Chapter 724: Chaos in Chang'an (Part 2)
Chapter 724 Chang’an Rebellion (Part 2)
Chapter 722: Rebellion in Chang’an (Part 2)
Chang'an, the General's Mansion.
He Jin, a big fool, has done a series of stupid things, but he doesn't think so.
Dong Zhuo occupied two states and had more than 300,000 troops, and surrounded Guanzhong from three directions, but wasn't he blocked from the pass?
So what if the Qin family occupies half of a state and has more than 200,000 troops? He still can't enter Beijing without nodding.
He Jin believed that these were all his achievements. He even thought that with his own strength, he could block the two major princes of the Han Dynasty, the first and second, so he was extremely proud at this time.
However, He Jin's pride was destined to be short-lived, because soon he would wake up from his sweet dream.
"Report...to the general, Dong Zhuo responded to the call of Empress Dowager Dong, and under the banner of the Qing monarch following the late emperor's edict, he personally led an army of 100,000 people to kill from Liangzhou."
"What?"
He Jin suddenly stood up in shock. He thought that under the coercion of various princes, Dong Zhuo should not dare to start the war lightly, but who knew that he would fight in the end.
"How dare Dong Zhuo?" He Jin shouted angrily and horrified. From beginning to end, he was probably the only one who thought Dong Zhuo did not dare to march.
Wang Yun and other ministers were speechless when they saw this. As long as Dong Zhuo captured his territory in Guanzhong, he would be able to unite it. What's more, Dong Zhuo is now famous under the banner of the Queen Mother, so how could it be possible because of Qin Wen? Are you going to give up the march when the princes retreat to the border?
It is not that the ministers of the DPRK have not tried to persuade He Jin, but the key point is that He Jin simply refuses to listen, and I don’t know where his mysterious confidence comes from.
“This **** old woman should have…”
He Jin gritted his teeth and said with murderous intent in his eyes, but he still didn't say the words.
“General, the top priority is to send troops to resist, otherwise Dong Zhuo’s army will really attack Chang’an.” Wang Yun said with a serious face.
He Jin seemed to be grasping a life-saving straw and quickly ordered: "Yes, yes, yes, order Hou Yi to lead 40,000 troops to defend Dong Zhuo. You must block Dong Zhuo for me."
Although Dong Zhuo's troops in Sizhou and Hanzhong were held back by the princes, the imperial court had to allocate part of its troops to guard against these two directions. In addition, He Jin also increased the garrison at Wuguan, so the imperial court's excess troops were not actually needed. That’s too much.
Once Hou Yi's 40,000-strong army came out, there would only be 40,000 defenders left in Chang'an. Once Hou Yi was defeated, He Jin's only hope would be Ding Yuan and Huangfu Song.
Dong Zhuo was fully prepared for this visit to Beijing. Not only did he have 30,000 cavalry among the 100,000 Liangzhou army, but he also transferred back Yu Wen, Chengdu Wu Yunzhao and other fierce generals, plus his adopted son Li Yuanba who was always guarding him. , now Dong Zhuo's lineup is extremely luxurious, and no prince except Qin Hao can resist it.
Hou Yi is now the only good general in Chang'an. He Jin has no one available except Hou Yi, and Hou Yi has indeed lived up to He Jin's expectations.
Hou Yi knew that he was no match for Li Yuanba and Yu Wencheng, but his archery skills prevented Li Yuanba and Yu Wencheng from participating in the siege personally, and then relied on the geographical location to block Dong Zhuo's 100,000-strong army.
“Hmph, this Hou Yi is so ignorant that he has repeatedly ignored the good intentions of the Gu Za family..."
Dong Zhuo cursed angrily. It wasn't that he couldn't defeat Hou Yi, but he just didn't want his soldiers to sacrifice in vain. After all, the total population of Liangzhou was not that of the Central Plains.
In Dong Zhuo's view, a hundred thousand troops were more than enough to deal with a mere He Jin. What's more, he still had backup in Chang'an, so there was no need to make too big a sacrifice with Hou Yi.
"My lord does not need to be angry because of Hou Yi. After my lord takes action for Chang'an's back-up plan, let alone Hou Yi, he will be nothing more than a grasshopper after autumn and will not be able to jump around for long." Lu Buwei said with a sneer.
Jia Xu and Li Ru both looked at Lu Buwei with solemn expressions, knowing that this young man was a member of the Za family and the mastermind of "hijacking the emperor to order the princes".
At the same time, they also knew that Dong Zhuo was also a member of the Zajia family. After all, Dong Zhuo now even called himself a "Miscellaneous family" and no longer covered it up. Dong Zhuo did not choose to attack by force, which made He Jin of Chang'an breath a sigh of relief. As long as Ding Yuan of Jingzhou and Huangfu Song of Jizhou arrived, he would win the battle.
But what He Jin didn't expect was that this situation would be ruined by the death of a person.
“Report…to the general, Empress Dowager Dong, she…she…”
“What’s wrong with that old woman?” He Jin asked impatiently.
He Jin was really fed up with Empress Dowager Dong, but there was nothing he could do about it, so he simply imprisoned her, out of sight and out of mind.
“Empress Dowager Dong was assassinated.”
"What? The Queen Mother is in the harem, who can do this?"
He Jin frowned and had a bad feeling in his heart.
“Has the murderer been found? Who sent him?”
"Not yet, but the outside world is now spreading rumors that it was you, the general, who assassinated the Queen Mother Dong."
He Jin couldn't help but take a breath. He finally knew the other party's sinister intentions. He wanted to pin the blame for assassinating the Queen Mother on his head, so that Chang'an would be in chaos.
What place can be safer and safer than the palace? However, Empress Dowager Dong still died of assassination even though she was in the harem. Apart from the operation of insiders, there seems to be no second explanation, and the biggest suspect is naturally He Jin.
“Dong Zhuo Pifu, you are so cruel.” He Jin gritted his teeth and said.
At the same time, there was another scene at Dong Zhuo's camp.
“Hahaha, that guy He Jin must be scolding the miscellaneous family at this time.” Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
"But even if he scolds, nothing will be changed. Now He Jin can't clean himself by jumping into the Yellow River." Lu Buwei said with a smile.
Jia Xu on the side felt goosebumps on his arms. They all said that he was a 'poisonous man', but this young man was not inferior to him at all. He even dared to assassinate the Queen Mother to achieve his goal. This was really too courageous. .
"My lord, He Jin is just a common man with no talent or virtue. He should be on the verge of collapse at this time. As long as the lord works harder, I guarantee that He Jin will surrender without a fight." Lu Buwei said with confidence.
Jia Xu's heart trembled. After thinking for a while, he probably guessed Lu Buwei's intention. He wanted to force He Jin to surrender. And with He Jin's temperament of wanting to escape when encountering difficulties, the possibility of success is indeed very high. Big.
Today's Chang'an is in chaos because of the death of Empress Dowager Dong.
The courtiers are divided into two factions, one criticizing the progress and the other defending the progress.
Of course, He Jin didn't want to be blamed for this, but he couldn't explain it no matter how he explained it, so he simply didn't explain it.
(End of this chapter)