Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 247
Hulao pass, Cao Cao's camp.

"My lord, good news!"

Cheng Yu rushed into Cao Cao's big tent, and said to Cao Cao bravely.

"Oh, where does the joy come from?"

Cao Cao's eyes showed surprise, and then his heart moved, and he asked, "But is there any news from Yuan Shu?"

"Exactly!"

Cheng Yu repeatedly nodded and said: "My lord's guess is correct. Yuan Shu finally did not disappoint my lord. Dong Zhuo condemned General Duan Yan to lead [-] troops out of Xuanyuan Pass, but was ambushed by Yuan Shu at Huoyang Mountain. Almost all [-] cavalry Duan Yao also died on the spot."

Cao Cao said furiously, "It's so good. The old thief Dong Zhuo wants to repeat the old tricks. It's not such an easy thing. But Yuan Gonglu's performance also impressed Cao. This fellow has made a great contribution!"

Cheng Yudao: "What's even more heartening is that in a fit of rage, Yuan Shu personally sent troops out of Xuanyuan Pass to force Dagu Pass. Dong Zhuo's old thief also sent Luoyang's last [-] troops to Dagu Pass. Now there is no one in Luoyang. Soldiers can be adjusted."

Cao Cao said: "Quickly tell the news to other princes, so as to boost the morale of the army!"

"Let's do it next time"

Cheng Yu agreed, and immediately ran out of the big tent.

Almost immediately, Yuan Shao also received the same news.

Soon, all the princes knew about it.

It is indeed good news that Yuan Shu sent out troops in anger.

At least it can disperse part of the firepower for King Qin's army attacking Hulao Pass, and drag Dong Zhuo's last army to defend Luoyang, capital of the capital, at Dagu Pass, leaving Dong Zhuo with no more soldiers to send to Hulao Pass.

More importantly, defeating Dong Zhuo's plot to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains is indeed a great joy.

The princes were excited, and continued to attack Hulao Pass early the next morning.

Li Jue suddenly felt the pressure doubled, and immediately sent three fast horses to the Luoyang court for emergency.

After Dong Zhuo heard the news, he hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss the land policy, completely flustered.

The court discussion went on for a day, but there was no result.

Things have come to this point, even Li Ru, who has always been resourceful, has nothing to do.

Originally, all the accidents had been taken into consideration, but whoever thought the plan could not be changed quickly. First, Duan Yan lost [-] troops in Liangzhou, and Xu Rong had to divide his troops to go to Chang'an to sit in Guanzhong.

This time, Yuan Shu was provoked again because of Duan Yan.

It's no wonder that Dong Zhuo is so angry that he wants to destroy Duan Yao's family, it's really a bad time.

Without Duan Yan's two mistakes, the situation would not have deteriorated to such a state.

As long as you persist until winter, the Kwantung rebels will naturally retreat.

At that time, Dong Zhuo will have a firm foothold in the world, and he can enter the Central Plains to become hegemony.

When retreating, you can also sit and guard Sili and Guanzhong, waiting for movement.

But now, the Hulao Pass was almost unstoppable, and the situation was so bad that it couldn't be worse.

Even if Li Ru hated Duan Yan, the good situation was messed up by this fellow, and it was fine to lose to Luo Zheng. After all, Luo Zheng was really not a good guy, but eight thousand cavalry were ambushed and attacked by Yuan Shu up.

I really don't know how this guy led the troops, they were all ambushed.

The situation in Luoyang became tense, and bad news came one after another.

Before discussing a result, how to deal with the fierce offensive of the Kwantung rebels, Henan Yin reported at the court meeting that people in Gong County and Heping County rebelled, and within a few days, thousands of rioters gathered.

Dong Zhuo immediately issued an edict, ordering Taiwei Yang Biao to lead the newly recruited [-] new troops to suppress.

Unexpectedly, before Yang Biao arrived in Ping County, he was defeated by the rioters and fled back in embarrassment.

The [-] new troops were all freshly recruited civilians who hadn't had time to train, and didn't even have weapons and equipment. How could they go to the battlefield?

Dong Zhuo Longyan was furious and wanted to kill Yang Biao as a warning to others.

Fortunately, all the ministers tried hard to dissuade Yang Biao from his death.

Long County, General Pingdi's Mansion.

"My lord, urgent report from Luoyang!"

Cheng Ying rushed into the inner hall and bowed to Luo Zheng.

"Well!"

Luo Zheng put down the brush and asked: "What news is there in Luoyang?"

Cheng Ying said furiously: "According to detailed reports, half a month ago Dong Zhuo condemned General Duan Yan to lead [-] cavalry out of Xuanyuan Pass in order to imitate my lord's conquest of Guandong in the past and force the princes of the Guandong to retreat from Hulao Pass. Unexpectedly, they were killed by Yuan Shu's ambush. Big defeat!"

"Oh, and this?"

Luo Zheng said in surprise: "When did Yuan Shu become so smart?"

Cheng Ying said: "We don't know about this matter, but Yuan Shu got the news from nowhere, and set up an ambush on Huoyang Mountain before the Xiliang cavalry. The [-] Xiliang cavalry were almost wiped out, and Duan Yan also fought on the spot. died."

"Duan Yao is dead?"

Luo Zheng was even more surprised, and a little embarrassed!

Both belong to the old department of Xiliang, and when they were in Luoyang, they had some old feelings.

When he fought in Guanzhong at the beginning of the year, he escaped with his life and went back, but he didn't want to die in Yuan Shu's ambush.

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "Yuan Shu is an idiot, it is impossible to have such sufficient preparations, if there is no accident, someone must have reminded him in advance, so that he can grasp the movement of Duan Yan's army, so as to lay an ambush!"

Cheng Ying repeatedly nodded and said: "That's not all. I heard that Yuan Shu personally raised [-] troops out of Xuanyuan Pass in a fit of rage. The soldiers were approaching Dagu Pass, the southern gate of Luoyang. Dong Zhuo had already dispatched [-] troops to defend Luoyang to Dagu Pass. Guan meets Yuan Shu, Luoyang has no more troops to dispatch. If there is no accident, Dong Zhuo's old thief will not escape defeat!"

"Oh, is this true?"

Luo Zheng's spirit is lifted, which is good news.

Cheng Ying nodded and said, "It's absolutely true!"

Luo Zheng frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't know the point, so he had to call in the soldiers and said: "Go, please come to Jia Xu!"

"As ordered!"

The soldier agreed and ran out immediately.

Not long after, Jia Xu hurried over, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen the general!"

"Wenhe is free!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand, told the latest news, and asked, "What do Wen He think?"

Jia Xu thought for a moment, then pondered: "As the general said, Yuan Shu probably would not have expected that Dong Zhuo would send troops to Yingchuan. This is probably because someone reminded Yuan Shu. Pull into the water."

Luo Zheng said awe-inspiringly: "Wen He said it is very true, it is true!"

Jia Xu said: "This trick is wonderful, not only did Yuan Shu defeat [-] Xiliang cavalry, but in a fit of anger he raised the army out of Xuanyuan Pass and dragged Dong Zhuo's last army to Dagu Pass. It really kills two birds with one stone. Dong Zhuo wanted to repeat his old trick by sending troops out of Yingchuan to plunder the hinterland of the Central Plains and force the princes to retreat. He didn't want to be used by others. Not only did he lose [-] cavalry, his confidant general died in battle, and he even angered Yuan Shu. It’s really a fire, and it’s your own fault.”

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "To be able to play such a beautiful move, except for Cao Aman, I can't think of anyone else who has such a method. Although Yuan Shao doesn't have this vision, he has a lot of capable people, and it is possible. "

Jia Xu clapped his hands and said, "Yuan Shu's dispatch of troops can be said to affect the whole body, not only to hold back Dong Zhuo's troops, but also to attack the allied forces of the princes who attacked Hulao Pass. The more beneficial it is."

Luo Zheng nodded again and again: "What Wen He said is true. I didn't expect someone to play such a beautiful hand. This general was worried for nothing for the princes of the Kanto. Now it seems that there are still many capable people in the Kanto!"

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying couldn't answer, so they kept silent.

Luo Zheng got up and said: "Okay, let's go here, Gongying can pay close attention to the movement in Luoyang!"

"As ordered!"

Cheng Ying bowed his hand and went out with Jia Xu one after another.

Luoyang North Palace, Deyang Palace.

As soon as the morning court started, Henan Yin dropped another blockbuster.

Since the imperial court sent troops to suppress the failure ten days ago, the rioters in Ping County and Gong County have almost swept away. Now it has grown to a scale of tens of thousands. Seeing that the imperial court is unable to suppress it, people in Gucheng, Pingyin, Yanshi and other counties also rose up.

Since the Yellow Turban Uprising in the first year of Zhongping, the situation in Luoyang has never been so corrupt.

No matter how powerful the thieves are, the capital Luoyang is always as stable as Mount Tai.

However, now that the army of King Qin of the world is attacking various passes, Luoyang's troops have been withdrawn. A little spark will burn through the hard shell on the surface of Luoyang, exposing the weakness inside.

In particular, the failure of the imperial court to send troops to suppress it made a single spark develop into a prairie fire.

There was an uproar in the court hall, and Dong Zhuo was almost panicked.

Li Ru sighed, and had no choice but to stand up and share his majesty's worries.

(End of this chapter)