Chapter 88: The movements of the princes

In the morning of the second day of the first year of Chuping, Ma Chao, who had stood on the stage of Xiying in Chang'an for a whole night, only when he saw the soldiers from the East Camp in Chang'an led by Zhang Rui. When he came to the Xiying School, his calm mood finally completely relaxed. He put down his worries and then took a big step down the stage, helped Zhang Rui, who was kneeling on the ground to salute him, and strode his hands and praised: "De'an, the achievements are in Chang'an and the reputation is outstanding. From now on, you will be a general under a certain account and assist Chang'an defense."

"Thank you for your kindness, General!" Zhang Rui bowed and thanked him, and then said, "The achievements that Rui has made today are all the strategies of his clan brothers and Mr. Jia, so Rui dare not take advantage of this contribution."

When Ma Chao heard someone else's plan, he said in surprise: "There is still such a thing. I don't know where De'an's brother appears? And what are you talking about? Is Mr. Jia Xu? " (Gu Zang: Place name is Wuwei, Gansu)

"My clan brother is now serving as the ruling of Xinfeng. His surname is Zhang, his courtesy name is Derong. He is the son of his uncle. Mr. Jia is Jia Xu. The Taifu, Rui knew that his talent and knowledge were simple, but these two people were both full of military and armor. If the Taifu could be recruited, Yongzhou could be settled and the world could be at peace!" Zhang Rui did not hide his shortcomings, but strongly recommended them to him, and his mind was not something that ordinary people could do.

In response to Zhang Rui's calmness, Ma Chao praised him and said loudly: "Since De'an knows where the two of them, he can invite them quickly. Chao will be used as a reward."

"Tao Fu, please write a letter in person and prepare a gift to show your sincerity. Rui rode a fast horse to Xinfeng, and you can fold it back in the evening." Zhang Rui bowed with energy.

"Okay, so good." Ma Chao is in urgent need of talents now, and so two talented people are on the side, so he is naturally overjoyed. He hurried to the big tent, wrote two letters, and prepared two more treasures, and ordered Zhang Rui to go immediately.

Shortly after Zhang Rui left, the news reported by the spies from Chang'an also confirmed that Jia Xu had indeed gone to the home of the magistrate of Xinfeng County. Ma Chao, who had let go of his worries, immediately summoned the generals to the tent.

"Junyi, if you lead the army, start immediately to recruit the newly surrendered army."

"Zilong, you lead an army, patrol four cities, post a bill to safeguard the people, and maintain public order."

"Ling Ming, you lead a army to check the inventory situation in the city, and collect the accounts and books for inquiries. Hu Chier will help you."

"The last one will obey the order!" When Ma Chao issued a deep voice, the generals responded in unison.

At dawn, outside Xianyang City, Niu Fu's soldiers and horses were finally settled down for a chaotic night. However, they found that their chief general Niu Fu was dead. For a moment, the soldiers who lost the head coach fell into panic again.

After successfully killing Niu Fu last night, Gao Shun immediately led his army and, with Zhang Liao's support, returned to the city.

Just as dawn was dawn, the two generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who were judging the situation outside the city, had reached the end of the city, led the two thousand iron cavalry in the city, built a floating bridge with the boats in the city, and ran out of the city.

"Listen to the enemy, Niu Fu is dead now, Chang'an has been attacked by our general. If you put down your weapons, you can avoid death. Otherwise, the army will be killed, and you will be killed without any consequences!" Gao Shun rode his horse in front of the formation and shouted at the enemy camp.

Zhang Liao echoed in time and shouted: "Surrender to avoid death!"

The two thousand cavalrymen in front of the formation shouted in unison at Zhang Liao's instructions: "Surrender and avoid death!"

"Surrender to avoid death!"

"Surrender to avoid death!"

The panicked Niu Fu's army and horses were frightened when facing the murderous intent of Xiliang outside the camp. He could not help but feel a little scared. He heard that he could survive by putting down his weapons. This group of originally brave soldiers, without the command of the commander, naturally disappeared.

Seeing that the morale of the army was chaotic, the war was naturally invincible. After getting together to discuss, the Sima in the camp collectively pulled the troops, put down their weapons, and walked out of the camp.

Gao Shun and Zhang Liao in front of the formation couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this scene. Although this battle was not a tragic battle, it even more tested people's minds.

Luoyang Prime Minister's Mansion.

Dong Zhuo was a little angry and stared at his generals, shouting: "There is a great defeat in Sishui, Hulao is defeated again. Now the Guandong Alliance Army is arrogant. If we fight to the city, we will all die without a place to bury!"

"Xiangfu, it was because the boy was too careless that Liu Bei's three shameless people were defeated, and he allowed the boy to reorganize his army and then kill them without leaving any armor." Lu Bu thought about himself, and was really angry at the hands of several unknown juniors.

"General Lu cannot. Now the Kanto Alliance has won one after another, and the momentum is tremendous. Our army's morale is weak, and it is difficult to have a chance of winning again. Tomorrow is the first day of March. If we cannot set a foothold, this year's spring plowing will be delayed. In that case, we will lose all the money in the second half of the year. Even if there are a million troops at that time, what's the use of us?" Li Ru stopped Lu Bu and couldn't help but express his worries.

After hearing this, the generals in the lobby couldn't help but nod their heads secretly. Dong Zhuo frowned and asked, "What should I do about it?"

Li Ru smiled obscurely and said, "Now the Guandong coalition forces are in great power. Luoyang is not a place to stay for a long time. In my opinion, we can lead our army to plunder the people and gentry in the city and station them in Chang'an. When the horses and food are sufficient in autumn, it will not be too late to take revenge again. I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?"

When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru's words, he thought to himself: There are many bureaucrats and gentry in Luoyang City. If someone is sent to confiscate it, he will collect countless food, grass and money, which is enough to return to Chang'an and spend several years on it. This idea is a good idea.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo's brows unwillingly stretched, and he immediately said loudly: "Wen Xiu (Li Ru) is very good at speaking. Fengxian (Lu Bu) You will immediately lead the five thousand cavalry and go and do it immediately."

"Get orders!" Lu Bu answered in a deep voice and turned around and left.

Under Hulao Pass, inside the Cao army camp.

Cao Cao, in a robe, suddenly showed a sharp light in his eyes, and looked around the generals in the tent and said, "I just received a secret report. Dong Zhuo has led his army back to Luoyang from Hulai Lama. I don't expect that something big will happen in a few days. Please pack up your troops and prepare to fight."

"No!" The generals in the tent responded with a loud bang, and after Cao Cao's plan was made, they all dispersed.

In a large tent in the Zuoying camp in Gongsun Zan's camp, the three brothers Liu Bei sat together, staring at him and sitting in a state of relief.

Zhang Fei raised the cup and drank a sip of strong wine, and said in anger: "Brother, we three brothers fought to the death to defeat the arrogant Lu Bu. It can be said that he has made great achievements. But that guy Yuan Shao not only did not reward him, but also sarcasticly mocked us. He really couldn't stand this kind of bird energy."

"Yi De is right. Brother, Yu, the princes, all of them are in harmony with each other's appearance. It is useless to stay here. It is better to go to another place?" Guan Yu, who had long beard and beautiful beard, obviously also had resentment, and then he agreed in a deep voice.

"This, this, alas, I don't know for my brother..." Liu Bei sighed and was speechless for a long time.

"If my elder brother doesn't go, I will go by myself to avoid getting angry here." Zhang Fei saw his elder brother Liu Bei, and sighed again, and complained.

"Since that's the case, we might as well go to Qingzhou. I heard that the Yellow Turbans are causing trouble again recently. I might as well find an opportunity to do a good job." Liu Bei knew his ability. If he had no other two, he would be unable to survive. Seeing that they persisted, he had to agree.

"Okay, I'll pack my luggage and set off overnight." Zhang Fei excitedly put down the wine cup and left the tent. Seeing Zhang Fei's actions, Liu Bei had to shake his head and sigh, knowing that this time it was in vain.
Chapter completed!