Chapter 69: Fire Burns Luoyang

  Lü Bu entered Tiger Trap Pass and immediately led the Pingzhou army, who had been waiting for a long time, out of the back gate to meet Dong Zhuo.

  When the Allied army arrived, Hu Lao was indeed as predicted by Zhao Yun, and it did not take much resistance to capture. Yuan Shao exclaimed that it was a pity that such a general had been taken in by Cao Cao, but I already have Yan Liang and Wen Chou who can compare with these two.

  The situation at Guandu was even worse than that of Hu Lao, and after Li Jue and Guo Si fled, the unguarded Guandu quickly fell to Sun Jian, who sent a messenger to Yuan Shao's side before advancing directly on Luoyang.

  Li Cui urged Guo Si to receive Dong Zhuo's order, leading 50,000 flying bear troops to rush to Luoyang overnight. Dong Zhuo had already tied up the king, and Emperor Xian was so scared that he hid behind a few old ministers.

  "Your Majesty, since you have agreed to move the capital to Chang'an, then issue the edict. The various ministers are all waiting here!" Emperor Xian looked around and thought to himself, "What nonsense is this? Where did these 'various ministers' come from? Aren't they just Dong Zhuo's loyal followers? And what about those Western Liang troops?"

  "In that case, let's set off." Emperor Xian had no choice but to agree.

  Dong Zhuo rode on his beloved horse, and gave a wink to Li Jue and Guo Si. Li Jue nodded in understanding. As soon as Dong Zhuo left Luoyang, Li Jue ordered the looting to be opened for half a day before withdrawing.

  In the past, when in Xiliang, the Xiliang army also plundered and looted, but at that time it was the Qiang people. Everyone had not yet experienced what it was like to be in Luoyang. The Xiliang army, which had been let loose, was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, entering large courtyards and snatching good things.

  Fortunately, the families of all the ministers were taken away by force, but the wealthy households in Luoyang were miserable, their homes were looted and their property was plundered. Any woman with a slightly good appearance was worse than dead. The whole city of Luoyang was in chaos.

  At this moment, the two of them did not feel any shame for what they had done, but instead set their sights on the imperial palace. Anyway, Luoyang was going to be burned down, and there were so many good things in the palace that it would be a pity if they were all destroyed. Li Jue and Guo Si, with the intention of rescuing those precious antiques, national treasures, and calligraphy, waved their hands, and the soldiers rushed into the imperial palace.

  What good luck! Emperor Xian left in such a hurry that many things were not taken away. After submitting to Dong Zhuo, the two of them could still make a small profit. Although Dong Zhuo was cruel, he was very kind to his subordinates, which was an old habit formed during his time in Western Liang.

  This is also why, although many people wanted to kill Dong Zhuo, no one from the Western Liang army's generals ever made a move, because Dong Zhuo was extremely good to his subordinates, and although he had recently become hot-tempered, this point had not changed.

  Li Jue watched as cart after cart of treasures were carried out, and in an instant he felt that his wise decision had paid off. At this moment, a palace maid hiding in the backyard caught Li Jue's attention - unexpectedly, there was such a beautiful palace maid inside the imperial palace!

  "General, please don't kill me, I have something to offer you." The palace maid trembled with fear, afraid that Li Jue would take her life. She knelt on the ground, begging for mercy without end. Since ancient times, military disasters have been ruthless; what can a weak and helpless woman do?

  "Haha. Little beauty, don't worry, as long as you listen well and make General Li comfortable, he will naturally let you go afterwards." Li Jue took a step forward and pounced on her, the backyard remembered the miserable cry.

  After a long while, Li Jue tightened his waistband and tidied up his clothes with satisfaction. He ignored the palace maid who was crying on the ground, "You can go, I said I would let you go and I will keep my promise." However, the little palace maid seemed more resolute than he had imagined, and she jumped into a well in front of her.

  Li Jue thought to himself, "What a pity. I've already agreed to let them go. Why don't they cherish their lives?" The longer one fights, the more afraid of death they become - this saying is not false at all. Li Jue didn't know how much longer he could be a general. From the beginning when he was fearless as Li Heizi to now as the commander of Fei Xiong Army, he had become increasingly afraid of death. Calculating the time, it was about right, and he should leave soon.

  Guo Si waved his hand, and the men under him threw torches at the prepared sulfur and other materials. The entire Luoyang instantly became a sea of fire. Lü Bu had just led the Pingzhou Iron Cavalry to arrive near Luoyang when he saw that Luoyang was emitting rolling thick smoke. Had something unexpected happened in Luoyang?

  Lü Bu urged on his Red Hare, and in a flash he was rushing westward. Before long, Li Jue and Guo Si were overtaken by Lü Bu's swift cavalry. "Li the Dark Heel, what's going on in Luoyang? How did such a big fire break out?"

  "Lü Bu, you dare to call me Li Heizi again? I'll fight you to the death! That was the order of Taishi, I'm just carrying out my duty!" It's been a long time since anyone dared to call him that since he became the commander of the Fei Xiong Army. If it weren't for being no match for Lü Bu, Li Jue would have gone up and fought him to the death already.

  Li Jue's words were clearly heard by Lü Bu's subordinates, and immediately annoyed one of them. His surname was Zhang, his name was Liao, and he was the first of Lü Bu's eight strong generals. He had been following Lü Bu to kill the Huns since childhood and had a lot of courage.

  "How could the Grand Tutor give such an order? The good city of Luoyang is gone just like that." Zhang Liao said to Lü Bu. Lü Bu was also helpless, who would have thought that Dong Zhuo had become so ruthless and crazy, Dong Zhuo only said he wanted to abandon Luoyang, but he didn't say he wanted to destroy the whole city!

  "Lü Bu, if you don't want to die so early, take care of the mouths under your command." Although Li Jue was dissatisfied with Lü Bu, it was just a struggle between two factions. In private, the strong were respected wherever they went. Li Jue actually admired Lü Bu's martial arts skills and earlier when Lü Bu called him "Li Hei Zi", no one had dared to call him that in a long time, not even his good friend Guo Si. It was somewhat endearing. The more chaotic it was, the more they were like brothers, and being overly respectful actually made them less close.

  Lü Bu was also surprised, and Li Jue actually reminded himself. "Li Heizi, you take care of yourself, your martial arts skills are so bad, don't get chopped by someone one day! Haha..." This Lü Bu's mouth is as insolent as others, in the future, I'll remind him that I'm a villain, but why is he being so familiar?!

  Sun Jian was stunned by the scene before him even before he arrived in Luoyang. Is this still Luoyang? This should be called a city of fire! There is no time for Sun Jian to think about it, putting out the fire is the top priority, and Sun Jian's thousands of soldiers, including Sun Jian himself, all joined the ranks of firefighters.

  Yuan Shao's troops, marching in the distance, saw a massive smoke rising from the direction of Luoyang. Cao Cao suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, "Benchu, hurry up and speed up, we must rush to Luoyang immediately." Yuan Shao also felt that they should hasten to Luoyang at this moment, so everyone urged their horses on, rushing towards Luoyang with all due haste.

  "Your Majesty, look at this!" Although the times have changed, history has not. Sun Jian, who had extinguished the fire, still obtained the imperial jade seal. The eight characters "Mandate from Heaven, Long Life and Prosperity" were so vivid that Sun Jian's eyes turned red.

  Cheng Pu drew his sword and instantly killed the two soldiers beside Sun Jian, "My lord, the Han Dynasty has fallen, this is Heaven's choice, I implore you to quickly return to Jiangdong and plan for a great undertaking."

  Yes, Da Han has already been reduced to ashes in this great fire. In the Allied Army, Sun Jian had long seen through everyone's faces and thought that he should take care of himself.

  "Return to Jiangdong!" Sun Jian said, leading the way forward. However, nobody noticed a soldier hiding behind a fake mountain nearby, trembling with fear...