Chapter Twenty-Three: Into the Enemy Camp
Chapter 23 Going deep into the enemy camp in the northern area of Luodu, the new army of Xiyuan and the northern army of Yulin led by Yuan Shao fought in the middle of the night, countless corpses were stacked on top of each other, killing the red-eyed armor soldiers, and without hesitation, they angrily slashed and killed the enemy in front of them, the swords and guns were cold, the blood plasma was flying, and the corpses of the armor soldiers of the two armies were all over the ground.
It wasn't until the sky was hazy and translucent, the sound of shouting and killing gradually stopped, the sky was getting brighter, the victory or defeat was already clear, the Yulin Northern Army was an old powerhouse, and the battle was better than the new army in the West Garden, plus more than twice the number of people, the soldiers and horses of the new army in the West Park of Pan Yin's headquarters were almost completely annihilated.
It wasn't until the general He Jin mobilized heavy troops that most of the forbidden troops in the imperial city were dispatched to fight the fire, but fortunately, the strong wind gradually stopped, and the sky-high fire gradually eased, but the most prosperous northern area of Luoyang was already in ruins.
On the battlefield where corpses were everywhere and blood was flowing, a group of soldiers of the Northern Army who still had some strength raised their knives to kill the begging Xiyuan soldiers, and made up for the wounded soldiers who still had a breath, and the slaughter without mercy continued until the general He Jin arrived in person.
The billowing smoke continued to rise, and Yuan Shao, who was blackened by the smoke, sat on the ground exhausted, looking at the corpses everywhere and the northern district of Luodu, which was burned to ruins, and really didn't understand why things had developed to this point.
When the general arrived, most of the 2,000 soldiers and horses brought by Pan Yin were slaughtered, He Jin watched the soldiers dig out of the pile of corpses, and the corpse of Pan Yin, who was no longer human, was helpless for a while, and glanced at Yuan Shao coldly, but thinking of Yuan Shao's family status, he hesitated and snorted coldly and turned to leave.
He Jin Muran looked at the many houses that were burned, the originally extremely prosperous northern district of Luoyang was burned overnight, and there were blackened and smoking ruins everywhere, thick smoke billowed out, and countless charred and blackened corpses that could not be distinguished from their true faces were layered on top of each other.
Many charred corpses were even glued together due to the high temperature, exuding a scorched stench, He Jin was very puzzled in his heart, why did Pan Yin lead the troops to make trouble.
"General, those princes and nobles have come to petition, hoping that the general will uphold justice and execute the rebels in Xiyuan, I don't know how to deal with it?" A general came in a hurry, hugged his fists and saluted to ask the general He Jin for his life.
"This matter is very important, the northern district was burned, and the capital was shaken, all because of the chaos of Jian Shuo's subordinates, but Jian Shuo has been ambushed, in order to calm the anger of the public, Jian Shuo's subordinate soldiers are all beheaded and beheaded!"
Originally, He Jin planned to coerce and lure this new army with good combat effectiveness to forcibly absorb, but he did not expect Yuan Shao to recklessly lead the army to attack and kill, and more than 2,000 new troops in Xiyuan were slaughtered.
If the news leaks, not only will the remaining 8,000 new troops in Jian Shuo's headquarters not give up, but even the new army in Xiyuan that has been incorporated may also fluctuate in people's hearts, and the new army in Xiyuan will inevitably fight to the death.
At this point, He Jin had to make a decision on the spot and make a painful determination to cut off the rest of Jian Shuo's troops in order to deter the whole army and prevent future troubles, as for the rest of the Xiyuan New Army, they could only disrupt the formation and put it into the battalions of the Northern Army.
"Really cut them all!? It's just that the soldiers and horses of Jian Shuo's headquarters can obediently lead the neck to be killed? He Jin's side was stunned for a while, it was eight thousand people, it was really ruthless to kill it, but the general's order should be obeyed, but those eight thousand people were not scarecrows, if they fought back desperately, I am afraid it will not be easy to win.
"Stupid, you won't send people to deceive them, and then set up an ambush to capture and execute them together, you can't do anything at all, what use do you want!"
"The last general is confused, please rest assured, the general, his subordinates will definitely live up to their mission." The general bowed and hurriedly took the order.
Yuan Shao, who led the troops to fight the fire, was full of flavors in his heart, and was inexplicably attacked by someone, and fought a night with the Xiyuan New Army, which had no grudges, and was scolded by the general He Jin just now, and was almost cut off from his military power.
The only consolation is that in addition to burning more than a dozen slaves to death in the family, the family is safe and sound, who hid in the dark and provoked a fight that night, Yuan Shao was really inconclusive for a while, but the only person who has grievances in the court is the eunuch party, but Jian Shuo has been ambushed, and who set up the ambush in the northern district?
Yang Yi, Cao Cao and others, who came with the general He Jin, walked in the northern area, looking at the ruined mansions and countless corpses that could not be distinguished, and sighed for a while.
"It was a good strategy, killing three birds with one stone, and it worked perfectly." I only listened to Cao Cao's admiration that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Yang Yi looked at Cao Cao, Cao Cao just smiled and didn't say a word, and turned around and walked towards the general at Yang Yi.
Yang Yi's heart moved, presumably Cao Cao had doubts about the cause and effect of the association, but there was no need to worry about it, although the plan was smooth, but everything in the future must be more careful.
Yang Yi looked around with a serious expression, after the fire, all the evidence disappeared, and the cautious Yang Yi still stepped forward to inspect carefully, not to let the evidence of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion being here be left at the scene.
Just seeing a charred corpse, Yang Yi's face became more and more pale, and he suddenly hid on the corner of the street and vomited, and the tragic scene may be unforgettable for a lifetime.
In March of that year, Emperor Yan of the Han Dynasty drove west, and the general He Jin was the sole master of the power in the court, with the current strength of Yang Yi, it was not enough to compete with He Jin, if he showed his feet, He Jin's thunderous anger was not something that Yang Yi could bear, and he was careful so that the Wannian ship would not be wrong.
At this time, a white horse came from the horse, got off the horse in the distance, trotted all the way to find Yang Yi, stepped forward and handed a piece of bamboo slip respectfully, Yang Yi casually looked at the small words on it, and his heart trembled slightly.
The fire in Luoyang shook the whole country, especially when the emperor ascended the throne, and rumors spread everywhere, until He Jin ordered the rumors to pull out their tongues, so that the rumors stopped abruptly.
In the general's mansion, He Jin was angry and slammed all the things on the table to the ground, and a group of court officials were sitting in danger, and no one dared to step forward to dissuade them.
It turned out that the general He Jin sent his subordinates to deceive the Xiyuan New Army of Jian Shuo's headquarters, but he didn't expect to be recognized by the other party, and soon sent the envoy's bloody head to be hung outside the barracks.
As a result, He Jin was reluctant to lose his troops and generals, and it was difficult to really control the imperial city if he didn't fight, and he couldn't explain to those powerful people.
"It's come to this, what should I do? How have you all become dumb! ”
"The general is angry, the new army is also a forbidden army, it was set up by the first emperor, and the name of guarding the inner court cannot be moved lightly, and now the matter is even worse, if the northern army attacks again, it will inevitably make the rest of the new army in the West Garden have a gap in their hearts."
"The lower officials are worried that the attack is too urgent, and the soldiers of the Eighth School will mutiny, and the lower officials think that comfort is supplemented, and deterrence is the mainstay, and they must not attack lightly." Cao Cao hugged his fists and admonished, but the fire burned the people's hearts and floated, Cao Cao also had more than enough heart but not enough strength, only to persuade He to not be able to add to the trouble of the sword soldiers.
"Meng De's words are wrong, now the rebels of the Xiyuan New Army are all soldiers and horses of the Jianshuo headquarters, if we are relieved, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other generals to follow suit, if so, where is the law of the imperial court, how to deter the soldiers of the world."
Yuan Shao took a deep breath and asked for his life: "For today's plan, we need to lead the troops to attack so as not to have many dreams at night, and the lower officials are willing to be the vanguard, if they can't take a new army, they are willing to come and see you!" Yuan Shao knew that he had made a big mistake, so he naturally wanted to actively perform in front of He Jin.
"If you hadn't recklessly led the troops to attack the new army, how would there be today's disaster, and you wouldn't have retreated for me!"
He Jin is now full of anger when he sees Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Kui has a very high status, and he is also the auxiliary minister of Liu Wei, although Yuan Shao made a big mistake, He Jin didn't dare to do anything to him.
Now that he is going to rush forward again, He Jin, who is already short-tempered, can't bear it anymore, and he can't wait to order someone to beat Yuan Shao out of chaos.
"I don't know what the good plan of Lord Gongsun is." Yuan Shaoyuan saw that Yang Yi, who was sitting at the end of the seat, was confident, and couldn't help but ask.
Yang Yi got up and clasped his fists and saluted: "General, this matter is not difficult, only the emperor's holy decree is needed." ”
"I want to hear about it." Ho came in and hurriedly urged.
"Now the Yulin Northern Army and the Xiyuan New Army are drawing their swords and angry, it is nothing more than the Xiyuan New Army is cornered, knowing that it is better to die than to die on the battlefield, and the general's transfer will naturally only add fuel to the fire, only His Majesty's holy decree will transfer the Xiyuan New Army to other counties to garrison and sweep away the local bandits."
"Then these Xiyuan New Army will think that they still belong to the forbidden army, and they must be ordered, but I just hope that the general will declare that he is not responsible for these Xiyuan New Army, and the general is just doing his own thing, and at the same time providing military salaries and money, and disarming the surrounding northern army, presumably this matter will be able to turn the conflict into a jade silk."
"The subordinate asserts that within a year, these foreign transfer of forbidden troops will inevitably serve the general, and only a little favor will be sufficient at that time."
"Miao, with your Gongsun Yi's plan, why should the rebels worry, but who wants to go to the new army garrison to deliver the decree?" He Jin's eyes moved slightly and swept at everyone, all the generals looked at their noses and noses, and no one was far away from this drudgery that could kill them.
"Since it is the strategy of the lower officials, the lower officials are willing to be lobbyists and share worries for the generals."
"Without further ado, I will immediately enter the palace to ask for an order, if this matter is successful, your Gongsun Yi should be the first to take credit."
"The matter of the lower officials, the general has been awarded." Yang Yi replied lightly.
"Lord Gongsun is really a model of a scholar, we will respect him." As soon as Yang Yi's voice fell, a burst of singing praises resounded in the hall, and he didn't suffer a loss anyway.
Yang Yi sneered in his heart, seeing that these courtiers were acting coyly, it was really hypocritical, but Yang Yi was most fortunate that he kept these 8,000 elite soldiers, He Jin died tragically in the future, these 8,000 elite soldiers Yang Yi would accept them unceremoniously, maybe this is the capital to protect one side in the future.
The holy decree was quickly invited, to be precise, He Jin sent someone to write a letter, and went to the palace just to stamp the jade seal.
Yang Yi was also afraid that the night would be long and dreaming would be more accidental, so he didn't dare to delay a little, so he rode his horse towards the Xiyuan New Army station, and along the way, a group of northern troops surrounded the station, Yang Yi held the general's token and the holy decree, but the road was smooth.
Yang Yi ordered the northern army to retreat a few hundred meters, clapped his horse alone, and said loudly to the new army in Xiyuan in the camp: "Sun Yi, the prince of Jinwu in Xialuodu, comes with His Majesty's holy decree, and he doesn't open the camp gate quickly!" ”
There was no reaction in the camp, Yang Yi was just about to continue to step forward, and suddenly more than ten arrows shot through, all of which fell in front of Yang Yi, the war horse was frightened and neighed, Yang Yi was caught off guard and fell off the war horse, curled up in pain for a while and hummed again and again.
At the same time, as the camp gate suddenly opened, dozens of armor soldiers rushed out, drawing knives and forcibly pressing into the military tent on Yang Yi's neck.