"I don't know, there are so many people, it's all dark and crowded..."

The general said somewhat incoherently.

Li Sheng ran to the bed and put on his clothes haphazardly, "Quick, come with me to the top of the city to take a look."

The general couldn't help but glance at the white snow passing by on the couch, swallowed, and then hurriedly ran out with Li Sheng.

The Luoyang Central Army was originally Cao Wei's most elite unit, and those who could be singled out by Zhang He to defeat Fanxudao were even more elite among the elite.

However, the original elite of the Han Dynasty had been lost in the loss of Jingzhou and the battle of Yiling. The remaining remnants were all handed over to Li Yan by Liu Bei.

Today's Northern Expedition army has been cultivated by Zhuge Liang with great pains over the past few years. It has never experienced a major war and is inferior to Cao Jun's elite central army.

In addition, with Li Sheng's connivance, military discipline was lax and even the necessary city defense was not adequately prepared.

Cao Jun had already arrived at Lueyang City, and the defenders just woke up from a dream. Their armor was not in order, and they were running around like frightened rats.

Li Sheng climbed up to the top of the city and saw Cao's army standing there in darkness below the city. The men and horses were motionless, as if frozen, and the murderous aura rising to the sky was approaching the city. He was so frightened that his legs became weak.

"Quick, send someone to tell General Ma and ask him to come quickly for support!"

Li Sheng's first reaction was not to organize his soldiers to defend the city, but to ask for help.

Lueyang City was originally a fortified city, but Liangzhou was plagued by Qiang and Barbarian troubles all year round. In addition, when the main army of Cao Wei withdrew from Liangzhou and Longyou, some of the pass cities were deliberately destroyed to avoid the recurrence of figures like Han Sui and Ma Chao.

Lueyang City happened to be within the scope of destruction.

Therefore, the city at this time was in dire condition. Although Gao Xiang made some repairs, it could only be used to make it suitable for defense.

At this time, Li Sheng stood on the top of the city. He first looked at the city wall under his feet, then at the panicked soldiers. Then he remembered that he came here and didn't care about the preparations of the city defense equipment. Finally, he looked at Cao Jun's orderly military appearance below.

, his face suddenly lost all color.

How could Zhang He, who had been fighting all his life, fail to notice the chaos in the city?

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, "Longyou is in danger, and I came here out of danger. It was really a last resort."

"I thought that the Shu people were so quick to seize the pass, but this time it was just a last-ditch battle. I didn't expect that God would bless me, the Wei Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the ragged civilians beside him, "Master Wang is able to return to Longyou this time. You have made great contributions, and you will be rewarded when the time comes!"

"Thank you so much, General. I only hope that the General can expel the thieves as soon as possible and restore peace to this villain."

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you!" Zhang He laughed loudly, drew his sword and shouted, "The people's support is with me, and the Wei Dynasty will be victorious!"

"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"

The soldiers behind him followed suit, and the sound was like a stormy sea crashing on the shore, roaring past the head of Lueyang City.

Li Sheng swallowed hard and almost lost his balance and fell onto the city wall.

Wei Zhen was designed under Xiabian City, with Zhuge Liang's army advancing in front, Gao Xiang cutting his flanks in the east, and Liao Hua on the northwest rear. The entire army of 20,000 men was wiped out. Zhuge Liang drove his army north again, preparing to cut off Cao Zhen's retreat.

At the same time, Li Sheng, who was guarding Lueyang City, faced thousands of Zhang He's elite soldiers. His heart was broken and he gritted his teeth and defended the city for half a day, barely repelling Zhang He's first temptation.

The news reached Jieting. Ma Su heard that Zhang He personally led an army from Fanxudao, so he wanted to lead his army to Lueyang for rescue.

When Liu Yin learned about it, he hurriedly came to persuade him, "General, the situation in Lueyang City is unknown now. The messenger sent by General Li only said that Cao Cao's bandits had a large army coming from Fanxudao, but did not explain how many people there were. The general then

If we lead the army away easily, I'm afraid there will be danger."

"The road can only pass through three to five thousand people, so how can it be said that there is a large army? General Li's troops are not inferior to his opponent's, and he has a city to rely on. He only needs to hold on for a few days. By then, the Cao thieves will have neither food nor food.

If an army goes deep into dangerous territory alone, it will definitely retreat on its own."
Chapter completed!