Due to the strength of the Xiliang army, the Kwantung princes kept silent about the attack on the city, but they used small tricks one after another. During this period, several rebellions occurred in Luoyang City because of this. Because the scale was too small, they were quickly heard and dismissed.
The Xiliang army that came was destroyed.
Yuan Pang's letter of arrow persuasion to surrender still had a certain influence. There were many ambitious people in Luoyang City. They also wanted to bring the princes into the pass and achieve great fame. Heroes did not care about their origins.
"Wen You, our army intends to withdraw from Luoyang." Jia Rong planned a complete showdown with Li Ru.
Li Ru is definitely not a person who is willing to retire to the mountains and forests, but he cannot become a qualified lord because of his personality.
It seemed that he had expected what Jia Rong would say. Li Ru nodded and said: "Luoyang is a place of right and wrong. You cannot stay here for a long time. Does the general want to return to Liangzhou?" Li Ru was surprised by Jia Rong's decisiveness in making the decision.
Yang Nai is a prosperous place, just like Xianyang in the Qin Empire. It has a supreme status and it is not something ordinary people can do to give up easily.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Wenyou, there is something you don't know whether to say or not?"
"But it doesn't matter!" Recently, Li Ru has been busy rectifying military affairs and investigating Dong Zhuo's assassination. However, based on all the intelligence, there is no clue at all. This assassination has been planned for a long time and the methods are skillful.
After a successful assassination, the traces left behind make it difficult to capture useful information.
"I want Wen You to come to the Xiliang Army to help me!" Jia Rong said, staring at Li Ru with burning eyes.
Li Ru did not refuse directly. He looked at Jia Rong carefully, as if he wanted to find something in Jia Rong's eyes.
"Dong Gong has been kind to me as a confidant. If a scholar dies for a confidant, there is no need for Zhiyuan..."
"Trees are moved to death, people are moved to life. Why should Wenyou be so stubborn? With Wenyou's talent, he will definitely have a place in the Xiliang Army. As expected, the world will be in chaos. With the military strength of the Xiliang Army,
With Wen You's strategy, it will be just around the corner to conquer the world. By then, the Xiliang army will become the king, and Wen You's name will go down in history." Jia Rong interrupted Li Ru's words and said.
Li Ru's eyes were fixed on Jia Rong, seemingly attracted by his words. It is undeniable that Jia Rong's words are indeed very attractive. Sweeping the world and becoming famous in history are things that countless heroes dream of.
The Xiliang army can easily do this. Li Ru has full confidence in his own strategy. As long as he is a wise leader, he can have his own position in the army.
"Zhiyuan, why are you doing this?" Dong Zhuo still has a great influence on Li Ru's heart.
"A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a loyal minister chooses his master to serve. It is not only the king who chooses his ministers, but also the ministers who choose the king. Don't refuse it in a hurry, consider it carefully."
"The king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose the king?" Li Ru whispered softly, his eyes became more and more profound. All he knew was that "a scholar will die for his confidant." How can a minister choose a king? But when he thought about it carefully, this is what happened.
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"Zhiyuan, please rest assured that our army will fully cooperate with us in the evacuation of Luoyang."
Looking at Li Ru's leaving figure, Jia Rong's lips showed an imperceptible smile. What he just said must have set off a storm in Li Ru's heart. Jia Rong did not need to tell Jia Rong about the preferential treatment of the soldiers and generals of the Xiliang Army. As Dong Junzhong
If the second-in-command doesn’t even understand these things, can he still be called a talent?
Three days later, under the force of the Xiliang army, hundreds of officials evacuated Luoyang. The supplies of food and grass stretched for dozens of miles. The treasures in the palace were swept away by the Xiliang army. Leaving these things to the Kwantung princes would only increase their strength. The imperial mausoleum
The contents inside had already been searched by Jia Xu secretly.
What surprised Jia Rong was that the jade seal in the palace was missing. No matter how he searched for it, there was no trace. Jia Rong smiled bitterly to himself. Under his influence, many things have not changed, but Jia Rong is not that big about a jade seal.
Care a lot.
The jade seal was the real destiny in ancient times, symbolizing the emperor. Otherwise, Yuan Shu would not have been in a hurry to proclaim himself emperor after getting the jade seal. The jade seal represents the emperor's destiny.
The Xiliang army searched the palace but could not find the jade seal, so Jia Rong had to give up.
Having just evacuated Luoyang, the coalition forces who had been waiting outside the city for a long time moved into Luoyang with the help of aristocratic families in the city.
Standing in the majestic palace, Yuan Shaohao was filled with anger. This feeling was probably only experienced by Xiang Yu back then. However, the situation in the palace was not optimistic. It was in a mess. Most of the palace maids and eunuchs were driven away by Jia Rong. The Allies had to pay a lot of hard work.
Bitter, what you get is nothing more than an empty palace and a city full of poor people.
"Luoyang has suffered a lot from the Xiliang army and Dong Zhuo. Our army should send out orders to calm the people, chase down the Xiliang army, and welcome the emperor back to Luoyang." Cao Cao said to the crowd.
Before leaving, Jia Rong just plundered the treasures in the palace. These buildings still exist, and the palace ladies took away a few. Consumables like palace ladies should be taken away as much as possible. After going to Chang'an, Jia Rong also returned
Thinking of laying off another batch of eunuchs and concubines in the palace, Jia Rong led the Han emperor to move the capital to Chang'an. How many princes in the Central Plains would buy into it? The consumption of the palace is actually taxes from various places.
"Mengde, an edict will be issued later on the matter of reassuring the people, but for the pursuit of the Xiliang army, I wonder which general is willing to go?" Yuan Shao suddenly felt that it was a wise thing for Jia Rong to take away the officials and the emperor.
, In this way, there is no need to be timid about many things. Not only Dong Zhuo hates those great scholars, but Yuan Shao is also uncomfortable with it, but such a court seems a bit weird to Yuan Shao, like a child playing house, and no one will admit it
your legal status.
The princes in the palace were talking a lot, but no one dared to step forward. The Xiliang army was not a soft persimmon. A single attack by thousands of cavalry was enough to defeat the pursuing coalition forces.
For a long time, no one dared to come forward to answer. Cao Cao said angrily: "You are devouring the emperor's salary and not knowing how to share the emperor's worries. The emperor is in exile. How can I just hide in Luoyang and covet my own comfort? If you don't go, I will take my people there myself. Huh?"
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After saying this, Cao Cao waved his sleeves and walked away, leaving the princes looking at each other. Cao Cao's words were not unreasonable. It is said that the emperor was in exile, and the most important thing for King Qin's army was to recover the emperor and make the world stable, but no one from the princes dared to answer.
, On the one hand, it is due to the strong combat effectiveness of the Xiliang army, and on the other hand, it is the selfishness of the princes. Luoyang was captured, but who will give the princes the positions they want? After months of fighting, the princes
We are already exhausted.
"Alas, Meng De is still like this. Governor Yuan, please take people there to help Meng De." Yuan Shao still had certain feelings for Cao Cao since he grew up together with Cao Cao.
"Now that Luoyang is in the hands of the coalition forces, we should issue an edict to the world to attack the Xiliang army and bring back the emperor." Yuan Shao said loudly.
None of the princes in the palace were smooth-talking people, so they naturally understood what Yuan Shao meant. Although Yuan Shao's words were righteous, how much real emotion could there be in them?
"The leader of the alliance has done a great job, and we are willing to be sent by the leader of the alliance." Bao Xin leaned down and worshiped.
The princes in the palace sneered secretly, Luoyang has been captured, what is the point of not having an alliance leader? Without the emperor, the world will inevitably be in chaos. The princes in the palace will inevitably fight with swords and guns. How can there be an alliance leader? They just had common interests at the beginning.
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Seeing that only Bao Xin agreed, Yuan Shao looked a little ugly.
The palace was in a mess under the raids of the Xiliang army. Sun Jian volunteered to clean the palace. All the princes did not doubt his presence and divided their troops to guard Luoyang. Many of them were lax in their restraints and the soldiers under his command bullied the people in the city at will.
As early as when Dong Zhuo was in charge, the big families and wealthy businessmen in Luoyang City were basically looted, and all these supplies were taken away by the Xiliang army. Even the imperial tombs were swept away. It can be said that apart from the poor people, only the poor people were left in Luoyang City.
The magnificent palace below.
Let us also say that when the Xiliang army marched west to Xingyang, the defenders had already come out of the city to greet them.
Li Ru said: "Our army is retreating in a hurry, and the princes will surely be chasing us. It is better to ambush soldiers and horses at the mountain dock outside the city and kill the pursuers by surprise, so that the princes will not look down on our army and talk lightly about the war."
Jia Rong nodded and said, "Wen You's words touch my heart. What do Wen He think?"
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "In my opinion, the ambush should be laid after the ambush. There are many strategists in the coalition army."
Li Ruhe and other people immediately understood the meaning of Jia Xu's words, and the look he looked at Jia Xu also contained a hint of awe. Why had he not found such a person in the Xiliang army before? For some reason, he felt a sense of oppression in his heart. If
To join the Xiliang Army, the person in front of you must be a strong competitor. I can't help but feel relieved when I think of this person serving as the left military advisor in the Xiliang Army.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Wen You and Wen He's words make sense."
"Fengxian Zilong, you two each lead two thousand cavalry to ambush. If you encounter the princes pursuing troops, Fengxian will kill them first. If the coalition forces are defeated, Fengxian will withdraw his troops and return, and Zilong will still ambush."
"No!" The two clasped their fists and left, gathering their troops and horses to prepare for an ambush.
Zhao Yun is thoughtful and always ponders Jia Rong's orders, while Lu Bu is an out-and-out war figure, and as long as there is a battle to fight, his blood will boil.
Jia Rong felt bright at the news that Cao Cao would pursue him. Not only that, he also knew that only one pursuer was coming. Of course, it was best not to mention this kind of thing, otherwise it would look too evil.
Cao Cao left Luoyang angrily and led more than 10,000 troops to pursue the Xiliang army.
The Xiliang Army carried a lot of food, grass and baggage, so the marching speed was naturally extremely slow. Fortunately, the Xiliang Army placed troops and horses in the counties along the way, so they encountered no obstacles along the way.
After Cao Cao led more than 10,000 troops to take over Xingyang, he immediately led his soldiers out of the city to pursue him. When they arrived at the mountain dock where Lu Bu was ambushing him, a horn sounded and Lu Bu led two thousand cavalry to charge out.
Protecting Cao Cao with all his life, I'm afraid Jia Rong will meet Cao Cao again.
After being defeated by the Xiliang army, Cao Cao gathered the remaining troops and headed towards Luoyang.
When Yuan Shao learned that Cao Cao's pursuit of the Xiliang army was defeated, he personally went out of the city to greet him and expressed his comfort.
In Luoyang Palace, Cao Cao looked at the expressions of the various princes and sneered: "It is not a pity that our army was defeated. It is a pity that the army missed a good opportunity. If after our army was defeated, there was another army to pursue us, we would definitely have won."
