At the end of the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Bei successfully took over Xuzhou and became the new Xuzhou Mu, taking charge of the nine counties of Xuzhou. However, due to the short time of taking over, Liu Bei did not yet fully control Xuzhou.
In addition, Liu Bei was about to attack Dong, so he asked Tao Qian to temporarily manage Xuzhou for him, so he asked Tao Qian to "borrow" 20,000 soldiers, and then went to Chenliu to join other princes. At the same time, the immortal played Guan Yu who passed five passes and killed six generals.
Liao Hua whom he met also joined Liu Bei.
And Yuan Shao is also planning how to capture Pingyuan County and open the door to Qingzhou after the campaign against Dong is over.
At the same time, Shi Xie rejected Liu Biao's request for peace and was determined to join forces with Yuan Shu to deal with Liu Biao.
Liu Biao had no choice but to seek help from Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian temporarily became allies to fight against the Yuan Shao brothers and Jiaozhou Shixie.
At the beginning of the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shao led 50,000 troops, Yuan Shu led 30,000 troops, Cao Cao led 40,000 troops, Liu Bei led 30,000 troops, Gongsun Zan and Liu Biao each led 20,000 troops, and Sun Jian each led 10,000 troops, totaling more than 200,000 troops.
Gathering together at Chenliu, we are bound to annihilate Dong Zhuo, help the Han Dynasty, and rescue the Emperor.
This time, there are no alliance leaders and deputy alliance leaders. The strategic plan will be discussed by seven people. Each will provide its own food and grass, and the spoils will be distributed according to contribution.
"Everyone, this is the rough battle plan. In addition, I have written a letter to Liu Yan. Two months later, we will bypass Bingzhou and attack Chang'an, while Liu Yan will attack Anding from Tianshu and surround the Dong thief!" Cao Cao!
He pointed at the map and said to everyone.
Their strategy this time was for him to go to Hulao Pass alone to block the Dong thieves, while the others led their own troops to bypass Bingzhou and attack Chang'an.
"Okay, we will attack from two sides, and we will definitely wipe out the Dong thieves this time!" Yuan Shao assured.
Others also nodded in agreement, thinking that without Yuan Shao and the others as alliance leaders this time, they would definitely be able to wipe out the Dong thieves.
In the same year, Gongsundu, the governor of Liaodong, used the accumulated power points to exchange for technology and items. He believed that he was now strong and strong, so he decided to expand his territory and prepare for the eastward expedition to Goguryeo.
At the same time, Liu Yan, who was far away in Yizhou, also received a letter from Cao Cao, asking him to attack Dong Zhuo from Anding.
"My chance has finally come!" Liu Yan clenched his heart into a ball and looked in the direction of Chang'an with a fiery gaze.
Dong Zhuo took advantage of the Xuzhou Tournament to attack Tianshui, but was defeated by him. Liu Yan did not continue to pursue Dong Zhuo's defeated army.
He was waiting for this opportunity.
When the princes of Guandong gather together, he will take over Chang'an and Liangzhou at the minimum cost.
This was used to achieve the goal of becoming emperor.
"Congratulations, father." Liu Yan's four sons, Liu Hao, Liu Zhang, Liu Fan, and Liu Dan congratulated Liu Yan in unison.
They have known about their father's ambition for a long time.
If this happens and their father proclaims himself emperor, then they will be princes, which is much more valuable than the status of clan members of the Han Dynasty.
"This time I will go to Tianshui in person to supervise the battle. Please come with me." Liu Yan glanced at his four sons.
It was decided that they should go together and examine which of their four sons has the most outstanding ability.
Liu Hao, Liu Zhang, Liu Fan, and Liu Dan glanced at each other, and then replied respectfully: "Yes!"
The four of them were all thinking about how to perform well in front of their father this time, so as to leave a good impression in Liu Yan's eyes and be made the crown prince by Liu Yan.
In the blink of an eye, two months later, the vanguard of the Kwantung Alliance princes, led by Liu Bei and Sun Jian, gathered in Hetao, north of Chang'an, and met Dong Zhuo's army again. At the same time, Cao Cao personally led 10,000 heavy shield infantry to follow.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of war drums kept coming from the Hetao.
Ten thousand heavy shield infantry trained by Cao Ren were divided into dozens of rows to confront Li Jue and Guo Si.
These 10,000 heavy shield infantry were their key to dealing with Dong Zhuo's iron cavalry. These heavy shield infantry abandoned the traditional configuration of one shield and one sword and replaced them with heavy shields with both hands.
Abandon the soldiers' attack power in exchange for strong defense power.
"Brother Wentai, Li Jue and Guo Si are leading Dong Zhuo's ace cavalry - the steel-armored cavalry."
"Once this cavalry charges, it will be overwhelming. In order to deal with Dong Zhuo's cavalry, I specially trained a heavy shield infantry." Cao Cao pointed to the cavalry behind Li Jue and Guo Si and introduced to Sun Jian.
Except for the northern princes who had seen Dong Zhuo's steel cavalry, no other princes in the south had ever seen the power of Dong Zhuo's steel cavalry.
"Meng De, is it really as powerful as you say?" Sun Jian asked Cao Cao with a skeptical attitude.
"You'll know later when you see it." Cao Cao thought it would be better for them to see this kind of thing with their own eyes.
If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's cavalry, Ma Teng and Han Sui would not have been defeated so quickly.
If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's cavalry, he wouldn't have specially trained a heavy shield infantry.
"Brother, there are Cao Cao's heavy infantry in front of us, can we rush over?" Guo Si asked Li Jue uncertainly.
Cao Cao's heavy shield infantry was different from what he had seen before.
The traditional shield soldiers cooperate with the spear soldiers to form a spear-contradictory lineup.
But Cao Cao's heavy shield soldiers not only lacked spearmen, but also had larger shields than traditional shield soldiers.
Seeing such shield soldiers for the first time, Guo Bang was not sure whether their steel cavalry could break through this layer of heavy shield infantry.
If they can't charge through, these cavalrymen will be lambs to be slaughtered.
"I don't know either." Li Jue frowned as he looked at the heavy shield soldier in front of him.
It's not that he didn't want to go around from the flank.
The key is that Cao Cao's remaining soldiers are behind this heavy shield infantry.
Their cavalry is fierce, but its maneuverability is not as good as the light cavalry. If it turns rashly, it is likely to cause collision and trampling of the troops behind it.
"We want the infantry to attack first and destroy their formation." Li Jue thought for a moment and replied.
If it were a traditional gun-contradiction formation, Li Jue would have led his heavy cavalry to attack them.
But Li Jue didn't dare to bet on this weird heavy shield infantry.
Each armored cavalry was expensive to make, so he had to be cautious.
"Okay!" Guo Si also thought this was a good idea.
Li Jue and Guo Si immediately commanded 10,000 infantry troops to rush forward.
"kill!"
The sound of fighting suddenly sounded in this grassland.
When Cao Cao saw Li Jue and Guo Si using infantry to destroy the formation, he did not panic at all, as they expected.
The commander's battle flag changed, and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici led their light cavalry to charge forward from both sides.
"kill!"
Seeing this scene, Li Jue and Guo Si panicked.
Their infantry will be for nothing.
"I can't take care of that much anymore. Give me the order and charge with me!" Li Jue and Guo Si saw that the other general had already charged, and immediately commanded their armored cavalry to charge over, regardless of whether there was their infantry in front.
"Hahaha, goodbye!" But who knew that after Zhang Fei and others walked around in front, they immediately turned a corner and turned back.
Although Zhang Fei and others left, the infantry of Li Jue and Guo Si could not escape, and were trampled under the hoofs of their cavalry.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Guo Bang also knew that the two of them had fallen into the trap, so he asked what to do next.
"Come!" Li Jue replied through gritted teeth.
Once the heavy cavalry started charging, they could not stop.
Dong Zhuo's 10,000 infantrymen were like tissue paper in front of the heavy cavalry, which could be broken with just one poke.
Sun Jian was stunned when he saw this scene.
It is no secret that Dong Zhuo had an invincible armored cavalry, but Sun Jian never saw it with his own eyes and always thought that everyone exaggerated the power of this cavalry.
But when he saw him today, Sun Jian knew what it meant to be the king of soldiers.