Hua Xiong thought that the flank of the Nanyang Army was easy to bully, and wanted to expand the area with points, but he did not expect that the flank of the Nanyang Army was not weaker than the front army. Although the tactics are different, they are the same iron and blood, and the same tenacity. The 5,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry had already pressed down to 4,000, but they were fighting fiercely with the Nanyang Army. The biggest advantage of cavalry is the indomitable impact and breakthrough ability, once it loses the advantage of speed and falls into the entanglement of the lineup of foot soldiers, then as long as it takes a long time, it is doomed to the fate of extinction.

Hua Xiong paid close attention to the changes on the battlefield, his face pale. There are only two choices in front of him: first, admit defeat and withdraw his troops; Second, press the last thousand cavalry and fight to the death!

Huaxiong has not yet made a final decision, and the Nanyang army has changed. Battle flags were waved and horns were blown. The 3,000 cavalry in the rear of the Nanyang Army began to start slowly. The direction of travel is obviously to bypass the main battlefield and point directly at the Xiliang Central Army where Huaxiong is located!

Seeing this, Hua Xiong's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "The Nanyang Army really has such a big appetite, and it actually wants to completely destroy my five thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry!" ”

The partial general Zhao Cen was afraid of Hua Xiong's impulsiveness, so he hurriedly persuaded: "General! The thief army is strong, so let's retreat quickly and try to do it slowly! ”

Although Hua Xiong is angry, he is not a brainless person. On the contrary, from a pawn to the current general of the Fu Army, Hua Xiong has experienced countless battles of all sizes, and he naturally knows the current battle situation, and retreat is the best choice. Although he was not convinced, he had to retreat.

The sound of gold rang out. When the Xiliang army heard the signal to retreat, they chose to turn around and flee without hesitation. They were light cavalry, and as long as they were out of the battle line, the foot soldiers would be helpless against them. The only thing that can pose a danger to them is the Bingzhou Flying Cavalry, which is also the Nanyang Army. Therefore, they must leave the battlefield before the state flying horses arrive.

"Woo~Woo~Woo~" Just after Hua Xiong gave the signal to retreat, the horn of attack sounded again on the battlefield! This time, the voice came from behind the Xiliang Army, that is, in the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass.

Hua Xiong was overjoyed, thinking that Lu Bu had learned that the war was tight on his side and sent reinforcements. But soon, Hua Xiong's surprise instantly turned into horror. Because the thousands of cavalry rushing behind him were all riding white war horses, and on the huge battle flags, the word "Gongsun" was embroidered with a big word!

"Where righteousness goes, life and death go hand in hand! The sky can be learned, and the white horse is the proof! ”

"Not good! There is an ambush! It's Youzhou Jingqi! It's Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteous servant! General Zhao Cen shouted in horror.

"Shoot the arrows! Ask for help from the Tiger Prison! After Hua Xiong gave the order, he coldly put down the mask on his helmet and said to himself: "I heard that Youzhou Jingqi is famous!" Today, let Hua take a look, after all, is it the Youzhou elite rider who is powerful, or my Xiliang iron rider is invincible! ”

"Xiliang Iron Rider, listen to a certain order: kill!" With a long knife in Hua Xiong's hand, he led the thousand horsemen and horses of the Chinese army to rush towards Gongsun Zhan's white horse without hesitation.

Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Youzhou Jing Cavalry, and Zhou Flying Cavalry, the three most powerful cavalry teams of the entire Han Dynasty gathered outside the Tiger Prison Pass and launched a life-and-death battle. This was originally a battle between dragons and tigers, but because the infantry of the Nanyang Army was too fierce, they directly annihilated the most elite all-armored cavalry of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and disabled thousands of light cavalry under Hua Xiong, resulting in the Xiliang cavalry not having an advantage in numbers and morale.

There were 3,000 Youzhou elite cavalry in front of him, and 3,000 Bingzhou flying cavalry pursued after him, and more than 3,000 Xiliang iron cavalry who finally broke free from the quagmire of death of the Nanyang Army suffered a devastating blow. The deputy general Zhao Cen was killed in battle, and Hua Xiong broke through to the Tiger Prison under the desperate escort of more than 200 personal guards. The tiger prison closed the prison with thousands of arrows, forcing back the hot pursuit of the Bingzhou flying horse, and Hua Xiong escaped with his life.

In this battle, Huaxiong's 5,000 Xiliang iron cavalry were almost completely annihilated, more than 3,000 people were killed in battle, and more than 1,000 surrendered. When the news reached Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was shocked. This is the most tragic battle since the debut of Xiliang Tieqi. The five thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Hua Xiong is the trump card of Dong Zhuo's Western Liang soldiers. Dong Zhuo claimed to have 200,000 Xiliang troops, but such iron cavalry was only 30,000. Of these, 10,000 were in the hands of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu, who was responsible for guarding Chang'an. The other 10,000 were in the hands of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, who were responsible for guarding Luoyang. The last 10,000 are the 5,000 people under Hua Xiong and the 5,000 people under Xu Rong. The first battle before the Tiger Prison Pass was equivalent to removing one-sixth of Dong Zhuo's core strength, how could Dong Zhuo not be shocked?

"Fu Jun Zhonglang defeated Huaxiong and humiliated the country, and ordered Guangluxun Lu Bu to behead him!" Dong Zhuo roared.

"Taishi's anger!" At this time, Lang Zhong ordered Li Ru to dare to stand up and persuade Dong Zhuo, "Huaxiong should be punished according to the crime!" But at the moment of the great enemy, it is the time to employ people, so the Taishi might as well demote him to a partial general and make him guilty and make meritorious service! If Hua Xiong can't make meritorious service after that, it's not too late to cut it! ”

With Li Ru's guidance, the generals under his command, such as Han Sui, Ma Teng, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou, came out to intercede for Huaxiong. Although Hua Xiong's defeat this time is a bit tragic, who can guarantee that he will not be defeated in a hundred battles on the battlefield? If you are defeated, you will be beheaded, and who will dare to lead your troops into battle after that? The present of Qi Huaxiong is their future!

Hua Xiong followed Dong Zhuo for no less than ten years, fighting in the south and the north, with countless merits and countless hard work. If you really want to say that you cut Huaxiong, Dong Zhuo can't bear it. Hearing the pleas of his generals, he went downhill and withdrew the order to behead. degraded Huaxiong as a partial general, and made him guilty and meritorious service.

"The Kwantung princes are powerful, what are the plans of the generals?" Huaxiong's crime of defeat can not be investigated, but the crisis of the Tiger Prison Pass cannot be ignored. Dong Zhuo didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung princes would be so strong, so he was afraid. The princes of the Eighteenth Route have gathered more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and if all of them are as brave as the Nanyang Army, the Tiger Prison Pass will not be able to be defended for a long time. As soon as the Tiger Prison Pass was broken, the Kwantung princes could wave their troops straight into Luoyang......

Li Ru was familiar with Dong Zhuo's temperament, and of course he understood what he was worried about now, so he had a plan in his heart and said, "Don't worry, Taishi!" The princes of the Kwantung region are headed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and the two patriarchs of the Yuan clan in Runan are still in the prison of Luoyang North Temple! ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up and asked, "Wen You refers to Yuan Kui, Yuan Feng?" ”

"Exactly!" Li Ru affirmed, "The Taishi might as well escort the Yuan family to the two halls and eighty-seven people, and personally go to the Tiger Prison Pass to force Yuan Shao to dissolve the alliance of princes and withdraw their troops. If not, then kill the Yuan clan, and let the heroes of the world see how disloyal and unfilial the Yuan clan of Runan, who has been passed down with filial piety and courtesy! ”

Li Ru's plan was very vicious, but it was very much in line with Dong Zhuo's wishes. Because of his background, Dong Zhuo was bullied and despised by these big families. can make the world's first-class wang family ugly, Dong Zhuo is very happy!