In the big tent, there was a silence like death, and the air almost solidified.

Pang De and Hu Cheer were beside him, and he didn't even dare to show off, so he looked at Ding Chen timidly.

Ding Chen gritted his teeth and said nothing.

After a long time, he suddenly raised his hand and overturned the handsome case in front of him to the ground with a clang.

"Why didn't he listen to my advice? Why did he have to come and die?

I told him why he still chased after him when he asked him to withdraw from the coalition? Could it be that he just wanted to be that damn hero?"

Ding Chen roared in a low voice, causing Gao Shun and the other two to look at each other.

Gao Shun is better, knowing that Ding Chen and Cao Cao have a deep relationship.

Hu Cheer and Pang De were a little confused and did not understand why Ding Chen was like this. Because in the eyes of the world, Ding Chen and Cao Cao had already turned against each other. Previously, Ding Chen wanted to kill Cao Cao several times, and even cut off his robe and righteousness with Cao Cao... As for the grudges between them, the two knew a little. But to be honest, they did not think that the hatred was so deep.

At this moment, Ding Chen's unexpected outbreak confused them.

Hu Cheer was too lazy to think about it, and Pang De was just a little strange and didn't really care.

After venting, Ding Chen finally calmed down.

He closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Ling Ming."

"The last one will be there."

"I want you to bring a team of smart people to enter the pass and find out about my brother.

I tried to figure out his life and death, and once there was a result, I would come back to report to me immediately... To the outside world, I said that I was asking for information about the coalition forces for me, and there was no need to ask about the rest of the matter.

Do you understand what I mean?"

What is not to understand? It is nothing more than looking for Cao Cao on the grounds of inquiring about the situation of the war.

If Cao Cao is in danger, he will wait for an opportunity to rescue him.

Pang De had been a scout captain before and was no stranger to inquiries.

He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, lord, Pang De understands."

"Go!"

"Here!"

Pang De did not dare to hesitate and immediately turned around and left the tent.

Ding Chen sat down again, Gao Shun called his subordinate to him and put the commander back on the table.

"Ziyang, you don't have to worry too much.

Brother Ling is also a hero in the world, and he is definitely not the short-lived person. Think about it, when you killed him so miserably, didn’t he still escape? People like him, who are lucky enough to be in trouble, so how could something happen?”

Ding Chen said angrily: "I'm not worried about him, I'm just afraid that he will die, and I can't explain it to Sister and Ang."

Gao Shun couldn't help laughing, waved his hand at Hu Cheer, signaling him to be alert outside.

"What, reconciliation?"

"What's the matter? I'm not worried about him after talking about it."

Looking at Ding Chen's stubborn look, Gao Shun felt more and more interesting.

However, he did not talk about this anymore because he was afraid that it would cause Ding Chen to be more irritable, so he changed his subject.

"Ziyang, we are about to arrive in Chang'an."

“So what?”

"Have you ever thought about how to deal with yourself?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Didn't you say that you should resign from the Prime Minister after returning to Chang'an?"

"yes!"

Ding Chen sighed and lowered his voice, "This time the Prime Minister moved the capital, it was too sudden, and I felt that someone was pushing it behind it.

Although the coalition forces no longer posed a threat after moving the capital, they always felt that the situation in Chang'an would be more complicated.

You and I are not the kind of person who are very intriguing. If you are not careful, you may be plotted against others. I think it is better to leave instead of being plotted against others in Chang'an... There will definitely be more dangerous and more complicated, and it is not suitable for you and me."

Speaking of this, Ding Chen looked at Gao Shun and said, "Old Gao, are you a little reluctant?"

Gao Shun heard this and smiled: "What are you reluctant to let go, but it's just that he finally got some results in the camp. If he gave up, it would be a pity.

However, you are right. Both of you and me are not interested in intrigue. Staying in Chang'an is even more dangerous."

Ding Chen did not ask Gao Shun about his plans, but asked him directly whether he would be willing to let him go.

This was impossible before.

Perhaps this Xingyang Battle made him feel a little more powerful in his nature, so he made a decision for Gao Shun in his words. Or, in Ding Chen's eyes, Gao Shun is the person around him.

Gao Shun didn't feel offended, and he didn't even feel Ding Chen's changes.

After hearing his answer, Ding Chen finally laughed.

"Before I went to war, the Prime Minister told me that as long as I behead Qingshou, I would agree to my request.

This time I captured Li Min alive, which was considered as completing the task. I think he would not regret it, so you should be prepared too."

Gao Shun nodded and agreed upon hearing this.

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In this way, Ding Chen took a night off outside Xin'an City and continued his trip the next morning.

Mianchi is located west of Xinnan, and is the second city after leaving Hangu Pass and a military important place east of Chang'an.

The famous Mianchi Club in history happened here.

Ding Chen was ordered to station in Mianchi, which was also Dong Zhuo's arrangement.

From this we can see that Ding Chen's position in Dong Zhuo's mind changed drastically after the Battle of Xingyang.

This garrison stationed in Mianchi is like leading an army alone.

Before this, Ding Chen would never have enjoyed such high treatment.

However, this also made Ding Chen a little worried. Dong Zhuo valued him so much, and he resigned from Dong Zhuo. Will Dong Zhuo agree to him leave?

There was a little worry in my heart.

Mianchi was not big. After Ding Chen arrived in Mianchi, he successfully accepted the troops stationed in Mianchi.

The former Mianchi garrison was named Li Meng, who was also a general of the Liangzhou Army.

From this we can see that although Lu Bu was highly valued under Dong Zhuo’s account, the Liangzhou Army was really trusted by Dong Zhuo.

After Li Meng and Ding Chen handed over, they rushed to Chang'an overnight.

Ding Chen inspected the surrounding area of ​​Mianchi and decided to station himself outside the city... Mianchi County was not big. According to legend, it was originally just a pool, called Miaochi. Later, it became famous all over the world for the ancient Zhao-Qin alliance, so Miaochi County was found.

The entire county town has a population of 30,000, and it is a medium-sized county town.

However, there were eight thousand soldiers stationed in the Pike Pond.

With the addition of more than a thousand soldiers and horses brought by Ding Chen, nearly ten thousand people were present.

The sudden increase of 10,000 people in the small county town is definitely a huge burden. So Ding Chen didn't want to bother the place, so he simply placed the commander's mansion outside the city. This made it easier to train troops and save a lot of trouble.

However, Cao Cao still had no news.

Pang De has not come back yet, but Ding Chen has generally figured out the reason for the incident based on the Liangzhou army retreating from the front.

Shortly after they withdrew from Luoyang, the coalition forces arrived in Yanshi.

At that time, Luoyang was forced to move by Dong Zhuo, and its houses were destroyed and its palaces were burned. The once huge and prosperous capital became extremely dilapidated.

Yuan Shao and others were worried that there would be ambush, so they refused to move forward in Yanshi.

At that time, Cao Cao and Sun Jian were dissatisfied, so they volunteered to Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao was the first to arrive in Luoyang, but he did not enter Luoyang City, but continued to pursue westward. Sun Jian entered Luoyang from Xuanyang Gate and put out the fire in Luoyang. In contrast, Cao Cao's luck was a bit bad. He chased and rescued many refugees. However, when he arrived in Gucheng, he was attacked by Xu Rong and Lu Bu and fled in disgrace.

It was not Xu Rong's ambush, it can only be said that Cao Cao's luck was too bad.

He rescued the refugees when Lu Bu was on a tour.

Xu Rong then learned the news and went out of the city to attack...

Cao Cao had only more than 3,000 soldiers and horses around him, while Xiahou Dun was sent back to his hometown to recuperate. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were sent to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers, so Cao Cao was only Dian Wei and Cao Hong. How could he be invincible when facing the attacks of Lu Bu and Xu Rong?

However, his defeat was completely uninformed, which made Ding Chen worried.

However, he believed what Gao Shun said that Cao Cao would become more lucky and turn bad luck into good luck.

After stationing in Mianchi, Ding Chen became idle.

Hucheng Pavilion, Xingyang, Arc deputies... He traveled around in this battle, and unknowingly it took half a year.

It was already autumn and the weather began to cool down.
To be continued...