Chapter 168: The Faces of All Beings in the Storm
Hedong, the crossing of the Yellow River.
The big ship went back and forth, Zhang Shuang, He Miao, Dian Wei, Zhou Cang, Chen Gong and other generals with more than 10,000 soldiers and set foot on the boundary of Henan County.
The army rested temporarily on the shore, and He Miao received an order from Zhang Shuang to meet Zhang Shuang.
drove away Zhang Yan, Zhang Shuang asked for credit, everyone was favored, and successfully completed the task assigned by the queen's sister, He Miao's face was ruddy.
"General, are you looking for me?" He Miao hugged his fists.
I don't know if it's an illusion, He Miao feels that today's Zhang Shuang is also very different. I feel that it is particularly imposing, and it is a kind of temperament that dominates the government and politics alone, and is a real general.
And not the hussar generals.
"Maybe it's also because he repelled Zhang Yan, as a general, he has far more credit than me." He Miao said secretly in his heart.
"yes, I'm looking for you." Zhang Shuang nodded lightly, and then glanced at He Miao unpredictably. He Miao's body immediately tensed, and he instinctively felt that danger was approaching.
"Delusion, it must be delusion." He Miao secretly said in his heart, his demeanor was more respectful, and he waited for the following.
"Gives you two choices. I put you under house arrest, and I take you from your soldiers. I will kill you, and I will take your soldiers and horses. Zhang Shuang's eyes were profound and quiet, as if they were a pool of stagnant water.
He Miao's heart was shocked, and he exclaimed, "General, are you joking?" ”
"Hey, am I kidding?" Zhang Shuang smiled, full of murderous aura. Suddenly, Zhang Shuang's soldiers and horses, Dian Wei, Zhou Cang and others approached He Miao and looked at He Miao with ill intentions.
"He's definitely not kidding." Feeling the killing intent around him, He Miao was cold, and the joy of defeating Zhang Yan was suddenly left behind.
"General, the imperial court has a clear rule that one general has one battalion. Even if you want to take the last general's soldiers and horses, you must first report to the court. Because the last general is the general of the chariot and cavalry. ”
He Miao made the last resistance and wanted Zhang Shuang to turn back.
But alas, what he saw was a face as immobile as a mountain.
"The last general chooses to be placed under house arrest." He Miao lowered his head and simply surrendered.
"Knowing the times is a good man, He Cheqi will be glad about this decision in the future." Zhang Shuang smiled and said. Immediately, Zhang Shuang dispatched Zhou Cang and Chen Gong to take He Miao.
didn't say much to the outside world, just said that He Miao was sick and was recuperating.
It was expected to seize He Miao's soldiers and horses. Zhang Shuang didn't have much joy, he looked up at the west, and that was the real battlefield.
Xiliang stabbed Shi Dong Zhuo into the army, don't you know how fast? Where did you arrive??? Hopefully he'll slow down and let me control more of the barriers.
"Almost, order the Hongnong Sect to control Hangu Pass. There is a chance to continue westward and control Tongguan first, but remember, don't fight the idea of Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is strong, we can't hold a city for the time being. ”
Zhang Shuang ordered Dian Wei.
"No."
Dian Wei promised to turn around and go down.
"It's ironic, the current Yuan Shao, Cao Cao is just a small character, even if Liu Bei has a little posture, it will take a certain amount of time to stabilize Jingzhou. The most powerful and qualified to compete with me for the power of the world is Dong Zhuo. Ministers Li Ru, Jia Xu, Li Su, generals Hua Xiong, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Guo Yan, Li Dao. The history books say that he had 300,000 soldiers and horses. But as far as I know, his soldiers are only 100,000, stationed in Liangzhou, to guard against Han Sui and Ma Teng. However, if I occupy Luoyang and he occupies Chang'an, it will be impossible to say. He recruited strong troops to control the generals, and maybe he could really reach the level of 300,000. ”
Zhang Shuang smiled slightly bitterly in his heart.
"Forget it, the enemy is strong, let him be strong. I'll control what I can control first. Immediately, Zhang Shuang took a deep breath, suppressed the wry smile in his heart, and ordered the army to continue south.
Three days later, Zhang Shuang's soldiers and horses arrived near the Northern Army. At this time, Zhou Cang and Chen Gong had successfully controlled He Miao's soldiers and horses. Zhang Shuang did not choose to enter the Northern Army immediately and control the soldiers and horses.
Instead, he said to Dian Wei: "Go, lead a hundred cavalry, enter Luoyang, and wait for the opportunity to kill He Jin." Then go to my mansion, make peace with the guards, and defend my mansion. ”
"No."
Dian Wei promised, ordered a hundred cavalry, and headed towards Luoyang.
"We enter the Northern Army, and as soon as He Jin dies, we will control the Northern Army. Led 60,000 troops to attack Luoyang. Zhang Shuang turned his head and said to Zhou Cang.
"No."
The two agreed in unison.
Soon after, Zhang Shuang led the army into the North Camp, and waited for news with the 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Captain Battalion and the trial round. Zhang Shuang did this, of course, it was not in accordance with the rules.
However, no one would have expected Zhang Shuang to make a move.
Although Liu Biao and the other four lieutenants were not happy in their hearts, they also pinched their noses and recognized it.
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In Luoyang City, the atmosphere has been extremely intense.
He Jin summoned foreign soldiers into the city, and the news had spread. The Ten Standing Servants were entrenched in the palace, staying by Liu Hong's side, with a posture of planning to live and die with the Son of Heaven.
On the other side, He Jin no longer entered the palace.
This is not that He Jin is smart, but that before Liu Bei went to office, he persuaded He Jin not to let Dong Zhuo enter the capital, but he failed. began to persuade He Jin not to enter the palace, and bluntly said that he might be killed by the ten permanent attendants.
He Jin trusted Liu Bei very much, and Liu Bei's appointment as the pastor of Jingzhou was the result of He Jin's support. It's about his own safety, and he won't enter the palace.
The Son of Heaven summoned the court, and he called him sick.
Most of the time he spent his time in the General's Palace, using the General's authority to deal with internal and external military affairs, and firmly control his own rights.
Zhang Shuang is back, and He Jin naturally got the news. But he didn't care, because Zhang Shuang's soldiers and horses added up to only 16,000 people.
He not only controlled the 40,000 elite soldiers of the Northern Army, but also had Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others as foreign aid, his own base camp of 6,000 soldiers and horses, and the rest of the miscellaneous army.
It definitely adds up to sixty or seventy thousand.
He didn't do it for a long time because he was afraid that the combat effectiveness of his army was not as good as Zhang Shuang's, and his wisdom was not as good.
"The elite of the world, Xiliang is on the army. When Dong Zhuo arrives, it will be the time for me to kill Zhang Shuang. ”
General's Mansion, in the backyard. Today, when I have nothing to do, He Jin listens to music in the pavilion. But his mind was placed outside the city, under the world.
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"Damn, why hasn't Zhang Shuang come back yet?"
Han Palace, in a side hall. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Hun and other twelve permanent attendants gathered in one trip, and everyone was on both sides, regardless of size.
Everyone's faces were not good-looking, and there was a sense of suffocation that a catastrophe was coming.
Zhang Rang couldn't help but scold.
"With Zhang Shuang here, it may not be effective. He Jin has an absolute advantage. Now we are just cowering in the palace, and there are fewer people to communicate with us. There has been no news at all in the past few days. ”
Zhao Zhong said.
"It's better than nothing, he's at least the best of the world. I have this dog, and it's still useful. Zhang Rang said with a twisted expression.
"I think we should strike first, gather the captain of the military academy Jian Shuo, attack Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, and seize the soldiers and horses. Let's lead the sons of the palace to kill He Jin. Take control of the government. ”
Xia Hun said.
"Zhang Shuang didn't come, so he couldn't do it. Listen to me, relying on this dog, we can have a chance to defeat He Jin. On the contrary, we don't have any odds of winning. ”
Zhang Rang resolutely stopped.
"Okay."
Seeing this, the rest of the attendants did not continue to speak.
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"Idiot, what a fool. Summoning foreign troops into the city, do you still think Luoyang is not chaotic enough??? I balanced Zhang Shuang, Zhang Rang, and your forces, and finally had a little effect, you just made trouble. ”
In Changqiu Palace, Queen He was angry, constantly leading things. The eunuchs and palace maids around were silent, and they all lowered their heads and looked at their toes.
"Is there any news outside the palace???? What's going on? After empress He vented for a while, she finally calmed down and asked loudly.
He Jin does not contact her, He Miao is in the north. Although she controls the palace, like the Ten Permanent Attendants, she has lost contact with the outside world.
"Back to the queen, I couldn't get in touch." A eunuch said.
"It's dark, it's dark. Where will the world go???? Queen He felt that her eyes were dark, and for the first time in her life, she felt so dark, all her calculations and plans had turned into dust.
"I'm just a woman in the deep palace after all, without the support of my mother's family, it's terrible." Empress He sat in the back seat, with a look of fear for the future.
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In the south of the city, the West Park School Army is stationed in a large camp.
The eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan is nominally the commander of the military academy Jian Shuo, but the other seven captains are actually headed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. The two also felt the madness of the mountain rain coming.
Meet from time to time.
In Yuan Shao's tent, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sat opposite each other, both of them with gloomy faces.
"I feel like my heart is beating and something big is going to happen." Cao Cao took a deep breath, suppressed the vibration in his heart, and said.
"I think so, too. It seems that it is not a good thing to gather foreign troops into the capital. What's more, Zhang Shuang actually defeated Zhang Yan and retreated. This is a little different from the plan of the great general. ”
Yuan Shao nodded, his dark circles were big and dark, and he hadn't slept well for several days.
"No, let's kill Jian Shuo first. Control the Southern Army. Cao Cao couldn't sit still, and the more he talked, the more frightened he became. He was also a resolute character, so he said.
"Good !!" Yuan Shao was a little hesitant, and it was definitely a big crime for the general to attack and kill the general. But when he thought of the current situation, he also responded decisively.
So, the two gathered the other five captains and attacked and killed Jian Shuo. Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses belonged to Yuan Shao, a total of 24,000 elite soldiers, entrenched in the south of the city, waiting for He Jin's order.
The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings, and all the big people feel it. Some people move, some people are helpless, and some people don't care. Each decides his own fate.
At this moment, Dian Wei smoothly entered Luoyang.
Dian Wei was named a general, a noble prince. Qualified to lead a hundred cavalry, into the city. After entering the city, Dian Wei and the cavalry walked towards He Jin's mansion without hurry. (To be continued.) )