() After confirming that Dong Zhuo was indeed dead, the Kwantung Allied Forces pressed heavily on Chang'an. However, they slowed down shortly after dispatching their troops. They did not pounce as quickly as people imagined, but moved forward steadily and swayed.

They adopted a steady and steady fighting posture, hoping to capture Chang'an in one battle and completely defeat the Xiliang army.

The reason why they adopted such a method of marching was thanks to Cao Cao's suggestion to Yuan Shao. On that day, after receiving the confirmed news and discovering that the Xiliang army had indeed retreated, Yuan Shao wanted to rush out troops to pursue him, but this failed.

He was stopped by Cao Cao's words. He thought that although the Xiliang army retreated hurriedly because Dong Zhuo was killed, they were not completely in disarray. Maybe they would have some back-ups. If they pursued rashly, they might be hit instead.

The other party ambush.

At this point, Yuan Shao still chose to adopt Cao Cao's suggestion. After all, the only people who are willing to obey his orders now are his own troops. If there is any good or bad luck, I am afraid that his position as leader of the alliance will be completely lost.

Then, the facts proved that Cao Cao's judgment was correct. Not long after, spies from the front brought back the news, saying that half a day after the Xiliang army retreated, two more groups of people came from the dense forest on the side.

He came out and evacuated. When he heard the news, Yuan Shaowei was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. If Cao Cao hadn't stopped him in time, the troops he sent to pursue him would have been ambushed and seriously injured.

Because of this, when he gathered the Kwantung Allied Forces to advance westward, Yuan Shao became very willing to obey Cao Cao's suggestions. He no longer followed the wishes of others and himself, but moved forward steadily.

Keep the words in mind and slowly push them forward so as not to create any flaws.

The reason why Cao Cao suggested that the army advance slowly was because he felt that doing so might cause problems within the Xiliang Army. Because as far as he knew, when Dong Zhuo was killed, there were members of the Xiliang Army in Chang'an City.

The men and horses were guarding, and Lü Bu even admitted that he was the one who killed Dong Zhuo. In this way, Dong Zhuo's subordinates would naturally not let go of Lü Bu and other enemies. It is very likely that when the Kwantung Allied Forces arrived in Chang'an, the Xiliang Army there had already killed each other.

My vitality was greatly damaged.

If this is true, it will be extremely easy for the Kwantung Allied Forces to seize Chang'an and completely defeat the Xiliang Army. And when Yuan Shao heard these words, he had to admit that this was a good idea with hundreds of benefits and no harm.

Method. Even if there was no fighting within the Xiliang Army, just the news of their advance was enough to make the leaderless Xiliang Army at a loss.

In this way, the Kwantung Allied Forces marched westward at a not too fast speed. When they arrived less than fifty miles away from Chang'an, they received the exact news - there was no internal fighting in the Xiliang Army, and they had

Join forces and make defense preparations in Chang'an City.

"This...these Xiliang people can actually restrain their hatred. It seems that I still underestimate them." After listening to Yuan Shao's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown. The former was also full of satisfaction at this time.

The dark cloud on his face, after all, his original plan came to nothing, which was a big blow to him.

"Then we have to attack Chang'an. I wonder if Meng De has any insights?" Yuan Shao asked, but his tone lacked some of the closeness and trust he had before.

Cao Cao also clearly felt this, but he didn't show it at all on his face. He just smiled and said: "Even so, without Dong Zhuo, it will be difficult for them to withstand our full attack. I guess they

Among the Xiliang generals, no one is willing to give in at this time, and they are all thinking about how to become the leader of this Xiliang army? As long as we take advantage of this opportunity to send troops, it will not be difficult to defeat them at the minimum cost."

"I hope so." Yuan Shao looked at the other generals: "What do you think?"

Zhang Yang, Zhang Miao and others could not say at this time that they would not fight because there was no civil strife in the Xiliang Army, so they could only nod their heads: "What Meng De said is that there will definitely be a lot of contradictions within the Xiliang Army now. As long as we work together, we will definitely fight."

Can win!"

"In this case, there is no need to slow down the progress. In two days, our army will appear under Chang'an City, and starting from the third day, we will attack the city!" Yuan Shao finally made a decision and set the goal.

Several generals agreed, but they didn't seem as confident as Cao Cao said. After all, these people were still a little bit shocked after they thought they would easily get Chang'an. Now.

They really don't have much confidence in attacking Chang'an City with their true strength.

Cao Cao felt uncomfortable when he saw this situation, but the fact was that he had nothing to do. Now his only hope is that the Xiliang Army will not exceed his expectations, otherwise this battle will be heavy for the Kwantung Allied Forces

One blow.

In fact, at this time, the Xiliang Army was somewhat wary of the approaching Kwantung Allied Forces. After Dong Zhuo was killed, the Xiliang Army's vigor was obviously not as good as before, although now internally because of the current enemy,

There were no disputes for the time being, but the harmony among the generals was no longer the same as before. Everyone had their own plans. Under such circumstances, and a powerful enemy was approaching, they could not help but feel nervous.

Among them, Guo Fan, who had a fairly good relationship with Ma Yue, was one of them. After entering Chang'an and seeing the heads of the murdered courtiers and their families hung high in various houses, his suspicion of Ma Yue was still completely dispelled.

, so after having these uneasiness, he couldn't help but come to Ma Yue and vent his anxieties to him.

Naturally, Ma Yue would not let go of such an opportunity to make good friends with the general, and immediately invited him into the hall. The two drank and talked. After two glasses of wine, Guo Fan became even more uneasy.

After a while, he said with a hint of drunkenness: "Zhong Ling, our situation seems to be quite stable now, but in fact we are in a dilemma. Now our Xiliang army seems to have 70,000 to 80,000 people, which can be regarded as the same as the

There are many enemies, but no one dares to trust others easily, for fear that he will suffer too much loss and be embezzled by one person in the end.

"But avoiding the fight is obviously not the style of our Xiliang Army. Not to mention that it will make all the lord's previous achievements in vain, or cause other people in the Central Plains to unanimously attack us, or we ourselves will

It is difficult to give an explanation to the soldiers below. This is really embarrassing. I wonder, Zhong Ling, what do you think of this?"

Ma Yue is also aware of the embarrassing situation of the Xiliang Army, but at present, he has no good solution. After all, his qualifications are not deep enough, and he is not even as good as Guo Fan, a general who has followed Dong Zhuo for many years.

Of course no one will listen to you.

But since he had asked the question here, Ma Yue could only try his best to help come up with ideas. After pondering for a while, he said: "The biggest problem within our Xiliang Army now is that there is no leader, and it is difficult for everyone to reach a consensus. So.

The first thing we need to solve now is to quickly formulate a charter and select someone who can direct everyone."

"This is easier said than done. We are all promoted by our lord, and we only believe in him. However, we find it difficult to believe in each other. Even Li Wenyou, although he stood up to

It is convenient for him to be appointed as the chief general by his lord, and he has the identity of his son-in-law, but people like Li Que, Niu Fu and others will not obey him. And besides him, it is even harder for others to obey orders sincerely. This is really

It’s such a headache.”

Ma Yue couldn't help but sigh. This was not revealed at all when Dong Zhuo was around, but now, once Dong Zhuo is gone, the already fierce competition within the Xiliang army has been completely exposed. In fact, this is also due to the nature of the Xiliang people.

Determined by their character, people who grow up in bitter cold places often have a fierce and generous spirit. If they are guided well, they can display terrifying abilities that make people fearful. But once they become guilty,

If you fight, the situation will become very scary.

Now if we want to change this unfavorable situation, someone must appear who can replace Dong Zhuo. But it is not easy to choose someone who everyone can convince in a short period of time. Seeing that Ma Yue also looked distressed,

Guo Fan was even more anxious. After gulping down the strong wine in the cup, he said: "There is really no other way, so we can only fight with those Kwantung coalition forces! We Xiliang people have not been afraid of anyone since we sent out troops.

, how can we still be frightened by a mob like them!"

"No!" Hearing that he meant to give it a go, Ma Yue hurriedly objected: "If we fight on our own and fight head-on with the Kwantung Allied Forces, we are afraid that we will be completely defeated. This is not a wise choice.

.”

"Then other than that, is there any way to solve this problem?" Guo Fan said with some frustration.

"Now we should try our best to select someone from everyone who can be accepted by everyone and who is willing to obey orders to temporarily take over the position of Lord!" Ma Yue suddenly realized that this might be a good opportunity for him to take a further step, so he suggested.

"How to recommend? It's hard for everyone to convince each other. It's impossible for anyone to let anyone become the lord!"

"If you just talk with your mouth, of course you won't be able to do anything, and it will be difficult to convince people. But we can use other methods, such as competing against the Kwantung Allied Forces!" A hint of excitement flashed in Ma Yue's eyes.

Guangdao: "As long as someone can win a decent victory over the Kwantung Allied Forces with the strength of their own hands, then they will have no reason not to choose this person as their leader?"

"This... is really an idea!" Guo Fan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but nodded. Xiliang people respect heroes the most and respect the strong. If there really is such a person, then everyone really won't
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