Chapter 65, after the tiger prison
Where are Li Ru, Lu Bu and others at this time?
From the moment the plan was launched, the two had already left the Tiger Prison battlefield, or more precisely, Dong Zhuojun's leaders almost all left quietly at that moment, and only a group of soldiers without a general command, no generals to follow, and the consequences of the departure of a group of leaders were also obvious, the most direct was that Dong Zhuojun's command was completely chaotic, the defensive line completely collapsed, and he was no longer able to do effective counterattack and defense, and was pressed by the coalition forces step by step, and finally directly forced down the Tiger Prison Pass.
Then it was the beginning of their expected rout, which was originally planned, and the fierce blows of the coalition forces were also calculated, in short, various factors were considered, so seeing the current result, in general, it was still within the expected range, as for some unexpected losses, there was nothing to say, it was impossible to think of everything, after all, whether it was Li Ru or Lu Bu, they were just people and not gods.
And just when the coalition forces took the Tiger Prison Pass, Li Ru and Lu Bu and others at this time were already outside Surabaya Town, Chenggao County.
In this place, they also hid some of their men and horses in advance, but in fact, they deliberately pulled out of the Tiger Prison Pass before, and they did not deliberately want the army to be completely wiped out in the Tiger Prison Pass, and even if the enemy army could see the fierceness of their resistance, they did not need to put all the soldiers here as cannon fodder, anyway, it was impossible for the coalition forces to know the exact strength in the Tiger Prison Pass, this was the loophole they could exploit.
Originally, there were more than 10,000 defenders under Yang Ding, and later Luoyang sent 30,000 reinforcements, and the grain transportation team of the Bingzhou Army led by Lu Bu also had 5,000 people - in fact, such a number also carried the meaning of reinforcements, adding up to no less than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and there were more than 10,000 people who stayed here as a reserve, including 8,000 Xiliang iron cavalry (although it was equivalent to leaving a layer of natural barriers after leaving the Tiger Prison Pass, the cavalry naturally had a place to use), and 3,000 Bingzhou light cavalry, that is to say, more than 10,000 people were basically cavalryOne of the biggest commonalities is that the transfer is very fast and very fast, because the advantage of speed can also have enough time for Li Ru and others to arrange calmly.
The reason why these more than 10,000 people will stop here, in addition to retaining the living team, is also for the most important role in the future, that is, to collect the deserters who came all the way.
Because of the terrain of the Tiger Prison Pass, Dong Zhuojun's rout and escape were basically in a semi-arc shape, that is, retreating from the Tiger Prison Pass, and then spreading out in an arc, and the more than 10,000 people reserved for the purpose of intercepting these people and then bringing them back together.
And after such a while, there are more than 30,000 Dong Zhuojun who finally reunited together, and some of them were really killed or injured in the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, but this part is actually a very small part of them, probably not more than one-tenth of the total number, and the rest of those who have not been pulled back for unknown reasons.
But it doesn't matter, even now this number is enough for Li Ru to use calmly to carry out the plan, after the Tiger Prison Pass all the way to the Luoyang line of all the arrangements have been gradually arranged, once the qiÄ has been decided, they have done their best to do enough, but the rest of the land, but it depends on the response of the coalition forces......
Correspondingly, there is a place about the whereabouts of Li Ru and others, the coalition army that took the Tiger Prison Pass immediately triggered a discussion among the princes after the alliance leader Yuan Shao was promoted, speaking of which this victory still gives people a faint and inexplicable feeling, although the smooth progress of a qiÄ is exactly what everyone wants, but if it is really compared with the stubborn resistance of the previous Tiger Prison Pass defenders, it is inevitable that there will be some disproportionality.
And what especially puzzled many princes was why Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, was so sure that Dong Zhuojun would retreat and that it would not be a conspiracy.
In essence, the Dong Alliance is a cooperative alliance, in fact, even the leader of the alliance has no way to command others, which is also the reason why the alliance forces seem to be unable to achieve the prohibition and unification of dispatch in many cases, and because of this equality of status and status, these princes have nothing to hide when facing the alliance leader Yuan Shao, and frankly express the mood they want to know. ā¦,
This time, Yuan Shao didn't pretend to be mysterious or there was no way to pretend to be mysterious, he looked around with a pair of puzzled and eager eyes, his heart moved and he suddenly laughed and said: "Don't worry, it's not something that is unfavorable to us, Shao didn't speak before because the overall situation has not yet been decided, and he is afraid that something will happen, and now that the overall situation has been decided, it doesn't hurt to say it." ā
The tent suddenly became extremely quiet, the attraction of this secret to everyone is self-evident, and if Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance at the beginning, it was a bit of a temporary and mutual compromise to prevaricate to have such a result, but then Yuan Shao gave them one surprise after another, whether it was the previous Xingyang light yƬ victory, or now the breakthrough of the Tiger Prison Pass, he has an extremely important role in it, which makes him somewhat mysterious in the eyes of the princes, so they can't wait to unveil him.
Yuan Shao looked at everyone for a long time, and seemed to deliberately want to whet everyone's appetite, until a heavy wheezing sound sounded in it, he smiled faintly, and no longer pretended to be mysterious, and said: "All of you are the pillars of my Han Dynasty, and now we are even more thieves and revenge of the Han Dynasty. ā
This is not a threat, nor is it a begging, but a statement of the fact, the news is actually not good for them, so everyone is only willing to promise, just listen to Yuan Shao smiled, and then said: "Shao naturally believes in the monarchs, since this is the case...... The gentlemen must also be able to imagine the current situation in the capital Luoyang. ā
A few people looked at each other, I don't know why he went to Luoyang again, but Cao Cao and others, they heard the strings and knew the elegance, and immediately thought that what Yuan Shao was going to say must have something to do with something or someone in Luoyang City.
Sure enough, Yuan Shao immediately said: "In fact, the reason why Shao can be sure is that it has something to do with the people in Luoyang City......
At this point, everyone understands that there are obviously some loyal and righteous people in Luoyang City, who agree with them to fight against the Dong Alliance, so they secretly contact them, and Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance and his extraordinary background and prestige, naturally became their first choice for contact.
In this way, there are people who are envious, jealous and hateful, but they only dare to hide it in their hearts, and they will not show it.
At this moment, Sun Jian stood up and asked Yuan Shaodao: "Dare to ask the alliance leader, what should I do with those thieves and prisoners?" ā
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then a hideous look flashed on his face - so not long after, Li Ruyi and Lu Bu, who had already integrated the fleeing Xiliang and Bingzhou armies, received a news that shocked them speechless......