() The victory or defeat of a war has its own inevitability and contingency. The preparation before the war, the preparation of food, grass and weapons, the strategic and tactical competition, the quality of the soldiers... all of this can be attributed to the inevitability of victory in the battle.

If you can't even do these things well, then it is only natural that you will eventually suffer failure.

However, when both the enemy and ourselves are fully prepared for these things, the success or failure of a war will be determined by some perhaps inconspicuous accidents. A gust of wind, a fire, an enemy force that suddenly appears from the side.

The outcome of a battle, or a battle between generals, can determine the direction of a major battle.

In the past, Dong Zhuo led his army to fight against the Qiang people, relying on these accidental factors to achieve successive victories, thus establishing his unshakable authority and status in Xiliang. However, a person cannot always be so lucky. On the battlefield,

It is impossible for you to always take advantage without suffering losses. The battle that took place in front of Hulao Pass today illustrates this point.

Originally, the Xiliang army was depressed because of Huaxixiong's successive defeats to the enemy. However, because of its advantageous location, it was not impossible to win. However, Dong Zhuo did not accept Ma Yue's strategy of holding on. Instead, Chen Bing stood in front of the pass.

In a head-on decisive battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces, which had greater military strength than itself, some of the commanders were short-changed.

But if this is the case, even if the Xiliang army will be defeated, there is still room for improvement. After all, they are backed by Xiongguan, and they can easily retreat if they lose. But what Dong Zhuo wants is a complete victory, and he knows that his morale is low.

There was a plan to boost the morale of the army with a duel between generals, but this resulted in the entire battle being completely decided by chance.

When Lu Bu won consecutively, the Xiliang Army did have the possibility of victory. If the Xiliang Army took advantage of the situation and attacked, the Kwantung Allied Forces opposite would be severely defeated, and the war would naturally be over. But Dong Zhuo did not

You were dissatisfied and felt that he could continue to suppress the opponent's morale, so he kept asking Lu Bu to challenge the Kwantung Allied Forces, but he didn't expect that this time it would be too much.

Lu Bu was actually defeated! Although he was defeated by Liu, Guan, and Zhang, the morale of the Xiliang army was still extremely serious. As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. When everyone thinks that Lu Bu is invincible

When the God of War thought that he would definitely win the next battle, his defeat was a fatal blow to the morale of the Xiliang army. No one could believe that this was true. Everyone was stunned and completely forgot about what was before them.

There are still 100,000 enemies. At this moment, everyone in the Xiliang army was completely confused.

But the Kwantung Allied Forces on the opposite side were not fooled. After seeing Lu Bu's defeat, Yuan Shao issued an order to attack. Immediately, the already greatly encouraged people from all walks of life of the Kwantung Allied Forces rushed over and they couldn't help but feel an inevitable feeling in their hearts.

Thoughts - Even a powerful enemy like Lu Bu was defeated by them, so what did the Xiliang army in front of them mean? In this way, their courage was naturally doubled, their steps were faster, and their attacks were fiercer.

The Xiliang army was still confused at this time. When the enemy troops came to the front, they came to their senses and knew that they needed to resist. However, it was already too late. The hundreds of people in the lead were suddenly drowned in the massacre.

Countless people from the Kwantung Allied Forces came over, and then the two armies were completely locked in a fight.

More than half of the Xiliang army is cavalry, which is what the Xiliang army relies on across the Central Plains. If it is a head-on confrontation, a single cavalryman can kill seven or eight enemy soldiers with the agility and impact of the horse. However, at this moment,

However, this advantage of the Xiliang Army was lost because the enemy troops had already reached them. With enemies on all sides and surrounded by comrades, these cavalrymen could not run at all. The cavalrymen who could not run were fighting against others.

During the battle, they were not even as agile as the infantry, so many cavalrymen were quickly cut off from their horses by the infantry who came up to kill them, and then they were quartered with knives and died miserably.

As the entire battle situation suddenly collapsed, Dong Zhuo and the generals around him were dumbfounded. They watched the Kwantung Army rush into the formation, completely disrupting the army's defense line in one attack, but they could not do anything. Because the entire army

The Xiliang army had lost all fighting spirit at this moment, and the only thing they could do was to keep fleeing and retreating.

"How...how could this happen..." Dong Zhuo was almost speechless as he looked at the Kwantung Allied Forces that were constantly coming up to kill him.

"Lord, leave quickly! We may still have a chance if we return to the pass, otherwise..." Ma Yue was the most sober, and immediately stepped forward and shook Dong Zhuo's shoulders and shouted.

"Yes! Order to retreat to Hulao Pass!" Only then did Dong Zhuo wake up from a dream and immediately gave the order. But at this time, there were not many people who could obey the command of him, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and only five to six thousand personal soldiers followed him.

His command retreated towards Hulao Pass.

With the retreat of Dong Zhuo's army, the already panicked Xiliang army became more and more scattered. They fought independently, or fled in other directions, or headed towards Hulao Pass. For a while, there was no one.

People stepped forward to block the enemy's attack.

In fact, at this time, with the general offensive order being issued, the Kwantung Allied Forces no longer had many plans, and everyone was just rushing forward based on their heart. At this time, if the Xiliang Army could resist in an organized manner, even if this

The battle was still defeated, but the situation could still be dealt with. But with the entire army collapsed, it was no longer possible to organize a decent resistance.

On a flat plain in front of Hulao Pass, two groups of troops retreated and pursued, forming a sharp contrast. The Kwantung Allied Forces rushed into the Xiliang Army like boiling water and snow, and then the Xiliang Army, which was still in some formation,

The Liang army dispersed. The Kwantung Allied Forces hunted down the Xiliang Army, which had lost its ability to fight, like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep. The latter had no intention of resisting at all, and the only thing they could do was to run away, lifeless.

But he forgot that he also held a weapon in his hand and could still fight the enemy.

The army was defeated like a mountain, and people's fear and collapse spread extremely quickly, making it impossible for anyone to recover.

On the battlefield, those who are pursuing are only thinking about chasing, and those who are fleeing are also thinking about escaping. It seems that this is the only thought left in everyone's mind. However, there are still people who keep their heads clear and know clearly what they should do most at the moment.

What is it? This person is Cao Cao.

When the Kwantung Allied Forces launched a full-line offensive, although he also led the troops to rush forward, he tried his best to control the five thousand soldiers under his command and did not let them chase the enemy and scatter. Therefore, his group was the only one among the two armies that remained.

They maintained a strict formation, and because of this, no one around them dared to approach.

Cao Cao looked at the towering Hulao Pass wall in the distance, drew his sword in his hand, and pointed: "The whole army attacks Hulao quickly! Capture Hulao before most of the enemy troops retreat. But

Let this battle be completely won! Kill!"

Following his order, five thousand elites shot towards Hulao Gate like a sharp arrow with a clear purpose. Along the way, the allies of the Kwantung Allied Forces naturally would not obstruct their advance, and the Xiliang Army saw this

They were so frightened that they immediately turned around and left, so they easily reached the pass.

At this time, Dong Zhuo also retreated here with thousands of defeated troops in embarrassment. The two groups of troops encountered each other at once. Without much hesitation, Cao Cao immediately led his army to attack Dong Zhuo and the others. At the same time, the only remaining troops on the road

The Xiliang army also came forward, and the two groups started fighting in front of Hulao Pass.

However, after all, the Xiliang army was confused, and the surrounding situation was also affecting their mood. After resisting for a while, this group of troops had to give up the battle and retreated into Hulao Pass. Cao Cao's troops

But they followed closely, so that Hulao Pass would no longer be an obstacle to the Kwantung Army's westward march to Luoyang.

But Dong Zhuo no longer cares about his worries at this time. He just wants to escape with his life quickly, take his troops back to Luoyang, and then make plans for the future. Fortunately, there are still thousands of troops in Hulao Pass, and there are still thousands of troops in Hulao Pass.

After Cao Cao's troops came in, they also stepped forward to fight with them, thus delaying their pursuit, which allowed Dong Zhuo to lead his men out of the battle.

However, when he turned back, he saw more Kwantung Allied Forces pouring in from the gate. Hulao Pass could no longer stop their progress. In desperation, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and order to continue retreating westward, hoping that the Kwantung Allied Forces would catch up.

Less than.

At this time, the advantage of the Xiliang Army's cavalry was finally brought into play. Under their spurs, the horses galloped excitedly and quickly distanced themselves from the pursuers behind them. It was safe for the time being. However,

, the Xiliang army who escaped were all in a heavy mood, because their defeat in this battle was too sudden and too tragic.

Nearly 100,000 troops were unable to block a round of enemy attacks. Moreover, Hulao Pass, which was supposed to be a rely on, was also occupied. It was originally enough to stop hundreds of thousands of enemy troops from advancing westward, and it was enough to fight the Kwantung Army for a long time.

Hulao Pass, an important pass in the battle, was finally broken by the Kwantung Army in this melee. For them, Luoyang City was already in front of them.

Ma Yue looked back at Hulao Pass, which was still full of killing sounds, and breathed out slowly. When he looked at Dong Zhuo again, his eyes had a slightly different meaning. He knew very well that after this defeat,

Dong Zhuo is gone. As for how long he can survive, it depends on what the Kwantung Allied Forces will do next.
Chapter completed!