A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps even Ma Teng did not expect that his illness had not recovered for so long.
Although his condition did not worsen, it was still gradually improving.
However, there was still a long way to go before he could lead his troops to the battlefield.
During this period of time, Jiang Chen was also constantly expanding his strength.
Because Dong Zhuo had given him the title of General of the Flying Cavalry to appease him, Jiang Chen could no longer command 30,000 troops.
The reputation he had accumulated through fighting against foreign races in Liangzhou and loving the people like his own children.
His men expanded rapidly, and soon, the number of people exceeded 30,000, reaching 80,000.
After the Qiang people abandoned the cities and escaped, Jiang Chen took over the cities that originally belonged to Dong Zhuo without shedding any blood.
Now, more than half of Liangzhou had fallen into Jiang Chen's hands.
At the same time, he also sent troops to isolate Poqiang, Xiangwu, and Zhang County, cutting off their connection with the outside world.
The Qiang people were afraid of Jiang Chen's momentum, and Ma Teng was still seriously ill, so he did not dare to leave the city to fight to the death.
Jiang Chen was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he surrounded the city and watched quietly.
At this time, the situation in the Central Plains was getting more and more intense.
After Jiang Chen left Luoyang, Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and established a new one.
He was even more lawless, arrogant, barbaric, and cruel.
Not only did he demote officials at will, he even slept on the dragon bed at night and messed up the harem.
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao pretended to offer his saber and took the opportunity to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Cao Mengde issued a false edict in Chenliu, calling on all the righteous men in the world to kill Dong Zhuo.
The heroes of the world responded and raised their troops.
Jiang Chen didn't come because Ma Teng was holding him back.
In history, Ma Teng had participated in this alliance meeting as the Mayor of Western Liang. However, in this life, many things had changed because of Jiang Chen's arrival.
Ma Teng did not participate in this meeting.
In the end, the alliance was held near Luoyang, and a total of seventeen armies were gathered!
The first town, the later general, Nanyang Prefecture Yuan Shu!
The second town, Ji Prefecture Herder Han Fu!
The third town, Yuzhou Governor Kong!
Fourth Town, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai!
Fifth Town, Governor of Hanoi County, Wang Kuang!
The sixth town, the Governor of Chenliu, Zhang Miao!
Seventh Town, East County Governor Qiao Mao!
Eighth Town, Shanyang Prefecture Governor Yuan Yi!
Ninth Town, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin!
Tenth Town, Beihai Prefecture Governor Kong Rong!
The 11th town, Guangling Prefecture Governor Zhang Chao!
The twelfth town, Beiping Prefecture Governor Gongsun Zan!
The thirteenth town, Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang!
Fourteenth town, Sun Jian, Governor of Changsha, Marquis of Wucheng!
Fifteenth town, Marquis of Qixiang, Governor of Bohai, Yuan Shao!
16th Town, Cavalry Lieutenant Cao Cao!
The 17th town, Xu Prefecture Governor Tao Qian!
The heroes set up their own camps, covering a distance of over two hundred miles. For a moment, the scene was grand and majestic!
The 17 armies elected Yuan Shao as the alliance leader and swore a blood oath. They also used Sun Jian, the Governor of Changsha, as the vanguard to march into Mushui Pass!
For a time, Luoyang was shaken!
……
Luoyang City.
In the Imperial Palace.
In a resplendent palace, a few maids were singing and dancing.
Dong Zhuo sat in the main hall, his face glowing red and his eyes blurred.
Ever since Jiang Chen left, he had been living a comfortable life.
He held a cup of wine in his right hand and a beautiful woman with phoenix eyes and an enchanting figure in his left hand.
"Prime Minister, come, drink."
"Hahahaha, beauty."
A middle-aged Confucian scholar in gray robes walked in.
His face was fair, his eyes were spirited, and he had a tuft of beard on his chin. He had an extraordinary aura.
It was Dong Zhuo's chief registrar, Li Ru.
He looked at Dong Zhuo, who was indulging in wine and women, and frowned slightly. He raised his hand and bowed,"My lord!"
"Wenyou is here." Dong Zhuo looked up at Li Ru and opened his mouth to eat a grape that the beauty next to him handed over." What's the matter?"”
Li Ru didn't answer, his expression somewhat serious.
"Oh, I was careless. Hahahahaha!”"You can leave first!" Dong Zhuo's face was flushed with joy.”
"Here."
The beauties and dancing maids all raised their hands and bowed before leaving.
Dong Zhuo stood up and walked to Li Ru's side, saying,"Wenyou, what's the matter? You can say it now, right?”
"Something big has happened!"
Li Ru frowned.
"What's the big deal? Which minister is ungrateful enough to impeach me?”
"I'll go and take care of him now!"
Dong Zhuo said with a gloomy face.
Li Ru sneered." It's not that simple."”
"Something big has really happened! Cao Cao, who had failed in his assassination attempt, had issued a false edict in Chenliu and gathered seventeen armies of vassals to attack Luoyang!”
"What?!"
Dong Zhuo was startled, and he was already seventy to eighty percent sober.
"These traitors actually dare to do this!"
"How many men do they have?"
"I don't know the exact number of people, but they have set up camp and are connected to each other for hundreds of miles.”
"There are at least a hundred thousand people!”
Li Ru narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"A hundred thousand!"
Dong Zhuo had already taken half a step back. A strong sense of danger that he had not felt for a long time instantly struck him.
"Gather all the soldiers in my residence for a meeting.”
"Yes!"
Li Ru raised his hand and bowed before slowly retreating.
Dong Zhuo sighed heavily. After washing up, he went to the meeting hall to wait.
Soon, the soldiers arrived one after another.
"I'm sure you've heard about it," Dong Zhuo said."Do you have a plan to retreat?"”
A person stood out.
He wore a golden crown, a hundred flowers battle robe, Tang Ni armor, a lion barbarian treasure belt, a long sword on his waist, and a halberd in his hand.
He had an imposing and majestic appearance.
It was Dong Zhuo's adopted son, Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian.
"Godfather, there is no need to worry. In my eyes, the so-called seventeen armies are nothing special.”
"I'm willing to lead my Liangzhou's tiger and wolf army to repel the enemy and behead all seventeen dukes. I'll hang them on the east gate of Luoyang as a warning to others!”
"Hahahaha!"
Dong Zhuo looked at the imposing and heroic Lu Bu and laughed,""My son, Fengxian, has the courage that ten thousand men can't match. With you around, I don't have to worry!”
At this moment, another person stood out and said,"Why use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?"
"There is no need for Marquis Wen to go to a mere seventeen vassal armies.”
"Killing the leaders of the seventeen vassal armies was as easy as taking something out of a pocket!”
Dong Zhuo looked over and saw that the man was nine feet tall, wearing black armor. He had the head of a leopard and the arms of an ape. He was mighty and imposing.
It was his subordinate, Hwa Xiong!
He is good at wielding a big knife and is very good at martial arts.
Although there was still a gap between them and Lu Bu, it was enough to face most people.
Dong Zhuo nodded slightly. Lu Bu was his trump card, and this was only the beginning. It would be safer to send out a general to test the waters.
"Good! Hwa Xiong, listen up!"
"I'm here!"
Hwa Xiong cupped his fists and knelt on one knee.
"This old man orders you to be the vanguard and be conferred the title of a valiant cavalry lieutenant. You will lead 50,000 troops to meet the enemy outside Mushui Pass!”
"Yes!"
Hwa Xiong cupped his fists and accepted the order.
"Li Su, Hu Zhen!"
"I'm here!"
Another two generals stood out, cupped their fists, and knelt on one knee.
"I order the two of you to be the vanguard deputy generals and assist General Hua in repelling the enemy!”
"Yes!"
The two generals said in unison.
After that, the three of them slowly retreated, gathered their troops, and marched toward Mushui Pass!
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