Chapter 656: All the princes gather together, Luo Kong asks for his ancestors!
Tang Ji looked at the surging soldiers outside. The timid girl stopped crying. She lay on Luo Kong and whispered in his ear, choking with sobs: "Teacher, if you are about to die, you must kill me first. I am afraid of pain, so you must act quickly."
Luo Kong paused, he knew why Tang Ji said that, because in the midst of the chaos of the army, for someone like her, living would be more painful than dying.
He wrapped his arms around Tang Ji tighter, and the warm blood dripped onto Tang Ji's face. His hot breath made the trembling Tang Ji feel a warmth that was higher than the sky and heavier than the mountains.
Luo Kong stepped forward. The Seven-Star Sword was already covered with bloodstains, but this made it even sharper. Luo Kong rushed forward. Some Xiliang soldiers rushed forward, while others retreated. This gave Luo Kong a lot of room to maneuver.
If Luo Kong was riding a horse and holding a lance now, he would definitely not be so passive now. Fortunately, he had just put on armor in the back hall, so he didn't have to fight against the armored without armor.
Luo Kong felt his heart beating faster and faster, and all the blood in his body was rushing to his limbs and veins. It seemed that there was endless power within his body. He wrapped Tang Ji behind him, and Tang Ji hugged him tightly, holding the Seven-Star Sword in one hand and a spear in the other, and rushed forward unstoppably.
More than a dozen soldiers were killed in one move, which shocked the Xiliang soldiers. The number of people who dared to rush forward decreased significantly. There were officers urging them from behind, but no one was a fool.
The military pay is just a few dollars, is it worth risking your life?
They were not the elite warriors from Xiliang who had followed Dong Zhuo through thick and thin. They were just people from Xiliang who were recruited by Dong Zhuo.
Under such circumstances, Luo Kong was actually alone and was trying to rush out of the hall from the back, although Luo Kong knew that even if he rushed out of the hall, there might still be endless Xiliang soldiers outside.
Suddenly, there was a sound of two armies fighting outside the hall. Luo Kong knew that his chance had come. He tried his best to sweep away the Xiliang soldiers around him, then rushed out of the hall. He immediately saw another wave of troops dressed in imperial guards uniforms fighting against the Xiliang army.
"Wushuang Hou is there!"
After Bu Cai saw Luo Kong, his scalp tingled. He never expected that under such circumstances, Luo Kong could actually survive and hold on until their arrival.
The reason why they came here was probably because the Taoist master said in his last words that making friends with the Luo family and showing kindness to them would bring countless benefits to the future.
The Luo family is capable, powerful, and reputable, and they will definitely repay the favor. If you show favor to the Luo family, you can gain wealth and save your life, which is a huge profit.
Bu Cai and his companions came on horseback. After they rushed over, they shouted loudly, "Marquis Wushuang, get on the horse!"
As he spoke, a very handsome warhorse leaped up, and Luo Kong flew directly onto it. The moment he rode on the horse, he threw down the spear in his hand, inserted the sword in his hand into the side of the warhorse, and pulled out the lance hanging on the right side.
"Thank you all for the reinforcements, Generals. Your Majesty and the Queen Mother have been poisoned to death by Li Ru sent by Dong Zhuo. Only the Queen is entrusted to me. Let's fight our way out!"
Luo Kong gritted his teeth and even bit them until they bled. There were wounds all over his body, and even his handsome face had shocking wounds. At this moment, Luo Kong looked like a ghost walking out of hell.
Bu Cai looked at Luo Kong, who was in extremely low spirits, and heard that the emperor was dead, so he hurriedly fought and retreated together. The infantrymen without horses could not catch up with them, but some cavalry from Xiliang Army had already entered the palace.
As the group rushed out of the east gate, they saw Yan Liang, one of Yuan Shao's men, suddenly rushing out with a cavalry of several hundred men. Seeing Luo Kong, he was overjoyed and shouted, "Sir, the lord sent Liang to look for you. The east gate is not open, so we will leave from the south gate!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Kong hurriedly followed Yan Liang and asked anxiously, "Is Dong Zhuo outside the palace?"
Yan Liang replied, "That's right, my lord. I don't know how the news got out, and that villain actually led his army to attack the people that the lord had ambushed. Now the lord is in Luoyang City, leading the Hebei men to fight against that villain Dong Zhuo!
My Lord, has His Majesty passed away?"
Luo Kong looked at Yan Liang in confusion, not understanding how Yan Liang knew this. As soon as he saw Luo Kong's expression, Yan Liang knew it, and immediately said in hatred: "That evil thief Dong Zhuo said in front of the army that your Majesty had died of excessive grief, and led the Western Liang army to welcome Chenliu King Liu Xie to succeed the throne, and also said that the lord is a traitor."
Luo Kong knew that Chenliu King Liu Xie had always been in Dong Zhuo's hands, not in the palace. For Chenliu King Liu Xie, the danger level was the same being with Dong Zhuo and in the palace.
When Luo Kong heard that Dong Zhuo had already welcomed Liu Xie as emperor, he felt nothing in his heart. As early as when Liu Bian died, Luo Kong knew that Dong Zhuo would definitely welcome Liu Xie as emperor.
He just suddenly thought that the Han Dynasty lineage of Emperor Ling was really coming to an end.
Both of Emperor Ling's legitimate sons died, leaving only one illegitimate son, who was appointed by Dong Zhuo.
There was absolutely no way Yuan Shao would recognize Liu Xie's throne. He would beat his brains out just over the issue of the throne.
But these are no longer what Luo Kong wants to think about. He only wants to do one thing now, and that is to twist off Dong Zhuo's ugly head.
With the availability of war horses, and with Bu Cai and his three men as well as Yan Liang being fierce generals, the five of them led the Taiping Army that had joined them and rushed out of the South Gate relatively smoothly. As soon as they exited the South Gate of the Imperial City, they saw a large number of soldiers fighting fiercely in the streets.
Yuan Shao was commanding the central army, with Wen Chou guarding beside him. Xun You was a little embarrassed, but at least he escaped with his life. However, Wang Yun disappeared, probably lost in the chaos of the army.
As the number of reinforcements from Xiliang gradually increased, the pressure on Yuan Shao's army became greater and greater. Xun Chen had an anxious look on his face and kept calculating his own casualties. He wanted to ask Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops many times, but when he saw Yuan Shao's determined look, he knew that it would be useless for him to say anything.
Yuan Shao would not leave until Yan Liang came out of the palace. Xun Chen had already advised Yuan Shao to withdraw two quarters of an hour ago, but Yuan Shao said directly: "Our army can still fight. If we lose one of our great generals, wouldn't it be painful? Yan Liang was ordered by me to enter the palace to search for him. I want to find him alive or dead!"
Yuan Shao tightly grasped the sword in his hand. He had his own judgment on the current situation on the field, and his perspective was different from that of his advisers. What Xun Chen and Xun You did was scheming and calculating, while what Yuan Shao cared about was people's hearts.
He firmly believed that although the army seemed to be in turmoil on the surface, as long as he was still here, he could stabilize the morale of the army. As long as the people's hearts were stable, the army would be indestructible. If he really retreated in such a disgraceful manner, the army's combat effectiveness would collapse in an instant.
Facts have proved that Yuan Shao's judgment was correct. Facing enemies that were several times larger than his own, the seemingly shaky front actually held on steadily. Of course, this was also related to the fact that he was unable to fully exert his strength in Luoyang City.
But the result was very good. Yuan Shao successfully held on until Yan Liang and others came out. Wen Chou, who had been guarding Yuan Shao, breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Yuan Shao as if he was looking at a god. His loyalty to Yuan Shao had reached the extreme.
Luo Kong rode up to Yuan Shao and clasped his fists, saying, "Thank you very much, Lord Benchu, for your help. I am very grateful. Where is Dong Zhuo?"
The appearance of the Taiping Army made the front line more stable. Now Yuan Shao was ready to retreat. He glanced at Queen Tang who was hugging Luo Kong tightly, and knew that the emperor had indeed passed away.
Yuan Shao felt a little sad, but also a little happy, with extremely complicated feelings. He was not considered a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty because he felt that the royal family was nothing special and that consecutive generations of emperors were not qualified to sit on the throne.
The throne of the Son of Heaven belongs to the virtuous, and the throne of the Emperor belongs to the capable. These Han emperors are neither virtuous nor capable. What qualifications do they have to be the rulers of the world?
Liu Bian was a virtuous man, and Yuan Shao still recognized him in his heart. Now that Liu Bian, the last emperor, has died, only Liu Xie, a puppet of Dong Zhuo, is left. The banner of the Han Dynasty is really about to fall.
Who will carry the flag?
Can Yuan obtain the Mandate of Heaven?
Countless thoughts flashed through Yuan Shao's mind, and then he heard Luo Kong asking where Dong Zhuo was.
Yuan Shao looked at Luo Kong, his body was covered with wounds, blood was constantly oozing out of the wounds, and those scabby wounds were also cracked during the violent movement, but deep in Luo Kong's eyes, there was an endless flame that seemed to burn everything.
It was the fire of anger, the fire of life, the fire of the soul, and it was Luo Kong's entire being.
Yuan Shao understood something and looked at Xun You. He remembered what Xun You said, that Wushuang Hou was ready to die and he was willing to give his life as long as Dong Zhuo could be killed.
Yuan Shao felt his throat dry and asked, “Sir, Dong Zhuo is in the Xiliang army. It is impossible to rush over and kill him.
Dong Zhuo is very powerful now, so why don't we leave Luoyang City first, gather the heroes, and fight against Dong Zhuo together. It won't take long. When we come to Luoyang, in fact, many of the princes who had supported the king at the beginning have come who are concerned about the court.
As long as a few more troops come, with the current number of troops, we will be able to fight Dong Zhuo to the death!"
Luo Kong's eyes dimmed for a moment. He knew that he could not let Yuan Shao fight to his death because of his anger, so he nodded slightly, and Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief.
In the current situation, it would be a sure loss to fight Dong Zhuo head-on. He came too hastily and the time given to him was too short.
Since leaving Jizhou, Yuan Shao had already sent letters to many people. Calculating the time, if those people were willing to come, the time was about right.
It doesn't take many, as long as four or five princes come, Yuan Shao will dare to fight Dong Zhuo!
The group of people gradually retreated from the south gate of the imperial city towards the south gate of Luoyang City. Luo Kong looked at the countless blood flowing in the streets. He looked up at the blue sky and couldn't help but shed bright red tears from the corners of his eyes, just like blood.
"Ancestor, Ancestor."
At this point, Luo Kong always felt that he needed to do something. He looked up to the sky as if a blessing had come to him, calling out to his ancestors.
Then Ji Zhao responded to him, a message and a divine weapon fell into his mind, and a raging fire ignited in Luo Kong's dim eyes again.
He forced himself to control his emotions, knowing that he only needed one opportunity, which was to wait for these princes to create an opportunity for him to get slightly closer to Dong Zhuo.
Luo Kong, Yuan Shao and others were retreating all the way, but Dong Zhuo would naturally not let them go and chased them all the way. Especially after Dong Zhuo learned that Li Ru and Hua Xiong were all killed in the palace, he was furious and directly issued a kill order. No matter whether it was Yuan Shao or Luo Kong, whoever killed them could be promoted three levels and rewarded with a thousand gold coins!
Yuan Shao and others led the army all the way out of Luoyang City, and the Xiliang Army was chasing them closely. At this moment, a large army suddenly rushed out from the north of the army.
Yuan Shao was startled at first, thinking it was the Western Liang army, but upon closer inspection, it was obvious that the army was not any army in Luoyang city.
This was a relatively new army, and it looked just like his Jizhou army. They seemed to be local princes. As the big banner appeared, there was a big word "Cao" on the top.
Yuan Shao's eyes lit up. He could probably guess who it was. When the vanguard appeared, it turned out to be Cao Cao's clan brothers. It was indeed Cao Cao who led his army here.
Yuan Shao had just told Luo Kong in the city that those loyal princes would definitely come here, but he didn't expect that he would meet Cao Cao as soon as he left Luoyang City.
Yuan Shao was overjoyed to see that it was his good friend who came. He said to everyone, "Everyone, this is Cao Mengde's army. You should all know that he was also a loyal soldier and fought bravely. With Cao Mengde here, the Xiliang army will definitely retreat."
While talking to everyone, he immediately led his troops to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao also saw Yuan Shao's flag and hurried towards him.
The Cao army happened to be on the flank of the Xiliang army. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan immediately led the cavalry to attack the flank of the Xiliang army.
The Xiliang army was attacked by Cao's army which suddenly rushed out. They were unable to respond and suffered a small defeat. They quickly retreated.
Yuan Shao and others finally eliminated the threat of the Xiliang Army and joined forces with Cao's army.
The fact that Cao Cao was able to recover so quickly and even come to Luoyang was naturally due to the support of the gentry.
Xun Yu from Yingchuan, who was stranded in Yanzhou due to war, hit it off with Cao Cao at first sight and Cao Cao came to him for refuge. Xun Yu introduced the Yanzhou gentry to Cao Cao along the way.
Cao Cao was already famous and talented, and was recognized by many of them. So he quickly recovered some of his strength with the support of these gentry.
He appointed himself as the prefect of Chenliu and occupied several counties in Yanzhou, which made him three times stronger than the previous support of Cao and Xiahou.
Yuan Shao stepped forward and shook Cao Cao's hand, saying emotionally: "Ah Man, you came just in time. If you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid we would have suffered heavy losses."
When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao actually called him by his childhood nickname, he knew how tense the situation was before Yuan Shao. He smiled and said, "Benchu, your action of showing your sword in front of Dong Zhuo has spread all over the world.
I am leading the army here to help you and revive the Han Dynasty!"
Yuan Shao smiled bitterly when he heard this. Cao Cao felt something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Benchu, what happened? Where is His Majesty?"
Yuan Shao pointed at Luo Kong and said, "Let Wushuang Hou come and talk to you, Meng De."
Cao Cao exclaimed, "Marquis Wushuang?"
He could never have dreamed that the bloody man in front of him would be the Wushuang Hou Luo Kong, the brave cavalry general whose rank was higher than that of the three dukes, the son of the Luo family!
Another drop of blood dripped down Luo Kong's face, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother were both poisoned to death by Dong Zhuo. Only the Queen survived. Your Majesty entrusted her to me before he died."
Cao Cao felt dizzy for a moment, then came to his senses and shouted angrily, "Dong Zhuo, this traitor! This evil thief! This traitor and villain!"
Everyone who followed Cao Cao was full of resentment. This was because Xun Yu was still guarding Cao Cao's home in Yanzhou. If Xun Yu came here, with his loyalty to the Han Dynasty, he would probably swear at Dong Zhuo no matter how virtuous and well-mannered he was.
Cao Cao paced anxiously, then asked, "Your Majesty has passed away, what should we do now?"
Yuan Shao quickly told Cao Cao his plan to wait for all the princes to gather and defeat Dong Zhuo. Cao Cao was silent for a moment and then said, "But Dong Zhuo can't just sit there and wait for us to kill him.
Moreover, there are probably not many princes in the world who can come, so it is still difficult to defeat Dong Zhuo."
At this time Luo Kong suddenly said: "I can kill Dong Zhuo!"
Everyone looked at Luo Kong, and heard Luo Kong's bloodstained face full of seriousness as he said word by word: "As long as I get within 300 steps of Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo will die, and no one can save him."
Hearing Luo Kong's words, everyone was a little surprised. There is a saying called "shooting an arrow through a willow leaf at a hundred paces" to describe a sharpshooter. Anything beyond this distance is magical, but it is still not certain to hit the target. Luo Kong naturally knew what everyone was thinking, and just said, "In the name of the Su Wang Shang Huang, Dong Zhuo will die!"
boom!
Now everyone had to believe it. No one in the world could question what a son of the Luo family said in the name of the Su Wang Emperor. This was the trust built over 1,300 years!
Even though no one knows Luo Kong's methods, even though no one knows what Luo Kong is going to do, everyone is willing to believe what he says.
Cao Cao said generously: "Since you are so sure, then let's wait for the opportunity and create it for you!"
The wind was blowing fiercely, blowing up the corners of Luo Kong's clothes. The fire in his eyes seemed to never burn out!
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In the third year of Zhongping, at dawn on May, Dong Zhuo was treacherous and reckless. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes and righteous men gathered in the suburbs of Luoyang, faced the Luo River and swore an oath to defeat Dong Zhuo together.
The princes of Guandong swore an oath of blood, saying: "The righteous men of the nine states, even the relatives of the Han Dynasty, scholars, and heroes, point to the sacred water Luo River and swear an oath together.
Today, Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, he has committed treason and even harmed the people. His evil deeds are too numerous to list in words, and his poisonous heart cannot be washed away even if all the magical water of the Luo River is poured out.
He trampled on humanity and caused suffering to the people, so now all the princes will punish him together, rise up and show their power, and eliminate the tyranny! "
After the oath was taken, the princes formed their battle array and attacked. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Dong Zhuo in Xiliang"
(End of this chapter)
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