The turbulent first year of Chuping was covered by heavy snow in winter, and gradually faded away, and the Han Empire, which moved its capital to Chang'an, ushered in the second year of its era name "Chuping".

Although the war stopped a little with the winter snow, both Dong Zhuo's side and the Guanxi army were still in full swing to build momentum for their own phalanx and accumulate strength for the next year's war.

Yuan Shao, who was stationed in Hanoi, was temporarily unable to confront Dong Zhuo in Luoyang because of repeated military setbacks, and the momentum of the Dong Allied Army also declined to the extreme.

In desperation, Yuan Shao also wanted to start from politics, support the new monarch, and use the authority of the new monarch to reshape the prestige of the Dong Alliance and consolidate his position as the leader of the coalition.

Therefore, Yuan Shao quickly set his sights on Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, Liu Yu is a member of the Han family, known as a high hope, and is good at governing the place, pacifying Rong Di, plus Youzhou's Yuyang, Shanggu and other places, and many elite soldiers and strong generals, as well as the Wuhuan cavalry of the three counties to help, if you can win over Liu Yu, a prestige faction, a powerful faction, then Yuan Shao's goal will be successfully achieved.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao's plan still fell through.

Not only Liu Yu himself resolutely refused the invitation of the emperor in the north, but also Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others also opposed Yuan Shao's proposal one after another, among the coalition forces, especially Yuan Shu's attitude is the most critical, Yuan Shu is now united with Sun Jian, the assassin of Yuzhou, the army of the two is so far, the only army that has not suffered heavy losses from the Dong army, and it is also the strongest army in the current Dong coalition army.

Yuan Shao's little plan, Yuan Shu, who was in Nanyang, could naturally see it clearly.

The two originally had a gap, and they only reluctantly came together because of the so-called "national hatred and family hatred", but with the decline of the prestige of Yuan Shaomeng and the growth of Yuan Shu's power, the two became more and more inseparable, and they had faintly become competitors against the ASEAN lord.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo's side, but because of the military action of Lian Zhan Lianjie, the original precarious imperial court prestige was reversed, and now the death of the Dong Allied army in the Kanto region, scattered, and the rest are mostly alone and unable to support the posture of lingering, Dong Xiangguo, as the primary hero of Kuangfu Han Dynasty, is more meritorious than Huo, Yi, and the position of Xiangguo naturally has to go further, so under the persuasion of the ministers instructed in advance, Dong Zhuo, who was still in Luoyang to command the army, was enshrined as a prince, located above the princes and kings, in the real sense, under one person, the extreme of the people above the ten thousand.

After the beginning of spring, the ice and snow melted, and the Dong army soon launched an attack on the combined forces of Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, and Sun Jian's army in Yuzhou bore the brunt, and the upper reaches of Rushui at the junction of Nanyang, Yuzhou and Henan Yin also became the first battlefield of the exchange.

The soldiers and horses of both sides launched tentative attacks on the north and south banks of Rushui, during which Dong's army once occupied a clear advantage.

Moved to Liang County, as a base for the advance of Sun Jian's soldiers and horses suffered a sudden attack by Xu Rong and others, the barracks outside the city were broken by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Sun Jian led the army to fight hard, so in the unfavorable situation of the war, had to personally lead his henchmen to break through, but Sun Jian's head was wrapped in a red curtain, and the Xiliang light cavalry chased after him, thanks to the henchman Zu Mao's golden cicada out of the shell, so that Sun Jian left safely.

But in this battle, Sun Jian still lost a lot of men and horses, and even Li Min, the Taishou of Yingchuan, was captured by Xu Rong's Xiliang soldiers and was ordered to be killed by Xu Rong, and the captured soldiers under his command were also used by Dong Jun to use the cruel punishment of "lighting the sky lantern" and died one by one.

Dong Jun's outrageous brutality terrified the Kwantung Prefecture for a while.

But Sun Jian after collecting the scattered soldiers and horses, he still insisted on confronting Dong Zhuo's army on the front line of Rushui, he knew very well the strength of the Xiliang cavalry, once he retreated to Yuzhou, with the geography of Yuzhou and Pingchuan, it was undoubtedly necessary to deploy everywhere, and the so-called defense would be useless, which would only allow the Xiliang army to give full play to the advantages of the cavalry, attack the east and west, guide the north, and gradually eliminate their own soldiers and horses with foot soldiers as the main force in the rush.

Offense is often the best defense.

Sun Jian, who fought in the south and the north, and the east and west, was the real battlefield general in the Dong Alliance, and his military talent was many times higher than that of other Dong Alliances.

And this time, the Xiliang Army, which has won many battles, has also decided to completely solve Sun Jian's troops.

Dong Zhuo, who was in Luoyang, after learning that Sun Jian had entered the Yangren, immediately ordered Hu Zhen to be the governor of the capital, and led the soldiers and horses of Lu Bu, Xu Rong and other lieutenant generals, riding tens of thousands, and marching into the Yangren.

Unexpectedly, this time, although the soldiers and horses of the Western Liang Army have an advantage, the soldiers and horses of each department are provocative, Liangzhou soldiers and Bingzhou soldiers, generals in the army and rookies in the army, this group of generals and commanders are not convinced by each other.

Hu Zhen has an impatient temperament, and when he went out on the expedition, he arrogantly threatened, "On this trip, I should cut off a green ribbon, which is a neat ear", the green ribbon, the two thousand stones in the army, that is, the level of Lu Bu and Xu Rong, this can be regarded as a hornet's nest, the general is centrifuged, and the Xiliang army, which has many soldiers and horses, has not yet received the enemy, and it is already in a state of chaos and chaos.

Hu Zhen commanded the troops to force the Yang people, according to the original route, it was to rest for a night before attacking the Yang people, but Lu Bu and others had bad intentions and sent people in the army to threaten to scout in return, and Sun Jian's army stationed in the Yang people had an unstable foothold and could be broken by a sharp attack.

After Hu Zhen learned this information, he was overjoyed, Xu Rong had led the troops to gallop and assault Liang County, and now he saw that there were such good things in front of him, Hu Zhen also ignored the soldiers and horses marching, and the soldiers were tired, and immediately ordered the army to donate armor and march quickly, and the horses were marching together, attacking the Yangren.

After the army arrived at Yangren, Hu Zhen found that Sun Jian's army stationed in Yangren was not as poorly defended as the intelligence said, and it was already dark, and Hu Zhen's army, which had no hope of attacking it, had no choice but to camp outside the city, preparing to rest for the night, and then launch an attack tomorrow.

Just when the tired Xiliang army was buried in building the camp, Lu Bu and others threatened to "attack the camp by thieves", pretending to be attacked by Sun Jian's soldiers and horses, so Hu Zhen's army was in chaos in an instant, and in the night, regardless of the soldiers, the soldiers ignored the generals, and turned around and fled in a hurry.

After the cavalry army rushed out of more than ten miles in a hurry, it was found that there was no pursuing enemy behind them, and the Xiliang army, which was originally full of grass and trees, settled down a little, and Hu Zhen was regrouping and gathering troops and horses one after another, preparing to camp again.

As a result, just when Hu Zhen led the army to prepare to camp again, Sun Jian's soldiers and horses stationed in Yangren really killed him this time.

So a war of "wolf came" broke out.

The Xiliang soldiers were tired, frightened one after another, panicked, and their morale declined to a low point, and they couldn't reach the fierce attack of Sun Jian's soldiers and horses.

Exploring the original intention of Lu Bu and others, they originally wanted to bluff, scare off the army led by Hu Zhen, and let Hu Zhen suffer a defeat, and without the prestige of leading the army, he could only retreat to the second place.

However, this time it was overplayed, playing this kind of infighting trick under the nose of a veteran general like Sun Jian, undoubtedly seeking his own death, Sun Jian, who keenly captured the fighters and decisively sent troops to attack, personally led the troops and horses, and defeated the Xiliang army led by Hu Zhen in one fell swoop, and achieved the first great victory of the Kwantung Prefecture County against Dong Coalition Army since the first year of the early peace.

After that, the situation was completely reversed, and Sun Jian, who had won the battle, marched forward with great triumph, led his soldiers and horses to continue the attack, captured Taigu Pass, and threatened Luoyang from the south.

Dong Zhuo, who lived in Luoyang, felt the embarrassment of the soldiers coming to the city for the first time, and the situation was critical, so he could only send someone to discuss with Sun Jian about the marriage of the soldiers after he deposed the defeated Hu Zhen as the governor of the capital, but Sun resolutely refused, vowing to kill Dong Zhuo and support the Han family.

So, Dong Zhuo also hurriedly responded to the battle, personally put on the battle, collected the rout, and decided to fight to the death with Sun Jian's soldiers and horses outside Luoyang City.

And the battlefield of the decisive battle was at the foot of Beibi Mountain, where the grave had been dug by Lu Bu's army.

It seems that the emperors and sages of the Han Dynasty watched this war in the dark, and Sun Jian was also sad and generous after seeing the excavated and destroyed imperial tombs, and in front of his army, he drew his sword and swore that he would seek peace from Dong and revive the dynasty.

The soldiers under the command of Sun Jian, who were infected by the main general, all worked hard and fought bravely, relying on the terrain, using strong bows and crossbows, and long soldiers to form a strong formation to confront the Xiliang cavalry. After a bloody battle for half a day, in the end, Dong Zhuo's side was the first to bear it, and took the lead in fighting and retreating, leaving the battlefield.

And Sun Jian became more and more courageous, and continued to attack, and defeated the army of Lü Bu left behind after Dong Zhuo's retreat in Luoyang, and Lü Bu could only retreat in a hurry and follow Dong Zhuo's main force to return to the west.

At this point, the Xiliang army was completely expelled from Luoyang City by Sun Jian's soldiers and horses.

Although Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an, but the Xiliang army has not been wiped out by Sun Jian, in order to prevent the overwhelming Sun Jian from continuing to pursue, Dong Zhuo asked Dongzhonglang to take Dong Yuetun Michi, Zhonglang to Duan Xuantun Huayin, Zhonglang to Niu Futun Anyi, and the rest of the generals according to the counties, lay down multiple defense lines to defend Chang'an.

After Sun Jian's repeated attacks, the soldiers under his command also urgently needed to be repaired, so Sun Jian divided his troops to Xin'an, Mianchi and other places, and after forcing the Xiliang army to retreat, he sent people to repair the mausoleum in Beibi Mountain, personally sacrificed the emperors of the Han Dynasty with the gift of the prison, and temporarily stopped the attack.

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The defeat of the battle in Luoyang was widely implicated, especially the war in Hedong, Yan Xing originally planned to gather troops and continue to attack after the spring ploughing and farming, and successively recovered Pingyang, Xiangling and other places, but Luoyang fell, and Hedong was affected by this bad news.

Under this threat, Niu Fu ordered Yan Xing not to attack for the time being, but to prepare to turn his forces to the southern front.

After Guo Tai's Baibo army got a respite and repair, they soon learned the news that Luoyang had been captured by the Dong coalition army, and they were overjoyed, and they also began to gather troops and horses scattered all over the country to prepare for a counterattack on Linfen and defeat Yan Xing's Xiliang soldiers in one fell swoop.

Under the reversal of the situation, Yan Xing, who was facing the threat of the Baibo army, was under great pressure.

Zhai Hao's troops were originally able to send light cavalry to frequently harass Pingyang, Xiangling and other places, but in the case of the gathering of Baibo troops in Pingyang, Xiangling and other places, in order to reduce the losses of the Xiliang cavalry of the department, Yan Xing also had to order Zhai Hao's cavalry to retreat back to Linfen.

The cavalry scouts of the Baibo army, on the other hand, repeatedly approached the territory of Linfen, surveyed roads and bridges, and prepared for the siege of Linfen by the Baibo army.

Linfen City, connecting Jiangyi and Pishi from the east and west, is located in the middle node of Yan Xingxin's stable Fenshui defense line to defend the Baibo army, and is an important place for both the enemy and us.

Previously, because Yan Xing's troops captured Linfen, threatening the rear of Guo Taibaibo's main force, the Baibo army had to retreat after besieging Pi for several months.

Now, the situation is favorable to the Baibo army, and they must first capture Linfen City before they can continue to attack Pishi, Jiangyi and other places, so as to achieve the goal of marching into Sanfu and sweeping Hedong.

Yan Xing was well aware of the importance of Linfen City, so he ordered Cao Yuan's troops to step up the repair of Linfen City's city defenses, preparing to hold Linfen and thwart the siege of Baibo's army.

At the same time, Yan Xing also sent people to Anyi to explain the importance of Linfen City to Niu Fu, hoping that Niu Fu could send soldiers and horses to support him and defend against the large-scale attack of the Baibo army.

It's a pity that Niu Fu was already worried and even more worried about his current situation after learning that Luoyang City was captured by Sun Jian's troops, and even Dong Zhuo, a woman who had rarely been defeated, was defeated by Sun Jian, and had to take the defeated soldiers and hurriedly retreat west to Chang'an.

Now there is the threat of Sun Jian's soldiers and horses in the south of Hedong County, and there is the attack of the Baibo army in the north, which can be said to be the enemy in both the north and the south, and the left and the right are weak.

Therefore, after thinking about it again, Niu Fu decided not to send reinforcements, but it was still necessary to comfort Yan Xing, who was fighting against the Baibo army in front, so Niu Fu sent someone to urge the Hedong County Government to send an additional batch of military quartermasters to Jiangyi, and sent his henchmen to tell Yan Xing that if Linfen City could not be defended, he might as well abandon the city and leave, cross Fenshui to defend, as long as the Jiangyi defense line was stabilized.

For Niu Fu's hesitant and disregarding the overall situation, Yan Xing could only sigh in vain, but this Linfen City was fought hard by Xu Huang and others with bloody battles, once he gave up easily, and if he wanted to retake it from the hands of the Baibo Army in the future, he didn't know how many soldiers' lives would have to be sacrificed.

Moreover, once Linfen City falls to the hands of thieves, the Pi clan will definitely not be protected, and at that time, Yan Xing will spend half a year, and the Fenshui defense line that has been painstakingly consolidated will collapse completely.

Whether the Bai Bo Army enters Sanfu or sweeps Hedong, its strength will definitely rise sharply, and when the time comes, it will really be, if you are not careful, you will lose all the games.

Therefore, Yan Xing was determined to defend Linfen City, and the Bai Bo Army was also aimed at Linfen and was determined to win.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.