Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 64

Xu Jiashu opened the curtain of the carriage and turned to look at the setting sun.

From time to time, corpses can be seen scattered in the ravines on both sides of the road. The white, rotten, and squirming flesh buds have become obscured under the cover of the midwinter light.

No one was buried on this long [-]-mile road between Luoyang and Chang'an. The fallen people will stay here forever. There are no tombstones, no ceremonies, and no one remembers them.

An endless queue marched slowly from Luoyang to Chang'an along the narrow Weihan Ancient Road. It was Dong Zhuo's army that burned Luoyang not long ago and the people who were forcibly relocated.

The people took care of the old and the young, and their remaining wealth was exposed to the attention of the wolves. Whatever they took a fancy to was snatched away immediately.

From time to time, some people tried to escape, but after a while they were captured and executed in public by the knights of Xiliang. The beautiful women were forcibly abducted and were never seen again.

For generations, the Qiang Rebellion, Yellow Turbans, Xiongnu and Xianbei have taken turns bringing death and separation to the people living in this land. Now it is just Luoyang's turn.

The mourners were everywhere, but no one dared to cry loudly.

The Xiliang soldiers wore several layers of silk and satin on their armors and carried packages filled with looted property. The knights with horses loaded the property on their horses and dismounted and walked.

Dong Xiangguo filled hundreds of carts with his own belongings, mixed with royal utensils, and drove slowly. Every so often, he would tire out a fine draft horse.

Xu Jiashu and his party were not far from the Cai Mansion, and they had a tacit understanding to keep the same speed so that they could take care of each other.

"General!" Cai Yan pulled Xu Jiashu's sleeve and drew his gaze back to the carriage. The girl urged: "It's your turn, don't try to cheat!"

It doesn't matter, I will admit defeat.

Looking at the rotten chess game, Xu Jiashu sighed, "You win."

"Great!"

Cai Yan excitedly raised his arms and reset the chessboard with all his energy, while not forgetting to taunt: "I think Xu Shangshu's chess game is only a little better than Cai Shizhong's."

What you said is very uncompetitive.

The defeated Xu Jiashu still wanted to argue, but Liu Ying behind him couldn't wait to push him away, "It's my turn, it's my turn."

"Xu Zimao, I will help you get revenge!"

Her Royal Highness the Princess rolled up her sleeves, looking eager to try.

This is the ultimate showdown between two of the strongest riders.

The carriage is so big that it can't hold too many people. Cai Yong is old and can't keep up with the young people's thinking. After playing a few games, it is not fun. Gan Ning is too straightforward in chess and often gets angry even after playing. It can be said that the chess quality is corrupt, and they are all deprived of the qualification to compete.

Only Xu Jiashu has rich experience in letting go, and can often create a situation where the chess pieces are evenly matched, so he is ranked No. 3.

The first and second places are the two who are currently fighting in a decisive battle, in no particular order.

Xu Jiashu did this because he hoped to use this game to make them forget about life and death outside.

These are other people's faults, and they at least have the right not to be affected.Seeing that the fight between the two sides was getting better, Xu Jiashu went out to get some air with confidence.

"Why are you going?" Cai Yan asked behind him.

"Go collect the wind." Xu Jiashu said perfunctorily, turned around and pulled down the curtain, and the surroundings returned to the familiar hell.

People's ability to adapt is really strong. In a few days, Xu Jiashu went from being a small clerk in modern society who had never killed a chicken to being able to look at the corpses on the side of the road calmly and even smell the stench after smelling them for a long time. It’s not so unbearable anymore.

Dong Zhuo's relocation to the capital was an out-and-out disaster, but in this apocalyptic era, it was nothing, even just an appetizer.

When a dynasty reaches the end of its life cycle, the consequences of all natural disasters and man-made landslides on the suffering people cannot be described with simple words.

"White bones are exposed in the wild, there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and there are more than a hundred people alive. It is heartbreaking to think about it." Xu Jiashu couldn't help but murmured.

Xingyang, Bianshui.

A streak of bright red blood splashed out from the brown war horse as it ran, and its strong muscles spasmed due to the pain. The pain caused it to ignore the whip's command and lost its balance while running quickly. With a sudden swing, the horse on its back was thrown away. The owner threw it out.

Cao Cao fell hard, and his robe was torn apart by the friction, and several pieces of cloth flew out. A layer of mud stuck to the armor, and the blood-red dermis leaked out of the unarmored areas. Blood beads flowed down, creating a red line. trace.

He had some tinnitus, and the deafening shouts of death on the battlefield penetrated his eardrums, as if they were ringing directly in his head, making him dizzy, weak, and unsteady on his feet.

Around him, countless figures were running toward him and passing him. By the way, Cao Cao remembered that his order was to charge the entire army, so why were these people retreating?
No, we can't flee. There are cavalry on the opposite side. If we collapse, everyone will die here.

He raised his sword high and shouted with all his strength what was in his heart:
"Advance without retreat, take back Luoyang"

But no one cared what this little man was shouting with his sword raised. These so-called brave farmers recruited from Jiwu County were unable to survive not long ago. Now they just want to escape along with the crowd. As long as they win this life and death competition, No, as long as you keep your distance from the person behind you, there will be a veil between the God of Death and yourself.

Cao Cao, whose ears were ringing, shouted with all his strength, but only he heard it.

He stood there, helpless as he faced the retreating crowd. Maybe someone who was in a hurry would knock down this short man in an officer's uniform and then trample him to the ground. Maybe a knight under Xu Rong's tent would stab him casually while galloping. Cutting him into two pieces, Cao Cao resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes at this moment, waiting for death to catch up with him.

Until he was picked up by a pair of hands.

It's my cousin Cao Hong.

"Brother, get on the horse!" Cao Hong picked up the exhausted Cao Cao and pushed him onto his horse in a ridiculous posture. Then he whipped his whip vigorously, and the horse under his crotch let out a mournful cry. He quickly passed over the broken troops and even knocked him down. A few unlucky guys who had no time to dodge escaped from here before being submerged by the wave.

This was the most powerful military operation in Guandong after Dong Zhuo took the initiative to give up the Luoyang Basin.

Even Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, who had the most dazzling record among the coalition forces before, were subject to Yuan Shu's logistical constraints. They were the first to enter Luoyang, fill in the tombs, and repair the palaces, but were no longer able to advance.

The princes were satisfied with the strong political resources brought by Dong Zhuo - the vast territory east of Hangu Pass was abandoned by the enemy who held the center. Since the center was controlled by a recognized treacherous official, the princes did not bother to give orders. They all played tricks such as expressing themselves, claiming their own positions, or expressing their official positions to each other, and all of them were obsessed with promotion and grabbing turf.

So when Cao Cao decided to launch a military adventure, no one was willing to help except Zhang Miao who sent a small team of reinforcements out of loyalty.

Most of the world has become a de facto lawless land, and the power players have quieted down and concentrated on fighting for the scattered chips.

(End of this chapter)