I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Kong Ni was helped by Xu Chu into the carriage.He was restless in the car, and kept opening the curtain to look around.

Xigui leaned forward, pressed the curtain of the car with a sneer: "Kong Cishi, what are you looking at?"

Kong Ni raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead.After all, not long after he was tortured, his whole body hurts even if he moved after applying the wound medicine.He suppressed the anger in his heart, reluctantly said: "I didn't see anything."

Xigui sneered: "Inspector Kong, you have to be safe on this journey, otherwise this tossing back and forth will cause trouble for Guard Xu and I, and you will also be troubled."

Xu Chu glanced at Kong Ni expressionlessly, and Kong Ni remembered the despair of nowhere to escape when the whip hit his body, so he had to endure it.After half a cup of tea, I couldn't help asking: "Where did the people I brought into Beijing go?"

When he entered Beijing with confidence, he thought that with these two thousand elite soldiers, even if the imperial court took action against him, the riots caused would be immediately known to people outside the city.In order to prevent mutiny outside the city, the imperial court will definitely not use troops lightly.In recent years, the emperors of the Han family in all dynasties were weak and deceitful. He deceived the emperors when they were young, and brought only two thousand elite soldiers into the city without any scruples.But he never thought that he was tortured by the emperor into such a mess, and there was no movement inside or outside the city.

What Xigui said was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing Kong Ni's hope: "Oh, these 2000 people have all been locked up and used as slave labor."

Kong Ni said in disbelief: "Impossible... Those two thousand elite soldiers can fight ten against one, absolutely impossible to be caught easily, and besides, how could the scouts outside the city not hear the sound of fighting inside the city!"

Xi Gui said disdainfully: "The Son of Heaven predicts things like a god, how can you, a rebellious official and thieves, have the opportunity to cause trouble? Obediently go through this with us, so that you can finish this play with us! You are a high incense burnt by your ancestors for eight lifetimes, I have just become the head of the country, please show me some joy! If you put on a bitter face again, don’t blame my silver needles for not having eyes!"

Kong Ni repeatedly questioned, Xigui sneered and said: "Your own subordinates are greedy, what's the use of boasting that one is against ten!"

Speaking of which, the two thousand people were brought down silently, thanks to the "Mafeisan" prescription presented by Hua Tuo and the improvement of Fangzi by Zhang Zhongjing.

The most important prescriptions for Mafeisan to make people lose consciousness are datura flowers and aconitum.However, this mandala flower was introduced to the Central Plains via Persia, and it is very rare.Although Liu Xie has arranged several waves of people to go to the Western Regions, it is still too early for the envoys to return.

A month ago, after learning that the imperial court wanted to prepare more Mafeisan for backup, Zhang Zhongjing discussed with Hua Tuo and replaced Datura flowers with stinky stinky fruit and a few herbs. After taking it with hot wine, you will fall asleep unconsciously.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the number of household registrations in the world has dropped sharply. Liu Xie did not want the war to waste the labor force of the prime of life, so he prepared this kind of anesthesia long ago.Of course, these methods cannot be spread, so as not to damage the prestige of the imperial court.

The recipes and the process of making medicinal wine are top secret, and binding these people is only done by Liu Xie’s tight-lipped, best-skilled [-] guards, who only claim that these people are greedy for food and drink, so they will be arrested by the court. .

It's a pity that drinks and medicines are limited, and it is impossible to follow the gourd painting and bring down the 8000 people who are now ten miles away from Beijing.

After getting out of the carriage, Xu Chu, Xigui and the group put away their solemn expressions. They surrounded Kong Ni in front of and behind them. They climbed up to the top of the wall happily and showed Kong Ni in a circle. The common people distributed a lot of happy money and happy eggs.

Kong Ni was shocked by the excellent weapons equipped by the soldiers on the city wall, especially the three-bow bed crossbow, which looked very terrifying. He looked in the direction of the Yuzhou army and was very worried when he thought of the letter he was forced to write under torture. .

The spies under the city naturally saw Kong Ni's figure, and went back to tell Kong Ni's elder brother Kong Qiang: "Master, everything is fine, surrounded by many officials, he climbed up the city wall, and a group of people sprinkled wedding money down from the city wall. There are laughter and laughter inside and outside the city walls."

Kong Qiang nodded: "Sure enough, my brother is all right, so let's follow the instructions in his letter and enter Luoyang City."

Yuan Shu, who was on the side, said: "Since Brother Kong entered the capital, the capital has been tightly controlled and the access of personnel has been restricted. It must be our actions that have aroused the precautions of the court. It is better not to act rashly. Now the follow-up 2 horses and Yanzhou Liu The soldiers led by Dai, Chenliu and Zhang Miao are about to arrive, so it would be safer to join them and go to Beijing together."

Kong Qiang said dissatisfiedly: "This is my brother's order, the order of Yuzhou governor, do you want to disobey it?"

Yuan Shu was faintly angry: "Brother Kong and I are of the same mind, but I am not under the command of the governor of Yuzhou. There must be something hidden about this matter. Brother, it is better not to make a decision lightly."

Kong Qiang thought of what his younger brother mentioned in the urgent letter, that he should enter the capital first, act first, and only control the emperor and the government, so as not to give the follow-up Liu Dai and Zhang Miao an opportunity.Anyway, the big wedding is over, and my family is all legitimate relatives of the emperor. It is natural for me to control the government, so I look down on the help of Yuan Shu, Liu Dai, and Zhang Miao: "Brother Yuan, don't worry, 8000 of us will come to Beijing. It is not an overwhelming force, but as long as it goes in, it is a force that cannot be underestimated."

Yuan Shu pointed out: "However, there are more than [-] troops in the city. How can [-] troops be enough?"

"The soldiers in the city come from many sources. How could they be of one mind? Just like the Liangzhou soldiers, they have been scattered since Dong Zhuo's time, and the Bingzhou army. Lu Bu is not in the capital, why should we be afraid?"

"Then there's Huangfusong!"

"Huangfusong has always been a man of indifference. Didn't he stand by and watch when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing?"

"That's because the Young Emperor didn't issue an edict to him at that time. He was a foolish, loyal and rigid person. Without an edict, he wouldn't move at all. But the current emperor is so treacherous. How could he not use Huangfusong's troops!"

Kong Qiang still didn't care, thinking that Yuan Shu just wanted to wait for the Yanzhou army to check and balance their Yuzhou soldiers: "My niece just got married and needs the support of my Kong family, how can I delay the auspicious time and waste time here? What's more, our [-] soldiers from Yuzhou have already arrived, and they are stationed in Mianchi nearby, and there is no room for so many people in the city, so it is just right to be stationed in Mianchi, which will neither arouse the suspicion of the imperial court nor be underestimated."

Yuan Shu had no choice but to say: "Brother, just let me meet someone from the capital, and it won't be too late to make a decision."

Kong Qiang asked, "Who is it?"

"This person is the captain of the Dian Army in Xiyuan. He just escaped from Luoyang City and knows the situation in the city best. I called him over and asked him to explain the situation in the city in detail."

After all, order someone to call Cao Cao over.Cao Cao has an unremarkable appearance, with thin eyes and long beard.Kong Qiang didn't care, and asked him indifferently: "Did you come from the middle of Beijing? It doesn't mean that my niece lost important jewelry, and the imperial court hunted and arrested her in Beijing. She is not allowed to leave the city unless there is something important. How did you come out?" where?"

Thinking of the embarrassing experience of going out of the city, Cao Cao felt nauseous again. He omitted the details, but said: "I also have a little business in Beijing, and I entrusted an acquaintance to come out with the toilet cart."

Kong Qiang laughed as soon as he heard it: "You are not a big man, but you are an interesting person. What's your name?"

Cao Cao was very thick-skinned, and there was no shame or anger on his face, but he said seriously: "Cao Cao is in Xiapeiguo Qiao County, and he is a lieutenant in Dianjun in Beijing. The two of you invited XX here. What do you want to discuss?"

Yuan Shu had known Cao Cao since he was in Beijing, and replied: "I want you to explain the situation to us again carefully. The situation in Beijing is strange now, shouldn't you go in rashly?"

"That's right." Cao Cao said, "I don't know who hijacked the letters from my subordinates, Chen Liu. Someone in the court must have known about our mobilization of soldiers and horses."The matter has come to this point, there is no way out, there is only one way to go to the dark, to grasp the power of the court, to realize the lofty ambitions in the heart, and now to describe the distribution of troops in Beijing one by one: "The emperor has shrunk his troops, and the surrounding troops are all accumulated in the capital. Beijing, the capital is now like an iron barrel, like a tiger's den."

Kong Qiang remembered Cao Cao's identity. His father, Cao Song, was once an official to Taiwei when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, his eunuch-like status made his prestige far inferior to that of an official.

"Let me ask you, when you were in Beijing, did you see that my brother's soldiers and horses clashed with people?"

"Never heard of it."

"It can be seen that my brother was kidnapped and controlled?"

"Never heard of it."

"That's enough," Kong Qiang said, spreading his hands, "Since my younger brother has become the head of the country, he can get along like a fish in water in the capital, so what's wrong with inviting me to the capital with a dowry guard of honor?"

Cao Cao said: "There are many capable ministers and generals in the imperial court. This is probably the imperial court's plan to lure the emperor into the urn."

Kong Qiang disagreed and insisted on leading troops into the city.

Yuan Shu was furious, but only two thousand of his five thousand soldiers were stationed here, and the remaining three thousand were still in Mianchi's 2-strong team. He was completely unable to compete with Kong Qiang in terms of military strength, and could only watch Kong Qiang helplessly. He ordered to advance towards the city of Luoyang.

"Since you insist on this, I won't accompany you!" Yuan Shu walked away, leading his [-] soldiers back to Mianchi, and joined the [-] troops.

Kong Qiang was also very annoyed: Isn't he the descendant of the fourth generation and third father, now he is just a wanted criminal under the fence, what is there to be proud of?

He even ignored Cao Cao, because Cao Cao's adoptive grandfather was a eunuch, and he looked down on the eunuch's shadowy descendants very much.So he took the [-] soldiers and horses from Yuzhou, pulled out the camp the next day, and headed for Luoyang City.

His movement naturally cannot escape the court's scouts.

With the rapid report from the scouts, Luoyang quickly made arrangements.Famous generals such as Huangfusong and Huangwan were already prepared to dispatch troops.

As soon as Kong Qiang entered the city, the city gate suddenly closed.Kong Qiang was startled: "What's going on?"

However, before he could react, the archers on the city wall turned their heads and pointed their bows and arrows at the six thousand elite soldiers.

Ordinary bows and arrows have a range of only a hundred meters, and as the distance increases, the power of the arrow gradually weakens.At this time, three to four hundred meters away from the city wall, Kong Qiang felt relieved, raised his arms, and signaled the soldiers to put down their shields.

However, the archers on the city wall were waiting for this opportunity.The range of the three-bow bed crossbow ranged from 300 meters to a thousand meters. At this time, the range of the batch made by Zhang Qiaoshou was 300 meters to 500 meters.With Huang Wan's order, more than a hundred people twisted their shafts and stretched their strings, and the rows of iron spears they shot hit the chests of Kong Qiang and his bodyguards.

The iron gun shot out is very powerful and can directly penetrate armor.The person who was shot didn't even have time to say his last words, and died on the spot.

The chief general was shot and killed, and more than [-] people in Yuzhou suddenly became a mess.In order to escape the arrows, they fled one after another.However, the hawkers on the wide avenue at the gate of the city and the people walking on the road were all pretended by the imperial guards. At this moment, they took out long knives from their backs and formed a dense line of defense, blocking all the escape routes of the Yuzhou army. died.

These people shouted in unison, the voice was like a bell: "Put down your weapons, don't resist!"

"Disarm, raise your hand, don't kill!"

Most of the Yuzhou army was in shock and confusion, only a few people put down their weapons and hid under the corner with their hands up.At this time, dozens of soldiers with Yuzhou accent shouted in unison: "The governor of Kong is here, put down your weapons!"

It turned out that Xu Chu was escorting Kong Ni, and the Imperial Army rushed over from the Central Imperial Street with dozens of Yuzhou soldiers who were greedy for life and fear of death.

Someone blocked the line of sight in front, and these Yuzhou soldiers could not see the truth about Kong Ni being imprisoned.They heard the familiar accent and saw the governor riding on a tall horse from a distance, so they hesitated and stopped.

Kong Ni gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "I've already done what you wish, and you still haven't removed your dagger!"

Xu Chu, who shared the same horse with Kong Ni, did not hesitate at all: "Forgive me."

"At this distance, even if I yell, they won't be able to hear me. What else do you have to worry about?"

"If you and your subordinates have any familiar code words, the emperor said earlier that the governor of Kong has many tricks, and Chu dare not take it lightly."

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Xu Chu took Kong Ni back to the palace and put him under strict supervision.Huangfusong and Huang Wan locked up all the disarmed soldiers, and, like the previous 2000 soldiers, they first acted as coolies.

Yuan Shu had already left people outside the city to listen for news from afar. When he saw the city gate closed and heard the thunderous fighting inside the city wall, he hurried back to report.

"It really is a trick!" Cao Cao sighed.

Yuan Shu and Cao Cao retreated to Mianchi County. When Cao Cao saw the 2 horses in Yuzhou, he couldn't help but tighten his brows: "In the court, there are elite troops from Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Huangfusong who suppressed the Yellow Turban Army, and there are also well-equipped forbidden troops. This mob How could it be the opponent of Luoyang soldiers?"

He bitterly hates that the officials in Luoyang are governed by Qingming, and the court rewards and punishments are clear. He is confident that sooner or later he will become an executive with real power or a big official in the frontier with his own ability. Severely crack down on corrupt officials and those celebrities who have nothing but vain names.However, both relatives and subordinates rebelled, and Cao Cao had no choice but to take the risk and embark on this road of no return.

"A capable minister in troubled times, a traitor in troubled times." Thinking of Xu Shao's comment that day, Cao Cao cheered up again: The Han Dynasty declined, I can first be a traitor in troubled times, and then become a capable minister in troubled times, leaving a name in history like King Wen of Zhou.

"Brother Meng De, don't underestimate yourself. When Yanzhou's troops arrive, they will have the power to fight." Yuan Shu disagrees: "The 8000 troops of Kong Ni are not vegetarians. They are strong and well-equipped, and they will definitely cause tens of thousands of casualties in the capital. This is the time when the soldiers of the capital division are exhausted, and it is a good opportunity for me to enter the capital at this time."

"Hey, Brother Yuan, I don't know. Since you left, Beijing has used blast furnaces to smelt steel and produced a large number of long spears, long knives and meteor hammers, which can easily penetrate ordinary armor. Mingguang armor, the soldiers in the capital are like tigers with wings, it is really not to be underestimated." Cao Cao suggested: "The current strategy is to make a public statement, recruit heroes from all over the world, attack Luoyang together, and establish another wise gentleman who can appreciate us. "

In Luoyang, Liu Xie summoned Huangfu Song, Huang Wan, Xun You and other confidants to discuss how to deal with the enemy in Mianchi.

Huang Fusong said: "All the elites have been captured, and the remaining 2 people are temporarily recruited peasant troops, which are very easy to defeat. It is enough for me to lead [-] soldiers to fight."

Everyone nodded, Huangfusong's subordinates were well-trained and experienced the baptism of war, naturally they could not be compared with these improvised troops.

Liu Xie sighed. His previous style of play was to end the battle with the least loss, but this battle had to involve casualties.

Huang Wan asked: "What about the army from Yanzhou? Liu Dai is really cunning. Under the surveillance of the surroundings, he quietly broke up the troops and sent them to Sili Prefecture. It is very difficult to kill!"

Xun You pointed out: "General Huang doesn't have to worry. No matter how scattered the road is, they must have joined the 2 people who arrived in Luoyang and Yuzhou recently. But these 1 people must be elite soldiers and should not be underestimated."

Huangfu Song sighed: "If this battle goes on, there will definitely be a lot of casualties in Beijing. Your Majesty, it is better to plan early and then draw troops from all directions."

Liu Xie said: "Everyone don't need to worry. In fact, I have issued an edict to Qian Ming, the governor of Yangzhou, and the commoner guards also brought the tiger amulet for dispatching troops, and ordered him to order [-] elite soldiers to follow Kong Ni. I believe he will die in a few days. We will arrive in Luoyang."

Huangfusong breathed a sigh of relief: "Attack front and back, our army has high morale, is well-trained and well-equipped, and will surely win the battle."

"Why is Your Majesty still frowning?"

"3 people, after this battle, both sides will suffer a lot of casualties." Liu Xie frowned delicately and said, "I have heard that when two armies are at war, as long as one side's casualties reach the threshold of [-], The soldiers will flee in all directions, and the subsequent casualties are all caused by pursuit and counterattack, what do the generals think?"

The author has something to say: Happy Dragon Boat Festival, everyone!