"The troops that accompanied me into the city were only ten thousand men from the headquarters."

"As for how to surround them, the four of you can discuss it."

Liu Wei gave Yue Fei the order to act.

"Should we intervene if they kill each other?"

"Just observe and see how things develop."

After Liu Wei finished speaking, he left with Shen Lian and Yang Lian.

After leaving the main council tent and arriving at Liu Wei's resting tent, Shen Lian immediately reported:

"My lord, Tian Kai and Yan Rou from Youzhou have sent an urgent report that Yuan Shao has raised an army of 50,000 and is attacking Youzhou in two routes."

Liu Wei was not surprised, as if it were within his expectations: "The matter in Luoyang is almost over. Inform Zhang He, Gao Lan, Qu Yi, Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan, Cui Yan, Jian Yong, and others!"

"Ji Province has changed its banner, effectively sidelining Yuan Shao!"

"Here you go!"

"My lord, Yuan Shu, the Commandant of the Capital Region, has left Luoyang with 30,000 Nanyang troops and is heading south in haste. Should we notify the Grand Commander to pursue them?"

"Chase him! I strongly suspect he took something with him in the chaos."

......

The next day.

The city of Luoyang, which had suffered greatly, still lingered with the smoke of yesterday's war.

The city of Luoyang was in complete disarray, littered with corpses and stained with blood.

The former mansions of those wealthy and powerful families have been completely looted.

Boiled corpses, whitened from being submerged in well water, river water, and ponds, filled the streets and alleys with a stench.

People cautiously ventured out of their homes and discovered that most of the dead were from official families and wealthy households in the city.

Ordinary people suffer less harm.

There were hardly any soldiers left in the city; those who could escape had already fled. What remained were government officials, yamen runners, watchmen, and other such personnel.

Officials were either killed or taken away by the mutinous army.

However, I dare not drink the tap water I use daily!

Just then, flags fluttered in the northwest, and an army, like a dragon, slowly approached Luoyang.

The large banner bearing the character "Liu" fluttered in the wind.

"What kind of army is this?!"

The people in the city were still shaken.

"It's the army of the Cloud King!"

"What? The King of Yunzhong, who besieged Luoyang with a million-strong army, has arrived. Is this a blessing or a curse?"

"Didn't you see the proclamation of the King of Yunzhong, Jingnan? He's here to kill the Poisonous Empress and save the Han Dynasty!"

"Wouldn't he do something like he did last night, like murder and arson?"

"Bah, what are you saying? This Han dynasty originally belonged to the Liu family. How could he possibly be like that villain Dong Zhuo, setting fire to the city and plundering the people?"

"So, the King of Clouds has come to save us?"

"Nonsense, that's for sure. Why don't we go to the city gate to welcome the King of Clouds?"

"......"

The secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Central Plains Division, along with word-of-mouth among the people, soon spread throughout the entire city of Luoyang.

The King of Clouds has arrived!