On February 17, the Son of Heaven, surrounded by Huben, Yulin, and the Ministers, hurriedly embarked on the road of westward migration.

On 18 February, Dong Zhuo ordered the city of Luoyang to be cleaned up.

Li Dao and Guo Yan, who received the order, didn't understand what Dong Zhuo meant, and hurriedly sent someone to ask: "Lord, what does this cleanup mean?" Is it to rob it or kill it all and burn it all? ”

Dong Zhuo was startled and hurriedly called the two to Xiangguo's mansion.

"Are you addicted to robbery? Grab the light? Kill all? Burn out? Luoyang is in ruins, what good is it for us? Do you think I'm dying fast enough? Dong Zhuo pointed at Li Dao and Guo Yan and scolded, "Li Yi has arrived in Chenliu, you give me a little restraint, don't let him catch the handle, let alone provoke him." You are all people who have fought for more than ten years, can't you see the danger of Luoyang now? If you really want to annoy Li Yi, don't look at the fact that he only brought 6,000 cavalry to the south, it is still enough for us to drink a pot. ”

Not to mention that just in the northern annexation state, and a little farther on the prairie, he still has more than 100,000 troops. As long as he gives an order, these more than 100,000 troops may go south at any time, and then we can't even go back to Chang'an. Do you think Li Yi only brought 6,000 men to the south, so he really came to make soy sauce? You sober me up, don't die and don't know how you died. ”

Li Yi accompanied the smiling face, and said with a disdainful face: "Li Yi only put a legion of 32,000 people in Bingzhou, and the others are thousands of miles away in the desert. The one who can really go south is the Bingzhou Army, but 30,000 people can kill us? The lord is too much to raise the soldiers of the Northern Frontier, right? ”

Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "You have all been deceived by Li Yi, do you really think that the situation in Northern Xinjiang is as serious as what Li Yi said to the outside?" If it really has to be that serious, then why is the Li Chamber of Commerce still migrating victims to the north of Xinjiang in a steady stream? If it is really so serious, why was Li Yi's northern expedition to the prairie successful last year? I really thought that the court sent so much money and food. Able to meet the needs of more than 200,000 troops for several months? ”

"Over the years, Li Yi has poured the water of northern Xinjiang into the business, and no one knows the real situation in northern Xinjiang except for the inside of northern Xinjiang. Everything we know is said by Li Yi, or by the people he sent. ”

"How cunning Li Yi is. I know better than any of you. Six years ago, he went from being an ordinary businessman to forming an army on his own. Over the years, he led this army to fight in the north and south, and laid a new territory almost the size of the entire Han Kingdom. It's not just because he can fight, it's because of his cunning. ”

"In the past six years, the scholars have stabbed him in the back and stumbled him many times, but they have not been able to do anything to him. Not only was he not brought down by the scholars. On the contrary, he has risen step by step, and now he has become a feudal official who sits on a territory of tens of thousands of miles, has a population of more than 10 million, and commands an army of more than 200,000 people. ”

"In your opinion, the most cunning is Yuan Kui, these scholars, but in my opinion, the entire Han Dynasty. The most cunning person is Li Yi. He used his bravery and his great exploits to overshadow Wei Huo. hid his cunning perfectly, making everyone think that he was just a martial artist who didn't know anything and only knew how to fight. ”

"I don't know why he only led 6,000 cavalry south this time to fool those rebels, but I know very well that if he really wants to crusade against us, let alone 60,000 troops. Even if it is an army of 160,000, he can also take it out. What people say about the northern Xinjiang being disturbed by the homeless people and the threat of the new Hu people, I think they are all smoke bombs released by Li Yi. He has other plans, and he doesn't want to fight us. ”

"However, we can't just because Li Yi has other plans. Just unscrupulous. If we really burn and loot in Luoyang, it will definitely anger Li Yi and let him deal with us with all his might. That's what I don't want to see. ”

"What about us? We also don't want to fight, but we are even more reluctant to withdraw from Luoyang, so we can't solve the current crisis, only Li Yi can solve it. Dong Zhuo looked at the two generals and said earnestly, "The so-called cleaning up of Luoyang is to ask you to turn more people in Luoyang, as well as in Yin and Hongnong counties in Henan, into displaced people, and then drive these displaced people to Hedong and Hanoi north of the Yellow River, and even drive them to Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou." ”

"Of course, there are many advantages to this, firstly, it can increase our money, and this Gyeonggi land is a rich land, and there are rich people everywhere, so we can't let it go. Second, we must supply the limited food to Chang'an and the garrison army in the west as much as possible, while the other armies of Xu Rong, Li Su, Song Xian, Wuqiu Yi, Zhang Yang and others will gradually run out of food. So what do they eat? Just eat these vegetable people. As for the third one, of course, it is to prepare for the future. In the future, when the society is stable, I guarantee that each of you will have millions of acres of fertile land, and your children and grandchildren will not have to worry about poverty and enjoy all the glory and wealth. ”

Li Dao and Guo Yan suddenly realized, and hurriedly knelt down and thanked them.

Dong Zhuo's eyes were murderous, and he looked at the two of them seriously and said: "I'll say it again, this is Luoyang, not Western Xinjiang, if you make another mistake, I'm not welcome." Killing people with a knife will only increase your notoriety, and it will not do you any good. If you can let someone else kill someone for you with a knife and bear a bad reputation for you, this is called ability, understand? ”

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After the princes met with Chenliu, they continued to stay in Chenliu to discuss the battle of the army, and Sun Jian, as the forward general, led the men and horses of his headquarters to challenge the Tiger Prison Pass first.

At this time, the tiger prison guard will be Xu Rong, a general under Dong Zhuo.

This Xu Rong is a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, not only fighting in Western Xinjiang all the year round, but even cooperating with Li Yi for a period of time. When the Xianbei army invaded the south, he was ordered to lead the Changshui Battalion of the Northern Army to support the battlefield of Bingzhou, and under the command of Li Yi, he won the battle of Yanmen County. And Xu Rong was also named Zhonglang General because of this battle.

Later, Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang and took control of the Northern Army, and Xu Rong was also under Dong Zhuo. However, he is not Dong Zhuo's cronies after all, and he has never been trusted by Dong Zhuo. Now that the coalition forces of Dong are gathered in Chenliu, Xu Rong is used as cannon fodder and sent to the tiger prison on the front line.

Almost everyone knows that Xu Rong is not trusted by Dong Zhuo, the soldiers under his command are very poorly equipped, the food and salary are also scarce, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not very good, and he is a soft persimmon character.

Before Sun Jian led the army to the west, Bao Xin was afraid that Sun Jian would rob Dong of the first merit, so he quietly sent his younger brother Bao Zhong to lead 3,000 men and horses, wanting to surprise attack the Tiger Prison Pass and seize the first credit. But he never thought that the strategy would be seen through by Xu Rong, and he took the lead in setting up an ambush in Bianshui, Hugao Pass, and caught the Bao Zhongbu army who came in a hurry by surprise. The 3,000 men and horses were all annihilated, and Bao Zhong was also beheaded by Xu Rong.

Subsequently, Xu Rong was not greedy for merit, and led the army back to the Tiger Pass, waiting for the alliance of princes to attack.

Finally, two days later, I waited for Sun Jian, the vanguard general of the coalition army.

Speaking of which, Sun Jian and Xu Rong are also acquaintances, when the two followed Tai Lieutenant Zhang Wen together and fought against Han Sui Bianzhang's Xiliang rebels on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, they fought side by side, and they knew each other well. Therefore, Sun Jian led the army to the Tiger Prison Pass, and he was not polite to Xu Rong, and sent his general Zu Mao to fight in front of the pass, and after Xu Rong did not come out of the pass, he waved his army to attack the city.

Although Xu Rong is good at fighting, after all, it is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, his army is not much, coupled with the lack of food in the army, the morale is not high, and it is difficult to support it under the attack of Sun Jian's absolutely superior forces. Xu Rong had no choice but to quickly report to Luoyang and ask Xiangguo Dong Zhuo to send troops to support the Tiger Pass.

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It has been five days since the day when the princes would meet the alliance and Sun Jian led their troops to the Tiger Prison Pass.

On this day, Li Yi was discussing future matters with Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen and Guo Jia in the camp of the coalition army in Sour Zao.

"The Tiger Prison is a Xiongguan. During this period of time, I watched the soldiers and horses of the princes, and only Sun Jian and Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were well-trained. If you want to capture the pass, you will inevitably suffer heavy damage......" Xu Maogong said.

Li Yi said with a smile: "Anyway, our army is cavalry, and there is no need to fight a tough battle, it doesn't matter if they live or die." Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others rushed to the army and had no combat power. The abilities of the other princes are far from the same. However, there are many of us, so we just need to beware of Dong Zhuo's tricks. ”

Only then did Xu Maogong and the others figure out why the lord only brought 6,000 cavalry to the alliance.

The three of them glanced at each other, smiled and said to Li Yi: "The lord is wise. ”

At this moment, the guards outside the door came with a report from Colonel Yuan Shao: "Lord, Bao Xin privately sent his younger brother Bao Zhong to rush into the tiger prison first, but was ambushed by Xu Rong and the whole army was annihilated. Yuan Mengzhu severely reprimanded this, and the summons departments must strictly obey the order and not attack without authorization. In addition, Sun Jian led the army to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, Xu Rong held the retreat, and the two sides were in a stalemate. However, Xu Rong's army is short of food and demoralized, and Sun Jian should be able to break through the Tiger Pass in the near future. ”

"All the princes have thoughts, and this point is not conducive to attacking Dong Zhuo." Liu Bowen said.

Li Yi waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, this is what I expected." Mao Gong, Bowen and Feng Xiao, the three of you take care of the soldiers and horses of the headquarters; The meaning of the word, Shunzhi, you two will go with me to General Yuan Shu's camp. ”

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Why did the lord go to General Yuan's camp at this time?" ”

Li Yixin said that I would go to see if Yuan Shu would not give grain and grass to Sun Jian, but he couldn't say it to Xu Maogong and others, so he excused himself: "General Yuan commands grain and grass, and he will give it for seven days at a time." I'm going to pull the relationship and find a way to get more to use. ”

Xu Maogong and the others suddenly felt that what the lord wanted was right, grain and grass were important. Now your own army is on someone else's territory, and the grain and grass are in the hands of others, so you can't be careless. (To be continued.) )