The soldiers and horses of the Kwantung Coalition Army did not advance to Xingyang in the end.

Only Sun Jian's department, Cao Cao's department, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, and Tao Qian sent a group of men and horses, forming 20,000 horses, and rushed to Xingyang City to meet Han Lie.

As for the Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, as well as the princes of all parties, they each stationed troops in Bishui Pass, drank wine every day, and sang and danced happily as a gathering place for singing and dancing.

When Sun Jian and others led the army to Xingyang, Han Lie had also completed the integration of Xu Rong's troops, and the rendezvous of several parties also increased the number of troops to more than 26,000.

Don't look at Sun Jian is already middle-aged, but he is as anxious as fire, he is burly, with a dignified appearance, a fish scale armor, and an ancient ingot knife on his waist, giving people the feeling that it is like a sword out of the sheath.

The various ministries rested for a day in Xingyang, and under the auspices of Sun Jian, a military operation was reached in the Tiger Prison.

Liu Bei suffered serious losses due to the defeat of Xingyang City, although Han Lie added a thousand Xu Rong's troops to him, but the combat effectiveness could not be recovered in a short time, so this time the troops were sent to the Tiger Prison, and Han Lie proposed that he be responsible for garrisoning Xingyang and transporting the army's food affairs.

Although Liu Bei was somewhat unwilling to stay in the rear, at this time, he had no choice at all, as Han Lie said, the gains and losses of Xingyang and the transportation of grain and grass were related to the life and death of tens of thousands of troops in front, and it was a heavy task.

This time, Han Lie's department is still the front army, Cao Cao and Sun Jian belong to the middle army, and Bao Xin's department is the rear army, but in fact, these armies, in terms of combat power, are the strongest in Bao Xin's department, don't look at Bao Xin's only 5,000 people, but the 5,000 soldiers under his command are all cavalry.

Five thousand cavalry, even if it is only lightly armoured, this is also a unique existence in the Kwantung Coalition Army, so although Bao Xin's troops are not much, their weight is not light at all.

Even Gongsun Zhan, who is known as the general of the white horse, only brought 1,005 cavalry with him this time, and as for the princes of the other parties, except for a few princes in the north who have cavalry under their hands, the rest do not even have cavalry.

It's like Sun Jian's subordinates are all foot soldiers, only military attachés above the military commander have mounts, although Cao Cao has 7,000 men and horses, but in fact there are only 300 cavalry.

Han Lie's patchwork front army was originally without cavalry, but fortunately, in the battle of Bishui Pass, he captured a large number of military horses, and only then did he temporarily compile three hundred private cavalry troops, at present, there is no combat effectiveness at all, and it is just a showcase, although the three hundred sergeants can ride skills, but the specific cavalry tactics still need a certain amount of training and battlefield sharpening in order to truly form combat effectiveness.

The army marched all the way and arrived outside the Tiger Prison Pass in a few days.

After setting up camp on a hill with dangerous terrain fifteen miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass, after the army rested, Sun Jian, who was elected by everyone as the commander, raised his account and said: "The Tiger Prison Pass is the strongest pass in the world, and the strong attack obviously has no chance of victory, so my opinion is that we should first send scouts to conduct a detailed investigation, and after finding out the specific situation of the enemy, we will make a countermeasure, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Only by knowing each other and knowing oneself can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. It is the best policy to find out the reality of the enemy before making a decision. Bao Xin nodded in agreement.

"It's okay, now that our various departments have just joined together, it also takes time to run in, and these days are just the right time to unify the order in order to better cooperate with the operation." Cao Cao also nodded in agreement.

"I will listen to your lordship." Han Lie, a partial general, was undoubtedly the youngest official among the people present, so when he saw everyone's eyes coming, he made a gesture.

"Zi Yangxian's nephew must not be modest, your two battles are enough to be famous in the world, especially that Xu Rong, this person is a strong general, I was defeated by him, but the result was defeated by you, this record shows your ability." Sun Jian saw Han Lie's humble expression, but he didn't care at all about his defeat at Xu Rong's hands.

Being able to express his frustration calmly, and to praise others with this, shows that Sun Jian is open-minded, and it is with this open-mindedness that several sons under his knees can finally achieve great things, which is exactly what responds to the saying, tiger fathers have no dogs.

"Han Ziyang's fame, soon will spread all over the world, speaking of which I and Ling's grandfather Chen Gong, there are also several sides of the relationship, Chen Gong is an official rigorous and loyal, is really a model for my generation, if he knows your prestige today, it is enough to laugh at Jiuquan." Bao Xin remembered that he had listened to Situ Chen Tan's teachings, and said with some feelings.

"Your lords hold the kid so high, aren't you afraid that I will fall and die?" Han Lie shook his head with a wry smile, and took the lead in stopping Cao Cao's words, when the water was closed, he saw that Cao Cao was selfish about himself, although he was fighting together this time, he was not really at ease with Cao Cao, this person was scheming, but he was not a good person.

Cao Cao gave Han Lie the feeling of being like clouds in the sky, unable to see through and touch, if he was not prepared, it might turn into a violent storm, Liu Bei gave people the feeling of a river, although it was a little muddy, as long as you stepped into it, you could always cross the river by feeling the stones.

But if you want to say that among the heroes, who gives Han Lie the best senses, that is Tao Qian, this person is undoubtedly a humble gentleman, benevolent and simple, but if it comes to character, then it must be Sun Jian, this person is open-minded, magnificent, and has a heart to serve the country, if this person does not die young, I am afraid of the prestige of Sun Ce and Sun Quan's brothers, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to surpass Sun Jian, who is known for his loyalty and bravery.

The Tiger Prison Pass is formed by relying on the mountain terrain, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not suitable for the large corps to carry out operations, Lu Bu has 30,000 troops here, and has reached the limit of the Tiger Prison Pass, and even the 10,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry in his hands can only camp under the pass.

The danger of the terrain has created the narrowness of the terrain of the checkpoint, the grain and grass required by the 30,000 army plus 10,000 Xiliang war horses, the daily cost is in thousands of stone grain and grass, such a huge base of grain and grass, it is impossible to hoard in the Tiger Prison Pass, and the grain and grass required are supplied by Chenggao City Fortress.

Chenggao is only fifty miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass, and it is only one hundred and eighty miles away from Luoyang, don't look at this is an inconspicuous city fortress, but in fact, this is the place where Ao Cang is located, and it is also the largest granary on the periphery of Luoyang, although most of the grain and grass have been emptied by Dong Zhuo now, but at present, the grain and grass required by the Tiger Prison Pass and the defenders of Cheng Gao are still spent by Ao Cang.

Spring is coming, the rain has increased, and the grain and grass accumulated in Aocang in previous years are like mountain bags, but since last year in Luoyang, the grain and grass in the Kanto prefectures and counties have naturally been cut off, and now Dong Zhuo has moved the grain on the upper layer of the granary, and the remaining grain can not be moldy and deteriorated in such a rainy season.

Almost all of the grain and grass that was sent recently appeared moldy, which made the 30,000 troops stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass complain, and although Lu Bu's table did not eat moldy grain, the complaints of the soldiers below still reached his ears.

Li Su, who was engaged in the governor, was a native of the same county as Lu Bu, and was originally a lieutenant under Dong Zhuo's account, and later persuaded Lu Bu to assassinate Shi Ding Yuan, so as to persuade Lu Bu to surrender to Dong Zhuo, and was appointed by Dong Zhuo as the governor to assist Lu Bu in charge of military affairs.

"Damn, this kind of grain and grass dares to be sent to the army, pass on the general's order, and order Hu Zhen to send new grain tomorrow, otherwise Hugh blame Ben will not be polite." Lu Bu looked at the reddened rice grains that Wei Xu had brought up, and smashed the rice bowl on the ground in indignation.

"General, Hu Zhen is the confidant of Lord Xiangguo, it is said that this person has a private relationship with the widow of Lord Xiangguo, this is not the previous defeat of Bishui Pass, he was not only not convicted, but still led the post of protector of the capital, although this post of protector is not the general of the army, but has the right to supervise, but I heard that this person is the defeat of the Bishui Pass, attributed to the corruption of the general discipline of the commander, so this time he once said that he will take a few heads with the position of generals to rectify military discipline."

Although Li Su has a good reputation and a little strategy, he is quite dissatisfied, but he is quite dissatisfied with his current official position, but he is not a Liangzhou general, and he can't get Dong Zhuo's trust at all, so he has a deep grudge against a Liangzhou general like Hu Zhen in his heart, and he seizes the opportunity to step on it to death.

"Hu Zhen'er, if you dare to deceive me like this, you will be killed." When Lu Bu heard Li Su's provocation, he, who already had an opinion on Hu Zhen, immediately became angry.