"Is this Luoyang?" Li Pu looked at a magnificent city on the horizon.

Even though it is now in ruins and burned to a grayish white color, it does not hinder its magnificence.

Luoyang was burned to the ground by Dong Zhuo. Luoyang used to be crowded with cars and horses, but now there are only a few old people, women and children here and there.

Young people are rare, because those who have the ability to escape have already run away, and most of the people who are left here are those without the ability to move.

Li Pu led a group of cavalry towards the city. There were a few old people scattered on the street, displaying books, bamboo baskets and other simple handmade tools.

They just wanted to exchange for some food, and money had no effect here.

Li Pu took off the bag of food on his horse and threw the bag to a few old people.

Several people quickly pounced on him, stuffing the food in the bag into their mouths in confusion, and then knelt down to thank Li Pu.

From the mouths of these old people, I learned that Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang first, and then the 18th princes coalition except Li Pu left with Han Fu's troops, and the other coalition forces privately looted a lot in Luoyang city.

Then the coalition forces dispersed, and Li Jue and Guo Si led their troops into Chang'an. Under the management of Li Jue and others, almost everyone in Chang'an was wiped out, not to mention Luoyang, which had been tortured several times.

The fields are deserted and the people are sparsely populated. Only these dying people are still surviving in Luoyang City.

"Look at how much food the army has, take some of it and distribute it to the people."

"promise!"

Li Pu led his soldiers towards the city. Along the way there were broken walls and few complete houses, until Li Pu stood in front of the former palace.

The palace has long since collapsed, and several people fell into the palace hugging thick pillars. The once magnificent palace has turned into ashes.

"Huh? Who!" After Li Pu entered the palace, he found a man standing outside the main hall with his back to Li Pu.

"Is this General Pan Fengpan coming?" The man saluted Li Pu.

"It's me, who are you?" Li Pu was a little curious. This person seemed to be waiting for him here.

"I, Jia Xu, serve as Zuo Fengyi, and I am here to wait for the general."

Li Pu felt a little incredible. Jia Xu was actually waiting for him here. Jia Xu was an important figure in Li Jue's army. Even the position of one of the three assistants, Zuo Fengyi, was given to Jia Xu. Why did Jia Xu come to see him alone?

.

"Why are you here? You are not an aide to Li Jue and other evil thieves. You usually harm the people. Why do you come to see me now? Do you think my big ax is harmful?" Li Pu was a little curious.

"General Pan has misunderstood. How can General Pan's unparalleled ax be disadvantageous? Even boasting has its own difficulties. Li Jue and others sent troops to seize food and harm the people.

Xu Shi tried his best to stop him, but Li and Guo Fan were suspicious of each other and were fighting among themselves. They were irreconcilable, and the general was threatening to destroy... destroy... the French army. The general was bound to win this battle. Xu Shi only hoped that the general would treat him well after he entered Chang'an City.

common people.”

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he saluted Li Pu again.

Li Pu understood. To put it simply, this old guy felt that there was no hope of continuing to follow Li Jue, so he might as well surrender to Li Pu.

"I don't need you to remind me and I will not harm the people. But if you come to me privately, aren't you afraid that Li Jue, Guo Si and others will kill your family to vent their anger?"

"The general doesn't know. Now the three of us are on the same level. If the general hadn't attacked Chang'an, the three of them would have started fighting. Li Jue has no time to take care of us. Besides, I left Chang'an nominally to go there.

Yanzhou seeks help from Cao Cao, the herdsman of Yanzhou, and cuts off the general's retreat. Li Jue will naturally treat my family well."

"Can……"

"The general's majesty and benevolence are unparalleled. Xu has long admired him. When he saw him today, he was like a god descending to earth. Xu is willing to sacrifice Hangu Pass for the general."

Jia Xu seemed to have seen what Li Pu was going to say, and immediately offered a big gift to Li Pu.

You must know that if you want to attack Chang'an, just conquering Jiguan is not enough, because even if you conquer Jiguan, there is still a natural barrier in front of Chang'an City, and that is the Yellow River.

But if Hangu Pass is captured, only Tongguan will be left. Once both passes are defeated, Chang'an will be a lychee with its skin peeled off, and its delicious pulp can be tasted directly.

Compared with the naturally dangerous Yellow River, Hangu Pass and Tongguan can only be regarded as younger brothers. The Yellow River has been plagued by frequent floods under the imperial court for hundreds of years. Now the Yellow River has been unmanaged for more than ten years. Letting the army cross such a Yellow River is no different than jumping directly into the river.

the difference.

Therefore, after Li Pu conquered Ji Pass, he came to Luoyang just to look for opportunities to conquer Hangu Pass.

The purpose of conquering Jiguan was to control Hedong County.

"What do you rely on?"

In fact, Li Pu already believed what Jia Xu said. After all, Jia Xu was famous for his resourcefulness and life-saving skills. He had never been a person who sacrificed himself for others.

"I left Chang'an with 500 personal guards. Tomorrow night at three o'clock, I will raise a fire as a signal. The personal guards will open the door to welcome the general into the city!"

"Okay! If we capture Hangu Pass tomorrow night, I will definitely go to the table to ask for credit for you." Li Pu clasped his fists in the direction of Jizhou to show respect for Han Fu.

He didn't tell Han Fu about this dispatch of troops. Han Fu was probably still drinking in Yecheng at this time, and he didn't know if he could feel Li Pu's gift.

"Thank you, General."

Li Pu took Jia Xu out of Luoyang City and came to the military camp. After arranging Jia Xu's arrangements, Li Pu looked around in the camp.

The patrol continued until night.

"Report! General, the food distribution has been completed. A total of four thousand shi of food have been distributed. Please check, General." The soldier handed over the bamboo slips.

"How come they only spread out so little?" Li Pu couldn't believe it.

This was the capital city in the past, and the food supplies were distributed in just a few thousand dan?

Before the soldier could explain, a voice came from behind Li Pu.

"After years of fighting and numerous chaos, there is not much population left near Luoyang, and there is no human habitation for thousands of miles."

Li Pu turned around and saw that it was Jia Xu.

"Li Jue and Guo Si are just warriors. How can they manage such a huge Sili? This is the consequences."

"I broke through Chang'an and killed Li Jue and Guo Si to avenge the people of Chang'an!"

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In Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo spent a lot of money to build a palace in order to accommodate hundreds of officials. Countless people in official uniforms were crying secretly.

Sitting above the palace is a child of twelve or thirteen years old. This child is the current emperor Liu Xie.

Now Liu Xie has become sensible. Under the education of some loyal ministers, Liu Xie understands the reason why he ended up like this.

The rivalry between Li Jue and the three made it even more difficult for Liu Xie, who was already unpopular, to survive. However, the situation changed in the past two days.

Li Jue, Guo Si and Fan Chou left Chang'an one after another. It was obvious that something big had happened.

After some inquiries, everyone learned that Pan Feng had raised 50,000 troops to attack Chang'an, and Zhang He set out from Bingzhou with 100,000 troops to attack Chang'an together with Pan Feng.
Chapter completed!