Chapter 13: Burning Luoyang

Chapter 13 of Born Guo Fengxiao: Burning Luoyang

Sun Jian led Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to meet Yuan Shu in his camp. Sun Jian drew a line on the ground with his staff and said, "Dong Zhuo and I have no grudges. Now I am fighting for the country and for the family of the general. However, the general listened to the slander and refused to send food and grass, which led to the defeat of Sun Jian. What's wrong with the general?"?

After Cao Cao, who was sitting in the upper position, heard Sun Jian's questioning of Yuan Shu, his mind was like a thunderbolt. He waved his hand and asked someone to set up a couch behind him to signal me to sit down. Then he whispered to me, "I regret not listening to you, which led to Sun Jian's defeat." I just shook my feather fan and closed my eyes without saying anything. ?

Yuan Shu was terrified and speechless. He ordered the person who slandered him to be beheaded to thank Sun Jian. ?

This farce was over and it was time to disperse. I did not return to Cao Cao's barracks, but went to Yuan Shao's camp to find a fellow villager Guo Tu. I just heard that he had joined Yuan Shao recently, so I went to visit him and asked them to find out if Zhao Yun from Changshan was working for Yuan Shao. ?

After finding Guo Tu, we exchanged pleasantries and talked about our respective experiences after their separation. Before leaving, I asked him to help me find someone, and he readily agreed. When I returned to Cao Cao's barracks, it was already dark and it was time to light the lamps. I was about to go back to my tent to rest when I saw someone blocking the door. I looked carefully in the moonlight and saw that it was Cao Cao standing by the door. ?

Cao Cao was happy to see me and said: "I heard that you went to Benchu's camp, and I thought you were going to abandon me."?

After inviting Cao Cao into the tent, I said: "Jia is just going to visit old friends, and has no intention of joining Yuan Shao."?

After sitting down, Cao Cao said: "Sir, you are very talented. You have already known that Yuan Shu will be jealous of talents and withhold Jian's military rations. I regret not listening to your advice. Otherwise, with Sun Jian's courage, he might have conquered Sishui Pass, and the princes should have entered Luoyang to destroy Dong the thief."?

I said: "If it is easy to conquer Sishui Pass and enter Luoyang, it is very difficult to destroy Dong the thief!"?

Cao Cao: "I would like to hear more details . "?

I said: "Today our army won a great victory. Dong Zhuo will find it difficult to repel the eighteen princes. Luoyang will be lost sooner or later. He will definitely hold the emperor hostage and force all officials to lead the army back to his old nest Chang'an. Therefore, Sishui Pass will fall without a fight in the near future. Once the pass is conquered, entering Luoyang will be just around the corner."?

Cao Cao was surprised and said: "Sir, you mean that Dong the thief will move the capital to Chang'an. But since Dong the thief has held the emperor hostage and all officials have moved the capital to Chang'an, it is not difficult for our army to conquer Chang'an in one go. Why do you say that it is so difficult to destroy Dong the thief? ?

I sneered a few times and said: "Do you think that after entering Luoyang, the princes can still be united? I am afraid that the princes will scatter like birds and beasts. "?

Cao Cao lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head to say something, but found that I was already snoring at the table.?

After this day, I no longer went to the big tent to watch the performances of various princes. I claimed to be sick and stayed in the tent every day, which was free and easy. Two days later, Guo Tu sent someone to tell me that Zhao Yun was indeed a person, but he stayed at Wen Chou's place and did not come with the army. After hearing this news, I sighed a lot. Could it be that this famous general in history really has no chance to meet me??

After a few days, the princes were discussing matters when they heard someone come to report that General Zhuo Zhao Cen surrendered. It turned out that Zhao Seeing that Dong Zhuo had abandoned Luoyang, Cen offered Sishui Pass. Sun Jian led his troops to enter first, and the princes led their troops in. Cao Cao left me in the rear army to recuperate, and hurriedly followed the army. I called Wei Yan to tell him this and that, and Wei Yan took twenty people to take orders and left. ?

Sun Jian rushed to Luoyang, and saw flames rising to the sky and black smoke covering the ground. There was no chicken, dog or human habitation for two or three hundred miles. Jian first sent troops to put out the fire and ordered the princes to station their troops in the wasteland. Cao Cao came to see Yuan Shao and said, "Now that Dong the thief has gone west, we can take advantage of the situation to pursue him; why is Benchu ​​not moving his troops?" Shao said, "The soldiers are tired and it may be useless to advance." Cao said, "Dong the thief burned the palace and kidnapped the emperor. The whole country was shaken and no one knew where to go. This is the time of the end of heaven. One battle will settle the world. Why are you hesitating and not advancing?" All the princes said that they should not move lightly. ?

Cao Cao was furious and said, "You are not worthy of being a counselor! "So he led more than 10,000 soldiers, including the Xiahou brothers, the Cao brothers, Li Dian, and Le Jin, to chase Dong Zhuo at night. However, he was ambushed by Lu Bu's troops, and was ambushed by Xu Rong when he retreated to the vicinity of Xingyang. Cao Cao hurriedly rode his horse and fled. He met Xu Rong and turned around and ran away. Rong put an arrow on Cao's shoulder. Cao fled with the arrow and crossed the hillside. Two soldiers hid in the grass. When they saw Cao's horse coming, they fired two guns at the same time, and Cao's horse was shot and fell. Cao turned over and fell off his horse, and was captured by two soldiers. Only to see a general riding a horse, wielding a sword to kill two infantrymen, dismounting and rescuing Cao Cao. Cao looked at him and found that it was Cao Hong.?

Cao Cao said: "I will die here, my dear brother, you can leave quickly!" Cao Hong said: "You should get on the horse quickly! Hong wants to walk." Cao Cao said: "What will you do if the enemy soldiers catch up with us?" Hong said: "The world can do without Hong, but it cannot do without you."?

"What a good sentence. The world can do without Hong, but it cannot do without you." "As the voice was spoken, a scout suddenly appeared, shocking the two men. Cao Hong raised his sword to guard Cao Cao's horse. After a closer look, the leader turned out to be Wei Yan, a family general of Guo Jia. Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "Why are you here, brave man?"?

Wei Yan said, "My master heard about the fire in Luoyang, and thought that although there was no one to help, Cao Gong would lead his men to pursue the enemy alone, and Dong Zhuo must have set up an ambush on his way back, so he asked me to meet him here. I also ask Cao Gong and General Cao Hong to retreat quickly with the soldiers, and wait until my master asked me to kill Xu Rong first, and then escort Cao Gong back to Luoyang." After saying that, he went to fight with the pursuers without saying much, and there were forty or fifty soldiers protecting the two of them as they retreated.?

At this time, Cao Cao noticed that Wei Yan only brought more than twenty people, and the soldiers who had just been killed were protecting him and asked the leading soldier, "How many people did Guo Xian order to come to meet him? "?

A lieutenant replied: "My lord, we were dispersed by Dong's army and came here to be gathered by the general just now. We did not see a large group of people following us, but only six cavalrymen and fourteen infantrymen."?

Cao Cao said to Cao Hong: "It's okay now. The enemy is strong. You can go to help Wei Yan repel the enemy."?

Cao Hong took the order and left with thirty soldiers, but soon he led people to report to Cao Cao and said: "Xu Rong was killed and the pursuers have retreated!"?

Cao Cao was very surprised and asked for details. Cao Hong said: "Xu Rong led five hundred soldiers to chase, and was killed by Wei Yan in two rounds. His deputy general led people to besiege, but Mr. Guo's family soldiers were so powerful that only twenty people killed five hundred enemy soldiers and fled. "?

Cao Cao sighed: "This man is really as Cheng Yu said, a genius! "?

After Wei Yan killed Xu Rong, he led his men to charge, and the Xiahou brothers, Le Jin, and Li Dian also followed to kill. After repelling the pursuers, Wei Yan led everyone to catch up with Cao Cao and said, "My teacher asked Cao Gong if he stopped General Sun from entering Luoyang?"?

Cao Cao bowed his head and said, "I forgot about it because of the anger the day before yesterday! What else did Mr. Guo say?"?

"The teacher said that it was God's will and you don't have to worry about it. He will not go to Luoyang and will wait for Cao Gong at the place where Cao Gong wants to go." Wei Yan said, clasping his fists, "Cao Gong should gather the soldiers first! I will go to report to my teacher!"?

After Wei Yan walked away, Cao Hong said, "Did you tell me where we are going? Or have you thought about where we are going in advance?"?

Cao Cao thought for a long time and said, "No!"?

Cao Hong was puzzled and said, "Then how did Mr. Guo know where we are going?"?

Cao Cao said, "Guo Fengxiao has strange ideas and has made every plan. Although this meeting failed to defeat Dong the thief in one battle, I will definitely be able to achieve something with the help of Mr. Guo! The one who will help Cao achieve great things must be this person! "The rest of the people also admired me very much. When they heard that Sun Jian had hidden the jade seal and left after returning to Luoyang, they admired me even more and didn't know what to say. Since then, in addition to Cao Cao's obedience to me, the two major families in Cao Cao's group, Cao and Xiahou, also respected me. From then on, in the two families, they all obeyed Mr. Fengxiao's orders.?

On the way back to Luoyang, Cao Cao sighed a lot and wrote a poem "Xie Lu Xing":?

Only the 22nd generation of the Han Dynasty, the appointments were really bad.?

A monkey wearing a crown and belt, knowing little but planning for the border.?

Hesitating and not daring to make a decision, he hunted and captured the king.?

The white rainbow pierced the sun, and he was the first to suffer.?

The traitorous ministers held the power of the country, killed the master and destroyed Yujing.?

**The emperor's foundation was overthrown, and the ancestral temples were burned for mourning.?

The Yue people moved westward, crying and walking.?

Looking at the city walls of Luo, Weizi was sad.?