Chapter 313 Three Kingdoms Chaos (1)

"The emperor passed away, the young emperor was young, and after the turmoil in the northern and southern palaces, the people in the court and at home were panicked. This Marquis was invited by the grand master Yuan Kui to go south to Luoyang..."

"Willing to die for the general!"

More than ten thousand soldiers echoed in unison.

After handing over the jurisdiction of Xiliang County soldiers to Huangfusong, only the Feixiong Army remained under Dong Zhuo's command, and most of these people were Hu people, and Hu Hua's Han people, who were tough and loyal.

Because of this, Dong Zhuo is full of confidence now: Even if Luo Yang is a dragon and a tiger, he will not say that he can suppress the emperor, and it is not a problem to retreat completely.

And Yuan Kai's promise to Dong Min made Dong Zhuo relieve his worries——

Scholars symbolize righteousness, especially now that Yuan Kai, who is the master of the country and eunuchs interferes in politics, invites him to go to Beijing to punish thieves. In terms of etiquette, he is beyond reproach.

"Ziqing, if you hadn't shown the way, I'm afraid the Marquis would not know who to take refuge in."

Dong Zhuopu slapped Duke with a big slap, feeling more and more satisfied with this son-in-law in his heart.

At the beginning, his plan was to wait for the death of the emperor, and in the name of killing the eunuchs, directly lead the troops into Beijing, and take a step at a time.

But Duke suggested that it is better to form an alliance with the Yuan family in Runan.

First of all, the opponent has a certain amount of troops in Luoyang, and the combination of the two soldiers and horses can directly determine the situation. Secondly, Yuan's reputation is the first in the world, and there are countless scholars behind him.

For the frontier general Dong Zhuo, this kind of political solidarity is far more important than the former.

"My son-in-law doesn't dare to take the credit, it's heaven's favor for my father-in-law." Duke smiled proudly, "Yuan Shao and his party worked hard and risked a lot, and finally slaughtered all the eunuchs in the palace..."

Speaking of this, Li Ru, the chief counselor of the Xiliang Army, took over the words: "The most wonderful thing is that the two brothers He Jin and He Miao died one after another. They lost their relatives and had the support of the scholar group. There is no need for us to go to Luoyang. It’s different from reaching out to pick a peach.”

When the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits.

This time, Dong Zhuo really felt that my destiny was in my hands. This trip should go smoothly, as long as I take the Feixiong army along.

When they arrived in Luoyang, they collected the garrison of the capital with lightning speed, and finally followed Yihuo's example, supporting Dong Hou as emperor and leading the affairs of the court in the name of his uncle.

It can be said that if God does not take the blame, Dong Zhuo would not dare to imagine the current situation in the court. If his younger brother Dong Min hadn't seen it with his own eyes and said it himself, he would have even thought it was a fraud.

"Father-in-law, hurry up and get on the road. I heard from the Taifu that Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, was ordered by the Queen Mother, and he is also among the kings!"

"Ding Jianyang? Just a governor, who happens to be under the jurisdiction of my prefect."

Having said that, Dong Zhuo was indeed very vigilant in his heart, pulled out the treasured sword in his waist, and shouted to the sky, "The army is moving!"

"We must arrive in Anyi within one hour, cross the Yellow River at Shenshi, and camp in Mianchi!"

"promise!"

Ding Yuan stationed troops in Hanoi, which was not far from here. If the opponent was allowed to arrive at the capital first, collect all the troops and horses, and then guard at the gate, things would be troublesome.

You must set off before the Bingzhou wolf ride, and demolish the bridges and ferries along the road!

After reading this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but tighten his grip on the horse's belly, and immediately after, the sound of the dragon's chant resounded across the wilderness.

On the side, Duke was riding a bloody horse, and looked at his side enviously:

Lu Bu is among people, and Chitu is among horses.

As a horse, it can leave a strong mark in history, and the Sifeng Chitu Horse is indeed extraordinary.

I saw that it was as red as burning coals from top to bottom, without a single hair; it was one foot long from head to tail;

"If Lu Bu can be abducted, then why can't the affairs of the world be accomplished?"

With a whisper, Duke couldn't help but tightened his grip on the reins, watching, his mood was extraordinarily excited: After being trapped in Xiliang for a year, he can finally meet the princes of the world.

However, Dong Zhuo and his party did not know that their marching route was exactly as Xun Yu expected.

Thousands of miles away, Hangu Pass.

The twin peaks are towering beside the big river, and Hangu has been a battlefield since ancient times.

This place occupies the plateau in the west, Juejian in the east, Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. If someone wants to reach Luoyang from the north at the fastest speed, then Hangu Pass is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

There are millions of dead bodies, bleeding and drifting.

These words were said by Jia Yi, a great Confucian in the former Han Dynasty, and described it as the Warring States Period. With the strength of a single country, the strong Qin blocked the attack of the five Shandong kingdoms here and seriously injured their vitality.

Of course, there were too many battles and wars that took place at Hangu Pass, which Lu Li couldn't count.

At this moment, he was standing alone on the top of the city, looking to the north, wondering what he was thinking.

In Hangu Pass in early spring, the feeling of coolness invades the body is still very obvious.

Under the battlements, more than a thousand guards were warming up around the bonfire, the firewood was crackling, and occasionally a small group of soldiers walked by.

Since this is a military forbidden area, the surrounding area is very quiet, as quiet as a country night.

Therefore, Lu Li couldn't help but let out a low sigh. This peace won't last long. At the latest in the evening, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army will cross the Yellow River and come to Guanxia.

As for Mr. Ding.

Lu Li had a strong premonition that he might not be able to count on it, so he asked Xun Yu to make a suggestion:

no.

If you are not a bandit, it is not good for a gentleman to be chaste, and the big goes to the small.

Heaven and earth do not communicate, no, a gentleman avoids difficulties with thrift and virtue, and cannot be honored and rewarded.

"The gap between heaven and earth can't be sympathetic, and everything can't be suffocated. Is this the hexagram of the hexagram. A gentleman observes this hexagram, so that when the country's political affairs are blocked, he should think of living in seclusion and avoiding disasters by advocating thrift. Lilu is proud."

This is Xun Yu's interpretation of the hexagram, which is obviously a sign of great danger.

Unfortunately, neither Lu Li nor Zhao Yun are cowardly, so how could they not be able to hide?

Without any hesitation, he directly entered the palace to show his strength, and after receiving the imperial decree from the queen mother, he immediately rushed to Hangu Pass to seize power.

First, he beheaded the captain guarding the pass who had a different heart, and frightened the 800 guards, and then spread the Yizhi to the whole army, promising great benefits and affirming righteousness, and finally stabilized morale.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yun led another secret edict to Mianchi and Xin'an counties——

Because they were worried about revealing the news, Yuan's party was on guard. Only Lu Zhi, the Queen Mother and a few people knew about the matter of leaving Beijing, and they did not bring armored soldiers.

So Zhao Yun needed to go to these two counties to recruit soldiers. In order to ensure that there would be no accidents and too much time delay, he specially asked Min Gong to write an official document——

This gentleman is from the central part of Henan Province, and he is in charge of monitoring the county.

His official documents are in line with the Queen Mother's edict, and he can easily recruit soldiers and obtain military rations.

"There's a big fight coming, always."

Somehow, Lu Li thought of the scene when he suppressed Baibo Yellow Turban last year.

Just in time, Xun Yu went up to the Guanlou, heard Lu Li talking to himself, and said with a smile, "I would like to hear more about it."

"At this time last year..."

While Lu Li was talking about the past, Zhao Yun had already brought food and weapons from the county government, and loaded the carts, and the local guards had also accepted the order to leave the barracks and gather at the city gate.

In this way, six hundred well-trained county soldiers escorted grain trucks and ordnance trucks to rush towards Hangu Pass.

Mianchi is only fifteen miles away from Hangu Pass, and it took about two quarters for people to push horses to pass through the pass.

As the strange army marched in, the originally comfortable guards changed their colors one after another, and they all put down the dice and stopped shouting and drinking pheasants.

"Is there really someone who wants to break through?"

"Nonsense, the Empress Dowager's decree has come down, how can there be a lie!"

Seeing this, Lu Li shook his head, and walked down the Guanlou slowly. He didn't speak, and Xun Yu who followed slightly behind was also silent.

Without any intense expression, Lu Li felt that his state of mind was very stable: when encountering major problems, he must calm down first.

After a year of experience, he is no longer Wuxia Amon. For example, he must have worries about the war, but he didn't take it too seriously——

No matter how strong the Xiliang army is, so what?

Come all come, there must be an encounter.

Plus, the fight isn't all downside.

The right time, the right place, and the harmony of people.

Leaving aside the first one, among the latter two, those who occupy Hangu Pass in advance undoubtedly have a favorable location, and the harmony between people is 50-50.

The defenders of the Han Dynasty waited for work with leisure, and the Feixiong army was as powerful as a rainbow.

Looking at it this way, the disadvantage is not too obvious, but Lu Li still has another worry hidden in his heart, and he has never dared to think about it: whether Lu Bu, the flying general among the three heroes of Bingzhou, will decide to join Dong Zhuo because of historical inertia.

After all, we have been in touch for a long time, and maybe something unknown happened.

"Wu Meng will arrive at the latest in the evening when he is engaged in publicity."

"The Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers are far away in Peiguoqiao County, and they will probably come to join us tomorrow morning."

At this moment, Lu Li was silently thinking about how much support he could provide.

First of all, there must be no replenishment of soldiers, Jian Shuo and Lu Zhi need to ensure that there will be no troubles in Luoyang, and second, the trip of Bingzhou wolf rider will not be so smooth, Dong Zhuo will definitely find a way to make troubles.

At present, the worst situation is that relying on himself, Zhao Yun, and the upcoming Zhang Yang, he can integrate more than a thousand guards and block the Feixiong army all night.

By then, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Chun and other fierce generals should have arrived, and so should Ding Gong. As long as the internal and external pincers are formed, all problems will be solved.

"Let me tell you, Captain, there are two hundred logs in the arsenal, and sixty thousand-jin boulders. Do you want to order people to go out of the city to collect some gold juice?"

As soon as he got off the gate, he came to the battlements, and a school lieutenant in fish scale armor knelt down in front of Lu Li.

He was about thirty years old, tall and tall, with high cheekbones in his cheeks, which gave people a sense of meanness. However, the most eye-catching thing is the beautiful beard, which is extremely well-trimmed and shiny in the sun, and it is obvious at a glance that it has been taken care of normally.

"Zhang Jing?" Lu Li was a little confused.

Hearing this, the captain surnamed Zhang hurriedly smiled and said, "Sir, you have a good memory."

"This golden juice... don't matter if you don't collect it, I'm afraid it will be too late." Lu Li ordered, "How about this, you take someone to push the crossbow up to the tower, and ask the craftsman to check the catapult."

"promise!"

Seeing the back of this person leaving, Xun Yu shook his head, there is no need to worry that this guy will rebel at a critical moment, he is a standard eunuch——

Nephew of Zhang Rang.

As the saying goes, one person attains enlightenment and ascends to heaven. As the head of the ten permanent attendants, Zhang Rang is prosperous, how can he forget his clansmen? You must know that family affection is especially rare for eunuchs who have no fertility. Paralyzed, healthy, and ambitious, Zhang Rang gave them all official positions.

And Zhang Jing is a rascal, who has no skills, and directly became the deputy guard of the five hundred shi. He only needs to do one thing well: find trouble with the former captain of the guard, and make him unhappy.

However, after Lu Li received the imperial edict to take over the post of Captain and brought Zhang Rang's handwritten handwriting, Zhang Jing directly changed himself: comforting the soldiers, counting the arsenal...

After all, one prospers all, one loses all.

"Brother, six hundred well-trained county soldiers are here." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and told.

"Is there any cavalry?"

"have."

Perhaps because of his talent, Zhao Yun was best at leading cavalry, and there were only a hundred cavalry in Hangu Pass, which was too small to be of much use. Therefore, Lu Li cared whether there were cavalry among the recruited soldiers.

"Both Mianchi and Xin'an counties have official horses, and a total of 300 cavalry and 300 infantry were recruited."

"How is the condition?"

Zhao Yun thought for a while, and said carefully, "It's okay."

Hearing what he said, Lu Li instantly understood the subtext: It can be used, but don't hold out too much hope.

"General, a warrior who claims to be Zhang Yang is asking to see him."

"Please!"

Without talking too much, Lu Li and Zhao Yun went down to meet him side by side.

This person was also from the Bingzhou Army. Later, because the late emperor recruited heroes from all over the world to serve as Jian Shuo's general, Ding Gong sent him to Luoyang. Add a hole card.

"General Lu and General Zhao have admired their names for a long time, and today they can see their true faces." Zhang Yang clasped his fists and said.

Lu Li hurriedly returned the gift, and said with a smile: "When the general was famous in Bingzhou, Meng Ming was only a commoner, so he should not be praised, please!"

"Please!" Zhao Yun said politely.

Before entering Beijing, Zhang Yang had served as Wumeng in Bingzhou, so he was not a mediocre general if he could use Wumeng as his official title. In addition, Ding Gong and Zhang Liao talked about him from time to time, so he would definitely be entrusted with important tasks.

But Lu Li looked carefully, and found that Zhang Yang really looked like his name, his facial features were very individual, quite flamboyant, his complexion was better than ordinary martial arts, with a red luster in the dark, and his eyes were particularly bright.

In this way, the four of them climbed up the tower together, chatting about how to defend the city while looking to the north.

In the evening, the earth shook.

More than a thousand heavy cavalry, neatly dressed and marching in line, appeared in sight.

The guards of Hangu Pass who had been prepared for a long time all held their swords in their armor and stared silently ahead. In their view, the cavalry in front of them was terrifying. As they walked, a sense of austerity rushed over their faces.

"We are ordered by Marquis Dong and invited by Tai Fu Yuan Kai to enter King Qin of Beijing!"

"Quickly open the city gate!"

The young general who led the team rode alone to the front of the pass. Seeing that there was no response after calling several times in a row, he immediately became vigilant.

It's a pity it's still too late.

Zhang Yang bent his bow and set an arrow, narrowing his eyes: "Go!"

An arrow left the string without any suspense, and the young general fell to the ground.

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

The silent Hangu Pass suddenly burst into bursts of shouts, Zhang Yang's small test of the knife, which greatly boosted morale.

When the news was sent back to the Xiliang army tent, all the civil and military personnel were silent for a long time.

Dong Zhuo yelled: "Eunuchs are indeed not good things, but I never thought that the scholars who are full of benevolence and morality are even worse than them. What's the intention?"

After cursing for a while, Dong Zhuo let out a long breath, looked around, and fixed his eyes on the faces of the three sons-in-law.