Hearing this, the princes in the palace suppressed Cao Cao's funny smile, looked at Cao Cao with a hint of awe, and said in a few words that he was very sad to change. How can such a skill be compared to ordinary people, "Cao Cao will definitely not be in the pool one day."
"This is the thought of many princes.
However, this also confirmed that the princes would not pursue the Xiliang army. If Cao Cao could think of this, how could Jia Rong, who was better than a thief, not think of this.
Seeing that the princes in the palace were talking about each other, but no one dared to speak out in response, Cao Cao sighed and left the palace, said goodbye to Yuan Shao, and returned with his troops.
Yuan Shao wanted to stop Cao Cao, but was persuaded by Yuan Pang. Anyone who was defeated would not be in a good mood. If he tried to persuade Cao Cao at this time, I am afraid that Cao Cao's anger would be vented on Yuan Shao. After all, Yuan Shao was an allied force.
The nominal leader.
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. I pity these people."
It's ridiculous to be deceitful in the palace."
Cao Ren said: "My lord, why should you let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige? 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 thought of his original assassination of Dong Zhuo, but somehow Jia Rong found out about it and let him go, so he must have been offended.
With Dong Zhuo, even if he could defeat the Xiliang army this time, I am afraid Cao Cao would let Jia Rong go. The failure was expected, and victory would be regarded as repaying a favor to Jia Rong.
Cao Cao suddenly discovered that Jia Rong, who had made treacherous remarks in Cai Mansion, was gradually moving away. The theory of disobedience in the mouth of Confucian scholars was not the philosophy that Jia Rong had always pursued, the management of Jincheng, and the open-mindedness towards foreigners, which yiyang
It can make the world look at you.
"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 understand why he had to retreat after the coalition's victory.
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 Kwantung princes will not be allowed to realize their ambitions until there is no 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 became Chang'an instead of Luoyang, and what the princes occupied was just an old city abandoned by the royal family.
The people of Chang'an didn't say much about the Xiliang army who moved in. In troubled times, the people have long been accustomed to this. As long as they can see the sun tomorrow and not be hungry, it 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 his 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.
With such a bad start, I am afraid that the coalition forces will be in chaos in a short period of time. The phrase "collapse without a fight" suddenly 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. The entire court belongs to me, 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 at the position where the general went to court and looked at all the princes and asked.
"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. Their eyes were full of dissatisfaction and vigilance. In broad daylight, Liu Dai dared to do this. What else could he not dare to do behind the scenes?
Yes, I looked back at the two or three lonely military generals behind me, and I suddenly felt my hair standing on end.
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 were just Liu Dai's excuses. Anyway, Qiao Mao would not stand up to argue.
Yuan Shao looked at Liu Dai with a gloomy look, and never ordered a punishment. According to the previous agreement, if he attacked his allies without permission, he would suffer the most severe punishment. However, Yuan Shao did not dare to order. Liu Dai was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and had great reputation among the princes.
With 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 allowed his subordinates to plunder.
Common people and merchants in the city.
After a bad start, a few princes began to ask Yuan Shao to resign and leave. There was no emperor or hundreds of officials in Luoyang City, which was no different from an empty city. Yuan Shao had rewarded various princes, but after all, it was not the emperor who personally issued an edict to appoint him, so he lacked
authoritative.
"Alliance leader, there has been news of a rebel rebellion in Changsha recently. 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. This kind of thing is 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 of 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. At this time,
, Sun Jian would not admit it regardless of whether the imperial seal was on his body or not.
The discord 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 Yuxi issue 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 salvaged the jade seal from the well in the palace. There must be many soldiers around you."
Sun Jian's face 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, with a low official position. After the princes dispersed, he didn't even have a place to go. Bohai was just a small county, how could he support 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, and the shadows of the spears intertwined during the fight, 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 neighboring counties, why should we believe a letter from Yuan Shu's son? If you let me go today, I will be rewarded well in the future."
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 is
