Zhang Ji, who came from Shaanxi County to persuade peace, can be said to be the smartest person in Li Dao and Guo Yan's gang of Xiliang warlords except for Jia Xu.

When Wang Yun was in power, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others were forced to have no choice but to adopt Jia Xu's strategy, rise up to resist, lead the army, attack back to Chang'an, and seize the power of the court by force.

After the victory, Zhang Ji was appointed general of Zhendong and Marquis of Pingyang.

At this time, among the Xiliang army in Chang'an City, Li Dao's power was the largest, followed by Guo Yan and Fan Chou's forces, and Zhang Ji could rank fourth at most, which can be seen from the canonized official position.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty named Li Dao as the general of the chariot cavalry, who could open the mansion, fake the festival, and lead the lieutenant of the school, the Marquis of Chiyang;

Guo Yan is the rear general, the Marquis of Meiyang; Fan Chou is the right general, Wan Nian Hou; And Zhang Ji is just the general of Zhendong, the Marquis of Pingyang.

The official positions in the army of the Han Dynasty, from high to low, were general, hussar general, chariot general, Wei general, former general, rear general, left general, and right general.

The Great General is above the Three Princes, while the Hussar General, the Che Cavalry General, and the Wei General are below the Three Princes.

The front, rear, left, and right generals are also the existence of the rank of the secretary.

Li Dao's general of chariot cavalry, this is the title of a genuine senior general. The golden seal purple ribbon is second only to the general and the hussar general, and above the Wei general and the front, rear, left and right generals, it is a second-rank official position, only below the third duke.

Then the general and the right general belong to one of the front, rear, left and right generals, with a golden seal and purple ribbon, ranking as a secretary, and there is a big gap between the general and the general of the chariot.

And Zhang Ji's Zhendong General belongs to one of the four town generals, and he does not belong to the list of senior generals at all.

At this time, Zhang Ji took the initiative to ask to lead troops to garrison Hongnong County, and block the princes of the world from attacking the important place of Chang'an - Hangu Pass for Li Dao and others.

Zhang Ji did this, firstly, in order to win the favor of Li Dao and others.

When Li Dao, Guo Yan and others saw Zhang Ji's approach, they all thought that Zhang Ji was a 'good brother'.

not only kept the prosperous Chang'an to himself, but also guarded the east gate for himself and others.

The second is to preserve their own strength. Chang'an is not only too bustling, but also too chaotic.

Li Dao, Guo Yan and others from the land of Xiliang will inevitably be suspicious of each other because of the uneven distribution of interests, and finally even lead troops to attack each other.

Zhang Ji's strength is the weakest, and if there is a war in Chang'an, he will definitely be the first to be attacked, after all, everyone is willing to pinch the 'soft persimmon'.

Thinking about this, Zhang Ji led his army to garrison Hongnong County, and when the three people in Chang'an City were defeated and their forces were greatly damaged, Zhang Ji came forward again, and he could benefit from the fisherman.

The development of things was indeed as Zhang Ji expected, but it was slightly offset.

The three of them did not fight each other, but after the 'boss' Li Wei killed the 'third' Fan Chou with a trick, the 'second' Guo Yan led the army to fight with Li Wei because he was afraid.

At this time, Zhang Ji kept an eye on it, and did not go to Chang'an immediately, but waited for a few months.

Li Dao and Guo Yan started their work in February, and Zhang Ji was in Hongnong County, Sizhou, not far from Chang'an, and got the news early.

But Zhang Ji pretended not to know, and just quietly watched the two fight against each other for four months, consuming his strength.

In June, the power of the two was almost the same as that of Zhang Jilai, and Zhang Ji led a large army to Chang'an to 'persuade peace'.

The officials and people of Chang'an welcomed Zhang Ji very much.

In the past few months, because of the constant battles between Li Dao and Guo Yan, Chang'an, which is full of lights, has become a devastated appearance.

The rebels looted everywhere, and the officials and the people were living in dire straits.

But the 'smart people' in Chang'an City found that Zhang Ji came at the right time.

Because at this time, the most powerful Li Dao was greatly reduced in strength because of the rebellion of his generals Yang Feng, Song Guo and others; And because the Anxi generals Yang Ding and Guo Yan and others were united, the forces of Li Dao and Guo Yan were almost the same.

The arrival of Zhang Ji is the point that breaks the balance of power between the two sides - not only can they be treated affectionately by both sides, but Li Dao and Guo Yan will also be obedient to Zhang Ji.

Because Zhang Ji at this time, if he helps that side, that side can defeat the other side.

Although Zhang Ji was also born in Xiliang, his approach was completely different from that of Li Dao and Guo Yan.

After Zhang Ji entered Chang'an, he first met with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and then 'persuaded Li Dao and Guo Yan to fight'.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked Zhang Ji to return to Luoyang, and Zhang Ji agreed.

So, while reconciling the contradictions between Li Dao and Guo Yan, Zhang Ji also added the requirements of Emperor Han Xian.

Li Dao and Guo Yan saw that their officials had been almost sealed by Emperor Han Xian, and thought that Emperor Han Xian did not have much effect in their hands.

While agreeing to reconcile with each other, he agreed to Emperor Han Xian's request and let Emperor Han Xian return to Luoyang.

Up to this time, Zhang Ji can be said to have only moved his lips, and let Li Dao and Guo Yan release Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Ji also transformed, from a humble Xiliang warlord to the first major contributor to the return of Emperor Han Xian.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Ji is Li Dao, and it is not an exaggeration to say that among Guo Yan's gang of Xiliang warlords, except for Jia Xu, he is the smartest.

After Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty left with hundreds of officials and a large number of people, Li Dao found that Chang'an at this time was already in ruins.

So, Li Dao, who was happy to enjoy it, led his army to Chiyang County, Zuo Fengyi, to continue his drunken and dreamy life; And Zhang Ji and Li Dao's opponents Guo Yan, Yang Ding, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others all returned to Luoyang with the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in order to envelop everyone; At the same time, in order to thank everyone for their escort.

Zhang Ji was named a hussar general; Guo Yan is a general of chariots; Yang Ding was the rear general; Yang Feng was the general of Xingyi; Dong Cheng was the general of Anji, and after everyone got the official position, they were all happy.

When he was halfway there, Guo Yan felt as if he had fallen into someone else's scheme, so he wanted to lead his troops to kidnap Emperor Xian of Han, return to Chang'an, and regain control of the imperial court.

However, due to the failure of the plan, it was not successful, and Guo Yan could only lead his army to flee to the Nanshan area of Sizhou.

A few days later, Li Wei, who was in Chiyang County, Zuo Fengyi, also felt the inconvenience of not having Emperor Han Xian in his hands, so he regretted letting Emperor Han Xian return to Luoyang, so he joined forces with Guo Yan, who fled to the Nanshan area of Sizhou, to pursue Emperor Han Xian and others.

At this time, Zhang Ji, who escorted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, also had conflicts with Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others.

Zhang Ji saw that he could not defeat the joint efforts of Yang Feng and Dong Cheng and others, so he led the army back to Chang'an, and happened to meet Li Dao and Guo Yan, who came to pursue Emperor Han Xian, so they joined forces and pursued Emperor Han Xian together.

Emperor Xian of Han saw that the three major warlord leaders in the Xiliang army had taken their troops away, so he hastened and rushed to Luoyang.

All the way, when I just arrived in Hongnong County, Hongnong County, I received the news that Li Dao and others caught up.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty did not want to return to the hands of Li Dao and Guo Yan and others, so he ordered Yang Feng and Dong Cheng and others to lead an army to fight against Li Dao and others at a place called Dongjian.

Although Li Dao, Guo Yan and others have been drunk in Chang'an for many years, their basic fighting qualities are still there, and Yang Feng and Dong Cheng are not their opponents.

Within a day, he was defeated and fled, Emperor Han Xian had no choice but to flee to Caoyang County in embarrassment, on the way to escape, following Emperor Han Xian to return to the east of the hundred officials and soldiers and people were killed and wounded.

After arriving in Caoyang County, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others watched the cavalry army of Li Dao and others approaching the city.

On the one hand, he stuck to the city and pretended to make peace with Li Dao and others; On the other hand, they sent people to inform Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai, the former Bai Boshuai of Hedong County, Lu Bu, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and Han Cheng of Bingzhou, and asked them to come to escort them.

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Taiyuan County, Taiyuan County

After receiving Yang Feng's letter for help, he immediately put down the matter in his hand and hurried to the state governor's mansion to ask to see Han Cheng.

Han Cheng and Fu Zhu have known each other for so many years, and it was the first time he saw Fu Zhu so flustered, so he asked puzzledly: "Changshi, what made you so flustered?" ”

With a look of excitement on his face, he handed the 'distress letter' in his hand to Han Cheng, and said ecstatically: "Lord, this is a good opportunity." Let's send troops to welcome Emperor Xian to Bingzhou. ”

Han Cheng took the letter, read it again, and immediately looked happy.

Gleefully said to Frustration, "It's a good opportunity." Pass my order, let Pan Feng and Liu Hu lead 3,000 Xuanwu troops and 3,000 soldiers, and together with us, they will immediately set off to welcome the emperor to the north. ”

After several years of development, the Xuanwu Army has also expanded from more than 2,000 to more than 3,000.

But this army of only more than 3,000 people made Han Cheng, who had deep pockets, almost unbearable, and the cost of the Xuanwu Army was too great.

Although the Xuanwu Army is invincible on the battlefield, the drawbacks are also obvious.

The first drawback is that the armor is too cumbersome to wear.

Because the Xuanwu Army had too much protective armor, before the battle, Han Cheng arranged for an ordinary soldier to wear armor for each Xuanwu Army soldier, so the Xuanwu Army of 3,000 people on the surface was actually a team of 6,000 people.

The second drawback is the slowness of action.

Han Cheng increased the marching speed of the Xuanwu Army, so he equipped each Xuanwu soldier with two war horses, and the soldier who assisted the Xuanwu Army was also equipped with a war horse.

This is done because of Han Cheng Maduo; The second reason is that the weight of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army and the weight of weapons and armor are too great a burden on one horse, and they cannot bear it without two horses.

Han Chengxin said: "The drawbacks are solved, but it costs money, otherwise it's really good." ”

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Hedong County is very close to Hongnong County, so while Han Cheng is still hurrying on his way, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and others have already led their troops to Hongnong County, and temporarily defeated the armies of Li Dao and Guo Yan and others.

Yang Feng, Dong Cheng, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and others took advantage of the opportunity of Li Dao and Guo Yan and others to retreat, and hurriedly escorted the car of Emperor Han Xian to Luoyang.

But he didn't want to, forty miles away from Shaanxi County, Hongnong County, Li Dao and others led the army to chase after him.