Liu Tao felt that he was a little passive, and felt that from the beginning of the official attack on Chang'an, everything was led by Li Ru's nose.

Even when he saw these generals surrendering sincerely here, he even had a moment when he planned not to pursue the meaning of Dong Min and the others.

No, if you want to chase it now, you may not be able to catch up...... After all, it was already a state of walking, and it had been running for so long. Li Ru estimated that even their physical exertion was calculated.

Then he remembered something, so he looked at Xu Rong and asked, "Xu Rong, I heard that you are ambushing outside, so what about the cavalry under your command?" ”

"The last general was indeed ordered to lay an ambush outside, but there were not many cavalry, just three hundred war horses and five hundred horses waiting here." Xu Rong was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately explained.

I see, prepare the horses here in advance. No wonder he said that he used the wind dragon insight, but he couldn't see the traces of this team's movement, and when he calculated the time, he left at least an hour or so, and he was already out of the scope of exploration.

After all, the entire Chang'an City, the radius is more than five miles, plus the distance of the secret passage, and the movement of about an hour...... Even turtle speed should be out of range, unless you're using a scroll.

It's just that there has just been a battle, the soldiers and horses are tired, and the gap between the two sides is so far away, it is not easy to catch up......

"Okay!" Liu Tao waved his hand, "Ben Jiang will spare their lives, as long as they are really willing to change their names and surnames, they will no longer appear in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and Ben Jiang will no longer pursue anything." ”

Then he looked at several generals and said, "As for you, since you are willing to surrender, then I will naturally not be polite." Considering the position, the most I can do is for you to start with the military, can you have any objections? ”

"The last general will not dare!" The generals replied one after another, even the eldest Xu Rong, who acquiesced to this result.

"Of course, you have also seen that if the situation changes so much today, there are a lot of opportunities in front of you. How far you can go in the future depends on your ability! Liu Tao immediately reminded him, lest one or two, he will be mixed up and wait for retirement in the future.

"Whoa!" Everyone responded, and it could be seen that everyone had joy on their faces.

Anyway, in terms of results, it's not bad, right? Liu Tao sighed secretly, anyway, there was no requirement to kill Dong Min and Li Ru, just for the sake of safety, it was best to solve the problem.

Now that six talents have been recruited, this battle is not a loss. Own soldiers...... It is estimated that there are not a few casualties, at most they are injured, and they will have to be treated a little after they go back.

Turning back to the outside of Chang'an City, to be honest, an army came towards the city gate, which made Guo Jia and the others a little nervous. The Huns were about to clear the blockages at the main gate, and who knew that someone would come from behind.

After receiving the alarm, he immediately planned to return to the main gate and get on the horse to fight, but he saw Liu Tao and others coming back.

"Lord, why are you here?" Guo Jia really can't figure it out, of course everyone can't figure it out.

However, when I saw Xu Rong and the others at the back of the team, I had some thoughts in my heart, but I still wanted to hear what Liu Tao had to say.

"It's a long story......," Liu Tao explained briefly.

After knowing Li Ru's strategy, several military advisors couldn't help but sigh: This Li Ru is indeed good at calculation, but he is not at the scene, otherwise he will meet the other party.

Although there is no first place in literature, the competitiveness of literati is not worse than that of martial artists. When you meet a good scribe, you naturally want to meet.

It's just that things have come to this point, and it's not good to continue to dwell on anything. They also believe that Liu Tao's decision is correct, and they can't catch up with them now, and it's not good to continue the pursuit, and after defeating Chang'an, the war is actually over.

"Speaking of which, Li Dao seems to have followed them along, and Guo Yan is also with him?" Liu Tao suddenly remembered something.

Indeed, when he heard that the general would not spare him, he left alone. Guo Yan was friendly with him, and he probably didn't want to retire, so he persuaded him to leave with him. Hu Zhen stepped forward to explain.

"Even if they are not willing to be lonely, how can they turn over? Traveled thousands of miles to Guanzhong to seek refuge with other princes? Or go north to Liangzhou to clean up the remnants of Dong Zhuo, and then find a way to rise up? Otherwise, go to Ma Teng? Liu Tao laughed.

These thousands of roads are far away, plus the two of them have a bad reputation, and if they go to the Kwantung princes, it is estimated that no one will take them in. If you run to Ma Teng, you will be in a net. Later, you can consider sending a letter to Ma Teng and asking him to arrange it.

Speaking of which, Ma Teng's plan is still unknown, do you want to wait in Chang'an for a while? Calculate the time, and in about five days, the reply will almost arrive!

happened to fight all the way, and I was also tired, and I happened to maintain law and order in Chang'an for a period of time. In addition, Cao Cao was informed to come over to take over Chang'an, and Guan Yu would also send someone over, at least 500 people, to maintain law and order here.

If this is not the case, he really doesn't dare to leave casually, lest as soon as he leaves, those young people will jump out to burn, kill, and plunder or something.

"Thank you for your hard work!" After thinking about it for a while, Liu Tao came to Hu Chuquan and Qubei, "This battle is over, thank you for your help, after you go back, there will naturally be another reward." ”

"Where, where, we came here this time, and we didn't help much, we deserve it......" Hu Chuquan actually knew how to be modest, but then again, they did not help anything when they went south this time.

At most, during the siege of the city, I helped shoot arrows to cover it, and I didn't experience any bloody battles. If you still get a reward in this way, it's basically no different from picking it up for nothing.

However, Liu Tao still has to do the posture that should be done. With the reward this time, I will naturally cooperate more actively with them next time. Over time, from mercenaries, they were incorporated step by step.

At the same time, they didn't expect them to contribute when they went south this time, but after this trip to the south, they had already seen their own strength. After going back, it will naturally be passed on, and then the awe of the Southern Xiongnu will also be strengthened a little.

Let's stabilize them for a few years first, and when Liangzhou and Sizhou are stabilized, it will be time to officially incorporate them!

"The general's proposition has always been that meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, punishment will be given. Since you have done your best, you cannot do without a reward. Liu Tao said with a smile, in fact, the subtext is to treat them as his own subordinates.

"In that case, Hu Chuquan bows to General Xie!" Hu Chuquan hurriedly thanked him, and he didn't dare to call himself the Right Virtuous King, but he couldn't get angry in front of the person in front of him.

I didn't expect to come and walk around, and I could still have a reward, and I was actually very happy for a while, and I also had a good impression of Liu Tao. At least, it is more pleasing to the eye than the cunning Han people said by their fathers.

After five days like this, Zhang He personally brought 500 people over to take over the defense of Chang'an City. At the same time, Zhong Xuan also came over, temporarily acting as the Jingzhao Taishou until the new Taishou was promoted.

Jingzhao and Henan itself, there are Jingzhao Yin and Henan Yin, and there is no Taishou. However, now that Si Li has changed to Si Zhou, Jingzhao has naturally become Jingzhao County. In history, there was Jing Zhaoyin, Yang Biao, and Sima Fang, but neither of them was there.

Needless, Zhong Miao asked Liu Tao if there were any alternative talents. Liu Tao thought about it and reported Wang Hong, but Xu Sheng, the county magistrate of Shaanxi County, did not mention it.

When I went to Shaanxi County before, I found that the city here is not vibrant, there are not many merchants, and the people are also in a hurry, dodging and dodging. It can be seen that this Xu Sheng is either incompetent or has a problem.

There are many problematic officials in the world, so I simply didn't take it down at that time, but just reminded me a little. If he is interested, then he will naturally have to do things well in the future, and if he can't understand it, then someone will naturally punish him.

Wang Hong's words...... But the question is, isn't he already Hongnong Taishou? Zhong Xuan knew Wang Hong, but he had to ask, and the words themselves were nothing, especially Jing Zhaoyin and Hongnong were not comparable.

"It's good for Hongnong Taishou to appoint someone else, and in the future, he can't say that he can't close several counties, and he wants to set up a new state separately. What I mean is to let you see if this Wang Hong can be used, and if it can be used, it can be kept as a reserve talent in the future. Liu Tao explained his purpose a little.

"I see, but the lord is far-sighted." Zhong Xuan was stunned and hurriedly flattered.

"In short, the affairs of Guanzhong, Yuan Chang has a lot to bear. Zuo Feng Yi and Right Fufeng have not recovered it now, and they can't say that they have to be recovered by you. Liu Tao reminded.

"This is not a problem, you only need to go to a document, and the two places are too guarded to naturally look at the wind!" Zhong Xuan smiled when he heard this.

Dong Zhuo's force has been completely defeated, and Dong Min and the others have fled far away and do not know where to go. These are too guarded, will they still not be able to see the situation clearly? Or are they both planning to rebel?!

"In short, you can just look at it, I believe in your and Zhang He's ability!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

After a few words of relief, he left, and a soldier came to report that Ma Teng's messenger had arrived.

After waiting for a few days, the main thing is to see what kind of attitude Ma Teng has, at least he knows how to deal with it.

"Tell me, what is General Ma's attitude?" Liu Tao saw that the messenger was still the same as before, so he asked directly.

"General Ma is willing to accept General Anxi's appointment......" The other party said slowly, Liu Tao was not surprised by this, but he was still waiting for the follow-up, after all, at this time, there may be some turns.

During this period, Major General Ma Chao proposed to divide Liangzhou...... It's just that the general didn't agree, and officially replied, only serving as the position of General Anxi, the position of assassinating history, please select the virtuous as soon as possible and come to the post! The messenger was worried that Liu Tao would misunderstand, so he simply finished telling everything in one breath.

At present, there is no need to say Ma Chao's part, but he feels that what he says can highlight Ma Teng's loyalty.

"Ma Teng is loyal, but let him take care of Ma Chao well, as a general, he is overconfident, and he doesn't know the importance of it." Liu Tao said slowly, Ma Chao is really a bear child.

Young and unconscious, all kinds of recklessness when he grows up, the main flaw is the supremacy of strength, and he has no vigilance against intrigues, but he doesn't know if there is a problem with his IQ.

Probably because Ma Teng has been fighting all year round and has not had much time for discipline. It may also be because Ma Chao has Qianghu blood, so he is reckless. Or he has been touted by Qiang Hu for a long time and floated, but needless to say, he was successfully praised and killed.

"This, the little one will go back and report to the general." When the messenger heard this, he could only say that he would relay the past.

"By the way, there is one more thing that needs to be relayed by you......" Liu Tao suddenly remembered Li Dao's matter and immediately ordered.

"Okay, the little one will report to the general when he goes back, as long as Li Dao and Guo Yan come to defect, they will definitely be taken down and sent to the general." The messenger replied immediately.

"Just send it directly, just capture and kill it directly, I don't want to see these two people." Liu Tao shook his head, "Speaking of which, it seems that I don't know your name all along, and from what I see, you shouldn't be an ordinary soldier." ”

"Don't hide it from the general, the little one's surname is Ma, his name is rank, and he is Ma Teng's brother." Ma Zhi hurriedly introduced himself. is different from Ma Teng's branch, although it is also after Ma Yuan, it is a descendant of Ma Zun, the grandson of Ma Yuan, and Ma Teng is strictly speaking.

It's just that everyone is a Fufeng Ma clan and has an ancestor, so in terms of generation, he, a twenty-year-old young man, is Ma Teng's younger brother.

Sure enough, Ma Teng still handed over the work of the messenger to the people closest to him. At the same time, if Ma Zhi comes over, then he will naturally be able to make decisions on some things, so that he will not need to ask Ma Teng for instructions to do everything.

"Look at you, it looks like you've read a book?" Liu Tao tried to ask.

"When I was a child, I followed my father to learn martial arts, but I only learned some of my father's fur, but I read some miscellaneous books, and I had a little more knowledge, and I couldn't get into the elegant hall!" Ma Zhi said modestly.

"You should be a civil official, not a military attaché!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

"Indeed, the little one is in the clan brother army, and he is in the army." Ma Zhi directly admitted it.

In fact, after Ma Teng had a regular background, he went back to his hometown, and of course he also found a lot of clansmen to come out to help.

In the past, he was a thief, and he came back without shame, and the people who came back would not bird him. Now he is under the command of Liu Tao, a relative of the Han family and the general of Zhengbei, so in addition, in the end, he still attracted a group of clansmen to help, including Ma Zhi.

Some held civilian positions, some held military positions, and a few served as pro-military commanders. Of course, excluding the Ma family, some families who married with the Ma family also sent people to join him.

Ma Teng continued to expand his territory, and there was also a lack of officials to govern the local area, so he arranged it slightly.

When Liu Tao said that he could only command the army and not govern the government, Ma Zhi was first a little embarrassed, after all, many officials had been appointed, and whether these who had been appointed could still be counted made him very worried.

I took the opportunity to tell the situation.

"It's easy to say, he has already been appointed, so I respect his decision, and I believe that he will not arrange some people who are uneducated and have poor moral character to the local official position. However, since he accepted General Anxi, the subsequent appointment of the official position is invalid, and he needs to be assessed by the assassin history before he can be hired on the basis of merit, so you go back and pass the word to him! Liu Tao thought about it and replied.

"General Xie, after the little one goes back, he will definitely relay it to General Anxi." Ma Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded.

At this point, Liu Tao's goal is almost complete, and there is no point in staying in Chang'an.

So he arranged the follow-up things, left Hu Zhen and Fan Chou, and put them under Zhang He. sent Xu Rong and Duan Xuan to Guan Yu's command, and finally led the army north.

From Jingzhao Yin to Hongnong, then cross the river into Hedong, and finally enter Shangdang. The Xiongnu parted ways with Liu Tao in Hedong, and the latter said that the reward would be sent to Xihe County later.

In the end, it took five days to return to Jinyang.

"I'm back......" Liu Tao sighed, he knows very well that since the moment he returned here, many things have changed!