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It was not an easy decision for Xu Rong to give up the defense of Gongxian County and retreat directly to Yanshi, because this meant that except for Li Ru and Lu Bu, all the hole cards that could defend and resist the coalition forces outside of Luoyang and Dong Zhuo were pressed here, and everyone knew what they would face if they failed at that time.

But in the face of the worries and questions of his colleagues Yang Ding and Li Su, Xu Rong just said firmly: "Three days, as long as we hold out in Yanshi for three days, the military division and General Lu will definitely be able to come." The question is only, in what way will they solve this war. ”

Xu Rong seemed to be very confident in what he said, but Li Su felt that this was the truth, and he might still be suspicious of Lu Bu, but he didn't doubt Li Ru at all, although this was also because he really hadn't seen other top strategists again, but Li Ru's unfathomability had indeed become a popular image in the Xiliang Army.

As Xu Rong said, the key now is what Li Ru and their side decide to do, but at least for now, the battle situation is still unclear, and no one knows yet.

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Xu Rong was waiting for Li Ru and Lu Bu to prepare a counterattack, but it didn't mean that he was going to put all his hopes on them, and in fact, his current pressure was also very great, of course, not only from the opposing coalition army, but also from the rear.

Luoyang has already become a big mess, not to mention that the oppression of the coalition forces is not good news for many people, and there are people in the middle who deliberately add fuel to the flames behind the scenes, so that a wave of undercurrents swept towards the imperial capital.

And there is no doubt that Dong Zhuo was not comfortable during this time, especially when Li Ru and Lu Bu, who he had expectations, failed to hold the Tiger Prison Pass, and secondly, he also let the coalition forces directly come over and let them drive straight in.

Moving the capital has always been a major event, and all aspects of preparation need to be sufficient, fortunately, as early as before Wang Yun mentioned it, he had already moved and quickly arranged to make some preparations in an orderly manner, and even his mother, daughter, and granddaughter were sent to Hongnong by him, and it was obvious that he also felt great pressure on the arrival of the coalition army.

This pressure, which reached its peak after the victory of the coalition forces in capturing that pass after the Battle of Tiger Pass, is now nothing more than a cathartic collapse.

Of course, even so, Dong Zhuo himself was not in a hurry to leave, and even most of the ministers in the imperial court did not leave, they were all waiting, and Dong Zhuo's waiting, perhaps he still had the last expectation for Li Ru, I don't know why, he always remembered that when he was in Xiliang and Hedong, there were also repeated crises, and even some relatively speaking, they were facing a more dangerous situation than now, and at that time, relying on his persistence and Li Ru's advice, he finally survived again and again. When the power was overwhelming, he lost the most basic courage at the beginning?

Thinking about it this way, at least he felt that he had more courage to face it.

What's more, running to Chang'an at this time may not be a good thing, you must know that Xiliang Hanma is still making a lot of noise, Duan Xuan is not enough to calm the field, Dong Zhuo has to specially seal Niu Fu as Yongzhou herd, and enter Chang'an; As for Guo Tai of the Yellow Turban in Hedong, he was already beaten by Cao Xing without any temper - it is worth mentioning that Hao Meng, another general under Lu Bu and the state general and Li Ru has been in contact with, was killed in an ambush, Dong Zhuo did not doubt this, so if it weren't for the fact that there were not many people and horses transferred to Cao Xuan in order to preserve their strength, this group of rabble would have been wiped out cleanly, after all, the Bingzhou army left by Lu Bu was also directly transferred by Dong Zhuo to Yanshi as Xu Rong's reinforcements. Now there are more than 40,000 Heliang troops in battle, waiting for the arrival of the coalition forces. …,

At the same time, relying on the two counties of Hedong and Hongnong to back it up, it can also be said to be a bridge connecting Luoyang and Chang'an, Dong Zhuo has made full preparations for what he can do, and now he is only waiting for further news from there.

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In fact, Xu Rong didn't realize that he was overestimating how many days he could hold out until he really faced the impact of the coalition army, if it wasn't for Li Su's vigilance, maybe the coalition army would be enough to directly take down the Yanshi in the first day and a half, whether it was a battle of wits or bravery, at this time, the desperate coalition princes would not be worse than them, not to mention that they actually still have an absolute advantage now.

I have to say that it may be due to the previous experience in the Tiger Prison Pass, so that the coalition army's cooperation and tactics in the siege are much more mature, and they are more lethal, their siege equipment is not lacking, and although the weak brigades such as Kong Rong's old and weak soldiers, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin, Zhang Chao and others are suspected of dragging their feet, but as the cannon fodder for the siege is still very good, anyway, with the elite soldiers of the three Yuan and Han Fu and others, these guys can't resist at all except obeying orders, and use them to attract the "firepower" of the Yanshi defenders, And then the elite soldiers went into battle.

After only one day and one night, more than one-third of the 40,000 defenders of the Yan Division suffered casualties.

This is the brutal battlefield, without the slightest mercy and gentleness!

Under the fierce impact of the coalition army, Yanshi City is like a lonely boat with nothing to rely on in the stormy waves, and there is a danger of capsizing at any time, if it were not for Yang Ding's rich experience in defending the city, Xu Rong's deployment of troops will be moderate, plus Li Su threaded the needle from the side, and carefully dealt with the means of the coalition army, whether they could survive the next day was still a question.

And this is the third day!

On the tower of Yanshi City, it has been dyed red, and the blood seems to be dry and inexhaustible, and before it has time to dry up and solidify, there will be fresh blood "replenished" immediately, and the coalition army has pressed the defenders here with their strong strength to breathe at all, and there is almost no moment to rest, and now even the screams are a little weak, not that there is no fighting spirit, otherwise it would not have fought until now, but the voice is going to be hoarse, and the arm is going to be painful, but the enemy seems to be slaughtered forever.

The number of coalition forces is huge, whether it is cannon fodder or elite soldiers, they can afford to spend it, and even they are simply playing the rotation system now, so that the Yanshi defenders will not have any rest at all, in this case, it is simply a god-like will to support them to hold out until now.

And in the most obvious position, the three bloodied figures are also the benchmark of all the defenders at this time, their banner, but it is obvious that they are also tired and panting, Xu Rong's eyes are even red, God knows that he has barely closed his eyes in the past two or three days.

"Maochang, what should I do? It seems that it is almost impossible to hold on, and the city gates have been smashed to pieces...... "What worries the three generals the most is not the combat strength of their subordinates, they are also very satisfied with their ability to support until now, to be honest, but the city defense of Yanshi City itself is not strong enough, under the various means of the coalition army, it can now be said that it is only a matter of time before the city gate is smashed, and it will not be very long."

Xu Rong was also helpless, but what could he do?

It's not that I haven't thought about repairing the city gate in the past few days, but the coalition army's attacks are endless, and they can't even rest, not to mention these sewing and mending work, the coalition army will not let them do it safely, they will wreak havoc and interfere, so there are current results.

Looking at the sky in the distance and the calm on the distant horizon, Xu Rong's eyes couldn't help but flash a deep worry: That's it, defeated?