Many soldiers were walking back and forth the streets of Luoyang City, beating their gongs and shouting loudly, "People, do not panic, General Ying Yang has expelled the rebel army! "People, don't panic, General Ying Yang has expelled the rebels …" When the citizens of the city heard that it was General Ying Yang who controlled the Luoyang, they could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and many of them thanked the heavens. It turned out that during the time Chen Lang's army was stationed at the Luoyang, their military discipline was strict, and they often helped the commoners. As a result, the commoners were very grateful to the Ying Yang Army and General Ying Yang.
After the Jiangdong Army had been defeated, Sun Jian was furious and scolded: "What are the other dukes doing? Why hasn't anyone come even after so long?! "
Huang Gai rode his horse over and reported anxiously: "Master, Young Master is injured!" Sun Jian was surprised, and immediately went to take a look. Seeing that his father had come over, Sun Ce immediately got up to pay his respects. Sun Jian quickly supported Sun Ce and said snappily: "I'm injured, don't move recklessly!" Although Sun Ce's injuries were not light, they were nothing serious. Sun Ce could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
Sun Jian asked in confusion: "My son is invincible, who could possibly hurt you?"
Sun Ce said with widened eyes: "It's Chen Lang! "One day, I will return the humiliation I have suffered today back to him a hundredfold!"
Sun Jian and the others were shocked. Sun Jian frowned and muttered to himself: "I had long heard of Chen Lang's bravery.
A scout official galloped his horse to a place not far behind Sun Jian, reined in his horse, and jumped off his horse. He quickly ran to Sun Jian's side and knelt on one knee, and reported: "Reporting to my lord, Wang Kuang and the other marquis' horses have been ambushed by the enemy cavalry, so their losses are not small."
Sun Jian frowned. Zhou Yu nodded his head: "No wonder they were late. So they were ambushed by the enemy cavalry."
Huang Gai scolded angrily: "That Chen Lang is truly cunning!"
Zhou Yu said to Sun Jian: "It seems like it's impossible to take over the Luoyang in one go, why not set up a camp and wait for the various marquis' troops to arrive before making any plans." Sun Jian nodded his head and ordered the troops to set up camp.
Just then, Han Dang led her men and retreated. When Han Dang saw Sun Jian, he cupped her fists in shame and said, "My lord, I am useless. I have been pushed back by the enemy!" Sun Jian patted Han Dang's shoulders and comforted him: "It's not your fault, it's just that the enemy is too cunning!"
When Han Dang thought about this, she immediately untied the yellow silk bundle on her back. She presented it to Sun Jian with both hands, and said as if she was offering a treasure, "Fortunately, this battle wasn't completely fruitless, I managed to find this!"
Sun Jian could not help but be curious, he extended his hand and opened the package of yellow silk. It was wrapped in a phalanx of nine dragons, and the legendary hereditary Imperial Jade Seal appeared before his eyes. Seeing that, Sun Jian and the rest were shocked, Huang Gai opened his eyes wide and shouted: "This, this is the Imperial Jade Seal!"
Han Dang nodded, and said: "It is indeed past the Imperial Jade Seal. I found it on the body of a eunuch. "
Sun Ce said excitedly: "This is heaven's will! If the Jade Seal of the Legacy of the Heavens was given to Father, that would mean that Father's fate was taken from him! " The generals echoed one after another, all of them extremely excited. Sun Jian could not help but reveal a happy expression, as he started to think.
Zhou Yu frowned: "This is just a rock, it's completely useless!"
Everyone looked at Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai said unhappily, "The Inherited Nation's Imperial Jade Seal represents the location of fate, how can you say that it's useless!" Everyone agreed, they were all saying that Zhou Yu's words were too ridiculous.
Zhou Yu said to Sun Jian, "Uncle, not only is the Inherited Imperial Jade Seal unable to bring any practical benefits, on the contrary, it would cause Uncle to be in the midst of an endless calamity and thus, become a complete disaster!" Sun Jian frowned, and did not say a word. Cheng Pu said: "Gongzi Zhou's words are a bit strange! The Jade Seal of the Legacy represented the destination of the divine order, how could it bring about such a disaster! The Imperial Jade Seal had fallen into the hands of the lord – this was heaven's will! Are we really going to push this heaven's will out? If you go against the will of the heavens, then that is the way to disaster! "" No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no … Huang Gai agreed: "That's right, De Gou is right! This is the will of the Heavens, how can we go against the will of the Heavens! " Sun Jian nodded, and said: "Since it's heaven's will, then I will accept it." Zhou Yu was shocked and quickly replied, "Uncle …" Sun Jian waved his hand impatiently and said, "I know that you have good intentions Gongjin, but I have already decided. Don't say anymore!" Zhou Yu was gloomy.
Inside Luoyang City, Chen Lang sat on the stairs in front of the south city gate tower, looking at the land illuminated by the rising sun, thoughts running wild.
Dong Yuan, Gan Ning and Chunyu Qiong came to Chen Lang's side, cupped their fists and said: "Big Brother (wolf brother) (Great General)."
Chen Lang asked: "What's the situation like?"
Dong Yuan said: "The cavalry of the various tribes have retreated into the city. The troops of the imperial guards, together with us, still have one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers." Gan Ning said: "All the walls have been perfectly intact." Chunyu Qiong said: "All the supplies are very plentiful, the citizens are still relatively calm."
Chen Lang said in shock: "All of the supplies were actually plentiful?!" Then he nodded in understanding. "That's right. The enemy army must have arrived too suddenly, and the Grand Preceptor left too hastily. That's why he put down all the provisions and weapons from the vaults!" He smiled and said, "Sure! With sufficient provisions and military equipment, there will still be a lead in this battle! "
Dong Yuan said worriedly: "Although we have sufficient supplies and equipment, we only have 120,000 soldiers and horses, how can we defend against more than a million enemies!"
Chen Lang laughed: "Let's not think about this problem first, if we really can't hold on any longer, we can talk." Dong Yuan unhappily glared at Chen Lang.
Chen Lang asked: "What's the situation over at Yun Zhang's side?" Gan Ning said: "I just received news that Captain Yun's side is extremely calm. The enemy did not attack the water seal."
Chen Lang laughed: "The Tiger's Cage has been destroyed, all of the Marquis' hearts are probably with the Luoyang and the Emperor." He turned to look at the trio: "Take turns to rest and be careful!" The three of them clasped their fists in acknowledgement.
All the dukes came to the Luoyang City one after another as Yuan Shao summoned all the dukes to the big tent for a discussion.
Cao Cao Cao was the first to speak, "Dong Zhuo kidnapped His Majesty and fled in all directions. We should immediately go after the Dong Zou to save His Majesty. Then, we should be ordered by the heavens to eliminate the traitors." Everyone whispered to each other, but no one seemed interested.
Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Why aren't you speaking?" Is what I said wrong? "
Yuan Shao said: "Don't be impatient, Brother Meng De. Now that I have more important things to say, I have to say. " Cao Cao Cao was surprised and looked at Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao looked at Sun Jian who was sitting upright and asked: "I heard that during the battle with the Luoyang, the writing platform obtained an item?"
Hearing that, Sun Jian's heart could not help but tremble, and asked while feigning ignorance: "What is Genji talking about? How come I didn't know? "
Yuan Shu, who was seated beside Yuan Shao, could no longer hold it in. He suddenly stood up and asked: "Where is the Legacy's Imperial Jade Seal?" When these words were spoken, all the dukes paled. Sun Jian suddenly stood and said angrily: "I don't know where Brother Road heard this kind of rumor! The Legacy's Imperial Jade Seal is something that belongs to the emperor, why would it be with me?! "
Yuan Shu laughed coldly: "It is good that you know that it is an Emperor's item. As your subject, you actually dare to secretly hide an Emperor's item. Could it be that you want to rebel? "
Sun Jian was enraged, and shouted: "The crime you wish to commit is unjustifiable! Yuan Shu, don't you slander us! "
Yuan Shu laughed coldly, and said: "I've always said that you, Sun Jian, are outspoken and straightforward, but I never thought that you would be so treacherous! If we don't have solid evidence, why would we come and ask you! " He then shouted towards the outside, "Bring him up!" "Yes!" The two guards outside the tent answered and then two soldiers led an officer to the tent. Sun Jian looked and was shocked. The person he was looking at was one of his personal guards. Sun Jian scolded loudly: "You traitor, I've been looking for you everywhere, I never thought that you would actually come to the Alliance Master's place to slander me!" As he scolded, he pulled out his ancient ingot knife and rushed towards the officer. Seeing this, the military officer was scared out of his wits!
Sun Jian raised his blade to slash at the officer, but was blocked by a spear that reached out diagonally. It was actually Zhang Fei who could not help it and jumped up to block Sun Jian's ancient ingot knife. Sun Jian was shocked. Zhang Fei stared at him and bellowed: "You must have a guilty conscience! You want to kill me to keep my mouth shut!"
Sun Jian's face alternated between green and white. Yuan Shu bellowed: "What a Sun Jian, you dare to kill someone in front of us, you're too arrogant!" All the dukes revealed looks of dissatisfaction.
Sun Jian withdrew his ancient ingot knife, pointed at the officer and said loudly: "This person colluded with Chen Lang, so although our army can attack the Luoyang, in the end our efforts were for naught! I originally wanted to bring him to justice on the spot, but who would have thought that he would actually flee here to slander me in an attempt to get rid of my crimes! "
Everyone who heard this could not help but be skeptical. The officer anxiously shouted, "I am not colluding with Chen Lang! "I did not!" Sun Jian suddenly turned his head and stared: "You still dare to quibble!" The officer was scared stiff by Sun Jian's imposing aura, his whole body shivered, and then he was unable to say the following words.
Yuan Shu said to the officer: "Don't be afraid, he can't kill you here. Tell me what you know. "
The officer looked at Sun Jian who had an ashen complexion, swallowed his saliva, and said fearfully: "Last night, our army lost to the Luoyang s last night. Not long after, General Han Dang came over with an item, which was the hereditary Imperial Jade Seal. It was said that it was found on the body of a eunuch. Sun, Sun Jian said that since he said that it was the will of heaven, he took the hereditary Imperial Jade Seal as his own! " When everyone heard his clear explanation, they couldn't help but believe it. Yuan Shu shouted, "Everyone has heard that Sun Jian has secretly inherited the Imperial Jade Seal, his sin is to bully the sovereign!"
Sun Jian was furious, he pulled out his ancient ingot knife and stared at Yuan Shu: "You slandered me, do you think I would wait with folded arms?"