Chapter 40 Chapter 5 The Kanto Alliance Discusses Dong Zhuo Dong Zhuo Moves the Capital to Burn Luoyang (4)

But Dong Zhuo is a warrior who doesn't understand politics at all. Although he is rich in strategy, he believes too much in military power. The Xiliang Army had enabled him to almost completely control all the troops in Sili District, so people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao who blatantly opposed him had to flee. If Dong Zhuo can first stabilize his control over Emperor Shao, so that everyone has no excuse to openly oppose him, and then gradually establish his own political authority, then he may be able to rewrite history.However, Dong Zhuo relied on military power as a backing, trying to forcibly establish his own authority, abolishing the young emperor and establishing the Xian emperor, which is tantamount to giving people an excuse to oppose.After the rise of the Kwantung Army, he couldn't face the situation calmly, and tried to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses to defeat them one by one.

Dong Zhuo couldn't tolerate disrespect for the military power he always respected, and he was almost mad with anger.The tough outward actions are actually a guilty conscience.He was afraid that the newly surrendered army would turn against him; he overestimated the strength of the enemy, so he took the advice to flee to a safe place as soon as possible, moved westward to Chang'an, and burned Luoyang, all of which showed that Dong Zhuo was completely ignorant of politics.Unable to bear the anxiety and pressure brought about by the rapid changes in the situation, Dong Zhuo became cruel and violent, and led himself into the fate of destruction.

Chang'an, where Dong Zhuo was going to go, was almost turned into ruins during the war during Wang Mang's period, with palaces destroyed, buildings overturned, and houses scattered, like a wilderness.But seeing Dong Zhuo's brutality, he ordered to build it quickly with all his strength.He said: "What are you afraid of? Longyou has a lot of wood, which needs to be cut and transported, and there are many tile kilns nearby. If dozens of them are not enough, hundreds of them will be built to make bricks and tiles." Therefore, the Luoyang residents who moved to Chang'an and the people inside and outside Chang'an were driven out again and put into a hard labor to rebuild the capital.People eat the wind and drink the dew, and are extremely tired in the rain and mud.Coupled with too little food and heavy work, many people fainted to the ground.Sickness and death, sickness is the same as death, was thrown into the wild by Dong Zhuo to feed the dogs, so as not to consume food without working.

If anyone has complaints, Dong Zhuo will not forgive them at all, and will definitely kill them immediately.In addition, the accomplices must be investigated, and many innocent people were killed.For a while, everyone was in danger, and the migrant workers could only bury their heads and work hard without saying a word, so as to avoid being suspected and implicated... Dong Zhuo's cruel actions spread to Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao couldn't express how angry and sad he was when he heard this.I am deeply saddened by my inability to prevent this human tragedy.Looking at Luoyang and Chang'an in the distance, he felt unprecedented desolation and compassion.This is really a shame that the Han Dynasty has never had, and a catastrophe that China has never had.Where is the emperor? Where is the court? Where are the people?

Cao Cao was alone outside the barracks, unable to suppress his emotions, and wrote his poem about the tragedy of the times——"Xielu": However, in the twentieth century of the Han Dynasty, Ren Cheng was not good. Wash the monkey and wear the crown, know the small and seek the strong. Hesitate and dare not break, because hunting is the king. Baihong is Guanri, and has suffered first. The thieves held the handle of the country and killed the lord and Yujing. The emperor's foundation was overthrown, and the ancestral temple was burnt. Spread westward and migrate, and the number is dirty and OK.

Looking at Luoyang Guo, Weizi is sad. This "Xielu" was originally a kind of elegy in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was a Yuefu poem specially used for the funeral of princes and dignitaries.Cao Cao borrowed it to describe his funeral for all the victims of the tragedy of the times. In his poem, he said: The Han Dynasty passed from Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to Hongling Emperor Hong of the Eastern Liu Han Dynasty, and passed on for twenty-two generations.The rude savage, who is shapeless even in elegant dresses, is short-witted and extremely ambitious, making a plan to kill the eunuchs.

Facing the deteriorating situation, the strategy was hesitant, which resulted in the emperor being held hostage by eunuchs and sent to the wild.Bai Hong Guanri was ominous, so He Jin himself was killed.The traitor Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to seize the power of the country, poisoned the young emperor, and destroyed the capital Luoyang.The foundation of the Han Dynasty was destroyed, and the ancestral temple and palace were also burned.The monarchs, ministers and common people were forced to move westward to Chang'an, and they were displaced, crying loudly.Seeing this tragic scene in Luoyang City, I was like a micro son facing the ruins of Yin, heartbroken, and could not help but burst into tears.

However, what made Cao Cao most distressed was the Kwantung Army's reaction to this incident.At that time, Dong Zhuo had already abandoned Luoyang and most of the Sili military region. Due to the corruption of military discipline, chaotic lineup, and almost complete loss of morale during the Luoyang retreat, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to retreat the main force and deploy defensively. As Bao Xin said before, although the Kwantung Army is known as the Allied Army, they have their own ulterior motives, and no one is willing to use their own troops as the vanguard to confront Dong Zhuo's powerful Xiliang Army.However, Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, turned a blind eye to the tragedy caused by Dong Zhuo's move to the west and stood still.Cao Cao couldn't stand it any longer, so he rode straight to Yuan Shao's base camp, and criticized very bluntly: "We all raised the righteous soldiers, isn't it to drive out the tyranny? Now that the army has been fully assembled, why are you hesitating? In the past, Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, the capital city, based on the imperial military power, and had a strong defensive deployment to the east. It was indeed not easy to defeat. However, today he retreated on his own initiative and moved westward to Chang'an with the emperor and courtiers. , This is the end of the day. One battle is enough to rule the world, why not seize this golden opportunity?..."

Yuan Shao said, "Don't worry, Mr. Cao. Although our army has formed an alliance, it is still in its infancy. All the ministries are not prepared enough, so it is very difficult to coordinate actions. Although Dong Zhuo has retreated, his strength has not weakened. How do you know that he will not lie in ambush along the way? If our army It would be too risky to attack Luoyang rashly..." Cao Cao returned disappointed, and declared to the allied forces: "It is justifiable to raise righteous soldiers and eliminate riots. Now that soldiers and horses from all walks of life are gathered together, it is time to attack. What else can you not make up your mind about? Dong Zhuo, the traitor, burned The palace robbed the emperor, forced the people, and the sea was shaken for a while, and the people were panicked. It can be described as an opportunity to punish the rebels. As long as everyone works together, the thieves will be captured..."

Cao Cao yelled like this, but the generals from all walks of life were a little indifferent.In fact, they each had their own thoughts. One was afraid of losing their own troops, and the other was afraid that even if Dong Zhuo was beaten, the territory would not belong to them.Besides, the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao, did not order everyone, but only listened to Cao Cao, how to coordinate with each other? Cao Cao was very angry when he saw that although these people made an alliance together, they were not in agreement with each other. When Cao Cao was disappointed, he took Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin and others to the west alone to fight Dong Zhuo.Chen Liuxiaolian Weizi volunteered to go with Cao Cao.Although Cao Cao and Wei Zi had some troops, they didn't have their own territory after all, so there was a problem in terms of supplies, so he had to ask Chen Liu's prefect Zhang Miao for help.Zhang Miao expressed his support for their actions, and also allocated several thousand troops to them.

Cao Cao was very happy, so he personally took the lead and asked Wei Zi to support him in the rear. He set out from Suanzao with full confidence to capture Xingyang.Along the way, it was very smooth like a sail meeting the wind. Cao Cao led his army to Bianshui, which is in the north of Xingyang County, Henan Province.As soon as Cao Cao arrived, he met Xu Rong, Dong Zhuo's general.It turned out that Dong Zhuo had heard the news that Cao Cao was marching alone, so he immediately transferred Xu Rong's army to Bianshui, where he was waiting to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao didn't have many troops at first, but he didn't expect that Xu Rong had already set up his formation, so he was immediately at a very disadvantageous position.Fortunately, Cao Cao's newly recruited volunteer soldiers had undergone rigorous training and had well-crafted weapons. Although they were at an absolute disadvantage, they fought all day before retreating.Of course, the casualties were quite heavy, Xiahou Dun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others tried their best to protect Cao Cao and retreat towards Xingyang. However, Xu Rong's army clung to Cao Cao tightly.It was getting dark, and Cao Cao hurried on, only to feel the wind in his ears like weeping.Gradually, I became a little tired from running, but the momentum of chasing soldiers did not decrease a little.Suddenly, Cao Cao heard the sound of gongs, and hurriedly dodged, but saw that he was still hit by an arrow in the shoulder.Before he could react, another arrow hit the horse's ass.The horse fell to its knees and threw Cao Cao to the ground.Then the pursuers from behind were about to gallop up. At a critical moment, Cao Hong arrived, and his subordinates blocked the enemy soldiers. He jumped off his horse, helped Cao Cao, pulled out the arrow for him, and pressed the knife wound medicine he carried with him. Ask him to get on his horse. Cao Cao said, "How can you do without a horse?"