Inside the tent, there was a deathly silence, and the air was almost frozen.

Pang De and Hu Che'er were beside them, and they didn't even dare to come out, and looked at Ding Chen timidly.

Ding Chen gritted his teeth and said nothing.

After a long time, he suddenly raised his hand and knocked the handsome case in front of him to the ground with a bang.

"Why didn't he listen to my advice? Why did he have to run to die?

I told him to quit the coalition, so why chase him? Could it be that he just wants to be that goddamn hero? ”

Ding Chen roared in a low voice, causing Gao Shun and the three of them to look at each other.

Gao Shun was a little better, knowing that the relationship between Ding Chen and Cao Cao was deep.

And Hu Che'er and Pang De were a little confused, and they didn't understand why Ding Chen was like this. Because in the eyes of the world, Ding Chen and Cao Cao have long turned against each other. Previously, Ding Chen wanted to kill Cao Cao several times, and even cut off Cao Cao's robe...... As for the grievances between them, the two also know something. But to be honest, they don't think that the hatred is that deep.

At this moment, Ding Chen's unexpected outburst puzzled them.

Hu Che'er was too lazy to think about it, and Pang De was just a little strange and didn't really care.

After venting, Ding Chen finally calmed down.

He closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Ling Ming." ”

"The end will be."

"I want you to bring a team of clever people into the customs to find out the news of my brother.

Try to find out his life and death, and come back to me as soon as the results are available...... Externally, it is said that it is for me to inquire about the news of the coalition forces, and there is no need to ask about the rest.

What do I mean, you know? ”

What I don't understand about this, it's nothing more than looking for Cao Cao on the pretext of inquiring about the war situation.

If Cao Cao is in danger, he will wait for the opportunity to rescue him.

Pound had previously been a scout captain and was no stranger to finding out the truth.

He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Pound understands." ”

"Go ahead!"

"Whoa!"

Pound didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately turned around and walked out of the big tent.

Ding Chen sat down again, and Gao Shun on the side called his personal entourage and put the handsome case again.

"Ziyang, you don't have to worry too much.

Brother Ling is also regarded as a hero in the world, a hero, and he is by no means a short-lived person. Think about it, didn't he still run away when you killed him so badly? It seems that he and others have luck and luck, so how can something happen? ”

Ding Chen said angrily: "I'm not worried about him, I'm just afraid that he will die, and I can't explain it to Sister Ah and Ang." ”

Gao Shun couldn't help laughing, waved his hand at Hu Che'er, and signaled him to be on guard outside.

"What, reconciled?"

"What reconciliation, I said that I was not worried about him."

Looking at Ding Chen's stiff appearance of a dead duck, Gao Shun felt more and more interesting.

However, he didn't talk about it anymore because he was afraid that it would cause Ding Chen to be more irritable, so he changed the conversation.

"Ziyang, we're going to Chang'an soon."

"What?"

"Have you ever wondered how to deal with yourself?"

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't you say that after returning to Chang'an, you will ask the prime minister for your resignation?"

"yes!"

Ding Chen sighed and lowered his voice: "This time the prime minister moved the capital, it was too sudden, and it felt like someone was pushing behind this."

Although after the relocation of the capital, the coalition forces no longer pose a threat, but they always feel that Chang'an will make the situation more complicated.

You and I are not the kind of people who are good at intrigue, and if you are not careful, you may be calculated. I think it's better to leave than to be calculated in Chang'an...... There, it will definitely be more dangerous, more complicated, not for you and me. ”

Speaking of this, Ding Chen looked at Gao Shun and said, "Old Gao, are you a little reluctant?" ”

Gao Shun heard this but said with a smile: "There is a lot of reluctance, but the camp has finally achieved some results, and it is a pity to give up."

However, what you said is right, you and I don't like intrigue, and staying in Chang'an is even more dangerous. ”

Ding Chen didn't ask Gao Shun about his plans, but directly asked him if he was reluctant.

This was not possible before.

Maybe it was the Xingyang battle that made him unconsciously have a strong flavor in his temperament, so in his words, he directly made a decision for Gao Shun. Or, in Ding Chen's eyes, Gao Shun is the person next to him.

Gao Shun didn't feel offended, and he didn't even feel Ding Chen's change.

Hearing his answer, Ding Chen finally smiled.

"Before I set out on the expedition, the prime minister once told me that as long as I beheaded the green ribbon, he would grant me a request.

This time, I captured Li Min alive, and I can be regarded as completing the task. I don't think he'll regret it, so be ready. ”

Gao Shun heard this and nodded in agreement.

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In this way, after Ding Chen rested outside Xin'an City for one night, he continued to set off early the next morning.

Located in the west of Xinnan, it is the second city after the Hangu Pass, and it is also a military important place to the east of Chang'an.

The famous Michi meeting in history took place here.

Ding Chen was ordered to garrison Michi, which was also arranged by Dong Zhuo.

It can be seen from this that Ding Chen's status in Dong Zhuo's mind has changed dramatically after the Battle of Xingyang.

This cantonment is stationed in Michi, which is like leading an army alone.

Before this, it was impossible for Ding Chen to enjoy such a high salary.

However, this also made Ding Chen a little worried. Dong Zhuo values him so much, he asks Dong Zhuo to resign, will Dong Zhuo promise him to leave?

In my heart, I was a little worried.

The pond is not big, and after Ding Chen arrived in the pond, he received the soldiers and horses stationed in the pond very smoothly.

The previous Mianchi guard was named Li Meng, who was also a general of the Liangzhou Army.

It can be seen from this that under Dong Zhuo's account, although Lu Bu is highly valued, it is the Liangzhou Army that is really trusted by Dong Zhuo.

After Li Meng and Ding Chen handed over, they rushed to Chang'an overnight.

Ding Chen inspected the area around Michi and decided to garrison outside the city...... The county seat of Michi is not large, and according to legend, at first, it was just a pond called Huangchi. Later, it was famous all over the world because of the ancient Zhao and Qin alliances, so there was the county seat of Huangchi.

The entire county has a population of 30,000 and is a medium-sized county.

However, there were 8,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Huangchi.

In addition to the more than 1,000 soldiers and horses brought by Ding Chen, nearly 10,000 people.

The sudden increase of 10,000 people in a small county town is definitely a huge burden. So Ding Chen didn't want to trouble the place, so he simply put the Shuai Mansion outside the city. In this way, it is more convenient to train soldiers and horses, and it also saves a lot of things.

It's just that Cao Cao still hasn't heard from him.

Pang De has not yet returned, but according to the mouth of the Liangzhou army who withdrew from the front, Ding Chen has generally figured out the reason for the matter.

Soon after they withdrew from Luoyang, the coalition forces arrived at Yanshi.

At that time, Luoyang suffered from Dong Zhuo's forced relocation, so that the houses were destroyed, the palace was burned, and the once huge and prosperous capital became extremely dilapidated.

Yuan Shao and the others were worried that there would be an ambush, so they were reluctant to move forward in Yanshi.

Shi Cao Cao and Sun Jian were dissatisfied, so they took the initiative to ask Yuan Shao for help.

Cao Cao was the first to arrive in Luoyang, but he did not enter Luoyang City, but continued to pursue westward. Sun Jian entered Luoyang from Xuanyang Gate and extinguished the Luoyang fire. In contrast, Cao Cao's luck was somewhat bad. He pursued all the way and rescued many refugees. However, when he arrived in Gucheng, he was attacked by Xu Rong and Lu Bu and fled in defeat.

It's not that Xu Rong set up an ambush, it can only be said that Cao Cao's luck is too bad.

He rescued the refugees, which coincided with Lu Bu's patrol.

Xu Rong then learned the news and went out of the city to attack......

Cao Cao had only more than 3,000 soldiers and horses around him, while Xiahoudun was sent back to his hometown to recuperate from his injuries. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were sent to Yangzhou to recruit troops, so Cao Cao was accompanied by only Dian Wei and Cao Hong. In the face of Lu Bu and Xu Rong's flanking attack, how can they not be defeated?

It's just that he lost this time, but there was no news, which made Ding Chen feel worried.

However, he believed that Gao Shun said that Cao Cao's luck deepened, and he would definitely turn evil into good fortune.

After settling down in Michi, Ding Chen was idle.

Hucheng Pavilion, Xingyang, Spiral Gate Pass...... In this big battle, he traveled to three places, and before he knew it, it was half a year.

It's autumn and the weather is starting to get cooler.

On this day, Ding Chen was a little bored in the camp, so he left the camp with more than a dozen relatives and walked around with confidence.

On the official road, pedestrians are crowded.

At a glance, the traffic is rolling and lively.

However, Ding Chen knew that most of these people were wealthy families who were forcibly evacuated from Luoyang by Dong Zhuo.

It is said that in order to avoid the coldness of Chang'an, Dong Zhuo forcibly relocated 100,000 people from Luoyang, and relocated rich households from around Luoyang, with as many as 300,000 victims. These large numbers of people had to rush to Chang'an one after another to fill the population shortage in Guanzhong. It's just that, after leaving their homes, people feel overwhelmed and rush like the walking dead.

Along the way, there were countless people who starved to death, were killed, or were plundered by the Liangzhou soldiers.

The sun is shining, but on the road, it is full of gloomy clouds.

From time to time, faint weeping can be heard.

"Can't you take them with you?"

"Lady, these children are bought by me with money."

"And then? You're going to sell them like animals, every now and then? ”

A quarrel came from the front, and Ding Chen reined in his horse, straightened his waist and raised his eyes to look.

At the bend of the official road, a large number of people gathered, and the noise came from the crowd......

"What's going on?"

Ding Chen felt a little curious, so he urged him to step forward.

Because, from the sound of the quarrel, he heard that one of them was Cai Yong's daughter Cai Yan.

He has a good impression of this cold woman.

It's just that every time he visits Cai Yong in the past, the old gentleman will treat him with an anti-thief attitude and strictly prohibit him from contacting Cai Yan.

This also made Ding Chen feel a little funny.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Driven by their entourage, the crowd dispersed to both sides to make way for them.

Ding Chen rode his horse and walked in, and saw Cai Yan like an angry lion cub, stopping a short and fat middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was richly dressed, and he was followed by a dozen servants.

Behind Cai Yan, there are two children, a man and a woman, who are ragged and thin.

"Sister, we didn't buy it from him...... We were originally from a good family, but our family suffered a military accident, and my father and mother died.

We originally wanted to go to Luoyang to join our relatives, but we didn't want to meet him on the way, so we were arrested.

There are a lot of people like us on his side...... I heard those people say that he wants to sell us to Liangzhou as slaves. ”

The little girl was timid, but it angered Cai Yan.

In the face of more than a dozen big men, she refused to back down at all.

Spreading her arms, she glared at the other party and said, "I don't care what your origin is, but I will never let you succeed today." ”