The Northern troops who attacked the coalition camp finally withdrew under the leadership of Wang Shuang.
By the time Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhu Jun and other princes led their troops back to rescue, the camp was already in a mess, with more than half of the food and grass burned, and the tents and other military supplies were also burned.
Yuan Shao was in a very agitated mood.
He had been having bad starts one after another.
Now Zhu Jun came to compete with him for power.
He looked at the messy camp and became furious: "Bastard, bastard" Advisors Feng Ji, Chen Lin and others repeatedly tried to dissuade him and reminded him not to lose his etiquette.
Xu You even stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "My lord, Zhu Jun is here now.
His prestige is higher than my lord.
My lord is here."
It's not as good as being restricted here.
On the grounds that the troops stationed in front of Hulao Pass are too weak for fear of being discovered by Dong Zhuo, it is suggested that the allied forces of the princes be divided into two parts.
One part will stay here to continue attacking Liu Cheng, and the other part will follow the lord to Hulao Pass to attack Dong Zhuo."
Yuan Shao pulled Xu You aside and whispered: "Although this can get rid of Zhu Jun's constraints and influence, it does not bring any practical benefits to me.
Even if we reach Hulao Pass, we will still have to face troops stronger than Liu Cheng."
Mighty Dong Zhuo" Xu You reminded: "My lord, have you forgotten that Han Fu has already sent someone to contact the bandit leader Guo Da and others of the Baibo Army.
According to the time, Han Fu's envoy should be about to see Guo Da now.
As long as the Baibo Army moves." , Dong Zhuo would worry about his retreat If he is cut off, he will inevitably abandon Hulao Pass.
That will be the time for us to break through Hulao Pass and march to Luoyang.
If we stay here, our time to get the news will be delayed for a few days.
As long as we break through Hulao Pass and Luoyang City , Who in the world dares to underestimate the lord?"
Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately convened all the princes in the main tent for discussion.
He divided the coalition forces into two on the grounds that the troops in front of Hulao Pass were too weak.
He also took a very determined attitude.
Half of the princes present were Yuan Shao.
The disciples of the family, of course they support Yuan Shao.
Zhu Jun and others had no reason to object and could only agree.
Cao Cao's men Cao Hong, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were all seriously injured.
Only one Xiahou Yuan was still intact.
Li Dian and Yue Jin also assisted in commanding the troops.
There were not many troops left and they needed to rest and recuperate, so they stayed and followed.
Yuan Shao also left Gongsun Zan, Yuan Yi, Liu Dai, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao brothers, and all the remaining princes stayed with Zhu Jun.
That night, Zhao Rui came to the Chinese army's tent and reported: "My lord, I received news from the inside of the coalition forces of the princes.
This afternoon, the coalition troops were divided into two.
Most of the troops followed Yuan Shao back to Hulao Pass.
The remaining The princes and soldiers have all elected Zhu Jun as their commander-in-chief, and are preparing to rest for a few days before sending their troops to attack us."
Xun Yu was also in the tent at this time.
When he heard the news, he smiled and said: "This matter has been expected by my subordinates.
Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance.
Zhu Jun suddenly arrived.
His high prestige threatened Yuan Shao's position.
Yuan Benchu naturally couldn't help it."
He is willing to hand over the command of the coalition forces to Zhu Jun, and his subordinates speculate that there will still be conflicts between them, and this conflict is irreconcilable."
"This news is good for us.
In this way, the pressure we have to face will be reduced by at least half."
Liu Cheng nodded, looked at Zhao Rui and asked, "Is there any news from Dong Zhuo?"
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"No news has come yet" Liu Cheng ordered: "Pay close attention and report any news immediately."
"As ordered, I will resign from my humble position."
After Zhao Rui left, Xun Yu said to Liu Cheng: "My lord, I think it's time to prepare for withdrawal.
Once there is news from Dong Zhuo, we must withdraw into Xuanmen Pass as soon as possible."
Otherwise, if Yuan Shao and others are allowed to capture Hulao Pass, our army's return route may be cut off at any time."
Liu Cheng stood up and paced back and forth in the camp with his hands behind his back.
After a few back and forth, he stopped and said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, send someone to give orders to Xu Rong and Wang Shuang, asking them to move closer to my camp, but they must hide their whereabouts. , we must tell them quickly, before the main force of our army withdraws into the Luoyang defense circle, their mission is to cut off our army's rear."
"Follow your orders" Liu Cheng clasped his fists at Xun Yu again and said, "Wen Ruo, it's already late at night, and it's inconvenient for you to return to Xingyang City.
I've ordered people to set up a tent next door.
You can go over and rest, and then return to Xingyang and Jia after dawn."
Xu and others are ready to evacuate."
"I will take my leave first."
After everyone left, Liu Cheng asked his soldiers to go out and sat down cross-legged to practice.
As Zhu Jun deduced, he could not continuously cut out the sword energy with the internal energy.
With the energy stored in his Dantian, he could only cut out three sword energy.
After the three sword energy, he The vitality will be exhausted.
It is very difficult to cultivate Dantian Zhenqi.
The ability to release it was unintentionally displayed out of desperation when he and Lu Bu were fighting in the Xuande Hall.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to discover the wonderful use of Zhenqi.
The consumption of this kind of outward release of true energy is too great, but the power is indeed not small.
A sword slash is as fast as lightning.
Even the most powerful generals such as Lu Bu and Guan Yu cannot avoid it.
If they are not wearing precious armor, It is difficult to block this kind of damage that is like substantial sword energy, as evidenced by the ordinary coalition soldiers who were chopped into two pieces.
A night of silence.
In the afternoon of the next day, Liu Cheng was arranging the generals to make preparations for the retreat of the army.
Zhao Rui hurriedly came to report; "My lord, there is news from Guanzhong.
The Baibo army launched a large-scale attack on Huayin and Tongguan.
Dong Zhuoyi got the news.
The army is being ordered to prepare for retreat.
The one left behind at Hulao Pass is Dong Zhuo's general Zhao Cen."
When Liu Cheng heard this, he immediately ordered: "Come here, inform all the generals and officials in the camp to discuss the withdrawal.
Send people to Xingyang City and Aocang to inform Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Yang Ru and others to immediately lead the army to retreat into Xuan."
The gate is closed; send someone to tell Wang Shuang and Xu Rong to prepare to retreat."
"Follow orders" The order was quickly conveyed, and Liu Cheng led the soldiers and horses from the camp to join the soldiers and horses from Xingyang and Aocang after dark and evacuated to Xuanmen Pass overnight.
The news that Dong Zhuo's army was about to withdraw could not be hidden for long.
Once Zhao Cen, the guard of Hulao Pass, offered Hulao Pass to Yuan Shao and others, Zhu Jun would get the news within a day, so he had to retreat first and could not let Yuan Shao and others wait.
They didn't leave until Luoyang was conquered, and by then it would be too late.
In the early morning, when it was just dawn, the coalition camp was still quiet, and the soldiers were still sleeping soundly.
"Report" "Report" "Report" There were three long shouts in a row from far to near.
When the defenders at the camp gate saw that it was their own people, they immediately opened the camp gate to let them go.
The Chinese army's tent soon became lively.
After hearing the report, Zhu Jun immediately sent all the princes to come over to discuss countermeasures.
"Why did Liu Cheng lead his army to retreat?"
"Where is Liu Cheng's army now?"
Zhu Jun raised his hand to signal the princes to stop making noise.
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He pointed to the map of Kanyu and said, "According to reports from spies, Liu Cheng's army began to retreat last night.
According to the marching speed of their 50,000 to 60,000 troops, they should not have passed Si at this time. water" When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately said: "Then what are you waiting for?
Send out troops together to pursue Liu Cheng's army immediately.
It is not easy for 50,000 to 60,000 men to cross Sishui.
We have enough time to catch up with them.
Besides, Xuanmen Pass is small and located in the mountains.
In this time, it is impossible to retreat calmly.
As long as we catch up with the tail of Liu Cheng's army, we will definitely defeat it."
Cao Cao's resentment against Liu Cheng was so deep that three of his four brothers were seriously injured by Liu Cheng.
He was afraid that he would not be able to get out of bed for several months.
Without the help of these brothers, his strength was greatly reduced.
Now If I have the opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from Liu Cheng, I will certainly not let this opportunity pass me by.
Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, said: "Most of my soldiers and horses were scattered by Liu Cheng in Yingchuan.
They were charged and killed by Liu Cheng a few days ago.
Now there are more than a thousand people left.
I am really powerless."
Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, sighed: "We were attacked by Liu Cheng's army the day before yesterday.
Our army suffered heavy losses.
The morale of the soldiers is low.
Now they have not recovered.
In my opinion, we still give priority to safety.
We can break camp and slowly hang up."
Stay behind, but there is no need to chase after you.
If this is a trap set by Liu Cheng, the consequences are really unpredictable."
Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, also sighed: "Our Beihai navy also suffered heavy losses in the battle the day before yesterday.
The soldiers are still afraid of Liu Cheng's army and are afraid that they will not be able to fight."
"You guys are fine, fine.
At this point, you are still thinking about preserving your strength.
It is really incompetent and cunning.
If you don't go, I, Cao Mengde, will go.
Li Dian and Le Jin will immediately assemble their troops and follow me to chase Liu Cheng's army."
Li Dian and Le Jin immediately clasped their fists and agreed: "I obey."
"Meng De, wait a minute," Chen Gui, the Prime Minister of Pei State, called to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao turned around and cupped his hands and said, "I wonder if Mr.
Chen has any advice?"
Chen Gui said: "It turns out that Meng De is determined to pursue Liu Cheng's troops.
I will lend you 3,000 men, so you can make up 10,000."
Good man, really good man.
Cao Cao is worried that the few troops and horses he has are too few and his morale is low.
Now Chen Gui is willing to lend him 3,000 troops.
This is really a good thing.
Chen Gui's troops have never encountered Liu Cheng. attack, morale is still there, weapons and armor are complete, and they are very combat effective.
"Thank you very much, Mr.
Chen.
I will come back when I return from victory.
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Thank you very much, Mr.
Chen.
I will say goodbye."
Cao Cao returned to his camp with 3,000 troops borrowed from Chen Gui.
Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, Le Jin and others had already assembled their troops and horses and were ready.
Cao Cao mounted his horses and immediately ordered to pursue Liu Cheng's army.
Cao Cao's army hastened their pace and walked all morning and arrived at the edge of Bian River.
It was not far from Si River.
At this time, a group of scouting horses came galloping and panted to report: "Your Majesty, something bad is going on.
There is someone ahead of us.
A troop of troops and horses is approaching our army, but looking at the flag, it is the troops and horses of Liu Cheng’s general Xu Rong.”
"Is Xu Rong the one who defeated Zhongmu?"
Cao Cao asked.
"That's him" Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat and he said to his left and right: "I specially ordered the army to avoid frontal pursuit.
I marched along the Bianshui River just because I was worried about being ambushed by the enemy, but I didn't expect that my whereabouts would be exposed.
Anyway, now that we have collided, now There is only one battle left, send the order and line up to meet the enemy."
Xia Houyuan turned around and shouted: "Line up to meet the enemy":