At dusk in the evening, Liu Cheng finally led his army to the foot of Luoyang City.
At this time, there was still a raging fire burning in Luoyang City.
A scorching heat wave could be felt from a distance, and thick smoke billowed over the city, covering the sky.
The sun was blocked, and Liu Cheng had to order his army to stop advancing and gave up his plan to enter the city to put out the fire.
At this time, a small school student galloped over on horseback and reported with clasped fists: "My lord, General Yang Ru sent someone to report that at noon today, Zhao Cen, the guard of Hulao Pass, saw Dong Zhuo abandoning the pass, so he dedicated Hulao Pass to coalition forces , Yuan Shao and other princes immediately rushed into Hulao Pass and rushed towards Luoyang.
General Yang Ru led his army to resist in Yanshi, but the army was outnumbered and they could not resist for only two hours and had to retreat. " Liu Cheng said angrily: "Humph, these traitors dare to come and attack Luoyang before I have left.
They really think that I, Liu Cheng, are easy to bully, and that all the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army are just paper."
Where is Chen?"
Chen Daice immediately stepped forward and clasped his fists and said loudly: "My subordinate is here" "Immediately mobilize three thousand troops and follow me to attack the coalition forces head-on."
"Yes," Chen Dao responded, cupping his fists and turning his horse around.
Liu Cheng turned his horse around and said to Zhao Yun, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Zhang Ji and others: "It is no longer worth keeping Luoyang after it was burned like this.
Now Hulao Pass has been dedicated to the princes of Guandong by Zhao Cen.
Yuan Shao and others are in full force.
The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so we must evacuate Luoyang now, and we cannot hope for Dong Zhuo's mercy.
We cannot go through Hangu Pass.
We are deploying at Hangu Pass.
The men and horses at Gu Pass are now in danger.
If Dong Zhuo sticks to Hangu Pass and doesn't let us pass, we will have no way out.
There will be pursuers from behind.
I have ordered people to raise a large number of ships at Xiaopingjin and Mengjing Pass.
Moreover, there are 3,000 garrison troops stationed there.
You will quickly lead the large group of troops into two groups and rush to Xiaopingjin and Mengjinguan to cross the river to Hanoi.
After crossing the river, wait for us in Hanoi."
Xun Yu said doubtfully: "My lord, I'm afraid Han Hao, the governor of Hanoi, will not allow us to pass through his territory.
If we rush to Hanoi, will we make any mistakes?"
"Don't worry, Han Hao is one of my generals, but he is temporarily succumbing to the Kwantung Allied Forces.
Someone will help you after you cross the river."
Xun Yu cupped his hands and said: "In that case, I will wait for your lord in Hanoi."
Liu Cheng nodded and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, protect all gentlemen and don't let them make any mistakes."
"Brother, don't worry, there is a cloud here, and we must not let these gentlemen get hurt."
Liu Cheng waved to Zhao Yun, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, Shi Tao, Xu Jing, Xun Chen and others: "Go, go."
"Follow me."
Zhao Yun waved to the army behind him and rode towards Xiaopingjin.
At this time, Chen Dao rode his horse and galloped over, clasping his fists and saying, "My lord, the three thousand Qingqi are ready."
"Let's go, follow this general to give the princes of Guandong a head-on blow."
Liu Cheng waved his hand and galloped towards Hulao Pass.
Chen Dao led three thousand light cavalry behind him and charged towards Yanshi in a mighty manner.
The army quickly advanced for more than thirty miles before encountering Yang Ru's troops who were retreating in panic.
It was already dark.
Yang Ru's soldiers and horses were also generals of the Northern Army.
They were well-trained after all.
Even when they retreated, they were very organized, so that the leading part of the coalition army did not dare to pursue recklessly and could only fall far behind.
Yang Ru's helmet fell off, his hair was disheveled, and there were many blood stains on his body.
He reined in his horse and stopped opposite Liu Cheng, clasping his fists and panting: "My lord, Ru is incompetent and failed to stop the coalition troops."
Liu Cheng waved his hand and said: "I don't blame you.
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The enemy has many soldiers and horses.
You only have more than 3,000 people.
You have done a good job by bringing back more than 2,000 people.
You should retreat first and catch up with Zhao Yun and Xun Yu."
Waiting for others, follow them to Xiaopingjin and cross the river to Hanoi.
Wait in Hanoi.
I will leave this place to my general."
"General, I obey."
Yang Ru cupped his hands and rushed towards Luoyang with more than two thousand defeated soldiers behind him.
After Yang Ru's soldiers and horses passed by, Liu Cheng looked up at the mountains on both sides and said to Chen Dao: "This is a suitable place for an ambush.
Let the soldiers throw some weapons, armor and flags on the ground, and arrange them in a decent manner, and be fast.
I guess the enemy will arrive soon."
"Yes," Chen Dao agreed, and immediately led his men to discard some soldiers' armor and flags on the road, giving the illusion that Yang Ru's army was fleeing in panic.
Liu Cheng and the remaining people quickly led the horses and hid in the forest on the left.
After a while, Chen Dao had already led his men to set up the illusion, and hid his men and horses in the forest on the opposite side.
The horses' mouths were tied with cloth strips by the soldiers to prevent them from making any sound.
After only a cup of tea, there was a sound from the direction of Hulao Pass.
The sound of a large number of horse hooves came over.
This was the cavalry's love of galloping.
It was obvious that the vanguard of the Kwantung Allied Army was a cavalry.
Waiting for these people to approach The first two flags are embroidered with "Gongsun" and "Sun" respectively.
"It seems that they are Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian's men.
Let everyone be prepared."
Liu Cheng immediately ordered the guards around him after seeing the banner.
"Yes, my lord" Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian rode on horseback and led more than 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard, tightly following Yang Ru, but they did not dare to get too close.
Yang Ru's crossbow formation was too lethal and was retreating.
There was no chaos in the process.
They couldn't find a chance to charge and could only hang back for more than ten miles.
When the two of them saw the armor and flags scattered everywhere in front of them, Sun Jian's eyes lit up and he said to Gongsun Zan: "Brother Bogui, look at the armor and flags all over the ground.
Yang Ru's army is already in chaos.
At this time, the army is in chaos."
This is the time for me to pursue you with all my strength."
Gongsun Zan shouted: "Yes, Brother Wentai still has a plan.
At least if we pull back a little distance, Yang Rujun will be in chaos.
Let's speed up the pursuit and completely defeat them."
"Walk" The two men immediately rushed forward with the cavalry behind them.
After passing through the road covered with soldiers and flags, Gongsun Zan suddenly felt something was wrong.
He had been fighting against the barbarians outside the Great Wall for many years.
He instinctively sensed the crisis and immediately reined in the danger.
The horse stopped.
When Sun Jian saw this, he stopped his horse and said in confusion: "Brother Bogui, what's the matter?"
Gongsun Zan turned around and looked at the green mountains on both sides and said to Sun Jian: "Wentai, don't you think this is a suitable place to set up an ambush?"
Sun Jian turned around and looked around, and found that there were birds circling over the mountains on both sides, but they did not fall into the forest.
His expression suddenly changed: "Not good, I'm afraid they are buried."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud shout from the forest on the left: "Gongsun Zan, Sun Jian, and Liu Cheng have been waiting for you for a long time.
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Brothers, follow me to kill."
Countless torches suddenly lit up in the dark forest, and Liu Cheng's roar came out.
"Kill" A large number of shouts of killing came from the mountains and forests on both sides, accompanied by the sound of a large number of horse hooves and waves of arrows.
"Swish swish" At this time, many stones rolled down from the mountains, some blocked the road ahead, and other stones rushed into the coalition soldiers and horses, knocking over groups of cavalry.
On the road, Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan's troops were constantly hit by arrows.
A large number of horses were frightened and jumped wildly.
The soldiers were in chaos.
Countless people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses or were knocked to the ground by the frightened horses.
More people were panicking and jumping everywhere.
Running around, many people collided with each other and fell to the ground and were trampled to death by their companions' horses.
"Retreat, retreat quickly."
Gongsun Zan saw that his cavalry suffered such a heavy ambush, and his eyes suddenly turned blood red with anxiety.
He screamed at the soldiers to retreat, but everyone was blocked on the road.
How could it be so easy to turn around for a while?
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"Lord, let's go quickly, we can't stay here any longer.
Let's go quickly."
The guards protected Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian in the middle and turned around to escape towards Hulao Pass.
The soldiers who stood in front of them along the way were hacked to death one by one.
As Liu Cheng and Chen Dao rushed down with their cavalry, the leading coalition forces collapsed completely.
Liu Cheng and Chen Dao pursued them until Yanshi and then returned.
After this attack, the coalition vanguard no longer dared to rush forward.
Chasing in the direction of Luoyang.
At this time, Yuan Shao, who was leading the coalition troops to Yanshi, broke into a cold sweat when he heard the news that Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian were ambushed by Liu Cheng's army.
He was glad that he did not lead the troops as the vanguard, otherwise this disastrous defeat would have been fatal.
It's not Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan, but Yuan Benchu.
He doesn't have the courage of Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian.
It's hard to say whether he can save his life by then.
When Liu Cheng and Chen Dao returned to Luoyang City with their troops, they happened to encounter Wang Shuang and Xu Rong's troops, and even the troops from Xuanmen Pass and Xuanyuan Pass withdrew.
"General Xu Rong and Wang Shuang pay homage to the general."
Xu Rong and Wang Shuang rode their horses over and saluted Liu Cheng with clasped fists.
Liu Cheng cupped his fists and said: "Two generals, thank you for your hard work.
Without the two queens, we would not have been able to withdraw so easily.
Where are Zhu Jun's men now?"
Wang Shuang replied: "They camped on the edge of Si River.
It's already dark now.
I guess they will find a way to cross the river and enter Xuanmen Pass tomorrow."
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "This is just like the coalition forwards Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian in front of Hulao Pass just now.
They were ambushed by my army and suffered heavy losses.
I must not dare to advance tonight, at least until early tomorrow morning.
I will wait all night tonight.
Cross the river and go to Hanoi to join the large group of people."
"Follow your orders"
Under the command of Liu Cheng, Chen Dao, Xu Rong, Wang Shuang and others, the Northern Army soldiers and horses quickly advanced towards Xiaopingjin and Mengjin.
Liu Cheng, who had just arrived at the foot of Beimang Mountain and was riding at the front, saw someone galloping over from the opposite side.
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When he walked in, he saw clearly that it was Wang Yue and he immediately reined in his horse and stopped.
Wang Yue galloped over and reported: "My lord, according to the spies, although Dong Zhuo's large army has passed Hangu Pass and headed towards Tongguan, there is still a force left in Yangren.
Hua Xiong, Hu Zhen and Lü Bu commanded nearly 20,000 troops.
In addition, Dong Zhuo also ordered Yang Yi from Hongnong to serve as Yin of Henan and stay in Luoyang.
Currently, Yang Yi is stationed at Dagu Pass with more than 8,000 troops."
Yangren is in the south of Luoyang, not far from Luoyang.
Further south is Guangcheng Pass, and Dago Pass is closer to Luoyang, just southeast of Luoyang.
After listening to Wang Yue's report, Liu Cheng said: "It seems that Dong Zhuo does not want to completely abandon Luoyang, otherwise he would not have sent Hua Xiong, Hu Zhen, Lu Bu and others to garrison in the Yangren area.
It seems that he is preparing to give the coalition forces a blow."
Remember, no matter what, we will withdraw our troops and join the main force in Hanoi
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