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Chapter 494 Onozawa ([-]) First Change

Cao Cao was indeed defeated...

Even Yuan Shao didn't expect that the Puyang War, which lasted for nearly a year, would end in such a bizarre way.

In early May, Yuan Shao received news that due to geographical reasons, the food and grass that supported Cao Cao's Puyang war mainly came from two places.One is from Yuzhou, and entered the Yanzhou battlefield through Xingyang, the free trade area established by Cao Cao and Dong Bi at the beginning.This batch of grain and grass was transported by merchants, arrived at Changyuan (now Changyuan County, Xinxiang, Henan), and then distributed to various passes.

Another source of grain and grass was hoarded in Juyang in Jiyin County (now northeast of Heze, Shandong) through Qingzhou.

After Yuan Shao heard the news, he was also very hesitant.After dealing with Cao Cao for so long, he knows Cao Cao's character very well.Cao Cao likes to steal people's food and roads, and Yuan Shao suffered a big loss from this on the Qingzhou battlefield before.

How could a master who likes to rob people, food and roads be unguarded?

However, Sima Xinpi, who accompanied the army, said: "The reason why we were able to inquire about Cao Cao's grain storage area is that his grain and grass on the west road were transported by merchants in Xingyang. We managed to bribe the merchants in Xingyang who were in charge of this matter, so we got the news. It is said that Cao Cao's defenses on the West Road, that is, the Suanzao area, are not very strict because merchants are transporting grain and grass. If we can..."

Smart people will never tell the result, but leave a chance for the master to play.

A guy like Tian Feng who is upright and doesn't know how to turn around will not estimate the master's feelings, and will be unscrupulous when making suggestions.

There is no doubt that Simpi is a smart man.And Yuan Shao is not an idiot, he quickly understood what Xin Pi meant, and couldn't help but smile.

"What does George mean to detour to Xingyang and attack Changyuan?"

Xin Pi hastily intervened and bowed, "My lord is indeed brilliant. Before I can say anything, my lord already has a plan in mind."

Obviously, there was an element of flattery in these words, but Yuan Shao was still very happy and didn't care about Simpi's exaggerated movements at all.

"My lord, I have already inquired clearly that Juyang's grain storage place directly supplies the Cao army in Puyang, so the defense is relatively strict. But Changyuan is different. As far as I know, even Juyang's grain and grass need Changyuan's. Support. From Xingyang all the way to Changyuan, the guards are relatively lax. Moreover, most of the food and grass escorts are escorts of Xingyang merchants, and Cao Jun's investigation of the merchants is not strict."

"Very good, very good... George's strategy is brilliant!"

Yuan Shao was full of joy and nodded repeatedly.After a year of hard work, Yuan Shao became a little impatient.Coupled with the severe drought in Jizhou this year, some of the grain reserves have been insufficient.The most important thing is that Yuan Shao's family has been emptied by Dong Pi for this war.

If the Puyang War cannot be ended before winter comes, Yuan Shao can only retreat.

Simpi's plan is indeed a timely help.Yuan Shao immediately ordered the general Han Qiong to be the chief general, and Xin Pi to be the commander of the army. He passed through Hanoi and transferred to Xingyang.As for what kind of request Dong Bi will make, it is no longer important.It is important to end the war as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Dong Bi did not make excessive demands.

When Yuan Shao's envoy arrived in Chang'an, Chen Gong said: "It's not difficult to borrow the way. It's just that Liang Wang Qiansui heard that there was a Tianfeng under Yuan Gong's command, and he insulted Liang Wang Qiantui many times in public. Qiantui was very unhappy about this. In terms of friendship with Yuan Gong, he has already reached Yecheng...Now Yuan Gong wants to borrow, so he handed over Tian Yuanhao to us, and let us deal with life or death, otherwise this matter...don't talk about it."

When the envoy reported to Yuan Shao, he said that he had not seen Dong Pi.

But looking at the gnashing of teeth of the people in Chengming Palace, it must be because they hate Tian Feng to the core, that's why they made this request.

Yuan Shao didn't want to see Tian Feng at first, but he was afraid of being accused of murdering his staff without authorization.

Now that Dong Bi wants to take over this hot potato, Yuan Shao will naturally not object.However, he requested that Dong Bi be released back to Yuan Shang.

In this regard, Dong Bi has no objection.

At the beginning of June, Yuan Shao dispatched [-] euphorbia soldiers, led by Han Qiong Xinpi, to Xingyang via Yanjin.

Then they mixed in with the Xuzhou merchants who had already been bought, escorted the food and grass to Changyuan quietly, attacked in the middle of the night, and burned Changyuan.

Hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass in Changyuan were burned.

Cao's army on the west road first became chaotic, and Yuan Jun took advantage of the situation to recapture the white horse and occupy Suanzao, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chen Liu.

Lu Su, the commander of Cao Jun's West Route Army, had to retreat to Chenliu.But once the West Route Army was defeated, Puyang couldn't resist Yuan Shaojun's attack from the flank.After persisting for more than ten days, they withdrew from Puyang, throwing away their helmets and armor all the way, with countless provisions and supplies, and retreated to Juye.

The East Route Army coach Xia Houdun Cheng Yu, after Puyang fell, could not resist Yuan Jun's attack.

After persisting for a few days, the army was defeated and retreated from Cangting in Dongjun all the way to Dongping Kingdom. With Xuchang (now Dongping Lake in Dongping City, Shandong, also known as Liangshan) as a barrier, they finally stabilized their position and held firm. Out, once again formed a stalemate with Yuan Jun.

In this battle, Yuan Shao captured nearly 5 horses from Cao's army and seized countless supplies.

After Puyang was defeated, the great river and natural moat that Cao Cao relied on as a barrier no longer existed.Yuan Shao took advantage of the victory to pursue, and the army went straight to Juye, where they confronted Cao Cao.

At this time, it is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn!
The autumn exam in Chang'an is coming soon.

This day is a good day when Liu Bian's eldest son Tong turns two years old.

Liu Bian set up a banquet in Weiyang Palace, entertaining officials of all sizes in Chang'an.Dong Bi, of course, was also invited as the chief.

Liu Bian has passed his thirties.

Although expensive as the emperor of one dynasty, there is no luxury at all.Two years after ascending the throne, that is, at the beginning of the third year of Taiping, Fang Li was the queen.

The queen's background is not very noble.

You are gentle and skillful, very temperamental.However, the fate of this queen who is the mother of the world is not very good.After giving birth to a son at the end of three years in Taiping, he passed away.But no matter what, the queen finally left Liu Bian's flesh and blood, named Liu Tong.

Liu Bian had only lived a normal life for two years before he encountered such an accident.

The whole person has become more negative, ignoring government affairs all day long, attending Buddhist scriptures in Bailiangtai, basically not showing his face in public.Dong Bi would enter the palace to talk with Liu Bian every ten days, and at this time, Liu Bian would show some smiling faces.Besides, he would be happier when he saw his son Liu Tong. Most of the time, he was like an old monk in meditation, the ancient well was calm, and he didn't even talk much.

Liu Tong was two years old, although Liu Bian didn't want to make arrangements, but the minister refused.

Therefore, the banquet lasted from noon until nightfall.Dong Bi was very happy during the banquet and drank so much that by the end of the banquet, he was a little drunk.

After leaving the imperial city, Dong Bi got on his horse and headed home...

The night wind was blowing, and a gust of alcohol rushed to his head, and Dong Bi became a little dizzy.

Since he was in Chang'an, Dong Bi didn't bring too many followers.Except for more than a hundred personal guards, there is no one else.Nowadays, officials in Chang'an no longer ride in carriages and other tools, but replace them with a new type of thing, that is, eight-carried sedan chairs.

This sedan chair was something that Dong Pi had tinkered with when he retreated to Nanshan.

After the situation in Chang'an stabilized, many people began to like this kind of transportation tool.Moreover, this sedan chair is also divided into three, six, and nine classes.

For example, Liu Bian, who is the son of heaven, has a total of [-] people who carry the sedan chair, named the emperor's chariot.

For the clan and the royal family, 64 people carry sedan chairs, called the king's chariot; for the Sangong and Jiuqing, 32 people carry sedan chairs; and so on for the rest.

According to Dong Bi's official position, the king's chariot should be used.But Dong Bi is used to riding a horse, and he always feels uncomfortable in a sedan chair, so most of the time, he still rides a horse.On this day, the night breeze was soft, and the city of Chang'an was filled with a scent of camphor wood, which made me feel very comfortable.

Dong Bi immediately wobbled, looking a little unsteady on his seat.

The pro-army guards also mostly relaxed their vigilance.After all, Chang'an City is Dong Bi's territory, so it is unlikely that anything will happen.

But just as he was turning around Zhaomingfang Street, the mount under Dong Bi's crotch suddenly became restless.

Immediately afterwards, more than ten cold lights shot up from the roofs on both sides of the street, and someone shouted sharply: "Tie Dong, today I want you to pay for my father's life!"

The sword light was piercing, and the cold air was overwhelming.

More than a dozen black-clothed assassins rushed out, and one of them rushed towards Dong Bi.

These assassins seem to have undergone some training.Ten people blocked the way to protect Dong Bi's entourage, and the remaining three were obviously the main force to assassinate Dong Bi.In normal times, not to mention ten assassins, even if there are twenty or a hundred assassins, they may not be able to win Dong Pi.

But today, Dong Bi was already drunk and groggy.

And in Chang'an City, how could he have thought that someone would dare to assassinate him?
The skills of the three assassins were extremely good, and their moves were also very ruthless. They stabbed directly at Dong Bi's chest.

Fortunately, Dong Bi was drunk, but the war horse under his crotch was extremely spiritual.

Xi Yuyu let out a long hiss, knocking the unprepared Dong Pi off his horse.With a flash of sword light, the war horse hissed miserably and fell into a pool of blood.And Dong Bi fell on the cold ground with a floppy, although this fall made his drunkenness subside a little, but the feeling of dizziness still made him unable to react normally.

An assassin, holding a short spear, stabbed at Dong Biao.

Dong Bi took advantage of the opportunity to grab the short spear, roared, and threw the man away.With two clinks, the sharp swords of the other two assassins were parried.

But at this moment, the assassin who was thrown away suddenly jumped up and hugged Dong Bi from behind.

"Hurry up, don't bother me!"

Two assassins stabbed with their swords, and Dong Bi's personal guards in the distance also woke up, shouting to come and rescue Dong Bi.But under the desperate interception of those ten assassins, they couldn't pass through for a while.More than a dozen people were seriously injured and fell in a pool of blood.

Dong Bi let out a roar, the assassin's sharp sword sank into his chest, and blood spattered.

The assassin who was hugging him was thrown flying by Dong Bi, staggering two steps, just as Dong Bi was about to fight back, two sharp swords pierced through his body again.

The blood immediately stained the clothes red...

This sudden assassination lasted about a cup of tea.The city guards came in a hurry, and when they saw Dong Pi lying in a pool of blood, they panicked!If Dong Bi died, the entire city guard army would suffer.So, in a fierce battle, all the assassins were captured, while Dong Bi was hastily sent back to Prince Liang's mansion by his personal attendants, and the whole Chang'an boiled all of a sudden!
After receiving the notice, Lanchi General Zhao Yun mobilized the Lanchi garrison and quickly took over the defense of Chang'an Guards, sealing Chang'an tightly.

When Dong Ji was notified, he was painting with Lu Xin at General Wei's mansion.

After hearing the news that his father had been assassinated, he also hurried back to the mansion... Gao Shun even transferred the general of General Wei's mansion to Dong Ji, and escorted him all the way.

When Dong Ji returned to Prince Liang's Mansion, he saw many people gathered at the door.

It is said that even Liu Bian was notified and sent Yang Qian to investigate.Officials from all sides gathered outside the mansion, and the army dispatched urgently from Lanchi had 5000 people guarding the surroundings of Prince Liang's mansion.Seeing Dong Ji come back, a big man ran out from the mansion, crying: "Eldest son, eldest son...thousand years old..."

"Myko, shut up!"

Dong Ji sternly shouted, "Father is the number one military general in the world. How can such a stupid thief hurt my father's life?"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the people outside the house with cold eyes.

"My lords, it seems that someone wants to do some writing before the big autumn exam... My father will be fine, please go home first. Yuan Zhi, immediately send someone to Du Youbao to call the Inspector's Office Chang’an. Inform Tingwei and say that the matter will be taken over by the Inspector’s Office from now on. All assassins will be handed over to the Inspector’s Office... until the matter is clarified, no one is allowed to discuss it arbitrarily.”

"Here!"

Yuan Zhi in Dong Ji's mouth is not Xu Shu.

This Yuanzhi is Zhou Buyi.Coincidentally, Zhou Buyi's characters had been established by the Zhou Dynasty long before he was born.

Also called Yuanzhi.

Just like Zhuge Liang's name is Kong Ming, Hu Zhao is also called Kong Ming.

When Dong Bi found out about it, he joked, "I didn't expect that I would have two Yuan Zhis under my command!"

Chang'an Tingwei is now in charge of Liu Xian.He is also a member of the Dong family, and Zhou Buyi's uncle, so it is the safest thing for Zhou Buyi to come forward.

Zhou Buyi took the order and left, Dong Ji strode into Prince Liang's mansion, the strong man Wu Yan followed closely.

Wuyan, Mingshize, is from Wujun, Yangzhou.Three generations of ancestors have been farmers in Gujiabao.When Gujiabao encountered a catastrophe, in addition to the people who died in the battle, many farmers who belonged to Gujiabao also fled Gujiabao, and Wuyan's family was among them.

Wu Yan was very young at the time, and under the leadership of his parents, he fled to Jingnan.

My father died of illness when Wu Yan was ten years old, and my mother worked hard to raise Wu Yan, but when Wu Yan was 16 years old, he suffered a serious illness.

Wu Yan's family lived in Youyang at that time.

My mother is seriously ill. Although I am a dutiful son, my family is poor.He had no choice but to sell himself on the street, praying that the money he got would save his mother's life.At that time, Zhou Bin happened to be ordered to go to Hutou Mountain. When he saw the 16-year-old Wu Yan, who was more than seven feet tall, with big arms and round waist, and a powerful appearance, he immediately fell in love with him.So he paid for Wu Yan to treat his mother's illness, and took Wu Yan to Hutoushan.

The 16-year-old Wu Yan is born with supernatural powers.

And she looks good, with delicate features, white teeth and red lips.

He can split tigers and leopards with his bare hands, so he was valued by Sha Moke and stayed on Hutou Mountain.Once in the Wei Valley, he followed Hu Zhao to ambush Li Yan, and even killed Li Yan in the Wei Valley.Later Hu Zhao heard that Wu Yan was from Gujiapu, so he asked him to bring a letter and recommended him to Chang'an.

People like Dong Yu Samoke have an instinctive preference for generals.

Although Wu Yan has not practiced martial arts systematically, his talent is extremely outstanding.Coupled with his natural and weird strength, Dong Bi valued it.

However, Dong Bi didn't keep Wu Yan by his side, but let him follow Dong Ji.

This Wu Yan is not an immediate general, but he can even fight Dian Wei in a tie.So much so that Dian Wei praised: "In my time, I was no match for today's Shi Ze. In a few years, Shi Ze's courage will not be inferior to my Hu'er."

This praise is very high.

Dong Ji led Wu Yan into the mansion, and after the door was closed, he turned his head and asked, "Shi Ze, my father..."

"Eldest son, the mistress is in the backyard, waiting for you to go."

Dong Ji was stunned, nodded and said: "In a while, you will go to Uncle Yuanrong and recruit fighters from the government to guard carefully at three steps and one post."

"The young general understands!"

Wu Yan is a smart man, how could he not understand what Dong Ji meant?
Dong Ji rushed to the backyard in a hurry, and saw Dong Tie standing with his sword at the door, and when he saw Dong Ji approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Master..."

"How is the father?"

"Young Master, you'll know when you go in!"

Dong Ji pushed open the door, although he had made some preparations, he was still slightly taken aback.

There are many people sitting in this room.In addition to Cai Yan, Dong Lu, and Huang Yueying Ren Hongchang Cai Jie, there were Keats, Ma Zhen, and several ministers from Chengming Hall.Dong Bi was sitting on the couch, covered in blood.But there was no problem on his face, and he talked and laughed happily with everyone.

"Father, you are..."

Dong Bi laughed loudly, "Bowei, are you startled?"

Dong Ji let out a long breath, "Father, you scared the child to death... It's fine, why... Mother, why don't you..."

Cai Yan glared at Dong Pi viciously, gritted his teeth and said, "This has nothing to do with us, it's a good show planned by your father. Bowei, you don't know, just now he was brought back covered in blood. It scared us... No, even the Bank of China asked me to be arrested from the Taiyuan Hospital. I didn't expect... Look at him, how can he look injured at all?"

Dong Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Father, what song are you singing? When I came back, the two aunts were also very scared."

Dong Pi laughed and said, "If not, how could we have deceived Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others?"

"Father, you are..."

Cai Jie sat beside Dong Bi, "Daddy, don't do this again next time. Sanniang and Xiaoma are both pregnant, if they are scared, wouldn't they be pregnant?"

"Hey, don't be an example, don't be an example!"

Dong Yu got down from the couch and said to Dong Ji: "Immediately send those assassins and the hundred guards accompanying you today secretly to Luoyang. Also, let Lao Qu's Bei Weijun and Meng Tan lead the trolls The soldiers were converted into escorts, and I went to Luoyang to wait for my order. Ladies, please forgive me for what happened today, but before I reveal the mystery, please cover it for me, and only say to the outside world that I am seriously injured and will not see anyone."

Cai Jie said softly: "Daddy, you..."

"I want to personally lead the army and supervise the battle of Jingzhao."

"what?"

Cai Yan was taken aback when he heard this, "Husband, why do you want to..."

Dong Bi looked at the people in the room and let out a long sigh, "This battle has been planned since the second year of Taiping. If it goes well, it will be my last battle in the Central Plains. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce... are all heroes , If I can't participate in this battle, I can't be happy in my life. What's more, if I don't participate in seeing Mengde off, wouldn't he be sad? In this battle, Gongtai Liang Xi, Ma Liang and Huang Rong will all follow me.

Regarding the matter of Chang'an, I also ask my wives to help you a lot... Bowei, you should discuss everything with others more, and you must ensure that the big autumn exam will be carried out on time and safely. "

Dong Ji Ji Lingling gave a chill.

The moment Dong Bi said these words, he clearly felt that there was something wrong with the way Gu Yong and others looked at him.

Although it is said that Dong Yu regards him as the heir, it has been approved in the mansion.

Even in Chang'an, it is recognized by most people.But Dong Bi never said anything positive about it, and everything was just speculation.

Today, Dong Bi still hasn't said it clearly.

But for the sake of speaking in front of everyone, it should be said that I have expressed it very clearly!
Dong Ji stepped in to salute, "Father, don't worry, the child will cooperate with several adults to ensure that the autumn exam will go smoothly."

"So good!"

After Dong Bi finished speaking, he looked at Gu Yong and the others, and said in a deep voice: "Ten years of hard work, and today we will have a good harvest. But the more this is the case, the more careful we need to be. Brothers, my lords, tomorrow morning, I will secretly Leaving Chang'an, everything will be entrusted to you adults."

Gu Yong and others also stood up and bowed to salute.

"Chitose, please rest assured, we will definitely arrange it properly, and we will never disappoint Chitose's high expectations."

Dong Bi laughed...

He pushed open the door, glanced at Dong Tie who was standing guard at the door, and after a long silence, he sighed, "Yuan Rong, it's time to close the net!"

Dong Tie also smiled, "I have been waiting for this day for three full years."

(End of this chapter)