Chapter 837 Four Generals
In the huge front hall, the monarchs and ministers looked at each other in silence, only the news just passed by Habayashi Lang still echoed in their ears:
"All the money and food for the Han Dynasty's soldiers and horses are under the management of the Qin Palace."
"The emperor took charge of the government and retired to Changle Palace, under the care of the soldiers of the King of Qin."
"The Prince of Qin's Mansion has an overview of all the dignitaries in the world."
It was after hearing these three points that Liu Xie suddenly lost his composure.
Yes, just three.
Dong Huang shouted four words outside the palace gate, and when he arrived at Yu Linlang's place, it became three words. As for the last one, he dared not say whether he was alive or dead.
But just these three items were already unbearable for Liu Xie.
He suddenly went from one gaffe to another, and said to everyone with great emotion:
"Then Dong Huang also grew up eating my Han family's millet, so he is so rebellious? With these three points, he simply wants me to hand over the Han family's world to him! Those who don't know think that I have already lost!"
After saying that, Liu Xie stood up suddenly and shouted:
"The Taishan Army bullied me, Old Dong bullied me, and now even Old Dong's nephew dares to bully me. Beat me, beat me hard."
He pointed at the kneeling Habayashi Lang and asked:
"Then how many people are surrounding Dong Huang's palace gate? How many people do you have now? Can you stop them?"
Habayashi Lang was already mentally prepared when he came, and he would reply decisively:
"I have six hundred Yulin Lang under my command, and they all dare to fight. The number of enemies is unknown, but it is said to be more than five thousand."
When he was about to answer how long he could hold on, the man obviously hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and reported a number:
"I am waiting to fight to the death, but I can hold on for half an hour."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers who were still excited in the front hall were in an uproar and became dumbfounded.
Liu Xie couldn't even take a breath and stammered:
"Half...half an hour? What do I need for half an hour? Why do you only have six hundred feathers? The palace guards said there were three thousand, so why do you only have six hundred?"
Habayashi Lang was still quite aggrieved:
"I have never been on empty wages, indeed there are only six hundred people."
This is simple, it means that if he didn't take the free money, someone else would take it.
Sure enough, in the crowd, Dong Cheng seemed to think of something and shrank unconsciously.
At this moment, the little emperor wanted to cry again, and he almost cried:
"Is it possible that the inheritance passed down to me by my ancestors should be given to my slaves today?"
At this time, several ministers who had originally said that they wanted to escape from the palace spoke again, saying that the Yulin army was weak and should leave the palace immediately through Fudao.
But seeing these people acting like this, Zhao Qian could only step forward and scold:
"The Yulin army is not enough to rely on, so is it that the people's hearts are not enough to rely on? I have been raising soldiers for two hundred years, and loyal men have been fighting in the chariots and houses. Now that the soldiers are weak, they need to rely more on the people's hearts. And as soon as your majesty leaves, even these remaining People’s hearts and minds will be lost, and then the country will be at a loss.”
After speaking, Zhao Qian persuaded:
"Previously, Shangshutai has ordered Hedong soldiers to enter the capital. According to the journey, they can enter the city in half a day. In addition to the Yulin army in the palace, the ministers also have troops in the residence in the middle of the capital. As long as the ministers are asked to send people home, they can definitely assemble them. Part of the army.”
"In addition, since there are only more than 5,000 rebels surrounding the palace, there must be a group of people in the city who are unwilling to join the thieves. Your Majesty should send special envoys out of the palace. As long as these people are found, the chaos will be settled."
What is the Dinghai Divine Needle? This is the Dinghai Divine Needle.
Among all the ministers who were either running away or crying, only Zhao Qian came up with a practical countermeasure.
Sure enough, the little emperor was overjoyed, nodded quickly, and was about to call Dong Cheng who was shrinking next to him.
But at this time, Zhao Qian saw clearly what the emperor meant and hurriedly stopped him:
"Your Majesty, I don't know that Your Majesty wants to recruit Beigong soldiers, and I don't know who to rely on to handle this important matter?"
The emperor was straightforward and pointed at Dong Cheng:
"Dong Shangshu knows the army well and has connections with Liangzhou generals, so he is a suitable candidate to handle this matter."
But he didn't want Zhao Qian to give the emperor any face, so he shook his head:
"I have always known that Dong Cheng is the first to be incapable of doing things. Does your Majesty have other candidates?"
Not only did Liu Xie's face darken when he said this, but Dong Cheng's face was also quite ugly.
In fact, when the little emperor glanced over, Dong Cheng was thinking of an excuse to refuse, because in his opinion, it was too risky to leave the palace to look for Beibei at this time.
He didn't know which people had joined the thieves and which ones had not. Once he ran into a rebel den, how could he, Dong Cheng, survive?
But it's one thing that he doesn't want to go, it's another thing to "slander" himself like this in front of the emperor.
The emperor himself was not happy either, and asked with a dark face:
"Zhao Qing, please name someone."
Zhao Qian’s voice was clear and he didn’t panic at all, and he replied:
"I think Changshui Colonel Jujun is feasible."
But after he finished speaking, the little emperor shook his head directly:
"The palace cannot live without him."
Zhao Qian thought for a moment, then took the initiative to come over and said:
"If your Majesty has trust in my veteran minister, and I am willing to guard the East Palace for your Majesty, and the captain Jujun is loyal and brave, he can be used outside the palace."
Seeing that Zhao Qian was still insisting and the emperor didn't want to dwell on this matter for too long, he shouted:
"Where is Captain Changshui?"
Jujun, who had been guarding outside the palace with Zhi Jinwu before, heard the sound and stepped directly into the palace.
I saw that Jujun was not tall, but he was very energetic when walking. Even when he saw the emperor, he was calm and leisurely. He was obviously a great man.
Liu Xie looked at it and then asked:
"I want you to break out of the palace and find loyal troops to come back for reinforcements. Are you willing?"
Ju Jun did not hesitate and knelt on the ground:
"I will not live up to your majesty's trust even if I am broken into pieces."
Liu Xie was still a little moved. He said with emotion:
"I don't need you to be broken into pieces. I want you to come back with your troops to save me. Ju Qing, the world of the Han family rests on your shoulders."
Jujun said nothing, kowtowed heavily, and then strode away.
And watching Jujun leave, the emperor murmured to himself:
"God bless the man!"
……
In the Beigong, north of Weiyang Palace, several Liangzhou army generals were gathering together in a panic.
These few people had just retreated from the outside, and had been disgraced by the crazy soldiers. If the brothers hadn't been loyal enough, their lives would have been lost outside.
These Liangzhou generals were the same group that the emperor had won over before, namely Zhang Meng, Qu Guang, Liang Shuang, and Pang Yu.
These four people are all generals from Liangzhou, but they are all on the periphery of Dong's clique. Unlike Guo Si and Dong Zhuo's old team, these people are all born in Liangzhou's local tycoons.
Among them, Zhang Meng is the most famous, and his father is Zhang Huan, the famous marshal of Xizhou at that time. At that time, Dong Zhuo began to rise to prominence under Zhang Huan, so he also attached great importance to the son of Enshuai.
Therefore, Zhang Meng himself only flirted with the emperor, and to be honest, joining the emperor's camp was not considered a big deal.
But Zhang Meng was still watching, but the three people around him had all submitted petitions to the emperor and signed the petition to demand Dong.
So with three against one, Zhang Meng could only lean towards the emperor. Because the four of them already have about 8,000 troops, whoever falls to their side is likely to win the final victory.
But the problem is that since Dong Huang surrounded Weiyang Palace, the four of them have not been able to contact the palace for almost an hour.
To put it bluntly, they are not sure whether the emperor is alive or dead now. How did this give them the courage to lead troops to support Weiyang Palace?
In fact, they also have concerns.
That is, when Dong Huang led his troops to attack the arsenal, they speculated whether Dong Zhuo had already learned of the emperor's plan and had turned against him in advance.
But their speculation was soon overturned.
Because after taking down the arsenal, Dong Huang led his troops directly back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and even fought with his uncle in the street outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Now, they understood that Dong Huang was going to rebel! Not only was he rebelling against the emperor, but he was also rebelling against his uncle Dong Zhuo.
But after they understood this, they still did not dare to act rashly and wanted to see what Dong Huang's final result would be.
It didn't take long for Dong Huang to gather reinforcements from nearby Liangzhou soldiers. Now Zhang Meng and several Liangzhou generals knew that Dong Zhuo was either dead or had failed in the struggle.
In this case, Dong Huang became the leader of the rebels.
Logically speaking, after understanding this, Zhang Meng and the Liangzhou generals should be relieved. After all, when Dong Huang went to Weiyang Palace, they repeatedly scouted and found that the opponent's troops were only eight or nine thousand at most. .
And this amount of troops is about the same as the four of them combined, so they don't need to be afraid of Dong Huang.
But they did not dare to take the initiative to send troops, because there was no news about the emperor from Weiyang Palace, and they were not sure whether the emperor had run away.
If they sent troops to fight Dong Huang, but the emperor ran away in the end, wouldn't they be caught blind?
So these four people just discussed it, swore an oath together, and decided to move forward and retreat together.
The four people understand that in such a chaotic situation, if they want to be centrist, they must be united. In this way, no matter which way the wind blows, they are the ones who are needed.
Just when the four of them thought they had secured the Diaoyutai, they suddenly heard reports from outsiders that the Liangzhou Army deployed around Wuling was constantly coming towards Chang'an, and the fastest troops had already entered Anmen in the south.
At this moment, General Zhang Meng felt like a bolt from the blue.
As members of the Liangzhou military system, they certainly knew how many troops Dong Zhuo had deployed near Wuling.
That is almost half of the core of the Liangzhou Army, at least thirty to forty thousand.
Almost all of them follow the orders of the Prime Minister's Palace, but it doesn't matter whether you are the emperor or not. And who controls the Prime Minister's Mansion now?
Isn't it Dong Huang?
Now the four of them could no longer sit still and began to discuss anxiously.
Zhang Meng was the first to speak. His first sentence was to accuse Pang Pang, the youngest, and said that he was the one who had harmed him.
Pang Qiao had survived the Battle of Dusuoyuan before. He originally regretted his retreat from the battlefield, but he did not expect that the emperor would not offend him, so he pledged allegiance to Liu Xie from then on.
This time the four generals fell to the emperor so quickly, and Pang Yu was indispensable.
Pang Qiao was scolded by Zhang Meng, and his face was not happy:
"Brother, what did you blame me for? Didn't we four brothers decide to support His Majesty that day? Besides, who said that day that you want to be a loyal man like Zhang Shuai?"
At this moment, Zhang Meng was speechless and could not say a word.
But so what if it makes sense? Reality does not allow this truth.
Zhang Meng couldn't defeat Pang Qiao, so he had to click Qu Guang and asked:
"Lao Qu, you have great military skills. Come and take a look at this situation. Is there any hope for Your Majesty?"
Qu Guang was a powerful man in Liangzhou, and he could be considered as half of the same clan as the deceased Ju Yi. He was also considered a resourceful and resourceful person in the Liangzhou army, and he had always played the role of a staff member among the four brothers.
Ju Guang looked calm at this time, but said the most pessimistic words:
"Your Majesty's only chance is to directly capture the Dong family. Although the rest of the Dong family are dead now, the most violent Dong Huang has survived. It can be said that this is the worst case scenario. Originally, Your Majesty still had The only chance is to summon us quickly, but now that Liangzhou soldiers have entered the city, it is too late.”
At this time, Pang Xun also slumped on the mat in despair and fell silent.
Suddenly, Liang Shuang, who had been silent, frowned and asked:
"What if the Hedong soldiers enter the city at this time? Then we send all our troops to attack Dong Huang? Although the Liangzhou soldiers have troops coming, they shouldn't be too many. As long as we are fast enough, we can capture and kill Dong Huang."
Ju Guang did not respond directly to what Liang Shuang said, but said meaningfully:
"This is about gambling."
Then, all four of them were speechless.
Is Liang Shuang right? Of course, but this is a thankless task. What kind of favor does the emperor do to them? Is it worth their efforts?
It may be that Pang Xun is the only one who has the will, and the other three will not do such a thing.
Just when the four of them were still silent, there was a sudden noise outside the palace.
Swords clashed, scoldings and curses continued, and soon the four of them heard someone shouting from the other side of the wall:
"Open the door quickly, I am Jujun, the captain of Changshui."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of fighting outside the wall.
After hearing this voice, Zhang Meng and Ju Guang's expressions changed. Liang Shuang was only confused. Only Pang Qiao was overjoyed and shouted:
"Open the door quickly and meet Captain Ju."
There were several Pang Chuan's men guarding the palace gate. They listened to the superior's words and opened the door without hesitation.
As soon as the palace door opened, the four generals saw this scene:
There were corpses strewn in front of the street. A general with tattered armor was holding an arm and sitting on the corpse with more than ten remaining soldiers, looking straight at the four people.
At this time, the bloody Ju Jun suddenly said:
"The four generals received the order."
Pang Chuo knelt down immediately, followed by Liang Shuang, then Zhang Meng and Ju Guang.
Then I heard Ju Jun said:
"I have not failed you, do you want to fail me? Are you willing to be my great man's general in four expeditions, or are you willing to be the lackeys of traitors and rebels against the party? Give me a word."
Hearing the word "Sizheng General", the four of them gathered together and shouted without hesitation:
"I am a Han minister in life, and a Han ghost in death."
Then I heard Jujun ordering in a serious tone:
"Then let the brothers use their swords and join me to raise the Han Dynasty and fight against thieves!"
Then, the four generals shouted in unison:
"Prosper the Han Dynasty to fight against thieves!"
Then Zhubei Army also shouted:
"Prosper the Han Dynasty to fight against thieves!"
In this way, Jujun did not know how much hardship he suffered and how many people died before he finally found a wave of people who were willing to join the Han Dynasty, and finally lived up to Liu Xie's trust.
The soldiers prepared their armor, mobilized eight thousand northern soldiers in the palace, and attacked Dong Huang.
At this time, Dong Huang was in high spirits and was frantically drawing cakes on the approaching Liangzhou generals.
(End of chapter)