However, what really surprised Cao Cao was that after the two sides came into contact, the state army was able to achieve an overwhelming advantage over cavalry with infantry.

One brigade has nearly 2,000 new crossbows, two brigades are 4,000 smaller, and two crossbow arrows are fired at the same time, and a wave of attacks is nearly 8,000 crossbow arrows, and the Xiliang cavalry is less than 20,000 people.

Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were also battle-hardened generals, and when they saw such huge casualties, they didn't dare to continue the attack at all, and they didn't care about the wounded soldiers and war horses everywhere, so they hurriedly ordered a retreat.

They defeated Cao Cao without many casualties, but when they encountered the Bingzhou army, they suffered a full 3,000 casualties.

This is also thanks to Zhang Ji's quick opportunity and ordered the withdrawal of troops in time. The Xiliang cavalry retreated, and the state army was all infantry, so they could not catch up. What's more, Gao Shun's military order is not allowed to take the initiative to attack Dong Zhuojun.

Yu ordered the forbidden people to simply clean up the battlefield and try to recover the crossbow arrows that were fired. Zhang Ji and Zhu Ling came to see Cao Cao and Bao Xin together, and Cao Cao was very grateful to the state army for their timely response.

Cao Cao lost nearly half of his men and horses in this battle, but fortunately, all the generals were safe.

Yu Ban and Zhu Ling led the army back to the sour jujube. Cao Cao and Bao Xin walked back together.

Bao Xin told Cao Cao that he was disheartened by the joint crusade against Dong Zhuo by the Kwantung princes, and they all only cared about their own interests, and no one really contributed except himself and Cao Cao.

Bao Xin directly led the army back to Jibei, Cao Cao held an important position in the coalition army, and he also needed the signboard of the Kwantung coalition army to accumulate fame for himself, so he led the army back to Suojube.

However, through this encounter, he deeply understood the strength of the state army.

And Lu Bu, who has strength but is low-key and can't bear it, is in Cao Cao's eyes, he is as ambitious and ambitious as himself, and he is much more powerful than himself, and it seems that he also needs to strengthen his strength as soon as possible.

Before the strength reaches a certain level, you must not provoke Lu Bu, such an enemy is better to stay at the end.

Cao Cao's final conclusion was that he was afraid that the ultimate beneficiary of the entire crusade against Dong Zhuo would be Lu Bu and his military lineage.

In September, seeing that all the princes of the Kwantung Coalition Army were not moving, Sun Jian could only go north alone, and was surrounded by Dong Zhuo's general Dong Yue in Liangdong.

Most of Sun Jian's army were recruits recruited in Yuzhou, and the army was discouraged and collapsed in the first battle.

Sun Jian only brought a few henchmen, generals and more than 100 guards to break through.

Fortunately, Zu Mao was dressed in Sun Jian's clothes and attracted Dong Yue's pursuers away, so Sun Jian successfully escaped, and later Zu Mao was only spared, and found Sun Jian again.

Sun Jian suffered this defeat and almost lost his life, but he took a firm stand, collected his scattered and fleeing subordinates along the way, re-occupied the Yangrenju, and was ready to fight again at any time.

When Dong Zhuo heard that Sun Jian was attacking again, he was very angry, so he ordered Hu Zhen to lead 10,000 people to stop it.

When Hu Zhen arrived in Guangcheng day and night, it was already late, and there were still dozens of miles away from the gathering of Yangren.

According to Dong Zhuo's plan, he should rest here, set off in the middle of the night, and attack the city in the morning.

However, Hu Zhen and his generals did not get along on weekdays, and everyone deliberately persuaded him, "I heard that Sun Jian is going to run away, we should hurry up and catch up, otherwise there will be no chance!" ”

Hu Zhen was eager to make meritorious contributions, so he listened to everyone's opinions and set off overnight.

When they arrived at the Yangren gathering, it was already late at night, and the city was heavily guarded, so it was impossible to steal the city.

Seeing that the army was hungry and thirsty, unable to fight anymore, and had no time to dig trenches, Hu Zhen set up camp and rested.

Sun Jian was convinced, led the army to attack at night, Hu Zhen was defeated, and his general Hua Xiong was also killed by Sun Jian, and the prestige of the Jiangdong Tiger was deeply engraved in the hearts of Dong Zhuojun's soldiers.

Sun Jian relied on the battle of Yangren, and his reputation rose and his prestige became even greater!

Yuan Shu was stationed in Luyang at the time, responsible for providing logistical supplies for Sun Jian.

Some of Yuan Shu's subordinates were jealous of Sun Jian, so they said to Yuan Shu: "My lord, if you let Sun Jian occupy Luoyang and develop, I'm afraid you will no longer be able to control him." If he beat Dong Zhuo away, it would be like driving away a wolf, but a tiger came. ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he also suspected Sun Jian and cut off Sun Jian's military rations.

Sun Jian waited for many days, but did not see the arrival of military rations, seeing that there was no way to continue, Sun Jian rode a horse overnight and galloped hundreds of miles to see Yuan Shu.

In Yuan Shu's big tent, Sun Jian was excited, he carved on the ground, analyzed the current situation for Yuan Shu, and said to Yuan Shu: "The reason why I am so desperate to beg for thieves is to eliminate traitors for the country, and secondly, to avenge the general's family, in order to repay the general's kindness!" ”

"I myself don't have a deep grudge against Dong Zhuo, but you listen to the villain's words and are suspicious of me?"

When Yuan Shu saw Sun Jian, he regretted it, and he was even more uneasy when he heard what Sun Jian said.

Sun Jian continued: "I'm about to fight to Luoyang, but the military rations can't be supplied, isn't this the same failure as Wu Qi and Le Yi in ancient times? Please also ask the general to think twice and make a decision early! ”

Yuan Shu was a person who knew his mistakes and could change them, so he immediately transferred military rations to Sun Jian, replenished his men and horses, and continued to support him to go north.

In mid-October, Dong Zhuo was already a little frightened by Sun Jian, and he sent Li Dao, who was good at debating words, to lobby Sun Jian, intending to marry Sun Jian.

also promised Sun Jian that he would make a list, and the children of the clan could serve as assassins and county guards.

Sun Jian righteously rejected Dong Zhuo's conditions, "Dong Zhuo is rebellious, subverting the royal family, burning Luoyang, killing countless innocent people, and now he will not punish his three clans, show the whole country, I will not turn a blind eye!" ”

Immediately ordered to continue the march to Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo, who received the reply, couldn't help but sigh that Sun Jian's heroism, he thought that Sun Jian's outstandingness had been shown since they worked together in Liangzhou.

Dong Zhuo appointed Liu Biao as the pastor of Jingzhou and Gongsun Du as the Taishou of Liaodong, hoping to divide and disintegrate the Kwantung coalition army, at least to distract them from looking west.

He also instructed the imperial court in Chang'an to send envoys to Luoyang to hold the festival and crown himself as a prince, and his status was higher than that of all the princes and kings surnamed Liu.

When Sun Jian's army fought alone and fought with Dong Zhuo's army alone, there was already a split within the Kwantung coalition army.

Yuan Shao was ready to abandon Emperor Xian and set up a new monarch so that he could control it, and he wanted to expand his power as soon as possible.

He chose Liu Yu, the Youzhou Mu who was in the Han Dynasty clan at the same time and had an excellent reputation.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers have begun to disagree, Yuan Shu firmly believes in the art of Wei Wei, watching the decline of the Han Dynasty, has long had different aspirations, and refuses to support the adult emperor, so he excuses justice and opposes Yuan Shao's proposal.

Yuan Shao only wanted to support Liu Yu and sent someone to meet Liu Yu, but Liu Yu refused, but he still did not give up, and asked him to receive the Shangshu in order to worship the princes of Kwantung, but Liu Yu also refused.

Unable to take a shortcut, Yuan Shao had no choice but to turn his gaze back to his eyes, his Bohai County belonged to Jizhou, and Jizhou was in the center of the Central Plains, densely populated, although it experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it did not hurt its vitality.

He was worried about Jizhou Mu Han Fu, and after discussing with his staff, Xun Chen thought that Han Fu was the most timid and afraid, as long as he thought of intimidating him, and then persuaded him, it would be a big deal.

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