It is not appropriate for me to deal with special customs. Who should I sue if I am insulted? ----------Cai Wenji of the Eastern Han Dynasty "Eighteen Beats of Hujia"
It is said that Cai Yong was thinking about Dong Zhuo's old love, and actually knelt in front of Dong Zhuo's body in full view of the public, mourning endlessly and bursting into tears. At that time, Shi Sunrui happened to pick up Wang Yun. Wang Yun hated Dong Zhuo deeply. Seeing Cai Yong's condition, he was very angry and ordered Cai Yong and Dong Zhuo's bodies to be locked together.
Fortunately, Yan Baihu, disguised as Chen Long, was by his side and reached out to stop Wang Yun, who looked evil. Although Wang Yun was extremely angry, he did not dare to do anything in front of Chen Long. Chen Long finally led Cai Yong away safely. Before leaving, he invited Cui Lie to Lingling as a guest, so as to pave the way for the recruitment of Cui Zhouping in the future. .
The situation in Luoyang at this time can be described as internal and external troubles. Although Dong Zhuo was defeated, only the 10,000 troops of Niu Fu and Li Su collapsed. Their main combat force was still alive, but was lured to the periphery by Chen Long's successful combat plan.
Now, Li Ru is nowhere to be found. Zhang Liao has led ten thousand troops to camp in the western suburbs of the outer city. Li Jue, Guo Bang, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Jia Xu's main force of 40,000 men are stationed at Tongguan. They can return to Luoyang at any time to fight with Zhang Liao and others. Li Ru meets up. Lu Bu and Xu Rong heavily defended Hulao Pass with 30,000 troops. Although they fought against Dong's coalition forces, they won more than they lost, and their strength was not lost at all. In addition, Li Meng's 10,000 troops were disadvantaged in returning to Luoyang, so they also stationed in Luoyang. In the dangerous place between Luoyang and Hulao Pass, the total military strength around Luoyang reaches a terrifying 90,000 people, and the military generals are all famous generals in the world. If these famous generals wake up from the chaos of Dong Zhuo's sudden death, they can communicate with each other. , united as one, while defending Hulao and Tongguan, while working together to attack Luoyang, it was hard to say which way the balance of victory and defeat would fall. And the mastermind Jia Xu was right next to Li Jue, how could his head be on display?
The current strength in Luoyang City is Shi Sunrui's 5,000 soldiers, Yuan Shu and Zhu Ling's 30,000 soldiers, plus "Yan Baihu"'s 10,000 soldiers, plus the casualties after a big battle, it is only 40,000. Multiple people. Although the city is well supplied with supplies and will not fall immediately, and there are many troops on the outside that can carry out encirclement and suppression operations, the situation inside the city is very delicate.
First of all, the disappearance of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and the power vacuum caused by Dong Zhuo's death made himself, Yuan Shu and Wang Yun the natural replacement candidates. They should have accepted the canonization of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and become the new powerful ministers.
However, the disappearance of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty made the situation very delicate. When it comes to the imperial power of the Han Dynasty, the one from Chang'an is also of authentic Liu family blood. Should he be canonized by the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty?
The surrounding warlords will also bring new variables because of Dong Zhuo's death. First of all, if Wang Yun becomes the head of a hundred officials, he can only get the support of veterans of the Han Dynasty such as Sun Rui and Huangfu Song, and Yuan Shu will never tolerate him. What's more, Chen Long had already given Yuan Shu a strong dose of medicine and gave the jade seal to Yuan Shu for safekeeping. If Yuan Shu held Kyoto, he would probably become emperor. Who among the surrounding warlords will obey him? Maybe they will join forces with Lu Bu, Li Jue and other troops to besiege Luoyang and expel Yuan Shu.
After Dong Zhuo's death, the situation in Luoyang was complicated and delicate. Chen Long's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if Chang'an's troops were transferred, were unable to influence the development of the situation. Chen Long had already made plans to leave, and now he rescued Cai Yong. On the pretext of searching for the missing emperor in Beicheng, Chen Long picked up all Cai Yong's family members. The whole army left Beicheng and went straight to Xiaopingjin. Zhao Da is waiting secretly in Pingjin.
Zhao Da had already received an order from General Chen Long to arrange several barges near Xiaopingjin for the Samoko troops to cross the river. Chen Long asked about the situation of Zhao Da sending people to the Xiongnu to look for Cai Yan. Zhao Da shook his head and said: "The Xiongnu Zuoxian King just got Cai Yan. Not only did he not return it, he also injured the people I sent, and all the gold, silver and jade items were destroyed." Take it away.”
Chen Long was furious, and Zhao Da said again: "Yesterday, my subordinates received news from Zhou Buyi's military advisor. After the battle in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, Xiliang's army and horses retreated to Tongguan to defend. Xu Shu's military advisor led more troops and horses to stay in Chang'an and control Xijing. The remaining troops, about 30,000 people, led by Zilong, went deep into Bingzhou and transferred to Tongguan. They have now reached Maojin Ferry and temporarily controlled the Yellow River water transportation."
Chen Long said with great joy: "Zilong's troops are extremely fast. Where is the messenger sent by Zhou's military advisor?"
Zhao Da hurriedly said: "I was afraid that my lord had a message to convey, so I brought him here. I will bring him in right now. Also, I have brought the people I sent to the Huns."
Chen Long secretly praised Zhao Da for being cautious and meticulous and suitable for fine work. He was planning to lead a group of cavalry to go to the Xiongnu to recapture Cai Yan. When Zhou Buji's messenger came up, Chen Long had already made a plan and directly ordered: "Go back and pass my order to Zhao Yun, Fu Tong, and Zhou Buji to organize an army of 10,000 horses, equipped with powerful crossbows, and attack directly to the north. , be sure to arrive at Mayi County, Yanmen County, on the border of the Xiongnu before the cool weather at the end of September to join me. The remaining generals and troops, led by Guo Jia, will all return to Chang'an to guard and settle Cai Yong and his family. No matter what happens in Luoyang Don’t go into battle easily.”
"Also, ask Huang Gai to find Queen Mother He and immediately issue an edict in the name of the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty to grant officials and territories to all local warlords, including Wang Yun and Yuan Shu. As for how to divide the enfeoffments, please ask Guo Jia for advice."
Then he called Shamoke and said: "Shasha, you lead the troops and horses, follow the messenger, join Guo Jia's army and horses, and return to Chang'an together, waiting for my return."
Seeing that Chen Long had no intention of using him, Shamoke felt itchy and said: "My lord, Lu Chang robbed the little emperor and returned to Chang'an. How can you do it without anyone by your side? The troops can just let them take the boat to meet up by themselves. I will do whatever it takes." To follow.”
Chen Long thought for a while and realized that it was true that the special forces were not here, so he still needed help for many things, so it would be a good idea to bring Shamoko with him. Immediately he said: "Okay, then you go and arrange it, and pick a few people with good martial arts skills to follow."
Shamoko was overjoyed and went to make arrangements. Chen Long left a guard of fifty people, led by Shamoko. Zhao Da's subordinate who had been to the Huns served as a guide. He had two horses and a lot of water and dry food. He said goodbye to Zhao Da that night and crossed the Yellow River. Go north. Samoko's men took a boat and followed Zhou Buji's messenger to Maojin Ferry without mentioning it.
In order to save Cai Wenji from fire and water, Chen Long did not hesitate to go to the wilderness outside the Great Wall alone. Unfortunately, although Wenji is now Princess Zuoxian, she is not used to eating beef, sheep and horse meat, and cannot drink cow, sheep and horse milk. She is in an extremely depressed mood. How can she dare to hope for it? Someone come to rescue? He often cried day and night when there was no one around, missing his parents and hating Cao Cao deeply in his heart. The articles and poems he wrote became more and more desolate and miserable, and Hu Jia gradually wrote the first beat in his eighteen beats.
In addition to saving Cai Yan, Chen Long's second purpose is of course to leave Luoyang, a place of right and wrong, and let these warlords fight with Yuan Shu and Wang Yun here for life and death. He only needs to defend Chang'an and take good care of the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty. . Obviously after the Luoyang dispute is over, once the dust settles, if Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still nowhere to be found, those royalists will have to turn around to support the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty and Empress He, and a new center will inevitably form in Chang'an. If he defended himself in Luoyang, not only would he not be able to reap any benefits, but he would also be very likely to fall into siege by the warlords.
In short, rescuing Cai Yan is his wish, and watching Luoyang coldly is his strategy. Now, all the Bingzhou army is around Luoyang, the entire Bingzhou is empty, and the Huns have crossed the border and robbed and wreaked havoc. The people gradually became autonomous, and the leaders were Chu Yan and Zhang Niujiao, old acquaintances whom Zhengding had met before, known as the Black Mountain Army. Now that Zhao Yun's cavalry has reached Bingzhou and is assisted by Zhou Buji, it is time to make the Huns pay the price. Chen Long never worried about supplies along the way because he was 100% confident in persuading the Montenegrin Army to cooperate.
This time the troops were sent out with great speed. Cai Yan must be rescued before winter comes and return to Chang'an to spend the winter. In half a year, Cai Yan would not be able to give birth to two gourd babies for King Zuo Xian. Riding on the horse, he recalled the first time he met Wen Ji in Cai Yong's house. Chen Long secretly clenched his fists and felt strong confidence. Wen Ji, I, Chen Long, have not broken my promise and rushed thousands of miles to save you! Let me end your suffering for you!
