At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Leaving the tent, Xi Zhong couldn't help sighing: "Duke Ming is worthy of being a disciple of Duke Lu. Hearing the truth has his own priority, and he has a specialization in art. It's really good. There are so many abilities in the world, how can one person be able to do it?" Where did you arrive? Working together and cooperating with each other is the right path!"

Xi Zhong is sincerely grateful for his choice.

Guo Jia also nodded at the side.

"With my elder brother's talent, governing a state is completely inferior. With my elder brother's talent, I can enter the court as a high-ranking official and govern the whole world."

"If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will benefit the world. The talents of Minggong can be brought into greater play. If one day...cough cough cough..."

Xi Zhong suddenly coughed a few times.

"What's wrong with Mr. Xi? Are you in poor health?"

"It's an old problem, and it will pass after taking some medicine."

Xi Zhong didn't care.

Guo Jia frowned.

"Before, my health was not good, and I often had a headache. When my elder brother saw me, he said that this is not good for me, and it will shorten my lifespan. I used a method of body training.

That way of exercising can strengthen your body and improve your physique. Now, I feel very different from before. My body is much stronger and I haven’t been sick for a long time. Why don’t you try it with me, Xi Jun? "

Xi Zhong took a look at Guo Jia, and felt that Guo Jia was indeed not as thin and thin as ordinary literati.

Although he was quite young, his body and bones looked unexpectedly strong.

Xi Zhong thought about it, and felt that this was fine. If his body was not good enough, how could he keep up with Guo Peng's strides forward?

So Xi Zhong nodded and agreed to Guo Jia's suggestion.

A very pleasant smile appeared on Guo Jia's face, as if the plot had succeeded.

Chapter 223. 220 Three So, Sun Jian won (repair)

The next day, Guo Peng held a meeting.

He announced to his subordinates the result of handing Li Ru over to Yuan Shu, and explained the necessity.

Hearing this, the subordinates felt very sorry.

Brothers Bao Xin and Bao Tao hated each other very much.

"It's not good to help the world, but it's a good hand to hold back!"

Bao Tao's face was full of indignation: "The lord was humiliated in front, but they were eating, drinking, and having fun in Suanzao, but they didn't enter the army. Are they here to attack Dong Zhuo, or to eat, drink, and have fun?"

Bao Tao's words were unanimously approved by the officers and officials present, and everyone resonated strongly.

Guo Peng stopped their resonance.

"In the face of the great enemy, the overall situation is the most important. If this is the case, stop talking. Everyone gathers for one goal and should work together."

After Guo Peng said this, they stopped talking, but the indignation in their hearts and the desire to complain for Guo Peng became even stronger.

But Yuan Shu was very happy.

Seeing Guo Peng sending Li Ru here, and reading Guo Peng's autographed letter, Yuan Shu immediately understood that he still held a lot of weight in Guo Peng's heart, and Guo Peng still stood with him.

Hearing that Guo Peng had won his first victory and was about to hit Luoyang, Yuan Shu was still a little envious, but seeing it now, this emotion disappeared immediately, and he was extremely satisfied with Guo Peng.

So Yuan Shu immediately announced the holding of sacrifices, offering sacrifices to King Hongnong as a courtier of the Han family, beheaded Li Ru on the spot, announced it to the world, and announced that he would immediately march to Luoyang.

Under Sun Jian's suggestion, Yuan Shu decided to use Sun Jian as the main force to attack Luoyang along the direction of Yangren and Dagu, to respond to Guo Peng's attack on Luoyang, and to attack from both sides to deter Dong Zhuo.

On the other side, Dong Zhuo also learned of Guo Peng's behavior.

He tore up the imperial edict, sent Li Ru to Yuan Shu for beheading, denounced himself as "Han Chancellor, but is actually a Han thief", and threatened to kill his three clans before he would give up.

After the monstrous anger, there was deep worry.

He has seen Guo Peng's fighting power. If he continues to fight, can he really win?

After much deliberation, Dong Zhuo still felt that he wanted to have a fight with Guo Peng.

His army has a large number of people, his logistics base is also stable, and he still has enough combat power. There is no need to be afraid of Guo Peng, who has a mere 3 troops.

Later, Dong Zhuo found out that Yuan Shu in the south had also begun to move, and sent people to attack the south of Luoyang. The main general was Sun Jian, who had been at odds with him in the past.

Dong Zhuo thought of the grievances with Sun Jian and Guo Peng's mediation for them, and felt absurd for a while.

He took Zhonglang general Hu Zhen as the governor, commanded Lu Bu, Hua Xiong and other school lieutenants, and sent [-] troops to Yangren to destroy Sun Jian.

Before sending troops, Dong Zhuo also asked Hu Zhen to be more careful just like he asked Dong Yue and Niu Fu to be careful of Guo Peng.

Dong Zhuo said that Sun Jian was a veteran general with a strong ability to command troops, so don't underestimate him.

Hu Zhen took the order and left.

When the two armies were sent out, Dong Zhuo began to worry that if any of the two armies failed, he would be forced to fight. If he could not win the battle with the most elite Xiliang cavalry regiment, he would consider leaving Luoyang for Chang'an up.

It's time to leave a way out.

Dong Zhuo is not stupid, looking at this posture, as long as he loses again, he will definitely go to Chang'an to hide from the edge. If he doesn't leave a retreat at this time, when will he leave a retreat?

So Dong Zhuo released Xu Rong. After reprimanding Xu Rong, he resumed his position as Zhonglang General and ordered him to lead his troops to Mianchi and prepare for defensive operations in Mianchi.

In case he retreats from Luoyang, Xu Rong can immediately step up to defend and let him withdraw safely.

"The defeat in this battle made me extremely passive. I hope you don't let me down again."

Dong Zhuo warned Xu Rong sternly, Xu Rong knelt on the ground and took the order tremblingly, then carefully left the Xiangguo Mansion, and he breathed a long sigh of relief after walking a long way.

Dong Zhuo was fully prepared.

On the other side, both Guo Peng and Sun Jian had already dispatched troops. Guo Peng led his army from Xingyang to Xuanmen Pass, and Sun Jian led his army from Luyang to the Yangren.

Guo Peng's march was not as fast as Sun Jian's. Sun Jian knew that Guo Peng had won the first victory, so he was eager to fight and led his troops to advance. They arrived in Yangren in mid-September.

At this time, Hu Zhen's 1 troops sent by Dong Zhuo had just arrived in Guangcheng, where they were gathered for dozens of miles.

Hu Zhen has a quick temper, speaks hastily, and doesn't know how to twist and turn, a typical rough character.

Before the battle, he was very dissatisfied when he saw the sluggishness of his subordinates, and threatened, "This time, I will cut off the green ribbon so that the troops will be orderly and disciplined."

Qingshou refers to Lu Bu and others. The army led by Hu Zhen this time is basically the Bingzhou soldiers headed by Lu Bu and others. There are many old troops in Yuan Dingyuan, and Hu Zhen is not from the same line.

In addition, Hu Zhen has always ridiculed the Bingzhou people, how can the Bingzhou soldiers tolerate Hu Zhen using their achievements to make him a marquis and worship general?

So Lu Bu and others decided to borrow a knife to kill Hu Zhen with Sun Jian's hand, and then they defeated Sun Jian and won the victory. In this way, Lu Bu could replace Hu Zhen.

Although Dong Zhuo fulfilled his promise to some extent and gave Lu Bu a high status and trust, but in terms of the power to command the army, Lu Bu was still in the second batch.

Captains like Lu Bu, Li Jue, and Guo Si are of the same rank, while Xu Rong, Dong Yue, and Hu Zhen are all Zhonglang generals, one rank higher than them.

Lu Bu felt that he could not only get such a position with his own ability, and was dissatisfied with his current position, so he decided to do something to change the situation. Just in time, Hu Zhen bumped into him.

When Hu Zhen and his army arrived in Guangcheng, it was getting late. According to Dong Zhuo's prior deployment, he must set up camp and rest before going on a campaign.

But at this time, the Bingzhou sentry cavalry who had been given the duty of sentry cavalry said that all Sun Jian's soldiers and horses in Yangren City had fled.

So Lu Bu and others immediately urged Hu Zhen to chase after them, otherwise they would not be able to make meritorious deeds in time.

Hu Zhen is also a yellow croaker, so he didn't think carefully and sent someone to verify it. When he heard that there was no time, he immediately led Liangzhou soldiers to Yangren.

Lu Bu and the others followed slowly, deliberately keeping a distance from Hu Zhen.

When Hu Zhen led his troops all the way to Yangren City and was surprised to find that there were tight guards on the city, he realized that the information was wrong and was very annoyed. We rest on the spot.

Hu Zhen found Lu Bu and others and wanted to reprimand them. They pushed themselves cleanly and blamed Hu Zhen himself.

However, this also made Lu Bu and others hate Hu Zhen even more, and their desire to kill him became more intense.

So, at night, when the soldiers were resting, Lu Bu arranged for the soldiers to light torches to pretend that Sun Jian's army was coming for a surprise attack, and spread rumors that Sun Jian's army was coming for a sneak attack, causing the whole army to be in chaos and directly bombing the camp.

Sun Jian heard about the turmoil in Dong Zhuo's army who came to attack outside the city. He went up to the top of the city to see, oh, isn't this a bombing camp?

This is definitely not a trick!

Brothers, Kaesong, fuck it!

So Sun Jian won the battle of the Yang people.

Chapter 224 .220 Four Don't Be Afraid of God-like Opponents, Be Afraid of Pig-like Teammates

Speaking of this victory, it was quite accidental.

Sun Jian's victory made it clearer.

You are not afraid of difficult opponents, but you are afraid of pig teammates who are slowing down.

Sun Jian led the army to cover up the killing at night, and Dong Zhuo's army was defeated. Hu Zhen, who had nothing to do, fled with his own soldiers in embarrassment.

As a result, when Hu Zhen fled back to Luoyang and planned to appeal to Dong Zhuo, he was only punished by being cut off from his position and sent to prison.

Lu Bu and others fled back first, and accused Dong Zhuo of Hu Zhen's rash advance and disobedience to Zhongliang's words, which led to a great defeat.

The so-called three people become a tiger, preconceived, Dong Zhuo was furious, and immediately ordered Hu Zhen to be dismissed from his position, and sent to a prison to await punishment.

Although the goal of Lu Bu and others had been achieved, this failure was not what Dong Zhuo wanted to see.

After defeating Hu Zhen, Sun Jian will be able to continue to advance to Dagu Pass, but his own side is very dangerous, and it is a taboo for military strategists to attack from both sides.

Do you really want to leave Luoyang?

Dong Zhuo didn't give up and didn't want to give up the land, so he repeated his old trick and sent someone to persuade Sun Jian to surrender.

The rhetoric used was the same as the rhetoric used when Guo Peng was persuaded to surrender. They were all fake and empty formulas, and then promised a bunch of benefits.

Sun Jian was furious.

"The national thief An dares to humiliate me!! If you don't punish the Er clan, it will be hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"

Sun Jian drove away Dong Zhuo's envoys, led his army to rectify, and marched towards Dagu Pass.

The news of Sun Jian's victory spread back to Lu Yang, and Yuan Shu was very happy, but before he was happy for a long time, someone whispered in Yuan Shu's ear.

"Sun Jian himself has a great reputation, as well as the army. If Sun Jian is allowed to get Luoyang like a bamboo, how can he be restrained by the general? If he is allowed to develop, won't he get rid of a wolf and add a tiger?

I heard the ancients say that when feeding a ferocious beast, you should not fill it first. If you fill it first, the prey will not be exhausted, and the ferocious beast will run away. If you let the ferocious beast starve for a while, you will know the importance of relying on people. To treat a ferocious tiger like Sun Jian As it should be. "

Yuan Shu's ears are rather soft, his stand is not firm, and he often does things on a whim. Hearing this, his heart beats, and he feels that what he said is very reasonable.

So Yuan Shu agreed to stop providing Sun Jian's army rations like a ghost, cutting off Sun Jian's rations.

Sun Jian was attacking in the direction of Dagu Pass, when he suddenly learned that there was no food coming, he was shocked and turned pale. He sent someone to check the situation, and found that no one came to intercept his food passage, so he knew that it was Yuan Shu. problem.

Sun Jian's residence in Yang was more than 100 miles away from Yuan Shu's residence in Luyang. Sun Jian was extremely anxious about not getting food, so he rode straight to Luyang overnight to meet Yuan Shu.

In front of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian was very excited.

"Why on earth did the general stop my military rations?"

"Don't the general know the importance of rations?"

"How can I march without rations? How can I attack Dong Zhuo?"

"I, Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo do not have a deep hatred. I crusade against Dong Zhuo to avenge the country and the general's family. Is it for me, Sun Jian?"

"Right now I'm threatening Luoyang from the southern front, and General Guo is threatening Luoyang from the Revolving Gate Pass. They are about to form a two-sided attack, and I can force Dong Zhuo to fight on two fronts. The winning rate will increase greatly. Now is the time to succeed, but the general actually listened. Slandering and doubting me is something that chills the hearts of righteous men and makes Dong Zhuo happy!"

"The current situation is the same as when Wu Qi shed tears in the West River and Le Yi was on the verge of defeat! The general must make a decision immediately! Don't hesitate! Do you want to fight this battle? Do you want Dong Zhuo to be wiped out? Please give me an answer immediately !"

Sun Jian pressed on every step of the way, and Yuan Shu felt ashamed in his heart, but at this time, Sun Jian couldn't lift his head when he was taught the truth.

Yuan Shu, who has soft ears, is easy to change his position, and easily gets hotheaded, was once again beaten to death.

Yuan Shu originally wanted Sun Jian to realize his importance and beat him up, but Sun Jian's aura was too strong, and Yuan Shu couldn't help admitting his mistake.

The result, of course, was that Yuan Shu immediately allocated military rations to Sun Jian, and Sun Jian was unambiguous, and immediately returned to the front line, leading his troops to continue to rush forward, threatening Dong Zhuo's southern defense line.

At this time, on September [-]th, Guo Peng had already left the Revolving Gate Pass and marched towards Gong County. He also learned that Dong Zhuo had sent Zhonglang generals Dong Yue and Niu Fu to lead [-] troops to guard Gong County to defend against his attack. attack.

On September [-], Guo Pengjin arrived [-] miles east of Gong County and led his troops to attack the surrounding area of ​​Gong County.

Guo Peng dispatched generals to disperse and attack Dong Zhuojun's military facilities and camps around Gong County, and the offensive was swift and fierce.