Chapter 247: A Watershed

Wei Xuan got accurate information about a quarter of an hour after Dong Zhuo's entire army retreated, because the catapults kept smashing into the city walls, but the foundation of the city tower was still there, and there were still some people hiding around, who had been in charge of observing the enemy's attack outside the city. If the ladder approached, the defenders would have to come out in the face of boulders.

These people were the last to evacuate, and soon after the evacuation, Tai Shici, who blocked the door, found out, and immediately notified Wei Yan and Huang Zhong who were in front of the formation, and the two of them each sent several teams of ladders to test, but the enemy did not move, and several people quickly climbed up the city wall, and then shouted towards the door: "Dong thief ran away, Dong thief ran away!" ”

Boom, as soon as these words came out, more than 20,000 people outside the gate fell silent, and then burst into earth-shattering cheers!

"Dong thief ran away!"

"Dong thief ran away!"

"Dong thief ran away!"

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Soon this exciting news spread throughout the army, Jia Xu looked at Wei Xuan with a complicated expression, the young man in front of him really did it, from the beginning of the 18th Route Coalition Army to attack Dong Zhuo to now the two sides are in Hanoi, in Suozao, in Yingchuan, and in Luyang???????????????? The standoff lasted almost a year. Dong Zhuo has always had the advantage, especially the continuous defeat of Cao Cao, Sun Jian and the sour jujube coalition, and then attacked Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu at the same time, everyone thinks that the eighteenth route coalition is just a rabble, plus the people are not in line Dong Zhuo will definitely be able to have the last laugh, and it is only a matter of time before the eighteenth route coalition army is scattered.

Then just a month ago, the situation was suddenly reversed by Wei Xuan, first breaking through the Yuyuan Pass, and then occupying the Monkey Clan, today the two armies are facing off, Dong Zhuo is even more backward everywhere, and the results are not surprising. Wei Xuan's victory also proves that his so-called Zhan Today's death is not a boast, especially in army training and weapons and equipment, he has surpassed the so-called elite Xiliang soldiers.

Wei Xuan smiled and said to the herald beside him: "Ordered Tai Shici and Liu Bei to be stationed at the north gate of Yique Pass, and ordered Wei Zheng and Huang Zhongbu to pack up and go straight to Luoyang after half an hour, and ordered Wei Yanbu to clean up the battlefield. The various departments that ordered the stay to leave for Luoyang early tomorrow morning.

The three divisions of Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun were ordered to pursue LΓΌ Bu. Ordered Xu Huang and Yang Feng to rob Luoyang. ”

The heralds scattered in all directions, Wei Xuan was not carried away by the victory, after all, although Dong Zhuo was defeated, he still had a fight, especially since he still had nearly 4,000 cavalry in his headquarters, they were more familiar with the roads near Luoyang, and Wei Xuan could not catch up with them immediately.

As for sending Wei Zheng and Huang Zhong to follow, they were also worried that Dong Zhuo's thief heart would not die and go to Luoyang.

Xi Zhicai came up and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the lord, Dong Zhuo still has the strength to fight, and there is no news of Taigu being broken, the Tiger Prison Pass is still far away from Luoyang, and the only possibility is that Luoyang is threatened." ”

Wei Xuan nodded, since Dong Zhuo was going to fight a decisive battle, he naturally had to inform Xu Huang and Yang Feng in advance. At the same time, he also sent a fast horse to inform Sun Jian and Cao Cao today, but the two may not have received news so far.

Able to make Dong Zhuo make up his mind to retreat decisively, Xu Huang and Yang Feng must have captured Mengjin and threatened Luoyang and Hangu Pass, and wanted to cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat.

Wei Xuan thought about it and asked Jia Xu: "Does Mr. think Dong Zhuo will return to Luoyang this time?" ”

Jia Xu shook his head: "Taigu is about to break the pass, and the two thousand people in the tiger prison can't stop Cao Cao and Zhang Yang, and now Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun are watching Lu Bu to death, if Luoyang is in danger, our army is staring at the Taishi army, he can hold out for a few days when he arrives in Luoyang, if Xu Huang and Yang Feng seize Hangu Pass, then his retreat will be completely cut off, and he will be surrounded on all sides." The lord can recruit troops from Hedong and Yingchuan continuously, and even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will be touched when they hear the news, and the Taishi will be completely wiped out sooner or later. ”

Wei Xuan asked again: "Then should Xu Huang seize Luoyang or Hangu Pass?" ”

Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "The lord has already made up his mind, so why bother to tease." ”

Wei Xuan pursed his lips, feeling that this old fox was really boring and didn't know how to do it, and gave Xu Huang and Yang Feng a few dares not to go to Hangu to intercept Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo retreated from the real poor, and in terms of quantity, if there are at least 20,000 remnants in Henan, plus there are already defenders in Hangu, Xu Huang can only camp far away and wait for reinforcements at this time. Shaking his head and smiling: "The herald Wei Zheng and Huang Zhongbu only need to send Dong Zhuo out of Henan." If Dong Zhuogan stopped to rest, he would attack his tail. ”

Wei Xuan was not worried about Dong Zhuo's bite, Wei Zheng and Huang Zhong still had at least seven or eight thousand capable soldiers,???????????????? And because of the long-term abundant food, the night combat ability is definitely stronger than Dong Zhuojun.

After the herald went down, Wei Xuan called another cronie and wrote a letter on the spot and handed it to Xu Huang. Now that Dong Zhuo has run, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Zhang Yang will come to Luoyang immediately, Wei Xuan is not a saint, he is naturally selfish, and he needs to deploy in Luoyang in advance.

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In addition, more importantly, even Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai, and Guo Jia did not know that the Yuan Shao brothers led troops into the inner palace that day, although they won politically, they lost the jade seal of the country, and later Dong Zhuo led troops into Beijing Yuan Shao never had the heart to find the jade seal of the country. There are similar records from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, that is, Sun Jian's subordinates, who were the first to lead troops into Luoyang, found the jade seal of the country, Sun Jian thought it was the will of heaven and hid it privately, Yuan Shao got the news and wanted to force Sun Jian to call out, but Sun Jian swore by the sky, but it didn't take long to come true.

Later, Sun Ce handed over the jade seal of the country to Yuan Shu and asked him to borrow troops to sweep Jiangdong and achieve a hegemony.

Of course, these are not the point, the point is that the jade seal of the country is very important, and it has really been lost, and it has not been found so far, and it is very likely to be found in the Luoyang Palace, so such a sensitive matter can only be ordered to the private soldiers of the Wei family to do it. Before it was found, other armies could not be allowed to enter Luoyang, and the excuse was also the county seat, and Luoyang City was seriously damaged and could not withstand the toss.

Because Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others all judged that Dong Zhuo must withdraw from Henan and withdraw his troops back to Chang'an, so Wei Xuan stayed outside Yique Pass that night and waited for the next day to climb Yique Pass again. But now he does not have this pride, although after overnight cleanup, but the Yique Pass is still a river of blood, thinking of the cavalry from the Dadingling ambush Niu Fu, in just a few months the two sides have been killed and injured in the battle as high as tens of thousands, and then think of the land from Yuyuan Pass to Yique Pass within a radius of several hundred miles, the once prosperous land of Gyeonggi is now gone. Thinking about it, the situation near Luoyang is even more unoptimistic, especially in Luoyang City, I am afraid that there are only some garrisons left for a long time.

After a long silence, Wei Xuan stroked the cold city wall battlements and sang softly: "There are righteous people in the Kanto, and they will raise troops to fight against the murderers."

In the early days, the alliance was in Jin, and the heart was in Xianyang.

The forces of the army were uneven, and they hesitated and walked wildly.

Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs fight each other.

The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die.

The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.

The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines"

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, who were following Wei Xuan, also fell into deep thought when they heard this, and Xi Zhicai even muttered to himself: "The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles......"

Wei Xuan saw that Xi Zhicai's application was also dignified, so he said: "Zhicai, Shenjing has fallen, Henan has suffered, although there is a small military victory, there is a long way to go to restore prosperity." ”

Xi Zhicai just wanted to nod and then was shocked: "Lord, you ...... No, now Henan has been greatly harmed by Dong Zhuo, and it is a good transition zone between Dong Zhuo and the Kanto heroes. Yingchuan and Hedong are far better than Henan, why should the lord be stabbed into his arms? ”

Wei Xuan smiled bitterly, many things are not easy to say for the time being, now that he has defeated Dong Zhuo, although the sour dates of the Eighteenth Route Coalition Army are scattered, the Yuan Shao brothers are still there, and then it is time for the coalition to tear up internally. Only Sun Jian and Cao Cao???????????????? will firmly support him, Wei Xuan fought all the way to Chang'an to welcome back the Son of Heaven. But Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao don't like today's Son of Heaven in the first place, because it is Dong Zhuoli's! Now that he sees Wei Xuan's meritorious service and fame, he will definitely find a way to hold him back.

Therefore, Wei Xuan's idea is that the army is now rectified in Luoyang for a period of time, if Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu do not make trouble, then he will unite Sun Jian and Cao Cao to continue to march into the army, after all, it is a great merit to be able to welcome back the Son of Heaven.

If Yuan Shao turns his face in advance and everyone starts to tear up, he must think about a good base. And Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia are their own people, and they have long thought of the situation that will occur after the disbandment of the Eighteenth Route Alliance.

In the opinion of Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and even Xun Yu and others, once the Kanto heroes had a dispute, it was the best choice for Wei Xuan to temporarily retreat to Yingchuan.

But now Wei Xuan's ambitions are also big with the growth of strength, he has had an in-depth conversation with Jia Xu on this several times, and a relatively vague road map has appeared, that is, to occupy Henan, connect Hedong and Yingchuan, wait for the opportunity to seize Hedong, and then sweep and merge the state, and then return to Chang'an. It will take about three or four years.

Although Henan seems to be in a bad position, it has to face Dong Zhuo and the Kanto heroes at the same time, but at this moment and in the future, Dong Zhuo has no intention or ability to look east, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu around Henan are targeting Jizhou and Jingzhou, and others such as Zhang Miao dare not target Wei Xuan. So in fact, Henan Yin is relatively safe.

But this has an advantage, if he goes to fight Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in the state by himself, he will definitely not have time to take care of him for the time being, and Dong Zhuo will also breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, if the wheel of history has not changed significantly, Dong Zhuo will not be able to live for a few years. When Li Dao Guo returned to the west during the civil strife, he was worthy of the title of the general who conquered the west. There is also a careful thought, that is, since the Kwantung Heroes are about to turn their faces, then he can successfully isolate the imperial court from the Kwantung Heroes by occupying Henan, Hedong and Yingchuan, and then the Chang'an Imperial Court will have an opportunity to take advantage of it, Wei Xuan can lead his troops to arrive as soon as possible, and the others are afraid that they will not get the news until the war is over.

The biggest advantage of occupying the state is the source of soldiers and war horses, with a steady supply of soldiers and war horses, the dream of Wei Xuan's rapid rise will be closer.