Chapter 65 The Battle Begins
When the eunuch heard Liu Xian say this, he was surprised, stared at Liu Xian in disbelief and shouted: "How dare you...?!"
Guan Yu shouted, "Bold! You little eunuch, dare to speak like this to the dignified prefect. Now you are chopping off his dog's head, which is only natural!"
The eunuch was captured by Guan Yu's divine power and was so scared that he was shocked and swallowed. The momentum he had just now disappeared.
Liu Xian winked at Dian Wei, who understood and immediately stepped forward, grabbed the bamboo slips in the eunuch's hand, and then submitted them to Liu Xian. The eunuch was at a loss when facing such a scene.
Liu Xian opened the bamboo slips, looked at them, laughed, and said, "Dong Zhuo wants to appoint me as the Marquis of Ting? Unfortunately, I am the prefect of the Han Dynasty, not his Dong Zhuo's servant!"
He threw the bamboo slips back to the eunuch, and the eunuch hurriedly caught them.
Liu Xian said: "Go back and tell Dong Zhuo. What he is doing now can be said to be an enemy of the world, and he will definitely not die well in the end. He and I are friends who have gone to the battlefield together. We can't bear to see him suffer a disaster. We hope that he can stop his horse and quickly lead the Xiliang troops back to Xiliang to defend the border well, so that we can spend our life safely."
The eunuch was timid and hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran away in a mess.
Guan Yu couldn't help but say to Liu Xian: "Lord, I think Dong Zhuo will never listen to his lord's good advice."
Liu Xian sighed and said, "Of course I know. But as a friend, I still have to say what I should say."
Guan Yu felt admiration in his heart, and he felt that the lord was really a true hero who values love and friendship!
Liu Xian waved his hand and shouted: "Continue to move forward!"
The army continued west along the official road next to Mangshan. In the afternoon, the army arrived at the western foot of Mangshan outside the east gate of Xianyang and set up camps with their backs against Mangshan. At this time, the scout came to report that the 80,000 army led by Ding Yuan had arrived outside the northern gate of Luoyang a day ago and was now camping in Gaoliu Town outside the northern gate.
The streets and alleys in Luoyang City are completely gone without the prosperity of the past. There are almost no pedestrians on the streets, all shops are closed, and the whole city is filled with an uneasy atmosphere.
In the palace, Empress Dowager He seemed very excited, paced back and forth in the bedroom, constantly muttering something.
At this time, a little eunuch hurried to Empress Dowager He and knelt down and said, "Qi Gong, the 80,000 army led by the Governor Ding Yuan, and the 20,000 troops led by the Prefect Liu Xian arrived at the north gate and the east gate of Luoyang respectively."
Queen Mother He's eyes lit up and she shouted: "That's great! That's great! There are still loyal ministers in the great man!"
He asked immediately: "What are Dong Zhuo doing now? He must be panicked, right?"
The eunuch said: "I heard that Dong Zhuo is discussing countermeasures with his subordinates."
Queen Mother He snorted and said with some relief: "I must let this traitor know that it is powerful!"
In the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Dong Zhuo heard the reward that Ding Yuan and Liu Xian refused his kindness, and Ding Yuan even cut off his messenger's ear. He was very annoyed and cursed: "I don't know how to be polite! I don't know how to be polite! Since they are looking for death, I will fulfill them!"
He looked at Li Ru and shouted, "Li Ru, how can we destroy them?"
Li Ru thought for a moment and clasped his fists and said, "Tai Shi, Liu Xian has only 20,000 troops, no matter what, the one who can consider it is Ding Yuan's 80,000 Bingzhou Army! So our main goal should be Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army!..."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "You are wrong about this. I have seen the power of Liu Xian's army at the beginning! The heavy armored infantry is as solid as a rock, and the cavalry attacks are like thunder and lightning. That is not a slight need for our Xiliang Iron Cavalry! Although they only have 20,000 people, they must not be careless!"
Li Ru did not agree, but did not dare to refute it on the surface, and said according to Dong Zhuo's intention: "What the Grand Master said is very true. Tomorrow, I will ask General Guo Si to lead an army of 100,000 to go out of the northern gate to fight Ding Yuan, and at the same time, ask General Li Que to lead 20,000 cavalry out of the western gate to go around the Bingzhou army!"
"When General Guo Si and Ding Yuan were in stalemate, General Li Que took the opportunity to raid and would definitely defeat Ding Yuan in one fell swoop and win in one battle!"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "This is a good plan! This is a good plan!"
He then asked, "So how to deal with Liu Xian?"
Li Ru smiled and said, "There is no need to deal with it for the time being. The main goal of tomorrow's battle is Ding Yuan. At the same time, General Zhang Ji will be asked to lead 30,000 troops out of the east gate to form a formation to restrain Liu Xian. After a great victory outside the north gate, he will turn to the army outside the east gate and capture Liu Xian alive in one battle."
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but nodded frequently and said, "Just do it! Just do it!"
He immediately told me: "Remember that Liu Xian has been kind to me. You should try your best to capture me alive and not hurt his life!" Everyone agreed with their fists.
Early the next morning, the people in Luoyang were awakened by the rumbling sound of war drums. Queen Mother He hurried out of the bedroom and heard the noise of war drums outside the city, and felt suspicious.
At this time, the little eunuch rushed over to report: "Qi Zhuo, Dong Zhuo sent his army out of the city and was preparing to fight with Governor Ding Yuan!"
Queen Mother He's eyes lit up and said that it had finally begun. Then she couldn't help but feel worried about gains and losses, and her heart was pounding. She quickly led a group of palace maids and eunuchs to the Star Gazing Pavilion in the Imperial Garden and looked towards the north of the city.
Sure enough, outside the north city gate, there were army gathering, flags were like waves, and the huge shouts were shocking, while the two generals were fighting for life and death in the field!
The powerful general under Guo Si fought with Lu Bu. In the blink of an eye, the powerful general was actually picked up by Lu Bu.
Guo Si was shocked and furious, and rode his horse out to meet Lu Bu. After less than five rounds of battle between the two sides, the weapon in Guo Si was hit by Lu Bu's halberd and flew out. Guo Si was shocked and did not dare to fight again. He hurriedly turned his head and fled back to his own army.
For a moment, the Bingzhou army roared like a tide, and its momentum had already surpassed the Xiliang army.
Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Ding Yuan raised his whip and shouted loudly: "My sons, it's time to defeat the thief! The whole army charges!"
The sound of war drums rang out loud like thunder, and the 80,000 Bingzhou troops issued a shocking cry like a tide and swept towards the Western Liang army.
Guo Si was really strong. At this time, he did not escape, but led his 100,000 Xiliang troops to fight against each other! In a moment, nearly 200,000 troops rushed and charged on the field. From a distance, it looked like endless waves.
In a blink of an eye, the two sides collided heavily and rushed into the other side's formation. They saw flesh and blood flying across the body, and the roars and screams sounded! The army of both sides was so dark that it was hard to separate!
Liu Xian rode a horse on Mangshan behind the camp and looked at the scene of the battle outside the north gate. He secretly praised in his heart and muttered to himself: "The cavalry of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army are really powerful!" Guan Yu and others on the side nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Liu Xian noticed that in the distance, a cavalry was quickly circling behind the Bingzhou Army, and the Bingzhou Army seemed to be unaware of it at this moment.
Chapter completed!