On April 23rd of the third year of Chuping, when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit to eliminate the traitors, Wang Yun and Lu Bu fought back, killing Dong Zhuo first, then Li Ru, and successfully took control of Xijing. But for Wang Yun, everything has just begun. Dong Zhuo's remnants are still entrenched in Xiwu to the west of Chang'an, Duan Su and Jia Xu's regiment is in Huayin to the east, Niu Fu and Xu Rong's regiment is in Puban in the northeast, and To the south, there is Zhao Qian's army that has just been transferred back to Beijing in Shanglinyuan, and there are as many as 60,000 Li Jue and Guo Si's army to the east of Wuguan. He must deal with these forces one by one before this coup can be considered a real success. .
Fortunately, most of Zhao Qian's troops were from Liang who were formerly under Ding Yuan's command, and they were all Lu Bu's old acquaintances in Shangdang. Now Zhao Qian was performing his duties in Chang'an City, which also gave Lu Bu the opportunity to regain control of the army. Wang Yun immediately dispatched Lu Bu went to Shanglin Garden, and then followed Zhao Qian's suggestion. After bringing these 20,000 people back to the court, he immediately marched eastward to Xiwu.
Xiwu is a fort built by Dong Zhuo at a huge cost. There are docks in the docks and forts in between. It covers an area of hundreds of acres and contains more than a thousand houses. Now Wang Yun is in control of Chang'an, but the arsenal is depressed, the national treasury is poor, and there is not much rice and grain to recruit local soldiers. This is all because Dong Zhuo used the national wealth as private wealth during his lifetime and collected all the national wealth in Xiwu. Even if the army goes on an expedition, the imperial court must send envoys and report to Dong Zhuo in Xiwu before the military resources can be transferred to Chang'an and then distributed to specific legions. Nowadays, the grain, grass and weapons stored in the dock are piled up like a mountain, enough for a hundred thousand troops to last for five years, and there are countless treasures and treasures, many of which Dong Zhuo looted from the imperial mausoleum in Beimang Mountain. of. There are still nearly ten thousand Liang people entrenched in Xiwu, and General Dong Min of the Left is in charge of the overall situation in Xiwu. Only by conquering Xiwu first and obtaining its military resources can the situation be improved.
However, Xiwu was not easy to obtain. Lu Bu and Wang Yun had been in and out of Xiwu many times and knew this well. Although Xiwu is not as good as Chang'an City, the outer walls are all built with bricks and stones, and the wooden houses built inside are all made of the most durable jujube and cypress wood. The Wubao wall is more than five feet high, and there are three levels of archery in it. Kong, if we attack head-on, let alone 20,000 people, even 300,000 people will be difficult to capture in an instant.
What's more terrible is that the dock is built on the shore of the Wei River. It is impossible to cut off the water source and dig deep tunnels. Before setting off, Lu Bu discussed with the ministers at Shangshutai and felt that this aggressive move could only be based on stratagem.
On the night of the 24th, a Chang'an ranger rushed to Xiwu and told the left general Dong Min: "Situ and Dutinghou rebelled in Chang'an City, the Grand Master disappeared, Li Shizhong died in the battle! The Lieutenant of the Central Military Academy died in the battle! Marquis Ting said that the Grand Master is also dead! Now that Xijing has fallen into the hands of Wang Situ, General, what should we do?"
Dong Min had always felt uneasy after being transferred to Xiwu by his brother, but when he heard the news, he couldn't believe it. He knew his brother's plan and felt that it was well thought out. How could he suddenly encounter such a disaster? But one day later, dozens more people came to report to Xiwu. Their words were exactly the same as the former ones. He couldn't help but not believe it. But when he heard that Dong Zhuo had just disappeared, he still took a chance and asked, "Did you really see it?" Is my brother dead?"
Of course, no one had seen it. Dong Zhuo was burned to death in the front hall of Weiyang Palace. When Liang Ren was defeated, the front hall was still burning, and Hu Benwei himself was not able to enter the palace to confirm. Therefore, all the people from Liang who came back replied that they had not seen it. Dong Min took the chance and said to the Liang people guarding Xiwu: "Although there are rebels in Xijing, no one has seen the death of the grand master. It can be seen that the rebels suddenly made trouble and threatened us with false words. The grand master You are resourceful and quick to adapt to the situation, so you will be able to escape this difficulty. I hope you don’t have any doubts!”…
In this way, he calmed down the people in Wubao. While reorganizing the houses in Xiwu, he sent many envoys to Shanglinyuan, Hongnong, Hedong, Nanyang and other places to request reinforcements. He had no think tank around him to make suggestions, so he eliminated Apart from that, Dong Min did not take any other action, just waiting for the situation to change in Xiwu.
Soon, he got the news that Shanglinyuan and his people had returned to Chang'an. This was not unexpected. Dong Min accepted the news calmly, and then ordered Xiwu to declare itself and let soldiers guard the fort wall day and night. As a result, after ten days in a row, the soldiers who came to attack could not be found in front of Wubao, which made them extremely confused.
Dong Min was still wondering whether his brother's escape had led to the mass arrests by the Chang'an rebels, so he sent people out of Wubao to inquire about the news. After inquiring, he found out: It turned out that Lu Bu led an army of 20,000 and did not attack Xi first. Wu Wu, but went north to attack Zuo Fengyi first!
The guard of Zuo Fengyi was originally Zhang Yin, who was appointed by Dong Zhuo himself. However, when he learned of Dong Zhuo's death, he immediately abandoned his post and left. Lü Bu easily controlled the 6,000 soldiers in the county and appointed Song Yi, Wang Yun's staff, as Zuo Fengyi. Feng Yi. After this was accomplished, Lu Bu crossed the Jing River and took control of Qixian, Duyang, Yongxian, Chencang and other places. He replaced the magistrates of Fufeng counties one by one, incorporated the remaining garrison into the army, and quickly expanded the army to More than 40,000 people.
When Lu Bu arrived at Xi County, he was only twelve miles away from Xiwu, and Xiwu was conquered on all sides. Dong Min was trapped in Xiwu. He heard news from far and near that he had defected to Lu Bu. He was in panic all day long, but he did not dare to make any move. Only then did he realize that he was the rebel now, and the rebels in Chang'an were the king's division.
On the eighth day of May, the sky was dark and drizzling, and the woods and river banks in the distance slowly disappeared. But at this time, the Liang people who had been waiting for twenty in Xiwu finally saw the enemy they had been waiting for for a long time. The enemies lined up with torches and spread out into a line of fire nearly ten miles long. In the hazy dusk, it seemed like a red mist. In the darkness, Xiwu was slowly surrounded from north to south.
But as they got closer, the defenders of Xiwu discovered that the enemies not only held torches high, but also held a round object in their other hand. They were like demons brewing in the clouds and emerging from the drizzle. And out. And the enemies lived up to expectations and showed them the truth of the world cruelly and ruthlessly.
The enemies in the front row all carried human heads in their hands. They put the torches and the heads together and used the firelight to illuminate the faces of the dead. The guards saw in horror that many of these heads were familiar to them, including the servant Li Ru and the chief. Shi Tianjing, Zhongjun Lieutenant Dong Huang, Guardsman Wang Du, Zhonglang General Yang Ding and others. Among these heads, there was also a burnt head, whose appearance was indistinguishable, but placed in the middle, it seemed the most important. The guards all vaguely guessed his identity, but they couldn't believe it.
At this time, a knight covered in red embroidered armor rode forward and shouted loudly to the people on the fort: "Everyone has seen these heads, and most of the people inside know them, so I don't think they need me." Tell me more, now that Dong Zhuo is the leader, the three assistants have submitted to the imperial court, and all the armies in the east are obeying the imperial court's orders, why do you have to accompany Dong Min to die? The emperor has issued an edict to kill only the culprit who followed Dong Zhuo and conspired against him! The rest of the people are also included. If you don’t check, please open the door quickly!”…
These words were better than thousands of troops and made the guards excited. At this time, Dong Min stood in the dock, raised his bow and aimed an arrow at the knight. The arrow hit the knight's nose bone and penetrated directly into the brain. After passing by, the knight immediately fell to the ground, and then he shouted: "You traitors, don't try to deceive me! How dare you pretend to be my brother with a human head that you can't see clearly? What's more, Li Jue, Xu Rong and others, They are all veterans who have been with my brother for nearly ten years, and their love is deep across the sea! How could you incite him with just one letter! I have compiled a letter to appeal for help. When he returns to the army, you and the traitors will be destroyed! "
During the excitement, another knight came over. Behind him were about twenty people tied with ropes. There was a soldier standing next to each person. The soldiers raised the faces of the prisoners. In the misty rain, they looked at the prisoners. There was a layer of gauze on his face, but Dong Min still recognized them. These were the messengers he sent out to ask for help.
A Confucian scholar rode up behind the prisoners and said to Dong Min on the Wubao: "General Zuo, before we came here, we had blocked all the passages from Baling to Huangbaicheng, and all your letters were blocked by the court. Yes. If you want to wait for reinforcements, you are thinking too well!"
Dong Min recognized the man's identity. He turned out to be Xun You, the former Huangmen servant.
This attack was planned by Xun You. As soon as he came out of the imperial edict, he devoured his food, then returned to the chancellery to plan the details of the operation, and insisted on accompanying Lu Bu into the army. Everyone listened to his plan, and they all sighed with emotion, saying that he He was comparable to Yu Xu, so he was appointed as military advisor.
Seeing that most of his envoys were intercepted, Dong Min felt a huge panic in his heart, but he still insisted: "I sent more than thirty envoys, but you only intercepted two-thirds. How can you say that I have no envoys?" Reinforcements! If I stick to Xiwu, I will see you die miserably in front of the fort!"
Xun You sneered when he heard this, and said calmly: "General Zuo, I am not showing this to you, but to the soldiers in the fort. They are the pillars of the country and should not be lost in vain here, and General Zuo, you , in my eyes, it’s already a corpse!”
Dong Min was furious and raised his longbow again, intending to shoot Xun You on the spot. As soon as he raised the bow, a sharp black shadow shot through the rain and fog. When the guards reacted, they turned around and shot Xun You. Looking at General Zuo who was screaming and groaning, he saw that his left hand was holding the bow tightly. Dong Min couldn't help but hold it. An armor-piercing arrow shot off his middle finger, and then pierced the bow through his palm. together. Under the severe pain, Dong Min's entire face was distorted and he kept screaming, but he did not dare to pull out the arrow in his left hand.
Lu Bu, who was an archer, slowly rode out from the crowd. He was sitting on a tall red rabbit horse, holding a terrifying five-stone long bow. He looked like a man-eating tiger in the crowd. The guards all knew it. He was brave and invincible, and there were few people in the army who could match him. Now when they saw that his bow skills were as good as gods, they were all frightened.
At this time, Xun You said to the guards again: "Everyone, I have exhausted my good words. If you still want to fight, we can also fight. However, Xiwu is such a strong city, and we will not attack it forcefully. It is better to do this. , we will build a dam by the Wei River, and the water will flood the docks. You can come down whenever you want. I am afraid that if the water floods for a long time, diseases will spread, and we will be unable to save you by then."
This time there was no one to refute, and there was no need for Dong Min to give orders. Under the silent voice, his defenses collapsed. The door of Xiwu opened spontaneously, and Master Wang entered smoothly. .
