In March, the troops of the princes marched forward and approached Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo ordered the four generals of Liangzhou to lead the army out of Luoyang and guard the tiger prison, and the solidity of the tiger prison was enough to keep the Kwantung princes out of the pass.

As for the coalition forces south of Luoyang, Dong Zhuo ordered the metropolitan governor Hu Zhen to lead his henchman Hua Xiong, lead the elite of Liangzhou, and rush to the aid of Xuanyuan Pass.

Dong Zhuo himself sat in Luoyang to prevent those officials from the DPRK and China who claimed to be "loyal ministers of the Han family" from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

Subsequently, the princes east of Luoyang did not move forward in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, as Li Ru expected.

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South of Luoyang, Xuanyuan Pass.

Dong Zhuoai, who came with the troops, stood on top of the city tower with Hua Xiong, wearing armor and stomach, and looked south with his sword.

Outside Xuanyuan Pass, there was already an army in front of him.

Looking far away, you can see that there is a Sun character written on the big flag on the red background.

"Gongming looking for me?"

At this time, a person walked up from the downstairs of the city, his figure was tall, quite a bit of a bear and tiger, but he looked carefully, his eyes were fine, but he was a little cold.

Hua Xiong turned his head when he heard this, and barely managed to squeeze out some smiles, "Grand Duke."

The person who came was Hu Zhen, the Taishou of Dongjun, who was appointed by Dong Zhuo as the governor of the capital this time, commanding the army and horses.

This person is known as a hero in Liangzhou, and Dong Zhuo also takes a great fancy to this person, but Huaxiong feels that this person is acting coldly, and he is far from being a hero.

This time to deal with the Kwantung princes, Dong Zhuo appointed this person as the main general, and Hua Xiong as the deputy.

Hu Zhen took a few steps forward, raised his eyes into the distance, and sighed, "I don't want to meet this Jiangdong Tiger here, it seems that this battle is not easy to fight."

Hua Xiong frowned, "The Metropolitan Governor knows this Sun Jian?"

Hu Zhen nodded, "Back then, Xiangguo was edicted, and with Zhang Wenxi going to crusade against Han Sui and others, Sun Jian was Zhang Wen's subordinate Sima at that time. You were left by Xiangguo to guard the rear army at the time, so I don't know about it."

"In that case, how does the Metropolitan plan to deal with the enemy? Is it just like this, you can't defend the city without fighting?"

Hu Zhen turned his head and said with a smile: "I know that Gongming has always been brave, but Sun Jian is by no means an ordinary martial artist. It was not easy to deal with him. For the sake of big things, I still can't go to war lightly, I have my own plan for this."

"Metropolitan Governor, why do you need to be so troublesome, go out with my army, and behead Sun Jian, if you don't win, please ask the Metropolitan Governor to punish me."

Hu Zhen shook his head with a smile, he stepped forward and patted Hua Xiong's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Gongming, as a general, you must not only have a brave spirit, but also know the soldiers."

He didn't wait for Hua Xiong's words, turned around and went down to the city.

Hua Xiong let out a long breath and slammed his fist on the wall in front of him.

The blood quickly covered the fist, which showed the weight of the shot.

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In the main tent of the army in Xuanyuan Pass, Hu Zhen lifted the curtain and entered, and there was no longer any warmth on his face facing Huaxiong on the city tower, but his face was gloomy and cold.

There was already a general waiting in the tent, and this person stood in armor, looking respectful, and bowing his head slightly.

"It seems that what Hua Gongming said is not in line with the Metropolitan Governor's wishes." The man chuckled softly.

Hu Zhen restrained the gloom on his face, and turned to a smile, "Hua Gongming is a brave man, he only knows how to slash and kill, where to know about soldiers. It's just that the luck is better, and this is why it has been reused by Xiangguo. In terms of ability alone, where is he better than you Xu Zihou."

The general in the tent raised his head, and the face under the helmet was calm and resolute, it was Liaodong Xu Rong.

Xu Rong smiled when he heard this: "Hua Gongming can have today, he must also have the ability, Rong has just arrived, how dare he compare with him."

Hu Zhen glanced at him and sighed, "It's a pity that Zihou came late, otherwise how could it be his turn to dominate the cavalry." At the beginning, I invited you several times, but you couldn't refuse, if you came at that time, what would he do?"

Xu Rong just smiled, and then asked, "I wonder how the Grand Governor plans to defeat the enemy?"

Hu Zhen squinted his eyes and smiled: "This is a heavenly opportunity, and it must not be revealed."

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In the tent of the former army outside the city, Sun Jian was in the tent

Pacing back and forth.

After a moment, he asked, "Da Rong, the defenders in Xuanyuan Pass still haven't fought?"

A man with a somewhat similar figure to him on the side responded, "I have never been in a battle."

This person's surname is Zu Mao, and he is Sun Jian's general in the tent, and in the past, when Sun Jian went out of the army, this person was guarding his side.

[In view of the general environment,

Sun Jian frowned, and gently patted the ancient ingot knife hanging from his waist, "Avoid but not fight, what is the mind of the Guanzhong guard."

Zu Mao opened his mouth and said: "The army has already made it clear that the guard general in Guanzhong is Liangzhou Hu Zhen, we have also met this person in Liangzhou at the beginning, and he is not a powerful person, in my opinion, now he avoids fighting, presumably this person knows that he is not the opponent of the lord, so he does not dare to fight."

Sun Jian shook his head, "If it's so natural, it's best, I'm afraid they still have other poisonous schemes, but I can't think of where their plans are."

Zu Mao scratched his head, Sun Jian saw it in his eyes, and smiled helplessly.

There is no shortage of brave and skilled warriors under his command, only the scribes who are full of scheming, and there are really few.

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In the city of Luyang, the place where the later general Yuan Shu garrisoned.

Yuan Shu was writing books in the tent, and he wrote letters and put them aside.

The content of the letter is roughly the same, all of which are written to the wealthy families in Nanyang to raise food and grass.

At this time, there was a strategist outside the tent who opened the curtain and entered, and the person who came with long eyebrows and short beards was Yuan Shu's confidant strategist.

Yuan Shu is different from Yuan Shao in the end, most of Yuan Shao's strategists are from wealthy families, while many of Yuan Shu's strategists are people from the market who have a humble background.

This person is the old man who Yuan Shu made friends with when he was in Luoyang.

Although Yuan Shu acts from his heart, he is really good to the old people in the market.

Yuan Shu stopped the pen in his hand, raised his head, and said with a smile, "Ah Zhi, is there something wrong?"

The strategist's surname is Xun Mingzhi, which naturally has nothing to do with the famous Xun family, otherwise there would not even be a word.

Xun Zhi said with a smile: "It's not that there is anything important, it's just that I think of a thing, and the lord doesn't like to hear it, but if I don't say it, I really don't want to go in my heart."

Yuan Shu laughed and said, "Now is not the time for you and me to fight in Luoyang, if you have something to say, don't let me put the knife on your neck."

Xun Zhi smiled, and then glanced at the bamboo slips that were already covered with eucalyptus in front of Yuan Shu, he naturally knew the contents of these bamboo slips, and he had personally delivered them to the major wealthy families several times before.

"My lord, but Sun Wentai is urging the military rations again?"

Yuan Shu nodded, "Yes, the Japanese Wentai has been urged several times in the past few days, presumably the grain and grass in his army will not last long."

Xun Zhi lowered his voice and said softly, "This is exactly what I want to talk to the lord. Needless to say, Sun Wentai is brave, and it is not difficult to capture Xuanyuan Pass. Go down to Xuanyuan Pass first, and then go down to Luoyang, if such a feat is really done by him Sun Jian, I am afraid that no one in this world will be able to surpass him Sun Wentai."

Yuan Shu nodded, "Yes, with such military feats, naturally no one can compare."

Xun Zhi glanced at Yuan Shu and continued, "But Sun Jian has achieved such a meritorious achievement, for the lord, I am afraid that it is not a blessing, but a disaster."

Yuan Shu's eyes froze.

"It is true that Sun Wentai is brave and brave, but this person is narrow-minded, and he was rampant in Jiangdong in the past, and there were many things that bullied the township."

"Now that the army is rising, it is another opportunity to kill the assassin of Jingzhou. If one day, he Sun Jian really achieves great achievements, then even the name of the fourth and third princes of the lord will not be able to suppress this person."

"The grace of today will become the enmity of the other."

Yuan Shu bowed his head and was silent, falling into deep thought.

After a long time, Yuan Shu spoke, "What do you think?"

Xun Zhi saw that Yuan Shu's heart was already shaken, and said with a smile: "Now all the grain and grass used by Sun Jian depend on the lord

If he wants to cut off his food and grass, Sun Jian will naturally withdraw and return. It is not easy to raise food and herbs, and Sun Wentai will not be able to find the fault of the lord at that time."

Yuan Shu fell silent and did not speak for a long time.

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Outside Xuanyuan Pass, Dong Zhuojun, who was guarding the pass in the past few days, went out of the pass several times and fought with Sun Jianjun outside the pass, but he was defeated and returned.

In Sun Jian's camp outside the city, Sun Jian, who had won big victories one after another, did not see any joy on his face, but with some anxiety that could not be concealed.

"The general's grain and grass have not been delivered?" Sun Jian asked.

In fact, he had already replied in his heart that if the grain and grass came, someone should have come to report it a long time ago.

"The lord has written to General Hou several times before, but I wonder how General Hou replied?"

Sun Jian sighed, "I have written to General Hou several times, and General Hou's reply is very polite, only saying that it is difficult to raise food and grass, and we have to wait."

It is indeed not easy to raise food and grass, and Yuan Shu's words are also reasonable, but Sun Jian feels that things are not as simple as that.

Zu Mao spoke, "Now the food and grass in the army is only enough to support the army for a few days, and it cannot be delayed any longer. The lord still has to make a decision early."

Sun Jian sighed, "Now the opportunity to make a contribution is only in front of me, if I want to give up like this, I am really a little unwilling." And now I want to get out of it all, I'm afraid it's not easy."

They came all the way from Jiangdong in order to make meritorious achievements and achieve great fame. Now as long as you go down to Xuanyuan Pass first, and then enter Luoyang, then from now on, who dares to look down on their Jiangdong Sun family?

Jiangdong Hao family, who dares not to bow their heads in front of his Sun family?

It's just that now the general trend is like this, and if he continues to fight, he is afraid that all the Jiangdong sons who came with him will be buried here.

What's more, now that he has woken up, the defenders of Guanzhong have gone out of the city many times in the past few days and returned defeated, not because these Liangzhou soldiers and horses are really so weak, but in order to drag them down and prevent them from noticing the abnormality.

Thinking of this, Jiangdong Menghu, who has never been tired of anything, actually had some thoughts about it today, he waved his hand, and said helplessly: "The rear army is the front army at night, and I will personally be the rear of the palace. When I return to Luyang, I will personally go to find an explanation with General Hou."

Zu Mao answered the call and left.

When Zu Mao left, Sun Jian sat down in a dejected manner, this Jiangdong Menghu, who has always used knives and guns as fangs, has not been considered a matter of enlightenment until now, and it turns out that no matter how sharp the knife and gun are, there are things that cannot be done.

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In Xuanyuan Pass, Hu Zhen summoned Hua Xiong.

Hua Xiong's face was gloomy, obviously resentful of Hu Zhen's deliberate suppression of not letting him go to war in the past few days.

In his opinion, if he had been asked to lead his army to battle a few days ago, Sun Jian's head would have been taken off and hung in front of Xuanyuan Pass.

What Jiangdong Menghu, but I have never met him Liangzhou Huaxiong.

Hu Zhen chuckled softly, "Gongming still resents me in my heart for not asking you to lead the army to battle before? Gongming is brave and unparalleled, there are few opponents in the world, and the reason why I never asked you to lead troops is not to suppress you, but to fight for this last battle."

Hua Xiong was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Hu Zhen meant.

Hu Zhen said with a smile: "Now that Sun Jian's army has no food and grass, the retreat should only be in these few days, I want to reorganize the army and horses, stand by at any time, once Sun Jian's army retreats, immediately lead the army out of the pass to pursue." You and I are entrusted by the trust of the people, and we have come from afar, so naturally we must not return in vain, and at least we must cut off a green ribbon."

Hua Xiong nodded, although he didn't know how Hu Zhen learned that Sun Jian was running out of food, but he would not miss the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and Hu Zhen praised his martial arts, he didn't think much about it, and retreated with joy.

When Hua Xiong retreated, Xu Rong, who was standing aside, spoke, "Why did the Metropolitan Governor suddenly reuse this person?"

Hu Zhen was full of disgust for this person before, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't suddenly change his mind.

Hu Zhen smiled and said, "Hua Gongming is just a reckless person, he is okay for a fighter, and if he wants to compete with me, I naturally disdain it."

He turned his head to stare at Xu Rong, his eyes faint, "Only people like you and me can be regarded as generals."

Xu Rong hurriedly clenched his fists, saying that he didn't dare.

Hu Zhen laughed, "Where is there anything you don't dare, people go to high places, water flows to low places, and it's always right to want to climb up." It's just that Zihou, you are from Liaodong in the end, and it is not easy to mix up some fame in this place where people from Liangzhou gather. But with me here, you don't have to worry too much. You and I, brothers, always have to support each other."

Xu Rong also smiled and said, "Then it depends on the Metropolitan Governor. It's just that I don't know something, the lack of food in Sun Jian's army, but the handiwork of the Metropolitan Governor?"

He also knows Hu Zhen very well, so meticulous and meticulous, it can even be said that it is a plan for thousands of miles, which is definitely not something that this person can do.

Hu Zhen nodded, then shook his head again, "This plan was told to me by the military advisor before I left Luoyang."

"At the beginning, he took Huaxiong to travel to Luoyang, and he buried chess pieces in Luoyang early. Although the military advisor has never said it explicitly, but in my guess, not only by Yuan Shu's side, but also by the hands of the princes in the east, there are chess pieces ambushed by the military advisor."

The military advisor in Hu Zhen's mouth is naturally Li Ru.

Xu Rong nodded, it turned out to be Li Ru.

Speaking of this, Hu Zhen suddenly remembered something and sighed, "Speaking of which, the military advisor mentioned something at the beginning, when he was in Luoyang, he saw a virtuous talent, but unfortunately he couldn't take it for his own use, it's a pity."

Xu Rong also came with some interest, such as even if the princes are all cursing this person today, they have to admit that Li Ru's talent is really outstanding, and if he can be remembered by this person, he must be a powerful person.

Hu Zhen replied, "This person's name is Jia Xu."