Jackals are the harmful things that abuse people, so why eat human flesh with hooks, claws and saw teeth? ------"Du Lingsou" by Tang Bai Juyi
It is said that Chen Long decided to go north to Luoyang, intending to compete with Dong Zhuo in the capital, prevent Dong Zhuo from disrupting the government, change the situation of chaos in the world after Dong Zhuo's rebellion in official history, and stop the rolling wheel of history. At the same time, Huang Gai, Pan Jun and other generals led the first part of the Second Army, also under the guise of He Jin's summons, marching towards Luoyang along the Yingchuan line at starry night.
Chen Long led Gan Ning and a hundred people from the special forces, hired many carriages, disguised as a business team, and headed north to Luoyang along the Nanyang line. Just after passing Wancheng in Nanyang County, a horse flew up from the front. It was Zu Lang who was reporting back in person.
Zu Lang had no time to be polite and told Chen Long the shocking news: "General Huang's troops had just entered Funiu Mountain. Suddenly, a large number of archers emerged from the woods on both sides. After several rounds of arrow attacks, General Huang's troops The front army suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, General Huang took precautions in advance. The front army was mostly soldiers with swords and shields, and many brothers survived under the shields. But Division Commander Bo Cai was still seriously injured."
Chen Long was shocked and blurted out: "Who did it?"
"When General Huang arrived with the rear army, the ambush troops fled over the mountains and ridges, but could not catch up. The subordinate only took one arrow and asked the lord to see it." As he said that, Zulang took out a long arrow from the horse's bag. Arrow, handed to Chen Long with both hands.
Chen Long took the long arrow and looked at it, then handed it to Gan Ning beside him. Zu Lang continued: "The arrows are all made of wood, and they do not seem to be the iron arrows commonly used by the Xiliang Army, but it cannot be ruled out that Dong Zhuo's old suspicion formation was used. General Huang and Military Advisor Pan both suspected that Dong Zhuo was responsible for the Xiliang Army, so they temporarily stopped We moved forward, sent out scouts to explore the road, and now we have temporarily chosen a safer place to station troops in order to protect ourselves and nurse the wounded soldiers."
Gan Ning took the arrow and cursed: "Dong Zhuo, this turtle bastard, has not given up his plan to sneak attack on our army!"
Chen Long shook his head repeatedly and frowned. It was a pity that he sent both Guo Jia and Zhou Buyi to Zhao Yun, and now he didn't even have anyone around him to come up with ideas.
Seeing that everyone was eagerly waiting for his order, Chen Long could only collect his thoughts and said: "Huang Gai's troops cannot stop advancing and must continue to go north immediately. No matter who sent the ambush, the purpose is to delay our army's entry into Kyoto. Time cannot let him get what he wants."
After that, he said to Zu Lang: "You are familiar with the place where General Huang is stationing troops. After a hard trip, return immediately and inform General Huang not to station troops. Go north quickly and reach the foot of Luoyang City. It will be safest. Be careful along the way. Even if you encounter an ambush again, don't do it. Afraid of sacrifice, put the cavalry in front and the infantry behind, break through!"
Zu Lang agreed, mounted his horse and galloped away. Gan Ning gritted his teeth and asked, "My lord, who will do this? Let's see if I don't cut him into pieces."
Chen Long shook his head and said: "I always feel that it's not Dong Zhuo's fault, otherwise the ambush should be in Shangluo. Because Dong Zhuo originally thought that our army's goal was to go to Chang'an, how could we set up an ambush in Yingchuan? But I don't know where to recruit this time. Who is in the army?"
Gan Ning was unable to answer, so Chen Long had no choice but to order the troops to rush to Luoyang quickly along the official road, hoping to join Huang Gai's army as soon as possible.
On this day, he arrived in Yichuan County, less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. Chen Long did not want to rush into Kyoto. He wanted to know the details of the current Luoyang city, so he ordered to rest in Yichuan County for a while. Two team members were sent out to enter Luoyang and Zhao Da was notified to meet him overnight.
Before Zhao Da arrived, Zu Lang came looking for him. It turned out that Zu Lang returned to Huang Gai's army that day and conveyed Chen Long's order to advance quickly. Huang Gai then understood Chen Long's intention and hurriedly ordered the entire army to advance, with the horse army in front and the infantry behind. They marched through Yichuan County overnight and arrived at Longmen garrison in the south of Luoyang. No more ambushes appeared along the road. Huang Gai's army and horses were stationed, and they ordered people to set up the deer horn stockade fence and raised the flag to depose the eunuch. The whole army remained silent and stayed still, waiting for the arrival of the lord. Zu Lang turned back again and met his lord along the road.
Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief. Huang Gai's army was right in front. No one here would blatantly attack other troops from the Han Dynasty. Asked Zulang: "How many troops does Huang Gai have left?"
Zu Lang said: "There are only a few hundred casualties, and they have all been properly arranged. I'm afraid the enemy didn't expect that the Qinglong Army still rushed forward after being attacked, so there were no other arrangements along the way."
Chen Long nodded and asked: "Who are the troops who rushed to Luoyang to force the palace under He Jin's order this time?"
Zu Lang thought for a while and said: "Counting us, there are ten troops in total."
As he spoke, he said, "On the first route, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, will have five thousand troops and horses."
"On the second route, the Prime Minister of Jibei, the Cavalry Commander Bao Xin and Bao Yuncheng, and five thousand troops and horses."
"The third route includes Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang, the governor of Bingzhou and the commander of Wu Meng, with five thousand troops and horses."
"On the fourth route, Marshal of the Western Expedition, General Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying, with 20,000 troops and horses."
"The fifth route, Liu Yu and Liu Bo'an, the governor of Youzhou, has ten thousand troops and horses."
"On the sixth route, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, sent 10,000 troops and horses."
"On the seventh route, Huben Zhonglang General Yuan Shu Yuan Gongdao and ten thousand troops and horses."
"On the eighth route, Liu Dai and Liu Gongshan, the governor of Yanzhou, have five thousand troops and horses."
"Ninth route, Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao and Zhang Mengzhuo, with three thousand troops and horses."
"The tenth route is our Qinglong Army, we are here uninvited."
Chen Long nodded and said: "It can be considered an unprecedented event. Which roads have already reached the city?"
"The troops of Dong Zhuo, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Ding Yuan, Yuan Shu, and Han Fu have all arrived and are stationed in open areas outside the city. Others who are far away will probably arrive at about the same time as us."
Chen Long asked Zu Lang to go down and rest, and waited for Zhao Da to arrive. Thinking in his mind, he took a diabolo slip in his hand and wrote down the names of Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan, Yuan Shu and Han Fu.
Scanning the names of several people one by one, Chen Long nervously thought about the suspects behind Huang Gaijun's attack.
Dong Zhuo had the most ruthless tactics and the most troops, and he was about to ambush Chen Long in Shangluo, so he was the most suspected. However, the location of the ambush and the arrows used seemed to prove that it was not Dong Zhuo;
Ding Yuan had Lu Bu, a world-famous general under his command, who was ambitious and whose strength was not inferior to that of Dong Zhuo's army. This time he entered Beijing with the same purpose as Dong Zhuo, but the Bingzhou Army came from north to south, why did they go to the south to ambush the Qinglong Army? Suspicion is minimal.
Although Han Fu has many famous generals under his command, he is as timid as a mouse. He also came from north to south. Why did he come to stroke Chen Long's tiger beard? The least suspicion.
Finally, Chen Long's eyes fell on a name and he pressed the word "Yuan Shu" heavily with his big hand. Yuan Shu was born in the Runan family of the Fourth Generation and Third Duke, and was the legitimate second son of Sikong Yuan Feng; Yuan Shao was the adopted son of his uncle Yuan Cheng. Yuan Shao's mother was only a maid, so Yuan Shao's status in the family was quite low in his early years, and Yuan Shu had no foundation at all. Look down on the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
When Yuan Shu was young, he was famous for his chivalrous spirit. He often played with his buddies in the fields. Later, he was recommended as Xiaolian and was transferred to Henan Yin and Huben Zhonglang generals many times. When the world was in chaos, Yuan Shu was one of the first court officials to summon loyal followers outside Luoyang City and set up an army. He trained a large number of troops and stationed them on the front line of Nanyang. His subordinates included Yang Hong, Shu Shao, Yuan Yin, Chen Xiang, Yuan Si, Li Feng, Yan Xiang, Yuan Huan, etc., as well as Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, Wu Jing, Liang Gang, Le Jiu, Lei Bo, Chen Lan, etc., can be said to be strong soldiers and fierce generals, with advisors like rain, looming threats. Liu Biao, Jingzhou. His troops were stationed at the junction of Nanyang and Runan, and it was most convenient to grasp the movements of Huang Gai's army, so Yuan Shu was the most suspicious.
Chen Long stared at Yuan Shu's name, thinking of Bo Cai's serious injuries and the hundreds of brothers from the Second Legion of the Green Dragon Army who died, his eyes were like spitting fire. Unexpectedly, if he didn't provoke Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu would plot against him. If he was allowed to find out the truth, he would definitely tear off this despicable villain's head and pay homage to his dead brother.
In the dark night, Zhao Da hurried over and saw his lord bowing and saluting with a smile on his face. He felt very close to him. Chen Long got straight to the point and asked: "What is the current situation in Luoyang City?"
Zhao Da hesitated for a moment, not knowing who Chen Long cared about the most, so he said first: "The Empress Dowager He is fine for the time being. She placed the coffin of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in the court and attended the court to listen to the government."
Seeing that Chen Long's expression remained unchanged, he continued: "Although Liu Bian came to the throne, I heard that the eunuchs were divided and conspired to replace Liu Xie. Various versions were circulated in Kyoto for a while, all of which were based on rumors. It will definitely replace the rumor that Liu argued as emperor."
Seeing that Chen Long still looked as normal, Zhao Da continued: "He Jin had long wanted to kill the eunuchs, but he had no choice but to be dissuaded by his mother, Wu Yangjun, the Queen Mother, and never did it. He Jin then followed the advice of Yuan Shao and Wang Yun and issued an edict to various places. Heroes led troops to the capital to threaten Queen Mother He and agreed to kill all the eunuchs. Tonight, He Jin ordered Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to set fire to Mengjin on the Yellow River. The fire penetrated directly into Luoyang City, causing panic in the palace. The informants in the palace heard that Queen Mother He had summoned He Jin. We are discussing matters in the Jiade Hall of Changle Palace, and the general should have entered the palace by now."
Chen Long's heart trembled when he heard this. He didn't expect that He Jin would die tonight. He suddenly stood up and said loudly: "He Jin is dead!"
Zhao Da stared at Chen Long who stood up, wondering where his lord would start. Chen Long didn't have time to explain, so he said to Lu Chang at the door: "Quickly, call everyone and go to join Huang Gaijun."
