The three cardinal principles are actually life-related, and morality is the root. ----------"Song of Righteousness" by Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long and his Wuxi soldiers commander Shamoko led 10,000 Wuxi soldiers to sneak thousands of miles in the dark. They took advantage of the gap between Yuan Shu and Zhang Liao to successfully bypass the southern city of Luoyang and enter the Beimang Mountain area to hide.
According to intelligence, in addition to the 10,000 troops loyal to Dong Zhuo in Luoyang City, there were also 5,000 imperial guards led by Shi Sunrui. If Chen Long can persuade Shi Sunrui to help him, the balance of power will be advantageous, and he can at least remain neutral. But his two identities were not enough to convince the scholar Sun Rui. Chen Long thought of Wang Yun, the former chief situ who guarded the Wenling Mausoleum of Emperor Han Ling in the northern suburbs of Luoyang.
Chen Long thought about it for a while and thought it was feasible, so he asked Lu Chang to follow him, leading some soldiers, still pretending to be Yan Baihu and Yan Yu, and crossed the mountains and ridges to Wenling. There were only a few veterans guarding Wenling. When they heard that Wang Yun was here, they looked at everyone strangely. They thought there were no officials coming to see Wang Yun, and pointed to a small thatched house with a yard next to Wenling. , making a gesture to please enter on your own.
Chen Long led people into the small courtyard and saw only miscellaneous peanut trees and decaying grass everywhere, with no one pruning them. Under the sun, a man with white hair and gray clothes is sleeping soundly on a rocking chair. A line of saliva flows from the corner of his mouth to his neck. How can he still have the slightest trace of the high-ranking and powerful person in the past? Knowing that Wang Yun was only over fifty years old at this time, Chen Long felt for the first time that even if he saved Wang Yun's life, he might still be worse off than dead.
When Chen Long coughed lightly, Wang Yun was slightly startled, and looked at the people in front of him with his old eyes dim. After a while, he suddenly recognized that Yan Baihu was in front of him. He stood up in shock and felt dizzy again. He sat back in the rocking chair and murmured: "General Yan is here, but my death has come?"
Chen Long's heart moved, and he understood that Wang Yun thought he was Dong Zhuo's confidant, and said hurriedly: "Wang Situ, please be calm for a moment." Wang Yun suddenly heard someone calling him Situ, and couldn't help but bring up old memories, lowered his head and sighed deeply.
Chen Long continued: "At Lord Cai Yongcai's poetry meeting that day, I just asked Situ if monks Sun Rui, Yang Xun and others often gather together. Why is Situ eager to send assassins to assassinate me?"
These words stood out and almost shattered Wang Yun's inner defenses. Wang Yun simply closed his eyes and ignored him. Chen Long added, "The arrow that Chunyu Qiong shot me is in my hand. The feathers at the tail are the tail feathers of your big white goose. Is Situ speechless?"
Wang Yun was shocked. He originally thought that Dong Zhuo sent Yan Baihu to kill him because of Diao Chan's disappearance. Unexpectedly, Yan Baihu came to investigate his anti-Dong stance, and also pulled out Shi Sunrui, Yang Xun and others. , it seemed to him that he was dead anyway, so he could only grit his teeth and say nothing.
Chen Long smiled and looked at Wang Yun who was biting his back teeth, and suddenly said: "If I came to discuss with Situ today how to destroy the Dong thief, why would Situ teach me?"
Wang Yun suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Chen Long in disbelief. Chen Long said calmly: "When I said those words to Situ that day, I really wanted to join the anti-Dong alliance as soon as possible. I didn't expect that Situ misunderstood him as Dong Zhuo's spy and killed him. Fortunately, I have great fortune, otherwise I would have been a long time ago. Dry bones in the grave.”
Wang Yun finally opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "What General Yan said is true, but it is really unbelievable. You want to use me to deal with Shisun Rui? It's a pity that I don't know anything about it."
Chen Long smiled bitterly and said: "To this day, Situ still can't figure it out. Thief Dong said exactly what he said in the court. If he knew that Shi Sunrui was rebellious, what evidence would be needed to kill him? I have gone through all the trouble to get here, is it just for this? Collating your dirty materials? It’s ridiculous.”
Wang Yun thought about it, turned around and asked: "Then what do you want to do after all the hard work to get here?"
Chen Long quickly said: "Situ, I have a plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo within a few days. I need General Shisun Rui's five thousand troops to cooperate, or at least let him remain neutral. I will wait until I succeed in killing Dong Zhuo. , just block Dong Zhuo's guard's counterattack for me, or don't pursue my men with all your strength."
After that, he took out a piece of white silk cloth, dipped it in an ink pen, and asked Wang Yun to write a letter. Wang Yun finally took the writing brush doubtfully and asked: "Shisun Rui is only a few thousand men, are you sure that the assassination of Dong will be successful?" Chen Long nodded vigorously and said: "Please Situ write quickly, I have to return to the city quickly to make arrangements. ." Wang Yun waved his brush and it was done.
After successfully obtaining Wang Yun's letter, Chen Long and others returned to the valley where Wuxi soldiers were hiding. It was already dusk. Chen Long saw that everyone was very active after the day's rest. After letting the soldiers have a good meal, he pulled up the team at night and went straight to the Beimang Mountain tunnel exit.
According to the pre-planned plan, before Chen Long's troops entered the tunnel, they gathered in the cave outside the tunnel. The cave was so large that it could cover the whereabouts of thousands of people. When all the soldiers saw the tunnel, they were inexplicably excited, but Chen Long had warned that anyone who leaked the location of the tunnel would be punished by death upon verification.
Chen Long first brought his 100-man special forces team with him, and asked Lu Chang to lead the army. They quietly entered the Beigong along the tunnel and hid themselves in the unattended palace of the dead Han Ling Emperor. It was very safe. With the flag flower artillery as the signal, no matter whether the troops outside are successful in destroying Dong, once the operation begins, the mission of the centurion here is to take away Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, make Chang'an the only center of the Han Dynasty, eliminate the opposition between the two courts, and let Officials below end the split. This was a must-win move that he and Xi Zhicai jointly planned before coming to Luoyang.
Shisun Rui's troops, known as the Royal Guards, were stationed outside the palace. After Chen Long settled the special forces, he and Lu Chang pretended to be brothers from the Yan family. They came out of the tunnel exit near the brothel and easily found Shisun Rui's mansion. ask to see.
The 5,000 men in the hands of scholar Sun Rui were exactly part of the Imperial Guards under Chunyu Qiong and Jian Shuo. Since the two men died and fled, Dong Zhuo, in order to win over people's hearts and Wang Yun's insistence, finally symbolically retained a special force to protect the emperor and appointed Shi Sunrui as the chief general.
Shi Sunrui was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates. General Yan Baihu asked to see him, and he couldn't help but be surprised. This Yan Baihu was Dong Zhuo's confidant. Wang Yun failed to assassinate him and caused Chun Yuqiong to flee. I don't know if the disappearance of Wang Yun's daughter Diao Chan has anything to do with him. ? Didn’t I hear that he went back to Kuaiji? Back so soon? And why did you find me? Could it be that Dong Zhuo asked him to test me? Alas, it’s true that a night owl comes into the house and comes for everything.
Full of doubts, Shi Sunrui arranged for fifty swordsmen and axemen in the wing next to the living room to meet Yan Baihu in the living room. After the false greetings were over, Chen Long asked him to step back. Seeing that Shi Sun Rui had a confused face, he quickly indicated that he had no weapons. After everyone retreated, Chen Long took out Wang Yun's letter from his arms and said: "General Shisun, please read this letter first, and then we can talk. This can save a lot of unnecessary talk."
Scholar Sun Rui secretly used his internal strength to guard against Chen Long's sneak attack. When he read the letter, he saw that it was in the very familiar Wang Yun calligraphy, and tears filled his eyes for a moment. After watching for a long time, Fang wiped away his tears and said, "I didn't expect that General Yan is also a member of my generation. How good is Master Situ? Because of Dong Thief's eyesight, I have never dared to see Wang Situ."
Before Chen Long entered the house, he had already thought that there might be an informant arranged by Li Ru. Chen Long was not too shy because he was about to take action tonight. If Li Ru suspected Shisun Rui and sent troops to surround Shisun Rui's residence, Dong Zhuo's defense would be reduced, making it easier for him to take action. If the soldiers of Sun Rui and Li Ru were to fight, it would be even more desirable. The bet was that Li Ru and Dong Zhuo did not know that they had 10,000 strange soldiers coming along the tunnel.
Shi Sunrui sent Yan Baihu away, knowing that General Yan would take action tonight. He was excited, but he didn't really believe that he could successfully assassinate Dong. According to the agreement just now, Shisun Rui came outside the palace and lit up the imperial guard to keep vigil. Li Ru heard from the informant that two people had visited Shisun Rui and followed him and disappeared near the brothel. Shisun Rui rushed to the palace to guard the palace. He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he ordered his men to keep a close eye on Shisun Rui's movements and secretly tracked him down. Some of Niu Fu's troops were deployed to set up defenses between the palace and Dong Zhuo's residence, and Li Su's troops organized a curfew.
When everything was ready, Chen Long and his two men returned to the exit of Beimang Mountain through the tunnel, and introduced 15,000 Xi soldiers in the dark hours of the early morning. When Samoko came back to the capital for the first time, he didn't expect that there was such a magnificent tunnel leading directly to the palace. He couldn't help but be amazed and walked in the forefront with high spirits. The troops gradually seeped out from the exit near the brothel. Under the cover of darkness, they were fully armed and assembled along the predetermined route in the direction of Dong Zhuo's palace.
Not far away, we met the first batch of soldiers on curfew patrol. The leader, Shamoko, was very alert and took the lead to squat in the darkness at the bottom of the wall. The soldiers behind him, all of whom had received special training, stopped moving one by one and squatted down to cover their bodies. Just walking and walking like this, suddenly there was a loud shout from the front: "Who is it!"
Seeing that his body was exposed, Shamoko struck out like a caltrop flying, making no sound in the dark night, and knocked down the shouting patrolman in front of him. At the same time, he raised his hand and fired a string of artillery pieces, which exploded at high altitude, signaling a full-scale attack.
The three groups of troops saw flags and artillery blooming in the sky and started taking action at the same time. Shi Sunrui led the troops and rushed to the Taishi Mansion. On the way, they encountered Niu Fu's three thousand troops and horses blocking the way, and a melee began. Shisun Rui had many soldiers, and Niu Fu's soldiers were strong. The two sides were almost tied and strangled together. Lu Chang's special forces entered the North Palace from the Han Ling Emperor's palace and advanced. Since there was no obstruction from Shi Sun Rui's troops, they easily defeated the small guard defense, penetrated deep into the Han Xian Emperor's palace, and took away the sleeping Emperor Han Xian. He left the city through the tunnel and quickly headed towards Chang'an.
The troops of Chen Long and Shamoko advanced in a furious manner, temporarily avoiding Li Su's large troops, and quickly reached the vicinity of Dong Zhuo's Mansion, where they encountered Niu Fu's two thousand remaining guards guarding the Grand Master's Mansion. Chen Long wanted a quick victory and ordered his troops to surround Taishi Mansion and attack violently. Wuxi soldiers were not afraid of death. The sound of powerful crossbows piercing the air was heard everywhere. The troops fighting between Niu Fu and Shi Sunrui heard the sound behind them. There was the sound of fighting, and they fought desperately to fight back. They were chased by Shi Sunrui one after another, causing countless casualties.
Niu Fu took the lead and fought through the siege. Seeing that countless black-armored soldiers had already invaded the Taishi Mansion, he knew something was wrong, so he had to organize the remaining troops and rush in desperately, hoping to snatch Dong Zhuo out. Unexpectedly, a horse flew from the surrounding area, and the iron caltrops and caltrops were like Thor's hammer, hitting Niu Fu hard on the back. Niu Fu felt the world was spinning, and he fell off the horse. Samoko followed up and stabbed him to death with another shot. He dismounted and killed the leader. . Poor Niu Fu's 5,000 strong soldiers inside and outside were left without a master for a while. They were heavily wrapped up by tens of thousands of Qinglong troops, leaving them dead and wounded.
The main force of Li Su's soldiers and horses finally arrived and joined the melee around the Grand Master's Mansion. Due to the concentration of their numbers and the fact that they were all cavalry, they were rushed out of a gap. In the darkness, Dong Zhuo's fat body rode a fast horse and followed Li Su. Su fought his way out from the gate of Taishi Mansion behind him. Dong Zhuo dismounted his horse and was running wildly. Suddenly, a troop came towards him with a diagonal stab. The leader held a steel gun in his hand and shouted: "Don't leave, thief Dong! A certain family has been waiting here for a long time!"
