Shangyang willow color calls for spring return,

Linwei peach blossoms fly in the water.

Always go to the court for the pleasure of the court,

Don teaches Jingluo less brilliance.

Guanzhong is known as the 800-mile Qinchuan River, but from a geographical point of view, it is undoubtedly more appropriate to use the name Weiping Plain, and as the name suggests, the entire Guanzhong is built around this important tributary of the Yellow River...... Huayin is on the bank of Weishui, Baling is on the bank of Weishui, Chang'an is on the bank of Weishui, Maoling is on the bank of Weishui, and even Yixian is also on the bank of Weishui.

Gongsun Xun led 7,000 cavalry, desperate, and galloped westward, of course, along the flat Weishui Avenue.

Tongguan at noon on May 20, Huayin in the afternoon, and stayed in Zheng County at night; On the morning of the second day, desperate for everything, he galloped westward again, but he passed the Hongmen Pavilion in the afternoon and stayed in Baling in the evening; At noon on the third day, Gongsun Xun came to Chang'an City......

There are two reasons why this has gone so well:

First, this way, as Jia Xu said, did not encounter any resistance along the way, and this is not only the result of Dong Min's evasion of his position resulting in military emptiness, but more importantly, all the cities he passed along the way, and all the officials he met, all chose a silent posture of cooperation in a daze.

If you want to open the city, open the city immediately; If you want dry food, serve it immediately; If you want to requisition mules and horses, go and do it immediately...... Of course, Gongsun Xun didn't say that they should change their banners (of course, they are all Han family flags), and he didn't order them to resist anyone, or purge anyone, but just showed his white horse flag to show his identity, and then told everyone that this trip was just to go to Yiwu to kill Dong Zhuo!

In short, along the way, the tacit understanding of local cooperation is really as calm as General Wei of the imperial court marching under the rule of the imperial court.

There must be a deep reason for such a smooth process, but it is not just a simple belonging, in fact, on the second night, when Gongsun Xun was bullying, he woke up - that is Dong Zhongying, who was born in a martial arts, he looked too much at the soldiers and horses, but ignored the bureaucratic system, so that his bureaucratic system could only be operated with the help of the central system and authority!

In other words, the reason why these people obeyed Dong Zhuo was only because the imperial court was controlled by Dong Zhuo, coupled with military coercion, and none of the civil officials were directly loyal to him!

This discovery is of course a great thing at the moment, but it is enough to make Gongsun Xun secretly wake up in his heart.

Second, it is a little ridiculous, but it is true, that is, Gongsun Xun and his troops marched too fast...... Pure cavalry troops, galloping along the Weishui Avenue, without any military obstacles along the way, if it is not necessary or even enter the city, even the messenger is probably at this speed.

Therefore, wherever the troops marched, they were stunned, and everyone was surprised by the arrival of Gongsun Xun, and under the suspicion, no one dared to act rashly, but Gongsun Xun did not stop at all except for the necessary diet and rest.

Finally, what is more interesting is that with the rapid deepening of Gongsun Xun, the degree of cooperation and consternation seems to be deepening.

"Do you see clearly?" In Chang'an City, someone quickly reported to Emperor Fu Song, who was living at home, but the latter, who was sitting in the courtyard and reading, was unbelievable and dropped the scroll in his hand to the ground. "Sure enough, it's the White Horse Flag?"

"Sure enough, it's the White Horse Flag!" Someone who came kowtowed to him, it was Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou.

"How many centaurs are there?"

"Seven or eight thousand, all cavalry!" Huangfu Jianshou hurriedly spoke.

"Have you seen it for yourself?" Huangfu Yizhen, who was sitting under the tree in the courtyard, still felt a little trance while asking. "There are Tongguan and Pujin ahead, and twenty or thirty thousand people are enough to defend more than ten thousand people, how can it be possible for General Wei's soldiers and horses to break through to Chang'an City?"

"I don't know how, but it's here!" Huangfu Jianshou, who was kneeling on the ground, said anxiously. "The military official stationed at Xuanping Gate is the former official of our family, and after he asked people to report to me, I personally went up to the city tower to see it, and I can't fake it...... My lord, do it! ”

"Don't rush yet!" Huangfu Song shook his head, and at the same time leaned over and picked up the "Romance of the Gods" on the ground with slightly trembling hands. "Let me ask you...... How did the walls react? ”

"Naturally, close the city gates and defend them tightly!" Huangfu Jianshou immediately replied. "But in my opinion, the people at the head of the city are panicked and uneasy, as long as we exert our strength and seize a city gate, then Chang'an City can easily change hands! Dong Zhuo's hatred of insulting Emperor Fu Song repeatedly before, can also end here! ”

"That's not how it counts." Huangfu Song shook his head in the "Romance of the Gods" in his hand. "Dong Zhuo is still here, and there is no reason for his army to suddenly be gone, this matter must be strange, if we make a mistake, then according to Dong Zhuo's style, if one is not good, it will be full of misfortune. And besides, the forces here in Chang'an are mixed, and after several purges, everyone is even more suspicious, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos if they make a sudden move......"

"That ......"

"When people are panicking, the first thing we should do is to protect the Son of Heaven and the Minister." Huangfu Song looked up at the shade of the trees above and sighed. "I'll go to see Wang Situ and ask him, in his capacity as a consul scholar, to order a part of the soldiers and horses to be transferred to the palace to defend the Son of Heaven, and then convene the ministers to discuss the matter."

Huangfu Jianshou was about to persuade again, but he suddenly woke up, and then he was convinced: "Father, this is the way to seek the country through the old man." ”

"If it weren't for the lack of strength, how would I be willing to fight this kind of cleverness?" Huangfu Song shook his head. "I also want to carry ten thousand horses, holding a white horse flag, and travel thousands of miles from western Liaoning to Guanzhong...... But now it's too late to regret it. ”

Huangfu Jianshou is also helpless.

In this way, Huangfu Yizhen threw down his "Romance of the Gods", hurriedly changed into serious clothes, and went out with his son, preparing to meet Wang Yun...... However, as soon as he went out, he bumped into his nephew Huangfu Li, who had just come down from the city, and brought an update.

"Uncle, brother!" Huangfu Li hurriedly saluted, and then simply said bluntly. "General Wei personally galloped outside the city, and then ordered the sergeant to shout, 'The enemy is only one person, and he is in Yixian', and then he led the whole army outside the city to turn north, it seems that he is going to cross the Weiqiao Bridge and go to Weibei to march to Yixian!"

Huangfu Song shook his head again and again, and finally suddenly realized, but he didn't care about it, threw down a son and a nephew, and turned back to the house to watch his "Romance of the Gods".

For a time, there was no great chaos in Chang'an City, but people were panicked.

Not to mention what happened inside Chang'an City, outside the city, in front of thousands of defenders, in the cavalry formation that turned to cross the bridge, Xu Rong, as the chief general second only to Gongsun Xun in this raiding force, naturally had to make some natural requests from a military point of view.

"Prince!" Xu Rong came on horseback, stood on the bridge, and then pointed to what was probably the widest bridge deck of this era. "The Wei Bridge is wide and easy to march, should you let Wenyuan burn the bridge after the whole army crosses the river as a precaution?"

"No!" He had personally shouted several times under Chang'an City before, and at this time, Gongsun Xun, who was immediately holding the water bag to drink, put down the water bag and wiped his mouth, still simply direct. "Don't do anything, no enemy will come...... Dong Min, Guo Yan, and Lu Bu may move, but as soon as these three people move, Zibo, Yuan Hao, and Yigong will directly catch up and chase the retreat of their generation into a rout, which is exactly what I want to see! As for the soldiers and horses of the Dong army of Hongnong and Henan, there are Wenhe in Tongguan and Boda in Wuguan, so there is no need to worry at all! ”

"But what about Chang'an?!" Xu Rong continued to point to the towering walls of Chang'an City, which were still in sight, and asked. "We inquired clearly on the road, and we just saw clearly, although there is no field force in Chang'an City, there are thousands of garrison soldiers and horses, if there are people in their generation who are good at using soldiers and loyal to Dong Gong to lead the crowd to catch up, what about joining Dong Kilometers under the Dock? Prince, we don't have logistics, once we are blocked, we will be chaotic! ”

"No, it won't!" Gongsun Xun put away the water bag and slowly struck the horse forward, while sneering. "Bojin, you still don't understand politics and people's hearts, as far as those who are really courageous and capable in Chang'an City at this time are concerned, such as Wang Yun who is in charge of the government, such as Huangfu Song and Gai Xun, who are known as prestige in the Guanxi Army, even if they are defensive against me, they will never help Dong Zhuo again...... And in the final analysis, Jia Wenhe's strategy really hit the nail on the head, the overall situation in Guanzhong is only between me and Dong Zhuo, so as long as I can block Dong Zhuo, even if I can't attack him, just surround him, the overall situation will be tilted towards me, and it really has nothing to do with others. ”

Xu Rong nodded slowly...... After the Tongguan incident, he really didn't dare to discuss people's hearts and politics with Gongsun Xun anymore.

However, just when Gongsun Xun was full of confidence and was ready to leave Chang'an completely alone, the slap in the face came - suddenly, the gate of Luocheng Gate in the north of Chang'an City opened, and then hundreds of steps rode straight to Weiqiao under the leadership of an officer, which caused Gongsun Xun's cavalry to be nervous!

At this moment, Gongsun Xun immediately couldn't hang up, and Xu Rong pretended not to know, so he hurriedly transferred troops to prepare to catch up. However, Zhang Wen, who was originally responsible for crossing the river, was far faster than him, and when he saw that the other party only had a few hundred horses, he simply did not transfer troops and horses at all, and directly led the hundreds of cavalry who had not yet reached the bridge to turn around and meet him...... Then he easily stabbed the opponent under the horse, and scattered the hundreds of paces in front of him.

But what's interesting is that after a while, Zhang Liao, who had returned from victory, actually came to ask for guilt again - it turned out that after killing someone, he knew that this military Sima under Dong Zhuo, who was called Li Su, actually came to surrender and revolt!

According to the subordinates of the captured subordinates, Li Su was a native of Jiuyuan, and many villagers were under the command of General Wei, so after seeing General Wei, he immediately moved the idea of surrendering. It's just that his people thought that Gongsun Xun was going to enter the city at first, so they abandoned the north Luocheng Gate where they were stationed, and tried to open the door to the east Xuanping Gate to greet him, so he wasted time. After seeing Gongsun Xun turn to Weibei, Fu hurriedly chased after him, which was misunderstood.

Gongsun Xun and Xu Rong looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say, Xu Rong went to preside over the overall situation, and Gongsun Xun comforted Zhang Liao twice, and he could only think that this Li Su was an unlucky person, and then continue to march the whole army.

On the evening of the third day, Gongsun Xun led his troops to stay in Huaili City, the capital of Youfufeng.

And at this time, in addition to being stunned, the attitude of the magistrate here has become more and more respectful and cooperative, and even has a faint intention to take the initiative to help - this is a matter of course, seven or eight thousand cavalry passed through Chang'an but was not blocked by the center of Chang'an, which at least shows that the attitude of the imperial court is neutral!

As I said from the beginning, these local officials are dependent on the imperial court system, so aside from a few people who have their own ideas, the only things that can really influence them are the actual violence and the righteousness of the imperial court.

Gongsun Xun came with the troops, and naturally took possession of the first one, and after passing Chang'an, this second thing gradually slipped from Dong Zhuo's hands and transferred to the hands of our General Wei.

At this time, Dong Zhuo didn't know what he had lost.

On the evening of May 24, Gongsun Xun came to Yixian County and openly settled in the county seat, but did not go to the legendary Banzai Dock overnight, that is, Yiwu to intercept Dong Zhongying...... However, his strategy to startle the snake did not succeed, not because Dong Zhuo stayed awake and knew that leaving Hewu at this time would be a death, but because Dong Taishi didn't even believe that Gongsun Xun and his seven or eight thousand cavalry came to his door.

Of course, on the morning of the second day, after Gongsun Xun, who had finished resting in the city, led 7,000 cavalry to the suburb of Yixian under the Yiwu, he couldn't help but believe it.

The summer is flashy, the weather is dry, five or six miles away from the north bank of Weishui, Gongsun Xun and Dong Taishi face each other again, this time, there is not even a Yellow River between the two, only the impetuous sultry air in the air.

"Tell him!" Gongsun Xun raised his hand and summoned a loud attendant. "He is gone, but for the sake of many years of acquaintance, if he descends at this time, I will only kill him!"

When the squire heard this, he galloped under the high walls of the dock fort, and then raised his voice to speak.

"Shoot him!" Dong Zhuo stood on the wall of the seven-zhang dock fort, his eyes were bloodshot, his hands were clenched, and he directly gave a cold order.

The surrounding defenders did not dare to slack off, and shot down the persuaders to death under the wall.

Gongsun Xun was not happy or angry, but just glanced at the city wall that was seven zhang high and seven zhang thick, and directly ordered the whole army to set up camp and prepare for a long-term siege.

It must be said here that Dong Zhuo's Long Live Dock, that is, Yiwu, although it is well defended, the materials are abundant to the point of surplus, and the city walls are so tall and heavy that people can't afford to attack, but it is only a dock fort after all. Its circumference was only three or four miles, and there were only three thousand soldiers and one or two thousand servants and the like, and among them there were seven or eight hundred beautiful maidens recruited from the people and even the court.

In fact, Jia Xu's complete disappointment with Dong Zhuo stemmed from this incident - he thought that Dong Zhuo would return to Chang'an after settling down in Yiwu, but he didn't expect the other party's ambition to fall so quickly, when other heroes in the world were working hard in the army, this Dong Taishi, who once relied on military pressure to overwhelm everyone, actually threw down the troops on the front line and searched for beauties in the back? !

Then, for a long time, I was reluctant to leave!

Therefore, Dong Taishi lost unjustly on the front line...... Maybe when talking about the war on Hongnong's side in the future, some people will definitely say that it is because so many of Dong Zhuo's subordinates have become traitors, and some people will definitely say that it is because of his son-in-law's incompetence.

These are all true.

However, if Dong Taishi was sitting in Tongguan, would his two sons-in-law dare to be incompetent and angry? Will Xu Rong and Jia Xu betray him?

There is no cause and effect in the world, and Jia Wenhe and Cheng do not deceive people.

"Prince!" When the village was established, Xu Rong and Zhang Liao came again to ask for instructions. "There are only 3,000 soldiers in the dock, but you need to be careful of Ma Teng and Han Sui, do you need to let Wen Yuan lead 2,000 soldiers to Meiyang as a cover?"

"These two people have the heart to mix, and they must be afraid for a while before they can decide, so they don't care about him first." Gongsun Xun stood on a slope, looking around, but his eyes were fixed on Weishui in the south. "It's Weinan...... Before, Dong Zhuo sent a group of soldiers and horses to attack Yizhou, although he was frustrated in Hanzhong, he stopped at Sanguan, which is probably the only enemy reinforcement that can arrive in the near future, so you need to be extra careful! ”

"That ......"

"What is that place?" Gongsun Xun squinted his eyes and pointed to a strange but extremely conspicuous terrain on the opposite bank of Weishui under the sunny sun. "The terrain is quite interesting, so ask a local."

Everyone did not dare to slack off, and soon a military official who was a person in the army came forward to explain - it turned out that it was a hill near the river, backed by Weishui, deep ditches on both sides, and the so-called cliffs on three sides, but the south side was a gentle slope in the direction of Weinan Avenue, which was a natural important place.

"Prince." The military officials talked eloquently. "The terrain here is quite high, about eight or nine miles long, about three or four miles wide, and there is a water source, which is enough to garrison tens of thousands of soldiers...... And this plateau is too large, and it can be clearly seen for dozens of miles on a sunny day, and it has always been famous. ”

"It's a great place to garrison soldiers." Gongsun Xun nodded slowly. "What are you doing here?"

The military official bowed his head again: "Returning to the monarch, this place is called Wuzhang Yuan, and how to get the name is no longer examinable." ”

Gongsun Xun was stunned, staring at the loess plateau for a long time, but after a long time, he finally withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Liao again.

Zhang Liao had already prepared, and immediately leaned over to make a warrant.

"Wen Yuan, take you as the Sima of other departments, lead 2,000 cavalry, cross the river and set up camp...... Do you know how? I don't know if it's an illusion, Gongsun Xun's tone suddenly became a lot calmer.

"Understood!" Zhang Liao raised his voice to the opposite. "I set up camp on Wuzhang Plain, and I came from a high position to monitor the Banzai Dock from afar; Second, if the enemy from Weinan comes from Weinan, I will lead the cavalry to rush straight down the hill, so that they will not be able to cross my camp in an inch! ”

"Then let's do it!" Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head, and then no longer paid attention to the other party, but looked at Yiwu again.

He knew that above the tall building in the middle of the place, Dong Zhongying must also be looking at each other from afar, waiting for reinforcements behind Wuzhang Yuan.

————I'm Gojohara at an altitude of 700 meters————

"And Zhuo returned to Chang'an, and the ministers and hundreds of officials greeted him. Shi Song was the middle of the imperial history, and Zhuo Nai ordered the following in the imperial history to worship Qu Song, and then resisted and said: 'Righteousness is really terrifying? Song smiled and thanked him, Zhuo Fangshi. and returned, Zhuo Fu heard that Aunt Song, that is, the wife of the late Liao General Huangfu, was still young and beautiful, and he wanted to adopt it. The wife bowed and said goodbye, Zhuo was angry, and ordered the servant to die under the car, and Song Yue did not dare to speak. —The Dictionary. Yan. Pei Song's note

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