When Zhu Yu heard that Yiyang had fallen and Hangu Pass was attacked, she was so shocked that she could not even pretend to be sick. She immediately jumped up from the couch and recovered quickly. Then she quickly summoned Su Mao and other Luoyang generals to meet, and she was about to take over Luoyang again.

Zhu Yu said: "I have stepped down and am not in his position and do not plan his own affairs. I originally didn't care about Luoyang's affairs. But now the situation is critical. As a great man and a minister in the court, I cannot ignore Luoyang when he sees it in danger. What do you think of the current situation? You all say it, to see if you can think of a way to turn the situation around."

Su Mao said: "Originally, you only need to guard Luoyang carefully to protect you from the war. The King of Hejian started the war easily, resulting in the failure of Yiyang. Once Yiyang is lost, Luoyang is in danger. Now the General Puyang stationed in Xin'an is also in the army. Xin'an has weak troops. If Xin'an is lost, Luoyang will be disconnected from Hangu Pass, and it will be difficult to save it."

Luoyang Order said: "The King of Hejian was young and energetic. This time, Luoyang was placed in a dangerous place, causing the enemy troops to come to Hangu Pass. Guanzhong was shocked, and Your Majesty was frightened. It was really... a little reckless."

Su Mao said: "I will send someone to invite the King of Hejian to return troops, retreat to Luoyang, and take back Yiyang!"

Someone said, "General Puyang should return to Xin'an as soon as possible to preside over the defense. Otherwise, Luoyang could also send troops to help defend the city."

Su Mao said: "Xin'an must be defended. Should we send troops there?"

Zhu Yu said: "In my opinion, don't move lightly. The bandits may also attack Luoyang. It is better to let General Puyang return."

Everyone discussed and decided to stop, but they only sent people to urge Liu Mao and Fangdan to return to the army.

Liu Mao received the news and replied: "Although Yiyang is lost, Xin'an is still there, we should increase our troops to protect it. Luoyang still has 100,000 elite troops, so why should we worry too much? Su Mao ordered 10,000 troops to reinforce Xin'an. When I defeat the enemy in front of me, I will return to my army to seize Yiyang."

The order was passed back, and soon I received a reply. Su Mao said: "Now Luoyang's troops are too weak to send troops to help Xin'an. I also asked the King of Hejian and General Puyang to return quickly."

Liu Mao said angrily: "Does he still want to disobey the battle?"

Immediately, I wanted to send someone back to question, but was stopped by Kuai Lu. "King, the current plan is that you must not force Zhu Yu and Su Mao and others, otherwise it is easy to change. It is better to stabilize them."

Fangdan also said: "Xin'an city is in a dangerous place, with mountains and rivers. There are 10,000 elite soldiers in the city, which can be guarded for a while. I have sent someone to go back to deliver a letter and ask them to strengthen their protection. There are 10,000 soldiers and horses in Mianchi. The two passes are approaching and can support each other at any time. The king does not have to worry too much."

Liu Mao said: "Now we cannot retreat. Once our army retreats, the morale of the army is shocked. The soldiers will think that Luoyang is in danger. Everyone wants to go home and have no desire to fight. At that time, the enemy followed and chased after him. I am afraid that Luoyang will be in danger."

Liu Mao could think clearly that there was only one way to defeat the current enemy, and even Xin'an would lose it. As long as he defeated the enemy in front of him and closed the Yiluo Plain, then Xin'an's enemy could not stand firm and had to retreat. At that time, it was hard to say whether Cen Peng could retreat safely.

Now that Cen Peng is in Yiyang, the enemy in front of him is Feng Yi, and the enemy army is probably 100,000. Cen Peng attacked for a long distance and took away at most 30,000 to 40,000 people, so there are always 60,000 or 70,000 people across the river.

Now he knows why the enemy's attack turns into defense. Feng Yi is waiting for news about Cen Peng. Once Cen Peng succeeds, he can threaten Luoyang or kill behind Liu Mao. If the two attack, Liu Mao will be at a disadvantage.

Liu Mao had 100,000 troops. Although he had the advantage of the troops, his strength was not large enough to crush him. The garrison on the other side was extremely strict, which seemed to be a tough tough bone.

Liu Mao was preparing to cross the river at the moment of his rush to return to the city to escort grain and the generals who returned to the city to escort grain came to the return: "General Su of Luoyang said that because Yiyang was lost, the grain and grass collected in various places were not transported to Luoyang in time, so this batch of grain and grass might arrive later. General Su is urgently transporting grain and grass to supply military supplies."

Liu Mao sneered: "Su Mao is so bold that he actually wants to use food and grass to force me to withdraw his troops."

But now the army only needs to use food and grass for ten days. If there is no food and grass support, it will definitely withdraw.

Liu Mao was forced into a desperate situation and had to defeat the enemy in front of him within ten days.

Guo Ji, who stayed in Luoyang, sent someone to send a secret letter saying that Ren Yanjun had written a letter to impeach Liu Mao, saying that he started the war easily, causing Yiyang to fall and Hangu Pass was attacked by the enemy.

The visitor also dictated a bold plan. Because the matter was too secret, Guo Ji did not dare to write a letter. He said that if the matter was urgent, he would ask the King of Hejian to write a secret order, and he could lead the people who died around him to kill Zhu Yu and Su Mao and seize the command of Luoyang.

Liu Mao thought about it again and replied with two words: "No!"

Guo Ji maintained the heroic spirit of his ancestors and was also very capable. If he acted as he said, he would have hope of mastering Luoyang, but the impact of this matter was too bad. Just like Li Yi was assassinated, the generals of Luoyang would inevitably be in panic and might be surrendered to the enemy.

Therefore, although the generals in Luoyang were hindered from everything and Liu Mao's orders could not be implemented, he was still unwilling to use such radical means. Liu Mao believed that only one victory would be required and the situation would be completely reversed.

He devoted himself to the battle in front of him. Ten days was enough for him to fight Feng Yijue to the death.

Bad news came one after another within a few days, which made Liu Mao furious. Finally, there was a good news. A group of people came from Chang'an.

This group of people is not here to fight, but to deliver things.

When Liu Mao left Chang'an, Emperor Liu Yu said, "Second brother, go first, and then I will send you a group of craftsmen to you and build a Hundred-Industry Office in Luoyang. We won't compete with Liu Xiu, we will compete with him for technology. Let's use some good things that Liu Xiu has never seen before to open their eyes."

Now that the craftsmen have not arrived, they have brought a large number of troops, including the most siege equipment, the most siege stone chariot, the counterweight stone chariot, and of course, the most are the series thunderbolt chariot.

The transportation of these large siege machinery is quite troublesome, and the parts are disassembled and then assembled on site. Therefore, there must be accompanying craftsmen when they go to the battlefield.

This also has the advantage, that is, if it is caught by the enemy, it will only be a batch of parts. Without craftsmen, these things cannot be assembled successfully.

Therefore, from the perspective of confidentiality, craftsmen and ordnances should arrive in batches. Now that the ordnances have arrived, the craftsmen are still behind, and it will take about two days to arrive.

When Liu Mao saw the armour, he immediately ordered Wang Hu to lead his army to meet the craftsmen behind him, and to ensure their safety and to allow them to arrive on the battlefield in one day.

Fang Danqi said: "It's just a group of craftsmen, why do the king value it so much?"
Chapter completed!