I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 602 Dong Zhuo, Fleeing in Panic

In Luoyang City and the Prime Minister's Mansion, the atmosphere was tense.

The servants lowered their heads and said nothing. Only the occasional roar in the hall made the eaves buzz.

"Crazy, crazy!"

"That guy named Su is a lunatic!"

Dong Zhuo's voice became hoarse due to violent coughing, and his anger was like a suppressed volcano that could erupt at any time.

The reason why he reacted this way was naturally because the battle report from the front line had finally been delivered to him.

At this moment, the military situation was like a heavy hammer, instantly shattering all his fantasies.

Dong Zhuo felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He paced back and forth in the hall, but could not find the slightest comfort.

Dong Zhuo simply couldn't figure it out, he couldn't understand it.

It is said that speed is of the essence in war.

His reaction is not slow.

How come suddenly, since Su Yao started to act, everything seemed to have accelerated.

The progress of the war changed three times a day, all of which were bad news and defeats.

This is so outrageous.

Frankly speaking, victory and defeat are common in the military, and Dong Zhuo has been defeated before.

But Dong Zhuo had never seen anyone like Su Yao, who could be completely destroyed in one blow.

At such a close distance, the encirclement of his thousands of troops turned out to be a ridiculous fuss in front of Su Yao's mere dozens of men.

Su Yao was like a black hole that swallowed everything. No matter who he sent or how many people he sent, as long as they got close to Su Yao, they would all be swallowed up instantly.

"Where on earth did this evil guy come from?"

"You ruined my good deeds, you deserve to die!"

Dong Zhuo was not speaking rashly when he said that he was a monster. Instead, people in the capital had already spread the word that the Marquis of Guanjun was not a creature from this mortal world.

What those people said made sense.

As for those who were dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, it was said that Champion Marquis Su Yao was the incarnation of the Kaiyang Palace's Wu Qu Star God, who came to earth to cleanse filth and slay demons.

The demon and filth obviously refer to him, Dong Zhuo.

For this reason, Dong Zhuo's camp also fought back.

It is said that Su Yao is a demon who is incarnated into a being, specializing in bewitching people, being bloodthirsty and greedy, and intending to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

The two sides argued back and forth, and for a time rumors spread throughout Luoyang City, and people were in panic.

But no matter which side they are on, they basically believe that Su Yao is definitely not an ordinary person.

Therefore, after learning that Su Yao had won again, Dong Zhuo became really anxious. He paced back and forth in the hall like a trapped beast.

Even though he was as proud as he was, he had to admit in his heart that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him.

Su Yao's sudden rise has completely disrupted his plans.

Originally, he thought that his plan to move the capital would allow him to avoid Su Yao's edge and buy himself a chance to catch his breath.

But now it seems that this wishful thinking is about to fail.

Especially after learning that Su Yao had seized the boats and occupied the ferry, Dong Zhuo became even more anxious.

So when he saw Li Ru entering the room, he rushed over in two or three steps, grabbed Li Ru's hand and asked:

"Wenyou, the situation is dire, do you have a good plan to save me?"

Li Ru took a deep breath and frowned.

He also didn't expect Su Yao to be so difficult to deal with, and the development of the situation far exceeded his expectations.

"Prime Minister, the situation is critical and we must respond as soon as possible."

Li Ru said in a deep voice:

"Su Yao burned the granary and occupied the ferry. It is impossible for us to move the capital calmly."

"There are only two options for now."

"Which two roads?" Dong Zhuo asked hurriedly.

"First, the Prime Minister can immediately order all the troops in Luoyang City to unite with Xu Rong and Fan Chou's troops outside the city. Take advantage of the fact that Su Yao is not yet firmly established and the elite troops from the south bank have not yet arrived to besiege him with all their might and kill him in one fell swoop!"

"As long as we can defeat them and retake the ferry, we can regain the initiative and move forward and backward freely."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

Dong Zhuo knew very well that although there were still an army of nearly 15,000 people in Luoyang City, there were only 8,000 of them who were his trusted men brought from Xiliang. The remaining nearly 6,000 troops were either the Northern Army and the Imperial Guards that he incorporated, or the Bingzhou Army that he obtained by annexing Ding Yuan.

And these people have close relations with Su Yao and Lu Zhi.

If it were normal times, with his army suppressing them, they would naturally not dare to have any second thoughts.

But if they were all sent to the battlefield at once, and if the war went wrong, they would turn against us and we would all be doomed. Moreover, even if all these troops were mobilized to besiege Su Yao, the defense of Luoyang City would inevitably be left empty.

Judging from the fact that the monster named Su had burned his Luokou warehouse without anyone noticing, Dong Zhuo didn't dare to bet that he would come to the capital for a surprise attack.

What if, what if, by chance, he sneaked into the palace and took the little emperor away, he would be completely dumbfounded:

"no!"

Dong Zhuo immediately denied it:

"Betting everything is a gamble. If Su Yao loses, the worst that can happen is that he will have to return to the South Bank."

"If Dong loses, there will be no way out."

"Wenyou, tell me the second method quickly."

Li Ru sighed:
"Mr. Dong is right."

"But if we avoid a decisive battle, we will have no choice but to abandon Luoyang and retreat immediately!"

Li Ru continued:

"If you use this method, there must not be the slightest hesitation or delay!"

"All the property and people in the city must be abandoned. We should travel light, taking only the emperor and the officials, and quickly retreat to Chang'an."

"As long as we can preserve the army and keep the emperor, we will have a chance to make a comeback in the future."

Dong Zhuo's expression became even uglier when he heard this.

This was simply an unacceptable decision for him.

He was prepared to give up Luoyang.

However, he was absolutely reluctant to give up the people's property.

He had passed by Chang'an countless times and knew it very well.

It's already a deserted city.

Because it had lost its status as the capital and was close to the rebellious Liang Province, the entire Jingzhao Prefecture, which included the ten counties of Chang'an, had a population of only over 200,000, less than one-third of Luoyang.

Without the money, food and population of Luoyang, if these people retreat to Chang'an, the emperor and his ministers will soon go from living in hardship to eating dirt.

This will inevitably deal a serious blow to his prestige and status in the court.

Those court officials who were already dissatisfied with him would take the opportunity to make trouble, making his situation even worse.

"Wenyou, is there no other way?" Dong Zhuo asked unwillingly.

Li Ru was silent for a moment and shook his head slowly.

"Prime Minister, the current situation is extremely critical. We must act decisively."

"The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Okay! Then the whole army will retreat!"

"Abandon Luoyang and retreat to Chang'an!"

Dong Zhuo finally made up his mind. He knew very well that he could not afford any more hesitation or delay.

However, Dong Zhuo did not run away in panic.

He knew that Su Yao would not sit idly by and watch him run away, so before running away, he still had to do a good job of concealing the truth.

Not only did the ministers who were summoned into the palace in the evening not know what he was going to do, they were also kidnapped by the army while they were confused.

In this way, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the time difference and escaped decisively before anyone could react.

Night, Luoyang City.

The locked city gate suddenly opened.

Dong Zhuo, wearing a helmet and armor, led the way, with his army following behind. He took the emperor and all the officials with him and retreated hastily, going out of the city to the west, heading straight for Hangu Pass, and fled all the way.

At this time, Su Yao just glanced at the map and chuckled lightly, knowing that he had already won most of the game.

The thief Dong had lost his courage and fled in panic, never having the chance to harm the people here again.

He wanted to escape to Chang'an, but he didn't know that when he left Luoyang city, he had already embarked on a dead end that he had planned for himself.

But at the moment, his death has not yet arrived.

Then, Su Yao turned his gaze back to the dock.

There were Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Wen Pin and others.

They responded to Su Yao's call with the first batch of 3,000 elite soldiers including the Scarlet Cloud Knights and 600 war horses, and are now disembarking in waves.

A few miles away from the dock they occupied, Fan Chou set up a simple camp on a small hill.

The camp was brightly lit, but Fan Chou was in a state of panic.
"What should we do? Su Yao is coming again. What should we do?!"

(End of this chapter)