Chapter 146: Specializing in Yuan Shao
Seeing that Long Wei was about to pursue, Liu Yuan immediately ordered the guards around him: "Let Long Wei collect his troops first!" After a brief battle, the Dong army's cavalry left five or six hundred corpses, and there was not a single captive alive. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, Dong Jun in this period is really not to be underestimated!
After another half an hour, the army that followed Liu Yuan to the south had all crossed the river and reorganized the formation, and Subu Chiti asked, "King, what are you going to do next?" ”
Liu Yuan replied with a chuckle: "We have crossed the big river, so naturally we have to lead the soldiers to see the city of Luoyang." By the way, I went to meet Dong Zhuo again, when he was in Xihe, he gave Gu Zuo a big 'surprise', and he still remembers it vividly! ”
"Chi Yi, you lead 3,000 troops, go and occupy Pingyin City in the west, and Lone personally leads the army to continue south!"
"No! Beware, King! ”
In the sun of the mountain, the atmosphere around the Son of Heaven was extremely tense, Dong Zhuo "escorted" Liu Wei back to the palace, and met Yuan Shaojun who was chasing from the north. Seeing that the Son of Heaven fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao was naturally unconvinced, this was his goal, and he immediately wanted to fight. First there was a clash of words, and then swords and soldiers faced each other, if it weren't for Lu Zhi and other courtiers trying to persuade each other, I am afraid that they would have already fought hard. Later, Yuan Shu also brought more than 1,000 people to the north.
"General Dong, at the beginning, the highway, the three of them came to the rescue, and now the most important thing is to escort His Majesty back to the palace and stabilize Luoyang, don't fight here!" Lu Zhi almost earnestly persuaded.
"Humph!" Yuan Shao took the lead in putting away his sword, and the atmosphere was finally eased. Yuan Shao's troops at this time were only 2,000, which was not as many as Dong Zhuo's command, and he fought all night, and he knew that he was definitely not Dong Zhuo's iron cavalry opponent. Lu Zhi gave him this step, and he also went down.
Who is Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao's lack of confidence He naturally noticed it, immediately laughed, and ordered people to continue to escort the imperial car past Yuan Shaojun towards the north of Luoyang City.
Coincidentally, there was movement from the north, and Hua Xiong and Fan Chou led the remnants of the army back. The two ran to Dong Zhuo's horse, dismounted and knelt. Seeing the three or four hundred remnant soldiers, as well as the embarrassed second general Huaxiong, especially Fan Chou, who had a lot of wounds all over his body, he had obviously experienced a hard battle.
"What's going on!" Dong Zhuo said viciously: "I have thousands of elite horses, how could I end up like this!" ”
The two of them did not dare to slack off, and quickly brought the matter of the battle with the Xia army together.
"Huns!" Dong Zhuo was very surprised: "It is thousands of miles away, how could it suddenly go so deep into the realm of my great man." How many of them are there? ”
"When the end comes, it has nearly 2,000 horsemen to cross south, and there are still troops coming south, and the last general estimates that there are at least four or five thousand horsemen!" Fan replied, with some uncertainty.
The surrounding Yuan Shao, Lu Zhi and others also heard the news from Dong Zhuo's side, and they were all shocked. It's really eventful, the situation is continuous, and this Xiongnu Xia Kingdom has also come again!
"Lord!" Li Ru approached Dong Zhuo and said in a low voice: "Although I don't know why the Hun army broke through to Henan, you need to be careful at this moment, and it is important to enter the city as soon as possible." The strength of our army is insufficient, and Yuan Shao is hindered here, if the Hun iron cavalry attacks, I am afraid that it is not good, their combat power, you can experience it in your heart! ”
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his color immediately changed, and he immediately urged him to speed up and return to the palace.
Traveling more than ten miles to the south, the north gate of Luoyang is in sight, and just after sending a breath, there is a sound of horses' hooves galloping behind them. "Your Majesty, my lord, there are thousands of iron horsemen attacking from behind! Hanging the "Xia" word flag, it is the Hun cavalry. ”
"The rear army becomes the front army, be on alert! Defense! Dong Zhuo immediately ordered, looking back into the distance, he saw that the banner of the word "Xia" was very clear when he was in Li Min, and roughly estimated that there were about 4,000 horsemen!
Something is wrong! Dong Zhuo's face sank like water, and he immediately said to Brother Yuan Shao: "Two, the enemy cavalry is menacing, please work together to resist and defend the Son of Heaven!" ”
At this time, their three armies, totaling only more than 5,000 cavalry, their hearts were uneven, and in the face of the attack of the 4,000 Xia National Iron Cavalry, no one did not feel the great pressure. Yuan Shao said yes, and led the army to the right flank, raising shields and guns, as a defensive state. Secretly, he instructed his cronies and lieutenants: "If the big war starts later, I will wait for the opportunity to rob the Son of Heaven and return to Luoyang in a hurry!" ”
"No!"
Liu Yuan personally led the army to the south, crossed the mountain along the road, and charged condescendingly, but when he saw the situation around the royal car, he had a plan in his heart. Dong Zhuo's cavalry army was in the center, and the "Yuan army" on its side was standing in formation. Liu Yuan ordered Long Wei: "You lead two thousand troops to attack the Han army infantry on the west side, and take advantage of the sparse army formation to defeat it in one fell swoop." Lonely leader to contain Dong Jun! ”
"Obey the order!" After saying that, Long Wei led his army away, and accelerated his attack forward.
On Yuan Shao's side, when he saw the Hun army attacking directly towards his side, he had some doubts in his heart, but he also felt that the situation was critical, and the surrounding soldiers were still slowly arranging their formations. Immediately shouted: "Quickly line up, the enemy cavalry target is us!" ”
Yuan Jun was provoked by this and moved faster, but before he could finish his preparations, Long Wei had already led the army and collided with him. Yuan Shao's army, Yu Luoyang is also considered an elite soldier, but He has been hit by such an iron cavalry, and he was disconnected from it under one blow. Although the shields and spears blocked and killed many Xia army knights, a steady stream of knights poured up along the formation, and the Yuan army, which was not prepared, could not resist it at all.
"Damn, this Huns, why are you only staring at our army!" Yuan Shao scolded angrily. Defeated by a blow from Long, the army was scattered, and only hundreds of soldiers were firmly guarded by him. On the side of Longqiu, he cut through the Yuan army, quickly turned the horse's head, and continued to crush Yuan Shao's army.
Later, Long Wei began to lead the army around Yuan's army, firing arrows and guerrilla attacks, intending to kill him. Yuan Shu was on the side, and when he saw Yuan Shao suffering, he was still gloating in his heart, but then he was shocked by the combat effectiveness of the Xia army. I felt that if the enemy cavalry defeated Yuan Shao, I was afraid that the next target would be himself, not Dong Zhuo. Although he really wanted Yuan Shao to die, he still put down his mind and brought people to support him, and the two brothers worked hard together to maintain it, but it was also quite difficult.
coincided with the return of the cavalry captain Bao Xin's recruitment, and when he saw the predicament of the second Yuan, he immediately entered the battle, and the three parties worked together, and finally they were able to resist the continuous attack of the Longling Xia army. But the severity of the casualties made the three of them feel distressed.
Dong Zhuo's side, seeing the remaining Xia army cavalry approaching his side, his expression was solemn, and he wanted to draw his sword and give the order to attack. was stopped by Li Ru: "The lord is slow, the other party slows down, it seems that there is no malice!" ”
"Huh?" Gazing at it, sure enough, the two thousand summer horses on the opposite side slowly slowed down and stopped more than a mile in front of the formation. Putting away the blade, Dong Zhuo shouted: "Dong Zhuo is here, I don't know who is leading the army in the Xia army opposite!" ”
"Huh!" The corners of Liu Yuan's mouth flickered, and a cold voice came: "Dong Zhongying, Liu Yuan is here!" You and I are 'old friends', and to this day, it is the first time we have met! ”
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and when he raised his eyes, Liu Yuan's Black Dragon King Banner was extremely conspicuous at this time, and he couldn't help but reply in a thick voice: "It turned out to be the King of the Huns!" ”
Yuan Shao faced the onslaught of Long Wei and fought bloodily, and with it as the background, Liu Yuan leisurely communicated with Dong Zhuo.