Opening the vermilion box, there was a jade seal with a square shape inside. The jade seal was four inches square, with five dragon interlocking buttons engraved on it. One corner was chipped. It was inlaid with gold. There were eight characters of insect and bird seals on it: "If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever."
Yongchang." This is the priceless jade seal passed down to the country in history! Emperors of all dynasties have taken this seal as a sign of fulfillment and as a token of "imperial power is divinely authorized, orthodox and legal". They treat it like a rare treasure and a valuable weapon of the country. Obtain it.
It symbolizes that he is "ordered by heaven", and if he loses it, it means that he has "exhausted his strength". Anyone who ascends to a great position without this seal is ridiculed as a "white emperor", showing lack of confidence and being despised by the world.
This prompted people who wanted to seek great treasures to fight for it, causing the jade seal to change its owner many times and circulate in China for more than 2,000 years. However, it finally disappeared and has not been traced to this day, which makes people sigh with regret.
After obtaining this national jade seal, he did not dare to be arrogant and burdened by the false reputation. However, if he found a suitable opportunity and presented this object to the imperial court, he would not be able to escape the rank of general.
When the Yuxi matter came to an end, Wen Yuan summoned Zhang Zha to inquire about military matters.
Nothing major happened in the past few days. Since the Hulao Pass was broken, the princes from all walks of life have established strongholds, but they have not continued to march. Cao Cao sent people to Yuan Shao several times to urge troops to advance, but there was never a reply. Cao Cao was anxious.
He planned to go to Hanoi in person to urge the various princes to march.
The next thing I want to remember is the Battle of Xingyang where Cao Cao suffered a disastrous defeat.
Wen Yuan heard that Cao Cao was going to Yuan Shao's camp overnight. Knowing that there would be no more battles and important things in hand, he also led his troops back.
When the two arrived at the tent, Yuan Shao personally came out to greet him. When he saw Wen Yuan, he hurriedly walked a few steps to greet him. He held Wen Yuan's arm and said warmly: "General Zhang is a real hero! He fought against Wen Marquis Lu Bu alone and became famous all over the world. His fortune greatly increased."
The morale of our coalition forces is high, and I would like to declare that you are the captain of the Fenwu School. I hope that the general will fight the enemy with all his strength in the future!"
Wen Yuan smiled awkwardly and thought to himself: "Being famous has its benefits, and Yuan Shao'er has come to recruit me. If he knows that he still has that thing, hehe... But... now is a good opportunity!"
Suddenly his heart moved and he glanced at Han Fu secretly.
Sure enough, when Han Fu saw Yuan Shao showing favor to his subordinates, his expression was already hesitant. At this time, Wen Yuan looked at him like a resentful woman, with embarrassment and grievance in his eyes.
This Yuan Shao actually dared to snatch away the beloved general of Jizhou Mu! Han Fu was suddenly furious, and his blood rushed to the top door. He stepped forward and glanced at Yuan Shao, pulled Wen Yuan over and said:
"It doesn't take the leader of the alliance to worry about this matter. Wen Yuan has made such a great contribution to the imperial court, so I will be my guarantor."
Wen Yuan immediately bowed and thanked him, but mentally he was secretly amused: Let's fight, the more fun you two have, the better!
Seeing that Wen Yuan was so knowledgeable, Han Fu immediately helped Wen Yuan up with joy, but Yuan Shao looked at the two of them with a slightly gloomy look from behind.
Han Fu immediately went to court and went berserk to tell Wen Yuan that he was the captain of Fenwu School. From then on, he had unwavering trust in Wen Yuan.
The heroes invited Cao Cao and Wen Yuan into the big tent. Cao Cao looked furious and told in detail what the scouts had reported, and urged the heroes to send troops.
After the victory in the Battle of Hulao Pass, all the heroes forced their troops to Luoyang, and the troops of Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Gongsun Zan, Han Fu, Zhang Yang and others stationed in Hanoi.
Liu Dai, Kong Min, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and other tribes stationed in Chenggao.
Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's troops marched north from Luyang to threaten Luoyang.
At that time, Dong Zhuo had abandoned Luoyang and most of Henan Yin, and only led the army to garrison in the western suburbs of Luoyang. Moreover, due to Luoyang's evacuation of the soldiers and civilians, military discipline was bad, the army was in disarray, and morale was almost completely depleted. At this time, the army took advantage of the opportunity to catch up.
, it is a God-given opportunity.
It's a pity that at the beginning, the heroes still swore to fight against the thieves. Once Hulao Pass was broken, the hope of sending troops to the west to welcome back the emperor was great! At this time, the heroes were all holding back.
Cao Cao himself did not expect that although more than a dozen princes claimed to be a coalition, they all had their own motives. They were not willing to send their own troops forward to confront the Xiliang Army. More importantly, the real purpose of the army was not to rescue.
The emperor annihilated Dong Zhuo, but in the name of severing ties with the imperial court, he continued to mobilize and support his troops. If the little emperor was snatched back at this time, how would the army and the territory they worked so hard to manage be placed? Will they still be handed over to the emperor?
Commander of the Han Dynasty?
Cao Cao said to Yuan Shao unceremoniously: "Now that Dong's army has no intention of fighting and is withdrawing to the west, we can take advantage of the situation to pursue and welcome back the emperor. We originally stood still. Why is this?"
Yuan Shao coughed twice and replied vaguely: "My army has fought continuously and the soldiers are exhausted. Although the Xiliang army suffered a defeat, the main force was not damaged. Who knows that he will not set up an ambush along the road. I'm afraid there is no benefit in underestimating the enemy's advance, right?"
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Cao snorted coldly, looked around at the crowd and said, "It is justifiable to raise rebels and launch riots. Now all the soldiers and horses are gathered together. It is the time to attack. Dong Zhuo burned the palace in Luoyang, hijacked the emperor and moved the capital to Chang'an. This incident shocked the world and people's hearts."
We are panicked and don’t know what to do. As the saying goes, God is angry and people are resentful. It is the time when God wants to kill Dong Zhuo. As long as everyone works together, we can rule the world in one battle. Why are you still hesitating and unable to seize this opportunity!?"
All the princes were a little indifferent, each with their own thoughts. Firstly, they were afraid that their own troops would be damaged. Secondly, they were in an enclave when they came to Luoyang, and they would not control it if they conquered it.
Cao Cao looked at the people in the tent and saw that everyone had their own agenda. They lowered their heads and said nothing, and said angrily: "Shu Zi is not enough to make plans!" Then he angrily went out of the tent and led more than ten thousand troops, including Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong.
, Li Dian, Le Jin, came to catch up with Dong Zhuo at starry night.
Wen Yuan secretly lamented in the tent that Cao Cao still wanted to be loyal to the Han Dynasty at this time, which was admirable. If he had not become more powerful in the future and gradually developed the ambition to usurp the Han Dynasty, it would not be impossible for him to join him.
It's a pity that once I can't stand the restraint of others, I don't want to help them usurp the Han Dynasty. I'd better forget about this idea!
Let's say that Cao Cao led his troops to leave the coalition stronghold and headed for Luoyang. Within a few days, news of the defeat came. As soon as Cao Cao led his troops to Bianshui, they met Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong. It turned out that Dong Zhuo had left a sentry in Hulao.
After hearing the news that Cao Cao had entered the pass alone, he transferred Xu Rong's army to Bianshui to prepare to meet Cao Cao's army.
Cao Cao originally had few soldiers and horses, and he was a newly recruited army. They had been running for days, and they were already exhausted. On the other hand, Xu Rong's elite Xiliang troops were all waiting for work. They had already prepared their formations and were waiting there. After a fierce attack, Cao Cao was defeated.
When he returned, Xu Rong sent his troops in hot pursuit. He shot Cao Cao in the shoulder with one arrow, and shot Cao Cao to the ground with another arrow. Just as the pursuers behind him were about to surround him, a general with more than a hundred soldiers arrived and rescued Cao Cao.
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The two fled all the way. On the way, the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin and other leading troops arrived. At dawn, they gathered the remaining soldiers and gathered more than 500 people. They lamented and returned to Hanoi together.
Although this battle was defeated, it revealed that the heroes of the world did not attack Dong Zhuo to save the Han Dynasty, but wanted to support their own selfish motives. Although Cao Cao was defeated, he still won, and his reputation spread throughout the country.