Chapter 177: Dong Zhuo: If you can't beat him, move the capital
"boom!"
When Dong Zhuo's heavy armored cavalry collided with Cao Cao's heavy shielded infantry, the few rows of heavy shielded infantry blocking the front were instantly hit by the heavy armored cavalry and sent flying everywhere.
However, Dong Zhuo only lost dozens of heavy armored cavalry. This casualty ratio shocked Cao Cao.
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao's face darkened. He originally thought that even if the heavy shield infantry he had trained could not stop Dong Zhuo's heavy armored cavalry, they would at least inflict heavy losses on Dong Zhuo.
But I didn't expect this to be the result.
He still underestimated the impact of this heavy armored cavalry.
"Get ready to fight!" Liu Bei and Sun Jian saw this scene and immediately sent orders to prepare for battle.
They had no way to avoid this battle. Only by defeating this cavalry could they reach Chang'an City.
And if the three of them win this war, they can capture Dong Zhuo's five thousand cavalry.
If they lose, they will suffer heavy losses and gain nothing.
Risks are linked to benefits.
Soon Cao Cao's heavy shield infantry was torn open by Dong Zhuo's armored cavalry.
"Kill!" Liu Bei and Sun Jian led the remaining troops and charged forward.
The light cavalry is in front, and the sword and shield soldiers are behind.
Zhang Fei directly activated his skills and the cavalry charged, targeting the cavalry in the last row.
Charge directly to the enemy's back row alone.
"Third brother, be careful!"
Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to be careful and speed up his horse.
"boom!"
Zhang Fei's mount and the cavalry were the first to collide.
Due to the characteristics of the skill, it will not stop until it reaches the target.
Zhang Fei's mount was fine except for some injuries. On the contrary, Dong Zhuo's armored cavalry was knocked over by Zhang Fei.
"Hahaha, Zhang Yide from Yan is here!"
Zhang Fei charged while waving his snake spear, knocking the knight off his horse.
Li Jue and Guo Si had nothing to do about it.
They could only let Zhang Fei run rampant in their formation and tear a hole in the formation.
"drive!"
Seeing this, Liu Bei and others accelerated their march again.
According to Zhang Fei's collision method, when he hits the final target, his mount will be useless. Zhang Fei is using his mount to open a hole for them. They must cherish this opportunity and defeat them in one fell swoop.
The enemy's cavalry.
Sun Ce on the other side also used the immortal skill - Heroic Posture.
Transform into a strong man and charge forward with your own future technological weapons.
"boom!"
The two armies collided with each other again, and they were instantly overturned.
Countless cavalrymen fell from their horses.
Liu Bei's side was fighting fiercely, and Liu Yan's other side also attacked Anding according to the plan. The whole country suddenly started to rebel against Dong.
"put!"
Huang Quan commanded the catapult to drop huge rocks on Anding
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Dozens of boulders hit the Anding city wall like meteors.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
...
This time it was Zhang Xiu and Ma Teng who were defending the city.
Due to the failure of the Tianshui Plan, they changed from active to passive.
But now that it was time to employ people, Dong Zhuo asked Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu to maintain stability.
Inside the palace of Chang'an City.
The time now is obviously not the morning court, but at this time all the civil and military officials of the imperial court are gathered here, and the emperor Liu Xie is sitting high on the dragon throne.
Dong Zhuo stood on the other side wearing armor and a sword hanging from his waist.
At the same time, Li Ru also appeared in the court.
"You are the only one in our family who hates us and thinks that we are rebellious officials and traitors, but our family is all for this great country!"
"Look at the princes outside, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu, Liu Yan, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian's little son. They all have aspirations to become emperor. If this big man were not controlled by our family, the emperor would be like an immortal.
As predicted, he was held hostage by Cao Cao to order the princes!" Dong Zhuo touched the long sword on his waist with one hand and said as he walked among many civil and military ministers. Emperor Liu Xie sat high and expressionless.
Although many civil and military ministers wanted to refute, they had to admit that what Dong Zhuo said was reasonable. Without Dong Zhuo, the emperor's fate would not be much better.
"There is nothing else to do in calling everyone here today. It is that we, the Han people, have reached the final moment of crisis. Those rebels will attack Chang'an soon. Your Majesty and I have discussed it. For the current plan, we can only protect the capital by moving the capital.
Peace." Dong Zhuo continued.
Anding's defeat completely shattered all their plans. The Kwantung princes' coalition forces of more than 200,000 soldiers bypassed Hangu, and the two major natural dangers of Tongguan approached Chang'an. Together with Liu Yan's more than 100,000 soldiers from Yizhou, they set out to attack from Tianshui.
They settled down and tried to trap themselves in Chang'an.
He and Li Ru had calculated and concluded that Shou could definitely hold on, but once they were trapped in Chang'an, defeat would only happen sooner or later.
After discussion, he decided to move the capital. This time he would leave the Han Dynasty and go to the countries in the Western Regions to establish a kingdom of his own. This time he would take Liu Xie with him.
He can't defeat the princes of the Central Plains, but he can defeat the kingdoms of the Western Regions at will.
Wouldn't it be nice to lay down a piece of fertile land and live a happy life?
Dong Zhuo regretted that he had not thought of moving the capital to the Western Regions and was scheming with these Guandong princes.
As for taking Liu Xie with him, one of the reasons is that a country cannot live without a king for a day. If Liu Xie was intercepted by him in the Western Regions, this big man would be without a king.
Aren't those Han clan clansmen fighting for orthodoxy to death?
The second is to wait until he becomes stronger in the future so that he will have a reason to return to the Central Plains.
The great man always pays attention to the truth in everything and needs a reason. With a reason, you can stand on the righteousness.
Take a look at the Battle of Chibi between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao played by Immortal.
In order to find a justifiable reason, Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin to scold Cao Cao for three generations.
"this....."
As soon as Dong Zhuo said this, many civil and military ministers began to discuss it privately.
They had already been forced by Dong Zhuo to move the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, and now they still wanted to move the capital. But now that all the states and places were occupied by heroes, they didn't know where Dong Zhuo could move the capital this time.
"This... I wonder where the Prime Minister is going to move the capital this time?" Situ Wang Yun stood up and asked Dong Zhuo.
"Wang Yun, you asked a good question. Li Ru told them where we are going." Dong Zhuo directly asked Li Ru to come out and explain.
"Yes, Prime Minister."
After Li Ru saluted Liu Xie, he saluted all the ministers, and then began to explain to them.
"Since the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army, our Han Dynasty has been in constant war for many years. We are surrounded by heroes outside and have no regard for the king's law. We regard the emperor as nothing. Your Majesty has already discussed it with the Prime Minister. If the Han Dynasty wants to rise, the only way is to move the capital to a place where there are no such princes.
, we will cultivate our health there and return to the Central Plains when we are strong."
When Li Ru said this, everyone in the audience became a mess.
Hearing what Li Ru said, they must either go to the Western Regions or Xianbei, where the Huns are!
But no matter which one it is, they cannot accept it.
They could accept the move of the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an because Chang'an was still within the Han Dynasty and Chang'an was also the old capital.
But now Dong Zhuo wants to move out of Dahan, which they cannot accept.
What are those things around the big man?
That was a place where barbarians lived. Let them live with those barbarians. It would be better to kill them.
"Shut up, everyone!" Hearing the reluctant voices of many ministers, Dong Zhuo roared angrily, and then the discussion stopped.
"Li Ru, please continue." Dong Zhuo asked Li Ru to continue.
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions and exchanged our silk for a large amount of property. According to records, the lands of the countries in the Western Regions are fertile, and this time we are moving the capital to the Western Regions and re-establishing a Han Dynasty that belongs to us there.
When we become stronger in the future, we will come back!" After Li Ru finished speaking, he stood back behind Dong Zhuo respectfully.
"I am old, and we are tired of moving the capital. Please ask your majesty to let the old minister do his best for your majesty, stay in Chang'an for your majesty, and delay the princes of Guandong." Huangfu Song stood up with tears in his eyes and asked Liu Xie for instructions.
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He personally has no objections to Dong Zhuo's move of the capital to the Western Regions. As long as Liu Xie lives, everything is hopeful. Now he just wants to use his last moments to do his last bit for the emperor and prevent the Kwantung princes from entering Chang'an. Even if he dies in battle, he will not regret it.
Remarks.
Liu Xie glanced at Dong Zhuo, and seeing that Dong Zhuo did not refuse, he raised a hand to ask Huangfu Song to stand up, and agreed to Huangfu Song's request, "My beloved, please be freed. I have approved this matter."
He was also reluctant to leave Huangfu Song and Liu Xie. These veterans were among the few who were loyal to him.
But there is nothing he can do now. He doesn't want to fall into the hands of others and become their puppet again.
There is at least a glimmer of hope for Dong Zhuo.
"I would also like to ask your Majesty to allow the old minister to stay in Chang'an and do his last best for your Majesty." Then Zhu Jun also requested Liu Xie.
"I...I'm sure too!"
Liu Xie also agreed to Zhu Jun's prayer.
Some people looked at Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun and Liu Xie agreed to the request, and Dong Zhuo did not object and expressed to Liu Xie that they also wanted to stay.
They don't want to go to the Western Regions and live with the barbarians. The fact that they can serve as officials in the government proves that they have strength.
As long as they are freed from Dong Zhuo's control, the princes of the world will have no place for themselves.
But this time before Liu Xie could speak.
Dong Zhuo stood up.
"Why do you all want to stay in Chang'an?"
"Yes, I want to do my last bit for His Majesty." Those ministers who had just told Liu Xie that they wanted to stay regretted why they didn't raise the matter with Huangfu Song just now. Now Dong Zhuo has come out to object. What will happen next?
It will be difficult to handle.
"Okay, since these adults want to stay in Chang'an and do their best for Your Majesty, this is a matter of great loyalty, so our family agrees on Your Majesty's behalf!"
"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo laughed and agreed with the idea of these civil servants and generals staying.
When several officials who wanted to stay heard Dong Zhuo's words, they were delighted. When did Dong Zhuo become so easy to talk to? They all began to think about who would be better for them in the future!
But it's a pity that they don't know what is waiting for them.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you, Your Majesty." These people expressed their gratitude to Dong Zhuo one after another.
"Is there anyone who wants to stay in Chang'an like these adults and do their last loyalty?" Dong Zhuo continued to ask everyone.
After hearing Dong Zhuo's question, everyone discussed quietly in private, and then several people stood up from the crowd and expressed their wish to stay in Chang'an.
"Hahaha, your Majesty has so many loyal ministers who want to stay in Chang'an and delay your Majesty's time. Why should your Majesty worry about the displeasure of the Han Dynasty!" Seeing that so many people wanted to stay, Dong Zhuo laughed loudly.
"Since several adults want to stay in Chang'an, how can we not help them?"
"Come here, pull all these people out and kill them, and let them stay in Chang'an forever!"
Dong Zhuo, who had been smiling just now, suddenly changed his expression. He agreed that Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song should stay in Chang'an. This was because Dong Zhuo knew that these two people would definitely resist the Kwantung princes in Chang'an for him and Liu Xie as they said.
As for the remaining people, Dong Zhuo also knows what their plans are!
"Crash."
Before those people could react, they were pulled outside by the arms of the sudden soldiers.
"I won't stay in Chang'an anymore, I won't stay in Chang'an anymore!"
"I want to follow His Majesty to the Western Regions!"
"Xiangguo, I was wrong!"
"Tie Dong, you must die a happy death!"
There were sounds of regret outside the palace.
But no one sympathized with them. Anyone who used their brains would know how Dong Zhuo could be so easy to talk to.
"Since no one wants to stay in Chang'an, please go back and pack your luggage. We will set off for the Western Regions after tomorrow." After saying this, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru left the hall angrily.
When Dong Zhuo planned to go to the Western Regions, the descendants of the Xiongnu who had been defeated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che on the other side learned that the Han Dynasty was currently in war and divided among the heroes. They thought this was a good opportunity to return to the Han Dynasty and began to plan an invasion plan.