How could Dong Zhuo hide such a big move in Luoyang from the princes? No matter how stupid they are, everyone can realize at this moment that this guy wants to flee west! "We can't wait any longer and storm Hulao Pass!"
Dong Zhuo ran to Chang'an, leaving Luoyang empty. The princes challenged Dong and were defeated several times in a row. If they don't show some signs of success, then this challenge against Dong will be a joke.
The retreat of Liu Han's troops in Xiliang, Fufeng, and Hanoi strategically relieved Dong Zhuo's great pressure.
"Since the princes of Shandong want a decisive battle, I will fight them once!"
Dong Zhuo, who had let go of his hands and feet, was no longer timid. Although the Shandong princes had many soldiers, they were all a mob. He was higher in the Sili area. Even when he reached Guanzhong, the nobles would not give up secretly making small moves. Only by truly fighting Only by loving the Shandong nobles can one frighten Xiaoxiao.
Because Yuan Wei was killed, the Yuan family formed a blood feud with Dong Zhuo. They no longer reserved their strength and attacked with all their strength.
Under Hulao Pass, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood every day. The indestructible Hulao Pass is now on the verge of collapse, and it can only be broken in a matter of seconds.
Li Ru came up with another plan: "Prime Minister, if the coalition forces are not united, we can use some tricks to separate them."
Dong Zhuo: "Oh? I'm all ears."
Li Ru: "The princes of Guandong have enemies with the Prime Minister, Yuan Ye, but the only ones who are good at fighting with the coalition forces are Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian."
Li Ru said and walked up to Dong Zhuo: "King Hejian once said, add a carrot to a stick. The prime minister might as well use this strategy. First let Marquis Wen lead an army to beat the Yuan family hard, and then..."
Dong Zhuo: "What?"
Li Ru: "I heard that the prime minister has a daughter, and he has chosen Sun Jian's son to marry her. If it succeeds, the princes of Guandong will be destroyed. If not, there will be a gap between the princes."
Dong Zhuo: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Just follow Wen You's words."
# At Hulao Pass, after listening to Li Ru's plan, Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Li Jue, and Guo Si led an army of [-] to engage in the first frontal battle in several months with the Shandong Allied Forces on the frontal battlefield.
The [-]-strong army can be said to be Dong Zhuo's most elite army, and it is also half of Dong Zhuo's existing troops.
The 3-strong army included [-] Liangzhou cavalry. Dong Zhuo was not as wealthy as Liu Han. He only had [-] cavalry. This time, [-] people were mobilized, which was the maximum he could mobilize.
Although the Kwantung Alliance has a large number of troops, 20 in number, there are not many cavalry. The princes have the largest number of infantry. The cavalry total is almost 3, and the rest are infantry.
Cao Cao's face was solemn. The large number of coalition forces was both an advantage and a disadvantage. The human sea tactics could overwhelm the general army in terms of momentum and destabilize the enemy, but Dong Zhuo was still not enough.
The shortcomings are also obvious. With more people, the various princes have evil intentions, and the coordination between the command system, combat system, and arms is far inferior to that of the enemy. Although Dong Zhuo's army is also a mixed bag, there is no integration and unity.
"This battle is full of misfortunes."
Cao Cao was pessimistic in his heart.
Yuan Shao's original plan was to let the other princes in the Dong Zhuo Alliance fight with Dong Zhuo. It would be best if both sides would lose, and then he could fish in troubled waters. However, things went beyond his expectations. The Dong Zhuo Alliance Army did not go smoothly from the initial attack. After defeat after defeat, the Yuan family in Luoyang was also wiped out. Not only did the Yuan family gain nothing, but they also suffered such heavy losses. Yuan Shao hoped that this decisive battle could bring out some political capital. "The traitor Dong has usurped the Han Dynasty and is cruel and unkind. The imperial code has been lost and the country is in ruins. All the troops obey the order and follow me into Luoyang to kill the national traitor!"
Whether they are loyal to the big man, out of face, or have their own selfish motives, they dare not hold back at this moment of war.
# Outside Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo's 6 men and the allied forces of Shandong princes, nearly 12 men, launched a massive battle.
On the vast plain east of Hulao Pass, the two armies, with their armor flashing, faced the dim light of the morning and started a head-on duel.
"kill!!!"
"kill!!!"
The sound of drums shook the sky, like rolling thunder, urging the soldiers to charge horn sounded loudly, piercing the morning mist, calling the soldiers to come were like rain, cutting through the resistance of the air and shooting towards the opponent's position.
Chariots roared, cavalry galloped, and the ground trembled under the trampling of horse collision of armor, accompanied by the roars and wails of the soldiers, instantly filled the battlefield with the frenzy of soldiers waved the spears in their hands, and the sharp blades shone coldly in the sun.
In the center of the position, the two generals engaged in a fierce duel.
Sun Jian fought with Hua Xiong, vowing to avenge Zu Mao's death. Lu Bu dragged the three brothers Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan into the melee at the same time.
"Where righteousness comes, life and death go hand in hand! The sky can learn from it, and the white horse is the proof!"
Gongsun Zan's most elite three thousand white horse Yi Cong joined the battlefield, and their opponent was Dong Zhuo's most elite three thousand flying bear army.
They drove their horses, wielded their swords, and charged at each the flash of swords and shadows, both sides tried to find weaknesses in their collision stirred up sparks in the air, and every attack left deep marks on the battlefield.
The armies of both sides mingled together and started a bloody hand-to-hand fight.
Cao Cao felt very uncomfortable. In front of the cavalry, the combat ability of the infantry was greatly reduced. How could the coalition cavalry be the opponent of the Xiliang cavalry?The consequence of this is that the Xiliang cavalry constantly harasses and destroys the infantry formations. Although there are few Xiliang infantry in the front, as long as they hold on, the coalition will fail sooner or later.
"If I also have such an elite cavalry, why not worry about defeating the Dong thief!"
Cao Cao looked at Gongsun Zan's cavalry with greed, but with his current ability, he simply could not form such an elite army, so he could only think long term.
If Gongsun Zan knew what Cao Cao was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud. What would the few cavalry under his command mean to the King of Hejian? Gongsun Zan will never forget the scene of tens of thousands of cavalry fighting head-on in the northern grassland, let alone the scene in western Liaoning where the cavalry of the King of Hejian unilaterally massacred the Wuhuan cavalry.
If you want to give full play to the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, it is difficult for only 3000 people to turn the tide of the battle. If the cavalry is less than [-], what kind of cavalry is it? The battle lasted for four hours from morning to evening. Perhaps God wanted Dong Zhuo to be defeated. Although the coalition's cavalry was not as effective as Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry, they tightly entangled them. The nearly [-] infantrymen on the frontal battlefield were on each side. Under the leadership of Lu Zhuhou, he successfully opened a hole and immediately broke through Dong Zhuo's defense line.
The infantry was defeated and the war situation began to reverse. From a fierce battle to a chase, the coalition lived up to expectations and fought all the way to Hulao Pass. Finally, they used the 3 people they had prepared to capture Hulao Pass in one go.
Yuan Shao finally let go of his anxious heart: "Luoyang is so close!" (End of Chapter)