Chapter 134: Moving west to Chang'an
"Good chance!" Dong Zhuo shouted excitedly, "Defeat them, kill me!" ”
Seeing this, Zhang Hao was also anxious in his heart. In this situation, Dong Zhuo only needs one blow to completely disrupt his formation, and what awaits him is a fiasco.
Time did not allow him to think about it carefully, and Zhang Hao immediately ordered: "The whole army dismounts!" ”
Dong Zhuo watched Zhang Hao turn the cavalry into infantry, laughed, and thought in his heart: Zhang Hao is planning to commit suicide, and he actually wants to use infantry to fight against my Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is simply beyond his strength!
Facing the rapidly approaching Xiliang cavalry, Zhang Hao then ordered: "Everyone stand back and leave the war horses in front!" ”
Now there is nothing else that can stop the cavalry charge, and it is definitely not possible to rely on the flesh and blood of the soldiers, so you have to use war horses to block it.
Of course, the Xiliang cavalry would not ram those war horses, but passed through the gaps in the war horses one after another. But even so, they suffered unexpected losses
These coalition soldiers did not retreat to the back to form a formation, but hid behind their horses and attacked the Xiliang cavalry who rushed out of the horse formation.
If you look at it from above, this scene is like the Xiliang army lining up to pass through the gap of war horses and take the initiative to appear for the coalition soldiers to slash and kill.
Zhang Hao was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that the method he came up with during training before would be quite effective. But at that time, he used a chariot, and now he is just a war horse.
This tactic quickly failed, and the frightened war horses began to run wildly, and the formation suddenly dispersed, blocking the Xiliang cavalry that had not yet entered the formation.
Dong Zhuo was shocked, just this time, the cavalry in front of him had already lost most of them. But it's good that I didn't rush in, otherwise it would have been over.
Thinking of this, he felt glad again.
The Xiliang cavalry has lost nearly a thousand people, although the coalition army is about the same number, but it is impossible to win today, and there will be a risk of defeat if the fight continues.
"Retreat, retreat!" Dong Zhuo didn't want to fight anymore.
Taking advantage of the fatigue of the coalition forces now, it is better for him to return to Luoyang as soon as possible. As for how to move west after that, it will be decided depending on the situation.
Zhang Hao watched Dong Zhuo retreat decisively, and he didn't have the strength to pursue anymore at the moment, so he had to watch him escape from his eyes.
This place is not far from Luoyang, and for the sake of insurance, Zhang Hao ordered to rest for a day to restore the physical strength and morale of the soldiers.
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Although Dong Zhuo is not in Luoyang, the daily court meeting will still be held as usual.
Unlike before, after the news of Zhang Hao's entry into Gyeonggi was returned, everyone was overjoyed at the court meeting in the past few days.
Even Xiao Liu Xie rarely had a smile, he knew that from now on, he would be able to get rid of that terrifying man.
In the past few days, no one has discussed anything important, they are all waiting for the news that the coalition troops are coming to the city. For them, that's the most important thing right now.
While they were still whispering and talking, the familiar rough voice sounded in the hall again.
"You ministers are very happy, what are you talking about, can you let me know?"
A chill rose from the soles of everyone's feet, and the joy on their faces instantly turned to shock, and then to fear.
Xiao Liu Xie, who was sitting on the throne, had begun to tremble incessantly.
The ministers turned their heads slowly, and saw the figure that terrified them.
Dong Zhuo actually came back at this time.
He walked into the hall with steady steps, each step as if it were stepping on the hearts of the ministers, making them tremble even more violently.
"You look so upset when you see me, huh?"
The ministers immediately bowed down: "Welcome to the return of the Taiwei class!" ”
"Humph!" Dong Zhuo snorted heavily, "Do you think I've been defeated, so I'm celebrating here?" ”
When the ministers heard this, cold sweat dripped on the smooth and bright floor of the hall, and in the face of Dong Zhuo's questioning, they could only remain silent.
You must not be able to speak at this moment, whoever speaks will die, Dong Zhuo will definitely vent his anger of defeat on the person who spoke.
Dong Zhuo looked around and saw that everyone didn't speak, so he stopped mentioning this matter. He continued: "Since you don't say it, I have something to say. ”
"Now the Han family is weak, so that all the powerful people in the world have no court and rebel. I watched the stars at night and found that it was caused by the luck of the Luoyang Emperor.
Chang'an, the western capital, is full of luck, so for the sake of the Han family's 400-year social plan, I decided to move the capital to Chang'an! ”
When the ministers heard of this decision, they immediately panicked. If the capital is moved to Chang'an, won't the Kwantung Coalition Army be in vain, and won't he still have to live in the shadow of Dong Zhuo in the future?
Immediately, a minister stood up and objected: "Taiwei, how can the national capital be changed lightly, this will shake my Han country!" ”
Then a few more people also stood up and echoed: "Taiwei think twice." ”
Of course, Dong Zhuo knew what kind of virtuous people the ministers in front of him were, all of them were cheap bones who would not obey if they didn't give a little bit of power. He now has no place to vent his anger, and these people just bumped into him.
"Right now, the group of traitors in Kanto is attacking, a rebel army has already entered Gyeonggi, the capital is in danger, and Your Majesty is in great danger.
You people actually oppose the relocation of the capital, do you want to be unfavorable to the Han family and your majesty? I think you are also traitors, and if I hadn't come back in time, wouldn't I have allowed you to succeed in your treacherous scheme? ”
As he spoke, Dong Zhuo pulled out his sword and stabbed to death the minister who spoke first with a sword. The minister's eyes widened and he died in disbelief.
This was not the first time he had killed people in the main hall, so the ministers trembled and did not dare to speak. However, Dong Zhuo did not plan to kill only the initiator this time.
"Come on, drag these traitors out and kill them outside the palace gate!"
Immediately, a guard walked in and dragged out several other ministers who had come out to oppose it. Soon, there were screams from the palace gate in the distance.
There is at least a mile from the palace gate to the main hall, and you can imagine how painful those ministers are.
The screams outside the palace gate gradually subsided, but they still echoed in the minds of all the ministers.
Dong Zhuo asked calmly, "Who else wants to object?" ”
Although his voice was much softer than before, it sounded in everyone's ears like thunder.
At this time, no one objected, and everyone bowed down: "The captain is far-sighted, and the ministers are dull, not in case of emergency." ”
Dong Zhuo turned his head, looked at Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty? ”
Liu Xie, who was frightened, also came back to his senses and said tremblingly: "Everything... Everything is according to Dong Qing's opinion. ”
Dong Zhuo immediately laughed proudly.
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Now that the Son of Heaven has agreed to move the capital, everything will start to act, Dong Zhuo has not forgotten that Zhang Hao's cavalry is about to rush to Luoyang.
Everything that can be brought will be taken away, Dong Zhuo will never want to leave anything for the coalition forces. Guanzhong suffered a large population loss due to years of conquests, natural disasters and other reasons, and he also wanted to move the people away. Put another fire and burn Luoyang.
But now that time is pressing, I can't do such a complicated thing. He had to take all the food and goods with him, leaving the people of the city behind.
Of course, there are also many benefits to this. Not only will the speed of the team's entry into Guanzhong be accelerated, but the people who have no food to eat will also drag down the pace of the coalition army.
So the Xiliang army immediately plundered the city, and no family escaped their poisonous hands, not even those nobles.
They used to have a little reverence for the magnates of the court, but now they have brutally invaded their homes, and if they resisted, they would be killed. Goods, food, women, they robbed everything they could.
Needless to say, the palace is the focus of attention. If it weren't for the fact that those imperial tombs were outside the city, Dong Zhuo would also want to ask someone to dig them up and rob the belongings that accompanied the burial inside.
The Xiliang soldiers seemed to be in a carnival, and they didn't even rest at night, venting their desires in the city to their heart's content, until after dawn, none of them were spared, and then they stopped.
Dong Zhuo asked someone to take all the things that were looted overnight, but fortunately, Zhang Hao didn't come during this time, otherwise he would have robbed them in vain.
It's just that what should come will come. The next day, just as Dong Zhuo was about to flee to Guanzhong with Liu Xie, the son of heaven, and the ministers of the central government, Zhang Hao finally arrived with his army.
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"I am the Great Han Pingzhou Mu, Pingbei General, Changli Marquis Zhang Hao, hurry up and surrender the city, otherwise the army will enter the city, and none of the defenders will be left!"
Dong Zhuo looked at Zhang Hao under the city shouting with a copper horn, and was very annoyed, this bastard actually arrived when he was about to leave, with the tens of thousands of cavalry in his hands, he definitely couldn't leave easily.
"Zhang Hao, this bastard, seems to be born against me, and he always spoils me and does good things!"
At this time, Li Ru, who was beside Dong Zhuo, offered him another plan: "Taiwei, since we can't leave easily because of Zhang Hao's obstruction, it's better to befriend him and let him go." ”
Dong Zhuo was furious, and his eyes glared at Li Ru: "Zhang Hao has repeatedly offended me, I can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood, you actually want me to bow to him!" ”
Li Ru said with a smile: "That Zhang Hao has a bad reputation in the mouths of scholars, and the Taiwei can completely take him for his own use." ”
Dong Zhuo thought about it, it was true, if he really wanted to talk about those authoritarian eunuchs, Zhang Hao's reputation among the corporal of the world was worse than his own.
"In the name of the Son of Heaven, the Taiwei might as well promise benefits to Zhang Hao, and then issue an edict to let him withdraw from the army. If he resists, then he is an out-and-out traitor. If he does what he does, then even if he doesn't fulfill his promise afterwards, he can't do anything about us. ”
After pondering for a long time, Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "This can also buy time for our retreat, right?" ”
Li Ru bowed and said: "Taiwei is wise." ”
"Very well, then do as you say."