The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 16
In Yecheng, Jizhou, Zhang Jiao stood on the top of the city tower facing the wind, looking towards the west. At dusk, the sky glowed like fire, as if it had been stained with blood, like a golden iron horse that foreshadowed the distance.

Zhang Jiao, who was stationed in Yecheng, just slaughtered all the rich and powerful families in the city, and after supplementing the food and supplies, he did not offend the common people.

As night fell, Zhang Bao ran up the tower with a happy face, came behind Zhang Jiao, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Brother, the news has come, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao and Bo Cai led the three armies to set up three ambush troops, Huangfu More than [-] of Song's army of tens of thousands were killed, not counting the wounded, and the rest fled for their lives. Huangfu Song's army was wiped out, and our army captured countless food, supplies, armor and weapons."

"Okay! Pass on the order. Tomorrow the army will move out and take Luoyang straight! Send a message to the brothers in other states to take Luoyang!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Jiao's mouth, feeling very refreshed. At this moment, the only person he thought of was Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, as you expected, the entire army of the Han court has been wiped out. In addition to the strength of the army, the Han court is powerless to stop me from attacking Luoyang on the Taiping Road. When I cut off the head of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and occupy Luoyang, I will definitely invite you to come out of the mountain again. With your help, the world can be settled!

"Brother, now we have not conquered Zhongshan in the north, but Jizhou is in our pocket. Now that the army is marching into Luoyang, don't you want Jizhou?" Zhang Bao looked hesitant. The fruits of victory are equally reluctant to trade for others.

But Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said, "Jizhou is not a place to stay for a long time. If we don't leave as soon as possible, the Han court will first eliminate You, Yan, Bing, Qing, and Xu states. My Taipingdao rebels will form a double-team to Jizhou. At that time, my Taipingdao will be forced to die. Second brother, someone once told me that if you want to become an eternal hegemony, you should not care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. When I take Luoyang by Taipingdao, the Han Dynasty After the overthrow, look at the trend of the world. If the states and counties from all over the world attack me, then I will lead the army to advance to the southwest. Taking advantage of the steep terrain in Sichuan and Shu, we can protect ourselves. Conquer the Quartet and level the world."

After Zhang Bao pondered deeply, he felt that the elder brother's words were reasonable, and asked tentatively: "Elder brother, is this what Guo Fengxiao said?"

Zhang Jiao nodded calmly and said yes, Zhang Bao finally understood why his eldest brother valued Guo Jia so much, and felt deeply regretful that he could not get help from this person.

The front hall of Changle Palace, the capital of the imperial capital, had a routine morning court. Emperor Ling of Han had weakened a lot in recent days, and sat listlessly on the upper seat, allowing Zhang Rang to ask routinely, but unexpectedly a person stumbled into the hall outside the hall.

The one who broke into the hall was a middle-aged general, his body was bloody, his armor was broken, and he was still bleeding from multiple wounds. He threw himself on the hall and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, General Huangfu went to Jizhou to suppress bandits, and was ambushed by Zhang Baiqi, a Yellow Turban bandit, in Hanoi. He won the first battle, and Zhang Baiqi led the army to flee. Losing nearly 15 people, General Lu Zhi persuaded General Huangfu to withdraw his troops, but General Huangfu refused to listen. When the remaining 5 troops were about to enter the border of Jizhou, they were ambushed by the Yellow Turban bandit Bocai. They encountered three ambushes in succession. The division's army was in a state of confusion, and there were countless people who fled the battle. Generals Huangfu and Zhu Jun were killed in battle. General Lu Zhi was captured and killed by Bocai in front of the Yellow Turbans. Now, the Yellow Turbans are unstoppable and are heading towards the imperial capital. Come!"

There was an instant silence above the court hall, and the drop of a needle could be heard, but the general who fled back to report the letter was already out of breath, and his body lying on the main hall was getting colder.

"Huangfusong, I trust you so much, you actually, you... my loves, what can I do now, now!" Han Lingdi was anxious and afraid, stood up from the dragon chair, and paced back and forth anxiously.

All the officials also looked around for help like headless chickens, but found that everyone looked helpless. At this moment, Emperor Ling suddenly pointed to a rough-looking general standing in front of all the officials and asked: "Why? Jin, as a general, you are in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, what do you think of the current plan?"

The great general who has always been looked down upon by all the officials, this butcher-born general He Jin, who climbed onto the dragon bed with his younger sister, seemed extremely calm at this moment. "The minister now has only two strategies. The worst strategy is to move the capital. The best strategy is to recall the soldiers around the imperial capital and defend the imperial capital to the death. At the same time, call the prefects of all states and counties in the world to send troops to Luoyang to rescue him. I have finished what I have to say."

After returning to the queue, He Jin closed his eyes, and everyone else looked at him with amazed eyes. They never thought that there would be no foresighted butcher generals who would be so calm, and He Jin was not calm in his heart. Cao Cao guessed right?It seems that we have to win over this person well.

Emperor Han Ling slumped on the dragon chair with a pale complexion, and murmured, "Move the capital? Move the capital?"

Impossible to move!Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was reluctant to part with Luoyang's countless wealth, and the officials also disagreed.

Immediately, someone came out and said: "Your Majesty, moving the capital suddenly is an ominous omen, and will shake the foundation of the country. If the rebels invade Luoyang and destroy our Han temple and shrine, what face will you have to meet your ancestors? "

Emperor Hanling hissed, "I will never move the capital! The generals say that moving the capital is a bad idea, so of course it won't work. The order will be passed down and the defenders near the imperial capital will be recalled immediately, and it will be announced to the world. Soldiers come to relieve Luoyang's danger! Anyone who comes to rescue him will be rewarded in the future! Everything about guarding Luoyang will be handled by the general."

"Your Majesty is wise."

He Jin was the first to go out to pay homage, with a sly smile on his lowered head and invisible face: As long as Luoyang's crisis is solved, who would dare to act presumptuously in front of me?

All the officials followed up and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

At this time, another person came into the palace to report: "Your Majesty, according to reports from Tan Ma Lai, the Yellow Turban bandit Zhang Baiqi led 30 people, Zhang Niujiao led 60 people, Bocai led [-] people, and Zhang Mancheng led [-] troops. Leading a crowd of [-], Zhang Jiao personally led [-] Yellow Scarves, and a total of [-] troops from the Five Route Bandits came to Luoyang."

Emperor Han Ling turned purple with anger, pointed at His Highness with trembling fingers and said angrily: "The rebels are so rampant, I, I want to kill all these rebels, kill them all."

"Your Majesty, the thieves are so powerful now that I fear that there will be people in Luoyang City who will surrender. I beg Your Majesty to give you the right to act cheaply and act arbitrarily. Otherwise, if someone cooperates with the bandits inside and out, everything will be closed." He Jin went out again.

This time, the officials were furious, knowing that He Jin was taking the opportunity to seize power, and might even take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents, but when the country was in crisis, no one dared to speak out.

And Han Lingdi waved his hand impatiently: "I agree, but, General, if you fail to defend the city, I will not let you off lightly."

"The minister will help His Majesty solve difficulties and worries, and will not hesitate to die. The minister is here, and the city of Luoyang is here."

After the imperial court was over, He Jin hurried back to the mansion, called Yuan Shao in front of him, and urged him, "Where is Cao Mengde? If it doesn't turn out what he said, Luoyang City is facing a catastrophe, quickly invite him here, I have something important to discuss." .”

Yuan Shao felt a little regretful at the moment, feeling uncomfortable, why did he recommend Cao Cao to He Jin?It seems that He Jin attaches great importance to Cao Cao, and may even entrust him with important tasks.

After Cao Cao arrived, He Jin told the two of them what had happened this morning. After hearing this, Cao Cao sighed and said, "There are some masters among the yellow scarf thieves."

Had it not been for Cao Cao a few days ago, He Jin would have been at a loss as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue this morning.At this moment, he has attached great importance to Cao Cao, calm down and listen to his opinions.

I just listened to Cao Cao's detailed words: "The Taiping Road rebellion has been planned for a long time. The yellow scarf bandits first set up troops in Jizhou to make money for my king to go to quell the chaos. It is also a hidden secret to set up three lines of ambush on the road in advance. The first line Zhang Baiqi's troops deliberately The rout can deceive General Huangfu, thinking that the Yellow Turban bandits are vulnerable, and when Zhang Niujiao ambushed on the second line, General Huangfu's defeat in this battle was due to his underestimation of the enemy, and Lu Zhi persuaded General Huangfu to withdraw his troops. Since Luoyang, no achievements have been made, and the Jizhou rebels have not even seen a shadow. How can they retreat? Moreover, there have been two ambushes one after another, one false and one real, one strange and one righteous. General Huangfu must have expected that the Yellow Turbans would not be able to put down The third ambush army, but the people who set up this situation for the yellow scarf bandits have endless schemes. It doesn't matter how powerful the third ambush army is. My king's division was unfavorable, and I was ambushed repeatedly. Frustrated, when the third ambush came, General Huangfu could no longer control the overall situation. The general was killed, the soldiers fled, and the entire army was wiped out. The yellow turban bandits attacked back and forth, and the outcome of General Huangfu will not change in any way. You underestimated the enemy, you underestimated the enemy. Taipingdao’s rebellion did not act rashly, not to mention that there are rare figures in Taipingdao who are resourceful, the general, the yellow turban bandits It is imminent to approach the city of Luoyang, and there is no way to retreat from the enemy, but please, general, hold on until the reinforcements from all directions arrive, and the siege of Luoyang will have the hope of being rescued."

He Jin nodded approvingly, and sighed: "My king's teacher is so elite, but he disappeared in half a month. There are capable people and strange men in the Taiping Road, so we should not underestimate them. However, Meng De, the governor of the Sifang County, will lead the army to solve the problem. Is it the siege of Luoyang?"

This is the key point. The Yellow Turban bandit raised 60 soldiers to the city of Luoyang. If there is no reinforcements to rescue them, it may only be a matter of time before the city breaks down.

Regarding this point, Cao Cao said with certainty: "We must come to rescue. As long as these county governors send troops, they will be meritorious ministers. In this crisis, their contribution to rescue is comparable to that of a dragon! Secondly, if you don't Sending troops, His Majesty will investigate in the future, I am afraid that dismissal will not only calm the anger of the emperor. In the current situation, as long as Your Majesty is safe, it will be safe to stick to Luoyang."

Cao Cao didn't finish the second half of the sentence: If Luoyang City is destroyed and His Majesty is buried, the situation will be out of control, and it is not just the Taiping Road that caused chaos.

(End of this chapter)