Today, Sun Jian was the first to see the fire in the direction of Luoyang. He saw flames rising into the sky and black smoke billowing in the direction of Luoyang. Although Sishui Pass was still two to three hundred miles away from Luoyang, Sun Jian immediately smelled the smell of fighter planes. Sun Jian led
The soldiers attacked Sishui Pass again. Zhao Cen, the guard guarding Sishui Pass, had no intention of fighting for a long time. After fighting for a while, he surrendered Sishui Pass.
When Sun Jian drove straight in, Hulao Pass was also captured by the rebels at the same time, and all armies marched straight into Luoyang. When the rebels arrived in Luoyang, they discovered that Luoyang was already an empty city, a dead city, and not a single trace of the three-hundred-mile-long Luoyang city was left.
The rooster dog is inhabited.
All armies and horses had to be stationed on the wasteland, and Sun Jian led his troops to put out the fire in the city. At this time, Cao Cao came to see Yuan Shao and asked to send troops to continue pursuing Dong Zhuo. He said to Yuan Shao: "Now that Dong Zhuo is fleeing to the west, it is a good opportunity to pursue him."
Yuan Shao replied: "All the troops and horses have been chasing all the way. They are exhausted now. I'm afraid it will not be good to attack now." This is actually correct. Besides, Yuan Shao has no intention of fighting anymore. He thinks that taking Luoyang is a victory. After all,
It is the capital of the Han Dynasty. Although it is an empty city and a dead city, the symbolic meaning is already in place. There is no need to chase the butcher anymore. If we continue to chase, the butcher may kill, burn, and rob them all again with the "Three Lights"
"Policy" we can't get any benefits on the one hand, and on the other hand we can be fooled again.
When Cao Cao heard this, he quit and said anxiously: "Thieves Dong burned down the palace and kidnapped the emperor, which shocked the whole country. Now is a good opportunity to decide the world with a battle."
Yuan Shao still refused to send troops on the grounds that the soldiers were tired and should not move rashly. The same was true for other soldiers and horses. Several close friends with Cao Cao, such as Zhang Miao and Bao Xin, all advised Cao Cao not to act rashly.
Cao Cao, who couldn't bear it anymore, said angrily: "Shu Zi is not good enough!" With that, Sui Zi walked away with eight thousand troops, leading Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, chasing Dong Zhuo day and night.
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Cao Cao left Luoyang west and pursued Dong Zhuo all the way. After all, Zhang Miao had a close relationship with Cao Cao, so he sent Wei Zi to accompany him with three thousand troops.
Dong Zhuo and his party arrived at Xingyang, and Xingyang Governor Xu Rong came out to meet him. Xingyang is located in the north-central part of present-day Henan Province, bordering the Yellow River to the north. Xingyang is strategically located and is known as "the belt between two capitals and the throat of three Qin".
Xingyang has a chasm connecting the Huaihe River and Sishui to the east, Mang Mountain to the north and the Yellow River, Suohe River to the south and Songshan Mountain, and Hulao Pass to the west to Luoyang and Chang'an. The terrain is dangerous and it is a battleground for military strategists.
Xu Rong is a fierce general under Dong Zhuo. Xu Rong is the only general in the Liangzhou army who is not from Liangzhou. He has always been marginalized by the Liangzhou army, but he is loyal to the emperor wholeheartedly. Wherever the emperor is, he is there. He is a
An extremely foolish and loyal person.
Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, but he was not a lost dog. He had close friends and elite soldiers still there. At this time, a scout horse learned that there was a pursuing force behind him, and Xu Rong immediately offered to set up an ambush to block the incoming enemy and cut off the rear for the prime minister.
Dong Zhuo's advisers also agreed to divide the troops and set up an ambush, with the purpose of severely inflicting heavy damage on the invading enemy, preventing the enemy's advancing step by step, and allowing the emperor and the prime minister to retreat to Chang'an calmly.
Dong Zhuo followed the advice of Xu Rong and his advisers, and ordered Lü Bu to lead a group of elite troops to the rear to engage in a head-on confrontation with the pursuing enemy. When the enemy retreated, Xu Rong would rob and kill them again.
Lu Bu walked along the official road of Xingyang, holding a Fang Tian painted halberd with a "well" shape on the top and colorful decorations. After waiting for less than half a day, a group of pursuers arrived.
Lu Bu let out a haha, raised his Fang Tian painted halberd, and led his troops to cover up and kill them.
Cao Cao's troops were on their way through the night, and most of the soldiers were in low spirits. Suddenly they heard the sound of killing and hurriedly stopped to fight. One side was waiting for work and was prepared, while the other side urged to fight. The result can be imagined. Cao Cao's legions were not even formed.
, there was a huge chaos when Lu Bu's army rushed and killed them.
Lu Bu met Xiahou Dun in the rebellious army, whistling his three halberds, and the beating made Xiahou Dun panic. Xiahou Dun took a few steps back and looked at the opponent intently. When he saw the Fang Tian painted halberd in the opponent's hand, he saw that the horses under him were extremely handsome, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
Surprise! This man is the mighty general Lu Bu mentioned by my elder brother. In fact, Lu Bu has appeared once in Hulao Pass, but the situation was chaotic at that time, and Xiahou Dun did not take a closer look at Lu Bu. Xiahou Dun heard that Cao Cao said that this man was very brave, and that all martial arts practitioners
They all thought they were the strongest. When they heard that their opponents were strong, they would be tempted to go up and have a "spar". The same was true for Xiahou Dun, who charged forward with his spear and horse, and then fought with Lu Bu.
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The two sides were fighting when suddenly a group of soldiers and horses came out from the left. Cao Cao was shocked. He looked at the flag and saw a huge "Li" character. Cao Cao secretly shouted, it was Li Jue who was coming. Cao Cao immediately left.
A group of soldiers and horses, led by Xia Houyuan, advanced to meet them.
Cao Cao only had a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he was struggling to deal with the 20,000 Xiliang soldiers of Lu Bu and Li Jue at the same time. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the right direction. Cao Cao looked sideways and couldn't help but panic.
Because Guo Si led 10,000 troops to attack on the right.
Cao Cao urgently ordered Cao Ren to divide his troops to meet the enemy. In this way, Cao Cao's more than 10,000 troops were immediately divided into three groups to attack the enemy troops that were several times larger than them. The situation was urgent and critical.
Not long after the battle, Cao Cao saw that his troops suffered heavy casualties. The most critical troops in the middle, Xiahou Dun, were clearly defeated by Lu Bu and were retreating steadily.
When Cao Cao saw this situation, he urgently ordered his troops to withdraw. He hoped that he could retreat for a while, slow down, gain a firm foothold, and then regroup his troops before making big plans.
After the military order was passed, Cao Cao's troops immediately retreated. It was not until they exited the boundary of Xingyang that Lu Bu and other three troops stopped pursuing.
At the same time, more than a hundred miles away from Xingyang, a force different from the Guandong Alliance appeared. The flags flying on the flag were either the word Cao or the word Yangzhou. The troops of three thousand people rolled straight into Hulao Pass.
Afterwards, they did not enter Luoyang, but headed straight for Xingyang.
Cao Zhizhi only remembered the place name Xingyang, the place where Cao Cao suffered his first defeat in history. Cao Zhi asked Chen Wen to borrow troops to go north. Fortunately, Deng Ai was in Danyang, and the request for troops to reinforce the Kwantung Rebels went smoothly. Hurry and hurry up
Rushing, it took half a month to reach Xingyang. But when Cao Zhi arrived in Xingyang, he didn't know whether Cao Cao had already exchanged fire with Dong Zhuo's troops, and where the main battlefield was, Cao Zhi was blind. After all,
Xingyang is a large county. Rushing in and wandering around will not only hurt your physical strength, but Cao Cao will not miss the ambush. Cao Zhi will let others eat him first. Cao Zhi had to send out detective horses to inquire around, and the large group of people rested in place a hundred miles away from Xingyang.
Shortly in the afternoon, a group of sergeants reported: "There is a large group of people fighting on the official road from Xingyang to Chang'an. One side is defeated and is retreating towards the outskirts of Xingyang city."
When Cao Zhi heard this, he suddenly understood and secretly cursed himself for being stupid. Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an. Of course, there were ambushes on the road to Chang'an, so he immediately asked: "Can you see clearly the banner of the lord?"
The sergeant replied: "I don't know. Due to the chaotic situation, my subordinates did not dare to get too close."
Cao Zhi thought for a moment, slapped his thigh, and shouted: "We can't wait any longer, let's get over there and break camp!"
Sima Xu Chu immediately turned around and left the camp to issue an order, but he heard an order to "move out the camp" sounded outside the tent, and the sound resounded through the sky.
ps: It’s the first day it’s been put on the shelves. I hope everyone will support it. I posted it a little late because the editor was watching the military parade and forgot to open the VIP chapter for me.