The so-called "meeting the Son of Heaven" is just an excuse to lead troops to continue to advance eastward. Chen Cheng himself knows this, and Wei Li also knows this. After coming out of the big tent of the Chinese army, Wei Li immediately galloped wildly, wanting to rush back to report the bad news to the general He Jin that the Xiliang people refused to withdraw their troops.

Although Sun Jian has withdrawn now, Yuan Shu still has 50,000 soldiers and horses entrenched in Luoyang, and He Jin's army is less than 2,000 people, and there are a large number of ministers and royal clans around him. Before the 20,000 soldiers of King Qin arrived, whether it was Yuan Shu or Chen Cheng, He Jin could not resist.

There were also generals who suggested to Chen Cheng to temporarily detain the envoys of the imperial court, or simply kill them, and then send troops to raid He Jinjun, who was stationed in Mianchi, and snatch the Son of Heaven and the imperial court! However, Chen Cheng rejected these suggestions. He said to the generals: "Now that the imperial court is already in decline, our army will press it with a dignified array." ”

So the army continued along the official road, and the further east it went, the more shocking it became. It's better near Tongguan, although the road looks dilapidated, but there are still some people. When we arrived near Michi, all the villages that could be seen were in an abandoned state, and wild dogs infested the villages, but there was no sign of human activity.

In this case, it is simply impossible to supply on the spot, and all the grain and grass needs to be carried by the army itself. Seeing that the surroundings of the Luoyang Basin had been broken to such an extent, Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel in a trance, he vaguely remembered the prosperous scene near Luoyang, although it was far away from Luoyang, it was also very prosperous at the beginning. Is it possible to make such a big difference in just four years?

The surrounding scene dispelled his idea of wanting to garrison Luoyang, and now Guanzhong itself needs relief, and can no longer provide food and grass to Luoyang. The local people themselves are dying of starvation, where can they have the spare strength to support many soldiers and horses? If you have too many soldiers and can't afford it, and if you have fewer soldiers and not enough defense, it's better to return to Guanzhong.

Fortunately, after two years of development, Xiliang can still have some grain in stock, which can help Guanzhong, so that the ministers and the clan will not gnaw on the bark and grass roots to satisfy their hunger. If it is stationed in Luoyang, the distance of transporting grain and grass will be doubled, and the loss will be tripled.

Just when the Xiliang army was heading towards the east, He Jin, who was in Mianchi, had already received the news that the Xiliang army was coming. Wei Li knelt on the ground in horror and tensed his body, so that when he was beaten, it would not be so painful. But He Jin, who was sitting at the top, did not get angry after hearing such bad news, but said tiredly: "I know, let's go down." ”

Wei Li raised his head gratefully, but saw that He Jin's eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his skin was saggy, his eye bags were dark and big, and he didn't have the slightest majesty on his body. In his heart, he was both happy and afraid. After two months of the siege of Luoyang, the officials and people in the city were all demoralized, how could they resist the strong Xiliang people?

Walking out of the door, seeing those dejected soldiers and generals, and comparing them with the Xiliang cavalry he had seen before, Wei Li's heart was a little colder. Now the morale of our own soldiers and horses is scattered, the appearance of the army is not neat, the equipment is incomplete, and the results of the battle can be known regardless of the question. He looked in the direction of the north and said in his heart: Now it's up to Zhang Yang to see if he can arrive in time.

Half a day later, before Zhang Yang's army arrived, the Xiliang cavalry had already arrived at the foot of Mianchi City. He Jin did not flee in a hurry after hearing that the Xiliang army was coming, but chose to stick to the city. In the east of Luoyang City, there is Yuan Shu's army entrenched, running eastward, it is out of the wolf's den, and into the tiger's mouth, there is still a city wall here in Mianchi to be able to act as a barrier.

But this was just He Jin's idea, when he saw the army of Xiliang people appear under the city, the ministers in the city immediately shouted as if they had exploded. There is only one requirement for all, that is, let Xiliangjun give you some food first. Tens of thousands of people ran out of Luoyang City, and the little food they carried had already been eaten, and the ministers dug grass roots and gnawed tree bark outside the city to survive, and even the emperor was forced to eat wild vegetables for two days.

Everyone was dizzy from hunger, and they couldn't care about anything else. Although He Jin knew that the Xiliang Army had bad intentions, he couldn't bear the rantious discussions of the ministers. After he killed the Yuan family, he shocked the government and the opposition for a long time, but with the military defeat, the little prestige he had built up by slaughtering had been exhausted.

After losing Luoyang, everyone is not so afraid of He Jin. Although He Jin still has more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, are those soldiers still disobedient? This is a problem.

Even after the emperor knew that the Xiliang army was coming to King Qin, he took the initiative to summon He Jin and asked if he could ask for some food from the Xiliang army. He Jin was the uncle of the Son of Heaven, so the emperor was very polite to him, and said when they met: "General, the ministers have been hungry for two days, no matter what, let's get some food first!" ”

He Jin's face was like a withered tree, and he had nothing to say when he heard the words, but he knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily, and then said, "No! ”

Returning to his lodgings, He Jin sat alone in his room for a while, ordering the soldiers to dress him in the most gorgeous clothes. He put on the hair crown, long sword, and white jade, and after he finished dressing up, if he didn't pay attention to the bloodless appearance on his face, he really had a little bit of the demeanor of scolding Fang Xuan and whipping the world in the past.

The mules and horses in the city have all been killed and eaten, He Jin looked left and right, and when he saw the horses that did not pull the cart, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, it's still a little bit worse." ”

Left and right did not understand what it meant, and He Jin did not explain, but walked to the west gate on foot and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate. When the city gate was pushed open in the sound of "creaking", He Jin couldn't help but feel in a trance. When he was in Luoyang, he had been in and out of the palace many times, and every time the city gate was opened, it was also this kind of sound, which was generally the same.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of laughter and the sound of the golden iron horse.

"General, General?"

The shouts of the soldiers pulled him out of his memories of the past, and He Jin straightened the placket on his body, then raised his head and walked out like a great general.

Zhao Si pointed to the pond, and Chen Cheng said: "Lord, there are not many defenders in the city, we can rush in with all our might." ”

Liu Qian said eagerly: "I'll take the lead!" ”

"Nonsense!"

Chen Cheng glared at Liu Qian, then at Zhao Si, and shouted: "The Son of Heaven is in the city, do you want to rebel?" ”

Zhao Si was a little unconvinced, and said in his heart: Aren't we anti-thieves? Well, even if it's whitewashed now, but we used to be the rebels of Xiliang!

However, he was very in awe of Chen Cheng, although he was not very convinced, he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he lowered his head. After Liu Qian read the edict of marriage, she didn't know why, she seemed to be a little bolder, she pouted and said, "Even if it's a rebellion, then what's the matter?" ”

Chen Cheng snorted, and was about to speak, when he saw the city gate open, and a gorgeously dressed old man led the minister of civil and military affairs and hundreds of soldiers to come out. He saw that the man in the lead was a little familiar, so he asked, "Who is that person?" Why didn't He Jin come out in person? ”

In his impression, He Jin could never be the withered old man in front of him. It was Liu Qian, although she had always had an unforgettable hatred for He Jin, and it took a while at this time to recognize the old man who seemed to be dying, who was the former leader of the world's martial arts and the general of the imperial court - He Jin.

She blurted out, "How did He Jin become like this?" ”

After Liu Qian heard that her younger brother Liu Xie was killed by He Jin, she thought about killing the enemy all the time, so she changed her previous lazy style, practiced martial arts hard every day, and studied hard in the army primary school, maintaining the first place all year round. But she didn't expect that after so many years of hard preparation, her goal had become an old man, and she didn't look like she needed someone else's hands and couldn't live for a few days.

She said in a tone that was half hateful and half happy: "Hmph, a few years ago, He Jin didn't think that he would have such a day, right?" ”

Chen Cheng was a little surprised when he heard this, and carefully looked at the gorgeously dressed old man, and he could still vaguely see a little bit of what he looked like back then. He muttered for a moment, then struck his horse forward. Behind him, the guards followed. Seeing the cavalry on the opposite side rushing over, He Jin's face remained unchanged, but the princes, ministers and soldiers were all panicked.

Because there is no food to eat, these people who fled will eat the cattle and mounts on their behalf, and now everyone is on foot, there is no cavalry, and they have been hungry for several days, how can they beat the wolf-like Xiliang army on the opposite side?

Fortunately, Chen Cheng didn't have the idea of killing them all at the city gate, and after getting closer, he restrained his war horse and jumped off the horse. Taking two steps forward and looking at He Jin's aging appearance again, Chen Cheng said with a sigh: "Four years have passed since I said goodbye to the past. The appearance of the general has changed a lot!! ”

He Jin also recognized that it was Chen Cheng, who had fought with him in Luoyang City, and he was also very surprised in his heart. In his memory, Chen Wen is a beautiful young man with handsome spirits and white lips and white teeth, how did he not see him for a few years and become such a rough and heroic appearance?

But immediately, He Jin smiled bitterly in his heart. Hasn't he changed a lot himself? Isn't it normal to stay in a poor place like Xiliang for a long time and have some changes?

The muscles on his face twitched, and he said indifferently: "Liangzhou Mu has also changed a lot. ”

Chen Cheng touched the stubble on his chin to show his majesty, and said with a smile: "This is also true." General, let's not talk about this nonsense for now, I heard that the Son of Heaven is here, I specially brought soldiers and horses to King Qin, let's go and meet the Son of Heaven! ”

This is also the proper meaning of the question, He Jin nodded and said, "Liangzhou Mu, please come with me." ”

As he spoke, He Jin caught a glimpse of someone next to Chen Cheng staring at him with resentful eyes, he glanced at it casually, only that person was like condensed skin, although he was wearing heavy armor, there was an indescribable style between his eyebrows. He Jinxin said: Chen Wenzheng is a young man after all, and he doesn't forget to bring women with him when he fights.

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