Chapter 178 Guangzong’s defeat Outside Guangzong city.
Along with Dong Zhuo came the inquisitive angel.
"Your Majesty, Lu Zhi, accepts the order."
Because of the frame-up by the servant who delivered the decree, Lu Zhi had to resign from his position as Beizhong Langjiang and return to Luoyang to question his crime.
When the news came back from Luoyang, Lu Zhi knew something was wrong.
"When eunuchs are in power, it's hard to clear up the world!"
Lu Zhi sighed, stretched out his hands, let the guards tie him up, and then entered the prison car.
In the army, the generals were simmering with anger and seemed to want to tear this false accusation into pieces.
"No way!"
Lu Zhi stopped him, "Bogui, after I leave, before the new commander gets familiar with him, you have to help stabilize the morale of the army."
Gongsun Zan's face was full of anger, "Teacher, you have dedicated your whole life for the great man. It was obvious to everyone during the suppression of the rebellion. Now that you have been framed by these court villains, your disciples are not convinced!"
"Bogui, don't act out of emotion!"
As Gongsun Zan's teacher, Lu Zhi naturally knew that this disciple had a hot temper, and he was afraid that after he left, there would be changes in the army.
"That being the case, it doesn't matter if the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou are aggrieved. Zou Jing and Yan Gang, let's go back to Youzhou!"
This time, Gongsun Zan supported Lu Zhi in his personal capacity with two thousand white horses, rather than as the prefect of the county, so he came and went.
"Bogui, why bother?"
"I, Gongsun Zan, came here with great righteousness, but I didn't expect villains to block my way. I can neither get rid of villains, but I can't associate with them either!"
Gongsun Zan picked up the servant who had delivered the decree and said: "Today you are an angel, I will not embarrass you. If you let my teacher suffer even the slightest injustice, I will kill you in heaven and on earth!"
The murderous aura in Gongsun Zan shocked the eunuchs who delivered the decree, and even Dong Zhuo, a warrior on the battlefield, changed his expression slightly.
However, Gongsun Zan did not go too far. He left the Chinese army's tent after scaring the servants.
"What a mess!"
Gongsun Zan didn't want to stay any longer.
"Huh!" The chamberlain who delivered the order breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Gongsun Zan would crush him to death in anger.
The servant who came back to his senses felt that he had been humiliated, so he directed all his anger at Lu Zhi, but he did not dare to go too far. After all, Gongsun Zan's threat was there. God knows whether these rude generals were no sooner said than done!
Another point is that although Lu Zhi is a prisoner, there are many people protecting him, especially that one. If he wants to kill himself, even his ancestors cannot protect him.
"Lu Zhonglang, let's go."
Lu Zhi was escorted into the chariot by the guards. Gongsun Zan was not far away and saw his eyes spitting fire.
The eunuch who conveyed the order had a smile on his face and a gentle tone, not daring to make excuses.
Dong Zhuo originally wanted to keep Gongsun Zan to help him, and also wanted to make friends with him, but the other party had decided to leave and no longer wanted to stay.
# Dong Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little proud after getting Lu Zhi's position. After Lu Zhi was escorted away, Dong Zhuo personally walked around outside Guangzong City and found that although Guangzong City was tall and thick, it had been attacked for days and there were several weak points in the city wall. Make him even more proud.
In Dong Zhuo's opinion, isn't Guangzong City so easily accessible with so many flaws?
As long as Guangzong is captured and killed, Zhang Jiao will no longer be a dream. In addition, no matter the nobles, relatives or eunuchs in the court, they have been bribed by him. It will be a matter of time for him to have three ministers and nine ministers.
Of course, it would be better if we take the opportunity to make both the Yellow Turbans and the Central Army suffer losses! With the bravery of the Liangzhou Army, can't they defeat the Yellow Turban Army? actually not.
With Dong Zhuo's bravery and elite sergeants, there is absolutely no way he can do anything against the Yellow Turban Army.
However, at this time, Dong Zhuo had already noticed the corruption of the imperial court. Coupled with Li Ru's analysis, if he wanted to become an influential talker in the future, he must cultivate his own power, control the military power, and have a large number of people who can conquer and fight well. army.
The King of Hejian is an example. No matter what changes will happen to Luoyang next, everyone will look at this man. If this man captures Mengjing Pass and the army commander drives south and directly enters Luoyang, he will be the second Duke of is also the reason why eunuchs, relatives, and nobles have always shown goodwill to this man. He has become the epitome of "retribution and ruthlessness". Except for the emperor, whoever displeases him will have serious consequences. Huangfu Song is a lesson learned from the past.
However, what if there is no accident? The Yellow Turbans' counterattack completely shattered Dong Zhuo's dream. Due to the sudden change of generals in the imperial court, the combat effectiveness of the Central Army was far less than before.
Who is Zhang Jiao?
That is the fierce man who founded Taipingdao! Not to mention Zhang Jiao's ability, let's just say that Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are not ordinary , the biggest reason why Huangfu Song and Zhu Sales were able to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion was that Zhang Jiao died of illness.
Now that Zhang Jiao is still alive and well, it is a taboo for military officials to change generals before the battle. How could Zhang Jiao let this opportunity go in vain?
The self-righteous Dong Zhuo arranged for a few days, but was defeated by Zhang Jiao and returned.
During the battle, Dong Zhuo was defeated and fled in panic, wearing the Yellow Turban.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo's life was hanging by a thread, suddenly, three people came running from a distance.
The leader was seven feet five inches tall, with ears hanging down from his shoulders, hands above his knees, eyes that could focus on his ears, a face like a crown of jade, and lips as if they were greased. He was clearly the Liu Bei Liu Han had seen in Zhuojun.
Liu Bei and the two men behind him rescued Dong Zhuo among thousands of troops. The two men rushed over and fought with Zhang Jiao.
After that, everyone covered Dong Zhuo and broke out of the tight encirclement.
On a slope, Dong Zhuo reined in his horse, turned around and thanked the three of them.
Dong Zhuo raised his hands to the three men and said: "Thanks to the three heroes for saving me, I will never forget it. May I ask what positions the three heroes currently occupy?"
Liu Bei replied: "We are all white."
When Dong Zhuo heard that it was three mud-legged people who saved him, his good expression disappeared and he said, "White body? Humph!"
Then he turned his horse's head and rode away.
# When news of Dong Zhuo's defeat reached Luoyang, Liu Hong was very angry.
If not for Yuan Wei's intercession with He Jin and Zhang Rang's persuasion, "Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people, and it is not appropriate to kill the general."
Only then did he save his life.
"Order the King of Hejian to rush to Guangzong to capture and kill the rebels!"
"Here."
None of the eunuchs, nobles, or relatives dared to stop him, especially He Jin, whose face was burning at this moment, "Dong Zhuo is not useful!"
Liu Hong asked Dong Zhuo to serve his crime and stay in Guangzong, and ordered Liu Han to go north to quell the rebellion.
If Li Ru hadn't been smart and asked Dong Zhuo to send people to Luoyang to send a large amount of treasures after the defeat, He Jin and Yuan Wei could only rely on their lives to save their lives.
Dong Zhuo, who had learned a lot from his mistakes, naturally did not fight with Zhang Jue, but stayed behind closed doors, waiting for the arrival of the new coach.
"Alas! It's a pity that this great opportunity has been missed."
There's no point in sighing, it's too late.
On the other side, Liu Hanren, who had received the imperial edict, was already on his way to Guangzong.
"Mud can't support the wall."
How could Dong Zhuo's little thoughts deceive Liu Han? It's just that he tricked himself.
"Instructions are sent from the Hejian Kingdom to send [-] troops to Guangzong, and I order Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to follow me north."
"Here."
(End of this chapter)