Long is absolutely unable to do it if he is asked to eradicate it.
The aristocratic power and Chen Long are currently using each other. Most of the talents come from aristocratic families. It is very difficult for the grassroots to rise into the management. Chen Long couldn't help but feel a little melancholy about how the future system should be designed, and whether the clan power would make a comeback after his death.
Qinglong's army quickly deployed, collected the results of the battle in Luoyang City, buried Yuan Shu in Beimang Mountain, and bought people's hearts at the same time. Suddenly, there were a lot of demoted generals, and 100,000 surrendered troops were divided into several corps for mixed training. The Ninth Corps was newly formed to be responsible for the defense of Luoyang. Chen Liu, the demoted general Zhang Liao, was promoted to the new corps commander. Zhang Liao didn't expect Chen Long to trust him so much, so he couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude, and never mentioned it again.
The surrendered general Yan Xiang and Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao, along with Yuan Shu's legacy, were ordered to join forces with military advisor Xu Shu, Army Commander Huang Gai, Army Commander Zhang He, and the new Luoyang Army Commander Zhang Liao to lead the 100,000 Green Dragon Army out of Luoyang North City to recruit and surrender the frontline combat troops. More than 200,000 field troops were obtained, all of whom were mixed and consolidated on the spot to form an active defense against Cao Cao.
Chen Long believed that once Cao Cao knew that Luoyang was attacked by the Qinglong Army and robbed the Cao family's army, he would be very angry and would launch an extremely fierce attack. However, Chen Long believed that with Xu Shu, Huang Gai, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He, as well as well-trained troops, he would be able to withstand the attack and form a strong strategic defense position in Xu County, successfully holding back Cao Cao.
General Ji Ling met Mr. Yuan Yao and had admired Zhang Liao for a long time. He successfully surrendered to the Qinglong Army. From then on, there were no obstacles. Because of Chen Lan's relationship, Lei Bo successfully led the army to surrender to the Qinglong Army. Chen Long asked him to still defend the southwest side of Luoyang with Chen Lan to prevent Cao's army from sneak attacks.
Taishi Ci, Yan Liang, Chu Yan and other generals were still responsible for consolidating the positions north of the Yellow River and preventing Cao Pi and Sima Yi from counterattacking. All the generals followed the requirements and began to build the most adequate strategic defense around Luoyang. Chang'an and Luoyang were constantly connected with food and supplies, and the two world-famous cities were finally connected and became the mainstay of the Central Plains.
As for Zhou Buji, Chen Long deliberately stayed to hold a strategic meeting with him. Zhou Buyi was the chief architect of this Luoyang battle. Although Jizhou was lost, Luoyang relied on Chang'an and captured Luoyang better than several isolated cities in Jizhou. Although Zhou Buyi felt uneasy, Chen Long did not criticize him harshly. Instead, he discussed how to get Cao Cao to withdraw his troops and give the Qinglong Army time to recuperate and train. Once all 300,000 Yuan Shu's troops are successfully integrated, they can fight a regular battle with Cao Cao face to face, and the battle will be successful.
Talking about the strategic deployment, Zhou Buyi became more flexible and said: "My lord, it has been nearly half a year since Cao Jun invaded Jiangnan and was repulsed by Zhuge Kongming and Sun Long. The reason why they are still aggressive is that they are eager to occupy Luoyang, and the other reason is that The supply line through Chen County was opened. For the current plan, one is to organize an iron barrel-like defensive position in Luoyang, the other is to unite with Zhou Yu of Hefei to send troops to harass its supply line, and the third is to order Zhao Yun to send troops from Wancheng again to attack Runan City. If the city of Runan is destroyed and the supply line is cut off, Cao's army will have no choice but to follow Chen County."
Chen Long lowered his head and thought again and again, and said to Zhou Buyi: "It was Zhang Xiu who attacked Runan, not Zhao Yun."
Zhou Buyi was so perceptive that he immediately understood his lord's thoughts and asked: "General Zhao Zilong, does my lord have any other uses?"
Chen Long no longer hesitated and said immediately: "We two brothers are connected by heart. Do you know that ever since I recovered from my injury and escaped Wang Yue's joint pursuit in Maiduo Mountain, who have I been thinking about in my heart?"
Zhou Buyi had also heard about Tianshui. At first he thought that the lord must miss Diao Chan, but when he thought about it, it was wrong. If he said that the lord missed Diao Chan, he was now in Chang'an and could meet in minutes.
Suddenly, it was like an enlightenment. I heard that my lord fell in love with the leader of the Tianshui Gang in Tianshui, but lost to Ma Yunlu in the finals of the martial arts competition. Could it be that what Chen Long was thinking about was his lovesickness for Yunlu?
A strange smile appeared on Zhou Buji's face. Chen Long's face turned red and he said, "I knew I couldn't hide this from you, kid."
After saying that, he stood up abruptly, showing his tall and tall figure. There seemed to be tears in his eyes, revealing deep emotions. Immediately he said to Zhou Buyi: "Buyi, no matter how things develop, I want you to train soldiers to defend Luoyang. As for me, my only mission in the next three years is to unify Xiliang!"
Zhou Buyi understood, formally knelt down in front of Chen Long and said: "Zhou Buyi has fulfilled his mission!"
He stood up and asked again: "But how will my lord make a plan?"
Chen Long said: "Guo Fengxiao is resourceful, Xu Yuanzhi is good at attacking and defending, and Tianshui Jiang Boyue is both wise and brave. It is enough to have them as my great military advisors. Xun You is good at defense. He is transferred to Luoyang to assist you in defending the city. It will ensure that there is no risk. Defend Chang'an. He handed it over to Huang Gai and Ju Sue, and then ordered Zhuge Liang to mobilize Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wenpin, Xi Zhicai, Hao Zhao, and Ma Dai with full authority to lead the troops in Jingzhou and Hanzhong. It is necessary to attack Yizhou within two years."
Suddenly I remembered that Pang Tong died at Luofengpo during the battle to conquer Xiliang. I hope Zhuge Liang will not recruit Pang Tong when he marches westward. This matter needs special instructions.
While Zhou Busuo was shocked, Chen Long strode towards the gate. The sunlight filled Chen Long's majestic body and said in a loud voice: "Send an order to mobilize Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Chen Dao. Each of them will lead 50,000 cavalry for one month." Go to Chang'an to collect them all."
Zhou Buyi woke up from the shock, heard Chen Long's arrangement, and blurted out: "Four White Horses?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
