However, Chen Mu received an imperial edict the day after he left.
The emperor issued an edict, ordering the Kwantung Army to attack the Xiliang Army in Baqiao and Zuo Fengyi areas now and advance to King Qin of Chang'an.
After receiving the edict, Chen Mu didn't say anything. He neither ordered an attack nor took any action. Instead, he stayed in the mansion all day and refused to respond to anyone's calls.
It was getting dark. In the backyard of the mansion, Chen Mu was drinking alone. He was holding a wine glass, slightly tipsy in the spring breeze. He raised his glass to invite the moon and looked at the three of them.
For a wise man who has insight into people's hearts, Chen Mu knew exactly what Wang Yun was thinking.
It's nothing more than an idea to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
Although the Xiliang Army lost Dong Zhuo as its mastermind, its strength and elites were still there.
The Kwantung Army now only has 120,000 to 30,000 people, and they are all rogues. Their combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the Xiliang Army, and they are still engaged in siege warfare.
If the two sides really fight, the final result will be that both sides will lose. There is no doubt about this.
It would be stupid if Chen Mu followed Wang Yun's wish.
Now the Xiliang Army must be highly nervous after Dong Zhuo's death. They are not only afraid that Chang'an will punish them, but also afraid that the Kwantung Army will attack at this time. They are in an extremely uneasy state.
The slightest movement in the grass will be a frightened bird, and all the trees and grass will be soldiers. It will inevitably cause a strong backlash, and then turn into mourning soldiers and fight to the death with the Kwantung Army.
This is definitely something Chen Mu doesn't want to see.
So what he has to do now is to relieve the Xiliang army from pressure and let them relax.
"Hu Ping!"
After drinking alone under the moon for a long time, he suddenly shouted.
Hu Ping came in from outside and asked: "Four Generals, what's wrong?"
"Send an order to my second brother to withdraw the entire army!"
"Are we leaving now?"
"Um."
"Okay, I'm ready to go."
"Bring your elder brother's state animal seal and my handwriting with you."
"only!"
Hu Ping didn't know why he wanted to withdraw his troops, but he was just an enforcer and never asked why.
After he left, Chen Mu raised his head and saw the moon in the sky.
The gauze-like gloomy clouds shrouded the moon in the clouds, hazy, and the surrounding moon halo was blood red, as if the moon was dripping blood.
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Early March, Meiwu.
The manor covering hundreds of acres is extremely luxurious, and all members of Dong Zhuo's family live here.
But at this moment, the manor is full of corpses.
Wang Yun sent people to surround the entire manor. A large number of soldiers rushed in, burning, killing and looting everywhere. Someone in Meiwu decided to die together and simply set a fire. For a while, the fire filled the entire Wubao.
Cries of death, cries for help, cries for mercy, and wailings were heard endlessly, and the entire manor soon became a hell on earth.
Shi Sunrui's carriage stopped in the backyard of Meiwu, protected by dozens of attendants. Ren Hong hurriedly ran out of Meiwu, got on the carriage, and quickly drove away.
At this point, Shi Sunrui at least acted with integrity. Not only did he protect Ren Hong's family, he also took her away and sent her back to her hometown.
But others were not so lucky. The entire manor was surrounded and soldiers killed people wantonly. Dong Zhuo's ninety-year-old mother walked to the middle hall tremblingly and kowtowed to the leader of the army, Huangfu Jianshou, begging for mercy.
However, Huangfu Jianshou remembered Dong Zhuo's hatred for killing his father and ignored it at all. He had Dong Zhuo's mother beheaded and hung on the main entrance of Meiwu.
"General, there is a secret passage here."
At this time, the soldiers reported to Huangfu Jianshou that they had discovered a secret passage in the backyard.
"Go and have a look."
Huangfu Jianshou led his troops to the back courtyard, where Dong Zhuo lived. Naturally, this secret passage was also an escape passage left by him.
At this time, the secret passage was opened, and there were corpses all around. The soldier said: "These are all slaves of the Dong family. It is said that one of the servants took the Weiyang Lord to escape from the secret passage. The other servants tried to escape from here first, but we found them."
, all beheaded here."
“Well done.”
Huangfu Jianshou stared at the secret passage. It was pitch black below and he couldn't see the situation. However, since it was a secret passage for escape, there should be no mechanism. He pondered: "Where does this secret passage lead to? Have you seen it?"
"Not yet."
"Chase!"
Upon hearing that the soldiers had not entered, Huangfu Jianshou took the lead and entered the secret passage without hesitation.
This secret passage was longer than expected, and it took about two quarters of an hour to reach the end.
After coming out of the exit, I discovered that this place is a river beach. In spring, grass grows and warblers fly. Wild grasses and basil grow randomly on the river beach. The reeds are taller than people, making it difficult to figure out the direction.
The soldiers in the central area said: "This place should be the south bank of the Weihe River."
"Um."
Huangfu Jianshou looked around and saw that this place was a hilly area, and the tunnel was built beside a river beach. He pushed aside the wooden planks of the tunnel, and after coming up, there was a beach.
From the river beach, I went to a slope to look around. When I turned around, I saw a fire burning in Meiwu about two miles away.
It seems that this secret tunnel was dug with great effort, and there are bones in the tunnel. It is obvious that the workers who dug the tunnel were killed by Dong Zhuo, and only the Dong family members know this secret.
"General, over there!"
Some soldiers saw people running in the distance, probably less than a mile away from them.
Huangfu Jianshou recognized at a glance that one of the girls in white clothes was Dong Bai, Dong Zhuo's granddaughter, and said with great joy: "Chasing, Situ said that he wanted to annihilate the three Dong clans, and we cannot allow any Dong clan members to escape."
The soldiers were immediately ordered to give chase.
At this moment, on a hill far away by the Wei River, two people were watching Meiwu in the distance.
Taishi Ci and Hou Xu.
The two of them were sent to Chang'an by Chen Mu to wait for the opportunity. The reason why they are here today is to take a look at the situation and collect information to report to Chen Mu.
Hou Xu looked at the billowing smoke coming out of Meiwu and sighed: "Dong Zhuo is considered a tycoon, and he deserved his fate. It's a pity that the countless treasures taken by force in Meiwu are all gone."
It belongs to someone else."
Taishi Ci shook his head and said: "Although these things are precious, we should not care about our affairs and complete our own tasks first. Last time, you were asked to develop a palace man to serve as an internal response. How did it go?"
"Um."
Hou Xu said: "I have been bribed. He is from Xiaohuangmen, a close servant of the emperor."
"That's good, let's report today's events to Zigui."
Taishi Ci was about to ride his horse and then left.
They were responsible for recording major events in Chang'an, and then sent people to send them to Chen Mu.
The major event that happened today was naturally that Dong Zhuo was defeated by the three tribes of barbarians.
Meiwu was really too big, and there were countless treasures hidden in it. Huangfu Jianshou sent people to extinguish the fire, and at the same time he had people transport the treasures and grains inside as quickly as possible.
Taishi Ci also planned to record the whereabouts of these treasures and provisions. Although they were most likely to be transported to the palace, it was definitely right to record them first. What if Chen Mu could use them in the future?
Just as he was about to leave, Hou Xu suddenly said: "Ziyi, look."
"What's wrong?"
Taishi Ci turned his head and followed the direction Hou Xu pointed, and saw a very beautiful girl, accompanied by two maids, stumbling away in embarrassment beside the Wei River.
Behind them, a group of wolf-like soldiers approached quickly. They were less than a hundred meters away from the three girls and were about to catch up.