During this meeting, even Yang Xiu, the captain of Dian Agricultural School, was called over by Wang Ding.
However, his eyes mainly fell on Jia Xu.
Now, the most reliable person around him who can act as a think tank is Jia Xu.
Yang Xiu is also young now and has too little experience. Wang Ding asked him to participate because he wanted to prepare him for going to Luoyang to cultivate fields.
Li Sudao: "My lord, I am humbled by my position and would like to lead the army to conquer and tie Zhu Jun back to Chang'an."
Zhu Jun was also a veteran of the Han Dynasty, and he had a great reputation before. Li Su didn't say he wanted to chop off Zhu Jun's head.
Last time, Wang Ding asked him to take charge of the ashes of soldiers who died in battle and send them back to their hometowns. Li Su did a pretty good job, and the Martyrs Garden has been built according to his requirements. The ashes of some soldiers in remote places are now also Temporarily placed in the Garden of Heroes.
Everyone has a name, and their simple life and the time of their death in battle are engraved on their tombstones.
Li Su still has some talents, but Wang Ding still doesn't intend to leave it to him to lead the troops in battle.
If he really wanted to go into battle, he would have to send Zhang Liao or Gao Shun anyway.
Li Su wants to make meritorious deeds, but he is still a good general with good facial features, which is one level lower than Zhang Liao and others.
Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are already generals with no titles, but he seems to have been standing still in the past few years.
How could he be willing to accept being an official fan?
Wang Ding did not nod and said: "The spring plowing is not over yet, so it is not appropriate to send troops."
Then he looked at Jia Xu and said, "Sir, do you have any other good ideas?"
Jia Xu said: "Duan Xuan has occupied Hongnong. The lord can issue an edict and order all the troops to attack Zhu Jun."
Wang Dingdao: "Will Duan Yan be willing?"
Even if he gave the order in the name of Liu Xie, it would be a piece of waste paper after leaving Tongguan.
Jia Xu said: "Duan Xuan is from the same hometown as me. He is suspicious and cautious. Now that my lord is about to succeed, I will not offend him."
Jia Xu is very accurate in judging people and almost never makes a mistake.
Wang Ding said: "Then give it a try. Who wants to go?"
Zhang Jidao: "My lord, I am also from the same hometown as Duan Xuan, so I am willing to take the imperial edict and go there."
Wang Ding nodded: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Here."
Zhang Ji received the edict and headed towards Hongnong with only fifty soldiers.
Duan Xuan had wanted to surrender before, but Wang Yun was unwilling to agree. Seeing that Hu Zhen was killed, he quietly left Guanzhong with his troops.
When he arrived at Hongnong, Duan Xuan did not let his soldiers oppress the people. During this period, he managed Hongnong tightly and orderly.
But it can’t be compared with the current Guanzhong.
Within two days, Zhang Ji arrived in Hongnong.
Duan Xuan invited Zhang Ji into the city. Zhang Ji first told him about the current situation in Chang'an, and then took out the edict.
"Zhongming, you have offended the right general by fleeing Chang'an before. This opportunity cannot be missed." Zhang Ji spoke sincerely.
Duan Xuan looked uncertain. He was very happy staying in Hongnong now, and he didn't want to send troops to fight Zhu Jun.
Zhu Jun can barely be regarded as a famous general, and he also had a lot of credit for wiping out the Yellow Turbans.
But now, Duan Xuan is in a dilemma with the edict in hand.
After hesitating for a while, Duan Xuan said: "Xuan is willing to accept the order and conquer Zhu Jun."
He has no choice. Wang Ding is now in Chang'an, his power is getting stronger and his military strength is getting stronger.
He doesn't have Zhu Jun's confidence, he wants to protect himself more.
If you refuse now, in a few days it will not be Zhang Ji, but Wang Ding who will lead an army of tens of thousands.
He had heard that Wang Ding now had a troop under his command, called the Feng camp, and two months ago, it actually blocked the Xiongnu army head-on.
Last year, Duan Xuan didn't dare to fight Wang Ding head-on, and now he dares even less.
The worst-case scenario is that we will both lose in a fight with Zhu Jun, and he will take the remaining soldiers back to Chang'an.
Although Hu Zhen, Li Jue and Guo Si were all killed by Wang Ding.
But Xu Rong, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou are now doing well under Wang Ding, and they are all ranked generals.
Compared with last year, Duan Xuan was not so worried that he would be killed by Wang Ding.
Zhang Ji smiled and said: "Zhongming, I guarantee that your choice today will not be wrong. In the future, if we follow General You, we will be able to become a marquis."
After making the decision, Duan Xuan also felt relaxed and said with a smile: "I would like to be named a marquis together with the general."
Duan Xuan arranged a banquet for Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji did not return to Chang'an directly. He wanted to go with Duan Xuan to attack Zhu Jun.
Three days later, Duan Xuan gathered all his troops and marched towards Luoyang.
Hongnong is just west of Luoyang, and the distance between them is only two hundred miles.
Duan Xuan did not carry much food and grass. The army marched hundreds of miles a day, but in only two days, they reached the vicinity of Luoyang.
But Zhu Jun had also received the news a long time ago and had already stationed troops in Yique Pass.
When the Yellow Turban Army first revolted, He Jin was worried about something happening in Luoyang, so he set up eight gates around Luoyang.
Although the next eight passes are in vain, at the moment Zhu Jun is stationing troops in Yique Pass, it is not that easy for Duan Xuan to attack.
Faced with this kind of terrain, the specially built pass is the most difficult to conquer. Without more than five times the strength of the troops, it is almost impossible to break through the pass head-on.
Duan Xuan currently has only 20,000 troops in his hands.
The group of Xiliang troops who followed him seemed to disperse after arriving in Hongnong.
Some escaped on their own, and some were dismissed by Duan Xuan.
When he first arrived in Hongnong, Duan Xuan didn't have much food and grass to feed his army. He didn't want to rob the people, so he had to disperse half of his soldiers.
Zhang Ji and Duan Xuan, with 20,000 soldiers, were stationed at Yique Pass.
The next day, Duan Yan led five thousand soldiers to launch an attack.
But the soldiers who were soon locked up used their bows and crossbows to fight back.
Duan Xuan did not want his strength to be damaged too much, so he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp to discuss with Zhang Ji.
"Zhu Jun is trapped in Yique Pass, what can Ru Zhi do?" Duan Xuan said.
Although Duan Xuan has accepted the order, he still wants to do it if he can.
Just try your best to get through this war, and then go to Chang'an to retire.
"Tomorrow, I'll go meet him for a while," Zhang Jidao.
They didn't carry much food and grass, and Hongnong didn't have much food and grass either.
If he really can't take Yique Pass, Duan Yan will have to retreat in half a month at most.
At Yique Pass, Zhu Jun, who was over fifty years old, was stroking his two-inch long beard and looking at the soldiers and horses under the pass.
Duan Xuan still has 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but now he only has 5,000 men.
Three thousand of them were given to him by Tao Qian of Xuzhou last year in the name of conquering Dong Zhuo.
But with these five thousand people, and relying on the danger of Yique Pass, he is enough to stop Duan You's 20,000 army.
Therefore, Zhu Jun is not very worried.
After repelling Duan Xuan, Zhu Jun just observed on the city wall for a while and then walked down the city wall.
He is now in his fifties, his health is getting worse, and his energy cannot be compared with when he wiped out the Yellow Turban bandits ten years ago.
After coming up to direct for a while, he felt powerless.
Just let your soldiers guard the pass and don't be careless.