Chapter Three, Four and Four: Swinging the Army to the Western Capital
() When the princes in the palace heard this, they restrained themselves and said, "Cao Chou thinks of this. How could Jia Rong, who is better than a thief, not think of this yidian?"
Seeing that the princes in the palace were talking about each other, but no one dared to speak up to challenge, Cao Cao sighed and left the palace. After bidding farewell to Yuan Shao, he led his troops back. ""Novel Chapter.
Yuan Shaoyu wanted to stop Cao Cao, but was persuaded by Yuan Pang on the side. Anyone who loses would not be in a good mood. If he tried to persuade him at this time, I am afraid that Cao Cao's anger would be vented on Yuan Shao's head. Bijing Yuan Shao
He is the nominal leader of the coalition.
After Cao Cao returned to the camp, he sighed: "The Xiliang army is really full of talents. One Dong Zhuo fell, and another Jia Rong stepped forward. As expected, the Xiliang army must be the biggest enemy of all the princes. What a pity for these people."
It's ridiculous that people are still in the palace and plotting against each other."
Cao Ren said: "My lord, why should I have someone else's ambition to destroy his majesty? I understand that Jia Rong is just a little warrior who won a few battles with good luck."
Cao Cao scolded: "Don't be rude. If you don't fight with Jia Rong, you will never understand how scary he is." Cao Cao defeated the Xiliang army. I'm afraid Cao Cao found out that Jia Rong made treacherous remarks at Cai Mansion.
Rong is gradually going away. The theory of disobedience in the mouth of Confucian scholars is not the philosophy that Jia Rong has always pursued. The management of Jincheng and his open mind towards foreigners can make the world look at him.
"Let all the generals prepare to retreat!" Cao Cao sighed after concentrating his thoughts.
Cao Ren clasped his fists and promised, although he didn't know that after the allied forces won a victory, he would have to retreat for Shimei.
Jia Rong led the Xiliang army to march west slowly until they reached the Hangu Pass. Xu Shu and a group of generals had already come to greet him.
After paying some condolences to Xu Shu and the generals guarding the pass, leaving Li Shun and three thousand infantrymen to guard Hangu Pass, Jia Rong and his party left for Chang'an.
Looking at the devastated Chang'an palace, Jia Rong couldn't help but lament that the fire of the White Eyebrow Army had destroyed the hard work of many generations of emperors.
The Xiliang Army will not make any big moves in a short period of time. The princes of Guandong will not be allowed to realize their ambitions until they are in civil strife. However, the three auxiliary lands including Chang'an will definitely be in their hands. The Han Emperor will also be in Chang'an.
This means that the capital of the Han Dynasty has become Chang'an instead of Luoyang, and the princes occupy only an old city abandoned by the royal family. Seeing the bright sun and not being hungry is the biggest dreamland for ordinary people.
"Report, leader, Master Liu and Master Qiao of Yanzhou are fighting." A soldier covered in blood appeared in front of Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was shocked and ordered a thousand troops to go to mediate. As the leader of the alliance, he naturally did not want his troops to get into trouble. Most of Ziji's prestige came from the powerful momentum of the alliance.
By the time Yuan Shao led his army to Qiao Mao's army, the battle was nearing its end. The ground was in a mess, black smoke was still rising in some places, many camps were set alight by fire, and groups of soldiers were carrying grain and grass.
"Leader, Lord Qiaoqiao has been killed."
Yuan Shao's face turned ashen. Liu Dai, the shepherd of Yanzhou, was an out-and-out member of the Han clan. He had great prestige in both the government and the public. He had about 30,000 troops under his command, while Qiao Mao only had a few thousand under his command.
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With such a bad start, I am afraid that the coalition forces will be in chaos in a short period of time, and the word "collapse without a fight" appeared in Yuan Shao's mind.
Seeing the groups of soldiers escorting grain and grass supplies to Liu Dai's army, Yuan Shao couldn't help but became furious: "Send orders to all the princes to go to the palace to discuss matters."
To put it bluntly, the palace is just one empty house after another. Choosing to discuss military affairs here can make Yuan Shao feel like he is floating. I only own the entire court, but Yuan Shao does not dare to touch the gold-inlaid throne at the top.
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"Liu Dai, the herdsman of Yanzhou, attacked the army of Governor Qiao for no reason, and now Qiao Mao is dead. I hope Master Liu can explain it to everyone present." Yuan Shao stood on the throne where the general went to court and looked at all the princes.
"Qiao Mao is dead?" After hearing the news, many princes whispered to each other and looked at the princes who had been at odds with each other in the past, with dissatisfied vigilance in their eyes. In broad daylight, Liu Dai dared to do this, and behind his back
There was something Shime didn't dare to do. He looked back at the two or three lonely military generals behind him, and his hair suddenly stood up.
Liu Dai glanced at the princes in the palace and snorted coldly: "Our army is short of food and we asked Qiao Mao's army to borrow food. Qiao Mao not only refused to borrow it but also made insulting remarks. Dai was so angry that he sent his army to kill Mao's army." In terms of identity,
He is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. No one among the princes in front of him dares to touch him, not even Yuan Shao.
"Borrowing food from Qiao Mao's army? Insulting?" These are just Liu Dai's excuses. Anyway, Qiao Mao will not stand up and argue.
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Yuan Shao looked at Liu Dai with gloomy eyes and never ordered punishment. According to the previous agreement, attacking allies without authorization would result in the harshest punishment. However, Yuan Shao did not dare to give orders. Liu Dai was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and among the princes.
It has a certain prestige. This order means that Yuan Shao and the members of the royal family are on the opposite side. Liu Dai's Han clan is not the only one in the world.
After returning to the military camp, the princes from all walks of life stepped up their guard one after another. Soldiers patrolling the army came and went. When the princes traveled, they were often guarded by hundreds or thousands of soldiers.
The tension in Luoyang arose because Liu Dai led his army to attack Qiao Mao. The various princes who usually looked down upon each other began to have some minor frictions. Since Yuan Shao was willing to be a deaf mute, many princes even indulged his subordinates.
Loot the common people and merchants in the city.
After a bad start, a few princes began to ask Yuan Shao to resign and leave. Luoyang City has only one emperor and one hundred officials, which is different from an empty city. Yuan Shao has rewarded various princes, but the emperor did not appoint him personally, so he lacks authority.
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"Alliance leader, there has been news of a rebel rebellion in Changsha in the past few days. I would like to lead my army back." Sun Jian lowered his stance.
Since the loss of troops outside Hulao Pass, Sun Jian's influence among the princes' armies has become even lower, and this Jiangdong tiger has gradually faded out of the princes' sight.
"I already know about this." Yuan Shao replied without thinking. Such things are not uncommon among the coalition forces.
"Sun Jian, you have evil intentions and secretly hide the imperial seal." Yuan Shu accused him in front of the princes.
One stone stirs up thousands of waves. The jade seal passed down to the country is of extremely great significance. Of course, the jade seal is usually in the hands of the emperor. It is said that the one who gets the jade seal can conquer the world and become the destined emperor. When the princes get the jade seal in the hands of Sun Jian,
The shock to the princes can be imagined.
"Yuan Gongluo don't talk nonsense. When the Xiliang army retreated, they looted everything inside and outside the palace. Naturally, the jade seal was taken away by the emperor. How could it be left in the palace?" Sun Jian argued with reason. Such a shihou
, Sun Jian would not admit it regardless of whether the imperial seal was on Ziji's body or not.
The feud between Yuan Shu and Sun Jian was no secret in the coalition. Many princes thought that Yuan Shu was taking the opportunity to suppress Sun Jian, and did not really take the matter of Yu Xi to heart.
Although Sun Jian lost troops and generals in the battle at Hulao, his background was still there, and there were still princes willing to make friends with him.
Yuan Shu snorted coldly: "You fished out the jade seal from the well in the palace, and there were many soldiers around you."
Sun Jian's expression changed slightly, and he argued: "In front of all the generals, Sun Jian swears that if I really hide the jade seal secretly, I will be shot through the heart by random arrows and die."
The ancients reaffirmed their oaths, and Sun Jian's words were extremely solemn. Except for Yuan Shu, all the princes thought that Yuan Shu was deliberately making things difficult for Sun Jian and tried to dissuade him one after another.
Yuan Shu pointed at Sun Jian's nose and cursed the rebellious minister.
Sun Jian snorted coldly, left the palace, ordered his troops and horses, and headed for Changsha overnight.
After leaving Luoyang, Sun Jian secretly said that he was lucky.
After Sun Jian, Liu Dai and others left, Luoyang became quiet from the initial bustle. Yuan Shao, the nominal leader of the alliance, realized that it was meaningless to stay in Luoyang, so he led his soldiers to leave Luoyang and go to Hanoi County. In real terms, Yuan Shao
This alliance leader is the most pitiable. When he raised the army, he was just the governor of Bohai. His official position was low. After the princes were separated, he could not even go anywhere to feed an army of tens of thousands.
Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, was a member of the Han Dynasty. When the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, Liu Biao was busy rectifying Jingzhou, so he did not participate. After receiving the letter from Yuan Shu, he immediately ordered Kuai Yue and Cai Mao to lead 10,000 troops to intercept Sun Jian.
, The jade seal is related to the fate of the Han Dynasty and should not be underestimated.
Sun Jian patted his horse and walked out of the battle formation. He pointed his riding whip at Kuai Yue and asked, "Why did Kuai Yidu lead his troops and horses to block our army's path?"
Kuai Yue sneered and said: "As a Han official, you actually hid the jade seal secretly. This is a heinous crime. You should hand over the jade seal and let me have a way out." Sun Jian was quite famous in Jingzhou, and Kuai Yue didn't want to be fooled because of a false promise.
The news completely offended the tiger.
Sun Jian said angrily: "Shuzi, don't talk nonsense."
A general jumped out from Sun Jian's army, clapped his horse and charged out, wielding a spear and dancing like a tiger, it was Huang Gai.
Cai Mao rode his horse and came with a spear. Both of them used long spears. When they fought, the shadows of their spears intertwined, which was dizzying.
Huang Gai saw the right moment and stabbed Cai Mao in the arm. The spear in Cai Mao's hand fell to the ground, and he rushed back to the formation. Huang Gai did not pursue, but reined in his horse and stood on the spot.
No matter how brave Sun Jian was, he only owned one county, while Liu Biao was the shepherd of Jingzhou, with a hundred thousand men in armor, thousands of miles of fertile land under his control, and a strong army and strong people.
Sun Jian took advantage of the situation and led his troops to fight for a while, opened a gap in Kuai Yue's army, and led his troops away.
Only the loud beating of drums was heard behind the valley. It turned out that Liu Biao had arrived with his army, and he and Kuai Yue formed a siege and surrounded Sun Jian in the middle.
Sun Jian pointed his knife at Liu Biao and said, "You and I are from neighboring counties. Why should you believe a letter from Yuan Shu's son? If you let me go today, he will definitely repay you handsomely."
Liu Biao angrily said: "The jade seal is related to the fate of the great man. If you hand over the jade seal, I will definitely spare your life. If not, don't blame our army for being ruthless." When it comes to the jade seal, Liu Biao does not dare to slack off at all. For such a big matter,
It’s better to kill someone wrong than to let it go.
