When Liu He led his army into Luoyang, Li Dao and Guo Yan had already gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses along the road, passed through Hangu Pass very smoothly, and came to Shaanxi County, where Dong Zhuo's henchman Niu Fu's troops were stationed.

Dong Zhuo has seven Zhonglang generals under him, namely Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, Lu Bu, Li Su, Xu Rong, and under Zhonglang Generals, there are lieutenants Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Dong Min, Dong Huang, Zhang Ji, Li Meng, Wang Fang and others. Niu Fu is not only Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, but also ranks first among the seven lieutenant generals, so he controls the most soldiers and horses, such as Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji and other captains, all of whom are Niu Fu's subordinates.

Dong Zhuo was defeated by Sun Jian's army in Luoyang, and when he retreated to Chang'an, he placed most of the forces of the Liangzhou Army between Chang'an and Luoyang to prevent the heroes east of Hujiao Pass from attacking. Dong Zhuo divided the main force into three corps, and his three lieutenant generals led the cantonment on the line of Anyi, Huayin, and Mianchi, and these three places were the only way for the Kwantung to attack Chang'an. Among them, Niu Futun's troops were stationed in Anyi, Hedong County, Hu Zhentun's troops were stationed in Huayin, near Tongguan, and Dong Yue's troops were stationed in Michi, 50 miles west of Hangu Pass.

At that time, the Zhonglang that Dong Zhuo brought to Chang'an would be Lu Bu and Li Su, Xu Rong led the army to garrison Tongguan, and Duan Xuan led the army to garrison Wuguan. At this time, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji followed Niu Fu and stationed in Anyi.

Later, the Danshui people made a lot of trouble, and after Dong Zhuo learned about it, he ordered Zhang Ji to lead 15,000 soldiers and horses to Wuguan to replace Duan Xuan, and Duan Xuan led the army to Huayin, and together with Hu Zhen, he formed the last of the three defense lines in the east of Chang'an City.

Dong Zhuo probably never dreamed that it was the two lieutenant generals Lu Bu and Li Su he brought to Chang'an who ended up taking his life, and the last line of defense he asked Hu Zhen and Duan Xuan to build was the first army to surrender to the imperial court after his death.

As mentioned earlier, Zhu Jun organized a volunteer army near Zhongmu in Yin, Henan, raised the banner of fighting Dong Zhuo, and once captured Luoyang, Dong Zhuo hurriedly dispatched troops to Niu Fu in Anyi to Shaanxi County to deal with Zhu Jun. After Niu Fu arrived in Shaanxi County, he sent his subordinates Li Dao and Guo Yandong to send a letter to Guguan to beat Zhu Jun, who occupied Luoyang, back to his original form and fled back to Zhongmu.

At this time, Dong Zhuo was hacked to death by Lu Bu and Li Su in Chang'an. After Dong Zhuo's death, the generals he left behind were leaderless, among which Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, and Xu Rong surrendered to the imperial court one after another, while Niu Fu and Dong Yue refused to surrender. Dong Yue, who was stationed in Michi, hurried back to Shaanxi County to discuss countermeasures with Niu Fu, but was killed by the suspicious and fickle Niu Fu, so Dong Yue's troops were swallowed up by Niu Fu, and most of Dong Zhuo's main force was in Niu Fu's hands.

After Wang Yun succeeded in killing Dong Zhuo, he sent Huangfu Song to lead troops to attack Yiwu and kill Dong Zhuo's entire family. Wang Yun also gave Lü Bu an order to send troops to attack Niufu stationed in Shaanxi County, so Lü Bu sent Li Su to lead his army east out of Tongguan and attack Niufu in Shaanxi County.

When Li Su came over with his troops, Niu Fu's two fierce generals, Guo Yan and Li Dao, were not in Shaanxi County, but were ordered by Niu Fu to garrison troops in the area from Xingyang to Jingxian. However, although Niu Fu did not have Li Guo and the others to fight for him, he still easily defeated Li Su with the elite Flying Bear Army in his hands.

When Li Su's troops retreated to Hongnong County in defeat, they were blocked by Lü Bu, who came from Chang'an to reinforce him. Lu Bu beheaded Li Su on the grounds that he was ineffective in combat. Poor Li Su persuaded Lu Bu to oppose Ding Yuan, and later helped Lu Bu kill Dong Zhuo, but now he has become the first unlucky ghost of Lu Bu to unload the mill and kill the donkey.

Niu Fu defeated Li Su, so his self-confidence swelled, and without waiting for Guo Yan and Li Dao to return, he led his troops to the west to attack Lü Bu, but was beaten by Lü Bu's army, which had rectified military discipline, and fled back to Shaanxi County.

Niu Fu felt that he could not defeat the tiger Lu Bu, and was worried that his killing of Dong Yue would cause dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers in the army, so he packed up the gold and silver jewelry, abandoned the army and fled at night, and the accompanying Hu Chi'er saw that Niu Fu was red at these gold and silver jewelry, so he killed him, and then dedicated Niu Fu's head to Lu Bu.

The war east of Chang'an has come to an end, and it seems that it is about to end. As long as Lu Bu led the army to attack Shaanxi County, the troops left by Niu Fu would definitely be defeated, but at this time, Li Dao and Guo Yan rushed back to Niu Fu's army station first!

In many records of a certain Luo and later generations, it is actually a big mistake to describe Li Dao and Guo Yan as reckless men and executioners who can only kill people.

Li Dao and Guo Yan were the two most important young generals under Dong Zhuo, although their status was under Niu Fu, Duan Xuan, and Dong Yue, and they were only lieutenants, but their abilities were recognized as one of the best in the Xiliang Army. According to the records of "Spring and Autumn in Kyushu" and other books, at that time, Dong Zhuojun's lieutenant generals were higher than Dong Yue, Niu Fu, and Duan Xuan in terms of position, and Li Dao and Guo Yan were larger according to their fame. ”

Liu Ai is the author of "Notes on the Life of the Emperor", and a lot of historical materials have been handed down by his book, and his words are naturally based on evidence, that is, to compare Sun Jian with Li Dao and Guo Yan according to his previous achievements, and he did not take other people to talk about things, which proves that Li Dao and Guo Yan are indeed the two strongest generals in Dong Jun.

Li Dao is not only strategic, but also eloquent, once sent by Dong Zhuo as a lobbyist to oppose Dong Jian's army in Sun Jian's army, lobbying Sun Jian to form an alliance with Dong Zhuo, but Sun Jian refused. Zhu Jun is known as the three heroes of the rebellion, and his ability to command the army is not bad at all, but he was beaten and fled by Li Dao led the army, which shows that Li Dao is a brave and resourceful person.

If Li Dao was not brave, how could he dare to go to the hostile Sun Jian camp as a lobbyist? If Li Wei has no plan, how can he beat Zhu Jun, who has rich experience in commanding troops?

After Li Dao and Guo Yan learned that Dong Zhuo had been killed, they hurriedly handed over a recital to the imperial court, begging for pardon, but Wang Yun said, "Although the world is amnesty today, these four people will not be pardoned", completely blocking their retreat.

After Li Dao and Guo Yan learned the news, their hearts were half cold, so they planned to disband the troops and flee back to their hometown, but Jia Xu, who was in Li Dao's army, persuaded the two: "I heard that the people of Chang'an said that Wang Yun wants to kill the people of Liangzhou, if you abandon the army and go alone, a small pavilion chief can catch you." Now, you might as well lead your army westward to attack Chang'an and avenge Dong Zhuo. If the matter is successful, then the country will be righteous; If it doesn't work, it's never too late to go. ”

Li Dao and Guo Yan adopted Jia Xu's suggestion and said to the soldiers under their command: "The imperial court will not let us go, if we want to live, we will fight to the death and kill the guy who will not forgive us." This westward advance, if we can conquer Chang'an, then we will win the world; If they can't attack it, they will rob the women's property in the land of Sanfu, and return to their hometown to the west, and they can still save their lives. ”

The bewitched soldiers responded one after another, and Li Dao and Guo Yan led more than 5,000 elite soldiers to evacuate the Luoyang area and went straight to Dong Yuetun's Mianchi. Prior to this, Li Dao and Guo Yan had already learned that Niu Fu and Dong Yue were unwilling to surrender to the imperial court, so they felt that it was definitely right to defect to Dong Yue first.

When Li Dao and Guo Yan led their troops to the area of Michi, Dong Yue's garrison, they found that Dong Yue had gone to Shaanxi County, so they encouraged Dong Yue's remaining subordinates to go to Chang'an with them to avenge Dong Zhuo.

Dong Yue's soldiers are all from Xiliang, and they are very loyal to Dong Zhuo, and now they heard that Li Dao and Guo Yan wanted to avenge Dong Zhuo, and immediately responded, so Li Dao and Guo Yan's team increased to more than 10,000 people.

When Li Dao and Guo Yan led their troops to Shaanxi County, they found that Dong Yue had been killed by Niu Fu, and Niu Fu did not know where to go. Li Wei was overjoyed, and with the fame that he and Guo Yan had made in the Xiliang Army, he quickly integrated the more than 30,000 soldiers and horses left by Niu Fu with the more than 10,000 people he brought.

Lu Bu got Niu Fu's head, so he led his army to attack Shaanxi County, but ran into Li Dao and Guo Yan. Although Hu Lu Bu was the first fierce general under Dong Zhuo, he was defeated when he faced Li Dao, Guo Yan, who ranked second and third in the Xiliang army, and more than twice his own troops.

At this time, Li Wei had completely controlled the Flying Bear Army left by Niu Fu, Guo Yan had also annexed the elite under Dong Yue, and there was also the plan of the old poison Jia Xu, it was not difficult to deal with Lu Bu, who was alone in the depths.

After Lü Bu's defeat, he hurriedly retreated to the west of Tongguan, but Li Dao was not in a hurry to lead the army to attack Tongguan garrisoned by Xu Rong at this time, but sent people over the Kufang Mountain and went to Wuguan to form an alliance with Zhang Ji, wanting Zhang Ji to force Chang'an from Wuguan and force the troops of Hu Zhen and Duan Xuan stationed in Huayin to return to Chang'an and reduce their support for Tongguan.

When Li Dao, Guo Bi and Lü Bu were fighting fiercely near Shaanxi County, Liu He had already sent Zhao Yun and Guo Jia to lead 5,000 cavalry to quietly enter Hangu Pass, cutting off the road for Li Dao and Guo Bi to return to Luoyang.

However, Liu He was not in a hurry to put all his troops and horses into the attack on Li Dao and Guo Yan at this time, because he knew that at this time, the Xiliang soldiers under the command of Li Dao and Guo Yan had already killed Red Eye, and their only purpose or desire was to go west to Chang'an, kill Wang Yun and Lu Bu to avenge Dong Zhuo, and also find a way to live for themselves.

In Liu He's opinion, as long as he arrived with the army before the city of Chang'an was broken, and drove them back to Xiliang with a ruthless blow from behind Li Dao and Guo Yan, it would be done. As for whether Lu Bu, Duan Xuan, and Hu Zhen are dead or alive, it really doesn't matter much to him, Liu He wishes that the 200,000 soldiers and horses near Chang'an are exhausted to the maximum, and only 30,000 or 40,000 are left, so that the 10,000 Youzhou cavalry led by him will play a vital role.

Although Liu He also very much wanted to see Wang Yun, an increasingly annoying guy, be killed, but remembering that he had sent Wang Yue to escort him at the beginning, Liu He decided to rescue Wang Yun this time, and at the same time it was also the most important political prestige for himself in Chang'an.

When Li Wei sent people to Wuguan to contact Zhang Ji, Liu He also sent his henchman Li Yan to lead people through Bear's Ears Mountain and Funiu Mountain, and went to Sanhu Pavilion to contact Tian Chou. More than 10,000 Shen Xi troops have been secretly trained by Tian Chou for a year, and now it is time for them to show their teeth.

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