The Kanto and Kansai camps fought fiercely in the Hangu Pass area. In order to divide Luoyang's property and compete for the emperor, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and injured, and more than 100,000 civilians were killed. Corpses were everywhere, and the war continued.

Dong Zhuo had been driven to Hangu Pass by Lian Po and Shi Wansui. He was welcomed into the pass by Niu Fu, who entered Hangu Pass in advance, and Li Jue, who led the Feixiong Army to withdraw.

Although Hangu Pass is not as good as Hulao Pass, it is still a dangerous and powerful pass and cannot be conquered without ten times the force.

Dong Zhuo led the emperor across Hangu Pass and headed for Chang'an. Other lords from Dong Zhuo's camp also entered the pass one after another and returned to their own territories.

Although they lost part of their population, they still robbed millions of people from Luoyang City to fill Hanzhong, Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places, and obtained a large amount of gold and silver treasures.

Many princes saw that they could not capture Dong Zhuo alive and rescue the emperor, so they camped under Hangu Pass to peek at Chang'an.

Luoyang was burned down, but Chang'an has not yet been burned down. Chang'an is now the largest city in the Eastern Han Dynasty. With Chang'an as a stronghold, and some people migrating from Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's power can also develop very well in Chang'an.

The princes of Guandong suffered a lot in this series of battles to pursue Dong Zhuo, but they did not gain nothing, first of all, military achievements, and secondly, gold and silver treasures.

Dong Zhuo's camp robbed millions of people, and the princes of Guandong captured a group of war horses and plundered the residents of Luoyang.

In the rise and fall, it is the common people who die the most in the end.

After such a war, the population of the Luoyang Basin dropped sharply, and rebuilding Luoyang City required a lot of time and energy. Not many princes were willing to occupy this place, and few considered using the scorched Luoyang as a stronghold to expand their power. No one,

It doesn't matter how fertile the land is.

When Chutian's infantry arrived near Hangu Pass, the battle to pursue Dong Zhuo had ended. After all, the speed of the infantry and archers was still too slow.

Chu Tian had no choice but to equip each soldier with a war horse, so the entire Langya Kingdom would need 560,000 war horses.

"The emperor was eventually taken away by Dong Zhuo."

"It seems that Dong Zhuo is still holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, and other lords have no hope. Dong Zhuo still has a large number of soldiers and horses that are not used. With Chang'an as his base, he will try his best to expand to the surrounding areas. If he advances, he can conquer the Central Plains, if he retreats, he can dominate one area. He will be the emperor of the land.

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"I think that if Dong Zhuo wants to expand in Guanzhong, the lords of Guanzhong and Liangzhou might join forces to prevent Dong Zhuo from expanding. Their support of Dong Zhuo does not mean they are willing to be Dong Zhuo's dogs. They have no ambitions, and they will not be so keen to come to Luoyang

Robbery of people.”

"Should we conquer Hangu Pass, march to Tongguan, and then capture Chang'an?"

"Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, Tongguan is far away from Chenliu County and close to Chang'an. Our supply line is too long, which is not conducive to long-term operations."

A group of foreign princes were considering whether to continue to hunt Dong Zhuo, but in the end they decided to give up this ridiculous idea.

They came to defeat Dong Zhuo. In addition to gaining military exploits and rewards, they also had a very important purpose to curb the rapid development of Dong Zhuo's power and prevent Dong Zhuo from sweeping Heluo and conquering the world.

This is similar to how Chu Tian, ​​Cao Cao and others suppressed the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army should not be allowed to grow bigger, but should be killed before it grows bigger.

Dong Zhuo's forces lost troops and generals, and the lords of Guanzhong and Liangzhou were ready to take action. It was difficult for Dong Zhuo to become the largest prince in the Eastern Han Dynasty again.

After the princes of Guandong have achieved their goals, they will naturally not consider continuing to attack Dong Zhuo.

"No, we should make a big show of force and make a gesture of marching to Chang'an."

Unexpectedly, Chu Tian did not retreat but advanced, and proposed at the meeting of the alien princes to continue to pursue Dong Zhuo.

Zhao Long, the lord of Wei County in Jizhou, said, "Chu Zimou, we have achieved our goal and there is no need to continue marching. Do you know how many troops it would take to attack Hangu Pass, Tongguan, and Chang'an? Even if a hundred thousand soldiers were killed or wounded, we could not capture Chang'an. Also,

The supply of food is becoming more and more difficult. We players know very well that it is unrealistic to support the Han Dynasty. Everyone is just fighting for the emperor. It is not worth using a hundred thousand troops to exchange for an emperor in name only."

Chu Tian pondered, "I just proposed to march into Chang'an with great fanfare, but I didn't say that I would actually attack Chang'an."

"What you mean is that we put pressure on Dong Zhuo and made him sue for peace with us."

"exactly."

Not only did Chu Tian want to scare Dong Zhuo, but he also continued to put pressure on Dong Zhuo to confer official official positions on himself and other princes in the name of the Emperor of Han.

"You want to ask Dong Zhuo for the position of Xuzhou Mu"

Tongque, the lord of Lujiang County, couldn't help but feel moved.

Those who are qualified to sit in the same tent with Chu Tian for discussion are a group of lords who have survived until now. They have very high IQs and can easily guess Chu Tian's intentions.

"If Dong Zhuo is willing to give me the position of Xuzhou Mu, it would be best. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have it. I will eliminate Tao Qian and then go to Xuzhou Mu. If Dong Zhuo still doesn't agree, I will send the Xuzhou army and call on all the princes to attack

Chang'an."

Hearing Chu Tian's threat to Dong Zhuo, the lords present murmured that Dong Zhuo was too unlucky to meet a lord who specifically targeted him.

They didn't know that Chu Tian saved Dong Zhuo in a sense, but Dong Zhuo named Tao Qian the shepherd of Xuzhou, preventing Chu Tian from attacking him.

Xuzhou Mu is the position he covets.

In the era of separatist rule, each prince was either a prefect or a prefect, and the prefects and prefects merged with each other, the states were unified, and finally there were inter-state crusades.

The Warring States Period in Dongying District was somewhat similar, with village battles starting first, and then joint battles involving thousands or tens of thousands of people.

Chu Tian wants to replace Tao Qian as the legitimate Xuzhou Shepherd.

The title of Xuzhou Mu sounds much more prestigious than that of Langya Prime Minister.

"Dong Zhuo would not easily give the position of Zhou Mu to a foreign lord. After all, Zhou Mu is already a feudal official and holds the army of a whole state."

"If Dong Zhuo really gave the position of Zhou Mu, I would have to have a Bingzhou Mu before I could retreat."

"Being a Yangzhou shepherd seems not bad."

A group of foreign princes were instigated by Chu Tian, ​​and they all had Dong Zhuo's thoughts in mind.

Dong Zhuo controlled the court and had the emperor, and the official positions he appointed were formal official positions. This was the effect of the emperor. Having the emperor could also attract a group of old diehards loyal to the Han Dynasty and generals to go to Chang'an.

They can put pressure on Dong Zhuo through alliance and ask Dong Zhuo to grant them official positions. The foreign lords also have the opportunity to become a state pastor.

"We sent people to contact Dong Zhuo and explain the terms of the negotiation. As long as he can provide an official position that meets our expectations, then we will withdraw our troops and end the crusade against Dong Zhuo. If not, we will capture Hangu Pass and shock Chang'an."

The various foreign princes discussed and decided to ask Dong Zhuo for the position of governor and general, and sent several envoys to Chang'an to bargain with Dong Zhuo.

They had enmity with Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo would definitely make certain compromises in order to resolve the current crisis.

Just don't push Dong Zhuo into a desperate situation.

In the final analysis, Dong Zhuo still lacked the ambition to compete in the Central Plains. He stayed in Chang'an and would soon lose his ambition in the wine pool and meat forest. In addition, during the relevant period, the lords of Liangzhou coveted Dong Zhuo's territory, and Dong Zhuo's power was no longer something to be afraid of.

"Not only that, we also have to recognize our subordinates as generals."

Chu Tian even opened his mouth like a lion, which made the princes who were Chu Tian's allies tremble with fear.

Chu Tian was not satisfied to declare himself as the Mu of Xuzhou, he also wanted all his subordinates to declare themselves as generals.

Before the troubled times, generals and lieutenants were already very high official positions, but with the chaos of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, generals and lieutenants are now everywhere. It seems that people are embarrassed to go out without the title of general.

Chu Tian didn't care about fighting for the title of general for his subordinates. But among the lords, the official general position had a slight bonus to the army. No matter how small the mosquito was, it was still meat.

The subordinates listed above are generals, which can also increase their loyalty.

After many princes figured it out, since they had already shamelessly asked Dong Zhuo to make themselves the governor of the state, what if Dong Zhuo also made a group of his subordinates generals?

Although the request was a bit excessive, it was just a bargaining chip. Even if Dong Zhuo did not meet all the expectations of the Guandong princes, it was not necessarily unacceptable.

Chu Tian made a list for his subordinates. The generals included Hua Mulan, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Li Guang, Zhou Yafu, Xu Sheng, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan.

Even Sun Kang, Wu Dun, Yin Li and other unknown Taishan thieves were invited by Chu Tian to make them generals or lieutenants.

By the way, we also need to add ordinary heroes such as Liu Sandao and Sun Liuwan.

Chu Tian shamelessly asked Dong Zhuo for an official position.

As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. If you have a group of generals and lieutenants under the command of a state pastor, it will not be a problem. Otherwise, how will you have thousands of good generals and millions of soldiers?

"Why are there dozens of people on your list?"

Other foreign princes found that Chu Tian's list was densely packed, but out of caution, they only listed a few generals and lieutenants.

They then followed suit and added ordinary heroes.

This group of princes then presented the list to Hangu Pass. As long as Dong Zhuo agreed to the conditions, they could withdraw their troops.

Niu Fu and Li Jue, who were guarding Hangu Pass, learned that the foreign princes in Guandong were willing to withdraw their troops only after they were granted official status. They were stunned at first, and then ordered the Xiliang cavalry to rush 800 miles and send them to Chang'an.

In Li Jue's view, it would be quite cost-effective if he could be conferred official positions in name only and make these vicious Kwantung princes withdraw their troops.

Li Jue was extremely afraid of the crazy people in Chutian.

Xu Rong and Hua Xiong, who guarded Hulao Pass with him, have disappeared. Now he is the only one who survives.

Therefore, Li Jue believed that Chu Tian was the disaster star. If his Flying Bear Army had not escaped so quickly, he might have disappeared like Xu Rong and Hua Xiong.

One madman is already terrifying, but there are a group of madmen at Hangu Pass.

Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army and Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army were unable to withstand the onslaught of a group of lunatics.

"Dong Zhuo would not completely agree. He is also unwilling to have a bunch of powerful state pastors who would make a fuss about their official positions."

After Chutian sent his general to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he knew that Dong Zhuo would not easily give him the official position of Xuzhou Mu. This was simply unbelievable for Xuzhou Mu, who was in his early twenties.

However, if Dong Zhuo did not give him Xuzhou pastoral care, he would definitely use other official positions to satisfy Chu Tian's appetite.

Even if Dong Zhuo does not give him the official position of Xuzhou Mu, he can still eliminate Tao Qian, and Dong Zhuo will have to canonize him as Xuzhou Mu, because by that time he has already established his position as Xuzhou Mu.

After Chu Tian discussed with the foreign princes about asking for official positions from Dong Zhuo, he summoned the cavalry generals who pursued Dong Zhuo, Zhao Yun, Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan, Li Guang and others. They each recorded their military exploits and returned to Langya Kingdom to receive rewards.

If Dong Zhuo approves it, it will actually be regarded as a reward from Chu Tian to his generals, because it is Chu Tian who wants the official position.

The four cavalry generals captured Hua Xiong and a thousand Xiliang cavalry for Chu Tian and made great achievements in battle. This time they came to hunt down Dong Zhuo, and they seemed to have gained something.
To be continued...