Chapter 43 Chapter 41 Power Rotation

The remnants of the defeated generals poured into Xiliang in large numbers.It is the army that fled from the defeat of Meiwu City. Dong Zhuo's former ministers, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Guo Si, and Fan Chou, who were known as the Four Great Generals, jointly sent an envoy to Chang'an, expressing their respect and saying: "Follow me and pray for forgiveness." Wang Yundao: "absolutely not!" The defeated Xiliang soldiers were terrified. Jia Xu, who is well known as a counselor, said: "We cannot be shaken, we must unite. If the kings are separated and fight on their own, even the power of small country officials can arrest us. It is better to gather, on this basis Gather up the local people in Shaanxi and go to Chang'an. If it goes well, you can avenge Dong Zhuo and entrust the court to us. If you fail, it will not be too late to escape."

"That makes sense!" The four generals followed him. As a result, rumors spread everywhere in Xiliang, and the people of the state panicked.There are rumors: "Wang Yun of Chang'an sent a large army and ordered to kill all the local people." The four generals took advantage of the sway of their hearts and incited: "Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to fight with our army!" Together with the assembled motley crew, they formed an army of 140,000. The army raised its momentum and moved forward.On the way, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Zhonglang Niu Fu also led five thousand remnants to join him.So the morale is getting higher and higher.

However, they soon approached the enemy army and formed a confrontation. The morale of the four generals was immediately depressed, and they said: "This is impossible." Because they learned that it was the famous general Lu Bu who came. "You can't beat Lü Bu." Before the battle was fought, he had to admit defeat. So he once retreated.But the counselor Jia Xu ordered a night attack, so he suddenly turned around in the middle of the night and went straight to the enemy's stronghold. The enemy village is unexpectedly fragile.The general in the village is not Lu Bu, but Li Su who pretended to be an imperial envoy to Meiwu City when he killed Dong Zhuo.

Li Su was careless, most of his soldiers and horses were lost, and he was defeated for thirty miles, showing his ugly appearance. "What kind of system is it! The whole army was defeated in the first battle, and the crime is not small!" Lu Bu in Houzhai was furious and beheaded Li Su. He hung Li Su's head at the gate of the army, stood at the head of the battle himself, and defeated Niu Fu's army in the blink of an eye. Niu Fu retreated, his face pale, and whispered to his confidant Hu Chi'er: "Lv Bu is going to fight, and we have no chance of winning. Just grab the gold and silver and run for your life."

"That's right, it's just what I want. Do it while it's light." Therefore, Niu Fu took only four or five followers, and fled at dawn. Where there is a master, there must be a servant.On the way to the river, Niu Fu just started to cross the river when Hu Chi'er suddenly chopped off his head from behind.Then he ran to Lü Buzhai and surrendered, saying: "I'm here to present the head of Niu Fu, please use it." However, an accomplice has secretly reported that Hu Chi'er killed Niu Fu because he was jealous of gold and silver and wanted to get it.So Lu Bu said: "Niu Fu's head alone is not enough for promotion. Hand over your head!"

Lu Bu scolded Hu Chi'er and beheaded him on the spot. News of Niu Fu's death spread.I also heard rumors that Hu Chi'er, who killed Niu Fu, was also beheaded by Lu Bu. "Since that's the case, it's death or life, it's just a decisive battle!" The four generals of the enemy army seemed to have made up their minds. Li Jue, one of the four generals, said: "Attacking Lu Bu head-on, there is absolutely no chance of winning." He saw that Lu Bu was brave but not resourceful, so he deliberately lost the first battle and fled when he was defeated. , making it into a dilemma.

During this period.The two generals Zhang Ji and Fan Chou had already made a detour and headed towards Chang'an in a detour. "Chang'an is critical. Quickly withdraw troops and return to defense." Wang Yun sent envoys several times, but Lu Bu couldn't move. If Lu Bu wanted to go out of the mountains and passes and withdrew his army, Li Jue and Guo Si would send troops from swamps, mountains, and valleys to challenge them. In the battle of boredom, if you don't respond, you will collapse, and if you respond, you will have nothing.As a result, time wasted and there was nothing to advance or retreat.

on the other hand.The forces of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou who rushed to Chang'an became stronger and stronger. "Revenge for Dong Zhuo!" "We want to serve the court!" They were like a tide breaking a bank, approaching the city. Chang'an has an outer city like an iron wall.One thought that any army would be stopped outside the city.Unexpectedly, at this time, countless remnants of Dong Zhuo who were lurking in the city of Chang'an to save their lives jumped out in broad daylight and opened all the gates of the city when they saw that "the time has come".

"God help me too!" The Xiliang army cheered and poured into the city like a turbid stream bursting a bank. Most of the violent soldiers are miscellaneous soldiers.Once entering the city, the ugliness will be exposed, ruining Chang'an streets and alleys into a mess. The common people were still beating wine pots, singing peace, dancing and celebrating in every household, and then they were flooded by violent soldiers and fled screaming in the vortex of swords, lights and swords. How many curses have the people suffered? ! The ruthless heaven hid the sun and the moon in the black smoke rising from the city, and let the earth be dark and miserable.

When Lu Bu heard of the change, he felt deeply that the situation was serious, so he finally gave up the small battle in the mountains and withdrew his army. However, it was too late.When he arrived tens of miles outside the city, the night sky in the direction of Chang'an was already red.The soaring flames tell people that the enemy army under the flames has already gained an absolute advantage. "Oops..." Lu Bu moaned. He looked at the sky filled with fire, and was at a loss for a moment. Helpless helpless ah!Even Lu Bu is helpless now.The situation is hopeless. "By the way, let's go vote for Yuan Shu for the time being." He thought.

So he disbanded the army, leaving only a hundred or so riders, suddenly changed his course, and left quietly at night. Diao Chan, who lost her love, lost the territory to fight for hegemony, and Lu Bu's back also lost the majestic and majestic appearance of the past. It's a pity that the hero is not thoughtful enough, and he is immoral... Where will the heavens point the end of this rare brave boy? The sounds of commotion grew further and further away. The night was gloomy.Day rumbling. In the depths of the palace, Emperor Xian was always pale. In his heart, he seemed to see the fire demons and blood demons dancing on the streets of Chang'an. "The palace is in danger!" The attendant came to report. After a while, the courtier said: "The Xiliang army has attacked under the forbidden gate, and the momentum is like a tide." Now it's time to attack the court.Immediately, Emperor Xian lost all thoughts, closed his eyes, just nodded, and said: "Mmm...mm..." In fact, none of the courtiers knew what to do at this time. A courtier asked Xiandi to say: "They should also know the importance of the throne. If His Majesty personally ascends the tower of Xuanping Gate to stop the riot, it will be calmed down." Emperor Xian took his imperial steps and climbed up to the Xuanping Gate.Reveling in the bloody battle, the mad army who was bustling below the city soon noticed that the ornately decorated Emperor Huang Gai appeared far away on the tower of the Forbidden Gate. "Emperor!" "Your driver!" The rebellious army gathered under the tower noisily. "Quiet! Stop!" The two generals Li Jue and Guo Si suddenly suppressed their subordinates, desperately suppressing the violent soldiers, and came to Xuanping's sect themselves. Emperor Xian questioned loudly from the gate tower, "Why did you enter Chang'an wantonly without waiting for my permission?" So Li Jue pointed to the sky and shouted: "Your Majesty! The late Dong Taishi was your Majesty's arm and a hero of the country. He was murdered by Wang Yun's gang for no reason, left his body on the street, and suffered all kinds of insults. Therefore, we, the old ministers favored by Dong Zhuo, plotted revenge. It is definitely not treason. Now, if Your Majesty hands over to us the abominable Wang Yun hidden under your sleeve, we will immediately withdraw our troops from the forbidden gate!" When the whole army heard the shouts and shouted thunderously, they showed their colors and made strong demands. It all depended on how Emperor Xian would answer. Emperor Xian looked around. Wang Yun stood aside, biting his pale lips, staring at the army in front of him.He felt Emperor Xian's eyes staring at him, jumped up suddenly, and said: "Why do you regret being alone!" Saying this, he jumped down from the gate tower. His body fell towards the dense forest of halberds and spears. How unbearable! ? "Oh, that's the guy!" "The culprit!" "The biggest enemy!" Swords and guns came together, and they were about to stab Wang Yun's body into a hornet's nest. A ferocious army will not retreat even if its demands are met.It seems that they are making various plans there at this time, trying to kill the emperor and seek great things in one fell swoop. "However, even if you act reluctantly, you are afraid that the people will not accept it. It is wise to weaken the power of the emperor slowly and then act." It seemed that the whole army finally agreed with the opinions of Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others, and their emotions stabilized, but they still did not retreat.So Emperor Xian issued an oracle here: "Quickly withdraw troops and horses!" At this time, the rioting officers and soldiers under the city wall asked for official positions, saying: "No. I and my servants have contributed to the royal family, but have not been rewarded, so we wait." The tyrant Chen Bing's palace gate loudly demanded his official position.The emperor also felt that this move was presumptuous, but at this time he had no choice but to accept their request. Therefore, Li Jue was made the general of chariots, Guo Si was the general of the rear, and Fan Chou was the general of the right.Zhang Ji also became a general of hussars. Every man is fully dressed, and he leaps to stand side by side in the temple.The great power in the world was actually controlled by Dong Zhuo alone, and it was rotated in the turmoil, and soon fell into the hands of four people. Suspicion is the nature of nouveau riche.They planted spies around Emperor Xian.Such politics cannot bring lasting peace and order to the people. really.Not long afterwards, Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang, and Han Sui, the governor of Bingzhou, rallied an army of more than 100,000 people, and pressed against Chang'an under the banner of "crushing against the imperial thieves". Jia Xu offered a plan and implemented passive tactics. They reinforced the outer city around Chang'an, built fortifications on top of them, and dug deep moats. No matter how the attacking army called for formation, they just stood firm and "never fought." After a hundred days, the morale of the attacking army was depressed.Lack of food and grass, long-term stagnation caused morale burnout.As a result, after the rainy season, a large number of sick people appeared. The Chang'an soldiers who had been waiting for an opportunity opened the four doors wide and rushed to kill the enemy together.The Xiliang army was defeated and fled in all directions. Among the rebellious army, Bingzhou Han Sui was overtaken by the right general, and his life was in danger. Han Sui was in great pain. Thinking of his old friendship, he shouted, "Fan Chou, Fan Chou! Aren't you from my hometown?" "This is a battlefield. In order to quell national chaos, how can we talk about personal friendship!" "Having said that, I came here to fight for the sake of the country! If you are a national soldier, you should understand the heart of the national soldier. I can be killed by you, but please slow down the pursuit of the whole army." Fan Chou heard Han Sui's cry, and was finally troubled by favors, so he withdrew his army. The next day, there was a feast for the victorious army in Chang'an City.During the banquet, Li Jue, one of the four generals, walked around behind Fan Chou, and suddenly shouted: "Traitor!" He raised his knife and cut off Fan Chou's head. Colleague Zhang Ji was shocked and fell to the ground, trembling all over.Li Jue helped him up and said, "But you are innocent. Fan Chou deliberately let the enemy general Han Sui go on the battlefield yesterday, so he was executed." Li Bie's nephew was called Li Bie, and it was Fan Chou who he had secretly reported to his uncle. "Everyone, the thing is like this." Li Bie told the soldiers present about Fan Chou's crime on behalf of his uncle. Finally, Li Jue patted Zhang Ji on the shoulder again, and said, "Fan Chou was sentenced to death for the reason my nephew just said. You are my confidant, and I have no doubts about you. Don't worry." Then all the soldiers and horses of Commander Fan Chou were handed over to Zhang Ji.