Thundered!

In the sound of horses' hooves, there was a loud rumble on the official road leading to Luoyang, the earth trembled, the mountains and rivers trembled, the birds roared and swept into the air, and the beasts screamed and scurried in panic.

Suddenly, the earth shook, the mountains shook, the dust filled the sky, and the heavens and the earth changed color.

In the roaring thunder-like roar, 30,000 Xiliang light cavalry took the lead to open the way, followed by 30,000 heavy armored iron cavalry all the way over, and the place where the iron cavalry passed rolled up the dust, making both sides of the official road gray and cloudy.

However, these 60,000 iron cavalry were not all, there were still large groups of men and horses a few miles away, followed by 20,000 light cavalry, and then 40,000 infantry troops.

The 120,000 troops before and after, the marching procession stretched for more than 20 miles, like a circling and flying dragon, sweeping along the official road, the momentum was monstrous, earth-shattering.

On the east side of the mountain beam on the official road thirty miles away from Beibi Mountain, Li Ligao sat on the throne of the Golden Lion Beast and looked at the sky above Luoyang, but saw that a bunch of beacon fires were lit on Bishan Mountain, and the black wolf smoke swayed upward, straight into the sky, and it was clearly visible hundreds of miles away.

Seeing this, Li Li smiled, smiling brightly, very sunny, very pure, as innocent as a child, intoxicating to see, relaxed and happy, as if the troubles in the world suddenly dissipated, and every qiē was so beautiful.

"Why is the lord laughing?" Looking at the sunny and romantic smile on Li Li's face, Jia Xu, who was as tough as a rock, couldn't help but lose his mind for a while, and after a while, he woke up and came back to his senses, and then asked in a puzzled voice.

Li Li smiled heartily: "According to the scout report, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials arrived in Luoyang this morning. At noon, Cao Cao of Yanzhou was the first to lead the army to arrive, followed by Yuan Shao of Jizhou, with a difference of less than half an hour. It was only an hour after Yuan Shao entered the city. Liu Bei and Lu Bu of Xuzhou led the army to arrive, followed by Yuan Shu of Yangzhou who followed the Xuzhou army.

The princes of the five roads rushed to Luoyang one after another, and the difference between them was less than two hours, and this section alone explained a lot of problems, and this is the scene we most wanted to see. At this moment, a beacon fire is lit on the mountain, and if my expectation is correct, this should have been arranged in advance by Cao Cao of Yanzhou. Its purpose is to guard against the sudden attack of our Xiliang Iron Cavalry and catch them off guard. And Cao Cao's move shows that he did not take away the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials at the first time, but was blocked in the city by Yuan Shao. And Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's sideways, and did not let Yuan Shao see the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials at the first time, which made them delay for another hour, thus missing the best time to leave Luoyang.

When Yuan Shao met the Son of Heaven to show his intentions and invited the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials to move to Jizhou. Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and other three people arrived in time. He also sabotaged Yuan Shao's plan to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. At this moment, wolf smoke suddenly rose from the mountain, and our Xiliang army pursued and killed, which forced them to flee Luoyang and retreat to other states and counties to discuss the ownership of the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials.

Within two hours, the situation changed again and again, which not only made the princes from all walks of life show their hearts one after another, but also made them unsuccessful. So it goes. The situation became extremely complicated, and the princes of all walks of life knew each other's thoughts. There is no compromise between them, and there is almost no room for relaxation. And this is a great thing for us and others, and it is getting more and more interesting. A good show is about to be staged, we are waiting for the right time, just to join in the fun, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, a great joy in life! ”

Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this, and seemed to be a little incredulous about Li Li's words. How can there be such a coincidence in the world, one by one, the princes rushed to Luoyang one after another; Like a group of monkeys grabbing a corn cob, grabbing and grabbing, no one succeeded, and the old farmer shouted violently, and the monkeys fled in a hurry. That's a coincidence, isn't it? The lord did not see it with his own eyes, why did he say it so clearly and in detail, as if he were there?

"Why is the lord so sure that the beacon fire on the mountain must have been done by Cao Cao of Yanzhou? In addition, now that we are leading a large army to come, if the princes join forces to fight with our army, with the advantage of Luoyang City, I am afraid that the victory or defeat is still unknown? Jia Xu asked softly.

Li Li bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Wen He is thoughtful, these two questions go straight to the point, and they are really the key. Only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao could do the work of arranging the beacon tower on the mountain, because they had the time, and the other princes came too late to do so. And between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao has always been arrogant, his eyes are empty, even if he can think of a way to warn the beacon fire, he doesn't bother to do it. In contrast, Cao Cao is as meticulous as a person, and he has always acted before acting, never taking risks lightly, and he is even more jealous of my Xiliang army, so the beacon tower must have been done by him, not Yuan Shao. ”

After a pause, Li Li looked down at the army on the official road under the mountain, and then said: "As for the matter of the princes joining forces against my Xiliang army, we have already had this idea before, just in case, this time I have successively mobilized the Qinglong Battalion, the Flying Bear Heavy Armor Battalion, Jin Yiwei and Bo Cai's 40,000 infantry troops, a total of 120,000 foot cavalry. With this military strength, even if the princes join forces to fight against our army, they will not be afraid. As for Luoyang City, although the city is thick and easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is now in the spring famine season, there is no water source in the city, and the moats and wells are all dried up; That alone was enough to trap them in the city, and they would have to sit and die.

In fact, I really want them to hold on to the city. If this can be the case, even if all the troops of our Xiliang Army are mobilized, I will not hesitate to do so, and strive to complete the battle and annihilate all the princes of the Five Roads. In this way, within five years, we will be able to wipe out all the princes' forces and dominate the world. It's a pity that this is just wishful thinking on my part. At present, these princes are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they are not willing to fight hard with our Xiliang army; Only when they are strong enough will they fight our army head-on. ”

Jia Xu nodded thoughtfully, thought about it and said, "It's exactly what the lord said." Our army has long found out that the city of Luoyang has been without water for a long time, and from last winter to now, there is no water available in the city; Even if some wells don't dry up, they're too dirty to drink.

Since the city of Luoyang was burned down by fire, most of the houses in the entire city were burned down, half of the people were forcibly relocated to Chang'an by Dong Xiangguo, and the other half of the people fled to other states and counties. Only a very small number of civilians remained in the city. Unexpectedly, bandits and rogues raged, demolished the Luoyang Palace cleanly, and acted arbitrarily in the city. Plague the people. Since then, Luoyang City has been in chaos, and the people are getting fewer and fewer, only the displaced people who pass through this place rest here, and because the wanderers often come to loot, the displaced people dare not live here; Over time, there was no one at all. ”

Li Li nodded slightly. Said thoughtfully: "Luoyang City is the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after more than two hundred years, it must not be abandoned in our hands. This time, we not only have to recover the entire territory of Sili. It is also necessary to rebuild Luoyang City, which can be repaired, and if it cannot be repaired, it will be demolished and rebuilt, and the palace will not have to be rebuilt. The cost is too great. There is no need. After the completion of the reconstruction of Luoyang City, the soldiers and surrounding people who participated in the reconstruction will be given priority to move in, and then the occupants must pay a certain amount of commission. This matter can be handed over to the major businessmen, presumably they must be very interested, so the reconstruction costs are paid by themselves, and half of the income in the next three years will be owned by them, and the taxes will be reduced and paid for three years within a hundred miles around Luoyang City. ”

Jia Xu happily responded: "The lord's move is very good. Weichen immediately sent someone to inform Yuan Zhong that he was good at this. Let him lead the reconstruction of Luoyang City, which is undoubtedly the most suitable person. ”

Li Li smiled and said, "You and Yuan Zhong can discuss it on their own." You don't have to report everything. It's almost time, presumably Luoyang City is an empty city at this moment, and it's time for us to set off. ”

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Time flies like a white horse, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

"Bang--bang!"

In the lobby, Liu Biao got up and slammed the book in his hand on the table in anger. Even so, he was still angry, so with a wave of his hand, he swept the stack of books on the table to the ground, which frightened the two brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang hurriedly got up and retreated. But it was too late, Kuai Liang couldn't dodge, and was hit on the forehead by a roll of bamboo slips, and then a blood bag the size of a peach (grape) bulged on his forehead, and he almost saw red on the spot.

"Oops!" Kuai Liang's screams of pain covering his forehead did not dispel the anger in Liu Biao's heart, but he didn't even look at Kuai Liang, and scolded angrily: "How can this be reasonable! Zhuge Xuan, as the Taishou of Nanyang, why didn't he send troops to resist, but instead opened the city gate to let the army of the princes of the Five Roads enter Wancheng? Now it's good, the princes are anti-guest, take over the whole county of Nanyang, and hundreds of thousands of troops enter Jingzhou in a grand manner.

This move is tantamount to luring wolves into the house and forcibly bringing the flames of war into my Jingzhou, which will cause me a lot of trouble in Jingzhou! Xiliang Li Li is easy to provoke, 120,000 troops Chen Bing Nanyang, how can this be good? ”

Kuai Yue wanted to speak out to dissuade him, but he noticed that the Lord Liu Biao's words deliberately omitted the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, and avoided saying anything. This discovery allowed Kuai Yue to spy on Liu Biao's thoughts, so he was not in a hurry to speak, but carefully examined his brother Kuailiang's injuries. It was a big blood bag, red and purple, almost breaking his forehead, and blood was flowing. This is really a disaster, and he was hit by Liu Biao in anger who overturned the bamboo slips, where to reason? This is a head-on blow, which is a wasted blow!

While comforting his brother in a low voice, Kuai Yue noticed the change in Liu Biao's expression, thinking in his heart. In fact, all the subordinates under Jingzhou know Liu Biao's thoughts, which is nothing more than a corner of peace, sitting in Jingzhou, enjoying glory and wealth, and spending his old age in peace. Therefore, Liu Biao had the intention of welcoming the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials at all, and he never even cared about the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, in his eyes there were only the seven counties of Jingzhou, and the rest of the qiē were indifferent. Twenty days ago, when he received King Qin's order, Liu Biao didn't say a word after reading the edict, so he took the bamboo slips into the inner hall, put them in the cabinet, and ignored them.

Originally, as Liu Biao thought, no matter how chaotic the states in the world were, the counties of Jingzhou would be safe and quiet. However, with the opening of the city gate of Nanyang County Zhiwan City yesterday evening, the army of the princes of the Five Roads, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials were welcomed into the county guard's mansion, and the storm rushed towards Jingzhou, making the sky over Jingzhou cloudy, and a storm was coming.

This is like a thunderbolt in the clear sky for Liu Biao, sitting in the mansion but disaster falls from the sky, making him no longer at peace, and he is involuntarily involved in this dispute??????

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