The army moved out, and the entire Hulao Pass suddenly seemed to be alive.
The soldiers put on their armor, the generals prepared their horses, and in a short time everything was ready.
The army assembled at Hulao Pass, and Hu Zhen rode a horse and shouted in front of the formation.
"Dong Gong was loyal to the country, but he was harmed by villains. Now that Dong Gong is gone, how can the country and the country be forgotten?
Nowadays, the country has fallen into the hands of rotten Confucians, and Chao Gang has become the home of villains. Today, I am marching to help the country and the country, save the world and protect the people! "
After Hu Zhen's words, all the soldiers raised their swords and sang in harmony.
Seeing that the army was ready, Hu Zhen rode her horse in the direction of Luoyang. The army marched slowly behind her. At this moment, Hu Zhen discovered that it was snowing.
"Good! Good job!"
Hu Zhen's face was full of joy when she saw the heavy snowfall.
Xiliang is a place of bitter cold, and we have long been accustomed to the severe cold.
In Hu Zhen's opinion, this heavy snowfall was simply a God-given opportunity.
After marching all night, the army stationed in Gong County in the evening.
Gongxian County is located between Luoyang and Xingyang. This place is named after its mountains and rivers, which are fortified and consolidated.
To the east of Gong County, Xiayu, Chuling, Caodian, Daodaoquan and Xingyang are adjacent.
The south is bounded by Wuzhisiling, Fenshuiling and Songshan Mountain.
It is bordered by Gangou River and Luo River in the west and Heishiguan in the west, Beiyou Hall and Xubaipo.
It faces Mengjin and Wenxian counties across the Yellow River in the north.
It can be said to be an extremely solid terrain. There are 30,000 people here, and even 100,000 people cannot conquer it.
Although Hu Zhen has a bad temper, he still has intuition as a general.
Inside the tent, Hu Zhen was discussing the situation with Hua Xiong and others.
"I didn't see any obstacles along the way. It seems that the imperial court has no troops to suppress Sili. There must be no troops to defend Luoyang. We only need to go to Luoyang City and take it in one go."
The other generals in the audience nodded. Hu Zhen was indeed right.
Since Dong Zhuo's death, a large number of Xiliang soldiers began to flee.
The defenses in each county were empty. No one could stop them from entering such a dangerous place in Gong County.
This is enough to show the emptiness of the imperial court. After killing Dong Zhuo, it was unable to take over this huge Sili.
After discussing the details of the siege, the generals returned to their respective camps.
Hu Zhen also walked out of the tent. At this time, heavy snow had covered the ground in white.
The sky and the earth were pure white, and at this moment Hu Zhen saw a school sergeant walking towards Gong County.
Suspicion suddenly arose in my heart, wondering if this was a soldier from the imperial court.
"Come here, let's see who this person is."
The soldiers mounted their fast horses and ran toward the school sergeant down the mountain, and ran back after a while.
"Report to the general, there is a man claiming to be the emperor, and he wants the general to go."
"Emperor?!"
Hu Zhen's brain seemed to have been hit hard by something, and the whole brain had shut down.
"How could the emperor be here?"
Hu Zhen has been controlling the troops outside Luoyang City and rarely enters the city, let alone goes to court to meet the emperor.
Therefore, although he knew the emperor, he knew very little about the emperor. In his opinion, how could the emperor come to Gong County if he was not staying in Luoyang City.
Did the emperor himself come here because he was aware of his own thoughts and therefore the army had arrived?
If it were the past, Hu Zhen would not have worried about the imperial army at all. His Xiliang soldiers were not soft persimmons.
But now the imperial army does not need to fight him at all. It only needs a brief confrontation for three or four days, and they will collapse without attacking, and they will not have much food and grass.
Hu Zhen was startled and asked quickly.
"Did the emperor say anything else?"
The soldier scratched his head and said.
"The emperor said that if you don't go, he can come over."
After Hu Zhen heard this, her already gloomy face became even more gloomy and terrifying.
"How many of them are there?"
In Hu Zhen's view, this sentence was clearly a threat. If he didn't go to the army, he would be crushed into powder.
How many people can the emperor say such a thing? Gong County is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the emperor says such a thing, could it be that all the remaining soldiers of the Xiliang Army have actually been gathered up?
How many of the remaining soldiers of Xiliang were gathered?
One hundred thousand?
One hundred and fifty thousand?
Or two hundred thousand?
Just when Hu Zhen's mood became more and more heavy, she heard the soldier say.
"There are only five hundred of them."
When she heard that there were only five hundred people, Hu Zhen's heart, which had sunk into her stomach, suddenly returned to her chest and started beating again.
"Five hundred people?"
Hu Zhen asked again to prevent herself from hearing wrongly, but she heard the soldier continue to say.
"And the emperor said that he can come alone and does not need to bring his guards with him."
Hu Zhen's gloomy expression returned to normal after hearing this.
With a calm expression, he turned back to the other guards and pointed at the guard kneeling on the ground.
"Come here, drag him down and beat him with ten army sticks!"
"ah?"
When the soldiers heard this, they were a little shocked and quickly knelt down on the ground and kept saying to Hu Zhen.
"General, why? I am not guilty, I am not guilty."
"Shut up! If you don't say it all at once next time, I'll give you twenty military sticks!"
Hu Zhen kicked the soldier to the ground, then turned around and returned to the tent.
The soldier was crying and being dragged down by several soldiers to beat him.
"Send an order for the generals to come to see me."
The drums outside the tent began to sound. When the drums sounded, the generals had to reach the main tent, otherwise they would be severely punished.
Seeing the sound of drums, Hu Zhen said.
"Come here, report back to the Emperor. The army is in repair. Please forgive me for not being able to see you."
"It's the general!"
After a while, the generals arrived at the main tent. Hu Zhen looked around at everyone.
"Everyone, the Emperor has arrived and is outside the camp."
"ah?!"
Seeing the huge reaction from everyone, Hu Zhen informed everyone of the news she had just received.
Hua Xiong said after hearing this.
"The emperor came alone. He must not want to fight with me. Why don't you, general, surrender to the court..."
Hu Zhen scolded sharply.
"Shut up!"
"Now is a God-given opportunity. If I capture the Emperor and use him as a hostage, why worry about Luoyang City not being opened?"
After hearing Hu Zhen's words, the other generals' eyes suddenly lit up and they all agreed.
"Yes, why not be happy when we are in a high position? General Hua Xiong is confused."
"The three princes and nine ministers can take whatever they want, and all the wealth in the city can be collected. The glory and wealth are today. Why is General Hua Xiong afraid of a group of corrupt scholars in Luoyang City?"
"this……"
Hua Xiong was also speechless.
At this moment, a soldier came to the tent.
"Report, the emperor has arrived outside the camp gate."
"oh?"
After Hu Zhen arranged her armor, she unsheathed her sword.
"please come in!"
"yes!"
After a while, a figure walked into the big tent.
Although she didn't know much about the emperor, Hu Zhen remembered the emperor's appearance.
Hu Zhen took a closer look and found that it was indeed the emperor.
