Chapter 2 is like the abyss, verse 16

In mid-March, Luoyang.

The general Sun Jian led an army to attack Dagu Pass, and the commanders Cheng Pu and Sun Ben led an army to coerce Yique Pass to contain it. At the same time, the Tiger Lie general Yan Liang captured Yangcheng and approached Yuyuan Pass. Zhu Jun and Gao Ran also led a large army to attack the Tiger Prison Pass. The battle situation in the south of Luoyang was very tense, and the generals of the Northern Army such as Lu Bu and Hu Zhen complained to Dong Zhuo one after another and asked for support.

Dong Zhuo was unmoved, he only had two words in his reply to the generals' letters: hold on.

However, the development of the situation far exceeded Dong Zhuo's expectations. The attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army was extremely sharp, and only five days after crossing the river to attack, the Northern Xinjiang Army, under the leadership of Zhang Yan, Yu Shi and Yang Feng, gathered tens of thousands of troops to besiege Hongnong City. Niu Fu's army was firmly pinned down by the Northern Xinjiang Army to the south of Hongnong City, unable to move, and could only watch Hongnong City groan in pain under the ravages of the Northern Xinjiang Army's arrows.

What Dong Zhuo didn't expect was that after Yuan Shao suffered a heavy blow, not only did he not retreat, but instead sent Chun Yuqiong, He Qian, and Wu Zheng to lead the army Chen Bing Heyang to coerce Meng Jin and Xiao Pingjin into two passes. According to Li Daoyu, who was stationed at the pass, Chun Yuqiong's army was actively preparing to launch an attack on Luoyang at any time.

Just when Dong Zhuo was considering whether to recruit Dong Yue, who was stationed at Tongguan, to lead the army to support Hongnong City, Lu Bu sent even worse news that Yique Pass had been lost.

The day-to-day defense of Yique Pass was taken care of by Zhang Cheng, the commander of Yique. Late at night the second day after Cheng Pu and Sun Ben's army arrived at Yique Pass, Zhang Cheng led people to open the gate and put the Changsha army into the pass. Lu Bu commanded the army to fight bravely, but at this time he suddenly discovered Sun Jian. Lu Bu suddenly understood that he had been fooled. It was Sun Jian's main force that attacked Yique Pass, and it was Sun Jian's main force that attacked Dagu Pass.

Seeing that it was difficult to recapture the pass, Lü Bu immediately withdrew his troops, and he urgently reported to Dong Zhuo on the one hand, and ordered Zhang Liao, who was stationed at Dagu Pass, to immediately abandon the pass and join him, and quickly retreat to Luoshui. If Sun Jian was allowed to outflank the rear of Dagu Pass, Zhang Liao and thousands of Bingzhou troops would be wiped out.

Dong Zhuo was shocked and urgently ordered Lu Bu to stop Sun Jian at all costs. Sun Jian's troops were in Luoshui, which was equivalent to blocking the retreat of the two armies of Hu Zhen and Zhang Ji at Hujiao Pass. Dong Zhuo hurriedly wrote to Hu Zhen and Zhang Ji, two generals, and the situation in Luoyang changed, so he immediately gave up the pass and quickly withdrew to Luoyang to rendezvous.

Lu Bu had no intention of fighting, but Sun Jian didn't dare to go deep alone. After the Changsha army rushed through the pass and entered the Luoyang territory, it changed its previous bravery and became cautious, and the marching speed was very slow.

In order to buy time for Hu Zhen and Zhang Ji to withdraw their troops, Dong Zhuo immediately pretended to be the Son of Heaven and asked Sun Jian to break the general and lead the history of Yuzhou.

Tian Yi was very puzzled and asked Dong Zhuo, what do you mean, my lord? Do you want Sun Jian to kill Kong Ling? Dong Zhuo explained with a smile that since Sun Jian was able to kill Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, and Nanyang was too guarded by Zhang Zhi, of course, he could also kill Yuzhou Mu Kongling. After we withdrew from Luoyang, Li Hong, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhu Jun, and Sun Jian all wanted to enter Luoyang, but Zhu Jun and Sun Jian were the most pitiful, only the army, no territory, and if they wanted to survive, they had to look at the faces of others. If Kong Ling and Yuan Shu threatened Zhu Jun and Sun Jian with money and food, forcing them to continue to attack Tongguan and Chang'an, then we would be in trouble. After the Luoyang incident this year, I don't want to fight in the short term. I plan to quiet Guanzhong for a while so that I can recover quickly, so I want to give Zhu Jun and Sun Jian a piece of territory so that they can give up the idea of continuing to attack Guanzhong.

Zhu Jun's status is respected, his fame shocks the world, no money and food will be given to him, King Qin succeeded, and he is also among the three princes, if he worships him as the assassin of Yuzhou, he will not pay attention to it at all, let alone be deceived. But Sun Jian is different, Sun Jian needs land to survive, and no one will take the initiative to give him money and food. Moreover, if King Qin succeeded, he may not have merit, and he will be held responsible for the murder of the minister, so it is very important for him to get a place to live. However, Yuzhou is the foundation of Yuan Valve, and Sun Jian killed Kong Ling, which is equivalent to offending Yuan Valve, offending Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and the three of them will fight for Yuzhou.

After Sun Jian received this decree of worship and canonization, he really hesitated for a long time. He discussed it carefully with Gongsun Cheng, Cheng Pu and others, and left this holy decree. If you want to go to Yuzhou to do the assassination history, you have to replace Kong Ling, and if you want to replace Kong Ling, the only way is to kill him, but the consequences of killing Kong Ling are very serious, and this matter needs to be considered in the long run. However, this holy decree is indispensable, which is the reason for killing Kong Ling in the future.

Sun Jian wrote back to Dong Zhuo, scolded him, and wanted to separate Dong Dajun, this method was too bad. I'm going to kill you this time.

Dong Zhuo carefully inquired about the Peng family who sent the holy decree, and knew that Sun Jian had already been moved, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately replied to Sun Jian with a letter, talking about the friendship of killing the enemy side by side on the battlefield of Xiliang in the past, and then persuaded him to face the reality squarely, not to be used by Yuan Valve, and to harm the clan in the future. Then he analyzed the current situation and told him that if he didn't find a place to stay immediately, he would wait to starve to death. Dong Zhuo said, you respect today, and I have been friends for many years, you should help me kill the rebellious and stable society. If you are willing to defend the society with me, we can become sons and daughters, I can meet all your requirements, and you can worship all your disciples, relatives and subordinates.

Sun Jian was furious, and cursed Dong Zhuo in his reply, spitting on him for going against the sky, if I can't destroy your nine clans and crush your bones to ashes, I will never return to Jiangdong.

Dong Zhuo laughed and continued to reply, Jiangdong Xiaoer, if you dare to enter Luoyang, I will burn Luoyang. I want to see if you kill me, or if the rest of the world kills you.

Sun Jian immediately stopped. If Kyoto were to be burned, it would be devastating to the country. Although Sun Jian dared to kill the state and county officials unscrupulously, he did not dare to bet on the Han Sheji.

Gongsun said that now Yuan Shao has been defeated by Dong Zhuo, and the three-way attack has become a north-south attack. In this case, if you want to force Dong Zhuo away, the key depends on whether the attack of the northern huss general can be effective, and it is definitely not possible to rely on our people to fight alone. Gongsun said that he suggested that Sun Jian wait for the time being, first get in touch with Yan Liang and Zhu Jun, and then the three-way army would meet on the south bank of Luoshui. In this way, he is not afraid of being besieged by Dong Zhuo.

Sun Jian followed Gongsun Cheng's advice and hurriedly sent scouts to look for Yan Liang and Zhu Jun in the direction of Yuyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass.

Sun Jian didn't want to fight anymore, but Dong Zhuo wanted to beat him. Li Ru, Liu Jing, and Li Meng all died on the battlefield in Luoyang, and he wanted to avenge this revenge all the time.

In late March, Hu Zhen and Zhang Ji led their troops to Luoshui, and Dong Zhuo immediately personally commanded the army to meet Sun Jian, and the two sides fought fiercely near the imperial tomb. Sun Jian's troops were insufficient, and he fought and retreated, at this time Yan Liang led the army to arrive, and the two sides joined forces, ready to slaughter Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo saw that his advantage was lost, and he was unwilling to lose his troops, so he immediately retreated to Xianyang Yuan.

Li Dao and Guo Yan, who were stationed in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, urgently reported to Dong Zhuo that Chun Yuqiong had successfully crossed the river from the direction of Heyang. The vanguard army has arrived at Mengjin Pass. According to the scout's report, Yuan Shao's Daxu appeared in the Heyang camp, and it is estimated that Yuan Shao had personally led the army to Heyang. Mengjin and Koheimasu are short of troops, so please send troops to support them immediately.

Hongnong Niu Fu urgently reported that the Northern Xinjiang Army had captured Hongnong City, and Zhang Yanzheng commanded the army to march towards Chidao, so please withdraw from Luoyang immediately. Niu Fu said that the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army was too strong. They have a chariot that can shoot stones weighing tens or even more than a hundred pounds. The range is more than 100 steps, and it is not powerful. Several sections of the walls of Hongnong City were smashed by this kind of chariot. Now the soldiers are very afraid of the Northern Frontier Army, their morale is low, the losses are also large, and it is difficult to support, so please retreat quickly.

Wang Yun of Chang'an was in a hurry, and Xu Rong, the general of Long Xiang, led the army to attack Pubanjin, and Duan Xuan was in a hurry several times. Now Chang'an is empty, once Xu Rong breaks through the danger of the Yellow River, the Northern Xinjiang army can drive straight in. Please ask the Taishi to quickly rate the army back to Chang'an.

After Dong Zhuo read these urgent reports, he was still spending all day in the camp as if he was fine, and he was indifferent.

At the end of March, Liu Ai and Dong Min of Chang'an wrote urgently, Xuan Fan, the captain of Sili, and the two lieutenants of the Southern Army prepared to raise troops to rebel in early April. Hundreds of soldiers of the Yugoslav army resisted and were killed on the spot. Due to the leakage of the arrest, many ministers and scholars who participated in the rebellion fled from Chang'an City, including Zheng Tai, Hua Xin, Hengjie and other Shangshu ministers.

Dong Zhuo was shocked. Tian Yi persuaded Dong Zhuo to immediately return to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation, so as not to worsen the situation and become unacceptable, "It is already the end of March, and by the time Li Hong, Yuan Shao and others stabilize Luoyang, the time for spring plowing has already passed." Our goal has been achieved, and it is pointless to stick to Luoyang any longer. ”

Dong Zhuo was concerned about the situation in Chang'an and no longer insisted on the original plan until the end of April. He hurriedly ordered all the troops to withdraw to Hangu Pass, and ordered Dong Yuehuo to rate the army back to Chang'an.

Hu Zhen asked Dong Zhuo, "Do you want to burn Luoyang?" ”

Dong Zhuo smiled and asked: "Now Luoyang is like a piece of fatty meat, and a group of leopards and wild wolves are eyeing it around, wanting to eat it." You say, what will happen if you snatch this piece of meat into your mouth and eat it? ”

Hu Zhen understood, "They will be furious, they will attack me in groups, and eat me, or they will see that the meat is gone, pat their butts, and scatter in a hurry." ”

"Of course, I don't want to anger them and be chased and beaten by them." Dong Zhuo said, "I don't want them to disperse in a hurry and go to find food to strengthen themselves." If they fatten up, it won't do us any good to stabilize the community. So, we're going to leave this bait, this piece of fat, and we're going to let this bunch of beasts kill each other. When they're dying, we can come out and kill them easily. In the future, we will not eat this piece of meat, but eat a lot of delicious meat. ”

April of the second year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (191 AD).

In early April, Dong Zhuo led his troops to withdraw to Hanguguan.

Taiwei Zhao Qian, and Liu Ai successively wrote to Dong Zhuo, urging him to return to Chang'an quickly. Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Hu Zhen and Tian Yi to be responsible for directing the retreat of the army, and he took Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others to Chang'an first.

Zhu Jun led his army into Luoyang City. Yan Liang and Sun Jian led their troops to force Hangu Pass.

Chun Yuqiong hurried to Luoyang to meet Zhu Jun, and there were some things that he wanted to talk to Zhu Jun about. The first priority is to discuss Dong's affairs, will the three-way army continue to attack Guanzhong with the power of thunder or stick to Luoyang City to accumulate strength and wait and see what will happen?

After reading Yuan Shao's letter, Zhu Jun pondered for a long time. In the letter, Yuan Shao recounted in detail what had happened in Jinyang and Jizhou in recent months. The meaning was to tell Zhu Jun that from the perspective of being conducive to the stability of the society, the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army should be put down first. When the prefectures and counties are stabilized and the imperial court has strength, they will concentrate on fighting Dong.

"Stick to Luoyang and block Guanzhong." Zhu Jun frowned and asked, "Zhong Jian, there are many things I can't understand about this letter, can you explain two questions to me?" First, Ben Chu repeatedly talked about asking for Dong in his letter, what about King Qin? At the beginning, I only asked for Dong, not for the king, so what was Dong for? What does primordial mean? Secondly, Ben Chu said in the letter that he ordered the world with the edict of the young emperor, and suddenly said that he obeyed the instructions of the Jinyang court, so who did he listen to? Is it to listen to his own, or to the eldest princess? ”

Chun Yuqiong smiled calmly: "My lord, now that Dong Zhuo's army is still in Hangu Pass, we should be anxious to discuss how the army will move next, not these things that should not be our concern." ”

Zhu Jun replied coldly: "How the army moves next should be the matter of the hussar general, and it has nothing to do with us." ”

Chun Yuqiong shook her head, "Dong Zhuo's matter, have you forgotten?" If Dong Zhuo hadn't entered Beijing at the beginning, how could Dahan Sheji fall into such a desperate situation today? The reason why our armies were able to defeat Dong Zhuo and occupy Luoyang today was because Li Hong refused to take power, and everyone was able to work together, but what about tomorrow? Tomorrow Li Hong enters Luoyang, if we use force to seize power like Dong Zhuo and harm the community, what will we do? Is it another great escape? Another attempt to raise troops to fight for Li? ”

"I don't want you to say this, I know it." Zhu Jun sighed, "I was about to go to see the hussar general in person. Now that Luoyang has been conquered, the Northern Xinjiang Army should concentrate on attacking Guanzhong instead of stationing in Luoyang. It is a fact that if the hussar general and the Northern Xinjiang Army pass through the Hangu Pass, the prefectures and counties will not obey the imperial court out of the lessons of the past. In order for the society to be stable as soon as possible, he had to grieve the hussar general. ”

"What do you mean, do you want to continue attacking Guanzhong?" Chun Yuqiong asked.

"Of course." Zhu Jun said resolutely, "Asking for King Dong Qin and revitalizing the community is a matter of course for my generation, how can I give up halfway?" When you go back to the beginning of the book, immediately give up the struggle for the imperial system, give up the system, and don't harm the Yuan valve and endanger the stability of the society. ”

Chun Yuqiong nodded in agreement and got up to leave.

Zhu Jun said again: "Zhong Jian, you immediately lead the army to Hangu Pass, don't be half-hearted and ruin the great cause of King Dong Qin." ”

"Okay, I'll go to Hangu Pass right away." Chun Yuqiong said, "As long as the Northern Xinjiang Army does not enter Luoyang, I will fight wherever the adults point." ”

"If you want the Northern Xinjiang Army not to enter Luoyang, Hangu Pass needs more troops." Zhu Jun said, "Don't forget the lessons of Dong Zhuo's entry into the customs back then. ”

Chun Yuqiong's face turned red and left in shame.

Sun Jian took the lead and took the lead in attacking Hangu Pass.

After Yan Liang and Gao Ran rendezvous, an army of 10,000 quickly followed. Tian Chou hurriedly wrote that the army should not attack Hangu Pass, and immediately occupy Luoyang City, occupy Tiger Prison Pass and Yuyuan Pass, so as to ensure that the northern Xinjiang completely controls Luoyang. If Luoyang was controlled by Zhu Jun, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian and others, the battle would be in vain. If Northern Xinjiang wants to survive, it must firmly control its destiny in its own hands.

After Yan Liang and Gao Ran discussed a little, they immediately dispatched a large army to rush to various places to seize the city passes. Gao Zao and Gao Shun personally led an army of 3,000 to seize Luoyang City. Wu Xiong led 2,000 men and horses to seize the Tiger Prison Pass. Xiang Cheng led 2,000 men and horses to seize the Yuyuan Pass.

On the way to Hangu Pass, Zhu Jun led his army to suddenly see the Northern Xinjiang Army rapidly moving south, and immediately understood Yan Liang's intentions. He ordered Zhou Hua to quickly turn back and seize Luoyang City. He hurried to Yan Liang's camp, "Dong Zhuo is in Hangu Pass, you don't fight Hangu Pass, but you send troops south to seize the city pass, what are you doing?" Do you want to emulate Dong Zhuo's troubles? ”

Yan Liang sneered: "Fighting Luoyang, my northern Xinjiang has made great contributions, and Luoyang should certainly be occupied by us." As for Dong Zhuo, it is estimated that he would have returned to Chang'an a long time ago, and in a few days, the hussar general would lead the army to knock on the pass and drive straight in. He looked at the angry Zhu Jun and comforted him in a low voice, "My lord, let's go back to Luoyang to preside over the overall situation, there is no war here in Hangu Pass." ”

Zhu Jun sighed helplessly and turned around to leave. Yan Liang immediately shouted to his guards: "Quick, escort Lord Zhu back to Luoyang." ”

Zhu Jun was furious, "Yan Hutou, I want to go to Hangu Pass, I want to ask King Dong Qin, I won't go to Luoyang." ”

Yan Haoyan persuaded: "My lord, even if we go to ask King Dong Qin, we have to take a rest, and the soldiers must always take a breath!" ”

In early April, Sun Jian and Yan Liang conquered Hangu Pass.

Sun Jian did not stop, and the overseers advanced violently, first under Xin'an City, and then under Michi. Yan Liangtun soldiers Hangu Pass, no longer fighting.

Chun Yuqiong was very surprised when she saw that Yan Liang occupied Hangu Pass, and hurriedly turned back to Luoyang, but Luoyang was also occupied by Gao Lan. Chun Yuqiong no longer entered the city to see Zhu Jun, he and Gao Ran had a few polite words, and led the army back to Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

Tian Chou was in a hurry to write to Yan Liang again, Yuzhou Mu Kongling died of illness, and quickly sent an army to control Yingchuan and occupy Yuzhou.

Yan Liang was overjoyed, and immediately asked Sima Jiewu, Xu Yan, and Xiang Tao from other departments to lead 3,000 people to Yingchuan and obey Tian Chou's command.

Xie Wu asked worriedly, "My lord, you will bring three hundred guards to garrison Hangu Pass?" ”

"Hmph......" Yan Liang smiled disdainfully, "Who dares to hit me?" "Jump to