Chapter 4: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat, Section 12, Jade briefly introduces Yuan Shao's sudden entry into Luoyang.

In early May, after Yuan Shao's army defeated Hangu Pass, we thought that his goal of occupying Luoyang had been achieved, and he would not continue to advance westward.

Who knew that in the name of going west to crusade against rebellion, he commanded the army to continue to march towards Guanxi, and there was a momentum that he would never stop until he reached Chang'an.

Although the Shogun agreed with us to abandon Kanto and retreat to Hedong, the Shogun did not let us abandon Kansai.

Judging from the current situation in Guanzhong, Kansai cannot be lost for the time being. Once Guanxi is occupied by Yuan Shao, it will be very difficult for the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to return to Luoyang in the future.

"Yuan Shao wants to go west to crusade against rebellion?" Wang Rou asked angrily,

"He doesn't work as a king?"

"Of course he won't be the king." Jade sneered,

"Yuan Shao told the people of the world that when today's son was not from the first emperor, how could he be the king? I think his aim was to occupy Kansai and create a buffer zone for Kanto, and then he quickly expanded his power in Kanto in order to re-establish the imperial rule and harm the world. Wang Rou scolded Yuan Shao angrily, and then said anxiously: "Lord Yu, there are tens of thousands of troops in the northern Xinjiang in Guanxi, and Lord Xu Rong can completely hold on to the danger and block Yuan Shao, and at the same time lead the army to take the Taolin Fortress and Tongguan, and kill Chang'an from behind the rebels." Jade shook his head again and again, and told Wang Rou in detail about the disaster of the displaced people in Jizhou, the rebellion in the desert, the forced halt of the war in Jizhou, and the forced disbandment of the Hedong Army to return to Tuntian.

"Lord Wang, since you left Jinyang, the situation in northern Xinjiang has changed day by day, making people dizzy and unable to cope. There was a shortage of money and food in northern Xinjiang, and the war broke out one after another, so it was purely a helpless move to withdraw the troops. I estimate that if the battle in Kansai continues, the army may soon withdraw to Hedong. "Wang Rou is in a hurry,

"What about the imperial court? What did the eldest princess say? ”

"The imperial court has been abolished by the decree of the Son of Heaven." Jade said helplessly,

Soon after Lord Wang sent the news of Dong Zhuo's killing and the rule of the Son of Heaven back to Jinyang, the eldest princess announced the abolition of the Jinyang court. It is heard that the eldest princess and Zhang Wen and other ministers of the DPRK and China will return to Chang'an in the near future. Wang Rou's face was pale, and her heart was extremely desperate.

When he was in Chang'an, he persuaded Wang Yun many times to place Xu Rong and the Northern Xinjiang Army outside Chang'an City, in order to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible.

But Wang Yun resolutely disagreed, and as a result, when the rebels arrived in Chang'an today, the imperial court had no soldiers to send, so they could only watch the rebels approach Chang'an step by step.

Wang Yun harmed himself and completely buried a great opportunity to quickly stabilize the society.

"Lord Wang, you immediately take the Divine Decree of the Son of Heaven and go to Guanxi to meet Lord Xu Rong." Yushi was worried that Chang'an would be captured by the rebels, and he was also very anxious.

"I immediately sent an eight-hundred-mile fast cavalry to urgently inform the general of Jizhou and the general of Jinyang Hussar about the Son of Heaven's request for help."

"I'll go to Kansai immediately." Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Wang Rou galloped towards Kansai. Xu Rong received the decree of the Son of Heaven and was furious.

"Lord Situ held the authority and deceived the Son of Heaven, neither let me enter Chang'an, but also refused to appease the old department, causing the generals of Xiliang to rebel and Chang'an to be robbed." Xu Rong had tears in his eyes, pointed in the direction of Chang'an, and said angrily,

"Lord Situ is in danger of the Son of Heaven and Sheji, what crime should he be guilty of?" Wang Rou begged bitterly: "Lord Xu, what's the use of talking about this now?" The top priority is to save the Son of Heaven from the king of Xishangqin, and ask Lord Xu to send troops to attack Guanzhong quickly. Xu Rong urgently summoned the generals to discuss the matter.

When Zhu Jun heard the news, he urged repeatedly,

"I immediately led the soldiers and horses of Henan Mansion to the Taolin Fortress."

"No, Master Zhu, you go to Luoyang immediately." Xu Rong said calmly,

"Now we are short of troops, food and grass, and if we want to do our best to defeat the Taolin Fortress and enter the pass, we need to concentrate all our forces. In other words, Xin'an, Mianchi, Shaancheng, and Hongnong must give up. Now the army of Pan Feng, Zhu Ling, and Tao Sheng is under Xin'an City, and if they chase after them desperately, we will be in a dilemma of fighting on both sides in Kansai. Zhu Jun immediately understood that Xu Rong was going to use a delaying tactic to drag Yuan Shao's army under Xin'an City.

He bowed to Xu Ronggong with great appreciation, and hurried towards Luoyang with more than a dozen personal guards. He no longer resented Xu Rong.

A few days ago, if he led the army to attack Hangu Pass and compete with Yuan Shao for Luoyang, then it would be difficult for the army to go west to King Chang'an Qin today.

Faced with the unpredictable situation in Gyeonggi, Zhu Jun felt that he had lost his way, lost his keen judgment, and could not correctly grasp the direction of the current situation.

I'm really old. Xu Rong wrote a letter to Hedong Taishou Wangyi, Xie Ming, who was temporarily in charge of Linfen's affairs, and Zuo Yan, the general of Diannongzhonglang, begging them to raise a batch of grain and grass for the northern army in Guanxi within five days.

No matter what method you use, even if you rob it, you have to grab a batch of grain for me. No matter how much it is, after five days, this batch of grain and grass must be delivered to the Kansai battlefield.

Xu Rong also urgently told the three generals of Yushi, Zhang Baiqi and Huaxiong, and quickly assembled an army of 5,000 troops, only to wait for Yang Hua, the captain of the Lou boat, to rush to Pubanjin, and immediately take a boat from the Weishui River to kill Chang'an.

"Tomorrow, we will start attacking the Taolin Fortress and approach Tongguan as quickly as possible." Xu Rong stood up and looked at the generals, and said loudly,

"As soon as Lord Zhu Jun's letter arrives, we will enter Chang'an." Under May, Chang'an. Lü Bu and Huangfu Hong held out in Xinfeng City for three days, but the army could not resist and hurriedly retreated to Baling, which was sixty miles away from Chang'an City.

Wang Hong of Fufeng County and Song Yi of Feng Yi County led their troops to Chang'an to support. This is the only reinforcement Wang Yun has in his hands.

The reinforcements from northern Xinjiang were delayed, and Wang Yun had no choice but to use a delaying tactic to delay the army for a while. Wang Yun immediately asked the Son of Heaven to issue an order to appease and pardon the generals of Xiliang.

The holy decree was sent to Li Dao, who did not look at it, ordered someone to kill the messenger, and commanded the army to storm on. It has come to this point that all the decrees are false.

After conquering Chang'an, everyone can worship the marquis and enjoy all the glory and wealth, and if they are defeated, everyone will die without a place to be buried.

Wang Yun saw that the holy decree of pardon could not impress the rebels, so he asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to give Li Dao, Guo Yan and others additional officials and promotions.

Considering that Huang Fuhong had a deep personal relationship with the rebel generals, Wang Yun asked Huang Fuhong to take the holy decree to appease the rebels.

When Li Wei saw Huang Fuhong, he rushed up happily and hugged him.

"Jianshou, I'm looking forward to your coming. As soon as you come, I will no longer have any scruples about fighting Chang'an. The generals of Xiliang were also smiling, hugging Huang Fuhong into the big tent and drinking happily.

Huangfuhong persuaded them to be appeased, Chang'an could not stay, and they could go to Xiliang. If you openly rebel like this now, and become an enemy of the Son of Heaven, what will happen in the future?

Li Dao smiled and said, "Your kid has grown so big, and he is still as unproductive as when he was a child." This time we discussed, this world is the world of the Han Emperor, but this court is the court of our Xiliang people. We want to ask Lord Huangfu to take charge of state affairs, let Lord Huangfu take us to save Sheji, stabilize Sheji, and revitalize Sheji, and let Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Huang Wan and other scholars all go to hell. Huangfu Hong was dumbfounded.

On the way to attack Chang'an, Li Dao and the generals discussed many times what happened after the defeat of Chang'an. After conquering Chang'an, if everyone wants to save their lives, if they want to have prominent power and glory, of course, they have to hold the Son of Heaven and the court hostage, but Li Hong and the Northern Xinjiang Army will not abandon the Son of Heaven.

This bloody leopard will roar wildly and fight its way to the pass. After all, the identity and strength of these people cannot be compared with Dong Zhuo in the past, and after the Battle of Chang'an, the army is already vulnerable.

Li Hong was a hussar general of the Han Dynasty, with a respected status and a strong military force in northern Xinjiang, and he said that he could not let his people openly hold the Son of Heaven and the imperial court hostage.

If Li Hong did not kill King Qin in Guanzhong under the condition that the Son of Heaven was in trouble, his fate could be imagined.

He will not only be insulted and blamed by the people of the world, but will also lose the support and trust of the people in northern Xinjiang.

After Li Hongzhong betrayed his relatives and left, he may have died worse than Dong Zhuo. At this time, Li Hong is not the king of diligence, he is a complete thief.

The generals of Xiliang are worried about the fate of the future, but Jia Xu is calm and full of confidence in the future.

After Duan Xuan defected, he mentioned this issue to Li Dao, Guo Yan and others again. The army is about to reach Chang'an, if you can't think of a way to prevent Li Hong and the Northern Xinjiang Army from entering Guanzhong, everyone should disperse as soon as possible, lest there be no bones left in the future.

Jia Xu spoke at this time. Preventing Li Hong from entering the pass is a trivial matter, and a holy decree of the Son of Heaven is enough.

Li Hong was loyal to the Han Dynasty, and he respected the current son and the imperial court, which was the main reason why Li Hong refused to join forces with the Dong Alliance to attack Dong Zhuo.

It's the same now, as long as Li Hong is safe, as long as the imperial court is still there, and as long as Guanzhong is stable, he will not enter Chang'an.

Li Dao and the generals scoffed. We entered Chang'an, killed Wang Yun and other ministers of the court, and held the Son of Heaven hostage, this is a rebellion, just imagine what effect the Son of Heaven decree had on Li Hong at this time?

It is true that Li Hong respects the Son of Heaven, but he also has to see who is in charge of the court. When Dong Zhuo was in power, Li Hong did not obey the holy decree in everything, and he also had to see whether the holy decree of the Son of Heaven was beneficial to him, otherwise there would be no Jinyang small court.

After we conquered Chang'an, the court was our final say, and the power was in our hands, how could Li Hong obey the decree of the Son of Heaven?

Jia Xu smiled and said, "If Lord Huangfu Song and Lord Zhu Jun are in charge of state affairs, will Li Hong obey the decree of the Son of Heaven?" Li Dao and other Xiliang generals suddenly realized and cheered in unison.

Lu Bu's troops were defeated and retreated to Chang'an City. On May 24, Li Dao commanded a large army to surround the city of Chang'an and storm it day and night.

On May 27, Zhang Ji reported urgently from Tongguan that Xu Rong led the army to conquer the Taolin Fortress, and the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army were brave and unstoppable, and Tongguan was in danger.

On 28 May, Zhang Ji again made an urgent report, and the scouts found more than a dozen high-rise ships and hundreds of large and small warships in the lower reaches of the Weishui River, and estimated that the Northern Xinjiang Army would rush to Chang'an City by warships in order to seize time.

On May 29, scouts intercepted Huangfu Song's urgent performance near Fengcheng. Huangfu Song persuaded Han Sui and Ma Teng, and was leading 20,000 Xiliang troops to Chang'an.

Li Dao and the generals of Xiliang were anxious, and the overseers attacked wildly. June of the third year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (192 AD).

On the morning of the first day of June, Chang'an. Zhang Ji urgently reported that Tongguan was lost, and the army retreated to Huayin City, and the situation was extremely critical.

The scouts reported urgently that the warships of the Northern Xinjiang Army were heading upstream, two hundred miles away from Chang'an. The scout reported urgently, the Xiliang Forward Iron Cavalry had arrived in Wugong City, and it was only two days away from Chang'an.

Li Wei urgently told the generals of Xiliang that if they couldn't take Chang'an City today, everyone would wait for death. In the fierce sound of war drums, Wang Fang, Fan Chou and other Xiliang warriors personally led the army to attack the city, and the fierce fighting sound resounded over Chang'an.

Most of the defenders in the city were county soldiers from Fufeng and Fengyi counties, who had no combat experience, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the city was in danger.

At noon, Fan Chou led his guards to the south gate. Lü Bu led the army to counterattack, and the two sides fought to the death. At this critical moment, some of the Xiliang soldiers defending the southern city suddenly turned against and opened the city gate.

The siege army, which had fought bloodily for eight days, roared in. Situ Wang Yun, Taichang Chongfu, Sili Captain Huang Wan, City Gate Captain Wang Xin and other ministers led the army to resist desperately, and the two sides launched a fierce street battle.

In an instant, corpses were everywhere in Chang'an City, and blood flowed like a river. Sili Captain Huang Wan and City Gate Captain Wang Xin fought and died successively.

The servant Lu Kui and the great Hong donkey Zhou Huan were killed by the rebels on the way to retreat. Situ Wang Yun and some of his ministers retreated to the palace.

Too often refused to enter the palace, fought with the enemy outside the Weiyang Palace, and died by an arrow. Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others led the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry to fight their way out of the encirclement and rushed to Weiyang Palace, ready to enter the palace to protect the Son of Heaven, but Wang Yun refused.

"Fengxian, Wenyuan, you kill it, kill it immediately, go to Kanto to find Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, let them crusade against the rebellion, go west to King Qin, and reorganize the society." Lu Bu and Zhang Liao bid farewell to Wang Yun in tears, led the army out of Chang'an City, and galloped away in the direction of Wuguan.

In the afternoon, Li Dao ordered the army to massacre in Chang'an City, and many ministers such as Wang Yun and Huang Wan, as well as their protégés, and their families, were all killed.

The bloody rain in Chang'an City, the heads outside the Weiyang Palace were piled up, and more than 10,000 people died. At dusk, the palace gate was destroyed, and Li Dao and Guo Yan led the army to kill.

Wang Yun and a group of ministers helped the Son of Heaven to escape to Xuanping Gate to avoid the pursuit of the rebels. Xuanping Gate was immediately besieged, and Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Xiliang generals paid homage to the Son of Heaven under the city.

Li Dao said loudly: "Master Dong Zhuo is loyal to the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven, but he was killed by Wang Yun, Huang Wan, Lu Bu and other ** nephews. Today, we are raising troops in Chang'an, in order to get rid of the ** pigtail, Qingjun's side, and avenge the Taishi Dong Zhuo. When this matter is settled, we are willing to go to the court to accept the guilt. Wang Yun scolded Li Dao and other Xiliang generals on the city tower, and then cried and worshiped the Son of Heaven and jumped off the building to his death.

On the second day of June, Chang'an. The Son of Heaven decreed that the world would be amnesty. Bai Li Wei is the general of Yangwu, Guo Yan is the general of Yanglie, Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others are all Zhonglang generals, and all the generals are marquis.

On the third day of the first month of June, Zhang Ji fled to Xinfeng City. Xu Rong led the army to kill, and the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army ran wildly all the way. Jump to