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Chapter 163 Allied Vanguard

Lu Zhi and Cao Cao were relieved. At this time, Lu Zhi said again: "At the beginning, your coalition forces said that the Three Dukes sent letters to each prefecture and county, declaring Dong Zhuo's evil deeds, hoping that all places would raise troops. However, Dong Zhuo was the honor of the prime minister and used the orders of the three Dukes to attack the prime minister. This was to be the most serious crime for the following and to destroy the majesty of the court. I thought it was a mistake. Now I asked the King of Donglai to obtain the king's order, and listed Dong Zhuo's crimes, and asked him to resign himself as the Prime Minister, change his position as the governor of Liangzhou, go out to seize Xiliang, and preside over the suppression of the Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou. This is the right way."

Yuan Shao and others were overjoyed. The coalition forces had just forged a letter from the Three Dukes. Now the order of the King of Donglai should be justified. Yuan Shao immediately said, "This is great, but please ask Duke Lu to ask for the king's order and impose the imperial edict on the world, so that Dong Zhuo will completely lose the hearts of the world."

Cao Cao said: "I am afraid that Dong Zhuozhan will be in love with authority and will not refusal to slander himself."

Lu Zhi shouted loudly: "I have I and Tianming lead the troops westward, defeat Chenggao, and occupy Ao Cang, forcing Dong Zhuo to resign from his position."

After discussions between Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao and others, the alliance finally decided to change the course and change it to the slogan of expelling the prime minister Dong Zhuo from Beijing under the order of King Dong Lai, which greatly eased the hostility with Dong Zhuo.

The reason why Yuan Shao agreed was that the Xiliang army was afraid of the two raids in Hanoi and Yingchuan, and he was a little worried, so he retreated to the second best, hoping to persuade Dong Zhuo to retreat with momentum and food and wages.

But Lu Zhi was still thinking too beautifully. Yuan Shao had his own plans. Once Dong Zhuo left Beijing, he would take advantage of the situation to enter Beijing to rule and pursue him relentlessly. If he did not leave Beijing, he would be legitimately disobey the jurisdiction of the court and plan to seize the world. Dong Zhuo was not a fool. The cruelty of political struggle was that he could go up and down. As long as he left the capital, what was waiting for him would be the end of his death. Therefore, Lu Zhi's idea was destined to be disappointed.

Afterwards, there was a formal grand new alliance, which re-emerged the covenant vows and summoned the world. In the letter of complaint, he no longer called for fighting and killing Dong Zhuo, but only persuaded him to leave the capital. He also sent an envoy to Luoyang, the capital, to give Dong Zhuo ten days to consider.

Yuan Shao also elected Lu Zhi as the military advisor of the coalition army, and also reported that He Bai was General Zhaode. He Bai was Dong Zhuo's recommended person and should be the vanguard of the coalition army. If Dong Zhuo refused to leave the capital, he would send troops to Xingyang, Sishui Pass, Hulao Pass, and Chenggao first and attacked Ao Cang, forcing Dong Zhuo's army to retreat without food until Dong Zhuo dismissed from the position of prime minister.

He Bai did not refuse. The purpose of this battle was to create the reputation of his army. Through the victory against Dong Zhuo's army, his reputation became a world-renowned celebrity who was not inferior to Yuan Shao, and was admired by the world. As for Dong Zhuo's decision, he could not control it.

However, the envoy quickly rushed and returned in just five days. This not only brought Dong Zhuo's determination to fight against the Allied forces to the death, but also brought news that Dong Zhuo forced 220,000 households and more than one million people in Henan Yin, including the emperors, palace servants and officials in Luoyang City to move the capital to Chang'an.

Finally, there was news that nearly a hundred members of the Yuan clan led by the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei were arrested. Dong Zhuo even ordered Yuan Shao to surrender within five days after receiving the letter, otherwise what would have been waiting for him would be the consequences of all the Yuan clans such as Yuan Wei and others being executed.

The heroes were shocked and could not believe that Dong Zhuo would move the capital to break the Kanto League's persecution. Lu Zhi was even more sad and sighed that the people of Henan were displaced because of the reason. He Bai hurriedly persuaded that Dong Zhuo's journey had nothing to do with Lu Zhi, but had made a decision before Lu Zhi arrived. Otherwise, it would not have been so fast. Lu Zhi was relieved, but his spirit had declined.

Yuan Shao was unsure when he heard the news. He was because his uncle Yuan Wei was the leader and benefactor of Dong Zhuo's official position. I think Dong Zhuo was just a deterrent and would never dare to kill Yuan Wei. He didn't expect that five days later, the Xiliang Army sent Taiwei Yuan Wei's head to the Sishui Pass. This completely shocked Lu Zhi, who was in love with a beautiful heart, and he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo, who was rumored to be cruel and ruthless, was so cruel that even the benefactor even killed. Who else would he care about?

Yuan Shao even cried to the ground. If he had been a public grudge with Dong Zhuo before, he would have even more family grudges. Later, Yuan Shao's party was even more murderous and clamored to stay with Dong Zhuo forever. He Bai asked He Bai to attack immediately, and the princes would pack up their troops and follow closely.

So on the second day, He Bai was ready to set off. Lu Zhi felt unwell due to the blow, so he could not make a move. He specially handed over all the Donglai Army to He Bai's command. So far, He Bai had an army of 30,000. If he added 30,000 people, it would be 60,000.

Facing the surging 60,000 troops, He Bai was not passionate and only had fear. According to his personal ability, it would be good to be able to command the attack of ten thousand troops, but now he is commanding 60,000 troops. Not only should he ensure victory in the battle, but he also had to ensure the safe return of the soldiers and civilians. This responsibility is too great. Facing the legendary brave and brave Xiliang Qiang soldiers, are there any chances of victory?

He Bai thought about it and didn't seem to be very confident. For the sake of safety, he still kept 30,000 civilians for a while and asked Lu Zhi to manage it on his behalf. He followed the Allied Army to fight and led only 30,000 troops to advance. All the soldiers in Donglai County were changed to baggage troops, and all the main combat affairs would be handed over to the Beihai Army to take office. The princes who saw him off were very puzzled when they heard it, and their brother-in-law Gongsun Zan, who had already realized that they had a good relationship, asked softly.

"Why don't you take the civilians to fight? You should know that there will be Sishui, Hulao Pass, and Chenggao. The civilians will be a good tool for siegeing the city with the land and consuming the enemy's materials to defend the city. Even if the soldiers lose too much, they can also choose strong ones from it."

He Bai was speechless when he heard this. He regarded the people as tools and was resurrected. This is the reason why Gongsun Zan was defeated. He Bai could only bow and say, "Thank you for your advice, but I am the pioneer. I should focus on elites. There are too many people as well, which is not good."

Seeing that He Bai had rejected his opinion, Gongsun Zan didn't say much. After all, the relationship between the two was not good at the beginning, and it had just improved, so he couldn't say too much. So he turned around and said, "Tianming is still too honest, and he even set up a large army of counties and states to challenge Dong. Look, Yuan Benchu ​​only asked others to take Li in his own fire, but he had 30,000 troops to sit and watch in Hanoi. It was not like the appearance of a dignified leader. Tianming is here to go, you can do it within your ability. Don't let my sister be widowed."

"Yes, I must take it to my heart for my brother's advice." He Baiyu felt very sorry for Yuan Shao, who was carrying filial piety for Yuan Wei, and suddenly thought of something, so he asked, "It's just that Dong Zhuo has no grudges with his brother, but he doesn't know why his brother came to join the alliance?"

Gongsun Zan spread his hands and said with a purse, "Isn't it that I am confused by Liu Gongshan? My wife is the daughter of Liu and is a cousin with Yuan Shao's successor, so she has to come to you when she is invited."

He Bai was stunned and asked, "But Bao Zhong, the younger brother of the Prime Minister of Jibei?"

Du Lei bowed and said, "The lord knew clearly that he heard the defeated soldiers' words. It was Bao Zhong, the commander of the military commander of Jibei County."

He Bai was speechless after hearing this, and did not know what Bao Xin thought. When no one was appointed as the vanguard, he did not send troops. Sun Jian was the vanguard, but he sent troops to compete for merit. Now that he was the vanguard, he still sent troops. Not only did he lose his brothers and many soldiers in vain, but the morale of the coalition army also plummeted. Why bother? So he ordered the troops to gather the defeated soldiers in Jibei and unified them to Zhang Liao of the Later Army to manage.

Early the next morning, He Bai led generals such as Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Fu Xing, Chunyu Qiong, and other generals, and Sima, led troops from various troops, and under Du Lei and Wubai Ma Yicong's entourage, they went to Sishui Pass together, hoping to personally investigate the defense and enemy situation of Sishui Pass, so as to allocate the problems of each general.

After traveling for dozens of miles, he arrived at the Si Shui Pass after halfway through Si. He Bai ordered Bai Ma Yi to stop from his cavalry and responded six miles away, and left with dozens of cavalry watching the Si Shui Pass.

The geographical location of this world is slightly different from that of later generations. For example, the sour jujubes in later generations are north of the Yellow River, but now they are south of the Yellow River. This may be the issue of the diversion of the Yellow River, but the Sishui Pass was originally the same place as Hulao Pass, but the historical name is different.

But in this world, Sishui Pass is an independent pass. It is twenty miles northwest of Xingyang County, facing the Yellow River, Jishui and Honggou to the north, and mountains to the south. It is a major pass to Luoyang. In the southeast direction of Xingyang, there is also a road that can lead to Luoyang, but Xiongguan Hulao Pass is blocked by Xiongguan forty miles southwest of Xingyang.

In other words, Sishui Pass is more than ten miles northeast of Hulao Pass, and each has a road leading to Luoyang, which is blocked by the two passes. Xingyang stands tall in front of the world as a prominent part before the two passes. However, Xingyang is small and is far less valued than the two passes.

Like all the heroic passes, the goal of building passes is mostly built in narrow places. In addition to blocking traffic and guards, the purpose of building passes is to attract a large number of enemy troops. Therefore, passes cannot usually be built in extremely narrow places, otherwise others will turn around and leave, without the desire to solve the problem at all, and will not achieve the goal of attracting the enemy.
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