The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 50 Population (Happy New Year)
In Chenliu City, veteran Zhu Jun was stationed here, and Zhang Miao accompanied him. Although Zhang Miao was the prefect of Chenliu, Zhu Jun's reputation was so high that Zhang Miao could only accompany him in the last seat, but he was very happy.

"Old General, there is news from Chang'an that the Dong thief has taken Qin Shou, the brave cavalry general, as the captain of Henan Yin and Sili, and is stationed in Luoyang. He has a very big plan." Zhang Miao was a little worried.

He is also a member of the Jujube Alliance, and has seen the power of Qin Shou. Chenliu is close to Luoyang, and the opponent will appear in Chenliu at any time. How should he deal with it?
Zhu Jun nodded and said: "I was originally going to serve as an internal support for the princes, but Dong Zhuo was afraid of me and asked me to go to Luoyang. In desperation, it was worth leaving the court and recruiting troops to fight against Dong Zhuo."

"Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo actually asked Qin Shoulai to take charge of Luoyang. He clearly wanted to plot against Guandong. This man is fierce and I am afraid he will attack first."

Zhu Jun said, stroking his beard.

"Did he attack first?" Zhang Miao was surprised when he heard this.

"There is me in the east, and there are Yuan Shu and Kong Min in the south. If he insists on defending Luoyang, he will eventually be repulsed by us like Dong Zhuo." Zhu Jun chuckled and said: "Only by taking the initiative can we gain a chance of survival."

"Dong Zhuo didn't dare to send troops to Guanzhong at the beginning, how could Qin Shou do it?" Sima Zhao Chong said disdainfully.

Zhang Miao nodded after hearing this. Dong Zhuo was so powerful at the beginning, with strong soldiers and horses, but he could only occupy Hulao Pass. After his death, Hulao Pass was defeated. Now Qin Shou has only 40,000 soldiers and horses. How can he want to pass the border to meet the enemy?

Zhu Jun shook his head.

"One moment and another. Luoyang was so prosperous and populated back then. Dong Zhuo didn't want to leave Luoyang, so he would stick to Hulao, Xuanyuan and other passes, but it's different now."

"Luoyang is dilapidated, uninhabited for ten miles, the land is barren, the city walls are broken, there is no place to defend, and there is no need to defend. Now he is an earthen pot, and we are porcelain. If we collide with each other, we will suffer the loss."

Zhu Jun was a smart man after all, and he analyzed the situation of both parties in an instant.

Zhang Miao looked gloomy after hearing this, this was bad news.

"Report, Lord Prefect, there is news from Chenliu that Qin Shou is leading his army out of Hulao and is heading towards Chenliu City to kill them."

At this time, a sentry sent bad news. Qin Shou's army finally left Hulao Pass and came to kill Chen Liu.

After hearing this, Zhu Jun immediately sneered and said: "What a good boy, you don't take me to heart. If you go straight to Chenliu, aren't you afraid that I will cut off your way out?"

If you want to go to Chen Liu, you must first capture Zhongmou. Since the other party is dealing with Chen Liu when they come up, they don't take Zhu Jun seriously.

"Old General, what should we do now?" Zhang Miao's face suddenly showed a nervous look.

He couldn't help but calm down. Thinking that tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry would appear at Chenliu City at any time, and Zhang Miao's troops and horses were not enough to resist them, he naturally became frightened.

"How can he come to the land of Guandong if he wants to? If he is hiding in Hulao Pass, I can't do anything to him, but now that he has come out, don't go back."

Zhu Jun is also a person with a temper.

As soon as Qin Shou came up, he didn't take himself to heart, which made him feel dissatisfied.

But he did not act immediately, but asked people to continue to inquire about Qin Shou's next move.

"Old general, Chen Liu has few soldiers. If he doesn't return to defend himself, I'm afraid Chen Liu will be defeated by the opponent." Zhang Miao was a little worried. Zhu Jun thought for a moment and said quickly: "There is no need to act for the time being. If his army passes by Zhongmou, I will naturally know what the other party wants to do?"

"The old general thinks that Qin Shou's departure from seclusion was not a real attack on Chen Liu?" Zhang Miao instantly understood what Zhu Jun was thinking.

"Yes, he took the initiative to attack, not only to avoid being besieged by us, but also to defeat each one." Zhu Jun chuckled: "It seems that he wanted to attack Chen Liu, but in fact, he wanted to mobilize my troops."

"He is a cavalry, extremely fast and highly maneuverable. But we have very few cavalry. Under such circumstances, once we fight with the opponent, we will be led by the opponent. In the end, it will be us who suffer the loss."

Zhu Jun looked at the map in front of him and analyzed Qin Shou's behavior.

As expected of a veteran, Qin Shou would definitely be surprised if he were here.

Sure enough, three days later, Qin Shou's army, which could have directly attacked Chenliu City, did not appear in Chenliu, and there was no trace of it even in Zhongmu.

"Move the people, move all the people from Xingyang, Jingxian and other places to Luoyang?"

After Zhu Jun got the news, his expression suddenly became complicated.

He never expected that the final result would be like this. Qin Shou did not attack Chenliu or Zhongmou, but instead attacked Xingyang and other places. Its main purpose was to plunder the population.

Is there any problem with Qin Shou doing this?
There is no problem at all. Xingyang, Jingxian and other places belong to Sizhou, and the people there fall under the jurisdiction of Henan Yin. Zhu Jun was surprised to move people from both places to Luoyang to fill the desolation of Luoyang.

"Robbing the people? What does Qin Shou want to do?" Zhang Miao was surprised and said, "Does he want to restore Sizhou? Rebuild the Eastern Capital?"

Zhang Miao knows what Luoyang is like now. If it had any use value, the eighteen princes would have occupied it long ago, and it would be Qin Shou's turn.

Like Liu Bei, who came after the royal family, he still doesn’t even have a piece of territory!
Isn’t Luoyang delicious? Even Liu Bei despised Luoyang, which shows how dilapidated Luoyang is.

Unexpectedly, Qin Shou actually wanted to run Luoyang, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

After hearing this, Zhu Jun also showed a hint of strangeness on his face.

When Dong Zhuo asked him to guard Luoyang, he saw the ruins of Luoyang and left Luoyang without hesitation. Now Qin Shou actually wants to rebuild the Eastern Capital.

is it possible?
If the surrounding people are relocated as soon as possible and then rest and recuperate for a year or two, things may not fail.

Just plundering the people was something that a veteran of the Han Dynasty would never be able to do. This was one of the reasons why he could not rebuild the Eastern Capital.

"Old General, we must not let him succeed!" Zhang Miao said impatiently.

Population is not only related to taxes, but also to the source of troops. Xingyang and other places are close to Chenliu. Zhang Miao also has ideas about these places. How can Qin Shou be allowed to move all the population now?
Zhu Jun nodded after hearing this. Qin Shou clearly wanted to occupy Luoyang for a long time. This was not in line with Zhu Jun's intention. He didn't need Luoyang, but you don't want it either. If you want to run Luoyang, that won't work.

"Send people to find Qin Shou's main force. Send people to contact Yuan Shu and Kong Niao. We will form a coalition and connect with Luoyang again." Zhu Jun finally made a decision.

(End of this chapter)