Xun Yu noticed Tian Chou's army attacking without any panic, but instead showed a hint of joy in his eyes.
He is well prepared for Luoyang's defensive equipment.
Everything is prepared.
Even though there were bows and arrows suppressing the city outside, which increased the pressure on the defense on the city tower, Xun Yu calmly arranged for Shi Huan to send troops to guard the city. When a large number of Wu soldiers approached the tower to attack, the defensive equipment prepared on the tower began to be used.
A large number of hammers were smashed down, boiling hot oil poured down, and archers shot arrows quickly. Arrow rain, hammering wood and hot oil intertwined attacks, creating huge pressure and blocking the Wu soldiers.
The defense on the tower counterattacked in an orderly manner.
The two sides fought fiercely.
If it were an ordinary city, the army led by Tian Chou and Zhang Liao could conquer it in one battle. However, Luoyang City was tall and solid, with thick walls, and Xun Yu himself was a top-notch wise man. His command and arrangement made Luoyang City's defense sound and blocked the offensive.
As the two sides fought, time passed little by little.
Thirty miles east of Luoyang, a large army was quickly rushing towards Luoyang.
This army was apparently led by Lu Xuan.
He set out from Xingyang City with his army. Because Cao Cao and Liu Xie were present, when they arrived at Hulao Pass, he shouted and asked the guarding generals to surrender.
Come all the way, recruiting officials along the way to surrender.
The army advanced smoothly.
When Lu Xuan and Cao Cao were on their way, the sentry from the front rushed back, arrived at Lu Xuan's side, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Luoyang City. Xun Yu has chosen to fight to the death rather than surrender. The war is going on fiercely. .At present, Zhang Liao’s troops have not captured Luoyang.”
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows after hearing this.
The news of the surrender of Cao Cao and Liu Xie had been sent to the front line, but Xun Yu was still fighting to the death.
So surprising.
Did Xun Yu do this, determined to die as a traitor?
Xun Yu was an all-round talent in the late Han Dynasty. When it came to government affairs, he was stronger than Zhang Zhao. Zhuge Liang is very powerful, but currently Zhuge Liang is still in Novice Village, and there is still a long way to go before he can truly realize his ambitions.
The current Zhuge Liang is still a little behind compared to someone like Xun Yu who has many years of experience in power.
Lu Xuan planned to accept Xun Yu.
If such a person gives up, it is a waste of natural resources.
Cao Cao followed Lu Xuan, and he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, the matter is easy to handle. I will personally go to persuade Xun Yu to surrender. I know Wen Ruo very well. I can persuade him to surrender with just a few words."
"really?"
Lu Xuan blinked and asked with a smile: "Father-in-law, don't you need me to make arrangements?"
"unnecessary!"
Cao Cao answered firmly again.
As soon as he surrendered to Lu Xuan, Cao Cao gave up all other thoughts. Anyway, the trend was with Lu Xuan, so he just waited for Lu Xuan to expand. When the time comes, he will arrange for the Cao family to go to Oceania defined by Lu Xuan, expand the territory, and capture a large territory.
Lu Xuan looked at the excited Cao Cao and made no arrangements for the time being.
He didn't think Cao Cao could persuade Xun Yu to surrender.
Because Cao Cao didn't understand the real Xun Yu.
Xun Yu served Cao Cao, but he was not truly loyal. He has his own ideal, which is to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
This is a very standard scholar-bureaucrat of the Han Dynasty.
He was loyal to the man, but not to the emperor. As long as the Han Dynasty continued, he felt satisfied, because in this chaotic world, the emperor had no ability to bring order to the chaos and order the world.
Only Cao Cao continued the Han Dynasty.
Xun Yu served Cao Cao and worked hard to plan for Cao Cao.
In history, during the Chen Gong and Zhang Miao rebellions, Xun Yu fought in Juancheng to turn the tide and defend all the families of civil servants and generals left behind by Cao Cao.
During the turmoil in Guanzhong, Xun Yu urged Cao Cao to welcome back the emperor, continue the majesty of the Han Dynasty, and win the honor of righteousness for Cao Cao.
During the Battle of Guandu, Xun Yu wrote a letter to the front line, hoping that Cao Cao would fight to the death with peace of mind and use all his strength to resist Yuan Shao in Guandu.
At any time, Xun Yu was Cao Cao's general manager in the rear area, taking charge of everything.
However, Xun Yu always had the Han Dynasty hidden in his heart.
Just like this, as Cao Cao's ambition began to expand and Cao Cao wanted to add Jiuxi to enhance his power, Xun Yu stood up to oppose it and suppressed Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked Xun Yu to ascend the throne of Sangong more than ten times, but Xun Yu still refused.
In the end, Xun Yu died in Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao noticed Lu Xuan's half-smiling look, and said confidently: "The king's expression, could it be that he does not trust me? This time I persuade Wen Ruo to surrender, I will succeed immediately. Tian Chou cannot persuade him to surrender because he does not have enough voice and does not understand Wen Ruo. Wen Ruo and I have known each other for many years, and I know him very well, so he will definitely surrender."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "I'll wait and see."
Cao Cao was confident, so he asked Cao Cao to give it a try.
After the meeting, he would make arrangements.
Cao Cao nodded confidently.
The group continued towards the direction of Luoyang City. When the troops led by Lu Xuan and Cao Cao arrived in formation and stationed outside the city, it was already close to late afternoon. Fortunately, the weather is now the end of May, and summer is still beginning to enter, and it will get darker later in the evening.
Lu Xuan took Cao Cao, Liu Xie, Jia Xu, Fazheng, Zhou Yu, Tai Shici and others to the front line of the battle.
Tian Chou hurried over, looking ashamed, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Tian Chou, pays homage to the king."
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said, "Greetings to your Majesty."
Lu Xuan smiled and nodded, and said, "How is the battle against Luoyang going?"
Tian Chou was a little embarrassed and helpless, and said: "Report to your Majesty, I am incompetent and have not captured Luoyang until now. Xun Yu's defense is very tight and can't be defended like a mountain."
"There are not only archers but also spearmen on the city tower. In addition, there are also mud and sand that are specially sprinkled to deal with the soldiers' eyes. In short, Xun Yu's defensive methods are endless."
Tian Chou sighed and said: "Luoyang was originally a fortified city, so now, we cannot break the city."
Zhang Liao said with shame: "The last general is incompetent."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "The person you met is Xun Yu. It is normal that you failed to win. Immediately order the troops to retreat and withdraw the army."
"Here!"
Tian Chou made arrangements.
clang! clang! ! !
Ming Jin's voice spread, and the army retreated like a tide.
When the army withdrew, Lu Xuan, Cao Cao and others had already begun to move forward.
Xun Yu stood on the tower with a calm expression. But when he saw Wu's army retreating, he was a little confused. In the current fight, although he was on the defensive side and had the advantage of the fortified city, Tian Chou's army was slowly eroding the city defense. If they fought a war of attrition for a long time, Xun Yu would definitely lose.
Tian Chou strangely withdrew.
When Xun Yu quickly looked outside the city, his pupils suddenly shrank.
He saw Cao Cao.
I saw Cao Cao riding a horse and walking out slowly. Behind Cao Cao, there were Lu Xuan, Liu Xie and others, although Xun Yu didn't know the others. But Cao Cao, Lu Xuan and Liu Xie were all known to Xun Yu.
