After receiving the order, Yao Guangxiao's army began to move out of the camp and head east.

The great battle at the foot of Mount Beiman and the actions of Liu Wei's 100,000-strong army greatly frightened the five Northern Camps stationed outside Luoyang and Yuan Shu's 50,000 troops.

They assumed that Liu Wei had deployed a million-strong army and was about to launch a full-scale attack.

Yuan Shu and his men were at a loss, so they hurriedly sent someone to report to the Grand Tutor's residence that Dong Zhuo and Liu Wei had started fighting at the foot of Beiman Mountain, and that the 100,000-strong army from Hangu Pass outside Luoyang City was also beginning to approach Luoyang City.

Meanwhile, Yuan Wei and others were engaged in a heated debate at the Grand Tutor's residence.

Many of them believed that in order to avoid war, they should take the initiative to negotiate with Liu Wei.

Liu Wei must have something to ask for by making such a big show of things!

Military affairs are definitely used to serve politics. Dong Zhuo was so ruthless before, but in the end, he still formed an alliance through compromise and concessions.

However, there were a few who insisted on relying on the abundance of food and resources in Luoyang to fight Liu Wei to the death.

But their voices were quickly drowned out by those who wanted to negotiate.

"What the King of Yunzhong wants is definitely to kill Empress Dowager He, support the King of Chenliu to the throne, and take control of the court!"

Wang Yun said, "Why don't we hand over Empress Dowager He to him and then help him depose the young emperor and install a new one?"

“But he might not thank us!” Yang Biao said.

"Why don't we invite Liu Yu, the Minister of the Imperial Clan, and the Prince of Yunzhong to talk to him?"

Sima Fang suggested, "With the two of them stepping in, the King of Yunzhong will certainly not make things difficult for us."

"Moreover, as a prince, he probably wouldn't want to see this prosperous city of Luoyang suffer from war!"

Yuan Wei nodded: "What you all say makes a lot of sense. Does the King of Yunzhong really intend to besiege the city with his troops, causing bloodshed in Luoyang?"

"He is a man who values ​​the country and its people, and he would never actually take action against Luoyang."

"His raising an army of a million is suspected of being a show of force, an attempt to subdue the enemy without a fight!"

"We'll go and invite Liu Zongzheng and *** here now!"

Wang Yun asked, "Are the two of them working together?"

"Then we'll see what terms we can offer!" Yang Biao said.

Just then, someone came running in to report: "A fight has broken out at the foot of Mount Beiman!"

"The army of the King of Yunzhong in Gucheng has also advanced ten miles toward Luoyang."

Upon hearing the unexpected turn of events, everyone was shocked: "Is the King of Clouds going to get serious?"

"Don't panic!"

Yuan Wei calmly said, "The King of Yunzhong attacked Dong Zhuo, but he only advanced our troops without attacking, which means he hopes we will take the initiative to negotiate with him!"

"We should not delay, let's go find Liu Zongzheng and *** immediately."

at the same time.

In Luoyang, at the Grand Tutor's residence.

Dong Zhuo had already gathered all his subordinates, including Dong Min, Dong Huang, Li Ru, Niu Fu, and Dong Yue.

"Zhiran and the others will move tonight, and we'll be moving soon too!"

Dong Zhuo looked at everyone with a fierce glint in his eyes, "Tonight we will decide whether we can break out of Liu Wei's encirclement and successfully enter Yanzhou."

"Grand Tutor, the troops have already assembled outside the city and are ready to start killing and burning at any time."

Dong Min said viciously, "Tonight I will make Luoyang a river of blood."

“I have requisitioned all the cattle and horses in the city and thrown them into the moat. Now that the weather is hot, they will probably rot soon,” Dong Huang said.

"Once the fire starts, I will lead my armored soldiers into the palace, take control of the Empress Dowager and the young emperor, and take away all the palace maids and concubines."

"As soon as you summon the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and all the civil and military officials to discuss matters, I will lead my men to arrest them all as soon as they arrive."

"......"

Li Ru, Niu Fu, and Dong Yue all expressed that they were fully prepared.

"Very good, tonight will be the critical moment for the survival of our Bingzhou army."

"After tonight, the Han Dynasty will undergo a great change. At that time, we will use Hulao Pass as the boundary and stand on equal footing with Liu Wei. Who will emerge victorious is still unknown!"

Dong Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

Ever since that man under Niu Fu offered him a treacherous plan, Dong Zhuo was covered in cold sweat and felt a chill run down his spine.

Luckily, this person was his subordinate; if he had sided with someone else, he would have been the one in trouble.

He adopted the suggestion without hesitation and immediately arranged for it to be implemented.

He sent Niu Fu to contact Lü Bu in Chenggao to attack Liu Wei's army at Xuanmen Pass, and ordered Li Jue and others in the Beiman Mountain camp to retreat and launch a pincer attack on Xuanmen Pass.

At the same time, they arranged for someone to take away the young emperor, set fire to Luoyang, and then threw rotting corpses into the moat to create a source of plague.

Not only will they leave Liu Wei with a mess, but they will also cause an unprecedented and massive plague in Luoyang.

The million inhabitants of Luoyang, along with Liu Wei's million-strong army, are destined to perish in this catastrophe.

At that time, the area around Luoyang will be littered with corpses and filled with the cries of the dying, becoming a no-man's land.

If Dong Zhuo could control Hulao Pass and prevent the plague from spreading eastward, he could simply wait for victory.

This scheme is unprecedentedly vicious and utterly devoid of conscience.

What kind of dark-hearted person could come up with this?!

However, for Dong Zhuo, this is now his only hope of survival.

"Grand Tutor, something terrible has happened!"

Just then, a man rushed in with a panicked report, "At the Beiman Mountain camp, our cavalry are engaged in a fierce battle with the Cloud King's cavalry!"

"The army of the King of Yunzhong on the south bank of the Luo River also marched eastward, advancing ten miles, but did not attack Yuan Shu's army under the walls of Luoyang."

Um?

Everyone looked confused and turned to look at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo frowned, immediately sensing something was amiss. Why was Liu Wei targeting only the Bingzhou cavalry in the Beiman Mountain camp?

Those ten thousand cavalrymen were Dong Zhuo's life's work.

The purchase of 10,000 warhorses from the Hetao region initially kept Dong Zhuo reeling for over half a year, and even caused conflicts with the Wang and Gao families in Taiyuan.

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