The iron clothes were shattered in hundreds of battles, and the south of the city was heavily surrounded. --------Li Bai of Tang Dynasty, "Joining the Army Part 2"
It is said that Chen Long excused himself to reorganize the troops and escaped from Luoyang smoothly under Dong Taishi. With the road guide issued by the Taishi Mansion, Chen Long's cavalry successfully left Luoyang and embarked on the official road connecting Wancheng, Nanyang County.
Outside the city, there are green trees and mountains, boundless beauty, fresh air, and wild interest. From time to time, a puddle of clear water emerges, like a pearl on the green plate, which makes people want to stop and get close. Chen Long took the lead. The incomparably beautiful Diao Chan and her maid Xiao Chan were hiding in the carriage behind them. From time to time they raised the curtains to take in the beautiful scenery along the way. Then came a group of special operations team members who closely guarded them. They were all in high spirits and would never be afraid of any enemy.
Chen Long lamented in his heart that his original intention of dressing up as Yan Baihu and coming to Luoyang was that although Diao Chan was eliminated from the cauldron and the serial conspiracy that led to chaos in the world was eliminated, the Liangzhou and Bingzhou coalition forces that eliminated Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu still had a long way to go, not to mention Dong Zhuo's men. There are also skilled soldiers led by famous generals such as Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu. The bigger regret is that Cai Yan was unfortunately kidnapped by Cao Cao. For this, Chen Long deeply blamed himself and regretted nothing.
After learning that Cai Yan was kidnapped by the Huns from Cao Cao, Chen Long realized that some things had not changed with his arrival. God's will is such that he is beyond his reach, so he can only ask Zhao Da to send someone to bring gold, beads and jade in the hope that Cai Yan can be exchanged for it as soon as possible. If he can't succeed with money, he will not hesitate to lead the first legion to fight against the Huns when Dong Zhuo takes over, vowing to recapture Cai Yan. This is what a man must do even if he doesn't do it.
The big plan has been decided. According to the predetermined plan, Chen Long changed the route to Yingchuan and went straight to Jiangxia. He personally escorted Diao Chan back to Lingling. In addition, he wanted to see how many available soldiers there were in Lingling. The two commanders of the Qinglong Army, Huang Gai was struggling to defend the city in Chang'an, and Zhao Yun was helping Liu Yan fight in Hanzhong. They could only hope that the remnants of the Second Army, Xi Zhicai's Third Army, and Yang Huai's navy could still squeeze out the troops. Bring some troops to Luoyang and sneak into the tunnels to conduct surprise attacks. Being able to use one's own soldiers is better than telling Yuan Shu, an ambitious man, the secret of the tunnel.
Lu Chang broke up with his lord halfway, still pretending to be Yan Yu, and continued south to Yuan Shu's military camp near Wancheng, easily convincing Yuan Shu that Yan Baihu was pretending to surrender to Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu sat in the high hall and received Lu Chang. Surrounded by generals such as Yuan Yin, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, Liang Gang, Le Jiu, Li Feng, Zhu Ling, Chen Lan, Lei Bo, etc., all of them were The gentle breeze and dignified appearance all looked at Lu Chang with bull eyes.
Lu Chang was not afraid at all, he looked at Yuan Shu proudly and said: "It is said that the highway general hates evil and does his best to eradicate evil. He led the troops to eliminate Chang Shi, brought order to the chaos, and made his first contribution. Unexpectedly, he was robbed by Dong's thieves and stole his high position. Moreover, the general is noble and honorable. After being appointed General of the Left by Dong Zhuo, I fled Luoyang and came here. My brother Yan Baihu was also privately unhappy with General Lu, but because Wujun was far away from the mountains and had a low military strength, he wanted to join forces with the general to attack Dong."
After sending out a few tall hats, Yuan Shu's face looked a little better, and he still asked in the same aloof manner: "So you want to borrow my soldiers. Hum, there are many people who are against Dong, and my brother Yuan Shao is in Jizhou Leader, why should I cooperate with you?"
Lu Changdao: "The troops in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou are all blocked by Hulao Pass. As long as Lu Bu leads his troops to defend, they cannot be captured in a hurry, and water from afar cannot quench their thirst nearby. In the current situation, Hua Xiong, Gao Shun and others are fighting in Chang'an. If other armies can hold Lu Bu, Xu Rong and others at Hulao Pass, the general's troops will become a sharp knife in attacking Luoyang and can easily reach the hinterland of Luoyang. The most important thing is that my brother is deeply trusted by Dong Zhuo. If he can create A situation makes Dong Zhuo think that my brother is leading Wu Jun soldiers to help him, and Luoyang is about to fall, and Luoyang is in the general's pocket."
Although this statement is reasonable, it is actually full of loopholes and does not reveal the secret of the tunnel. How can we be sure of capturing Luoyang? But Yuan Shu was surrounded by generals, and there was no good plotter to tell the truth. Yuan Shu pondered for a long time, felt a little moved, and asked in a deep voice: "Even so, my footing here is not yet stable, and I am afraid I will disappoint General Baihu."
Lu Chang pretended to be mysterious and said: "I still have a treasure that I want to present to the general to show my brother's sincerity. Please stand aside."
When Yuan Shu heard that there was a treasure, he was greedy again, but he was as timid as a mouse. Although he retreated according to the words, he still kept Yuan Yin by his side. Lu Chang secretly smiled, took out a piece of white cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu frowned and looked at the white cloth, thinking what kind of bullshit baby is this? Is it just to entertain me? When he opened it and looked at it, he saw eight small seal characters that read "Ordered by Heaven, May You Live Longevity". He suddenly jumped up from the throne, his hands trembling and said: "This...is this the jade seal passed down to the country? Where is the jade seal, please tell me!" "
Lu Chang looked at Yuan Shu's greedy eyes with a smile and said: "The general has a good eye for the imperial seal. If the general can lend troops to my brother as agreed, not only will Luoyang be yours in the future, but I will also promise to hand over this imperial seal to the general." How about keeping it?"
Since Chen Qun, the eldest son of the Chen family in Yingchuan, Guo Jia, a descendant of the Guo family, Xun Chen, a descendant of the Xun family, Zhong Yao, a descendant of the Zhong family, and some children from smaller clans participated in the Lingling imperial examination, They all came to play for the Qinglong Army, and Yingchuan became Chen Long's home court. Chen Long did not want to reveal his identity, so he did not stay at the Yingshui Inn of his old acquaintance Chen Yong. Instead, he found a small inn to stay. He regained his dignity that night and met Chen Shi, the old patriarch of the Chen family, at the Chen family's old house.
Although Chen Shi was old, he was very wise. Seeing Chen Long's sudden arrival, he felt as if he had met his own grandson. His face was filled with joy. Chen Long really called out: "Grandpa!" He felt very close. Seeing a child with pink and jade carvings beside Chen Shi, he quickly took out a jade pendant from his body and asked, "Grandpa, is this Chang Wen's child?" The child did not reach out to pick it up, but looked at Chen Shi and called out. Grandpa, you show the courtesy of a member of a big family.
Chen Shi picked up the child with a smile and said, "Tai'er, this is your father's lord, called uncle." Chen Long was overjoyed, and it turned out to be little Chen Tai, who would be a famous general in future generations. He tied the jade pendant to little Tai'er and said, "Tai'er, are you willing to follow me to your father? There is a little Zhong Hui over there, who is older than you." Zhong Hui is Zhong Yao's son, and also Chen Tai. At this age, I am growing up happily in Lingling.
Chen Shi said: "Let's wait until Tai'er is older." Chen Long said: "Grandpa, my grandson knows your thoughts. If I can quickly occupy Yingchuan, everyone will be happy, but my grandson's current strength is not enough to develop so quickly. This place is about to become a battlefield in the Central Plains, and I am really not worried about safety. I think Brother Changwen thinks the same way."
Chen Shi nodded and said: "It is indeed as Wen Long said. Now Dong Zhuo is establishing the Han Emperor Xian in Luoyang, and Wen Long is establishing the Han Young Emperor in Chang'an. It is just the incompatibility of water and fire."
Chen Long nodded and said, "Grandpa has seen clearly. The war in Chang'an is over, and the warlords of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou are about to form an alliance to fight Dong Zhuo's troops at Hulao Pass, and Yuan Shu's troops will probably not stay out of it. So, the war is going on. It has just been ignited, who knows whether Li Jue, Guo Si and others will lead their troops to sweep Yingchuan?"
Only then did Chen Shi realize that the problem was serious, so he discussed with the current clan leader Chen Ji and other clan elders, and finally decided to let Chen Tai and several servants who took care of him follow Chen Long back to Lingling to reunite with Chen Qun. Chen Shi was old and had not left his old house far away, so Chen Long had no choice but to give up.
After lingering in Yingchuan for a day, Chen Long stopped delaying and quickly headed south. Arriving at Jiangxia's stronghold that day, Chen Long listened to the latest information here. Unexpectedly, a big event did happen in Chang'an.
It turned out that Sun Jian's troops who followed Huangfu Song to resist the rebels totaled more than 10,000 people. Because Chang'an was fiercely attacked by Hua Xiong, Lu Zhi wrote a letter to Huangfu Song, who then sent Sun Jian to lead his troops to return to support Chang'an. At that time, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji led troops to storm the east city, encountering Xun You and Huang Gai's main defenders and unable to advance. However, 20,000 people led by Hua Xiong and Gao Shun went around to the plains of the south city of Chang'an and launched an offensive. Ning and others had fewer troops and fought hard every day. They gradually became unable to hold on. At this moment, Sun Jian's reinforcements finally arrived.
Sun Jian, courtesy name Wentai, was a native of Fuchun, Wu County. He was a descendant of the famous military strategist Sun Wu. Sun Jian is handsome in appearance, tall in stature, broad-minded in character, has many friends with heroes, and has great ambitions. He is indeed a hero of his generation. His fighting style was very brave, and he often rushed to the front line regardless of his own safety. Although he was admirable, he was often seriously injured and was not good at protecting himself, so he was later criticized for being reckless. It was precisely because of his recklessness that he died at the hands of Huang Zu's generals in the official history.
Hua Xiong and Gao Shun encountered Sun Jian's troops outside the city. They took advantage of Sun Jian's small number and continued to attack the city. Hua Xiong only brought a few thousand cavalry and faced Sun Jian in two formations. Hua Xiong put up a pergola with his hands and looked at the incoming general opposite. He saw a man in white robes and black armor. He was of middle age, with broad shoulders and thin waist, a dark complexion, a strong neck, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a face with Chinese characters, and a white horse under his crotch, holding in his hand A dark broadsword looked full of weight as it was swung.
Hua Xiong was also a swordsman. Seeing that the general's sword was unusual, he shouted: "This general has a famous name! Why did you come to attack? Do you know my name, Hua Xiong?" Sun Jian sneered and shouted: "Rat, you can have a taste of me." Sun Wentai's ancient ingot sword is so powerful!" As he spoke, he waved the sword and hit the horse like flying. Hua Xiong relied on his martial arts skills and laughed loudly and said: "My sons, don't shoot arrows, wait for me to kill Sun Wentai." He raised the steel knife in his hand and fought with Sun Jian.
The two swords were raised together, and the horses stepped on the bells, curling them one after another, and the swords were shining like snow. The two men were both very skilled in martial arts. They fought for more than fifty years without a clear winner. The soldiers behind them were all fascinated and no one dared to fire a cold arrow. The more the battle, the more Hua Xiong became frightened. Seeing that Sun Jian's ancient ingot sword was slashing as fast as a sword, he showed no signs of fatigue. Hua Xiong felt that his sword could not withstand the force, and gradually became timid. He wished he could immediately ride back to the camp, change his sword and fight again, but Sun Jian's sharp sword was not able to withstand the wind and rain, and he did not even have time to turn around and run away. His momentum rose and fell, Sun Jian's ancient ingot sword gained the upper hand, and he moved towards the vital point. Hua Xiong tried his best to hold on, but suddenly the ancient ingot sword struck from below with another whine, with the blade on top and the back of the sword. Below, the angle is very tricky, and it's about to scratch the Chinese male's thigh.
Hua Xiong had quick eyes and quick hands, and cut the steel knife down hard, intending to use his internal force to break the sharp edge of the ancient ingot knife. The two blades collided heavily in the air again. In the flash of light and stone, the blade of Hua Xiong's knife was broken, and the sharp edge of the ancient ingot knife was swept away quickly. Hua Xiong's mount's left eye. The horse gasped in pain and jumped up violently. No matter how superb Hua Xiong's equestrian skills were, he was caught off guard because he was just shocked that the blade broke. It struck from top to bottom and split Hua Xiong in half on the spot. Blood spurted out and Hua Xiong's internal organs were everywhere.
