When Luoyang was captured, and Laifu was about to order his army to enter the city, Xi Zhicai stepped forward to dissuade him.
"Master, the army cannot enter the city. There is a problem in accommodating a million troops. Why not set up camp outside the city first?"
Xi Zhicai's words made a lot of sense. After all, it was a million-strong army. If they were not properly controlled after entering Luoyang, a riot could break out.
Leif shook his head and said, "Send 200,000 troops with me to Luoyang. The rest, go after the Han Emperor!"
His ultimate goal in attacking Luoyang was to destroy the Han court and eliminate the powerful clans.
"Here you go!"
Just as Xu Huang was about to accept the order, Xi Zhicai and Fa Zheng quickly stepped forward and advised, "Celestial Master, you mustn't!"
"Dong Zhuo has an army of 300,000, mostly Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which are extremely fierce."
"If we pursue rashly, we might encounter an ambush!"
Xi Zhicai and Fa Zheng exchanged a glance, then simultaneously knelt on the ground: "Please, Celestial Master, rescind your decree!"
Lai Fu frowned slightly and said, "If Dong Zhuo is willing to fight, why did he abandon Luoyang? With my million-strong army, what does it matter if there is an ambush?"
Seeing that Leif was no longer listening to any advice, Xi Zhicai became anxious.
“Leifu! Do you treat the lives of a million Yellow Turban soldiers as a joke?” Xi Zhicai pointed at Leifu and cursed angrily.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines. At this moment, perhaps only Xi Zhicai would dare to berate Leifu so angrily.
"The master's fate is unknown. If he is not dead, how can you do this to him?"
Xi Zhicai's words struck a chord with Leifu. The reason he had been so frantic lately was that he couldn't accept the news of Lu Li's death.
However, Xi Zhicai's words reminded him that his master Lu Li was only missing, not necessarily dead.
At this moment, Leifu calmed down completely and said to Xu Huang, "Listen to the strategist, everyone stationed outside Luoyang City, and the Trapped Camp will follow me into Luoyang City!"
"promise!"
Gao Shun responded and led the Trapped Camp to follow Lai Fu into Luoyang City.
Inside Luoyang, the people were filled with fear, dreading that the million-strong Yellow Turban army would massacre the city after entering.
After all, the Yellow Turban Army was notorious in Luoyang. Every year, countless civilians were captured by the Yellow Turban Army, not to mention the constant looting they had carried out over the years.
Kleif only led 700 elite troops into Luoyang, while the million-strong army set up camp outside the city, which relieved the people of Luoyang.
Huangfu Song, who was lying in ambush outside the city, was in a dilemma. The Yellow Turban Army had not yet entered Luoyang City. If he fired arrows now, it would only cause suffering to the common people.
Huangfu Song couldn't bear it. There were hundreds of thousands of people in the city. If they suffered an undeserved disaster because of him, the sin would be too great.
But what should we do now?
"General, fire the arrows, or it will be too late!" the adjutant beside him reminded him.
If it had been any later, the Yellow Turban army would have discovered their hiding place.
"Order the army not to act rashly!"
Huangfu Song took a deep breath, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to fire the arrows. He could only temporarily retreat, ordering his army to remain vigilant and not to attack without authorization.
He was already very conflicted when he accepted this task, but for the sake of the Han Dynasty, he couldn't care less about anything else.
But things are different now. The Yellow Turban Army did not enter the city, and the city is full of civilians!
"General, if we retreat now, we will be severely punished!" the lieutenant said nervously.
Huangfu Song gave a wry smile and said, "Why do you think Dong Zhuo would have me do this instead of one of his generals?"
Huangfu Song was not one of Dong Zhuo's close associates. Such an important matter should definitely be handled by his close associates for the most secure outcome.
"Dong Zhuo had already planned it out. If we set fire to Luoyang, he would push me out to take the blame and appease the anger of the people."
"Doing it is one problem, not doing it is another; let's withdraw the troops!"
He wasn't stupid. He agreed to it for the sake of the Han Dynasty, even if it meant bearing a bad reputation and becoming a butcher or a sinner.
But the Yellow Turban Army has not yet entered the city. If he were to set the city on fire, it would only harm the common people. He cannot do that.
"But General..."
Huangfu Song waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for all the crimes!"
"Yes!" The lieutenant could only sigh and turn to relay the order.
........
Outside Luoyang, Xu Huang led a million-strong army to garrison the city. With so many people gathered there, a riot was inevitable.
Fortunately, Xu Huang had gained prestige within the Yellow Turban Army, and with the help of Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, and others, he was able to stabilize morale and prevent chaos from breaking out.
When Laifu entered Luoyang, it was also his first time entering the imperial palace, and the extravagance here exceeded his expectations.
"Such arrogance and extravagance, is this the Han that those people are loyal to?" Leif hissed angrily.
Outside, the people were starving and dying everywhere, but inside the palace, there was only extravagance and debauchery.
Although it appears to be under the emperor's nose, the emperor is completely unaware of the people's suffering.
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, a burst of wild laughter rang out, and as Leif laughed, tears were already welling up in his eyes.
"Master, no matter what, I will overthrow this outdated system and corrupt class, and restore peace and order to the people!" Leifu said through gritted teeth.
The first thing Leif did was to destroy the powerful clans.
Knowing that Luoyang City had the most and largest aristocratic families, one can say that it was the city with the most powerful clans.
When Leifu ordered Gao Shun to lead the Trapped Camp to raid the homes of the noble families one by one, news came that these families had already fled.
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