These 20,000 cavalry are all elite soldiers, and they are by no means comparable to the lack of experienced recruits.

Li Dao's infantry was flanked by the front and rear, and was immediately routed, and they all drilled into the mountains and forests on both sides, and only in this way could they avoid the pursuit of the cavalry. Le Jin led his troops to pursue and cover up and kill, beheading countless people. And Ma Tie took advantage of the situation to kill Li Dao's flying bear cavalry, and formed a front and rear flanking attack with Zhang Liaobu, who was struggling to support.

Li Wei was shocked, and hurriedly commanded his soldiers to desperately launch a fierce attack on Zhang Liaobu, but the mountain pass was narrow, in addition to the cavalry blocking the road, there were also horse blockers and archers ambushing on both sides, how could it be so easy to rush through? The three groups of cavalry immediately began a fierce melee, and people continued to fall off their horses. The state army fought more and fought less, and there were 20,000 elite troops as the main force, and more than half of the enemy was annihilated in a short time.

Seeing that this situation would be annihilated sooner or later, Li Dao immediately shouted: "The whole army abandons the horse!" With Ben will break through from the mountains and forests on the east side! ”

The remaining three or four thousand flying bear troops who fought desperately to the death immediately followed Li Dao to the hills on the east side to kill, and Zhang Liao and Ma Tie then pursued and covered up, aiming to completely annihilate this group of elite troops in Xiliang.

However, it is said that the terrain in this area belongs to the mountain forest area, which is extremely complicated, although the hills are not high, but they are endless, thorns are riddled, it is still extremely difficult for people to walk, and it is difficult for war horses to move an inch. More than half of the more than 30,000 Xiliang troops were killed in the battle, and the remaining more than 10,000 people all escaped into the rugged mountains and forests, and they couldn't take any baggage with them.

Zhang Liao and Ma Tie immediately ordered the cavalry to dismount and pursue on foot, plus Lejin's 10,000 infantry troops, more than 30,000 people chased out of the two mountains before turning back, and annihilated nearly 3,000 enemies, and the Xiliang army that really escaped was less than 10,000.

After returning to the canyon to rest for a while, Zhang Yan's 50,000 infantry army also arrived. More than 80,000 people of the three-way army gathered up the spoils of war and hurried towards Fenglingdu, which was dozens of miles away.

However, it was said that Yang Feng and Li Le were responsible for guarding Fenglingdu, and they were not afraid of Ma Xiu's 10,000 horses, but they could only flee in the face of 100,000 people. Before the army arrived, the two abandoned Fenglingdu and entered Tongguan to defend the danger.

Therefore, Tian Feng only paid more than 7,000 lives to take the Fenglingdu fortress and annihilated more than 20,000 of Li Wei's main army. In order to speed up the escape, the thousands of people who fled lost their armor and left even the burden of grain and grass behind, and it was difficult to achieve the climate.

And Tian Feng didn't give Yang Feng and the others a chance to breathe at all, and the 100,000-strong army attacked Tongguan, which was empty in defense, overnight. He divided his army of 100,000 into three groups and attacked in turn, without stopping. The Tongguan guard was originally Li Dao, because Li Dao sent troops to deal with the Black Mountain thieves who jumped to the east of the river, so it was temporarily guarded by Li Dao's deputy general and Dong Zhuo's other son-in-law Niu Fu, and the main force was taken away by Li Dao to deal with the Black Mountain thieves, so at this time there were not many troops guarding the pass, only more than 3,000 people, plus the rest of Yang Feng and Li Le's white wave thieves, all of them were only 10,000.

Nearly 100,000 troops did not even set up camps, and launched round after round of onslaught attacks at night with ropes, ladders, bows and arrows, and striking wood. Tongguan is one of the most dangerous passes in the world, and the Qin State relied on Tongguan and Wuguan to resist the attack of the six countries, which was by no means easy to take.

Tian Feng's task is to take Tongguan by surprise and attack it unprepared, and at all costs must take Tongguan before Dong Zhuo reacts. For this reason, Tian Feng can be said to have made sufficient preparations, using archers to suppress the defensive force at the head of the city, and then using swords and shields to carry the ladder and storm it. Pour fire oil and dry wood at the city gate, as long as the city gate is burned, Tongguan will not be worried.

However, Niu Fu and Yang Feng were not stupid people, and ordered the soldiers to keep watering and cooling down in the gate, and the city gate tower continued to roll logs and stones, and the state army suffered heavy casualties. After attacking all night, there was no progress at all, but more than 3,000 lives were lost. Niu Fu and Yang Feng only lost less than a thousand people.

Tian Feng personally commanded, not discouraged at all, it was easy to defend the city and difficult to attack the city, and the casualty ratio often reached 1:3, 1:4, or even 1:5, 6. The state army made a surprise attack on Tongguan, and there were no trebuchets, siege vehicles and other large-scale siege tools, relying on only crowd tactics. The 100,000 army was divided into three groups and kept working day and night, and one group could rest for 16 hours, while the 10,000 guards of the city had to face a battle of life and death all the time, and there was not even time to eat, and it was a matter of time before they lost the pass.

After a day and a night of fierce attack, the state army finally stepped on the head of the city at dusk, and the advantage was even more obvious. As more and more soldiers stepped on the city, when it was time to hold the lantern, Tongguan was broken after paying the price of more than 10,000 lives. Niu Fu, Yang Feng and others led more than 3,000 tired soldiers back to Chang'an.

However, it is said that Li Dao led the remnants of the defeated army to cross the mountains and mountains, and plundered all the way along the Yellow River. Finally, three days later, he fled into Hanoi County and entered Luoyang City from Xiaopingjin. At this time, Dong Zhuo had just received Hu Zhen who had his ears cut off by Ma Chao on the dragon bed, and Dong Zhuowen, who was holding Ma Chao, couldn't help but be angry and scolded: "The thief is unrighteous, he humiliates the old man so much, he really doesn't want to be a son of man!" It's good for you to come, the old man is about to fight you to the death" While he was talking, Li Ru suddenly rushed in and shouted: "Lord, something is not good!" Something is wrong! ”

Dong Zhuo was moody, and he was angry at the moment, and shouted coldly: "What's wrong? What kind of system is so panicked? ”

Li Ru clenched his fists and said humbly: "The lord is not strange! Confucianism just got the news that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Ying and other people have a total of fifteen local princes will join the army in Suojube, and a total of 200,000 troops want to invade Luoyang in the name of King Qin. With that, he took out a silk silk from his sleeve and said, "My lord, please see!" ”

Dong Zhuo took it and saw that it was Qiao Mao and Bao Xin who wrote the article on Dong Zhuwen in the name of the third prince, and before they could finish reading it, they were dumbfounded, their faces were pale, they were trembling, and the two articles in their hands were taken off and fell to the ground without realizing it.

Li Ru was curious, picked it up and saw that it was Ma Chao's begging Dong Yuwen, and when he thought of the more than 300,000 troops attacking Luoyang, he couldn't help but tremble, and the six gods had no master.

Just when Weng and his son-in-law were silent, a personal soldier suddenly came to report: General Li Dao asked to see him! Dong Zhuo "chuckled" in his heart, and immediately felt that it was not good, since Ma Chao turned his face with him, how could he help him deal with the Black Mountain thieves? A few days ago, he repeatedly mobilized the army, but he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and said urgently: "Please!" Please."

Li Wei was embarrassed, covered in blood, as soon as he entered the door, he couldn't stand on the ground, kowtowed: "Lord Qiqi, Ma Chao rebelled, colluded with Zhang Yan of Montenegro and the Southern Hun cavalry to besiege and kill our army, the last general was caught off guard, and suffered heavy losses, only more than 5,000 people of the 30,000 Flying Bear Army escaped through the deep mountains, at this moment, Tongguan is afraid of it."

Dong Zhuo hurriedly said: "I'm afraid of what? Say it! ”

Li Dao was ruthless, and said: "I'm afraid Tongguan has fallen into the hands of Ma Chao!" ”

"What?" Dong Zhuo's face was hideous, his eyes were red, and he yelled: "Are you all waste? The old man's Flying Bear Army is an elite division, how could it be defeated so easily? Tongguan is a well-known danger in the world, how could it fall into the hands of Ma Chao so quickly! Tell the old man carefully! ”

Li Dao did not dare to conceal it, and carefully explained how the Bingzhou army attacked Fenglingdu, how to set up an ambush halfway, and how to attack from both sides. Dong Zhuo almost didn't vomit blood after hearing this, and said hatefully: "Okay, you little thief, it's too deceitful!" The old man is willing to allow his granddaughter to be your concubine, and he has never interfered in the affairs of your merger and Hebei state, you are so untrustworthy! It's hateful! ”

Li Ru and Li Dao were all silent, and now the situation is extremely complicated. The princes of the 15th Route of Kanto waved 200,000 troops to march from Bishui Pass and Tiger Prison Pass, and Ma Chao captured Tongguan with surprise troops. Dong Zhuo cut off the logistics supply, not to mention, there was no way to retreat, and he could only fight with the Kwantung coalition army. It is obviously not feasible to imagine that the walls are as clear as in history, burning Luoyang, and returning to Guanzhong with hundreds of thousands of people.

After being silent for a long time, Dong Zhuo suddenly asked, "How do you think the virtuous son-in-law should deal with us?" ”

Li Ru pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "The momentum is not in me, if there is no Ma Chao to stir up the situation, the princes of the Kanto region are not afraid!" The Luoyang area is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be resisted as much as possible. However, Tongguan was lost, our army cut off the connection with Guanzhong, and the grain and grass were powerless, which was really disadvantageous! ”

Dong Zhuo was worried, frowned, and said, "If you give up Luoyang, is it feasible to concentrate all your forces to recapture Tongguan?" ”

Li Ru shook his head and said: "Ma Chao is prepared, there are 100,000 troops stationed in Tongguan, and he can transfer troops and food from Bingzhou at any time. Even if the lord concentrates all the elite attacks, he may not be able to make contributions in the short term, and once Luoyang is abandoned, the Kwantung Army can drive straight in, and we will have no strong defense, no retreat, and the enemy will be attacked on the back and abdomen, coupled with the lack of food and grass, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Dong Zhuo also thought of this, his heart was full of despair, his face was hideous and terrifying, he gritted his teeth, and hated Ma Chao to the core.

Li Ru pondered for a while and said, "Don't worry, lord! The lord has the Son of Heaven and the civil and military officials in hand, as long as it is operated properly, it may not be a fatal situation, the Kwantung princes and Ma Chao are here for King Qin, how dare they break the net with me? In addition, although the Kwantung Army is powerful, all the princes have evil intentions, and the soldiers under their command are all temporarily recruited stragglers, which is tantamount to a local chicken and a dog! The lord Xiliang is famous all over the world, and coupled with the danger of Luoyang's eight passes, it is not difficult to resist! The only one to be afraid of is the super army of horses, and the rest are not to worry! ”

Dong Zhuo nodded, his eyes were fierce, and he said hatefully: "Ma Chao's thief is not trustworthy, and the old man doesn't need to be polite to him anymore, Wen You quickly arranged manpower to find a reason to execute He Hou and Liu Wei." If these two people don't die, the old man can't be at ease! ”

Li Ru thought about it and felt reasonable, Liu Wei would not die, Liu Xie would always be a pseudo-emperor, after all, it was forcibly established by Dong Zhuo. In the hearts of Manchu officials and even the hearts of the world, Liu Wei is the real Son of Heaven. And the purpose of King Qin, the princes of Kwantung, was to regain the throne for Liu Wei and abolish the Son of Heaven established by Dong Zhuo. In order to eliminate the idea of the restoration of the Kwantung princes, the only way to get rid of Liu Wei is to leave only one Liu Xie qualified to be the emperor. In addition, in case Liu Zhuo was kidnapped and established as the emperor, the role of Liu Xie in Dong Zhuo's hands would also be greatly reduced, so in history, Dong Zhuo had already executed Liu Wei and He Hou, and the reason lies in this! (To be continued.) )