At the beginning of the second year of Guangxi, the imperial court, with Chu Yi, the king of Chu, as the commander, sent 200,000 troops, and the soldiers left Luoyang City and went straight to Chang'an.

According to the plateau in the west of Hangu Pass, it is bordered by the Absolute Stream in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north, which can be said to be the earliest Xiongguan fortress built. Founded in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it is the throat of Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west, known as "the Tiankai Hangu Zhuangguan, the ten thousand valleys are shocked to the north sky", "the twin peaks are towering beside the big river, and the Hangu is a battlefield since ancient times".

As the gateway to Chang'an, Hangu Pass is now in the hands of the Chang'an Imperial Court, if it was not Yuan Shao and others who fought to bear great losses to break through Hangu Pass, I am afraid that as soon as the news of the new establishment of the Chang'an Imperial Court came out, Chu Yi, who returned to Luoyang, had already sent a general to lead the troops to Chang'an City.

It was precisely because Hangu Pass was occupied by Yuan Shao's subordinates that Chang'an City had a barrier, so Chu Yi chose to recover his vitality, rather than rushing forward to attack Chang'an City.

After all, there is Hangu Pass in Yuan Shao's hands, even if he really sends troops to attack, I don't know how much price he will have to pay before he can take the heroic pass of Hangu Pass.

The existence of Hangu Pass is also the biggest reliance of Yuan Shao and others in the face of the Luoyang Imperial Court and against Chu Yi.

Previously, they attacked the Tiger Pass, but they personally felt that a Xiongguan was in their hands, and what a price they had to pay to break through a Xiongguan.

If it weren't for Hangu Guan in hand, Yuan Shao and the others might not be so confident and dare to resist the crusade of the Luoyang Imperial Court.

Just like the Luoyang Imperial Court has eyeliner in Chang'an, with the relationship network of Yuan Shao and other princes, there are more eyeliners in Luoyang City, so the news of Chu Yi's dispatch of troops has just passed through the court, and in less than half a day, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others in Chang'an City have already received the news.

Chang'an court

As the old capital of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an City is not much worse than Luoyang City, and the majestic palace is full of endless majesty, conveying the prestige of the Han court.

As the young emperor, Liu Xie sat on the dragon chair, and there were hundreds of civil and military officials below, which can be described as a complete number of officials, as if it was a functioning imperial court.

At this time, an official was coming out of the column and said to Liu Xie, who was sitting there: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the eyeliner we planted in Luoyang, the traitor Chu Yi is about to send 200,000 troops to conquer our dynasty. ”

At the beginning, when the alliance of princes attacked the Tiger Prison Pass, Liu Xie was like a puppet in the coalition army, although he was young, he had also seen Chu Yi's power.

It was also at that time that Chu Yi left a great shadow in Liu Xie's heart, and it can be said that when Chu Yi was mentioned, Liu Xie was faintly frightened in his heart.

At this time, when Liu Xie heard that Chu Yi had sent 200,000 troops to attack Chang'an City, his face suddenly changed, and his eyes fell on Yuan Shao, the general who was standing first on the left.

As a general in charge of the power of soldiers and horses in the DPRK, Yuan Shao can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person in the DPRK.

Seeing that the little emperor turned his eyes on him for help, Yuan Shao, who was full of ambition, walked out slowly, first saluted Liu Xie, and then said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, don't panic, the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Chu thieves dare to come to die, it's really beyond your strength." ”

Above the court, many officials were not as relaxed as Yuan Shao, after all, Chu Yi left a deep impression on them, just like Liu Xie, when they heard that Chu Yi was coming with a large army, they were panicked in their hearts.

Liu Xieshang's somewhat immature voice came: "With the general here, I will feel at ease." ”

Yuan Shao arched his hand at Liu Xie and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, this time the minister wants him Chu Yi to come, but he can't go back!" ”

Zhong Xuan, one of the nine Qings newly appointed by the Son of Heaven, stood in the ranks of Wenchen and glanced at Yuan Shao lightly.

Liu Xie is the young emperor, and the power of the soldiers and horses is in the hands of Yuan Shao, so the court of Chang'an City seems to be dominated by Liu Xie, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the real power is actually Yuan Shao, who is a general.

For example, although Lu Zhi and Zhong Xuan, some ministers of the DPRK and China knew that Yuan Shao was needed to fight against Chu Yi now, but they were quite blind to some of Yuan Shao's actions.

As the so-called power is in hand, people will always change, Yuan Shao is in a high position, and it is naturally normal for him to change.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao has not fainted, at least he has some respect for the Son of Heaven, otherwise, this newly established court may have been in chaos, after all, the hearts of the Han people are still there, and there are still a group of loyal ministers.

General's Palace

When Yuan Shao returned to the General's Mansion from the court, the first thing he did was to convene his subordinates to discuss the military affairs.

I think that Yuan Shao had listened to the general He Jin Mansion back then, and he was secretly hot about the power of the general, but now he is a general, and he is complacent.

Looking at the civil and military officers who came after being summoned, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a lot of pride in his heart.

Since Yuan Shao played the signboard of crusading against Chu Yi, heroes from all over the world came to vote, especially after occupying Chang'an City and supporting Liu Xie as the emperor, there are handsome people coming almost every day, just looking at these talents in the hall, Yuan Shao has a feeling that most of the heroes in the world have entered my hands.

With a light cough, Yuan Shao's body straightened, and his eyes flashed with essence and said, "Everyone, the Chu thief sent 200,000 troops here, what should we do?" ”

The tide rises, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as the most relied on generals under Yuan Shao, are naturally high and powerful now.

Seeing Yan Liang, who was standing in the top three positions in the column of military generals, suddenly stepped forward and said: "Please send troops to the general, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, and the thieves will not return." ”

Yuan Shao smiled at Yan Liang with satisfaction, and secretly praised in his heart, it was indeed his left and right arms.

If Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the talents of generals, then Zhang He, Xu Rong and other generals can be said to be the talents of commanders, and people like Zhang He and Xu Rong are not as optimistic as Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

They have fought with Chu Yi's troops and horses more than once, naturally unlike Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they didn't think so much, the more stable the generals, the more cautious they are.

At this time, Yuan Shao happened to notice that Zhang He and Xu Rong looked solemn, and his heart moved towards Zhang He and said, "Jun Yi, what do you think?" ”

Zhang He took a deep breath, walked out of the ranks of military generals, and said to Yuan Shao: "General Qiyu, in the opinion of the last general, since the Chu thief has come to raise the army, it must not be underestimated, not to mention the others, just the generals under his command must deal with it carefully, not to mention that the Chu thief is not an ordinary person, since he dares to come, he must have something to rely on, the last general thinks that the best choice for us is to defend first, with Hangu Pass in hand, unless it is the 200,000 army of Chu thieves who can fly through Hangu Pass with their wings, otherwise, they can only fight with their lives to take it." Hangu Pass is not lost, and Chang'an City is worry-free! ”

Wen Scandal couldn't help but say angrily: "Zhang Junyi, according to what you say, do you want us to be turtles with shrunken heads?" Do you think that our million-strong army is still afraid that he Chu Yi's 200,000-strong army will not succeed? ”

I have to say that the Chang'an Imperial Court recruited the Yellow Turban Army of Zhang Yan's department, coupled with the support of several princes and some families, and now the Chang'an Imperial Court has as many as five or six hundred thousand soldiers and horses, known as a million army.

Zhang He just smiled, if there are many people in the war, then it will be more elite, and what will the commander do, everyone will line up directly, and count which side has more heads.

Yuan Shao coughed lightly and waved his hand at Wen Chou.

At this time, Yuan Shao looked at the group of scribes on the other side, Xu You, Xianpei, Chen Gong, Feng Ji, and Li Ru formed a think tank under Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked at a few people: "I don't know what different opinions the gentlemen have. ”

The relationship between Xu You, Xian and Feng Ji is acceptable, there is nothing dirty between each other, and with Chu Yi, a strong enemy, on their side, no one has the heart to fight.

Coupled with Chen Gong, Li Ru and a few others, it can be said that Yuan Shao's think tank is absolutely first-class, and in terms of wisdom alone, even Chu Yi's Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Lu Su and others may not be able to force one head.

After all, Chen Gong is definitely a top strategist no less than Guo Jia and Lu Su, with the strategy of one person alone, plus Lu Bu's bravery, he almost subverted Cao Cao's backyard, as for Li Ru, not to mention, the strategy of one person almost made Dong Zhuo break the Han Dynasty inheritance for hundreds of years.

Now that these people are on their side, if the two sides really want to fight for schemes, to be honest, some conspiracies and tricks really don't work.

Xu You stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General, in my opinion, this time we should fight with the Chu thieves with a dignified and upright army." ”

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and Chen Gong also nodded at this time: "What Xu Ziyuan said is exactly what a certain person thinks, not a certain boasting of Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun Yu and others under the Chu thief, the talents of these people are not under us, the strategies we can think of, the other party will definitely be able to think of them, so if you want to play any conspiracy, I am afraid that in the end, you can only bring humiliation on yourself, even so, it is better to face the enemy with a dignified and upright teacher." ”

Yuan Shao naturally knew Chu Yi's advisers, and when he heard Chen Gong say this, Yuan Shao bowed his head and said: "What the public platform said is very true, I don't know if a few gentlemen have any other opinions?" ”

Li Ru stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "I have a word for the general." ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Ru and said, "Wen Xian, please speak!" ”

Li Ru chuckled and said: "In a certain opinion, if the Son of Heaven can come to Hangu Pass in person, he will definitely be able to boost the morale of the army, and this battle will be won!" ”

As soon as Li Ru said this, whether it was Xu You, Chen Gong, or the trial, their expressions changed, but Yuan Shao was just stunned for a moment, a different color flashed in his eyes, and he bowed to Li Ru with a solemn expression: "If it weren't for Mr. Reminder, something would have almost made a big mistake!" ”

Li Ru didn't seem to notice the strangeness in Xu You, Chen Gong and the others when they looked at him, but he arched his hand at Yuan Shao with a calm expression and said, "Check and fill in the gaps, this is just the duty of subordinates!" ”