Rumble!

Amid the sound of horse hooves, there was a loud roar on the official road leading to Luoyang, the earth shook, the mountains and rivers shook, birds roared in shock, and beasts roared in panic...

In an instant, the earth moved and the mountains shook, and the dust filled the sky, and the heaven and earth changed color.

With the roar of thunder, 30,000 Xiliang Light Cavalry led the way, and the 30,000 heavily armored iron cavalry followed closely behind were crushed all the way. The iron cavalry passed by rolled up dust, making the sides of the official road gray, covering the clouds and the sun.

However, these 60,000 iron cavalry were not all, and there were also large groups of people and horses several miles away. Following the heavy armored iron cavalry were 20,000 light cavalry, and then 40,000 infantry.

The 120,000 army in front and behind, the marching army stretched for more than twenty miles, like a flying dragon, sweeping along the official road, sweeping over the sky and earth. The momentum was so loud that it was earth-shaking.

On the ridge to the east of the official road thirty miles away from Beimang Mountain, Li Ligao sat on the throne of the Golden Beast and looked over Luoyang. But he saw the Mang Mountain lit a pile of beacon fires, and the black wolf smoke as black as ink swayed upwards and soared straight into the sky, which was clearly visible a hundred miles away.

Seeing this, Li Li smiled, her smile was bright, sunny, and pure, as innocent as a child. She was intoxicated and refreshed when she saw it, as if all the troubles in the world disappeared suddenly, and everything was so beautiful.

"Why is the lord laughing?" Looking at the sunny and romantic smile on Li Li's face, Jia Xu, who was as tough as a rock, couldn't help but lose his mind. After a while, he woke up and asked in confusion.

Li Li smiled heartily and said, "According to the scouts, the emperor and all officials arrived in Luoyang this morning. At noon, Cao Cao in Yanzhou was the first to lead his army, followed by Yuan Shao in Jizhou, with less than half an hour apart. Only one hour after Yuan Shao entered the city. Liu Bei and Lu Bu in Xuzhou led their army, and the one who followed the Xuzhou army was Yangzhou Yuan Shu.

These five princes rushed to Luoyang one after another, with less than two hours apart. This section alone shows many problems, and this is the scene that we most hope to see. At this moment, the beacon was lit on the Mang Mountain. If I expected it was good, it should have been arranged by Cao Cao in Yanzhou in advance. The purpose was to beware of our Western Liang cavalry suddenly attacking and killing them off guard. Cao Cao's move shows that he did not take away the emperor and the officials at the first time, but was blocked by Yuan Shao in the city. Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's incisiveness and did not allow Yuan Shao to see the emperor and the officials at the first time, which delayed them by another hour, thus missing the best time to leave Luoyang.

When Yuan Shao met the emperor and expressed his feelings and invited the emperor and all officials to move to Jizhou, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and other three people arrived at the right time. They destroyed Yuan Shao's plan to use the emperor to command the princes. At this moment, wolf smoke suddenly rose on the Mang Mountain, and our Xiliang army came to chase him, which forced them to flee Luoyang and retreat to other prefectures and counties to discuss the ownership of the emperor and all officials.

Within two hours, the situation changed again and again, which made all the princes reveal their thoughts, but also failed. In this way, the situation became extremely complicated. All the princes knew each other's thoughts. It was impossible for them to compromise, and there was almost no room for easing. However, this matter was a great thing for us and became more and more interesting. A good show was about to be staged. We happened to join in the fun and sat in the mountains to watch the tiger fight. This was a great joy in life!”

Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this, as if he was a little unbelievable by Li Li's words. There was no such coincidence in the world. One by one, the princes rushed to Luoyang one after another. It was like a group of monkeys snatching a corn cob, snatching it from the corn cob, and no one succeeded. As a result, the old farmer shouted loudly, scared the monkeys to flee in a hurry. Is this a coincidence? The lord did not see it with his own eyes, so why did he say it so clearly and detailedly, as if he was in the scene?

"Why is the lord so sure that the beacon on Mang Mountain must be the ones Cao Cao in Yanzhou? In addition, now we are leading a large army to come. If the princes join forces to fight with our army, with the benefit of Luoyang City, I am afraid that the outcome will not be known?" Jia Xu asked softly.

Li Li nodded slightly and smiled, "Wenhe is meticulous, and these two problems are directly at the critical point. Only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao can do the arrangement of beacon towers on Mangshan, because they have this time, and other princes come too late and have no chance to do so. Between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao has always been arrogant and arrogant. Even if he could think of a warning to the beacon, he would not bother to do it. Compared with this, Cao Cao is so meticulous, he has always been planning and then acted, never taking risks easily, and he is even more afraid of our Xiliang army. Therefore, he must have done the beacon tower, not Yuan Shao."

With a brief tone, Li Li looked down at the army on the official road at the foot of the mountain and continued, "As for the princes joining forces to fight against our Xiliang army, we had already had this idea before. In case of any reason, this time I mobilized the Qinglong Camp, Feixiong Chongjia Camp, Jinqiwei and Bocai, a total of 120,000 infantry and cavalry. With this military strength, even if the princes join forces to fight with our army, they are not afraid. As for Luoyang City, although the city is high and thick, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is the spring famine, and there is no water source in the city, and the moat and wells are all dried up. This is enough to trap them in the city and finally they can only sit and wait for death.

In fact, I really hope that they will defend the city. If this happens, even if all the troops of our Xiliang army are mobilized, I will do whatever I want to do, and strive to complete the battle and wipe out the five princes. In this way, within five years, we can destroy all the princes and unify the world. Unfortunately, this is just a wishful thinking. At present, these princes are not easy to deal with, and they are unwilling to fight hard with our Xiliang army. Only when their strength is strong enough will they fight head-on with our army."

Jia Xu nodded deeply and thoughtfully, saying, "It is indeed as the lord said. Our army has already discovered that the water in Luoyang City has been cut off for a long time. From last winter to now, there is no water available in the city; even if some wells are not dried up, they are still dirty and cannot be drunk.

Since the city of Luoyang was burned down by fire, most of the houses in the city were burned down, half of the people were forcibly moved to Chang'an by the Prime Minister Dong, and the other half fled to other prefectures and counties one after another. Only a very small number of people remained in the city. However, bandits and bandits rampantly demolished the Luoyang Royal Palace and still acted recklessly in the city to harm the people. Since then, Luoyang City was in chaos and fewer people have been. Only refugees who have access to this place to rest here. Because bandits often come to plunder, the refugees dare not live here. Over time, there will be no one."

Li Li nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "Luoyang City is the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After more than two hundred years, it must not be abandoned in our hands. This time, we not only want to recover the entire territory of Sili. We also need to rebuild Luoyang City. If it can be repaired, it will be demolished and rebuilt. The palace will not need to be rebuilt. The cost is too high. There is no need to. After the reconstruction of Luoyang City is completed, the soldiers participating in the reconstruction and the people around us will be given priority to move in, and then the occupants must pay a certain amount of commission. This matter can be handed over to all major merchants. I believe they must be very interested. Therefore, the reconstruction costs are all funded by them. Half of the income within three years will belong to them. Tax exemptions will be given to them for three years within a hundred miles around Luoyang City."

Jia Xu responded happily: "The lord is a great act. I immediately sent someone to inform Yuanzhong that he is good at this. Letting him take charge of the reconstruction of Luoyang City is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate."

Li Li nodded and smiled, "You can discuss with Yuanzhong yourself. There is no need to report everything. The time is almost over. I guess Luoyang City is an empty city at this moment, and it's time for us to set off."

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Time passed like a white horse, and three days have passed in a blink of an eye.

Jingzhou Xiangyang, the governor's office.

"Bang————————————————————————”

In the lobby, Liu Biao slapped the table and threw the Jian in his hand heavily on the table. Even so, he still waved his hand and swept the stack of Jian on the table to the ground, scaring Kuai Yue and the two of Kuai Liang's brothers quickly got up and retreated. But it was too late, and Kuai Liang could not dodge and was hit on the forehead by a roll of bamboo slips. Then, blood bags of plum peaches (grapes) bulged on their foreheads, and almost red on the spot.

"Ouch!" The painful screams of Kuai Liang covering his forehead did not dispel Liu Biao's anger. He didn't even look at Kuai Liang and angrily shouted: "It's outrageous! As the prefect of Nanyang, Zhuge Xuan did not send troops to resist, but instead opened the city gate and let the five princes enter Wancheng? Now, the princes took over the entire county of Nanyang, and more than 100,000 troops entered Jingzhou in a bold manner.

This move is like attracting a wolf into the house and bringing the war into our Jingzhou. This will bring great trouble to me! Li Li of Xiliang is not easy to mess with. What should I do if the 120,000 troops of troops were in Nanyang?”

Kuai Yue originally wanted to dissuade him, but noticed that the lord Liu Biao deliberately ignored the emperor and all officials from the words of the lord Liu Biao and avoided it. This discovery made Kuai Yue see Liu Biao's thoughts, so he was not in a hurry to speak, but instead carefully checked the injuries of his brother Kuai Liang. It was so big that he was red and purple, almost broke his forehead and blood flowed. This was really an unrestrained disaster. He was hit by the angry Liu Biao overturned the bamboo slips. Where can I reason? This blow was a waste of time!

While whispering to comfort his brother, Kuai Yue paid attention to Liu Biao's change in expression and felt thoughtful. In fact, the subordinates under Jingzhou knew that Liu Biao's thoughts were nothing more than being in a corner, guarding Jingzhou, enjoying wealth and honor, and spending his old age. Therefore, Liu Biao had never intended to welcome the emperor and all officials, and he didn't even care about the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. In his eyes, there were only seven counties of Jingzhou, and everything else was indifferent. When he received the order to serve the king twenty days ago, Liu Biao did not say a word after reading the edict, so he took the bamboo slips into the inner hall and left it on the shelf, turning a deaf ear.

Originally, everything was as Liu Biao thought. No matter how chaotic the states in the world were conquering, the counties in Jingzhou would be safe and peaceful. However, with the opening of the gates of Wancheng, Nanyang County, yesterday evening, the army of five princes and emperors, and all officials welcomed the county magistrates' mansion. A storm followed and the battles were densely covered with clouds over Jingzhou, and a storm was about to come.

This was like a thunderbolt from the sky for Liu Biao. Sitting in the mansion, but disasters fell from the sky, making him no longer at peace and involuntarily involved in this dispute.

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Chapter completed!