Li Jue fled westward, which meant that no other force in the entire Guanzhong area could compete with Zhang Xiu. It was time for him to take full control of Guanzhong.
Beat drums to gather generals.
Sitting in the middle, Zhang Xiu's serious eyes overflowed with joy. Now that Li Jue has fled south, their planned plan is being realized step by step.
"Everyone!" Zhang Xiu said loudly, "Now that Li Jue has fled to the west, his strength cannot be underestimated. There are still many small forces in Guanzhong that have not yet surrendered. You need to work hard."
"Here!" The excitement of the generals was also beyond words.
"This battle is not over yet. Please don't take it lightly, otherwise you will be severely punished. The entire territory of Guanzhong will be occupied in three steps. Please listen to your orders!"
Zhang Xiu's voice became solemn and serious.
Everyone immediately stood in awe and stood solemnly, waiting for Zhang Xiu's order.
"Biao Duanxuan is the general of Weidong and leads 5,000 troops to guard Hangu Pass to prevent Cao Cao from Yuzhou from attacking. Li Tong will lead the Suzaku Cavalry Battalion to accompany me to the west to attack Li Jue;"
Duan Xuan came out and promised loudly.
"Biao Buzhi is the prefect of Fengxiang County, and Ji Ling is General Fenwu. He leads ten thousand troops and carries two trebuchets. He will conquer the entire Fengxiang County and defend Yuan Shao from the east."
Bu Zhi and Ji Ling came out and made a loud promise.
"Let Gan Ning take charge as the general and Zhuge Liang as the accompanying army counselor. He will lead 10,000 troops and carry three trebuchets to go north to attack Beidi County and Anding County. There must be no mistake."
Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang came out and made loud promises.
"Instruct Jia Xu to be the prefect of Jingzhao County and stay in Chang'an City."
Jia Xu came out and promised.
"Let Wei Yan be the vanguard and lead 5,000 men and horses. Liu Ye, Pang Tong, and Yan Xiang will accompany the army to consult. Li Tong and Hu Che'er will accompany me. I will raise 30,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to send troops to Xinping County!"
Among the 30,000 cavalry, 8,000 were Xiliang cavalry who had surrendered.
Everyone came out and agreed in unison.
After the order was issued, everyone hurried back to prepare. After Li Jue fled to the west, he massacred the surrounding counties and counties, burned, killed, and looted without hesitation. Like a vicious wolf, he was unreasonable about anything he could grab, and fled all the way to Xinping County.
This is the result Zhang Xiu wants to see. With Li Jue escaping in front, he can push forward step by step with legitimate reasons, crushing all the powerful manors and turning them into ruins.
The relatively powerful noble families in Guanzhong have been worn down by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si, and few of them can jump up, but just in case, it is better to sweep them away.
At the same time, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Yan Xiang and others began to consider moving the political center from Wancheng to Chang'an.
Wancheng's basic conditions and central location are far less important than Chang'an, and it can also make comprehensive plans for the future.
These things must be put on the agenda step by step.
Moreover, Guanzhong has experienced turmoil in the past few years, with a serious loss of people and many fertile fields left desolate and uncultivated. This will seriously affect the food income in the next year.
Zhang Xiu handed over all these matters to Jia Xu.
In order to quickly recruit a large number of talents, Zhang Xiu went to Nanyang Academy and issued an order: "It has been more than a few months since the academy opened in the spring. It has been decided that an examination will be held at the end of this year. Those who can enter the top ten will be included in the official list immediately." body."
This order caused huge waves in Nanyang.
The students in those schools seemed to see a bright future, and they began to study harder to prepare for the exams three months later.
After a short break.
Zhang Xiu led his army to start a westward expedition against the fleeing Li Jue. In order to give Li Jue enough time to attack the powerful nobles, Zhang Xiu marched slowly, which made Li Tong, who was eager to make contributions, anxious.
Since he had made meritorious service in the two battles that defeated Cao Cao, he entered Guanzhong without making any meritorious service. Instead, he went to defend Hangu Pass. Although it was only a few days, he had lost the key moment of meritorious service.
To the soldiers under Zhang Xiu's tent, Li Jue is simply a credit to his achievements.
The total distance from Chang'an to Xinping was 40 kilometers, almost a day's journey, and it took Zhang Xiu two days to travel; forward Wei Yan had already set up camp outside Xinping City.
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Li Jue knew it in his heart.
The 10,000 cavalrymen under his command were not good at defending the city, and Zhang Xiu had a weapon for attacking the city. He couldn't defend it even if he wanted to, so his purpose of entering the city was not to defend a certain city, but to plunder and plunder crazily. Treasures and food.
When Wei Yan's vanguard cavalry arrived at Xinping City, Li Jue immediately led his troops and headed west, carrying property and food. Anyway, Li Jue had already made up his mind: Since I don't have the ability to be an overlord, then I will become a rich man. After grabbing enough property and food, I went back to my hometown in Xiliang to enjoy the rest of my life. The women in Xiliang are no worse than those in Chang'an.
By the time Zhang Xiu arrived at Xinping City, Li Jue had already led an army of 10,000 to Hanxing City. Only then did he know Li Jue's plan.
He sneered and said, "This Li Jue has really beautiful thoughts."
Immediately, he ordered Pang Tong to lead 10,000 infantry and follow them to capture the city. He, Wei Yan, Li Tong, and Hu Che'er led 30,000 cavalry to pursue Li Jue.
Facing Zhang Xiu's 30,000 cavalry, Li Jue had no intention of resisting. After hearing that Zhang Xiu was rushing towards Han Xing City, he plundered all the treasures, money and food in the city and headed towards Meiyang City.
Zhang Xiu led the cavalry in pursuit. At the same time, he ordered Wei Yan to lead five thousand cavalry to bypass Meiyang City and go directly to the last city leading to Xiliang: Chencang City.
To Zhang Xiu, Li Jue is like a pig that has not yet been fattened. All the way to the west, this pig is breaking through the powerful manor bit by bit, and is fattening bit by bit. When he is strong enough, it is time to be slaughtered. .
Li Jue's methods were very ruthless and cruel.
After entering the city, Li Jue allowed his men to burn, kill, and loot, stealing money, food, and people. How could he look like an officer and a soldier? They were worse than bandits. Wherever they passed, there was smoke and misery everywhere. It could be said that they were like locusts passing through the border.
After finally fleeing for ten days, the troops led by Li Jue headed towards the last stop, Chencang. At this time, his marching speed was very slow.
There are thousands of carts of grain and grass, and more than a hundred carts of treasures, which is even more exaggerated than when Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an.
Zhang Xiu, who was following behind, was so jealous that he couldn't help it anymore.
This pig is so strong that it makes people jealous.
Chencang is south of the Wei River. If you want to enter Chencang City, you must cross the Wei River, and the easiest place to cross the water is forty miles east of Chencang. To the south of this place is a part of the Qinling Mountains. The area is narrow, only a few hundred steps wide, and to the north is the Weishui River.
Wei Yan led 5,000 cavalry and hid in the mountains, quietly waiting for the fat pig to take the bait. At the same time, Zhang Xiu ordered Li Tong to lead 10,000 cavalry to cross the Wei River from the direction of Xi County early and go upstream to surround them.
This is the place Zhang Xiu chose to kill the pig.
With the mountains on the back and the river facing the river, the scenery is very pleasant and very good, very suitable for killing pigs.
That afternoon, Li Jue led 10,000 cavalry from the north bank. After sending the cavalry to conduct reconnaissance, he began to let the army cross the river.
At this time, Wei Yan on the southern mountain immediately asked everyone to mount their horses, and started to take action after Li Jue's men and horses had crossed halfway.
Li Tong has also entered the designated position.
Zhang Xiu led fifteen thousand cavalry and gradually approached.
