Dong Zhuo's army and the coalition forces of the princes faced off at Hulao Pass for more than ten days, with each having a victory or defeat. But in general, Dong Zhuo's army suffered more heavy losses. After all, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the coalition of princes were not just decorations. If it were not for the various factions among the princes,

If he is suspicious and refuses to attack the city, he is afraid that Hulao Pass has been breached long ago.

Cao Cao's military camp.

Shortly after dawn, Xia Houyuan rushed into the tent and saw Cao Cao having a meal. He shouted excitedly: "My lord, hurry up, the guard of Hulao Gate has locked up Zhao Cenxian!"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xia Houyuan in confusion, then came back to his senses and said in surprise: "Xianguan! Where is Lu Bu? Where is Dong Zhuo? They still have 100,000 troops."

Xia Houyuan laughed loudly and said: "Run away! Dong Zhuo, the old thief, and Lu Bu were scared out of their wits. They ran away with their men yesterday, leaving only 8,000 people to guard the pass. The guard of Hulao Pass saw that the situation was not good, so he left today

Switch has surrendered. Now the princes are organizing their troops to go out to conquer Luoyang in one fell swoop. My lord, let's set off quickly."

Cao Cao didn't even realize that his chopsticks fell to the ground. He had already expected victory, and the fall of Hulao Pass was only a matter of time. But he never expected that victory would come so easily and suddenly. He quickly put on his armor and said happily

: "Let's go! Gather the army quickly, let's go! Let's fight into Luoyang!"

"Take orders!"

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"Father, that's not right. Why are we running for dozens of miles, but no one is around in every village! I don't think Dong Zhuo escaped in a hurry. I'm afraid he had a premeditated plan. Could it be that he wanted to extend the front line, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and attack my food and grass?"

"Sun Ce rode a fast horse to catch up with Sun Jian and said solemnly.

Just as Sun Jian was about to speak, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Lord, look at the black smoke!"

Everyone looked up and saw black smoke billowing in the sky in the distance, clearly visible dozens of miles away.

"That direction is Luoyang City!"

"What, what's going on?"

Everyone couldn't help but stop and watch.

The huge city that loomed on the horizon was burning with thick black smoke. Looking back at the villages along the way, it is not difficult to imagine what is happening in Luoyang City.

"Tie Dong, how dare you!"

Sun Jian swayed slightly and opened his eyes: "Hurry! Pass my general's order and the army will move quickly!"

The walls of Luoyang City are 10 meters high, each wall is more than ten miles long, and spans hundreds of miles. After hundreds of years of operation, it is the symbol of the Han Dynasty, the capital of a country, and the city of the emperor.

All the princes did not expect that Dong Zhuo would give up this most difficult bone, leaving only the blazing fire and the silent empty city.

Luoyang City is finished.

The Han Dynasty is finished.

What kind of shock is this? There is a kind of faith and persistence in my heart that becomes loose.

Is there really going to be a change of dynasty?

Every soldier and every prince had some changes quietly take place in his heart.

Entering Luoyang, you can see the armies of the princes extinguishing fires and plundering property everywhere. Yes, Dong Zhuo left in a hurry and only plundered the treasures of the palace and the imperial mausoleum. As for the entire city of Luoyang, how could he take care of it?

Many princes have ordered their soldiers to make money.

Should he stop it? Sun Jian was stunned. He looked around blankly. There was no emperor here to help him, and no people to protect him. He felt that something was missing, and his heart was empty.

Since they are not his subordinates, is it appropriate for him to interfere in the affairs of other princes? Unlike his previous vigorous and resolute actions, Sun Jian was hesitant.

Stop it, this is the emperor's feet after all. Sun Jian was about to speak, but was stunned again.

Is this still the foot of the emperor?

Is the big man still there?

Sun Jian felt his head buzzing, and he felt scared.

"Go to the palace first and put out the fire there!" Sun Jian sighed.

"General Sun, Dong Zhuo must have kidnapped the emperor and headed west. Go and chase him."

Ji Shu hesitated for a long time. He saw Sun Jian's loyalty and he really didn't want Sun Jian to follow the same old path in history.

Someone actually dared to contradict Sun Jian. Everyone was stunned and looked at this guest from the Huang family. Cheng Pu was even more displeased and said: "What do you know, you kid? You should go to the palace to put out the fire at this time. That is the dignity of the emperor.

The other princes must have sent people there as well. For such a big event as pursuing Dong Zhuo, we naturally have to wait for all the princes to arrive before discussing countermeasures."

Sun Jian was not as angry as expected.

Ji Shu, he remembered the name of the young man who advised him to retreat that day, but at that time he still had some illusions about the Yuan family and hesitated. As a result, he was defeated by Hua Xiong's night attack.

He didn't expect that this young man would advise him to join the army again today!

He didn't speak, but looked at the young man again.

Ji Shu gritted his teeth and felt very nervous. He said slowly: "General, Dong Zhuo, with the emperor and hundreds of officials, can't run very far even if he is a day ahead of us, and he can still catch up! The princes can easily capture Luoyang now.

, most of them are busy fishing for oil and water, I am afraid that few people are willing to pursue them, and it will be too late to wait for the princes to discuss."

Sun Jian looked at the soldiers behind him, sighed, and turned away: "I know you are right. Among the princes, I am afraid that only Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan are willing to join the army. But Dong Zhuo still has 100,000 troops! The three of us plus

We can't save the emperor together, not to mention that Gongsun Zan is seriously injured now. It's hard to say whether he can send troops. I only have 10,000 soldiers left, and I really can't bear to have them all die in a different place."

Ji Shu said silently: "General, if you advance at this time, even if you are defeated, people in the world will spread the word about the general's loyalty. The general's reputation has greatly increased, and celebrities from all over the world will definitely come to join him. This is the cornerstone of the general's great achievements."

"Most of the Eighteenth Route princes are short-sighted and only care about immediate interests. Now that they have taken Luoyang City, they will definitely not invade again. After today, the princes will definitely fall apart, and what is left is just a struggle for interests. Luoyang City is a place of right and wrong.

You can't stay here for long. I hope the general will think twice."

Sun Jian paused for a moment, then rode towards the palace. He did not change his decision after all.

Ji Shu sighed, understanding that Sun Jian couldn't let go of these soldiers and was unwilling to fight with them.

To be honest, Ji Shu doesn't hate people like Sun Jian. But that doesn't mean Ji Shu is willing to be buried with him.

Ji Shu quietly said to Huang An: "You can go and say goodbye to General Sun later. Let's go back to Jiangxia."

Huang An playfully blinked his eyes and asked doubtfully: "Is it really that serious?"

Ji Shu rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you believe me, go and say goodbye. Your father asked you to take people to defect to General Sun, but he was just using those people as a pledge of surrender. As for you, the next head of the family, it's not a matter of time.

We have to go back. Let’s leave now. It will be in danger if we don’t leave.”

"hehe"

After all, Huang An and Ji Shu have been "brothers" together for so long. They have already been linked to each other for a long time. How can we not believe it? After hearing this, he chuckled and went straight to find Sun Jian to say goodbye. As for Qingshan, he had gone to find him a few days earlier.

Zhao Yun has gone.

Not long after, Ji Shu and Huang An left Sun Jian's army with Xu Tu and several other Huang family guards.

Sun Ce watched them leave from a distance, and almost wanted to speak, but finally sighed softly and chased after Sun Jian.

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Looking at the burning city of Luoyang, Cao Cao's face darkened and he said, "This Dong Zhuo is simply crazy!"

Xia Houyuan licked his dry lips and said: "Mengde, I just heard from the scouts that Dong Zhuo is fleeing to the west, fearing that he will take the emperor to Chang'an. All the princes, except Gongsun Zan who is stationed in the city, have entered the city.

.What should we do?”

Cao Cao was stunned for a long time.

Xia Houyuan pushed Cao Cao doubtfully: "Meng De?"

"What should we do?" Cao Cao suddenly laughed, "This is a God-given opportunity! Chase! Let's chase the emperor."

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A few days later.

Luoyang City finally calmed down.

Xun Yu walked into a private house and saw a young and handsome man drinking his own drink. He snorted: "You drunkard, I am so busy outside, but you are enjoying yourself here."

The young man didn't care when he saw the visitor scolding him. He chuckled and got up and walked over. He pulled Xun Yu to sit down, filled a glass of wine and said, "Wen Ruo needs to calm down first. You also know my temper. I feel unhappy.

Of course I have to drink."

Xun Yu didn't want to follow his example. He pushed the wine glass away and said, "You know I don't drink. Tell me, why are you unhappy?"

The young man sat down next to Xun Yu, put a hand on Xun Yu's shoulder, and said: "You are still so ignorant of fun. Okay, let's stop chatting with you and talk about business. You and I came to join Yuan Shao so

It's been a long time, haven't you noticed yet? This Yuan Shao is indecisive, listens to words but doesn't act, and really can't do anything important, so why should we work so hard to make suggestions for him?"

After hearing this, Xun Yu raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then, among the eighteen princes, who can achieve anything?"

The young man smiled slightly and replied: "Cao Cao."

Xun Yu frowned slightly: "I heard that Cao Cao went to chase the emperor and was defeated and returned to Luoyang today. So he is a loyal and righteous man. However, after being an eunuch, his strength is only at the bottom among the princes."

"Fengxiao, you should think clearly. There are four generations of the Yuan family and three princes. Although Yuan Shao is not good, he is the queen of a famous family. His reputation, talents, soldiers and horses are all the strongest among the princes."

"Are you really going to abandon the famous family of Yuan Shao and join Cao Cao as a eunuch?"
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