Chapter 66: Expansion of the Army
"Ha! I did everything for the Han Empire, cut down Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, and eviled the scholars in the world; reversed the fate of heaven and earth, ruined the good deeds of the leader of the Immortal Dao; and severely offended the border warlords and the Taiwei who controlled the government. I have no way to retreat for a long time, it can be said that the whole world is the enemy, the road is only difficult, at this time to take a step back, it is the collapse of the Tao, the situation of death. It's come to this, and I can't care so much about it!"
Ye Zhiqiu's deity stretched out his hand and made a light move, and a large mass of dragon qi that had been suspended in the air for a long time and was unwilling to accept it was immediately absorbed into his body.
The dragon qi of the Han Empire is far more refined than the aura of heaven and earth, and after entering the sea of dantian qi, after the accumulation is full, Ye Zhiqiu immediately uses it to break through the acupuncture points.
"Poh...... Kiss...... Poo"
After three breaths, the twenty-four acupuncture points of the entire Ren vein were all opened, and the remaining dragon qi that had not been exhausted did not decrease, and the Tiantu acupoint in the throat rushed upward, and the wisps of meridians emerged, climbing over the jaw, overflowing the mouth and nose, and concentrating on the center of the eyebrows in the middle of the forehead.
Ye Zhiqiu won the favor of the Heavenly Dao, and suddenly jumped to a great realm, and he was also a high-level distraction of practicing Qi Transformation God, and had the privilege of incarnating outside the body, and after being injected by the dragon qi at this time, he actually opened up a small spiritual pool in the Mud Pill Palace.
The bright yellow dragon qi has been consumed so far, Ye Zhiqiu secretly intercepted a trace of it, sealed it in the spiritual pool of his mind as a seed, and the rest of it was transformed into true yuan, nourishing his weak body.
Fulongting is indeed the fastest shortcut to enlightenment, but unfortunately I have received the support of the dragon qi of the Han Empire, and my future Taoism will inevitably be linked to it, and I will become a qi refiner of the Baohan faction. It is estimated that the number of Taoists standing in this camp is the smallest and the weakest power. Shi Zimiao, a Taoist who has a close relationship with the Empress Dowager He's family, I guess I can try to get in touch. ”
Ye Zhiqiu remembered that when he opened six of the eight gates of the interior scene, there were Taoist cultivators of martial saint cultivation, and the strength he showed was more than the level of a thousand.
After the five poison law body clones returned, Ye Zhiqiu gave a look, and the self on the other side understood. Originally, it was one body, and after the distance was closer, even talking could be dispensed with.
At the same time, the chaos in the camp of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army finally reached the ears of the Taiwei Dong Zhuo, the warlord leader who led the army into Beijing and quickly controlled the government and held great power, deeply knew the importance of the army, and he found that his position began to shake, and all this was done by hidden political enemies.
"Despicable!"
Dong Zhuo's face turned red angrily, after learning the loss of the Xiliang army, he was about to vomit blood in anger, and later heard that more than half of the losses of the "concurrent" and state army were lost, and most of them were deserters, and the rest bombed the camp on the spot, and when they attacked each other, their eyes were suddenly dark, their throats were sweet, and a mouthful of blood was about to spurt out.
After all, he is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed this mouthful of blood, but he couldn't swallow this breath. He suddenly stood up and walked up and down the room, his untidy hair draped over his shoulders and raised from time to time as he walked back and forth, looking like an angry king of the mountains. Although the tiger's bones revealed the smell of decay, the majestic aura came out of the window, shocking everyone, even his sons-in-law Li Ru and Niu Fu did not dare to take a breath, let alone move in the slightest.
"I knew that the important ministers in the court were not convinced, and they colluded with each other to secretly carry out conspiracies. In the Gyeonggi area, where are there so many poisonous snakes, and they are not driven by sorcerers, how can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable!"
Li Ru, as a strategist who mastered the secret spy system of the Xiliang Army, could not look at his backer, was carried away by anger, made a wrong judgment, and stepped forward to persuade desperately.
Dong Zhuo won't listen to other people's words, but what Li Ru said has always been something, and he is still willing to listen to it.
"In the current situation, the Qiang soldiers of the Xiliang Army have lost all of them, and there is not much left of the Bingzhou Army. For today's plan, it is to expand the army as soon as possible, bring new soldiers with soldiers from a hundred battles, and restore the military momentum of suppressing the important ministers of the imperial court as soon as possible, so that the position of the captain can be as stable as ever. ”
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his eyes widened, and then he came back to his senses and nodded again and again: "Not bad, not bad! The expansion of the army is imperative." I'll leave this matter to you and Ushisuke, huh...... Piggybacking on Dong Yue and Duan Xuan, they are all Zhonglang generals under my account, and it is not good to favor one over the other. ”
Li Ru hurriedly smiled and nodded, saying that he did not dare to be responsible for the expansion of the army. Dong Zhuo is very satisfied with his trustworthy strategist attitude, as long as he is by his side, no matter what difficult situation, he will find a solution.
Dong Zhuo sat down with peace of mind and exhaled a sigh of relief with a soothing expression, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that he had not offended the captain's moldy head.
What happened in the camp of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, although Ye Zhiqiu acted secretly, and the people in the camp were also tight-lipped, but unfortunately the paper could not contain the fire, not to mention that more than 2,000 veterans of the Bingzhou Army fled, and the news spread quickly.
The people who didn't deal with Dong Zhuo naturally clapped their hands and praised, if it wasn't for the curfew at night, they would definitely have a banquet to celebrate. After all, in the recent period, there are too many people who can't stand the Taiwei controlling the government.
As for the people who watched coldly, most of them were the masters of the gate valve family who plotted to overthrow the Han family and used Dong Zhuo as a knife, and they didn't know that Taiwei was persuaded by Li Ru to expand the army as soon as possible.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo's command was cool and the strength of the state army was weak, some people were ready to package and give away the remnants of the Xiyuan Army, but this move completely angered Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy.
Cao Mengde, who was also born in the gate, did not dare to resent the surname of the high-ranking family with bad ideas, after all, they were all prominent families with rich hairpins, and they really couldn't afford to offend, so he poured all his resentment on Taiwei.
In the early morning of the next day, the ministers entered the court from the imperial road, and everyone wanted to see Dong Zhuo's jokes, after all, the Xiliang army under his command and the annexed state army lost more than half, and the military momentum was not as powerful as before.
Only Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, did not have any expression, and there were no close children of the Cao family and the Xiahou family around him, and his lonely figure looked a little lonely.
It didn't take long for Dong Zhuo to be hugged by dozens of people in the car, and everyone looked sideways, but as expected, seeing the bad face of the captain, some people scolded a few words, and even couldn't help blurting out.
"The Xiliang army is just like this, it was killed and brought back to life by a few poisonous snakes, according to this view, it must not be suitable for the climate of Luoyang territory, or go back to the border to drink the northwest wind. ”
"Shh......h Be careful, you don't want to die, it's miserable for him to hear. At the beginning, when the Taiwei sword entered the palace, the gourd hammer smashed the heads of many lonely old ministers. ”
"Hmph, isn't it just a death! The army under his command has been forcibly wiped out by four or five thousand people, and what happened overnight, and how long can he jump?"
Taking advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne, he led a large army into Beijing, controlled the government, and bullied the important ministers of the court. ”
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Dong Zhuo's ears were not deaf, and he heard the crowds on both sides of the royal road talking about it, all of which were unsightly and ridiculous words, but he was deeply angered. However, everyone was preparing to see the joke, and when he remembered Li Ru's words, he couldn't hold back his breath.
"Wait! When all the generals under my account expand the army, you won't have time to cry. The cost of army expansion must be collected from the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government as much as possible. This group of greedy and blasphemous national beetles, with a huge amount of wealth in the family, who is qualified to say that I should be killed. ”
In this court meeting, Taiwei Dong Zhuo lacked confidence, pressed the sword in his palm, and walked around the court, just like the tiger king who inspected his own territory, and looked at any important minister who dared to disagree, but no one dared to confront it head-on.
Dong Zhuo had some prejudices in his heart, so he naturally did not have a good face for the courtiers who might murder him, and the military affairs that were discussed had no results. After the court meeting, the hundred officials dispersed, but Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, came over with a face.
The army is dangerous, and it is necessary to determine the way back. Cao Cao had to buy time and arrange for the relatives of the Cao family and the Xiahou family to leave Luoyang, so that he could do a big thing by himself.
Cao Cao's reason for approaching Dong Zhuo was very simple, the important ministers of the DPRK and China had divided the northern and southern armies, and now they took a fancy to the remnants of the Xiyuan Army in his hands and were ready to divide the matter privately. Anyway, it's all for sale, so it's better to find a generous high roller and sell it for a good price.
After Dong Zhuo learned of this, he was a little hesitant at first, but the secret letter sent by Li Ru later indirectly confirmed the matter.
At this critical period when the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army were greatly damaged by the plot, Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, did not hesitate to send charcoal in the snow, never cross the boat, and meet the lights in the dark room.
Taiwei Dong Zhuo was suddenly relieved, and in turn he was worried that his bid was too low, which would force Cao Mengde to switch to the royal family, after all, he was born in the Cao family, and he could be regarded as colluding with the eunuchs of the inner court.
It didn't take long for the lieutenant to be transferred to the command of the lieutenant Dong Zhuo, and the news of the remnants of the Xiyuan Army was sent away in the capital Luoyang.
Immediately afterwards, the Tai Lieutenant Dong Zhuo announced that he was going to expand the army, and then asked for military uniforms and iron armor from door to door to the nobles, important ministers, and even wealthy merchants who lived in the south of the city.
In order to calm the morale of the army, Dong Zhuo let the Xiliang army and the Bingzhou army enter the city to participate in the affairs of collecting the army expansion fees, and the development of the situation immediately broke through the bottom line, and even the ordinary people in the market did not let go.
Seeing that the house was as clean as washing, many people cursed secretly, recalling the previous rich days, and now they are poor and almost ruined, and they all began to talk about the benefits of the emperor, even if it was the first emperor Liu Hong, many people were still quite satisfied.