That night, Hua Xiong and Li Ru surrounded the Yuan Mansion with a large number of soldiers and horses.
These wolf-like Xiliang soldiers rushed into the Yuan Mansion at Li Ru's order and arrested everyone in the Yuan family.
It was only then that Yuan Wei realized that he had been burned, but it was impossible to escape.
Li Ru used severe punishment, but he did not utter a word.
He knew very well that even if he confessed everything and placed Dong Zhuo Dong Zhuo would not let their family go without the identity of the traitor around him, so no matter how Li Ru tortured him, he would not say a word.
Li Ru had no choice but to explain to Dong Zhuo.
He was very aware of the lord's suspicious temper.
If Dong Zhuo was not satisfied, he would probably never have a good life from now on.
He tortured the Yuan family.
Yuan Wei's confidant butler finally couldn't bear the torture and confessed everything and confessed the moles planted by the Yuan family around Dong Zhuo.
After Li Ru reported it to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered the arrest of these people.
Arrested and interrogated, these people saw that the matter was exposed, did not conceal it, and explained everything clearly.
Dong Zhuo was so angry that he immediately ordered all Yuan's servants to be executed.
He also took Yuan Wei and his family to the execution ground and executed them.
Their heads were pickled with lime and sent to Hulao Pass to hang on the city gate.
On the eighth day of March, Liu Cheng personally led his army to Xingyang.
He first ordered to transfer all the grain stored in Aocang in the northeast of Xingyang to Xingyang City, and deployed 3,000 heavy troops to garrison in Aocang.
On the surface, it seemed to be for the purpose of Aocang was guarded as a place to store grain, but it had actually been emptied.
Xingyang is not easy to defend.
It hangs alone outside the defensive circle system of defending Luoyang.
Although it and Hulao Pass are at each other's horns, if the allied forces of the Kwantung princes approach Hulao Pass and stop the Hulao Pass defenders from rescuing Xingyang, they can then divide their forces to besiege Xingyang. , Xingyang will be captured sooner or later.
That night, Liu Cheng raised his tent to discuss matters in Xingyang City.
Almost all his staff, military officials and generals were present.
Liu Cheng asked: "Let's first talk about the situation of the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes."
"Yes."
Wang Yue stood up and clasped his fists in agreement, and then introduced: "Shangdang Governor Zhang Yang led an army of 12,000 people currently in Chaoge County, Hanoi County.
According to their marching speed, plus the need to cross the Yellow River, they may still It takes six to seven days to reach Suzhou.
Five thousand of them are standing troops, and the remaining seven thousand are temporary recruits."
If it is the terrain of the 21st century, the wild jujube should be north of the Yellow River, but according to the current terrain in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the wild jujube is south of the Yellow River, under the jurisdiction of Chenliu County, located in the northwest corner of Chenliu County.
This is because the Yellow River has historically Several diversions occurred.
"Fenwu General Gongsun Zan led an army of 20,000 soldiers, all of whom were experienced warriors from northern Xinjiang.
Among them, there were 3,000 white horse rebel cavalry, whose combat power was probably even stronger than Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry.
Currently, this army of soldiers and horses We are marching in the Qinghe Ganling area."
"Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, has 15,000 troops currently in the Weiguo territory of Dongjun, preparing to accompany Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.
Three thousand of them are veterans, and the rest are all new recruits."
"Liu Dai currently has 20,000 soldiers and horses.
He plans to leave 5,000 to guard the home and take 15,000 people on the road with Bao Xin.
Among these Bingama, 7,000 are veterans and the rest are new recruits."
"Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, led 20,000 troops.
Only 5,000 were old soldiers, and the rest were all new recruits.
I heard that these were all refugees with no livelihood, and they were all recruited by Kong Rong into the army.
I will bring them here together this time.
It took only two months for Kong Rong to recruit so many troops after he took up his post in Beihai.
It took a lot of effort and effort."
"Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao led 20,000 troops and is currently marching in Zhi County of Pei State.
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Guangling itself has only 3,000 county soldiers, but Zhang Chao wanted to leave some troops to guard the home, so he left 2,000 veterans to guard the home.
Among the 20,000 people, only A thousand are new recruits” "Sun Jiantong, the governor of Changsha, led 15,000 soldiers and horses, mostly infantry and only 500 cavalry.
These cavalry could only ride horses and had almost no fighting skills.
Because of the long distance and too many soldiers and horses, Sun Jian The ministry has been collecting food and grass in the Xinyang area of Runan County these days."
"Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, has 20,000 soldiers and horses, 3,000 veterans, and the rest are new soldiers.
Currently, this group of troops is marching in the Xiayi area of Liang State, and the speed is slow."
"Many other princes have arrived at Suanzao one after another.
Only the rear team's baggage and food are still on their way to Suanzao.
Yuan Shao has 20,000 people, Cao Cao has 10,000, Zhang Miao has 15,000, Han Fu has 20,000, and Qiao Mao has 20,000.
Fifteen thousand, Yuan He left 15,000 and Han Hao 10,000.
In addition, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Ni, had 20,000 troops stationed in Yingchuan.
I heard that Kong Ni was not in good health and was always sick.
He was afraid that he would die soon.
The above is the current situation of the various princes in Guandong."
After listening carefully, Liu Cheng made a rough estimate.
The total number of troops and horses brought by the Kwantung princes was not far from 300,000.
If the troops and horses they left behind were added, the number would be 300,000.
This situation was different from that of Dong Zhuo.
The information obtained was similar, but Wang Yue's Shadow Guard investigated in more detail.
"My lord, this is the roster of the generals of the various princes in Guandong.
It records in detail the martial arts, personalities, etc. of their generals.
As for their battlefield and command abilities, it is not clear.
After all, few of them have the record of leading troops in battles.
"After Wang Yue finished speaking, he handed over a roster.
Liu Cheng took the roster and read it.
The more he read, the more surprised he became.
He didn't expect that the Shadow Guards would investigate the generals of these princes so carefully.
After a long time, Liu Cheng handed it to Jia Xu after reading it and said: "Let's take turns to look at it.
This thing is priceless."
Jia Xu took it and flipped through the pages slowly.
He was extremely shocked at this time.
Someone actually checked the generals of the Guandong princes in such detail.
If they wanted to deal with them, they would not be blind.
This booklet quickly passed through the hands of Liu Cheng's officials and generals, and finally returned to his hands.
Liu Cheng put away the book and asked Wang Yue: "Yuan Shao's Bohai Kingdom is not close to Jujube.
How could he and his 20,000 troops arrive so early?
Among the princes who responded to challenge Dong, there was also Ma Teng of Liangzhou. , is there any news about this person?”
Wang Yue cupped his fists and replied: "According to the spies' reports, Yuan Shao immediately started recruiting troops and famous celebrities and heroes after arriving at Bohai.
With the reputation of the Yuan family, his followers were like crucian carp crossing the river.
He also spent a lot of money to purchase a large amount of grain and grass and build a large amount of ordnance.
Cao Cao He was already ready when he issued a complaint against Dong Xiwen. , after receiving the demand for Dong's appeal, he immediately led his troops to come to Suizao.
Ma Teng did respond to the demand for Dong's appeal, but his troops and horses were blocked in Jincheng.
Han Sui was competing with him for the territory of Xiliang, and he was worried that Ma Teng was pretending to be To seek Dong's name is actually to attack him at the opportunity, so we won't lend it to Ma Teng at all."
Liu Cheng narrowed his mind, "Hey, the Yuan family is really ambitious and has been ready to rebel for a long time.
Cao Cao's message just fulfilled his wish.
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Generally speaking, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others must wait until other princes' troops arrive.
We have all arrived to discuss the matter of the director together.
Now we are far away from each other.
It will be at least half a month before all the princes arrive in Suanzao to participate in the alliance.
During this period, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others will definitely not send troops to attack us without authorization, so I decided to bring five thousand cavalry to serve these Kanto princes a few dishes. , let them have a taste of my general’s methods.”
Jia Xu touched his beard and cupped his hands and said: "This can indeed dampen the morale of the Guandong princes, but this army is deep into the enemy's territory, without supplies or support."
Liu Cheng said solemnly: "Since we are in enemy territory, everything we eat, drink, and eat belongs to the enemy.
We don't need supplies or reinforcements.
If you can't defeat them, run away.
If you hit them, run away.
This will provide the enemy with an opportunity to counterattack.
Shi Tao, tell people to go Make this general a helmet with a visor.
Before he officially fights face-to-face with the Kanto princes, I don’t want them to recognize him, otherwise it will be meaningless.”
"Yes, my lord" At around midnight the next morning, Liu Cheng, who had rested for a day and night, set out quietly with five thousand light cavalry and simple troops.
Except for his trusted officials and generals, no one knew that he had left Xingyang with five thousand cavalry.
These five thousand soldiers and horses crossed the Bianshui River at dawn, passed through Jingxian, Mixian, and Xinzheng southward, and went straight to Yangzhai, the seat of Yingchuan County.
Five thousand cavalry and eight thousand horses, five thousand of which are northern steppe ponies captured by the Huns.
This kind of horse is not very fast in running and sprinting, but it has extremely strong endurance and its cold resistance is far beyond that of other horse breeds. , can survive in extremely harsh environments, and Liu Cheng plans to use them to complete a long-distance attack this time.
The straight-line distance from Xingyang to Yangdi is less than 200 miles, but the actual distance is 230 miles.
Liu Cheng led the five thousand cavalry in only one day and one night, and arrived in the north of Yangdi in the early morning of the next day.
He visited a village twenty miles away, which allowed Liu Cheng to truly see how terrifying the endurance of the pony in the northern grasslands was.
At Yinshi, the village where the army was located was still dark, without any starlight or moonlight.
Liu Cheng and his five thousand cavalry had been sleeping in the village for more than an hour.
Wang Yue, who came to Yangdi first to contact the agents of the Shadow Guard Division, had already entered the village with a torch.
Liu Cheng was immediately woken up by his guards, "General, there is news."
Liu Cheng stood up and said, "Let him come in."
Wang Yue walked in and clasped his fists and said: "Lord, there is news.
Our agents from the Shadow Guards found out that 20,000 soldiers and horses of Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, were stationed outside the north gate of Yangqu, only a dozen miles away from our army.
According to the investigation, Kong Ni He took two thousand soldiers and horses to Suanzao to participate in the alliance, and he should be still on the way; Yingchuan Governor Li Min did not publicly respond to join the alliance to challenge Dong, but he took people to deliver food and grass to Sun Jian two days ago."
Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, "You mean there is no one in Yangqu to take charge of the overall situation now?"
"I'm afraid Kong Min and Li Min don't know that the Lord will lead his army to attack them first at this time, so they have no defense."
Liu Cheng knew that not all princes would bring all their troops to Suizao to participate in the alliance.
For example, Yuan Shao, Han Hao, Han Fu and others had more than half of their troops stationed in Hanoi, preparing to attack Mengjinguan and Xiaopingjin from the north.
Yuan Shu also left a small half of his troops in Nanyang to prepare for attacking Wuguan and Lantian Pass.
Kong Min sent his troops Ma stayed in Yingchuan and planned to send troops from Yingchuan to attack Henan.
This can strategically besiege Dong Zhuo's Luoyang defense system from three sides, thereby dispersing the strength of Dong Zhuo's army.
It can also prevent Dong Zhuo's army from adopting roundabout tactics.
If the Kwantung Allied Forces are concentrated in the Hulao Pass area, if Dong Zhuo's army sends troops Even the princes with an absolute advantage in numbers would be overwhelmed by an outflank attack.
The princes of Guandong were not stupid enough to do so
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