"Lord, General Zhang Liao is back!"

Luo Zheng had just arranged a few things, and Cheng Ying rushed in.

"Oh, Zhang Liao is back?"

Luo Zheng perked up, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Cheng Ying replied: "Exactly, just wait outside the door for the lord to summon you!" ”

Luo Zheng waved his hand and shouted, "Let him in!" ”

Cheng Ying took the order and quickly strode in with Zhang Liao.

"Liao, meet the lord!"

Zhang Liao took a few steps forward and bowed down loudly.

Luo Zheng was full of joy, stepped forward to help Zhang Liao, and said happily: "Wenyuan, please get up!" ”

Zhang Liao took advantage of the situation, his face was still a little complicated, but in an instant, his eyes became firm.

Luo Zheng gave a few words of encouragement before letting his soldiers take Zhang Liao down to rest.

When Zhang Liao left, his brows furrowed slightly.

Luo Zheng paced back and forth a few steps under the hall before he paused and said to Jia Xu who was standing on the side: "Jincheng is located on the border, Yunwu is thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, and there are many disadvantages in entering the Guanzhong. Now Ma Teng and Lu Bu are defeated, Liangzhou can be determined, this general intends to move to Longxian, thinking that he is planning to attack Guanzhong, I don't know what Wen He thinks? ”

Jia Xu didn't think about it and said: "The general is wise, and I agree with this proposal!" ”

Luo Zheng groaned: "Chencang is the gateway to Guanzhong, Longxian is less than four hundred miles away from Chencang, if the cavalry light cavalry assaults, it can be killed in two days at most." Moving to Longxian County can help to attack Guanzhong in the future. Once the Central Plains lost its profits, the general could quickly raise troops to the east and enter Guanzhong. However, at present, the Kwantung princes are storming the passes, and if General Ben moves to Longxian at this time, it will inevitably affect the war in the Central Plains. It is very likely that Dong Zhuo will transfer troops back to the defense in case there is a loss in the pass. Will it be chosen by the Kanto princes? ”

Jia Xu said: "This general can rest assured, in order to repel the army of the king of the world." Dong Zhuo can be said to have mobilized all the soldiers and horses under his command this time, with a total of more than 200,000 troops, and it is not so easy for the Kwantung princes to enter Luoyang. And now is not the first time that the Marquis of Cai raised an army to fight against Dong, the princes of Kwantung are not in harmony with each other, and they will inevitably try to preserve their strength, if they do not join forces to advance the army, it is impossible to break through the tiger prison. If Dong Zhuo is allowed to repel the army of King Qin of the Kwantung princes, the general can only wait for Dong Zhuoyang's life to be exhausted before he can enter Guanzhong eastward. Therefore. I think it is urgent to move to Longxian County! ”

Luo Zheng turned his head and asked Cheng Ying, "How is the war in Tiger Prison?" ”

Cheng Ying replied: "According to the news sent back by Xizuo, various Qin Wang's divisions are taking turns to attack the Tiger Prison Pass. However, Dong Zhuo mobilized 80,000 troops in the Tiger Prison Pass, although more than half of them were newly recruited new troops, but there was a strong pass to defend, and it was difficult for the soldiers of the Qinwang from all walks of life to join forces to storm the city. If there is no external force, Yuan Shao and others are afraid of difficulties if they want to break through the Tiger Prison Pass! ”

Luo Zheng said categorically: "Then according to what the text says, move to Longxian as much as possible, and put on a posture in the military pass." forced Dong Zhuo to transfer troops back to Guanzhong to relieve the pressure on the power of King Qindong in Kwantung. ”

Jia Xu said: "General, the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang have not been taken, you can take them quickly!" ”

Luo Zheng said 'um'. He asked, "Who can take the three counties?" ”

Jia Xu said: "I think General Zhang Liao is competent!" ”

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and then said: "Good, let Zhang Liao lead 5,000 troops." Go and get the three counties. ”

……

Luoyang, Jiade Palace.

"陛xià. Guanzhong urgent! ”

After Li Ru got up with a big salute, he said to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo's face changed. He asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with Guanzhong?" ”

Li Ru said: "General Duan Xuan ordered Ma to report quickly, Lu Bu abandoned Linjing, and Luo Zheng was about to pacify Liangzhou." ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes were condensed, and he was silent for a long time, and only after a while did he say with remorse: "I knew this was the case, so I didn't let Luo Zheng go to Liangzhou, but now not only did he turn against me, but also let him completely sweep away the warlords of Liangzhou." If it is allowed to pacify Liangzhou, it will inevitably endanger Guanzhong, I wonder if Aiqing has a good strategy to make it impossible to get out of Liangzhou? ”

Li Ru secretly wiped a cold sweat, when he took Luo Zheng to Liangzhou, it was he, Li Dao and others who added fuel to the fire, and now instead of killing Luo Zheng, he let Luo Zheng is about to sit on Liangzhou and become dominant, which is indeed a big responsibility.

However, hearing that Dong Zhuo didn't mean to investigate, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said: "Qi Zheng Xià, although Luo Zheng drove away Ma Teng and Lu Bu, but Liangzhou is not stable under the rule, and there are still three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang that have not yet been decided, and there will be no crisis in Guanzhong for the time being." However, Lu Bu led the army south, and General Duan Xuan ordered him to stay in Chencang to prevent Luo Zheng from going south, I don't know how to deal with it? ”

"Lu Bu?"

Dong Zhuo raised a pair of thick eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This anti-bone boy thinks that he has gone to Liangzhou, so he dares to disobey my orders, such a disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial person, how can I spare it!" ”

Li Ru hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, at the moment, the rebellion in the eastern part of the country is raising troops to storm the passes everywhere, and when the department is employing people, Lu Bu has the courage to be unstoppable, why not let him guard Chen Cang, in order to resist the army of Luo Zheng going south, why not?" ”

"That's it, just according to Aiqing's words!"

Dong Zhuo frowned and thought for a while, and said: "But Lu Bu is ambitious, he is simply an immature wolf, if he is put outside, he may bite me back at any time, and I can only feel at ease by tying him to my side." The decree was issued, and Lu Bu was crowned as the escort general, and he was ordered to lead the 3,000 cavalry of his department to Luoyang to listen to the transfer. ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Li Ru hurriedly received the order, and when he saw that Dong Zhuo had no other instructions, he immediately retreated.

Just when Luo Zheng was sharpening his sword in Liangzhou, the Central Plains battlefield also underwent amazing changes.

At the beginning of July, Yuan Shu's general Qiao Rui, Wu Jun Taishou Sun Jian stormed Dagu Pass, and when he wanted to retreat to rest, Xu Rong, the general of Dagu Pass, brazenly led the army to attack, and broke Qiao Rui and Sun Jian's army in one fell swoop, and chased after the Yang people before collecting the troops and returning.

There are only more than 1,000 remnants left in Qiaorui's 8,000-strong army, and they are not allowed to return to Yangzhai.

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard the news, and recalled Qiao Rui to split his head and cover his face for a good reprimand, if it weren't for the public generals to plead hard, he almost beheaded Qiao Rui in a fit of anger to set an example, and finally hit fifty boards.

Strategist Jin Shang waited for Yuan Shu to be angry for a moment before asking, "Lord, do you want to send troops to attack Dagu Pass again?" ”

"And a fart!"

Yuan Shu almost jumped up. Anger rose again, "General Ben sent an army of 8,000 to attack Dagu Pass. He has done his duty as a courtier. At present, there is not much left of the 8,000-strong army, and General Ben has suffered heavy losses. Whoever loves the king of diligence and who goes diligently, General Ben doesn't have the kung fu to fight Dong Zhuo's old thief. Hmph, it's best if Dong Zhuo's old thief doesn't die! ”

Everyone looked at each other, you looked at me, and I didn't know what to say.

A few of the staff members wanted to say something, but their mouths moved for a long time, but they didn't say it.

Yuan Shu smiled yinyin, got up and turned to the back hall.

This guy has long wished that all the people of the royal family surnamed Liu would die, and Dong Zhuomou usurped the throne to be said to be in accordance with his intentions. In this way, there is no need to be tied, everything has to be taken into account, and let Qiao Rui lead 8,000 troops to attack Dagu Pass, which is just for show, blocking the mouths and writings of the corporal of the world, how can he really go to the king of Qin.

The only thing that is infuriating is that there is not much left of the waste of Qiao Rui's eight thousand major losses.

Yuan Shu had planned to withdraw Qiaorui's 8,000 army after a while.

It's good now, you don't have to wait. Zhirui came back by herself.

North of Luyang, Sun Jian's camp.

"Alas, I hate that I failed to enter Luoyang, and I slashed Dong Zhuo's old thief!"

Sun Jian sighed for a long time. Although more than a thousand soldiers were lost, there was not much frustration on his face.

Xi Ping said casually: "Lord, our army is defeated right now. Of the 3,000 soldiers and horses, only more than 1,000 remnants of the defeated generals remained, and they were no longer able to attack Dagu Pass. The courtier's duty has been fulfilled, and he also asks the lord to return to Wu County as soon as possible. ”

Sun Jian nodded. He asked with some concern, "No one will say anything, right?" ”

Xi Ping said confidently: "Don't worry, the lord can rest assured, Yuan Shu has an army of 5,000, but he only sent Qiao Rui Na Cao Bao to lead an army of 8,000 to attack Dagu Pass, and he will hide behind our army in every battle, and he will not do his best." The lord only has 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he must rush to the front of the battle to kill the enemy in every battle, no matter how picky the literati in the world are, they can't say anything! ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Sun Jian's mouth and nodded slowly.

Now it is no better than the first year of the first year of the first peace when the princes raised troops to fight against Dong Nahui, the princes of the world want to preserve their strength, Sun Jian naturally will not waste money, food, soldiers and horses in vain, and even this time the king sent troops to the king, the three thousand soldiers and horses brought by him are all mountain bandits and rogues, and they are not the three thousand parts that followed him to conquer Jiangdong at all, even if there are some casualties, they are not distressed.

And in the process of attacking Dagu Pass, Sun Jian can indeed be regarded as doing his best, and he must be the first in every battle.

As for Qiao Rui, because he had already received Yuan Shu's orders, he came to make a show, and he hid behind every battle, and refused to contribute at all, but this time Xu Rong attacked, Qiao Rui's 8,000 army suffered heavy casualties, and only more than 1,000 remnants remained.

On the contrary, Sun Jian did not suffer any casualties, and the more than 1,000 soldiers and horses that were lost were also lost during the attack on Dagu Pass.

When Sun Jian thought of this, he couldn't help but glance sideways at Xi Ping, and he paid more attention to Xi Ping.

Needless to say, Qiao Rui suffered heavy losses, so he was naturally pitted by Xiping.

Poor Qiao Rui didn't know anything, and he didn't even know that he was sold.

Early the next morning, Sun Jian did not stay any longer, and immediately led more than 1,000 remnants of the defeated army back to Wu County.

The courtier's duty has been fulfilled, and his reputation has been earned, so what is there to be dissatisfied with.

This is Xiping's goal for Sun Jian, to earn enough righteousness and reputation at a small price, so that the corporal of the world can see Sun Jian's heart to serve the country, Sun Jian has few soldiers and horses, and it is already very good to be able to lead troops to Qinwang, even if the mouth of the corporal in the world is poisonous, he can't say anything, it can really be described as fame and fortune.

After Sun Jian returned to Wu County, he immediately recruited troops, expanded the army, and recruited talents.

Xi Ping's prediction was right, this time Sun Jian sent troops to King Qin, although he was defeated and returned, but he won the admiration of many people who lived in Jiangdong and had Han families, and soon many people recruited names and put them under Sun Jian's account.

Sun Jian's ancestral home is Wu County, and he is an authentic Jiangdong scholar, and it is easy to get the full support of the Jiangdong scholar.

From time to time, there was Gu Yong, a famous man in Wu County, who sighed and came to vote, and was entrusted with the important task of long history by Sun Jian.

Gu Yong also recommended Zhang Zhao, a famous man in Pengcheng, Zhang Zhao was a cloth with words, and because of the chaos in Jiangdong, he was hidden in Wu County, and Sun Jian also invited him to work in front of the account; Zhang Zhao also recommended Zhang Hong, a native of Guangling, Zhang Hong's character Zigang, who is also a celebrity at the moment, and was entrusted with important tasks by Sun Jian.

Zhang Hong recommended Huaiyin people to step up. Bu Qi Bu Zi Mountain, there are also great talents.

There is also a warrior Zhu Huan, famous in Wu County, and Sun Jian is invited to be the captain in front of the tent.

Zhu Huan recommended Ling Cao from Yuyao, Ling Cao recommended Jiujiang Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai recommended Shouchun Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin recommended Lujiang Chen Wu, Yuyao Dong Xi, Qiantang Quan Rou, and Sun Jianquan was invited to be the former lieutenant of the tent.

Sun Jian soon refreshed, and gathered a large number of capable civil and military generals under his command.

At the same time that Xu Rong attacked the army of King Qin in Yingchuan and Yuzhou, the army of King Qin who attacked Tiger Pass and Wuguan also encountered stubborn resistance, especially Mu Liu Biao of Jingzhou, who stormed Wuguan for two months, but suffered heavy casualties, and had to retreat the army back for ten miles to rest, and no longer refused to raise troops to attack Wuguan, only to fight against Zhang Ji.

In terms of Tiger Pass, the Qinwang coalition army also suffered heavy losses in the past two months.

Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian and others were better, but the other princes were miserable.

Zhang Miao, Zhang Yang, Yuan Yi, Cao Cao and others were only thousands of soldiers and horses, and after several rounds of attacking the city, nearly half of the thousands of soldiers and horses had been broken, and there were no more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, so they had to join forces with other princes.

Yuan Yi gathered under Yuan Shao's tent, and when it was Yuan Shao's turn to attack the city, he immediately sent Yuan Shi's soldiers and horses out.

By the time the onslaught came down, Yuan Yi's more than 3,000 soldiers and horses had less than 1,000 remnants left.

Yuan Shao had already seen that this clan brother was not pleasing to the eye, and hinted a few times, this guy pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to hear, refused to serve himself, and came out of the same clan, but this guy was so ignorant, how could Yuan Shao spare him.

Seeing the tragedy of Yuan's legacy, Zhang Miao, Zhang Yang and others were afraid of being used as gunmen by others, and they no longer dared to join forces with powerful princes such as Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan.

Only Liu Bei's fate was better, he was not used as a gun by Gongsun Zhan, and he was somewhat cared for.

As for Li Dao, who was guarding the customs, he was also not having a good time.

Although at the beginning, relying on the advantages of the fortified city, it caused a lot of casualties to the Qinwang coalition army, but when the moat was filled in and the materials for defending the city were exhausted, the battle entered a hand-to-hand combat with real guns and swords.

Although the Qinwang coalition army suffered heavy casualties, the 80,000 troops under Li Dao were also decreasing at an alarming rate.

Many of the newly recruited recruits were sent to the battlefield without having time to train, and even though they survived several bloody battles, they became veterans, but the price paid was really a lot, and the casualties were approaching 30,000.

If the Qinwang coalition army continues to fight at the expense of casualties, the Tiger Prison Pass will be broken sooner or later.

The only pity is that until now, the Kwantung princes have also suffered heavy losses, and they are trying their best to preserve their strength, and every time they take turns attacking Guancheng, they are unwilling to do their best, so that Li Dao still has a chance to take a breath. (To be continued......) R1292