Great Han Empire

Chapter 656
Dong Zhuo is dead?how is this possible?

Xu Rong was dumbfounded, and his heart jumped wildly.This is a scam, a scam carefully designed by Dong Zhuo.

Who can kill Dong Zhuo?Dong Zhuo holds the power in his hand, and has one hundred thousand soldiers under his command. Who in the court has the ability to kill Dong Zhuo?Assassination?Less likely.It was rumored that when Dong Zhuo was traveling, there were thousands of cavalry and tigers around him, and it was impossible for ordinary people to get within ten steps of him.In today's world, no one can kill Dong Zhuo.

Xu Rong carefully held up the imperial decree, carefully inspecting the emperor's seal on the yellow silk.Indeed, it was the emperor's letter seal used by the emperor to send troops, but now that Dong Zhuo has all the power and the emperor's seal is in his hands, this imperial edict must be Dong Zhuo's coquettish edict.The emperor and the court of Chang'an have become the targets of Dong Zhuo's usurpation, which is the consensus of the people of the world.This decree has no effect.

Everyone in northern Xinjiang respected the princess and the Jinyang court, especially after Liu He brought the edict of the emperor to Jinyang, the princess and the Jinyang court had supreme authority.The civil and military officials in northern Xinjiang only listen to the eldest princess and the general Hussars, and will not obey anyone else's orders.

But what is the purpose of Dong Zhuo's sudden coercion to me?What does he want to do?Attack Hedong or continue to attack Kansai?April is here, and Hedong is plowing in spring. If Dong Zhuo secretly transfers the army on the Kansai battlefield to the direction of Pubanjin at this time, Hedong may fall.

Xu Rong left the imperial edict and hurriedly opened Zhang Baiqi's urgent book.This time, two messengers from Chang'an went to Hedong, one went north to Jinyang, and the other went south to Guanxi.The messenger who went to Kansai to announce the decree was escorted by Zhang Baiqi.Zhang Baiqi said in the book that although Duan Yan and Bao Hong's army had stopped attacking recently, according to scouts, the Northern Army camp on the other side of the river was gradually increasing, and the Northern Army seemed to have signs of increasing troops.

Dong Zhuo took advantage of the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Jizhou to attack Hedong. This was expected by the Northern Xinjiang.What happened to Chang'an?

If the northern army captures Hedong, the northern border will be in danger. Should I immediately launch an attack on Niu Fu in order to contain and delay Dong Zhuo's attack on Hedong?
Xu Rong sat behind the table, with thick eyebrows furrowed, a pair of big hands clasped together, rubbing his thumbs together, feeling anxious.

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Yushi, Yan Liang, Zhang Yun, Hua Xiong, Tian Chou, Yang Hua, Chen Wei, and Zhou Shan hurriedly approached the tent.

Xu Rong spread the imperial decree on the case table, and let the generals read it one by one.

"Look, this is the imperial edict sent by Chang'an." Xu Rong pointed to the vermilion seal on the imperial edict, "The imperial edict is true, but is it true? Dong Zhuo suddenly faked his death, what do you mean?"

"Dong Zhuo is dead?" Yan Liang couldn't believe it, and then he couldn't help laughing, "It's good to die, we can fight Chang'an, save the emperor and revive the country, haha..."

"Zishan, do you mean that this is true?" Zhang He also asked with a smile, "Dong Zhuo was killed?"

"Isn't the imperial decree clearly stated? Master Situ Wang Yun planned carefully and killed Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop." Yan Liang laughed until tears came out, "Haha...Dong Zhuo is so funny. Did he drink too much and suddenly Happy, make us happy?"

Hua Xiong snorted coldly, his big thick black eyebrows trembling violently, "Dong Zhuo is too deceitful. If you want a decisive battle, just call Niu Fu to fight, why do you need to tease us like this?" He punched the desk. , said loudly, "My lord, let's attack Hongnong City immediately, and show Fatty Dong a little color. He thinks that the general is attacking Jizhou, so we dare not fight on two fronts?"

"Bullshit..." Yushi snorted, "Fatty Dong is still a child at heart, he really knows how to have fun. Let's beat him and see if he still enjoys it."

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"Can't fight." Tian Chou said, shaking his hand, "Currently, we are controlling the Kansai war situation. A rash attack will destroy the favorable situation in front of us and have a negative impact on the Jizhou battlefield. The goal of the Kansai war has been achieved, and now we only need to stabilize this situation." This kind of stalemate can buy enough time for the Jizhou battlefield. We listen to the general and cannot take the initiative to attack."

"I also agree with Zitai's opinion." Chen Wei said, "The situation in Gyeonggi is critical now, and major changes may occur at any time. Our attention should be on Luoyang, not Chang'an."

Chen Wei then analyzed the situation in Gyeonggi in detail.

At the end of last month, Liu Biao led his army to attack Nanyang, and Yuan Shu faced him. The two sides fought fiercely in Chaoyang and Xinye.

At the beginning of this month, Yuan Tan, Gao Gan, Han Hao and others were invited by Liang Guoxiang Cheng Jing and Runan Taishou Xu Qiu (qiu) to attack Chen Guo suddenly under the pretext of killing the Yellow Turban Army.Chen Guoxiang Xu Ju (Chang) was outnumbered, and hurriedly asked Sun Ben, the governor of Yuzhou, for help.Sun Ben and Zhu Zhi immediately led their troops to rescue each other, and the two sides fought fiercely in the Yingshui area.

Yuan Shu suffered from the enemy, complaining endlessly.At this time, Gao Lan had led his army back to Luoyang, and the three generals Liu Xun, Liu Xiang, and Chang Nu each led their troops to garrison at the three passes of Yique, Zhiyuan, and Dagu.Yuan Shu was reluctant to part with Luoyang and could not repel the two powerful enemies, so he had to ask Zhu Jun and Xu Rong for help.

The renewed war between Yuzhou and Jingzhou directly endangered the safety of Luoyang.Zhu Jun, the general of driving and riding, hastily recalled Zhou Hua's [-] troops and stationed them in the North Army camp in Changping, Luoyang, and the four passes of Hulao, Yique, Zhiyuan, and Dagu.As a result, Liu Xun, Liu Xiang and Chang Nu were able to escape and led their troops south to help Sun Ben attack Yuan Tan.

Liu Biao and Yuan Tan attacked Yuan Shu in two directions, apparently to drive Yuan Shu away, and everyone knew that it was Yuan Shao's arrangement.

Zhu Jun was very angry about this, and he urgently wrote to Chunyu Qiong, at a time when the country was in danger, why did Yuan Shao still fight each other?Did Yuan Shao save the country or destroy it?Zhu Jun said, if Yuan Shao has no intention of challenging King Dong Qin, then please lead the army to withdraw from Luoyang and return to Hanoi, so as not to fail and fail, and then fail to seek Dong's plan.

Chunyu Qiong refused to retreat across the Yellow River, and Zhu Jun did not dare to force him.Now among the 7000 troops stationed in Gyeonggi, [-] of them come from the prefectures and counties of Yan, Xu, and Henan. Moreover, the food, salaries and weapons of the armies of all the troops in Gyeonggi are all from these counties. Offending Yuan Shao is tantamount to dying .Zhu Jun really wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Master Gao Lan's army is currently stationed at Hangu Pass, and we only have [-] troops in the Shancheng and Mianchi areas." Chen Wei said, "If we forcefully attack Niu Fu, we will suffer a lot. If the army is damaged, the first thing that will happen to Hedong Threats from the two directions of Guanzhong and Kanto have greatly conflicted with our Kansai strategy.”

"The most important point of the Kansai strategy is to defend the Kansai, to ensure that the east of the river will not be poisoned by the flames of war, so as to ensure the absolute stability of northern Xinjiang." Yang Hua rolled up the imperial decree and spread out the map, "Before the general wins Jizhou, We must avoid and reduce the loss of the army as much as possible, which is the top priority of the Kansai strategy."

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"Why do you adults agree that this imperial edict is false?" Zhou Shan said suddenly, "If Dong Zhuo is really dead, is this imperial edict true?"

Yan Liang looked at him in surprise, and opened his mouth to scold him, but seeing Xu Rong, Tian Chou, Chen Wei and others nodded solemnly, he held back again, "If Dong Zhuo is really dead, Niu Fu will immediately die." They will enter Chang'an."

"Yes, that's why the emperor ordered Master Xu to attack Niu Fu." Zhou Shan cupped his hands and said to Xu Rong, "Sir, should you think about it? If it is true, Dong Zhuo was really killed by Master Situ, we should How to deal with it? After all, this is related to the northern border, the future of the general and your lords, so we have to think about it carefully."

No one in the big tent spoke.

If Dong Zhuo was really killed and the imperial decree was true, then Xu Rong would be charged with resisting the decree in the future, and the general and the generals sitting in the tent today would all be implicated.Although resisting the decree and not obeying will not result in being beheaded, if Niu Fu really went to Chang'an and the emperor was murdered or held hostage again, then Xu Rong's guilt would not only be for resisting the decree and not obeying the decree.

Xu Rong was silent, his hands were crossed together, rubbing them constantly.

"My lord, do you want to report this matter to Master Zhu Jun?" Tian Chou whispered, "We need enough troops to attack Niu Fu, but judging from the current situation in Gyeonggi, Master Zhu Jun will not be able to help us in the short term. We can take this opportunity If the story is widely spread, and if we make enough offensive gestures, we can push it away in the future. In addition, we can also take the opportunity to delay the time to determine whether the matter is true or false, and make a calm decision."

Xu Rong pondered for a long time, looked at the imperial decree again and again, and then said to Tian Chou: "Zitai, hurry up and write to General Hushi, report this matter in detail, and ask General to write back immediately. In addition, tell Zhang Baiqi, Please be careful. If Dong Zhuo attacks Hedong with his main force, please ask us for help immediately."

"Congyi (Yushi), you take 1 people across Hebei and rush to Hebei City immediately. Ask (Yang Hua), you take a warship and go west with Master Yu." Xu Rong pointed to the map and said, "If the North The main force of the army is attacking Hedong, and you support Zhang Baiqi. If Dong Zhuo is really dead and Niu Fu wants to attack Chang'an, after you receive my order, cross the river and attack Hongnong City."

"Wen Xin (Chen Wei), you set off immediately to Luoyang and ask Lord Zhu Jun for help."

"Meng Sen (Zhou Shan), immediately write a document to the Eldest Princess and the General Hussar's Mansion. I want to know the attitude of the Eldest Princess and the court."

Xu Rong suddenly spread his hands, looked at the crowd, and smiled slightly, "Shall we make a bet? Is Dong Zhuo dead or alive?"

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In April, Jinyang.

After receiving the imperial edict, the eldest princess was ecstatic, but immediately she was overshadowed by Lu Zhi's words, and she burst into tears.

"The Son of Heaven is in danger."

Dong Zhuo died, what is the consequence?Dong Zhuo's subordinates led an army all the way into Chang'an.Whether it's the emperor or the officials, it's all over.

"This is a fake." Zhang Wen slowly rolled up the imperial decree and put it in a very inconspicuous corner, "Dong Zhuo is going to usurp it."

Under the current situation, Dong Zhuo even sleeps with his eyes open, who can kill him?
"Then why did Chang'an send such an imperial decree?"

"Because Dong Zhuo wants to know whether the main forces of Hussars and the Northern Army are in Jinyang." Ding Gong said with a wry smile, "If the Northern Army cannot launch an attack on the Northwest Army immediately, then Dong Zhuo can be sure. The cavalry general and the main force of the northern border army are now in Jizhou, which means that he can usurp the Han and stand on his own."

The eldest princess was terrified, and tears dripped all over her skirt.

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Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ding Gong, and Zhang Fan made urgent appointments with Zhao Qi, Cai Yong, Wang Han, Xian Yufu, Li Wei, and Yu Peng.

Without exception, all the ministers believed that relying on the power of Wang Yun and other Chang'an ministers to kill Dong Zhuo was simply a daydream.To kill Dong Zhuo, you need an army. Even if Huangfu Song borrowed Qiang cavalry from the desert, it would be a drop in the bucket, and it would not help.

The ministers discussed for a long time, and finally agreed that this was a harbinger of Dong Zhuo's intention to usurp the Han and stand on his own.Dong Zhuo, a brute, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"The top priority is to completely and completely block all connections between Guanzhong and Northern Xinjiang. The second is to order Mr. Xu Rong to ensure that Guanxi is not lost on the basis of ensuring that Hedong is safe. As for Luoyang, give up immediately and don't worry about it anymore. It's gone." Lu Zhi walked around in the big tent, restless, "Master Li, you should immediately write to the general, asking him to take Jizhou as soon as possible, preferably before May."

Li Wei agreed.Lu Zhi took two steps, then waved his hands repeatedly at him, "No, no, I still write this letter myself."

Zhang Wen sighed, remorseful, "I knew that Dong Zhuo had the courage to usurp the Han and stand on his own. I should have listened to the general and took Jizhou first to ensure that Northern Xinjiang has the strength to attack Guanzhong quickly. Mistake, misstep! .”

"Once Dong Zhuo kills the king, the world will not be in chaos, but will be completely overturned." Wang Han was dejected, with a look of grief and indignation, "This is the disaster planted by the late emperor, it was the disaster planted by the grand master Yuan Kai, and it was also you..." Wang Hanshen Pointing at Lu Zhi with a thin hand, he said bitterly, "Tell me, why did Master Tai Tuo and you let Dong Zhuo into Beijing?"

Lu Zhi suddenly stopped, turned to look at Wang Han, and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.Who would have thought that the traitor suddenly went crazy and killed the general He Jin, who would have thought?
"Okay, okay, now we want to ask King Dong Qin, immediately." Ding Gong stood up and said anxiously, "We can't let Dong Zhuo usurp the throne, let alone let him kill the emperor, so Master Xu Rong must immediately punish him." Niu Fu launches an attack, and Master Zhang Baiqi will launch an attack on Guanzhong immediately. No matter what, we must let Dong Zhuo know that the northern border still has enough strength to break into Guanzhong."

Then he looked at Xian Yufu and Li Wei and asked: "Master Xianyu, Sir Li, how do you make a decision for the General Hussar's Mansion? Should we launch an attack immediately?"

Xian Yufu and Li Wei looked at each other, bowed their heads in silence.

Zhang Wen's face changed, and he was suddenly as cold as ice, "Yu Xing, why don't you speak?"

Xian Yufu smiled wryly, "My lords are very clear about the situation on the battlefield in Jizhou. Beijiang is now unable to fight on two fronts. Only after the general wins Jizhou can Beijiang be free to attack Guanzhong."

"Boom..." With a sound, Wang Han's face was ashen, and he punched the desk, then picked up a roll of bamboo slips, and slammed it at Xian Yufu, "The emperor is at stake, and you, as a big man's important minister, actually say such a stupid thing!" I will beat you to death..."

Xian Yufu stepped aside, feeling ashamed.

Zhao Qi hurriedly stood up and hugged Wang Han who seemed to be crazy, "Lord Wang, calm down."

Li Wei stood up angrily, took out a document from his arms and slammed it on the table, "The Xianbei people rebelled, do you know?"

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(End of this chapter)