Chapter 961: Going
As the day of the hustle and bustle of Luoyang City began, the officials of the pastoral side of the camp outside the city rushed towards the location of Luoyang City with their respective retinues. They will pass through the streets of Luoyang City, pass through the palace gates, and reach the main hall of the palace to witness the arrival of a new era.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, the words are like this, but no matter who they are, they don't have much worry in their hearts. After all, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than when there are ten permanent servants, and if you don't give filial piety to the ten permanent servants at that time, it is very likely that you will find a reason to be dismissed. This is also the reason why they will lead the army to Luoyang City after receiving the edict of the general He Jin, in addition to the official position of He Jin's general, they also hate the ten permanent servants.
After all, no one wants to be the wheat in the field, and when the season comes, they will harvest a stubble, and when the season comes, they will pull out a stubble.
Qin Jie's move was not the fastest, nor was it the slowest, and he also met others on his way towards Luoyang City.
The others were basically the same as him, carrying only personal guards, and at most no more than Bai people. These guards were not allowed to enter the palace, and when they arrived outside the palace, they had to wait outside the palace until everything was over before leaving.
As for leading the army into the city? No one would think about it, and they wouldn't do it. Without the edict of the Son of Heaven, leading the army into the city without permission is almost a rebellion. Not to mention that there are so many colleagues around you who have come to eradicate the Ten Standing Servants who want to gain credit, I don't know how many people will become fanatical and treat you as a successful laborer.
Dong Zhuo also set off, but unlike others, his team was a little longer, with more than two hundred personal guards. He rode in front of him, surrounded by Hua Xiong, who was wearing a helmet and armor, and his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, carefully guarded.
Behind him, among the more than two hundred cavalrymen, a sedan chair was guarded. I don't know who is sitting in the sedan chair, but depending on the situation, its importance is self-evident, because even Dong Zhuo is not sitting in the sedan chair surrounded by the cavalry around him.
There was something strange about this trip, which attracted the attention of the other centaurs heading towards the palace. It's just that no one would be stupid enough to ask Dong Zhuo, these people are not subordinate to each other, and no one is qualified to order anyone. In addition, Dong Zhuo is not a simple character, and there are some well-informed people who know that he almost squeezed out Lu Zhi and presided over the final battle against the main force of the Yellow Turban.
"Alright, let's get ready." After Dong Zhuo left, Li Ru said to Xu Rong beside him.
"Yes." Xu Rong clenched his fists and immediately turned around and walked towards the outside of the tent.
After he left, the whole camp became noisy, and the cavalry in the camp were packing up, putting on armor, and taking weapons. Depending on the situation, they are also preparing to leave Luoyang City, at least this is what these cavalrymen think.
However, for every cavalryman who followed Dong Zhuo from Liangzhou, he was unwilling, and the prosperous scenes he saw on the way to Luoyang City left a very deep impression on their minds. All this, they want to plunder and take it for themselves, so much so that they have reluctantly persevered until now by suppressing their heart's desire.
Now that they are leaving, they are all disappointed. When they were in Liangzhou, as long as they had force, they could take possession and have everything. The world outside Liangzhou is so beautiful and weak, those people are like domesticated sheep, if they can go and plunder, it would be good.
The assembled Liangzhou cavalry began to wait and entered the waiting, and no one showed the unwillingness and loss in their hearts. They only need to obey Dong Zhuo's orders, and they must obey Dong Zhuo's orders, as for those who don't obey, they are already dead.
Li Ru silently calculated the time in his heart, the army in the camp was now unable to move, he knew that someone was watching them, and once they moved, they would be caught. Besides, there is no legitimate reason to enter Luoyang City now, and it is not a question of whether to take the lead or not. It is the defending army of Luoyang City, and it will not allow an army to enter Luoyang City at all, even if he is the army of the imperial court.
sighed, for him, the current Luoyang City was not chaotic enough, and it did not reach that moment of complete chaos. If the Ten Standing Servants could stir up the situation in Luoyang City as he expected, he might be in Luoyang City by now, with the army by his side.
Now, we can only wait for chaos and wait for the time when we need to make a move.
Although the army cannot move, who says that it must be the army? Some of the centaurs have already entered Luoyang City in camouflage according to his instructions, and are hidden everywhere, as long as they need to, they can immediately transform into combat power and take over the men and horses outside the city and in the city.
At this point, Rao is full of wisdom, but he has to admit that if he wants to succeed, he has to look at a little luck.
On the other side, in the camp of the state army, it is still very calm. Since Ding Yuan's death, there has been no nominal history of annexing states in the army, and although LĂź Bu has de facto control of the army, he does not have the qualifications to bring people into Luoyang City to meet the new emperor at the enthronement ceremony.
Just as the people of Luoyang City only knew that the new emperor was about to ascend the throne, but they had no way to witness it with their own eyes, Lu Bu was still far from the real power class, and he did not have the qualifications to witness it. He didn't have any problem with that, because he was also waiting, waiting, waiting for the storm to stir up, and his opportunity.
What follows is a battle where you have everything if you win, and you lose everything when you lose.
At the head of Luoyang City, Cao Cao stood directly above the city gate, watching the county guards with their own soldiers coming from the road outside the city. He is on duty today, but wait a minute, he will also go to the palace to attend the ceremony of the new emperor's enthronement.
As one of the eight captains of the West Garden, oh no, he is one of the seven existing captains, although the rank is small, but as the controller of a part of the military force in Luoyang City, he actually has this qualification.
"Yuan Rang, close the city gate when the time comes." Cao Cao said, not looking back.
"Yes." Xiahoudun, who was behind Cao Cao, stood up straight and responded with his fists clenched.
That's right, Cao Cao wants to close the gates of Beicheng. It's a pity that he is only responsible for the defense of this section of the city wall, and the other city gates are in the hands of others, and he is not qualified and cannot do the same thing. Therefore, in addition to entering from the city gate in the north, you can also enter Luoyang City from other city gates. But for Cao Cao, this was enough, because the northern city was the closest wall to the kind of army camp outside the city.
(End of chapter)