Chapter 249 ends

In order to get a good omen, the imperial court will often change the yuan. When the first emperor Liu Hong was alive, he used the four era names of Jianning, Xiping, Guanghe, and Zhongping. When the new emperor ascended the throne, according to custom, in order to show respect for the previous emperor, he would not change the yuan immediately, but would wait until the following year to change the yuan.

This is already a default rule, such as Song Taizong couldn't wait to change the yuan to "Taiping Xingguo" when he ascended the throne, which will only make future generations ridicule and ridicule. When He Jin had just exterminated the eunuch group, he still wanted to do something, and according to the normal procedure, he changed the era name from "Zhongping" to "Chuping" in the second year of Liu Ban's ascension to the throne.

Just from the year name, you can know that the situation of the country is not very good, but there is still hope for the future. It's just that hope quickly turned into disappointment, and now it's been three years since the beginning of peace, and the state has not only not improved, but has become more depressed. When Ding Yuan sent troops to blockade Tongguan, the only ones He Jin could control were Hongnong, Yingchuan, Chenliu, Hanoi and other counties, and the territory was not even as big as Chen Cheng.

He Jin, who was becoming more and more irritable, did not have an immediate attack after learning that the road to Guanzhong was cut off, but endured it for two or three months, waiting for the ice to thaw, and then gave a holy decree to Huangfu Song, ordering him to lead his troops to attack Ding Yuan. He was originally very jealous of Huangfu Song, because the latter's reputation was too high, so after defeating Dong Zhuo, he threw Huangfu Song back to Fufeng.

Later, the war fell into anxiety, and it was not that no one proposed to recruit Huangfu Song into the court again, but He Jin categorically refused. If Huangfu Song is summoned into the court again, doesn't that mean that the general has done something wrong before? People who say such things have no political consciousness at all!

But now the war is no longer anxious, but has reached the point of exhaustion. If Chen Guo hadn't given him some food, I was afraid that the soldiers and horses on the front line would have broken up on their own. Therefore, in the short time of sobriety after a hangover, He Jin ordered Huangfu Song to send troops to attack Ding Yuan, and prepared to wait for Huangfu Song's victory to promote him to the imperial court.

Spring is not the season for soldiers, and if you miss spring ploughing, you may starve to death in autumn. However, after receiving the edict, even though he knew that the soldiers and horses under Ding Yuan's command were far superior to himself, he did not hesitate, but immediately arranged the defense of the right Fufeng, left the old and weak to defend, and personally led an army of 20,000 to Chang'an.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo also raised 50,000 soldiers and horses, led by the Hun cavalry, and after converging Yang Feng's army in Baibo Valley, he entered Hedong County. In the second year of the first peace, Ding Yuan took advantage of the great defeat of Dong Zhuo's army and strong morale, and returned to Hedong, and repeatedly defeated the Baibo army entrenched in Hedong, and had occupied a vast area from Xie County to Anyi, and drove the Baibo army led by Yang Feng into the mountains in the north.

Hearing that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song were attacking at the same time, Ding Yuan scolded loudly while dropping Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others back from Hedong, preparing to defeat Huangfu Song's soldiers and horses first. Hedong County used to have tens of thousands of households, almost equivalent to the entire Xiliang registered household, but after two years of continuous tug-of-war, the population has halved, and it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be.

For Ding Yuan, Hedong is good, but Guanzhong is where he is now based. Whether in terms of territory, population and output, Hedong and Guanzhong are not comparable.

"Jing Zhaoyin doesn't need to worry," Ding Yuan said to Gai Xun calmly, or pretending to be calm; "Huangfu Song has only 50,000 soldiers and horses, and he has to divide his troops to defend Xiliang, how many people can he bring over? We have more than 30,000 people in Chang'an, and the city of Chang'an is strong, as long as we wait for three or five days, my son Feng will first return from Hedong with troops, and attack inside and outside, and will be able to break the emperor's righteousness! ”

Gai Xun nodded and said, "What General Zhengxi said is extremely true! ”

Ding Yuan saw that Gai Xun was willing to continue to support him, and he was reassured. Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, and he has also seen how elite the army under Huangfu Song is. If he fought with the same forces, he was really not sure that he would win. But now with Gai Xun's help, he can gather all the soldiers and horses near Chang'an, plus the soldiers and horses returning from Hedong, at least more than three times as many as the soldiers and horses under the command of Huangfu Song.

So many people, the heap also piled him to death!

Ding Yuan, who was in a good mood, drank a few more glasses, but he was not drunk, he casually explained a few words, asked the soldiers to send Gai Xun out, and he turned into the back hall and fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept, but in my dream, Ding Yuan suddenly felt that the mountains were shaking for a while, and when he opened his eyes, it was his own soldiers who were shaking him vigorously.

"Bastard!" Ding Yuan was furious, kicked his own soldiers over, and shouted, "Do you want to find death? ”

The soldiers got up from the ground and said in a panic: "General, it's not good! Huangfu Song's soldiers and horses have entered the city! ”

"Nonsense! Huangfu Song only set off from Fufeng, even if he traveled day and night, it would only arrive the day after tomorrow, how could he come so quickly? ”

Seeing that he didn't believe him, the soldiers opened the door, pointed out, and said, "If the general doesn't believe it, you can listen to it yourself!" ”

Ding Yuan put on his clothes and rushed to the door, and saw that in the night of Chang'an City, I don't know when many torches had been lit, and there were figures shaking everywhere, and the shouts shook the heavens and the earth.

"General Zuo has entered the city!"

"Only kill the traitor Ding Yuan!"

"Soldiers and civilians, stay at home, don't make mistakes!"

Ding Yuan was shocked, his face changed, he looked left and right, and asked, "Why did Huangfu Song come so quickly?" ”

Then he thought of something again, and exclaimed, "Even if he came so quickly, how did he get into the city?" The walls of Chang'an are so strong......... Gai Xun, this guy must have betrayed us! ”

Although I guessed the truth of the matter, it didn't help the current situation at all. The left and right soldiers looked miserable and asked; "General, what should we do now?"

Ding Yuan gritted his teeth and shouted: "Don't be afraid, we still have 50,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong, let's kill them first, and then we can kill them back!"

Before the words fell, the sound of footsteps outside and the sound of the collision of the armor leaves came together, and hundreds of soldiers in armor emerged from the darkness, draining the water surrounding the place. Surrounded by several cronies, Gai Xun came out of the crowd.

Looking at Gai Xun under the firelight, Ding Yuan couldn't help but scold, "Gai Xun, Gai Yuangu, I have never treated you lightly!" Why such a villainous act? ”

Gae-hoon has a sickly sallow yellow on his face, and after his illness, his health is not as good as before. He was already a little tired before, and now he is even more unbearable, but he still stood up and said, "General Ding, now that General Zuo's soldiers and horses have entered the city, you are in a good situation, why don't you put down your arms and surrender?" ”

Ding Yuan said hatefully: "At this time, you are still lying to me!" Huangfu Song is far away from Fufeng, how can it come so quickly? Even if they come, there will be no more than a thousand people. There are only 5,000 men under your command, and I still have 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city. ”

Gai Xun shook his head and looked at Ding Yuan with some pity, "You only brought thirty or forty thousand people to Guanzhong, and those soldiers who came later were all recruited from the Sanfu region. Do you say they are willing to listen to you, or are they willing to listen to me and General Zuo? ”

"You ........"

Ding Yuan was so angry that he was almost speechless. It turned out that although there were many soldiers and horses under his command, except for Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other troops brought from Bingzhou, most of the soldiers and horses were recruited on the spot in the past two years. Now that Huangfu Song and Gai Xun have come forward, those people will naturally fall over.

"Good, good, good!" Ding Yuan looked up to the sky and laughed, "It turns out that you have long colluded and wanted to calculate me!" ”

"How can this be called calculation?" Gai Xun endured the soreness in his body and said: "In the past few years, if you want food, I will give you food, and if you want soldiers and horses, I will give you soldiers and horses, isn't this enough?" When you were fighting Dong Zhuo, did I have any constraints in the rear? At this point, don't do a needless struggle, after sending you to Luoyang, I will work with General Zuo to intercede with the imperial court for you. ”

"Intercession?" Ding Yuan sneered: "You also agreed to the blockade of Tongguan at that time. If the court investigates it, you will inevitably end up beheaded! ”

"Heh," Gai Xun let out a mocking smile, "and this is not for General Laudin. ”

Under the firelight, Ding Yuan's face flickered, and he laughed wildly: "Even if I die, can you win?" Xiliang Chen Cheng and Dong Zhuoke are both eyeing the side! My son Fengxian still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he will definitely avenge me!" ”

Gai Xun shook his head and said to the left and right: "Take down the traitor Ding Yuan, whether you live or die!" ”

The soldiers stepped forward with their spears, and Ding Yuanjun resisted vigorously. However, there was a huge disparity in the strength of each other, and even if Ding Yuan's personal soldiers fought bravely, they could only be forced to retreat into the house, using the house as a cover. Ding Yuan carried the ring head knife and staggered back. His body was stained with blood, but he was stabbed in the left shoulder in the scuffle just now.

Looking at the soldiers with less than ten people left, Ding Yuan laughed miserably; "I was ordered by the imperial court to fight thieves, and I went to the front line in every battle, not avoiding arrows and stones, and I originally wanted to share wealth with everyone, but I didn't want to end up like this. That's it, Gai Xun and Huangfu Song will definitely not let me go, I rebelled against the imperial court, and I deserved this fate. But you may be able to return home to be reunited with your wife and children. Take my head out and surrender, it's better to die alone than everyone here! ”

Hearing this, a personal soldier on the side smiled and said: "My family members have already been harmed by the traitor Dong Zhuo, where can we be reunited alive?" There is no distinction between good and evil in the court, rewards and punishments are unfair, even if the general does not rebel, we will rebel! ”

The other pro-soldiers said: "Yes, if the general doesn't rebel, I'll rebel too!" ”

Tears flowed from Ding Yuan's eyes, and he choked up: "You wait for the children of Bingzhou, follow me to fight for several years, eating and sleeping in the open are just idle things, and it is common to lie on ice and chew snow......... Not long ago, I was laughing at Song Jian's arrogance, but I ended up being sent to Jingshi by the first level to be scolded, but now it is our turn. Even if we die, we will never be humiliated by He Jin again....... Let's set fire to this place! ”

The soldiers then divided their men and knocked over the lamp oil, sprinkled it on the curtain and the ground, and set it on fire.