Great Han Empire

Chapter 592: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
Late at night, Bi Guiyuan.

After Guo Si and Zhang Ji received Dong Zhuo's military order, they immediately withdrew from Xiaopingjin Pass, and they rushed towards Bi Guiyuan as quickly as possible.

Yan Liang led the army to fight, but because the army had just ambushed Liu Jing and his more than 4000 soldiers of the Northern Army, all the troops were severely damaged, the soldiers were exhausted, and the blocking position was continuously broken.Yan Liang hastily sent someone to inform Zhu Jun and Wu Qiuyi that he could no longer resist and would immediately withdraw across the Yishui River, and asked them to quickly evacuate Biguiyuan, and then set fire to Biguiyuan and the grain and grass that had not been transported away in time. .

Zhu Jun firmly disagreed with the burning of Biguiyuan. He ordered Wu Qiuyi to lead [-] soldiers to support Yan Liang. Grain and supplies.

After hearing the news, Yan Liang shook his head helplessly, so he had to fight and retreat, staying five miles due north of Bi Guiyuan.

In the middle of the night, Dong Zhuo took the lead with three thousand cavalry and one thousand tigers to Bi Guiyuan.Li Jue's army followed closely behind, only five miles away from Bi Guiyuan.

After Yan Liang received the report from the scouts, without saying a word, he ordered the whole army to evacuate Bi Guiyuan quickly under the cover of night.If they don't evacuate, the exhausted soldiers who have been fighting for a day will be slaughtered by Xiliang's iron hooves at dawn.

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On the banks of the Yishui River, horrific and desperate cries shook the sky, and refugees swarmed along the only three remaining bridges like a tide, and the scene was chaotic.

Yan Liang was stationed at Maqiaotou, looking at the army that was overwhelmed and stagnant by the refugees, he was very anxious.

"My lord, the cavalry of the Northern Army have entered Bi Guiyuan."

"My lord, the armies of Guo Si and Zhang Ji are coming from the east."

"My lord, Li Jue's army has already attacked from the front."

The scouts shuttled back and forth, and the situation became more and more critical.If the army was besieged by Dong Zhuo and killed in the Yishui River, thousands of northern Xinjiang soldiers would be considered finished.

"Command all the ministries, kill the refugees, and cross the bridge quickly." Yan Liang shook his teeth, and suddenly roared, "Kill me, kill me..."

The messengers froze and looked at each other, but no one moved.Want to slaughter these innocent people?Is this an order from your lord?
Yan Liang looked at them murderously, and shouted again: "Command all the ministries, kill me to the other side, quickly..."

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The soldiers in northern Xinjiang hesitated and hesitated. This was the first time they had received such an order. Facing the unarmed and crying people, they couldn't do anything.

But Wu Qiuyi's subordinates raised their sabers and spears without hesitation, and charged towards the chaotic crowd one by one like menacing gods.

The shrill screams immediately resounded through the night sky.The refugees were caught off guard and immediately fell to the ground one by one like leeks. Their heads rolled in the darkness, their broken limbs and arms danced on the river, and blood flowed into the river along the embankment and bridge deck.The desperate refugees were howling like crazy, running wildly, trying to find a way out, but where could they find a way out?Bloody weapons and ferocious faces wantonly harvested their lives.The refugees were either killed or trampled to death on each other, and more people jumped into the icy river.

Thousands of troops rushed to the other side of the Yishui River stepping on the bodies of the refugees.

The Northern Frontier Army walked at the back. The soldiers looked at the wreckage under their feet, looked at the floating corpses in the river, smelled the smoky blood, and listened to the shrill cry. All of them looked pained, sad and helpless.Could this be the peaceful and prosperous world that he was looking forward to?We have conquered the desert and subdued the barbarians, but why can't we see a peaceful and peaceful day?
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Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Zhu Jun and a group of officials from Henan Mansion hurried to Yishui River.

They were stunned.Corpses littered the fields by the Yishui River, and it had become a slaughterhouse.

"Who did it? Who did this?" Zhu Jun stared at his blood-red eyes, waved his hands, and screamed hysterically, "Who did this?"

Yan Liang came up to meet him, and said in a cold voice, "Me."

Zhu Jun trembled all over, pointed at Yan Liang, and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"I told you to burn Bi Guiyuan, but you just refused." Yan Liang said bitterly, "If the army retreats first and then burns Bi Guiyuan in the early morning, how can such a dangerous situation arise?"

"You..." Zhu Jun's face was livid, and he grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist with his right hand.

"Lord Zhu, without an army, how can I fight against Dong Zhuo?" Yan Liang pointed in the direction of Bi Guiyuan and said, "I don't understand, why can't His Majesty's garden where you play in mountains and rivers be burned?" He said in one sentence, "If my lord still treats the lives of my brothers as a trifle next time, I will burn Luoyang to the ground, leaving no blade of grass."

Yan Liang rode away.

Zhu Jun felt extremely stuffy in his chest, dizzy, and suddenly his eyes went dark, and he fell headlong from his horse.

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In October, Dagu Pass.

Lu Bu led the army to the pass.

After he was ordered to attack at the end of September, he confronted Sun Jian in Luyang.Sun Jian lost consecutive battles at Yangren and Dahuling last time, and was trapped at Guangcheng Pass, unable to move.At that time, if Xu Rong and Yuan Shu hadn't shaken hands in time to make peace, Sun Jian would have eaten people to survive, so this time he saw Lu Bu coming to kill him again, and he wanted to wash his shame, so he went out of the city several times to invite battles to confront Lu Bu.Lu Bu quit and refused.

Sun Jian wrote a letter mocking Lu Bu, scolding Lv Bu very harshly. He used all the words he could think of, such as evil son of the Huns, Shi killed the old master, the buyer asked for glory, and took refuge in the treacherous sycophant.

Lu Bu was unmoved, and wrote back a letter with only two large characters, no war.Here he said no war, but there he sent Zhang Liao, Wei Xu, Song Xian and others with their troops to plunder everywhere, almost digging the land of Luyang counties three feet.

The people of Luyang suffered greatly and fled south to Wancheng one after another. However, there were also northern troops in Wancheng area. There was a lot of burning, killing and looting.The people in Nanyang were suffering so much that they fled south in groups.

Although Sun Jian was worried about the suffering of the people, he didn't dare to send troops out of the city to attack at will. He was worried that he would fall into Lu Bu's trick to lure the enemy and damage his troops.He wholeheartedly wants to fight head-on with Lu Bu's main force.

At this time, Lu Bu received Dong Zhuo's military order asking him to return to Luoyang immediately.Lu Bu didn't know what happened to Luoyang, so he hurriedly led the army back to Guangcheng Pass.He asked Zhang Liao to lead 3000 people to guard the pass, and he led an army of [-] to go northward day and night, returning to Beijing via Dagu Pass.

Tian Yi is waiting at Dagu Pass.He explained to Lu Bu in detail how Zhu Jun and Guan Qiuyi betrayed the imperial court, joined forces with Yan Liang to kill Li Ru, ambushed Liu Jing, and seized the grain and grass of Bi Guiyuan.

Lu Bu was taken aback, "Could it be that the Hussar General betrayed the imperial court?"

Tian Yi nodded, "At the end of September, the northern border army suddenly attacked Gyeonggi, with the intention of attacking Chang'an and Luoyang. It seems that General Hushi has been completely persuaded by Yuan Shao to betray the emperor and the court."

Lu Bu was shocked.Is the general going to kill Dong Zhuo and King Qin to eliminate adultery?Based on their own understanding of the general and the generals of northern Xinjiang, they will never betray the emperor and the court.They have gone through untold hardships to conquer the desert and made great feats. Why should they give up all of these and instead become a rebellion that will last forever?If the general decides to kill Dong Zhuo, isn't this his chance for revenge?
Tian Yi went on to say: "Yan Liang, Zhu Jun, and Wu Qiuyi's army is in the south of the Yishui River. They only have a few thousand people and are vulnerable. Now the Lord Xiangguo is stationed in Yishui with the troops of Li Jue, Guo Si and others. To the north of the river, Fan Chou has arrived at Luoyang with reinforcements, and Niu Fu is already on his way. In order to avoid future troubles, Lord Xiangguo plans to personally lead the army across the river and go down to attack. Let you and Hu Zhen go north to attack from Dagu Pass and Zhiyuan Pass. In order to form a north-south attack on the rebel army."

After Lu Bu heard this, his heart was cold.The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, Yan Liang has no possibility of winning at all, the General Hussars will not make such a bad move, there must be some secret in it.I am not Dong Zhuo's confidant, and I have always been at odds with the generals of Xiliang, Tian Yi will not tell me this secret, what should I do?To fight Yan Liang or not to fight?By beating Yan Liang, he forged a deep enmity with the Beijiang army, and was charged with ingratitude?How will you face the General Hussars in the future?Facing Xu Rong and Zhao Yun?If he didn't beat Yan Liang, how could he win Dong Zhuo's trust and wait for an opportunity to get revenge?
Lv Bu was worried, reluctantly followed Tian Yi and quietly set off northward.

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Hu Zhen's army had not yet arrived at the assembly point, and the attack had already begun. Lu Bu's army alone undertook the heavy task of attacking the rebels from the south.

Lv Bu was secretly relieved by the news sent by the scouts. Yan Liang and Zhu Jun led the army to face Dong Zhuo's attack in the Yishui River area, and it was Wu Qiuyi who resisted him.

Yan Liang and the others obviously didn't expect Dong Zhuo to be able to call in nearly ten thousand troops from various places to help them back in such a short period of time. They were caught off guard and were hit head-on.Wu Qiuyi and Tian Chou led 3000 men to fight fiercely with Lu Bu for several hours. At dusk, they were finally broken by Lu Bu.The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and collapsed completely.Lu Bu, Wei Xu and others led the army to cover up and kill them all the way.Guan Qiuyi was killed by a group of Bingzhou soldiers in the rebellious army. Tian Chou and a group of personal guards fought their way out of the encirclement and fled directly to Hulao Pass.

Tian Yi then asked Lu Bu to take advantage of the victory to attack Yan Liang.Lu Bu flatly refused. He opened his blood-red eyes and roared, "Although I, Lu Bu, am a warrior, I am not blind or an idiot. Where is Hu Zhen? Where is Hu Zhen? He is closer to Luoyang, why can I catch up with him?" Come back, but he can’t? What does Master Xiangguo mean? Do you want to kill me, Lu Bu, and bury all my men on the battlefield? I won’t go, let Hu Zhen go.”

Tian Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly comforted her: "Fengxian, this is a battlefield, don't be arrogant."

"Battlefield? Don't act impulsively?" Lu Bu pulled a soldier over, ripped off his leather armor and shouted, "Look at what this is? It's bones, skin wrapped around bones, and my subordinates use this body to resist The enemy's swords and spears. Go and look at Hu Zhen's soldiers and Niu Fu's soldiers, which one is fat and strong?"

"My lord has said it..." Tian Yi smiled wryly, "Your lord's food and salary are not enough, and Mr. Xiangguo has no intention of favoring one over another."

Lu Bu walked away.Tian Yi followed behind to persuade him, and promised that after winning this battle, he would make up all the military pay owed to Lu Bu in the past.Lu Bu looked better now, and ordered Wei Xu and others to reorganize the army, let the soldiers take the time to rest, and attack Yan Liang's army after dawn.

After dawn, the scouts came to report.In the early hours of yesterday, Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng and others from the Northern Frontier Army suddenly appeared from the direction of Beiman Mountain. They attacked the flank of Dong Zhuo's army, severely injured Guo Si, and then crossed the Yishui River to join Yan Liang.Yan Liang immediately withdrew his troops and went back to Hulao to be locked up.

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Dong Zhuo did not blame Lv Bu, on the contrary, he rewarded Lv Bu heavily.

Once Lv Bu rushed four hundred miles to Luoyang within three days, and then fought fiercely with Wu Qiuyi's 5000 soldiers for a day with [-] men, it was indeed too difficult for him to continue to attack Yan Liang.If Lu Bu continued to fight, even if he could severely injure Yan Liang, his remnant soldiers would surely be killed or injured.In addition, Dong Zhuo knew the truth about Li Ru's murder.A captured fake military officer told Dong Zhuo that Li Ru was killed by Wu Qiuyi, and it was purely a coincidence. Who would have thought that Li Ru would go to Hulao Pass to supervise the battle at that time.Dong Zhuo regretted it very much.A casual sentence by himself actually ruined Li Ru's life.But what made him feel a little relieved was that Wu Qiuyi died and was killed by Lu Bu's Bingzhou soldiers. This revenge was finally avenged.Because of this incident, Dong Zhuo began to favor Lu Bu, and even said that he would transfer him to his side in the future to be responsible for his own safety, and let Zhang Liao lead the army.

Lu Bu felt dark in his heart.Of course he would not be naive enough to believe Dong Zhuo's nonsense.He knew that his refusal to send troops to attack Yan Liang that night and his disobedience to the military order had aroused Dong Zhuo's hatred.It's just that he didn't know whether Dong Zhuo had murderous intentions, or whether he wanted to weaken his military power.

Dong Zhuo did not come to Hulao Pass.This civil strife disrupted his entire Gyeonggi strategy, and he had to rethink his countermeasures.

Guanqiu Yi died, Zhu Jun had no troops at hand, and Yan Liang was severely injured, so there will be no more wars in Luoyang in the short term, especially now that Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng and Yan Liang have joined forces, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has come together. With nothing to worry about, no matter what, he would never fight again.

Dong Zhuo was also powerless to fight again.In this civil strife, Dong Zhuo not only lost nearly [-] soldiers of the Northern Army, but also lost all the food and supplies hoarded in Luoyang.The top priority of the Northern Army is to attack Yingchuan and Nanyang immediately.

"Shu Ping (Tian Yi), you go to Hedong immediately." Dong Zhuo said, "I must stabilize the leopard first. You tell the Hushi general that I can give him Luoyang, but the premise is that Yuan Shao, Regardless of Yuan Shu, you must respect the current emperor and obey the will of the emperor and the court, otherwise, I will never give up Luoyang. I would rather burn Luoyang to ashes than let it become Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's alliance to attack Guanzhong place."

Dong Zhuo urgently ordered Hu Zhen to continue attacking Yingchuan, and Li Jue and Guo Si led troops south to support.

Ordering Lu Bu to continue to attack Luyang, Zhang Ji went south with Lu Bu, striving to join Dong Yue and Li Su's armies as soon as possible and capture Wancheng.

He ordered fan Chou to pretend to be tens of thousands of troops under the banner of the leaders of various ministries, and stationed troops at Hulao, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin Passes respectively, pretending to be a threat to attack.

Dong Zhuo himself led his army to garrison in Xianyang Garden.

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On October, Hedong, Hebei City.

Li Hong led his troops to station in Hebei City.Hebei City is located at the southwestern foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, within two hundred miles of Pubanjin, Fenglingdu and Maojindu, which is convenient for command.

After Li Hong arrived in Hedong, the Northern Army's offensive weakened immediately, and two days later, the Northern Army simply stopped attacking and stopped fighting.

Now no one knows what happened in Luoyang. Li Hong, Xu Rong, Yushi and others are worried about the safety of soldiers in northern Xinjiang. They are worried all day long.Several batches of scouts have been sent out, but there is no response.

On this day, Captain Guo Xun who was stationed at Maojindu personally escorted the three of them to Hebei City.When Sima Zhumu saw these three people, his expression changed drastically.

"Zhongping, why are you here? What happened to father? What happened?" Zhu Mu asked anxiously, grabbing Zhu Wei.Zhu Mu understood his father's character, it was not a matter of life and death, he would not send all his relatives away from Luoyang.

Zhu Yan looked gloomy and bowed his head in silence.Zhu Mu's eyes turned red instantly, and he shouted loudly, "Speak up..."

"Brother Gongding, when we left the teacher, everything was calm in Luoyang." Ding Li, who was standing beside him, comforted in a low voice, "Don't worry too much, the teacher will be fine. Take us to see the general."

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Li Hong took the letter and immediately handed it to Zhu Mu who was standing beside him in a hurry, "You should read it first. Don't worry, Mr. Zhu will be fine with Zishan (Yan Liang) in Luoyang."

Zhu Mu glanced at Li Hong gratefully, took the letter with a bow, and read it impatiently.

Li Hong turned to look at the three of them, and asked with a smile, "Now that the two armies are at war, how did you cross the Yellow River?"

Ding Li pointed to the handsome young scholar behind him and said, "It's all thanks to Yang Hua's help."

After Ding Li and Zhu Yan passed Hangu Pass with Zhu Jun's warrant, they went directly to the Yang Clan of Hongnong and asked the Yang Clan for help in Zhu Jun's name.An elder of the Yang family immediately sent someone to take them to Caoyang Pavilion on the bank of the Yellow River.This is a manor owned by the Yang Clan. The head of the Yang Clan who was guarding the manor called Yang Hua and asked Yang Hua to send them to the other side by boat.Ding Li and Zhu Yan were very surprised to see that the man driving the boat turned out to be a gentle and handsome commoner Confucian scholar.The ancestor of Yang Hua was a side branch of the Yang Clan. Because of his family's decline, he had to find a job in the Yang Clan's manor to make ends meet.Caoyangting was eighty miles away from Maojindu, so it was not a battlefield, but they were very unlucky, they were caught by patrolling soldiers from the northern border as soon as they reached the opposite bank.The three were taken as enemy scouts and sent to the barracks, and Ding Li's letter was also searched.Li Yao, the school lieutenant, was very surprised when he saw this letter. He hurriedly called Guo Xun and ordered him to send the three of them to the camp of the General Hussars.

When Li Hong heard that Yang Hua could drive a boat, he was very curious and asked a few questions.Yang Hua said that he grew up by the Yellow River, and it is not uncommon to be able to sail a boat. After all, his family was poor and he had to help his parents with things since he was a child.When he grew up, he relied on the support of the Yang family to study some books, and only then did he settle accounts and do some light things in the manor.Li Hong said with a smile: "You can stay here for now. Crossing the river by boat is very dangerous. Once caught by the northern army, your life will be lost. I am short of manpower here. How about you help me in the mansion first?"

Yang Hua suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he was dazed for a long time and dared not speak.Ding Li hastily pushed him, "Thank you, General, you are now in the residence of General Hushi, hurry up..."

Only then did Yang Hua realize that the general himself opened his mouth to conscript him into the mansion. Is there such a good thing in the world?

The sudden surprise made it difficult for him to restrain his excitement and excitement, tears instantly blurred his eyes.

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Zhu Mu looked up to the sky and sighed, and handed the letter to Li Hong, "This is a big trouble."

Li Hong was startled.

"When Dong Zhuo arrived in Luoyang, his father wanted to kill him."

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(End of this chapter)