After a night of fierce fighting, the Han army retreated, and the Xiongnu army still did not dare to relax, and was on strict alert, even if the probability of the Dong army going and returning was very small, Ji Louyuan did not dare to be unguarded. Under the leadership of the generals, the Hun soldiers silently cleaned the battlefield, packed up useful materials, disposed of corpses, and silently licked their wounds, and the atmosphere was a little depressing. Ji Lou Yuan also had no desire to rest, and summoned Wan Qianjin, wanting to get some information about the origin of Dong Jun from his mouth.

After Wan Qianjin withdrew from Luliang Mountain, he led people all the way south to Zhongyang, and found the Hedong Army scouts east of Zhongyang. Hesitant in his heart, he led people to pursue, wanting to find out the situation of the Han army, and happened to collide with the main force of the Hedong Iron Cavalry who had raided it, and after a battle, 500 people were killed and wounded.

After listening to Wan Qianjian's report, Ji Louyuan knew a little in his heart that Dong Zhuo was bold enough to personally lead the main force of the Hedong Army to attack. He has always liked to raid the enemy, but now he is surrounded by the enemy, Ji Louyuan is a little unhappy, after all, he is not well guarded. Immediately, he was a little glad that if the Han army came a few hours earlier, it was when he was fighting with Zhang Yijun, and if he attacked from front to back, his army would be really dangerous.

But after thinking about it, if this is the case, with his previous monitoring of the surroundings of Zhongyang, I am afraid that these two battles will not be able to be fought. Ji Lou Yuan sighed, the matter has come to this, and the bitter fruit has to be swallowed. At the same time, he also had some doubts in his heart, he sent Helan Dangfu south to contain Dong Zhuo, how did this Dong army quietly go around his rear. Helan Dangfu, I need to give him an explanation, Ji Lou Yuan's eyes were a little cold, and he sent people south overnight to find the two armies of Guhuai and Helan Dangfu.

It didn't take long for the sun to rise slowly in the east and the sky was bright. Ji Lou Yuan led the exhausted Xiongnu army to withdraw, this place could not stay for long, he needed to find a place to rest and recuperate. Send scouts, cover the surrounding 300 miles, explore the movements of the Han army, and after suffering a loss, they dare not be careless.

All the way to the west, to Zhongyang County, the materials and guards left here have all been annihilated, Ji Louyuan is not surprised. It is estimated that it was for fear of attracting the attention of the Hun battalion, the Hedong Army did not set fire to it, and a lot of grain and grass supplies were left, but there was not a single horse left, and all of them were captured by the Dong army. It was thousands of war horses, such an enemy to attack his own army, Ji Louyuan's face was indifferent, and he still had a little smile, but his heart was cloudy.

Leading the army to the north, passing through Lishi, all the way to Lin County, Ji Lou Yuan felt a trace of stability, and reorganized the army here, rewarded the soldiers, and inspired some declining morale. Since going south to the West River, breaking the stone and attacking Zhang Yi, the soldiers are at their peak at this time. More than 40,000 troops were active around Lishi, especially after breaking Zhang Yi, the loss was not large, but the harvest was quite rich, and before he could digest the benefits brought by defeating Zhang Yi, he was beaten by Dong Zhuo.

In the battle the night before, the Dong army suddenly attacked, and under its sudden attack, Ji Louyuan's army suffered eight or nine thousand casualties, which was considered to be a broken muscle and bones, which made Ji Louyuan's heart drip blood. The scattered were even more numerous, and they had not yet gathered together completely. Of the 20,000 Han army prisoners, less than 10,000 were left after being rescued and suppressed. The grain, grass and ordnance were burned, and less than 30% of them were rescued in the end. The most important thing is the damage to the war horses, plus Zhongyang County, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo has captured no less than 6,000 horses from his hands, not counting the escape and battle damage.

"What a loss!" Ji Lou Yuan was full of unwillingness, bitterness in his chest, and full of hatred. Although he constantly hinted at comforting himself, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that he is not too badly defeated. But as soon as he remembered that he tried his best to break Zhang Yi and was knocked back to the prototype by Dong Zhuo, a strong resentment welled up in his chest, and he was so angry that he couldn't dissipate it, and he wanted to vent, but he had nowhere to vent, and he was depressed.

caused huge casualties to Ji Louyuan, and the losses on Dong Zhuo's side were not small, and the Huns under the commander of Ji Louyuan were not vegetarians. Of the nearly 6,000 Hedong Iron Cavalry, less than 2,000 were able to retain their combat strength in the end. As for the foot soldiers, they were attacked by the guards and almost collapsed, and even if Dong Zhuo stopped the decline in the end, more than half of them were killed or wounded. Those who can finally follow Dong Zhuo's retreat to the north are only in their early 6000s.

Far away at the pass of the remaining veins of Luliang Mountain, Dong Zhuo had already led the army to join the Zang Min army out of the mountain, resting and managing the troops. "Brother Zhong Ying, Zhang Yi is not sympathetic to the soldiers, talks about the soldiers on paper, is greedy for merit, and breaks the Huns. If it weren't for Brother Tai, I was afraid that the battle would fall into the abyss. Fortunately, Brother Taigan took the risk and attacked the Huns for 200 miles, which can be said to have turned the tide of the tide, and the people of Minzhou thanked Brother Zhongying! In the Chinese military tent, Zang Min thanked him with emotion.

Dong Zhuo smiled heartily when he heard this, behaved roughly, and hugged his fists at Zang Min and said: "Zang Envoy Jun doesn't have to be like this, he is all responsible for the Han and loyal to the Son of Heaven." Well, in the raid on the Huns, although there was a small victory, my Hedong Erlang suffered heavy losses, and I still need to go back to appease the soldiers, so I will leave first! ”

Looking at the back of Dong Zhuohu's step out of the big tent, Zang Min stroked his beard and sighed: "Although Dong Zhongying is from a strong background, she is full of courage and ability, and she is a rare talent. This person has been fighting horses for half his life, and his military achievements are remarkable, if he is not limited by his background, he is afraid that he has already been recruited into the court and ranked Jiuqing! Dong Zhuo suppressed the Xiongnu soldiers with one blow, maintained the situation in the annexation of the state, and made Zang Min much easier. Between the words, he praised Dong Zhuo a lot.

"That's what my father said!" Zang Hong, who had been waiting beside him, echoed, but his eyes kept staring at the direction Dong Zhuo was going, and he was a little insincere.

Back in his tent, Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing, with uncontrollable joy on his face, without the slightest sorrow about the heavy losses of the Hedong Army. Not to mention the great achievement of attacking the Huns, saving Zhang Yi's defeat, and the soldiers who have been trained in bloody battles, let's just say that the thousands of war horses are enough for Dong Zhuo to be excited. "It's worth the risk!" Dong Zhuo said to Li Ru, who had been waiting for a long time.

Originally, Dong Zhuo led the army to the north, but was pinned down by Helan Dangfu's army around Tongtian Mountain, and the two sides clashed tentatively several times, with little success. Dong Zhuo was also unwilling to fight with him, so it was convenient for Shanyang to set up camp and stalemate. Later, Li Ru said that Zhang Yi was in a hurry to advance and would be defeated, so he suggested that Dong Zhuo let him lead the main force to attack the rear of the Xiongnu and win a great success.

Dong Zhuo is also a veteran of the battlefield, so he naturally understands the risks, if Li Ru's guess is wrong, or the timing is wrong, then he will lead the army to death. After hesitating for a long time, he finally made up his mind to gamble, he is not a scholar family, if he wants to rise and be promoted to a knighthood, he must not be willing to be mediocre. has no illustrious background, he can only rely on fighting for his life to make a future, and he is a Hedong Taishou, which cannot satisfy his ambitions.

Leave 3,000 soldiers, disguise the army, and contain the Huns. Dong Zhuo led the army to secretly avoid the Hun scouts, went out day and night, and cautiously sneaked to the vicinity of Zhongyang. The luck is good, the day is a good opportunity, Zhang Yi was defeated, and the Huns' vigilance was relaxed a lot, giving him a chance to make a contribution.

After a long time, Dong Zhuo restrained the excited smile on his face, there were a lot of losses in this battle, but it was not a big deal for him, and then the people were recruited into the army. It's just that the huge casualties of his family soldiers make him feel distressed. Recalling the terrifying combat effectiveness of Ji Louyuan's guards and pro-army, Dong Zhuo said firmly: "Wen You, I want to use the private army as the base to train a real elite of the Dong clan!" Those thousands of war horses are enough for me to train 3,000 iron horses! ”

When Li Ru heard this, he also seemed to remember the powerful destructive power of the Hun cavalry, and immediately spoke out in support: "However, you should master such an elite division, and the power of the foundation of the Lord and the Lord!" It's just that if you train into an army, I'm afraid that it will cost a lot of money, and the Dong family alone will not be enough to support it! ”

"Hedong is a rich county, with huge output, and there are a lot of taxes per year!"

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, and smiled at Dong Zhuo. Supporting a private army with public wealth is a matter of losing heads, but with the situation of the Han at this time, it is not impossible to operate it properly. With the capital of Hedong, it is enough to support three thousand elite horses.