Dong Zhuo's actions in Liangzhou naturally could not escape the intelligence network of the school office, and he could not hide Liu Jian, Jia Xu, Xun Yu and others.

After learning the news of Dong Zhuo, Jia Xu immediately concluded that Dong Zhuo's body must have a major illness, otherwise he would not have made such a move.

Others may not understand Dong Zhuo, but Jia Xu can be said to know him very well.

Jia Xu explained to Liu Jian and Xun Yu that according to Dong Zhuo's temperament, if Dong Zhuo was not sick, he would pretend to be sick, and then take advantage of the opportunity to pretend to be sick and secretly use troops to attack him unprepared, which is Dong Zhuo's style of acting.

After listening to Jia Xu's words, Liu Jian knew in his heart that if it was himself, he would definitely do the same thing as Dong Zhuo.

Subsequently, Liu Jian discussed the current situation with Jia Xu and Xun Yu again.

Just when everyone was discussing how to take the next move, news came from the school office, saying that Yuan Shao was secretly counting his troops, and he moved from the south bank of the Luo River to the north bank of the Luo River and slowly moved westward, and began to move in the direction of the west of Luoyang......

Jia Xu immediately judged Yuan Shao's intentions.

Yuan Shao wanted to muster all his strength to let his soldiers and horses occupy Hangu Pass first, and then cut off the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an, so as not to let Liu Jian take a step to enter the pass first, and then confront Liu Jian with the danger of Hangu Pass.

To put it bluntly, Sun Jian is now dead in battle, Yuan Shao is a little afraid to directly confront Liu Jian, although Yuan Shao also has enough troops, but the death of the general Sun Jian in the battle has a great impact on his morale.

Therefore, Yuan Shao wanted to occupy Hangu Pass first, and then divide it from the east and west, so as to make himself invincible.

Then, Yuan Shao communicated with Wang Yun and Yang Biao on the side of the imperial court, and cooperated with them inside and outside, combined with the power of the world's prominent princes, to jointly resist Liu Jian.

Resist Liu Deran politically and militarily.

But with Jia Xu and Xun Yu here, Yuan Shao's strategic intentions would naturally be easily seen through by them.

Immediately heard Xun Yu say to Liu Jian:

"The Ming Duke raised the people of Hebei, and Yuan Shao and the imperial court decided the victory, the top priority is not to let Yuan Shao collude with the people in the court, and then according to Jia Wenhe's plan, slowly divide the Xiliang army, and finally slowly bring the imperial court under the control of the lord."

"Now Yuan Shao wants to collude with the people in the court, occupy Hangu Pass, and cut off the way for the lord to go west, but he must not let it succeed."

"Yuan Shao's move is in line with the situation, but he has committed a taboo in the soldiers, if he musters all his strength and confronts our army in Luohe, the lord may still be afraid of him."

"Now, he divided his troops to the west and rushed to Hangu Pass, which was the time when he was defeated in a battle, and such a good opportunity could not be missed."

"Now that the lord has pacified Li Xiang in Sizhou, he has won the hearts of the common people, if he can defeat Yuan Shao again, it can make Sizhou and Guanzhong those high-ranking families who support Yuan Shao in awe, and dare not do their best to support Yuan Shao, after all, they also have to plan for their own future."

Jia Xu also agreed with Xun Yu's strategy.

Liu Jian listened to the words of the two major advisers, and immediately said: "If Wen Ruo is really my wise tank, I have Wen Ruo, why worry about the uncertainties of the court?" ”

……

At this time, it is already autumn, and the weather is getting colder.

On 20 September, Yuan Shao, with Cai Mao as the governor, Huang Zu as the deputy governor, and Xiao Ji and Kuai Liang as his military advisors, continued to confront Liu Jian's army in his position north of the Luohe River.

And he himself led 30,000 elite soldiers to Hangu Pass on the Chang'an side.

Yuan Shao wanted to come by surprise and attack him unprepared, and quickly took Hangu Pass, so that Liu Jian had no way to form pincers against him in the future, and at the same time cut off Liu Jian's road to Chang'an in the west.

After all, Hangu Pass is the east gate of the 800-mile Qinchuan River.

Yuan Shao originally thought that his arrangement was seamless, but he never expected that Liu Jian would have Xun Yu and Jia Xu behind his back to guide him.

Liu Jian also hurried to Hanguguan to intercept and kill Yuan Shao.

Moreover, this time it was he who personally led the troops and horses.

Liu Jian led four generals, namely Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Huang, and Xu Rong.

The four generals each led a strong brigade for Liu Jian, and the troops were divided into five routes, and they attacked the troops sent by Yuan Shao to Hanguguan from five aspects.

The soldiers and horses of both sides fought a fierce battle at the foot of the Langshan Plain, which was seventy miles east of Hangu Pass.

Yuan Shao sent a partial division, and Liu Jian's soldiers and horses to intercept and kill Yuan Shao were also a partial division, and the number of people on both sides was logically equal, but in terms of combat power, Liu Jian was at an advantage.

Although Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses also had a very high armor coverage rate, it was still a little worse than the armor coverage rate of the soldiers of the Hebei Army.

Moreover, there are certain differences in the combat power of the soldiers of the southern army and the northern army and the weapons in their hands.

At present, Hebei is an important place for iron production in the Han Dynasty, and it is also an important processing area for weapons and armor smelting.

In general, the northern sergeants have some advantages in all aspects.

Of course, the gap in these aspects can barely be overcome, but the biggest gap between the southern army and the northern army is the war horse.

Although Yuan Shao occupied Jingzhou and Yuzhou, with a dense population and a large number of generals, his army had a very big shortcoming.

This deficiency cannot be completely solved by relying on the energy of the Runan Yuan clan.

That is, the number and quality of Yuan Shao's war horses are far inferior to Liu Jian in the north.

The natural gap formed by geographical advantages cannot be changed by the gate of the fourth world and the three princes.

Under Yuan Shao, although there are also many cavalry from the south, the quality of the horses ridden by the cavalry in the south is not half a point different from that in the north.

And Liu Jian's Hebei war horses are majestic and numerous, far exceeding the war horses in the south.

In particular, the place where the two sides fought was on a plain, and the cavalry was even more important.

In the confrontation on the plains, the number of cavalry possessed by the two armies, as well as the quality of the cavalry, can naturally play a very important role.

The two sides met head-on on the plain, and a fierce fight ensued.

Yuan Shao's Jingzhou army has also been training for several years, and there have been many thieves in Jingzhou over the years.

In terms of tactics, Yuan Shao's army was by no means idle, and it was very powerful, especially the southern soldiers who were good at using bows and crossbows.

But it's a pity that the bow and crossbow battle formation of the southern army did not play a key role in the battle of the plains, but was easily cut into several sections by the opponent's war horse army, resulting in a chaotic formation.

The four generals under Liu Jian's command, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Rong, and Xu Huang, each led the elite cavalry, presenting a dragon-killing method from the southeast, west, northwest, and south, and went back and forth in Yuan Shao's army.

Yuan Shao was furious when he saw Liu Jian's cavalry so arrogant.

In his opinion, the southern army confronted Liu Jian head-on, and although it could not achieve a complete victory, it would not let the other party collapse at the touch of a button.

But in fact, the cavalry in Hebei is too powerful!

In particular, these four Northland generals who led the cavalry were not fuel-efficient lamps.

Xu Rong and Xu Huang are both good at military strategic battle formations.

And the cavalry led by Yan Liangwen Chou is like two teams of killing gods, these two people are fierce generals who are good at leading troops to raid!

Wherever the two cavalry went, the three armies were invincible.

His cavalry clashed back and forth in Yuan Shao's army formation three times, and there was no one to stop them.

After Yuan Shao saw this, he was immediately furious.

With a long sword in hand, he personally came to the front of the battle to boost the morale of the three armies.

Jingzhou general Huo Du hurriedly persuaded Yuan Shao not to take risks lightly, but was pushed away by Yuan Shao.

Huo Du said: "Lord, the enemy's cavalry attack is fierce, not only galloping back and forth, but also good at longbow shooting, the lord is afraid of being plotted by stray arrows in front of the battle, please temporarily hide in the car, just in case!" ”

At this moment, not only Huo Du persuaded Yuan Shao, but other southern generals also stood up one after another, advising Yuan Shao to hide in the car quickly.

Yuan Shao said angrily to the generals: "The eldest husband fought to the death in front of the battle, how could he enter the car in order to live?" ”

Yuan Shao's remarks greatly encouraged the morale of the officers and men of the three armies, and soon various military academies conveyed Yuan Shao's fighting spirit to the below.

When the officers and men of the Southern Army heard the news, their morale was greatly boosted!

Although the cavalry impact of the Hebei army was really strong, the soldiers of the southern army were also willing to fight to the death because of Yuan Shao's encouragement.

As soon as the morale of the southern army rose, it also caused a great obstacle to the impact of the cavalry in Hebei.

After all, the price of attacking a group of soldiers who are not afraid of death is also very high for the cavalry team.

Seeing that the cavalry was about to rush into battle, Liu Jian's lieutenant Zhao Rong immediately asked Liu Jian for his life, so that the infantry corps also swarmed up, and cooperated with the cavalry in front of him to fight to the death with Yuan Shaojun.

Zhao Ei's military proposition is actually not wrong, but Liu Jian feels that this is not the best time!

Because although the cavalry of Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Huang, and Xu Rong had disrupted Yuan Shao's army, they had not yet reached the point of completely dividing and chaotic the other party.

At this time, if your infantry is allowed to enter the war in an all-round way, the cavalry can only stop charging and charging into battle, and the next thing is a bloody battle for the infantry of both sides on the plain.

Although this is also a normal means of warfare, Liu Jian feels that this cannot achieve the best war effect, and it also causes great damage to the infantry corps, and the cavalry charge does not play the best effect, Liu Jian is also very unwilling in his heart.

Soon, the scouts on the front line brought back the news that Yuan Shao did not hide in the car in front of the battle, and that he was in danger of coexisting with the three armies and fighting to the death with the Hebei army.

After Liu Jian heard the news, not only was he not discouraged, but his spirits were lifted.

He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yuan Shao is also worthy of being a good opponent of mine, and he is really different from ordinary people!" ”

"Since he dares to fight to the death in front of the battle and is not afraid of arrows, how can someone Liu lose to him?"

Then, I saw Liu Jian wave his hand at his subordinates and said, "Bring the drumstick!" ”

Someone had already delivered two drumsticks to Liu Jian, and Liu Jian immediately came to the front of the battle with the drumsticks urging the drumming chariot, and he personally stepped onto the chariot and threw the overcoat on his body in the hands of the guards on the side.

Xiahou Lan, who was following Liu Jian's side, saw Liu Jian make this kind of action, and hurriedly said: "How can the matter of beating the drum be done by the general himself?" ”

"The last official is not talented, and he is willing to beat the drum instead of the general to boost the morale of the three armies."

Liu Jian immediately refused.

"Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third dukes, the sons of the Gaomen Wang clan, are not afraid of arrows, knives and axes, and come to the front of the battle in person to boost the morale of the three armies."

"A certain is a child of a border county in Youzhou, is it not as brave as Yuan Shaohu on this battlefield?"

Speaking of this, I saw Liu Jian holding a drumstick and shouted: "I personally beat the drums to boost the morale of the three armies, and hope that the three armies will be invincible and invincible!" If I don't win today, I will beat the drum non-stop, and I can die here if I am tired! ”

After saying that, I saw Liu Jian raise his hands high, and beat the war drum in front of him with a drumstick, without stopping for a moment.

Yuan Shao came to the front of the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of Yuan Jun.

However, Liu Jian also personally beat the drum before the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of his Hebei army.

The news that the commanders of the two armies were so desperate in front of the battle naturally quickly reached the ears of the soldiers of the former army.

Not to mention others, Yan Liang and Wen Chou felt both excited and ashamed when they heard the news that Liu Jian was beating the drums in front of the battle and threatened not to go to the battlefield if they did not break the enemy army.

When Wen Chou heard the news, he immediately turned around and shouted to the cavalrymen who were galloping with him:

"Wen followed the general, has been on the battlefield for a long time, the general is the first male lord in the world, and now let this male lord beat the drum for us in front of the battle, isn't it because we can't break through the enemy formation and can't complete the task?! As a general, this is really a great shame for me. ”

"Soldiers, Wen made a heavy oath in front of you today, if Yuan Shao is not broken today, Wen will commit suicide on this battlefield and will never survive!"

"May General Suiwen serve the general to the death, and he will not be able to return!"

"May General Suiwen serve the general to the death, and he will not be able to return!"

All the cavalry shouted loudly, and responded vigorously.

Wen Chou's side is like this, and Yan Liang, Xu Rong, and Xu Huang are also like this!

Soon I saw the Hebei cavalry rushing back and forth in Yuan Shao's array, all of them were changing their appearances, their momentum was like a rainbow, desperately rushing forward, they disregarded their lives, regardless of their own safety, they rushed violently one by one, and shouted in their mouths: "Vow to fight to the death with the southern army!" ”

If the cavalry of the Hebei Army at the beginning were all attacking back and forth in the camp of the Southern Army in order to complete the task, then now they are fighting to the death with Yuan Shaojun for their own glory and dignity.

The morale of the Hebei army has risen, and the pressure on the southern army has suddenly increased!

They didn't expect that the cavalry of the Hebei Army would rush to their formation with such disregard for their lives and forgetting their lives.

Even the crossbowmen of the Southern Army desperately shot arrows at them, but they couldn't stop the galloping footsteps of these cavalry.

Under such a strong momentum of the Hebei cavalry, Yuan Shaojun's entire formation finally could not be maintained.

Even if they were inspired by Yuan Shao, they couldn't stop it in the face of such a fierce cavalry, and the whole formation finally began to collapse.

In this state of affairs, even if Yuan Shao sacrificed his life and forgot to die in front of the battle, he couldn't maintain it, because when it came to sacrificing life and forgetting death, Liu Jian's current behavior was no worse than Yuan Shao's.

Soon, the formation of the southern army showed signs of becoming more and more chaotic, and the Hebei cavalry began to charge back, and the Hebei infantry camp drove Yuan Shao's army to carry out a crushing attack under Xiahoulan's gathering order.

Zhao Rong, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Weihuang and other infantry captains and Sima, also under the guidance and encouragement of Liu Jian, commanded the soldiers who forgot to die and rushed towards Yuan Shao's camp.

All of a sudden, bows and crossbows and arrows flew all over the sky, and the sound of weapons was completely shaken.

In the face of this offensive of the Hebei army, the rout of the southern army finally appeared, and many soldiers began to panic.

The cavalry teams such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou did not rest after withdrawing from their rear formation, and their cavalry immediately outflanked them from the flank, and guerrilla around the main formation of the two armies fighting, and Yuan Shao's soldiers who fled from the main formation were covered by them on the flank.

In this situation, Yuan Shao, not to mention winning the Hebei Army, is his own safety, and now it has become a problem.

The army of the Southern Army was barely able to support in the main formation, but now the cavalry harassment and slaughter around the large array was a huge hidden danger.

If Yuan Shao also clashed outward from the big array, he would inevitably be pursued and intercepted by the Hebei cavalry, and Yuan Shao's safety would be worried.

But even if there is a hidden danger, for Yuan Shao, he has to run now.

Zhou Tai, the lieutenant under Yuan Shao, hurriedly rushed to Yuan Shao's side, he pulled Yuan Shao onto his war horse, and shouted: "Lord, the last official protects you and rushes out." ”

Yuan Shao hadn't accepted his defeat at this time, he patted Zhou Tai's shoulder vigorously, and scolded loudly: "I won't go, I want to live and die with the soldiers of the three armies, you let me down, if you don't obey the military order, don't blame Yuan for punishing you with a military order!" ”

But in this situation, how could Zhou Tai let Yuan Shao down?

His main task now is to save Yuan Shao's life, which is the most important thing!

As for whether the lord will punish him in the future, this is all secondary.

So, I saw Zhou Tai desperately beating his horse and rushing towards the flank of the big array with Yuan Shao.

But at this time, Xu Huang and Yan Liang's cavalry, who were wandering outside the formation, also set their eyes on Zhou Tai's department!

As soon as their men and horses rushed out, they were immediately attacked and killed by cavalry.

Logically speaking, if you were someone else, you might have been caught long ago.

But Zhou Tai is really brave!

He led his troops to protect Yuan Shao, and in the face of Yan Liang and Xu Huang's pursuit, he was not afraid at all!

He personally protected Yuan Shao, no matter how many knife wounds and arrow wounds he received on his body, he was not afraid or flinched!

With his bravery, he actually defended Yuan Shao and fought his way out of the encirclement!

Although, Zhou Tai was also seriously injured because of this!

(End of chapter)