Chapter 41: Luoyang Rebellion (End)
The night is as cold as water, and the whole world is in silence, but Luoyang City at this moment is not quiet.
During the day, there was an urgent document of the Tiger Prison Pass, requesting the imperial court to send reinforcements, but where are the reinforcements to be sent, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, the Tiger Prison Pass was stationed with 30,000 people, Hanoi as a checkpoint close to Yuan Shao, stationed 40,000 troops, as well as Mengjin, Xuanyuan, Revolving Gate, Luhun Pass and Yique Pass, all need to be stationed in the army, the entire Luoyang, Yanshi and other places have been transferred away, the entire Luoyang, Huben, Chengwei and Tingwei are only 8,000 people, where can they still be dispatched, Liu Bei asked Yang Biao and other ministers, It is hoped that these ministers will be able to gather some troops and horses to gallop to the aid of the Tiger Prison.
It's just that at this time, Yang Biao and others have already made up their minds to occupy Luoyang, how could they help Liu Bei recruit people, and after passing the buck to each other in the court, there was no result in the end, so Liu Bei had no choice but to transfer 3,000 people from the Luoyang city guards to rush to the aid of the Tiger Prison Pass.
For this result, Yang Biao and the others were naturally happy to see it come true, and the weaker the Luoyang guards, the easier it was for their plan to succeed.
"Stepping on the foot ~" in the hurried footsteps, on the main street of Luoyang, a large number of soldiers and horses in military uniforms gathered from all directions, under the illumination of the uncertain torches, from a distance, the entire long street seems to be full of people, which makes these people who have decided to fight a lot of peace of mind, there are so many people, why worry about the big thing?
"Taifu, the people have arrived, you can give the order!" Wu Qiu Xing rode his horse to Yang Biao and said excitedly.
"Good!" Yang Biao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Now in Luoyang City, the defenders are only five thousand, and our soldiers and horses are also limited, so it is inevitable that other soldiers and horses from all walks of life will rush to help after hearing the news, I have ordered Zhang Yang to lead the soldiers and horses from Hedong to cross the river and come to help. ”
"Zhang Yang!?" When Xu You heard this, his eyes were sharp, he looked at Yang Biao, and scolded in his heart, this old guy really guarded against him, there were 20,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong, Yang Biao obviously wanted to control the overall situation of Luoyang through this army of soldiers and horses, and when the time came, even if the princes and the coalition army came, there were 20,000 troops as a guarantee, plus the intrigue between the coalition forces, this old guy wanted to control the government!
"The old man is kind to Zhang Yang and has the grace to save his life." Yang Biao smiled indifferently and said: "Ziyuan and lead the headquarters, follow us to the palace, Liu Bei this person, not to be underestimated, the Tiger Benwei Talisman, in his hands, as long as he can obtain the Tiger Benwei Talisman from his hands, the Tiger Benwei in Luoyang City can be dispatched by us." ”
Anyway, Liu Xie is not here, as long as he obtains the military talisman and claims to be entrusted by Liu Xie to control Liu Bei, he can naturally let the tiger guards obey his orders, and when the overall situation is decided, what can these tiger guards do even if they react?
The matter has come to this, the arrow has been wound, Xu You can only swallow this bitter fruit, when the group is divided into two ways, Yang Biao took most of the centaurs and went straight to Nangong, while Wu Qiuxing took the rest of the people and rushed all the way to Zhengde Gate.
In the silent night, there was only a faint torch burning on the Zhengde Gate, even if Wu Qiuxing rushed up with people, he didn't see half a figure.
"What's going on? There is no one on duty at Zhengdemen tonight? Wu Qiuxing led people to the city tower immediately, looking at the empty city tower, his brows couldn't help frowning, it is impossible for the city defense army to make such a low-end mistake, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon.
"General, look!" A soldier suddenly pointed out of the city and said, "There are people there!" ”
Wu Qiuxing hurriedly stepped forward, looked through the female wall, and looked outside the city, only to see that under the dark moonlight, countless torches and shadows appeared outside the city, like a fire dragon rushing towards Luoyang.
"Is it flamboyant?" Wu Qiuxing looked at this group of people with some doubts.
Wu Qiuxing frowned slightly, ordered someone to warn with rockets, shot the opponent's position, stood on the city tower, and shouted: "Who is the soldier and horse under the city?" ”
In the crowd, a general rushed out, came to the city gate, shone himself with a torch, and said loudly: "I am Hedong Taishou Zhangyang, on the order of the Taifu, come to help Luoyang, which general is in the city?" ”
Wu Qiu Xing had never seen Zhang Yang, but seeing that he directly showed his true face, and bluntly said that it was invited by Yang Biao, it was expected, and he said at the moment: "In Xia Wu Qiu Xing, on the order of Taifu, come to greet him, please wait a while!" ”
At that moment, he ordered someone to open the city gate, Wu Qiuxing took the people and horses to greet him personally, looked at Zhang Yang, and said with a smile: "Taifu has been looking forward to the general for a long time, please come with me, Taifu is marquis in the Jiade Hall at this time!" ”
"Good!" Zhang Yang glanced at Xu Huang behind him with a complicated face, and when he saw Xu Huang nodding, he immediately nodded in agreement, and his own soldiers went to the city, replaced the city gate defense, and the group hurried to the direction of the Jiade Palace.
On the other side, Yang Biao, Xu You and others had approached the Jiade Palace, looking at the brightly lit palace in the distance, Yang Biao sneered in his heart, and led the people to the outside of the Jiade Palace.
One glance at the palace wall, there was no one guarding it.
Shaofu Han Rong frowned and said, "What does this mean?" ”
"Bang the door!" Yang Biao suddenly had a sense of inappropriateness in his heart, waved his hand, and motioned for everyone to bang on the door.
More than a dozen soldiers carried a wooden pillar forward and began to bang on the palace gate, but what was surprising was that the palace gate opened as soon as it hit it, and it was not locked at all.
Yang Biao's eyes lit up, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became a little stronger.
"Taifu, why don't we withdraw?" Not only Yang Biao, but the head of the family present is not a stupid person, the Jiade Hall is an important place in the imperial city, how can there be no one to defend it, the palace gate is so easily broken, no matter how you look at it, it feels weird.
"It's come to this, how do you say goodbye?" Yang Biao gritted his teeth, and a ruthless light flashed in his eyes: "The army in the city is no more than five thousand, even if Liu Bei gathers all these soldiers and horses here, why should I be afraid?" Enter the palace! ”
On the wide square in front of the palace, there was no figure in the emptiness, a group of people walked on the avenue, footsteps echoed around, Yang Biao suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at everyone: "Why don't you see Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song!?" ”
"Back to Taifu! General Zhu Jun has been sent by Liu Bei to inspect Gucheng today, as for General Huangfu Song, on the way back to his house today, he accidentally fell off his horse, and his injuries were not light. A scholar said.
What a coincidence, right?
Yang Biao's heart was clouded with another layer of shadow.
"Who is so bold as to trespass into the Garter Temple!?" Just when everyone was confused, the door of the Jiade Hall suddenly opened, and a loud shout sounded in front of the Jiade Palace, followed by a burly man appearing at the door of the Jiade Palace, the sound was like a tiger and a leopard, which frightened the crowd.
"Stepping on the footsteps~" in a rush of footsteps, hundreds of soldiers poured out from the Jiade Palace, lined up in front of the Jiade Palace, at the same time, clusters of torches lit up around, and the pillars on the square in front of the hall were also lit on the pillars, illuminating the entire palace as bright as day, and the sudden bright light made Yang Biao and others unable to open their eyes for a while.
"Xu Chu!? Why are you here!? When his gaze gradually adapted to the light, Yang Biao looked at the person in front of the hall, and couldn't help but be startled, and lost his voice.
"Taifu seems surprised?" In the familiar voice, Liu Xie, accompanied by Liu Bei and Wei Zhong, walked out of the Jiade Palace, and at the same time, on both sides of the Jiade Palace, a large number of people and horses came out from behind the Jiade Palace, and surrounded Yang Biao and his party from both wings.
"Liu Xie!?" The moment Yang Biao saw Liu Xie, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he said coldly.
"Presumptuous!" Liu Bei frowned slightly: "An dare to call His Majesty's name!?" ”
"It's come to this, why don't you dare to say it!?" Yang Biao's eyes swept over a group of soldiers, and sneered: "Don't panic, everyone, there are not many people here, the war in the Tiger Prison is urgent, even if Liu Xie comes back, it is impossible to bring many soldiers and horses, don't fall for his bluff, it's just to concentrate the soldiers in the city here!" ”
The panicked crowd gradually stabilized.
"Let Taifu say it again!" Liu Xie stroked his palm and smiled: "Taifu's ability is not bad, but unfortunately it can't be used by me, it's a loss for the country!" ”
"Now that it's happened, why does Your Majesty bother with it!?" Yang Biao calmed down, looked at Liu Xie, and said in a deep voice: "There will be today's events, all of which are made possible by you, and we are the loyal and good of the Han Dynasty!" If you hadn't bullied our scholars in every possible way, why would there be a group of people attacking today? ”
"I'm not pretentious, but emotional." Liu Xie sighed, shook his head and smiled: "Human nature is greedy, it is always possible to gain but not to lose, when will I persecute scholars?" I just take back what doesn't belong to you in the first place, but you are used to being high and holding the lifeblood of the court, so you think that I am wrong, because I have moved the privileges given to you by the court, not to take it back, but to weaken it, but even so, you can't accept it. ”
"Your Majesty's sharp mouth is more than Emperor Shengxian, but I don't know if Your Majesty will still be able to laugh when the tiger prison is broken." Yang Biao sneered.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Taifu, today the Tiger Prison Pass has come to the good news, the princes will attack the Tiger Prison Pass today, but they will be repelled by the Tiger Prison guards, the siege soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, Yuan Shao and others have died down and temporarily collected their troops!" Liu Xie said with a smile.
"Self-deception!" When Yang Biao heard this, he snorted disdainfully, he couldn't think of how the defenders of Tiger Prison Pass could resist the coalition army after more than a month of repeated attacks by the 400,000 troops of the coalition army.
"Yes or no, we will know in the future, since Taifu wants to delay time, I will give you time, the person you are waiting for seems to be here!" Outside the palace gate, dense footsteps sounded, Liu Xie smiled slightly, raised his head, and saw a large number of people pouring in from outside the palace gate.
"Zhang Yang's escort is late, please forgive your majesty!" In Yang Biao's surprised gaze, Zhang Yang ignored Yang Biao, went straight past everyone, came to Liu Xie, and intervened.
"Publicity!" Looking at the familiar figure, Yang Biao's eyes were split, and he said sharply: "You dare to betray me!?" ”
Zhang Yang turned around, looked at Yang Biao, and said coldly: "I am Hanchen, I should think of Your Majesty, who are you?" Why did you say it? ”
"How does it feel to go from heaven to hell?" Liu Xie stood with his hands in his hands, looking at Yang Biao with a smile, but his eyes gradually cooled: "If Taifu has no other means, I will win this game." ”
"Your Majesty spares your life, this matter is all bewitched by that Yang Biao, we have no intention of being an enemy of Your Majesty!" Seeing this, several scholars suddenly knelt down and whispered to Liu Xie.
Yang Biao trembled with anger, but he was helpless, and looked at Liu Xie with a sad gaze and said: "Liu Xie, if you dare to harm the scholars, you will not die a good death!" ”
"The wail of the lost dog!" Liu Xie shook his head: "Detain Yang Biao, and wait for the rest...... No mercy! ”