I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102
Soon Dali was captured under the powerful offensive of Zhang Yun's army. The Xiliang army killed more than 1 people and captured 5000 troops.

The losses of Zhang Yun's Leopard Army were also not small. Five thousand were killed and two thousand were seriously injured. Most of them were injured during the siege. If it weren't for the sharp siege equipment on his side, which frightened the enemy, the death and injury would probably increase. .

Zhang He left his lieutenant general and led [-] soldiers to sweep the battlefield, continue to wipe out the remnants of Xiliang, defend the counties, and punish lawbreakers.

He himself led the remaining less than 3 troops to kill all the way south towards the hinterland of Chang'an, recovering counties along the way, and when the army arrived, the Xiliang defenders surrendered.

It may be that the battle of Dali and the powerful siege capabilities displayed by the Bingzhou Army made some other counties lose the courage to hold on, and simply opened their doors and surrendered without making unnecessary resistance.

While appeasing the people's livelihood, Zhang Yun continued to push flatly, constantly squeezing towards Chang'an City. It is indeed the safest way to fight steadily.

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Although Li Su and others blocked the news in a timely manner, it didn't take long for the news of Dong Zhuo's killing to be spread by those who wanted to, and it reached Dong Zhuo's main generals.

For a while, Dong Zhuo's old generals all knew the news of the grand master's death, clamoring to kill the two thieves, Li Su and Wang Yun, to Chang'an.

It's just that many of these generals were watching, and they didn't really make a move. After all, after Dong Zhuo's death, the Xiliang Army lost its backbone, showing a trend of fragmentation. The generals were not convinced by each other, and there was some confusion for a while.

However, there seems to be an invisible hand that pushed Dong Zhuo's general Li Jue to the foreground, and Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other former Dong Zhuo's troops gathered around him. The entire Xiliang army seemed to be faintly headed by him, and it would be a little loose The soldiers reconnected in series.

But not everyone gathered under Li Jue's command. Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen took the opportunity to fall to Wang Yun. Most of the former Xiliang generals felt that Shi Wangyun joined Li Su to kill Dong Zhuo, and the boss behind Chang'an City should be Wang Yun.

Until this time, in fact, everyone did not know that the mastermind behind this scene was actually someone else.

Wang Yun was indeed a little smug, and Li Su also pretended to submit to him at this time, giving him a feeling of monopolizing power.

However, general Xu Rong was blocked in Tongguan by Zhang Liao, and he didn't have a clear position for a while.Xu Rong's ancestral home was in Liaodong, and he was always excluded in the Xiliang army, but he was always loved by Dong Zhuo for his bravery and skill in fighting.

Now that Dong Zhuo has completely become a motherless child after his death, I don't know who to embrace.

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The army led by Li Shimin galloped all the way, avoided all the cities, and went straight to Chang'an.Right now he is fighting for time with other Xiliang troops, perhaps other Dong Zhuo's former troops have already killed Chang'an.

The situation was exactly as Li Shimin expected. Under the suggestion of the mysterious man, Li Jue gathered many Xiliang generals, and a total of 6 troops marched from Mei County to Chang'an.

Before, Dong Zhuo had already been planning the way out, and he had a premonition that Guanzhong might not be safe, so he transferred his most trusted general to Mei County in advance, built a strong fortress, and stored the rare treasures looted from Luoyang and Chang'an and plenty of food.

From the geographical point of view, Chencang is to the west of Mei County, and Chencang is the gateway to Xiliang. Dong Zhuo wanted to rely on Chengmei County and Chencang to guard his last lair, Xiliang.

It's just that I didn't expect that I would die before I could withdraw to my lair.

Li Jue marched towards Chang'an in a mighty way, burning, killing and looting along the way, indulging in military discipline, and the people in Guanzhong suffered catastrophe and complaints abounded.

Along the way, many speculators joined the army, coercing tens of thousands of rioters, and the strength reached a terrifying [-]. Although many of them were mobs, their momentum was huge and it was very bluffing.

The states and counties along the way were watching the wind and descending one after another. For a while, the situation was extremely passive for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin also learned the news through spies, and was extremely annoyed in his heart. He didn't expect the military discipline of the Xiliang Army to be so lax.

In addition, he was also a little anxious. If this group of enemy troops took Chang'an first, the situation would be even more unfavorable to him.I'm afraid that my plan to plot Chang'an will suffer setbacks and it will not be easy to realize.

Therefore, he led the army under his command to travel day and night, non-stop all the way, running like crazy.

In a short time, I am afraid that only the [-] troops under his command can be used.

In fact, Zhao Yun's army is going to seize the Hexi Corridor, and then occupy Guangwei County, Tianshui County, and Longxi County. If they turn around and attack Chen Cang and Mei County, it will be too late.

At the beginning, Li Shimin felt that as long as Dong Zhuo died, the Xiliang army would be leaderless, and chaos would be inevitable. In addition, Niu Fu, Duan Yan, Hua Xiong, Guo Si and others had already been beheaded by his own generals. Can't stand the big waves.

Moreover, Chang'an City has been controlled by Wang Yun and Li Su's [-] troops, and it will not be breached in a short time, so why does Li Jue raise troops to attack Chang'an?What is the intention?

"Could it be that there is something else hidden in it that I haven't discovered yet?"

Li Shimin scratched his head a little, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. He thought of a person who seemed to have faded out of his sight, but who should never be underestimated. Maybe the black hand hidden in the darkness came from this person.

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The Shenwu army led by Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Huayin and Tongguan.

The army that originally defended Huayin withdrew before Zhang Liao's army arrived and retreated to Tongguan.

Therefore, Zhang Liao only occupied an empty city.

Although he took down this important town, Zhang Liao didn't look happy, but rather dignified.

He knew that the enemy was going to concentrate all their forces and stick to Tongguan.In this way, the garrison of Tongguan is probably at least [-] troops, and the garrison is Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong, so it may not be easy to break through.

The army did not stay too long in Huayin. Zhang Liao left [-] soldiers to defend Huayin, while he himself led the remaining [-] troops to attack Tongguan.

The army camped up and down the slope twenty miles west of Tongguan, preparing to rest for a night to recharge their batteries and wait for the team escorting the siege equipment to catch up.

Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai were discussing countermeasures in Long Xiang's central army camp.

"General, before coming here, my lord told me that Xu Rong is quite special in the Xiliang army. He is one of the few generals who are not from Xiliang. He is not a direct descendant of the army. He is often excluded. Let us try to recruit him." Zhicai said in a deep voice: "Perhaps, we can give it a try. The so-called attacking the army is the first, and the second is to attack the handover, and the second is to attack the soldiers, and the second is to attack the city. If you can recover this person and use it as your master, it will be a great achievement."

Zhang Liao thought about it, and felt that what Xi Zhicai said was very reasonable, so he decided to give him a courtesy first and then a soldier tomorrow. It would be a good thing if he could be recruited.

(End of this chapter)