In the third year of Wei Yongan (the second year of Liangzhong Datong), the weather was hot at the end of June, and the sun was like fire, and people were out of breath in the sun. The valley is overgrown with grass, and flies and insects buzz like hemp, lingering, biting on the body, itching and painful, and miserable.

This is the southwest foot of Longshan Mountain, and nearly 20,000 Wei troops are shuttling through the valley, all with unhappiness written on their faces. The army set out from Yongxian, marched north to Gaoping, and then turned southward, during which it fought a battle at Liantun Mountain (in present-day Longde County, Guyuan City, Ningxia), which took a long time. Climb all the way to get here, and everyone feels tired.

There was a slight commotion in the array, and I saw a horse running by, shouting as he ran: "Cheer up!" Shuiluo City (now Zhuanglang County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province) is close at hand, and after beating down, the heads of Wan Qi Daoluo and Wang Qingyun have been beaten, and everyone can not only rest, but also reward! ”

The knight is young and heroic, and it is Hou Mo Chen Chong, who is trying to capture thousands of ugly slaves. Everyone in the army knew that Hou Mo Chen Chong was brave and invincible, and when he saw that he was shouting, they shouted in response, and for a while, morale was boosted a little.

Hou Mo Chen Chongfei rode endlessly, running from the end of the formation to the head of the formation. At the head of the formation, the flag is like a cloud, look carefully, it turns out that the generals of the Western Expeditionary Army, starting from the Governor of the Great Metropolitan Zhu Tianguang, and the Left Governor He Bayue, the Right Governor Mo Chenyue, as well as Yu Wentai, Li Hu, Zhao Gui, Wang Xiong... There are a lot of them, and they are all here.

It's hard to hurry, even these high-level generals are all dusty at this time, and their faces are naturally not visible.

Why do you say that all the elites of the Western Expeditionary Army are here, and the generals of all sizes do not take refuge in the city, but travel thousands of miles to suffer in the ravines and ravines at the southwest foot of Longshan?

Let's say that the Western Expeditionary Army captured Anding and Gaoping, captured Wan Qiu Chounu and Xiao Baoyin, and Erzhu Tianguang was overjoyed, claiming that Guanzhong had been peaceful, and the major event was decided. As for Wang Qingyun, the great Kou of Luoyang, as well as the counties of Xia Prefecture and Eastern Xia Prefecture in the north, they are far away, and they are no longer the heart of Guanzhong, so they are just scabies, so they have to conquer, and there is no need to rush for a while; Second, the weather is hot, and the army is already tired, and if you go on an expedition, you have to run to the high mountains and deserts, in case there is any damage, it is not beautiful. It is better to go back to the army to rest and recuperate, stay until the weather is cold, and then go back and fight again, which is more safe.

Thinking like this, Erzhu Tianguang ordered him to return to Chang'an, and put Wan Qiao and Xiao Baoyin into the prisoner car and sent them to Luoyang together. Along the way, Erzhu Tianguang was all thinking about rewarding geometry, but it was also very beautiful.

At the end of May, Erzhu Tianguang arrived in Yongxian County, Qizhou, and the news came that Wan Qi Daoluo, who had escaped into the mountains and disappeared, was not dead, and he actually gathered the remnants of the bandits and ran all the way to the outside of Gaoping City. There was still a secret post left by Wan Qi Daoluo in Gaoping City, so he joined forces at night and opened the city gate. Wan Qi Daoluo led his troops to rush in, annihilated the Wei army in the city, recaptured Gaoping City, and killed Gaoping Guard, Erzhu Tianguang's confidant, the eldest grandson Xili.

Gaoping, an important town in the world, is also the place where the thieves started in Guanzhong, how can it be allowed to fall back into the hands of thieves? Erzhu Tianguang deliberately left the eldest grandson Xili in Gaoping, just to let the eldest grandson Xili guard one side for him--- Erzhu Tianguang listened to He Bayue's advice, and unconsciously had the intention of standing on his own in Guanzhong. Now that he heard that the eldest grandson Xili had died tragically, Erzhu Tianguang was so angry that he vomited blood.

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles--- I don't know how Luoyang got the news of Gao Ping's loss and the death of the eldest grandson Xieli so quickly, and the court was furious for a while, and the imperial party put strong pressure in it, so the envoy who entered the customs rushed to Yongxian, and the good duan should have announced the reward, but it turned into a reprimand. The reward is all temporary, and he said: "Recapture Gaoping on the same day, kill Wan Qi Daoluo, if it doesn't work, you will be held accountable, and the Western Expeditionary Army will be depreciated." ”

After going through a lot of hardships, he finally got rid of thousands of ugly slaves, and the military achievements of the Western Expedition were great. Who would have thought that the cold and unaware jumped out of the mouse of Wan Qi Daoluo, stirring up the big guys and not having a happy life, it is conceivable that everyone is holding their stomachs.

Erzhu Tianguang hated so much that his teeth rattled, and at that moment he went north to Gaoping with the elite of the army, and he took all of them with him.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers killed Gaoping, how could Wan Qi Daoluo resist? Immediately abandoned the city and fled south.

Erzhu Tianguang left heavy troops to guard Gaoping, and led an army of 20,000 to pursue all the way. Wan Qi Daoluo didn't dare to slack off, so he repeated the trick and fled directly into the Liantun Mountain, thinking that he was hiding.

The mountains are high and dense, the terrain is dangerous, and it is the easiest to hide. Erzhu Tianguang spent the strength of the old nose, step by step, inch by inch, and it took more than half a month to finally expel Wan Qi Daoluo from the mountain. The Wei army had the scorching sun on their heads, trekking through mountains and rivers, and constantly guarding against the thieves from shooting cold arrows, which was really bitter.

It's hateful that Wan Qi Daoluo is as slippery as a loach, and although the Wei army killed some of the thieves in the Liantun Mountain, they still failed to capture him. This guy led the remnants to continue south, desperate, and simply defected to Wang Qingyun, the thief of Luoyang.

Wang Qingyun had already had different ambitions, and suddenly got Wan Qi Daoluo, who was famous for his "brave and good fighting, full of wisdom", and was overjoyed, claiming that he was in the destiny of heaven, and actually proclaimed himself the "Xilong Emperor" in Shuiluo City, placed hundreds of officials, and took Wan Qi Daoluo as the general.

Instead of catching Wan Qi Daoluo, but making a "Xilong Emperor" again, Erzhu Tianguang was really angry, and immediately ordered to continue to go south, and the whole army rushed to Shuiluo City.

Since the start of the army from Yongxian, it has been a toss for almost a month. The big guy has no reward, and he is forced to stay in the reckless Longshan all the time, physically and mentally exhausted, how can he not be "sad"?

Fortunately, Wan Qi Daoluo's movement was too big, and he had indeed provoked the entire Western Expeditionary Army into a rage. At this time, including Erzhu Tianguang, the Western Expeditionary Army can be regarded as "the same enemy", vowing to capture Wan Qi Daoluo and Wang Qingyun with one shot, and cut them with a thousand knives. Therefore, this military spirit, although it is not high, is still usable.