Under the efforts of Tao Qian, Zhang Chao and others, the equipment in Zhu Jun's army can be said to be a major change of blood, a change of shotguns, and finally a handy Han standard weapon.

After updating his weapons and equipment, Zhu Jun was of course more confident in the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command.

When Dong Shouye found out that Zhu Jun had led his troops very close to his side, he did not immediately order an attack, but sent a detailed team to continue the investigation.

In Dong Shouye's opinion, Zhu Jun, as one of the few famous generals in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, is not a soft persimmon like Wang Kuang who can be handled at will, even the future god Cao Cao cannot be compared with it now.

Zhu Jun is a steady soldier, a rare general, it can be said that he is a super-first-class commander-level number, looking at the entire era, only Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Dong Zhuo can compare with it.

Many people may complain about Dong Zhuo's ability, but in fact, although this person is brutal, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he can be said to have made an indelible contribution to the northwest frontier defense of the Han Dynasty.

It was precisely because Dong Zhuo arose in Xiliang that the Xiqiang rebellion made up by people like Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others had no chance to enter the Central Plains, and did not make the Han people face annihilation.

It can be said that the Eastern Han Dynasty spent a lot of energy and invested a lot of money and grain in the western Liang border, and the military expenditure alone cost more than 10 billion yuan every year.

After years and months, the war in the Xiliang border area was extremely complicated, and countless famous Han generals came out of the Xiliang battlefield. Not to mention the far, let's just say that the time is relatively close, such as "Liangzhou Sanming", Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, and some not very famous Zhang Wen, Zhou Shen, etc., some of them shine in Xiliang and achieve a fame, and some of them also dim the stars and lose their troops, which brings huge losses to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhuo has been fighting on the battlefield of Xiliang for more than 30 years, and has personally participated in more than 100 large and small wars.

Dong Shouye would not think that a figure like Xiang Zhu Jun would be easily defeated by himself, so he still fought steadily. Fortunately, their own side also has some advantages, and the soldiers are battle-experienced and well-trained, which is not comparable to the recruits under Zhu Jun's command.

Previously, Dong Shouye's father, Dong Zhuo, appointed Zhu Jun as Henan Yin to preside over the defense around Luoyang, but he strictly guarded against it and imposed many constraints, lest Zhu Jun collude with the Kwantung princes.

And Zhu Jun did not collude with the Kwantung princes as Dong Zhuo expected, and then Xu Rong relied on his experienced ability to use troops, and in addition to the internal constraints of some of the Western Liang Army under Zhu Jun's command, he grinded hard with it and stumbled to the end, and finally Zhu Jun couldn't bear the increasing pressure, and was bullied by Xu Rong enough to escape.

And the same point of view is also reflected in Zhu Jun. Since the Xiliang Army defeated Sun Jian, the keen Zhu Jun felt that the Xiliang Army was not so easy to get along with, and the previous encounter also profoundly reminded Zhu Jun that the main general of the Xiliang Army against him was likely to be Xu Rong.

After Sun Jian's defeat, the edict issued by the imperial court also confirmed that the main general who led the Xiliang army to defeat Sun Jian was Xu Rong. Sun Jian and Zhu Jun are old acquaintances and their old departments.

Zhu Jun knew Sun Jian very well and knew that his use of troops was extraordinary, and he would not be defeated by his opponent so easily.

Zhu Jun guessed that even after Xu Rong successfully defeated Sun Jian under the command of the Western Liang Army, he must have suffered heavy losses, and coupled with the threat of Wang Kuang north of the Yellow River, some of his troops still needed to be involved.

Even so, Zhu Jun didn't think that he could take much advantage of Xu Rong.

While Zhu Jun raised troops to the west again, he also actively contacted Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others, and also wanted to learn some specific details of the war from the parties, but the other party was vague, which made Zhu Jun very annoyed.

It turned out that Yuan Shu felt very faceless after learning that Sun Jian was defeated by Dong Zhuo's son Dong Bai, and the imperial court edict said that Xu Rong led the army, so he gave Yuan Shu some comfort, so Yuan Shu ordered to block the news and follow the will of the imperial court, in order to save some face.

Therefore, except for some henchmen and generals in Yuan Shujun, most people thought that Sun Jian was defeated by Xu Rong. And Sun Jian will not feel that it is a glorious thing for him to lose to a "hairy child", so he will not publicize it everywhere, but follow Yuan Shu's wishes. And the news from Zhu Juntong Guò Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, although there are some doubts, but they cannot be confirmed.

Since both sides are quite jealous of each other, they play very conservatively. It's all about small-scale contact, and it's all tentative attacks on each other.

If it is said according to the regular war report, it should be: Since Zhu Jun raised troops in Zhongmu County, he raised troops to the west, all the way to Kejing County, Xingyang and other counties, occupied the county seat, and coerced Chenggao. The response of the Xiliang Army was to leave Gongxian, quickly occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, and rely on the pass to confront Zhu Jun.

After each side heard the news of the other side, they both invariably chose to continue to intensify the investigation. Dong Shouye also sent a small team of cavalry to do a tentative attack, and it was the "leak detection king" who was responsible for leading this team some time ago. Originally, he was a squad leader with fifty people, but last time he was lucky enough to temporarily lead four squads, but he made a great contribution, and was directly promoted to one level, and became the commander of four squads, with 200 people under his command.

This time, the new tun chief fought again, mainly responsible for scouting the other side, but this time he was not as lucky as the last time, and the two sides met near the Bishui River, and then exchanged fire without hesitation. The other party is also about a tun of men and horses, two hundred cavalry.

After the two sides fought, the 200 cavalry of the Xiliang army can be said to be superior to the opponent in terms of horses, equipment, personnel training, etc., but they did not take any advantage. Immediately after that, the other party saw that the situation was unfavorable to him, so he fought and retreated, and walked along the river. Seeing this, the commander of the Xiliang Army immediately led his troops in pursuit. As a result, the other party had set up some invisible fortifications such as tripping ropes and rejecting horses by the river, which were buried in some relatively inconspicuous places, and it was difficult to find them immediately at a glance. As a result, more than a dozen cavalrymen were tripped on the spot, and there was a little confusion in the ranks for a while. As a result, the enemy immediately turned around and fired back, taking advantage of the confusion of the opponent, and attacked vigorously. Fortunately, the commander reacted quickly, immediately restrained the cavalry under his command, and successfully organized a counterattack.

In the end, the two sides were tied, and no one took advantage of anything, and after losing more than 50 cavalry each, they each retreated.

PS: Two chapters today