After Shangguan Si entered Luoyang, he looked at the city gate that had not yet been closed in shock.

A ridiculous rout!

In fact, not many people died at all, but it was so irrepressibly retreating.

Everyone is on the run, all with the intention of coming with the benefit of me and sending you to death, and as soon as they heard the wind and grass, they turned around and ran away.

Someone stopped as they ran, and watched the wind.

Someone ran all the way south without stopping.

There are also people who bravely go north, as if they want to regain the Son of Heaven, but there are too few such people. In the end, most of them were surrounded by the upbeat Ye divisions, and in less than a day, the whole army would be wiped out.

Good thing I'm not that stupid!

"General Chen—" Shangguan Si looked back at Chen Yi, the general of the Left Guard, who was returning with him, and said.

"General Shangguan, don't leave it at that." Chen Yi clenched his fists on the horse's back and said, "I will take my sons and daughters to find a place to station, and I don't bother the general." ”

His officers are bigger than Shangguan, but the old army is basically gone, which will have less than a thousand soldiers. On the other hand, Shangguan Si, although his troops were wounded and bone-wrenched, many of them fled back, no less than 3,000. The rout troops contained along the way were all captured by him, and now they have swelled to more than 7,000 people, which is no longer something he can deal with.

Chen Yi left after saluting, as if he couldn't avoid Shangguan.

Shangguan Si's eyes struggled twice, and finally did not give the order to fire and merge.

It's not the time yet, it's going to scare a lot of people, such as-

"General Shangguan, since you have entered the city, do you ......" Sima Tan, the crown prince sitting in the carriage, suddenly said loudly.

The crown prince was only ten years old, but this did not prevent him from seeing Shangguansi's ambitions.

This person greeted him warmly and courteously along the way, but he was not allowed to leave alone, and he sent his henchmen to watch him and did not let him come into contact with anyone.

Isn't it clear what he had in mind?

"Haha." Shangguan Si laughed and said, "Don't worry, the prince, I'll send you into the palace." ”

The prince's face turned pale, he snorted a few times, and after seeing the bright knives and guns around him, he was scared, and finally did not speak.

Shangguan Si glanced at the prince with ill intentions, then turned to Miao Yuan, who came over, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you have?" ”

"More than 4,000 people." Miao Yuan replied.

Originally with only 2,000 men, he had recently collected a few routs and expanded to more than 4,000.

"You and I are together." Shangguan Si laughed in a low voice: "I don't know if the King of the East China Sea is alive or dead. The Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are far away in Yecheng, and it is time for Luoyang to change people. ”

Miao Yuan was a little moved, and a little hesitant.

"What, scared?" Shangguan Si's face changed and asked.

"Has the general forgotten Zhang Fang?" Miao Yuan asked: "There is a rout mentioned that on the way, I saw the western soldiers turn around and come to Luoyang. Zhang Fang does not remove, everything is closed. ”

"That's a matter of concern." When Shangguan Si heard this, he restrained his ambition a little, and said seriously: "You and I have more than 10,000 troops together, and there are also Manfen and Mi Huang departments in the city, which adds up to a lot. How many soldiers does Zhang Fang have? According to me, it is better to pull out the whole army and defeat the western soldiers, so that it will be a great achievement. With this great victory, who else in the city is not convinced? It's the governor Mi Huang, I'm afraid I'm going to run over. Sima Yue didn't know whether he was alive or dead, didn't he think about what he would do in the future? ”

When Miao Yuan heard this, he seemed to feel a little reasonable.

The sources of the rout soldiers they contain are very varied, but if you look carefully, there are still many veterans of the Chinese army. Not to mention that Shangguan Si still has more than 3,000 old Chinese troops directly under the central government, and his combat effectiveness is very strong.

Last year, Zhang Fang's 70,000-strong army pressed the border, and Sima Yi led the Chinese army to win many battles, beheading 20,000 people, killing the western soldiers who could only shrink into the camp and dare not fight.

From this point of view, it seems that you can fight with Zhang Fang?

Shangguan Si saw the change in Miao Yuan's face, and knew that he was moved, and immediately smiled: "Don't worry about the low morale of the sons." ”

"Oh? What can the general do to boost morale? Miao Yuan asked.

"Look-" Shangguan pointed at his horsewhip and looked up to the sky and laughed.

Miao wished to go, but saw teams of soldiers rushing into the street, slashing with knives and axes, and even slamming directly on the door.

There were exclamations from behind the door, and there were cries of women and children.

Miao Yuan's face turned pale, and he immediately knew how Shangguan Si wanted to boost his morale: looting.

"Let's go, enter the palace with the crown prince." Shangguan Si hugged Miao Yuan and said with a smile.

Miao Yuan laughed dryly twice, and reluctantly followed.

It seems reluctant, but if you don't have ambition, why bother to follow Shangguan to wade into this muddy water?

Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, didn't have any news, maybe he was panicked on the way to escape, and it was not necessary that he was assassinated in a certain village.

Furthermore, even if he is alive and successfully escapes, can he get up again?

Judging from his "rich" political experience, Miao Yuan is unlikely.

So, why not take a gamble? Isn't it beautiful to be in charge of yourself in Luoyang and to be self-dedicated? In the future, even if the younger brother returns to the Son of Heaven, they can also sacrifice Luoyang to surrender, which is another great achievement.

Thinking of this, Miao Yuan strengthened his determination.

******

It's a big house, and it's not that simple to clean up.

However, the host family can go first.

When Shao Xun rushed to Sikong Mansion with more than 1,000 soldiers before and after the army, Concubine Pei had already held the hand of the prince and waited in the door for a long time.

"It seems like a mess outside?" After all, it's a woman, and when she encounters this kind of scene, she can't help but be a little worried.

Yes, Concubine Pei is very smart and skillful.

But some people don't play this with you.

Zhang Fang, Shangguan Si and others, he really can't play with you when he plays conspiracy and his heart, so they switch to playing with knives.

How do you deal with it?

"Princess, relax, I have a way to deal with it." Shao Xun was already fully clothed, with a left bow and a right sword, and a heavy sword inserted in his back, looking ready to kill.

"Hmm." Concubine Pei responded very briskly and pulled the prince into the carriage.

She was glad.

The first time I met Shao Xun was two years ago. At that time, the team leader Yang Bao secretly told Shao Xun that he was a "young man with a knot", and Mi Huang sent someone to inform him, which really scared him.

By mistake, he decided to let him go, but he didn't expect that two years had passed, and he had actually been rewarded with a fruitful return.

What was your state of mind at that time? Frightened by the news brought by his cousin and niece, he made that decision in fear.

If they hadn't come to visit them at the time, and hadn't mentioned those terrible things in the state, maybe the ending would have been different, right?

Things in the world are probably like this, and I am lucky.

"Let's go!" Shao Xun turned over and ordered.

The officer's command rang out. After a while, four columns of more than 1,000 armor soldiers lined up headed for Kim Yong City.

The street was empty, and the rustling of footsteps echoed everywhere. In the distance, in the area of Dongcheng, a sky-high fire has been ignited, and Luoyang has fallen into disaster again, this time by his own hands.

Shao Xun suddenly felt very ridiculous.

He had carefully planned to maintain the difficult balance in Luoyang City, trying to keep the city for the local forces in Luoyang when the Northern Expedition was defeated—to some extent, many generals, including Sima Yue, Mi Huang, and Shao Xun, were all part of the local forces in Luoyang.

The Shangguan Sibu who are now in turmoil may also be a local force in Luoyang, but they are too shallow and too indulgent, and after finding out that they have become the largest military leader in Luoyang, their first reaction is actually robbery.

Is this a habit of poverty?

"Shao Sima, can the Kingdom Army fight? Can you defeat Shangguan Si, Miao Yuan and others? While the carriage was walking, Concubine Pei suddenly asked.

"Back to the princess, Shangguan Si and Miao Yuan are very vigilant. Set up horses and barricades at the intersections, and send sergeants to defend them, which are difficult to capture in a hurry. There are many Chinese army soldiers in his department, and the combat power is strong, and there are too many new people attached to the kingdom army, if they attack and kill, the victory or defeat is unpredictable. Shao Xun said.

"If the royal army can control the overall situation in Luoyang and repel Zhang Fang, it can also reserve a way for Sikong to retreat." The princess sighed and stopped talking.

When Shao Xun heard this, he couldn't help but think about it seriously.

If Mi Huang can successfully keep Luoyang, will Sima Yue come back? It's hard to say, at most five or five opened.

Besides, there is no news of him yet, what if he dies?

To this day, history can only be referred to, not fully trusted. He even suspected that the time of Sima Yue's Northern Expedition was different from history, so it was not impossible for an accident to happen.

He once sent Chen Yougen north to investigate, and repeatedly inquired about the defeated troops, but he did not get any definite news.

Either way, he plans to wait and see for a while.

The once planned plan to control Luoyang and gain military exploits and fame has been completely bankrupt, and now it is carrying out Plan B: defending Kim Yong City.

He wanted to see what Shangguan Si would do if he had such a nail in the northwest of Luoyang?

Kim Yong Cheng was soon there.

He Lun and Wang Bing went out of the city to greet each other, and when they saw the princess and the prince, they immediately paid a big salute.

"Don't be polite to the two generals." Concubine Pei took the hand of the prince and said: "Sikong Northern Expedition, success and failure, life and death are unknown." Now the orphans and widows are confused and uneasy, but they have to rely on the generals a lot. ”

At the end, his voice trembled and he choked slightly.

When He Lun and Wang Bing heard this, their eyes were a little red.

I saw He Lun sigh and said, "I am waiting to come from the East China Sea, and we should work together." Sikong is not there, and everything in Kim Yong City is in charge, but the princess and the prince are in charge. ”

"Whether you keep it or go, the princess and the prince can take the idea, and the servants will obey it." Wang Bingyi said.

"I want to hold on and wait for a turnaround, what do the two generals think?" Concubine Pei asked.

"Obey the Princess's orders." He Lun and Wang Bing said in unison.

Concubine Pei nodded lightly and entered the city with the prince.

Shao Xun walked in front of He Lun and Wang Bing, and the three of them looked at each other for a moment and sighed.

The situation is confusing, and no one can see the future clearly.

In this case, the three people who are also members of the township party subconsciously got a lot closer. The small contradictions and disputes in the past are so not worth mentioning at this time.

He Lun and Wang Bing no longer think about the position of general of the forbidden army.

Shao Xun no longer fantasizes about defending Luoyang with his own strength and making immortal feats.

In this chaotic world, planning can't keep up with changes, so you can only adapt to changes.

Weakness is the original sin, and their strength is still not enough after all.