Liu Cheng originally planned to go after Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai.
This guy has no other skills except talking and talking.
He is really not very good at leading troops in war.
Fighting an army led by such a person is not a piece of cake.
However, according to the information from the Shadow Guard Department, Kong Rong’s army is currently in Although Dingtao Kingdom is not too far away, it is directly behind the army of the Kwantung princes.
If it is held back by the cavalry of the Kwantung princes, it will not be easy to escape.
Moreover, it has been more than ten days since he led his army from Xingyang City.
He is worried After being outside for a long time, something happened at Xingyang and Hulao Pass, so he had to lead his army back.
On March 27, Liu Cheng led his army back to Xingyang.
When he went out, there were 5,000 cavalry and 300 personal guard cavalry from the Changshui Xiaowei Department.
When he returned, the personal guard cavalry lost 52 people, and the Changshui Xiaowei Department lost 52 people.
Of the five thousand cavalry, 438 were lost, and in addition The 6,600 infantry returned.
These 6,600 infantry were the captured Yuzhou Army.
After more than ten days of long-distance and heavy-duty marching, the 12,000-strong force was severely reduced by half.
The remaining half barely escaped death.
A walk from hell.
Because of this death journey, the remaining 6,600 people have been completely transformed, and their mental outlook, willpower, and physical fitness have all been completely improved.
Of course, these alone are not enough.
In just ten days, they cannot become an iron-blooded army that is not afraid of death and has a strong will to fight.
They still have a long way to go, and they still need to go through a long period of training.
Just training.
In addition, after these days of baptism of fire, the thousands of cavalrymen of Changshui School Lieutenant and Liu Cheng's personal guard cavalry have undergone earth-shaking changes in their fighting will, combat effectiveness, discipline, and mental outlook.
Especially a series of victories have given them It brought strong self-confidence, allowing them to be fearless under any circumstances, as long as their commander-in-chief Liu Cheng was still there.
At the gate of Xingyang City, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, Chen Dao, Yang Ru, Du Kai and others, with a large number of officials and soldiers, clasped their fists and bowed to the returning Liu Cheng and said in unison: "I respectfully welcome my lord on his triumphant return. " Liu Cheng jumped off the red rabbit horse, handed the horse to his soldiers, stepped forward, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, please get up."
The generals and officials stood up, only to see the second general coming up from behind and bowing with fists clasped, saying: "Generals Xu Rong and Zhao Yun pay their respects to the lord."
When Liu Cheng saw it, it turned out to be Xu Rong and Zhao Yun.
He was overjoyed and stepped forward to help them up.
"Please tell me quickly.
When did you two arrive in Xingyang?"
The two stood up, Xu Rong clasped his fists and said: "General Zhao and I immediately led our troops to set off after receiving the letter from the lord.
We worked hard all the way.
It only took thirteen days to arrive in Luoyang, and another two days to reach Xingyang."
Liu Cheng was surprised: "The march is so fast."
Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said: "We have followed the training method sent by the lord.
In the past few months, the military discipline of the army has been strengthened, and the physical fitness of the soldiers has been greatly improved.
Not only has the combat power improved rapidly, but the speed of long-distance marching has also been greatly improved."
"Okay, let's go, let's go into the city and talk about it" Liu Cheng and other generals and officials entered Xingyang City.
Part of the army was placed outside the city, and the other part was placed inside the city.
In the prefect's mansion in Xingyang City, Liu Cheng listened to Jia Xu's report on the situation of the Guandong princes in Jujube, and also listened to Zhao Rui's report on the movements of Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army.
In the past twenty days, the princes from Guandong have come to Suanzao one after another, but there has been no substantial action.
On the one hand, there are still a few people who have not arrived, and on the other hand, the princes are not unanimous in their opinions on how to attack Dong Zhuo. , this is also the biggest drawback of the coalition forces.
The orders are not unified, each has its own plan, and they all want to preserve their own strength and let others be cannon fodder, but no one is a fool.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo did not make much noise in Luoyang.
Only Hu Zhen and Zhang Xiu entered Hanoi with 5,000 Xiliang cavalry and encountered Zhang Yang first, but they did not get any benefits.
Although Zhang Yang's soldiers and horses were not elite, they were This man had been with Ding Yuan for many years and had a good way of marching and fighting.
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Both sides suffered losses in the battle.
Hu Zhen and Zhang Xiu had no choice but to return to Hulao Pass with their troops.
They did not even touch Gongsun Zan's hair during this trip.
After Liu Cheng understood the current situation, he asked Zhang Ji: "De Rong, how much food and grass do we have now to support the army for how long?"
Zhang Ji stood up and bowed, cupping his hands and replied: "Back to my lord, except for the grain and grass that has been shipped to Guanzhong, almost all the grain and grass we have in Luoyang City have been shipped to Xingyang, plus the grain transported from Aocang and my lord this time from the Guandong region.
The food and grass brought back is enough to feed my tens of thousands of troops for a year."
Liu Cheng asked again: "What about other military supplies such as iron tools, arrows, kerosene, rolling wood and thunder stones?"
"In the past twenty days, my subordinates have ordered people to collect all the ironware, iron ore, kerosene, wood and stone in Xingyang County.
At present, a large number of materials have been accumulated in the city, and these materials are still being transported from various counties.
Come, with the current inventory, we can hold on for more than four months without any problem."
Liu Cheng felt much relieved after hearing Zhang Ji's report, so he asked the generals and officials: "Everyone, if the princes from Guandong come to attack, how will our army defend and resist it?"
In terms of specific tactics, Xun Yu was not very good at it.
He didn't say anything.
Jia Xu stood up and said, "My lord, if the princes of Guandong advance, Xu estimates that they will send part of their troops to contain our army, and then attack Hulao Pass with an absolutely superior force." " Liu Cheng touched the stubble on his chin and asked: "Why is Xingyang located to the east of Hulao Pass and outside the Luoyang defensive circle?
It stands to reason that the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes should pull out our nail first, right?
Why did they do it first?"
Going to attack Hulao Pass?"
The generals and officials were very curious when they saw Liu Cheng asking this question.
They also had such questions.
Jia Xu cupped his hands and replied: "My lord, Hulao Pass is the first pass that the Kwantung princes need to face, and it is also the pass that can lead directly to Luoyang.
As long as Hulao Pass is captured, the Kwantung princes' coalition forces can attack Luoyang directly.
City, there is no need to pay attention to our army.
The princes of Guandong are eager to do this, and they will definitely do this.
After all, the greatest contribution is to conquer Luoyang.
No matter who conquers Luoyang first, they will be able to be crowned princes and ministers.
Who is not jealous?"
"But" Jia Xu paused here, looked at everyone's reaction, and continued: "Hulao Pass is a natural barrier.
The city gate is tall, strong, and the terrain is dangerous.
It can be said that one man can't open the gate and ten thousand people can't open it.
If you want to attack, It is not easy to conquer Hulao Pass.
If the Kwantung princes cannot attack Hulao Pass for a long time, they will inevitably turn their attention to Xingyang, which is guarded by our army.
Only by capturing Xingyang, which is guarded by our army, can we attack Xuanyuan Pass and Xuanmen Pass."
At this time, Chen Daoxiang asked: "Master Jia, can't the princes of Guandong attack Mengjinguan and Xiaopingjinguan?"
Jia Xu stretched out his finger: "First, to attack Mengjinguan and Xiaopingjinguan, we need to fight across the river.
This requires warships.
Where can the Kwantung princes get warships in a short time?
Secondly, except for the Yangzhou Army, other Kwantung princes' Most of the soldiers are not familiar with water, how can they cross the river to attack Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin is afraid that many of the soldiers of the Guandong princes will drown before they even get close to these two passes; thirdly, don’t forget that the rainy season is here and the water level of the Yellow River has risen.
Let alone attacking Xiaopingjin and Mengjin Pass.
It is very difficult to cross the river, and the boat will capsize if you are not careful.”
Now everyone was convinced.
Jia Xu turned to face Liu Cheng and cupped his hands and said: "Although Xingyang City is a big city with tall and solid walls, and Ao Cang can serve as a horn guard, if the princes of Guandong are determined to attack, I'm afraid they won't be able to defend it for long.
They can First surround Xingyang, and then attack Aocang with heavy troops.
After destroying Aocang, attack Xingyang with all your strength.
If you defend it for a long time, you will be defeated.
Shi Ah's subordinates thought that the lord should prepare a retreat now.
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This is one; second, a secret army must be deployed outside the city to prepare for emergencies.
If the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes attack Xingyang, they can be used at the critical moment.
This secret army is dispatched to attack the back of the coalition forces, and they will join forces with us in the city to attack, and the army of the princes will be defeated."
Liu Cheng pondered for a moment and then said: "Yes, there are no invincible cities and passes in the world.
The princes are powerful.
Although they are wary of and exploit each other, their goals are similar and they have not achieved certain benefits.
They They will not retreat.
This Xingyang City is hanging alone outside Luoyang’s defense circle.
It really is not a place that can be defended for a long time.
Where is Wang Shuang?”
Wang Shuang immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said: "My subordinates are here."
"Two days later, you lead five thousand Qingqi out of the city, far away from the eyes and ears of the Kanto princes, and prevent them from discovering your hiding place.
Remember, your mission is to hide with these five thousand Qingqi and wait for me.
Without the general’s orders, no unauthorized action is allowed.”
The reason why Liu Cheng asked Wang Shuangtong to lead these five thousand light cavalry was mainly because only Wang Shuang was with him to participate in this deep battle behind enemy lines.
Among these generals, only Wang Shuang was familiar with some of his cavalry combat methods.
Wang Shuang stood up, clasped his fists and agreed: "I will take my orders."
Liu Cheng looked at Xu Rong and said: "Xu Rong, Yang Yuan, the magistrate of Zhongmou County, was one of the first local officials to respond to Cao Cao's request for Dong's appeal.
Zhongmou is closest to us.
I have ordered you to attack Zhongmou with 10,000 infantry and cavalry.
According to reports, Yang Yuan only two Thousands of people, with your talents, it is easy to capture Zhongmou.
After you win, you can act accordingly, either garrisoning Zhongmou, or waiting for opportunities.
The advance and retreat of the army are completely under your control, but you must send someone to report its whereabouts every two days. " Xu Rong stood up and clasped his fists and said solemnly: "The last general will take orders."
Liu Cheng asked Jia Xu again: "Wenhe, if Xingyang cannot be defended, where do you think we should retreat?"
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Xu believes that my lord should assess the situation.
Once he finds that something cannot be done, he should immediately retreat.
The main reason for doing this is to prevent Dong Zhuo from abandoning us and fleeing alone.
If the coalition forces attack Hulao Pass, Hulao Pass will be destroyed."
No matter how strong it is, if the Xiliang army is not determined to defend the city, it will not be able to hold it for long.
After the coalition forces attack Luoyang City, our army can only go south to Yingchuan and then west to Yuliang.
However, that area is close to Yuan Shu's territory.
If Wuguan is captured by Yuan Shu's troops, we will really have no way out.
Even if Wuguan is still in Dong Zhuo's hands, if his generals don't open the city gate and let us in, we may be besieged by the two armies of the Kwantung princes
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