In early May, Guanzhong, Fengyi County, Xiatai City.

The Son of Heaven issued a holy decree one day, urging the captured general Yue Fei to immediately withdraw to Hedong.

The eldest princess issued a holy decree one day, urging the captured general Yue Fei to immediately enter Chang'an.

Yue Fei couldn't advance or retreat, and he was at a loss. My lord, why haven't you heard from you yet? What am I going to do?

While Yue Fei was anxiously waiting, Li Yi's letter was finally delivered to the camp: respect the will of the Son of Heaven and retreat to Hedong.

The Northern Xinjiang Army withdrew from Guanzhong.

At the same time as the Northern Xinjiang Army retreated, under the persuasion of Li Ru, Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Western Liang generals gave up the attack on Niu Fu.

Infighting will only exacerbate the rate of collapse of the army, and what is most needed at this critical moment of life and death is unity, concerted efforts, stability of the army, and morale of the army.

Niu Fu was forced to give up command of the army, and the generals of Xiliang unanimously elected Li Dao to lead the army.

Li Dao immediately convened the military officials above the rank of military candidate to discuss the matter, and he said impassionedly in the big tent: "You go back and tell every soldier that the Taishi was killed by the traitors in the court, the Son of Heaven was held hostage by the traitors, and the society is in danger. We want to enter Chang'an, we want to kill the traitor to save the Son of Heaven, and we want to avenge the Taishi. After entering Chang'an, every soldier is a meritorious hero of the imperial court and can get a rich reward. ”

That night, Tongguan was brightly lit, and the soldiers of Xiliang were making careful preparations for the attack on Chang'an. Although the morale of the soldiers is not very high, they are very much looking forward to it when they hear that they will have food and drink and money when they enter Chang'an.

Niu Fu was remorseful, shocked and frightened. In order to get the court's pardon, he made mistakes again and again, first killing Dong Yue, and later killing Hu Zhen, which angered the generals of Xiliang, and a group of his old subordinates also felt cold and abandoned themselves without hesitation.

These old subordinates, like themselves, are all Xiliang people who have followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and when these people heard that they were going to fight in Chang'an to avenge Dong Zhuo, they were all enthusiastic and their morale was high. If it weren't for the betrayal of these old subordinates, he wouldn't have lost his command of the army. Without the army, his days are numbered.

Niu Fu thought about it and decided to escape from Tongguan and go back to Xiliang over the mountains and mountains.

The situation in front of him is very cruel, the army is attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army and the imperial army, not to mention hitting Chang'an, even holding Tongguan is a problem, and defeat is a matter of time.

Niu Fu took advantage of the darkness and quietly escaped from the camp with more than 20 personal guards.

After Li Wei heard the news, he sneered disdainfully: "The Taishi is really blind and has found such an ungrateful jackal as his son-in-law. Go with him, even if he reaches Xiliang, he won't live for a few days. ”

Zhang Ji was unwilling to let him go. He ordered his nephew Zhang Xiu to search along the road with a team of iron horsemen, and be sure to kill Niu Fu.

Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen are fellow villagers, and Zhang Ji followed Hu Zhen to join the army back then. The two have been brothers for decades, how can this revenge not be avenged?

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er chased all the way. Niu Fu was frightened, turned around and fled towards the Yellow River.

Niu Fu thought to himself, as long as I cross the Yellow River, even if I am caught by the Northern Xinjiang Army, I will not die.

Unfortunately, before Niu Fu could escape to the bank of the Yellow River, he was overtaken by Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er. The two of them rushed up with iron horses and chopped Niu Fu into meat puree.

In Tongguan, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Li Ru and others argued endlessly about whether to abandon the Taolin Fortress.

Li Dao wanted to give up the Taolin Fortress, he said: "After the army is out of Tongguan, there is no way to retreat, just leave some men and horses to garrison Tongguan and block the northern Xinjiang army from entering the pass, and Guanxi simply give up completely." ”

Guo Yan objected: "Keeping the Taolin Fortress will leave the last chance for the army to live." Once the army is blocked from attacking Chang'an, it will definitely retreat to Tongguan, and if Li Yi agrees to our request at this time and lets us retreat to the northern frontier, then we will be saved. ”

Li Wei sneered and said: "The Northern Xinjiang Army has repeatedly fought with us in the Kanto and Kansai regions in the past few years, and they have a deep grudge against each other. If Li Yi is willing to let us go to northern Xinjiang to avoid trouble, why is he beating us now? ”

The two had different opinions and quarreled, and Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others also insisted on their own words, and no one could convince anyone. There are more and more opinions, and Li Ru does not dare to make up his mind easily.

At this time, Zhang Ji sent an urgent report from Taolin Fortress, and the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly retreated ten miles and stopped fighting.

Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Xiliang generals looked at each other in shock.

Does Li Yi want to give us a way out?

Li Ru was overjoyed, jumped up, and said loudly: "Quick, quick, attack Chang'an immediately, ...... quickly"

Li Dao hesitated and asked Li Ru: "Wenyou, the ...... of the Northern Xinjiang Army"

"You have to control your own destiny." Li Ru said eagerly, "When we arrive in Northern Xinjiang, we are fish belly, and we have to be slaughtered by others, so we can't go to Northern Xinjiang." ”

"Do you still want the Peach Forest Fortress?" Guo Yan hurriedly asked.

"Let Zhang Ji take 3,000 people to guard Tongguan, let his nephew Zhang Xiu lead 1,000 people to garrison Taolin Fortress, and the rest of the army will all be killed to Chang'an." Li Ru said loudly, "As long as we take Chang'an and control the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, no one in this world will be able to defeat us." ”

"Good ......" Li Dao slapped the case with a palm, "Command the army, set off immediately, and attack Chang'an." ”

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Kansai, Hongnong Daying.

Zhu Jun took Yuan Shao's letter and wanted to cry without tears: Luoyang has fallen.

This letter was sent by Zhang Cheng, the former governor of Yique, who stayed in Luoyang.

Zhang Cheng said: "Chun Yuqiong suddenly surrounded Ping Nian in the middle of the night, and the 3,000 army was caught off guard and trapped in the camp. Many of the 3,000 men and soldiers were originally Yuan Shao's men, and with their instigation and persuasion, the 3,000-strong army quickly surrendered. ”

Zhu Jun asked, "Yuan Shao arrived in Luoyang?" ”

Zhang Cheng nodded, and said with a helpless wry smile: "General, Yuan Shao holds the holy decree of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven worshiped Yuan Shao as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and ordered him to immediately lead the army into Luoyang. I had no choice but to open the gates. ”

Zhu Jun asked again: "How is Hangu Pass?" ”

"When I entered the customs, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others had already been closed by Chen Bing." Zhang Cheng looked at Zhu Jun timidly and whispered, "Yuan Shao said that if the Northern Xinjiang Army does not immediately withdraw from Guanxi, he will quickly attack. ”

Zhu Jun closed his eyes in pain.

The eldest princess and the Quanzhou court transferred Yue Fei and let Zhu Jun command the Northern Frontier Army in Guanxi, the purpose was to defeat Dong Zhuo's old ministry as soon as possible and completely eliminate the threat of Dong Zhuo's old ministry to Chang'an.

Zhu Jun has been in charge of the garrisons of Kwantung and Luoyang, and has an army of 10,000 under his command. In addition, with his high prestige among the warriors, it would definitely be no problem for him to hold the eldest princess and the holy decree of the imperial court and command the three armies of Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei and Wei Yan who remained in Guanxi.

It is especially important that Zhu Jun and the imperial court can be consistent and will not be disobedient like Yue Fei.

However, at this juncture, Yuan Shao suddenly entered Luoyang and occupied the eastern part of the country, which dealt Zhu Jun a heavy blow.

The loss of Kanto and the fall of Luoyang are not a matter of how much responsibility they have, but a matter of the inability of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to return to Kyoto quickly, and the great cause of saving Sheji will be seriously delayed. Yuan Shao occupied the eastern part of the country, which cut off the connection between northern Xinjiang and southern prefectures and counties, and the northern Xinjiang army and his Henan army were all cut off from food and grass. Now whether it is to turn around and fight the Kanto region, or continue to fight Dong Zhuo's old department, it is powerless.

If Yuan Shao gained a firm foothold in the eastern part of the country, and then united with Liu Biao, Yuan Tan and other armies to defeat Yuan Shu and occupy Jing, Yu, Yan, Yang and other prefectures, then Yuan Shao's power would expand violently.

Yuan Shao has always refused to recognize the current son of the day, insisting on rebuilding the imperial system, and when his power is in full swing, he will definitely rebuild the imperial system and set up another son of heaven. The world is in chaos.

The sin of misleading the country, even if you die, you can't atone for it. The more Zhu Jun thought about it, the more he regretted it, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Zhang Fei, Zhang He, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others will gather in the big tent of the army for urgent consultations.

"General Zhu, didn't Yuan Shao's army fight fiercely with the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro? Why did you suddenly kill Luoyang? Zhang He asked suspiciously, "Even if Chun Yuqiong told Yuan Shao the news of Dong Zhuo's killing, Yuan Shao obviously ...... to enter Luoyang in such a short period of time."

Zhang He didn't continue, he meant that someone under you Zhu Jun must have betrayed you and responded to Yuan Shao.

Zhu Jun sighed. Yuan Valve's power, how can he compete with it?

"Many ministers in the Chang'an court had a very close relationship with Yuan Shao, such as Situ Wang Yun." Zhang Cheng explained, "The holy decree that Yuan Shao showed me is absolutely true. The only one who can give Yuan Shao this holy decree is Situ, so I think Yuan Shao may know the truth about the Chang'an Mutiny and Dong Zhuo's killing earlier than us. In addition, the gate valve tycoons in various parts of the Kanto region, including the princely families in Luoyang City, are inextricably linked with Yuan Valve, and as long as Yuan Shao enters the customs, he can quickly gain a firm foothold in the Kanto. ”

"Let's not talk about that now." Xun You shook his hand and said, "Are we going to fight the Kanto, or will we continue to fight the Taolin Fortress and enter the Guanzhong?" Or retreat to the east of the river? ”

"Continue to attack the Taolin Fortress and annihilate Dong Zhuo's old troops to ensure that Chang'an and the Son of Heaven are worry-free." Zhu Jun said categorically, "I will bear the sin of losing Kanto alone." ”

Hangu Pass was lost, and Zhu Jun hurriedly played Quanzhou.

Before the holy decree arrived, Yue Fei's letter arrived first, accompanied by Li Yi's letter: stop all wars, and the Guanbei Frontier Army quickly retreated to Hedong.

Yue Fei said in his letter: "The loss of the Guandong region, the grain and grass of the army in the northwest of the Guanbei Frontier are cut off, and there is no way out except to immediately retreat to Hedong. General Zhu is requested to temporarily stop the fighting and wait for the imperial decree. ”

Kanto was lost, and Quanzhou was shocked.

Although the imperial court also had the intention of abandoning Kanto in the past, it was in the presence of Dong Zhuo. Now that Dong Zhuo has been killed, Dong Zhuo's power has fallen apart overnight, and there is hope for the salvation of Sheji, Kanto cannot be lost, especially not to be occupied by Yuan Shao, who refuses to respect him as the son of today. The consequences of Yuan Shao's occupation of Luoyang were very serious, and once he gained a firm foothold, he had to rebuild the imperial system. After the emergence of two sons of heaven in the Han Dynasty, the extent of chaos in the world can be imagined.

Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Yang Biao and other ministers ignored the opposition of Kou Zhun, Tian Feng and others, and immediately asked the eldest princess to issue an edict ordering Zhu Jun and Yue Fei to quickly recapture Kanto at all costs. At the same time, Li Yi was ordered to suspend the war in Jizhou, and first concentrate on stabilizing Guanzhong and keeping Guandong and Luoyang.

(To be continued.) )