In the Tianting Palace, Jia Xu first briefly described his experience over the past year.

It turned out that Chen Chu sent Jia Xu to Guanzhong that day mainly to instigate Xu Huang to rebel. Chen Chu knew that Xu Huang was under Dong Zhuo's army and Yang Feng's hand at this time, and at the same time, he knew that Xu Huang did not look down on Yang Feng very much and had great ambitions. Xu Huang is not simple. He is one of the five good generals under Cao Cao's command in later history, and is especially good at defense.

Based on the experience of later generations, Chen Chu was sure to convince Xu Huang, and Jia Xu thought so. But after Jia Xu arrived in Guanzhong, he found that the actual situation was beyond expectations.

Xu Huang knew Jia Xu, and when he saw Jia Xu, he was very enthusiastic. After a greeting with Xu Huang, he got to the point. However, something beyond Jia Xu's expectations occurred. When Xu Huang heard that Jia Xu was here to recruit him for Chen Chu, he showed an unhappy expression, and then interrupted Jia Xu's words and refused Chen Chu's recruitment.

This was a bit beyond Jia Xu's expectations, but Jia Xu was not a person who was easy to give up. He still tried to convince Xu Huang. However, Xu Huang's attitude was very firm, and Jia Xu had to give up when he saw this scene.

"General Zhang, can you guess how Xu Huang talked about his lord at that time?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

Zhang He shook his head and smiled and said, "I can't guess this."

"Xu Huang said that his lord is a treacherous hero, so he will never follow his lord!"

Zhang He couldn't help frowning and said angrily: "What a Xu Huang! You're so rude! You will definitely capture him in front of your lord in the future!"

Jia Xu smiled, "General Zhang doesn't need to be angry, everyone has their own opinions!"

Zhang He nodded and asked, "Since Mr. Wenhe has not recruited Xu Huang, why don't he return to Bingzhou immediately?"

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head, and replied, "I, Jia Xu, have always done everything, but I didn't expect that this small thing would be done! How could I go back to see my lord! So I stayed in Guanzhong and waited for an opportunity to make up for the merits. A few days ago, Dong Zhuo learned that the lord's army suddenly arrived, and hurriedly fled to Tianshui with Li Ru and a group of beautiful wives and concubines. Before leaving, he ordered Deputy General Deng to burn Meiwu. I knew that Dong Zhuo could not take Meiwu's money, grain and goods in a hurry, and knew that when he ran away, he would definitely order his subordinates to burn everything they could not take, so I sneaked into Meiwu in advance. After Dong Zhuo left, I appeared and convinced Deputy General Deng. In this way, everything in Meiwu was saved."

Zhang He showed a sudden expression, "So that's it!" Then he sat up straight and bowed to Jia Xu solemnly and said, "Sir, both wise and brave! Zhang He deeply admired!"

Jia Xu laughed and waved his hand, "General is too proud! Xu just made up for his merits!"

Zhang He paused and asked again: "By the way, Mr. Wenhe. I don't know how much money and grain is there in Meiwu?" This question is what Zhang He is most concerned about, because one of the main purposes of the Northern Army's expedition to Guanzhong was to seize the money and grain stored by Dong Zhuo in Meiwu.

Jia Xu was obviously prepared for this question. As soon as he heard Zhang He’s question, he smiled and said, “Meiwu stores 90% of the money, grain, and wealth collected by Dong Zhuo. Money and grain alone are enough for our army’s five years of expenses!”

Although Zhang He knew that Meiwu's reserves were very huge, he did not expect that it would be so large. Money and grain alone would be enough to fight the Northern Army for five years! Before going to the expedition, everyone, including Chen Chu, predicted that Meiwu's reserves would be enough to fight the Northern Army for two to three years.

Zhang He couldn't help but show an incredible expression and said in surprise: "There are so many!" After pausing, he said with a questioning face: "Mr. Wenhe may not know the current situation of my Northern Army! At present, my Northern Army and the 100,000 Xiongnu soldiers from Qiangqu have a total force of more than 610,000! Can Meiwu's money and grain be used for five years to support my 610,000 army?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Although I am in Guanzhong, I still have some understanding of my lord's situation. What I mean by the five-year fee is the cost of the lord's 610,000 army!"

After receiving Jia Xu's affirmative answer, Zhang He was even more surprised and happy. With such a huge amount of money and grain as support, the Northern Army would not have...

Have worries!

"That's great! I have to tell my lord the good news immediately!" Then Zhang He ordered his guard to get a pen and ink, write a short note, and then ordered his guard to use a flying pigeon to pass the short note out immediately.

Jia Xu, who was standing beside him, saw that Zhang He had briefly told him about himself in the short note, and Jia Xu couldn't help but smile.

After Zhang He finished doing this, Jia Xu said, "General Zhang, I believe you will be a little curious about Meiwu. Why not take General Zhang to wander around Meiwu? How about it?"

Zhang He agreed happily.

Shortly after the Northern Army controlled Meiwu, Dong Zhuo, together with Jia Xu and a group of Yingyingyans, also arrived in Tianshui.

Tianshui is nearly a thousand miles west of Chang'an and more than six hundred miles west of Meiwu, and is located on the bank of Weishui. Not far to the west of Tianshui is Longxi County.

On that day, Li Jue led an army of 150,000 to leave Beidi County and came to Tianshui. Li Jue used Tianshui as his base camp and then marched towards Longxi. Li Jue attacked Ma Teng's Xiliang army with superior forces. The battle situation was progressing smoothly. A few days later, Ma Teng withdrew the siege of Longxi and retreated thirty miles to the camp.

Although he repelled the Xiliang army, Li Jue was not happy at all, because there was a young general in the Xiliang army who was extremely powerful. In the melee, the young general killed six generals under Li Jue, and even Li Jue himself almost carried it into the hands of the other party. It was because of the existence of this young general that Li Jue could not expand the results of the battle.

Just as Li Jue was considering whether to continue attacking Ma Teng, news from the east came. The news shocked Li Jue. Li Jue didn't care about attacking Ma Teng, and hurriedly retreated the main force of the army to Tianshui, waiting for Dong Zhuo's arrival.

A few days later, Dong Zhuo and his group finally arrived in Tianshui. Li Jue and others hurried out to greet him. They also went out to the city to greet him with Li Jue. Niu Fu, another son-in-law of Dong Zhuo, and Yang Feng, the chief general guarding Longxi. In addition to these three generals, there were also some generals, among which Xu Huang, who said Chen Chu was a treacherous hero. Xu Huang's identity was still Yang Feng's general at this time.

When everyone saw Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo had already lost weight, although he was still very fat. Dong Zhuo's face was very gloomy, and his appearance was a bit like a wounded beast.

Everyone didn't dare to say anything. After seeing the ceremony, they followed Dong Zhuo with their hands down and entered the city together.

In fact, not only Dong Zhuo was in a bad mood, but others were in a bad mood. The Northern Army suddenly rushed south and seized the right time. In just half a month, Beidi County, Chang'an, and even Meiwu were successively lost. Beidi County and Chang'an were still the second. The biggest blow to Dong Zhuo's army was the loss of Meiwu. You should know that Meiwu reserved almost all the assets of Dong Zhuo's army. Dong Zhuo's army is in a very bad situation now. The territory left in Longxi and Tianshui counties, with only about 160,000 troops left. At the same time, the money and food in their hands were scarce. At this time, Dong Zhuo's army could not resist the attack from both sides of the Xiliang Army and the Northern Army.

As soon as Dong Zhuo arrived in Tianshui, he sang and indulged in enjoyment every day. Li Ru had risked his life to persuade him several times, but Dong Zhuo did not listen to him at all. Dong Zhuo seemed to have given up.

As news about the situation in the east spread among Dong Zhuo's army, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army floated uncontrollably, and deserters appeared one after another among the soldiers, and the generals had no intention of controlling the army.

The entire Longxi and Tianshui are in a state of bleakness.

Everyone seemed to have given up, but there was one person who still did not give up, and this person was Li Ru.

Li Ru watched Dong Zhuojun grow and grow, and he had a special feeling for Dong Zhuojun. Li Ru didn't want to see Dong Zhuojun just finished it, and he wanted to work hard for the last time.

Although Dong Zhuojun's current situation is at stake, it is not completely impossible to turn the tables.

First of all, the princes of Kanto are very likely to launch a fierce attack on Bingzhou recently. In this case, the main force of the Northern Expedition Army will inevitably withdraw, and Dong Zhuo's army only needs to face Ma Teng's troops. Judging from the current military strength of Dong Zhuo's army, there is still a chance of winning against a Ma Teng army.

That......

Second, the Xiliang Army was actually composed of Ma Teng's army and Han Sui's army. Although the two appeared to be harmonious, they actually had a heartache between them. Han Sui secretly refused to accept Ma Teng. As long as he had the chance, he would definitely kill Ma Teng to replace Ma Teng's position in Xiliang.

Finally, Dong Zhuo's army had another trump card in hand, which was the emperor. If everything went to the worst direction, as long as Dong Zhuo's army threatened the emperor, then both the Northern Army and the Western Liang Army would have some concerns.

Neither the first nor the last one can make the decision at the moment. The only way Dong Zhuojun can find is to divide the Xiliang Army. For this reason, Li Ru left Tianshui and went to the Xiliang Army alone.
Chapter completed!