Jizhou Yecheng, Zhang Jiao stands on the city tower and stands in the wind, looking at the west, when it is dusk, the sky is like fire, as if it is dyed by blood, as if it is an omen of the Jin Ge Iron Horse in the distance.

Zhang Jiao, who garrisoned Yecheng, only slaughtered the big wealthy families in the city, and after replenishing the grain and grass materials, he did not commit any crimes with the people.

Night is about to fall, Zhang Bao ran up to the city tower with a happy face, came to Zhang Jiao and bowed and hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, the news has come, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao and Bocai led the three-way army to set up an ambush, and the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Huangfu Song were killed more than 60,000 people, not counting the wounded, and the rest lost their armor and fled for their lives. ”

"Good! The order went down, and the army was marched out and took Luoyang directly! Send a message to the brothers in the other states to capture Luoyang! ”

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he felt very comfortable, at this moment, the only person he thought of was Guo Jia: Fengxiao, as you expected, the Han court army has been completely wiped out, in addition to the self-protection forces of the counties, the Han court is no longer able to stop my Taiping Dao from attacking Luoyang, when I cut off the head of the emperor of the Han family and occupy Luoyang, I will definitely invite you out of the mountain again, with your help, the world can be determined!

"Big brother, now we haven't captured except for Zhongshan Kingdom in the north, Jizhou is in our bag, and now the army is advancing into Luoyang, don't want this Jizhou?" Zhang Bao looked hesitant, he was reluctant to these cities, reluctant to have the fruits of victory that had already arrived, and he was also reluctant to change others.

But Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said: "Jizhou is not a place to stay for a long time, if you don't leave as soon as possible, the Han court will first clear the quiet, Yan, and, Qing, Xu Prefecture, my Taiping Dao righteous army, and then form a trap on Jizhou, then my Taiping Dao will be forced to die." Second brother, one person once said to me that if you want to dominate the industry for thousands of years, you can't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. If the states and counties in various states and counties raise troops to attack me, then I will lead the army to the southwest, and take advantage of the steep terrain of Sichuan and Shu to protect themselves. ”

After thinking deeply, Zhang Bao suddenly felt that the eldest brother's words were reasonable, and asked tentatively: "Eldest brother, is this what Guo Fengxiao said?" ”

Zhang Jiao nodded calmly and said yes, Zhang Bao finally understood why the eldest brother valued Guo Jia so much, and he also felt deeply regretful that he could not get this person's help.

The front hall of Yanjing Changle Palace routinely has been in the early dynasty, and Emperor Han Ling's complexion has weakened a lot in recent days, and he sat listlessly on the upper seat, allowing Zhang Rang to ask about it routinely, but unexpectedly stumbled into a person outside the main hall.

Breaking into the hall is a middle-aged general, covered in blood and flesh, the armor is torn, more wounds are still bleeding, I saw him fall on the main hall, hoarse voice said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, no, General Huangfu went to Jizhou to suppress thieves, in Hanoi encountered the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Bai cavalry ambush, the first battle was successful, Zhang Baicai led the army to flee, and was ambushed by the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Niujiao near Shangdang, our Wang Division 150,000 troops lost nearly 50,000 people, General Lu Zhi persuaded General Huangfu to withdraw the army, General Huangfu did not listen, Until the remaining more than 100,000 troops are about to step into the border of Jizhou, and then ambushed by the Yellow Turban Thief Bocai, encountered three ambushes in succession, our Wang Division's army was in turmoil, and the number of escapees was countless, General Huangfu and General Zhu Jun were killed, General Lu Zhi was captured, and then Bocai was beheaded in front of the Yellow Turban Thief Army. Now, the Yellow Turban Thief is unstoppable and is heading towards Yanjing! ”

The court was silent for an instant, and the needle could be heard, but the general who fled back to report the news was already out of breath, and his body was getting cold when he lay on the main hall.

"Huangfu Song, I trust you so much, you actually, actually...... Zhong Aiqing, now, what can I do now! Emperor Han Ling was anxious and afraid, got up from the dragon chair, and anxiously paced back and forth.

The hundred officials also threw their eyes for help left and right like headless flies, but found that everyone looked helpless, and at this time, Emperor Ling suddenly pointed to a rugged-looking general standing in front of the hundred officials and asked: "He Jin, as a general, you are in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, for today's plan, what do you think?" ”

The general, who has always been looked down upon by hundreds of officials, He Jin, a general who was born as a butcher and climbed onto the dragon bed with his sister, seemed extremely calm at this moment, walking out steadily, holding his head high, his eyes lowered, and said lightly: "The minister now only has two strategies, the next policy, and the capital is moved." The best strategy is to recall the soldiers on the defensive line around Yanjing, defend Yanjing, and at the same time, call on the Taishou of all states and counties in the world to send troops to Luoyang to rescue. That's all the minister has to say. ”

After returning to the column, He Jin closed his eyes, and everyone else looked at him with a look of surprise, but he didn't expect that the butcher general, who didn't have any foresight at all, was so calm, and He Jin was not quiet in his heart, and secretly said in his heart: was actually guessed by Cao Ying? It seems that this person needs to be encircled.

Emperor Han Ling sat down on the dragon chair with a pale face and muttered, "Move the capital? Moving the capital? ”

It's impossible to move the capital! Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was reluctant to Luoyang's countless wealth, and the hundred officials did not agree.

Immediately, someone came out and said: "Your Majesty, the sudden relocation of the capital is a bad omen, which will shake the foundation of the country. ”

Emperor Han Ling hissed and shouted, "I will never move the capital!" The generals all said that this move to the capital was a policy, so naturally it would not work, so they passed the order to go down and immediately recall the defenders near Yanjing, and announced to the world that the state assassins and counties were too vigilant to quickly lead troops to solve the danger of Luoyang! Whoever comes to the rescue will be rewarded! Everything that guards Luoyang is handled by the general. ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

He Jin was the first to go out of the column to worship him, and a sly smile appeared on his face that others couldn't see with his hanging head: As long as the danger of Luoyang is solved, who dares to be presumptuous in front of me?

The hundred officials followed up and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

At this time, someone entered the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, according to the Tanmalai report, the Yellow Turban Thief Zhang Bai led 50,000 people, Zhang Niujiao led 100,000 people, Bocai Department led 50,000 people, Zhang Mancheng led 100,000 people, Zhang Jiaoqin led 300,000 Yellow Turban thieves, and a total of 600,000 troops of the Five Road Thieves came to Luoyang. ”

Emperor Han Ling's face turned purple, and he trembled and pointed at His Highness's people and said angrily: "Anti-thieves are so rampant, I, I want to kill all these anti-thieves and kill them all." ”

"Your Majesty, now that the thieves are huge, I am afraid that there are people in Luoyang City who will surrender, so I ask Your Majesty to give your ministers the right to act cheaply and arbitrarily. Otherwise, if someone and the thief should join forces with the outside world, everything will be over. "He Jin is out of the queue again.

This time, the hundred officials were angry, knowing that He Jin was taking the opportunity to seize power, and it was even possible to take this opportunity to exclude dissidents, but when the national crisis was at hand, no one dared to say anything.

And Emperor Han Ling waved his hand impatiently: "I agreed, but, general, if you don't defend the city effectively, I won't spare you." ”

"The minister will solve the difficulties and worries for His Majesty, and he will not give up. The minister is here, and Luoyang City is here. ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, He Jin hurriedly returned to the house, summoned Yuan Shao to the front and urged: "Then where is Cao Mengde?" As he said, Luoyang City is in a big disaster, so invite him quickly, I have something important to discuss. ”

Yuan Shao regretted it a little at the moment, he didn't feel good in his heart, what did he recommend Cao Ying to He Jin for? It seems that He Jin attaches great importance to Cao Ying, and may even entrust him with important tasks.

After Cao Ying arrived, He Jin informed the two of them about everything that happened in the morning today, and Cao Ying sighed after hearing it: "There are masters among the Yellow Turban Thieves." ”

If Cao Ying hadn't counted the past, He Jin would probably be at a loss for what to do in the early days of the dynasty, how could he be ordered to be in danger and monopolize power? At this moment, he attaches great importance to Cao Ying, calm down and listen to his opinions.

I only listened to Cao Ying's careful words: "The Taiping Road rebellion has been planned for a long time, the Yellow Turban thieves first raised troops in Jizhou in order to earn my Wang Shi to quell the chaos, and the three-way ambush army was set up in advance on the road is also a hidden mystery, the first road Zhang Bai cavalry deliberately broke away to deceive General Huangfu, thinking that the Yellow Turban Thief was vulnerable, and when the second road Zhang Niujiao ambushed again, General Huangfu was defeated in this battle caused by the light enemy, and Lu Zhi persuaded General Huangfu to withdraw the army is the best policy, but since General Huangfu led the Wang Division out of Luoyang, he has not made an inch, and the Jizhou anti-thieves have not even seen the shadow, how can they retreat? Moreover, two ambushes in succession, one virtual and one real, one strange and one positive, General Huangfu must be expected that the Yellow Turban Thief can not put down the third ambush army, but the people who set up this situation for the Yellow Turban Thief are more than scheming, the third way ambush army is not what the combat power is, my Wang Division is unfavorable, even ambushed, the army is in chaos, the soldiers have been frustrated, when the third ambush comes, General Huangfu has been unable to control the overall situation, the general is killed, the soldiers fled, and the whole army is also reasonable, even if the Huangfu General won this battle by luck, That white horse and Zhang Niujiao will definitely fight back and forth with the Jizhou Yellow Turban Thief, and the ending of General Huangfu will not change in any way. Underestimate the enemy, underestimate the enemy, the Taiping Dao rebellion is by no means rash, not to mention that there are rare characters in the world in the Taiping Dao, the general, the Yellow Turban thieves are imminent under the city of Luoyang, and there is no way to retreat the enemy, but please hold on to the general, and when the reinforcements from the Quartet arrive, the siege of Luoyang will have hope of relief. ”

He Jinshen nodded approvingly, and sighed: "My Wang Shi is so elite, but he has been wiped out in half a month, and there are capable people in the Taiping Dao, which should not be underestimated." However, Meng De, the history of the Quartet Guard, will he lead the troops to relieve the siege of Luoyang? ”

This is the point, the Yellow Turban Thieves raised 600,000 troops to Luoyang City, if there are no reinforcements to rescue, I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before the city is broken.

For this point, Cao Ying said with certainty: "I must come to the rescue, as long as these county guards send troops, they are meritorious ministers, and in this time of crisis, the skill of saving the driver is comparable to the merit of the dragon!" Secondly, if you don't send troops, Your Majesty will investigate it, I'm afraid that not only the dismissal of the official can calm the anger of the Son of Heaven. In today's situation, as long as His Majesty is safe, there will be no danger if he sticks to Luoyang. ”

Cao Ying didn't finish the second half of the sentence: If Luoyang City is broken and His Majesty is mourned, then the situation will be out of control, and it will not be just a Taiping Dao chaos.