"General Niu, the coalition army will attack Luoyang City in a few days, and I ask the general to prepare early."

Although Niu Fu was shocked by the news, he was unimpressed by what Zhang Liao said.

"So you people from the state are not reliable at all." Niu Fu said contemptuously, "Nothing else happened, but you went wrong first." ”

Huaxiong is involved with us, isn't he from Liangzhou?

Zhang Liao thought about this sentence in his heart, but he didn't argue with Niu Fu. "General Niu, now is not the time to talk about this, when the coalition forces are repelled, the captain will have his own disposal after he returns, so let's hurry up and arrange defense."

Niu Fu talked eloquently: "You are too worried, the coalition forces on the north and south are still outside the pass, and only nearly 60,000 horses from the east have come in, so there is no need to worry at all."

Luoyang City is high and deep, plus I have 20,000 forbidden troops in my hands, and if necessary, I can also levy people to help defend the city, how can the East Road Coalition Army capture Luoyang? ”

"The general still wants to requisition the people?" Zhang Liao was shocked, "It's absolutely impossible, now there are many family soldiers in the city's sergeant clan." They were already disobedient to the captain, and it would be bad if they took this opportunity to join forces with the invading coalition forces. ”

There is another one that Zhang Liao didn't say, even if those people's soldiers don't get in, it won't be fine.

Since Dong Zhuo was in power and monopolized the government, the Xiliang army had committed all kinds of atrocities against the people of Luoyang, and if they were allowed to defend the city together, the situation would be even worse if they defected halfway.

The factional disputes between the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army under Dong Zhuo began after Lu Bu surrendered. The Xiliang army always looked down on this defeated general, and the Bingzhou army was very disgusted with what they did.

As the general of the Xiliang Army, Niu Fu naturally listened to Zhang Liao, the general of the state, not to mention that Zhang Liao was several levels lower than him.

"You don't need to say any more, I have my own measure in this matter. You've just suffered a crushing defeat and you're tired from running all the way back, so it's better to hurry back to your house and stay there. Didn't you see that your horses are tired to death, in case you are also tired to death in front of me, Lu Bu can't ask me for an explanation? ”

In the final analysis, Zhang Liao is also a martial artist, and those who lead troops to fight are temperless.

"General Niu, you ......" He was about to have a seizure, but Niu Fu was no longer interested in talking to him. His guards came up and made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Liao, wanting to drive him away.

Zhang Liao couldn't help it, his anger turned into a sigh, and he turned around and left.

The coalition forces broke through the tiger prison and were marching towards Luoyang. Naturally, such a big news could not be hidden, and it quickly spread among the people in the city, and it didn't take long for the people of the entire Luoyang City to know about it.

Different from Zhang Liao's sighs, the people in the city were secretly elated, and those ministers and nobles of the court and the nobles were even more celebratory. Families began to come and go frequently, feasting and celebrating.

Dong Zhuo's violent rule left a lot of shadows on them. Now that they can finally get rid of this traitor and return to power, the gloom in their hearts has been swept away.

However, there is still a trace of imperfection in this good news, that is, it was Zhang Hao, the remnant of the eunuch party, who entered the customs first, not Yuan Shao, who is famous all over the world.

"But for the sake of Zhang Hao, this time he can be regarded as having made a great contribution, and now the crimes he has committed can be offset a little." Such thoughts invariably emerged in the hearts of all the ministers who hated Zhang Hao.

If Zhang Hao knew that these people finally had a good impression of him, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

At the same time, Niu Fu began to recruit young men in the city to prepare for the defense of Luoyang. He also listened to Zhang Liao's words, but only half of them.

The nobles and magnates of the noble clan in the city were overjoyed, and they sent their family soldiers to the team participating in the defense of the city. Before leaving, they also warned their guards that as soon as the coalition forces arrived, they would immediately turn against each other.

……

Zhang Hao led 13,000 cavalry, and after two days of marching, arrived at an abandoned village twenty miles east of Luoyang.

He ordered a simple repair there, and by the way, sent scouts to inquire about the surrounding situation and Luoyang City.

The whole village didn't even have a living thing, it was empty, and people couldn't believe that this was the surrounding area of the Han capital, but it was more like a border war zone.

Now Luoyang is surrounded by such empty villages. Since Dong Zhuo brought the Xiliang army into Luoyang, most of the cities and villages in Gyeonggi have been sacked by them.

Burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil, anyway, this is not their hometown, and the lives of the people here have nothing to do with them. From Dong Zhuo to the Xiliang soldiers, they didn't think about maintaining stability at all, but kept sabotaging.

In a small room, Zhang Hao asked everyone present: "Now that we are very close to Luoyang, let's discuss it, what should we do next?" ”

The others didn't speak, but Zhang Fei, who was standing behind Liu Bei, shouted: "Then you don't need to say, naturally you will kill it directly!" ”

"Yide, don't be rude!" Liu Bei immediately reprimanded.

Bao Xin glanced at Zhang Fei, and then said: "I quite agree with what this Zhang Yide said, in fact, the purpose of our attack was to attack him unprepared and take Luoyang." ”

Zhang Hao now has some concerns, he remembered Lu Bu and Zhang Liao who were let go by him that day, and said: "I'm just afraid that the news has been transmitted back to Luoyang, and the defenders in the city have already taken precautions, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult to attack the city with cavalry." ”

Cao Cao nodded and persuaded Zhang Hao: "Actually, Mingde doesn't have to worry, if the defenders know the news, then the people in the city must also know."

Dong Zhuo was brutal and unkind, and the Xiliang Army under his command did a lot of evil, and the people hated him to the core. If they hear that the king has arrived, they will surely help us. ”

Zhang Hao listened to Cao Cao's words and felt that it made sense: "Since this is the case, the original plan remains unchanged." ”

At this time, someone outside the door shouted: "General, urgent military situation!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all ran out. Zhang Hao hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly, what's wrong?" ”

"Ten miles to the northwest, nearly 5,000 Xiliang cavalry were found, and they were rushing towards Luoyang."

Cao Cao immediately said: "Coming from the north, it seems that Dong Zhuo knew our intentions and sent troops back to reinforce him." ”

"That's how it should be." Zhang Hao thought about it and made up his mind. "Since it's in the wilderness, and it's Xiliang reinforcements, naturally we can't just let him into the city, let's go and get rid of him immediately."

Not only did Zhang Hao discover Dong Zhuo who rushed back, but Dong Zhuo also discovered Zhang Hao.

After all, such a small village can't hide 13,000 cavalry. And now the terrain is very flat, and the scouts can see it at a glance.

After Dong Zhuo got the scout's report, he was also shocked in his heart.

After he was ready in Mengjin, he immediately rushed back. In order to let Yuan Shaoan share a little, he took the initiative to provoke a coalition army, and when he saw that they did not dare to fight, he set off.

In total, there was a delay of less than a day, but I didn't expect Zhang Hao to bring people to Liluoyang so close.

"Quick, the whole army will set off immediately, let's hurry back to Luoyang!"

Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo panicking, so he smiled and persuaded: "Captain don't panic, although Zhang Hao has led the army and the number of cavalry far exceeds us, the distance between the Tiger Prison and Luoyang is more than twice as far as that of Meng Jin and Luoyang."

Zhang Haoding was on the road day and night, and now he was sleepy and exhausted. It's better to take the initiative and eliminate this hidden danger in one fell swoop, so that our westward migration will be much safer. ”

Dong Zhuo also immediately came to his senses, and now is also an opportunity to defeat Zhang Hao, if he allows this army of tens of thousands of cavalry to wander outside Luoyang City, he will not have to say anything about moving west.

"According to Wen You's opinion, we will attack Zhang Hao immediately!"

……

Coincidentally, the two cavalry met on the way to attack each other.

Zhang Hao immediately ordered: "Brother Meng De, you lead three thousand cavalry on the left flank and attack from the left." Brother Xuande, you lead 3,000 cavalry on the right flank and attack from the right. I led the Chinese army to attack head-on. ”

Although he had just rested, the whole army was still exhausted from the long-distance attack. Zhang Hao is also clear about this. So now I have to make the most of my numerical advantage.

Dong Zhuo saw Zhang Hao forming a cavalry formation to attack him, but he couldn't help laughing: "This Zhang Hao wants to bully more and less, I think he is also confused, so the strength of the Chinese army will not be dispersed."

His subordinates are already exhausted, and now such a weak Chinese army can still stop me? ”

So he put on a triangular offensive formation, and his contempt for Zhang Hao made him take the lead in attacking.

Zhang Hao also ordered the attack: "When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, kill!" ”

Dong Zhuo's command is the elite of Xiliang who has been following him in Bingzhou and Liangzhou, fighting against the Huns, Xianbei and Qiang.

And Zhang Hao's command was part of the Pingzhou cavalry who defeated Wuhuan with him, and most of the Pingzhou cavalry who had been guided and trained by the Wuhuan people.

Both sides were the border armies defending one side, Xiliang cavalry won in the experienced, relatively physical strength, while Pingzhou cavalry won in the big victory not long after, morale is high.

Each has its own strengths, so that after they come into contact, they are evenly matched, regardless of victory or defeat. For several rounds in a row, the battle ratio between the two sides was almost one-to-one.

In this way, it is a disadvantageous factor for Dong Zhuo, who has a small number of people. Over time, this can become a decisive difference between victory and defeat.

Originally, Dong Zhuo thought that he could defeat Zhang Hao in one fell swoop, but it didn't happen, and he muttered about the morale and resilience of the Pingzhou cavalry.

This cavalry, which followed Zhang Hao all the way to win, was stronger than Dong Zhuo's men.

It's just that this is for people, and horses are different.

The two sides fought for nearly an hour, and finally the cavalry horses under Zhang Hao couldn't stand the fatigue and fell to the ground.

This triggered a chain reaction, and for a time a large number of war horses fell to the ground, unable to fight. It also caused a riot in Zhang Hao's military formation.

All at once, the situation was reversed.