Yun Dingxing calmed down at this time. After all, he had been immersed in the officialdom for decades and had experienced countless peaks and troughs in his life. His judgment ability and experience at critical moments were much stronger and richer than that of Cen Wenben, a young man.

He had realized that the content of Zhang Xuan's letter was probably the key. Yun Dingxing opened the letter and read the letter carefully about his life. He read it three times before he fully understood Zhang Xuan's intention. Although Zhang Xuan did not give him any promises in the letter, the worldly Yun Dingxing understood that sometimes without a promise is more reliable than having a promise. Having a promise is a gift mentality, and without a promise, he owe a favor.

Yun Dingxing carefully collected the letter and said to Cen Wenben: "I am willing to help you with all my strength. Mr. Just say it straight, what do you need me to do?"

Cen Wenben was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "We have sneaked into one thousand soldiers in Luoyang before. At present, these thousand soldiers are all in the team that delivers food. We need to insert them into the general's team."

Yun Dingxing thought for a while and said, "At present, there are 5,000 troops in Luokoucang, of which 3,000 are my subordinates. But if I mix a thousand Sui soldiers into it, I will probably be reported by the people in the army. Everyone is acquaintances. It is difficult to hide such things. The only way is to respond to the order of the prince, let the third son Yun Shitai lead 3,000 troops to rescue Hulao Pass, and then let General Wei capture them all. One thousand soldiers of the Sui army can be retreated as a defeated army. What do I think of this sir?"

Cen Wenben nodded in his heart. Jiang Wudu is worthy of being old. This method is indeed perfect. He immediately agreed, "I think it is feasible. General Yun, let's make arrangements separately!"

Cen Wenben discussed some details with Yun Dingxing before leaving.

As soon as Cen Wenben left, Yun Dingxing said to his personal soldiers: "Let the third general come to see me!"

The third general is Yun Dingxing's third son Yun Shitai. He is currently in the army as General Yingyanglang, who controls the three thousand direct troops of Yun Dingxing.

Yun Dingxing has been struggling in the officialdom for many years and is well aware of the importance of attitude. When he and his family are facing a turning point in their destiny, they must use the firmest attitude, call the greatest resources and the greatest sacrifice to express his loyalty to Zhang Xuan. A slight hesitation and reservation will weaken his attitude and thus damage his future interests.

It was precisely because of this that Yun Dingxing decided to successfully capture Luoyang at all costs.

Another hour passed, and it was gradually noon. At this time, with hundreds of Hulao Pass retreating to Luokou Cang, they brought news that shocked everyone. Hulao Pass was lost and the Sui army was about to reach Luokou Cang.

Luokou Cang was in chaos. As the team transporting food lasted for hundreds of miles, most of the 100,000 civilians were on the way to transport food, and there were less than 30,000 civilians in Luokou Cang.

Yun Dingxing immediately ordered all civilians to expel Cangcheng and close the gate of Cangcheng to prevent civilians from robbing Cangcheng in the chaos.

Cangcheng itself has two thousand garrison troops, commanded by the Yingyanglang general Liu Hong, who is Wang Shiyun's man. He has been stationed in Luokou Cang for two years. He also learned of the loss of Hulao Pass. He was so scared that he hurried to Yun Dingxing to discuss countermeasures.

In the lobby of the Cangcheng government office, more than a dozen officials had already surrounded Yun Dingxing, talking all of them panicked. Seeing Liu Hong hurried in, Yun Dingxing said loudly to the officials: "My son has led his army to block the Sui army. The Sui army should not have come so quickly. Everyone heard that I have to do one thing, burn all the books, and withdraw them back to Luoyang immediately after the burning. Don't open it after Cangcheng is closed. Go quickly!"

Everyone seemed to have heard the imperial edict and rushed out of the hall in panic. At this time, Liu Hong quickly stepped forward and said, "General, what should my army do?"

Liu Hong was both ashamed and afraid. It was Yun Dingxing who sent his son to lead his army to block the Sui army, but his army did not exert any force. What if Yun Dingxing also asked his army to block the Sui army?"

Yun Dingxing sighed and said, "It was the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't know that Hulao Pass has been lost. If I knew I would never put my son in danger. I guess Luokoucang could not be defended. General Liu will withdraw back to Luoyang with me later! All responsibilities will be borne by me."

Liu Hong was immediately grateful. Everyone said that Yun Dingxing would be a human being, and he was very considerate of his subordinates. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered: "There is 300,000 guan in a cellar. It is His Highness Zhao's money, and tens of thousands of pieces of silk. The reality is critical. I want to bring it back to Luoyang. General, see if there is any solution?"

King Zhao was Wang Shiyun. He inserted his confidant Liu Hong'an into the Luokou Cang to guard the Luokou Cang, and he wanted to make the grain of Luokou Cang. Yun Dingxing knew that the 300,000 ounces of money was the benefit of Wang Shiyun's private sale of grain. He thought for a while and said, "Then arrange a group of civilians and let them unload the last batch of food and change the transportation of this batch of money. I'll say hello to the Cang Chief, you go and arrange it!"

"Thank you, General!" Liu Hong was grateful, and hurriedly arranged to carry the copper coins.

The situation became increasingly critical. About half an hour later, Yun Shitai led more than a thousand soldiers to escape back and asked Liu Hong, who was closing the warehouse gate, loudly: "General Liu, where is my father?"

"The third general is back, your father will come out soon."

Liu Hong asked worriedly again: "Three Generals, what is the situation ahead?"

"We must leave immediately. At least 30,000 troops of the Sui army came. My front army was ambushed and the entire army was destroyed. I only fled back with the remaining brothers. Now the Sui army's vanguard is probably only twenty miles away from us."

Liu Hong was shocked. He was only twenty miles away. What should I do?

At this time, Yun Dingxing rode out of the small door. When he saw his son, he was overjoyed: "My son has finally come back safely."

Yun Shitai shouted, "Father, go! The Sui army vanguard is only twenty miles away from us."

Yun Dingxing nodded and said to Liu Hong: "General Liu, let's go!"

At this time, several government offices outside Cangcheng had already ignited a raging fire. Because Cangcheng had good fire prevention measures, the peripheral buildings ignited the grain in the grain cellar. This was also a superficial article, giving Wang Shichong an explanation to prevent Wang Shichong from suspected that he was responsible for the enemy. Yun Dingxing, the cunning Yun Dingxing, was very good at protecting himself. He said that he had burned Luokou Cang with a fire, and who knew whether it was true or false, and it was meaningless when he knew the truth.

Everyone quickly evacuated Luokou Cang City and retreated towards Luoyang City in a mighty manner.

At the same time as Yun Dingxing and his friends evacuated, Prince Wang Xuanying stood on the head of the city and looked at the east with concern. The smoke pillars of Luokou Cang could be seen in the distance a hundred miles away. The smoke pillars of Luokou Cang could be seen from Luoyang City, which means that the thick smoke in Cang City was at least a hundred feet high, which means that Luokou Cang was setting fire to the Cang Cang. This also indirectly proves that the situation of Hulao Pass is extremely unoptimistic. It is very likely that Hulao Pass has been lost. Otherwise, why did Yun Dingxing burn Luokou Cang Cang?

At this time, a soldier behind him reported, "The King of Zhao is coming down!"

Wang Xuanying turned around and saw his uncle Wang Shiyun hurried over. Because he was obese and was soaked in sweat, Wang Xuanying hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Nephew, please see the emperor and uncle!"

"Hey! I heard that something happened in Luokoucang, so I rushed to take a look."

Wang Xuanying nodded and pointed to the smoke pillar in the distance and said, "It's that smoke pillar, probably at least a hundred feet high, otherwise it would be impossible for Luoyang to see it."

Wang Shiyun also saw a thin smoke pillar in the distance, and his fat face, like a large disc, turned pale. He had a lot of interests in Luokou Cang. If Luokou Cang was burned by a fire, what should he do with his interests?

Wang Xuanying thought his uncle was as worried as he was about the stability of Hulao Pass. He said worriedly: "My nephew is most worried about Hulao Pass. Since Yun Dingxing has retreated in burning warehouses, there may be more dangers in Hulao Pass."

Wang Shiyun then reacted and said anxiously: "Did the emperor report to the emperor?"

"The father has been locking himself in the inner palace and refuses to see me." Wang Xuanying sighed in frustration.

"No! I heard that someone went to the palace to report to the emperor last night."

"Who is it?"

"Don't ask who the emperor is, but I would like to remind my virtuous nephew that it is better not to dispatch troops without the approval of the emperor. That is a taboo!"

Wang Xuanying was stunned for a moment. Did he ask Yun Dingxing to rescue Hulao Pass yesterday and was sued where did his father? This is what the emperor and uncle said clearly.

After a change of thought, Wang Xuanying immediately understood who had sued him for the crime to his father. His face suddenly became extremely ugly. The situation in the court was so critical that he still wanted to compete with him for the position of prince. He was too ignorant. (To be continued.).

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