Summer is the season when everything grows and flourishes.

In previous years, in May and June, Luoyang City was very lively, and even the high palace walls and the deep gardens in the palace could not stop the noise from outside.

When Emperor Ling was still alive, every season he would move to the North Palace to live, because he didn't like noise.

However, this year's situation has improved greatly, if Emperor Ling has a spirit, he will definitely be very pleased, this year, the summer in Luoyang City is particularly quiet, quiet to the extent that people's hearts are hairy.

There is no sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the huge Luoyang City, and there are even fewer human voices, like a tomb, which is suffocating.

In fact, there is really no one in the city, and those rich and noble families with solid family businesses have not fled.

Wang Yu launched it in a hurry, if it weren't for the panic in the city that had reached a certain level, the people might not have run away. These rich and noble families have big businesses, so how easy is it to relocate? After a little delay, it will be too late.

What's more, most of these families have people who are officials in the court, so how can they say that they will give up the official positions that are easy to obtain?

Anyway, Xiliang has always harmed ordinary civilians, and he still respects the family very much, which can be seen from Dong Zhuo's pursuit of celebrities.

Therefore, all families sit firmly on Mount Tai and do not show any panic.

The people ran away, ran out and had no way to live, sooner or later they had to come back, it didn't matter if they didn't come back, the world is so big, there aren't many grass people, right?

The reason why they are called grass people is because these people are like weeds, there are a lot of them, and their vitality is also very tenacious, and they can be fiddled with at will!

The reason why the city is so quiet is mainly because of the fighting in the south.

The outcome of that battle is very related, it will affect the direction of the situation in the world, although the Luoyang side has the upper hand, but no one dares to guarantee that there will be no accidents, after all, the opponent is that Wang Pengju!

The people of Xiliang in the city were very anxious. On the one hand, it was out of fear, and on the other hand, their leader, Dong Zhuo, was also in a bad mood now. No one wanted to attract the attention of the people of Xiliang at such a time, because the consequences of doing so were very, very serious.

The outside of the palace is quiet, and the palace is even quieter.

In the turmoil of the sixth year of Zhongping, the eunuchs in the palace had already died, and the rest were palace eaves. Among them, the old and ugly ones were all transferred to the North Palace to serve the emperor. Most of the people who stayed in Nangong were younger, and Prime Minister Dong Cheng liked this.

is young and not very bold, not to mention that the palace ladies all know that serving Prime Minister Dong Cheng is not a good job. This fat man's temper is extremely short-tempered, similar to those Hu people who use knives as soon as they turn their faces, especially when he is in a bad mood, it is even more terrifying.

Since the news of Wang Yu's raising troops in Nanyang came, the palace has not stopped. From that day on, Gong E, who was beaten to death by Dong Zhuo or abused to death by various methods. There are more than fifty people, and on average, it's almost two a day!

The palace maids now hate the high walls around them, and if it weren't for this thing's obstruction, everyone would have left this cage long ago...... No, it's purgatory! They prayed day and night, hoping that the invincible Wang Pengju would once again show his might. Attack Luoyang and rescue them too, just like those singers in Situ Mansion.

Because the whole city is dead silent. Therefore, when a violent sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the West Gate, almost the whole of Luoyang was alarmed!

"Uncle Yue, Prime Minister, it's not good, it's not good!"

It was the voice of his son-in-law Li Ru that could make him panic so much...... The wine glass fell on his body, and the brocade robe was wet, but Dong Zhuo, who stood up in shock, didn't notice it at all.

In the middle of summer, the sun was like fire, but Dong Zhuo felt that there was a gust of yin wind blowing through his body, blowing into his body and into his bone marrow, and bursts of cold spread in his limbs, completely freezing him, making him tremble and not shiver!

Everything became erratic and blurry.

Seeing his son-in-law running in in embarrassment, Dong Zhuo vaguely remembered that this most powerful henchman and son-in-law paid great attention to grooming. The strategy of winning over celebrities came from the mouth of this son-in-law, celebrities, who are the most particular about grooming, and that's what he said at the beginning......

But now, the son-in-law hasn't even put on his outer robe, and under the placket, a red corner is exposed, which is a red belly pocket, well, who will it be? Dong Zhuo's thoughts were a little wandering.

The son-in-law rushed in front of him, his mouth open and closed, his expression frightened and anxious, as if he was saying something, but he didn't hear anything, what was going on? Is it that it has been quiet for too long and the ears are not working?

"Knock...... Knock ......"

Dong Zhuo opened his mouth and wanted to ask his son-in-law what was going on, but he didn't say anything, only heard a crisp and rapid collision sound. He thought about it, and finally remembered, it was the sound of teeth fighting, usually only when people were in extreme fear, or when they felt cold.

So, are you afraid? Is it in the cold?

Yes, I am indeed afraid, I am so afraid that my teeth tremble and my whole body trembles, this is not a shame, when I encounter this kind of thing, who can not be afraid?

The situation was originally very good, but as a result, a yellow-haired boy whose name no one had heard suddenly fell from the sky, cut off his own ears, and then beat his own soldiers and horses to pieces, making a mess of the good situation.

For this reason, he took the risk of appointing the disobedient Xu Gongqing, risking being hit by that stubborn old man, and he had to solve another trouble first, and the result was ......

"Xu Gongqing has already been defeated? What is the military situation? Where is he now? I don't know how long it took, Dong Zhuo finally heard his own voice, to be honest, he couldn't recognize his own voice anymore, the voice was hoarse and dry, as if it was the last air flow from the bellows when the blacksmith shop was finished, intermittent.

"Fiasco!" Li Ru had repeated the battle situation several times, but he knew that it would take time for his father-in-law to adapt: "Xu Rong was not in the battle, and the rest of the people were either absorbed by Wang Pengju on the spot, or scattered and fled, only a part of the Yongzhou army returned to Yiyun Pass, but the morale has completely collapsed, and there is no combat power anymore." ”

"Hu ...... What about Hu Zhen? Dong Zhuo still has the last glimmer of hope, he is still very familiar with this old subordinate, as long as he is not defeated too badly, he should be able to run away with a part of the troops, and this is the case in the battle of Tiger Prison Pass.

"Nowhere to be found." Li Ru shook his head, and Dong Zhuo's eyes were dark again.

"Army, what is the military situation?"

"I don't know." Li Ru didn't know what to ask.

"Then how do you know you're defeated?" Dong Zhuo was angry, and if he was defeated, how could he be defeated?

"Returning to Prime Minister......" Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo very worriedly. But under the pressure of the latter, he could only report truthfully: "It was the warning signal from the defenders of Gucheng......"

"Valley City?" This answer completely completely fulfilled Dong Zhuo's expectations, and he was puzzled: "Gucheng is west of Luoyang?" ”

"It's Youzhou Light Ride! Youzhou light cavalry roared under the valley city, and ran to the valley pass to ......"

"Poof!" was hit hard, and the final blow was even heavier, Dong Zhuo couldn't hold it anymore, and he screamed at Li Ru with a mouthful of old blood: "Heaven will kill me!" Then his eyes went dark. Look up to the sky and fall, and I don't know about it.

"Imperial Doctor, pass on Imperial Doctor!" Li Ru's heart-rending howl resounded throughout the palace.

……

The news of the fiasco in the battle of the Yangren, Li Ru originally planned to block the news, at least before Dong Zhuo woke up, he had to block the news. However, his wishful thinking did not come to fruition, and not long after Dong Zhuo fainted, Hu Zhen entered the city from the south gate with the remnants.

Outcome. The news spread as soon as it went, and the hearts of the people were in an uproar.

But. This time, no one dared to run to tell each other and discuss countermeasures, without the cover of the people, the goals of the eunuchs were too obvious, and it was easy to be targeted by the Xiliang people. The officials could only gather their confidants and staff members in their own homes to discuss countermeasures. Of course, there are exceptions.

The house in Yongheli was as quiet as ever, and it seemed to be completely unaffected by the outside world. Even the positions of the two old men in the game have not changed, only the chess game on the chessboard has changed.

"Smack!" The chess pieces landed on the board, and there was a crisp collision sound.

"Yizhen, what do you think?"

"It's hard to say." Huangfu Song shook his head, with a look of amazement and puzzlement, although his eyes were staring at the chessboard, as long as he saw his eyes, he knew that his mind was not on the chess game at all.

"I know that Wang Pengju is extraordinary, but he actually won Xu Gongqing with fewer victories, which is really unimaginable!"

Zhu Jun's mind was not on the chessboard, and Huangfu Song was delayed, he simply raised his head and asked, "If you are Wang Pengju, how will you deal with it?" ”

"If I knew that Luoyang was empty, Xu Gongqing's grain and grass were limited, and I had the trump card of Youzhou Light Riding in my hand, I would definitely make long-term plans. Starting from the front line of the Yangren, and fighting and retreating, detouring to the rear with Youzhou light cavalry, waiting for Xu Gongqing's food and grass to run out, and then do a decisive battle, if you fight quickly......" Huangfu Song pondered, his fingers tapped lightly on the chessboard, and his brows gradually furrowed.

Zhu Jun knew that this was the unique behavior of his old friend when he was engrossed in thinking, and he had seen it several times in the past, once in Yingchuan and once in Xiliang. The two battles were extremely unfavorable, and in the end, they could only rely on Huangfu Song's strange tricks to turn defeat into victory.

This time, Huangfu Song thought for far more time than those two times, and in the end, he suddenly threw the chess pieces in his hand and sighed with a wry smile: "Old, old, the back waves of the river push the front waves!" If it is a change of place and a quick battle with Xu Gongqing, there is only one way to lose, and it is impossible to win, let alone this kind of big victory! Even Hu Zhen's Hu Qi is not one in ten, this kind of big victory...... It's incredible! ”

"Phew!" Zhu Jun gasped, his old friend still couldn't deduce a way to win when he knew Xu Rong's details and knew some of the results, so how did Wang Pengju win?

"Is this son's strategy already ......" Old friend is a veritable number one general of the Han Dynasty!

"I can't make a conclusion about this," Huangfu Song waved his hand and said: "It can only be said that Wang Pengju's ability to win by surprise is far beyond what people can imagine, and even a figure like Xu Gongqing is fascinated by him." At the time of death, there is such a character, I really don't know if it is a blessing or a curse for the big man. ”

"It's a blessing or a curse for the Han Dynasty, I don't know, but I know that Dong Zhongying is going to be bad this time, and it's not ordinary bad, it's a big bad, haha." Zhu Jun is also an open-minded person, and when he heard his old friend say this, he smiled.

"What is the battle of Yangren, there should be news soon, it is not too late to talk about this section, the question now is, what will Wang Pengju do next?"

"It's hard to say." Huangfu Song once again gave an ambiguous answer, for this famous general of the dynasty, it is rare for this kind of thing to happen in terms of strategy.

"In the past, I would guess that he waved his army north, but the person who defeated Xu Gongqing with Qi is definitely not a person who blindly seeks risks, and he will not be unable to weigh the pros and cons."

"Then ......" Zhu Jun's brows also furrowed.

Huangfu Song smiled with relief: "Gongwei, you and I are already idle, why do you want to do so much?" From the perspective of appreciation, isn't it also a very pleasing thing to watch the juniors show their skills? ”

"What Brother Yizhen said is, but it's the younger brother who is in love, but Brother Yizhen is also wrong," Zhu Jun nodded, shook his head again, and said with a smile: "Such a beautiful scene, what is the only way to see it?" Shouldn't you take out your old wine hidden in the backyard? ”

"Gongwei, you......" Huangfu Song raised his finger and pointed at his old friend, and also smiled happily: "Okay, there are successors to the Han Dynasty, you and I can also put down the burden, come on, drink the old man, and reward him." ”

The two famous generals of the dynasty looked at each other and smiled, and their eyes were full of ease and calmness.