At the residence of Dong Zhuo, Prime Minister of Luoyang City, when he received a tip-off that Niu Fu's army was defeated by the coalition forces, his face was livid.
"The 200,000-strong army ended like this, and less than 30,000 people escaped."
"He still has the nerve to come back. How did he lead the troops?"
Dong Zhuo was furious. At Hulao Pass, the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces was held back by Lu Bu and others and could not advance.
In this way, he could sit in Luoyang without any worries and dispatch his troops.
However, I didn't expect that Niu Fu's army in the north, which was least likely to be defeated, would be defeated like this. On the northern route, the coalition army only had a few hundred thousand troops, and most of them were new soldiers, so they had no fighting capacity.
Niu Fu's 200,000 troops include 50,000 Xiliang elites, 30,000 forbidden troops, and the rest are local troops. They may not be able to fight in the field, but they are more than enough to defend the city.
Moreover, he specially transferred Xu Rong to be his deputy, but the result was still defeated. As a result, the coalition of northern princes had a chance to peek at Luoyang.
Most of his troops are now stationed in the Hulao Pass area. After all, the Kwantung princes have millions of troops, and he must ensure the safety of Hulao Pass.
There were not only Lu Bu's 100,000-strong Bingzhou army, but also the 200,000-strong Xiliang army, and the imperial court's 200,000-strong imperial army, plus the hundreds of thousands of local garrison troops he had plundered from the land of Sili.
There are a million troops, and of course there are another 500,000 troops waiting not far from Hulao Pass.
"Prime Minister, now is not the time to be angry. Now we need to send a large army to block the soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou group from outside, so that they cannot threaten Luoyang City."
Li Ru was also very upset that Niu Fu had been defeated so easily, which caused a big flaw in their original plan.
Originally, they were not afraid of the three armies of the Guandong princes. As long as Hulao Pass could not be breached, Luoyang would not be in any danger.
However, the coalition of Hanoi princes in the north broke through the defense line so quickly, and they had to send another part of their troops to resist.
As a result, their troops and horses were somewhat dwarfed by comparison.
"snort!"
Dong Zhuo's fat, fleshy face showed a terrifying look, and as soon as he looked up, many generals below him lowered their heads.
"Li Ru, what do you think we should do? Who should we send?"
"Prime Minister, why don't you send General Duan Zhonglang there?"
"Duan Xuan?"
Dong Zhuo heard this, thought for a while, and nodded, "As you said, I am giving him a hundred thousand troops and telling him that the coalition forces in the north must be blocked on the river bank."
"Otherwise, don't come back."
Although Dong Zhuo's words were soft, the powerful aura exuding from his body made everyone tremble.
They felt that their lord's strength seemed to have improved a bit.
.......
Under Hulao Pass, the coalition camp is located.
The news that Su Fan and others had entered the river also reached here, and the allied princes also knew that they had already made military exploits behind the scenes.
Of Dong Zhuo's 200,000-strong army, only tens of thousands were beaten and fled back.
As a result, the three armies from the north took the lead, which made many princes look ugly.
Originally there were three armies, and the other two were just to attract some of Dong Zhuo's troops. I never imagined how effective these two would be.
In the end, I didn’t expect that they from the north would take the lead.
As a result, pressure instantly fell on many princes under Hulao Pass.
If Tao Qian and his friends were really beaten to Luoyang City, wouldn't they be in disgrace and lose their fortune?
Especially Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance.
"My lord, are you worried about the north?"
Late at night, in Yuan Shao's camp, Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and asked.
"Yes, Ziyuan has something to teach me."
Yuan Shao asked straightforwardly without hiding anything. At this time, Yuan Shao was still quite wise. After all, at this time, he was not yet the overlord who would later control several states.
At present, although he is the leader of the alliance, but really speaking of strength, he is not the strongest. In terms of soldiers and horses, not to mention that Yuan Shu has the support of most of the Yuan family, but some governors, Zhou Mu, whose soldiers and horses are more powerful.
powerful.
For example, Tao Qian and Kong Pu'an were no weaker than him in military and horsemanship. He was just the governor of Bohai now.
What's more important for being elected leader is that he is a descendant of the Yuan family.
"Haha! My lord, why should you worry? Let's not talk about whether Xuzhou's soldiers and horses can break through the defense line and hit Luoyang City. Even if they do, it will be due to you, my lord. This strategy of dividing the troops was proposed by you, my lord.
Yes, isn't it?"
"They have such an offensive now, which also shows that your commander is good, my lord."
"My lord, you know how to recognize people, and no outsider will question you if you want to come."
Xu You's words made Yuan Shao's eyes light up. It was indeed his idea to divide the troops, and he personally commanded the division. In any case, he had a share of the credit.
Moreover, if Xuzhou's soldiers and horses were able to reap rewards so quickly, his knowledge of people would surely be famous all over the world.
With Yuan's propaganda ability, Yuan Shao suddenly smiled in his heart.
"Ziyuan, continue talking"
"Other than that, Dong Zhuo must be the most nervous. After all, once Niu Fu is defeated, Xuzhou's troops and horses can already cross the river, and they can directly threaten Luoyang City."
"Dong Zhuo will definitely send elites to block Xuzhou's troops, so there will be fewer elite defenders at Hulao Pass."
"This will give us an opportunity. Next, the lord can use his righteousness to ask other princes to speed up the attack on the city. With the Xuzhou soldiers in front, I think those princes must also do their best."
"This will inevitably consume a little more of their strength, which can be achieved in one fell swoop."
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This turned out to be beneficial to him. He, Yuan Shao, naturally had the ambition to reach the top. Now, people with lofty ideals have seen the weakness of the divine man, just like the late Qin Dynasty back then.
Naturally, ambitious people have already prepared, and he is naturally the same.
This time he can take the position of leader of the alliance, which is an improvement in his reputation, but he knows that this is just fame.
When it comes to a real war, few people will listen to him. In the future, these princes will be his enemies when fighting for hegemony in the world. Therefore, if he can be weakened now, it will naturally be of great help to him in the future.
It would be best to eliminate a few opponents here.
"Ziyuan, thanks to you"
Yuan Shao smiled and patted the former's shoulder pretending to be intimate.
"My lord, the Xuzhou soldiers will also be our enemies in the future. It's best to weaken them now."
"How to do?"
"forage!'
Xu You's face showed a bit of ruthlessness, "As long as we can control the grain inspector under the governor of Han, we will delay the supply for a few days, and then..."
Before Xu You finished speaking, Yuan Shao understood immediately.