"The little beauty in your house is very beautiful."

After receiving Wang Xiao's massage technique, Empress Dowager He, who felt refreshed, supported her elbow and lay on her side on the bed and looked at Wang Xiao's back.

Wang Xiao tidied up his clothes and said, "Well, he is indeed a peerless beauty."

Queen Mother He snorted dissatisfiedly. Seeing that Wang Xiao had no reaction, she pinched a grape and smashed it on his back.

Wang Xiao turned his head and looked over, and Empress Dowager He gave him a charming look.

"The neck is still a little sore." Queen Mother He waved and said, "Let's massage someone again."

"No time." Wang Xiao shook his head, "I still have something to do."

Looking at Wang Xiao's departure back, Empress Dowager He gritted her silver teeth hatefully.

Wang Xiao reorganized his military merits and awarded the title of the field, giving the Han people who were suppressed so dark that they were almost unable to breathe a chance to see the light of day again.

In an era when the powerful aristocratic family manipulate everything and the family they are born in determines their destiny of life. The influence Wang Xiao brought about by doing this is no less than the meteorites in the sky summoned by Liu Xiu back then.

The sound of the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City, like a tsunami, deeply shook all the officials of the court and the emperor and the queen mother in the palace.

Queen Mother He was very scared. She was worried that Wang Xiao would learn from Wang Mang in this troubled world. If that were the case, the mother and the mother would definitely have no way to live.

So when Wang Xiao came to treat her, Empress Dowager He did her best to respond.

For her, all she can do now is this.

Wang Xiao did not have the idea of ​​changing dynasties. Diao Chan's wish was to recreate the glory of the Han Dynasty, rather than overthrow the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Cao Mengde can be a Han minister for his whole life, of course he can do it too.

As for what will happen after he leaves, he can't control it.

The military merits and titles greatly boosted the morale of the army, and all the troops were screaming and wanting to fight.

They long for military achievements and eager to exchange their enemy's heads for a better life for themselves and their descendants.

With the morale of the military so available, Wang Xiao naturally would not waste it.

After dealing with the powerful people in the Sili counties, Wang Xiao organized troops to fight against the Three Auxiliary Land.

Since the revival of Guangwu, Guanzhong has been in chaos.

Gengshichao fought fiercely with the Red Eyebrow Army, and with natural disasters and food bans, the land of the Three Auxiliary almost became a ruin.

After that, Liu Xiu established the capital of Luoyang City, and Guanzhong never developed again.

Then, tribes such as Qiang Di emerged and continued to raid Guanzhong. Until this time, Guanzhong was still in ruins.

Before, Dong Zhuo retreated to Jingzhao Yin, because the left general Huangfu Song was ordered to cut off his route to Liangzhou, he had to stay here.

In order to restore its strength, Dong Zhuo levied heavily and plundered various materials like crazy. At the same time, he would pull people into the army to make up for their numbers, resulting in public grievances and constant uprisings in various places.

When Dong Zhuo robbed, he was not only a poor man or a powerful man, but he was treated equally.

This forced Jingzhao Yin and the locals in Hongnong County to eagerly look forward to the arrival of the imperial army.

The reason why Wang Xiao did not come to attack him before was that in addition to the pressure from the Kanto Alliance, he also wanted to use Dong Zhuo's hands to clean up all the powerful people in Guanzhong first.

Wang Xiao personally led an army of 30,000 out of Luoyang City, passed Hangu Pass and rushed straight to Guanzhong.

As we all know, there is a famous level in Guanzhong called Tongguan.

The battle of Tongguan during An Lushan's rebellion is famous for thousands of years.

Because Geshuhan was defeated in Tongguan, Yang Yuhuan was pushed out by Li Longji at Mawei Post and became a scapegoat.

But in fact, Tongguan had not been built at this time, so it would not be built until the first year of Jian'an.

After passing Hangu Pass, there is basically a road ahead.

"General, twenty miles ahead is the Zhuoshui River, and the other side is Hongnong where Niu Fu's garrison is."

Because Zhang Liao was stationed in Hulao Pass, Wang Xiao's deputy general was replaced by Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong may not be as good as Zhang Liao in the military command, but he is not bad either.

"I set up camp and cross the river tomorrow afternoon. I will have dinner in Hongnong County before dark."

"Here."

Because the location of Hongnong County is very important, the general stationed here is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu.

Although Dong Zhuo was furious a few days ago because Jia Xu defected to Wang Xiao, Niu Fu's status was still unshakable.

He led a 30,000 army to station in Hongnong County as the front line of resistance to Wang Xiao.

The next morning, not long after Wang Xiao set out, the horses who were about to return in front reported that the Niu Fu army camp on the other side of the river was empty. After asking the locals, they learned that they had already fled to the direction of Jingzhao Yin last night.

"Are they going to defend the city in Chang'an City?" Wang Xiao was not sure about Dong Zhuo's intentions, so he turned to ask Jia Xu, who was appointed as the Sima of the Central Army.

Jia Xu laughed and said, "General, Dong Zhuo is going to run away."

"run?"

"Dong Zhuo is suspicious by nature. When he was young, he was bold and reckless and dared to roam the grassland. But when he got older, he became suspicious and valued his own safety very much."

Jia Xu has been under Dong Zhuo for many years and knows very well about the Western Liang Army and Dong Zhuo.

"Guanzhong is dilapidated, and Chang'an City has not been repaired for many years. Although they have arrested a large number of people under their command, their combat power is worrying. It is basically impossible to defend Chang'an City."

Wang Xiao nodded, "He is going back to Liangzhou."

"Yes." Jia Xu echoed and said, "Although General Zuo sealed the road back to Liangzhou, the Qiang and Di people continued to attack, Ma Teng and Han Sui would also send troops to help. If Dong Zhuo wanted to run away, he could still rush over."

"General, will the Yulin Army and the Bingzhou cavalry be ordered to chase and kill them?"

In Jia Xu's opinion, it is not easy for Niu Fu to run away for 20,000 to 30,000 people. The cavalry group attacked and chased him, and there was great resistance that could defeat him.

He didn't expect Wang Xiao to refuse.

"Dong Zhuo's army is all the people he has forced to recruit in the Sanfu Land. I also want to point at them to revive Guanzhong. How can you die in such a meaningless battle?"

"People in Guanzhong are attached to their hometowns. Even when they are beggars in famine, they will only wander around Guanzhong. Dong Zhuo wants to take them to Liangzhou, and they will disperse themselves halfway."

Jia Xu bowed with conscience, "The General's insight into everything, and his subordinates admired him."

Huang Zhong, Gao Shun and others bowed to praise him, but Dian Wei and Xu Zhu were all confused and said nothing.

In fact, Jia Xu was saying in his heart that "there is still an important point that the general did not say. Dong Zhuoqiang recruited nearly 100,000 troops. If they defeated their merits as military merits, it would be a loss. But this sentence cannot be said in front of the soldiers."

So people with smart minds can always do well. They know what to say and what not to say.

I also know when I should express my admiration and convincing to my boss, so that my bosses can feel happy and tickle them to the itchy place.

If you can't see any strength like Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, if you are in a modern world company, you will be the life of a security guard guarding the garage.

As Jia Xu said, the Xiliang army in various parts of Guanzhong retreated in an all-round way. When Wang Xiao drove into Chang'an City, he did not encounter any decent resistance.

"Is this Chang'an City?"

Seeing the moat in front of me dry, the city walls were dilapidated and collapsed, the houses were mottled and peeled, and the roads were covered with various garbage and dust. Wang Xiao really couldn't connect this place with the famous Chang'an City.

"Since Wang Mang seeks power and the chaos in Guanzhong has not been able to operate this place for more than a hundred years."

Jia Xu saw Wang Xiao’s thoughts at a glance and explained, “The Qiang and Di are constantly harassing each other, and rebelling continues everywhere. So it is ruined.”

Wang Xiao sighed regretfully, "If Emperor Wu of Han knew about this, he would probably run out of Maoling in anger."

Jia Xu was surprised. It would be a good idea to joke about the ancestors of ghosts and gods.

As the army entered the city, the strange smell in the air made Wang Xiao unable to help but cover his nose.

"Didn't Lu Zhi keep saying that I'm doing it randomly? Since he's so free, let him come here to reorganize Guanzhong."

Is Lu Zhi a real great scholar or a teacher from Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan. He can't stand Wang Xiao's wanton suppression of the powerful and has been constantly opposing it.

Although he was not one of the 64 generals of the Wu Temple like Huangfu Song, Wang Xiao valued his character and did not send him to open up the land.

Now give this great scholar who can sit down and discuss the truth and start a horse to chop people a busy job, so that he will not go against him all day long.

Wang Xiao decided to repair it in Chang'an City for a few days, and wait for the subsequent food and supplies to arrive before continuing to send troops to Liangzhou.

But something happened the next day.

"What? An epidemic occurred in the military and many people fell ill?"

When Wang Xiao heard the report from the military Chinese medicine official, his first thought was, "Has the spy left by Dong Zhuo poisoned?"

Jia Xu, who is in charge of military law and secret reconnaissance, is unwilling to take the blame.

He hurried out to explain, "General, the supervision of the army is urgent and strict, and there is no possibility of spies interfering in. Moreover, the edible materials in the army are carried with the army and have not been purchased in Chang'an City."

Wang Xiao raised his hand and said, "Stop saying anything, go over and take a look."

When I arrived at the military camp, I saw many soldiers constantly having diarrhea.

Wang Xiao carefully checked the head army and looked through the food he had eaten. Finally, he went to the wounded barracks to check the soldiers who had diarrhea.

"General, what's going on?"

When Jia Xu saw Wang Xiao's expression becoming strange, he hurriedly asked.

Wang Xiao raised his hand and knocked on the water tank in the military camp, "There is something wrong with this water."
To be continued...