Chapter 288: People's hearts

"Don't you know the temperament of the lord? What he didn't get, he never wanted others to get. And he loves face very much, and he has been repeatedly frustrated this time, and he is angry and hateful. In addition, now the Tiger Prison Six-Way Alliance, as well as Yuan Shao and Han Fu's soldiers and horses, are each going to Luoyang, with great momentum, in order to save face and take revenge, I am afraid that the main guild will destroy the entire Luoyang City!! When Li Ru said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He was saddened by the dangers that Dong Zhuo was about to face for the huge foundation that Dong Zhuo had spent his life on.

In March of the third year of the first peace, Dong Zhuo ordered Li to urge the fire to burn Luoyang, a fire burned for seven days and seven nights, and when the six-way coalition led by Zhang Miao arrived in Luoyang, he saw the Luoyang City full of desolation and corpses everywhere, and then thought about the prosperity of the past, all of them were obsessed, and it was difficult to recover for a long time. The surrounding refugees and refugees saw that these so-called Qinwang Yishi had only arrived at this time, and not only did they have no gratitude, but also scolded one after another. Zhang Miao, Zhang Yang, Kong Rong, Bao Xin, Gongsun Zan and other princes really had no face to stay, and they didn't want to look at the miserable scene in front of them.

"Eh, I didn't expect that Luoyang, the prosperous capital of the past, would become like this today, what Dong Thief did was really outrageous, and he swore that he would be punished by God. It's a pity that I'm a step too late, judging from the remaining rations and the soldiers' hard work for many days, I am afraid that I will not be able to continue. Zhang Miao held his white beard in his hand and said with an extremely sad and helpless look.

What Zhang Gong said is reasonable. The sky has no eyes, in recent decades, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, the people are not at peace, and there are still many yellow scarves in all parts of the world. Zhang Yang said and sighed, his face full of worry.

"The two Ming Dukes actually said so. I don't hide it, not long ago, there was an urgent report from Beihai, saying that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans led by Guan Hai were robbing the people everywhere in the county, pulling away the strong men from house to house, and also preaching the evil ways of the Yellow Turbans. Won't the world be even more chaotic? Therefore, I have already discussed with Gongsun Taishou, and when I get back Luoyang, I will withdraw my troops and return to help, and get rid of the thieves as soon as possible! Kong Rong, who hesitated for a while, saw that Zhang Miao and Zhang Yang both had the intention of withdrawing the army, and with someone else starting, he also added a little courage, and said busily.

"Hmph, Kong Beihai, there is such a mess in your jurisdiction, but it is understandable, and I don't know what happened under General Gongsun's jurisdiction, so there will be no Yellow Turban remnants committing crimes, right?" Bao Xin snorted coldly, and his tone was even more sarcastic.

When Gongsun Zan heard this, his face immediately turned cold, and he replied: "Beihai and Beiping are close to each other, in order to prevent the spread of thieves, I was also invited by Kong Beihai to help them fight the thieves." I don't know where I offended General Bao? ”

Gongsun Chan said, Kong Rong hurriedly thanked him, and said, "General Gongsun is righteous, Rong has thanked him here." ”

Bao Xin was obedient, his face trembled, and after his eyes rolled for a while, he suddenly said, "General Gongsun has misunderstood." I just heard that the thieves in Yanzhou also showed signs of resurgence, and I also wanted to ask General Gongsun for help, so I asked first. Unexpectedly, General Gongsun had promised Kong Beihai, so I had to retreat quickly. ”

"Slow!! What do you mean!? Cao Cao seemed to realize the intentions of these princes, and suddenly shouted, startling everyone to change color, but seeing Cao Cao's eyes were dignified, they didn't dare to look at him.

"Meng De, Luoyang has been burned down, and the Son of Heaven has also been taken to Sanfu by Dong Jackal, the matter has come to this, why do you force everyone?" When Zhang Miao heard this, he was anxious to persuade.

Cao Cao listened, but he sneered and said: "Dong thief has not been eliminated, and we have not yet welcomed back the Son of Heaven, how can we withdraw the army!?" Have you forgotten the oath you took that day!? ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, the princes couldn't help but change color. Kong Rong sighed bitterly and said: "It's not that we don't want to continue the war, but in the past few months, all the armies have been exhausted, and they are really powerless, and the current situation is unstable, so we must return to the jurisdiction as soon as possible to stabilize the overall situation." ”

"Kong Beihai's words are reasonable, although Dong Jackal Tiger is tyrannical and cruel, but he doesn't dare to be disrespectful to the Son of Heaven, now I will wait for the first time to return to the jurisdiction, stabilize the situation, and then recuperate and rest, and then it is not too late to join forces to attack Chang'an!" As soon as Kong Rong's voice fell, Bao Xin was busy answering. Except for Cao Cao, everyone agreed.

Cao Cao saw it, sneered, shook his head and said: "The Son of Heaven is suffering, how can it be delayed!?" What a group of sanctimonious and ill-intentioned careerists have been eating Hanlu for many years in vain!! The Tao is not the same, but if today's things come out, you will be ashamed of the world, but Meng De does not dare to forget the emperor's grace, so he will leave!! ”

But under the bright and clear world, Cao Cao suddenly had a heroic posture, the words were sonorous, and he scolded the princes to the blood, and everyone knew that they were wrong, but they didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing Cao Cao leaving, the Xiahou brothers rushed to the army one after another, and their soldiers followed with arrogance. Among them, I was the only one who was wearing a robe carved with fluttering bamboo leaves, with a bright smile and shining eyes, saying goodbye to the princes. Some ignored it, some did not forget to explain, and some only sighed but did not speak.

After a while, the beautiful man in a bamboo leaf robe rushed to Cao Cao's side and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord." In the near future, there will be 100,000 soldiers, who will be admired by all the people, and will be majestic in the world! From what he said just now, the small one will definitely be more embellished, and it will be recorded in history, so that future generations will know that Cao Cao, the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, is also! ”

"Hmph, Wen Ruo, you don't make fun of me here!" When Cao Cao heard this, he glared at the beautiful man, without the slightest hint of excitement.

And this beautiful man, it was after Cao Cao's painstaking invitation several times that he was able to take him under his command, and was known as Xun Yu who had the talent of Wang Zuo!

"Strategist, tell me, where did these 100,000 soldiers come from? And after repeated losses, our army now has less than 3,000 people, wouldn't it be looking for death to pursue Dong Jackal Tiger with these troops!? What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd!? Xiahou Yuan asked Xun Yu with a distressed expression. At the same time, Xiahoudun, Le Jin, Li Dian and other generals all cast their eyes one after another, and seemed to want to know very much.

When Xun Yu heard this, he stretched out his finger unhurriedly, pointed to the displaced people and refugees who were looking around, and said, "Na, these are the 100,000 male soldiers of the lord in the future." ”

"What!? You're not kidding, are you!? Xiahou Yuan was frightened and couldn't help shouting.

At this time, Xun Yu slightly restrained the look on his face, his expression sank, and he said frankly: "I, Xun Wenruo, never speak. General Xiahou, I advise you not to look down on these refugees and homeless people, many of these people were driven out of the palace by the Ten Standing Servants back then, or to escape Dong Zhuo's palace guards or the Imperial Forest Army, and they refused to leave because they remembered the former emperor's grace. Some of them are also patriots and righteous soldiers, and at present, the meticulous work I have sent has already publicized what the lord has just done, and in the near future, these people will become the pillars of our army in the future! ”

As soon as Xun Yu's words came out, Xiahou Yuan and the generals all changed their faces greatly, and they were surprised and delighted. If it is really as Xun Yu said, among these refugees and displaced people, there are really former palace guards or royal forest troops, then the combat effectiveness is definitely not a problem, as long as it is slightly rectified, and then divided into drills for a while, it can become an elite army with extraordinary combat power. And looking at the number of these refugees and displaced people, even if there are not 100,000, there are 50,000 or 60,000 people, if even if only 20,000 of them are palace guards or royal forest troops, then Cao Cao, who gets this army of soldiers and horses, will immediately increase his power. Of course, if you can recruit the rest of the people, they must have experienced this catastrophe, and their willpower is far beyond what people can imagine, as long as they practice hard, they will definitely be able to become the elite in a few years. From this point of view, what Xun Yu said about the 100,000 male army is indeed not a lie!!

Xun Yu has always only done Shi Yangmou. And if you don't make a move, it will be beyond people's imagination, and now you will send 100,000 male soldiers to Cao Cao at once.

The so-called Wang Zuozhicai is not a lie!

"But even so, if you want to store such a huge amount at this time, where will the food come from? Can a military advisor still conjure up food? At this time, Le Jin thought of another more important point, the so-called people take food as the sky, if there is no food, it is useless to have 100,000 male soldiers.

At the mention of Lejin, the Xiahou brothers, Li Dian and the others changed color one after another, and they seemed to understand the importance of this food very well, and they couldn't help frowning. Xun Yu listened, but smiled faintly and said, "You don't have to worry about this, there are people with good intentions to solve this problem for us." ”

As soon as Xun Yu's words came out, everyone changed color secretly, and at the same time, they felt more and more unfathomable that Xun Yu was unfathomable.

On the other side, Zhang Miao saw Cao Cao lead his troops away quickly, but he showed a little joy, so he was shocked, and pretended to be embarrassed and helpless and said: "Ah Conceal has a strong temperament, and he almost died at the hands of Dong Jackal Tiger back then, in order to avenge the great revenge, he lost his mind for a while and refused to listen to the advice of everyone, which is also understandable. At present, although Dong Jackal Tiger has fled back to Sanfu, there are still many poor people in the Central Plains, and these poor people are all victimized by Dong Jackal. According to the old man's view, the war has ended, so it is better to leave only the necessary amount of grain and distribute the rest to the people, and do a little bit of effort. ”

As soon as Zhang Miao's words came out, many princes who wanted to win the popularity of the people also responded one after another. Others were embarrassed to refute it. Therefore, everyone issued their own orders, ordering the soldiers under their command to distribute the grain first, and then distribute the extra grain to the surrounding refugees and displaced people.

On the other hand, it was said that Yuan Shao sent two generals, Wen and Yan, to lead light cavalry, ostensibly to Luoyang, but he turned north halfway, and successfully attacked Dong Zhuo's huge collection team responsible for moving out of the Eighteen Emperors' Mausoleum, and robbed countless precious treasures and a large amount of money. Dong Zhuo was furious when he learned of it, and ordered people to pursue him urgently. So tens of thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry chased after them for days, but they fell into the strategy of Tian Feng, the military division under Yuan Shao's account, and were ambushed, with more than half of them killed and wounded.

On this day, on the top of a canyon, Yuan Shao stood on his horse, and the generals under his command were either burly and strong, or heroic, they were really heroes, looking up, the sun in the sky seemed to overlap with Yuan Shao, as if indicating that this person would be the next overlord in the sky.

And in the canyon, there were arrows piercing the walls, and there were corpses of people and horses everywhere, as well as those broken red 'Dong' banners.

At this time, a group of remnants had withdrawn from the canyon, and a Xiliang general looked at Yuan Shao at the height of the canyon, gritted his teeth in anger, and roared angrily: "Yuan Benchu when you colluded with your relatives, and you committed a heinous crime, if it wasn't for the Taishi appreciating you, how could you turn over!? Now you dare to be ungrateful, not only as the leader of the Northern Alliance of the thief army, but also robbed the Han family of giant treasures, disloyal and unjust, how different are you from a brute!? ”