Mi Fang was crowned as a Zhonglang general, and she was very happy.

Early the next morning, Xu Sheng ordered 5,000 elite soldiers and entrusted all the 5,000 elite soldiers to Mi Fang, and Yuan Lian, the chief bookkeeper of the Taiwei Mansion, and Dongcao Peng Kan Ze, came to the school field one after another, and followed Mi Fang on the expedition as a staff officer.

In addition, Chen Qun, the great farmer, even allocated enough grain and grass for 5,000 soldiers and horses to eat for 100 days, so that Mi Fang could take it with him.

Mi Fang was in a good mood and was even more high-spirited, and he also made up his mind on this expedition that he would never return if he did not settle Guanzhong. Moreover, from what Zhang Yan said to him, he can better reflect Zhang Yan's high hopes for himself.

At the end of the day, after Mi Fang handed over everything, he left Pengcheng with a division of troops, and went to Henan first, through Hangu Pass, all the way west, until Guanzhong.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan came to see him off in person, which shows the importance he attaches to Mi Fang.

Zhang Yan was still a little uneasy about Mi Fang, and in front of Mi Fang, Yuan Lian, and Kan Ze, he told the three of them to be careful, and let Mi Fang discuss everything with Yuan Lian and Kan Ze before making a conclusion.

Yuan Jian and Kan Ze are both staff members of the Taiwei Mansion, but they have never been on the battlefield, this time they went to the battlefield as staff officers, and they also hoped that they could establish meritorious deeds with Mi Fang.

When the time came, Mi Fang, Yuan Lian, and Kan Ze bid farewell to Zhang Yan and set off with the army, five thousand elite soldiers, and left in a mighty way.

The soldiers and horses led by Mi Fang this time were Zhang Yan's descendants, well-equipped, military-equipped, and most importantly, completely organized.

Zhang Yan's descendants had an army of 30,000. They are all carefully selected from the various armies. A total of three armies were formed. It is independent of the other ten armies, so it is called the guard army, and it is mainly responsible for protecting the security of the Pengcheng area.

Originally, Zhang Yan should not have used the guards to go to the battlefield, but this was also a helpless move.

Since Zhang Yan promulgated the army reform, according to the standard set by Zhang Yan, each army must be equipped with 2,000 cavalry. However, the actual situation is that the team that is really equipped with 2,000 cavalry is only the guards and pro-army, and the remaining ten field armies are not yet fully equipped because of the shortage of horses.

Of course, Zhang Yan had already sent Li Cai to Liaoxi to contact the Wuhuan people to see if he could purchase another 10,000 or 20,000 war horses, he was not short of salt or iron. Only there are few war horses.

However, Liaoxi is far away. Li Cai took the sea route again, this time back and forth, let alone a month, and now he wants to send troops to Guanzhong, and he can only use the more complete guards and pro-army.

Mi Fang left Pengcheng with the second division of the First Army of the guards, together with Yuan Jian and Kan Ze, and he personally supervised the first regiment to walk in front, and handed over the matter of escorting grain, grass and baggage to the second regiment.

After several days of walking, the group finally arrived at the border of Henan, and as soon as they entered the boundary of Henan, there were officials waiting in front, who were sent by Yin Zhanghong of Henan, ready to take them to Henan City.

Luoyang was originally the land of Gyeonggi, but now it is very dilapidated, and it is approaching the cold winter, and the wilderness is a desolate scene.

It's also strange to say, God seems to know the difficulties of Mi Fang and the others marching, these days the sky has been gloomy, and the days when it should have snowed have been delayed.

Mi Fang followed the people sent by Zhang Hong, all the way to Henan City, the front foot just settled the army, the back foot began to snow heavily, this is a blizzard, it rains very much, goose feather-like snowflakes fall from the sky one after another, fall on the ground for a short time, you will see a layer of white.

Fortunately, they have come to Henan City, and under the reception of Zhang Hong, the officers and soldiers of the whole army nested in the barracks and raised bonfires to keep warm.

Zhang Hong received an official letter sent by Zhang Yan early in the morning, which said that he should be responsible for supervising and dispatching the soldiers and horses brought by Mi Fang, but he also wanted to give Mi Fang free space to lead the army independently, and he led the army to respond.

Of course, this secret order can't be known to Mi Fang, otherwise, Mi Fang will feel that Zhang Yan looks down on him.

Zhang Hong was also smart, and after taking over Mi Fang's army to the city, he set up a banquet to entertain Mi Fang, Yuan Lian, Kan Ze and others, and then painstakingly explained the situation in Guanzhong to Mi Fang, and asked Mi Fang to act cautiously.

The heavy snow fell all night and stopped the next morning, but there was a thick layer of snow on the ground, which undoubtedly made it difficult for Mi Fang to advance towards Guanzhong.

But Mi Fang was not intimidated by the difficulties, and he transferred three battalions of troops to open the way in front and clear the snow in order to facilitate the advance of the army.

This, of course, reduced the speed of the march.

After leaving Hangu Pass, we entered the road to Guanzhong, the road was rugged and difficult to walk, and there was snow cover, so the march was very slow.

However, in this way, Mi Fang and the others are not tired, at least they can rest and not get tired.

It took ten days for Mi Fang and others to arrive in Huayin, which was the place where Ning Ji's general Duan Xuan was stationed, and Duan Xuan heard that the imperial court had sent Mi Fang to lead the army, and immediately sent people to greet him.

Under Huayin City, Duan Xuan led his subordinates to wait there quietly, and the henchmen he sent had already received Mi Fang, and now they were rushing to Huayin City.

About a stick of incense passed, Duan Xuan clearly saw that from the official road in the east, a majestic army came, led by one person, wearing armor and riding a high-headed horse, it was the commander of this army, Zhonglang General Mi Fang.

Duan Xuan is already in his fifties, his face is thin and dry, his eye sockets are deep, his temples are pale, his beard and eyebrows are already white, but his eyes are bright, his physique is not tough, compared with the soldiers behind him, it can only be described as thin. He was covered with a wide robe, which was so out of place for his stature, and looked so out of place.

But he was such a shriveled and thin old man, but he was in charge of 8,000 soldiers and horses, and the soldiers respected him very much.

Duan Xuan is a native of Guzang, Wuwei County, Liangzhou, the word Zhongming, is the younger brother of the famous general Duan Cheng, and he is very prestigious in Liangzhou and even Guanzhong. However, this man was suspicious by nature, and although he had 8,000 soldiers and horses, he had no good generals.

At the beginning, Duan Xuan also invited Jia Xu to his army, but Jia Xu had already been recruited by Zhang Yan, so he refused Duan Xuan, and on the way to Pengcheng, passing by Huayin, Jia Xu and Xu Sheng were guests here for a day.

At that time, Jia Xu had persuaded Duan Xuan to take refuge in Zhang Yan, but Duan Xuan hesitated and finally failed.

But since Zhang Yan pacified Huainan and dominated the Central Plains, Duan Xuan had the intention of surrendering. However, because Li Dao and Guo Yan were on their side, if they rashly took refuge, they were afraid that they would be killed, so they did not dare to act rashly, but sent someone to Hanguguan to express their intentions first, and then make a decision.

Originally, Duan Xuan was just holding the mentality of trying it out, but who knows, he soon received a reply that Zhang Yan had accepted his refuge and named Duan Xuan as the Marquis of Xinfeng County.

The Marquis of Xinfeng County, who used to be the title of Duan Xuan's brother Duan Cheng, was later abolished when Dong Zhuo was in power, and now Duan Xuan has won this reward, which shows how much Zhang Yan attaches importance to Duan Xuan.

In addition, Zhang Yan also asked Duan Xuan to cooperate with Mi Fang to pacify Li Dao and Guo Yan, and after pacifying Guanzhong, he was rewarded separately.

Duan Xuan has long been tired of Li Dao and Guo Yan, these two people are a scourge, making the Chang'an area withered. However, his troops are limited, and he has no generals under him, so if he angers Li Dao and Guo Yan, he will definitely be swallowed by them.

However, this time Mi Fang brought elite soldiers and strong generals, and if the two armies combined, they would definitely be able to eliminate Li Dao and Guo Yan in one fell swoop.

Soon, Mi Fang's army arrived at Huayin City, Duan Xuan personally welcomed them into the city, and after some greetings, Mi Fang and others were brought into the city.

Duan Xuan set up a banquet to entertain Mi Fang and others, and treated Mi Fang as a guest.

He had already inquired, although Mi Fang's position was not high, his identity was extremely special, he was Zhang Yan's brother-in-law, this relationship was placed here, how could Duan Xuan not stutter?

After three rounds of drinking, Mi Fang immediately asked: "General Duan, I am waiting here to uphold the will of the Lord, and on the orders of the Son of Heaven, I came to crusade against the two traitors Li Dao and Guo Yan. But we are not familiar with the situation in Guanzhong, can you please General Duan tell us about the current form of the two thieves Li Dao and Guo Yan? ”

Duan Xuan nodded, and immediately said: "The two thieves, Li Dao and Guo Yan, have been peaceful and friendly for a while since they returned to Guanzhong, but the two of them have too deep grievances, and they are not sympathetic to the people, and they often rob the people by copying them. Originally, Li Dao was in Chang'an, Guo Yan was in Yicheng, and the well water of the two did not interfere with the river water, but in the places under their control, the people fled one after another, so that they had nowhere to copy, so they thought of robbing other counties. The reason for this time is also very simple, Li Wei sent his troops to Yunyang to grab grain, Guo Yan also sent troops to Yunyang to rob it, as a result, the two families fought for a little food, Zuihou became more and more troublesome, and the two armies of Zuihou fought fiercely in the Huaili area, and each other won and lost, and there was a stalemate. Li Dao and Guo Yan both sent people to me to ask for help, but I couldn't afford to offend either of them, so I politely refused, but I was afraid that the two of them would join forces to deal with me again, so I sent a letter to Hangu Pass, hoping that the imperial court could send troops to suppress Li Dao and Guo Yan. ”

After Mi Fang heard this, she nodded again and again, and said, "Thank you General Duan for your guidance." Today we have just arrived, and after a night's rest, we will drive our troops westward tomorrow, and we will definitely behead the two traitors Li Dao and Guo Yan. However, our army is not familiar with the terrain in Guanzhong, and we ask General Duan to help with one or two. ”

Duan Xuan said: "General Mi, please rest assured, I have been impatient to wait for a long time, tomorrow I will personally lead the army to the west with General Mi, and I will definitely kill Li Dao and Guo Yan, the two traitors, and also close a peace!" ”

"Good! Cheers! (To be continued......)