In front of Sun Jian's front army, the military general dismounted, fell the battle flag, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The Tiger Prison guards Zhao Cen will surrender!" Thank you, for your permission! ”

Sun Jian and Yuan Shao immediately looked at each other.

"This tiger prison turned out to be not an empty city, there are still guards. It's just that this guard is obviously Xu Rong, when did he become Zhao Cen again? ”

"Last night, Xu Rong, the lieutenant general of the Dianjun Army, had already evacuated 40,000 defenders from the Tiger Prison Pass and fled to Hangu Pass. Only the last general will lead more than 2,000 disabled soldiers to guard this pass! Zhao Cen explained.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Afraid of death! But the general ordered me to guard the pass, this is a military order! Zhao Cen replied.

"Then why don't you fight to the death?" Yuan Shao asked again.

"The general ordered me to hold at least one night, and the last general did it!" Zhao Cen said.

"He is also a loyal and brave man! The leader of this alliance will not embarrass you! Rise up and gather your men, lay down all your weapons, don't resist, and accept the control of the coalition! As a celebrity, Yuan Shao likes this kind of "loyal to duty" talents the most. After completing the task of the old master, he also highlighted his strength. Yuan Shao's vanity was greatly satisfied, and the surrendered Xiliang army was treated the best and was not abused.

"Wentai, you enter the customs and surrender, be careful in everything! If there is an accident, send a signal quickly, and the leader of this alliance will lead an army to rescue you! If the Xiliang army surrenders sincerely, don't kill indiscriminately! ”

"Rest assured! We must live up to our mission! Sun Jian received the order, turned around and led the 10,000 Runan soldiers under his command, and escorted Zhao Cen into the Tiger Prison Pass.

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"General Wei is really a blessed general! As soon as the battle began, Zhao Cen, the general of the Tiger Prison Pass, surrendered! Shangdang County Guard Zhang Yang patted the horse without shame.

"I knew earlier, I should have asked General Wei to come out a long time ago! You don't have to fight so hard in the Tiger Prison! "Hanoi County Shouwang Kuang was afraid of falling behind, so he hurriedly made up for a sycophant.

He Xian laughed and said, "Coincidence! It's all a coincidence! If you want to talk about prestige, it is also Jiangdong Sun Wentai, who has ascended first several times, which made Xu Rong frightened, so he abandoned the pass and fled! I'll hurry into the customs, take advantage of the early hour, and go to Luoyang to have a look! ”

"The general is absolutely right!" Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang clenched their fists, and each led their own soldiers and horses into the Tiger Prison.

At this time, Sun Jian led the Runan soldiers to completely control the Tiger Pass, and after the princes gathered, they decided to rush to Luoyang non-stop. Tiger Prison Pass to Luoyang, a horse Pingchuan, no more difficulties and obstacles. At dusk, the army rushed to Luoyang. I saw that Luoyang had become a huge pile of ruins. A breeze whipped up and black smoke dispersed. Don't say that gold and silver treasures are people, and you haven't seen a little bit. Hundreds of miles away, as silent as a desolate cemetery, unbelievable, this is the once prosperous capital of Luoyang.

Although all the princes have a certain degree of psychological preparation, when they see this situation, they still tremble in their hearts: Dong Thief's heart is really ruthless! The centuries-old capital city was destroyed in one fell swoop! Not to mention Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, the second generation of officials who grew up in Luoyang City, even He Xian, Sun Jian and others, who have only stayed in Luoyang for a while, are also embarrassed to see the current tragic situation in Luoyang City.

There was no way to live in the ruins of Luoyang, and the princes could only camp on the wasteland next to Luoshui.

"Dong thief burned the palace, robbed the Son of Heaven, and committed a mortal crime! We should not hesitate, and it is the right thing to enter the Hangu Pass quickly! ”

In the camp of the coalition army, Yuan Shao convened all the princes and convened the conference again. Now, the Tiger Prison has been broken and Luoyang has been recovered. Cao Cao encouraged Yuan Shaomo to hesitate, make persistent efforts, and quickly attack Hangu Pass.

Yuan Shao did not want to attack Hangu Pass again on the grounds that "the princes are tired and it is useless to enter". The small Tiger Prison Pass, with no more than 50,000 guards, has already caused heavy losses to the Kwantung princes, especially Yuan Shao's Jizhou soldiers, in order to play an exemplary and leading role, the casualties are not more than 10,000 people. And Hangu Pass is different from Tiger Pass, more than 200,000 troops of the Xiliang Army are all in the west of Hangu Pass, if it is a hard fight, how much time does this battle take? How many men does the Kwantung Coalition need to fill in? Even if human life is sufficient, can the heavy grain and grass still be affordable? The grain and grass near Chenliu County have long been consumed, and the current grain and grass are all mobilized from Yecheng by Jizhou Mu Han Fu, and the loss is extremely large and unsustainable.

Yuan Shao's small group already had plans to withdraw their troops, and they all made statements that they could not be moved lightly. Cao Cao turned his gaze to Yuan Shu again and asked, "Brother Highway, do you support the entry of troops?" ”

Generally speaking, Yuan Shu always rushes to do this kind of showy thing, but today, Yuan Shu's behavior is extremely abnormal: he sits upright and doesn't speak, his face is gloomy, and he is still staring at General Wei He Xian, and the two seem to have new contradictions. Even Sun Jian, the most belligerent Changsha County Shou, did not say a word, and it seemed that he had reached an agreement with Yuan Shu.

"Rescuing the Son of Heaven and exterminating Dong Thief is our duty as Hanchen! Unexpectedly, some people think of themselves as Hanchen, but they do some Han thief deeds behind their backs, so why do I dare to send troops with confidence? As soon as Yuan Shu said this, the princes in the audience were shocked.

"Why do you say that? Everyone here is loyal, where is the villain you are talking about? Yuan Shao's face was extremely displeased, Yuan Shu's move was the separation of the alliance of princes by Chiguoguo. For such a significant time, he didn't discuss with Yuan Shao in advance, so where did Yuan Shao's face go?

"Ben Jiang just got the news, just when I was waiting for the life and death struggle in the Tiger Prison, someone secretly took Jingzhou for himself!" Yuan Shu said viciously.

"Brother Highway, speak with evidence!" Cao Cao also realized the seriousness of the matter and reminded Yuan Shudao.

"Cao Yin!" Yuan Shu clapped his hands, and a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar came in outside the tent.

"Cao Yin, the guard of Wuling County, has seen all of you!"

"Wuling County Guard? Cao Yin, why are you here? Are you here to join the anti-Dong thief coalition? Kong Rong asked with a funny expression. Kong Rong's knowledge is good, but his political consciousness is really not good, and his emotional intelligence is not high, and I don't know how he thought of Rang Pear when he was a child.

"I was persecuted by the people below, and I fled from Hanshou to this place, so I came to seek justice from you!" After Cao Yin entered the account, he didn't dare to look at He Xian.

From the moment Cao Yin appeared, He Xian knew that Yuan Shu was ready to scare himself, but he was really not afraid of Yuan Shu!

"Cao Yin, what grievances do you have, you can talk about it. All of you here are the ministers of the humerus of the Han Dynasty, and they will definitely deal with it impartially! Yuan Shu encouraged Cao Yin with a dark face.

Cao Yin could only bite the bullet and say: "This county accuses General Wei He Xian of killing more than 3,000 soldiers under the command of Qin Jie, the guard of Lingling County!" colluded with the Jingzhou family, drove out the envoys of the Son of Heaven, and served the people of Nan County, Wuling, Lingling, Changsha and other counties! ”