The horsewhip in his hand was gently struck on the palm of his hand, and Li Dao's face showed an arrogant expression, just like the expression he had when he faced Liu Xie when he was in the palace. And next to him, although Guo Yan's expression was a lot more subtle, he was also a little proud, and his eyes looked a little careless when he looked at the battlefield.

In the eyes of the two, they are now in the palm of their hand. No, to be exact, the winning roll is already on the verge of being crushed by them, and it is almost impossible for anything to fail. Now it is entirely possible to discuss how to punish those who dare to resist after victory.

Those ministers around the Son of Heaven definitely need to be dealt with again. If it weren't for the encouragement of them, in the eyes of the two, that young emperor alone might not really have the courage to resist the two of them, let alone call Ma Teng from Xiliang to attract the attention of the two of them, and then secretly run out of Chang'an, the two of them didn't think that the young son of heaven could have such ability.

So after solving this matter, those ministers must clean up and arrest all the ministers who have been against them in the past, and then decide according to the situation, leaving only those ministers who are still honest———— these two people are still smart, and they know that there are almost no people close to them in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, so only arrest the ministers who are against them on the surface, and leave the honest ones, otherwise I am afraid that they will really clean up all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

To be honest, such a feat even Dong Zhuo may not have the guts, let alone the two of them.

In addition to those ministers, the rest such as Yang Feng and Xu Rong must also be dead. The two of them originally thought that there were too many warlords in the Xiliang Army, and there was no way to unify the entire Xiliang Army, but now these guys gave them an excellent reason, and it would be foolish to let them go. Especially Yang Feng and Xu Rong, they can be regarded as two of the most powerful warlords in the Xiliang Army besides them, and if they are eliminated, there will be very few who will oppose them in the future.

There are also those princes who came from the Kanto region, and none of them can be spared.

As for the White Wave Thieves and the Huns? To be reasonable, the two of them really haven't figured out what to do?

Strictly speaking, these two groups of people are also against their forces, and they have personally sent troops to help, but the two of them do not feel much about their evil. It is also possible that their previous presence was too low.

"And that little emperor, this time I must teach him a lesson..."

"Yes, if he is still willing to be honest, we can let him continue to sit in the emperor's position, if he is making trouble like this, I don't mind learning the methods of Dong Taishi back then..."

Although Dong Zhuo's behavior was scolded by the people of the world, it was a rare feat in the eyes of Xiliang people. Who let Xiliang have always been a marginal area of politics in the past, and few Xiliang people can climb to a high position, so it is no wonder that Dong Zhuo will get so much support from Xiliang people after he comes up. The more ancient it is, the more inconvenient the transportation era, the more serious the local complex.

In such a period of inaccessibility, it is easy for people in any area to huddle together. The fate of Xiliang people who are discriminated against in the political arena has made many people want to change, but they have never had such an opportunity. Now that they have, of course they will help.

However, just when the two of them had begun to think about it there, Yan Shao and Cao Cao, who were far away, showed a smile on the corners of their mouths.

There are more and more Xiliang troops invested in the frontal battlefield, at least on the frontal battlefield, the two have invested almost more than 40,000 troops, and only more than 10,000 people remain in their original positions.

"It's almost, those two guys have suffered a loss before, even if they are stupid, they will learn a lesson, it is impossible to eat a second time, these 10,000 people will not be able to use it until the crisis moment, not to mention that they still have the upper hand now."

Looking at the more than 10,000 people in the distance, Yan Shao said to Cao Cao.

"It's really time to get started..."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, he also knew this very well, although he had always seen Guo Yan and Li Dao clearly, and he didn't think that the two of them would be so stupid. The two looked at a young general behind them, this young general was also heroic and extraordinary, not comparable to ordinary people, and now he was standing behind Cao Cao, alongside many generals under Cao Cao's account.

When the young general got the signal, he nodded, gave a soft shout of 'drive', and turned his horse's head to the back.

Looking at the back of the departing young general, Yan Shao said to Cao Cao with a smile. "To have such a thousand-mile horse in the clan is really enviable to Meng De..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao also smiled a little proudly. "It's not a climate yet, it needs to be honed a lot, so it's time to make fun of Fu Xian..."

The young general who just left was Cao Cao's son Cao Xiu. Cao Xiu is Cao Cao's son and Cao Hong's nephew. Cao Xiu's grandfather, Cao Ding, successively served as Hejian Xiang, Wu County Taishou, and Shang Shuling. At that time, the world was in turmoil, and the Cao clan dispersed and left the township. Cao Xiu lost his father when he was more than ten years old, and he carried his father's coffin alone with a guest, and temporarily rented a cemetery to bury his father. Then he carried his mother and crossed the river to take refuge in Wudi, where he was taken in by the Taishou of Wu County. Cao Xiu was in the official residence of the Taishou, and saw the portrait of the former Taishou, that is, his grandfather Cao Ding, hanging on the wall, so he stayed and worshipped on the ground and wept.

In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), Cao Cao raised volunteers in Yanzhou to fight against Dong Zhuo, and Cao Xiu changed his name from Wu Land, thousands of miles away, and returned to the Central Plains through Jingzhou to the north, and saw Cao Cao. Cao Cao said to the people around him at that time: "This is our family's thousand miles." So he let him eat and live with Cao Pi and treat him like a parent. Later, Cao Xiu often followed Cao Cao on expeditions.

In fact, Cao Cao's original intention at that time was just to jokingly say that Cao Xiu could travel thousands of miles, just like a thousand miles of horses, but other people at that time didn't understand this, so they also called Cao Xiu a thousand miles of horses.

However, after defecting to Cao Cao, Cao Xiu exerted his amazing ability to come out, and also got Cao Cao's heavy responsibility, and the former joking name became true. When talking about the children of his clan, Cao Cao was also full of pride.

Yan Shao is also very envious, not to mention anything else, at least the children of the Cao family are still very powerful, and almost all of them are talented. Whether it is Cao Cao's sons, or the children of the clan. It can even be said that half of the Wei country in history was supported by the Cao clan, well, if even the Xiahou family is counted. It is with the help of the entire Cao family that Cao Cao can dominate the north. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Cao Cao to have a chance to make a comeback based on Cao Cao's early fiasco. Only the children of the family will work so hard.

Many families in history, in fact, are like this, it doesn't matter if they fail once, even if the outsiders run out, at least there are children in the clan, and many times only one family is all dead or about to die, and the matter is over.

However, it may also be precisely because of the large number of talents in the past that led to the withering of the Cao family's talents later, and in the end, the huge Wei State was easily usurped by the Sima family.

Now is not the time to talk about this, I saw Cao Xiu riding back to Luoyang City alone, and climbed the city wall in the surprised eyes of many people.

On the city wall, many huge bonfires have already been piled up, especially the largest one, which is seven or eight meters high, which is conducive to the top position on the Luoyang city wall, which is very eye-catching. Not so long ago, there were many people looking at this huge campfire, wondering what it was for.

"Let's get started!" After climbing the city wall, Cao Xiu spoke to a few soldiers next to him.

The soldiers received the order and nodded their heads, and in a few moments, the bonfire on the city wall was already burning, and it became a huge signal.

Although Li Dao and Guo Yan were chatting happily, they also noticed the scene in front of them, and the two of them were shocked at the same time, not knowing what tricks Yan Shao and Cao Cao were doing.

The two looked at Jia Xu in unison, wanting to hear the judgment, but they didn't expect Jia Xu to also look at the huge bonfire. I have to say that this campfire is indeed large, and it can be clearly seen even from this position.

But...

"Since this position can also be seen, that is to say, other positions can also be seen clearly, the people over there set it up like this, I'm afraid it's for this purpose..."

Thinking of this, Jia Xu was also slightly startled, and hurriedly looked in the direction behind him, and when he saw the soldiers and horses behind him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think it's the same as last time, it should be Yan Shao or Cao Cao on the opposite side who ambushed a troop of soldiers and horses, this is the signal they arranged, the two generals rest assured, when we fought before, we always left more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, it was for this preparation, I believe that Yan Shao and Cao Cao also discovered this point and ignited the signal so quickly..."

Hearing this, the two also breathed a sigh of relief.

With the lesson of the last time, of course this time they will no longer expose their backs to others without defense, especially this time when they pressed most of the troops, they still left a part of the troops as reserves, and the number of this force is not very large, but there are more than 10,000 people.

This is also a lesson learned from last time, if they were attacked from behind by Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry last time, they also had more than 10,000 people in their hands, they would not be so passive.

And this time, in the eyes of the two, just as Jia Xu said, Yan Shao and Cao Cao had to take the first step when they saw that the two of them had been holding the soldiers and horses in their hands all the time and did not move. After all, the current situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable for Cao Cao and Yan Shao, and if they continue like this, they may not have the turn of the so-called strange soldier to appear, and they will fail.

It's just that...

Is it really that simple?

After expressing his judgment, Jia Xu questioned...

Yan Shao he didn't understand, and he hadn't even seen him in person, but Cao Cao knew a little bit about him, this person had the posture of a hero, and he was definitely not comparable to others, how could he use such a simple strategy? What's more, it's been used before.

But if Cao Cao had other plans, he couldn't think of anything else.

After all, in Jia Xu's opinion, there are really few things that can be used by them now, water and fire? Generally speaking, these are the two most common tactics in an absolutely unfavorable situation. If it were Jia Xu, he would prefer water.

As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless, and a fire can almost destroy hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. But even the biggest fire is difficult to compare with the flood. After all, no matter how big the fire is, how can it be compared to the water that can displace tens of millions of people?

It's just that it is very troublesome to use water attack, and you need to have a favorable location. Moreover, it is easier to deal with the city in the water attack, and it is more troublesome to use in the field.

It's cold right now, it's been a long time since it's raining, and there's no need to count on it. Although there are rivers and rivers next to Luoyang, it is difficult to get everything in a short time. As for the fire attack? As once said, Luoyang has been abandoned for so many years, and it has long been hollowed out, how can it be possible to find fuel for fire attack?

Not to mention that before Dong Zhuo left, a big fire burned Luoyang, even if there were still things like fire oil, they were gone at that time. Otherwise, wouldn't Jia Xu have to play with his life to guard against both hands? No matter how loyal and patriotic he is, and he has a fairly high loyalty to the Han family, he can't let himself be drowned or burned to death, right?

To be reasonable, the former is fine, although drowning is painful, but, well, it is very painful anyway, but relatively speaking, burning to death is the most painful. The pain of feeling your whole body being burned is definitely not something ordinary people want to enjoy, and even those who like to play exciting games usually just play with candles and the like, and never burn themselves with fire.

One is the pain of the whole body, the other is only a part of the pain, and it is self-evident which one is more comfortable to die.

And Jia Xu obviously didn't want to be burned to death, and of course, he didn't want to die. So in many cases, he actually won't take the initiative to remind the two, but he will still stand up when necessary, just like when Dong Zhuo was just killed by Wang Yun's design, and the generals of the Xiliang Army only thought about running quickly but didn't think about resisting.

But now, when he thinks there must be a conspiracy, he has no idea where the conspiracy is, which makes him even more anxious.

He could conclude that Yan Shao and Cao Cao must have ambushed the soldiers, but the problem was.

Where are the ambushes? And what is the quantity? If he doesn't understand this problem, I'm afraid things will be a little bad, and at least his own safety may not be guaranteed in the chaos of the army.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu had already focused his attention on the position in the rear.

At the same time, some distance away from Luoyang, on the slope of a high mountain, a burly general on a war horse looked at the bonfire in the distance and couldn't help but sneer.

"The show begins..."

"Let's go!"

Behind him, countless horsemen were looking up at him, and the earth-shattering shouts were in response.