Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three Out of the Nest, Yuan's Suffering
As expected, Cao Cao had a very strategic vision and immediately thought of the chain reaction that the loss of Sishui Pass might cause. If he could capture him, he would be even more powerful.
"It's all up to the leader of the alliance."
"It's all up to the leader of the alliance."
"It's all up to the leader of the alliance."
The princes didn't have any idea. They came here just to fight Dong Zhuo, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
"That being the case, all of you, please listen to your orders."
"Kong Wei,"
"exist."
"Zhang Yang."
"exist."
"Yuan Yi."
"exist."
"Zhang Chao."
"exist."
"I order you, the four princes, together with Sun Jian who is returning, and the five princes to unite in one place and serve as the auxiliary army to attack Hulao Pass and disperse Dong Zhuo's troops."
"promise"
"Cao Cao."
"exist."
"I have ordered you to serve as a coordinator and stay between Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass to monitor the war between the two passes and be ready to provide support at any time."
"promise."
"The remaining eleven princes followed my troops and marched into Sishui Pass, preparing to fight Dong Zhuo."
"promise."
When the princes of the Eighteenth Route were turbulent and dispatching their troops and generals, Li Su also rode into Luoyang on horseback at night to meet Dong Zhuo.
"Report to the Prime Minister that Governor Hua Xiong led his troops to defeat Sun Jian at night and beheaded countless people."
Li Su's strategy was to report good news first and worry later, otherwise he really didn't know what Dong Zhuo would do in anger.
"Okay, Hua Xiong is indeed a good man. Send the order and give him a big reward."
Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Su's military report.
Originally, the fierce attack of the eighteen princes made him have trouble sleeping and eating, but now he saw that these princes were really a big alliance.
"Lord, let's hear what Li Su has to say."
Li Ru on the side looked at Li Su who looked troubled and couldn't help but frown.
"Huh? Li Su, what else do you want to say?"
When Li Ru stopped talking, Dong Zhuo was also stunned.
"Prime Minister, although General Hua Xiong defeated Sun Jian, Yuan Shu's ambush troops sneaked into the pass at night. Although the governor attacked the city overnight, the weapons were insufficient and it was difficult to be effective. After losing nearly ten thousand people, he had no choice but to retreat to Feng's Camp and garrison the stronghold.
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Hearing Li Su's words, Dong Zhuo became furious, drew out the sword from his waist, and was about to kill Li Su.
"Lord, please calm down. My lord, please calm down."
Li Ru quickly stopped Dong Zhuo. Li Su was a brave general of the Xiliang Army. If he was casually killed by Dong Zhuo, it would inevitably cause the illusion of grief to his soldiers.
"Wenyou, Sishui Pass has been lost by these two idiots, how can I calm down?"
Dong Zhuo stuck his sword on the ground and asked Li Ru loudly.
"My lord, Governor Hua and General Li did nothing wrong in this battle. We can only blame Yuan Shu for being too cunning. Who would have thought that he would use Sun Jian's entire army as bait and steal the Sishui Pass without saving his life."
Li Ru rolled his eyes and roughly thought of the situation at Sishui Pass.
"If the Sishui Pass is lost, Luoyang will have no danger to defend. The 300,000 to 400,000 coalition troops of the eighteen princes will go straight to Luoyang. What should we do?"
Thinking of the consequences of losing Sishui Pass, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but want to pick up his sword and kill the two fools Li Su and Hua Xiong.
"My lord, although Luoyang is an imperial city with strong defenses, it is an isolated city and difficult to defend. The only plan for now is to send out the Xiliang army in full force, defeat Yuan Shu and other princes, and recapture Sishui Pass.
At the same time, we carefully distributed the news that Yuan Shu ordered Yuan Shao to withhold weapons and food for the sake of Sishui Pass, and then used Sun Jian's troops as bait to steal Sishui Pass, so that they could fight on their own."
"Well, according to your words, summon all the troops to come to my prime minister's house to discuss matters."
"promise."
The scouts who had been waiting outside the door rushed out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Lord, if we leave Luoyang, I'm afraid the young people in this city will take the opportunity to come out and make trouble."
After the scouts left, Li Ru came to Dong Zhuo again.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo's heart skip a beat. When he was in Luoyang, these princes and ministers didn't even dare to show off their courage, but now he was going to lead troops on an expedition. If something went wrong, he would be concerned about one thing and not the other, and he would be attacked before and after.
"Yuan Wei, the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, was Yuan Shu's uncle, and the Yuan family was the fourth generation and the third Duke. They were prominent in the dynasty. If they took the lead in causing rebellion, the whole of Luoyang would definitely respond, so."
Before Li Ru finished speaking, Dong Zhuo's face immediately became extremely ferocious.
"Li Su."
"exist."
"I order you to lead an army of three thousand flying bears to arrest everyone in the Yuan family, men, women, old and young. Tomorrow morning I will use them as a sacrificial flag."
"promise."
Li Su took Dong Zhuo's military talisman and walked directly out the door.
Not long after Li Su left, all the civil and military personnel under Dong Zhuo arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Everyone, Sishui Pass has been captured by Yuan Shu and his troops, and they will arrive at Luoyang soon."
"Father, Bu is willing to be a pioneer and recapture Sishui Pass for you."
"I am willing to go with Wen Hou."
Lu Bu took the lead, and all the civil and military officials behind him also petitioned together.
"Guo Si, Li Jue."
"The end will be here."
"I order you two to command fifty thousand troops and go to Hulao Pass to guard the pass. You are not allowed to fight privately. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
"promise."
"Li Ru, Lu Bu, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji."
"The end will be here."
"You will follow me and command an army of 150,000 men. When the troops are sent to Sishui Pass, you will definitely skin Yuan Shu's servant alive and serve it to everyone."
Seeing the high fighting spirit of his subordinates, Dong Zhuo also felt extremely heroic.
"promise."
Early the next morning, Dong Zhuo summoned the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to the palace square and beheaded several hundred members of the Yuan family in front of them.
In an instant, heads were rolling and blood flowed into rivers. These so-called princes and ministers were trembling with fear.
"I want to lead the troops out and kill the heads of the thieves Yuan Shu and others. You will stay well in Luoyang. If anything seems strange, I will sympathize with the thieves Yuan Shu and set off."
There are not too many words. The best way to say it is to talk about the heads on the ground and the blood flowing into the river.
A mighty 200,000 troops came out of Luoyang and marched towards Sishui Pass.
At the same time, Yuan Shu was preparing a large army here, and he only waited for an order to send troops to Sishui Pass.
"Report to the leader that Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, is here."
A scout came to the Chinese army's tent.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Sun Jian rushing into the camp in a furious manner.
"Yuan Benchu, why did you withhold our army's food and grass and not distribute it? As a result, my Jiangdong children had no food to eat and were defeated miserably at the hands of Hua Xiong."
Sun Jian was also a tiger, and he roared loudly at Yuan Shao in front of the seventeen princes.
"Sun Wentai, please don't slander anyone. When did I seize your food and grass?"
Yuan Shao also stood up suddenly and scolded Sun Jian angrily.
"You didn't seize my food and grass, so let me ask you, where is my food and grass? Where is it?"
Sun Jian was completely angry. Nearly half of his Jiangdong disciples were killed in the battle. These were the elites he brought out. Who could not be angry?
"Sun Wentai, I sent out the food and fodder for your army long before Huang Gai came. How could it not be there? You must be using the food and fodder matter to cover up the reason for your defeat."
