Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others fled east from Sanmenxia and headed straight for Luoyang.

At that time, in order not to harass the residents of Luoyang, Cao Cao followed Liu Bei's advice and sent only a small number of troops into Luoyang to maintain public order.

In order to ensure that Luoyang is safe, the three parties also left behind their generals and their troops set up camp outside the city.

Although Zhang Fei was later transferred by Liu Bei to the front line to participate in the battle, Zhuge Liang, together with Cao Cao's general Yu Jin and Yuan Shao's general, Lu Kuang, led a total of 50,000 troops to garrison him.

However, when Yuan Shao and others defeated troops came outside the west gate of Luoyang, they did not see the large camp of soldiers outside the city.

"Where have our troops gone? Why are the camp gone?" Yuan Shao asked in confusion.

"Maybe Mr. Kong Ming got the news and knew that we were defeated, and he was afraid that Han Tao's army would chase him. It was difficult for us to fight outside the city, so he led the army into Luoyang in advance. Let's go to the city first to take a look." Liu Bei said his guess and comforted Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao felt that Liu Bei's words were reasonable, and he no longer had any worries, urging the troops to gather quickly under the city.

Unexpectedly, when the army approached the west gate of Luoyang, the sound of war drums suddenly sounded on the top of the city.

Then, countless arrows began to be released from the city, and the catapult cart and the hard crossbow cart were also activated. The huge rocks and powerful crossbows also attacked, and the soldiers rushing in front were killed and injured.

Yuan Shao didn't know why the soldiers in the city attacked his troops and immediately ordered a pause to advance.

Seeing that the soldiers under the city were no longer approaching, the soldiers on the city also stopped attacking and quieted down again.

Yuan Shao and others looked up at the head of the city, but saw that the characters "Yuan" and "Cao" and "Liu" were no longer erected on the head of the city, but were converted into the banner of the Han army.

"Where is Kong Ming? Come out and reply!" Liu Bei realized that something was wrong, so he rushed forward and shouted loudly at the top of the city wall.

A man appeared on the top of the city wall, holding a feather fan, and responded with a smile: "Kong Ming is here, I have seen you all."

Liu Bei shouted anxiously: "Kong Ming, what is the point of seeing us coming back when we didn't open the door and let go, but shot arrows to stop us?"

Yuan Shao asked even more annoyedly: "Yes, Lu Kuang, where are the two of Qianzhao? Why don't you open the door to greet him?"

Zhuge Liang looked at the people under the city and smiled, then waved his hand to point at the flagpole next to him, and asked with a smile: "Are you asking them?"

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others looked closely, but were shocked.

Three heads hung on the flagpole, which were Yu Jin and Lu Kuanghe.

"You, how dare you kill them? What do you mean?" Yuan Shao shouted sternly.

Zhuge Liang responded calmly: "As early as Xuzhou, I had already received a letter from the Prime Minister. In the letter, he explained to me his long-cherished wish to create a peaceful and prosperous era and benefit the people. His many ideas and ideas coincide with me. Therefore, I am determined to surrender and help him."

"The battle of Handan, and even the subsequent capture of Hulao Pass and entering Luoyang were all the strategies I decided after discussing with the Prime Minister, to lead you deeper, seize your territory, and then wipe out you in one fell swoop."

"Yu Jin and the other three refused to surrender, and they had been killed by me with a trick. Now all the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City have swear to be loyal to the court and the prime minister."

"I advise you not to resist stubbornly anymore and to dismount and accept surrender quickly. The Prime Minister is kind-hearted. As long as you sincerely surrender, you will treat you well!" Zhuge Liang expressed his identity and began to persuade Yuan Shao and others to surrender.

Yuan Shao and others never expected that the situation would be like this and couldn't help but be stunned.

When Luoyang is lost, they have no place to settle down. If Han Tao's army chases him at this time, they will be completely defeated.

"Kongming, I treat you very well. Why did you surrender to Han Tao? Have you forgotten the oath you made when you surrendered to me that day to benefit the people?" Liu Bei shouted at Zhuge Liang with a heartache.

"Eunuch Liu, I was indeed moved by your name of benevolence and righteousness in Xuzhou that day, and I was determined to help you."

"But after a period of time in Xuzhou, I found that what you call benevolence and righteousness is just superficial, and fundamentally, it is necessary to maintain enslavement of the working people."

"The Prime Minister proposed that the idea of ​​abolishing class and equality among all people is truly considering the people."

"If you really want to benefit the people, please don't launch any more troops and rebellion, put down your weapons and surrender to the prime minister, and help him create a peaceful and prosperous era together!" Zhuge Liang was unmoved at all and continued to persuade Liu Bei.

"All nonsense! My elder brother is a relative of the Han family. The Han family is orthodox. What kind of equality among all people is just a trick of Han Tao to deceive people!"

"Zhuge Liang, my elder brother trusts you very much and treats you very well, but you are doing something to do outside. When I capture the city, I will definitely poke ten thousand transparent holes to relieve my anger!"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but snatch the words and began to curse Zhuge Liang. Then he turned to Liu Bei and said, "Brother, don't talk nonsense to him anymore. I will lead the troops to attack the city now. When I capture Luoyang, I will deal with him!"

Liu Bei knew that all parties had no territory now, and seizing Luoyang was the only way for them to settle down, so he nodded.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also realized that they had to give it a try at this time, so one explained to Cao Ren and the other explained to Yuan Shang, and each led their troops and followed Zhang Fei to launch a fierce attack on Luoyang City.

Accompanied by the deafening war drums, the three coalition forces roared and rushed towards Luoyang City.

In the hearts of Yuan Shao and others, although Zhuge Liang was very intelligent, he was just a literati after all. Defending the city was a tough battle, and he might not be able to do it.

Zhuge Liang saw the coalition forces lined up to attack the city, but he was not panicked at all. He waved the feather fan in his hand and directed the soldiers on the top of the city to launch their defense.

The coalition forces of Yuan Shao and others retreated, their morale was low, and they did not prepare large-scale siege weapons, so their attack power was extremely limited.

In contrast, Zhuge Liang's troops used Luoyang's tall and strong city walls to stand high, and waited for work, and had already gained an innate advantage.

In addition, Zhuge Liang made defense preparations in advance and arranged a large number of long-range attacks on the top of the city, so Zhuge Liang only needed to command and dispatch calmly, and the siege troops could not get close to them, and countless casualties were injured.

As time went by, the three coalition forces suffered heavy casualties, but they still could not pose any substantial threat to the Luoyang city.

Yuan Shao and others all understood that such an attack would have great casualties and minimal results. But now they have captured Luoyang, which is their only hope, and they can only continue to attack without regard to losses.

The battle lasted from noon to the point where it was getting westward, and it lasted for several hours. The city top and under the city were filled with dead bodies.

The coalition forces were still striving for the battle, without any intention of giving up.
Chapter completed!