The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

However, at the beginning of this month, Dong Zhuo dismissed Huang Wan and Yang Biao with a disaster report, and replaced Guang Luxun with Zhao Qian as the captain, and the servant Wang Yun as the chief.

Zhao Qian and Wang Yun were both acquaintances of Xun Zhen.

When the Yellow Turbans were demanded, Wang Yun was the prefect of Yuzhou. Xun Shuang and Kong Rong were both recruited by him and worked in the prefecture. Xun Zhen was in Yingchuan at that time, took his driver and met him. Zhao Qian was the prefect of Runan County during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and his former grandfather Zhao Dian raised Xun Shuang as the most filial piety when he was in office. Before asking for the yellow turban in the south, Xun Shuang once specially explained to Xun Zhen, telling him not to be rude in front of Zhao Qian. Xun Zhen arrived in Runan and got along well with Zhao Qian.

In Taiping, Wang Yun and Zhao Qian would be worshipped as Situ and Taiwei, and Xun Shuang would be Sagong. Now that Dong Zhuo has the sole power in the court, the three of Xun Shuang and Dong Zhuo are not the same. The reason why they can be the three princes is that Dong Zhuo is trying to win over the scholar-bureaucrats. In addition to being able to use it to enhance their own reputation, there is no real benefit at all.

Along with this news came another news.

Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital, and there were many opponents in the court. Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, and Zhou Yu, the captain of the military governor, were also among them. He scolded Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu: "When Zhuo first entered the dynasty, the two monarchs persuaded to use good men, so Zhuo followed, but after these people took office, they all raised their arms, this is the two of you betraying me, I have What's wrong with you!" Then Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu were killed.

This is what happened on the 10th of this month.

After Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu were killed, Yang Biao and Huang Wan, who had also resolutely advised against Dong Zhuo before, were terrified—the reason why they were excused by Dong Zhuo from their positions was actually because they were against moving the capital. Because of this, at this time, seeing Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu, two people who had been trusted by Dong Zhuo, were killed by Dong Zhuo, and worried that he would not be safe, so he went to Dong Zhuo to apologize.

When Dong Zhuo arrived in Luoyang, although he relied on the army to rule the roost and seized power in the court, he also knew that his foundation in the court and locality was too shallow. If he could not get the support of the scholars, it would be impossible, so he always restrained himself and tolerated it. On the one hand, he did not give his trusted generals too high official rank, and at most he worshipped a general. He killed Zhou Yu and Wu Qiong because of his anger, which would definitely ruin his previous efforts, and would also be very detrimental to his relocation of the capital and the fight against the Kwantung Allied Army. Therefore, he regretted it afterwards. Biao came to apologize in person. Although he didn't like seeing the two of them, he also forbeared his temper and responded with good words. Not only did he not clean up the two of them, but he also called them Guanglu doctors.

Hearing about these recent events in the court, Xun Zhen sighed uncontrollably.

Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xun Yu were also on the side and sighed.

Xun Zhen sighed: "In the beginning, I was able to be the prefect of Bohai Sea, and the strength of Deyu is also. If there is no Deyu, there may not be today's Kwantung uprising soldiers. Now the righteous soldiers are all rising, and we are waiting to go out to fight against Dong. He died first, he died before he was successful, and the hero was full of tears." He added, "The governor of Zhou is in the same state as Dong Zhuo, and he is deeply trusted and loved by Dong Zhuo. But upholding the righteousness, with Dong Zhuoxu and Wei Snake, with the heart of the Han family, such a righteous person, the sky will not hesitate, and both die with Deyu in one day. Within a day, two heroes will die, so sad!" He ordered outside the tent, "Set up The altar, prepare the offerings, summon the captains of the various ministries, I want to offer sacrifices to these two monarchs."

There is a saying: the soldier who is sad will win. Xun Zhen paid tribute to Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu with great fanfare, showing heavy sadness. Although most of Xu Zhong and others did not know who these two were at all, as Xun Zhen's generals, seeing Xun Zhen's grief so much, he was afflicted by him. Influenced, but it is inevitable that they will breathe a sigh of relief, and just as they are influenced by Xun Zhen, the middle and lower-level officers in their division will also be influenced by them, and then the soldiers will also be influenced. Before the battle, the morale of the troops has been improved.

Not long after Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu had paid their respects, a few days later, another message came from Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo first exempted Huang Wan and Yang Biao from the throne, and then killed Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu, showing his determination to move the capital to Chang'an. move.

Although Chang'an was the old capital of the former Han Dynasty, it is far less prosperous than Luoyang today. While moving westward, one is to raise military expenses, and the other is to inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers. Dong Zhuo sent out the army, plundered his troops, and captured Luoyang. The wealthy were all executed on charges of crime, and their property was confiscated, and as a result, many people died.

Dong Zhuo knew in his heart that the Kwantung Allied Forces were powerful, and their troops might not be good, but they were all from different states, and it was almost as if most of the prefectures and counties in the world were fighting against him, but the potential for war was enormous. With Luoyang alone, he may be able to defeat it for a while, but sooner or later it will be difficult to support. Therefore, he wants to move the court to Chang'an, and because of this, it is not only to enrich the population of Chang'an, but also to avoid the difficulty of sticking to Luoyang and having to go west. After Chang'an, the Kwantung Allied Forces took advantage of it. He plundered the wealthy households in the city, and drove away the millions of the remaining Luoyang residents. He moved to Chang'an, and dispatched cavalry and horses to drive behind the people. Stepping on each other, millions of people crowded each other, and the misery was innumerable. Coupled with starvation and looting, people continued to die, and corpses were piled up along the way.

The emperor and most of the courtiers moved to Chang'an, and the common people were also moved to Chang'an. Dong Zhuo didn't follow him. There were hundreds of thousands of Kwantung allied troops who were eyeing them. After the break, he had to fight a few battles with the coalition forces first, and try their realness, he had to stay in Luoyang himself and command the troops.

The same reason that he moved the people to Chang'an, in order not to be cheap for the Kwantung Allied Forces, he ordered his subordinates to set fire to the palaces, official mansions and civilian residences inside and outside the city. Lead the troops to excavate the tombs of the emperors and the tombs of the officials and officials below, collect treasures to further enrich the military expenditure, and once again spread the wealth to encourage the soldiers to fight.

Although the righteous soldiers in Suanzao and Hanoi did not attack in a big way, they were not all sitting still. When they heard that the court was moving westward, many princes sent small troops to bypass the checkpoint and sneaked to Luoyang to visit. , Some soldiers were caught by Dong Zhuo's trilogy. Dong Zhuo ordered people to wrap more than ten pieces of cloth coated with lard on these Shandong soldiers, and then set fire from their feet to burn them to death.

When Xun Zhen heard that the court had moved westward, he also sent dozens of cavalry to Luoyang to look around.

Two days later, the cavalry returned and reported what they had seen.

Xun Zhen heard the tragic situation of the migration of the people they had seen, and she felt sad and closed her eyes for a long time, and said in her heart: "I finally failed to prevent this tragic incident from happening. The chaos in the court was all caused by eunuchs, scholars, When warriors fight for power, what do they have to do with the people? Why are the people wronged? What is the difference between the nobles and the millions of people? It's like a long night, endless." Unconsciously thinking of the future, he thought, "There are people who can truly care about the people and share the suffering of the people. How many people? Since ancient times, the only human ear."

At this time, it was already late February, and it was not far from the agreed day to go to the army.

Xun Zhen picked up her grief and invited Sun Jian, Xie Rong, Liu Bing, and Ding Meng to discuss the issue of sending troops.

These days, Xun Zhen's followers have been stepping up their drills, and Sun Jian and others' followers have not been idle, they are practicing every day. Xun Zhen thought of some ways to boost morale, and Sun Jian and others also used various methods to To mobilize the fighting spirit of the soldiers, they can be lured by famous titles, or rewarded by wealth, or motivated by righteousness, or through repeated declarations of military law to make the soldiers fear, so that they will not dare to fight in the future.

Although the strategy and general tactics after dispatching troops have been settled, there are still many things that need to be agreed when it comes to the details of dispatching troops, such as the order before and after the deployment of troops, the supply of military supplies such as grain and fodder, such as the inter-departmental relations behind the enemy. The cooperation of the battle, etc., etc., can not be negotiated in a day. Xun Zhen and others have discussed the details for two days in a row.

Hearing that Xun Zhen and others had been discussing the issue of sending troops for days, Kong Du, who knew that Xun Zhen, Sun Jian and others were going to attack Dong Zhuo with Cao Cao, was overjoyed. His joy was not because Xun Zhen and others dared to take the initiative to attack, but because he felt that Xun Zhen and others were seeking their own death by sending troops this time.

He said to Li Yan and Kong Dezhu, who were close to him: "At present, if the heroes are raising their troops, if they advance in parallel, they may have a chance of winning. Now the chariots and horses are stationed in Henei, the latter generals are stationed in Nanyang, and the princes of Meng Zhuo are stationed in Suanzao, and each road is strong. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and tens of thousands of soldiers, but no one is willing to enter the army. The chariots and cavalry are the leaders of the alliance, and the troops are still stationed, but Xun Hou and Sun Hou actually want to join General Cao to advance the army. Once they are out Yingchuan will definitely attract Dong Zhuo's attack. With Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers, this is the way to kill. It's ridiculous that Xie Rong, Liu Bing, and Ding Meng's captains abandoned me and obeyed them. That's right. Lords, just sit with me and wait for their defeat."

Li Yan, Kong De, etc. are all promises.

Li Yan was the most courageous among the trustworthy undertakings under Kong Duo. When Kong Duo was kicked out of Yingchuan Prefecture by Sun Jian a while ago, he was the only one who dared to stand up to protect the master, just as Xun Zhenzao had done. As I thought before, although he is not amazing, he is very courageous. Because Kong Duo was a chief official, he listened to Kong Duo's words, and said in his heart: "It is precisely because all the ways to ask Dong are not able to enter the army, so it is like today that Zi moved westward and Luoyang was burned. However, the allied forces of the various roads still have no intention of advancing! The princes are contemptible! Only Xun Hou, Sun Hou, and General Cao can be called heroes, Xie Rong, Liu Bing, Ding Meng and other lords abandon their envoys and obey Xunhou. Hero."

Li Yan is a loyal person. Since he has the credit of Kong Yu, he is dedicated to repaying Kong Yu. Therefore, although he does not agree with Kong Yu's words, he secretly praises Xun Zhen and Sun Jian, and thinks that Xie Rong and others have done the right thing, but they are not. Instead of leaving Kong Yu, he decided to go to Xun Zhen instead.

This is not the case with Kongde~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He thought in his heart: "Your Majesty has more than 40,000 people, and he occupies a state, but he has no intention of entering the army, and he does not dare to fight. Ma Duoduo did not move, but in his own state, he was first driven out of the prefecture by Marquis Sun and robbed him of the position of governor of Yingchuan. Although he was angry at the humiliation, he only beheaded the head of the Yuanmen guards, and he did not dare to take revenge on Sun and Gao. "

Looking at Kong Nian, who was in a good mood, he lowered his head and thought, "Xie Rong, Liu Bing, and Ding Meng are the commanders of the envoy, but now they have abandoned the envoy, You don't use military tactics to kill him and show his power, but instead want to sit and wait for his defeat. How can this be the way to govern the army? Originally, because of the rumor of 'unwilling to set up camp', the military's heart has been a little scattered, but now there is a chance to sit back and watch Xie Rong and others If it goes, the military will be more scattered. If Xie Rong and the others are defeated in the battle of Cong Xunhou, that’s all, if they win?… This Yuzhou will no longer be owned by the emperor.”

The military morale of the Yuzhou army was already in chaos, and if Xun Zhen returned from a victory, it would be clear to whom the military and people's hearts would turn.

Kong De made a decision, and thought in his heart: "I will sit and watch first, if Xunhou really can win and return, I can't say, so I have to apologize to the emperor."