However, it was said that Sun Jian had collected his army and stationed in Yangren, and at this time Yuan Shu had also led his army to Luyang. Sun Jian sent someone to explain the situation to Yuan Shu, hoping that he could quickly send troops to reinforcements. So, Yuan Shu immediately sent tens of thousands of foot riders to help in the battle.

At this time, Dong Zhuo had not yet led the army to arrive. Feng Xian learned that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the enemy army had rushed to reinforce him, and felt that the difference in strength between the two armies was too great, and the terrain of Guangchengguan was relatively flat, which was not conducive to defense. Therefore, he and Xu Rong withdrew their troops to Taigu Pass, where the terrain was slightly more dangerous. So, Sun Jian took advantage of the situation to occupy Guangcheng Pass.

Subsequently, Dong Zhuo led the army to Taigu Pass. When he learned that Sun Jian and Yuan Shu had nearly 100,000 horses, he couldn't help but feel a dilemma in his heart. After thinking about it, he just sighed and said: "Alas, it would be nice if he became Lian Neng at this moment." ”

When the generals on the side heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads silently.

Feng Xian looked at Dong Zhuo and couldn't help but say: "Taishi, the rebel army is strong at the moment, and there is no good way to break the enemy for the time being, so it is better to try to recruit Sun Jian again; If it doesn't work, you'll have to stick to the checkpoint for the time being. ”

At this time, Xu Rong on the side couldn't help but wonder: "Qiyu Taishi, although General Wei is gone, isn't his 10,000 elites still there?" If it can be handed over to Master Lu, even if the rebel army is strong at the moment, it should be able to be defeated. ”

Feng Xian said: "General Xu doesn't know that the 10,000 elites under the command of the virtuous brother, except for the 2,000 brothers in Huo Village, are willing to obey my command, and the rest of the people are unwilling to obey anyone's orders." ”

Xu Rong was a little surprised when he heard this, and then sighed again: "Alas, if this is the case, it is really not the right time for General Wei to leave. ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but say: "That's it, don't talk about this; This time, Feng Xian turned the tide, and the credit is significant, and the old man should promote you to a Zhonglang general as a reward. ”

Feng Xian arched his hand and replied: "My subordinates, thank you for the promotion." ”

At that time, Hu Zhen on the side couldn't help but look a little bad.

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo nodded, and said, "Fang Cai first proposed to recruit Sun Jian again, then let's try to surrender again; By the way, I heard that Xu Rongsheng captured Li Min's house, right? ”

At this time, Xu Rong stepped forward and said: "Back to Taishi, in addition to Li Min, there are hundreds of rebels who have been captured by our army. ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Hmph, the wall grass that descends and rebels like Li Min will be killed!" ”

"No!" Xu Rong took the order and left.

Subsequently, Captain Li Dao was ordered to send an envoy to Guangchengguan to express Dong Zhuo's meaning to Sun Jian. In this regard, Sun Jian refused. As a result, Li Dao returned in vain. Then, Sun Jian waved his army to attack Taigu Pass, but he failed to capture it for a while.

At this moment, Zhu Jun, who was in Luoyang, sent someone to secretly contact Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao learned that Dong Zhuo was leading his army to fight Sun Jian at Taigu Pass, and the garrison in Luoyang City was empty. So, Yuan Shao led a large army to attack Mengjin Pass, intending to take the opportunity to attack Luoyang.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Dong Zhuo hurriedly dispatched Feng Xian to lead 2,000 cavalry from his headquarters back to the city at night to rescue, and Xu Rong led 5,000 foot soldiers to follow.

Fortunately, Feng Xian's reinforcement was timely, so that Yuan Shao failed to break through the level. Subsequently, Xu Rong led his troops to arrive. Yuan Shao thought that it was the elite I left behind when I left, so he didn't dare to attack again.

At this time, Yu Fuluo suggested that Guo Tai, the leader of the Baibo army, once again raise troops to respond to Yuan Shao and launch an attack on Niu Fu's army, and he personally led thousands of his tribesmen to Hanoi to help Yuan Shao. Guo Tai agreed to Yu Fuluo's suggestion and ordered Yang Feng and Han Xian to lead tens of thousands of horses to launch a surprise attack on the Niu Auxiliary Army. Niu Fu was caught off guard and was caught off guard by the Baibo army, and then had to lead the army to retreat to Hongnong.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to change his strategic policy and give up the checkpoints such as Taigu, Yuyuan, Revolving Gate, and Tiger Prison, which were no longer necessary to defend. Then, Hu Zhen was stationed at Yique Pass, Zhu Jun guarded Luoyang City, and Dong Zhuo personally led the army to Shaanxi County to suppress the Baibo Army.

However, just after Dong Zhuo led the army away, the 8,000 elites left Luoyang under the leadership of Zhang Xiao and Song Xian. They traveled to Chenggao in the east, intending to cross the Yellow River from Aocang and return north to their hometown of Bingzhou.

Subsequently, Sun Jian waved his army to storm Yique Pass, but Hu Zhen could not resist it and planned to retreat to Luoyang. Unexpectedly, Zhu Jun suddenly defected and sent troops to intercept Hu Zhen. As a result, Hu Zhen had no choice but to retreat to Hangu Pass in the west.

When Feng Xian learned that Sun Jian had attacked Luoyang City, he and Xu Rong immediately abandoned the two checkpoints in the north and retreated to Luoyang City. Then the two rebel armies in the north and south converged, and for a time nearly 100,000 troops besieged Luoyang City.

At this moment, Feng Xian didn't know that Zhu Jun had secretly communicated with the rebels, so he was not wary of him.

That night, Zhu Jun sent someone to secretly open the city gate and lure a group of rebels into the city. Feng Xian and Xu Rong were caught off guard, and for a while, the soldiers under them were not badly injured.

Then, the two converged in the city, and Xu Rong couldn't help but scold: "Zhu Jun, a traitor who eats inside and out, actually defects to the enemy at such a critical juncture, it is really hateful!" ”

Feng Xian was also very depressed in his heart, but it was useless to say more at the moment. He said to Xu Rong: "Don't say so much, let's kill it first." ”

Then, Feng Xian led all the brothers to fight hard, fought a bloody way with Xu Rong and others, and took Ye Xun to successfully retreat to Hangu Pass in the west.

Sun Jian continued to lead the army to attack Hangu Pass, but because the terrain of Hangu Pass was too dangerous, it can be said that one man could not open the pass, Sun Jian launched several attacks in a row, but they were all repelled by Feng Xian. As a result, Sun Jian temporarily gave up attacking Hangu Pass and led his army back to Luoyang.

At that time, after Dong Zhuo led the crowd to Shaanxi County, he and Niu Fu repelled the attacking Baibo army. Then he learned that Luoyang had fallen, so he sent people to summon Fengxian and Xu Rong to lead the army back. It's just that Luoyang has now fallen, and there is a threat from the White Polish Army in the rear, so there is no need to defend Hangu Pass.

Immediately, Dong Zhuo and Fengxian garrisoned Hongnong, assigned Xu Rong to garrison Shaanxi County, Niu Fu to garrison Anyi, Dong Yue garrison Huangchi, Duan Xuan garrison Huayin, and other generals to garrison each county to resist the joint attack of the Kwantung rebels and the Baibo army.

However, Yuan Shao saw that Dong Zhuo was heavily guarded in all dangerous areas west of Hangu Pass, and the terrain west of Hangu Pass was relatively narrow, unable to accommodate too many soldiers and horses, and even if he attacked strongly, he did not have the slightest chance of victory; At the same time, the surrounding area of Luoyang was dilapidated and withered, and there was no value to occupy it, so he led his army back to Huaixian.

Sun Jian has not left for the time being. It's just because Xue Cong heard earlier that when the imperial seal of the country was killed at the beginning, it was accidentally lost due to the chaos in the palace, and it is still not found to this day. So, he suggested that Sun Jian stay and look for it, if he can find it, it is the best, and there is no loss if he can't find it. After that, Sun Jian sent people to find the imperial seal, and on the other hand, he continued to send troops to assist Zhu Jun in marching westward.

On this day, one of Sun Jian's soldiers fished out a rotting corpse from a well while fetching water, and hung a bag around the corpse's neck. Afterwards, the soldier handed over the bag to Sun Jian. Sun Jian opened it and saw that it was the heirloom imperial seal he had been looking for. After that, Xue Cong suggested that Sun Jian withdraw his troops and return to Luyang, and Zhu Jun led his headquarters to evacuate with him.

Dong Zhuo saw that the rebels had withdrawn and left, so he also led the army back to Chang'an. After returning to Chang'an, he planned to build a strong city in his fiefdom of Yixian County, which was used to store a large amount of grain and grass. Then, he summoned Feng Xian again and asked: "Feng Xian, the old man heard that the city wall of your Huo Village is very strong, and it is difficult to break through even the rushing car, but is there such a thing?" ”

Feng Xian replied: "Back to the Taishi, there is indeed such a thing; This is all thanks to the work of the virtuous brother, who developed a building material called "reinforced concrete"; The rammed walls made of this material are so strong that even in the event of a strong earthquake, it is difficult to damage and collapse the buildings made of this material. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh? Is there such a strong material in the world? Okay, you will be responsible for supervising the process of building this dock, and you will use this "reinforced concrete" material for the old man. ”

Feng Xian responded: "The subordinates receive the order." ”

So, Feng Xian was ordered to supervise the construction progress of the Wuwu. (To be continued.) )