"What?" When Yuan Shao heard the news from the southern front, his chest almost tightened, and he almost vomited a mouthful of blood: "The Jiangdong Army is defeated?" ”

The defeat on the northern front has made the coalition forces unstable in the footsteps of Bishui Pass.

Now even the Jiangdong Army has suffered defeat, and in this battle, he seems to have no hope.

"Impossible, the courage of Wentai is rare in the world, how could it be defeated by the Xiliang Army?"

Yuan Shu couldn't believe that he had recruited Sun Jian as his subordinate, and Sun Jian's defeat was equal to his defeat, which made him a little difficult to accept.

"The Jiangdong Army was also defeated?"

"The bravery of the Jiangdong Tigers has been defeated by the Xiliang Army, how can we march into Luoyang!"

"Now that the southern front is defeated, it will inevitably make the Xiliang Army free up the main force, how do we deal with the weak southern front!"

"Once the Xiliang army counterattacks us from the south, I'm afraid we will be in a difficult position!"

“……”

The northern front was breached, which was already bad news, and now there is bad news, and one after another bad news has come back, so that the princes are overwhelmed, and at this moment, they no longer have the spirit of the original master.

One by one, they looked dejected.

In the war, only victory can define the position of both sides of the war, once lost, then the definition of this war will fall on the imperial court, and the imperial court will define them as rebels at that time, which is also a normal thing.

When the time comes, the historical records will make them stink one by one for thousands of years.

Cao Cao's face at this time was also ugly, he single-handedly organized this crusade, which should have been smooth, but he didn't know why he had come to this point, but he knew that if it went on like this, the last morale of the Kwantung Coalition Army would collapse.

The alliance of these coalition forces is very loose, but it is only a temporary combination between the various princes, and the purpose is to break through Luoyang, so that they can be combined, and once they lose their morale and think that Luoyang is hopeless, the coalition forces will collapse immediately.

At that time, this big battle against Mushan will really become a joke.

"Alliance leader, there are still hundreds of thousands of righteous soldiers in our coalition army to defeat the shepherds, we have not lost this battle yet, we still have hope!"

Cao Cao stood up and suggested: "I think that now that the rebels of the imperial court are in full swing, we should avoid the edge for the time being, it is better to withdraw to Chen Liu, regroup, and then fight against the rebels of the imperial court!" ”

Morale is low, the situation is unfavorable, continue to resist so hard, it is not a good thing for them, retreat, exchange space for time, recuperate, the coalition army wants grain and grass and grain and grass, although the north and south wings are defeated, but the vitality of the Chinese army is not damaged, they still have a chance to fight back.

"Withdraw Chenliu?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately thought about it, he knew that Cao Cao's proposal was the best proposal today, his eyes swept over, and he looked at the princes, and he did have the intention of avoiding war, so he agreed: "Okay, pass on my military order, all departments retreat, and withdraw to Chen to rest and recuperate!" ”

"Yes!"

The princes received the order with joy.

……

Guangxi three years, May.

Bishui Pass Battlefield.

The battlefield was still staggered with hundreds of thousands of troops, but the offensive and defensive positions between the imperial court soldiers and horses and the Kwantung coalition army had been reversed.

At first, it was the Kwantung Coalition Army that attacked Bishui Pass.

The soldiers and horses of the imperial court could only rely on the Bishui Pass to defend it.

However, with the defeat of the two fronts in the north and south, the two brave and warlike generals in the Kwantung region, Gongsun Zhan, the chief general of the Youzhou Army, and Sun Jian, the chief general of the Jiangdong Army, were killed and wounded, and the morale of the Kwantung coalition army suddenly plummeted, and the army was glorious.

Under this circumstance, the imperial court soldiers and horses took the initiative to attack, and the Kwantung coalition army could only retreat one after another, and under repeated defeats, the main force under the leadership of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had withdrawn to Chenliujun.

The positions outside the Bishui Pass were recovered by the imperial court's soldiers and horses.

And the high-spirited Mushan also directly waved the army to advance hundreds of miles away, and the soldiers pressed Chen Liu, which had the meaning of chasing and fighting.

"Sir, you said that if I gather all the soldiers and horses and directly wave the army to Chen Liu, can I defeat the Kwantung Coalition Army with one blow?"

Although Mu Shan was excited, he was still a little calm, he suppressed the idea of chasing and fighting with all his main force, and humbly consulted his military advisor Hu Zhao.

Hu Zhao is all-round in civil and military affairs, and his attainments in military strategy are several times better than Jiang Lu.

After Mushan entered Bishui Pass, he was the military division, and the strategic arrangements of the Southern Army and the Violent Bear Army were all made by him.

A lot of people think that he laid it out in a decent way.

But it's this mediocrity that makes people admire.

In terms of strategic arrangement, the most difficult thing is not to win by surprise, but to be leaky.

The array of troops he arranged was not leaky.

Riding a horse next to Mushan, Hu Zhao's eyes looked ahead, his eyes were gloomy, his heart was silent, considering Mushan's proposal, he could think for a long time before shaking his head: "Lord, the vitality of the Kwantung coalition army has not been lost, if we are easy to advance at this time, we may be defeated, now we are in the hands of victory, as long as we advance slowly, we can drive them all away, I believe it will not take too long, they will already be you take care of yourself, after all, the so-called coalition army, but just the alliance of princes, when the defeat has been decided, people will change their minds, and then they will naturally be defeated without a fight!" ”

"You're right, but it's a pity!"

Mu Shan sighed regretfully, but still obeyed Hu Zhao's order, and asked the soldiers and horses not to advance impatiently, but slowly pushed forward, pressing in the direction of Chen Liu.

……

The coalition retreated, and the imperial court advanced.

Between advancing and retreating, Chen Liujun became a battlefield.

On May 17, Mu Jing led the Jingping army and the hired Hun cavalry to fight the Yanzhou army on the outskirts of Fengqiu City, and fought fiercely for three days, killing thousands of enemies and defeating the main force of the Yanzhou army.

Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, led 5,000 remnants of the army, and fled from Fengqiu in a hurry, and Chen stayed below.

The court won another game.

Prestige.

Makiyama directly ordered that the imperial army once again advance into the hinterland of Chenliu.

On May 23, Lü Bu led the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry and Huang Shao led the Southern Army to attack Chen Liucheng head-on.

The morale of the coalition army was low, but the strength was strong, and the court soldiers and horses did not advance an inch after blocking it for seven days.

On the night of 30 May, Huang Zhong suddenly led the Baibo army to fight out from the narrow mountain road in the north road, crossed the mountains and mountains, attacked the northern city of Chenliu by mountain road, drove straight in, and broke through Chenliu's impregnable defense line with one blow.

Chen Liucheng was broken, the imperial court soldiers and horses entered, and the princes from all walks of life thought about it and had no intention of fighting.

In desperation, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao jointly ordered the coalition forces to evacuate Chen Liucheng and retreat to Yongqiu.

……

The clock is in June.

It's a hot summer.

Chen stayed in the city.

Mu Shan climbed high on the top of the city and looked into the distance, looking at the faintly visible Yongqiu in the south, and a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth: "A certain family wants to see how long they can hold on!" ”

In this battle, he won the battle.

It also established his status in the imperial court, above tens of thousands of people under one person, and his unshakable status as a minister.

"My lord, the secret letter of the capital!"

At this time, someone sent a secret letter to Makiyama.

Mu Shan thought that Jiang Lu had written it, but when he opened it, his face changed, this was a secret letter sent from the palace, and the content made him hesitate.

Evening.

In the county hall of Chen Liu, Mu Shan summoned Hu Zhao, Huang Zhong, Huang Shao, Zhao Ping, and Zhou Cang...... And so on henchmen generals.

"Everyone, this victory is in our hands, but the Son of Heaven can't leave the capital for a long time!"

Mu Shan looked at the generals under his command, pondered for a while, and then said calmly: "A certain family plans to wait for the Son of Heaven to return to Beijing!" ”

"Lord, how can I return to Beijing at this time?"

When Hu Zhao heard this, he was immediately furious, and he didn't care about the identity of the lord of Mushan, and said loudly: "Lord, at this moment, we are making persistent efforts to directly defeat the Kwantung coalition army and calm the chaos in the world. ”

Although Mu Shan seems to be doing nothing, he is a spiritual totem here, which can stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale.

Once he leaves, the morale of the army will inevitably be turbulent.

The most important thing is that Dong Zhuo is still there.

Dong Zhuo is the Great Sima.

Unless Mu Shan is in person, otherwise with Dong Zhuo's court official position, nominally he can command all their soldiers and horses, if Dong Zhuo is a tough command, it is not impossible to say, and it is a big question whether to obey orders or not to obey orders at that time.

"The imperial court is the foundation!"

Mu Shan shook his head and said: "The Son of Heaven returns to Beijing, but he can guard the world, and the Kwantung Coalition Army, defeated again and again, it is difficult to turn over, and the next is just a matter of time, as for Dong Zhuo, there is no need to worry about him, as long as he is not confused, he will never dare to interfere with the command of our generals, I can give you and other edicts of the Son of Heaven, anyone who wants to get involved in your command, can cut it first and then play, don't worry." ”

He is really not afraid of Dong Zhuo now, the defeated Kwantung Coalition Army, next, he is afraid that he will have to clean up Dong Zhuo, but he will use relatively gentle means to recruit the Xiliang Army as much as possible under his command.

When the generals heard this, they looked at each other and became silent, it was not that they had no reason to persuade Mushan, but they felt Mushan's determination to return to Beijing, and they knew very well that this overlord who had grown up said the same.

Mushan also knew that it was not a good idea to return to Beijing at this time, and this was a great opportunity for him to sweep the Quartet, establish prestige, and subdue the world, he should stay, this is the best choice for a hero.

But now he can't take care of it.

Empress Dowager He is seriously ill!

He had to return to the capital.

The beauty of the country, in his heart of Mushan, the weight of the beauty is heavier than the country!