Chapter 1 Danger lurks in the early morning of the twenty-third quarter, Xiaopingjin Pass. Wu Xiong rode on a war horse, with the help of the faint light of the torches, and tried his best to look at the rushing Yellow River in the distance.

The river wind was howling, the waves were rolling, and a late autumn coolness suddenly invaded Wu Xiong's whole body. He shuddered involuntarily.

At the end of September, after the Northern Army forced Mengjin and Xiaopingjin Passes, Wu Xiong, who was stationed in Xiaopingjin, immediately wrote to Guo Yan, who led the army to besiege the passes, and asked him what he meant.

Everyone was originally brothers, why did they suddenly want to meet each other? Guo Yan replied, I don't know why?

The Son of Heaven has a will, and the Lord Xiangguo has a military order, and I can't help myself, brother, don't blame. Wu Xiong and Yan Liang lost contact and could not know the detailed situation, but he knew that he and Xiang Cheng's 3,000 men and horses would not be able to hold the two passes, so he did not hesitate and immediately sent someone to Han Hao on the other side of the Yellow River for help.

Since the general shook hands with Yuan Shao and made peace, Liang Baiwu and others withdrew to Hedong with an army of 10,000.

According to the agreement between the two sides, the Northern Xinjiang Army could not exceed the Yellow River, and Yuan Shao supplied a certain amount of military rations to Wu Xiong, who was stationed in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

If there is any change between the two sides, please inform them in advance. Wu Xiong said in his letter to Han Hao that the general seemed to have fallen out with the imperial court, such as today's Zi has issued an order, Dong Zhuo has ordered that the 20,000 northern army will be under Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, and a big war is about to break out.

In accordance with Yan-sama's military orders, I asked for help from Lord Han, hoping that Lord Han would come to help quickly to ensure the safety of Hanoi.

On the day the letter was sent, Han Hao replied, saying that he had no right to decide on the matter of leading the army across the river to help, and he needed to inform Wang Kuang, the Taishou and Yuan Shao, the general of the chariot cavalry.

Wu Xiong waited for five days, and Mengjin Pass had already begun to fight fiercely, but Han Hao still didn't send any news.

"My lord, the river wind is too strong, why don't you put on a big hat?" The guard behind him held an old fuchsia coat and whispered.

Wu Xiong looked up at the sky. Then he gently shook the horsewhip in his hand, reached out and touched the scar on his face, and muttered.

This is the commemoration left by the attack on the Huns in the clouds last year, and it is also his glory. When others called him Wu Da Scar, he didn't feel angry or inferior at all, but was a little proud.

However, today, when he touched the scars on his face, he didn't feel any trace of glory. On the contrary, it is full of confusion and hesitation, and even a little fear.

He felt like he was walking in the darkness of the night, unable to see the road ahead or the direction he was heading.

How could the Northern Army attack us? How could the Son of Heaven give the order to attack the Great General?

"My lord, go back, the Northern Army may be about to attack the city." The guard looked back at the pass where the flag was flying, and said anxiously,

"At the beginning of the year, Lord Yang fought with them. That Taishou Wang Kuang also suffered a loss, and now they see that we are besieged by the northern army, and it is too late to be happy, how can they help us? Wu Xiong didn't want to explain.

At this time, Yuan Shao was fighting fiercely with the Yellow Turban Army such as Bai Huan and Yu Poison, and if Mengjin and Xiaopingjin were lost, the Northern Army would inevitably cross the river to attack, and Yuan Shao would immediately fall into the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy on his back and abdomen, and the loss of Hanoi would become a matter of time sooner or later.

Therefore, he was sure that Yuan Shao, after getting his own request for help, would have to deploy troops to help him hold the pass no matter what.

Another guard saw that Wu Xiong didn't speak for a long time, so he cautiously asked, "My lord, why did the Northern Army attack us?" At the beginning of the year, we traveled thousands of miles from the desert to defend Luoyang, and there was no merit and hard work, why did the Son of Heaven order us to be beaten? Are we, like them, rebellious? The guard pointed to the other side of the river and said suspiciously,

The general first said that Yuan Shao was a rebel and wanted to beat him, and later said that Yuan Shao was not a rebel and reconciled with him. You say, is the Son of Heaven ...... because of this?"

"It was May." Wu Xiong turned his head to look at him and said with a smile: "If the Son of Heaven wanted to beat us, he would have done so a long time ago, and he would not have waited until now." Don't guess, let me ask you, do you believe in the general, or do you believe in the Son of Heaven? ”

"Of course it's the general." The two guards said loudly in unison.

"And what do you suspect? The Great General will never be a rebel, and the Son of Heaven will never attack the Great General. As for why the Northern Army is fighting us, I don't know. Now General Yan Liang is estimated to be the same as us, also surrounded by the northern army in the tiger prison, we can't get accurate news, so we can only wait for help. ”

"The Great General will definitely come to our rescue." The two guards said with confidence,

"Maybe he's already crossed the Yellow River." Wu Xiong smiled, his face full of worry. This is Luoyang, it's Gyeonggi, no matter how powerful the general is, he doesn't dare to do whatever he wants here.

Did the general already know that Luoyang's Northern Frontier Army was under attack? Can the general come to our rescue?

Wu Xiong sighed quietly, suffocating in his heart. Three thousand soldiers, here are my own three thousand brothers, can I bring them back to the north safely?

A fast horse galloped from the pass.

"My lord, Lord Han is in a hurry." Wu Xiong took the bamboo slip handed over by the guard, looked back at the gorgeous morning glow rising from the east, and suddenly felt a lot of pride in his heart.

General, I will definitely bring the brethren back. The sun is rising. Xiao Pingjin closed and suddenly the drum beat shook the sky, and the sound of killing was like thunder.

The blackened arrows poured down the city walls like huge dark clouds.

"Kill the ......" With Zhang Ji's order, thousands of soldiers of the Northern Army, under the cover of archers, carried the siege ladder and roared towards the pass.

The shield bearers of the Northern Frontier Army were in front, and the archers were behind, braving the long arrows in the sky to fight back.

"Release the arrows...... release the arrows, release the arrows ......" The soldiers of the Northern Army who rushed under the finger pass of the army Sima Mengsi roared wildly,

"Block them in the moat, block them in the moat......" The Northern Army erected a ladder bridge over the moat as fast as possible.

The siege soldiers rushed across the moat and climbed swiftly along ladders of clouds.

"Kill ......" Wu Xiong smashed the enemy who pounced in the air with a shield, and then chopped off the opponent's head with a knife.

"Kill...... Give me ...... kill them" The fierce battle began. Dusk, Luoyang, Bi Gui Yuan. Rushing into the tent like a fast horse,

"My lord, the Hanoi soldiers suddenly appeared at Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass. The two adults, Li Dao and Guo Yan, had already ordered the army to stop the attack. Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and asked disdainfully, "How many soldiers can Yuan Shao's rebellious have?" Is it Han Hao from Hayang? "The messenger sweated profusely, and the messenger was sweating a little,

"We saw Han Hao's battle flag on both passes." Dong Zhuo waved his hand vigorously,

"Go back and tell Li Dao and Guo Yan that I will personally rush to Mengjin tomorrow morning to supervise the battle." Li Ru once again persuaded Dong Zhuo to contact Li Hong immediately,

"We have been attacking Hedong for eight days, and our goal has basically been achieved. The next step should be to fight and talk to Li Hong, so that the adults can concentrate the main force to go south to capture Yingchuan and Nanyang. Now there is really no need for us to waste our forces on attacking the three passes. Could it be that the adults want to give up the southward battle and cross the river to attack Yuan Shao instead? ”

"According to the time calculation, Li Hong has already arrived in Linfen, and we should discuss with him as soon as possible so as not to delay the opportunity." Tian Yi also persuaded,

"Yuan Shao will not allow us to cross the river and attack and threaten his survival. The more we attack, the more reinforcements from Mengjin and Xiaopingjin will be. Time waits for no one, but adults still make a decision. Dong Zhuo insisted on disobeying.

Now Yanqing and Xu Sanzhou are in full swing; Yuan Shu has already been attacked by Dong Yue, and he can't take care of both the beginning and the end; Yuan Shao's reinforcements had reached the pass and were attacked on three sides; Hedong must also continue to fight.

The more battlefields there are, the greater the cost to all parties. What followed was a shortage of money and grain, especially the grain in Hebei, Henan, and Jingzhou, which would soon become the target of grabbing by all sides.

If there is less food, the fighting will be more intense, the fighting will be longer, and the fighting will continue one after another.

The ant thieves in Qingzhou and Montenegro, the counterinsurgency army in Yanqing and Xuzhou, Yuan Shao in Hanoi, Han Fu in Jizhou, Yuan Shu Sun Jian and Liu Biao in Jingyu, Li Hong in Northern Xinjiang, and even Liu Yu in Youzhou will all join this bloody, cruel, and protracted battle for survival.

Not only do we have to grab this year's grain, but we also have to sabotage the spring ploughing in various localities, make them lose next year's grain, make them fight with each other, and make them lose their grain in three years' time, or even four years from now.

As long as we keep fighting and plundering in the Kanto area, and provoke the flames of war on all sides at all costs, until the spring ploughing in April next year, and turn Kanto, Yingchuan, and Nanyang into ruins, then we can stay in Guanzhong with peace of mind, while the others will be so tired that they don't even have time to breathe.

For the sake of food and survival, they will fight in Jizhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou. With the thousands of miles of fertile fields in Guanzhong, and with the captives of the year, we can recover our vitality in two to three years, and then we will fight in all directions, stabilize the society, and build a world-class meritorious service.

Li Ru and Tian Yi were secretly shocked.

"My lord, didn't you say that you want to occupy Nanyang and Yingchuan?" Tian Yi asked in surprise,

"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"I never changed my mind, it's just that you didn't understand what I meant." Dong Zhuo laughed and said,

"Why did Huangfu Song suggest that the Son of Heaven give Princess Changping the title of the eldest princess? Why do you want to let the seven old ministers go from the eldest princess's mansion? Is it just to restrain Li Hong's power? Joke, there is no army, no force, how can the eldest princess restrain Li Hong's power? Look at me, who can restrain my power today? Li Hong is the same, no one can restrain him. There is only one way to restrain Li Hong, and that is to use the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess, and the prestige of the old ministers of Northern Xinjiang to divide and win over the generals of Northern Xinjiang. And then what? Then they will take advantage of the loyalty of these northern generals to the Son of Heaven, and try to persuade them to abandon the northern Xinjiang and attack Chang'an. ”

"When I invited the Son of Heaven to worship nine generals and twelve lieutenant generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army, why am I so generous? You didn't understand at the time, Hu Zhen, Niu Fu and others even lost their temper at me, thinking that I favored one over the other. What now? Now you take a look, aren't these nine generals who hold festivals and fake festivals exactly the objects of the eldest princess and those old ministers? Northern Xinjiang is not necessarily chaotic because of this, and Li Hong does not necessarily lose control of the generals in Northern Xinjiang because of this, but one thing is certain, Li Hong will be in a dilemma because of this. Is it to abandon the northern frontier and attack Chang'an? Or do you want to maintain checks and balances in northern Xinjiang? ”

"After I occupy the prefectures and counties of Jing and Henan, although I can get rid of the crisis in Gyeonggi, I will divide my troops and garrison them, which will lead to the emptiness of Chang'an. If Li Hong decides to abandon the northern frontier and attack Chang'an, what will I do? Don't forget, it was Huangfu Song's idea to give the eldest princess and send the old ministers into the Jin. In other words, a considerable number of people in the Chang'an court will become Li Hong's internal response. If these people are not removed, the court will be uneasy, and my life will be lost. ”

"So I fought Hedong, lured Li Hong to Hedong, gave the eldest princess and the old ministers enough time to establish their own power, restrain and restrain Li Hong, so as to shake his determination and force him to fight Chang'an or Luoyang. In this way, I can not only drag Li Hong into a series of battles, consume his money and food, but also trigger internal strife in Northern Xinjiang and trap the rebels of the Chang'an court. Dong Zhuo clapped his hands violently and said excitedly: "A few months later, whether it is the military and government of Northern Xinjiang or the army of Northern Xinjiang, Li Hong can no longer speak with one voice. Although he can still control the overall situation, he is constrained too much, like a leopard without its sharp teeth. It's enough to hurt someone, but it's a lot of trouble to kill someone. Dong Zhuo then waved his hand and smiled: "What will happen next?" Haha......"

"Li Hong has no money and no food. Yuan Shao is the same. The counterinsurgency army in Yanqing and Xu Sanzhou, the ant thieves in Qingzhou and Montenegro, everyone, except for us, they have no food, so they ......" Dong Zhuo smashed his fist on the case and roared loudly,

"When they fight, our chance comes, haha...... They killed each other, killed to the end, the survivors were dying, we have knives, we can kill all the way effortlessly, and revitalize our Han Society. ”

"How's that...... What do you think? What about my idea? Li Ru and Tian Yi looked at the fat and arrogant Xiangguo in front of them with great admiration, silently thinking about what he had just said, and were speechless for a while.

"So, the main purpose of the adults is to fight Hedong?" Tian Yi asked softly.

"I want to beat Yuan Shao." Dong Zhuo said triumphantly,

"I'll fight both, I want them to quickly exhaust Jizhou's money and food, and then I'll see what they do? They want to hit Luoyang? Want to fight Chang'an? Okay, okay, let's fight, I'll retract back into Guanzhong and give them a beating, but they always have to eat to fight, right? You've been worried that they've formed a three-way alliance to fight me, haha...... Why don't you want to think about it, this battle has been fought for more than half a year, how can they have the need for food to supply hundreds of thousands of troops for half a year? But they don't have so many troops, how can they defeat me? Ha ha...... The leopards gave me half a year, and finally let me breathe, but they themselves got worse and worse. Compared to the beginning of the year, they are not much different from the homeless now. Haha, I'm poor? Am I poor? This month, there is a bumper harvest of grain in Guanzhong, and if I go south to grab it, I will be rich enough to rival the country. ”

"Haha......" Dong Zhuo looked at the two shocked subordinates, and the more he thought about it, the more proud he became, and he couldn't help laughing,

"When it comes to fighting, you're much worse than me, haha......"

"My lord, the money and food of the Northern Army first need to be guaranteed, otherwise, if you do this, you will drink to quench your thirst and kill yourself." Li Ru reminded,

"We will definitely run out of grain in Guanzhong this year, and then we will not be able to replenish it until the spring wheat harvest in May next year. Therefore, this month, the main force of the army must go south to Jing and Henan to plunder. "Yuan Shu's strength is limited, Kong Ling has no power to restrain the chicken, and only one Sun Jian is a little troublesome.

Dong Zhuo said indifferently, "I asked Lu Bu to entangle Sun Jian, and let Dong Yue, Li Su, Hu Zhen, and Li Meng dig three feet of ground in the area of Nanyang and Yingchuan."

With our existing 20,000 or 30,000 horses, in just one month, the money and grain of these two counties will be mine.

Dong Zhuo pointed at Li Ru and said, "You go to the Tiger Prison tomorrow and watch the tiger." Then he pointed at Tian Yi and said,

"Ordered Duan Xuan, Niu Fu and Fan Chou, and ordered them to attack a small attack in two days and a big attack in three days, and not to stop. This time I'm just going to provoke the leopard and see what he can do with me? Fight with me, he is still a little tender. "Tiger Prison.

It was Wu Qiu Yi who forced the tiger to be imprisoned. In accordance with Li Ru's order, he set up a camp of several miles outside the pass with 5,000 people, and pretended to threaten Yan Liang with an army of 20,000 people.

On the one hand, Yan Liang sent people to inform Zhang Miao of Chen Liu, and Kong Ling of Yangzhai that he hoped to get their food aid, and on the other hand, he ordered Du Lieutenant Sun Luan to lead 1,000 people to guard Xingyang, and himself to lead 3,000 people to guard the Tiger Prison.

At dusk that day, Zhu Jun was alone and quietly rushed to the pass and asked to see Yan Liang. Zhu Jun carefully explained the current situation,

"Dong Zhuo feigned an attack on Hedong, using the general and 7,000 northern Xinjiang soldiers as a threat, in a vain attempt to drag down the general's troops, so as to take the opportunity to lead the main force of the northern army southward and occupy Yingchuan and Nanyang." Then he analyzed the consequences of Dong Zhuo's occupation of Yingchuan and Nanyang, and finally said,

"I plan to launch a mutiny, kill Dong Zhuo, and never suffer in the future." Yan Liang had a cold face, and a chilling murderous aura suddenly shot out from his narrowed eyes.

A cold snort came out of his nose and he whispered, "Without the general's military order, I will never leave the pass one step." Yan Liang's cold arrogance and extreme distrust made Zhu Jun very annoyed in his heart, he held back his anger and continued to explain: "Dong Zhuo is now in Bi Guiyuan, with three thousand Xiliang Iron Horsemen and two thousand Tiger Ben Guards by his side. I'm going to lead the army into Bi Guiyuan with Lord Wu Qiu Yi late at night, I wonder if your Excellency is willing to help? Yan Liang shook his head,

"Nine thousand men fight five thousand, and there is no certainty of victory. If the two sides get into a scuffle, and Li Dao, Guo Yan, Lu Bu, Hu Zhen and others rush back to help, we will be surrounded. Zhu Jun sneered: "My lord is known as the head of the tiger, and he is the number one warrior in Northern Xinjiang, is he so bold?" Yan Liang touched the short beard under his chin, and said calmly: "I have an eighty-year-old mother and a wife and children, and I am inevitably a little less courageous, ashamed, ashamed." "Jump to