There was a shocking thunder that shook the earth, and the entire city and the entire majestic palace were submerged in the rain curtain like linen curtains.
The clouds and waves were heavy and dark, and thunder struck one after another, illuminating the whole sky and earth white. After the lightning, it was dark again and no one could be seen.
Jiang Chen stood in the rain, looked up at the city, and sighed: "It's incredible that we can actually reach the outside of Luoyang without thinking about us."
Liu Biao was moved at this time, looked at the majestic big city, and said: "Since the Dong thief is so weak, we have 30,000 soldiers at this time, why not station on the spot, wait for Liu Shijun's army to gather, take this city in one fell swoop, and restore
My country, the Han Dynasty?"
Liu Biao spoke very passionately, with his eyebrows knitted together and his eyes piercingly looking at Jiang Chen. Although Jiang Chen listened very attentively, he did not speak. It was not until Liu Biao finished speaking that he said to Liu Biao: "Master Liu, although we
With the people's support, the rebels gathered together, thirty thousand soldiers were gathered in one day, and the people were countless."
"But we know very well that now we are no more powerful than foreign powers. Our 1,000 people have expanded to 30,000, and it is difficult to barely maintain command. At this time, as long as Dong Thief sends another 1,000 riders, our 30,000 people will collapse immediately."
"What the general said is that there is a heavy thunderstorm now, and because of this, the strong man's Qi, the dragon's Qi is in conflict, and the Qi-gazing skills are mixed together, so we can survive." Diao Chan said on the side: "We entered Luo, just to bully
Thief Dong didn't know for a moment that he was just a frightened bird, just to buy time for the people to leave, but now it is time to move immediately."
"But Cicada still wants to go to Beijing and contact the hidden line, so I won't follow him."
After hearing this, Liu Biao looked at the misty rain and fog for a long time before sighing helplessly and saying: "It's a pity that I just have to rely on you two."
"Remove it," Jiang Chen said lightly as he saw the ink-stained night.
Luoyang City Tower
The group of people watched the heavy rain pouring outside.
"Have you investigated the situation outside clearly?" Dong Zhuo asked gloomily, looking at the continuous rain.
"Grand Master, we have investigated. It seems that someone is raising a flag, and below are all the rebels. The number is about 30,000 to 50,000." Li Ru said, and elaborated on the situation.
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo stood up, walked around for a few steps, and asked again: "Are you sure?"
"Although I am sure, I am not sure. If it is a rebel army, sending three thousand cavalry can break it. I am afraid it is a trap and it will be a big mistake..." Li Ru did not dare to guarantee at this time and said.
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo frowned, looked outside, and asked the Taoist: "Do you think there is an army or a mob below?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a loud thunder, which shook the earth. Several people were frightened in their hearts. It fell silent for a while, with only the sound of rain and thunder. The Taoist hesitated and said: "Now we are angry."
The luck is mixed up and it’s a thunderstorm, so it’s really hard to tell the difference.”
Just as Dong Zhuo was about to speak, there was a sound in the distance, and a guard ran over. His face was ashen, and he knelt on the city wall and said: "Grand Master... Lei..."
Dong Zhuo's face was green and white, and he said gloomily: "What happened? Is the sky falling?"
"The Grand Master's Mansion... was struck by lightning and burned down."
After hearing this, everyone stood up in shock. When they followed Dong Zhuo and looked around quickly, they saw the roar of people in the Grand Master's Mansion not far away, and the faint sound of intermittent shouting could be heard.
Everyone felt cold, this was an ominous sign
"No need to say it." Dong Zhuo slowly turned around: "It's unpredictable at night. Tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the army to see what kind of sacred place is under this city."
"Yes" Everyone had no idea at the moment and just responded.
Li Ru also responded, but inexplicably, he felt empty and lost. He wanted to say something, looked at the dark night in the distance, and swallowed his words.
The next day, the midsummer wind will cease, and the coming storm will be dull.
The sun was high in the sky, and Luoyang was gradually crowded with immigrants from the two imperial streets in the inner city to the South and North Lanes, and then to the big and small markets on the east and west sides of Guocheng. Faced with the bright swords and guns, everyone obeyed.
Silence, heavy steps full of depression.
Everything calmed down, only the fire burned unwillingly in everyone's hearts.
"This smell..." Gao Shun led 500 soldiers to guard the Kaiyang Gate in the southeast of the city. When he saw tens of thousands of cavalry below forcing hundreds of thousands of people to leave the city, he was silent for a while.
Looking around from the city, the suburbs are already completely dark.
The people who left the city early merged into the people in the suburban counties, forming a huge flow of people migrating westward, moving like ants in the wilderness.
The hot sun shines on the suburban counties of 200 miles away. There are so many people heading to Chang'an that the official system can no longer accommodate them. There is only one group of common people and one group of Xiliang troops.
In fact, they are dragging each other to fill the wilderness. There are conflicts and fights between soldiers everywhere, and chaos is beginning to appear... In the eyes of those with a discerning eye, this is the final madness.
"What a sin..." General Youbiao whispered and couldn't bear to watch anymore, but he could have expected the fate of most of these people who migrated in a hurry.
"This is considered restrained, but it will be more serious once night falls. The sergeants collude to do evil, causing conflicts to accumulate until they are unbearable, and finally turn into a catastrophe. What is the difference between this and the roar of the camp?"
"It may not be that many people are killed directly. I am afraid that they will die in the gully or be trampled in the chaos... Even if you have martial arts skills, it is still dangerous in a crowd of people rushing around randomly."
"It's so urgent. I heard it happened yesterday."
"Yesterday, someone held Liu Da'er's flag and gathered tens of thousands of people overnight, marching around Luoyang. Some people were frightened and thought Liu Da'er was coming. When I checked in the morning, I found out that the crowd was just a temporary gathering and had already taken advantage of the night.
Go a hundred miles away."
"This caused chaos in the deployment. General Xu led his people there, but the Grand Master was furious and killed several generals and commanders and ordered them to be relocated immediately."
"Must have run far away..."
All kinds of chaos turned Luoyang into a hell. As there were few troops in the Xiliang army that always maintained military discipline, some soldiers couldn't help but look back at the commander.
Gao Shun clenched the sword in his hand and remained silent in the face of these looks. He just scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Be careful about military discipline."
After saying that, he remained silent and felt uncomfortable in his heart: "What have I been doing in the past few years? Xu Huang led his troops out, and I'm afraid I'm not sure whether he will come back..."
In the distance, groups of pressing cavalry were seen gradually spreading to the southern suburbs of the city... Soon another group of cavalry broke out and ran back to the city gate, shouting that they had discovered the enemy.
"Go to the Grand Master's Mansion and report it." The city gate official responded casually. Luoyang was in such chaos that the military affairs were all managed by the superiors. It was their turn to care.
Southern Suburb·Zhuangzi
Xu Huang looked up and saw an empty village. Even the servants, women and farmers had been dismissed, and not even a shadow was seen.
The scouts who searched were a little nervous when they reported, looking for good news and said: "The grain stored in the granary has not been taken away.
"burn one's boats"
Xu Huang uttered this word, and couldn't help but admire him: "The enemy is lightly armed and very decisive. Now Luoyang City is a crater. It's okay for the army to suppress it. Once the Grand Master personally marches eastward, the rear may be completely destroyed...
…”
The generals were frightened when they heard this, and instinctively did not believe it. However, they looked at the chaotic migrating team around them, covering the wilderness like ants, and looked at the endless flames and smoke in the east. They were all silent.
"The capital is in such chaos that it's hard to defend..." Many people expressed resentment, but they forgot that these chaos were caused by themselves, and the backlash was only seen when foreign enemies came.
Xu Huang stopped talking and glanced around. He hurriedly led the troops out. Only then did he have time to observe these subordinates. Xu Huang narrowed his eyes and considered...
Which of these people are trustworthy?
Which ones are worth fighting for, and which ones are outright willing to follow Dong Zhuo?
At this time, several princes secretly contacted me. Although they did not agree immediately, it was because they knew that there was little value in betraying them immediately. How could it be more valuable than defecting in front of the battle?
At present, we have finally brought out 10,000 troops. The strength of the troops is more or less. No matter if you join Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Sun Jian, you can at least become a general or a prefect. It is better than continuing to stay on the sinking ship of Dong Zhuo.
Go down and get stronger.
"After two years of master and servant, let's put an end to this." Xu Huang thought and ordered: "The enemy's situation is unknown, but he may go west to meet up, report to the Taishi Mansion, and please keep troops in Luoyang."
This cavalry of scouts rushed into Luoyang City from the southern suburbs. At this time, the heavy flow of people on the streets undoubtedly made the traditional message reporting method extremely difficult. It was not until they bumped into a Taiping Taoist on the road that the scouts reported the urgent news that the enemy was escaping westward.
Introduced into the Grand Master's Mansion...
The sun was almost noon, and Zhu Jun, the civil and military ministers, all heaved a sigh of relief when they came out of the boring meeting in Taishi Mansion.
Seeing the chaos on the street, they frowned again, and each of them could only move the carriage through the heavy flow of people.
As if by coincidence, a group of people suddenly jammed at a street intersection, and Wang Situ's car was seen driving from behind.
"Master Situ asked General Zhu to drive over and explain." A servant handed over the greeting card.
Zhu Jun glanced at this man and saw that he had good martial arts skills, so he thought to himself: "It is rumored that Mr. Wang's house was attacked two years ago. If Liu Bei had not saved him desperately, his whole family would have been in misfortune. Why did he raise so many masters?
It's a pity that we have to guard against assassins. Tens of thousands of crossbows are fired in the army, and the martial arts masters can only help."
He was disdainful in his heart, but he heard that Wang Yun's daughters had eloped with Liu Bei, and they could use this to get rid of suspicion in front of Dong Zhuo. This kind of scholar's ability to confuse black and white still made military men jealous. Zhu Jun did not dare to neglect, thought about it, and said
Said: "Pull the car over, I'm going to see Mr. Situ right away."
"yes"
When he got close, Zhu Juan went over and was greeted by a boy, asking him to come in.
It was very large inside, with a window in the middle and a small table. It was more than enough to seat several people. Zhu Jun was startled and remembered that this model was created by the big-eared thief Liu Bei. Although they were hostile in the past few years, it became popular in Luoyang. It is said that
Even the Grand Master was no exception, thinking to himself: "This old thief is really enjoying himself."
However, he did not dare to neglect his attitude and saluted: "Greetings to Mr. Situ."
"Please get up, please get up."
While exchanging greetings, Zhu Jun noticed a cloaked figure sitting in the corner of the carriage. His graceful figure could not be concealed. He could tell that she was a beauty at a glance. He also had an indistinguishable magic aura. He couldn't help but guess that she was beautiful and capable of protecting.
, and cursed secretly in his heart: "With this woman in the car to serve him, this old man really knows how to enjoy himself."