Chapter 184 Quarrel and Crisis
() Stepping into this familiar city again, Yuan Shao felt a bit strange in his heart. The Luoyang city in front of him was very different from the capital city of Han Dynasty that he was familiar with. There were no more people coming and going here.
The flow of people no longer had the atmosphere of a prosperous capital, but was only dilapidated and deserted. This made Yuan Shao feel like he had arrived in another place.
"Leader, what's up there..." The general who entered the city with him at this time pointed to the round objects hanging above the city gate and said uneasily: "They should be the officials of the DPRK and Central Government who were massacred by the old thief Dong Zhuo.
Head?"
Yuan Shao followed his fingers and his eyes turned red, because he knew very well that many of those people were his own people. Now, although Dong Zhuo has withdrawn from here, the heads of the dead he killed are still there.
Hanging high on the top of the city, it shows everything that happened in the past.
"Go, quickly take down the heads of the dead, and make sure to identify them." Yuan Shao took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and then ordered. He wanted to avenge his uncle and his tribe, but he wanted to avenge his uncle and his tribe.
But his reason told him that he couldn't do this now, and the top priority was to develop his own power as soon as possible, so as to revive the Yuan family's prestige.
Several other groups followed Yuan Shao's army into Luoyang City. Many soldiers couldn't help showing disappointment when they saw such a deserted and dilapidated Luoyang City. They had only heard others talk about Luoyang City in the past.
The prosperity of the Han Dynasty was so prosperous that they were full of yearning to follow them into the capital this time. Unfortunately, what they saw now was completely different from the imagined capital of the Han Dynasty. They couldn't help but have the illusion that they were not in Luoyang.
City.
"Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo actually caused such harm to our Han capital. In this case, we should denounce him and let everyone in the world wipe out this traitor who is causing chaos in the country!" Seeing everyone's disappointed looks, Yuan Shao suddenly said
: "But what we should do now is to quickly maintain stability in the city and appease the people."
Although many people in Luoyang were forcibly taken away by Dong Zhuo, this was only done to officials or wealthy households. Ordinary people did not have much interest in Dong Zhuo. However, because of the coming and going of armies, ordinary people were also worried about suffering.
They all went into hiding due to the violation, so the city seemed particularly deserted. Now that the coalition forces entered the city in the name of justice, they naturally had to show some signs of comfort and kindness to the frightened people.
"What the alliance leader said is absolutely true. Each of us will divide one of our troops to appease the people in the city. The others will find a place to stay. After the stability of Luoyang City is restored, it will not be too late to continue marching westward." Cao Cao also said.
He nodded and said.
Immediately, all the sergeants followed the order. Some declared on the street that they were here to bring order to the chaos, while others tried to comfort the people in the city. They bluntly said that they would never treat the people of Luoyang like the Xiliang army did. But how things developed.
But everyone was surprised. When faced with the friendly attitude of the Kwantung Allied Forces, the people of Luoyang were very indifferent to them, and some even looked at them with hostility. It seemed that their appearance had ruined the lives of the people in the city.
generally.
Yuan Shao and others were shocked when they saw these scenes, but they didn't know why they were treated like this by the people when they entered Luoyang under the banner of righteousness. It was really against common sense.
At the same time, the hundreds of heads on the top of the city were also removed and presented to everyone. However, these heads had long been dried by the weather, and some were so rotten that it was impossible to tell who was the head.
No one could tell them apart. Looking at these unrecognizable heads and thinking that many of them were his own tribesmen who had lived with him, Yuan Shao's entire face turned pale: "...just kill them all."
Let them be buried properly." Since the identities of these people could no longer be distinguished, the only option was to bury them together, finally allowing these people to rest in peace.
After handling all this, everyone dispersed. These more than ten generals occupied the most decorated mansions in the city as their bases in Luoyang City, and their troops were also entrenched in various locations around these houses.
place, and provide them with thorough defense. After all, they have just taken down Luoyang City, and no one can guarantee that there are no assassins from the Xiliang Army left here. Moreover, based on the current reaction of the people in the city
From the looks of it, they don't seem to be very popular either.
Of course, there is another place with the best environment that no one dares to live in, and that is the palace. Although many people have the idea of going to the palace to have a look, for the time being, no one dares to risk being criticized by everyone in the world.
One view.
After all the troops were settled, Yuan Shao, in the name of the leader of the alliance, summoned everyone to his residence, which was the original Yuan family's mansion, to discuss how the coalition should act next.
Of course, when everyone gathers again, the first thing to discuss is not how to deal with the current situation, but to celebrate that they have finally successfully entered Luoyang. Alcohol was originally prohibited in the military, but today an exception was made.
A jar of fine wine was brought in from outside, and many generals drank and mingled with each other in the Yuan family hall.
After drinking for thirty years, Yuan Shaocai stroked his beard and said with emotion: "Think about more than half a year ago, I was still here listening to my uncle's teachings. I don't want him to be an old man now... Now that Luoyang has been captured by us again, it will definitely be a disaster."
To inspire the people in the world to be loyal to the Han clan, it is not far away that we will eradicate rebellious traitors like Dong Zhuo."
"What the leader said is true. If we can capture Luoyang this time, we will be able to recapture Chang'an and the entire Liangzhou in the next day. By then, you and I will be ministers of the country, which will be enough to comfort the spirits of our ancestors in heaven.
." Zhang Yang quickly agreed.
Naturally, other people mainly supported and flattered this, although they knew very well that although Luoyang was captured now, there was still a long way to go to completely eliminate Dong Zhuo.
After celebrating, Yuan Shao brought the topic to the main topic: "However, it is not easy to completely annihilate Dong Zhuo. It requires everyone's cooperation. Now we will rest in Luoyang for a while.
At this time, after the autumn weather is clear and crisp, we will continue to march westward. I wonder what you guys think?"
After hearing this, everyone nodded, thinking that this was the most appropriate. It is now mid-June, the hottest season of the year. If you send troops in a hurry at this time, you will definitely encounter many problems. And now it has been removed
After arriving in Luoyang, the troops under their command only wanted to share the fruits of their hard-earned victory. It was really too difficult for them to continue their westward march. Therefore, everyone agreed with this and thought that they should stay in Luoyang for a while.
Make everything here known to the world, and then move westward to eliminate Dong Zhuo.
But there are also people who have different ideas, and Sun Jian is one of them. Seeing that everyone thought this, his whole face sank, and after drinking the wine glass in his hand, he said: "Everyone,
We worked hard to send troops in order to restore stability to the world as soon as possible, remove the rebellious minister Dong Zhuo, and let the emperor return to Luoyang. But you are delaying it for various reasons, but you don't want to think about what the emperor and officials are facing now.
situation. Shouldn’t we share the emperor’s worries as soon as possible?”
"Sun Wentai, what you said is so ignorant. Although we raised the army for the sake of the emperor and the country, the soldiers under our command will also feel tired and trapped. Now that we have finally taken Luoyang, we naturally need to take a short rest. Moreover,
"The current climate is not suitable for sending troops at all. Why not wait two months for the weather to get cooler before sending troops?" Yuan Shu immediately asked. He had the biggest objection to Sun Jian, so he was the first to jump out.
Everyone else was also very dissatisfied with Sun Jian's statement, and they all said: "Yes, you, Sun Wentai, are loyal ministers, aren't we? We are also fighting for the emperor, but the soldiers under our command need to recuperate. Otherwise, once this happens,
If the soldiers are dissatisfied, why should they fight against the Xiliang army?"
"You..." Sun Jian was furious when he heard this. They kept saying that the soldiers were tired, but in fact they were not trying to preserve their own strength. Just as he was about to say something more, Cao Cao, who was sitting next to him, grabbed his clothes and gave him a blow.
He winked repeatedly to tell him not to be impulsive.
Cao Cao is the most sober. He knows very well what these people are thinking and understands Sun Jian's mood. He actually hopes to rescue the emperor as soon as possible, but when everyone is hesitant, he is not as direct as Sun Jian.
, but turn to slowly understand these, so as to seek the most beneficial situation for yourself.
"Brother Wentai, they are determined to stay in Luoyang now. It's useless even if you say it, so you better stop saying it. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will make everyone hate you, and then you can
It's not good." Cao Cao lowered his voice and advised.
Sun Jian suddenly thought of this and knew that he was a little reckless. But he didn't want to make excuses with these people anymore. After sneering a few times, he put down his wine glass and strode out. And this naturally made him even more angry.
Everyone else was very dissatisfied and bluntly said that this person was really rude and unreasonable.
The banquet became a little weird as Sun Jian left. After another conversation, everyone dispersed. Many generals drank a few more drinks because they were happy, so after returning to their respective residences,
Then they fell down and fell asleep. At this time, their troops had also drunk the celebratory wine, and most of them were drunk on the ground. Only a few of them were still thinking about their responsibilities and paying attention to the safety of the surroundings.
On this seemingly peaceful night, a group of elite men dressed in ordinary people's clothes, but much tougher than ordinary people, appeared on the quiet streets of Luoyang. The first one was Lu Bu!
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Chapter completed!