Chapter 59: Success

Cheng Wu is Cheng Yu's son. After Cheng Yu's death, he inherited the title of Cheng Yu'an Township Marquis. Now, Cheng Wu is the garrison of Luoyang City.

Cheng Yu is a handsome man among the ministers of Wei State, and he is more than eight feet tall. However, Cheng Wu's appearance is really not satisfactory, and when it comes to his abilities, Cheng Wu and Cheng Yu are incomparable. They have been timid for many years, not seeking merits but seeking nothing wrong, not making many achievements, and not making any mistakes. If they were a commoner, they would definitely not be able to become an official with such a personality. Fortunately, Cheng Wu was born in a family of officials and with the halo of Cheng Yu, so Cheng Yu became the commander of Luoyang.

Luoyang City was also the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and its scale was much larger than Chang'an. Although Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang with fire, after so many years and after reconstruction, Luoyang gradually recovered. Although it was not as prosperous as it was on the day, its area was still the same as it was back then.

After all, Tongguan is just a checkpoint. Three or five hundred people can stand on the walls of Tongguan. However, the four walls on Luoyang are combined, even if more than one thousand people stand on it, they are just loose.

According to the convention, there were 3,000 defenders in Luoyang City, but the water in these 3,000 people was very large. A big city like Luoyang is a former capital, which is much more prosperous than ordinary cities, so this city guard is also a place with great oil and water. Many of the city guard soldiers were placed in the army by powerful families. Many people even joined the city guard army with the idea of ​​gilding. It is unlikely to expect these people to go to war.

Moreover, Luoyang is not the front line after all, and since Cao Cao took the emperor to command the princes, Luoyang has not experienced any war. Over the years, the army has become very corrupt and the problem of empty salary has become very serious. Therefore, it would be great if half of the three thousand people in name can participate in the war.

Guo Huai fled from Tongguan yesterday, but only a few cavalrymen fled back with Guo Huai. According to Cheng Wu and Guo Huai's calculations, it would take Wei Yan at least three to five days to arrive in Luoyang. Three or five days is enough for Luoyang City to do a lot of things.

The letter of help has been sent to Xu Du. Xu Du is not far from Luoyang, at least much closer than Tongguan. So if Xu Du sends people to support him, Luoyang still has the power to defend.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Guo Huai arrived, Wei Yan arrived.

Wei Yan also noticed that a group of people rushed up the city gate tower, including Guo Huai and other generals.

Wei Yan slapped his horse, rode alone and shouted: "Listen to the people in the city, quickly open the city to surrender. I, Wei Yan, promise that I will not be offended after entering the city! If I do not surrender, don't blame me Wei Yan's subordinates for being ruthless when I break through the city."

"It's really Wei Yan!" Cheng Wu took a breath. Although Cheng Wu had learned some military strategies, he was still a civil servant after all, and had never been to the battlefield for many years. Now facing the general Wei Yan, his face turned pale.

Cheng Wu looked at Guo Huai next to him and asked, "General Guo Huai, what should we do?"

Cheng Wu is the Marquis of Anxiang and is also hereditary to Cheng Yu. Although Guo Huai is younger than Cheng Wu, he is the governor of Yongzhou and has a higher official title than Cheng Wu. Therefore, even if Cheng Wu is the garrison in Luoyang, he still has to listen to Guo Huai.

Guo Huai glared at Cheng Wu, curled his lips, and said, "Of course I'm defending myself. Are you still ready to surrender?"

"But general, now the few people in our city can't stop Wei Yan's army at all!" Cheng Wu said.

At this time, there was still a mist floating outside, and the Han army was far away from the city wall, neither Cheng Wu nor Guo Huai could tell how many people Wei Yan had come.

"Can't stop it? You have to block it even if you can't stop it. You can block it as long as you can!" Guo Huai snorted coldly and looked at Cheng Wu impatiently.

Seeing Guo Huai's unkind eyes, Cheng Wu quickly shrank his head and said hurriedly: "General, I'll gather people and guard the city."

Seeing Cheng Wu retreating, Guo Huai shook his head slightly and murmured in a low voice: "You are far inferior to your father Cheng Yu..."

Cheng Wu walked down the city tower with a hesitation look on his face.

Guo Huai has just arrived in Luoyang, and may not know the specific situation of Luoyang, but Cheng Wu has been in Luoyang for many years, and what is the situation in Luoyang? Cheng Wu knows best in his heart.

It is easy to say that Guo Huai defends his life, but it is very difficult to do it. With the small amount of troops in Luoyang, it may not even be able to stop the Han army from attacking.

"Hmph, you Guo Huai wants to die for the country, but I, Cheng Wu, don't want to." A sharp look flashed in Cheng Wu's eyes, and then waved his hand and called the close attendant beside him to his side. He muttered in the attendant's ear.

Guo Huai took a deep breath and calmed himself down slowly.

The speed of the Han army came was beyond Guo Huai's expectations. You should know that Guo Huai arrived at noon yesterday, and Wei Yan, who was in front of him, was only less than a day later than him.

Guo Huai calmed down, thought about it carefully, and slowly figured out some things.

Wei Yan came so quickly, and he must have been rushing all the way. Even if he arrived at Luoyang City, he must have been very tired. With a bunch of tired soldiers, it was impossible to attack Luoyang immediately. Moreover, the Han army marched urgently and could not carry siege weapons at all. I am afraid that the Han army would not even carry the most basic long ladder for climbing the city wall. Without siege weapons, the Han army could not even climb the city wall, and at most shouted a few times under the city.

Thinking of this, Guo Huai let out a long sigh. He didn't have to worry about it. Although the Han army came, it could not pose any threat to Luoyang City.

"Tait..." The footsteps came, and Cheng Wu and a group of people came up.

"General, General Mo has mobilized his troops." After saying that, Cheng Wu secretly looked at Guo Huai's face, and then continued: "General Mo is preparing to mobilize the people in Luoyang City to help our army defend the city. I wonder what the general wants?"

"Okay, there are many people in Luoyang City. If there are people help, my Luoyang City will be safe in a short period of time!"

"General, the several great tribes in Luoyang have also sent people to help us defend the city." Cheng Wu continued.

"That's great." Guo Huai's face showed a hint of joy. These gentry members in Luoyang all have family soldiers, with a few hundred people and a few hundred people. These people can be called a very powerful force together. Although the combat power is uneven, at this time, one more person will have more power.

"General, and those big clans have sent some people here. They hope to meet you, General." Cheng Wu said carefully.

"Want to see me?" Guo Huai nodded. Now he really needs to go out and show his face and calm down.

"Then you go and make arrangements. Notify me if the arrangement is done." Guo Huai said.

"General, they have all been arranged, they are all waiting under the city." Cheng Wu said.

"So fast?" Guo Huai was slightly stunned, then turned around and wanted to walk down the city. Cheng Wu followed him and walked down.

Guo Huai walked on the steps, and at the same time he swept down, finding that besides the soldiers, there were no people sent by the growing clan as Cheng Wu said.

"General Cheng, where is the man?" Guo Huai turned his head and asked.

"It's there!" Cheng Wu pointed forward, and Guo Huai subconsciously looked in the direction that Cheng Wu pointed. However, where Cheng Wu pointed, there was an open space.

"Huh, what's going on?" A trace of doubt rose from Guo Huai's heart.

"Take it!" Cheng Wu behind suddenly shouted loudly, and then Guo Huai felt a sudden shock in the back of his head, as if he was hit by something. Then Guo Huai's eyes went dark and he didn't stand firmly and rolled down the stone stairs.

"Hurry up, get up, tie him up!" Cheng Wu shouted loudly, and the soldiers behind Cheng Wu rushed up and surrounded him, tied Guo Huai up. At this time, although Guo Huai was not unconscious, he had lost consciousness for a short time by the sudden attack just now. In addition, he rolled down from the stairs and was being thrown into pieces. A group of soldiers rushed up and tied Guo Huai up with all his might.

After more than a day, Guo Huai finally recovered. Guo Huai looked around and realized that he had been tied up.

"Come, come quickly!" Guo Huai shouted loudly, and then Cheng Wu came over.

"Cheng Wu, what are you doing? Get me unlocked!" Guo Huai shouted.

"General Guo Huai, do you think I will untie the rope for you?" Cheng Wu asked back.

At this moment, Guo Huai finally understood that Cheng Wu was rebelling!

"Come, come!" Guo Huai shouted.

"General Guo Huai, it's useless. I have already been restrained by those people you brought!" As Cheng Wu finished speaking, there were already people behind him pressing over and coming.

"General!" The voice came, and Guo Huai looked up and found that the people he brought to Luoyang were tied up like him.

There were only more than 30 people who fled to Luoyang with Guo Huai. In other words, except for these 30 people in Luoyang City, the rest were Cheng Wu's people.

Cheng Wu has been in Luoyang for some time. Although it cannot be said that the whole of Luoyang is the same as Cheng Wu, Cheng Wu is a local snake in Luoyang. The so-called strong dragon cannot defeat the local snake, let alone Guo Huai's "strong dragon" only brought more than 30 people.

"Cheng Wu, what are you going to do? Do you want to rebel?" Guo Huai roared angrily.

"General Guo Huai, the last general did not want to rebel, but now the Han army is in a hurry, and Wei Yan has already arrived at the city of Luoyang. Luoyang may be difficult to defend, so it is better to open the city to surrender, which is to ensure that our Luoyang people are protected from the poison of war." Cheng Wu said.

"Cheng Wu, you really want to rebel. Taizu treats your father well. Why do you do this? You are ashamed of the kindness of the late emperor!"

"General Guo Huai, the one who knows the current affairs is a hero. Now that the Han army has reached the city of Luoyang, it is definitely difficult for Luoyang to be safe, so it is better to open the city and surrender and retain this useful body."

"You are greedy for life and fear of death! Cheng Yu Zhongde Gong was so brave back then that he gave birth to a son like you! You were disloyal to the Lord and surrendered to the Han army by your Lord. I am unfaithful to your father Cheng Yu. You are unfaithful and unfilial, hum..."

"General Guo, my body and hair are my parents. My father gave me the flesh and blood. Now that I can save this life, I am filial; as for being unfaithful... Since ancient times, I have been unable to achieve both loyalty and filial piety. I believe my father knew about it and could understand my actions." Cheng Wu said calmly.

"Hmph... Cheng Wu, our soldiers fought desperately in Tongguan just to defend Sili, but you did not stand and surrender. Are you worthy of the soldiers who died in Tongguan?"

"General Guo Huai, if you can defend Tongguan, the Han army will not be able to come to Luoyang City, and I cannot do this! You, Guo Huai, are just a defeated general, so what do you think you have to talk to me about these things!"

"I..." Guo Huai was slightly stunned. What Cheng Wu said was the truth. Although there were many objective factors in it, it was not that he had not done his best, but he was indeed the one who lost Tongguan.

"Cheng Wu, no matter what, it is wrong for you to surrender to the city!"

"Guo Huai, you want to die, you want to sacrifice your life for the country, I won't stop you. I will give you this opportunity later and give you to Wei Yan! But if you want to die, don't pull me, and don't pull the soldiers in Luoyang to be buried with you!" Cheng Wu said with an angry face, pointed to the soldiers behind him, and then said, "They are all ordinary soldiers, and I am just a marquis of Anxiang! We just want to live a peaceful life. If you want to make meritorious service, you want to save your life. That's your business. Don't use our lives to fill it! We don't want to die with you!"

"Uh..." Guo Huai also recalled the meaning of Cheng Wu's words.

Cheng Wu is just a marquis of Anxiang, and he is also hereditary to his father Cheng Yu. If Cheng Wu surrenders in the city, even if he cannot be promoted, the title will definitely be preserved. After all, Shu Han doesn't care about giving such a title. As for the soldiers, there is no need to think too much about it. The Han army will definitely not kill these surrendered soldiers who surrendered in the city. Therefore, as long as Cheng Wu surrenders in the city, Cheng Wu's own official title can be saved and the lives of the soldiers can be saved.

Besides, Cheng Wu has not made much contribution over the years. Now Cheng Wu is not young anymore. If he continues to work in Wei, he will not get much promotion. For Cheng Wu, he is almost the same as any master.

"Hey, Cheng Wu, you're confused!" Guo Huai sighed and continued, "Cheng Wu, do you think we can't defend Luoyang?"

"Tongguan is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has a advantage in the geographical advantage, but it can't be maintained for a few days. Do you think this Luoyang City can be defended?" Cheng Wu asked back.

"Cheng Wu, in addition to the large number of people and powerful people, Wei Yan also has a large number of siege weapons! If Wei Yan did not have so many siege weapons, I could at least defend Tongguan for a year! Have you ever thought that I arrived at noon yesterday, and the Han army had arrived this morning. The Han army was all infantry, so it must have been a marching in a hurry. How could it be that during the marching in a hurry? Luoyang is tall and there are no siege weapons. How can those Han army attack Luoyang? Well, if someone shouts a few times outside, you will be so scared that you dare not respond to the battle and open the city to surrender!"

"Well, this..." Cheng Wu also realized that Guo Huai's words were very correct. The Han army could not carry siege weapons when marched urgently. Without siege weapons, even if a million troops came, they could only stare at the city.

Seeing that it was very effective, Guo Huai continued to advise: "Besides, how many people came from the Han army, it is unknown! Thinking about the Han army in front of Tongguan, the army should be very tired. They can still marche and rush to the city of Luoyang. There must be not many people! Yesterday I had sent people to Xudu for help, as long as Xudu reinforcements arrive..."

"Enough!" Cheng Wu interrupted Guo Huai's words.

"Even if Xu Du reinforcements arrive, Luoyang will not be able to defend for long! Don't forget that the only one who attacked you was just a group of Han army. There is also a large army led by Liu Chan in Wuguan. If the troops of both sides are united, Luoyang will not be able to defend!"

At this moment, a primary school hurried over and started to mutter to Cheng Wu's ear.

"What? Wei Yan only brought a few hundred people? You read that right!" Cheng Wu suddenly exclaimed.

"The last general will never read it wrong. If you don't believe it, you can go to the city to investigate it yourself!" the school said.

"Hahahaha..." Guo Huai's laughter suddenly came, and then Guo Huai shouted loudly: "I said why Wei Yan came so quickly? It turned out that he only brought a few hundred people day and night! No wonder... Cheng Wu, did you hear that the Han army only had a few hundred people, and it was not scary at all! Luoyang City is worry-free, please help me unlock it!"

Cheng Wu climbed to the top of the city. At this time, the fog had dissipated. From a distance, I could see the real situation of the Han army. I saw that the Han army lined up in a row, only a thin layer. After counting, the Han army would definitely not exceed a thousand people.

"Uh...this..." Cheng Wu was also surprised. Cheng Wu had never thought about how many people came to the Han army before. After all, Wei Yan was the head coach, so Cheng Wu subconsciously believed that as long as Wei Yan came, it would definitely mean that the main force of the Han army had arrived. Unexpectedly, there were only a few hundred Han army coming!

"Sir, the Han army only has hundreds of people. Why don't we release General Guo Huai!"

"Let Guo Huai go?" Cheng Wu hesitated slightly, and then immediately realized that he had tied up and offended him. It would be fine if he had not taken action yet, but now he had done everything he should do, and he was already in a difficult situation!

Besides, even if Guo Huai is released, Guo Huai has lost his trust in himself. Maybe he will let Guo Huai go, but Guo Huai will give him a knife.

"No, it's hard for us to turn back now! You all have a share when we were tying Guo Huai just now. If Guo Huai is released, can he save you with one grudge?" Cheng Wu asked back.

"You just ordered General Guo to tie up just now." One person defended in a low voice.

"Yes, it was my order, but it was your move! With this, Guo Huai can't spare you! Even if Guo Huai doesn't kill you, he will give you a slap!" Cheng Wu narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "It's better to open the city and surrender Luoyang to Wei Yan. With Guo Huai, we will at least be worry-free in saving our lives. Maybe I can be promoted to an official position, and you can also get some rewards!"
Chapter completed!