Li Ji's rapid retreat not only flashed Zhang Ji's waist, but also made Sun Jian, who had done a vicious battle, feel that his fist had hit a ball of catkins. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The retreat speed of the Xiliang cavalry was very fast, and the Yuzhou soldiers and horses led by Sun Jian were mainly foot soldiers, which was difficult to pursue, and Sun Jian was worried that Li Dao would deliberately deceive and attack Zhang Ji's troops before and after, so he quickly broke away from the battlefield and went straight to the capital Luoyang.

When the remaining Xiliang soldiers in Luoyang City heard that Li Dao had withdrawn, they all carried the looted belongings and fled from the three gates to the west of Luoyang City when Sun Jian had not yet led the army.

When Sun Jian led his army to the south bank of Luoshui, the entire Luoyang city was dead silent, and the city was empty, which made people feel unreal.

Is this still the most prosperous city in the world that can accommodate millions of people?

No matter what, since he has already arrived outside Luoyang City, he has to go in and take a look.

Sun Jian cautiously came to the Pingcheng Gate with his soldiers and horses, there were no soldiers guarding the city gate, and the empty city gate seemed to open its mouth, facing Sun Jian and the soldiers behind him with a silent mockery.

Han Dang and Cheng Pu volunteered and each led 500 foot soldiers to rush into the Pingcheng Gate, but nothing happened.

"General Qiyu, the city is empty, the doors and windows of the shops in the market are closed, and abandoned objects can be seen everywhere on the road!" After Han Dang probed the city, he ran back to report to Sun Jian.

"General Qiyu, the South Palace and the North Palace are empty, the halls and houses are in disarray, and all valuable ornaments, utensils, and items that can be loaded into cars have been removed!" Cheng Pu investigated in the palace and returned to report to Sun Jian that the situation was similar to Han Dang's report.

Sun Jian groaned and said, "In this way, the officials, family members and ordinary people in Luoyang City have all been taken captive to Chang'an by Dong Thief!" Fortunately, Dong Thief did not order the burning of Luoyang when he left, otherwise what he saw today would be even more desolate and decaying! ”

Sun Jian's strategist Huan Jie, who was in the army at this time when he served as the Taipunctual expedition in Changsha, suggested to Sun Jian: "Why don't the general send troops to clean the temple of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time close the twelve gates of Luoyang City from the inside, leaving only one gate to enter and exit, and then garrison the army outside this city gate." ”

"Why did Huan join the army propose this?" Sun Jian asked Huan Jie a little unborrowed.

Huan Jie replied: "Cleaning the temple of the Han family can show the people of the world that the general is loyal to the Han family. Closing the gates prevents thieves from outside the city from entering the city at night to steal and set fires. As for being stationed outside the city, it is to avoid suspicion. If the general leads the army to station, if the Son of Heaven returns from Chang'an a day later, he finds that there is any damage or loss in the palace, and he is afraid that the general's reputation will be damaged. ”

Sun Jian felt that Huanjie's caution was very reasonable, so he immediately sent someone to close the gates of Luoyang City from the inside, leaving only the flat gates for people to enter and exit. Subsequently, he sent soldiers to clean up the Han temple and the imperial palace in the city, and finally led his troops to guard outside the Pingcheng Gate, waiting for Nanyang Yuan Shu to give a new order.

Sending people from Luoyang to Nanyang, it took several days to go back and forth, and before Sun Jian could wait for Yuan Shu's instructions, Lu Bu and Zhu Jun arrived in the east of Luoyang City.

When Sun Jian heard that Lü Bu and Zhu Jun had arrived in Luoyang with soldiers and horses, he hurriedly went to the east of the city to meet the two in person.

At this time, Sun Jian, in terms of status, is naturally lower than Lu Bu and Zhu Jun, and Zhu Jun is his old boss, so he does not dare to have the slightest confidence and neglect.

The three parties met in Zhu Jun's tent, and Sun Jian saluted Zhu Jun and Lu Bu in turn, and Zhu Jun and Lu Bu also returned the salute to Sun Jian respectively.

After taking his seat, Lu Bu carefully looked at Sun Jian, as well as the two tiger generals Han Dang and Cheng Pu standing behind him.

Sun Jian is Chinese New Year's Eve six years old today, although his ancestral home is Wu County, Jiangnan, he is tall and strong, his appearance is extraordinary, and he has the style of a general in every move. Lu Bu secretly compared Sun Jian with several of his main generals, and found that Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were less than Sun Jian's steady temperament, while Gao Shun and Xu Rong were more than steady, but they lacked the kind of strong and confident temperament that Sun Jian exuded.

For the descendant of Sun Wu in front of him, Lu Bu didn't dare to have half a contempt. In addition to Cao Cao and Bao Xinzhen, who fought with Guo Yan with real swords and guns, Sun Jian persevered in fighting five or six battles with Dong Zhuo's subordinates, which can be called brave and difficult.

While Lu Bu was looking at Sun Jian, Sun Jian was also observing Lu Bu. As the military general with the fastest rise in the past two years, Lu Bu has already spread his prestige to the Quartet because of his repeated victories over the Hu people in the north, even if Sun Jian wants not to pay attention to Lu Bu. Just a few days ago, after Li Dao urgently withdrew from Luoyang, Sun Jian was deeply surprised at Li Dao's departure without a fight, and after he heard about the duel between Sun Jian and Li Dao, he realized that Li Dao had been injured and was facing the threat of Lu Bu at any time, so he urgently withdrew to the west of Hangu Pass.

When Sun Jian saw Lu Bu, he couldn't help but be surprised by Lu Bu's growth, it was rumored that Lu Bu was nearly nine feet long, with a tiger's back and a bee's waist, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a dignified appearance. After really meeting Lu Bu, I felt that there were still many inaccuracies in the rumors. Just looking at this person's demeanor and bearing, it gives people a feeling of looking at the world and swaying freely.

Zhu Jun sat in the middle, first said a few polite words, and then said to Sun Jian: "Feng Xian wants to recommend Sima Jiangong of Hanoi (Sima Fangzi Jiangong) to the imperial court as Henan Yin to deal with the mess left by Dong thieves. I wonder what Wentai thinks? ”

Sun Jian immediately replied: "Sima Jiangong is the queen of the Yin royal family, successively Luoyang Ling and Jing Zhaoyin, outstanding talent, outstanding prestige, ask him to go out of the mountain to clean up the current Henan mess, it is indeed the best candidate." Taiwan is not talented, and is willing to be attached to the wings and jointly recommended. ”

Zhu Jun nodded, and then said: "Feng Xian also wants to recommend me to the imperial court to serve as the commander of Luoyang, but there are only two or three thousand soldiers under my command now, and it may be difficult to take on such a heavy responsibility." If Wentai is interested, I would like to recommend you to serve as the Yang Order, I wonder if Wentai is interested? ”

When Sun Jian heard Zhu Jun's words, he hurriedly got up and hugged his fists at Zhu Jun and said, "This matter must not be!" Engong's prestige in Luoyang is grand, and the people are not convinced, and the general's recommendation is the desire of the lowly position! This came to Luoyang, I still have nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses under my command, which was entrusted by Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling when he was critically ill. ”

Han Dang and Cheng Pu, who were standing behind Sun Jian, heard Sun Jian's words, and their faces suddenly changed greatly, and they wanted to open their mouths to stop them, but when they saw Lu Bu looking at them with a smile, they had to close their lips tightly and tighten their brows more and more.