System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

Li Ru on the side smiled and complimented.

"My lord, I'm afraid you can still fight a few more rounds in this sea of ​​​​armies."

Zhang Ji couldn't help but compliment him.

"Hahaha, if you said that a few years ago, I would have scolded you no matter what."

"But now...I know I'm old."

Dong Zhuo's laughter changed from hearty to somewhat vicissitudes of life, and he stroked the sword that had not been unsheathed for a long time.

"Father-in-law, why don't you call them over?"

"Your body is not suitable for long journeys."

"Yes, my lord, old friends, there is no harm in this."

Li Ru and Zhang Ji supported Dong Zhuo on both sides with expressions of reluctance on their faces.

"If they come, will Liangzhou no longer be needed?"

"Let's go. This is the only time in my life that I will do this."

Dong Zhuo put his arms on the shoulders of the two men and, with their support, walked out of the mansion step by step with difficulty.

Outside the mansion, a carriage was parked at the door.

When Liu Ai and Tian Jing saw Dong Zhuo being helped out, they immediately went to greet him.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

Both of them had tears in their eyes and their voices were moving.

"Why are you following us?"

Dong Zhuo asked with some dissatisfaction.

"We two have resigned and will no longer hold important positions in the court."

Tian Jing glanced at Liu Ai beside him, and then said to Dong Zhuo.

"Although I am not your direct descendant, I have been highly valued by you since I followed you. Now that you are heading to Xiliang, I will follow you."

"Besides, I am the Chief of the Imperial Clan. Now that the Han Dynasty has become a thing of the past, I naturally cannot be the Chief of the Imperial Clan any longer."

Liu Ai cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Yeah... OK."

"it is good."

Dong Zhuo said hello twice, obviously very grateful to his two former aides for their thoughtfulness.

With the help of everyone, Dong Zhuo got on the carriage.

General Anxi and Marquis of Pingyang Zhang Ji personally drove the chariot for Dong Zhuo.

Two thousand old riders with gray beards, holding sharp blades, protected the chariots and drove out of the city.

"Lord!"

"drive!"

"General Duan Wei of An Dong is coming with 3,000 cavalrymen."

"General Wang Fang, the General who is pacifying the north, is coming with two thousand cavalrymen."

"Lieutenant General Huangfu Nian, lead 5,000 infantrymen."

A group of cavalrymen, holding their flags high, arrived in Chang'an ahead of the main army.

Duan Wei was stationed in Hedong, Wang Fang was stationed in Yong'an, and Huangfu Nian was stationed in Wuguan after the southern expedition ended.

After learning that Dong Zhuo was about to go to Xiliang, the three generals immediately settled their respective territories and quickly brought their troops.

"My lord, if they remember, then they must remember too."

Seeing so many familiar faces coming, Zhang Ji couldn't help but shout excitedly.

"Hmph, today, I'll take you on another odyssey through the vast Gobi Desert, snow-capped mountains and grasslands of Xiliang!"

"set off!"

Dong Zhuo sat in the carriage, holding up his sharpened sword and shouting loudly.

The time given by Dong Yu seemed tight, but for an army composed mainly of light cavalry, the march would naturally not be too slow.

The army marched at lightning speed, braving the wind and rain.

In just seven days, Dong Zhuo's army arrived at Linjing, the capital of Anding County.

The trade-off for this speed was a physical burden on Dong Zhuo.

"My lord, you can't go any further."

Looking at Dong Zhuo, whose complexion was getting worse and worse, Tian Jing said in a trembling voice.

"My lord, I am willing to lead my troops to Jincheng and personally capture Li Jue, Guo Si, and Li Meng."

Duan Wei looked a little reluctant, and then he spoke angrily.

"Zhongming, when did you become so... reckless?"

"Send the message, rest for half a day, and then continue the journey."

Dong Zhuo stared at Duan Wei with a sharp gaze and shouted.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"father in law..."

Everyone gritted their teeth, worried that the old man could not withstand the harsh conditions in Xiliang.

The deeper you go into Xiliang, the worse the climate becomes and the more difficult the environment becomes.

At the same time, it will be accompanied by heat miasma (altitude sickness). Ordinary people can die from heat miasma, let alone a person who is in poor health and is already very old.

Jincheng

Li Jue and Guo Si were naturally aware of the news that Dong Zhuo was leading his army in person.

At this time, the two were extremely anxious.

"Is this... coming to attack us?"

Guo Si looked conflicted, his face full of worry and fear.

"My lord, you only have over 10,000 soldiers and horses with you..."

Li Jue frowned and couldn't help but speak.

"Why are you calculating the military strength?"

"Tell me, what are you calculating the military strength for?"

"You want to use a knife on him?"

Guo Si's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted angrily.

"Who the hell said they were going to use a knife?"

"I mean, he doesn't necessarily come to attack us."

"We didn't do anything wrong. We were just trying to protect ourselves, right?"

"Am I the only one who did the digging of graves and the murders?"

"I'm telling you, you have a part too!"

"Lü Bu, Li Ru and the others are royal relatives, what are we? We are shit!"

"I've already said that if things don't work out, we'll take our men to the Western Regions."

"You must stay. Who is Dong Yu? How dare you do anything to him?"

"We can't even eat a Duan Wei or a Lu Bu!"

Li Jue kicked Guo Si and shouted angrily.

"So...what do we do now?"

Guo Si was lying on the ground, asking in a daze.

"Haha, what should I do?"

"There are two options. Either we hand over our military power and wait for Dong Zihe to kill us to avenge his wife and the future crown prince's mother's murder."

"Or we can just run away. We have 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. Who in the entire Western Regions can do anything to us?"

"But if we do that, our wives and children will lose their heads."

Li Jue sneered and said irritably.

"If you want to go, go by yourself!"

"I'm not going to the Western Regions. I'm going to see the lord. At worst, I'll give up my military power."

"I just want to ask him, I've followed him for nearly thirty years, can he really be so cruel as to kill me?"

Guo Si got up from the ground, shouted hysterically, and rushed out of the main hall.

"ordinary man!"

"Li Meng, mobilize the troops!"

Li Jue cursed loudly and shouted at Li Meng outside the hall.

"Li Jue, you are crazy, do you know what you are doing?"

Li Meng looked at Li Jue in disbelief.

"What the hell am I going to do?"

"I want to talk, do you think I'm going to fight?"

"I am doing this for us, not for myself."

"Only if you have soldiers can you have the qualifications to negotiate."

Li Jue cursed and strode out of the mansion.