Chapter 15 The Dong family is exterminated (Part 1)
On April 23rd of the third year of Chuping, when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit to eliminate the traitors, Wang Yun and Lu Bu fought back, killing Dong Zhuo first, then Li Ru, and successfully took control of Xijing. But for Wang Yun, everything
It has just begun. Dong Zhuo's remnants are still entrenched in Yiwu to the west of Chang'an, Duan Xun and Jia Xu's regiment is in Huayin to the east, Niu Fu and Xu Rong's regiment is in Puban in the northeast, and Gang's troops are in Shanglinyuan in the south.
Zhao Qian's regiment returned to Beijing, and there were as many as 60,000 Li Jue and Guo Si's regiment east of Wuguan. He had to deal with these forces one by one for this coup to be truly successful.
Fortunately, most of Zhao Qian's troops were from Liang who were formerly under Ding Yuan's command, and they were all Lu Bu's old acquaintances in Shangdang. Now Zhao Qian was performing his duties in Chang'an City, which also gave Lu Bu the opportunity to regain control of the army. Wang Yun immediately dispatched
Lu Bu went to Shanglin Garden, and then followed Zhao Qian's suggestion. After bringing these 20,000 people back to the court, he immediately marched eastward to Xiwu.
Yiwu is a fort built by Dong Zhuo at a huge cost. There are docks in the docks and forts in between. It covers an area of hundreds of acres and contains more than a thousand houses. Now Wang Yun controls Chang'an, but the arsenal is depressed and the treasury is poor.
There was not much rice and grain for the recruitment of troops. This was all because Dong Zhuo used the national wealth as private wealth during his lifetime and collected all the national wealth in Xiwu. Even if the army went out for an expedition, the imperial court had to send envoys to Xiwu.
After Dong Zhuo reports, he can transfer the military supplies to Chang'an and distribute them to specific legions. Now the grain, grass and weapons stored in the dock are piled up like mountains, enough for a hundred thousand troops to spend five years here, and the treasures and treasures are not included.
Many of them were looted by Dong Zhuo from the imperial mausoleum in Beimang Mountain. Today, there are nearly ten thousand Liang people in Xiwu, and General Dong Min of the left is in charge of the overall situation in Xiwu. Only the first general
Only by conquering Xiwu and obtaining its military resources can the situation be improved.
However, Xiwu is not easy to obtain. Lu Bu and Wang Yun have been in and out of Xiwu many times and are well aware of this. Although Xiwu is not as good as Chang'an City, the outer walls are also built entirely with bricks and stones, and the wooden houses used in the interior are all made of the strongest materials.
The walls of Wubao are made of durable jujube and cypress wood and are more than five feet high. There are three layers of archery holes in them. If we attack head-on, it will be difficult for even 300,000 people, let alone 20,000 people, to capture it in an instant. What's more terrible is that the dock is built on the shore of the Wei River. It is impossible to cut off the water source and dig deep tunnels. Before setting off, Lu Bu discussed with the ministers at Shangshutai and felt that this advancement could only be made through stratagem.
On the night of the 24th, a Chang'an ranger rushed to Xiwu and told General Dong Min of the left: "Situ and Dutinghou rebelled in Chang'an City, the Grand Master disappeared, and Li Shizhong died in the battle! The Lieutenant of the Central Military Academy died in the battle! Du Tinghou rebelled.
Marquis Ting said that the Grand Master is also dead! Now Xijing has fallen into the hands of Wang Situ, General, what should we do?"
Dong Min had always felt uneasy after being transferred to Xiwu by his brother, but when he heard the news, he couldn't believe it. He knew his brother's plan and felt that it was well thought out. How could he suddenly encounter such a disaster? But after that, he knew that his brother's plan was well thought out.
One day, dozens more people came to report to Xiwu. Their words were exactly the same as the former ones. He couldn't help but not believe it. But when he heard that Dong Zhuo had just disappeared, he still took a chance and asked, "Did you really see my brother die?"
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Of course, no one had seen it. Dong Zhuo was burned to death in the front hall of Weiyang Palace. When the Liang people were defeated, the front hall was still burning. Even the Hu Ben guards themselves could not enter the palace to confirm. Therefore, the returning Liang people all replied that no
Seeing this, Dong Min took a chance and said to the Liang people who were guarding Xiwu: "Although there are rebels in Xijing, no one has seen the death of the grand master. It can be seen that the rebels suddenly caused chaos and used false words to threaten us.
The Grand Master is very resourceful and can adapt to changing circumstances, so he will definitely be able to escape from this difficulty. I hope you don’t have any doubts!"
In this way, he calmed down the people in Wubao. While reorganizing the houses in Xiwu, he sent many envoys to Shanglinyuan, Hongnong, Hedong, Nanyang and other places to request reinforcements. He had no think tank around him to make suggestions, so he was eliminated.
Apart from that, Dong Min did not take any other action, just waiting for the situation to change quietly in Xiwu.
Soon, he got the news that Shanglinyuan and his people had returned to Chang'an. This was not unexpected. Dong Min accepted the news calmly, and then ordered Xiwu to declare itself and let soldiers guard the fort wall day and night. The results continued one after another.
After ten days, the soldiers who came to attack could not be found in front of Wubao, which made them extremely confused.
Dong Min was still wondering whether his brother's escape had led to the mass arrests by the Chang'an rebels, so he sent people out of Wubao to inquire about the news. After inquiring, he found out: It turned out that Lu Bu led an army of 20,000 and did not attack Yi first.
Wu, but went north to attack Zuo Fengyi first!
The guard of Zuo Fengyi was originally Zhang Yin, who was appointed by Dong Zhuo himself. However, when he learned that Dong Zhuo had died, he immediately abandoned his post and left. Lü Bu easily controlled the 6,000 soldiers in the county and appointed Song Yi, Wang Yun's staff, as Zuo Fengyi.
After Feng Yi's deeds were accomplished, Lu Bu crossed the Jing River and took control of Qixian, Duyang, Yongxian, Chencang and other places. He replaced the magistrates of Fufeng counties one by one and incorporated the remaining garrison troops into the army.
Rapidly expanded to more than 40,000 people.
When Lu Bu arrived at Xi County, he was only twelve miles away from Xiwu, and Xiwu was conquered by him on all sides. Dong Min was trapped in Xiwu. He heard news from far and near that everyone had defected to Lu Bu, and he was panic-stricken.
He couldn't do it all day long, but he didn't dare to make any changes. Only then did he realize that he was the rebel now, and the rebels in Chang'an were the king's division.
On the eighth day of May, the sky was dark and drizzling, and the woods and river banks in the distance slowly disappeared. But at this time, the Liang people who had been sitting in Xiwu for twenty years finally saw the enemy they had been waiting for for a long time.
The enemies lined up with torches and spread out into a line of fire nearly ten miles long. In the hazy dusk, it seemed like a red mist. In the darkness, it slowly surrounded Xiwu from north to south.
But as they got closer, the defenders of Xiwu discovered that the enemies not only held torches high, but also held a round object in their other hand. They were like demons brewing in the clouds and emerging from the drizzle.
And the enemies did not live up to their expectations and showed them the truth of the world cruelly and ruthlessly.
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The enemies in the front row all carried human heads in their hands. They put torches and heads together and used the firelight to illuminate the faces of the dead. The guards saw in horror that many of these heads were familiar to them. Among them were Li Ru, the servant, and the chief.
Shi Tianjing, Lieutenant of the Central Military Academy Dong Huang, Lieutenant of the Guard Wang Du, Lieutenant General Yang Ding and others. Among these heads, there is also a burnt human head, whose appearance cannot be seen, but it is placed in the middle and appears to be the most important.
, the guards all vaguely guessed his identity, but they couldn't believe it.
At this time, a knight covered in red embroidered armor rode forward on horseback and shouted to the people on the fort: "Everyone has seen these heads, and most of the people inside know them, so I guess you don't need me."
Tell me more, now that Dong Zhuo has been crowned the leader, the three assistants have surrendered to the imperial court, and all the armies in the east have obeyed the imperial court's orders, why do you have to accompany Dong Min to die? The emperor has issued an edict to kill only the culprits who followed Dong Zhuo in his rebellion! The rest of the people are also included.
If you don’t check, please open the door quickly!”
These words were better than thousands of troops and made the guards excited. At this time, Dong Min stood in the dock, raised his bow and aimed an arrow at the knight. The arrow hit the knight's nose bone and penetrated directly into the brain.
When the knight passed by, he immediately fell to the ground, and then he shouted: "You traitors, don't try to deceive me! How dare you pretend to be my brother with a head that you can't see clearly? What's more, Li Jue, Xu Rong and others,
They are all veterans who have been with my brother for nearly ten years, and their love is so deep that it crosses the sea! How could you instigate this with just one letter! I have compiled a letter to appeal for help, and when he returns to the army, you and the traitors will be destroyed!
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During the excitement, another knight came over. Behind him were about twenty people tied with ropes. Next to each person stood a soldier. The soldiers raised the faces of the prisoners. In the rain, they looked at the prisoners.
There was a layer of gauze on his face, but Dong Min still recognized them. These were the messengers he sent out to ask for help.
A Confucian scholar rode up behind the prisoners and said to Dong Min on the Wubao: "General Zuo, before we came here, we had blocked all the passages from Baling to Huangbaicheng, and all your letters were blocked by the court.
Yes. It’s a good idea to wait for reinforcements!”
Dong Min recognized the man's identity and turned out to be Xun You, the former Huangmen servant.
This conspiracy was planned by Xun You. As soon as he came out of the imperial edict, he devoured his food, then returned to the chancellery to plan the details of the operation, and insisted on accompanying Lu Bu into the army. Everyone listened to his plan, and they all sighed with emotion, saying that he
He was comparable to Yu Xu, so he was appointed as military advisor.
Seeing that most of his envoys were intercepted, Dong Min felt a huge panic in his heart, but he still insisted: "I sent more than thirty envoys, but you only intercepted two-thirds. How can you say that I have no envoys?"
Reinforcements! If I stick to Xiwu, I will see you die tragically in front of the fort!"
Xun You sneered when he heard this, and said calmly: "General Zuo, I am not showing this to you, but to the soldiers in the fort. They are the pillars of the country and should not be lost here in vain. And General Zuo, you
, in my eyes, it’s already a corpse!”
Dong Min was furious and raised his longbow again, intending to shoot Xun You on the spot. As soon as he raised the bow, a sharp black shadow shot through the rain and fog. When the guards reacted, they turned around and shot Xun You.
Looking at General Zuo who was screaming and groaning, he saw that his left hand was holding the bow tightly. Dong Min couldn't help but hold it. An armor-piercing arrow shot off his middle finger, and then pierced the bow through his palm.
Together. Under the severe pain, Dong Min's entire face was distorted and changed, and he kept screaming in his mouth, but he did not dare to pull out the arrow in his left hand.
Lu Bu, who was shooting arrows, slowly rode out from the crowd. He was sitting on a tall red rabbit horse, holding a terrifying five-stone long bow. He looked like a man-eating tiger in the crowd. The guards all knew it.
He was brave and invincible, and there were few people in the army who could match him. Now when they saw that his archery skills were like gods, they were all frightened.
At this time, Xun You said to the guards again: "Everyone, I have exhausted my good words. If you still want to fight, we can also fight. However, Xiwu is such a strong city, and we will not attack it forcefully. How about this?
, I am waiting to build a dam by the Wei River, and the water will flood the docks. You can come down whenever you want. I am afraid that if the water floods for a long time, diseases will spread, and we will be unable to save you by then."
No one refuted this time, and there was no need for Dong Min to give orders. Under the silent voice, his defense collapsed, and the gate of Xiwu opened spontaneously, and Master Wang entered smoothly.