"Lord, they're leaving."

The golden crow is rising, and the morning glow is like fire. The brilliant sunshine that is rare in winter spreads on the earth, rendering a touch of golden luster for all things in heaven and earth. On the tall city wall of Luoyang City, Gao Yang, wearing a thick cloak, stood side by side with Jia Xu, looking at the endless camp of the Kwantung Coalition Army in the distance. Jia Xu raised his hand and twisted his beard, and suddenly said.

Gao Yang raised his head slightly, and the bright sunlight was dazzling, making him squint unconsciously. I took a deep breath of the cool winter morning air and stopped the slight dizziness caused by staying up late.

"How so?" Gao Yang looked sideways at Jia Xu on the side slightly, and asked with a chuckle.

"My lord." Jia Xu had a smile on his face and said, "The Kwantung Coalition Army has been attacking the city fiercely for two days, and nothing has been left except for the corpses scattered all over the city. The lord should have discovered that among the princes from all walks of life, only Yuan Shao did not send troops. This Kwantung coalition army was originally a rabble gathered in a hurry, but Yuan Shao, who was the strongest, drove those princes to attack the city desperately. It's been two days, and if those princes still can't see what's going on, then they won't be able to be in this position today. ”

"Then how do you say they're leaving?" Gao Yang took out a cigarette and gave it to Jia Xu. After igniting, looking at Jia Xu, who was dressed in Confucian clothes, squinting his eyes and spitting out the fog there, Gao Yang felt an inexplicable sense of disobedience that made him want to laugh. Suppress your smile and hurriedly ask to divert your attention.

Jia Xu glanced at the coalition military camp in the distance, skillfully flicked the cigarette ash, and the corners of Gao Yang's eyes twitched. After a pause, he said, "My lord, since the princes found out about Yuan Shao's actions, they naturally refused to fight again. If they don't fight, then it's our turn. Presumably, all the princes can see it. Now that the morale of the coalition army has been lost, Yuan Shao's hand has highlighted the internal contradictions. Not united on their own. Outside is still facing our huge pressure, in other words, the first thing anyone thinks of is to withdraw the troops first and preserve the strength. ”

Jia Xu tightened his coat, took a deep breath of cigarettes, and continued in a fluttering tone, "Then Yuan Shao acted like this, it is estimated that he had already thought about taking the initiative to withdraw from the army. The siege warfare of the princes from all walks of life may just be a trick he uses to entangle us. If a certain guess is correct, then Yuan Shao may have quietly retreated last night when the siege was at its most intense. ”

"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded, agreeing with Jia Xu's words.

The battlefield monitoring of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has proved that Jia Xu's inference is correct. Last night, when the princes from all walks of life launched the strongest tidal attack on Luoyang City from all directions. A large number of troops and horses began to retreat from the coalition camp. Before dawn, there were seventy or eighty thousand people who set foot on the journey to the Tiger Prison Pass.

"My lord. Are we going out of the city to pursue? Jia Xu asked in a deep voice.

Gao Yang raised his hand and touched his chin, shaking his head slightly, "No need, poor Kou Mo chase." Yuan Shao ran away first, and the others caught up with them, but they just forced them to trap the beast and fight. I'll let them go for the time being. After finishing Luoyang City, the army will attack and level the world. ”

"What the lord said is very true." Jia Xu, who was still holding a cigarette in his hand, saluted respectfully and gave Gao Yang a flatter first. Then he said, "Even if we don't pursue, the princes from all walks of life will not have a good time, especially that Yuan Shao." He did this kind of thing. That's really offended a lot of people. ”

"Hmm." A faint smile hung on the corner of Gao Yang's mouth, and said, "When we go to attack Yuan Shao, it's too late for him to regret it." Because no one is going to help him. Instead, hold a soda drink. Carrying a small bench ready to see more jokes. ”

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"These bastards, not a single good thing!" Before the Tiger Prison was closed, Yuan Shao's originally handsome face was distorted, and he tore the letter in his hand to pieces after reading it with shaking hands. Wrist flick. Detritus flutter in the air in the wind.

Yuan Shao's previous plan was very successful. The princes from all walks of life who were fooled by him rushed to attack Luoyang City with all their might. And he saw that it was impossible to do anything after the end of the offensive on the first day, and immediately ordered his headquarters to prepare to retreat quietly.

Yuan Shao sent troops this time and brought a full 150,000 troops. There were 50,000 people guarding the back road in the Tiger Prison Pass, and he himself quietly withdrew from Luoyang City with 70,000 or 80,000 people overnight. Hurried all the way to the Tiger Prison Pass. In the camp outside Luoyang City, more than 10,000 people were left to make a appearance. Preparing to resist a little when Gao Yang sent troops to pursue, he showed his existence.

didn't think about it, that Gao Yang didn't go out of the city to pursue at all. Just watched the chaotic princes leave smoothly.

When the princes went to find the alliance leader, they found that there were only more than 10,000 people left in the largest Yuan Shao military camp, plus the information from the Tiger Prison Pass. A piece of news that made everyone unbelievable was finally lifted.

Yuan Mengzhu actually ran away with his own people first.

At this time, what Yuan Shao did was naturally understood by everyone. Many people regretted it, saying that they had fallen for Yuan Shao, a hypocrite, and had lost their troops in vain.

Gao Yang did not go out of the city to pursue, and the princes from all walks of life had time to pack up their demoralized soldiers and horses and return to their respective homes.

It's just that these people are extremely depressed in their hearts, and after learning that Yuan Shao is in the Tiger Prison. They sent messengers to send handwritten letters to Yuan Shao. As for what was written in the letter, just look at what Yuan Benchu's handsome face had distorted at the moment.

"Huh~Huh~~" After taking a few big breaths, Yuan Shao's iron-blue face gradually recovered. His gaze gradually returned to calm.

Since this is already the case, then he has nothing to be angry about. Those weak princes from all walks of life were not taken seriously by the proud Yuan Shao. What's wrong with using you? If you don't have any strength in your hands, you can only take advantage of your tongue.

"Humph!" Yuan Shao raised his eyes to look at the dim sky covered with lead clouds, and felt the biting cold wind whistling by. He turned his head and looked at the huge military array behind him that stretched like a majestic mountain range. An irrepressible pride welled up in my heart. There are soldiers and generals, and there are food and salaries. Who else can he Yuan Shao be afraid of?

"Let's go!" Yuan Shao, who was full of confidence, waved his hand suddenly, and took his soldiers and horses all the way towards his hometown in Hebei.

Yuan Shao's previous strategy was not something that no one could see. At least Cao Cao understood Yuan Shao's thoughts.

After all, the two are playmates who grew up together. In the early years, he was also a 'like-smeller' ranger in Luoyang City, studied together, and became the eighth captain of the West Park together. Cao Cao definitely knows Yuan Shao's character very well.

Although he saw Yuan Shao's thoughts, Cao Cao still joined the attack on Luoyang City with a small number of soldiers and horses, and suffered a lot of losses.

As for the reason, it's very simple. Yuan Shao could take advantage of the princes, and that was because of his strong power. The princes dared to be angry and dared to speak out, but they did not dare to move. If he, Cao Cao, stood by like Yuan Shao, and then patted his ass and left, he would have offended both the princes and Yuan Shao. This is unacceptable to the current Cao Cao.

Therefore, as if he didn't know, a hard-working performance of siege warfare became his only choice. And Cao Cao was also the only one who didn't send a letter of humiliation to Yuan Shao. Even Sun Jian, who admired Yuan Shao very much, sent someone to send Yuan Shao a strongly-worded letter. Cao Cao's superb political skills attracted the goodwill of a large group of people, and it can be regarded as a gain.

With the collapse of the Kwantung Coalition and the return of the princes to their respective homes, this great war, which brought together hundreds of thousands of people, came to an end.

The Xiliang army fled.

They fled despite the difficulties of the ice and snow and the lack of food.

The Kwantung coalition also ran away.

After desperately attacking the city one after another, it subsided like a tide, and in just a few days, it completely disappeared from outside Luoyang City.

Lu Bu also ran away.

With Li Ru here, Lu Bu can naturally understand Yuan Shao's thoughts. After pretending to express himself under Luoyang City, he went north to cross the river to Changshan according to Yuan Shao's order and attacked Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army.

All of a sudden, hundreds of thousands of troops that had been surrounded by clouds outside Luoyang City died, fleeing, and surrendering. It disappeared in just a few days.

It is true that there are soldiers and horses who surrendered to Gaoyang, and there are quite a few of them, including 30,000 or 40,000 people.

Most of these surrendered troops were soldiers and horses of the Xiliang army. Some of them were scattered in Luoyang City when Gao Yang attacked Dong Zhuo, and they were trapped before they had time to get out. Some were captured in successive battles, including a group of soldiers and horses under the command of various princes.

There is also when the Xiliang army withdrew its troops and went to the land of Guanlong, because Guo Yan and other army leaders snatched away the only remaining grain in the barracks. Many weak soldiers and horses took the initiative to surrender to Gaoyang when they were really desperate.

The vast majority of the Western Liang Army was reluctant to take refuge in the Kwantung Coalition Army that they had fought against when they were cornered. The soldiers and horses of the Kanto and Kansai are naturally opposed.

These Xiliang Army, who were unwilling to brave the wind and snow and return to Guanlong hungry, chose to take refuge in Gaoyang, which was also a system before.

For Gao Yang, who was short of people, the initiative of these Xiliang troops to take refuge naturally made him very satisfied. Eating with tens of thousands of mouths may be very troublesome for other princes, but for Gao Yang, it is nothing.

As for the common military generals controlling the army in this era, Gao Yang's method is very simple. He is now a powerful minister of the imperial court, and it is enough to promote the former generals of the Xiliang Army and put them in the place where they are raised, and then give them more goods.

Under normal circumstances, almost all military generals will obey the arrangement and live a good life in this extremely prosperous Luoyang City. However, a very small number of people are still unwilling to give up military power, which is clearly not right. Gao Yang is not a kind person who is old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and he will not be soft-hearted at all when he starts with these people.

After the generals are dealt with, it is even easier for the ordinary sergeants. After all, the Xiliang Army is now in the most desperate situation. Whether it was a glass of wine to release the military power, or to break up the local soldiers and reorganize the ranks, it was extremely easy.

Soon, after the breath of the New Year blew to Luoyang City, Gao Yang had an extra elite cavalry unit of more than 30,000 people in his hands! (To be continued.) )