Niu Fu, Li Ru, Dong Yue, Li Meng and others found the perpetrators of the culprits, and the military law was ruthless, so they did not hesitate to chop off a few heads to clarify the military law.

After finishing this qiē, he arranged for everyone to rest, then took a short rest, and on the third day, he led the troops to continue westward to Tongguan.

The guard of this Tongguan is under the command of Duan Xuan, a Zhonglang general appointed by Dong Zhuo.

Some people say that he is one of the famous generals of Liangzhou Sanming, after Duan Ying, from the point of origin, these two people are from Guzang, Wuwei County, Liangzhou, but it is also very likely, at least they are also of the same clan.

Niu Fu and Li Ru and others were a little distrustful because Duan Xuan was born in a family, and they were not completely sure that they could subdue his soldiers and horses, so they knocked on the pass with a salute, and came to salute first and then the soldiers, if Duan Xuan let him go, it would naturally be the best; If they don't let them go, they can only forcibly raise troops to attack.

Of course, the most desired result is to be able to successfully subdue Duan Xuan's soldiers and horses to strengthen his momentum.

When Niu Fu thought of this, he hit his horse and came to the pass, and said loudly: "Niu Fu, the old man of Xiliang, is here to visit, please ask General Duan Xuan to come out and talk about it!" ”

When the guard on the gate heard this, he didn't dare to delay, and immediately reported it to Duan Xuan, who was in the gate.

To be honest, Duan Xuan's time was not smooth, Dong Zhuo was newly mourned, and his ministry could be said to have no place to return, and he didn't know what his fate would be in the future. However, Wang Yun had sent someone to contact Duan Xuan before, wanting him to surrender. But Duan Xuan did not agree, because whether it was Wang Yun or Lu Bu, Duan Xuan was not optimistic.

In Duan Wei's opinion, Wang Yun is a corrupt Confucian who eats the ancients, while Lu Buyong is brave, but he is a reckless man, brave and unscrupulous, and it is difficult to become a big tool, so Duan Xuan has been waiting, waiting for new changes in the current situation before making a decision.

Duan Xuan is also not very optimistic about Dong Shouye, for no other reason, Dong Shouye is too young, and his prestige is not enough to convince the public.

However, when Duan Xuan received the news that Dong Shouye had defeated a generation of famous generals Huangfu Song, Duan Xuan's mentality began to change, and he began to be a little optimistic about Dong Shouye.

Dong Shouye and Niu Fu's soldiers and horses combined totaled more than 100,000, and although it was very difficult to capture Chang'an City, there was still a glimmer of hope. Duan Xuan was born in the Xiliang Army, so he naturally had his heart set on the Xiliang Army, and he did not want to betray the Xiliang Army or be an enemy of the Xiliang Army. At this time, it is also extremely unwise to choose to betray, which is not conducive to finding a good owner in the future, because no matter what kind of owner you want, your subordinates will be loyal.

After some thought, Duan Xuan came to Tongguan under the support of a group of subordinates, looking at the majestic Tongguan, there is a tendency to be a man who is not open, and can't help but think of Dong Shouye, who proposed to Dong Zhuo to build Tongguan, how unique his vision is!

Duan Xuan looked at the familiar face under the gate and said, "Why didn't General Niu come here without being in Hedong?" ”

Niu Fu sneered when he heard this, and said: "General Duan is knowingly asking, Wang Yun has already announced to the world that Taishi has died. Niu Fu, as the son-in-law of the Taishi, will naturally raise troops to help the lord avenge his father! ”

When Duan Xuan heard this, he asked again: "I don't know who the lord in General Niu's mouth is?" Niu Fu said a little impatiently: "Taishi only has one biological son, and it is natural for a son to inherit his father's business, and Niu is naturally the main son of Taishi!" ”

But he suddenly asked rhetorically: "General Duan is also the general of the Xiliang Army, I don't know this lord, do you admit it?" ”

Duan Xuan looked stiff when he heard this, but he didn't expect Niu Fu, who has always been not very good at words, to be his own army, and at this time, Duan Xuan couldn't flicker in front of tens of thousands of people in the whole army. Duan Xuan was helpless, so he said: "Duan Mou was deeply favored by the Taishi and never reciprocated. Now that the Taishi is mourning, as a subordinate, he should think that he is the heir. ”

When Niu Fu heard this, he laughed out loud and said, "General Duan's words are exactly what I want. But I don't know if Niu Mouxing went to Chang'an to help the lord, and whether General Duan went with Niu Moudao? ”

Although Duan Xuan was depressed in his heart at this time, he didn't dare to say anything in front of so many people, once he said half a wrong sentence, his reputation would be completely ruined, and maybe he would be infamy. Then he said: "I don't dare to resign." It's just that we, as vassals, don't have the orders of the lord, but raise troops without authorization, wouldn't we ignore the military order, if the lord blames him in the future, I'm afraid we can't afford it. ”

When Niu Fu heard this, he sneered in his heart: "I know that you can play tricks, and you want to shirk it, it's really cunning." But he said: "This matter is easy, the lord once wrote to me, and his words asked me to rush to Chang'an to meet with the soldiers and horses in the hands of the lord, and then capture Chang'an, avenge my father, this is the lord's personal letter, if General Duan does not believe it, you can see it in person!" ”

After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and waved it a few times towards Duan Xuan, who was closed.

Seeing this, Duan Xuan was even more annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack, so he said: "After entering the customs, it's not too late to see, the people who come will immediately open the gate and let the people and horses under the command of General Niu enter the customs." ”

Seeing this, Niu Fu was unceremoniously, waved his hand, and ordered the wave to enter the customs.

After entering the customs, Duan Xuan waited for Niu Fu in the customs and invited Niu Fu to talk, but saw that Niu Fu was followed by a person, it was Li Ru. Just now, when his people were under the gate, they didn't see clearly because of the distance and limited line of sight, but now that they got closer, Duan Xuan was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat. Although this simmering is not very cold to Niu Fu, he does not dare to underestimate Li Ru, and he is afraid of three points.

Duan Xuan secretly said in his heart: "No wonder Niu Fu can speak well today, and he also set up a trap for himself, it turns out that there is a master behind him to guide him!" But he said to Li Ru: "The last general doesn't know that the military division is coming, and if he misses the distance, he hopes that the military division will forgive his sins." ”

Seeing this, Li Ru smiled and said, "Fortunately, General Duan opened and closed for us to enter today, otherwise, we would have to sleep in the wilderness!" ”

Duan Xuan was even tighter when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "Ancestor, don't make fun of me, if you don't open and close the door just now, I'm afraid you will come in directly!" Niu Fu is not worried, but Li Ru is in the army, as long as he comes out, it will be ten times more dangerous than this Tongguan, and he is definitely not his opponent. But he said: "The military advisor laughed, how dare the last general let the army sleep outside!" ”

When Li Ru heard this, he looked at Duan Xuan with a smile again, and said, "It's okay if it's not, it's still General Duan who knows things well!" ”

Duan Xuan looked at Li Ru's expression, how could he feel a little gloomy, but he didn't dare to provoke, he could only serve carefully, but in his heart he was glad that he was not confused for a moment and made any irreparable moves.

After the rendezvous section simmered, Niu Fu's men and horses reached 65,000, and they did not continue to stay, and hurried to Chang'an City to meet Dong Shouye!