Before the expedition, Dong Zhuo appointed Lü Bu as the cavalry captain, and commanded 3,000 cavalry to garrison Yique and Dagu with Hu Zhen, but when he saw Lü Bu standing up, everyone in the tent looked up slightly.

With the sound of the collision of the armor on his body, Lu Bu smiled: "Bu Zi will not question Xiangguo's decision, it's just that General Hu is the commander of 20,000 foot cavalry, but he only knows how to act according to Xiangguo's orders, isn't it too ......?"

After speaking, Lu Bu glanced at the tent and said: "Yique has traveled nearly 100 miles back and forth to Luoyang, and everything is waiting for the decision of the country and the show, you can imagine it, will it delay the fighter too much?" ”

Hu Zhen was furious, looked at Lu Bu with burning eyes, and said, "The captain said that the fighter plane was delayed, and he dared to ask where this fighter was?" ”

Anyone with a little brain can see that these two people are on the bar.

Hu Zhen is the great protector, and Lu Bu is the celebrity in front of Dong Zhuo, and no one can be offended, so they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

Lu Bu did not further intensify the conflict, and there was another sonorous sound, and Lu Bu turned around and walked to the tent door. The generals in the tent also stood up one by one and saluted Hu Zhen, and followed Lu Bu out of the military tent.

Out of the military tent, Lu Bu exhaled violently, quite angry.

As a martial artist, Lu Bu's dream is to gallop across the battlefield and kill the enemy. Because of this, he repeatedly met Dong Zhuo and asked for a military order to go out of Luoyang to rebel. Now if you want him to retreat into the gate, how can he be willing?

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a person running by, but he was heading for the military tent.

Lu Buhu was suspicious, and said in his heart: Could it be that things have changed? Then he said: "Wen Yuan, go and have a look." ”

Zhang Liao, the word Wenyuan, is a native of Yanmen Mayi.

Zhang Liao became famous at a young age, and was promoted as a county official by Yanmen Taishou, when Ding Yuan did the history of the state assassination, because of his martial bravery, he was opened up by Ding Yuan as a state officer. And this year, Zhang Liao has just turned twenty. Zhang Liao is not a scholar, and the reason why he was able to become a county official before the weak crown is because of his own outstanding ability, there are two reasons. One is that there are many wars in the state, and all the counties in the state are in urgent need of brave warriors to serve, and the other is that Zhang Liao's family has some power in Mayi.

He was originally sent by Ding Yuan to He Jin's side, and was sent by He Jin to Bingzhou to recruit troops, after the Luoyang Change, Zhang Liao became Dong Zhuo's subordinate, and this expedition was assigned to Lu Bu's tent.

Zhang Liao went and returned, stayed in the tent for a while, returned to Lu Bu's side, and said, "Duwei, it's good news." ”

"What's the good news?"

"General Xu defeated Bao Xin, the prime minister of northern Jibei, in Xingyang, killing and capturing nearly 10,000 people, and the enemy generals Bao Tao and Wei Zi were killed by General Xu and Captain Li respectively."

Lu Bu laughed, stretched out his two thick eyebrows, and said excitedly: "Since this is the case, I can send troops later!" ”

Lu Bu was right, Hu Zhen was reluctant to send troops before, and Dong Zhuo's military order was just a pretext, and the real reason was that it was not safe to send troops. Now that Bao Xin's army has been defeated, the allied forces of all roads are left, leaving Xu Chu, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian alone, empathy, these three people have no choice but to temporarily withdraw from the army.

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Xu Chu and Cao Cao also got the news of Bao Xin's defeat, but they were one day slower than Hu Zhen, Lu Bu and others. After all, the place where they camped was farther away from Xingyang than Yique Pass, and another Bao Xin was defeated miserably, which also delayed the time to send someone to report the news.

In the military tent, Xu Chu and Cao Cao were all in the army.

Hearing that Bao Xin's army was defeated in Xingyang, with more than half of the casualties, and Bao Xin's brother Bao Tao and Zhang Miao's general Wei Zi were killed in battle, everyone was shocked, especially after Cao Cao explained that Bao Tao and Wei Zi were the second only two officers in Bao Xin and Zhang Miao's army, everyone can also imagine the tragedy of the battle of Xingyang.

Yao Sheng changed color and said: "I heard that Bao Ji's northern troops entered Xingyang, and I deduced the time, and it was only two days at most when his troops were defeated. After two days of hard work, I actually failed, hey. ”

Xiahoudun also sighed and said, "Bao Jun's army is defeated, what should we do now?" ”

Hearing it, Xiahoudun had the idea of retreating. This is not Xiahoudun's cowardice, but after the defeat of the sour jujube all the way, Yique and Otani were isolated and helpless, and it was too dangerous to stay here.

Cao Cao bowed his head and agreed with Xiahoudun's statement. He said: "Yuncheng was defeated too quickly, the Hanoi side is on the north bank of the Yellow River in Qiongtun, and outside the eight passes of Luoyang, only we and General Sun's soldiers and horses, Dong Zhuo will definitely order the army to go south after hearing the news." The number of our soldiers is not as good as his, and the level of elite is not as good as his, so in my opinion, we can only withdraw first. ”

After speaking, he looked at Xu Chu.

Xu Chu smiled bitterly: "There are plains for hundreds of miles behind you, how to retreat?" Pacing a little in the tent, he asked Guo Jia, Xi Zhong and other strategists: "What do you think?" ”

Guo Jia said: "I expect that Dong Jun in the customs has already received the news, and ...... has been out of the customs at this moment, the lord, General Cao, no matter what, this battle is inevitable." ”

Xi Zhong also said: "The military situation is urgent, my lord, we should quickly reorganize the army in case of emergency." ”

Everyone had no objections, Xu Chu and Cao Cao each issued military orders, ordering the three armies to prepare for war immediately, and as soon as the military order was issued, Cao Cao's subordinate Sima Shi rushed in and said urgently: "Scout urgent report, Dong Jun traces were found twenty miles outside Zixiao's camp!" ”

Cao Cao said discoloredly: "Who is the banner?" ”

"Lu Bu."

"Geometry?"

"Three thousand."

Cao Cao breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Cao Cao's 'okay' was because he felt that it was not Hu Zhen who was there in person, and there were only 3,000 soldiers and horses, so there was nothing to worry about. But Xu Chu didn't dare to agree, it was Lu Bu. Cao Cao was immediately reminded: "Brother Meng De, although Lu Bu is a man who betrays the Lord and seeks glory, he has been in the state for many years, and the athletes under his command are brave and good at fighting, which should not be underestimated. ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Thank you Zhongkang for reminding me, I understand it." I have also heard of the name of Lu Bu, and as you said, he is a good fighter. However, my generals are not idle people, so I brought my own troops to pick up Zixiao, so I asked Zhongkang to suppress the battle for me. ”

Xu Chu was helpless, and saw Cao Cao and his subordinates go out of the account.

When he heard that Lu Bu was only twenty miles away from Cao Ren, Guo Jia walked to the map, touched his chin and looked at it for a while, and then he said to Xu Chu: "My lord, for the sake of today's plan, only if we wait for General Sun to join forces, it is possible to retreat with my whole body." However, Cao Ren's military camp was in the easternmost part, and Lü Bu appeared twenty miles away from Cao Ren, indicating that they also thought of this and wanted to cut off the connection between our department and General Sun. As expected, Hu Zhen had already personally led the army to Dagu Pass, and wanted to cooperate with the defenders of Dagu Pass to attack General Sun inside and outside. ”

Yao Sheng added: "And once our department is entangled by that Lu Bu, it will be difficult to get out quickly, and the Luoyang side will not let go of this opportunity, and will definitely send a fierce general to lead troops to help." At that time, it will not be a question of whether to get out or not, but how to save your life. ”

Yao Sheng's meaning: If you are dragged out by Lu Bu, you will definitely be defeated.

Xu Chu's head was as big as a fight, and he didn't want to cause the situation on his side to deteriorate rapidly because Bao Xin was defeated too quickly, and he was already on the verge of defeat.

He is unwilling to retreat, and he may not be able to retreat. If you attack, it seems to hasten death.......

Wait a minute!

Xu Chu suddenly said: "Hu Zhen learned that Baojibei was defeated, and he must also think that we would retreat to Liang County and return to Yingchuan." Filial piety, Zhicai, we may be able to do the opposite! ”

Opposite?

Several strategists are very wise and strategic, and they immediately understood what Xu Chu meant - to fight Yique Pass.

However, although it was indeed a surprise move, there were still a few prerequisites. The first is that Lu Bu must be quickly forced back, and the second is that Hu Zhen did as Guo Jia said, leading his troops to fight Sun Jian.

At this time, it is not advisable to think too much, Xu Chu immediately ordered: "Dian Wei, Le Jin!" With the two of you, you will take your troops and horses with me to support General Cao. Feng Xiao, Zhicai, etc., and are on guard in the army. ”