"Report to Grand Master, General Zhang Chen is asking for an audience!" a Dong Zhuo soldier reported.

"Ziyue is here? Please come quickly!" Dong Zhuo was discussing the next arrangements with Li Ru. He was about to call Zhang Chen over, but he didn't expect Zhang Chen to come by himself.

"Father-in-law, Lord Wenyou." Zhang Chen said respectfully.

"Well, Ziyue, you must be here to defend Hulao Pass, right?" Li Ru understood Dong Zhuo's expression and asked.

"That's right, I'm here just to take care of my subordinates."

"Ziyue, if you don't want to take the back seat, I can find someone else to come, it's okay." To Li Ru's expectation, Dong Zhuo actually agreed to Zhang Chen not to take the back seat.

Li Ru couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. If Dong Zhuo really knew about his little tricks with Niu Fu, his good days would probably be over.

To put it bluntly, Li Ru was just a civil servant who relied entirely on Dong Zhuo. Although he was really smart, unlike Zhang Chen, he had soldiers at his disposal. Dong Zhuo might attack him if he wanted to protect Zhang Chen.

But it seemed that Li Ru was overthinking, and Dong Zhuo did nothing except signaling to Zhang Chen that there was no need to stay behind.

"No, father-in-law, I am here to ask you, father-in-law, to send orders to all ministries to protect the people and retreat slowly. I will definitely support the entire army until they retreat into Tongguan!" Zhang Chen cupped his fists and said.

"Ziyue? Do you really plan to stay and be the queen? This is a narrow escape!" Dong Zhuo was a little surprised at this time. When Li Ru originally recommended Zhang Chen to be the queen, Dong Zhuo was only thinking about how to transport a large amount of treasures back to Luoyang.

Chang'an, but did not pay attention to leaving the successor he most favored, and regretted it afterwards. This time Zhang Chen came here originally because he wanted Zhang Chen not to be the successor.

"Father-in-law, now only our department, General Fengxian's department, and my father-in-law's headquarters are the most elite in Hulao Pass. None of the other departments can accept this task. However, General Fengxian's department has suffered heavy casualties, and it is impossible for my father-in-law to allow this department to stay.

After we come down, as for the troops in other parts of Luoyang who are organizing a retreat, bringing them back won’t be a quick fix. Only our troops are the most suitable to stay!”

"Only my father-in-law can make all ministries treat the people well! Even if I lose all my ministries, I will stick to Hulao Pass!" Zhang Chen has already made up his mind.

Zhang Chen is well aware that the wars during the Three Kingdoms period caused a sharp decline in the country's population. Although it seems that the population of the world he lives in is much larger than the population of the Three Kingdoms in official history, he must also do his best to protect the people. This is not only for Dong Zhuo's power, but also for

The entire Han nation. Prevent foreign invasions such as the Five Husbands and Chinese in later history.

"Ziyue, why are you doing this? I can completely mobilize the troops and horses for Luoyang's defense..." Dong Zhuo wanted to say something else, but Zhang Chen had already stopped him. "Father-in-law! I have made up my mind! Let me ask my father-in-law, do you have free time now?

Are there any more elite troops than my subordinates in the army that came out?"

"This..." Dong Zhuo clicked his tongue for a moment, and when he looked back, he thought that there was no army more elite than Zhang Chen's troops, except for his own 10,000 cavalry.

But when Dong Zhuo was contradicted by Zhang Chen, his old temper came back again.

"Okay! If you want to die, I will let you do it! Except for your troops, the other troops will withdraw from Hulao within ten days! You must hold on for a month! At least a month!" Dong Zhuo said angrily.

"Yes! The people's problem..." Zhang Chen said regardless of Dong Zhuo's anger, he still cared about the people.

"I know! I will notify all the ministries to take care of the people! But I have made a promise to you. If Hulao falls, I will kill all the people. Also, don't come back to see me!" Dong Zhuo was very angry.

Angry, but still agreed to Zhang Chen's request.
Chapter completed!