The loyal but worried little maid went to convey the order.
Diao Chan silently closed the door and window, and washed her makeup and clothes alone in the darkness, took off her women's clothes, put on soft armor, and changed into a battle robe.
I took a look in the bronze mirror.
In the mirror, I could clearly see a wisp of moonlight merging with the heaven and earth around me, and the forbidden barrier reappeared, with the faint possibility of a breakthrough.
"My lord said... The essence of moonlight is sunshine... I am not limited to the darkness underground, can I bathe in the sunshine? Who can give me such sunshine..."
She stood up thoughtfully. At this time, a moon rose in the shadow of the trees, looking peaceful. Who would have thought that such a night would be dangerous.
Diao Chan came to the front and found that Jiang Chen was giving orders and groups of soldiers were preparing, so she handed the document to this person. When the person took a look at it, he burst out laughing: "My lord, you must be prepared for a rainy day.
With this group of non-commissioned officers, it will not be a problem to organize an army of 100,000 people."
A gust of wind came over and chilled her body. Diao Chan shivered all over and was about to speak. Three hundred Xiliang troops came over and stepped into the archery array of the Shesheng Camp. Two or three school officers shouted: "Someone reported that you are hiding rebels in the village."
Thief, open the door quickly and let us go in to search. If you find out who you are, we will pay you one hundred thousand dollars..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Chen ordered: "Fight quickly and don't alarm most of the troops."
"Yes" Since battles often occur, as long as the time is not very long and the scale is not large, they will not receive special attention. A captain stepped out and ordered: "Shoot"
The next moment, black arrows obscured the vision...
The Shesheng Battalion had already taken aim, and when they fired, the three hundred people suddenly screamed in agony, and half of them fell on the spot. After the arrows rained, a cavalry rushed out and muffled, slashing at the rest.
I saw a Xiliang soldier being cut off from the shoulder and mid-chest by a cavalryman, and was almost cut into half.
Jiang Chen slowly walked out, under the torch, with a calm expression, stretched out his body, and coldly ordered: "Kill everyone here, and no one is allowed to go out."
Immediately, the infantry surrounded them again, finishing their wounds on the wounded soldiers. There was a scream, which was horrifying. Jiang Chen glanced at Diao Chan and smiled: "Send someone to contact the bones on this list. We have to raise the flag within one day."
"yes"
The morning glow is gorgeous, and people who often wake up in the morning look at it under the eaves. They can't help but think of the folk proverb that if Qianxia doesn't go out, it will be followed by wind and rain.
Some scholars looked at each other and sighed: "Since there is wind and rain, will the southeast wind also come?"
Xuchang is three hundred miles southwest of Luoyang, so it was clear who this refers to. At this time, the Qiang soldiers patrolling the streets couldn't understand it even if they knew some Chinese.
The simple metaphor is full of people's expectations for the savior, but the rapid deterioration of the situation has surprised everyone...
Luoyang · a store
This shop has a small facade, with three rooms facing the street, and a large backyard. Due to the threat of the Dong thieves and the rain, there were almost no pedestrians on the street. It was just after noon, and many shops were closed.
The boss and three or four guys were busy cleaning the room.
"Have you heard?" A waiter swept the floor and said, "I heard that another group of neighbors moved to Chang'an, and many of them died on the way."
When the boss heard this, he glared angrily: "Don't talk nonsense. What will you do if someone hears you? Are you not afraid of beheading?"
The several clerks, all sons and nephews, listened without saying a word. After a while, the boss took a deep breath and said, "Let's get on with it - be smart and wait until the time comes."
At this time, the side door creaked, and a thirty-year-old man came out. When the boss saw him coming, he stood up with a smile: "It's you, come on, come on... have something to eat..."
"No need, I have business to do." The man came up and whispered a few words to the boss.
Several store clerks couldn't help but look at each other, and saw that the boss's face was serious and his smile was gone. After a while, the man turned around and walked away.
The boss seemed to be thinking about something very important and stood still until a waiter cautiously came up and said, "Uncle, what's wrong?"
As soon as he said "Close the door", the boss woke up, looked at his stunned nephew, and said through his teeth: "Xin'er, this is none of your business, go back quickly."
Then he ordered: "Third brother, take your mother and sister and hide in the cellar you dug. There will be water and food down there, and you can live there for half a month."
After driving the two of them there, the boss took his two sons and kept silent. When he got to the back, he pulled open a wooden board. Inside was a long knife that shone with cold light, but it was very rough. As soon as he saw it, he knew it was made by himself.
Picking up a handful, the boss said in a low voice: "Boss, second brother, it's time for us to fight hard."
"Dad, I know that Commander Liu saved our family back then, and now it's time for us to repay the favor." The eldest son said in the same low voice.
"Okay" the boss said, stopped talking, and the three of them got armed.
This scene spread in many places in Luoyang.
Taishi Mansion·Midnight
The light of the interrogation method flashed in the Taishi Mansion
At this time, Dong Zhuo had just fallen asleep when he was woken up. After getting out of bed, he seemed to feel something, and stared at Li Ru with bloodshot eyes: "What's the matter?"
"Taishi Hulao Pass was broken in the early morning, and news came from Fenghuo and Taiping Road..."
"This morning...this morning" Dong Zhuo's face suddenly turned red, his eyes straightened and he looked at Li Ru motionlessly, looking very sinister...
Li Rudu shuddered secretly.
It was supposed to be defended for ten days, but it was broken early in the morning after only six days, and it was only defended for five days after the full attack. This indeed had reason to make Dong Zhuo angry.
A gust of wind blew, and the wet rain and fog came in. Dong Zhuo trembled and shivered. The heavy pressure had accumulated over the past few days regarding the complicated military and political matters of moving the capital, which made him extremely angry at once: "Where is Hu Zhen?"
"After breaking the city, I would rather die than retreat...and be killed by Liu Bei." Li Ru lowered his eyes and said.
"Dead again?" Dong Zhuo's face twitched. How many of his favorite generals were killed by the big-eared thief?
With nowhere to vent his anger, Dong Zhuo wandered around the room like a trapped animal. With a sudden "clang" sound, he drew out his sword and stabbed a girl.
"Ah" the girl was hit by the sword and fell to the ground, blood spurting out.
After killing a maid, Dong Zhuo calmed down and finally calmed down.
Li Ru winked and signaled to the people guarding the door to come in, and waited for the trembling servants to carry the body of the maid down. Only then did he hear Dong Zhuo calmly ask: "How was it broken?"
"We built a long embankment to be level with the city wall, left a dry ditch in the middle and used magic to build a dam to fill the water, built a pontoon bridge and used cavalry to charge up the city wall..."
Dong Zhuo swayed for a moment, then stared at Li Ru for a moment: "What else can you do?"
The atmosphere in the small room was depressing. Li Ru felt the terror, murderous intent, and fear mixed mood of the man in front of him. He also fell silent. After a while, he spoke: "Grand Master, the enemy army may rest for a day or two, but it will soon be over."
About to pounce."
"Looking at this situation, I'm afraid someone might respond."
"Just kill them all. Although the people of Sanfu are brave, there is nothing to fear if they are unarmed." Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and his eyes were gray and black.
Li Ru was a little bitter: "It's not that easy. Does Grand Master still remember the Hebei refugee camps that Liu Bei set up? When fleeing from famine, there was no distinction between soldiers and civilians. They were originally mixed with soldiers from Jizhou's local counties and counties, and they were trained in rotation after working in the fields.
, all dispersed into the suburban counties of Luoyang to repair water conservancy and replenish the population lost in disaster years..."
"Damn it, I should have killed all these people long ago..."
Seeing that Dong Zhuo had lost his mind at this time, Li Ru had nothing to say.
The expansion of the army in the past two years has been financially unfavorable, and the Queen Mother had Liu Bei's foreign aid to support her, and Zhang Liao and Liu Biao as banners to call on the Northern Army to loyally guard the palace. It was not until this spring that she persuaded and bribed most of them, integrated the new Xiliang Army, and launched a military coup.
In just three months, as the military and political turmoil continued, 300,000 people were massacred? Or even more?
Li Ru thought for a moment and could only explain patiently: "My lord, be careful. Most of them are young and strong. Many of them choose to flee to Luoyang and have in-law connections. This order can directly force a total rebellion and sweep the county and cause three people."
The Great Rebellion gave the princes of Guandong the best opportunity, so they took advantage of this migration period to divide and disperse them, and slowly eliminated them by various means on the road."
"But Liu Bei broke through the barrier too quickly...Since the situation is so urgent, we can only resort to desperate measures."
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up: "A desperate plan?"
Li Ru lowered his head slightly, feeling even more bitter about this.
It's a pity that it's easy to get on the boat but hard to get off. My various plans are too deeply involved, and there is no way out due to the entanglement of fate.
"The previously agreed-upon plan to kill two birds with one stone is to move the capital to Luoyang to avoid the sharp edge of the coalition forces, and to leave a bone for the Kwantung princes to fight for... This general policy remains unchanged, but what has changed is that we will be more ruthless in Luoyang.
"
"The first thing is to send five thousand cavalrymen to arrest thousands of rich households in Luoyang. They will put flags on their heads and write a big letter against the ministers and traitors. They will kill them all outside the city. This will not only take their gold, food and grass as a
For military purposes, it can even deter the whole city with its bloody heads."
"The second thing is to use this power of deterrence to drive all the millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an, with one team of one hundred people and one team of soldiers to drag each other back."
"The third thing is to teach the sects to set fire before leaving. Burn down the houses of residents in two hundred miles, set fire to the ancestral temples and palaces, the north and south palaces, the flames are touching each other, and the Changle palace is all scorched earth. It cannot be left to outsiders."
"Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty. It is where the dragon spirit resides. It has the great righteousness to command the world. Otherwise, if we don't burn it all, as soon as Liu Bei takes over, he will immediately gain the advantage and we will have no chance."
"Only by burning Luoyang can Chang'an gain a bit of dragon power in the name of the old capital. And with that little emperor, we can still give it a try."
Having said this, Li Ru took a deep breath, his body trembled, his expression became stable, and he looked up with dark and cold eyes: "Besides, this is to ensure that what is left is a piece of bone and not fat. I dare say that the enemy will never expect this.
Okay, this is our last chance to reverse the situation."
"The only question is, can my lord dare to carry out this strategy of destroying both the jade and the stone?"
As these words fell, the light in the hall flickered, and a dark tide swept up. Li Ru's luck was almost wiped out, with only a trace of official aura supporting him.
Dong Zhuo also had palpitations in his heart, but in a flash he burst into laughter and responded in the empty hall.