Guo Jia didn't have time to tell the story of the jade seal and Xi Zhong, and two pieces of news came from Hanoi and Nanyang counties respectively.

In response to Xu Chu's speculation before, after laying Luoyang, he didn't even sit on the buttocks, Yuan Shao first went to the Chang'an Imperial Court, and the famous scholars of Wei County were judged as Yingchuan Taishou, and Zhou Ang was the Taishou of Lujiang.

Cao Cao, who learned the news, was still angry even if he was prepared.

He brought his subordinate Wenwu to find Xu Chu, and when they met, he said: "Runan Yuan's family is favored by the country, and he is the leader of the world's corporals, and I have a 'good horn' with Yuan Benchu, how can he stab me in the back at this moment!" ”

Because of his relationship with Yuan Shao, Xu Chu had never seen Cao Cao fall Yuan Shao so much, he smiled and comforted: "Brother Meng De, why should you be angry about this, although Yuan Benchu and Yuan Highway can prevent us from attacking Hangu Pass in the west, but they have also offended a group of loyal and patriotic people, and what about us?" It is precisely because of this that it is more popular. There are always two sides to things, and if you think about the benefits, you won't be angry. ”

Cao Cao said in a sullen voice: "Deficiencies and schemes, deficiencies and schemes!" For today's plan, what does the virtuous brother think we should do? ”

"What else? The matter has come to this point, and Yingchuan and Guangling cannot be left to be occupied by others. ”

"That's it!"

They returned to the barracks, put their forces in order, and prepared to return at a later date.

After waiting all night, the next morning, I heard the military report again, but it was a trial with 5,000 troops, starting from Hanoi and diverting to Tranliu County, approaching Yingchuan; Zhou Ang also led 5,000 troops to the territory of Chenliu County, making a gesture of going through Runan County to Lujiang.

This Zhou Ang is the younger brother of Danyang Taishou Zhou Xin, and Zhou Xin also has a younger brother Zhou Qiao, who is now a county official of Wu County. If one of the three brothers is in Danyang, one is in Wujun, and the other is in Lujiang, combined with Xu Chu's understanding of Zhou Xin, they will inevitably further covet the entire territory of Yangzhou, and it is really possible to become the overlord of Yangzhou at that time.

And this person, in his early years, was an official under the late Taiwei Chen Qiumen, and he was a loyal and righteous person who was both civil and military, and he was very insightful in military affairs.

Judging and Zhou Ang are enemies that cannot be ignored, and Yuan Shao's hand really made Cao Cao and Xu Chu feel a lot of nervousness. And Yuan Shu, who was in Luyang, had no action to send troops for the time being.

"Yuan Benchu is too anxious." After Cao Cao heard the news, he found Xu Chu in the army and sighed loudly.

Xu Chu replied: "Yuyuan Pass is already in our hands, from Luoyang south to Yingchuan, less than two hundred miles away, day and night. Zhou Ang and the trial only brought 5,000 people to Chenliu County, which was just a bluff. Good things are done in the end, the tombs damaged by Dong Zhuo have not been filled in yet, and the palace has not been cleaned, it is better to wait a few more days, clean up everything, and it is not too late for you and I to lead the troops back to Yingchuan. ”

Cao Cao then sighed: "What I sigh about is not the military, but Zhang Mengzhuo...... Looking at the situation now, if there is no acquiescence from Zhang Mengzhuo, how could Yuan Benchu let the trial and Zhou Angtun soldiers Chen Liujun? We waited for the Han to attack Dong regardless of life and death, but the heroes of the Kwantung region were afraid of us and others, so how could I not be cold? ”

A glimpse of the whole leopard, Zhang Miao's attitude, to a large extent, can represent the attitude of shepherds such as Liu Dai, Yuan Yi, Tao Qian, etc., none of these people are willing to see Xu Chu and Cao Cao expand their achievements and make greater contributions. From this, it can be predicted that if they attack Hangu Pass in the west desperately, if they cannot capture it, the two counties of Yingchuan and Lujiang will inevitably be full of smoke, and the walls will fall down and everyone will push them, and they will indeed not be able to go west willingly.

The two of them stayed outside Luoyang City for a few more days, cleaning the palace and the tombs was just an excuse for Xu Chu, and the most important thing was that they were waiting for Dong Zhuo's information.

After Dong Zhuo ran away from Luoyang, he successfully arrived at Mianchi, and heard that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu each expressed the two of them as the Taishou of Yingchuan and Lujiang counties, he laughed and said to the left and right: "Lao Tzu killed more than 50 people of the Eryuan clan, which can be described as an enemy of the common sky, but I didn't expect that at this juncture, Eryuan actually helped Lao Tzu!" ”

The generals listened to Dong Zhuo's words, and there was a burst of flattery, what 'Xiangguo Hongfu Qitian', what 'how can Eryuan Zhuzi be compared with the incomparably wise Xiangguo', after chattering, Li Rucai said: "Luoyang is already in ruins, it doesn't matter, so it doesn't hurt to let Xu and Cao go." Ming Gong, at this time, the Chang'an government is in the hands of the prince's division, although his people have always bowed their heads to the Ming Gong, but there is a way: the heart of defense is indispensable, at this time, we should also quickly complete the deployment, return to Chang'an as soon as possible. ”

Jia Xu also said: "Wen You's words are very true, as long as Hangu Pass is not lost, Xiangguo will be able to recuperate in Guanxi, and when the soldiers are full of food in the future, they can follow the example of Qianqin, and order the general to lead the army out of the customs and sweep the world!" ”

"Well said, well said!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "The two of you deserve to be my think tank, and this statement is very much in line with my wishes." Si Li has nothing left to stay, just wait for the army to be gathered, and I will leave the camp with Qing and others to Chang'an. ”

After staying in Mianchi for a few days, Dong Zhuo left his clansman Dong Yue as the chief general of Mianchi and led the army to garrison; left his son-in-law Niu Fu to garrison Anyi, and finally left Duan Xuan to garrison Huayin. After settling down, there was a disagreement on the selection of the remaining subordinates. There are seven counties under the jurisdiction of the Sili Lieutenant Department, which are Hanoi County, Henan Yin, Hedong County, Hongnong County, Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fufeng, and Right Feng Yi. Although Luoyang was lost, and Hanoi had long been occupied by Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang, Hedong County and Hongnong County were still under the rule of Dong Zhuo. These two counties can be regarded as the barrier of Chang'an, and they cannot be handed over to others easily, so the selection of the main generals who remain must be carefully considered.

The opinion of some of the generals of the Dong Army was: It is enough to choose a general as the commander-in-chief.

Dong Zhuo didn't agree, because the three places of Mianchi, Anyi, and Huayin had already consumed a lot of his troops, and he sent heavy troops to guard the two counties of Hongnong and Hedong, which had a vast territory, what would he do to suppress the opposition forces in Chang'an City? What to take to guard against the Bai Bo army, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others.

In the end, Dong Zhuo finalized the candidate - Zhu Jun of the current Henan Yin.

Jia Xu agreed with Dong Zhuo's decision and said: "Zhu Gongwei's important ministers in the court can not only help Xiangguo govern the two counties of Hongnong and Hedong, but also let those families contribute to help resist the Kwantung coalition army. ”

Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song have many similarities, one of which is that they both want to be loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty for their own reputation. So when the Kwantung Coalition Army rose and the Son of Heaven moved west, Zhu Jun silently accompanied the Son of Heaven and was his unworthy Henan Yin, and now Dong Zhuo wants to use his fame and strength to fight against the Kwantung Coalition Army, and he should not object. Although there are risks, at this time, it is the best person to balance the court and reduce losses.

After deploying these things, before leaving, Dong Zhuo explained to Niu Fu and other generals who stayed behind: "The princes of Kwantung are not worried, only Xu, Cao, and Sun are brave, and they should be cautious." ”

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As soon as the news of Dong Zhuo's army returning to Chang'an arrived in Luoyang, Xu Chu immediately stopped the fortifications of cleaning the palace and filling the tombs, and returned to Yingchuan with Cao Cao.

The battle for Dong that has attracted the attention of the world has come to an end.