"Lord, the scout returns, General Sun has arrived in front of Dagu Pass."

"How far are we from Yique Pass?"

"About fifty miles."

"Order a cease-the-army and set up camp."

Retracting his gaze from Guo Jia's face, Xu Chu looked ahead. In the spring and winter, the wood is withered and the grass is yellow, and there is only a little greenery on the side of the road.

The non-commissioned officers worked in an orderly manner under the command of the lieutenant colonel, and everything went according to plan. It was more than 200 miles from Liangxian to Yique Pass, and there were no cities to rest or supply on the way, so in order to make the army have a better state before arriving at the pass, Xu Chu had to rest and recuperate in this place temporarily.

After a casual stroll, Xu Chu, who was about to go to the military tent to rest for a while, suddenly saw Cao Cao Pegasus coming.

"Zhongkang, Hanoi and sour jujube have replied!"

"Oh?"

When he went to the tent, Cao Cao didn't sit down, stood by his sword, and said: "Zhong Kang, Yuan Benchu, Zhang Mengzhuo, and Bao Yuncheng have sent troops!" ”

When Xu Chu heard this, he thought: Yuan Shao actually sent troops, it is really strange. Pretending to be happy, he asked Cao Cao, "What did you say in the letter?" ”

Cao Cao said.

However, Cao Cao sent three letters to Hanoi and Sujujube, one to Yuan Shao, and two to Zhang Miao and Bao Xin. A few days earlier, Suo Zao received a letter from Cao Cao, Bao Xin was of course very excited, and immediately agreed to march with Xu and Cao in the direction of Luoyang, although Zhang Miao was timid, but also because of his close relationship with Cao Cao, he symbolically sent a general to lead 3,000 people to march with Bao Xin. That is to say, Bao Xin is the main general in the sour jujube, with a total of more than 20,000 steps, and he marched in the direction of Xingyang five days ago.

On the Hanoi side, Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, shoulders the greatest pressure. When the heroes hesitated and did not move, he was naturally happy to see Cao Cao and Xu Chu take the initiative to ask for battle, and after receiving the letter, he immediately sent his subordinate general Chun Yuqiong to lead 8,000 people to be stationed in Heyangjin, and ordered Wang Kuangtun to be stationed in Mengjin Pass.

Xu Chu couldn't help but worry: "Brother Mengde, if I'm not mistaken, Heyangjin is north of the Yellow River, and Mengjin is south of the Yellow River. ”

Cao Cao sighed and said, "No matter what, it's not the end of the day." ”

Xu Chu smiled, indeed, even if Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are across the river, it is better than not sending a soldier, and taking a step back, it can attract some Dong Zhuo's attention more or less.

After laughing, a touch of melancholy appeared on Xu Chu's brows.

Seeing this, Cao Cao asked, "What is Zhong Kang worried about?" ”

"I'm worried that Bao Jun is too eager......." Xu Chu didn't say the latter words, but Cao Cao could also think that what Xu Chu wanted to say was that he was afraid that Bao Xin would lose to Dong Zhuojun.

Cao Cao said: "Bao Yuncheng knows a lot about military strategy, and he will not be easily defeated. Besides, now that General Sun and I have reached the two levels, the pressure on Yuncheng's side should be much less. ”

Xu Chu shook his head, there is nothing to question Bao Xin's ability, the key is that his opponent is Xu Rong, who has just been transferred to Xingyang from here. Xu Rong was able to escape almost unscathed when his troops were insufficient, Li Meng lost a city first, and his morale plummeted, and after being transferred to Xingyang, his soldiers and horses were not just these thousands of horses, could Bao Xin resist it?

.......

In Yique Pass, the chief governor Hu Zhen appointed by Dong Zhuogang convened the generals to discuss the military.

Hu Zhen has a total of more than 20,000 foot riders, and dozens of generals and colonels under his tent, all of whom are brave fighters. Before leaving the city, he learned that Li Meng was defeated by Xu Chu's generals Le Jin and Li Cheng by luring the enemy, and Xu Rong led his troops to withdraw to Guannei. Regarding this matter, Hu Zhen is 'lack of interest', Xu Rong does not belong to the Liangzhou Group, and his usual style of acting is also different from him, and his attitude towards Xu Rong has always been neither close nor hateful.

It's just out of respect for Xu Rong's ability to use soldiers, Hu Zhen was still a little surprised by this matter, and he once said to the left and right at that time: "General Xu's soldiers are calm and sophisticated, and he can't get any benefits from that Xu Chu, it's strange." ”

Now that Xu Rong has been transferred to Xingyang, he was appointed as the commander and came to Yique Pass, overseeing the defense of Yique and Dagu Pass, and he was ordered to be in danger, he was happy about Dong Zhuo's trust in him, but in addition to being happy, there were still things that made him very unhappy.

Lu Bu.

Hu Zhen glanced at Lu Bu, who was surrounded by the rest of the generals in the tent, and a wave of anger rose for no reason.

After Lu Bu entered Luoyang, Dong Zhuo appreciated his martial bravery, gave him a red rabbit horse, a good house and goods, appointed him as the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang in charge of the guard, and also recognized him as a 'righteous son'.

Hu Zhen is the most dissatisfied one.

Among Dong Zhuo's most important generals, Dong Yue and Niu Fu are his relatives, Duan Xuan is not in Luoyang, Xu Rong is broad-minded, and he doesn't have much idea about Lu Bu's rise. Hu Zhen is a person with a small heart, seeing that Lu Bu is in power, he is jealous, and even more jealous.

"Ahem, be silent."

Hu Zhen spoke, and everyone quieted down.

Immediately, he took out the military order sent by Dong Zhuogang and said, "Xiang Guo just sent a military order, Captain Hua, you read it to the big guy." ”

Hua Xiong received the order, got up and came over to take the military order. Huaxiong was originally Hu Zhen's subordinate, and because of his outstanding martial arts, Dong Zhuo liked it very much, so he ordered Xu Rong and Li Meng to go out of Yuyuan Pass to raid Yingchuan, and specially added an order - to bring Huaxiong. At this time, Xu Rong and Li Meng were transferred to Xingyang, and Huaxiong stayed in Yique Pass and reverted to Hu Zhen's use.

The content of this military order is concise, and Hua Xiong can read through it even if he doesn't know much about writing and ink.

"Most of the troops in Kwantung Prefecture are not to be worried, but south of Luoyang, Sun Jian is small, Xu Cao is cunning, and it cannot be underestimated. Now the three of them are leading the troops to the north, and you must not fight in vain, but you should strictly guard the gate and block it outside the gate, which is a great achievement. ”

After reading it, General Huaxiong ordered it to be returned to Hu Zhen.

Obviously, this military order was issued after learning that Sun Jian went north, the so-called Sun Jian Xiaojiao, which means that Sun Jian is a reckless man who does not want to die, Dong Zhuo has worked with Sun Jian, and knows that the Jiangdong Tigers are not in vain, so there is this order.

Hu Zhen said: "Do you understand? ”

Dong Zhuojun has always been arrogant, and when he heard that Li Meng had lost for a while, the crowd was boiling, and they all begged Hu Zhen for battle, shouting that they wanted to go out of the customs to find Xu Chu's bad luck. Although Hu Zhen also wanted to clean up Xu Chu, as the main general, he couldn't act with the same spirit as everyone else, and had to take the overall situation into account.

At present, the matter of moving the capital is underway, Dong Zhuo's side is mainly seeking stability, and the military order, with Dong Zhuo's prestige, those generals who are shouting to find Xu Chu have nothing to say.

Lu Bu suddenly snorted coldly, and landed in the silent tent extremely harshly.

Hu Zhen sneered: "Captain Lu has something to say? Or do you have questions about the military orders of the country? ”