Chapter 52

Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an and turned Luoyang into a sea of fire.

All the warlords in front of Hulao Pass saw smoke rising in the sky of Luoyang, and they didn't know what was going on.

Only Han Yu understood why.

Han Yu said to Ju Shou who was getting closer to him:

"Dong Zhuo has always been ruthless. This time Lü Bu was defeated, and his soldiers had no will to fight. Dong Zhuo knew that the Warlord's invasion of Luoyang would be bad for him. Li Ru, the strategist under Dong Zhuo, was extremely cunning. I think Dong Zhuo will move the capital to Chang'an to avoid the attacks of the Warlords."

Ju Shou was quite confused, and asked, "Ever since Wang Mang's power struggle in Chang'an, the palace has been burned to the ground, and now there are still Qiang people in Xiliang. If he wants to move the capital, I'm afraid the ministers in the court will not agree. Why is Young Master so certain?"

Han Yu smiled and said, "Gongyu, let me ask, where Dong Zhuo's foundation is?"

"Xiliang! Dong Zhuo rose in Xiliang, and the soldiers and horses are the elite of Xiliang. Everyone knows this."

Ju Shou pondered, and when he said this, Ju Shou instantly understood what Han Yu meant and continued:

"Young master is truly wise. Now that the Warlords' alliance is strong, and Lü Bu has just been defeated, Dong Zhuo must be panicking. The area around Chang'an had always been the old headquarters of the soldiers and cavalry in Xiliang. Dong Zhuo did indeed move the capital to Chang'an. I'm afraid it's actually happening."

Han Yu continued to ask, "Gongyu, do you know why Luoyang has become a sea of fire?"

Ju Shou thought for a moment, then said, "Could it be that Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and in order not to leave the royal treasures for the Warlords, Dong Zhuo burned the things he couldn't carry."

Ju Shou was clever.

Han Yu nodded and said: "Now the 18th Warlord is gathered at Hulao Pass, and says that this alliance is a form of resistance against Dong Zhuo. But in truth, this is all for their own personal gain. Yu dared to assert that this time Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and Luoyang, who became a sea of fire, became bait for the Warlords.

When the Warlords enter Luoyang, they will probably tear their faces and immediately seek personal gain, and Dong Zhuo will be hard to beat for a while."

Ju Shu was shocked when he heard those words and immediately fell into deep thought.

This was because Han Yu's words contained a lot of information, and Ju Shou couldn't accept it for a while.

Sure enough, it did not take long for a messenger to enter and report.

"Reporting to the alliance leader, there is news from Sishui Pass that Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the Emperor to Chang'an. This news is from Zhao Cen, the gatekeeper of Sishui Pass."

The crowd was pleased and surprised!

The advantage is that Dong Zhuo moved the capital, and the Sishui Pass has been bypassed, so it will be easy to seize Hulao Pass.

After breaking through the Hulao Pass, they can go directly to Luoyang, and their great struggle against Dong Zhuo will finally succeed.

However, they were surprised that Dong Zhuo dared to burn the palace, seize civilian property, and move the capital to Chang'an.

What's the point of getting a ruined Luoyang?

Moreover, the surrounding area of Chang'an, although dilapidated and withered, it still has a solid foundation, even more, solid than Hulao Pass.

When could they attack Chang'an and kill Dong Zhuo?

Yuan Shao, who was in front, said loudly:

"Now that Dong Zhuo has been defeated and has retreated to Chang'an, there must be a little guard over the Hulao Pass. When the enemy general isn't there, then it's certain that the soldiers won't have the fighting spirit, and we can just take Hulao Pass in one fell swoop."

People want to get a promise.

Sure enough, there were only a few guards in Hulao Pass that could be opened at this time, because Dong Zhuo moved the capital and Lü Bu retreated, the soldiers left behind only thought that they and the others had been abandoned by Dong Zhuo.

After a few struggles, seeing the strength of the coalition forces, the guards of Hulau Pass voluntarily surrendered.

The gates of Hulao Pass had opened, and all the Warlords led their troops to enter the pass.

After entering the Pass, the faces of the Warlords were bright and full of triumphant joy.

The soldiers beneath the Warlords cheered!

Since then, the allied forces of the Warlords finally passed the Hulao Pass, which is known as the most powerful pass in the world.

It can be said that after several months of conquest, the allied forces of the Warlord have finally been able to see the whole picture of Luoyang.

Even though Luoyang was completely on fire at this time, black smoke covered the ground. Within a hundred-mile radius, there were no barking chickens and dogs, much less humans.

After breaking through the Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao ordered that only a few troops were left to guard the Hulao Pass, and the rest marched towards Luoyang.

After arriving in Luoyang, Yuan Shao summoned the Warlords to set up their tents to discuss matters.

Yuan Shao first ordered all parties to continue to put out the fire, and then stopped by to see what Dong Zhuo couldn't take from the city.

The rest of the troops stood ready.

After the arrangements were complete, Cao Cao stood up and said, "Thief Dong Zhuo is going west at this time, and we can take advantage of this situation to chase him. Why don't we move earlier?"

Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "Now that all the soldiers are exhausted, it might not be worth pursuing them."

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Now that the thief Dong Zhuo has burned the palace, robbed the emperor, and I don't know what else to do other than to save the Emperor, the world can be at peace in one battle. Isn't this reasonable?"

All of the Warlords said that they could not move lightly, and shook their heads one after another.

The Warlords are not stupid. Although Lü Bu was defeated before the Hulao Pass, Xiliang Dong Zhuo's cavalry and Lü Bu's Bingzhou cavalry were basically not at a loss.

Even if the opponent's morale drops, but after all, this is the most powerful cavalry in the world, how can it be easily defeated by everyone?

What's more, Xiliang Dong Zhuo's Cavalry numbered more than 200,000!

And what about the Warlords?

There were no more than 10,000 men from all troops, and most of them were recruited temporarily.

When the Warlords raised their armies to attack Dong Zhuo, they wanted to accumulate reputations for themselves, hoping to be rewarded by the emperor.

Now that in the war against Dong Zhuo, everyone has successfully entered Luoyang, and they have earned quite a bit of fame already.

The most important thing right now is how to maintain their strength for future development.

What's more, even though Luoyang is trapped in the sea of fire, Luoyang is the imperial capital, so there's bound to be plenty of stuff to look for.

At this point, they don't make any profit. But to chase after Dong Zhuo, only a fool would do such a thing.

Therefore, when Cao Cao proposed to go after Dong Zhuo, no one agreed.

Cao Cao was immediately angry.

"You are all trash, and can only conspire!"

After being scolded, Cao Cao left the tent immediately.

He led over 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, and led Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Le Jin, from Xingye to pursue Dong Zhuo.

Han Yu admired Cao Cao when he saw Cao Cao leading his troops in pursuit of Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao only had a few thousand troops and could not possibly do anything to Dong Zhuo.

Nevertheless, he insisted on doing it anyway!

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