Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 653 Ding Wudu, Surprise Chang'an!
The failure of the attack on the city gate made the already low morale of the Xiliang army even more depressed.

Zhang Xiu's wishful thinking of counterattacking Xiabian was also shattered.

The one-day attack cost more than [-] casualties, but they still failed to land on the top of the city, and even the temporary ladder was damaged by more than one-third, which made Zhang Xiu feel a bit in a dilemma.

In the evening, when the sun was setting and the sound of Mingjin sounded, Zhang Xiu had a temporary truce.

In the temporary camp of the Xiliang Army, the soldiers started to bury their pots and cook with exhausted spirits, and the battalion of wounded soldiers wailed all over the place.

"Major General, you can't fight anymore!"

Zhang Xian walked into the camp, and said in a deep voice: "Lei Xu died in battle, and the soldiers of our army collapsed in Xiabian. They couldn't survive until we came back. Now our offensive and defensive sides are reversed. Although it seems that the herdsmen in the city In fact, there are not many, but the fighting power is fierce, we may not be able to attack if we continue to attack!"

"What if I contact Hu Feng's soldiers and horses?"

Zhang Xiu was still not reconciled: "Can you call from the north and the south? Let's fight together!"

"Major General, do you still not understand?"

Zhang Xian said gloomyly: "If the Dashan Pass is still in our hands, how could Hu Feng remain indifferent? There is no soldier from the north, which can only explain one problem. The Dashan Pass has been breached, and even Chencang may be attacked by the Mu army. Go in!"

"impossible!"

Zhang Xiu's eyes widened.

"The Mu army has obviously been plotting for a long time. Since they can attack Wudu while our main force is on the battlefield of the Shenlang tribe, why can't they go north and directly attack Chencang?" Zhang Xian asked.

Zhang Xiu was speechless, and after a while, he murmured: "So, we have become the turtles in the urn?"

Behind them is Qishan, and Qishan's herdsmen will definitely chase them fiercely. The Xiabian City in front cannot be breached. If they can't even rely on Dasan Pass and Chencang, their Xiliang army may be in danger.

"Now we can only go west, follow the Qishan Mountain Road, cross Tianshui, and return to Xiliang!"

Zhang Xian said.

"I'm not reconciled!" Zhang Xiu was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Uncle is dead, Wudu is lost, how can I gain a foothold in the Xiliang army in the future!"

"Major General, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood!"

Zhang Xian cupped his hands and said sincerely: "As long as we go back to the North, we still have hope. Your lord's affection is there, it is impossible for your lord Grand Master to jeopardize the ability of the major general!"

"at this point!"

Zhang Xiu smiled wryly: "I can only take my uncle's head and go to plead guilty to the Grand Master!"

He thought for a while, and his calm reason overcame the unwillingness to be humiliated, and ordered softly: "Zhang Xian, you go and prepare, we will withdraw our troops to the west tomorrow!"

Can't make up the debate, whether there is hope, and there will be chasing soldiers behind.

If he doesn't withdraw, there's nothing he can do.

"promise!"

Zhang Xian bowed his hands to accept the order, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Zhang Xiu would fight to the death and lose his life in vain because he was young and full of energy.

But did not wait for the next day.

At midnight that night, the Xiliang army was attacked.

The battle started from the camp in the east, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering for a moment, and the flames shot up into the sky, covering the entire camp in an instant. After a while, a group of soldiers and horses were also killed from the city gate, and the east and the north jointly attacked. Xiliang Camp.

"I was careless!"

Zhang Xiu looked at the camp full of flames, and countless figures were fighting, his heart suddenly jumped, and he muttered to himself in a gloomy voice.

"Major General, withdraw!"

Zhang Xian came in from the outer battalion, and remonstrated, saying: "The Mu army has soldiers and horses ambushing in the east for a long time, just to catch us off guard. The east camp has been breached, and more than a thousand soldiers died in battle. They will kill us soon." Entering the middle camp, if we continue to fight hard, the whole army will be wiped out, and I ask the major general to take care of the overall situation!"

"withdraw!"

Zhang Xiu had no choice but to give the order. He wanted to retreat voluntarily, but he never thought that he would be kicked out like a bereaved dog. He was deeply unwilling and helpless: "Zhang Xian!"

"Lead the vanguard to open the way and go west into Qishan Mountain!"

"promise!"

Zhang Xian took the order and left.

"Hu Che!"

"exist!"

"I order you to lead an army of one thousand and cut off the rear for our army!"

"No!" Hu Che'er bowed his hands and accepted the order.

The night's battle was extremely fierce, and it lasted until dawn. The Xiliang army was defeated, retreated while fighting, and went west into Qishan Mountain. Han Xian teamed up, but was violently defeated by Hu Che'er, which made the Mujun soldiers stop their pursuit.

In the end, Zhang Xiu led the main force to escape, but at least two thousand corpses were left behind.

……

It was dawn, and the red sun was shining on the earth, and the sun was extraordinarily brilliant.

Mu Jing rides his horse and walks slowly on the battlefield, looking at the embarrassing battlefield, at the corpses of Xiliang Army soldiers, and also at the corpses of Mu Army soldiers. Casualties, the Yellow Turban Army also killed more than [-] soldiers.

Although he won a big victory, the earth was stained with blood after all.

"Where did the Xiliang army flee to?" Mu Jing asked.

"Report to the lord, they fled to the Qishan Mountains?"

"Southern foot of Qishan Mountain?"

"No, in the direction of Xiliang!"

The Qishan Mountains are majestic and majestic, stretching continuously, like a long dragon, traversing the entire west of Wudu, from the south, staggered between Liangzhou, Guanzhong and Yizhou, the southern foot is the south, the direction of Qiang Road.

In the direction of Xiliang, that is the main mountain of Qishan Mountain. The mountain road is rugged and winding, and it is difficult to chase after it.

"It seems that they also realized that they could not keep Wudu, so they fled towards Xiliang. I also hoped that they could go north, so that they could be intercepted and killed at Dasan Pass for a while, what a pity!" Mu Jing said calmly.

The Xiliang army withdrew and took Wudu.

"My lord, I just got news from some captives!"

Lei Hu galloped up on his horse and reported, "Zhang Ji died in battle on the battlefield of the Shenlang tribe. Now the leader of this Xiliang army is Zhang Ji's nephew..."

"Zhang Xiu?"

A scorching light burst out from Mu Jing's eyes.

"Exactly!" Lei Hu nodded.

"Shouldn't be!"

Mu Jing felt a little regretful: "If I had known it was him, I should have tried my best to keep him and not let him escape!"

"Why?" Lei Hu frowned.

"This person must be more difficult to deal with than Zhang Ji, but Zhang Ji can still deal with him. This person is brave and brave, and he should kill the grass and roots!" Mu Jing sighed and shook his head: "Forget it, under his new defeat, he will also be defeated." It's hard to make waves, clean up the battlefield!"

"promise!"

The generals nodded.

……

Since the two victories in the next two battles, the entire Wudu has been controlled by the Mujun. The master of Wudu is hopeful, and the mountains are overlapping, the roads are rugged, not only are there few people, but there are also few cities. There are only seven counties.

One of the seven counties is Qiang Dao.

The so-called Qiang Dao refers to the city of the Qiang people, and above the southwest border, the Qiang people and Han people live mixed together, and they are out of control.

Another county is Wudu Dao. Wudu Dao is actually a town to ease the conflict between Qiang people and Han people.

Apart from these two cities, there are only five counties left in Wudu, Xiabian, Hechi, Juxian, Gudao, and Shanglu.

Putting aside the affairs of the Qiang people, these five county towns, Mujing, must be controlled for the first time. Only by controlling them can they control Wudu. Of course, to control these cities, talents are needed.

There are not many talents available in Wudu. Even if there were, Mu Jing would not dare to use them. The only way is to let the Minghou Mansion send a batch from Hanzhong. Now the Minghou Mansion has stabilized its foundation in Hanzhong, and it is still impossible to recruit some scholars. questionable.

……

Chuping three years, July.

Changan.

Since Dong Zhuo conquered Bingzhou and returned with supreme power, Chang'an has become much more peaceful. Whether it is Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others, or the emperor, they have tolerated a lot for this grand master.

The court was calm, but was startled by a stone.

The news from Wudu was long overdue, but it made Dong Zhuo furious.

"Dragon Herding Picture!"

In the grand master's mansion, Dong Zhuo let out a hysterical roar: "Decree, summon all ministries, this grand master is going to go south, flatten the land of Hanzhong, and tear him up directly!"

He did not provoke Hanzhong.

How rampant Mu Jing dared to behead his general, take his military capital, and get his hands on Xiliang, he really dared not send troops to go south.

"My lord, calm down!"

All the generals were trembling, but Li Ru stood up, admonishing him neither humble nor overbearing, saying: "At this time, we can't go south, go south to Hanzhong, if we make a move and drag the whole body, it will definitely cause Yizhou to rebel, and the gain is not worth the loss!"

"Could it be that this grand master just watched Zhang Ji die in battle, and my Wudu land fell into his hands!"

Dong Zhuo stood up against the table, Tong Ling stared at Li Ru with a horrifying aura: "Niu Fu, the loyal general beside my Grand Master, has died at the hands of this man. If Zhang Ji dies again, what if we can't make it up?" I am sorry for the general of Xiliang!"

"It's not that we don't report, it's just that the time has not come!"

Li Ru said softly: "My lord, the imperial court is the most important thing!"

"The imperial court!"

Dong Zhuo spat out two words angrily, and the hostility all over his body gradually dissipated.

After conquering Bingzhou, he needs time to blend Guanzhong, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou together. Once he succeeds, although the imperial court cannot make the world obey, it will also calm down one-third of the country, and his influence will increase. Will completely control the government.

But at this time, he must guard against the backlash of some people in the court.

"Where is Zhang Xiu?" Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and asked coldly.

"I have fled back to Xiliang!"

"inability!"

Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes: "Wen You, how should I treat him? Although his uncle died in battle, after all, his uncle and nephew lost the capital, so they should be punished!"

"Zhang Xiu is known as the spear king of the North. He is a mighty general. Although he was defeated in the military capital, his defeat was caused by greed. If Yuehu hadn't thrown out such a bait, they might not have dared to send troops to join the wolf army. , it wouldn’t be such a tragic defeat!”

Li Rudao: "This person still needs to be appeased. Although the Northern Army is disabled, as long as Zhang Xiu is still there, it will always recover. This is the combat power of our Xiliang Department, and there is still Zhang Ji's affection. Zhang Ji was born as a grand master. Death, Grand Master must not cool the hearts of the generals!"

"It is indeed a titan!"

Dong Zhuo nodded: "It's just a pity for Zhang Ji. He met my grand master when he was young, and he followed him for more than ten years. He was loyal. Now he has passed away. He has no sons behind him. He is the only nephew. It would be unreasonable to question him again! "

He thought for a while and said, "Recall him back to Chang'an!"

"promise!"

A clerk on the left went to write the document, sealed it and issued it, and sent it to Xiliang in a hurry for eight hundred miles.

"Chen Cang, who will guard it!" Dong Zhuo asked.

"It's okay for Ma Teng to go!"

"it is good!"

Dong Zhuo nodded: "Immediately order Ma Teng to lead an army of [-] troops to garrison Chencang to guard against the Mu's army in Wudu. After my grand master sorts out the imperial court, I will send troops south to destroy his Mu clan!"

"Yes!"

There are also clerks on the side to write documents, seal them and send them out.

The decree issued by the Grand Master's Mansion is now more convincing than the one issued by the Weiyang Palace. This is the current situation in the imperial court and Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)