Gao Shun rarely lowered his head high, and looked at Zhang Hao with a look of surprise, he was still a nobody in his heart, and it was impossible for ordinary people to pay attention to him, no one had revealed his name, how did he know?

"I knew I was right by looking at your expression." Zhang Hao said with a smile, "Aren't you curious, if you want to know, join my command, so I'll tell you." ”

"General Zhang will even pay attention to me, a nobody, you know what about me, I won't surrender, you better kill me." Gao Shun's cold speech startled Zhang Hao.

He recovered immediately, and said with a smile: "Don't be so resolute, the world is difficult, who doesn't want to live well." I admire you for wanting to die for the sake of your loyalty, but it's not worth dying for such a thief.

I think the soldiers under your command are extremely elite, and you must also be a talent who knows how to govern the army, and I want to give you the opportunity to display your talents. ”

"You don't need to say it, loyal ministers don't care about the second master, I won't work for you."

"It seems that you still haven't figured it out, but I'm sure you'll figure it out one day." Zhang Hao shook his head and finally made a decision.

He said to his subordinates: "Send someone to send General Gao to Liaodong to settle down." ”

"No."

Gao Shun still didn't even look at Zhang Hao, and after snorting coldly, he was escorted down by his subordinates.

Although each monarch has different standards for his loyal subjects, there is no monarch who does not like loyal subjects. Not only the loyal ministers under their own command, but also the loyal ministers of the enemy.

The world also attaches great importance to "loyalty", and an upright and loyal minister can gain great fame. Even if this loyal servant is aiding and abetting, people will not criticize him for "loyalty to the Lord."

Zhang Hao is naturally a hot-eyed person, just like Cao Cao is very hot-eyed Guan Yu, hoping that he can serve himself, instead of being unladylike and dying tragically under Xiapi City.

"It's okay if you don't agree for the time being, grind slowly, and one day you will still agree. And as long as people are around, not being in the hostile camp is also a big benefit. Zhang Hao looked at Gao Shun's distant figure and said slowly.

……

As soon as Zhang Hao returned to the Tiger Prison Pass, Cao Cao immediately greeted him with a smile: "Mingde, you are back, we are waiting for you to discuss the next move." ”

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

Cao Cao hurriedly pulled Zhang Hao and Liu Bei over and sat with Bao Xin and Zhang Miao.

"Time is of the essence, so let's get straight to the point." Cao Cao said, "Now that we have completely opened the road to Luoyang, there is a smooth road ahead. There are two paths ahead of us.

The first is to drive straight in, while Dong Zhuo's army is outside, Luoyang's garrison is empty, we concentrate all the existing cavalry, day and night, and go straight to Luoyang, we will be able to fight and do our best.

The second is to rush to the aid of the northern and southern coalition armies, or the old way, to flank the defenders of the north and south roads before and after, and then the three armies converge and attack Luoyang together.

Let's talk about it, what should we do? ”

Zhang Miao spoke first: "Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know the truth that you can't do it without an order. At the beginning, we pushed the general Yuan Shao as the leader of the coalition army, so we should listen to the leader of the Yuan alliance in everything.

Before the battle, the leader of the Yuan League had said that the three-way army would gather in Luoyang to attack the city together, so if we win at this moment, we should go to reinforce the other two. ”

Bao Xin immediately objected: "Wouldn't this be a delay in the fighter plane, so that Dong Zhuo has time to prepare again." At that time, even if the army gathers in Luoyang, it will be difficult to break through. Therefore, I am in favor of taking Luoyang directly. ”

Cao Cao saw that the two of them each supported a plan, so he asked Zhang Hao: "What does Mingde think?" ”

Zhang Hao replied: "I also agree with the light cavalry attack and go straight to Luoyang." As long as the news of our arrival in Luoyang City is returned to Dong Zhuo's hands, he will inevitably return to help, so that we don't need to go, and the other two armies will naturally be able to enter Gyeonggi. ”

"Attack it and save it, good and good." Cao Cao nodded and said, "In this way, we can also set up an ambush on the road we must pass, if we can defeat Dong Zhuo's main force in the field, or even kill Dong Zhuo, Luoyang will be self-defeating." ”

In addition to Zhang Hao and Cao Cao, Liu Bei, who is not looked down upon, also gave his own decision: "I am also in favor of taking Luoyang directly, in addition to crusading against Dong Zhuo, another important purpose of our alliance this time is to rescue the Son of Heaven." And among the two, the Son of Heaven should be the most important. ”

Cao Cao stroked his palm and said: "In this way, there are four people who agree to take Luoyang directly, since this is the case, without further ado, let's set off immediately." ”

Zhang Miao was unconvinced: "In this case, my subordinates are all infantry troops, you don't go to the aid of the main army of the Yuan League, I will lead the troops myself, hum!" ”

After speaking, he stood up directly and went over to gather his soldiers and horses.

Zhang Hao said calmly: "As he said, now only the cavalry needs to run, since you don't need his infantry army, then let him go, don't worry about him." ”

……

When Zhang Hao and the others were ready to leave, Lu Bu also fled to Mengjin Pass, Dong Zhuo's camp.

He followed Zhang Liao's advice and went to see Dong Zhuo himself, while Zhang Liao returned to Luoyang.

As soon as he arrived, Lu Bu's red rabbit horse was so tired that he kept panting, and this sleepless rush was not only to escape, but also to report the situation to Dong Zhuo.

Lu Bu knelt in front of Dong Zhuo and pleaded guilty: "Father-in-law, the child is useless, the revolving gate pass and the tiger prison pass have been captured by Zhang Hao!" ”

Dong Zhuo and the generals under his tent guessed that there might be bad news when they saw Lu Bu coming back, and they were still shocked when they heard Lu Bu talk about it.

"What did you say!" Dong Zhuo yelled, "The revolving door and the tiger prison are lost? ”

"Exactly."

"It's only been a month since the start of the war, and my eastern portal will be opened, and the coalition forces can drive straight into Luoyang and go straight to Luoyang, what else is there to fight! You rebel, it's a big deal for me! ”

Saying that, Dong Zhuo pulled out his sword and was about to kill Lu Bu. Fortunately, Li Ru stopped him and persuaded: "Taiwei is angry, it is better to listen to Wen Hou tell me about the specific process before punishing the crime." ”

Dong Zhuo roared: "Speak quickly! ”

"No." Lu Bu said, "Actually, the child is not to blame for this, the child is well guarded in the tiger prison, and the coalition army can only retreat in the camp and dare not fight."

It's all to blame for Huaxiong's house, but Zhang Hao seized the revolving gate, Zhang Hao immediately went around to the back of the tiger prison pass, and as a result, the child was attacked on both sides, and he had no choice but to lose his army. ”

After listening to Lu Bu's defense, Dong Zhuo now hates two people very much, one is Hua Xiong, and the other is Zhang Hao.

However, Hua Xiong is his subordinate general, and he has been loyal for many years, and this anger was soon transferred to Zhang Hao. Thinking of the Yellow Turban in Pingji Prefecture, Zhang Hao and his old grudge, Dong Zhuo is now eager to break Zhang Hao's body into ten thousand pieces.

"Zhang Hao, I swear to kill you!"

Li Ru pondered for a while, and said to Dong Zhuo: "Taiwei, now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to complain. The army was exhausted, and Luoyang only had General Niu Fu and 20,000 forbidden troops, which was very empty.

The situation is critical, we need to rush back to Luoyang as soon as possible, otherwise with 20,000 people, we will not be able to hold the huge Luoyang City. When Zhang Hao captured Luoyang, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Dong Zhuo asked suspiciously: "Luoyang City is high and deep, plus 20,000 defenders, can't it be defended?" ”

"Did you forget? There are still countless nobles in this city, and they are all against the Taiwei. In case they gather their family soldiers, and Zhang Hao has another inside and outside, and they attack from both sides......"

Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo come to his senses. That's right, don't look at Niu Fu now, these nobles look honest, but they actually have a bad stomach.

If they heard that the coalition army had attacked the city, they would definitely stand up to help, so that they would be rewarded for their deeds afterwards.

"But as soon as we leave, won't Yuan Shao be able to send a large army to attack it?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Li Ru said disdainfully: "Taiwei, these days, we can see Yuan Benchu attacking the city, and now it is. As long as the flag is planted on the gates, even if we withdraw, he will still be kept in the dark. ”

Dong Zhuo asked: "Then tell me specifically, how do we withdraw?" ”

Li Ru analyzed: "In my opinion, there is no obstacle in front of Zhang Hao at this moment, he will ride day and night with a light horse, and quickly rush to Luoyang City, intending to take advantage of the weakness." So we should also go back to Luoyang in batches.

Naturally, it was the cavalry that retreated first, and we were closer to Luoyang than Zhang Hao, as long as we led the light cavalry back, we would definitely be able to return to Luoyang before his troops came to the city. The second is the infantry army, so that the soldiers do not need to return to Luoyang, and directly detour back to Guanzhong. ”

Dong Zhuo asked: "If the infantry army doesn't return to Luoyang, then how can we have enough troops to defend the city?" ”

Li Ru asked rhetorically: "Taiwei, don't you think that this place in Luoyang is too flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Move the capital."

"Move the capital?"

"That's right, move the capital." Li Ru said, "Luoyang is easy to attack and difficult to defend, but Guanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack." With the danger of Guanzhong, it is enough to resist and resist millions of heroes.

If the capital is moved to Chang'an, if the current coalition rebellion happens, we can rest easy. ”

Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo's eyes light up, and he remembered the deeds of the Qin State in the past when he used the danger of Hangu Pass to resist the attack of the Six Kingdoms on Qin.

Although the former Hangu Pass has moved eastward, there is still Tongguan, which can also resist foreign enemies. When the time comes, he will close the door and just sit back and watch the infighting among the Kwantung princes.

Maybe when the time comes, he can still lead his army east and sweep the world like the first emperor.

Dong Zhuo was immersed in the wonderful fantasy and couldn't extricate himself, and it wasn't until Li Ru pulled the corner of his clothes that he came back to his senses.

"Okay, just do what you say!"

On the other hand, Zhang Liao also returned to Luoyang. As soon as he arrived, his horse foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground.

He didn't care about this, but directly found the defender Niu Fu and reported to him the news of the defeat in the east. "Now that Zhang Hao has definitely led the army to advance to Luoyang, General Niu needs to prepare early."

Niu Fu was still in the shock of this news, and his face was full of disbelief.