Chapter five hundred and forty-eight the night of the melee
In Mengjin Port, north of Luoyang City, only businessmen and people always appear here, from here to Hanoi County.
However, late at night, the port was particularly lively. Many people had to carry bags on their bodies, and under the guidance of the soldiers next to them, they lined up in a row, anxious but not in short order.
Since Liu He entered Luoyang, for the convenience of business and travel, some transformations have been carried out on Mengjin Port, from the original seven wharfs to eleven wharfs, with no less than thousands of cargo ships and passenger ships passing by every day.
However, the situation is very different now. All the cargo ships are full of people, and even some boats and even rafts can often be seen. After each ship docked, the people rushed up, as if there were some monsters chasing them behind, for fear that they would become a monster's supper if they were half a step late.
Not far from the queues lined up by these people, Xun Yu and Cui Jun looked at the busy dock with their eyes open, with eagerness in their eyes.
The sound of horse hooves came from afar, causing the two of them to look in the sound. A group of soldiers were running towards them. When they came to the two, the soldiers did not dismount and bowed directly on the horse's back.
"Report to the two military advisors, His Majesty, and several eunuchs, palace maids, lords and generals who served, all have arrived on the other side of the river."
"Report to the two military advisors that all the officials and their families in Luoyang City have arrived on the other side of the river."
"Report to the two military advisors, there are more than 260,000 households in the city, and more than 70% of them are willing to leave with our army, and less than half of them have crossed the river and boarded the ship."
"Reported to the two military advisors, all the troops of Hulao Pass have been quietly withdrawn, and the additional troops have been added to Chang'an City and 80 Jingshen crossbows have also set out. There is no enemy guarding the Hangu Pass, so this group of reinforcements can be smooth all the way."
"Report to the two military advisors that all the supplies stationed in the city have been loaded into the vehicle and transported to Chang'an and Hanoi respectively."
"Report to the two military advisors that Ji Ling's army has all entered the East Gate."
"Report to the two military advisors, Cao Hong sent a vanguard troops into the city, but was ambushed and wiped out by Ji Ling. Now Ji Ling personally led the army out of the city to chase and kill."
These news from all directions made Xun Yu and Cui Jun even more anxious.
"Although this plan is wonderful, it's a pity that time is too hasty. Even though the business and many merchants helped each other and had enough vehicles and ships, the port capacity was still too small. I dare not make too much noise when I went to Chang'an by land. I was busy until midnight and sent half of the people away. These hundreds of thousands of people were to be sent to Hanoi County on the other side of Chang'an, but I was afraid that it would be early in the morning at the earliest. Ji Ling personally went to chase Cao Hong less than 3,000 people, and the other party had no war horses, so I was afraid that the battle would end soon."
Cui Jun subconsciously rubbed his hands.
Xun Yu looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "For the sake of the present, we cannot wait until Ji Ling discovers the abnormal situation in the city, and then come to pursue us. We must send people to block the attack and delay time."
"I will go there until I will block Ji Ling." A voice sounded, and the two of them looked in the sound. It was Zhao Yun.
Xun Yu nodded and said, "Well, there are only Zilong's cavalry who can take this position."
Deng Yuan, who was maintaining order not far away, saw that there seemed to be a task here, and hurried over.
"Military advisors should not favor one or the other. If they want to send troops, the last generals should also go together."
Xun Yu smiled helplessly and said, "You, you were following the Zhao clan just now, and you were like a coolie to carry things to them, and you couldn't even scream. Now they have all crossed the river, and you come over to ask for things to do."
Deng Yuan scratched his head and said, "Of course I dare not be careless about my lifelong affairs. Military advisors should not make fun of me for this."
"It's not easy for General Wenruo, General Ziyang, to be attentive to Miss Zhao Ying. He will accompany her to practice martial arts today and come to work tomorrow. He finally won the other party's heart and got the head of the Zhao clan to betroth him. Now he is waiting to meet his lord and marry their abbot. This is a great joy, so you can forgive me."
Cui Jun begged for Deng Yuan a few words of love, and Deng Yuan smiled and greeted him: "Thank you, Cui Sima, you will have to drink a few more drinks at the wedding banquet."
"Okay, OK. It seems that if Xun doesn't agree, I'm afraid that the gate of the wedding banquet will not allow me to enter then, haha."
Xun Yu joked and then said seriously: "Zhao Yun, Deng Yuan obeyed the order and ordered you to lead 5,000 cavalry to block the enemy. I will send another general to lead the army to block the city gate first. You must not let any enemy troops escape to the north gate."
"The last general will receive the order!"
In a forest several miles away from the east gate, Ji Ling looked at the corpses all over the ground and the blood on his three-pointed and two-edged sword. Not only did he not calm down, but he became more and more angry.
"What a Cao Hong, so happy. He actually escaped into the mountains with his advantage in territoriality. This general failed to cut off the heads of the two of them with his own hands. It was simply hateful!"
The deputy general next to him wanted to say something, but after touching his red and swollen cheeks, he finally held back and said nothing.
Another general under Ji Ling hurriedly came up when he saw the opportunity and smiled very flatteringly: "The general is invincible. All the soldiers and horses of Cao's bandits were wiped out, leaving only Cao Hong and Le Jin, who escaped with just a dozen remaining soldiers, and I am afraid that they will die in this vast mountainous country sooner or later. The general's magic power is simply in the world..."
"Bang..."
Before the general could finish his words, he was stunned by Ji Ling's slap in the face.
The deputy general looked at the general with a "deserved" expression, and he felt so happy.
"General...the last general..." The general obviously didn't understand why he was beaten for no reason?
Ji Ling stared at him fiercely: "Thirty thousand to three thousand, and they were asked to escape. How dare you say that you are invincible? Are you mocking me? This general went to Luoyang to fight, this face was beaten by Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, and other dog thieves like Cao Cao and Cao Hong, even you dare to mock me? Come on, drag this idiot down and beat forty military sticks again!"
The general was so scared that he knelt down and begged for mercy: "God of your life, General, please spare your life..."
Several soldiers came over and dragged him down. The begging for mercy kept wandering among the army. Each soldier was worried, afraid that he would end up accidentally.
Perhaps the general's painful cry made him feel relieved, and Ji Ling's face also eased a little.
"Transfer the order to return to Luoyang, take the city and attack the other three gates."
"Report... General, something is not good, another cavalry, holding the two flags of "Zhao" and "Deng" are coming towards our army."
"What?" Ji Ling's heart tightened.
"Caval... Zhao... Deng, were it Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan? How could they suddenly come to me?"
Looking at Ji Ling in a daze, the deputy general who was afraid of being beaten could not help but remind him: "General, it is not time to consider these things at this time. Hurry up and grab the city gate and prepare for the battle."
Ji Ling woke up suddenly: "Yes, yes, yes, go back to the city immediately and prepare to face the enemy!"
"General, something is not good. Just now, a group of enemy troops appeared on the city tower, and the city gate was closed at this time..."
"What?" Ji Ling was shocked.
"There is no other way. I can only fight to the death with Zhao Yun outside the city. Our army has 30,000 and the enemy cavalry are only a few thousand. I don't believe that I can't beat them. Brothers, cheer up!"
Ji Ling said something he didn't know whether it was credible or not, and rushed forward.
Chapter completed!