In Yecheng, Jizhou, Zhang Jiao stood on the city tower in the wind and looked into the west. At dusk, the rays of the sky were like fire, as if they were covered with blood, as if they were foreshadowed by golden swords and iron horses in the distance.

Zhang Jiao, who was stationed in Yecheng, just slaughtered all the wealthy families in the city, and after replenishing food and supplies, he did not commit any crime with the people.

As night was about to fall, Zhang Bao ran up the city tower with a happy expression, came behind Zhang Jiao, bowed and fisted, and said, "Brother, the news has come. Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao and Bocai led three armies to set up ambush troops. More than 60,000 troops led by Huangfu Song were killed. The wounded were all thrown away, and the rest fled. Huangfu Song's army was wiped out. Our army seized countless food, supplies, armor and weapons."

"Okay! Send the order, and the army will set sail tomorrow and take Luoyang directly! Send messages to the brothers from other states to capture Luoyang!"

Zhang Jiao smiled and felt very comfortable. At this moment, the only person he thought of was Guo Jia: Fengxiao, as you expected, the Hanting army had been wiped out. Apart from the forces protected by each county, Hanting was no longer able to stop my Taiping Road from attacking Luoyang. When I cut off the head of the Han emperor and occupied Luoyang, I will definitely ask you to come out again. With your help, the world can be settled!

"Brother, we have not yet captured the Zhongshan Kingdom in the north. Jizhou is our pocket. Now that the army is advancing into Luoyang, Jizhou is not needed?" Zhang Bao looked hesitant. He couldn't bear to leave these cities, and he couldn't bear to have the fruit of victory that he had already obtained. If it were others, he wouldn't bear to leave.

But Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said, "Jizhou is not a place to stay for a long time. If he does not leave early, the Han court will first eliminate the rebel army of Qingyou, Yan, Qing, Xuzhou, and then form a joint force against Jizhou. At that time, my Taiping Road will be forced into a death terrain. Second brother, one of them once told me that if you want to achieve eternal hegemony, you must not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. When my Taiping Road captures Luoyang and overturns the Han Dynasty, then observe the situation in the world. If all the prefectures and counties raise troops to attack me, then I will lead my army to advance southwest, and use the steep terrain of Sichuan and Shu to protect myself. If all the prefectures and counties raise troops to control one side, then my Taiping Road will conquer all directions and scatter the world."

After Zhang Bao thought deeply, he suddenly realized that his elder brother was right and asked tentatively: "Brother, is this what Guo Fengxiao said?"

Zhang Jiao nodded calmly and said yes. Zhang Bao finally understood why his elder brother valued Guo Jia so much, and he felt deeply regretful that he could not get help from this person.

The front hall of Changle Palace in the imperial capital was a routine morning court. Emperor Ling of Han had a lot of weakness in recent days. He sat in the upper position listlessly, allowing Zhang Rang to ask questions on a routine basis, but unexpectedly, someone stumbled into the hall outside.

The middle-aged general broke into the hall, covered in blood and flesh, his armor was broken, and his wounds were still bleeding. He fell on the hall and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good. General Huangfu went to Jizhou to suppress the thieves. He was ambushed by the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Bai's cavalry in Hanoi. He won the first battle. Zhang Bai's cavalry led his army to flee, and was ambushed by the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Niujiao near Shangdang. The 150,000 troops of our royal army were damaged.

Nearly 50,000 people, General Lu Zhi advised General Huangfu to withdraw his troops, but General Huangfu refused to listen. Until more than 100,000 troops were about to enter the territory of Jizhou, they were ambushed by the Yellow Turban thief Bo Cai's troops. They encountered three consecutive ambushes. The morale of our royal army was in chaos, and there were countless escapees at the battle. General Huangfu and General Zhu Jun were killed in battle. General Lu Zhi was captured and later killed by Bo Cai. Now, the Yellow Turban thieves are no longer able to stop and are coming towards the imperial capital!”

The court was silent in an instant, and the needle fell to him, but the general who escaped to report the news was no longer breathing, and his body was gradually cold when he lay on the hall.

"Huangfu Song, I trust you so much, you actually... what should I do now, now!" Emperor Ling of Han stood up from the dragon throne and paced back and forth anxiously.

All officials also looked like headless flies and looked at their helpless eyes, but they found that everyone looked like a hurried and helpless look. At this time, Emperor Ling suddenly pointed to a rough-looking general standing in front of all officials and asked: "He Jin, as a general, you are in charge of the world's troops and horses. What do you think of this plan?"

The general who has always been looked down upon by all officials, He Jin, the butcher-born general who climbed onto the dragon bed with his sister, seemed extremely quiet at this moment, stepped forward steadily, with his head held high and his chest lowered, and said lightly: "I have only two strategies now, the best strategy, to move the capital. The best strategy is to recall the soldiers on the defense line around the imperial capital and defend the imperial capital to death. At the same time, he summoned the prefects of all prefectures and counties in the world to send troops to Luoyang to rescue the emperor. I am finished saying what I want to say."

After returning, He Jin closed his eyes and everyone else looked at him with surprise. He did not expect that the butcher general who had no vision at all was so calm. He Jin was not calm and said in his heart: I was guessed by Cao Cao? It seems that he must win over this person well.

Emperor Ling of Han sat on the dragon throne with a pale face and murmured: "Move the capital? Move the capital?"

It is impossible to move! Because Emperor Ling of Han could not bear the countless wealth in Luoyang, and all officials also disagreed.

Immediately someone came out and said, "Your Majesty, sudden migration of the capital is an ominous sign, and it will shake the foundation of the country. If the thief kills into Luoyang and destroys our Han temple and country, what are the faces of my ministers and my ancestors?"

Emperor Ling of Han shouted, "I will never move the capital! The general said that moving the capital is a bad strategy, so it is naturally not possible. If you send an order, you will immediately recall the defenders near the imperial capital and inform the world that the governors of various states and the prefects of the county will quickly lead troops to relieve the danger of Luoyang! I will reward you very much in the future! All things guarding Luoyang will be left to the general to handle."

"Your Majesty is wise."

He Jin was the first to go out to submit, and a strange smile appeared on his face that was invisible to others: As long as the danger in Luoyang is solved, who dares to be presumptuous in front of me?

All the officials followed up and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

At this time, someone entered the palace to report: "Report to Your Majesty, according to the report of the Malay, the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Baiqiu tribe led 50,000 people, Zhang Niujiao tribe led 100,000 people, Bo Cai tribe led 50,000 people, Zhang Mancheng tribe led 100,000 people, Zhang Jiao personally led 300,000 people, and the five thief troops, a total of 600,000 troops came to Luoyang."

Emperor Ling of Han was so angry that his face turned purple, and he pointed at the man of His Highness with a trembling hand and said angrily: "The thieves are so rampant. I, I want to kill all these thieves and kill them."

"Your Majesty, the thief is now in a huge situation. I am afraid that someone in Luoyang City will surrender. I ask Your Majesty to give me the right to do things well and to make arbitrary decisions at the right time. Otherwise, if someone cooperates with the thief, everything will be stopped." He Jin left the list again.

This time, all the officials were angry and knew that He Jin was taking the opportunity to take over power, and might even take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents. However, in the face of the country, no one dared to leave the list and say anything.

Emperor Ling of Han waved impatiently, "I agree, but General, if you don't defend the city, I won't spare you easily."

"I will solve the problem of your Majesty's worries and will never refuse to die. I am here, Luoyang City is here."

After the court dispersed, He Jin hurried back to the house, recruited Yuan Shao to the front and urged him, "Where is Cao Mengde? If he didn't say what he said, Luoyang City is in trouble, please invite him quickly. I have something to discuss."

Yuan Shao was a little regretful at this moment, feeling uncomfortable. He was obsessed with the idea of ​​recommending Cao Cao to He Jin. It seems that He Jin attaches great importance to Cao Cao and may even entrust heavy responsibilities.

After Cao Cao arrived, He Jin informed the two of them about what happened this morning. After hearing this, Cao Cao sighed and said, "There are masters among the Yellow Turban Thieves."

If Cao Cao hadn't been a few days ago, He Jin would have been at a loss as if he was bolt from the blue. How could he be ordered to take over the power in the face of danger? At this moment, he attached great importance to Cao Cao. Calm down and listen to what he had.

Cao Cao said in detail: "Taipingdao has been rebelling for a long time. The Yellow Turban thieves first launched an army in Jizhou to earn the profit of our king's army to quell the rebellion. There are also hidden secrets for setting up three ambush troops on the road. The first Zhang Bai cavalry team deliberately fled to deceive General Huangfu, thinking that the Yellow Turban thieves are vulnerable. When Zhang Niujiao ambushed again in the second, General Huangfu was defeated in this battle because of underestimating the enemy. Lu Zhi advised General Huangfu to withdraw his troops. However, since General Huangfu led the royal army out of Luoyang, he has not made any achievements. The rebels in Jizhou have not even seen the shadow. How could he retreat? Furthermore, two ambush troops are one in a row, one in a weak and one in a strange and one in a good position. General Huangfu must have predicted that the Yellow Turban thieves will not be able to set up the third ambush troops again. However, the people who set up this situation for the Yellow Turban thieves have not stopped. The third ambush troops have investigated.

The combat power is irrelevant. Our king's army was not good at attacking, and the morale of the army was in chaos, and the military was defeated. When the third ambush arrived, General Huangfu could no longer control the overall situation. The general was killed, the soldiers fled, and the entire army was wiped out. Even if General Huangfu won by chance in this battle, Zhang Baiqi and Zhang Niujiao would definitely attack the Yellow Turban thieves in Jizhou. General Huangfu's ending would not change. If he underestimated the enemy, underestimated the enemy. Taipingdao's rebellion was definitely not rash, and there was still a rare figure in Taipingdao who was wise in the world. The Great General and the Yellow Turban thieves were imminent in Luoyang. He had no strategy to retreat to the enemy. But please let the Great General stand firm and wait until reinforcements arrive, and the siege of Luoyang will have hope of rescue."

He Jinshen nodded with consent and sighed: "What an elite force in my royal army, but it was destroyed in half a month. There are talented people and strange people in Taiping Road, so they should not be underestimated. However, will Meng De, the governor of the four counties, lead troops to lift the siege of Luoyang?"

This is the point. The Yellow Turban thieves raised 600,000 troops to the city of Luoyang. If there were no reinforcements to rescue them, it would be a matter of time before the city was destroyed.

Regarding this, Cao Cao said with certainty: "We must come to save the emperor. As long as these county magistrates send troops, they will be meritorious ministers. In this crisis, the meritorious merit of saving the emperor is comparable to the merit of following the dragon! Secondly, if you do not send troops, your Majesty will pursue you in the future, and it will probably not only be dismissed from his official position to calm the emperor's anger. Now the situation, as long as your Majesty is safe and defending Luoyang will be in danger."
Chapter completed!