I felt a little lethargic and the circles under my eyes were dark.
Seeing Cao Cao's appearance,
Xiahou Dun stepped forward and comforted in a low voice:
"Brother, don't be overly sad. After we go back to recruit troops, we can go and take Dong Zhuo's head."
Cao Cao patted his cheek to cheer up his spirits.
"You're right, let's go back to recruit troops first."
After searching for a day and a night,
There is not a single living person in Luoyang City.
On the way back,
Cao Cao's army seemed a little silent,
But Cao Cao felt that the morale of this army was usable.
Turn around Hulao Pass,
The coalition of princes also received exact information from spies,
"Dong Zhuo burned down Luoyang and moved the capital to An. He was absolutely insane!"
"Woooooo! I wish I could eat its flesh and sleep on its skin!"
"Dong Zhuo's traitor, everyone will find it and kill him!"
When Cao Cao came back, he happened to see the "excited mood" of the princes. This scene actually made Cao Cao a little anxious to return to the beginning of the alliance.
But Cao Cao had already fallen out with them before,
He even pointed at their noses and called them "simple people".
The bridge has been forged,
Cao Cao didn't bother to say hello to them, he just said something to Yuan Shao and left straight away.
Before Cao Cao returned to Hulao Pass,
Sun Jian had already left.
I don’t know who spread the news that he got the jade seal.
Facing the suspicious and greedy eyes of the princes,
Sun Jianshi did not dare to stay in Hulao Pass for another moment.
Not even taking a sip of water, he led his troops and horses overnight and slowly left Hulao Pass under full alert.
After all, the princes did not show their faces to each other,
But Sun Jian's journey home was destined to not be a smooth one.
...
Dong Zhuo successfully moved the capital to Chang'an,
There is also the natural danger of Hangu Pass there, so the princes have no intention of attacking again.
In addition, Sun Jian and Cao Cao left one after another,
The princes can basically foresee the future situation of the Han Dynasty.
In addition, they had been away from their hometown for a while, so they all said goodbye to Yuan Shao and returned home.
Regardless of whether they are ambitious princes who are ready to compete in the world,
Or are the princes who just want to go back and live a small life guarding their own one-third of an acre of land? If we say goodbye today, it will be difficult for us to get together again in the future.
Two brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu,
In the more than ten days after Cao Cao left, he watched the princes resign and leave one by one.
Finally, now only the two brothers are left.
Under Hulao Pass,
Yuan Shao was riding on his horse, standing opposite Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shao said to Yuan Shu with a somewhat emotional tone:
"Highway, if we say goodbye today, we may never see each other again."
Yuan Shu's mood became even more exciting. He laughed and said:
"Brother, why did you say this?
Maybe the day you and I will meet again,
Is it time to fight against the world? Hahahaha!"
Yuan Shao is not as optimistic as Yuan Shu.
As a concubine of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu's resources were obviously better than his.
There are no powerful princes around Yuan Shu's territory.
After returning, he will be the tyrant of that land.
As for Yuan Shao, he was still threatened by Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, so he did not dare to be careless about the future situation.
After watching Yuan Shu leave,
Yuan Shao turned around and took one last look at Hulao Pass with some sadness.
Allies who fought side by side more than ten days ago, when they meet again in the future, I am afraid it will only be a moment of sword-fighting.
...
Chang'an,
The current capital of the Han Dynasty.
After Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an, he reunited with another part of his old Liangzhou troops.
He took the opportunity to replenish his troops and strengthen his strength, and also prepared to build a fort in Xi County outside Chang'an City.
According to his idea,
The Wubao will store the property that was looted and looted when the capital was moved.
We also need to save enough food and wages to support the army for thirty years.
Dong Zhuo even said arrogantly because of this: "If it succeeds, he will dominate the world; if it fails, he will stay here until he is old."
Dong Zhuo, who had elite soldiers and plans of his own,
In the following days, he became even more unscrupulous,
He now goes out and goes so far as to "pretend to imitate the clothes of a carriage, ride on a golden flower with a green cover, and draw two flags with his claws... his attire is close to that of an emperor."
He even forced the emperor to make him the Grand Master, and even asked him to call him "Shangfu".
Although Li Ru tried to persuade him tactfully several times, Dong Zhuo, who had completely lost himself, could no longer listen.
As for Li Ru’s previous arrangements for Dong Zhuo,
Take advantage of the melee in the Central Plains to recuperate, wait until your troops are well-prepared, and then go out to Hangu Pass, Wuguan will conquer the great cause of conquering the world.
I don’t know where I was thrown by Dong Zhuo a long time ago.
The lion finally fell asleep.
have to say,
If Dong Zhuo hadn't chosen to perish,
Relying on Li Ru's plan, as well as Guanzhong's richness and natural geographical location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack,
Dong Zhuo actually still has a good chance of taking over the world.
When Li Ru's advice was once again countered by Dong Zhuo,
Looking at the splendid palace,
He could only sigh deeply and said: "What a pity, what a pity, what a pity!" He turned around and left, speechless.
Li Ru’s back,
I seem a little lonely at the moment,
Somewhat lonely.
...
the other side,
Cao Cao, who returned with a "big defeat",
He has led his army back to Chenliu, which is where he raised his army and where his initial foundation lies.
Although Cao Cao's army was less than 10,000 when he returned,
Most of the generals were injured, but his trip could be said to have been fruitful.
Different from the tragic situation in history where all the capital was lost,
Because Cao Cao obtained key information from Lu Yan's diary in advance,
In several crises, they tried their best to preserve their combat power, and even "borrowed" a lot of manpower and material resources from other princes...
This time, Cao Cao came back with nearly 8,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
It can be said that he has become quite a force now.
Originally, because he was a eunuch, Cao Cao had never been able to attract the attention of literati advisers.
But when he breaks the tiger prison,
After the story of pursuing Dong Zhuo spread,
Cao Cao finally ushered in a leap forward development opportunity!
The reputation has been revealed,
So Cao Cao took the opportunity and began to issue recruitment orders throughout Yanzhou.
As Cao Cao's deeds against Dong and recruitment orders spread,
Cao Cao is finally about to receive his first and most important counselor in the true sense!
Winter, the second year of Chuping.
Cao Cao has been a little troubled recently.
He was worried that Lu Yan had not revealed any key information to him in his diary for a long time.
In such a long time of half a year,
Lu Yan's diary is full of daily life, things related to daily life, food, rice, oil and salt.
In his diary,
The word that appears most frequently is farming!
Cao Cao rubbed his temples, but he couldn't express the pain in his heart to outsiders:
"There is obviously a god around who knows the direction of history, but I don't dare to ask.
Firstly, I am afraid that the other party will be unhappy and leave me,
Secondly, Cao Cao is still a little afraid that Lu Yan will do something for him..."
Fortunately, Lu Yan's behavior is still very normal.
Eat, go to work, fish, eat, fish, get off work,
The whole process was very smooth and regular.
Cao Cao didn't find many abnormalities.
The only exception,
Maybe Lu Yan lost his interest in "pointing out the country" and instead wanted to farm...