Zhang Lang stood in front of the map and frowned slightly. The current situation in the northern grasslands was marked on the map. The Xiongnu had completely collapsed, and the rise of Xianbei in the northern grasslands was unstoppable!

Jia Xu came in, cupped his fists and said, "General."

Zhang Lang turned around and said with a smile: "Are you here?"

Jia Xu glanced at the map in front of Zhang Lang and asked with a smile: "The general is worried about the Xianbei people?" Zhang Lang looked at the map and nodded, frowning: "The Xianbei people are rising faster than I thought.

There are so many!”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Actually, this is also a gift from the general!"

Zhang Lang was stunned and laughed, "That's right!"

Jia Xu walked to Zhang Lang, glanced at the situation on the map, and frowned slightly, "The Xiongnu had declined many years ago! It was only a matter of time before Xianbei replaced the Xiongnu!" He glanced at Zhang Lang and said, "Before, the Xiongnu was in decline.

The general went deep into the grassland and killed the Huns' Chanyu, dealing a heavy blow to the Huns! The Huns' strength was greatly reduced, and the Xianbei people obviously seized this opportunity!"

Zhang Lang nodded, walked to the main seat and sat down. He glanced at Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, how big a threat do you think Xianbei poses to us now?"

Jia Xu twirled his beard and thought: "There won't be any threats for the time being? The Xianbei people have annexed all the Xiongnu tribes, and they still need time to integrate! But..." he frowned, "if this Xianbei leader is a British master,

In less than ten years, a force as powerful as the Xiongnu will appear in the northern grasslands! Alas! By then, the Central Plains may be in danger!"

He glanced at Zhang Lang, clasped his fists and said, "If the general can one day unify the north, his first priority should be to march north to the grasslands and eliminate this foreign invasion!"

Zhang Lang nodded and said with a smile: "Let's put aside the Xianbei people's affairs for the time being!" He frowned, "The Central Plains is currently raging with war! What should our army do?"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Whether it is the Qin Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, the unification of the world started from Guanzhong!"

Zhang Lang thought: "You mean we should capture Guanzhong first?"

"That's right! Guanzhong is a place with four fortresses. If the time in the world is not good for me, I can retreat to Guanzhong and wait for the situation to change! Once the time is good for me, I can go east to Hangu Pass and conquer the world in one fell swoop!"

Zhang Lang said excitedly: "Wen He's words made me enlightened!" After a pause, "When is the time to take Guanzhong?"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Wait a little longer! As I expected, there will be drastic changes in Guanzhong soon!"

Zhang Lang was very surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. He would wait and see whether it was true or not.

…

Zhang Lang returned to the back garden and strolled along the corridor, thinking about things in his head.

Hey! A sigh suddenly came from the front.

Zhang Lang looked up and saw Dong Ying sitting alone in a pavilion not far away. Thinking of her relationship with Dong Zhuo, Zhang Lang couldn't help but feel worried, so he walked over.

"Little Warbler."

Dong Ying was startled, turned around, and saw Zhang Lang standing in front of him with a smile, and quickly stood up, "When did you come?"

Zhang Lang smiled and said, "I feel it." He held Dong Ying's slender hand and sat down, hugging her slender waist and letting him sit on his lap. "Xiao Ying, are you thinking about your father?"

Dong Ying nodded, glanced at Zhang Lang, and said with a worried expression: "I'm really worried that one day you and my father will be at war with each other!"

Zhang Lang sighed, "This is all fate!" He looked at Dong Ying's eyes and said seriously: "But I promise you! I will not kill your father under any circumstances! If I am lucky enough to defeat him, I will make him comfortable. Spend your old age comfortably!"

Dong Ying was very excited, "Thank you!"

Zhang Lang pinched Dong Ying's nose and said with a smile: "Little fool! We are husband and wife, how can we say thank you?"

Dong Ying was so moved that she wanted to cry.

The focus turned to the Guanzhong area.

Just when Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were at a stalemate at Hangu Pass, Xiliang Ma Teng suddenly launched an attack and led more than 100,000 cavalry under his command eastward to pass through the pass and kill the generals. Zhang Ji, who was confronting Guo Si and Li Que, had to quickly order his nephew Zhang Xiu He led 50,000 troops to Chencang to stop the enemy.

However, Zhang Xiu was Ma Teng's opponent. After a few battles, Zhang Xiu was defeated and retreated to the east. Seeing this, Guo Si and Li Que immediately launched a counterattack. Zhang Ji was unmotivated and had no intention of fighting. The whole army He retreated directly towards Meiwu. At the same time, Zhang Xiu gave up his martial arts and also retreated towards Meiwu.

Ma Teng's army and Guo Si's and Li Que's armies marched together from the south to the north. Ma Teng entered Chang'an first, while Guo Si and Li Que's army garrisoned outside Meiwu City.

At this time, Dong Zhuo, who was at Hangu Pass, could neither advance nor retreat. If he advanced, he could not defeat Yuan Shao; if he retreated, he would be in danger of being overtaken by Yuan Shao.

However, Hangu Pass was not a place to stay for a long time after all, and the morale of the army was already unstable. Dong Zhuo finally adopted Li Ru's suggestion and left a small force to stop the enemy at Hangu Pass, while he personally led the army to retreat to Meiwu day and night. But he did not want to stay there. On the way, they were attacked by Ma Teng's cavalry and suffered heavy losses. In the end, less than 100,000 troops retreated to Meiwu. Dong Zhuo himself almost died in the rebellion.

He retreated to Meiwu in panic. At the same time, Yuan Shao broke through Hangu Pass, and his army quickly occupied the counties east of Chang'an.

His eyes turned back to Yunzhong County.

Princess Qingcheng hurriedly found Zhang Lang. At this time, Zhang Lang was talking to Jia Xu. When they saw the princess coming, they stood up and bowed.

Princess Qingcheng stepped forward and asked urgently: "General, does he know that Lord Yuan Shao has entered Hangu Pass?"

Zhang Lang nodded, "I know."

"Do you know that Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, has recaptured Chang'an?"

Zhang Lang nodded again, "I know."

Princess Qingcheng frowned, "Now that the situation is great, doesn't the general not want to cooperate with the two adults to help the big man?"

Zhang Lang asked with a smile: "Does the princess think that Ma Teng and Yuan Shao went to such great lengths just to get rid of the big man?"

"Master Yuan Shao and Governor Ma Teng are the heroes of the Han Dynasty. Why would the general guess at them? The general has a powerful army but does not move. Could it be that he has different ambitions?"

Zhang Lang felt that it was really hard to explain to her.

When Princess Qingcheng saw that Zhang Lang didn't say anything, she thought she had said something too harshly. She snorted, "General Bu Lao has saved the Han! He has his own loyalty to help the Han Dynasty!" She turned around and left angrily.

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "This princess really has a character!"

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "I can't see the current situation at all, and I still live in the glory of the Han Dynasty! I will be disappointed in the end!"

Zhang Lang nodded, "But then again, the current situation in Guanzhong is a mess. Isn't it time to take action?"

Jia Xu twirled his beard and said with a smile: "General, don't worry, wait a little longer."

A guard rushed in and knelt down to report: "To the general, the princess left the city south with her entourage!"
Chapter completed!