After the dukes left Tiger Cage,
Cao Cao left Cao Ren and 5,000 infantrymen behind to guard Tiger Prison to prevent any sneak attacks from the vassals.
He personally led the 33,000 cavalry, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zan's army straight to Luoyang.
On the way, the three lords were in front of him, but Liu Bei approached Zhao Yun intentionally or unintentionally.
"I heard that the general used to work under Bogui? Bo Gui originally wanted to lend the general out, but who knew that Cao Cao would not return it. Now, Bo Gui missed the general very much.”
Liu Bei began to pull some strings. He knew that Gongsun Zan had chilled Zhao Yun's heart. These words were just to find a topic to talk about and pull them closer.
Zhao Yun sneered." Gongsun Zan doesn't care about me. What do you mean by missing me? He's lying to you."”
"What?" Liu Bei pretended to be surprised. No way! Bei has always treated people with sincerity. Bogui is my classmate and good friend. How could this be?”
Just as Zhao Yun was about to speak, Zhao Yang noticed them and immediately whispered something into Zhao Yun's ear. Zhao Yun looked at Liu Bei again and distanced herself from him.
However, Zhao Yun still said politely,""There aren't many people in the world who are as loyal and kind as you.”
Liu Bei immediately sighed and said in a low voice,""I was originally a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and my Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. I want to restore the Han Dynasty, but unfortunately, no one can help me. Today, when I see you, I feel like I've hit it off.”
Liu Bei's gaze was sincere and could easily move people.
If Zhao Yun was still that Zhao Yun,
Then today, Liu Bei would successfully pave the way again.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yang's accurate grasp of Liu Bei's next words had already caused Zhao Yun to feel a tinge of disgust towards Liu Bei.
"Since he is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, how could he have fallen to such a state? Forgive me for being blunt, but I've never seen a descendant of the Han Dynasty in a hurry to tell the world about his identity! I still have military matters to attend to, so I won't chat with you.”
Zhao Yun directly and domineeringly refuted Liu Bei, causing Liu Bei to retreat with his face covered in dust.
"Advisor Jun, how was my performance just now?”Zhao Yun walked to Zhao Yang's side with a face full of anticipation.
"Not bad, not bad. This is Zhao Yun!" Zhao Yang joked," You are the lord's general. How can you work for a person who deceives the world and gains fame? This person overestimates himself and is full of nonsense. It's not worth talking to him."”
Liu Bei was extremely embarrassed and annoyed by Zhao Yun's words. Naturally, he no longer had any thoughts of trying to curry favor with her.
Thus, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei brushed past each other, and there was no more story.
Gongsun Zan's infantry moved slowly, and Sun Jian did not have many cavalry. In order to take care of them, Cao Cao used the cavalry as infantry.
Zhao Yang saw all of this and couldn't help but open his mouth.
"My Lord, the opportunity to fight in Luoyang is fleeting. Why don't we abandon them and leave first?”
Cao Cao shook his head slightly." A man cannot go back on his word. We agreed to send troops together, so we can't separate for such a reason. Sir, there are things to do and things not to do.”
Zhao Yang smiled." My lord, if we were a little later, Dong Zhuo might have escaped with the emperor. I believe Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian will agree if we leave first!" After all, Dong Zhuo still has more than 100,000 soldiers left in his 200,000-strong army. Even if they want to gain military merits, they won't lose their chance just because we left first!”
Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he said happily,""That's true. Then I'll go and talk to them.”
Of course, Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan were not happy that Cao Cao left first. If he left first, it meant that he could take advantage of it.
However, the word righteousness was the most important. The Emperor was now in Dong Zhuo's hands. If they didn't let Cao Cao leave first, the Emperor would not appear in the future, and the blame would be on them.
Moreover, Cao Cao's cavalry was strong. He would first cripple Dong Zhuo's troops, and then Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan would take advantage of them. It felt good.
Thus, the two of them quickly smiled and let Cao Cao go first.
When Cao Cao's army was 20 miles away from Luoyang, they could already see black smoke spreading in the direction of Luoyang. It was as if a great natural disaster had occurred, and the scene was terrifying.
"Not good! Dong Zhuo burned down the entire Luoyang! Quick, quick support, go put out the fire!”Cao Cao cried out in alarm. The 30,000 cavalrymen charged forward at high speed. When they arrived at Luoyang, they saw that the people were fleeing. There were fires everywhere, especially in the direction of the Imperial Palace. The fire was not small.
Even so, Zhao Yang was still delighted!
Although the fire was huge, they were able to put it out and save most of the buildings because they came quickly and in time!
Luoyang was the imperial capital. Being able to save the imperial capital was naturally a great merit and would receive the respect of all the people in the world!
If his luck was better, he might be able to save some celebrities!
This was extremely useful in raising Cao Cao's reputation!
Cao Cao's order made Zhao Yang even more certain that he had not misjudged him.
Zhao Yun rushed forward extremely quickly.
When they were about to enter Luoyang,
They discovered that countless civilians were fleeing. Many Western Liang soldiers and local thugs were chasing after the civilians.
They either plundered property or women.
When these commoners saw that there were also cavalrymen blocking their way, they instantly felt despair. They knelt on the ground and cried out in grief.
Zhao Yun's gaze was cold. Her silver spear was already out. The remaining soldiers of Western Liang thought that they were robbing the people at the same time and continued to chase after the people.
In the end, they were killed by Zhao Yun, and corpses littered the ground.
The remaining thugs saw that the situation was not good and tried to escape. However, they were surrounded by Zhao Yun's cavalry, and a massacre ensued.
Cao Cao looked at the people outside the city who had fallen to the ground and did not comfort them. He only had a straight face and a cold gaze.
After entering the city, seeing the fire everywhere, Cao Cao could not help but sigh,""I grew up here since I was young and witnessed Luoyang's prosperity. I didn't expect it to become like this in just a few years!”
Zhao Yang saw that he was in a daze and ordered the army to put out the fire in the city.
There was a lot of running water in Luoyang, and there were even ditches scattered all over the palace. More than 30,000 cavalrymen went around to put out the fire, and they attracted the help of many commoners. The fire was quickly brought under control.
The people who were lucky enough to survive under the iron hooves of Western Liang's remaining soldiers all rushed to thank Cao Cao. Many people even mentioned the good story of how Cao Cao had killed Jian Shuo's relatives when he was in the capital.
Naturally, Cao Cao would not let go of this opportunity to interact with the people and improve his reputation. Along the way, he waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he would no longer have to worry about the Western Liang cavalry causing trouble in Luoyang.
Zhao Yang saw that there were only commoners around him, and there were no major clans or officials. He quickly realized that Cai Yan had probably followed Cai Yong and was threatened by Dong Zhuo to leave first!
This time, Cai Yan would probably be captured by the Xiongnu people in the chaotic army!
"Cai Yan is both talented and beautiful. With me here, how can I let her meet with misfortune?”
Thinking of this, Zhao Yang immediately called Dian Wei over.
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