Great Han Empire

Chapter 669
Yushi briefly introduced Yuan Shao's sudden entry into Luoyang.In May, after Yuan Shao's army defeated Hangu Pass, we thought that his goal of occupying Luoyang had been achieved, and he would not continue to advance westward. Who knew that he actually commanded the army to continue to advance westward in the name of going west to fight against rebellion. , There is a great momentum that they will never stop their troops until they reach Chang'an.Although the general agreed that we should give up Kanto and retreat to Hedong, but the general did not let us give up Kansai.Judging from the current situation in Guanzhong, Kansai cannot be lost for the time being.Once Guanxi is occupied by Yuan Shao, it will be very difficult for the emperor and the court to return to Luoyang in the future.

"Yuan Shao wants to go west to fight against the rebels?" Wang Rou asked angrily, "Is he not the king?"

"Of course he won't serve the king." Yushi sneered, "Yuan Shao told the people in the world that today's emperor was not born by the first emperor, how could he serve the king? I think his purpose is to occupy Kanxi and lay a buffer zone for Kanto, and then he Rapidly expand your strength in Kanto in order to rebuild the imperial line and harm the world."

Wang Rou scolded Yuan Shao indignantly, and then said impatiently: "Master Yu, there are tens of thousands of northern border troops in Kansai, and Master Xu Rong can stand firm and block Yuan Shao while leading the army to take the Taolin Fortress." And Tongguan, attack Chang'an from behind the rebels."

Yushi shook his head again and again, and told Wang Rou in detail about the refugees in Jizhou, the rebellion in the desert continued, the fighting in Jizhou was forced to stop, and the Hedong Army was forced to disband and go back to the fields, "My lord, since you left Jinyang, the situation in northern Xinjiang has changed. One day is the same, making people dizzy and struggling to deal with it. There is insufficient money and food in northern Xinjiang, and wars continue one after another, so it is completely helpless to strike. I estimate that if the war in Kansai continues, the army may soon withdraw to Hedong.”

Wang Rou was anxious, "Where is the court? What did the eldest princess say?"

"The imperial court has been abolished by the order of the emperor." Yushi said helplessly, "Shortly after the Lord Wang sent back the news that Dong Zhuo was killed and the emperor was in power, the eldest princess announced the abolition of the Jinyang imperial court. I heard that the eldest princess And Zhang Wen and other Korean and Chinese ministers will return to Chang'an in the near future."

Wang Rou's face was pale, and her heart was extremely desperate.When I was in Chang'an, I persuaded Wang Yun many times to place Xu Rong and the Northern Border Army outside Chang'an in order to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible, but Wang Yun firmly disagreed. Soldiers can be sent, but they can only watch the rebels approaching Chang'an step by step.Wang Yun harmed himself and completely ruined a great opportunity to quickly stabilize the community.

"My lord, take the emperor's decree and go to Kansai to meet with Xu Rong." Yushi was worried that Chang'an would be captured by the rebels, and he was very anxious. The General and Jinyang Hussar General's Mansion."

"I'll go to Kansai immediately." Wang Rou galloped to Kansai with her last hope.

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Xu Rong was furious when he received the emperor's decree.

"Master Situ held power and deceived the emperor. He refused to let me enter Chang'an, and refused to recruit Dong Zhuo's old troops. As a result, the generals in Xiliang rebelled and Chang'an was robbed." Xu Rong said angrily, pointing in the direction of Chang'an with tears in his eyes, "Lord Situ Putting the emperor and the country in danger, what should he do?"

Wang Rou begged bitterly, "Master Xu, what's the use of talking about it now? The most urgent thing is to save the emperor and save the emperor. Please send troops to attack Guanzhong immediately."

Xu Rong hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss the matter.Zhu Jun arrived after hearing the news, and urged repeatedly, "I will immediately take the soldiers and horses from the Henan Mansion to the Taolin Fortress."

"No, Lord Zhu, you go to Luoyang immediately." Xu Rong said calmly, "Our troops and food and grass are not enough now. If we want to take down Taolin Fortress with all our strength and enter Guanzhong, we need to concentrate all our troops. That is to say, Xin'an, Mianchi, Shancheng, and Hongnong must give up. Now Pan Feng, Zhu Ling, and Tao Sheng's army is under Xin'an City. If they chase after them desperately, we will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts in Kansai. "

Zhu Jun immediately understood that Xu Rong was going to drag Yuan Shao's army under the city of Xin'an by delaying his troops.He confessed to Xu Ronggong very appreciatively, and hurried to Luoyang with a dozen personal guards.He doesn't resent Seo Jung anymore.A few days ago, if I led the army to attack Hangu Pass and compete with Yuan Shao for Luoyang, it would be difficult for the army to go west to King Qin of Chang'an today.Faced with the unpredictable situation in Gyeonggi, Zhu Jun felt that he had lost his way, lost his keen judgment, and was unable to correctly grasp the direction of the current situation.I am really old.

Xu Rong wrote letters to Wang Yi, governor of Hedong, Xie Ming, who was temporarily in charge of Linfen, and Zuo Yan, Diannong Zhonglang, begging them to raise a batch of food and grass for the Northern Xinjiang army in Kansai within five days. .No matter what method you use, even if you rob, you have to grab a batch of food for me.Regardless of the quantity, after five days, this batch of grain and grass must be delivered to the Kansai battlefield.

Xu Rong urgently told the three generals Yushi, Zhang Baiqi, and Hua Xiong to quickly assemble an army of [-]. After Yang Hua, the captain of the Louchuan, arrived at Pubanjin, he immediately took a boat up the Weishui River and killed Chang'an.

"Tomorrow, we will attack Taolin Fortress and approach Tongguan as quickly as possible." Xu Rong stood up and looked at the generals, and said loudly, "As soon as Master Zhu Jun's letter arrives, we will enter Chang'an."

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Under May, Chang'an.

Lu Bu and Huangfu Hong persisted in Xinfeng City for three days, but the army couldn't resist and hurriedly withdrew to Baling, sixty miles away from Chang'an City.

Wang Hong from Fufeng County and Song Yi from Fengyi County led their troops to Chang'an to support them.This is the only reinforcement in Wang Yun's hands.

The reinforcements from northern Xinjiang were delayed, and Wang Yun had no choice but to use the strategy of delaying troops, and delaying for a while counted for a while.Wang Yun immediately invited the emperor, issued an order to appease and pardon the generals in Xiliang.

The imperial decree was sent to Li Jue, but Li Jue didn't even look at it, ordered someone to kill the messenger, and commanded the army to attack.Things have come to this point, any imperial decree is false.If Chang'an is conquered, everyone will be able to become marquises and worship generals, and enjoy all the glory and wealth. If they are defeated, everyone will die without a place to bury them.

Wang Yun saw that the imperial decree of pardon could not impress the rebels, so he asked the emperor to make an decree to give Li Jue, Guo Si and others more officials and ranks.Considering that Huangfuhong had a deep personal relationship with the rebel generals, Wang Yun asked Huangfuhong to take the imperial decree to appease the rebels.

Seeing Huangfu Hong, Li Jue happily rushed up and hugged him, "Jian Shou, I've been looking forward to your coming. As soon as you come, I won't have any scruples about going to Chang'an anymore."

All the generals from Xiliang were also all smiling, they surrounded Huangfu Hong and walked into the big tent, drinking to their heart's content.

Huangfu Hong persuaded them to accept care.I can't stay in Chang'an, I can go to Xiliang.If you openly rebel like you are now, and become an enemy of the emperor, what good will happen in the future?

Li Jue said with a smile, "You have grown up so much, you are still as worthless as you were when you were a child. This time we have agreed that this world belongs to the emperor of Han Dynasty, but this court belongs to us Xiliang people. We want Please Lord Huangfu take charge of state affairs, let Lord Huangfu lead us to save the country, stabilize the country, revitalize the country, let Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Huang Wan and other scholars all go to hell."

Huangfu Hong was dumbfounded.

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On the way to attack Chang'an, Li Jue and the generals discussed many times what to do after taking Chang'an.

After conquering Chang'an, if everyone wants to save their lives, gain great power, glory and wealth, of course they must hold the emperor and the court hostage, but Li Hong and the northern border army will not abandon the emperor, this bloody leopard will roar wildly , All the way into Guanzhong.After all, the identities and strengths of people like myself cannot be compared with Dong Zhuo in the past. Moreover, after the Chang'an battle, the army is already vulnerable.

Li Hong is the Hussar General of the Han Dynasty, with a respectable status and powerful military force in the northern border. He said that he would not allow people like himself to openly hold the emperor and the court hostage.If Li Hong didn't make it to King Qin of Guanzhong when the emperor was in trouble, one can imagine his fate. Not only would he be insulted and criticized by the people of the world, but he would also lose the support and trust of the northern Xinjiang.After Li Hongzhong betrayed his relatives, he may have died worse than Dong Zhuo.At this time, Li Hong is not the king, he is a traitor through and through.

All the generals in Xiliang were worried about their future fate, but Jia Xu was the only one who was calm and full of confidence in the future.

After Duan Yan defected, he raised this issue again with Li Jue, Guo Si and others.The army is about to hit Chang'an, if you can't think of a way to stop Li Hong and the Northern Xinjiang army from entering Guanzhong, everyone should break up as soon as possible, so as not to leave no bones in the future.

Jia Xu spoke at this time.Preventing Li Hong from entering Guanzhong is a trivial matter, and an imperial decree from the emperor is enough.Li Hong was loyal to the great man. He respected the current emperor and the court. This was the main reason why Li Hong refused to join forces with the Dong Zhuo League to kill Dong Zhuo.It is the same now, as long as the emperor is safe, as long as the court is still there, as long as Guanzhong is stable, he will not enter Chang'an.

Li Jue and the generals scoffed.We marched into Chang'an, killed Wang Yun and other ministers of the court, and held the emperor hostage. This is rebellion. Just imagine what effect the emperor's edict at this time has on Li Hong?It is true that Li Hong respects the emperor, but he also depends on who is in charge of the court.When Dong Zhuo was in power, Li Hong didn't obey the imperial decree in everything. He also had to see whether the emperor's imperial decree was beneficial to him, otherwise there would be no Jinyang small court.After we conquered Chang'an, we have the final say in the imperial court, and all the power is in our hands. How could Li Hong obey the imperial edict of the emperor?

Jia Xu laughed and said, "If Lord Huangfusong and Lord Zhu Jun are in charge of state affairs, will Li Hong obey the emperor's edict?"

Li Jue and other Xiliang generals suddenly realized and applauded in unison.

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Lu Bu defeated Ba Ling and retreated to Chang'an City in embarrassment.

On May 24, Li Jue commanded an army to surround Chang'an City, attacking day and night.

On May 27, Zhang Ji sent an urgent report from Tongguan that Xu Rong led his army to conquer Taolin Fortress.

On May 28, Zhang Ji reported again that his scouts had found more than a dozen high-rise ships and hundreds of large and small warships in the lower reaches of the Weishui River. It was estimated that the Northern Xinjiang Army would rush to Chang'an City by warships in order to save time.

On May 29, scouts intercepted Huangfu Song Jizuo near Fengcheng.Huangfusong persuaded Han Sui and Ma Teng to lead an army of [-] from Xiliang to attack Chang'an.

Li Jue and the Xiliang generals were so anxious that the warlords attacked wildly.

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In June of the third year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty (AD 192).

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On the first day of June, in the morning, Chang'an.

Zhang Ji urgently reported that Tongguan was lost, and the army retreated to Huayin City. The situation was extremely critical.

The scouts reported urgently that the warships of the Northern Xinjiang Army were going upstream, two hundred miles away from Chang'an.

The scouts reported urgently that Xiliang's forward iron cavalry had arrived in Wugong City, only two days away from Chang'an.

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Li Jue urgently told the Xiliang generals that if they could not take Chang'an City today, everyone would die.

Amidst the fierce battle drums, Wang Fang, Fan Chou and other Xiliang generals personally led the army to attack the city, and the sound of fierce fighting resounded over Chang'an.

Most of the defenders in the city were soldiers from Fufeng and Fengyi Counties, who had little combat experience. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the city was in danger.

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At noon, Fan Chou led his personal guards to kill Shangnan City Gate.Lu Bu led his army to counterattack, and the two sides fought to the death.

At this critical moment, some Xiliang soldiers defending the southern city suddenly turned their backs and opened the city gate.

The siege army that had fought bloody battles for eight days roared in.

Situ Wangyun, Taichang Zhongfu, Sili Xiaowei Huang Wan, Chengmen Xiaowei Wang Xin and other ministers led their troops to resist desperately, and the two sides launched fierce street fighting.

In the city of Chang'an, corpses were scattered all over the field in an instant, and blood flowed like rivers.

Huang Wan, captain of Sili, and Wang Xin, captain of Chengmen, died in battle.Taifu Lu Kui and Da Honghe Zhou Huan were killed by rebels on the way to retreat.Situ Wangyun and some ministers retreated to the palace.Taichang Zhongfu refused to enter the palace, fought a bloody battle with the enemy outside Weiyang Palace, and died from being shot by an arrow.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others led Bingzhou iron cavalry to break out of the siege and rushed to Weiyang Palace, ready to enter the palace to protect the emperor, but Wang Yun refused, "Fengxian, Wenyuan, you go out, go out immediately, go to Kanto to find Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, let them crusade against the rebels, go west to serve the king, and reorganize the country."

Lü Bu and Zhang Liao bid farewell to Wang Yun with tears in their eyes, led their troops out of Chang'an City, and rushed towards Wuguan.

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In the afternoon, Li Jue ordered the army to massacre in Chang'an City. Wang Yun, Huang Wan and many other ministers, their disciples, former officials, and their family members were all killed.

The bloody storm in Chang'an City, the heads piled up like a mountain outside Weiyang Palace, more than 1 people died.

At dusk, the palace gate was destroyed, and Li Jue and Guo Si led their troops to enter.Wang Yun and a group of ministers supported the emperor and fled to the Xuanping gate to avoid the chasing and killing of the rebels.Xuanping Gate was immediately besieged, Li Jue, Guo Si and other Xiliang generals paid respects to the emperor at the gate of the city.

Li Jue played loudly: "Master Dong Zhuo was loyal to the great man and his subordinates, but he was killed by traitors such as Wang Yun, Huang Wan, and Lu Bu. Today we raise troops in Chang'an to get rid of the traitors, and to avenge Grand Master Dong Zhuo. .After this matter is settled, we are willing to go to the court captain's mansion to accept the guilt."

Wang Yun scolded Li Jue and other Xiliang generals on the city tower, then cried and worshiped the emperor, jumped off the building and died.

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On the second day of June, Chang'an.

The emperor issued a decree to amnesty the world.

Worship Li Jue as General Yangwu, Guo Si as General Yanglie, Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others are Zhonglang Generals, and all generals are enfeoffed as Marquises.

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On the third day of June, Zhang Ji was defeated and fled to Xinfeng City.

Xu Rong led the army to advance, and the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army ran all the way.

(End of this chapter)