After taking Luoyang, Wang Lei took some rest and recuperated, he rushed westward and approached Chang'an.

Nearly 100,000 troops headed west, with an unparalleled momentum. Furthermore, generals of the Western Liang army such as Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Wei came forward to persuade them to surrender, which further increased the momentum of the Jizhou army and also made many Xiliang army guards give up their resistance. By early September, the army led by Wang Lei had already captured the entire Hongnong County and arrived at Huayin County, the westernmost west of Hongnong County.

Further west is the Jingzhao Yin area.

Enter Jingzhao Yin, pass Zhengxian and Baling, and you can reach Chang'an.

Such a situation can be regarded as a danger to the Xiliang Army.

Meiwu, Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the hall, Dong Huang's face was full of panic. He looked at Dong Lian sitting in the hall and asked loudly: "Dong Lian, didn't I ask you to dispatch troops to stop the Jizhou army? Why is it not effective at all? Wang Lei led his army from Luoyang to kill, and no one could stop it all the way. In just a short time, he had already reached Huayin County. In less than ten days, Wang Lei's army would enter Jingzhao Yin. What did you do?"

Dong Lian stood up and walked into the hall, knelt down with a pounce, and said with a look of shame, "Prime Minister, I am guilty. Although I tried my best to dispatch soldiers to resist, Wang Lei surrendered generals in the army such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Dong Yue. With the help of these people, the officials and generals of the counties and counties gave up resistance one after another. Even there was a situation where the generals sent by me were killed to seek credit... No matter what, I was not good at doing things, so I asked the Prime Minister to punish me."

"well……"

With a sigh, a deep sense of helplessness rose in Dong Huang's eyes.

This time, it was really miscalculated.

I thought I could block Wang Lei's army, but I didn't expect it would be the result. Dong Huang took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down, and his tone became softer, saying: "It is related to the fate of the Dong clan. What can Brother Lian do to stop the Jizhou army?"

Dong Lian shook his head and said, "Dong Yue, Niu Fu and others surrender. With them here, there is no way to do so. I really can't think of an idea to solve the problem."

Having said that, Dong Lian thought in his heart: If Dong Huang directly chose to surrender, everything would be easier. However, Dong Lian would not take the initiative to raise the surrender, otherwise it would easily cause Dong Huang's dissatisfaction.

Dong Huang has to take the initiative to do everything.

Dong Huang sat down dejectedly, his face full of depression.

Dong Lian knelt in the hall and had not yet stood up.

After a long time, Dong Huang suddenly raised his head and waved his hand and said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Dong Lian stood up and returned to his seat.

Dong Huang clenched his fists and said happily: "Brother Lian, I have thought of a solution."

Dong Lian hurriedly asked, "What solution did the Prime Minister think of?"

Dong Huang said: "Give up Chang'an and withdraw back to Xiliang. Wang Lei entered Jingzhao Yin, and wanted Chang'an and the emperor. Since that's the case, I'll give it to him. In addition, Cao Cao and Wang Lei's army were fighting, and Wang Lei took Chang'an and the little emperor. He was proud and would definitely not send troops to chase him. In this way, wouldn't we be safe?"

Dong Lian was very anxious. If Dong Huang ran away, he would not be able to win the battle completely. His eyes turned and Dong Lian said, "I don't think the prime minister can be withdrawn."

"Why?" Dong Huang asked.

Dong Lian made a serious expression and analyzed: "I think there are four reasons. First, Chang'an is the foundation laid by the Dong clan. It is easy to give up, but it will be difficult to get it back in the future. No matter how difficult it is, you must do your best to defend Chang'an."

"Secondly, even if the prime minister takes his men to withdraw from Chang'an and give up the little emperor, can Wang Lei let us go? As the prime minister said, Wang Lei's main strength will be placed on Cao Cao, but I think Wang Lei will also send people to chase and suppress the prime minister."

"Third, Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang rose. Although Taiwei Li sent people to encircle Ma Teng and Han Sui, both of them were surrendered on the surface and had hidden thoughts. When we retreat, we may be besieged by them to please Wang Lei."

"Fourth, Chang'an City is solid. If we stay in Chang'an, we may not be able to defend Chang'an. As long as we guard Chang'an, we will definitely be able to end the hardships and be happy."

Dong Lian kept coming up with various reasons and wanted to keep Dong Huang in Chang'an.

As long as Dong Huang defends to the death and waits for Wang Lei to lead his army to arrive, Dong Huang will definitely not be able to escape.

After listening to Dong Lian's analysis, Dong Huang nodded heavily and said, "Brother Lian's analysis makes sense, I agree very much. But Brother Lian has thought about staying in Chang'an, that is to fight for his life. Between Wang Lei and Ma Teng and Han Sui, I would rather face Han Sui and Ma Teng. I believe that the soldiers under my command are also more willing to face Ma Teng and Han Sui. It is important to save our lives, we must withdraw."

After all, Dong Huang had the intention to evacuate.

Dong Lian couldn't stop it and immediately asked: "The Prime Minister plans to evacuate, so when will he evacuate?"

Dong Huang said: "The faster the better!"

Dong Lian's eyes rolled drippingly and said solemnly: "Prime Minister, if you are not sure about the time to withdraw, how should the soldiers below arrange? If we want to evacuate, we must leave with our soldiers. Otherwise, we will not be able to shock Ma Teng and Han Sui after we go to Xiliang, which will be very dangerous."

Dong Huang nodded and said, "Brother Lian's analysis makes sense, but Wang Lei conquered Hongnong County and entered Chang'an will not take long. I will give you two days to arrange it. Two days later, take the remaining troops in Chang'an and leave with me."

"yes!"

Dong Lian nodded, but felt a little happy in his heart.

Two days is enough for him to arrange it.

Dong Lian discussed some things with Dong Huang, then turned around and left the hall. After Dong Lian left the Muwu, he hurriedly took a carriage to return to his residence, and then gathered his confidants as quickly as possible, including the household Cao Dong Liang, the city gate captain Yan Yun, and the army general Huang Hong.

These people are all people who are planted in the Chang'an army.

Of course, the three men under Dong Lian's command are not famous, and there is a huge gap compared to Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Xu Rong and others. However, the 100,000 troops under Li Ru were destroyed, and all tens of thousands of troops under Xu Rong were destroyed, resulting in a lack of military strength in Chang'an. In this way, some young generals in the army suddenly had an important position because there was no one above.

The three people arranged by Dong Lian occupied important positions at once.

Dong Liang said: "Sir, the exact news has been sent back from the front line. Li Ru was killed and all the other generals surrendered. The general led his army to Huayin County. Are we going to take action?"

Yan Yun said excitedly: "From Ye County, he came to Chang'an, and lurked for several years, it's time for us to make achievements."

Huang Hong said: "Sir, please give me the order!"

Dong Lian smiled slightly and said, "You guessed it well, you really have to take action. Dong Huang learned that the general's army had arrived in Huayin County and planned to take the army to retreat to Xiliang. Humph, he thought it was good, but he wanted to withdraw to Xiliang. How good things were there?" After a pause, Dong Lian asked, "Dong Liang, how many soldiers can you mobilize?"

After careful consideration, Dong Liang replied: "The Xiaguan serves as the household chief of the Prime Minister's Office, manages food, regardless of the soldiers of the army. However, the Xiaguan has made friends with many generals and is willing to surrender to the general. It is roughly estimated that there are more than a thousand soldiers who can mobilize."

"Good!"

Dong Lian nodded, and a hint of praise flashed in his eyes.

Dong Liang did not care about the military affairs, but mobilized a thousand soldiers, so the other two people would probably have more.

Yan Yun was ready to beat his hands and said, "The last general is responsible for guarding the palace gate. There are about 3,000 soldiers who can mobilize. But the strength of these 3,000 people is not strong, not elite."

"Enough!"

Dong Lian's eyes were filled with joy.

Huang Hong continued: "Sir, the last general is a general in the army, and there are six troops that can be mobilized."

"Not bad, not bad!"

Dong Lian was even more happy. After a rough calculation, he had already found that there were 10,000 people under his command. With Dong Lian's identity, he could easily enter and exit the Meiwu. After 10,000 soldiers entered the Meiwu, they would definitely easily control Dong Huang.

This time, he is going to make a contribution.

Dong Lian was excited, and flicked his sleeves and ordered: "The opportunity to make contributions is right in front of you. Everyone, go and prepare, mobilize the army, and follow me out of the city tomorrow morning."

"promise!"

After the three of them got the order, they all bowed and left.

...

The moon is like a hook, and the bright moon hangs high.

Imperial city, in the palace.

Emperor Liu Xie was fifteen years old. In this era, or as an emperor, he was already a qualified adult. Liu Xie was young and experienced a lot of things. He encountered eunuchs' rebellion since he was a child, so he was taken away from the palace by official Zhang Rang, and then brought back by Dong Zhuo, and was later made emperor by Dong Zhuo.

Afterwards, the young emperor Liu Xie was taken hostage from Luoyang by Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, but Dong Zhuo's good times did not last long and was quickly killed. Then, the young emperor was controlled by Li Ru, who was more ruthless than Dong Zhuo, so that Liu Xie was careful everywhere.

At this moment, Liu Xie laughed in the harem.

The arrogant laughter kept echoing.

The father-in-law Fu Wan looked at Liu Xie who was almost crazy and sighed in his eyes. Among the emperors of all generations, Liu Xie was relatively scheming and capable, but unfortunately he was not lucky and encountered such a chaotic world.

After a long time, Liu Xie stopped laughing.

Liu Xie said: "Best-in-law, Li Ru died, the Xiliang army collapsed, and Wang Lei will arrive in Chang'an soon. At that time, I will surely be able to show my ambitions and revive the Han Dynasty."

Fu Wan was not so optimistic in his heart.

However, Liu Xie said this, but Fu Wan couldn't pour cold water on him. He smiled and agreed: "Your Majesty is wise. Wang Lei once participated in the princes' attack on Dong, and he was a good person. Judging from the relationship between him and Dong Zhuo and Li Ru in the past, he was quite loyal."

Liu Xie said: "I hope Wang Lei will come back as soon as possible!"

Fu Wan replied: "Your Majesty, it's a turbulent time now, so please be careful."

Liu Xie looked bitter and said, "Bestie, what you said is unnecessary. If you want soldiers, the court has no soldiers; if you want people, the court has no people; if you want money, there is no money, who cares about me? As long as Dong Huang ignores us, I will be safe. Besides, if Dong Huang really wants to take action, we can't stop it, so we can only let Dong Huang storm."

Fu Wan sighed lightly, his eyes full of helplessness.

After all, it’s because of lack of strength. If you have enough strength, what are you afraid of?
Chapter completed!