"What?"
"Yuan Shu attacked Xuyi and Huaiyin, but Liu Bei came halfway and had to retreat?"
When Dong Cheng got the news, he was stunned.
Such a good plan to check and balance Cao Cao was disrupted by that guy Yuan Shu. Where could they find someone similar to Liu Bei to come back?
"Now that Liu Bei is gone, who else can be appointed to Xudu?"
Wang Zifu looked at everyone and asked.
The others were silent collectively. After thinking about it for a long time, it seemed that only Liu Bei was the most suitable. Now that Liu Bei couldn't come, no one else, including Yuan Shao, would be able to do it. Otherwise, he would be inviting a wolf into the house.
"Is the big man really going to decline?"
Ding Chong said in a sad voice.
After saying this, everyone present shook their heads helplessly.
That's the truth, it doesn't change anything.
But they were unwilling to give in and continued to think of ways to change.
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Huayin.
The team led by Chen Zhou passed through Fenglingdu and finally arrived here.
Outside Huayin City, there are continuous camps.
In the camp, there were two huge military flags fluttering in the wind. One military flag was embroidered with the Chinese character "龙駧", and the other military flag was embroidered with the Chinese character "DUAN".
This is the camp where the Longxiang garrison is located. They were originally the elite of the Han Dynasty who guarded Xiliang and resisted the barbarians in the northwest. They were taken away by Dong Zhuo many years ago and were involved in the chaos of the late Han Dynasty. The pride and honor they once guarded the border have almost disappeared. , even the military flag is in tatters.
The general of the Longxiang garrison was called Duan Xuan.
Looking at the two tattered military flags, Chen Zhou could feel the great man's past strength and current desolation, and said lightly: "We're here."
Cao Zhen asked: "Sir, do you really want to recover the Longxiang garrison?"
They only have more than 300 people, can they really take over the Longxiang garrison for their own use?
"Yes, I can conquer it."
Chen Zhou looked around and continued: "Duan Xuan has a good reputation in Huayin. He does not plunder the people and cultivates agriculture diligently. He is not someone like Guo Si or Li Jue who can be our helper."
He is so sure and confident that he can pacify Guanzhong by bringing 300 people into the northwest. The most important thing is Duan Yan.
Historically, the person who sent Li Jue's head to Xudu to Liu Xie was Duan Xuan, who later served as the governor of the North and the doctor of Guanglu, and died of old age.
Chen Zhou can judge from historical records that Duan Xuan still has some respect for the emperor.
The military governor of Zhijie, with the emperor's orders, should be able to drive Duan Xuan and subdue him.
"let's go!"
Chen Zhou continued to move forward.
But not long after walking, they entered the range of the secret sentry of Longxiang Military Camp.
Seeing hundreds of people approaching, soldiers from the outside of the military camp immediately appeared, gathered hundreds of people, stopped Chen Zhou and others and confronted them. The leading officer asked: "Stop, who are you?"
Hundreds of Longxiang garrison soldiers stared at Chen Zhou and others with murderous intent and were very unfriendly.
When Cao Zhen saw this, he felt that his momentum could not be defeated. When he was about to unsheath his sword and compete with Long Xiang's garrison, Chen Zhou interrupted: "Don't be nervous. Take this back to your general. He will come out when he sees it." see me."
The Jiejie Governor holds a talisman, which is a certificate of identity and has the symbol of imperial power on it.
Chen Zhou threw his talisman to the officer.
Ordinary officers may not even know the words and cannot understand what a talisman is, but they can see that it is not a simple thing. He quickly hands it to a soldier behind him and asks him to go back and report it to Duan Xuan. He continues to stay and confront Chen Zhou. .
Ever since the emperor left Chang'an, returned east to Luoyang, and was taken away by Cao Cao, Duan Xuan had been in a dilemma.
Stationed in Huayin and having this position is not a long-term plan. He doesn't want to fight for world hegemony or anything like that. He doesn't want to rely on Li Jue of Chang'an or Guo Si of Xiwu. He doesn't really want to do this. What he is struggling with is whether to follow The emperor went to Xudu and led his troops back to the Han Dynasty.
Their Longxiang garrison was the garrison of the Han Dynasty.
I regretted leaving Liangzhou with Dong Zhuo back then.
In fact, Li Jue and Guo Si both sent people to win over Duan Xuan, but he declined them both.
Just as Duan Xuan was pacing back and forth, thinking about what to do next, a soldier rushed in and said: "General, there are people coming outside again."
"Are there more refugees coming?"
During this time, Duan Xuan accepted many refugees from various places.
The world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits.
Usually such a situation would breed a lot of homeless people. No matter how many came, Duan Xuan would accept them and never refuse.
"No, someone gave me this thing and told me to give it to the general. The general would go out and see that person after seeing it."
The soldier who came in handed the talisman to Duan Xuan.
"Talk Festival!"
Duan Xuan took it, took a look, and walked directly outside.
When he arrived outside the military camp, he saw his own soldiers confronting hundreds of people. Duan Yan shouted: "Everyone, get out of the way. Which one is the angel sent by the imperial court?"
"The talisman is mine."
Chen Zhou followed the sound and saw that this was the first time he saw Duan Yan, but he could basically tell that the person standing in front of him was Duan Yan. He continued: "Give me back the talisman."
Duan Xuan hesitated, this angel was too young.
He turned his questioning eyes to the officer beside him, who nodded slightly, proving the origin of the talisman.
"Duan Xuan, Longxiang's army, has seen the court angel."
Duan Xuan made a bow, then raised the talisman with both hands and presented it to Chen Zhou.
After Chen Zhou took it, he looked at Duan Yan and said calmly: "My name is Chen Zhou. I will supervise the army in Guanzhong and pacify Guanzhong."
Hearing this, Duan Yan curiously looked behind Chen Zhou and saw that there were really only three hundred people.
Bringing 300 people in just to pacify Guanzhong?
"May I ask, Overseer, what are your orders?"
Duan Xuan put aside other thoughts for the time being, knowing that Chen Zhou suddenly came to him, and it would not be as simple as passing by and wanting to pay a visit.
Chen Zhou said: "On behalf of the Emperor, I would like to ask General Duan a few questions."
"Please say!"
Duan Xuan said.
"I asked General Duan, does the former Longxiang garrison still exist today?"
Chen Zhou asked loudly: "Do the Longxiang elites who roamed the northwest, frightened the barbarians, and protected the Han Dynasty still exist today?"
Hearing this, Duan Xuan fell silent.
The soldiers following Duan Yan also fell silent after hearing such a question.
They were once the pride of the Han Dynasty, but now they have fallen to such a state that they can't even go back to Liangzhou. They don't know how to answer the questions raised by Chen Zhou.
"What, you can't answer?"
Chen Zhou saw this and asked again: "Or are you too shy to answer? Dong Zhuo just allowed you to be tainted. He shouldn't have broken your backs, right?"
"Are you willing to let yourself down?"
he continued to question.
"No...no!"
The first to respond was the officer who stopped them at the beginning. He shouted, looked at Duan Yan, and asked: "General, we have not fallen, we have only temporarily lost our former glory, right?"
