It is only more than 50 miles away from Tongguan, located on the south bank of the Yellow River, in a hidden valley.

Because this is a river estuary, and the direction of the official road is somewhat circuitous, it has become a blind spot, and even if it is infested by scouts, it is rare to explore this kind of blind spot.

This is a place that Li Ru has already found.

The Xiliang army withdrew from Tongguan, even if the bait of the Son of Heaven was thrown, the remnants of the army would definitely be chased and beaten, at this time, they had to find a place to hide, and many people couldn't imagine that they would be so close to Tongguan.

That's why it's dark under the lights.

It is estimated that everyone thinks that the remnants of Xiliang have fled far, and they will never imagine that the remnants of Xiliang are still hiding in a valley only fifty miles away from Tongguan.

Because once discovered, they are definitely dead and alive.

That's exactly what allowed them to evade the search and get a temporary respite.

After a few days, the remnants of Xiliang did not dare to start a fire, did not dare to make a loud noise, and could only rest quietly.

After this battle, they only had less than 10,000 remnants left, and there was not much medical support in the past few days, and some of the wounded soldiers one after another couldn't survive and died again.

In the end, it was counted, but there were only more than 9,000 soldiers.

Li Yubu and Guo Yanbu are considered to have suffered a great loss of vitality.

But the price paid is worth it, now it depends on whether the lord Dong Zhuo can fight it all, as long as he wins this battle, not to mention the entire Guanzhong, starting the whole world, who dares to fight with Xiliang again.

That's what a power is.

"Report!"

A scout rushed in, walked in front of Li Ru, and said: "Report to General Zhonglang, yesterday my main force in Xiliang began to attack the coalition army, and the main force of the Cao army was defeated in the first battle, and the Cao army was forced to gather troops and horses and go west to hide!" ”

"Good!"

Li Ru laughed out loud and said: "The Cao army is the main force of the coalition army, and defeating the Cao army is equivalent to winning this battle, so why are we afraid!" ”

Even with his heart, he couldn't help but laugh at this time.

"The lord has won?"

"It's not in vain that we sacrifice!"

Li Yu and Guo Yan were a little happy.

"Two generals, you immediately go and gather all the departments, the generals of the various departments, prepare to go out and join the lord!" Li Ru said: "In this battle, we have laid the foundation of Guanzhong, and no one will dare to say that we are Xiliang barbarians in the future, and we are not worthy of sitting in Guanzhong!" ”

"No!"

The two excitedly went to order troops to travel.

…………

Down the hill, the sun is a little harsh.

Xu Rong and a group of Xiliang generals are waiting steadily, and one by one Xiliang generals, at this moment, they are triumphant.

It's Xu Rong.

Inexplicably, there was a hint of unease.

By noon, there was no news coming down from the mountain, which made Xu Rong even more worried.

He summoned all the generals, gathered in front of the camp, and said in a low voice: "The lord goes up the mountain alone, will there be anything wrong, or we will send scouts to investigate?" ”

"What's the concern!"

Dong Yu is a member of the Dong clan, although he is not very close, but in front of Dong Zhuo, he is still loved, even if he is just a captain, he dares to refute the general-level general, and said: "Taishi Weizhen three armies, just that little genius, dare to have intentions for him!" ”

"That's true!"

"The power of the Taishi, the whole world must be afraid, what can the little son of heaven do!"

The generals are now triumphant, after all, after such a big victory, they already have the pride of Xiliang's invincibility in their hearts.

Xu Rong took a deep breath and could only settle down and wait for news.

After another two hours, the sun has begun to tilt a little westward, and at this time, there is still no news on the mountain, Xu Rong feels completely wrong, Taishi is not a patient person.

Either it's negotiated, or it's turned around......

If it's negotiated.

At this time, the Taishi had already gone down the mountain triumphantly.

It's still on the mountain, and there's only one possibility, and that's the collapse of the talks.

But something is wrong.

Even if the Son of Heaven has soldiers and horses, but the Taishi is brave, and there is a fierce general like Lu Bu by his side, it is impossible to keep him, even if he is under house arrest, he can't help it, how can he still stay on the mountain.

"Something's wrong!"

Xu Rong is not the most outstanding among the generals of Xiliang, but he is indeed a very stable one, and he can succeed to the position of the main general of the Flying Bear Rider, on the one hand, because of Dong Zhuo's trust, and more importantly, because of his ability to conquer Dong Zhuo.

His reaction was quick: "Someone! ”

"In!"

"Pass my military order, gather the Flying Bear Cavalry, people will not leave their horses, soldiers will not leave their hands, prepare for war at any time, and let all Xiliang generals prepare for war, there must be no loss!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, immediately send out a flying horseman, inquire about the situation on the mountain, and determine the location of the lord as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

………………

In the distance, someone had been staring at the situation in Xiliang Camp, and seeing the sudden change in Xiliang Camp attracted his attention.

"Your Majesty, it seems that some people in Xiliang are suspicious!"

Lu Bu arched his hand and said.

"Then let's do it!"

Liu Xie originally wanted to wait until it was dark to make a move, annihilate the main force of Xiliang in one fell swoop, and use it to get rid of future troubles, but he didn't expect Dong Zhuo's death to make the Xiliang generals react a little, so he had to strike first.

"No!"

Lu Bu received the order.

He held Fang Tian's halberd in his hand, a red rabbit BMW under his crotch, and personally led the army to the battle.

"Sima Fang, Yang Xun, Zheng Gongye!"

"In!"

They were all royalist ministers, and they were also the ones who held the imperial court's soldiers.

"You lead the army, and then attack, be sure to annihilate the main force of Xiliang, mention this head, shock it, those who can be surrendered, can be surrendered!" Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, threw Dong Zhuo's head out and said lightly.

At this moment, he has a trace of the dignity of a genius and the self-confidence of strategizing.

"No!"

The three of them led the troops.

……

Pedal Pedal !!!

Suddenly, a light horse rushed in, the scout jumped off the horse, knelt in front of Xu Rong, and said: "General, the big thing is not good, the state army sneaked up on the west wing of our army camp tent and defeated the main camp of our west wing, Captain Dong Yu was beheaded, and all three thousand soldiers were wiped out!" ”

"And the state army?"

Xu Rong's pupils changed color, he glared at the scout, gritted his teeth, and asked, "Do you see the main general clearly?" ”

"It's Lu Bu!"

"How so?"

Xu Rong's face pale.

At this moment, he realized that he was afraid that Dong Zhuo was already more than lucky.

"General, or let's go up the mountain!"

An adjutant general spoke: "Just welcome back the lord ......"

"What if you can't welcome back your lordship?"

Xu Rong said gloomily.

Dong Zhuo is either under house arrest, but Dong Zhuo's arrogant and fierce personality, how can he allow himself to be under house arrest, this is a man who would rather die in battle than survive by chance.

"Withdraw!"

Xu Rong made a decision immediately, and he directly ordered: "Order all departments, gather to my flying bear cavalry and then withdraw the troops to the back, and our department is responsible for breaking the rear!" ”

In his hands was the most elite Flying Bear cavalry.

Even the state army dared to resist hard.

……………………

The battle in Guanzhong became more and more intense.

In the middle of the storm, the situation is unpredictable.

And outside the battlefield, it is also unpredictable.

Countless scouts stared at the main force of the pastoral army and was still around Chang'an, but at this time, no one knew that Huang Zhong had returned from Xiliang, and the main force led by him had been quietly stationed at the border between Jingzhao and Hongnong.

You can enter Hongnong at any time and intervene in the big battle of this battle.

But without Mu Jing's military order, Huang Zhong naturally would not move.

The main force led by Huang Zhong is the Nanzhong Army, which was originally established from Nanzhong, gathered the strength of various departments in Nanzhong, and mainly the main force of the barbarian army.

Of course, it was not a large-scale transfer of the South Central Army, but only three battalions, less than 10,000 main forces.

But if you add Huang Zhong, the chief general, and Chen Gong, the deputy general, then the strength of this force is naturally self-evident.

"We've been here for two days, and we still haven't figured out what the environment is ahead?" In the dense woods, surrounded by green tents, it seems to blend in with the color of the woods, and it is difficult to find a soldier and horse camped here unless you look carefully and numerically.

In the camp, Huang Zhong's tall body stood next to a newly made sand table, the terrain on the sand table was very clear, but no matter how clear it was, it was only a topographic map, the specific battlefield situation, and less and less news, which made Huang Zhong a little worried.

"I've already asked people to send more scouts, and on the side of Jing Wusi, I have also put pressure, they have done their best, which side of the battlefield is already a storm now, even if they find out the news, they may not be able to send it!"

Chen Gong said with a wry smile: "We have to wait!" ”

"If you wait like this, I'm afraid you'll miss the opportunity!" Huang Zhong pointed to the sand table and said: "We only know that a few days ago, the Xiliang Army had lost Tongguan, but after losing the news of Tongguan, nothing was found, who is blocking this news?" ”

"Not Xiliang?"

"You're sure!"

"I'm not sure, if Xiliang is in ambush, it's reasonable for them to block the news!"

"Then what do you think is the most likely!"

"The battlefield is unpredictable, everyone has their own intentions, even the lord has felt a huge pressure, so he will send us back from Xiliang secretly, and we have to be broken into parts, and then turned into parts, and quietly intervened in the battlefield!"

Chen Gong analyzed: "Aren't the other princes calculating, not necessarily, although the lord is a gifted talent, but the princes of the world must not be underestimated!" ”

"The more you talk about me, the more confused I become!"

Huang Zhong said: "But I know one thing, we can't just wait like this now, we still have to make some moves, at least closer to the battlefield, once there is an accident on the battlefield, we can react faster!" ”

"Hmm!"

Chen Gong recognized this.

"Come on, let Meng Shu come to see me!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers soon gave an order, so that Meng Shu, the fierce general of the Southern Chinese Army, came to the main camp of the Chinese army.

"Meng Yu meets the general!"

Meng Shu is a barbarian king, he is unruly, even if he surrenders to Mu Jing, he has his own careful thoughts, but in front of Huang Zhong, he does not dare to be presumptuous.

In the world of warriors, the strong are respected.

Huang Zhongzhi is stronger, beyond Meng Shu's imagination, he never thought that there would be such a strong general in the Central Plains, the two of them competed, did not ride horses, fought on land, and Huang Zhong could take his blade empty-handed.

If he had ridden a horse, Huang Zhong would have been able to defeat him within fifty rounds.

Whether it is martial arts or equestrianism, he is far inferior to Huang Zhong.

"Meng Shu, now I order you, you lead a battalion of the main force, within two days, to camp here, and you can't show traces, can you do it?" Huang Zhong pointed to a position on the sand table and said to Meng Shu.

It was close to Huayin, and there were still two hundred miles away from them, and it should be a forest.

"A battalion?"

Meng Shu looked at the topographic map, thought for a while, and said: "If you only lead a battalion, it will be difficult to do it, unless the most elite soldiers in the army are gathered, and they use the method of breaking the whole into parts, and then turning the parts into whole parts, and pass through these mountain roads and waterways, there is still a chance!" ”

"Then pick anyone!"

Huang Zhong said: "Three thousand soldiers, whoever you point is whoever you want, set off within an hour, and station here as soon as possible, and send back any news immediately!" “

He didn't dare to move, thinking that his main force was already at the limit here, and he would definitely be discovered if he was advancing.

"No!"

Meng was commanded.

"This Meng Shu seems to be more obedient recently!" Chen Gong looked at the back of Meng Shu leaving, smiled slightly, and said.

"He's still got some thoughts!"

Huang Zhong said: "But I have been pressed for so long, even if it is an unruly lion, I know how to bow my head, I have accompanied him several times during this time, not in vain, this kind of person, you have to use force, only if you can suppress him, you can use him, otherwise it is easy to get out of control!" ”

"The lord put him under your command, but he used it right!"

Chen Gong said.

………………………………

The north bank of the Yellow River.

Liu Bei has already joined Guan Yu, and the main force of Youzhou is gathered and can cross the river at any time.

"It always feels like something is wrong, the south bank has become a little quieter, it seems that it's time, waiting, I'm afraid that what we are waiting for may not be the news we want!"

Liu Bei said: "Second brother, prepare to cross the river!" ”

"Now?" Guan Yu paused.

"Now!"

Liu Bei raised his head, and a pair of eyes crossed the elite light: "I feel that it's time to meet the Son of Heaven, the purpose of our southward journey is not to fight, but to see the Son of Heaven!" “

"But the news from the south bank is that Tongguan has been defeated and the princes' coalition is pursuing, I'm afraid that the Son of Heaven has fallen into the hands of other princes!" Guan Yu said.

"Stupid!"

Liu Bei said: "If Dong Zhuo is the one who is defeated so easily, he is not Dong Zhuo, at this time, they must still be fighting, I don't know, who is higher!" ”

"But even so, why should we intervene in the battlefield in advance, it is better to wait for them to fight life and death, and then go in and clean up the mess!"

"Yun Chang, you don't have such a big appetite, don't be greedy!"

Liu Bei is a very sober-minded person: "The princes of all walks of life, how powerful, once they feel that our main force is here, the first person to die is definitely not them, but us!" ”

He counted a lot.

The reactions of the princes from all walks of life, he included them in his calculations, calculating that the Xiliang army would not be directly defeated, and that the war would continue.

But there was also some miscalculation.

Perhaps, many people have miscalculated, because they have not been able to take the Son of Heaven into account, and some consciously regard the Son of Heaven as a useless person, just a bargaining chip that has been robbed, and naturally it cannot be counted as the changes on the battlefield now.

"Report!"

At this time, a scout crossed the river.

"Say, what's going on?" Liu Bei said impatiently.

"Report to the lord, the main force of Xiliang suddenly came out of the valley in the southeast direction, the Cao army was defeated, Cao Mengde led the remnants of the army, fled to the west, and the main force of Xiliang is currently advancing in the direction of the Jiangdong Army and the Jizhou Army!"

"Damn it!"

Liu Bei's pupils changed color slightly: "I still underestimate this Master Dong!" ”

He paced back and forth, and quickly came up with an idea: "Yun Chang, cross the river quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

Guan Yu moved quickly all of a sudden.

…………

Hangu Pass.

This place, since the battle of the state army here, has become a little lively.

The Jizhou army, which had been hiding troops in the north, seized the opportunity when the battle in Guanzhong started and no one could take into account the situation in the north, of course, Yuan Shao did not dare to be too public, so he first sent the vanguard army south.

The vanguard army rested during the day and marched at night, and after a few days, it had quietly entered the Hangu Pass.

Pioneer general, Wen Chou.

"Probe!"

In the barracks, Wen Chou read a few reports from the battlefield, his expression was a little unsinkable, and he said to the scout captain: "Give me an hour to report the news, and I must report the news on the battlefield accurately."

"No!"

"Someone!"

"In!"

"Immediately send scouts to the north to inform the lord that the battlefield has changed, and let the lord quickly lead the main force south to respond!"

"Yes!"