Qin Straight Road.
Northeast of Fushi (now Yuhebao Town, Yuyang District, Yulin City), lies Baitucheng.
The army of 100,000 men marched in a mighty procession, their banners obscuring the sky and the earth, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Within five days, the vanguard of Liu Wei's army heading to Beijing had arrived here.
From Wuyuan to Guluocheng, it had long been Liu Wei's territory.
When the army crossed the Yellow River and passed through Dongsheng (Ordos), more than 100,000 laborers who built the city lined the road to welcome them.
This place was originally under the command of Zhang Liao for several months. Later, Zhang Xun took over and stationed 5,000 troops here to protect the construction of the eastern city.
Liu Wei saw that Dongsheng City had already taken shape. In the future, once the iron mines in the vicinity were mined, they could be used in conjunction with coal-fired blast furnaces to supply pig iron and even refine it into steel.
The green-quality weapons in the system store, such as the horizontal sword and the long sword, are made of high-quality steel, but they can only be equipped by the army.
The country's militarism has made its army powerful, but ordinary people cannot afford to eat, see a doctor, or go to school, leading to widespread poverty and hardship.
Liu Wei also did not want to see the Great Han Empire under his command become like this in the future.
Therefore, even when he only controlled the Hetao and Hexi regions, he focused on improving people's livelihoods.
The system store only gives you things to strengthen your army and nation, but nothing to enrich your people.
Therefore, Liu Wei built roads, fortified cities, reclaimed wasteland, engaged in trade, and promoted literacy, ensuring that the people under his rule not only had enough to eat and drink, but also had work to do, faith to have, and strength to rely on!
Dongsheng is a pilot city. In the future, Liu Wei plans to develop it and Wuyuan City in Hetao into energy-based towns.
Despite the urgency of military operations, Liu Wei stopped and spent an hour carefully inspecting the construction of Dongsheng City and the mining of nearby iron ore.
Immediately afterwards, the army arrived at Guluo City, with the vanguard of 30,000 men preparing to attack Zhenlin, which was opposite Guluo City.
Zhang Liao once fought one-on-one with Hua Xiong, a fierce general under Dong Zhuo stationed here.
However, when the army of 30,000 men arrived at the city walls, they saw flags flying high on the walls, but not a single soldier came out to fight.
Scouts reported that there were no soldiers in the city, only civilians.
Subsequently, scouts rushed to report that not only in Zhenlin, but also in the entire northern county of Xihe Commandery, not a single soldier of Dong Zhuo could be found.
The crowd around him was stunned. Liu Wei smiled slightly and immediately left three thousand soldiers to guard the city, while the rest marched south without stopping and arrived at Baitu City in a day.
"The one guarding this place is Zhang Ji, a general under Dong Zhuo!"
Chen Lian reported from the side.
"Hua Xiong of Zhenlin is gone, and the city is deserted. It should be the same here!"
"At this moment, it is estimated that the large army that Dong Zhuo transferred from Bingzhou has entered Luoyang one after another."
"Dong Zhuo has definitely placed his bets on Luoyang, Shangjun, and Hexi; he has already given up on them!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Wei remained calm and instructed Yao Guangxiao to enter the city directly.
As expected, Baitucheng was deserted, with only a large banner bearing the character "Dong" fluttering in the wind atop the city wall.
“In that case, wouldn’t Fu Shi and Gao Nu be the same? They obtained Shangjun without lifting a finger!” Xun You said from the side.
"It's useless for Dong Zhuo to defend Xihe and Shangjun. He can't possibly take care of both Bingzhou and Luoyang at the same time."
"The army should march south swiftly, crossing Hengshan and Jiuzongshan, and enter Guanzhong!"
Liu Wei said with a confident expression.
Yao Guangxiao and Xun You seemed to have become accustomed to Liu Wei's ability to predict the future.
Along the way from the Hetao region, the Embroidered Uniform Guard continuously reported the latest situation in Luoyang, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou.
The Ten Attendants killed He Jin in the palace.
Yuan Shao led his troops into the palace and killed the Ten Attendants, as well as all their associates in Luoyang.
Empress Dowager He had no choice but to invite members of powerful families such as Yuan Wei to take charge of the government.
Zhao Zhong and Xia Hui kidnapped the young emperor and fled, encountering Dong Zhuo, who was leading a thousand light cavalry into Luoyang, at Beiman Mountain.
Zhao Zhong offered the young emperor to Dong Zhuo in exchange for his life. Dong Zhuo immediately beheaded Zhao Zhong and Xia Hui, and held the young emperor captive. He then coerced Empress Dowager He and the court officials to welcome him into the city and appointed him as Grand Tutor and General of the Vanguard!
Yuan Wei, drawing on past friendships, advised Dong Zhuo to release the young emperor before discussing further matters.
Dong Zhuo refused.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo only had a thousand soldiers, Yuan Shao decided to lead the Western Garden Army and the Five Northern Camps of the Capital to launch an attack and forcibly reclaim the young emperor.
But Dong Zhuo's reinforcements arrived soon after.
Dong Zhuo also ordered the troops of Niu Fu, Li Jue, Guo Si, Li Meng, Wang Fang, and others to make five round trips around the Beiman Mountain.
Fifty thousand troops, making people suspect it was two hundred thousand!
Yuan Shao dared not act rashly and abandoned his plan to seize the man. Instead, he summoned troops from all directions on the orders of the Empress Dowager and the Grand Tutor, and they gathered in front of Mount Mang, north of Luoyang.
Soon after, Ding Yuan's army arrived, and the troops of Huang Qiong, the governor of Yu Province, as well as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's troops, also rushed over from Nanyang, Ji Province, and other places.
In a short time, Yuan Shao also gathered an army of 100,000, set up his troops, and confronted Dong Zhuo.
Having just weathered the chaos of the Ten Eunuchs, another great battle seems imminent outside Luoyang...
And Liu Wei accurately predicted all of these situations!
"My lord, from what you've said, it seems that in the great battle outside Luoyang City at the foot of Beiman Mountain, Dong Zhuo will likely emerge victorious!"
"How could Dong Zhuo's army possibly stand against the combined forces of the imperial court, Liangzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou?"
Xun You was puzzled.
Liu Wei said, "Dong Zhuo's troops in Bingzhou should also withdraw and all enter Luoyang."
"The imperial army appears to be large, but the command is not unified, and some people may even defect on the battlefield."
"Dong Zhuo will soon bring the young emperor into Luoyang, become the Grand Tutor, and control the Han court."
Astride his horse, Liu Wei gazed intently towards the southeast. "It seems it's time for us to move our troops in Guanzhong and Jizhou!"
"And we must speed up our pace and reach Luoyang before Dong Zhuo poisons the young emperor!"
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