Chapter 645: All are here, chaos is here (two in one)
what to do?
These three people don’t know what to do, but they still learn. Wasn’t the purpose of the six brothers becoming sworn brothers to help each other?
Zhang Yan was appointed as the Left General, Zhao Hong was appointed as the Right General, and Guan Hai was appointed as the Rear General. They were all high-ranking officials in the Han court.
Bu Cai said in a deep voice: "If the Yuan family can wait for the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, don't we have brothers?
No matter how arrogant Dong Zhuo was, would he dare to fight the Taiping Army?
It takes three stakes to make a fence, and it takes three men to make a hero.
If you want to make it in life, you need background and influence. You can't do it alone.
You see how powerful the Luo family is, is it because of those thousands of brave warriors?
Just one call will attract a hundred responses, and all the princes and powerful people are willing to follow the Luo family.
Although our Taiping Army does not have a deep foundation, our former Taiping Army members are now the most powerful in the world.
Write to your brothers immediately and inform them of the situation in Luoyang. Even if Dong Zhuo breaks into the city, he cannot ignore our words.
Anyway, our goal is to occupy a certain position in the current situation, not to become a powerful official.
Besides, Dong Zhuo said it well: Who can look down on us?
Do those ministers and the Queen Mother really trust us?
If you are really confident, why do you want to reorganize the Yulin Guard and Huben Guard, and also prepare to reorganize the Sanhe Five Schools? Doesn't this mean you don't trust us?
Let them fight each other, as long as we have soldiers, Dong Zhuo will give us good official positions."
Zhou Cang and Liao Hua agreed with what he said, their only concern being, "The letter sent by Dong Zhuo shows great respect for Emperor Ling.
Although Emperor Ling committed suicide, what if he felt that we forced him to do so? "
Hearing this, Bu Cai laughed out loud and said, "If he was really a loyal minister, would he change his words to the Taoist master so quickly?
Besides, as a warrior from a border county, he doesn't know what loyalty and righteousness mean!
He was just using the dead Emperor Ling to pressure Empress Dowager He, in order to depose the current emperor and make the people of the world recognize that the one he established was the real emperor."
Although Bu Cai and the other two were members of the Taiping Dao, which highly respected loyalty and righteousness, after just a short period of interaction with the court officials, they developed some prejudice and discrimination against the military men from the border counties and began to mock them.
After the three of them agreed on a plan, everything suddenly became clear in their minds.
Outside Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo looked anxious. He looked at Li Ru who was sitting on the Diaoyutai, and couldn't help asking, "Wen You, is your plan feasible?"
Li Ru said with a confident smile on his face: "My lord, don't worry. Words are the sharpest weapons in this world, and human hearts are the easiest and most difficult things to manipulate in this world.
The sharp truth is like the sharpest knife, which penetrates directly into people's hearts and makes them under my control.
When the strategists of the pre-Qin period went to the enemy country, whether they were forming alliances or forming alliances, their first words were usually "If it were to harm you, would a foreign minister dare to stand here?"
This is the essence of a lobbyist.
In Ru's several letters, not a single word was out of concern for our army. They were all analyses from the perspective of their own situations. How could the recipients not feel the sincerity and heartfelt feelings in them?
Cooperating with our army is the best option, why not choose this path?"
There was a reason why Li Ru and Jia Xu could get along well. Li Ru was a very versatile person and was very good at calculating people's hearts.
As Dong Zhuo's most powerful strategist, Dong Zhuo basically obeyed Li Ru's orders. Hearing this, he relaxed his tense thoughts a little, and then asked, "Wen You, what do you think they will do?"
Li Ru's smile faded, and he snorted coldly, "It's just that some people want to rely on the princes outside to fight against us.
There is nothing we can do about it. Now it all depends on whether we get the upper hand first, or whether those Guandong princes who were defeated by Zhang Jue arrive first."
There is one more thing Li Ru did not say, which is that any prince who dares to come must be either courageous or decisive, and should not be underestimated.
The most crucial thing is whether Luo will come and what attitude he will take towards the Han Dynasty that has lost the throne. This will greatly affect his subsequent plans.
After Li Ru's division, the noise in Luoyang City became louder and louder. Just as he expected, what he said were all the truth, and these truths would not disappear. Even if they wanted to unite against the outside world, Dong Zhuo was not a Hu person. How could they unite against the outside world?
To put it bluntly, who are you and your family?
Now everyone is dragging their feet to see who can't take it anymore.
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It is said that Yuan Shao went in person to persuade the Taiping Army and the effect was very good, or it can be said that these former Taiping Army leaders were directly shocked.
After they began to integrate into the mainstream, they understood the status of the Yuan family to which Yuan Shao belonged.
Such a person actually dared to stand directly in front of them, who had been at loggerheads with them not long ago. The shock he brought to them was indescribable.
Yuan Shao basically gathered most of the Taiping Army in Jizhou, and obtained 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses. With the addition of the soldiers from the Hebei gentry, he quickly recovered a lot of vitality.
He let Ju Shou guard the house, and then led a group of Yingchuan gentry, many Hebei gentry, as well as Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other Hebei generals, and led 10,000 cavalry all the way to Luoyang. This was the largest number of soldiers he could mobilize. It would be too slow to recruit other soldiers, and he simply could not wait.
As a result, when he was on the way, he received the news that Dong Zhuo was besieging Luoyang. This made Yuan Shao feel fortunate that he did not wait until all the troops were gathered before setting out, otherwise it would have been too late.
However, Dong Zhuo's appearance made the military advisers somewhat uneasy. After all, the difference in combat power between the two sides was quite large. However, Yuan Shao rejected all objections and said, "Dong Zhuo is just a man.
Although our army is small, I believe there will be other people coming later, and by then Dong Zhuo’s military strength may not be superior!
If we retreat now, we will just hand over Luoyang City to others. Isn't that ridiculous?
When will our great cause be accomplished?"
What Yuan Shao is thinking about now is to enter Luoyang City and compete with Dong Zhuo for the highest position by virtue of his reputation as a three-generation official. As for the future, he will talk about it later.
The civil and military officials from Hebei agreed with Yuan Shao's words after a little thought. Whether the Hebei gentry could evolve into the wealthy families of Luoyang and dominate the gentry in other places depended on whether this operation could be successful.
If he succeeds, he will be the richest man for one or two hundred years, with high positions and the ability to take whatever he wants.
After Yuan Shao's army entered Henei County, they were chased by an army from behind. They were startled at first, but then they felt relieved.
This army did not have many people, only about two thousand. A tall phoenix flag was flying overhead. Just by seeing this flag, one could tell the identity of the newcomers. Then behind the phoenix flag was a tall flag with the word "Luo" on it, which meant the army of the Luo family of Zhaocheng.
These troops were dressed in red and black armor and robes. Everyone turned around and whispered to each other, "They are the brave warriors of the Luo family. We haven't seen so many brave warriors leave Zhaocheng for many years."
The reputation of the Luo family's brave warriors has been passed down from the distant Bang Zhou era to the present day. Any battle that the brave warriors have gone into has never been defeated. Such an army with a thousand-year history is like a myth.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the last time brave warriors went on an expedition in a group of more than a thousand people was when the first peerless Marquis Luo Wuji led an expedition to the desert and fought bloody battles with the Xiongnu royal court in the desert and the Western Regions.
Later, with the emergence of the Temple Army, the Warriors were no longer responsible for garrisoning the Western Regions. At most, there were hundreds of them, and most of the time they served as escorts for diplomatic missions. They had not seen any real combat results for a long time.
Yuan Shao was also very shocked. As the current lord of Jizhou, he was naturally very concerned about the Luo family and was always thinking about recruiting some talents from the Luo family.
This goal has not yet been achieved, mainly because we have not found a way to communicate with the Luo family.
However, considerable results have been achieved in recruiting talents from the Zhaocheng Academy and from the branches of the Luo family. This is a perfect example of the saying "one who is close to the water gets the moon first".
Yuan Shao whispered to the people around him: "The emperor's crown has fallen, Zhaocheng is really restless. This time he went to Luoyang, I don't know why. I heard that Dong Zhuo detained Wushuang Hou, I wonder if he wants to rescue Wushuang Hou."
Xun Chen heard this and whispered, "My lord, this shouldn't be the case. Zhaocheng has always been indifferent to the sons of the Luo family who have entered the secular world. Moreover, Wushuang Marquis is a Han minister, so Zhaocheng will definitely not get involved in this.
As long as Dong Zhuo does not insult Wushuang Hou, Zhaocheng will not care if it is just a matter of life and death. These people must have other missions in Luoyang."
Yuan Shao understood what he said. The key to Xun Chen's words was the word "on the surface". The Luo family would not go against Dong Zhuo just because Wushuang Marquis was in Dong Zhuo's hands. However, if Dong Zhuo did something else that might humiliate the Luo family, that would be a different matter.
In other words, the Luo family can serve as an invisible ally, and Yuan Shao and the people in the army are ready to go and have a communication with the Luo family.
The people of the Luo family who came with the army were also looking at the large flag with the word "Yuan" flying high and discussing in low voices. They knew that this was the current lord of Jizhou. As long as he developed normally and did not die suddenly like the previous Han Fu, he would definitely be one of the great princes in the future.
"Brothers, Yuan Shao dares to go straight to Luoyang at this time. He is a brave and careful man. Do you want to go with him?"
"Okay, he's no threat."
"The Yuan family is a top noble family. They are a high-quality partner that will not fail. We can work together."
"We will still need some allies when facing Dong Zhuo. We have two goals in total, and we will leave once we complete them."
Everyone said this, and Jia Xu was shocked by these words. Even though he had gradually gotten used to the Luo family's uniqueness over the past few days, he still found it quite incredible, or even strange.
In the past, Jia Xu regarded the gentry as a scourge. If he cooperated with them, he would be swallowed up without leaving anything behind if he was not careful.
It is not easy to get the investment from these nobles. If you don’t have the ability, you will be sold out or become a puppet.
But for the Luo family, the gentry are the best partners.
Because these aristocrats were just low-end versions of the Luo family. They were beaten by the Luo family in terms of Confucian classics and their vital points were also strangled. Not to mention their financial resources, as the Luo family was a self-sufficient society. The same goes for their military power. Even the most important aspect of the aristocrats, their reputation, was beaten by the Luo family.
The most important thing is not these, but that these nobles are civilized people.
They like to play games within the rules and they abide by the most basic moral bottom line and rules of the game.
This is Luo's favorite way to play, Luo likes to reason.
Because in this situation, the Luo family is invincible and can get everything without even shedding blood.
What Luo feared most was Dong Zhuo's behavior of directly overturning the table. Even if he won, he would suffer huge losses. A lose-lose outcome was destined to have no winner.
Jia Xu gathered his thoughts as Yuan Shao and his entourage rode up on horseback. Everyone was shocked again to see five extremely handsome men in front of the two thousand brave warriors, each of them had a noble holy mark engraved on his forehead.
Who could have thought that there would be five members of the Luo family appearing in front of everyone!
These Luo clan members are of different ages. The oldest one is about thirty years old, and the youngest one looks like he has not yet been crowned.
This is actually not very important. The most important thing is that there are five of them!
Except during wars, when have you ever seen five Luo clan members coming out together? Moreover, all of these Luo clan members are going to the big melting pot of Luoyang. What does this mean?
It means that all these Luo family members are born!
Yuan Shao's heart was moved, and his eyes suddenly became hot. He rode forward, clasped his hands and bowed, and laughed loudly, "My lords, Yuan Shao of the Runan Yuan family greets you."
Because of the existence of the Luo family in this world, "Gongzi" has not become a common title. Now it is only used to refer to the sons and daughters of the Luo family and the eldest son of the Duke of Qi.
All the sons of the Luo family bowed in return. The leader of the Luo family said loudly: "Mr. Benchu, my name is Shu, and I am the second in my generation. This is my fifth brother Luo Xuan, my sixth brother Luo Ji, and my eighth brother Luo Heng. This is our nephew, Luo Chu. He is the second legitimate son of Marquis Ying."
The second legitimate son of Marquis Ying!
This identity attracted the attention of Yuan Shao and his people. They didn't know much about Zhaocheng, nor did they know the branches within Zhaocheng, but they still dealt with Ying Hou frequently. After all, everyone was in the Guandong area, and they would see each other every day.
As for the third oldest in this generation, he is Luo Kong, the child of the previous Wushuang Marquis and the daughter of the Luo family. Luo Xiao, Luo Shu and Luo Ji are brothers, and all are children of Luo Zhang.
The Luo clan members told Yuan Shao and his friends their names. After that, Yuan Shao asked directly, "Are you going to Luoyang?"
Luo Shu replied in a clear voice: "That's right, the master of the family has ordered us to go to Luoyang."
Yuan Shao did not ask them what they were going to do, but said directly: "Sir, Luoyang is now a dangerous place. There are the former Taiping Army heroes and Dong Zhuo. Why don't we go together, help each other, and accomplish great things together!"
Yuan Shao believed that he could win the trust of the Luo family better than Dong Zhuo. Although the Yuan family had been busy scheming for personal gain over the years, their methods were still very clever and they had a good reputation and would definitely not arouse the resentment of the Luo family.
"Then let's do as Lord Benchu wishes and head west to Luoyang!"
Luo Shu didn't waste any words. The most important thing now was to race against time. It would be bad if he missed something important.
Yuan Shao himself did not expect it to be so smooth. Xun Chen saw that the Luo family was a little anxious, and whispered: "My lord, the young masters of the Luo family seem to have important things to do in Luoyang. There is some anxiety between their eyebrows."
Yuan Shao understood what he said and thought to himself, "As long as we treat Luo family with sincerity, it will be fine. I just wonder if there are any talented people like Lord Wen and Lord Xuan, or King Wen among these young masters?"
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were in a daze. Yuan Shao noticed and asked, "What happened?"
The two men suddenly came to their senses and said with a hint of recollection: "My lord, there were dozens of people behind those young masters of the Luo family just now. They were extremely dangerous. I even felt the same feeling as when I faced Zhang Jue. I will die!"
"What??!!"
Yuan Shao and everyone around him were extremely shocked. Ever since they survived the fight with Zhang Jue and recovered from their injuries, Yan Liang and Wen Chou's martial arts skills increased significantly, far exceeding before.
Even the counselors who previously thought that they were just brave men had basically put away their contempt.
After all, if a common man's courage is extreme, it is also a kind of talent. Just look at how much Xiang Yu and Zhang Jue boosted the morale of the army.
But now Yan Liang and Wen Chou actually said that they would die. Yuan Shao hurriedly asked: "Are those people stronger than you two?"
Yan Liang shook his head and said, “Not as strong as me and Shu E, but very dangerous. And those dozens of people are like one person, they don’t even feel like people, which is always scary.
If you are an enemy of these people, you must be careful of them charging in formation, it will be difficult to stop them. "
What the two were talking about were naturally the spiritual soldiers. Although the martial arts strength of these spiritual soldiers was only eighty, they were born with supernatural powers and were fearless of death. In addition, they were proficient in various weapons and horsemanship. Once they formed a formation and charged, they were extremely powerful.
The martial arts of Yan Liang and Wen Chou surpassed the limitations of history and reached the level of 90. After their perception ability was improved, they felt the difference of the spiritual weapons.
Yuan Shao and the others were secretly shocked when they heard this, thinking to themselves: "As expected of the Luo family, they have a profound foundation. It is always said that Hebei is full of generals and counselors, so who knows how many extraordinary people there are in the Luo family."
The descendants of the Luo family were also observing Yuan Shao. Naturally, they had left Zhaocheng before. When they were young, they had traveled around the land of Zhuxia under different names.
But this was the first time that they appeared in the name of Luo's descendants in front of a possible great prince in the future. They would not miss the opportunity to observe every prince in order to choose a qualified lord from them, just like their ancestors did in the past.
This time, there is no one favored by God, so everyone has a chance and naturally they have to observe carefully.
The distance from Hanoi County to Luoyang was not far, and both sides traveled at a very fast speed while trying their best to ensure combat effectiveness.
When they were a hundred miles away from Luoyang, they saw scouts of the Western Liang Army. There were scouts of the Western Liang Army within a hundred miles of the entire Luoyang city. When these scouts saw Yuan Shao and others, their faces immediately changed drastically and they went to Luoyang to report the news.
The scattered troops of the Western Liang Army were still thinking about stopping Yuan Shao and his men from going to Luoyang, but Yuan Shao didn't waste any words. His face was filled with anger, and he drew his sword and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my orders. Anyone who dares to stop us from going to Luoyang will be killed!
Yan Liang, you will be the vanguard general, commanding three thousand elite cavalrymen. Anyone who stands in our way will be killed without mercy."
Yan Liang responded, then rode his horse and rushed forward with his personal guards. In an instant, several screams were heard, and the scouts of the Western Liang army fell off their horses one after another, with arrows still trembling in their bodies.
Except for those at the front, the rest of the Luo family warriors also began to collect the armor on their other horses, ready to charge in full armor at any time.
Although we don’t know whether a war will break out, we always need to be prepared.
The speed at which scouts delivered messages was naturally much faster than the marching speed of Yuan Shao and Luo's army. Dong Zhuo and Li Ru soon learned of the arrival of Yuan Shao and Luo.
Dong Zhuo's face suddenly darkened, "Yuan Shao and Luo's arrival was too fast. They must have decided to leave as soon as the news of Zhang Jue's death reached us.
At the cavalry's marching speed, if they maintain their combat effectiveness, they will be able to reach Luoyang City by tomorrow afternoon at the earliest, and no later than tomorrow evening."
Li Ru thought about it and said firmly: "My lord, we must enter Luoyang City tonight. Whether we can enter Luoyang City is related to whether we can take the lead. We must control the palace, the three sons of Emperor Ling and Empress Dowager He, and then control part of the imperial guards.
But now I'm afraid I really have to fulfill my promise. Damn it, how could it come so quickly! "
Dong Zhuo certainly knew what promise he had to fulfill, which was nothing more than sharing the power of Luoyang City with those ministers. Once Yuan Shao's army and Luo's warriors arrived, together with the imperial guards in Luoyang City, the three armies would unite and the advantages of the Western Liang Army would be gone.
But given the current situation, he had no choice but to do so. Dong Zhuo had never expected the situation to change so quickly.
Li Ru rubbed his slightly numb face with a gloomy face and said, "My lord, don't worry. Now we need to know what the Luo family is doing in Luoyang. If they want to take Wushuang Marquis away, then that would be the best. Just hand Wushuang Marquis over and let them take him back to Zhaocheng as soon as possible.
As long as Luo leaves, any alliance will collapse. With only Yuan Shao and the Imperial Guards, there is no need to worry about other people in Luoyang City. Things can still go according to our plan."
Dong Zhuo now had no choice but to trust Li Ru's judgment. It would not be a problem to capture Luoyang City before tonight. In fact, Luoyang City had already been on the verge of collapse. The internal atmosphere of division and confrontation had a significant impact on the defense of the city.
The Xiliang army's siege intensity suddenly increased, and the sudden increase in casualties made the defenders more and more confused. They began to wonder whether it was really necessary for them to fight Dong Zhuo to the death.
Dong Zhuo's entry into the city would have both advantages and disadvantages for him. While he was hesitating over the pros and cons, the gate of Luoyang City was finally opened after continuous hammering.
The entire Xiliang Army camp was suddenly filled with cheers, and countless people rushed towards the city gate. The deafening shouts echoed throughout the streets near the city gate.
The soldiers who were still guarding the city on the wall were stunned for a moment. The Xiliang army had already broken through the city gate. Was the battle on the wall still necessary?
While they were hesitating here, the generals defending the city decisively began to organize their soldiers to retreat to the inner city. Once the city gate was lost, the city wall could not be defended.
Dong Zhuo looked at the broken city gate and wished he could put on armor and charge immediately, so that the whole Luoyang city could hear his voice, the voice of this warrior from the remote Liangzhou!
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In the first year of Zhongping, Dong Zhuo took the emperor to Luoyang. At that time, the Prince of Yingchuan was also the ruler. Zhuo demoted the Prince of Yingchuan because the emperor was the eldest son. Empress Dowager He and the ministers thought Zhuo was rude and refused to obey. Zhuo was angry and secretly said, "If the city is breached, you will be slaughtered."
Zhuo listened to the Confucian words, and spoke in a low voice, in a false tone. Luoyang was swaying in chaos, like a rootless duckweed floating on the water. Everyone was in a panic and darkness.
At this time, the five sons of the Luo family came in high spirits, Shao also whipped his whip and spurred his horse. The two armies joined forces, rushed for a thousand miles, arrived at the destination day and night, and stationed at the Luo River.
Zhuo's brutality was also made into a rule, and without anyone noticing, within a few years Luo and Shao had made great contributions. ——"Book of Wei: Biography of General Yuan"
(End of this chapter)
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