Winter is coming, the weather is cold, and the war between the princes has not cooled down.

After Liu Zhang let Pang Yi and Wu Yi enter Shu County, the two led their subordinates to the south of Hanyang, a vassal state of Qian, and besieged Zhao Yun in Hanyang.

Pang Le and Li Yi, who knew that Zhao Wei had no hope, sentenced Zhao Wei, took Zhao Wei's head, and defected to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang eliminated his biggest enemy in Yizhou, Zhao Wei, reused Dongzhou scholars, suppressed the development of local families, and gradually grew his own strength.

Sun Ce got thousands of soldiers from Yuan Shu and returned to Jiangdong from Huainan, and many of Sun Jian's old subordinates, after hearing the news, returned to Jiangdong one after another to assist Sun Ce.

By the time winter came, Sun Ce had pacified the area east of Xuancheng, but six counties west of Jing County were still in the hands of Tai Shici.

Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao sent the general Qu Yi and Liu He, Xian Yufu, Wuhuan Qiaowang and others to join forces of 100,000 troops to attack Gongsun Zhan, defeat Gongsun Zhan in Baoqiu, and Gongsun Zhan retreated to Yijing.

Liu Bei and Lu Bu were stationed in Xuzhou, Liu Bei was stationed in Pengcheng, and Lu Bu was stationed in Xiaopei, and they were at an angle to each other, and Cao Cao was temporarily peaceful.

"Lord, lord, something big has happened in Chang'an Hanting!" Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai ran into Cao's mansion at the same time.

"What's going on, two? Let's come to my house and talk about it. ”

"Lord, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty fled eastward, and after escaping to Hongnong County, he was stationed in Anyi, do we want to do something?" Xun Yu asked.

When Cao Cao heard that it was Liu Xiedong's escape, he seemed to remember something, bowed his head and was silent, thinking for a long time.

"Xun Yu, do you remember that Zhang Guang once told us about Liu Xiedong's escape?"

"Well, it seems like there's such a thing, so what should we do?"

"Listen to him, wait for Liu Xie to escape from Anyi, we will take him to Xuchang, and from then on the Han Dynasty will be the capital of Xuchang, haha, Zhang Guang said, I Cao Cao will be the main Central Plains, the opportunity is here!"

When Cao Cao was busy gathering troops to meet Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao also received the news that Liu Xie had fled eastward, and summoned all the ministers Fu Zhu, Guo Tu, and the general Chun Yuqiong to the palace.

"Everyone, do you remember what seven words I told you about Zhang Guang when I was in Banyang?"

"My lord, I remember, it was the seven words 'coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes'." Frustrated said.

"Well, that's right, but until now, I haven't understood, Zhang Guang said these seven words to me, is it to ask me to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, or let me not do this?"

"Lord, is something happening?" Guo Tu knew that if something hadn't happened, Yuan Shao would definitely not have suddenly mentioned this matter.

"Yes, I just got the news that Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty ran out of Chang'an and is currently in Anyi, you say, should I go and bring him to our Jizhou?"

"Lord, I think I should pick it up, and we must hurry up, if it is too late, I'm afraid Cao Cao and others will take the lead."

Frustrated, if Emperor Han Xian was brought to Jizhou, he would be able to issue a holy decree to all the princes in the name of the Son of Heaven and give them official positions in the Han Dynasty, and he could coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes in the future.

The problem is that Guo Tu, Chun Yuqiong and others don't think so.

"My lord, if Emperor Han Xian is ushered in Jizhou, then the lord will always be just a courtier, and there will be no chance to be the emperor from now on." Guo Tu said.

"That's right, my lord, if we usher in Emperor Han Xian, whatever we do in the future, we will be restrained by him, how can we do things so easily now?" Chun Yuqiong and Guo Tu have the same idea.

"Well, why can't you give me a unified opinion? Forget it, it doesn't matter what Emperor Han Xian is or not Emperor Han Xian, we only care about our hegemony. ”

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao made different choices, and later, they also had different ends.

When the princes of all walks of life were fighting each other, the cavalry of Zhang Guang's Ninth Army began to conquer the weak soldiers and horses in the cities in Guanzhong.

Because Guo Yan and Zhang Ji took away most of the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, Ma Teng and Han Sui were in Zuohongxiang and Liangzhou, and Zhang Guang and Pang Tong's two soldiers and horses easily captured most of Fufeng and Jingzhao.

Emperor Xian of Han escaped from Anyi, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji were preparing to continue the pursuit, and the news that Zhang Guang's Ninth Army of Hanzhong was attacking Chang'an reached Anyi.

"Guo Yan, what should I do? Will you continue to pursue Liu Xie, or will you return to Chang'an? ”

"Zhang Ji, even if we catch up with Liu Xie, will it be useful?"

"It doesn't seem to be of much use, it's more important to be in Guanzhong."

"That's right, go back to Guanzhong and have a good time with the legendary Han master Zhang Guang."

Guo Yan and Zhang Ji gave up the pursuit of Liu Xie, led the army back to Guanzhong, and came to the loess plateau in the east of Huayin.

The loess plateau is full of loess accumulation highlands with a flat and wide top surface and a valley cut around the perimeter, which is extremely unfavorable for cavalry combat.

When the Xiliang cavalry under Guo Yan was looking for a way to pass through the loess plateau, groups of heavily armored troops armed with shields and long swords and strong bows suddenly appeared on many high grounds.

Zhang He looked at the Xiliang cavalry who were riding horses between the highlands, and thought to himself that the lord was powerful, and his big warriors encountered cavalry in this terrain situation, wouldn't it be to chop melons?

In front is the shield defense of the heavy armor soldiers, in the middle is the assassination of the long soldiers, and in the back is the strong bow shooting.

The Xiliang cavalry's fast rush and killing advantage was calm, and it was completely suppressed and beaten by the elusive warriors.

Seeing that he could not enter Guanzhong through Huayin, Guo Yan had to choose to go north, preparing to cross the river from Puhanjin, enter Zuo Hongxiang, and join Ma Teng and Han Sui to attack Zhang Guang.

When the news that Zhang He had held Huayin reached Chang'an, it was determined that Guo Yan had given up returning to Chang'an alone, and Zhang Guang and Pang Tong, who had been besieging but not attacking, broke through the city defense and captured Chang'an City in one fell swoop.

"Lord, is there any purpose for Guo Yan to go north?" After Zhang He held Huayin, he let his subordinates still have 6,000 soldiers stationed in Huayin, and rushed to Chang'an to see Zhang Guang.

"I must have gone to find Ma Teng and Han Sui to move the rescue troops, rest assured, Ma Teng and Han Sui will not join forces with him to attack us for the time being, you go back to Huayin first, and after a while, Liu Xiongming and I will go to Huayin to find you."

"You and Liu Xiongming will come to Huayin? Huayin is a small place, why are you coming to Huayin together? ”

Huayin belongs to the position of Hongnong County and Jingzhaoyin and Zuo Hongxiang, surrounded by barren loess plateaus and mountains, without any industry, Zhang He can't understand why Zhang Guang went there in person? I also want to bring Liu Xiongming with me.

"Haha, when I go, you'll know, Zhang He, you have made a great contribution this time, and in the future, you will be the general stationed in the first pass of our Guanzhong."

Zhang He didn't know what to do, and it was inconvenient to ask more, so he returned to Huayin with questions.

After capturing Jingzhao and Fufeng, Zhang Guang asked Gan Ning to return to Hanzhong, and asked Wei Zhen to hand over both Hanzhong and Guanghan to Qin Mi, and together with Dian Wei, he rushed to Chang'an from Nanzheng with the families of the soldiers of the Ninth Army.

Qin Mi became the youngest Taishou in history, the Taishou of Hanzhong, based on Wei Zhen's reasonable governing theory, Qin Mi only took three years to build Hanzhong into the richest place in the entire land of Kyushu.

And the patriarch of the Ninth Legion, the big sword ox, became the garrison of the Han capital, partnered with Qin Mi, led his big sword cavalry, and built the eastern and southern defense lines of Hanzhong as strong as iron barrels.