Jiade Hall.
The emperor and Liu Bian knelt on the throne and looked nervously outside the dark hall.
The ministers in the hall knelt on both sides and took a nap.
Some even snored.
Yan Xing walked anxiously outside the hall door holding his sword.
The sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the palace, and a soldier was seen running up the steps quickly.
Yan Xing, who was on duty outside the palace, immediately walked over and asked, "How?"
The soldier pressed his sword and whispered in Yan Xing's ear for a while.
Yan Xing nodded repeatedly, then waved his hand to retreat.
He walked into the hall, came to the middle, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the news is coming from ahead.
Come with news of the battle."
Liu Bian stretched out his hand and said in a trembling voice: "Come here quickly."
"Nuo" Yan Xing agreed and said: "At present, the soldiers of the Northern Army under the command of General Right have captured a large area of Xicheng.
Dong Zhuo's army is compressed in an area near the west city wall and the city guard barracks.
In terms of morale, Dong Zhuo's army just Being beaten by the right general, he fled in embarrassment and abandoned his armor.
Our army took advantage of the victory to pursue and made a lot of gains.
Under this situation, Dong Zhuo personally supervised the battle, and his soldiers died one after another.
Dong Zhuo's army quickly stabilized its position.
The current situation is in a stalemate” Liu Bian and Queen Mother He both began to worry after hearing this.
According to intelligence, Dong Min's 20,000 Xiliang army could rush outside the west wall of Luoyang after dawn, even though they had sent eunuchs to declare to Ding Yuan that he should He led his army to stop Dong Min's army, but the eunuch sent to announce the edict had not returned yet.
It was not known whether the edict had been delivered to Ding Yuan, and whether Ding Yuan would obey it.
Yuan Wei stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, there is only an hour before dawn.
Now the battle situation is deadlocked.
It seems that General Liu has no way to deal with Dong Zhuo before the Xiliang army arrives.
In this case, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, please Make plans early and order General Liu to withdraw his troops earlier, so that the court will have room for maneuver."
Yilang Pengbo stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I think what Yuan Taifu said is reasonable.
As the saying goes, a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall.
Taishi Gong also said that a son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, let alone a king.
In the situation It is wise to make a decision before the situation deteriorates to an irreversible point.
Once the situation deteriorates to an irreversible point, it will be too late.”
Queen Mother He looked at Lu Zhi and asked: "Lu Shangshu, what do you think?"
Lu Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I still insist on my opinion and must not compromise with Dong Zhuo."
Ma Rixi stood up at this time and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I think that if we must fight, it is best to replace Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng was just a small bodyguard before and had never led an army to fight.
Here, In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, I am afraid that he will not be able to control the situation, so it is best to replace him with a veteran general.
The veteran recommended General Zhang Wen and Zhang as the general to replace Liu Cheng."
Kong Rong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend General Zhu Jun."
"I recommend Lu Shangshu" For a time, everyone in the hall stood up to recommend someone, and the battle began to carve up the military power of the Northern Army.
Empress Dowager He felt upset for a while and waved her hand: "That's enough.
Don't mention the change of generals before the battle.
Let's wait until daybreak."
The ministers looked at each other and returned to their original positions without speaking.
Liu Cheng led the soldiers of the Northern Army to fight very hard.
After Wang Kuang, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mou and other former generals of the Xiyuan Army fully cooperated with Dong Zhuo and came forward to command and supervise the battle, the combat effectiveness of the Xiyuan Army began to increase obviously.
Plus Wu Qiong With the city guards waving flags and shouting, the Xiliang Army, which had strong combat effectiveness, served as the main combat backbone in the front.
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Under this situation, the battle was obviously in a stalemate.
The Northern Army was unable to push forward, and Dong Zhuo's Army was unable to launch a counterattack.
On the streets, under the eaves, and in the houses, there were injured people and corpses of dead soldiers everywhere.
The smell of blood was filled with blood.
Liu Cheng didn't know how many people he had killed.
His body was covered with blood, and his whole body turned into blood. people.
After he killed two Dong Zhuo Army soldiers again, a glimmer of dawn suddenly appeared in the sky.
He paused and couldn't help but look up to the sky.
At this time, four spears were stabbed at him.
He lost consciousness and only had time to sweep them away.
Three spears, but still A spear penetrated through the gap in the armor and brushed against his ribs.
A burst of burning pain stimulated his nerves.
He waved his hand, broke the spear shaft, and stabbed the Dong Zhuo Army soldier to death.
The pain He couldn't help but gasp.
"Hurry and protect the general."
The soldiers rushed up to protect Liu Cheng.
They blocked the surrounding soldiers of Dong Zhuo's army.
Liu Cheng was protected by several soldiers and retreated to the back.
He ordered people to untie his armor.
A soldier held a torch and took a closer look.
He saw a finger-long strip under Liu Cheng's ribs.
The wound was about half an inch deep.
"Don't move, don't move.
Just clean the wound area with wine, apply wound medicine, and bandage it with a clean cloth."
Liu Cheng ordered the soldiers.
Several soldiers immediately began to treat Liu Cheng's wounds.
When the wounds were treated, it was already very bright.
As the battle progresses, no one can do anything.
Dong Zhuo's army is still persisting.
Liu Cheng knows that they are waiting for Dong Min's reinforcements.
He was about to order the troops to launch a powerful offensive, but the slight shaking on the ground made him blush.
Change.
This was caused by the large-scale cavalry galloping.
Only the large-scale cavalry galloping could cause this situation.
Was it Dong Min's 20,000 Xiliang Army or Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Cavalry?
No matter who he was, he knew that he had to be prepared for passive defense.
Dong Zhuo was definitely his enemy.
It was hard to say whether Ding Yuan was an enemy or a friend.
He immediately shouted: "Send the order to stop attacking.
All battalions and departments were prepared for defense.
I ordered Xu Rong, Wu Fu, Zhong Ji and others to hand over the army to the commander of the army and come quickly to discuss matters with the general."
"Yes, General" Just as the soldier who was delivering the order left, a bright steel dart suddenly flew towards him.
Liu Cheng quickly turned away and stretched out his fingers like lightning.
A steel dart with a white cloth strip inserted between his fingers.
Liu Cheng saw the cloth strip full of writing stuck on the steel dart, his eyes narrowed, he immediately took off the cloth strip and held it under the torch to look at it carefully.
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The cloth strip was sent by Wang Yue, and it said "arrival from outside the city" It was Dong Min's 20,000 Xiliang army.
Ding Yuan received the imperial edict too late and was unable to stop Dong Min's army in time.
Both sides missed it.
When Ding Yuan led his army to come back, he didn't know how long it would take.
The Bingzhou army led by Ding Yuan only had 5,000 men.
"Oh man, God is not as good as God."
Liu Cheng sighed and burned the cloth.
The situation has reversed, and now Dong Zhuo has begun to gain the upper hand and advantage.
Liu Cheng knows that he must find a way to block Dong Zhuo's first wave of attacks.
He is not afraid of the Xiyuan Army, but the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is an army that has experienced many wars, especially the Xiyuan Army.
The Liang Iron Cavalry is too lethal when charging.
How can the infantry stop Xu Rong's Tun Cavalry School?
The cavalry of the Wei Department only has 3,000 cavalry.
Although their combat effectiveness is not bad, their numbers are far inferior to the 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Far.
Xu Rong, Wu Fu and Zhong Ji rushed over quickly.
After saluting Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng said: "There is no need to be polite.
I want you to stop attacking and prepare for defense.
You must have guessed it, right?"
Wrong, I have received reliable information that Dong Min has brought 20,000 Xiliang Iron The cavalry rushed outside the city.
Previously, the emperor sent people to declare an order to Ding Yuan, asking him to lead his army to stop Dong Min's army, but it was a step too late.
The armies of both sides were staggered and did not encounter each other.
So now we have to face Dong Zhuo's attack of 40,000 to 50,000 troops. , I’m afraid the next tough battle has just begun, are you afraid?”
The three of them looked at each other, Xu Rong clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "As the general said, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment.
If we are afraid and can't go to war now, what is the use of the court raising us?
Isn't it a waste of food and salary?"
The general is already prepared.
Now that he has entered the battle and picked up the sword, he has nothing to fear."
Wu Fu and Zhong Ji also clasped their fists and said, "I am willing to listen to the general's orders and swear to kill the enemy to serve the country."