"My lord, Sikong Zhao Wen is waiting outside to see you." After seeing off Li Ru, Chen Mo was about to deal with some matters in Chang'an when he saw a personal guard walking in quickly and bowing.

"Please quickly!" Chen Mo nodded.

Soon, Zhao Wen walked in quickly under the guidance of his personal guards.

"Mr. Zirou, it's been a long time." Chen Mo stood up and greeted Zhao Wen.

"Bo Dao doesn't have to be so polite." Zhao Wen quickly returned the courtesy and came in and said, "Yizhen had some misunderstandings with Bo Dao's subordinates before. I hope Bo Dao won't take it to heart."

Chen Mo naturally knew that Huangfu Song took advantage of the chaos to gather the defeated troops of Xiliang, and then joined forces with Dong Cheng to expel Tai Shici from Chang'an.

However, even Li Jue and Huangfu Song, the elders of the three dynasties, did not dare to kill indiscriminately. Chen Mo was naturally willing to bear such a bad name. Unlike Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si, he still had some reputation and status in the eyes of Guandong scholars.

Coupled with the fact that the Chen family from his hometown is looking out for him, Chen Mo's reputation is not bad now. Taking Guanzhong is the time to recruit capable ministers. He does not want to ruin his reputation because of Huangfu Song.

At the moment, Chen Mo nodded and said: "The old general is a veteran of three dynasties, with high morals and high respect. We are all here to help the Han Dynasty. Maybe our plans are a little biased, but our hearts are all towards the Han Dynasty. In terms of official business, now Chang'an City

The emperor is not here, how can we count the imperial capital? Our army will defeat Guo Si and welcome back the emperor. Chang'an is an important place, so naturally I cannot give in, but privately speaking, I have great respect for the old general Huangfu."

Zhao Wen was relieved when he heard that Chen Mo's army had entered the city. Moreover, Chen Mo had a lot of troops now. It was impossible to turn against him and drive them away at this time. He was worried that if Chen Mo settled old accounts with Huangfu Song at this time, his own side would be in chaos first.

It would be best for Chen Mo not to pursue the matter. As for what happens next, it depends on which of the two parties is more capable.

In this matter, Zhao Wen was neutral. After all, it would be impossible to say that Huangfu Song had no selfish motives. But for Zhao Wen right now, he wanted to rescue the emperor as soon as possible and end the current chaotic situation in Guanzhong.

Most of the civil and military officials in the dynasty only wanted to fight for power, and some could see that Guanzhong was already devastated by the war. If this continued, there would be no winner in the end.

"Bo Dao has a broad mind, I admire him." Zhao Wen sighed and said, "When will Bo Dao prepare to send troops to welcome His Majesty back?"

"Right now, Li Jue's army is still outside the city. I'm worried that Li Jue and Guo Si will join forces. If the two of them join forces again, not to mention welcoming His Majesty back, it's uncertain whether they can hold Chang'an." Chen Mo sighed and said, dealing with Li Guo,

He had his own concerns, but he didn't want anyone to point fingers, so he made the problem more serious.

Zhao Wen nodded, looked at Chen Mo and said, "Bo Dao, can you tell me how many people you brought with you to Chang'an this time?"

"When we entered the city, there were 30,000 troops, plus the 20,000 troops outside the city to restrain Li Jue. If Li Jue retreats, I will have 50,000 troops to mobilize." Chen Mo said with a smile, as for Zhang Ji's surrender.

, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and Chen Mo are not included. These are his secret hands, and it is not convenient for them to be exposed to others for the time being, especially Hua Xiong and Xu Rong, who are the generals around Dong Zhuo. If they come to vote at this time, they will inevitably be hated by others.

, it would be better to defeat the two thieves Li Guo and enter the court as a surrendered general. At that time, they had soldiers and food in hand, and the ministers in the court could not say anything.

"There are only 50,000 soldiers, and they are all newly recruited soldiers. It is indeed difficult to defeat the two thieves Li and Guo." Zhao Wen nodded. It was not that he did not understand military affairs at all. He still knew the difference between these recruits and the soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles.

Taishi Ci was able to attack the city this time. In the final analysis, it was Li Xian who sought his own death. If not for the fact that all the generals and defenders in the city were in danger and separated from Li Xian, and Huangfu Song and others secretly plotted, Taishi Ci would have defeated Taishi Ci.

Zhangchengmen, with the bravery of the Xiliang army, may not be able to capture Chang'an before Chen Mo arrives.

"But..." Zhao Wen thought for a while and said, "I do have some strategies to defeat the enemy. I don't know much about military affairs. At this time, Bo Dao just listen to it. If there is a mistake, Bo Dao shouldn't laugh at it."

Chen Mo heard this and said immediately: "Please give me some advice, sir."

"Don't take advice seriously." Zhao Wen shook his head and thought: "Most of the soldiers under the two thieves Li and Guo were under Dong Zhuo in the past. Dong Zhuo suppressed the Qiang people in Xiliang in his early years and was successful. But Bo Dao knows that Dong Zhuo succeeded Lu Ping Ping.

What happened to the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou but failed repeatedly?"

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out and the world was at war, Lu Zhi was Zuo Zhonglang and led the Sanhe Jingqi to Jizhou to quell the rebellion. However, he was framed by the eunuchs. Before he could make any achievements, he was recalled to Luoyang for being unlucky in starting the army. Dong Zhuo then succeeded Lu Zhi and continued.

He tried to suppress the rebellion, but failed repeatedly. Later, he bribed Zhang Rang and others to intercede, so that he could be exempted from guilt.

Chen Mo had naturally heard of this matter, but no one said what the details were at that time. He was also a little curious at the moment: "Is there a hidden secret in this?"

Chen Mo had fought against the Yellow Turbans, and had been coerced by the Yellow Turbans at the very beginning. He naturally knew the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army. No matter how he thought about it, with the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army at that time, it was impossible for Dong Zhuo to be beaten repeatedly against the capable Xiliang cavalry.

Defeat is the answer.

"Hidden secrets don't count. Bo Dao should know that most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates are Qiang people." Zhao Wen shook his head and said.

"Of course." Chen Mo nodded. More than half of Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers were composed of Qiang and Huangzhong Yicong.

"Dong Zhuo had a heroic temperament in his early years and had a wide circle of friends. He was well-known among the Qiang people. The Qiang soldiers under him would not hesitate to attack their own people as long as Dong Zhuo gave the order. Do you know why Bo Dao?" Zhao Wen

asked rhetorically.

"Why?" Chen Mo initially thought it might be Dong Zhuo's personal charisma, but in terms of human nature, this doesn't make sense. A person who can even attack his own people would swear allegiance to one person? Dong Zhuo must have personal charisma, among the Qiang people

, and it does have prestige, but this is definitely not the reason why these Qiang people who do not recognize their relatives are willing to fight to the death. It is definitely not the reason.

"For money!" Zhao Wen laughed.

"Wealth?" Chen Mo was a little stunned. He had also thought about this reason, but he thought it was impossible. After all, who would attack his own people for money.

"The customs of the Qiang people are different from those of the Han people. The feelings of the township and party are not valued as much as you and I." Zhao Wen nodded and said: "Dong Zhuo has a heroic temperament and is generous with money. When the Qiang rebellion was put down, the court rewarded him with nine thousand horses.

But he rewarded all the silk cloth to his subordinates, and more than that, Dong Zhuo would reward his subordinates every time they gained something."

Chen Mo nodded. Nine thousand bolts of silk were equivalent to the salary of the Three Lords for sixty years. Tsk tsk~Dong Zhuo was indeed heroic.

"It is also because of this that those Qiang people are even willing to lead the way for Dong Zhuo and attack his own family members. With this move, Dong Zhuo is always successful in the battle in Xiliang." Zhao Wen said with a smile: "But when fighting in Jizhou, it is precisely because of this

One move was reversed by Zhang Jiao, which turned out to be Dong Zhuo's biggest drawback."

Chen Mo understood. Dong Zhuo fought against the Xiliang Qiang people. How could these Qiang people be as heroic as Dong Zhuo? These Qiang people recognized money but not people, so they were naturally willing to follow Dong Zhuo. But when they arrived in the Central Plains, and people saw this, then

It's different. Which wealthy family in the Central Plains is short of money? At that time, Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army spread across eight states. How could they have set off such a big rebellion without considerable financial resources?

Being richer than Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo was obviously no match for him, but Zhang Jiao happened to know the weakness of Dong Zhuo's troops, and attacked them based on this, using money and silk to instigate rebellion against Dong Zhuo's Qiang soldiers. When necessary, he would let go or simply switch sides. Dong Zhuo was

No matter how powerful he is, under this kind of money offensive, it is surprising that he can win.

"That's it. Thank you for informing me, sir." Chen Mo smiled and nodded. It's no wonder that the Xiliang army seemed to be short of money all the time. Li Jue and Guo Si were even more likely to plunder their troops at every turn. Then he frowned and said, "If that's the case, why did you do that before?

Don’t you need it?”

"I have used them, but they are all dead. At that time, Dong Zhuo was so powerful that even if he instigated some rebellions, it would be difficult to achieve anything. Moreover, after Dong Zhuo returned to Guanzhong, if there was rebellion, he would have people massacre him. If he was afraid of the killing, no one would dare to rebel.

Well, now Li Jue and Guo Si are in charge of the imperial court, and they often ransack homes. If anyone uses money or silk to rob them, they may be robbed by the Xiliang army the next day." Zhao Wen said with a bitter smile.

You can only give a little, but if you tell Li Jue and Guo Si, you can take the whole thing. In order to win people's support, Li Jue and Guo Si did not impose as strict a restraint on the Xiliang army as Dong Zhuo did, which also made the Xiliang army more unscrupulous.

Chen Mo nodded. Now that Chang'an is gone, half of the Jingzhao land has been taken by Chen Mo. At this time, Chen Mo wants to use this method to instigate the Xiliang army, but he can try it, but...

Zhao Wen looked at Chen Mo thinking deeply and smiled: "If Bo Dao is willing, there are many righteous men in Chang'an who are willing to spend all their wealth to help."

Chen Mo nodded, noncommittal. He believed that as long as he opened his mouth at this time, there would definitely be many people willing to give him money. However, this money is not free. If you take other people's money, you will have to do things for them. Then there will be some problems.

To loosen the mouth or not, that is the question.

Therefore, Chen Mo was unwilling to say this unless he had to. Favors are sometimes really troublesome, and sometimes if you don't accept help from others, you may cause trouble.

"It's not yet time." Chen Mo looked at Zhao Wen and said with a smile: "The enemy's situation is not clear yet. At this time, thinking of giving them money would be too high a view on them. Mr. Zirou, don't worry, if necessary, Mo Mo

You won’t be polite.”

Don't accept, don't refuse, and leave some room for both sides. Although Li Ru has already gone to surrender Li Ying and Li Huan's troops, if it fails, he may really have to use this trick.

Moreover, the habits of the Qiang troops are not very good. After Guanzhong stabilizes, this kind of thing must be curbed. Otherwise, even if the Xiliang army swallows the two thieves Li Guo, it is likely to become its own weakness in the future.

The battlefield is not in Xiliang but in the world!

"Since Bo Dao has something to worry about, I won't say much. Now that Chang'an has arrived, I hope Bo Dao can pacify Guanzhong as soon as possible and return a pure land to the people." Zhao Wen stood up and said.
Chapter completed!