When Li Xiang received the news that Dong Zhuo had sent his army eastward, he still did whatever he had to do, as if he wasn't worried about it.
In fact, Li Xiang did not have much to worry about. When all the princes were withdrawing from Luoyang one after another, Li Xiang had already mobilized troops from Bingzhou and Hanoi.
At that time, once the 30,000 troops from Bingzhou and the 20,000 troops from Hanoi arrive, plus the more than 20,000 cavalry left by Li Xiang after the casualties in the battle against Dong, relying on the defense of the fortified city, coupled with the
With famous generals like Bai Qi and Yue Fei around, Dong Zhuo would definitely not be able to threaten him.
After all, Dong Zhuo suffered quite a lot of losses in the battle against Dong. In addition to the troops guarding Xiliang and guarding Chang'an, it would be good if the rest could send 100,000 troops to attack him.
Moreover, although Li Xiang can be said to have successfully captured Luoyang and even the entire Henan Province, there are still a lot of messy things here that he needs to solve.
First of all, due to Dong Zhuo, Luoyang is now almost an empty city, which has caused the population of the entire Henan Province to drop to almost the lowest level. Relocating the population here and re-developing people's livelihood are the top priorities right now.
Even, in order to keep things in Luoyang on the right track, Li Xiang even transferred Wang Meng and Xun Yu, two well-known political figures from Bingzhou.
In addition to these, Li Xiang has other problems to solve.
The key point of occupying Luoyang is not only Luoyang itself, but also the Eight Luoyang Passes around Luoyang. Only with the Eight Passes of Luoyang in hand, can we advance, attack, retreat and defend. If we only capture Luoyang without the Eight Passes of Luoyang
, then the enemy can attack at any time.
Nowadays, among the eight passes in Luoyang, during the war against Dong, Li Xiang had mastered seven passes when other princes were not paying attention. There is still one pass in Hangu that is no longer in Li Xiang's hands.
Among them, when the princes divided their forces during the war against Dong, Yuan Shu was in charge of Xuanyuan Pass. After the capital was moved to Chang'an, this pass naturally fell into the hands of Yuan Shu.
However, now Yuan Shu only has one Runan County, and he can't even fully control Yuzhouli, let alone interfere with Sili. Therefore, after paying some price, Xuanyuan Pass fell into the hands of Li Xiang.
In fact, it is not a big price, it is just 5,000 war horses. Although it is very precious to other princes, it is just like that to Li Xiang. After seizing the land of Hetao, for things like war horses, Li Xiang
There is no shortage for a long time.
Needless to say, Hangu Pass is Dong Zhuo's guarantee for staying in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo will never give in lightly. But for now, Li Xiang already has his own plan for Hangu Pass. As long as he defeats Dong Zhuo,
, you can start implementing it.
Even if it fails and Li Xiang cannot successfully obtain Hangu Pass, it will be enough to cause an internal turmoil within Dong Zhuo.
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After a few days, reinforcements from Bingzhou and Hanoi finally arrived, and it was time for Li Xiang to fight against Dong Zhuo's army.
"Qin Qiong, Yuchi respectfully listens to the order!"
"The end will be here."
"Take Qin Qiong as the leader, Yuchi Gong as the deputy, and lead 10,000 troops to defend Luoyang!" Li Xiang ordered.
When Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong heard this, their original excitement suddenly plummeted. They thought they were being asked to go out to fight, but instead they ended up doing the job of guarding the house. However, since Li Xiang had given the order, the two of them could only obey it.
Ordered.
"The last general takes orders."
"The rest of the generals will set off with me, leading fifty thousand troops, to meet Dong Zhuo's army!"
"promise!"
In addition to the 10,000 troops guarding Luoyang and the 10,000 to 10,000 troops guarding other dangerous checkpoints, the remaining 50,000 Bingzhou troops marched in the direction of Hangu Pass.
Moreover, this time it was not just Li Xiang's family facing Dong Zhuo alone, sending an army of 50,000 was enough.
After Wang Meng arrived and Wang Meng reminded Li Xiang, he realized that Dong Zhuo sent troops eastward out of Hangu to threaten Li Xiang's family. Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hongnong next to Luoyang, and Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hedong, could not escape either.
.
These two people didn't know that Dong Zhuo's departure from Hangu Pass was just for the purpose of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao. When the news of Dong Zhuo's departure came, these two people were shocked. They thought Dong Zhuo was crazy and had just retreated.
After Chang'an, I thought about playing again.
Therefore, after Li Xiang sent counselors to persuade him, the two men could only hold their noses and send troops to resist Dong Zhuo together with Li Xiang.
As for Li Xiang, although he despises the strength of Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang, with the two of them joining, the casualties of his soldiers can be reduced. On the other hand, using Dong Zhuo to consume Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang
The strength of the two will also be beneficial to Li Xiang in conquering these two places in the future.
How could anyone else sleep soundly on the couch? The territory of Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang was also in Sili. For these two places, Li Xiang was bound to win. He had only just gone to challenge Dong, and he still had to face Dong Zhuo for the time being.
Otherwise, Li Xiang would have already planned to deal with these two people.
"Brother Zhisheng, brother Gongjie, we haven't seen each other for only a month, and you really want to hurt me!" As soon as they met, Li Xiang greeted these two enemies cordially.
Hearing Li Xiang's voice, Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang's faces darkened.
After this period of inquiring, they already knew that the hungry wolf Dong Zhuo was attracted because of the Bingzhou Army's attack on Liangzhou. But they had no choice. They all thought that Dong Zhuo was serious about it, and they couldn't wait until Dong Zhuo's army arrived.
Then surrender directly, then where will their face be left?
What's more, with the three princes joining forces, even if they can't defeat Dong Zhuo, they can still protect themselves.
"Brother Zifeng, you're polite!" Although Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang hated Li Xiang, the troublemaker, in their hearts, they could not lose their superficial courtesy.
"Hahaha, brother Zhisheng, brother Gongjie, this time Thief Dong overestimated his own capabilities. He had just fled to Chang'an in a hurry, and he actually wanted to escape eastward again. He really didn't know whether to live or die at that time." Li Xiang looked at Wang Kuang and Wang Kuang, who had a black look on their faces.
Zhang Yang and the two laughed loudly.
"Brother Zifeng is right, Brother Zifeng will be responsible for this battle, and the soldiers under our command will be handed over to Brother Zifeng!" The two men said with a hint of helplessness.
Although Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang now particularly hate Li Xiang, with Dong Zhuo hanging over their heads, they can only temporarily hand over their soldiers to Li Xiang's command.
They also had to admit that they were far from being able to compare with Li Xiang in terms of commanding troops in combat. This time, in order to protect themselves from Dong Zhuo's troops, they had to hold their noses and accept some things even if they were unwilling to do so.
