During the period when Li Xiang was attacking Mengjing Pass with great enthusiasm, the situation here at Hulao Pass also changed slightly.
In Hulao Pass, when Dong Zhuo received an urgent report from Yang Lin that the allied forces of the Kwantung princes had attacked Xiaopingjin and Mengjing Pass was in urgent need of support, he was immediately shocked and summoned his confidant Li Ru to discuss the military situation.
Dong Zhuo was worried, and when he saw Li Ru, he said anxiously, "Wen You, Xiaopingjin has been lost. Li Zifeng is approaching Mengjing Pass. Mengjing Pass may not be able to be defended for a long time. There are many young people in Luoyang City. If we cooperate inside and outside,
Isn’t it true that this is dangerous?”
Suddenly hearing such news, Li Ru couldn't help but was slightly startled, and quickly reacted and said, "Xiangguo, Li Zifeng is not an enemy of ordinary people. The two generals Fu Jian and Yang Jian have great talents. Xiangguo can order
One of the two generals led the cavalry to rush to the rescue."
Although Li Ru had already given his idea, Dong Zhuo still looked worried and said urgently, "No, from the time Yang Lin passed the news to today, until the reinforcements arrived, with Li Zifeng's ability, Yang Lin disappeared
You have to be able to hold on for such a long time.
After Xiao Pingjin and Meng Jin, there was no danger to defend Luoyang. Although Yang Jian or Fu Jian were talented generals, they might not be able to survive against Li Zifeng, and they didn't necessarily have much chance of winning.
If I personally lead the army there, the Kwantung Allied Forces will wait and see, and Hulao Pass may not be saved. Wen You, now it seems that the situation of our army is very bad." At this point, Dong Zhuo's face was unusually solemn, and he suddenly felt that he was in danger.
The prison is like paper and there is no sense of security at all.
"Report to the Prime Minister, Xuanyuan, and Wuguan to report urgently that Yuan Gongluo and Liu Yu are pressing down on the border. Several generals requested the Prime Minister to send troops for support."
Just as Dong Zhuo was speaking, another piece of bad news came. At this moment, even Li Ru's face became a little solemn.
Thinking about the news, Li Ru pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "To the Prime Minister, I recently heard a nursery rhyme in Luoyang market: There is a Han in the west, a Han in the east, and the deer walks into Chang'an, so there is nothing wrong with it.
Difficult. Now that I think about it, it seems that the time is right."
Dong Zhuo was very curious and asked, "Well, a nursery rhyme? Does Wen You know what this rhyme means?"
Li Ru replied with a sinister smile, "Master Xiangguo, Ru has thought twice about this rumor recently. The Han Dynasty in the west is the story of Emperor Gaozu's founding of Chang'an as the capital of the Twelve Emperors; the Han Dynasty in the East is Ying Guangwu.
The establishment of the capital in Luoyang was also reported to the Twelve Emperors and the fate of the gods. Now that the Kwantung Allied Forces are pressing hard against each other, it is time for the Prime Minister to return to Luoyang and move the Emperor to Chang'an. There will definitely be no danger."
Dong Zhuo thought to himself that there were many young people in Luoyang City. Although these people appeared to be loyal to his side, they were secretly a nest of snakes and rats. As a result, the Xiliang army was like rootless duckweeds in Luoyang.
The longer the siege of the Kwantung Allied Forces lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be to them. If they go to Chang'an, the situation will be very different. Chang'an is close to Liangzhou, and Hangu Pass is a natural danger. In the past, the rise of Qin Dynasty relied on the benefits of Hangu Pass.
.If we occupy Chang'an and have Liangzhou as our support, why worry about not being able to achieve great things.
In addition, he himself is from Longxi, Chang'an is close to Longxi, and moving the capital to Chang'an would not completely control the emperor.
Moreover, after Hangu Pass, Tongguan Pass is a natural danger. With these two passes in hand, the princes of Guandong have nothing to worry about.
Speaking of Tongguan, its military status is not inferior to that of Hangu Pass. Tongguan is located to the west of Hangu Pass, and they are nearly a hundred miles apart. These two passes are very dangerous, and because they are relatively close,
That's why there is a saying of "One Hundred and Two Qinguan Passes".
Especially Tongguan, as the last pass from Guandong into the Guanzhong Plain, its status is no less important than Shanhaiguan's role in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
After the Han Dynasty, due to changes in the geographical environment, the military defense role of Hangu Pass declined, and Tongguan became the east gate of Guanzhong. Especially after the Tang Dynasty, Tongguan's status has always been very important.
At the peak of the Tang Dynasty, Anlu Mountain captured Tongguan, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to take his ministers and flee to Shu.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, after Li Zicheng retreated from Beijing to Guanzhong, he tried his best to defend Tongguan, but he was still unable to defeat the Qing army's iron hoofs and firearms, and was ultimately defeated.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army attempted to enter Guanzhong from North China, and Tongguan was of course the only place they had to pass through. Therefore, the Chinese army mobilized elites to defend Tongguan and relied on the right time and location to repel the Japanese attack and ultimately preserve the tranquility of Guanzhong.
Tongguan was still an important military town until modern times. In the late Han Dynasty, when transportation and weapons were backward, it was even more of an important military place where one man was in charge and no one could open it.
Compared with Hangu Pass and Tongguan in Guanzhong, which only need to block enemies from one direction, although Luoyang also has the danger of eight passes, it needs to divide its troops to guard these passes at the same time. Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo became more and more interested in Li Ru's proposal to move the capital.
My heart is happy.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo immediately said with great joy, "Wen You's words are of great benefit. If Wen You hadn't reminded me, it would be difficult for me to realize the benefits and harms. Wen You is really my daughter-in-law! With Wen You here, our family should not worry about the failure of great things!"
That night, Dong Zhuo ordered Fu Jian and Xu Rong to lead an army of 50,000 to guard Hulao Pass, and then together with Wu Wenhua, Lu Bu and others drove Xingye back to the imperial capital Luoyang. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo told Fu Jian and Xu Rong that as long as they could block the Kwantung princes
After five days of offensive by the coalition forces, they can evacuate towards Chang'an.
That night, in Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo's fat body appeared in front of him again, and Liu Xie suppressed his fear.
"Prime Minister, why are you in such a hurry?" Liu Xie asked carefully.
Originally, Liu Xie thought that Dong Zhuo was fighting against the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes at Hulao Pass and that he would not be able to return within three to five months.
During this period, he could secretly summon the senior ministers of the court through the three princes Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others, waiting for an opportunity to attack. But he never expected that before he started to make some small moves, Dong Zhuo had already returned.
He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would come back because he found some clues, so when Liu Xie spoke, his voice couldn't help but be more cautious.
"Your Majesty, our family is watching the sky at night. Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, has been passed down to twelve emperors successively, and its power has declined. The strong energy is really in Chang'an, and our family wants to take advantage of it. You all should hurry up.
Pretend." Dong Zhuo said coldly to Liu Xie and all the officials in the court.
When they heard that Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital to Chang'an, all the officials were shocked. Seeing that Dong Zhuo was so anxious, he was afraid that he would be defeated on the front line. I bet Dong Zhuo was going to lead the emperor away!
All the officials secretly thought, no, Dong Zhuo cannot be allowed to escape so easily. When the Kwantung Allied Forces attack, this national traitor will be destroyed.
Yang Biao, one of the three princes, immediately said hurriedly, "Xiangguo, Guanzhong is in ruins. I am donating the ancestral temple and abandoning the imperial mausoleum for no reason, fearing that the people will be alarmed. The world is easy to turmoil, and it is extremely difficult to put it in peace. I hope the prime minister will observe."
