super apocalypse

Chapter 159
Yingchuan County, Prefect's Mansion, the current prefect Yin Xiuxiu is resting. If you say that this guy, although not well-known in history, if you count the configuration of his subordinates, it is against the sky!
Xie Chenghou Han Shu said: Nanyang Yinxiu was the prefect of Yingchuan. Lian Xunyou and Ji Li Guo Tu are officials, and they regard the Guangguo Dynasty as the government, and Yinxiu officials are at least the government.

These talents, if the princes get one of them, they can prosper and flourish. This fellow is like hugging a large bundle of grass, which is really enviable.

Therefore, Xiao Lan, who was seriously short of civil servants and counselors, the first thing he did when he marched into Yuzhou was to make a surprise attack on Yingchuan County. The subordinates of the princes worked for them.

"Dong dong dong..." Yinxiu was awakened by a sudden knock on the door. He opened his eyes from his deep sleep and scolded impatiently, "Who is this? It's the middle of the night and you can't let people Sleeping? Are you courting death?!"

"My lord, I'm Zhang Yi, the orderly under Lieutenant Ma, I'm sorry, please open the door quickly, I have something important to report." The orderly Zhang Yi's panicked shout came from outside the door.

Yin Xiu seemed to have sensed that something was wrong, and quickly turned over, but before he could open the door, the door had already been knocked open, and Zhang Yi rushed in with blood all over his body:
"My lord, it's not good, someone stole the city!"

"What? Someone stole the city? Is it Dong Zhuo's bandits or the remnants of the Yellow Turbans? How many people are there?" Hearing this, Yin Xiu couldn't help being startled. After all, this is the hinterland of Yuzhou!

Zhang Yi responded: "It's too dark, I can't see who it is, and I don't know how many enemy troops there are. The city gate is completely lost now."

"What?!" Yinxiu was shocked when he heard the words: "Hurry up and gather people, we will go to the city gate immediately, we must hug the city, and we can't let the bandits succeed!"

Just when Yinxiu mobilized the guards in the city to defend against foreign enemies, Xu Chu led three hundred elite guards, and had already captured the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge. Immediately, Xiao Lan gave an order, and the Taiping Army in the dense forest outside the city waited in full force. The soldiers, under the leadership of Zhou Cang, drew their swords out of their sheaths and boxes one after another, filed out from the woods, and rushed towards the Yingchuan gate of Yingchuan.

Liu Pi and Gong Du each held soldiers and horses, guarding outside the other three gates to prevent any fish that slipped through the net. Xiao Lan had already ordered that none of the people from Yingchuan could escape.

The army attacked, and the black crowd, like a torrent, rushed into Yingchuan City in the blink of an eye. Yin Xiu had just led [-] officers to defend the city, and hadn't reached the city gate. The endless Taiping army, the whole heart sank to the bottom at the moment.

"The army of thieves is so numerous that it may be difficult to resist, retreat, retreat!" Yin Xiu didn't say any nonsense, and Dang even brought his bodyguards to prepare to retreat.Before the officers and soldiers could react, he had already retreated to the end of the ranks of the officers and soldiers with dozens of personal guards, trying to escape.

"The city has been broken, and those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhou Cang brandished a broadsword and rode on a horse, wearing a black battle armor. He led the army under his command and rushed straight to the Yingchuan officer's army.

Seeing that even the county guard had fled, the Yingchuan officers and soldiers, who were already unstable and demoralized, scattered and fled in fright without even the slightest desire to resist.

In the dark night, the vision is blurred, the soldiers at the back can't see the situation in front at all, and they haven't figured out what's going on, but when they hear the shouts in front, they also run away. Most of the time, even the officers and soldiers still had a lot of people who were killed and injured by their own people because of the crowding and trampling. Some people who had no time to retreat dropped their weapons and surrendered. There were almost no stubborn people.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan couldn't help laughing out loud. While taking the captives, he ordered them to continue to move forward. He wanted to completely occupy the entire Yingchuan.

At Hulao Pass, the vassals of the [-]th Route were still confronting Dong Zhuo. However, since Lu Bu was overthrown by Liu Guanzhang, Dong Zhuo obviously didn't want to fight to the death with the allied forces of the vassals.

Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo's thoughts clearly, so he remonstrated: "Now that Marquis Wen is newly defeated, the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Why don't you lead the troops back to Luoyang and move the emperor to Chang'an to respond to nursery rhymes. Recently, the market nursery rhyme said: The first Han is the first Han, and the east is the first Han. When the deer walks into Chang'an, there will be no difficulties. The minister thinks that the saying "the first Han in the west" is in response to Gaozu who was prosperous in Chang'an, the western capital, and passed on the 12 emperors; "the first Han in the east" , It should be said that Guangwu flourished in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and today it is also said that there are 12 emperors. The fortune of heaven will return. The prime minister will move back to Chang'an, so that there will be no danger."

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up immediately, and he led Lu Bu and others out of Hulao Pass that night, and headed straight for Luoyang. When Dong Zhuo moved Emperor Han to Chang'an, it was not until several days later that the allied forces of the princes realized that the defense of the city was empty and led the troops to attack Hulao Pass.

However, before all the princes were happy, a messenger came to report: "Report, leader, my lords, something bad has happened. The rebel Taiping Army suddenly launched a large-scale attack a few months ago. Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou fell one after another. Even Yangzhou has been mostly captured, and the bandit army has already reached Shouchun City!"

"What?!" Hearing this, Yuan Shao and the others couldn't believe their ears, but why hadn't they thought that the Taiping Army, which was still raging in Qingzhou a few months ago, would be defeated in just a few months? , Even the lower four states, this news is really too shocking.

"What you said is serious?!" Cao Cao calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "The news of the launch of the Taiping Army was already a few months ago. Why did you come to report it now?"

The messenger said: "The Taiping Army launched quickly, and the defenders in various places were defeated before they could react. The city fell, and the Taiping Army deliberately blocked the news. In addition, they implemented the policy of 'beating the local tyrants and dividing the land'. Under the orders of the Taiping Army, the news was not allowed to spread at all, so the transmission of this news was inevitably a bit slow..."

Someone couldn't help asking: "What do you mean by 'strike the local tyrants and divide the land'?"

"Returning to my lord, the Taiping army confiscated the land of the gentry in various places and distributed it equally to the common people. The tax was only one hundred taxes. Moreover, it also formulated the Taiping Constitution. Anyone who breaks the law of the gentry will be beheaded." When the messenger said this, his eyes could not help showing a touch of yearning. He said that his hometown is in Chenliu, Yuzhou, and it is said that it has been occupied by the Taiping Army. field.

"Ah!" After hearing this, the officials from various places couldn't help but let out pitiful howls. Their expressions changed greatly, and even worse, their legs went limp and they fell to the ground.

Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou are the key hinterland of the Han Dynasty and the economic, cultural and political center of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Every wealthy family occupies a pivotal position. They are either wealthy, or have amazing knowledge, or have been officials for several generations. None of them are small. Role.

What's more, among the [-] princes present, everyone's lairs are basically there. He is the prefect of Dongjun, Bao Xin is the prime minister of Jibei, Kong Rong is the prefect of Beihai, Zhang Chao is the prefect of Guangling, Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou, Zhang Miao is the prefect of Chenliu, and even Cao Cao started his fortune from here.

But now, they have lost their lair just after breaking Hulao Pass. For these princes, they are undoubtedly caught in a dilemma. Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Zhang Chao and others clamored for After returning to the army for rescue, Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others also showed embarrassment.

All of a sudden, Yuan Shao couldn't help being anxious, Nima, there are more than ten princes, if they all leave, the coalition army of princes will be disabled immediately!
At this time, Cao Cao said: "Now there is Dong Zhuo, a traitor, and a rebel from Taiping. When we are in a dilemma, we must not get confused. We can divide into two parts. One part will continue to attack Dong Zhuo and rescue your majesty." One will go to the states to suppress the rebellion and stabilize the rear, do you think so?"

Everyone heard the words and followed them. At that moment, Yuan Shao ordered a coalition of six princes including Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Zhang Chao, Tao Qian, and Qiao Mao to fight back, while the rest continued to march into Luoyang. Although this order was not I won’t satisfy everyone, but there is no other way…

(End of this chapter)