The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 212
Since Mangshan rescued him, Dong Zhuo used the power of soldiers and horses in his hands to eliminate dissidents in the court.Soon after, Dong Zhuo killed He Miao in order to avenge Empress Dowager Dong on the pretext that he was from the same clan as Empress Dowager Dong. Since then, the voice of opposition in the court has gradually decreased, and most officials began to lean towards Dong Zhuo's faction in order to save their lives.

"Wen You, the old man thinks that the young emperor has a weak personality, not like a wise king, and wants to abolish him and replace him with Chenliu king!" Dong Zhuo said with a smile, looking at a scribe in front of him.

"Father-in-law, there is no need to rush this matter. We haven't established a firm foothold in Luoyang yet!" The thin scribe replied.

"How should the old man do it?"

"Divide up and win over the He Jin faction, control the Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army, and then abolish the establishment!"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo burst out laughing and said, "This old man has literary excellence, and the world can be taken away!"

Who is this Wenyou?His surname is Li, his first name is Confucianism, and his character is Wenyou.The doctor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and chief counselor. He was Dong Zhuo's confidant and advised him on all matters, and he was Dong Zhuo's absolute brain.

Starting from the next day, a large number of Xiliang troops entered Luoyang every morning, demonstrating the strength of Xiliang day after day.In fact, all of this is Li Ru's scheme.In order to frighten the ministers of the court and the central government, Li Ruyan ordered the Xiliang army to divide into several batches, sneak out of Luoyang every four or five days under the cover of night, and march into Luoyang in a mighty manner the next morning, with drums shaking and flags flying, as if There is a steady stream of thousands of troops.

All the people in Luoyang, including the court officials, were intimidated by Dong Zhuo's strength and did not dare to deviate in the slightest.Although false appearances can temporarily confuse people, they will eventually be seen through.

Of course, Li Ru's move could only be an expedient measure. After a little adjustment for a period of time, he began to take practical actions to recruit military power on the grounds of expanding his military strength.After the great general He Jin was ambushed and killed by Zhang Rang, Wu Kuang, one of his generals, had a deep resentment towards He Jin's younger brother He Miao.

Therefore, Li Ru began to win over Wu Kuang by relying on Dong Zhuo's killing of He Miao. Finally, under Li Ru's coercion and lure, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the fisherman's profit and recruited the remaining troops of He Jin and He Miao without a single soldier. .Dong Zhuo's behavior was noticed by the ministers in the court, but no one dared to speak out against it. This made Dong Zhuo more and more courageous, and he often went to the palace without taking his sword.

Dong Zhuoyue was so ostentatious, the young emperor Liu Bian was more afraid, and as time passed, Dong Zhuo's words were all over the court.Just when Dong Zhuo was complacent, the governor of Bingzhou and Zhijinwu Dingyuan led the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou to Luoyang in time.

With the powerful foreign aid of Ding Yuan, the whole court changed its tone, and people who were afraid to speak out against it jumped out to criticize Dong Zhuo's actions. Every morning, the two sides abused each other and quarreled endlessly.And the young emperor Liu Bian could only sit on the luan chair and shiver, not to mention him as the emperor, even his mother, Empress He, was a little at a loss.

Fortunately, He Jin didn't offend too many people before his death. At this moment, the safety of their mother and child is a matter of a few words from the ministers of the court. Therefore, the mother and child live in fear all day long.

In the early morning of this day, the distraught Dong Zhuo publicly proposed to abolish the emperor and establish another.As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted a large number of voices of opposition.An angry Dong Zhuo drew his sword in front of the crowd and shouted: "My sword is not good!"

This sound caused many ministers to shut up obediently, but Ding Yuan was an exception, he stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Your sword is sharp, and mine is also extremely sharp!"

The two confronted each other in the court hall, and they looked like they were going to fight each other.In the end, it was a group of ministers who persuaded them to give up.However, after the morning dispersal, Xiliang cavalry and Bingzhou cavalry formed a formation outside the east gate of Luoyang, and a duel between cavalry began.

"Dong Zhuo's old thief, as a courtier, he committed great treason, come out and suffer death!" Ding Yuan immediately shouted to the front of the battle.

Both Xiliang and Bingzhou are located on the border, and have been harassed by nomadic clans all year round.Therefore, the folk customs in the two places are tough, and everyone is good at riding and shooting, especially Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry, most of them are Qiang.But in the Bingzhou army, there is a real fierce general, which the Huns can't avoid, and that is Ding Yuan's adopted son, Lu Bu.

Lu Bu, styled Fengxian, was born in Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County.Standing nine feet tall, he can hold a Fangtian painting halberd. He has amazing strength since he was a child, and he has a high reputation in Bingzhou.

After a while of provocations from Ding Yuan, the people of Xiliang could bear it, and immediately rushed out a warrior.

"Fengxian my son, let the Xiliang people show some color!" Ding Yuan said calmly.

"No! The adoptive father sees it well!" After finishing speaking, Lu Bu rode out slowly.

The generals rushing out of the Xiliang army urged their horses to gallop, while Lu Bu moved forward unhurriedly.At this time, fighting generals, general military generals will use the impact of the horse to give the opponent a fatal blow.However, Lu Bu, who was nine feet tall, was riding an ordinary war horse, his feet were casually dropped on both sides, and Fang Tian's painting halberd was held upside down in his hand, looking completely lazy.

The Xiliang military general was overjoyed and increased his horse speed again.Prepare to take a hit.One side is walking slowly, while the other side is running fast, the distance between the two is gradually narrowing.At the moment when the two horses crossed each other, the corner of Lu Bu's mouth rose slightly, and Fang Tian's painted halberd was swung vigorously from bottom to top in his hand, followed by a scream.

"Hmph! You dare to make a fool of yourself with this little ability." Lu Bu snorted coldly, then pointed at the Xiliang cavalry with Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted loudly: "Come whoever wants to die!"

This loud shout of confidence immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the Xiliang people.Two more generals rushed out, and the result was exactly the same as before. Lu Bu easily killed them with one blow.

"General Lu is mighty! General Lu is mighty!" The Bingzhou cavalry shouted loudly, holding up their weapons.

"Hahaha, old thief Dong Zhuo, today is your death day! The whole army assaults!" After beheading three generals, the morale of the Bingzhou cavalry was greatly boosted, and Ding Yuan took this opportunity to wave his army to cover up the killing.

Dong Zhuo was silent at the moment with a gloomy face, Li Ru on the side reminded in time: "Father-in-law, this battle is not good, so retreat quickly!"

"Retreat!" Hearing Li Ru's reminder, Dong Zhuo waved his hand and retreated into Luoyang City first.

The Bingzhou cavalry who failed to pursue them retreated after cursing in front of the city gate for a while.Without Ding Yuan's deliberate propaganda, the news of Dong Zhuo's defeat spread like wind throughout the whole city of Luoyang, but most people ignored one detail, the loss of the Xiliang Army in this battle was not great.

"Hahaha, Fengxian, my son, is exceptionally brave. After getting rid of Dong Bandit, I will go to the imperial court to ask for credit for your father!" In Bingzhou Camp, Ding Yuan's laughter spread far away.

A small victory made Ding Yuan believe that with Lu Bu around, it would be a matter of time before Dong thief was defeated!
(End of this chapter)