The World of Yellow Sky

Qu Yi relentlessly pursued Gongsun Zan among the rebellious army. Gongsun Zan's followers were all overwhelmed, and were all picked off by Qu Yi. The soldiers along the way, Qu Yi, were so brave that no one dared to stop him.

Although Gongsun Zan had fought hundreds of battles with only a dozen cavalry and hundreds of Xianbei cavalry, killing and wounding dozens of people, the Xianbei cavalry fled after hearing of his reputation, but in this situation they panicked.

Qu Yi fought more and more bravely, Gongsun Zan only had the strength to parry, and the soldiers who entered the camp first behind Qu Yi were heading towards Gongsun Zan.

And just when Gongsun Zan's life was hanging by a thread, his subordinate Sima Zhao Yun arrived and killed Qu Yi, thus saving Gongsun Zan.

But the defeat was irreversible, and Gongsun Zan's army was defeated thousands of miles away. Yuan Shao took advantage of the victory to pursue and led the army to continue advancing eastward.

In the Battle of Jieqiao, the Baima Yicong army under Gongsun Zan's army was wiped out, and more than [-] generals were killed or injured. Even Yan Gang, the new governor of Jizhou in the Chendu court, was killed in the battle, and Gongsun Zan's banner became a spoil of war.

As many as 2 soldiers were captured and killed.

After this battle, Gongsun Zan's army really had no fighting spirit in their soldiers, and their generals had no fighting spirit. They were frightened and terrified.

In the Battle of Jieqiao, Qu Yi's Xian Dengying was wearing heavy armor and was as fierce as a tiger. Qu Yi was even more unstoppable. He even fought against dozens of generals under Gongsun Zan, and even almost beheaded Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao took advantage of the victory to pursue and pursue Gongsun Zan all the way. Just when Gongsun Zan was almost wiped out, Liu Bei, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, heard the news and immediately mobilized his troops to meet Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei merged into one place, and then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei received orders and rushed there with the troops from the headquarters.

Gongsun Zan relied on Liu Bei's army and gathered some routs. In addition, the soldiers who stayed in Bohai County also rushed to support them, and this stopped the rout.

At this time, Yuan Shao also received news from the south.

Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu County, rebelled, and Sun Jian drove straight to besiege Puyang. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, urgently asked for reinforcements, and many places in the south were in a hurry.

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Yuan Shao didn't hesitate, leaving Quyi to guard the newly recovered Qinghe Kingdom, and personally led the army southward.

On July 27, Yuan Shao, who heard the news of Liu Dai's surrender, had already led his army to the east of Yanzhou, eighty miles southwest of Dongwuyang City, only about forty miles away from Dunqiu.

On the official road from Dongwuyang to Dunqiu, the brigade of soldiers in red clothes is moving forward quickly.

The team winds for tens of miles, invisible at a glance, like a huge red dragon, one side and the other flags are swaying under the strong wind, and the dull footsteps are transmitted to the distance, bringing billowing smoke and flying dust It seemed to obscure the light of the sun in the sky.

"How long will it take to reach Li Yang?"

Yuan Shao reined in his horses on a mound, where the field of view was quite good, and he could see the soldiers marching on the official road at a glance.

"Our army is still forty miles away from Dunqiu, and we will arrive at Dunqiu at noon tomorrow."

Gao Lan who was beside him heard Yuan Shao's question, but after a little thought, he immediately answered Yuan Shao's question.

"How is Sun Jian's army moving?"

Yuan Shao's face was a little gloomy. Although he won the battle of Jieqiao and successfully regained Qinghe Kingdom, the current situation is not optimistic.

Although he never thought that Liu Dai could defeat Sun Jian, he also never thought that it only took Sun Jian ten days from raising troops to capturing Puyang, from raising troops on July [-] to taking Yanzhou.

This speed is almost the same as the speed of marching. In other words, Liu Dai did not resist at all, and Sun Jian took Yanzhou.

Now Yuan Shao can't wait to tear Liu Dai up with his hands. There are more than 2 troops directly under Liu Dai's command. These are all regular soldiers. Counting the troops from all over the Dongping Kingdom, there are 4 to [-] troops.

However, three of the eight counties in Yanzhou responded to Sun Jian's army at the same time, which is outrageous. Fortunately, Liu Dai had sworn that Sun Jian would not even be able to break through Chenliu County.

"Sun Jianjun is still preparing to cross the river and is collecting boats. It may take a lot of work for them to cross the river. We can definitely rush to Liyang before they collect enough boats to build a pontoon bridge."

"The two generals Han Meng and Chun Yuqiong are now leading troops to guard Liyang and Yanjin respectively. The vanguard troops sent by Sun Jian twice have been repelled."

This time Gao Lan did not answer Yuan Shao, but a handsome scribe in blue dark clothes answered Yuan Shao.

This person is Jizhou Biejia Tianfeng. When he was a subordinate of Mu Hanfu in Jizhou, he was frustrated because of his integrity. Later, Yuan Shao personally visited Tianfeng and offered generous money to attract Feng. , but should be ordered by Shao, thinking not to drive.

The name of Biejia was originally because of his high status, and he did not ride in the same car as the governor when he went on tour, so he got the name, which is enough to see Yuan Shao's reuse of him.

Now Tian Feng can be regarded as the mastermind of Yuan Shao's forces in a sense, so all these problems above the overall situation are managed by Tian Feng.

"Qingzhou Jiaohe has also sent a message. The remnants of the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States have broken through Taishan County in Yanzhou and will no longer harass Qingzhou. He has already led his trilogy to attack Le'an. The Xuzhou Army Zang Ba refused to listen to the call. Now Based in Langya County to the north of Xuzhou, the Xuzhou army has no way to harass Qingzhou now, and it won't be long before they can conquer Le'an Kingdom."

Yuan Shao nodded, his face softened a little.

"But there's one more problem."

After Tian Feng pondered for a moment, he continued.

"Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong didn't follow the order, but just stick to the city, and seems to have hooked up with some people."

"Kong Rong?"

Yuan Shao remembered Kong Rong. During these years in Beihai Kingdom, Kong Rong built cities, established schools, promoted talents, demonstrated Confucianism.

"If Kong Rong joins Chen Du like Zhang Miao and others, I'm afraid Qingzhou will be in chaos again."

Yuan Shao's eyes were slightly sharp, and he said coldly.

"King Chenliu called himself emperor in Chendu. His name was wrong and his words were wrong. Could it be that he, Kong Rong, was as ignorant as Sun Jian?"

Yuan Shao looked coldly at the soldiers who were slowly moving forward, and his heart was even colder.

He was the leader of the Kwantung Allied Forces and presided over the crusade against Dong Zhuo, but Liu Xie escaped from Luoyang, but instead of going to Huai County or Suanzao, he ran to Chen State. On Yuan Shao's face.

Because of this, Yuan Shao's attitude towards Liu Xie became indifferent. He only sent an envoy to meet him for the first time, and then he did not send any more envoys, nor did he publicly acknowledge Liu Xie's throne.

And not long ago when Sun Jian attacked Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao also received an edict, an edict from Chang'an.

It was this edict that made Yuan Shao dare to send Zhou Ang to attack Yuzhou and dare to confront Sun Jian.

……

Today's Chang'an court, because Dong Zhuo spent a long time enjoying himself in Meiwu, ignored political affairs, but let Situ Wangyun, who had always been extremely respectful, handle it. Over time, most of the power was controlled by Wang Yun.

It's just that the military power is still firmly controlled by Dong Zhuo. Although Wang Yun controls the government, he has no ability to turn his face.

When Sun Jian was stationed outside Hangu Pass, the Xiliang soldiers were in danger. They all knew Sun Jian's bravery, and they also knew what would happen to them if they were defeated.

Although the officials of the Chang'an court were held hostage by Dong Zhuo, they had the same interests as Dong Zhuo in a sense, because they also believed that Liu Bian should be the emperor, not Liu Xie.

Liu Bian is the orthodox, but Liu Xie is just a self-proclaimed emperor.

From the beginning of Liu Xie, it was the eunuch Jian Shuo who launched a mutiny and beheaded the general He Jin before he was able to ascend the throne as the emperor.

In the hearts of many people, Liu Bian is the real emperor, but Liu Xie is not.

Moreover, Liu Bian, as the Son of Heaven, is the one that is most in line with their interests.

Liu Xie, king of Chenliu, escaped from Luoyang and proclaimed himself emperor in Chendu.

Sun Jian's army grew stronger and stronger, and the situation at Hangu Pass became more and more critical.

The Xiliang army was almost at the end of its rope. After Li Ru begged to see him outside Meiwu and was rejected again, he drew out his long sword angrily, and swung the sword to drive off the guarding soldiers.

After all, Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's former confidant and also the mastermind of the Xiliang army, so how could the guards of Meiwu dare to stop him.

The guards of Meiwu did not dare to do anything to Li Ru, so Li Ru rushed into Meiwu with his sword in hand.

Li Ru traveled all the way, and finally saw Dong Zhuo who was drinking and having fun in an extremely luxurious hall.

When Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru, his face was full of astonishment. He had just received a report from the guards that Li Ru had forcibly entered Heiwu, and wanted to come to him, but he did not expect that Li Ru would have rushed to him as soon as the guards arrived. .

"Li Shizhong, please calm down..."

Li Su's back was wet with cold sweat at this time, neither Dong Zhuo nor Li Ru could offend him.

"Duke Ming is busy with government affairs, serving the country wholeheartedly. It's really hard work. If I want to see him, it's hard for me to see him."

Li Ru looked at the absurd scene in the hall, and laughed back from anger.

"If things are done, they will dominate the world; if they don't work out, it will be enough to keep them until old age?"

"Does Ming Gong think that he can really live happily ever after in Meiwu?!"

Li Ru's expression was ferocious, and he raised his hand and slashed at the desk with a sword. The delicacies on the desk were smashed to pieces by Li Ru's sword.

The generals in the hall, as well as the dancers and attendants all dared not speak, and retreated to the two sides, leaving the center to Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo made a fuss, Li Su wiped the sweat off his brow, and stepped back a little.

"Sun Jian's generals are as numerous as fish and shrimps in rivers and rivers. Taigu Pass is the most important pass in the world and was broken by him. Now if Hangu Pass is broken again, how can Meiwu be preserved?!"

"Chenliu King Liu Xie now establishes himself as emperor in Chendu. If Sun Jian invades Guanzhong, the emperor will definitely abdicate. At that time, the Dong clan, old and young, will all die!!"

"Duke Ming may have forgotten how King Chen Liu abdicated his throne!"

"Duke Ming has forgotten how King Chen Liu escaped from Luoyang!"

"Could it be that Duke Ming has forgotten the oath he made outside Luoyang City!!!"

Li Ru revealed in a high voice, glaring at Dong Zhuo standing in the hall, he asked loudly.

Now that the two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side, if Sun Jian invades the Hangu Pass, everything will cease.

At that time, Liu Xie, who is the emperor, will let go of Dong Zhuo who wants to kill him.

Dong Zhuo killed Jian Shuo first, then Dong Zhong, and abolished Liu Xie's status. He even wanted to send someone to poison Liu Xie to death. Liu Xie finally escaped from Luoyang under the escort of Lu Zhi.

After Liu Xie became the only emperor in the world, how could he treat Dong Zhuo lightly?

Meiwu is indeed tall, hoarding food that can't be eaten for more than ten years, more than twenty years, but Taigu Pass did not stop Sun Jian, and Hangu Pass also couldn't stop Sun Jian. Could it be that mere Meiwu can stop Sun Jian? ! !

5Chapter 16 Ambition

"Duke Ming forgot! But I, Li Ru, still remember!"

Li Ru stabbed the long sword in his hand into the desk, and said angrily.

"Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be princes!"

"Duke Ming has stepped into the torrent of the world's general trend, but now he wants to stay out of it?! It's ridiculous!!!"

Li Su, Hu Zhen and others all looked ashen. Since the death of the old general Zhang Huan, no one scolded Dong Zhuo like this again.

Even Zhang Wen, the former Taiwei, treated Dong Zhuo kindly in the past without scolding him.

Not to mention that now Dong Zhuo has been worshiped as an official grand master, and his status is higher than that of the princes and kings surnamed Liu.

When ministers and ministers met Dong Zhuo, they all had to get out of the car and salute, but Dong Zhuo didn't need to return the salute.

Even all important departments of the imperial court, including the Shangshutai, need to go to Dong Zhuo's Grand Master's Mansion regularly to submit notices.

Dong Zhuo's face was completely darkened, his tiger eyes half-closed, condescending, looking down on Li Ru.

Hu Zhen's heart trembled. He had followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and when he saw Dong Zhuo's expression, he knew that Dong Zhuo was on the verge of rage.

Li Ru stepped on the desk, and suddenly pulled the sword out of the desk.

"Dang--"

The long sword was thrown out of his hand, and Li Ru threw it under the steps of the first seat, in front of Dong Zhuo.

Everyone was shocked, the two guards beside Dong Zhuo drew their swords out of their sheaths almost at the same time, one on the left and one on the right guarding Dong Zhuo's body.

Li Ru had calmed down slowly at this time, the anger slowly dissipated from his body, replaced by incomparable calm.

"If Duke Ming has lost his aggressiveness, he really thinks that he can occupy Guanzhong, occupy Chang'an, live in Meiwu and enjoy himself forever..."

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo calmly, he was not afraid of Dong Zhuo's sharp gaze, and said coldly.

"Then please Master Ming take this sword and cut off the head of my Li Ru with your own hands here!"

"What I want to follow is that Habayashiro with great ambitions, that Dong Zhongying who is brave and powerful in Xiliang! Not that arrogant and lustful Dong Zhuo who indulges in debauchery!"

"I, Li Ru, would rather die here than see Sun Jian enter Guanzhong, enter Chang'an, and then die among the rebellious soldiers, and be ridiculed by future generations!"

Dong Zhuo didn't say a word, he put his hands on the shoulders of the two guards in front of him, and pushed them left and right.

The two guards standing in front of Dong Zhuo were slowly pushed away by Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo slowly walked down the steps with a gloomy expression.

Li Su, Hu Zhen and the others involuntarily took a step back. The surroundings were extremely silent, and almost everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo bent down and picked up the long sword under the steps.

With the long sword in hand, an inexplicable feeling flooded Dong Zhuo's heart.

The cold feeling from the long sword in his hand slowly flowed into his heart, and since he doesn't know when, it seems that he hasn't held the sword again.

It seems that all the changes started when he entered the extremely prosperous Luoyang City, and entered the magnificent and dazzling imperial palace.

Dong Zhuo raised his head and looked at Li Ru who was standing upright not far in front of him. Just now Li Ru's questioning and Li Ru's roar began to recollect in his ears.

It has been a long time since he was scolded by others like this, and it has been a long time since he was scolded by others again.

He became the governor of Bingzhou and the prefect of Hedong County, and he was promoted all the way.

Even his former masters Duan Jiong and Zhang Huan never scolded him after he was promoted to governor of Bingzhou.

Gradually, the sound of flattery and compliments surrounded his ears.