Chapter 250: Easy 2/3
Chapter 250: Easy 2/3
Chapter 250 Easy
Flames burned from behind the door, and the soldiers beside him shouted, "Oh no, they're setting fire!" ”
Arivasto will immediately say; "What are you still doing? Don't go in to put out the fire? ”
"Wait!"
With a burst of shouts, Huangfu Song, who was dressed in iron armor, walked out from behind. When Gai Xun saw it, his face showed joy, and he bowed and said, "General Zuo!" ”
The soldiers on the side bent down together and said, "General Zuo!" ”
Just like Ding Yuan said before, Huangfu Song really didn't bring many people over. Less than a thousand, only six hundred fine horsemen. But he just took 600 cavalry and came all the way, as if he was in a no-man's land. The local defenders and the soldiers and horses along the way, after seeing the banner of Huangfu Song, some of them pretended not to see it, and some of them joined in.
Huangfu Song stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers who wanted to step forward to put out the fire, and said, "Clean up the surrounding places, just don't let the fire spread, let them burn here." ”
Gai Xun also said: "Ding Jianyang was once the general of the country's expedition to the west, and he will find a coffin later, and when the fire is extinguished, the bones of the people inside will be collected together." ”
The flames in the house grew louder and louder, and the heat made people afraid to approach, but there was no sound of a living person inside. It was as if all the people inside were dead. Looking at the raging fire, Huangfu Song and Gai Xun were in no mood to speak. After a while, Gai Xun coughed, and Huangfu Song turned his head and said, "You haven't been in good health lately, so don't wait here, go back and rest first." ”
After the two of them explained, they left with a small number of guards. Although Huangfu Song is also very old, he is still wearing heavy iron armor. Gai Xun looked at the calm old friend on the side, and said with some envy: "General Zuo can still wear an iron coat and ride a fierce horse, but I can't do it anymore!" ”
They are all from Liangzhou, Huangfu Song is a little older than Gai Xun, he saw that Gai Xun had a sick face that could not be concealed, and comforted him: "You are good to be born in Chang'an City to cultivate with peace of mind, and I will do other things." ”
Gai Xun shook his head and said; "In this situation, where is the time to recuperate?"
Huangfu Song said: "Although Lu Bu has many soldiers and horses, they are rootless trees and waterless sources, and it is not difficult to defeat them. ”
Gai Xun smiled: "I'm not worried about Lu Bu either. ”
"Dong Zhuo was only defeated once last year, even if he is bold and dares to cross the Yellow River again, I can drive him back."
"I'm not worried about Dong Zhongying. Although Dong Zhuo is famous for his chivalrous spirit, his ability to lead troops into battle is far inferior to General Zuo. ”
Huangfu Song pondered for a while and said: "Xiliang Chen Cheng is indeed a big rival, but Guanzhong's household registration is three times that of Xiliang, as long as he is not greedy for merit, he will not fall behind." ”
Gai Xun laughed and said, "How did I say that I was worried about the Xiliang Army? ”
Huangfu Song's face changed slightly, and then he said casually: "Those princes in Kanto are too far away from us, even if they have a heart, they are beyond the reach of the whip." ”
Gai Xun said: "Why should General Zuo deceive himself? ”
Huangfu Song looked left and right, sighed lightly, and said in a low voice: "Yuan Gu, the affairs of the imperial court are beyond your ability to criticize!" ”
Seeing that Huangfu Song was so cautious, Gai Xun said a little disapprovingly: "If you think it's inconvenient here, then go to my house and talk about it." ”
Huangfu Song nodded wordlessly, and then rode to Gai Xun's mansion. After entering the house, as soon as he sat down, Gai Xun said: "He Jin's perverse actions have caused chaos in the world, and now who can save the court and the Han Dynasty except General Zuo?" ”
Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "What I'm good at is leading troops to fight, and governing the country is not something I can know." ”
"Yizhen!" Gai Xun raised his voice and said loudly: "In the past few years, the situation in the country has been declining, and the people of Guanzhong are almost unable to open the pot!" The people near Luoyang have fled, the imperial court can't calm the place, He Jin will only repeatedly ask us to provide him with soldiers, horses and food, and if this continues, there is no need for the Xiliang army to attack, and the people will rise up to rebel! ”
Huangfu Song sighed and said with a wry smile: "I don't know what you said? But after all, we are ministers of the imperial court, and if even we no longer obey orders, then the face of the imperial court will really be lost. Although the general has done a lot of wrong things, he is His Majesty's uncle and the elder brother of the Queen Mother, who else can represent the imperial court besides him? ”
Gai Xun pointed at Huangfu Song with his finger and said, "He can take his place!" ”
This sentence comes from "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji", which was said by Xiang Yu when he saw Qin Shi Huang traveling, which means that he can replace the first emperor. Now that Gai Xun said it, naturally it is not that he can replace Huangfu Song, or replace He Jin, but that Huangfu Song can replace He Jin to control the imperial court.
The color on Huangfu Song's face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Is this what a courtier can say? ”
Gai Xun said: "I have watched all over the court, and only General Zuo can turn the tide!" General Zuo refuses to be the first in the world, what is his life? ”
If you refuse to come forward, what will the people of the world do?
Huangfu Song's heart is like iron stone, completely unmoved. He has his own principles and will never do anything that touches the power of the imperial court. Gai Xun said that he broke his mouth, but Huangfu Song just didn't agree. Seeing Huangfu Song's appearance of not entering the oil and salt, Gai Xun had no choice, although he was also a brave and strong person, but now he is seriously ill and no longer the martial arts of the past. If he is strong, Huangfu Song is not under him, how can he convince the other party?
Huangfu Song said: "If you use the public policy, what is the difference between me and Ding Jianyang?" ”
Gai Xun said: "Ding Yuan is too selfish, how can he compare to Yizhen's public heart?" ”
"The world will only see me kill Ding Yuan, how can I tell who is for public and who is private?"
"Is it a pity to be for the country?" Gai Xun said angrily: "Is personal reputation important, or is national affairs important?" ”
Huangfu Song didn't let it go at all, "Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others also said that they were for the country!" Are they really for the country? ”
Gai Xun was not in good health, he was already out of breath at this time, he took Huangfu Song's hand, and said sincerely: "Yizhen, the price of a stone of rice near Luoyang is already dozens of yuan, and if He Jin is allowed to transfer manpower and material resources from Guanzhong, Sanfu will also become like the Central Plains." We have worked hard to keep the vitality of Guanzhong, do you want to watch our hard work be ruined? ”
Huangfu Song said without hesitation: "The imperial court will not do that!" ”
The two quarreled for half an hour, but Gai Xun still couldn't convince Huangfu Song after all. As a person who can slaughter hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans without hesitation, and can reduce the taxes of the people under his rule, Huangfu Song has his own set of life principles. Not to mention Gai Xun, even if Su Qin is reincarnated and Zhang Yi is resurrected, it is impossible to say that he can be moved.
As soon as Chang'an City made a move, the fine work that was lurking nearby immediately passed the news out. Dong Zhuo, who was in Bingzhou, immediately sent troops to recover the entire east of the river, and prepared to cross the Yellow River and take advantage of the chaos to capture Guanzhong. Just when the Bingzhou army began to move, Lu Bu had already led 50,000 troops to the vicinity of Chang'an.
After many fierce battles, the soldiers and horses under the command of Lu Bu were strong in combat effectiveness, and his own temper was even better. The military discipline of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun was better, and the military discipline of the other troops was sloppy, and they had completely fallen to the level of robbers. However, this can't all be blamed on Lu Bu, the grain in Guanzhong must be supplied to the imperial court first, and the food distributed to them comes and goes, and if they don't go out to rob, the soldiers will be hungry.
But once the robbery begins, things slip in a much worse direction. Along with robbery, murder and rape are not uncommon. The soldiers tasted the sweetness, and they were even more out of control. After receiving Ding Yuan's order, the soldiers and horses under the command of Lu Bu galloped all the way, and when they arrived at the city of Chang'an, the team was not too strict, and the soldiers and horses on the periphery began to move freely and comfortably, just like when they were in Hedong.
Lu Bu's army did not have much food and grass, and he was happy to let the soldiers solve part of the problem of eating by themselves. However, when a small part of the soldiers and horses dispersed, Huangfu Song did not retreat in the city because of the large number of Lu Bu's soldiers, but took the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the headquarters who arrived, together with the incorporated Ding Yuan army and the soldiers under Gai Xun's command, out of the city to line up, and then launched an attack on Lu Bu's army.
The number of Huangfu Song's army was more than 10,000 less than that of Lu Bu's army, but at the beginning, the two sides were evenly matched. The fierce battle lasted for several hours, and Lu Bu led the cavalry to charge several times, defeating several battle formations of Huangfu Song's army, and it seemed that he could hold victory in his hands, but Huangfu Song threw himself into reserve at this time.
Five thousand elite cavalry suddenly appeared on the flank of Lu Bu's army and launched a ferocious attack. The Lu Bu army, which had been fighting for a long time, resisted for a while, and then the whole army collapsed. The soldiers and horses on the front line threw away their heavy shields and helmets and ran backwards with their blades in hand.
Although Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others tried their best to fight back, they still failed to change the situation of defeat. The 50,000-strong army went to the battlefield only in the early 40,000s, and lost more than 5,000 people in the battle, but when they fled to the Jingshui side, only more than 10,000 remained, and the rest either fled without a trace or surrendered to Huangfu Song.
Subsequently, Huangfu Song's soldiers and horses also chased to the edge of Jingshui. When Lu Bujun saw the great arrival of the pursuers, he scrambled to cross the river from the bridge. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao marched forward with infantry and cavalry respectively, preparing to resist the pursuers, so as to give the main force time to retreat. However, Huangfu Song did not continue the attack, but sent envoys to surrender the remnants of Lü Bu's army.
After recruiting Lu Bu's army, Huangfu Song did not stay, but continued to the west, blocking Dong Zhuo's army, which had crossed the Yellow River by taking advantage of the civil strife in Guanzhong, in Linjin. Dong Zhuo thought that the civil strife in Guanzhong would have to be fought for several months, even if he couldn't seize Chang'an, it would be good to take the opportunity to occupy more territory, but he didn't expect the Huangfu Song army to appear in front of him so quickly.
Dong Zhuo climbed the city tower and looked out. Seeing that the Huangfu Song army was mighty, he couldn't see the edge at a glance. When I looked closely, I saw that the soldiers and horses under the city were neatly organized, although there were tens of thousands of people, there was no appearance of chaos, and the morale was high, not at all like a big battle.
He couldn't help but be shocked, and said to Li Ru on the side: "Huangfu Yizhen personally led a large army here, it seems that Ding Yuan has been defeated." He's dead nothing, but what should I do? ”
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