The next day was a very fresh and beautiful morning. The sun-baked earth was gilded with gold, and the air was cool and sweet. In this blue and fresh dawn, the sun just emerged from behind the green mountain tops.
The warmth of a few rays of light communicates with the coolness of the fading night, making people feel a sweet tiredness.
Gao Fei was still sleeping soundly in the big tent, maybe because Guo Jia and others came to seek refuge yesterday, or because he went to visit Wei Yan last night, and Xu Huangshi chatted happily with them. In short, he slept deeply, and when the sun rose, he had not yet
wake up.
"My lord...my lord...my lord..."
Hearing several weak shouts in succession, Gao Fei opened his eyes in a daze, saw Jia Xu's face in a daze, and murmured in his sleep: "Military advisor, you are so early, what time is it now?"
This was the first time that Jia Xu saw Gao Fei get up so late. He looked at Gao Fei who looked slightly tired and whispered: "My lord, it's already three quarters of the hour... My lord, please get up quickly. Now
The entire city of Luoyang is about to fall into chaos..."
"What did you say?" Gao Fei was shocked. He sat up from the bed and asked, "What did you just say? How is Luoyang City?"
Jia Xu said: "As my lord expected, a scuffle broke out last night when the princes were looking for the imperial seal in the palace. As soon as the scuffle started, Liu Yao was the first to run out, quickly left Luoyang, and led him all night
The soldiers left. The others were still in the palace. Yuan Shao killed Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao;
Yuan Shu killed Kong Zhi and Qiao Mao; Liu Biao killed Wang Kuang; Zhang Yang killed Yuan Yi. Finally, Liu Biao and Zhang Yang saw that the situation was not good, so they escaped. The two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu trembled with each other in the palace. As a result, Yuan Shao's tent
Under Yan Liang and Wen Chou killed four of Yuan Shu's generals, and Yuan Shu was protected by Ji Ling and escaped."
Seeing that Jia Xu didn't mention the jade seal, Gao Fei hurriedly asked: "What about the jade seal? Whose hands did it fall into?"
Jia Xu said: "This is not very clear. In short, there is a quarrel inside and outside Luoyang City. As soon as Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao brothers died, Zhang Miao's Chen Gong led his subordinates to join the Bingzhou soldiers.
In the absence of Lu Bu, the Bingzhou soldiers were temporarily led by Zhang Yang. They first annexed Yuan Yi's troops, and then fought with Liu Biao to avenge Wang Kuang. Yuan Shu annexed Kong Zhi and Qiao Mao's two troops.
In order to avenge Zhang Chao, Zang Hong, Zhang Chao's subordinate, led his troops to attach themselves to Yuan Shu and engage in a melee with Yuan Shao. In the end, the melee evolved into two groups, one group was Bingzhou soldiers.
and Yuan Shu, and the other group is Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. The two groups started fighting at Mao o'clock last night and have been fighting until now. No one will give way to the other in the Luoshui area south of Luoyang City. The fight is inextricable."
"Where's Sun Jian?"
"Sun Jian left early in the morning, seemingly with Liu Yao."
Gao Fei hurriedly put on his clothes. While putting on his clothes, he asked Jia Xu: "Didn't I tell Sun You to guard the gate of the palace and not let anyone out? Why did so many people still run away?
"
"Shi Sunyou indeed guarded the palace gate tightly. People inside could not get out and people outside could not get in. But who would have thought that Zhu Jun would patrol at night. As soon as he heard that there was a scuffle in the palace, he led
The soldiers came over and asked people to open the south gate and let these people out. After that, he took over the defense of the entire city gate and did not allow anyone to enter the city." Jia Xu replied hurriedly.
"Damn it, people are not as good as God. Why did Zhu Jun make a fuss at this time? If he hadn't appeared, Yuan Shao and the others would have died long ago. Alas, it's all my fault. Although Shi Sunyou is brave enough to do anything, when he met Zhu Jun
Such an upright person will inevitably be weak. It would have been better if I had asked Zhao Yun or Taishi Ci to guard the gate of the palace."
Jia Xu said: "At this point, we can only make other plans. Our subordinates have received the report. Cao Cao took his troops and horses directly back to Yanzhou and did not come to join in the fun. In addition, the soldiers who were placed in Lu Bu's army
Xi Zuo sent back the news that Ma Teng turned against the enemy last night, killed Han Sui, Niu Fu, Dong Min, and Li Ru, and surrendered Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, and Yang Feng.
, and later took Dong Zhuo's head and gave it to Lu Bu. Lu Bu took Dong Zhuo's head and gave up the chase and returned directly. On the way back, they met Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian. They knew that Dong Zhuo was dead.
So we all came back together, and we will probably arrive in Luoyang soon. It seems that there will be another battle soon."
Gao Fei had already put on his clothes and asked Jia Xu to help him put on his armor. He put on his helmet and asked, "Where is the little emperor? Is he back?"
"No, it seems to have been hijacked by Ma Teng." Jia Xu replied while helping Gao Fei tie the armor strap on his back.
"Ma Teng? It seems that he will replace Dong Zhuo to dominate Guanzhong and Liangzhou. You quickly send an order to Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, and Wenpin, and ask them to gather five thousand cavalry to follow me into Luoyang City. You and the Duke
Da, serve them as filial piety
Stay in the camp and let Gao Lin and Li Tie be responsible for guarding the camp. As long as anyone dares to attack the camp, no matter who it is, they will be shot." Gao Fei reached out and took out the dragon gun and walked out of the tent while telling Jia Xu
commanded.
Jia Xu said "Promise" and said: "My lord, you still need to be careful. The one who controls the city gate now is Zhu Jun..."
"Zhu Jun should be watching the battle at the south gate. I should not have any problems if I enter from the north gate. As soon as I enter Luoyang City and see Shi Sunrui, I will retreat from here immediately. You can send someone to inform Liu Yu and tell him
Whatever happens here, he will definitely speed up to reach Luoshui, and with his character, Liu Yu will definitely dissuade him."
Jia Xu said with a dark smile: "I understand, I have already sent someone this morning, and Liu Yu should be here soon."
"Very good, let the soldiers prepare to evacuate. After I send someone to inform you, we will evacuate immediately, cross the Yellow River north, and return to Youzhou via Hanoi."
After he finished speaking, Gao Fei left the tent, ordered five thousand cavalry, and headed straight for Luoyang City with Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Chen Dao and Wenpin.
On the tower of Daxia Gate, Gai Xun was invited by Zhu Jun to guard the north gate of Luoyang. When he learned that the heroes were fighting in the palace last night to grab the jade seal, he was worried about Gao Fei. He didn't know Gao Fei's soldiers and horses.
Was he involved in the melee outside the city? Out of concern for his friends, he was running around in a hurry. If Zhu Jun hadn't given him a death order and no one was allowed to enter or leave Luoyang City, he would have run out with a whip.
.
There is a melee outside the city, and people inside the city are also panicking. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses fighting outside the city, just a stone's throw away from Luoyang City, and there are very few soldiers and horses in the city. If it affects Luoyang, it will be terrible. And
Some
For fear that the world would be stable, aristocratic families and wealthy families also began to bring their own soldiers and generals to fight in the streets and alleys of the city, because the dead people actually had great connections with some aristocratic families and wealthy families. Even those who supported them
Yuan's people from various aristocratic families and wealthy families quickly divided into two factions. One supported Yuan Shu and the other supported Yuan Shao. These people started a desperate struggle near the upper east gate. Some even tried to rush out of the city gate to help outside the city.
The people outside were fighting. If Zhu Jun had not asked Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Gai Xun to guard the other three gates early in the morning, and no one was allowed to enter or leave Luoyang City, I am afraid that as soon as the city gates were opened, the soldiers from outside would have entered the city.
Nowadays, there is chaos in Luoyang City and chaos outside Luoyang City. The people in the city are hiding at home and dare not go out because the streets are full of dead people. Only the Shisun Mansion in the southeast corner is quiet. Shisun Rui and Gao Fei have long been together.
After discussion, defense work was also done, and the top ten wealthy businessmen in Luoyang City were summoned to jointly attack Luoyang.
The southeast and southwest areas of the city were controlled, and outsiders were not allowed to enter. Thousands of supported retainers were scattered around the periphery to protect the people in these two areas. The top ten wealthy businessmen did not want to be harmed because of this attack.
The situation was affected, so at Shi Sunrui's suggestion, they immediately got together and waited for Gao Fei to arrive with his troops.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves rang outside the Daxia Gate. Gai Xun saw a pure cavalry approaching the Daxia Gate. He saw Gao Fei leading the way from a distance, and he could let go of the heavy stone in his heart.
Gao Fei galloped outside the Daxia Gate. When he saw Gai Xun guarding the gate, he hurriedly stopped the soldiers and horses behind him, spurred his horse forward, and shouted loudly: "Brother Gai, please open the city gate and let me in. The city
It’s already a mess outside.”
Gai Xun was hesitating whether to open the city gate when he saw a man running up panting and out of breath. When he saw that the man was sent by him to inquire about the news in the city, he hurriedly asked: "How is the situation in the city?"
?”
"Sir, the top ten wealthy businessmen have joined forces to defend against the enemy. They have defended the southeast and southwest with thousands of retainers. The remaining aristocratic families and wealthy families are still fighting in the area of the upper east gate. All the people there have fled to
The south of the city is relatively stable, but some people near the west gate wanted to go out, but were forced back by Master Lu. Everything is normal at the south gate, and Master Zhu is observing the melee outside the city."
After hearing this, Gai Xun thought: "There are very few soldiers in the city. It is difficult to defend the city alone. Moreover, there are serious armed fights in the city. This situation is already chaotic. If it is not stopped in time, it will be a disaster."
The south of the city where the top ten wealthy businessmen live is probably going to turn into a more serious fight..."
Seeing that Gai Xun was hesitating, Gao Fei said loudly: "Brother Gai, since there is a fighting at the city gate, it must be stopped. My subordinates can definitely quell the fighting in the city and can also help defend the city. Please open the city gate quickly and let
I'll go in."
After thinking for a long time, Gai Xun decided to open the city gate and immediately ordered: "Open the city gate and let General Gao enter the city!"
These soldiers had originally joined Gao Fei under Shi Sunyou's persuasion. It was only because Gao Fei had given him an order not to be rude to the court officials that they kept obeying these people's orders. Otherwise, the city gate would have been opened long ago.
As soon as they heard the city gate being opened, they left and opened the city gate without saying a word.
Gao Fei led his troops into the city, and five thousand cavalry filed in. After entering the city in a mighty manner, Gao Fei had no time to say hello to Gai Xun, so he led his troops to quell the fighting in the city. After all, he was the one who started it, but
He had made a good calculation at that time. If Zhu Jun did not show up, Yuan Shao and others would completely
If he died in the palace, he would have no chance to get out. Perhaps, he could also take the opportunity to annex the soldiers and horses of these princes and expand his power to the capital area in one fell swoop, thus avoiding such a big melee. However, because of Zhu Jun's unintentional mistake
, but it ruined his plan and triggered this big melee.
He could no longer tell who was right and who was wrong. The top priority was to quickly quell the fighting in the city. As for the melee outside the city, he did not have that ability for the time being.
"Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Wenpin, and Chen Dao, each of you will lead a thousand people to search in the north city. Anyone who encounters a fight with a weapon will drive them all to the square in the middle of Luoyang City. If there is any disobedience,
Yes, you can kill the chicken to scare the monkeys." Gao Fei immediately ordered.
"No!" the four people answered together and started to leave.
"Wait!" Gao Fei suddenly remembered that Taishi Ci liked to kill prisoners, and said hurriedly, "Old General Huang, please tell Taishi Ci to follow me!"
Taishi Ci said in confusion: "My lord, why is this?"
Gao Fei said: "You have a bad habit of killing prisoners, and I don't trust you. Follow me to the south of the city to Shisun Rui."
Taishi Ci got off his horse, knelt down on his knees, and shouted loudly: "My lord, Ziyi has changed and will no longer kill prisoners casually. Moreover...and these people are not soldiers at all, so I have no reason to kill them."
.I promise not to kill anyone randomly, so please trust me this time, lord!"
Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, and Wenpin had just arrived. They had no friendship with Taishi Ci, didn't know the inside story, and couldn't interrupt casually. Seeing this, Zhao Yun hurriedly advised: "My lord, please believe in Ziyi for once!"
Gao Fei thought for a while and then said: "Okay, if you kill just one more person today, I will chop off your head."
Taishi Ci clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, my lord, Ziyi will not kill anyone casually again."
Gao Fei turned his head and said to Huang Zhong: "Old General, come with me, let's go to Shisun Mansion."
Huang Zhong nodded, and then followed Gao Fei and led a thousand people directly along the city's main road toward the south of the city, while Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Chen Dao, and Wenpin each led a thousand people to disperse.
Wherever Gao Fei passed, all the doors and windows were closed, and there were a lot of blood stains on the streets. Later, as he went further, he could see a lot of corpses scattered around, most of them beaten to death with sticks. Although everyone in Luoyang City
They are all private soldiers, but for the sake of public security in Luoyang, private soldiers are never allowed to carry weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Sticks, and if you want to hold a sword, you must apply to the relevant departments for review, which is like a gun license. Luoyang is in Gyeonggi Province, and the people in the city have stricter control. If everyone can hold a sword, then what happens?
If you rebel, that's fine. Therefore, except for the army and officials, people are generally not allowed to hold weapons.
Not long after, Gao Fei came to the south of the city and saw that the people were flocking to Shisun Mansion for refuge, which made him look at Shisun Rui differently.
The servants of the Shisun family all knew Gao Fei. Gao Fei came with his troops and horses without stopping them, he just let them in, and then held a stick to guard the intersection.
As soon as he arrived at Shisun Mansion, Shisun Rui hurriedly came out to greet you, cupped his hands and said, "General Gao, you are here. I am dying of anxiety waiting for you."