Verse 172: Stealing the sky and changing the day
Now that He Jin is dead, the ten permanent servants are in civil strife, and it can be said that the power center of the Han Dynasty is a mess of scattered sand. The imperial court also needs the assistance of soldiers and horses from all over the country to be stable, and at such an urgent juncture, if Guan Yan and Dong Zhuo kill each other, I am afraid that it will be even worse for the crumbling Han court.
Situ Wang Yun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Two adults, listen to Yun's words!" ”
Wang Yun walked between the two, paced and said, "The general was plotted by the Ten Standing Servants and died tragically within the palace walls; Emperor Xin ascended to the great treasure, but he was robbed; At this time of crisis, all the princes should work together to assist the government and support the Han family, which is also a meritorious hero! If you abandon the avenue and go against the sky, you will be spurned by the people of the world, and this is a thief! I hope that the second prince will temporarily abandon the war and focus on state affairs! ”
In fact, Dong Zhuo is now bent on seeking big things, and he really doesn't want to waste troops with Guan Yan. So Dong Zhuo snorted and turned his horse back to the formation.
And Guan Yan didn't want friction in his heart. Looking at Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, there are no less than 10,000 people, and his own dragons and tigers. Although the rider is equipped with stirrups and horseshoes, after all, the number of people is only 2,000, and it is more maturely trained. If you fight with Dong Zhuo at this time, it is really unwise!
Guan Yan slowly put his sword back into the sheath, turned around and said, "What Wang Situ said is very true, please return it to Your Majesty!" ”
Everyone set off again and headed for Luoyang.
By noon, the group returned to the palace. When the emperor saw him, they all wept bitterly. The emperor asked people to repair the palace wall and inspect everywhere, but the jade seal of the country was missing. It's just that there are so many things that I don't pay attention to this matter.
Dong Zhuo, Guan Yan and other foreign troops were originally stationed outside the city, but now they are strong and middle-class, and the emperor is young, so many foreign troops have a heart of slackness. Moreover, the commanders of all armies wanted to compete for merit, so the armies gradually settled in Luoyang City.
Among them, Dong Zhuo is the most rampant. Dong Zhuo originally led 10,000 people to respond to the edict He Jin, and in the past few days, Xiliang has come to reinforce 20,000 troops, and now this Luoyang City is the most prosperous for Dong Zhuo!
Dong Zhuo led the ironclad horse army into the city every day, rampaging through the market, and the people were panicked.
In the city of Luoyang, the people only know Dong Zhuo, but they don't know the emperor.
On Vermilion Bird Street, in the middle of the house, Guan Yanzheng sat on the main seat and said worriedly: "Dong Zhuo is becoming more and more domineering, how can he control it?" ”
Xi Zhicai said: "Dong Zhuo relies on only 30,000 minions!" If you use troops to help the situation, Dong Zhuo can control it! ”
Zhou Cang slapped his thigh and said in a rough voice: "What the military advisor said is all nonsense!" You give me 100,000 troops, and I can scare that fat man back to Liangzhou! The question is, where do the military horses come from? ”
Zhou Cang's spittle star flew straight away, and the words were not coarse, which is indeed the truth.
But Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "Although the enemy is ten thousand troops, it can be seen as ants; Although he has a pawn, he is like thunder! There is a plan to help the lord resist Dong Zhuo! ”
"Hurry up!"
Xi Zhicai walked to Guan Yan's side, and said in his ear that this is so, and Guan Yan, who listened to it, stroked his palms and laughed, shouting a clever plan!
The next day, Guan Yan was fully clothed and led a thousand dragons and tigers with a banner. Ride into the city on a high note.
The people of Luoyang are already well-informed, and in recent years, there have been many battles, and there have been many troops entering and leaving Luoyang, but no one is as arrogant as Guan Yan.
Not to mention the big formation, Guan Yan even waved his hand to greet the surrounding people, which surprised the onlookers.
At this time, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang City also received the news.
"How many soldiers and horses does Guan Yan lead?" Dong Zhuo bent down slightly and said to his ears and eyes.
"A thousand fine riders!"
"A thousand?" Dong Zhuo was first taken aback, and then laughed: "This Guan Wende really doesn't know what to do, even a thousand people dare to be so arrogant, I will lead someone to kill him tonight!" ”
Li Ru on the side hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, the court is newly decided, and it can't be moved lightly!" What's more, if the father-in-law succeeds, the name of 'benevolence and righteousness' has to be taken into account, and Guan Yan has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, don't lose a big one because of a small one! ”
"What Wen Zheng said is very true!" Dong Zhuo is very satisfied with this son-in-law, not only has a lot of clever plans, but also has a great view of the overall situation.
"Then, according to what you said, let Guan Wende live for a while longer! Let's go, Wenzheng, follow me into the palace! After speaking, Dong Zhuo lifted his belt and walked towards the palace with an excited face.
Speaking of entering the palace, Li Ru's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, his father-in-law was too lustful and too bold, and he went to the palace every day to choose beautiful palace maids to serve. Although no one dares to say anything in Luoyang City now, it is really bad for Dong Zhuo's reputation, and he still has to talk about it if he has the opportunity! Thinking of this, Li Ru sighed and hurriedly kept up with Dong Zhuo's pace.
On the second day, Guan Yan still led seven hundred elite horsemen into Luoyang City as if he had copied the day before. Dong Zhuo still didn't feel at ease.
But the third, fourth, and fifth days ...... For twelve consecutive days, nearly 1,000 elite riders entered from the gate of Luoyang City and entered Guan Yan's mansion gate every day.
Roughly calculated, there are already nearly 10,000 elite riders in Guan Yan's mansion! No one doubts that the door of the mansion can be stuffed with so many people, you must know that the mansion that Guan Yan bought has an area of several hundred acres, and it is more than enough to station 10,000 people.
There were more and more people, and Dong Zhuo was a little uncontrollable: "Wenzheng, in just a few months, how can this Guan Wende have so many soldiers and horses in Jizhou?" Is there a fraud? ”
Li Ru also frowned and said: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law also suspected Guan Yan of cheating, but in the past few days, the son-in-law has secretly checked the grain and grass transported into Guan Yan's house every day, and it is indeed used by ten thousand people!" ”
Dong Zhuo slapped the table and said slightly angrily: "Is this Wende all the best?" ”
Li Ru lightly twisted his chin and thought about it: "The son-in-law once secretly inquired, when Guan Yan leveled Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan escaped into the vast Taihang, it was Guan Yan's intention, and the son-in-law guessed that this Zhang Yan and Guan Yan had colluded!" Presumably, these horses are the 'Black Mountain Army'! ”
"Humph!" Dong Zhuo said disdainfully: "This Guan Wende is already a young man, and he was cunning in Liangzhou two years ago, and it is not surprising that he is secretly communicating with Zhang Yan now!" ”
Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo with a solemn face: "Now that Guan Yan's troops have increased greatly, my father-in-law still does not interfere with the river water instead of immersing himself in the water, and it is the most important thing to promote that major event first!" ”
When it came to "big things", Dong Zhuo's eyes showed a hint of greed: "Yes, yes, promote big things first, and then do it!" ”
At this time, in the door of Guan Yan's mansion, Guan Yan was raising a glass to greet Xi Zhicai: "If it weren't for the military master's clever plan, Dong Zhuo would not be afraid!" A cup of Yan Jing Junshi! Hahaha~~"
This is Zhou Cang squeezed forward again, and asked curiously, "What is the plan?" Tell me about it! ”
Sooner or later, you have to tell your generals about these things, just tell them not to leak the news.
So, Guan Yan explained Zhicai's strategy in detail.
It turned out that Xi Zhicai sent people to buy the city gate guards in Luoyang with a lot of money, and every day, Xi Zhicai let the original dragon and tiger. Ride out of town in the dark. After dawn, they will enter the city with great fanfare, and they will be like reinforcements.
After more than ten days of resuming the mission like this, although Guan Yan had 2,000 people in his hands, in the eyes of outsiders, there were more than 10,000 elite horsemen in this mansion!
Xi Zhicai strictly ordered the use of grain and grass in the house to be based on the standard of 10,000 people, so that the fact that Guan Yan had 10,000 horses in Luoyang was settled!