Xu Chu clearly saw that although the morale of the Dong army was low, the fighting spirit of the soldiers was not high, and they finally occupied a favorable terrain, so that the vanguard of Cao Cao's army did not break through the formation of the Dong army for several formations.

Cao Chunsuo, who rushed to the front, led his troops, because they were cavalry, it was difficult to perform in the terrain covered by mountains and forests, but they were killed by Dong Jun's sharp spears and retreated.

"Bong-hyo." Xu Chu said to Guo Jia who was on the side: "Dong Jun is stubbornly resisting, and he seems to be still breathing...... I mean, Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Le Jin will select elite soldiers and concentrate their forces to attack here, what do you think? ”

Guo Jia followed the direction of Xu Chu's finger and saw that it was the place where Dong Jun's resistance was most fierce, and he suddenly understood. Xu Chu wanted to concentrate his forces to eat the most difficult bones, so that Dong Jun's hanging breath was released, and he said: "The lord has arranged it very well. ”

With Guo Jia's approval, Xu Chu's confidence increased greatly, and he immediately sent an order to let the elites of Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Le Jin Ling's departments gather in one place to attack Dong's army.

Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Le Jin can be said to be the most powerful three under Xu Chu's command, they not only have excellent martial arts, but also lead and train soldiers very well, and the elite soldiers selected are each a warrior who can be a ten.

With Gan Ning's loud shout, after cutting off an enemy junior general with a long knife in his hand, the two sides began to contact.

In order to preserve Dong Zhuo's strength, the main force has withdrawn from the suburbs of Luoyang, and the soldiers who stayed behind were used to delay time, so Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and other generals who were ordered to intercept did not come to the front line in person.

Dong Zhuo, who stayed far away in the formation to watch the battle situation, narrowed his eyes and said hatefully: "This Xu family's subordinates are all like wolves and tigers, if it is usual, it is a talent that can be gathered." He said this casually, and then he heard the drums of the attack in front of him getting denser, which was of course the sound of the enemy's drums, so it can be judged that after their own formation was in chaos, Xu Chu and Cao Cao had already ordered a general attack.

Dong Zhuo said coldly: "Passing the order, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and others will act when they see the opportunity." ”

Listening to the order left and right, they rushed to Hu Zhen and Xu Rong, which was the meaning of letting them hold on for a while and retreat according to the situation.

After the military order came out, Dong Zhuo turned his horse's head, withdrew from the battlefield with his soldiers and horses, and fled straight to the west.

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Seeing the smoke and dust rising in the distance, with Xu Chu's current experience, he can also judge that Dong Jun has shown signs of retreating, and it is not difficult to guess that it should be Dong Zhuo himself who should be the first to evacuate the battlefield.

If Dong Zhuo can be captured in one battle, it will naturally be a great feat, and Dong Jun from Luoyang to Chang'an will not be worried. However, at this time, the Dong army guarding the gardens and tombs of the emperors was still resisting, and if he held on for some time, Dong Zhuo would be able to evacuate safely.

The fighting continues.

When he heard the military report that the battle formation of the Dong army was gradually chaotic and the military reports were mixed with orders, Xu Chu immediately ordered: "The Dong army will be defeated, Fengxiao, Zhicai, and George, you quickly go to pass on our military orders, the front line will increase the intensity of the attack, and the rear has not yet arrived at the battlefield, speed up the march!" And ordered: Those who capture Hu Zhen and Xu Rong will be rewarded with a hundred catties! Whoever captures Dong Zhuo, I will play the Son of Heaven, please seal 5,000 households, and the reward will be 10,000 gold! ”

After the military order was issued, Xi Zhong said: "Dong thief is cunning, today is a sure defeat, he must have made arrangements, if you want to capture him in a battle, it will be difficult!" ”

Xu Chu smiled slightly. He knew that in fact, not only Dong Zhuo, but also Niu Fu, Lu Bu, Dong Yue, and so on, these people who were ranked in Dong Zhuo's ranks, probably had already evacuated, and if they wanted to catch these people, in addition to the lives of the three armies, they had to have this luck.

Cao Cao also made similar arrangements, but he was obviously more eager than Xu Chu for his obsession with capturing Dong Zhuo, and specially instructed Xiahou Yuan to lead a light horse to the front line to see if he could have a chance to bypass and go directly to find Dong Zhuo's traces.

The battle lasted until Shenshi, when the follow-up reinforcements gradually arrived, the Dong army finally could not support it, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and other generals decisively abandoned the soldiers who fought in the front row, and took the retinue to chase Dong Zhuo.

Xu Chu and Cao Cao galloped to Luoyang this time, and they were ready to fight a hard battle, but neither of them expected that Dong Jun, who was known as the elite of the world, would retreat regardless of the fact that Dong Jun, who was known as the elite of the world, just ignored the scene.

Happiness came too quickly and too easily, which made Xu Chu feel a little unreal, he found Cao Cao, and after the two met, they looked at the dust on their faces and laughed at each other.

After laughing, Cao Cao sighed: "Zhongkang, although this battle is won, the battle against Dong is not over yet." ”

What do you mean? Do you want to continue the pursuit westward?

Listening to Cao Cao's words, 'The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard', Xu Chu's complexion changed, and he returned to normal.

Historically, only Sun Jian's troops entered Luoyang, and after the recovery of Luoyang, the war did not continue. At the moment, it is different, not only he and Cao Cao's two troops and horses, Sun Jian's troops should also be on the way, so in this way, from the analysis of strength, it is indeed a good opportunity to continue to march.

Xu Chu muttered in his heart: If you continue to march westward, the first thing you have to face is Hangu Pass, needless to say, it will be a tough battle. Moreover, Hangu Pass is the only Xiongguan between Hongnong County and Henan Yin, how can Dong Jun give up easily? As long as we make a posture of taking Hanguguan in the west, the Dong army will inevitably send a heavy army to guard it, and when the time comes, the battle line will be further lengthened, and it will be difficult to say whether we will win or lose.

Thinking so, after Xu Chu listened to Cao Cao's words, he had a look of deep disbelief on his face, and said: "Brother Meng De is right, go west to Chang'an and welcome back the Son of Heaven, and this battle will come to an end." ”

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, patted Xu Chu on the shoulder and said, "This time to discuss Dong, it is all thanks to the presence of a virtuous brother that our coalition forces will not be discredited...... Yuan Benchu, Yuan Highway, Zhang Mengzhuo and other celebrities really made the foolish brother angry! Let's not talk about these unhappy things. Cao Cao changed his words and said: "Dong Zhuo, old thief, may have escaped at this time, you and my troops have been in a hurry for a day and a night, and they have not slept yet, and after the fierce battle, there is no strength to pursue for the time being." Zhong Kang, the soldiers are tired, why don't you and I order the three armies to find a place to station? ”

Xu Chu bowed his head and said: "That's exactly what I mean." He glanced around, and said: "I heard that when Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, he indulged the soldiers to dig the imperial tombs, burn the imperial palaces, burn and loot, and did all kinds of evil...... It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the rest of the three armies, you and I will bring some people into the palace city, and clean and flatten the temple of Sheji Sect a little, which can be regarded as fulfilling the duty of Hanchen. ”

Cao Cao agreed: "It's still the thoughtful thinking of the virtuous brother, just wait for Sun Wentai to come, and then we will plan to attack Hangu in the west and seek Chang'an!" ”