Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 82
On the way, Zhou Cang ordered Zhou Gui to sneak into Luoyang to contact Friday and Saturday, pay attention to his own safety, pay close attention to the movement in Beijing, and look for opportunities to enter the palace to steal the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

When the princes from all walks of life raised their troops, Dong Zhuo was startled. First, he conducted an investigation in Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo's tiger and wolf warriors showed their fangs and ferocious faces.In particular, the Qiang soldiers robbed the people who were gathering in the township society in Yangcheng, and abducted a large number of women and a large amount of property.The soldiers killed all the men, cut off their heads and lined them bloody on the shaft of the chariot, which was shocking.After returning to Luoyang, his generals gathered the heads and burned them, and rewarded the soldiers with women and property, declaring to outsiders that they had won a great victory.

In order to frighten the courtiers, Dong Zhuo invited many officials in the court to a banquet. At the banquet, Dong Zhuo was in high spirits and told everyone not to be scruples and to drink to their heart's content.After drinking for three rounds, Dong Zhuo got up suddenly, and said mysteriously to the people present: "In order to cheer everyone up, I will present a wonderful program for you, please enjoy!" Hundreds of northern rebels marched to the center of the venue, and Dong Zhuo ordered their tongues to be cut off, hands and feet to be cut off, and eyes to be gouged out.It was so horrible that many people were so frightened that their chopsticks fell to the ground.Dong Zhuo believed that the purpose of deterrence had been achieved, so he looked complacent, pretending to be nonchalant, and still drinking freely.

Dong Zhuo dispatched troops and generals to prepare for the battle, and even prepared to transfer Li Jue, Guo Si and others who had recruited troops in Chang'an.As a result, it was later reported that the princes were still stationed in various places after raising their troops, and there was no sign of marching towards Luoyang.Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "I knew this group of people can't accomplish anything." Dong Zhuo didn't take the princes seriously, so he gave up his plan to transfer Li Jue and Guo Si back to Luoyang.

In the past few months, the princes formed an alliance and elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance.The news quickly spread in Luoyang City, Luoyang City was in chaos, and rumors spread everywhere. Some said that the princes had hundreds of thousands of troops, and some said that Hulao Pass had been breached, and Luoyang City would be defeated soon. Some people began to flee. Luo Yang.Dong Zhuo was furious, and immediately ordered repression, and ordered Lu Bu to surround Yuan Kai's mansion and behead Yuan Kai's family.

Hearing the news that all the uncle's family had been killed, the two Yuan brothers finally couldn't sit still, and began to mobilize troops to gather for Suanzao.

In order to seize the first place, Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian, the vanguard against Dong, to attack first.Sun Jian led the troops from all counties in Yuzhou and Li Min, the prefect of Yingzhou, went straight to Liang Guo, and Dong Zhuo sent Xu Rong, the general of Zhonglang, to meet him.Although Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, is brave, only his headquarters has a few thousand troops, and most of them are a motley crew of soldiers and horses from various parties.In contrast, Xu Rong, a famous general in Liaodong, has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his army is well-managed.In terms of equipment, the local army summoned by Sun Jian's subordinates was no match for Xu Rong's central army. The equipment in the general's armory had already been looted, and the Xiliang army had too many bows and arrows to use.

The two armies confronted each other head-on. Sun Jian carried forward his fearless spirit and led his men to charge. Xu Rong ordered all arrows to be fired. After several rounds of salvos, the miscellaneous army was the first to be unable to withstand it. Sun Jian's headquarters were also in chaos position.Xu Rong saw the timing and mobilized his army to cover up the attack, Sun Jian only led a few of his confidant generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and dozens of cavalry to break out.

Sun Jian, who likes to play cool, often wears a red turban. The bright logo becomes the target of being chased. Wherever he flees, the pursuers will follow.Unable to escape, Sun Jian had to take off his turban and put it on for Zu Mao, who led his pursuers away.While the cavalry were chasing Zu Mao, Sun Jian was able to escape by a narrow path. Zu Mao was killed and Li Min was captured alive.

On the northern front, Dong Zhuo sent troops to attack Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, in order to eliminate the threat from the north.Wang Kuang's army mistakenly believed that the enemy would cross the river from Pingyin County, so he sent soldiers and horses led by Han Hao to garrison at Mengjin, and also sent his "Taishan soldiers" to Heyangjin to garrison. Wang Kuang ordered to guard the river bank.Dong Zhuo was able to use his elite troops to cross the Xiaopingjin River to attack behind him. Wang Kuang's army was caught off guard, and thousands of troops were lost. Han Hao escaped and joined Cao Cao.After Wang Kuang learned that his army was completely wiped out, he had no choice but to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers and horses in Taishan County.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes from all walks of life had already gathered in Suanzao, and Cao Cao led Zhou Cang to the rendezvous. When Cao Cao introduced Zhou Cang, Yuan Shu nodded for Tao Qian's sake and arranged a seat for Zhou Cang at the end.Just when the princes who claimed to be strong and powerful were preparing to march with great ambitions, news came that the battle on the north and south fronts had failed and almost the entire army was wiped out. In particular, Sun Jian, who had always been known for his bravery in combat, also returned in a big defeat, which made the princes tremble with fear.So, everyone unanimously ignored the matter of marching, and began to stand still in Suanzao again.

The banners of the princes from all walks of life are flying in the sky above Suanzao, and countless military villages are stationed continuously, which is very spectacular.The leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao, is approachable and diligent in his official duties. Every day, he convenes a meeting of the princes to study countermeasures, and let the princes from all walks of life express their opinions. The content of the discussion is: whose food is not enough; whose soldiers have crossed the border and ran to the other party to defecate everywhere; Whose horse was taken away by other princes; who dug whose corner and pried away the other's general, it was really lively.The daily meeting is full of quarrels, and after the quarrels, Yuan Shao arranges a banquet, and everyone drinks again, and then the next day continues the story of the previous day.

Zhou Cang went to meetings with Cao Cao on time every day, and rarely spoke at the meetings.Back in their camp, Zhang Jai and Dian Wei were anxious to ask when the troops would be dispatched, so Zhou Cang had no choice but to reassure them.Wei Yan came to Zhou Cang several times with the marching route map he designed, and all he got was Zhou Cang's praise and praise. When Wei Yan asked Zhou Cang why he didn't march, Zhou Cang asked him to go back and think about it. When he wanted to understand, That homework also has the answer.

Half a year later, Wang Kuang returned with thousands of strong and brave soldiers in his hometown. Wang Kuang, who had made a comeback, discussed the covenant with Zhang Miao in private. Yang people.

Cao Cao, who had held back for a long time, finally couldn't hold his breath, and asked at a meeting: "Now that armies from all walks of life are gathering, why don't they march while they are in full swing, and 20 soldiers and horses stay here every day to waste food and grass."

Yuan Shao coughed dryly, "A while ago, Sun Jian and Wang Kuang were defeated, and the army lost their spirit, so they are here to recharge their batteries. Now they are ready, and the two generals have returned, just in time to deploy troops." They put the blame on Sun Jian and Wang Kuang, as if it was all caused by these two people.

Cao Cao said angrily: "Since this is the case, please ask the leader to issue a military order."

Yuan Shao tidied up his clothes, and said with the style of the leader: "Order: Sun Jian is the vanguard, and the Yang people send troops; Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao are the latter; Yuan Shu, the governor, must not make mistakes. The other princes and I will send soldiers to the tiger prison together."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)