Guo Jia and the others saw Yuan Shao leading his army, escorted by Dian Wei, to the foot of the city tower, and they all came down to pay homage.
"I will see you, my lord," the three of them said respectfully together.
Seeing that all his generals were there, Yuan Shao gestured and stood up to speak, smiling and saying, "No need to be polite, get up quickly. You have worked hard. Shao is late."
Everyone responded, "My lord, you're welcome. You've come just in time. I won't have to wait hard."
This unanimous reply made Yuan Shao burst into laughter.
"Hahahahahaha"
After laughing, Yuan Shao asked Zhao Yun, "Zilong, please tell me the current situation in Chang'an. Let me hear it."
"My lord, the city of Chang'an is now completely under the control of our army. The palace is heavily defended by General Zhang Liao, so it is of course foolproof," Zhao Yun said respectfully.
Seeing Yuan Shao listening attentively, he nodded from time to time and continued, "Except for the escape of Li Jue and Zhang Ji, all the generals of Xiliang are in our hands. Most of the Xiliang army has also been absorbed by our army. They are all crowded together now. Please tell me, Lord, what should we do next?"
After listening to Zhao Yun's report, Yuan Shao was very satisfied. He nodded and praised, "Not bad, you did a good job. After the matter is over, we will discuss merits and reward them together."
After that, he mysteriously said, "As for Zhang Ji's escape, Li Jue should not be able to escape. I think he should be captured by General Zhu Ling by now."
"Thank you so much, my lord, for the compliment. I don't deserve it." Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao expressed their gratitude together.
After hearing Yuan Shao's mysterious words, I was curious as to why my lord came from the south gate.
Guo Jia couldn't help but ask, "I wonder why my lord is here?"
This question also attracted the generals Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao. They were also curious and waiting for their lord's answer.
When Yuan Shao saw this, he didn't show off, so he spoke to them in detail.
It turned out that after an order was given for Zhao Yun and the three of them to lead the vanguard into Chang'an first. Yuan Shao was afraid that Zhao Yun and the others were weak, so he asked Wen Chou, Zhu Ling, Dian Wei and other generals to lead the remaining 70,000 troops to double the route and speed up the march towards Chang'an.
He and Jushou worked tirelessly and non-stop, taking two long strides towards the capital, leaping forward.
Therefore, they were not far behind Zhao Yun and his vanguard. After arriving at Chang'an City, they found that the east gate had been controlled by his own men.
When they arrived at the city gate, Yuan Shao learned from the generals who defended the city that Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao had split up to take over the entire Chang'an.
So Wen Chou was asked to escort Ju Shou and lead an army of 30,000 people into Chang'an to help. Yuan Shao specifically explained that the focus was on the Han Emperor in the palace, and he must control this. Ju Shou expressed his understanding, and He Wen Chou did not dare to delay, so he went straight to Chang'an and went straight to the palace city.
Knowing that the west gate of Chang'an was the only way for bandits to escape, Zhu Ling himself led an army of 30,000 people to ambush at the west gate. When there are defeated troops who escape from the west gate, they will be captured and taken into custody, waiting to be dealt with. Zhu Ling saw that his lord valued him very much. He allowed himself to lead the army by himself, and even gave him such an important task. I was very grateful and took the army to Ximen without any nonsense. I secretly swore in my heart that I must achieve results to live up to my lord's respect and support.
I also knew that Guo Jia went to the south gate alone with a hundred or so shadow guards. Although I don't know Guo Jia's intention of doing this, I am really worried. So Yuan Shao personally led the troops, took Dian Wei and the remaining troops, and went to the south gate in person to meet Guo Jia. Unexpectedly, he met all the generals of the vanguard.
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, everyone suddenly realized that this was the case.
Although Guo Jia was very moved, he just kept it in his heart and did not say any words of gratitude. No matter how much you say gratitude, it is meaningless. The key lies in what you do in the future and how you repay this gratitude and trust.
He just explained in words, "Jia came here just for the poisonous scholar Jia Xu. I didn't want him to escape in the end. This was my mistake. I beg your lord to punish me."
Seeing Guo Jia's apology, Zhang Liao hurriedly explained, "I came too late because I didn't do anything as a military advisor. As a result, I allowed Zhang Ji and Jia Xu to escape, otherwise they would not have been able to escape. Please come with me, my lord." Punishment!"
Although I don't understand what they are talking about. Seeing that everyone was pleading guilty, Zhao Yun also did his part and apologized together: "My lord, please don't blame the military advisor and Wen Yuan. This is all due to Yun's incompetent command, which led to this result. My lord, please deal with it seriously!", said Take full responsibility.
Yuan Shao understood very well when he heard that Guo Jia came here for Jia Xu. It seems that Guo Jia was dissatisfied with his own evaluation of Jia Xu. I came here to compete with him, but unfortunately I didn't see him.
He also knew that Jia Xu had escaped with Zhang Ji, and it was a pity that he was not stopped. But through their narration, I know that they don't blame Guo Jia. They can only say that Jia Xu is very cunning and worthy of being a poisonous person.
Seeing everyone asking for orders to accept the punishment, Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward to help them one by one and comforted them, "You don't have to be like this. This is not everyone's fault. Maybe it is God's will. Don't take it to heart."
Generals Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao were very impressed by their lord's magnanimity, and they were even more determined to dedicate themselves to their lord's great cause and die till death.
Only Guo Jia stood up, but still felt a little dissatisfied. I secretly vowed in my heart that if I have the opportunity in the future, I will have a good fight with Jia Xu to wash away today's shame.
Yuan Shao saw that he should have known, that the situation was clear to him, and that there was nothing going on here, so he ordered the army to go into the city to rest.
The generals took the order, and after arranging the gatekeepers, they followed the lord into Chang'an City.
After walking for a while, they saw Ju Shou, Wen Chou and Zhu Ling leading the Jizhou army to join Yuan Shao, but they met halfway.
And the head of Zhu Ling's horse was clearly that of Li Jue. It seemed that Zhu Ling succeeded and ambush at Ximen was a great achievement.
At this point, the Xiliang bandit leaders Li Jue and Guo Si, who had made the city of Chang'an a mess, were all executed, and the remaining Xiliang troops of Dong Zhuo, the arrogant leader, were also wiped out.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao was very excited and said, "Haha, thank you for your hard work. Chang'an is already in our hands. We won't come back until we get drunk tonight."
After saying that, he should ride his horse towards the prime minister's residence. Yuan Shao had already learned the location of the Prime Minister's Mansion from the Shadow Guards and ordered them to clean it first.
The lord was very satisfied, and the generals were also very proud. They followed closely with their troops and followed in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Jushou and Guo Jia looked at each other and both understood what their lord meant and were very satisfied. The meeting in the coming day will inevitably involve some operations, and it must be very lively.
