In the first battle of Bianshui, the coalition army was defeated very badly. Cao Cao and Bao Xin's army of nearly 30,000 people was annihilated, and Cao Cao himself was injured by a stray arrow, but fortunately his cousin Cao Hong rescued him and survived. And the other prince, Bao Xin, was also seriously injured, and escaped with his life under the desperate protection of his personal guards.

After this battle, the princes of the Eleventh Road of the Eastern Route of the Coalition Army became frightened birds, although there were more than 150,000 troops of the coalition army gathered in Sujube at the moment, no one dared to confront the Western Liang Army.

And Zhang Xiu and Xu Rong, who won this big victory, are famous in Kanto.

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Just when Cao Cao and Bao Xin's troops were defeated in Bianshui, a fierce battle broke out in Wen County, Hanoi County, which was only across the river.

After the news that Yuan Kui was killed and the entire Yuan family was executed reached Hanoi, Yuan Shao was furious, raised all his troops and horses, and stormed Wen County. Although the Yellow Turban Army of Yu Poison and Bai Huan cut off the gallop between Jizhou and Hanoi, and Jizhou grain and grass could not be transported, Hanoi County itself had enough grain storage to support the army to attack Wen County.

Zhang Yang defended the city and was miserable.

Wen County was fighting bloodily here, but the coalition army of the sour jujube battalion was on the verge of disbanding because of the defeat of Cao Cao and Bao Xin.

After Yuan Shao heard the news, he was so angry that he vomited blood again.

In late March, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army began to attack Jibei, Taishan, Dongping, Luguo, Shanyang and other counties in Yanzhou, and Donghai and Pengcheng in Xuzhou. Liu Dai, the pastor of Yanzhou, Yuan Yi, the Taishou of Shanyang, Ding Yuan, the Taishan Taishou, Zhang Chao, the Taishou of Guangling County, Liu Bei, the Taishou of Pingyuan County, and Kong Rong, the minister of Beihai, wrote to Yuan Shao and withdrew their troops and left. Coupled with Cao Cao and Bao Xin, who were completely wiped out by the army, the princes of the Eleventh Route went to more than half of them in an instant.

Only Yuzhou Mu Kong Ling, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao and Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao still stayed in the sour jujube. At this time, they were discussing relief and grain sales with Yin Zhujun of Henan, and Yuan Shao's order had long been forgotten.

Cao Cao saw that the alliance was broken up and there was no battle to fight, so he simply left with Bao Xin. He wrote to Yuan Shao that he had run out of men. He went to Danyang to recruit troops, and when he had a few thousand men, he went to Hanoi to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was heartbroken, and while writing letters to Jizhou Mu Han Fu, Yuzhou Mu Kong Ling, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao and others, asking them to put the Han community as the priority, and not to bury the opportunity to save the Han because of the selfish interests of one county and one state, Yuan Shao begged them to immediately suspend the relief to Henan Yin, cut off to Chidao, and not let a grain flow into Henan Yin.

Yuan Shao looked at the figure of the fast horse galloping away, and his heart was like heavy lead. Henan Yin once returned to normal. The hope of Dong Da's army to capture Luoyang is even more slim. Now the alliance against Dong Dajun is already in jeopardy, and if Luo Zhi cannot attack it for a long time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Xu You, Guo Tu and others saw that the situation had suddenly changed dramatically, and hurriedly discussed countermeasures.

Han Fu, Kong Ling, Qiao Mao and Zhang Miao have no way to stop the grain from entering Henan Yin. At the request of Yin Zhujun of Henan, they allocated grain to help the displaced people who had moved back to Kyoto.

At this time, Dong Zhuo had already left the capital, Henan Yin and Luoyang were both under Zhu Jun's full responsibility, and Zhu Jun had been secretly supporting them to raise troops to fight against Dong, Zhu Jun wanted food, what reason was there not to give it? If the homeless people in Kyoto riot. The harm to Luoyang was obvious, and they were forced to violate Yuan Shao's orders.

In addition, the gate lord clans of Luoyang and Henan Yin are both important and powerful families in the Han Kingdom. They not only have farms in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, but also they are inextricably linked with the gate valves in various places. These people want to buy grain and seeds from all over the country, who dares not to give it? Or if they transfer grain from their estates back to Beijing, who would dare to stop them?

Xu You gave Yuan Shao a careful analysis of the situation.

Xu You said: "The reason why Dong Zhuo took the initiative to return to Chang'an is in addition to the complicated situation in Guanzhong. The main thing is to quickly change the unfavorable situation in Gyeonggi. Although Dong Zhuo took a step back, he also temporarily got rid of the burden of Luoyang and lightened his burden. Of course, he will never give up Luoyang, as can be seen from the garrison of Luoyang. ”

"And what about us? We're now very passive. We will certainly not be able to defeat Dong Zhuo on our own, and we must have the help of the hussar generals. However, now that Dong Zhuo is willing to take the initiative to withdraw from Luoyang, he must have received a promise from the hussar general that he would never occupy Luoyang, otherwise Dong Zhuo would not leave. Therefore, it is difficult to expect the hussar general to fulfill his promise and command the army south to help us attack Chang'an. ”

The judge disagreed with Xu You's opinion and said: "To capture Luoyang, we will take advantage of the crisis in Guanzhong and the spring ploughing in northern Xinjiang to capture Luoyang with lightning speed, and we will be able to seize the initiative again." How to capture Luoyang? Henan Yin Zhujun is the key. Dong Zhuo's purpose in keeping Zhu Jun in Luoyang was obviously to gain the trust of the hussar general, but Dong Zhuo probably didn't expect that Zhu Jun was our man, and he had already sent a letter to help us capture Luoyang. With Zhu Jun's help, it would not be difficult to capture Luoyang. ”

"Now due to the riot of ant thieves in Qing, Yan and Xu Prefectures, Liu Dai, Liu Bei, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao and others have returned to aid Zhou County, and the army of Dong in the east has been disbanded, and after we solve Zhang Yang, it is difficult to carry out a river-crossing attack in the short term in the face of the surging Yellow River in front and the black mountain ant thieves in the back, then, the only ones who can capture Luoyang are the hussar generals, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and Kong Ling in the south."

"Sun Jian is a disciple of Zhu Jun, and he is a battle-hardened general, led by him, with the cooperation of Yuan Shu, Kong Ling and others, it is not a problem to fight to Yique Pass. As long as he can reach Yique Pass, Zhang Cheng, the commander of Yique who is stationed at Yique Pass, can join forces with him inside and outside, break through Yique Pass, and enter Luoyang. After the soldiers arrived in Luoyang, we had the help of Captain Wu Qiu Yi, and the help of Zhu Jun, and Luoyang was just around the corner. ”

"Luoyang is in hand, people's hearts, morale, righteousness, and foundation are all on our side, what else does the hussar general have to say? Does he want to be with Dong Zhuo and the enemy of the world? ”

"But the problem is that it is Yuan Shu and Yuan Highway who are in charge of Luoyang." Xu You looked at Yuan Shao, who had a cold expression, and said helplessly, "Yuan Shu captured Luoyang, eradicated the traitors, and defended the society, merit, fame, and prestige will all be integrated, and if we enter Chang'an again in the future and kill Dong Zhuo, then he will ...... gone."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly, with a look of contempt and disdain.

In order to revive the society, the Taifu and the lord worked hard and painstakingly, but in the end they made wedding clothes for others. It's all right, the ghost on the road on Yuan Highway, this matter is indeed ......," Guo Tu said angrily, "No, this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Yuan Shu can't be cheapened for nothing. ”

Yuzhou Mu Kongling wrote that after Yuan Shu returned to Wancheng with his men and horses, he arranged for his cronies to serve in various counties in Jingzhou, and secondly, as the head of the family, recruited relatives and friends in Runan, Yingchuan and Nanyang, asking them to support him and say that he was determined to enter Luoyang. Kong Ling said that he not only wrote letters to the county guards in various parts of Yuzhou, but also asked Yuan Yi, Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Tao Qian and others to lead troops to help after he entered Luoyang, so as to jointly attack Chang'an and defend the country. "Now that the news of Taifu's killing has definitely reached Nanyang, and at this time, Dong Zhuo has left Luoyang again, so we can expect that Yuan Shu will definitely take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, relying on the help of Sun Jian and Zhu Jun, to quickly occupy Luoyang ......."

"I heard rumors that Yuan Shu had dealings with people from Hedong." Feng Ji said dissatisfiedly, "I guess this rumor is true, because it was Yuan Shuchang Shi Li Ye who spread the news. Yuan Shu heard that Xu Jing was in Kong Ling's tent and wanted to invite him to Nanyang, so he sent Li Ye to Yingyin day and night. Xu Jing rejected Yuan Shu's invitation. Xu Jing said that he did not believe that Yuan Shu could defeat Dong Zhuo and capture Luoyang. But Li Ye told him that Yuan Shu would succeed with the help of the hussar generals. ”

Yuan Shao frowned, and asked in surprise: "Li Yi took the initiative to contact the highway?" Is it possible? There is a grudge between them, the last time Sun Jian attacked the Tiger Prison Pass, the highway was overshadowed by Li Yiyin once, offending Sun Jian, how could the highway believe him? This is a discord meter. In order to prevent us from attacking Luoyang, Li Yi is very likely to take advantage of the contradiction between us and the highway to divide and divide us. The highway looks fooled. ”

The crowd was silent. Whether this matter is Li Yi's discordant plan or not, Yuan Shu will capture Luoyang first, and he doesn't need Li Yi's help at all now.

And once Yuan Shu occupies Luoyang, Yuan Shao will lose everything that should belong to him, and it will be difficult for him to get ahead in his life.

Yuan Shao looked at everyone, suddenly laughed, and said, "What are we fighting for today?" Is it to avenge my Yuan family? Is it for my Yuan Shao's prestige? No, it's for my Han Sheji, and for the people of the world. If I Yuan Shao is for personal revenge and for power and profit, will you fight with me in bloody battles and share life and death? ”

"No matter who it is, as long as we can enter Luoyang and save the community, we will only look ahead."

Yuan Shao did not hesitate at all, and immediately wrote a letter to Yuan Shu, saying that he would attack Luoyang from the direction of Hanoi and contain the army stationed in Gyeonggi in order to cooperate with Yuan Shu's attack in the south and help him capture Luoyang as soon as possible.

Yuan Shao said: "The capture of Luoyang is not only to eradicate the traitors, but also to wash the family feud with blood, and is the top priority to save the community. ”

Yuan Shao wrote another secret letter to Zhu Jun, saying that he was limited to the severe situation in Hanoi and other prefectures and counties, and could not cross the river to attack in the short term, and asked him to pay attention to the southern battlefield.

Then Yuan Shao said to Chen Lin again: "Kong Zhang, you go to Hejian Country again, please ask the princess to supervise the hussar general to quickly move south, even if he has to delay until May, it doesn't matter, as long as he can Chen Chen soldiers on the Yellow River now, threaten Sanfu, and plan for us to capture Luoyang." ”

Chen Lin bowed down to receive the order. (To be continued.) )