Dong Zhuo's death caused Li Jue and Guo Si, who went north to support Niu Fu and Dong Yue, to fall into panic.

On the contrary, Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Huayin and guarded Tongguan, decisively voted for Wang Yun.

Hu Zhen, Fan Chou and others were also very decisive.

At this time, internal strife broke out in the palace over the handling of the Xiliang Army. It seemed to be a matter of handling the Xiliang Army, but in fact, it was an issue of internal power distribution.

Soon, there was the Bingzhou Army led by Lu Bu and other former Ding Yuan.

And Wang Yun, who had joined the former Xiyuan soldiers, gained the upper hand.

Others, such as Huang Wan, Yang Biao and others, avoided his sharp edge.

When Xu Rong on the east bank of the river heard the news of Dong Zhuo's death, he decisively ordered Zhao Yun, Zong Lang and others to cross the river overnight and attack in a sneak attack, directly defeating Niu Fu, Dong Yue and others who were still in chaos.

Li Jue, Guo Si and others, who were still hesitant at first, directly crossed the Wei River and counterattacked Chang'an.

When Xu Rong wanted to march, he received Chang'an's order.

He was ordered to return to Hedong.

However, Xu Rong did not stop advancing. He led an army of 30,000 troops and advanced directly to the shores of the Wei River, facing Chang'an across the river. It was also mid-June.

It was the day when the wheat was about to be harvested, so I looked around.

But it was all deserted. Hu Zhen and Dong Yue had fled directly back to Liangzhou and were not in the city.

Chang'an City is still in a state of chaos at this time.

Although Li Jue and Guo Si defeated Lu Bu.

But in the palace, Huang Zhong was guarding it, so it was impossible to take it down for a while. The two sides were negotiating, and at this time Xu Rong actually came with troops. This was something that neither side wanted to see.

So there was the incident that Xu Rong received an imperial edict before, ordering him to withdraw his troops.

In early July, Qiu Zhiqing personally led an army of 20,000 men to threaten Tongguan.

There is not enough grain and grass in Duanzuo, and the wheat has not been harvested yet.

Helpless, he surrendered to Qiu Zhiqing again.

Originally, he thought that Qiu Zhiqing would be like Wang Yun and let him continue to guard Huayin and guard Tongguan. Unexpectedly, Qiu Zhiqing dispersed and reorganized all his troops.

Take him with you, name him euphemistically, and entrust him with important responsibilities.

In fact, he was sent to Chang'an City to persuade him to surrender.

Duan Xuan almost cried. He first took refuge with Wang Yun, and now he took refuge with Qiu Zhiqing.

Now in Chang'an City, if he dares to show his face, he will probably be beaten into a dog by both sides in Chang'an.

As the saying goes, when a person is under a low eaves, how can he not bow his head?

In early July of the third year of Chuping (the 22nd year of Chuping), it had been three months since Dong Zhuo's death. Qiu Zhiqing asked Duan Xuan's subordinate Yang Ding to garrison Tongguan to avoid replacing them all.

The morale of the army was turbulent, but the food and grass were still in the hands of the Bingzhou Army.

Qiu Zhiqing personally led an army of 20,000 to join Xu Rong's army outside Chang'an City.

An army of 50,000 troops came to Chang'an City.

At this time, there were less than 40,000 Xiliang troops in the city. Even with the advantages of the city, it was difficult to defend the huge Chang'an. The defense loopholes were too great.

In addition, the jade seal passed down from the country was lost, and the whereabouts of the Chixiao Sword are also unknown.

The whereabouts of the two formations specifically used to suppress the capital are unknown.

The "Eight Dragons Spitting Pearls" formation deployed during the period of the First Emperor of the Pre-Qin Dynasty is almost in a state of semi-destruction.

Qiu Zhiqing concluded that they could not defend Chang'an at all, so they could only go out of the city and fight with him in the field to have a chance of victory. However, as the two sides fought inside, no one dared to leave the city easily.

Needless to say, Wang Yun and others in the palace.

The same goes for Fan Chou, Li Jue, Guo Si and others in the city.

Otherwise, what if they go out of the city and are stabbed in the back by Wang Yun and others in the palace?

Xu Rong saw through this point, and then planned to wait for Qiu Zhiqing to come over, conquer Chang'an City in one fell swoop, and formally march into Chang'an.

In terms of military affairs, Qiu Zhiqing still trusted Xu Rong. After all, there were specialties in the art.

On the second day, before Xu Rong could give the order to attack the city, Wang Yun's figure appeared on the city. This made Qiu Zhiqing a little confused. It was not that Wang Yun was trapped in the palace city.

Are you confronting the Xiliang army?

Why did it appear at the top of Chang'an City?

Did the Xiliang army surrender?

Also appearing at the same time was Duan Yan, who was sent by Qiu Zhiqing to persuade him to surrender. However, this guy was more unlucky. He was hung upside down on the city gate with Wang Yun's appearance.

Qiu Zhiqing was speechless. Didn't you say that you have a good relationship with them?

Why was he hung upside down from the city gate in the blink of an eye?

Looking at Wang Yun, the figures appearing next to him should be Fan Chou and the other three.

Qiu Zhiqing and Xu Rong suddenly had a bad feeling...

"Where did Bingzhou Mu come from?"

At this time, Wang Yun from the city spoke. Although his tone was full of doubts, it was full of precautions, as if Qiu Zhiqing was here to rob them of the fruits of victory.

"I heard that someone in the court was disrespectful to the emperor. I was deeply favored by the late emperor and came here to pay homage to the new emperor..."

"After decades of separation, the former Yilang is also the most powerful Bingzhou pastor. We should indeed thank the emperor for his kindness. However, since the emperor is not feeling well, the envoy should come to visit another day and retreat first!"

"Okay, I will return to the north bank of the Weihe River. We can count ourselves as old friends. I will bring the man at the city gate with me. I will hold a banquet in the tent and wait for you!"

After that, he gently pulled the reins and drove the horse back.

Duan Yan, who was hung upside down on the city gate, felt like he was giving away everything in vain.

In this way, both sides forgot about it at the city gate.

However, it didn't happen. Qiu Zhiqing invited Wang Yun and took him with him. Duan Xuan, who was originally feeling sorry for himself, suddenly became more energetic.

He is not as courageous as his brother Duan Jiong.

He is the only one left in this generation of his family.

You have to continue to hold on.

Originally, when Duan Jiong, the elder brother of the clan, was promoted to Taiwei, everyone thought that the old Duan family was going to be prosperous. But who knew that Duan Jiong was imprisoned overnight.

After wandering in prison, he still could not escape the fate of being killed.

From then on, Duan Xuan felt that he had to work hard for these bosses.

It's really not worth it, saving your life is the most important thing.

But I didn't expect that the new boss I was following would be so heartless.

As soon as he came up, he gave up his military power and threw himself into the city of Chang'an surrounded by wolves.

First, Fan Chou, Li Jue, and Guo Si were dissatisfied with his betrayal of the Xiliang army and beat him up. Then came Wang Yun, who was dissatisfied with his defection to the Bingzhou army.

Someone beat him up again.

If it weren't for his clan brother, he would still have a lot of prestige in Liangzhou.

It's hard to say, it's not as simple as a bruise on his nose and a swollen face.

I thought that this time, he would give it to me for free, but I didn't expect that my new boss was not as ruthless as he thought, and still wanted me back from Wang Yun.

Qiu Zhiqing and Xu Rong led the army to retreat to the north bank of the Weihe River and re-camped.

Not long after, Wang Yun and a man who looked like a middle-aged scholar came to the tent with Duan Xuan, who had a bruised nose and a swollen face.

Accompanying him was a bearded man.

This man was dressed in armor and exuded an aura that kept strangers away from him.

Seeing Duan Xuan's bruised nose and swollen face, Qiu Zhiqing felt relieved, which meant that the Xiliang Army took good care of him. After all, they did not use him to sacrifice the flag.

According to the history that Qiu Zhiqing knows.

Duan Xuan has been stationed in Huayin since he took refuge with Wang Yun.

He didn't have to worry about food and drink. After Wang Yun died, no one even thought of him.

It was not until Li Jue and Guo Si fought for several years, and Liu Xie wanted to run back to Luoyang, that everyone remembered that Huayin had another army. This guy could be said to have performed low-key to the extreme.

Qiu Zhiqing originally didn't want to use him because his enthusiasm was too low.

However, being able to come back from Chang'an can be regarded as completing Qiu Zhiqing's mission.

If possible, it can still be used for one purpose, and nothing else, but Duan Xuan, as a member of a military family, still has the ability.

When the time comes, just let him guard the northern border...

After suppressing his thoughts, Qiu Zhiqing looked at the person who came. He had heard that Wang Yun was trapped on the palace city and was supposed to jump down from the palace gate.

At this moment, there was no trace of depression.
To be continued...