Just at the other end of Ziwu Valley, an army that had arduously crossed the Shu Road was making its final rest.
After the desperate fight in Baoxie Road, Dong Bai's troops had greatly expanded.
There were still more than 2,000 Luoyang County soldiers originally brought, and Dong Bai still handed them over to Li Sutong.
There were more than a thousand soldiers from Xiliang who returned, and Fan Chong was still the captain.
The remaining troops of Zhao Qian who surrendered totaled more than 2,000 people. These were originally Jing Zhao soldiers and had almost no loyalty. Dong Bai considered that Wang Yun was old and prudent, well-known in the court, and was his second junior brother, so he asked Wang Yun to surrender.
This reliable and powerful general commanded more than two thousand troops.
After arriving in Hanzhong, Dong Bai didn't spend much time finding his junior brother Xu Huang.
With Xu Huang's 3,000 elite soldiers, Dong Bai could be considered to have a reliable direct force.
Wang Yun and Dong Bai, one is an important official of the Han Dynasty, and the other is Dong Zhuo's direct granddaughter.
Zhao Song was there to confirm that the two men easily gained Su Gu's trust as soon as they showed up in Hanzhong.
Dong Bai claimed to have 20,000 elite soldiers who could help Su Gu conquer Liu Yan.
Su Gu was a little confused at first as to why a woman was leading the army, but considering that the folk customs in the northwest were fierce and almost barbarian, and that Dong Bai was the direct granddaughter of the great devil Dong Zhuo, he became a little more convinced.
So Su Gu got involved and prepared to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's troops to drive away tigers and devour wolves.
Unexpectedly, this murderous army fled overnight after asking for enough supplies.
Su Gu only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, which was enough to defend Hanzhong City, and pursuit was simply not realistic.
In addition to sending out symbolic scouts everywhere to investigate, the new god of counsel Su Gu could only swallow his anger and admit himself to be unlucky.
With Xu Huang's military support, Dong Bai's confidence greatly increased.
She changed her previous plan and planned to take a shortcut through Ziwu Valley and fight directly back to Chang'an.
Wang Yun, Li Su and others were very puzzled, but Dong Bai's face was full of confused confidence.
"Don't worry, these are all within my master's expectations. He has already arranged everything for me."
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Wang Yun, Li Su and others all looked confused.
How come this was arranged?
Besides, you don’t know where your master is at the moment.
Dong Bai didn't explain much.
Now Dong Bai has full control over his troops and horses.
Xu Huang's 3,000 elite soldiers were originally the back-up force prepared by her master for her. Fan Chou and his 1,000 flying bear army were even more loyal to the Dong family.
As her junior brother, Wang Yun will definitely support her.
Even the tiger general Li Su is very reliable. When Dong Bai was in trouble in Luoyang, it was Li Su who rescued Dong Bai to Chang'an together with Yu Xian.
With these support, Dong Bai had the capital to act arbitrarily.
Shortly after Dong Bai led his army into Ziwu Valley without hesitation, a scout reported that he had discovered a strange writing.
Dong Bai was puzzled when he first saw it, but Li Su suddenly remembered that when he took Yu Xian to Chang'an last year, he had borrowed his Daxu Wu hook gun to write and draw on the nearby mountain wall.
Dong Bai felt something in his heart, so he stepped forward and pulled apart the vines climbing on the mountain wall. Sure enough, he saw those four words.
——"Taoist Yu Xian."
Everything is clear!
Dong Bai's eyes were shining with light.
——It’s not that I overthink it. Master has indeed made clear arrangements for it, and everything is within his plan.
The guard chasing after Hanzhong should be named Wei Yan, so the master left a warning to let him pass through Ziwu Valley smoothly.
Now that everything has been arranged, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Return to Chang'an!
Just move on!
So Dong Bai ordered the altar to be built and prayed to the master for a smooth trip.
Although Tai Shiling was not here at the moment, Cai Yan claimed to know these things very well.
Finally, under the auspices of Cai Yan, Dong Bai completed the prayer.
Many soldiers in Xu Huang's army came from Luoyang refugees. These people were grateful to Yu Xian, the national preceptor, and they all kowtowed devoutly.
For a time, Xiliang soldiers, Jingzhao soldiers, and Luoyang County soldiers all followed and looked around suspiciously, as if they were protected by some mysterious positive energy.
Because of the high morale, it only took Dong Bai twenty days to pass the Ziwu Valley, which originally took almost a month.
This gave Dong Bai more time.
This allowed her to block the entrance to Ziwu Valley and rest her army while sending out scouts to secretly inquire about Chang'an.
Ziwu Valley is very close to Chang'an, and it didn't take long for thunderous news to arrive from Chang'an.
The Bingzhou army and the old officials of the imperial court joined forces to deceive Dong Zhuo into the Weiyang Palace under the pretense of abdication.
Then, at the place where Empress Lu killed Han Xin, Lu Bu suddenly struck him with a halberd.
Dong Zhuo was wearing precious armor and escaped with his life. However, he could not resist the fierce Lu Bu and could only flee in panic.
At this moment, Shisun Rui suddenly came out holding the Queen's Jade Seal in his hand. Immediately, "the sky was no longer visible, and the spring was no longer visible". Dong Zhuo had no way to go, and was finally killed in front of the Jade Steps.
Lu Bu's rebellion was richly rewarded.
He was officially appointed as General Fenwu, and the three divisions of Jiajie and Yibi were responsible for the administration of the government.
Except for part of the power being taken away by old officials of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that Lu Bu, who seized power through a military coup, almost replaced Dong Zhuo's position at that time.
Huangfu Song took advantage of the chaos and galloped into the Jingzhao Army barracks. After promising a pardon, he easily recaptured the force.
The long-standing grievances made Lu Bu hate the people of Liangzhou extremely. Dong Zhuo's death also caused the conflicts that had been accumulated before to completely explode.
Shortly after Dong Zhuo's death, Lu Bu and Huangfu Song led troops to surround Xiwu.
Unfortunately, those who stayed in Xiwu were the Feixiong Army, the most elite of the Xiliang soldiers. Bingzhou soldiers and Jingzhao soldiers besieged them for a long time, but failed to succeed.
If Dong Zhuo hadn't died early and the Xiliang soldiers were in chaos, both armies might have been counterattacked.
Scholar Sun Ruiqing entered Xiwu and secretly negotiated with Xiliang soldiers.
The imperial court will appoint Li Ru as the shepherd of Liangzhou, and the Xiliang army can be allowed to return to Liangzhou as long as they leave mountains of grain, grass and wealth in the dock.
Xu Rong, Duan Xuan and other foreign generals who were attached to Dong Zhuo could all re-enter the court as officials.
Any rebellious behavior in the past will be forgotten.
This condition impressed Feixiong Military Colonel Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others. Especially when news came soon that Xu Rong, Duan Xuan and other generals stationed in various places had surrendered, they finally agreed to the court's conditions.
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Just when the Flying Bear Army withdrew from Xiwu and was about to return to Liangzhou to lick their wounds, they suddenly learned a shocking news from Shi Sunrui.
Lu Bu succeeded in raiding Dong Zhuo because Li Ru participated in the conspiracy.
Li Ru's face changed drastically when he heard the news and he denied it.
But Niu Fu, who was stationed in Shaanxi County, apparently believed it. He ignored it and led his troops to attack Li Ru.
Although Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others had doubts, the situation was over now and they could only count on Li Ru's way of survival.
There was a melee between Niu Fu's troops and the Feixiong Army supporting Li Ru. As a result, Niu Fu was defeated by his third captain and died on the spot.
After the civil war between Dong Zhuo's two sons-in-law, the Xiliang army was severely weakened. Now it has stationed troops in Fufeng County and is temporarily unable to go west.
A short time.
Dong Bai lost her grandfather who loved her very much.