Chapter 344 Waving the West

When the princes in the palace heard the words, they restrained Cao Cao Cao's funny smile, and looked at Cao Cao's eyes with a trace of awe. It was very sad to change. Such a ability can't be compared to ordinary people. "Cao Cao is definitely not a thing in the pool every day." This is the idea of many princes.

However, this also confirms that the princes will not chase the Xiliang army. Cao Cao can think of this, and Jia Rong, who is better than a thief, would not think of this.

Looking at the discussion of the princes in the hall, no one dared to respond. Cao Cao left the palace with a sigh. After saying goodbye to Yuan Shao, he led the troops back.

Yuan Shao wanted to stop Cao Cao, but he was persuaded by Yuan Qian beside him. No matter who was defeated, he would not be in a good mood. If he persuaded him at this time, I'm afraid it would make Cao Cao's anger vent on Yuan Shao. After all, Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance in the name of the coalition.

After Cao Cao returned to the camp, he sighed: "There are really many talents in the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo fell down, and another Jia Rong stood up. As expected, the Xiliang army must be the biggest enemy of all the princes. Poor people are still cheating in the palace. It's ridiculous."

Cao Ren said, "Why does the lord have to grow other people's ambition to destroy his own prestige? Forgive Jia Rong, he is just a small martial artist. He has won a few battles with good luck."

Cao Cao scolded, "Don't be rude. If you don't fight with Jia Rong, you will never understand what's terrible about him." Cao Cao thought of the assassination of Dong Zhuo at the beginning. He somehow was known by Jia Rong, and then let him go. Therefore, he must have offended Dong Zhuo. Even if he could defeat the Xiliang army this time, I'm afraid Cao Cao would also let Jia Rong go. The failure was expected, and the victory was regarded as a return to Jia Rong's favor on that day.

Cao Cao suddenly found that Jia Rong, who made great rebellious words at the mouth of Cai's house, was gradually fading away. In the mouth of Confucianism, it was not the concept that Jia Rong had been pursuing. The management of Jincheng and the open mind of treating aliens could make the world look sideways.

"Let all the generals prepare to retreat!" Cao Cao restrained his thoughts and sighed.

Cao Ren hugged his fist and said, although he didn't understand why the coalition had to retreat after the victory.

Jia Rong led the Xiliang army all the way to the west and went to the Hangu Pass. Xu Shu led a general to greet him.

After condolences to Xu Shu and the generals, leaving Li Shun and 3,000 infantry to guard the Hangu Pass, Jia Rong and his party went to Chang'an.

Looking at the devastated Chang'an Palace, Jia Rong couldn't help sighing how many generations of emperors had been destroyed by the fire of the Baimei Army.

The Xiliang army will not make a big move in a short period of time. Before the Kanto princes have civil strife, they will not realize their ambitions. However, Chang'an and other three auxiliary places must be in their hands. The Han Emperor is in Chang'an, which means that the capital of the Han Dynasty has become Chang'an, not Changyang. What the princes occupy is just a The old city abandoned by the royal family.

The people in Chang'an don't say much about the Xiliang army. In troubled times, the people have long been used to it. As long as they can see the sun tomorrow and are not hungry, it is the biggest dreamland of the ordinary people.

"Report, alliance leader, Lord Yanzhou Mu Liu and Lord Qiao fought." A soldier appeared in front of Yuan Shao covered with blood.

Yuan Shao was shocked and ordered a thousand soldiers to reconcile. As the leader of the coalition, he naturally did not want his people to be awkward. Most of his prestige came from the strong momentum of the coalition.

By the time Yuan Shao led the army to Qiao Mao's army, the battle was coming to an end, and there were still black smoke in several places. Many tents were ignited by fire, and a team of soldiers were carrying food and grass.

"The alliance leader, the bridge... Lord Qiao was killed.

Yuan Shao's face turned green. Liu Dai, the herdsman of Yanzhou, was a true relative of the Han Dynasty. He had great prestige in the court. There were about 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and there were only thousands of people under Qiao Mao's command.

With such a bad beginning, I'm afraid that the coalition forces will be in chaos in a short period of time, and the word "collapse without war" suddenly appears in Yuan Shao's mind.

Seeing a team of soldiers escorting grain and materials to Liu Dai's army, Yuan Shao couldn't help but be furious: "Order the princes to go to the palace for deliberation."

To put it bluntly, the palace is one empty house after another. Choosing to discuss military affairs here can make Yuan Shao have a feeling of floating. The whole court belongs to me, but Yuan Shao does not dare to touch the top gold-inlaid throne.

"Liu Dai, the pastor of Yanzhou, attacked the army of the bridge guard for no reason, and now Qiaomao is dead. I hope Lord Liu can explain it to everyone present." Yuan Shao stood in the position of the general and looked at all the princes and asked.

"Is Qiao Yu dead?" Many princes heard this news and whispered. They looked at the discordant princes in the past, and their eyes were dissatisfied with vigilance. In broad daylight, Liu Dai dared to do so. There was nothing he dared to do behind him. Looking back at the lonely two or three generals behind him, he suddenly felt that his hair stood up.

Liu Dai glanced at the princes in the palace and snorted coldly, "Our army has less grain and borrows food from the Qiao Wei army. Qiao Wei not only did not lend it, but also insulted each other. Dai was so angry that he waved his army to kill the Yao army." In terms of identity, he is a relative of the Han Dynasty. No prince in front of him dares to touch him, even Yuan Shao can't act rashly.

"Borrow food from Qiao Yaojun? Insulting?" These are just Liu Dai's excuses. Anyway, Qiao Yao will not stand up and argue.

Yuan Shao looked at Liu Dai with gloomy eyes and never ordered the punishment. According to the previous agreement, he attacked his allies without authorization, but he would be subject to the most severe punishment. However, Yuan Shao did not dare to give orders. Liu Dai was a Han clan and had a certain prestige among the princes. This order represented Yuan Shao and the members of the royal family. Towards the opposite, Liu Dai is not the only Han family in the world.

After returning to the barracks, all kinds of princes strengthened their vigilance. The soldiers patrolled in the army came and went. When the princes went out, they were often guarded by hundreds of soldiers.

The tension in Luyang unfolded because Liu Dai led the army to attack Qiao Mao. The princes who usually looked down on each other began to have some small frictions. Since Yuan Shao was willing to be deaf and dumb, many princes even indulged in their subordinates to plunder the people and merchants in the city.

With a bad start, a few princes began to ask Yuan Shao to resign. Luoyang City has no emperors and no officials, which is no different from an empty city. Yuan Shao has rewarded all kinds of princes, but after all, it is not the emperor's personal edict to appoint, which lacks authority.

"The leader of the alliance, recently there has been news of an anti-thief rebellion in Changsha, and I want to lead the army back." Sun Jian lowered his posture very low.

Since the loss of soldiers and generals outside the Hu prison, Sun Jian's influence in the vassals has become even lower, and the Jiangdong tiger gradually faded out of the vision of the princes.

"I already know about this." Yuan Shao replied without thinking that such a thing was no longer a strange thing in the coalition.

"Sun Jian, you have a bad heart, and you even hid the national jade seal." Yuan Shu accused him in front of the princes.

One stone stirs up thousands of waves, and the national jade seal is of great significance. Of course, the jade seal is usually in the hands of the emperor. It is rumored that those who get the jade seal can get the world and become the son of heaven. When the princes get the jade seal in the hands of Sun Jian, the shock to the princes can be imagined.

"Yuan Highway, don't talk nonsense. When the Xiliang army retreated, the inside and outside of the palace were swept clean. The jade seal was naturally taken away by the emperor. How could he stay in the palace?" Sun Jian argued that at such a time, whether the national jade seal is on his own or not, Sun Jian will not admit it.

It's no secret that Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's discord in the coalition. Many princes think that Yuan Shu is taking the opportunity to suppress Sun Jian, and they don't really care about Yuxi.

Although Sun Jian lost soldiers and generals in the battle of Hu prison, the background is still there, and there are still princes who are willing to make friends.

Yuan Shu snorted coldly, "You salvaged the jade seal in the well in the palace. There are a lot of soldiers beside you."

Sun Jian's face changed slightly and he argued, "In front of the generals, Sun Jian swears that if I really hide the jade seal, I will die with arrows through my heart."

The ancients vowed heavily, and Sun Jian said extremely solemnly. Except for Yuan Shu, all the princes thought that Yuan Shu was deliberately embarrassed Sun Jian and dissuaded him one after another.

Yuan Shu pointed to Sun Jian's nose and scolded the rebellious minister.

Sun Jian snorted coldly, left the palace, ordered all the soldiers and horses, and went to Changsha overnight.

After leaving Luyang, Sun Jian secretly said that he was lucky.

After leaving Sun Jian, Liu Dai and others, Luo Yang came down from the initial hustle and bustle. Yuan Shao, the nominal alliance leader, felt that he had lost his meaning in Luyang and led the soldiers to leave Luyang and go to Hanoi County. To be honest, Yuan Shao, the alliance leader, was the most pitiful. At the time of starting the army, he was just the governor of the Bohai Sea, and his official position was low. After Hou Li was separated, he didn't even have a place to go. The Bohai Sea was just a small county. How could he feed tens of thousands of troops?

Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, was a serious relative of the Han Dynasty. When the eighteen-way princes fought against Dong Zhuo, Liu Biao was busy rectifying Jingzhou, so he did not participate. After receiving a letter from Yuan Shu, he immediately ordered Kuai Yue and Cai Mao to lead 10,000 troops to intercept Sun Jian. The jade seal was related to the fate of the Han Dynasty and should not be underestimated.

Sun Jian patted his horse out of the battle, pointed to Kua Yue with a horse whip and asked, "Why did Kua Yidu lead the troops and horses to block the way of our army?"

Kuai Yue sneered and said, "As a Han minister, you actually hid the jade seal. This is a crime of ten evils that are unforgivable. You should hand over the jade seal and let you wait for a way to live." Sun Jian has a good reputation in the area of Jingzhou. He doesn't want to completely offend this fierce tiger because of false news.

Sun Jian said angrily, "Zhouzi, don't talk nonsense."

A general flashed out of Sun Jian's army and slapped his horse to kill him. A tiger and tiger danced with a long gun. It was the yellow cover.

Cai Mao came with a gun. Both of them used long guns. When they fought, the guns were staggered, which was dazzling.

Huang Gai looked at the right time and stabbed Cai Mao's arm with a shot. The long gun in Cai Mao's hand fell to the ground and rushed back to the array. Huang Gai did not chase him, but stood still.

Even if Sun Jian is brave, he only has one county, while Liu Biao is the herdsman of Jingzhou, with 100,000 people of armor, governing thousands of miles of fertile fields, and strengthening the people.

Sun Jian took the opportunity to lead the troops to kill for a while, opened the gap in the Kuoyue army, and led the troops away.

I only heard the sound of drums in the back of the valley. It turned out that it was the arrival of Liu's band army and surrounded Sun Jian in the middle with Kuai Yue.

Sun Jian pointed to Liu Biao with a knife and said, "You and I are a neighboring county. Why do you have to believe a letter from Yuan Shu's child? If you let me go today, he will be rewarded every day."

Liu Biao angrily scolded, "The jade seal is related to the fate of the Han Dynasty. If you hand over the jade seal, I will definitely let you live. Otherwise, don't blame my army for being ruthless." When it's about Yuxi, Liu Biao doesn't dare to slack off at all. For such a big thing, he would rather kill wrong than let it go.