Chapter 209 Emperor Liu Xie’s road to survival!
The sky turned fish belly white.

The thousand-year-old ancient city of Luoyang has come back to life, with its bustling streets, restaurants and teahouses bustling with activity.

"Open the door, get out of here, get out of here!"

A burst of shouting and cursing rang out, and dozens of civilians at the city gate were either knocked away by horses or whipped.

A young man was about to start cursing, but before he could finish his words, he was quickly stopped by a middle-aged man next to him: "Don't you want to die?"

"That's Master Dong!"

"What? Dong Zhuo? Why is he so embarrassed?"

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, don't get us into trouble"

At the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Dong Zhuo had not arrived yet, but Hu Zhen and Dong Yue, who stayed behind, were already waiting at the door.

When they saw Dong Zhuo's hundreds of men arriving in a miserable state, both of them gasped.

What on earth happened? Why did we lose so miserably?
An army of more than 200,000 was completely wiped out?

What's the matter?

"Master, where is the army?"

Dong Zhuo's face was gloomy. "Xu Rong betrayed us, opened the gate of Hulao Pass, and let Ye Feng in. Our army attacked from both sides and was completely annihilated!"

"Where is Xu Rong's family?"

"I will grind him to dust!!"

Just as he finished speaking, a rapid sound of horse hooves was heard.

"Reporting to the Grand Master, there are tens of thousands of troops thirty miles away heading towards Luoyang."

Dong Zhuo's eyes were filled with anger: "This Ye Feng wants to kill us all and leave us no chance to survive."

"Oh shit!"

"If you really push me to the limit, and drag hundreds of thousands of people from Luoyang City to be buried with me, I will leave him with an empty city!!"

Li Ru on the side shook his head: "Father-in-law, it's not the end of the world yet."

"The 50,000 troops in Luoyang City are our last trump card. We must not fight here."

"Where there is life, there is hope!"

Hu Zhen, Dong Yue, and Zhang Ji all nodded: "Military Advisor is right. Ye Feng is too powerful now. We cannot fight him in Luoyang."

"As long as we retreat to Hangu Pass, the area west of Guanzhong will still be within our control."

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and nodded: "But what about Luoyang City?"

"Time is too short. We don't have time to implement the 'extinction plan'!"

Li Ru sighed: "Even so, we can't leave the wealth of Luoyang City to Ye Feng."

"Order the army to close the city gates and drive all the people out of the city through the east gate. Anyone who disobeys this order will be killed without mercy!"

"The remaining part will be looted immediately, starting from the Imperial City."

"The entire army must leave in one hour. If it's any later, we won't be able to leave!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and nodded: "Did you hear that? Do it immediately!"

"Here!"

After the generals withdrew, Dong Zhuo looked towards the direction of the palace and said, "Wen You, what do you think the emperor should do?"

"He is a hot potato now. I really regret changing the emperor now. If I had stabilized the situation before taking action, I wouldn't have angered the princes of the world, and I wouldn't have ended up like this."

Li Ru's eyes sparkled: "Give it to Ye Feng!"

"Ok?"

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up: "Okay!"

"Let's go to the palace now."

Imperial Palace, Yong'an Palace.

Emperor Liu Xie, who had just climbed out of bed, felt a palpitation for some reason.

He quickly put on his clothes and asked the eunuch Wang who was standing beside him, "Are there any reports of the battle at Hulao Pass? Did the Grand Master win a great victory?" Eunuch Wang had been serving Liu Xie since he was born, so he was naturally his confidant. He looked around and lowered his voice, "Just now, the city gate reported that Dong Zhuo had fled into Luoyang from the west gate. Now, tens of thousands of troops in Luoyang have been mobilized, and all the people in the city are being driven to the west gate. Anyone who refuses to go will be killed if they are discovered by the Xiliang soldiers. The specific reason is unknown."

After saying this, Liu Xie frowned and paced back and forth. Suddenly, his eyes sparkled and his young face was full of shock: "Did Dong Zhuo lose?"

"Failed?"

Eunuch Wang was stunned and shook his head, saying, "Hulao Pass is the most dangerous pass in the world. There are towering mountains on both sides. It can be said that one man can block the passage of ten thousand men!"

"Dong Zhuo led 200,000 elite troops, and with the help of Lu Bu, the world's best general, even if he was defeated by the coalition of princes, how could he be defeated?"

Liu Xie shook his head: "If Dong Zhuo had not been defeated, how could he be in such a mess? If he had not been preparing to flee Luoyang, why would he drive all the people out of the city through the west gate?"

"Dong Zhuo's purpose is very clear. He wants to use the people to slow down the coalition's offensive."

"He's ready to escape!"

Eunuch Wang's eyes were filled with excitement: "Your Majesty, the time has come for you to take control of the world again."

"With your intelligence and wisdom, the Han Dynasty will surely be revived."

Liu Xie's young eyes were also full of expectation: "I hope everything goes well, but now I need to hide first."

"Can those people outside be dealt with?"

Eunuch Wang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I can't guarantee the entire palace, but the guards in Yong'an Palace can be easily dealt with."

Liu Xie's eyes sparkled: "Okay!"

"Act immediately. We need to avoid Dong Zhuo's eyes and ears before he enters the palace."

"This is the only way to escape its clutches."

“By the way, notify Taoist Zuo and let him take charge of the situation. As long as we survive tonight, the Han Dynasty will have a chance to revive!!”

"Here!!"

Outside the Yong'an Palace, hundreds of soldiers on guard soon learned the news that the emperor had a reward.

The soldiers, who had been drinking the northwest wind all night, had excitement in their eyes and hurried to a side hall of the Yong'an Palace.

"Creak."

The door opened and Eunuch Wang came in with more than ten yellow-robed men. He smiled and pointed at the wine in front of him and said, "This is a special reward from His Majesty to thank the soldiers for their hard work and great contributions."

"You can have a drink to warm yourself up."

The leading lieutenant, Sun Li, frowned and said, "We are following orders. How can we drink alcohol now that we are still on duty? If the Grand Tutor finds out, I'm afraid we will lose our lives."

"What exactly are you thinking? If this is the only reward, then forget it!"

Eunuch Wang's old face was still smiling, and he clapped his hands: "Of course there are more than these."

"Somebody come!"

Dozens more people came in from outside, each holding a plate with countless gold, silver and treasures on it.

The yellow light was bright, illuminating the entire side hall in an instant.

Sun Li's eyes flashed with passion: "Are these all for us?"

"nature!"

"Brothers, you can pick two things at random."

As soon as these words were spoken, hundreds of soldiers' eyes instantly turned red, and they all rushed towards the gold, silver and treasures.

In an instant, the side hall was in chaos.

Eunuch Wang showed a sarcastic smile: "Kill!!"

A cold voice sounded, and the men in black who had been lying in ambush nearby jumped out instantly.

"whoosh whoosh"

More than a hundred arrows were shot out, and the soldiers who were caught off guard suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

The eunuchs in yellow robes who were originally delivering rewards took out the knives under the trays and launched a sneak attack the moment the soldiers rushed over.

In an instant, more than half of the hundreds of people fell to the ground, screaming incessantly, blood flowing, corpses everywhere, and from the outside it looked like hell on earth.
(End of this chapter)