A plague suddenly broke out in Luoyang and almost swept the entire city.
There are many things like wind and cold in winter, and they happen every year. At first, they didn’t attract much attention.
It wasn't until long lines began to form outside the doors of major medical clinics in Luoyang City, and the number of deaths continued to grow, that it finally attracted attention.
This plague came without warning, and in ancient times there were no perfect means of epidemic control and traceability like in modern times, so a lot of panic really broke out in the city.
The most obvious sign is that the people in Luoyang City began to use what they believed to be correct folk remedies to prevent the occurrence of the plague.
For example, burning vinegar, or smoking with medicine.
Not only that, from the imperial city down, everyone began to cover their mouths and noses with gauze when entering and leaving, hoping to use this method to prevent the inhalation of toxic gases.
Naturally, they don't know the difference between viruses and bacteria, and they don't understand that the effects that can be produced using this method are really limited.
The instigator Zhaka followed Wang Jianguo's suggestion and limited the scope of virus infection to Luoyang City. Again, in ancient times, the flow of people was not as active as in modern times, so it is not very difficult to do this. matter.
As long as the intensity of the virus is controlled within a certain range, this is exactly what Xhaka is best at.
In this world, Qi Zhen has always maintained a very cautious attitude towards Zaka, the god of plague. Just like the fact that the average body temperature of modern people has slowly dropped year by year, as human beings With the evolution, the immunity against bacteria and viruses is increasing year by year, and we no longer need to rely on maintaining high body temperature to kill these invisible little things around us.
Ancient people did not have such good innate physical conditions.
Wang Jianguo had his own reasons for letting Xhaka release the plague.
A few days after the army of Luoyang City set off for the expedition, the disease situation in the entire Luoyang City inexplicably improved again.
Before the fumigation with medicine and vinegar developed into praying to gods and worshiping Buddha, this inexplicable cold syndrome that I didn't know where it came from, just disappeared.
The common people were stupid and thought that vinegar and medicine played a key role. Therefore, Luoyang's vinegar and traditional Chinese medicine for treating wind and cold became a must-have for every household.
Let's not mention these for now, just say that under such circumstances, the army entered the battlefield with great vigor.
And on the second day after the army set off, Wang Jianguo finally met Lord Situ Wang, who he had never met before, in the name of Lord Xiao Wang.
No one dares to take the name of Mr. Xiao Wang, and naturally no one would be bored and use this identity to visit Wang Situ.
The housekeeper introduced Wang Jianguo into the main hall of the palace very respectfully, and saw the minister who was drinking tea.
In fact, Wang Yun was not too old, and the time of death in official history was actually less than sixty years old. It was just because the ancients liked to keep their beards longer, and there was also a saying that parents did not dare to harm the body and skin. In addition, Shang worked day and night on state affairs, so his hair looked a little gray, making him appear much older than his real age.
Wang Yun lowered his rank to greet him, and was extremely polite. He said that he had long admired Mr. Xiao Wang's reputation, and today he showed off his talents as expected. There was no trace of his true thoughts about Wang Jianguo.
Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. Wang Jianguo doesn't have the cold temperament of Tang Yi, so he has the proper etiquette and will definitely make it impossible for the other person to find any fault.
The two of them first exchanged pleasantries, talking about everything they could think of, from ancient and modern poetry to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, from the good weather to the epidemic in Luoyang City, which made Wang Jianguo curse in his heart.
He should actually have a good discussion with Qi Zhen on this point, because Qi Zhen had a similar experience to him before.
In short, the ancients emphasized step by step, but Wang Jianguo was not as patient as Qi Zhen. He was originally a soldier, and he didn't have that much ink in his stomach, so he didn't wait for Wang Yun to talk about what the tea on the case was. The one picked from the tea mountain got straight to the point and got down to business.
"Master Wang, what do you think of Dong Xiangguo?"
Wang Yun was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: First, there are matters concerning the court, and secondly, matters concerning Cao Cao are behind. My ancestral seven-star sword is still on display in Dong Zhuo's house. Aren't you asking knowingly? What's more, the entire city of Luoyang knows about your relationship with Dong Zhuo. Can I tell you the truth in front of you?
After pondering for a moment, Wang Yun smiled and said politely: "Master Xiao Wang should know better than me. Dong Xiangguo is wise and martial..."
"You don't have to be like this in front of me. You and I are both smart people and know everything. Let me ask you, if Dong Zhuo dies, how sure are you that you can suppress the chaos in the court?" Wang Jianguo asked again.
"Master Xiao Wang is joking. Master Xiangguo is in his prime, how could he die?" Wang Yun said still smiling.
"You don't have to believe me, but I hope you can still tell the truth." Wang Jianguo did not follow Wang Yun's smile, but stared closely into Wang Yun's eyes.
"I don't understand what Mr. Xiao Wang said." Wang Yun suppressed his smile.
"Let me tell you something you can understand." Wang Jianguo cleared his throat, "Now that the army has set out, Dong Zhuo has less than 10,000 available troops in Luoyang City. The most important thing is that both Li Jue and Guo Si have been dispatched by Dong Zhuo. After conquering the rebels, now there is only one Lu Bu left in Luoyang City. And you may not know that I have a life-saving grace for Lu Fengxian. I can make him listen to me at the critical moment. If you rely on your ability and Lu Bu to In terms of prestige in the military, if Dong Zhuo is not here, how sure are you of controlling the situation in Luoyang City?"
"This...I don't understand what I'm saying, and I don't want to hear it. Otherwise, Mr. Wang, please go back today." Wang Yun turned around and ordered his housekeeper: "Send the guests out of the house."
"I also know that you can't believe me so easily, so I'll take my leave first, but I want to tell you that General Fengxian is very fond of your adopted daughter Diao Chan. If you don't betroth Miss Diao Chan to General Lu, you two Wouldn't it be the icing on the cake to have one more level of in-laws between people?"
Wang Jianguo stood up and bowed deeply to Wang Yun, then turned and left the palace.
The fire has been burned out, and now it depends on how Wang Yun is going to act.
What Wang Jianguo did was to make Wang Yun realize how important it was to Dong Zhuo whether Li Jue and Guo Si were in Luoyang City, nothing more.
After sending Wang Jianguo away, the housekeeper was about to report back to the master, but he saw Wang Yun sitting blankly in the hall, his forehead wet with sweat.
"Master, I'm sending you away." The butler bowed.
"What do you think of this Mr. Wang?" Wang Yun asked.
"this…"
"Forget it, let me ask you why." Wang Yun sighed and murmured: "Fortunately, Cao Cao didn't succeed in the assassination..."
Only at this moment did Wang Yun truly realize something, and then became a little scared.
Dong Zhuo's presence indeed stirred up chaos in the imperial court, but without him suppressing the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops under his command, as well as his two trusted generals, the entire city of Luoyang would have been in chaos by then.
And what Mr. Xiao Wang said is right. This is the best opportunity to assassinate Dong Zhuo. The army is not here, and the two Lu people have also followed the army to the front line. As long as Lu Fengxian can be controlled, then the entire city of Luoyang will be destroyed. With everything in hand, the chance of successfully taking the initiative is also great.
It's just that Wang Yun is still not sure whether what Mr. Xiao Wang said is Dong Zhuo's conspiracy to eliminate dissidents, or whether he really has this idea. After all, he never wants to experience what happened to Cao Cao again.
"You go down first and let me stay by myself for a while." Wang Yun said.
After the housekeeper stepped back, Wang Yun just looked at the remaining cup of tea in front of him, untouched for a long time...
Three hundred thousand soldiers were not a small number. When they left Luoyang, they were naturally quite majestic and boundless. Under the leadership of two generals, Li Jue and Guo Si, the army headed east and soon met Sun Jian's vanguard.
Since the army had been repairing for several days after taking Sishui Pass, the place where the two armies met was closer to Sishui Pass.
The purpose of the vanguard was not to start a decisive battle with the Xiliang Army, but to find out the layout of the military towns outside Luoyang City so that the subsequent army could conduct a planned attack.
As a result, they did not expect that they would encounter the main force of the Xiliang Army within two days of their exploration, and they suffered a big loss.
To be precise, it was a heavy loss.
The sergeants provided by other princes that Yuan Shao had previously delivered to Sun Jian, and those who survived at Sishui Pass, were all sent by Sun Jian for this part of the mission.
Oh, one more thing to say.
Even without the deputy general who guarded Sishui Pass, the defenders on the wall of Sishui Pass still persisted until the last moment. No one surrendered, and no one escaped. They killed the last man and left something for the various princes. A deep impression.
At the end of the battle, out of the 30,000 city defenders, Sun Jian had less than 50,000 soldiers left. Most of these 50,000 were cavalry and archers under his Sun family army, and were not suitable for attacking the city.
The first 70,000 people were supplemented by 50,000 people. In the end, these 120,000 people attacked Sishui Pass, which was only guarded by 30,000 people. The remaining people were less than 50,000 people. Even a stupid person can figure out this math problem.
If Tang Yi, a member of the vanguard army, had not been the first to stand on the city wall despite the pressure, I am afraid that the damage would have been even greater.
In this way, the army rested in Sishui Pass for a few days and reorganized their formation. The Chinese Army Commander of the coalition finally had a base between the base camp and Luoyang City.
Sun Jian was still the vanguard general, so he was still ordered to be at the forefront of the coalition forces.
The battlefield was changing rapidly, and the situation seemed to have returned to its original state. The princes were "step by step", and all reactions began to be slow again.
