On March 15 of the third year of Zhongping, after defeating Huangfu Song, Dong Shouye officially sacrificed the flag and swore to conquer Chang'an and avenge his father!

At the same time, the news of the defeat of Huangfu Song's army came out, and as soon as the news reached Chang'an City, it was immediately boiling, and many people could not imagine that a generation of famous generals were defeated by Dong Shouye.

Dong Shouye summoned his subordinates before setting off to discuss the matter of staying behind.

Seeing that everyone was coming, he asked: "Now that our army is about to send troops, I don't know how you think you should arrange the defense of the dock and who should stay behind." ”

When Tian Jing heard this, he said: "My lord, the dock is an important place for our army, and it is a matter of success or failure, so we should send a confidant general to lead a heavy army to stay behind." ”

Dong Shouye nodded when he heard this, and asked, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses does Master Tian think should be left behind in the dock?" ”

Tian Jing replied: "At least 30,000 horses must be left?" ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he said with a worried face: "Although Chang'an City has been damaged by Wang Mang's rebellion, it is still a high wall, a deep wall, and a strong city, and it is not so easy for our army to capture Chang'an at present. If there are not enough troops, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve results. ”

Dong Shouye nodded when he heard this, what he was about to face was Chang'an, the imperial capital, it was a matter of life and death, and it was absolutely not sloppy! Then he said to Jia Xu: "I don't know how many people the military advisor thinks is more suitable?" ”

Jia Xu said with a firm expression: "20,000 horses are enough to deal with an emergency!" ”

Dong Shouye pondered for a while, the inheritance left by his father in the frozen house in Yiwu is extremely rich, which is one of the biggest reliance of Dong Shouye in the world in the future, and there is no room for error, and then he looked at the third uncle Dong Min, and asked: "Third uncle, you have been sitting in Yiwu, how many people should be left here to guard it?" ”

Dong Min smiled and said, "Master Tian is a little worried, although Yiwu is not as good as some big cities, it is definitely a strong city. The old man has been stationed here for many years. Twenty thousand horses are enough. Besides, although the name of the dock fort is actually a military fortress, the area on the city is limited, and if there are too many people, it will not be able to be used! The lord left 20,000 soldiers and horses here. ”

Tian Jing and Jia Xu stopped making a noise when they saw Dong Min speak. Dong Min, as Dong Shouye's third uncle, is the veritable No. 2 leader in the Xiliang Army, and his status is transcendent, he has a close relationship with Dong Shouye, and he is connected by blood, no one can compare, since he has spoken, he can play a decisive role.

Neither Jia Xu nor Tian Jing dared to directly refute Dong Min's opinion. Moreover, Dong Min has always been in charge of guarding Yiwu, and he is an expert in this area, and he has the most say in the issue of guarding Yiwu.

Dong Shouye saw that the problem of soldiers and horses had been solved, so he continued to ask: "I don't know which general is willing to stay in Yiwu!" ”

After finishing speaking, he swept around with his eyes, but found that no one wanted to stay.

Since Dong Shouye's clean and beautiful victory over a generation of famous generals Huangfu Song, many people have completely worshiped Dong Shouye, Dong Shouye's position as the new generation of leaders of the Xiliang Army has become more and more consolidated, and many soldiers of the Xiliang Army who were originally a little desperate have seen new hope from Dong Shouye, and the Xiliang Army is strong and strong, although Dong Zhuo's death has caused a huge blow, but it is still strong and cannot be underestimated.

This attack on Luoyang is a battle of life and death for the Xiliang Army, and those who are willing to take root and develop in the Xiliang Army want to participate in this battle. Although this battle is very risky, it is more rewarding. Once he performs well in the war and is valued by Dong Shouye, his position will be more stable and more beneficial to his future development, so everyone wants to participate in the war.

Dong Shouye was also a little helpless when he saw this, so he said: "Since everyone is not willing to take the initiative to stay, then the general will arrange it directly!" ”

After comprehensive consideration, Dong Shouye decided to leave Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, and Zhang Ji, all three of whom were seriously injured in the battle to defend Dong Zhuo, and Zhang Ji also broke an arm, so he could be loyal and have no ambitions, and his position was undoubted for a period of time in the future.

After the decision, Dong Shouye led 60,000 horses to leave the dock and set off for Chang'an. The generals Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, Zhang Ji and others were left to guard the dock, and Tian Jing, the main bookkeeper, was left as an assistant.

The generals Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, and Zhang Ji were all seriously injured in the bloody battle of Chang'an, and they needed to recuperate for a period of time, so they were not suitable for fighting, but it was still okay to be responsible for staying behind, and some tooth generals were sent as assistants, and overall it was not a big problem.

Originally, Dong Shouye wanted to take Tian Jing with him and let Lou Gui stay to assist, but Dong Min said to Dong Shouye that the matter of Dock is very important, and he needs absolute henchmen to be stationed, Tian Jing has followed Dong Zhuo for many years and is absolutely trustworthy, Lou Gui has just joined and has not experienced any tests, so it is a bit inappropriate to put it in such a critical place.

Dong Shouye was shocked after hearing this, and suddenly remembered something, so he listened to Dong Min's advice.

This place is too important for Dong Shouye and the Xiliang Army, which is the base camp of the Xiliang Army.

To put it simply, even if Dong Zhuo is dead now, it can be said that he has left a rich legacy for Dong Shouye, and how to enrich it will be explained later.

If Dong Shouye leads his troops to capture Chang'an, he can still use the dock as a base camp to stabilize the situation in Chang'an; If the siege fails, then you can only retreat to Xiliang, obtain the inheritance from the dock, and recruit troops after returning to Xiliang, trying to make a comeback.

In the dock, there is the capital of Dong Shouye's comeback.

On 15 March, Dong Shouye raised the blood-colored grizzly flag, and the whole army carried Dong Zhuo's coffin in front of the three armies, and went to Chang'an to kill him.

The reason why Dong Shouye dared to lead 60,000 soldiers and horses to attack Chang'an was not because of his arrogance, but after talking with Tian Jing and others, he learned that Li Ru secretly went to Hedong and united with Niu Fu to raise troops.

The relationship between Dong Shouye and Niu Fu has always been quite good, so Li Ru's trip to Hedong has great hope of success. Niu Fu now has nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which is an extremely powerful boost. If Li Ru makes this trip, he should be able to bring back 60,000 horses, and when the time comes, the two parties will add up to 120,000 people, and he should have the capital to succeed.

Soon after the army departed, good news came.

I saw a herald coming from the crowd, galloping forward, gradually approaching Dong Shouye, rolling off his horse, kneeling in front of Dong Shouye, bowing down, and saying: "Your Majesty is hereby ordered by Captain Li Wei to inform the general that our department has contacted Captain Guo Yan, and we will meet in a few days, and I ask the general to issue further combat orders." ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, he nodded, and said: "Zhiran really lived up to the high expectations of the general and successfully rendezvoused with Guo Yan, so you will convey the general's order to Captain Li, so that he and Guo Yan can move closer to the army and kill Chang'an together, there must be no mistake!" ”