In the sixth year of Zhongping (AD 189), Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, died, and the 17-year-old eldest prince Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, with General He Jin and Grand Tutor Yuan Kai as assistants. In order to solve the problem of eunuchs' meddling in politics once and for all, He Jin, with Yuan Shao's assistance, mobilized troops from all directions to Beijing, and pretended to attack the Ten Permanent Attendants.As a result, Zhang Rang and other eunuchs launched a coup first, killed He Jin and hijacked the emperor and queen mother, causing chaos in the court. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others invaded the palace with troops. After a massacre, the two forces of relatives and eunuchs were both wounded and destroyed.

But when the ministers retrieved Emperor Liu Bian and Chenliu Wang Liu Xie, and returned to Beijing from Mangshan happily, Dong Zhuo led Xiliang soldiers to arrive suddenly, and led the army into Luoyang in the name of escort.With the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole following behind, no one expected that Jiu Jiu Wufu would become the final winner of this struggle. That day, after Cao Cao escorted the emperor back to the palace with all the people, he went home and fell asleep with his head covered. He didn't get up from the couch until it was high in the sun. The first thing he did was to keep patting his forehead and telling himself repeatedly: It's just a nightmare."

He washed and changed his clothes casually as usual, ate up the soup and cakes brought by his concubine Huan'er as usual, and saddled Dawan's horse himself as usual... But the moment he stepped out of the mansion, he I have to admit that any idea of ​​self-comfort is just self-deception. Luoyang, the capital of the great Han Dynasty, has been turned upside down: the flags of the Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army are openly planted at the top of the city, obviously dividing up the defense of the capital, and their cowhide tents have been set up on Pingyang Street recklessly, blocking the imperial road.What is even more infuriating is that those confidant soldiers who were single-handedly picked up by He Jin also took the opportunity to enter the city. This group of rough men from all over the city who joined the army had no brains, and openly drank and ate meat with Xizhou soldiers Drink five and drink six.The Qiang people, the Huns, the Tuge people, the Huangzhong Yicong, and the reckless people made Luoyang city full of smog and smoke, as if a group of robbers broke into the houses of wealthy people.

Just yesterday, after escorting Liu Bian back to the palace, Cao Cao, Feng Fang and other captains of Xiyuan beat drums outside Pingyang Gate to gather their subordinates.After a night of chaos, some soldiers died in battle outside the Nine Dragon Gate, some were killed by mistake when they broke into the palace, some were trampled by the Liangzhou army, some got separated in Mangshan Mountain, and some even had a premonition of chaos in the world and led the sheep belt With the food and equipment of the military camp, he went back to his hometown to make a living by himself.The remaining soldiers were sparse, all of them downcast like defeated chickens, and many were injured in the resistance, and more than half of the battalions were lost. As for the horses, most of them were looted by the soldiers of Bingliang Prefecture.It took more than an hour for the battalions to barely restore their organizational system, but the Dutingyi Station where the troops were stationed was occupied by Dingyuan's Bingzhou Department.Those Tuge people and the Huns occupied the magpie's nest, robbed the tents and food of the Xiyuan army, and forced the officers and soldiers like bereaved dogs.

Cao Cao and other generals really wanted to fight this gang of savages, but looking at their powerful horses, bright machetes, and the tired soldiers under their own hands, they knew that fighting would be tantamount to death. The lieutenants of the West Garden took turns to negotiate with Ding Yuan, but he said arrogantly: "My soldiers are all men who were born and died in Beizhou. Now they have come from a long way to work hard for the king. The court should be rewarded. There is no reward at all, but It’s because you have shared some of your military equipment, food and grass, why are you waiting like this? Wouldn’t it hurt the hearts of soldiers and hurt the righteousness of colleagues?”

Everyone was annoyed, and brought up the imperial court's rules and regulations, Ding Yuan ignored it, and only agreed to return half of the tents, food and grass of the Xiyuan Army, but refused to let them leave the Duting post, and asked everyone to find another place to camp.The school captains worked hard all day and night, and the soldiers were still sitting in the field waiting for orders. They had no energy to argue with Ding Yuan, so they could only reluctantly agree, and they camped hastily to let the soldiers rest, hoping that things would turn around in the future, fantasizing This group of people can leave the land of Henan as soon as possible...

However, the turning point did not come, and things got worse and worse.Just one day later, a large number of Liangzhou troops flooded into the capital, all of them wearing armor and riding horses, harassing the people everywhere, and they even robbed the market in Luoyang.Now there are Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou Army inside, and Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army outside, and He Jin's cronies have become bandits without control. It's completely out of control. Cao Cao led his horse and roamed the streets like sleepwalking, staring blankly at the soldiers and barbarians passing by. It took him a long time to realize that he had nowhere to go: He Jin was dead, the West Garden Army had lost its commander, and Du Ting Others have occupied the big account.He and Feng Fang, Chun Yuqiong, Zhao Rong, and Xia Mou, the five remaining school lieutenants, are already in a mess.But then he immediately realized that as long as the military power is in his hands, there is hope of recovery. With five fingers clenched together, together with Yuan Shao's Sili soldiers, Yuan Shu's Huben soldiers, and the broken Northern Army, they can still turn the tide.

As soon as the target was clear, Cao Cao didn't hesitate anymore, and hurriedly mounted his horse and prepared to go out of the city to contact the scattered soldiers.Not far away, I saw a great chaos in the street ahead, many Liangzhou soldiers in iron armor were making a noise around one place. Cao Cao guessed that the gang was looting again, so he hurried his horse forward, looked over the heads of the crowd, and saw two Han generals and five Bingzhou warriors fighting fiercely in the crowd, those who watched the excitement The soldiers from Liangzhou didn't help each other, watching them risk their lives while talking and laughing with their hands in their hands.

Cao Cao recognized at a glance that the two Han generals were brothers Bao Xin and Bao Tao. Seeing that they were about to lose two against five, he hurriedly ordered to stop.But when the crowd was full of voices, he was blocked by Liangzhou soldiers far away, how could Bao Xin and the others hear it? "Quickly get out of the way and tell me to go over! I'm Lieutenant Dianjun! Tell them to stop!" Those Liangzhou soldiers didn't pay for anyone except Dong Zhuo, and they didn't even care about the emperor. How could they take a school lieutenant seriously?Cao Cao couldn't help getting annoyed, and with an idea, he pulled out the Qingzhi sword, and shouted: "Fuck it! Let me go! I am the captain of the Dahan Dian Army. Dong Zhuo should be more polite when he sees me. You guys If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword, first cut off your dog's head, and then talk to Dong Zhuo, tell him to destroy your whole family!"

In fact, these few words were just intentionally frightening big words, as he was a school captain who couldn't protect himself, he had absolutely no qualifications and courage to show off his might in front of Dong Zhuo.But these Liangzhou soldiers didn't know Cao Cao's weight. Seeing that this man was dressed in martial arts, his mount was tall and majestic, and he was holding a sharp treasure in his hand. Their living ancestor Dong Zhuo was even afraid of him. Thinking that the Dianjun school lieutenant's hands and eyes were open to the sky, he involuntarily stepped out of the way.

The Bao family brothers and the five Bingzhou soldiers didn't care how many there were, they scuffled together, their noses and faces were swollen, and the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed in a trance, and they felt that there was room for prowess, and all of them drew their swords at the same time out. "Stop it all!" Several people were taken aback for a moment, only to realize that Cao Cao had squeezed closer. "Which branch of Bingzhou are you from?" A soldier whose face was covered in blood glared at him, and shouted confidently: "I am the scout (scout) commander who works for Mr. Zhang Liao Zhang in Bingzhou. Today I will kill these two birdmen!" Bao Xin About to retaliate, Cao Cao raised his hand to interrupt, and sneered at the soldier, "Oh? I heard you arguing all the way away. I thought it was such a big official, but it turned out to be just a low-level official. what!" "What does it mean to be in the stream? I am now ordered to guard the east gate, and the generals who come in and out must report themselves. Otherwise, I will kill them! These two bird people are ignorant and openly broke into the door, ignoring me. , they should be killed!" Cao Cao leaned down on the horse, and asked with a smirk, "I didn't hear you clearly, so I ignored you, so what should I do? Say it again." "It should be killed..." "Puchi!" Before the scout commander could say a word, Cao Cao had already stabbed the Qingzhi sword into his chest, and the sharp sword light came out from the chest and back.As soon as the sword was pulled out, blood spurted forward and backward for half a foot, and the crowd who were watching and making noise suddenly fell silent and retreated one after another. "You, you..." The remaining four Bingzhou soldiers were frightened and didn't know what to do. "Don't you want to know who they are?" Cao Cao pointed to the Bao family brothers and said to the four, "Then let me tell you, they are the captains of cavalry who led troops from Taishan County under the order of the general. Shi's high-ranking official is much bigger than your boss, Zhang Liao! Just now, the soldier of yours spoke out loudly, saying "Lao Tzu", and stood up in front of the important officials of the court. I will solve this for you adults. You are not convinced. , you might as well try my sword!" The four soldiers looked at each other with fear, they couldn't stop stepping back, and said stubbornly: "If you have the guts... leave, leave a name, and we will go back and report to my lord." "Okay! Listen carefully, I am Cao Cao, Lieutenant of the Dian Military Academy, please remember! I also have more than a thousand brothers under my command, if you don't agree with me, let's make gestures, get out!" Seeing the four men lift up their corpses and leave in embarrassment, Cao Cao temporarily After heaving a sigh of relief, he got off his horse and talked to the Bao brothers.Bao Xin rubbed his chin and spit blood: "Damn it! I didn't look at the sun when I went out. Where did some mad dogs come from...Meng De, we've only been away from Beijing for two months, and the sky is raging here. In the end What's going on? Where's the general?" Cao Cao sighed for a while, and then told about the changes that happened these days.Bao Xin was very astonished, it turned out that he had given He Jin's letter and recruited soldiers on Mount Tai to make a show of momentum, but because He Jin couldn't make up his mind for a long time, the brothers came here day and night with more than a thousand subordinates.When they arrived at the Duting Station, they saw a big change in the flags, and if they didn't know it, they went inside, so they arranged for Bao Zhong, the fourth brother, to station troops temporarily. Bao Xin and Bao Tao went to the city to inquire about the news at the General's Mansion. It's not because the officers and soldiers rushed through with their fists and kicks, and the five soldiers chased after him closely, which caused this disturbance. While the three of them were talking, they heard the melodious bells on the horse's hanging luan. Yuan Shao held Bai Yan and came patrolling the street with more than ten riders.He was so busy this morning that people in Luoyang were panicking everywhere. Soldiers in Liangzhou robbed houses and oppressed the common people. In his eyes, it is often necessary to rely on the threat of his subordinates to disperse the rebellious soldiers. Cao Cao finally found a "relative" and hurriedly grabbed Yuan Shao's bridle: "At first, this is not going to work, we have to gather all the troops and drive these savages out. Where are Feng Fang, Zhao Rong, and Xia Mou? Call everyone together." Yuan Shao's face was pale, his eyes were a little dazed, before he could speak, he shook his head for a while: "You don't know, Xia Mou is dead..." "What? How did you die?" "Last night Wu Kuang took the general and his guards to find Xia Mou to ask for the military tent, but Xia Mou refused to give it to him, so the gang of rough men killed him in a flurry of knives in the big tent. Most of Xia Mou's soldiers dispersed. , and the rest were taken by Wu Kuang to Dong Zhuo." Yuan Shao paused for a while and then said, "Just now Zhang Zhang and Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min also brought a group of people to stay in Zhao Rong's big tent, gesticulating to eat and drink. Yes. After all, they are all subordinates of the general, and it is not easy for Zhao Rong to turn against them, so I am afraid it is still delayed. Also, my battalion commander Liu Zihuang was robbed of food by the Liangzhou Department..." As Cao Cao listened, he felt a chill run down his spine: Dong Zhuo is weakening the West Garden Army step by step!How hard is he?How dangerous is his situation... Thinking of this, he immediately got on his horse and said, "No! I have to go to my Dian army camp quickly. If I lose my military power at this time, I will really be slaughtered." "Damn it! I don't believe in this evil!" Bao Xin yelled, "Dong Zhuo must have a different ambition, if he doesn't get rid of it, he will be in serious trouble. Since he has just arrived in Luoyang and the troops are exhausted, let's act quickly and strike first. .I’ll go back to dispatch troops now, and each of you will bring your cronies and horses to work together. Let’s fight these savages!” Yuan Shao stopped him and said: "It must not be done. The Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army have dispersed. Another group of Liangzhou Army came this morning. Now we probably don't have as many people as them. Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan's soldiers are all veterans. The vicious people who fought against each other, I expect to turn our backs now, we must not be opponents!" "Bah!" Bao Xin was furious, and sneered, "Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, you now know that you are no match. Why didn't you expect it two months ago? What did you do earlier? Recruiting troops to Beijing to threaten eunuchs, how could you think of that?" How come you came up with such a bad idea?" Yuan Shao was ashamed for a while, but the serious mistake was right in front of him, he still had nothing to say, and sighed: "If I knew this earlier, why bother, the world is unpredictable..." Cao Cao didn't care to blame Yuan Shao, what he didn't understand was that Dong Zhuo obviously only brought 3,000 people, how could there be follow-up troops stationed overnight?Although Luoyang City is in chaos, there are still reports from Sanfu. How could the Liangzhou follow-up troops descend from the sky without warning?He was stunned for a moment, but Bao Xin grabbed Yuan Shao's belt and shouted, "What did you say? No supplies? Damn it! My team is all newly recruited. If there is no food, we will definitely need it within three days." Mutiny!" "Listen to me, let me go first..." Yuan Shao struggled, "All the supplies of the officers and soldiers have been robbed by the Liangzhou Department, where can I find you rations for a thousand people?" Bao Xin's eyes almost widened. Bleeding came, and Yuan Shao was toppled to the ground with a strong wrist.Seeing this, the Sili congregations drew their swords and guns and were about to attack, Yuan Shao raised his hand to stop him and said, "I should fight! Don't embarrass the Bao family brothers." "Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, take care of yourself!" Bao Xin was a little moved when he heard him say this, let go of his hand and sighed: "Alas... I am now leading the troops to Jibei to prepare food and grass, and I need to recruit more troops. Come back and fight with Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan! It would be best if you can keep your military power and cooperate with me from the inside out. If you can’t, escape from Luoyang to recruit soldiers as soon as possible, and then we will come together to hunt for thieves! It can be redeemed..." After saying that, he turned around and went, walked a few steps and turned to Cao Cao, "Meng De, you are in a dangerous place, you have to take care of yourself!" "Don't worry, if the military power is not guaranteed, I have a plan to escape." Cao Cao stroked his newly grown beard, "I'm afraid the matter of begging for thieves will be leaked, so let's lead the soldiers away. Also, you just talked with Bingzhou soldiers have a big fight, don't go out of the east gate again." "Hmph! The man goes straight. Those who come in through the east gate will go out through the east gate. What can a few pawns do to me? Let's go!" Bao Xin had a strong nature, and today he was angry again, regardless of danger, Leading Bao Tao, he broke through the way he came here. "This second Bao, I really can't do anything about him." Cao Cao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, turned his head and saw Yuan Shao injured his knee, and it took him a long time to get up slowly.He also blamed Yuan Shao in his heart, but he knew that he had done bad things with good intentions, and now he was in such a mess, he couldn't help feeling sympathetic: "At first, are you okay!" Yuan Shao endured the pain and insisted: "No Don't worry about it... Leave me alone, go back to the camp to suppress the soldiers, it's best to close the camp gate and don't come out..." As he spoke, he wanted to climb on the horse, but because of the pain in his knee, he got off the horse's back again. Up and down.Because of some dispute, a group of Liangzhou soldiers surrounded him early on. They couldn't help laughing when they saw this well-dressed official fall off his horse twice.Yuan Shao was very angry, picked up Bai Yan from the ground, waved and shouted: "You all disperse, I have the festival of the emperor, if you don't disperse, I will order you all to be executed!" "Hahaha..." Liangzhou soldiers stood still and continued to laugh at him. In the eyes of these warriors, the festival of the Son of Heaven is nothing more than a stick with a string of plush tied to it. It can't compare to the steel knife under their ribs!Yuan Shao became more and more annoyed: "If you don't disperse, I will... I will..." Speaking of this, Yuan Shao also realized that he was powerless, with the dozen or so subordinates around him, he couldn't do anything to deal with so many rebellious troops. "Stop laughing!" Cao Cao glared, and pulled out the green sword again, "Didn't you see what happened to the Bingzhou soldier just now? Get the fuck back to the camp!" He stabbed one person to death, and guessed what kind of friendship he had with his boss, and gradually dispersed in twos and threes.Cao Cao put the sword back in its sheath, and couldn't help saying sadly: "Brother Benchu, the days when Fu Jie Yinshou ruled the world is over. From now on, I'm afraid I will have to rely on the sword in my hand to speak..." Yuan Shao looked at Bai Yan in his hand, he was dumbfounded for a long time before getting on the horse with his personal support. "You are injured, I will protect you and go home." "You don't have to, it's important that you go to the camp to become a director." Cao Cao smiled wryly: "Xia Mou and Zhao Rong are in chaos, and I don't know what's going on there! I'll send you back to the mansion, so I might as well go home and bring some trusted family soldiers with me. If the situation is not good , or someone will protect me and escape.” Yuan Shao lowered his eyes: "I think we still have a glimmer of hope." "Oh?" "Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo are not of the same mind. Liangzhou soldiers are inside the city, and Bingzhou soldiers are outside the city. The two groups of soldiers and horses often yell and clash. The best way now is to try to promote the two fires, and we will reap the benefits of fishermen." Cao Cao smiled wryly, "It's easier said than done..." Thinking up to this point, both of them felt that there was little hope, so they bowed their heads and said nothing, each urged their horses.The dark clouds are over the head, and no one can predict the future misfortunes and fortunes, and we can only take one step at a time.Even if it can be acted in accordance with the times, how can the safety of the emperor and queen mother be ensured?Seeing that they had reached the gate of Yuan Mansion, they suddenly heard someone calling Yuan Shao's name. Everyone was stunned when they stared at it—the one who came was a beggar with a disheveled face and ragged clothes. "Ben Chu! Is it Ben Chu's virtuous brother?" The beggar ran towards him barefoot, but before he could get close, he was stopped by a servant with a horizontal knife.Yuan Shao was quite surprised, he carefully looked at the beggar for a long time, hesitatingly said: "You are, are you Zhang... Zhang Jingming?" When the man heard Yuan Shao call out his name, he immediately fell down on the ground in relief, and burst into tears in an instant .Yuan Shao hurriedly got off his horse, limped over to help him, and wondered, "Brother Jingming, what's wrong with you? Why did you end up in this field?" When Cao Cao heard the word Zhang Jingming, he was also very surprised.Although he has never met this person, he also knows that Zhang Dao, whose name is Zhang Jingming, is a famous scholar in Hebei and a student of the Yuan family, and is known for his eloquence.A few years ago, he was hired by Yuan Shao's brother-in-law Gao Gong, the prefect of Shu County, and went to Yizhou with Gao Gong.But why did he suddenly appear in Luoyang today and become a beggar? "Ben Chu virtuous brother," Director Zhang burst into tears, "General Gao Jun is dead!" "Brother-in-law is dead..." Yuan Shao didn't care about the dirt on his body, and grabbed his hand tightly, "What's going on?" "It's all the fault of Liu Yan, who has a human face and a heart! He took the official post of Yizhou Mu, brought a gang of mobs into Yizhou, moved the government to Mianzhu, and recruited the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party and local bandits. Follow him Zhao Wei, Dong Fu, Meng Tuo, etc. all occupied important positions without authorization, and even colluded with the Taoists of Wudoumi in Hanzhong to massacre dissidents. They killed the king of Shuzhong, Li Xian and other famous people. They dismissed them at will, and your lord made them fight against each other." Director Zhang gritted his teeth, "Now Yizhou is already his and Liu Yan's world, monopolizing power from top to bottom, he is blatantly rebelling!" Cao Cao was startled when he heard that, he never thought that the dignified and virtuous clan would harbor such a big evil intention.But now that the immediate danger is still unsolvable, who cares about Yizhou? Director Zhang wiped away his tears, and said again: "Considering the high mountains and the long roads, I buried my lord in Sichuan. Unfortunately, my sister was buried in Hebei for many years. Their husband and wife cannot be reunited underground, please forgive the crime of foolish brother. " "Where do you take care of so much when things are coming to an end?" Yuan Shao said sadly, "I will wait for my brother to thank you." "I was also afraid that Liu Yan's subordinates would run rampant and harm the young master, so I took the whole family to escort the young master to you. Whoever wants to go to the land of Sanfu will be robbed by Liangzhou soldiers, his things will be robbed, and his family members will be robbed." They killed..." Yuan Shao stomped his feet: "What? Where's my nephew?" "Brother Yu risked his life to save the little master. The two of us endured untold hardships, and finally crawled to Luoyang alive..." Director Zhang pointed to the side of the road, where there was a child in ragged clothes squatting, It looked like he was more than ten years old, his eyes were wide open, and seemed to be full of fear. "Ganer! Come here, I am your uncle! Ganer!" Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to greet him. After all, the high-ranking officer was still a child, and he didn't remember his uncle after being separated for many years, and after the encounters these days, he was already petrified, and it took him a long time to understand, and he cried when he plunged into Yuan Shao's arms. "My poor child, my mother died since I was a child, and now I have no father. My uncle loves you in the future." The three of them burst into tears. Cao Cao also felt quite miserable: in the past, someone predicted that Liu Yan was inconsistent with his appearance, and that as long as he entered Yizhou, central Shu would no longer be a land of great Han, and now it really came true.Poor director Zhang came all the way with his high-ranking cadres to visit his relatives, only to come out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den. How much better is Luoyang than Yizhou? After thinking about this, Cao Cao didn't dare to neglect any more, and didn't disturb their uncle and nephew getting to know each other, so he went back to his home to make preparations.As soon as he entered the house, he ordered Lou Yi to order thirty strong servants to wait in the courtyard with swords and sticks ready.He wanted to run to the back house to ask Bian a few words, but when he turned around the living room, he bumped into someone, looked up - it was Cao Chun, the younger brother of the servant of the Huangmen. "Why didn't you enter the palace to escort?" Cao Chun smiled wryly: "Guard? Hmph! How can it be my turn? Dong Zhuo sent his confidantes to take over the defense of the palace, appointed Li Ru as Lang Zhongling, and led a group of dead soldiers to guard the emperor, queen mother, and King Chenliu. Under house arrest." Hearing this, Cao Cao felt even more uncertain: "Are there any of us in the palace now?" "My brother, what are the 'us' and 'them' now? Everyone is saving their own lives! Yuan Shu has been kicked out of the palace, and now he is bringing his little tiger benshi (soldiers guarding the palace and the monarch) I hid in Feng Fang's camp." "What should the emperor do?" "When I came out, Yuan Kui and Ma Rixun were leading a group of ministers to argue with Dong Zhuo's chief secretary, Tian Yi! I think they were wasting their time for nothing." Cao Chun shook his head repeatedly, "It's over, Dong Zhuo probably wants to Learn from Wang Mang and prepare to be emperor." "Don't talk nonsense," Cao Cao disapproved of his speculation, "Dong Zhuo had been in the officialdom after all, how could he be willing to take the risk of the world? Did the emperor just say he would be the one? How can he compare?" The former Wang Mang?" "Then what do you say he wants to do?" "I don't know either." Cao Cao took a few steps, "Let's take a step at a time. I'll take a few people to the camp in a while, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go home until the situation is settled. Since you don't go to serve, this The affairs of the mansion can be entrusted to you, so be careful!" "Don't worry!" Cao Chun was still in the mood to joke, "There is a younger brother sitting here, let him have thousands of troops, and he will risk his life to protect his sister-in-law and nephew." Seeing his playful smiling face, Cao Cao felt quite relieved, and wanted to go in and talk to Mrs. Bian, but he saw Lou Yi yelling from outside the courtyard: "My lord! A group of soldiers are coming outside. An officer, please go out and meet me!" Cao Cao's eyes darkened, he didn't know that Dong Zhuo was going to attack him, so he forced himself to calm down and asked, "How many soldiers did Dong Zhuo send?" Lou Yi chuckled, and said, "It's not soldiers from Liangzhou, but it looks like they are soldiers from the Bingzhou Department. There are a dozen of them in total, and they speak politely." "Oh?" Cao Cao was surprised, and thought to himself, "Could it be that I came to seek revenge for killing Bingzhou soldiers? Even so, we must guard against it!" After thinking for a while, he ordered Lou Yi: "Call the three Ten servants line up outside the gate, and I will go out to meet them myself." He made a plan, and hurriedly took off his clothes and changed his armor. Following the thirty elite servants lined up on both sides, Cao Cao walked out of the mansion gate calmly, and saw more than a dozen Bingzhou soldiers wearing leather armor, and there was also a handsome officer among them. This person seems to be less than twenty years old, but his height is more than eight feet, with broad arms, round waist, and distinctive armor. He has a scorched yellow face, a wide forehead, a straight nose and a straight mouth, and his chin sticks out like a shovel. , highlighting the furry beard, and the most striking thing is that he has a pair of slender phoenix eyes, which add a bit of a distinctive temperament to the fierce appearance of this warrior.Cao Cao didn't dare to be negligent, so he stepped down to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "What is this lord looking for me for? Please come inside!" "Don't dare dare!" The officer waved his hand, "I have a lowly official position, so I dare not pollute my lord's noble land." "They are all in the army, so how can we talk about high and low? If someone Cao is a brother, he will invite him!" Cao Cao knows the habits of these warriors. The more they call each other brothers, the happier they are, and they really treat you brother.Sure enough, the officer smiled and said, "I'm really busy with business and don't want to bother you, so I'll just stand here and have a few words with you." "May I ask what the military master is called?" "Engaged in Zhang Liao in Xiabing Prefecture." Cao Cao was taken aback, it turned out that the person killed today was his scout, it seems that this person really came to seek his own bad luck.Knowing that this matter was embarrassing, and she was indeed somewhat Meng Lang, she hurriedly cupped her hands and said, "Brother Zhang, what happened today..." "Your Excellency, there is no need to say more." Zhang Liao interrupted him, and turned his head to wink at a soldier behind him. The soldier immediately took off a big bag, shook it vigorously, and suddenly a red light burst out, and four bloody bags rolled out. Heads come!Cao Cao and the thirty servants around him were all stunned. "Hahaha...don't be offended, my lord." Zhang Liao pinched his waist and smiled brightly, "Although I, Zhang, am a reckless person, I also know the truth of military orders like mountains! Today I sent five people to interrogate the East Gate, but I'm afraid that some bandits will sneak into Luoyang in the chaos. I don't want them to dare to chase people on the streets of Luoyang and beat people in public after being overwhelmed by the chaos. They also offended you and the two superiors. You killed well, dare to commit crimes Military commanders deserve to be killed! You killed one, and I brought you the remaining four, so I apologize to your lord." As he spoke, Zhang Liao bowed to the ground. This caught Cao Cao off guard, so he hurriedly stretched out his arms to help him, but he moved him three times, but he saw that his body was bowed and motionless.Seeing that Cao Cao was shocked, Zhang Liao straightened up and said, "My lord's magnanimity really lives up to his reputation. You have a humble job and official duties, so let's go." "Master, go slowly." "Don't dare to bother my lord to see you off." Zhang Liao got on his horse, turned around and said again, "My lord, I have one more thing to say. Today's matter is my lord, you can barely occupy a word of reason, but if your lord hurts me again for no reason in the future My subordinate, I'm afraid I won't be as polite as today." As he spoke, he quickly grabbed a spear from his subordinate's hand, turned the tip of the spear and poked it hard on the ground, stabbing the spear head more than a foot long. Into the ground!Cao Cao was stunned again. "Goodbye, my lord. Be more careful in times of war..." Zhang Liao smiled slightly, and walked away with his subordinates.Lou Yi followed Cao Cao several times through life and death, boasting of his physical strength. Seeing the spear blocking the gate, he tried his best to pull it out four or five times before pulling it out. He was so tired that he was panting. "This is really a strong man!" Cao Cao couldn't help admiring Zhang Liaoyuan's back.Suddenly, I felt that there are first-class heroes in the Bingzhou Army. If they can subdue such characters, why can't they contribute to the court?But when he turned around, he saw those four hideous human heads standing on the ground again!The cruel reality is still in front of us.Cao Cao didn't dare to think any more, got on his horse quickly, and led the thirty well-armed Ding to his camp. At this time, military power is the lifeline, and losing military power is equivalent to losing everything!