Last year, Emperor Ling passed away, He Jin died, and Luoyang was in chaos. Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Luoyang and reshuffle the power structure of Luoyang.
To be honest, although Dong Zhuo was brutal at this time, he still retained a trace of humanity and at least knew how to exercise restraint.
Because of Dong Zhuo's status and experience, he was not allowed to be unscrupulous at this time.
In the second year of Jianning, Zhang Huan, one of the Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou, was imprisoned for his crimes. As a subordinate, Dong Zhuo was dismissed from office and suffered a mid-life crisis. Finally, it was the contemporary head of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei, who valued Dong Zhuo's abilities and reached out to give him a hand.
From then on, Dong Zhuo changed from a general to a local official, often calling himself an old official of the Yuan family. After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the chaos to crowd into Luo and seize this supreme power.
Once he gained great power, Dong Zhuo naturally wanted to do something great, and at the end he had to become a powerful minister like Yi Yin and Huo Guang back then.
Faced with the complicated officialdom situation in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's method was very simple, just one - reward!
Yuan Wei, who promoted him in the past, was appointed Taifu by Dong Zhuo to serve as a minister. He Jin's old troops were also released from the capital one by one by Dong Zhuo and became high-ranking officials. They are now the princes who formed the alliance against Dong.
Dong Zhuo personally went to their graves to pay homage to the Qingliu literati who had been suppressed and persecuted by the eunuchs, and promoted their descendants.
Although this wave of large-scale dividend distribution was not recognized by the scholar-officials, it actually benefited these people.
For example, Xu Rong, who is currently stationed in Xingyang, was promoted to Zhonglang General by Dong Zhuo and took control of part of the Luoyang Forbidden Army. Another example is Han Fu, the Jizhou herder who currently supplies food and grass to the jujube coalition, and was also appointed by Dong Zhuo.
Among these people, only Zhang Liao, the unlucky guy, got nothing out of it. Because he was sent out by He Jin early in the morning to recruit troops. When he came back, the situation had been settled and all the cakes that could be divided had been eaten by others. Dong Zhuo gave him the position of Lieutenant General in the Habayashi Forest, but he still only had the Qian Bingzhou under his command. military.
This is why Zhang Liao, who is also a general, has so few troops.
This time when the troops were stationed in Xingyang, Yang Ding was naturally responsible for supervising the armies. Although Zhang Liao had fewer troops, Yang Ding did not dare to order Zhang Liao like his subordinates because the three men had similar official positions.
Now that Yang Ding is dead, Zhang Liao, the Yulin lieutenant general, is on the same level as Xu Rong. It's hard to say who has the say in Xingyang City.
And this was the reason Zhang Liao dared to come alone to deceive the city gate into opening.
Sure enough, the soldiers on the tower were surprised when they heard Zhang Liao's name.
They originally thought that Zhang Liao and Yang Yong died in the battle together, which led to the scene of Yang Ding leading an army to avenge his brother. Who would have thought that even Yang Ding is dead now, but Zhang Liao is still alive.
And looking at the soldiers and horses behind him, they didn't seem to have suffered much damage.
"Open the city gate quickly and let me enter the city!"
Seeing that there was no response from the tower, Zhang Liao shouted again, which was quite aggressive.
"This..." the military commander on the city tower hesitated, "General Zhang, you are not allowed to open the city gate unless you are a villain. It is actually my general's order that no one is allowed to enter the city these days."
Hearing this, Zhang Liao shouted: "Bold, who is your general?"
"It's General Xu Wenyao."
The military commander on the tower replied that Wenyao was Xu Rong's name.
Hearing that it was Xu Rong's order, Zhang Liao frowned and said, "Where is General Xu? Please come out and answer."
Hearing this, the military commander on the city tower hesitated for a moment, and then replied with a fist in his hand, "General Zhang, my general led his army out of the city yesterday. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in three or two days."
"Nonsense!" Zhang Liao said angrily, "You are hemming and hawing, making excuses, and deliberately preventing me from entering the city. What are your intentions?"
"General Zhang, please calm down. It's not just the villain who won't let you into the city. It's actually my general who gave you a strict order before he left. I don't dare to disobey it." The military commander on the tower quickly explained. "Why don't you lead your troops and station outside the city for a few days? I'll tell you later when my general comes back."
"presumptuous!"
Hearing this, Zhang Liao became angry. He suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed it at the military commander on the tower.
"This general is Yu Lin Zhonglang, who is personally appointed by the imperial court. He is stationed in Xingyang under the orders of Dong Xiangguo. Xu Wenyao can't control my head. On the contrary, you are blocking Shangguan from entering the city. Could it be that you are a spy of the Guandong bandits? "
"General Zhang, why bother embarrassing this villain..."
The military commander on the tower said with a wry smile and cupped his hands, his voice full of helplessness.
I am caught in the middle of the quarrels between you big shots. This is too bullying.
"Stop talking nonsense and open the city gate quickly, otherwise I will lead my army to attack the city. Even if I sue the Prime Minister in the future, I will be justified. On the contrary, it is you who delayed my important event and waited for the barbarians. Three tribes!”
Upon hearing this, the military commander on the tower suddenly panicked.
To put it simply, he was acting under orders and was not responsible. But if Zhang Liao insists on making things worse, Xu Rong may be fine, but he will definitely be blamed.
That's all, let him enter the city. At this time, the city's defense is empty. Zhang Liao leads his army into the city. If there is an enemy attack, it will also help the city's defense.
Thinking of this, the military commander quickly shouted: "General, don't be impulsive, I will open the city gate right now."
Hearing these words, Zhang Liao was overjoyed, but his face remained calm.
"Since we have to open the city gate, hurry up. If it's too late, I will really attack the city!"
"Come here, come here, General, wait a moment."
A good man will do his best. After the military commander finished speaking, he quickly ran down from the city tower, ordered the soldiers to open the city gate, and stood at the door to greet Zhang Liao.
As the city gate slowly opened, Zhang Liao could no longer suppress the joy on his face. He waved his hand back and ordered his soldiers to move forward so that they could take action later.
By the time the city gate opened, all the soldiers under Zhang Liao's command had gathered.
The military commander hurriedly came forward to greet me, and with a smile on his face, he held his hands and said: "General, forgive me, forgive me. I was ordered to guard the city. I am really afraid that my general will be punished when he comes back. I hope the general will not be as knowledgeable as the villain."
Zhang Liao, who was aggressive just now, seemed to be a different person now. After hearing this, he just nodded calmly.
"You serve your duty loyally, how can I blame you?"
"Thank you, General, for your magnanimity." The military commander thanked him quickly.
Zhang Liao turned his attention to the city again and asked, "Where is General Xu?"
"This... a villain can't say that." The military commander gritted his teeth and shook his head.
Zhang Liao snorted coldly and asked again: "General Xu has led his army out of the city. How many soldiers are there in the city now?"
"General, there are only a few hundred people in the city now. Because the city defense is weak, the villain is afraid of the attack by the Guandong bandits, so he dare not open the city gate." After a pause, the military commander smiled and flattered again, "But since General Once we come back, this city will be safe."
Zhang Liao nodded again and focused on the military commander.
"Thank you for clarifying my doubts, general. Now, you can go and die!"
After saying this, Zhang Liao suddenly swung the sword in his hand and chopped off the head of the military commander.
"Brothers, follow me and fight in!"
Zhang Liao raised his sword high and shouted.
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Volume County.
The thunder car racing outside the city continues.
Boom!
Another stone bullet hit, punching a hole in the already weak Juanxian city wall.
In the city, Zhang Heng looked at the hole and smiled bitterly.
It's been a few days now, Xu Rong is very perseverant!
But it's also really disgusting.
Seeing that Liu Bei did not send anyone out to destroy the Thunderbolt Chariot, Xu Rong knew that his plan to lure the enemy had failed. Fortunately, he was defeated in the city.
For two days in a row, the thunderbolt cars kept banging on, even at night.
In the end, all the suitable stones around Xu Rong's camp were removed. Nowadays, if you want to find a stone bullet that can be launched, you have to travel several miles away to carry it.
In contrast, Juan County is also suffering.
Every sound means that a stone bullet is coming, just like death coming, but I don't know who is the unlucky guy who is hit.
Of course, more of them were smashed into the air or fell on the city wall.
The people in the city were a little scared at first. After a day or two of observation, they found that not a single stone bullet had fallen into the city, and everyone was relieved.
The ones who really suffered the blow were the soldiers on the tower, who were always on tenterhooks.
After Zhang Heng observed the hole for a while, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head. When he was about to leave, Liu Bei came over with Zhang Fei.
"Ziyi, this can't go on like this!" Liu Bei looked at the city wall with worry, "In two or three days at most, the city wall should be smashed down, and we will be passive by then."
