Chapter Ninety-Seven: Pursuit and Escape
A day later.
Dust and fog covered the sky, tens of thousands of Xiliang iron riders, along the avenue from west to east, and slaughtered under Chang'an City.
At this moment, the rebellious Bingzhou Legion had already been emptied, leaving an undefended capital, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry recaptured Chang'an without much effort.
There were also a large number of courtiers who fled with the Bingzhou Army, and these ministers were afraid that after Dong Zhuo returned, they would kill them on a large scale to vent their revenge, so they naturally chose to flee wisely.
And most of these ministers who fled thought that the Son of Heaven had fled to Kanto, and they all fled eastward, and a small number of people received the news that the Son of Heaven had fled south and fled in the direction of Wuguan.
As for the people in Chang'an City, they were afraid that after the Xiliang Legion came back, they would take the opportunity to burn and loot, so as soon as the Bingzhou Legion retreated, they began to flee with their families on the back foot.
When Dong Zhuo walked into the palace hall with Dong Bai's support, the entire palace city was empty, the emperor and queen were nowhere to be seen, and the eunuchs and palace ladies had also escaped.
"Liu Xie's stinky boy, he is the emperor of his own office, he is not grateful, and he dares to turn his back on his father, hateful!" Dong Zhuo scolded angrily.
"Grandfather is angry, don't touch the wound." Dong Bai next to him was busy with comfort.
Dong Zhuo took a breath at this time, tried his best to calm down his emotions, and sat directly on the empty dragon seat with Dong Bai's support.
As soon as he sat down, he grinned at the pain in his left lower back, and had to lean to the right to relieve the pain.
The pain caused Dong Zhuo to be annoyed again, and he scolded: "Lu Bu, an ungrateful mongrel, trusts him so much in vain and recognizes him as a righteous son, he actually wants to kill his father, hateful!" ”
After scolding for a long time, Dong Zhuo stroked Dong Bai's shoulder again, and sighed with relief: "Fortunately, Bai'er, you warned in time, otherwise my father would have died under the halberd of the beast, Bai'er, grandfather's life was saved by you, and grandfather will reward you heavily." ”
"The grandson saves the grandfather, that's a matter of course, what a reward." Dong Bai shook his head and refused, "The most important thing for my grandfather now is to take care of the injuries on his body. ”
Dong Zhuo straightened his waist and said proudly: "My father has been on the battlefield for many years, I don't know how many injuries I have suffered, this injury is not enough, the most important thing now is to recapture the Son of Heaven and destroy Lu Bu and Wang Yun, the two eight lambs!" ”
After that, Dong Zhuo glanced at the hall and shouted: "Li Ru and Niu Furen, why haven't you come to see your father." ”
Dong Zhuo lost his temper in the palace, and after a while, Li Ru and Niu Fu, the two sons-in-law of Dong Zhuo, came one after the other, and with him, his favorite nephew Dong Huang.
Niu Fu first arched his hand: "Back to the Taishi, the son-in-law has ordered the armies to control the four gates of Chang'an arsenal and other key points, and is now searching for Lu Bu Wang Yunyu's party." ”
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and shouted angrily: "Pass on the order of this father, but if you betray the party, you will behead me all over the house, and not a single men, women, old and young will be left, and they will all be killed!" ”
Niu Fu received the order.
At this time, Dong Huang stood up again and arched his hand: "Taishi, my nephew stuck to the Taishi's Mansion and didn't let a rebel attack, so I came to give revenge to the Taishi." ”
"Well, it's worthy of my Dong family's son, my Dong Zhuo's good nephew, Huang'er, you have made a great contribution this time." Dong Zhuo said with relief.
After receiving his grandfather's approval, Dong Huang raised his eyebrows, and a little smug flashed across his face.
At this time, Li Ru coughed a few times and said: "Taishi, the most important thing now is not to kill the remaining traitors and reward those who have made meritorious contributions, but to quickly send troops to pursue the fleeing Son of Heaven and the courtiers. ”
"Wen You's words are reasonable." Dong Zhuo nodded again and again, and shouted with a flick of his hands: "The speed flying horse sent an order to the generals of Guo Li of Hongnong, ordering them to block the eastward movement of the Son of Heaven no matter what, and besiege and kill Lu Bu Wang Yun and their rebels in Bingzhou. ”
Li Ru said again: "I am afraid that the garrison on the eastern front alone will not be able to stop Lu Bu, and the Taishi should also send heavy troops to chase and kill from behind, and attack from the front and rear." ”
Dong Zhuo nodded again, his eyes swept over everyone, and he was about to order.
"The son-in-law is willing to lead the troops to pursue the Son of Heaven." Niu Fu immediately took the initiative to ask for help.
"My brother-in-law still wants to search for Chang'an and defected, how can I get out of the way, let's let my nephew chase it." Recovering the Son of Heaven is a great achievement, and Dong Huang naturally wants to stand up and fight for merit.
Niu Fu frowned, but said: "The rebels in the city are no longer able to resist, I just have to order my subordinates to do it, and it is important to recover the Son of Heaven." ”
Dong Huang snorted coldly and said: "Speaking of my brother-in-law's subordinates, it seems that Dong Cheng also participated in the rebellion, I think my brother-in-law's subordinates may not be reliable, it is better for my brother-in-law to stay and preside over it himself." ”
The scar was poked, Niu Fu was speechless, and he suddenly looked embarrassed.
Dong Zhuo looked at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Li Ru.
Li Ru thought for a while, and said: "Most of the generals stationed on the Eastern Front are the generals of the Gongzuo brother, and the younger son-in-law thinks that he will be able to command the armies more effectively if he pursues the Son of Heaven. ”
Dong Zhuo nodded, and immediately made a decision, ordering Niu Fu to lead the army to pursue.
Niu Fu got this beauty difference, looked at Li Ru gratefully, and obviously didn't expect that Li Ru, who was also a son-in-law, would speak for himself, and he impromptu to take the order.
Dong Huang was a little sullen, looking at Li Ru's eyes, quite displeased.
Li Ru continued: "However, the little son-in-law is only able to inquire again, and it is possible that the Son of Heaven and the Empress did not flee with Lu Bu Wang Yundong, but fled south to Wuguan, and it seems that they want to go to Nanyang to attach themselves to Liu Biao. ”
Dong Zhuo ordered another order and ordered Dong Huang to lead thousands of elite horsemen to Wuguan to pursue.
Dong Huang obviously felt that the Son of Heaven was unlikely to take this road, and he was unhappy, but he had no choice but to take the order.
"Nanyang, the current Nanyang Taishou, isn't that Su Zhe?" Dong Bai's eyes moved, and when he was neutral in his mind, that thin and handsome face appeared.
She immediately stood up and arched her hand: "Grandfather, Bai'er once went south to hunt, and is familiar with the terrain there, so I am willing to go to Wuguan with my second uncle to pursue him." ”
Dong Zhuo didn't think much about it, and immediately agreed.
On the same day, a riding messenger galloped out of Chang'an City, and the two Xiliang Iron Cavalry armies also galloped out, chasing away from the southeast and southeast roads.
In the south direction, Liu Xie and his entourage have fled a hundred miles away from Chang'an.
Although Fu Shou was very confident in his plan to "secretly cross Chen Cang", he did not dare to hold it up, and after escaping from Baili, he asked Hu Che'er, who was sent by Su Zhe to be in charge of contact, and took Dong Yan to Wancheng first, and ordered Su Zhe to raise troops and come to meet him.
Hu Che'er used his speed of 800 miles a day to take Dong Yan all the way to Wancheng.
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A few days later, Su Zhe, who had been fighting in Wancheng for a long time, finally saw Dong Yan again and saw the edict written by Liu Xie.
"Liu Xie, Fu Shou, finally let me wait for you, you are my secret weapon for sudden rise, even if I, Su Zhe, have to take you to ...... even if I have exhausted my family."
Ambition burned wildly in his chest, Su Zhe did not hesitate, stood up, flicked his hands and shouted: "Pass my life, do my best to serve as a soldier of Nanyang, kill Wuguan, and welcome the holy driver!" ”