The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 74
Since the Suanzao League, the Kwantung Allied Forces have been drinking and having fun in the big tent every day, cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle, shouting slogans to help the Han Dynasty, but they stand still. In fact, there are only 50 soldiers and horses, but it also makes Han Fu's heart bleed. No matter how rich Jizhou is, it is impossible to sustain it for a long time, let alone help others raise soldiers.

The one who sincerely wanted to attack Dong Zhuo was naturally Cao Cao who initiated the alliance. He presented the strategy of defeating Dong to the leader Yuan Shao every day, including the strategy that Guo Xiu had said to Guo Jia. Decline with discretion.

Cao Cao, who still had expectations for the Kwantung Army, sighed every day, and the spark of hope in his heart gradually extinguished, and finally asked Zhan himself to attack Dong Zhuo.

The princes of the Guandong saw Cao Cao's posture, and if Cao Cao was allowed to attack Dong Zhuo by himself, then they would lose their trust in the world. Regardless of success or failure, Cao Cao would monopolize fame and fortune, so the alliance elected a vanguard general to lead the army to fight.

Sun Jian, who had just joined Yuan Shu's tent, asked to be appointed as a vanguard general. Firstly, although he voted for Yuan Shu, he was unwilling.Secondly, even if the achievements made at this time cannot last forever, at least it will allow the Sun family to stand out in the world and lay the foundation for future self-reliance.

Yuan Shao found out that it was Yuan Shu's general Sun Wentai who asked for the battle, so he worshiped Sun Jian as the vanguard general with the intention of causing Yuan Shu to lose his troops and lose his general.

Just at this time, Dong Zhuo heard that the Kwantung Army was coming to crusade, first beheaded more than [-] members of Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Kai's family, and then sent Lu Bu and Hu Zhen to lead the army to kill the Kwantung Army.

Lv Bu was Dong Zhuo's adoptive son in name, but in fact he was half surrendered and half surrendered to Dong Zhuo. Moreover, he was unruly and difficult to support, and had constant friction with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang generals. After several months, he was in dire straits.

Lv Bu and Hu Zhen, who personally led an army of [-], rushed all the way to destroy the Kwantung Army.

But I didn't expect that it was because of the discord between Dong Zhuo's generals that Sun Jian was frustrated in the first battle and almost died, but then he defeated Lv Bu and beheaded Dong Zhuo's general Hua Xiong.

Lu Bu and Hu Zhen fled, and Sun Jian marched triumphantly all the way to Luoyang. Seeing that the situation was good, he could arrive at the city of Luoyang in just a few days, which made Dong Zhuo embarrassed. However, the supply of food and grass in Sun Jian's army was insufficient. Sun Jian immediately realized that the princes were holding back, so he went back to Suanzao all night and night to meet Yuan Shu.

"General! Although I, Sun Jian, came to the alliance in the name of the prefect of Changsha, who among the princes here don't know that I am working for you? I killed generals and killed enemies on the front line. In the end, it is not all thanks to you, general? Dong Zhuo Beheading more than [-] members of Taifu Yuan Kai's family in the imperial city, you are the enemy of your Yuan family, and you have no personal enmity with me, Sun Jian. Seeing that Luoyang is right in front of you, how can I cut off the food and grass in our army at this time? Explain to the soldiers? If you mutiny together, you will become the laughingstock of the world."

Sun Jian's speech was earnest, and Yuan Shu was also greatly moved. He helped Sun Jian who was kneeling in front of him on one knee, and said firmly, "Wentai, don't worry, I will go to Han Fu to ask for food and grass. I am worried about this matter. Although I, Yuan Shu, is the one who supervises the transportation of food and grass for the Eighteenth Route princes, Han Fu has all the food and grass. I want Han Fu to give me an explanation, anyone's food and grass can be cut off, but you, Sun Wentai's army, only have a lot of food and grass!"

Hearing Yuan Shu's swearing assurance, Sun Jian felt relieved. Even though Yuan Shu's reputation was not as good as Yuan Shao's, and his reputation was not good, he would not be foolish and sloppy when it comes to military affairs.

After Sun Jian left Yuan Shu's tent, Yuan Shao followed him in.

Seeing Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu scolded furiously: "You have such a bad idea! By cutting off Sun Jian's food and grass, do you want my general to turn against me? Yuan Benchu, you must give me an explanation today, otherwise, hehe, I will lead the army tomorrow Go back to Nanyang and see how long you, the lord, can last."

Regarding this, Yuan Shao walked in front of Yuan Shu calmly, and said in a deep voice, "Sun Wentai is a mighty general. Once you give him a strong general with good troops and sufficient food and grass, he will definitely be able to break through Luoyang. Gonglu, Dong Zhuo can't die at this time."

A ferocious look appeared on the gentle face, how could Yuan Shu not know that Dong Zhuo could not die at this moment.

Dong Zhuo is a public enemy of the world, they are the rebel army to fight against violence, Dong Zhuo is defeated, where will the princes go?Even if you return to the territory, you can't use weapons rashly, otherwise you will be the second enemy of the world.

Only by pushing Dong Zhuo in front of the people of the world and being on the cusp of the storm can these ambitious princes fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to strengthen themselves.

"what!"

Kicking over the table in the tent, Yuan Shu suddenly turned to Yuan Shao and said sternly, "Now I can't control it anymore! Sun Wentai's heart has been chilled, and I, Yuan Shu, can't take care of myself. Within three days, I must give Sun Wentai the food and grass." Send it, Sun Wentai only had [-] soldiers and horses when he went to battle. Although he defeated Lu Bu and Hu Zhen, he lost [-] soldiers. He can only fight with [-] soldiers at this time. Even if he is allowed to attack the city of Luoyang, he will definitely not be able to break the city. "Yuan Benchu, if you dare to make trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Yuan Shao, who was expressionless, also knew that he could not push Yuan Shu to a dead end. Besides, Sun Jian was a general under Yuan Shu's command. If Yuan Shu didn't even help Sun Jian, what qualifications would he have to rule the roost separately?
"After three days, send food and grass to Sun Wentai."

Just as Yuan Shao returned to his tent, he found that Cao Cao had been waiting for a long time with an impatient look on his face.

"At the beginning, now is a god-sent opportunity. Dong Zhuo is on the verge of defeat. Hurry up and give orders. Sun Wentai will kill the general and defeat Dong Zhuo's [-] troops. I expect Dong Zhuo will hijack the emperor and flee to the west after receiving the report of his defeat. If he is allowed to pass Hangu Pass, then it's too late!"

Everyone understands the current situation and the principles of marching, but Yuan Shao could only pretend to be confused and said hesitantly: "Well, Meng De's words are indeed reasonable. I will discuss this matter with the generals tomorrow morning and work together Send troops to pursue Dong Zhuo."

Cao Cao was taken aback by Yuan Shao's words, and he looked at Yuan Shao in disbelief.

When is this, are you still perfunctory me?
Raising his finger and pointing at Yuan Shao, Cao Cao didn't scold him in the end. After leaving Yuan Shao's tent, he gritted his teeth and decided to lead his troops to chase after him.

Cao Cao went to Luoyang in the starry night, but he was ambushed by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong in Xingyang.

The ambush army that suddenly appeared all over the mountains and plains shocked Cao Cao who was riding on the horse. He gritted his teeth and secretly hated: If Yuan Benchu ​​was not so angry that he lost his mind, how could I be so rash and underestimate the enemy?Since Dong Zhuo had sent Lu Bu to fight the Kwantung Army, why didn't he set up an ambush along the way to Luoyang!
Arrows were shot all over the sky, the sound of killing was loud, and screams and screams were everywhere.

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses with less than [-] people fell into chaos in an instant and scattered for their lives.

Dangdang

The sword and shield soldiers around Cao Cao held up their shields to resist the attack of the arrow rain, and retreated steadily.

砰

"Lord!"

Cao Cao was hit by an arrow in his shoulder and fell off his horse, but it was a blessing in disguise because he was shielded by the horse, so he escaped another round of arrow rain.

The horse neighed, the horseshoe kicked wildly, and finally fell heavily. Cao Cao's horse was dead, and he was wounded by an arrow. It was very inconvenient to move, and Xu Rong's army that killed him was sweeping under the cover of arrow rain.

The soldiers around him were fleeing for their lives, Cao Cao closed his eyes in despair, and his mind was as dead. He remembered that he had vowed to be a general of the Sangong to serve the Han Dynasty when he was young, but he didn't expect that he would rush into an ambush today and die without a place to die.

Yuan Benchu, insufficiency and conspiracy!
Someone helped Cao Cao up. Cao Cao opened his eyes in surprise, and found that it was Cao Hong, his brother. At this moment, Cao Hong was covered in blood and had many scars, but he still looked resolute.

In the chaos, a soldier wanted to grab Cao Hong's horse. After Cao Hong chopped down the man with a knife, he turned around and helped Cao Cao get on the horse.

Cao Cao pushed him and said in a shy voice, "Zi Lian, you let me have your horse, what about you?"

Cao Hong plunged his saber into the ground with his backhand, knelt on one knee and cupped his hands in front of Cao Cao, raised his head and looked at Cao Cao, his eyes were full of determination and sincerity, and his words were sonorous.

"The world can live without me, Cao Hong! But it can't live without you, my lord!"

Tears welled up in his eyes, and Cao Cao didn't hesitate any longer. Enduring the severe pain and getting on his horse, he held Cao Hong's hand tightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Zi Lian, come back alive to see me."

Cao Hong just nodded fiercely, then got up and picked up the knife, beat the horse with the blade, watched Cao Cao flee, turned around again, not far away, Xu Rong's army rushed like a flood, Cao Hong stood with the knife horizontally, majestic and fearless ...

Cao Cao returned in a disastrous defeat, and Cao Hong, who gave up his horse and died, was also seriously injured, and escaped with his life under the protection of his personal guards.

Although Cao Cao was defeated, Sun Jian forced Luoyang after receiving food and grass supplies, and rushed straight to the imperial city with momentum all the way.

After Lu Bu lost his army and returned to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was shocked. After learning that it was Sun Jian who led the army to kill Luoyang, he lamented that the world is a hero, and only the tiger Sun Wentai made him feel afraid.

Since Sun Jian is the vanguard general, the Kwantung Army must follow closely behind. Although Dong Zhuo knew that the Kwantung Allied Forces were intriguing, he did not dare to take risks at this time. Not good at it, and the food and grass in Luoyang City can hardly last long, so Dong Zhuo ordered: move the capital to Chang'an!
The plan to hastily move the capital was opposed and criticized by the officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Opponents, kill!

Those who violate Yin and Yang will be killed!

Big family in the imperial city, kill!

The imperial tombs and ancestral temples of the Han Dynasty, scrape!

Dong Zhuo hijacked the emperor, entrained hundreds of officials, and persecuted the people. A group of millions of people left Luoyang and headed west.

A few days later, Sun Jian, who rushed to the city of Luoyang, looked at the scene of Luoyang's fire covering the sky and the black smoke covering the sun, his face was dull.

叮啷
Sun Jian's ancient ingot knife fell to the ground, his legs softened, and Sun Jian knelt down towards the raging Luoyang City in a daze.

The Imperial City, the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty for more than two hundred years, is gone...

(End of this chapter)