"Chu Zimou, do you really think you didn't leave a top-notch general to guard your home?"

"It's Cao Bao who is too good..."

Of course, Chu Tian couldn't tell the other party about the Princess Pingyang in Langya Country. This was a trump card.

Therefore, Chu Tian could only explain to various princes that Cao Bao, the chief general of the Xuzhou Army, was incompetent. The foreign lords all knew that Cao Bao was a third-rate general, and Tao Qian himself did not have any famous generals, so he could explain it reasonably.

However, some princes still didn't believe it. No matter how mediocre Cao Bao was, he still led hundreds of thousands of regular soldiers to attack Langya Kingdom, with Tao Qian's continuous supplies at the rear.

After Chutian stabilized the rear, he continued to participate in the operation to regain Luoyang.

Several foreign princes judged that there should be special rewards for regaining Luoyang. In addition, they wanted to gain military exploits and capture Dong Zhuo's generals, so they came up with the idea of ​​regaining Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo's army lost the duel, and its morale has begun to decline seriously. If they don't retreat, Dong Zhuo's army, which has lost all morale, may be completely annihilated in Luoyang City.

Those who participated in this operation were all a group of powerful princes. As for the weak princes such as Jiao He, Kong Niao, Kong Rong, and the unenterprising princes such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Chu Tian and others simply ignored their existence.

The princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty present included Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Bao Xin, and the foreign princes included Chu Tian, ​​Mingguan, Zhao Long, Tongque and others.

These princes are all truly powerful people. Among them, Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang, still has a Beifu army in his hands.

The Beifu Army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is a legendary army in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was formed by Xie Xuan of the Xie family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The brave soldiers who moved south from the north due to the war were selected to serve as Beifu sergeants. The famous generals born in the Beifu Army include Xie Xuan, Liu Laozhi, Liu Yu,

Tan Daoji...all of them are fierce men.

"The number of garrison troops at Hulao Pass has decreased, and the troops stationed outside the pass have also left, indicating that Dong Zhuo has already planned to abandon Hulao Pass and Luoyang. This is our opportunity to capture Hulao Pass and regain Luoyang."

Mingguan took the initiative to attack Hulao Pass.

He brought 20,000 Liaodong cavalry, which was regarded as a powerful prince. When it comes to cavalry, ordinary Central Plains princes may not be as good as him.

"Dong Zhuo is preparing to burn Luoyang in three days!"

Just when Chu Tian and others were about to march, they learned that Dong Zhuo was about to abandon Luoyang and plunder Luoyang's population and property to Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places. The plan changed. There were also players or lords in Dong Zhuo's army who specialized in selling information.

Therefore, the Kwantung Allied Forces can actually buy intelligence on the other side. Such a big move as moving the capital to Luoyang cannot be concealed from others.

"If we can capture Hulao Pass in advance, maybe we can hunt down Dong Zhuo, take back some of the officials and people, and even capture Dong Zhuo's generals alive."

Chu Tian and others knew that the time had come to attack Hulao Pass.

The current conditions are developing in a direction favorable to the coalition forces. First of all, the morale of Dong Zhuo's coalition forces has dropped to a certain level. Secondly, Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital to Chang'an, but the guards of Hulao Pass, Li Jue, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong and others, have no intention of doing so.

He loves war and is worried about being regarded as an outcast by Dong Zhuo.

Moreover, the number of troops in Hulao Pass has dropped from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands. The foreign lords in Dong Zhuo's camp all want to loot Luoyang to obtain enough wealth and population, and they have also gradually withdrawn from Hulao Pass to Luoyang.

It is not impossible to storm Hulao Pass, break through the pass in advance, kill everyone in Heluo, and capture the Xiliang cavalry!

Chutian, Mingguan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Tongque and others are all capable princes. They are different from Yuan Shu, Kong Rong, Kong Niao and other wimps. If they join forces, they may not be the ones who are demoralizing the Xiliang Army now.

opponents. Currently the only thing that can stop them is Hulao Pass. Once they break through Hulao Pass, they can plunder the troops, population and property of Dong Zhuo's camp.

"The siege engines are ready."

During this period, Chutian and the others were not completely unprepared. Some princes brought high-level siege equipment talents and prepared siege equipment, siege towers, crossbows, ladder trucks, and siege trucks at Hulao Pass.

The equipment is ready.

Chu Tian and other princes plan to do something big!

"Cao Aha and the others are plotting together and don't take your lord seriously at all. My lord, you are the fourth generation and the third prince, but they don't want to see you!"

Xu You, Yuan Shao's military advisor, found out that Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Chu Tian, ​​Mingguan, Tongque and other princes had established a new branch in the twenty-five princes' coalition, and he was indignant.

Yuan Shao has also noticed that Chu Tian and others no longer take him to play with them.

Now Chutian has intersected with Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, and basically knew each other. He also knew Mingguan, Tongque, Zhao Long, Hu Ma and other foreign princes, so he was fully capable of starting a new business.

Liu Bei and Chu Tian had some dissatisfaction, but in the face of the righteousness of helping the Han Dynasty, the two people had a tacit understanding to ignore the past grudges. First, they captured Hulao Pass and regained Luoyang. As for the past grievances, they would settle them later.

Attacking Hulao Pass where morale was low, they decided not to bring along Yuan Shu, Kong Niao and others who had killed them, otherwise it would be bad.

The remaining twenty-five princes were divided into two small groups, one group of powerful and ambitious princes, and one group of weak princes or those who fished in troubled waters and did not intend to waste their troops.

In addition to the princes, the foreign lords also began to take sides. Prince Yan, Huo An and other lords followed Chu Tian and wanted to make a big move. More lords chose to side with Yuan Shao and did not contribute.

As long as the Kwantung princes camp wins, they can also obtain certain military merits. Although the military merits they can obtain are not many, they do not need to consume any troops.

"Isn't Zhao Long a lord who supports me, Yuan Shao? Why did he also come to Cao A'ao's place?"

Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with Zhao Long, the governor of Wei County in Jizhou. It was because Zhao Long supported him that he started an uprising in Luoyang and called on the world's troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

Xu You said: "These strangers are extremely cunning and cannot be trusted too much. My lord, you should plan for Jizhou and establish your own power. Jizhou has a large population and abundant products. It is the fertile land bestowed by God on my lord."

After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao fell into deep thought. He is now a chariot general, which sounds very majestic, but in fact he does not own territory like a group of prefects, prime ministers, and governors.

Before Luoyang was occupied, he took away 100,000 soldiers and horses from Luoyang. After the crusade against Dong Zhuo was over, how was he going to feed 100,000 people without any territory?

When Yuan Shao began to make plans for the future, a coalition of Kwantung princes was established to truly attack Dong Zhuo!

A total of four Eastern Han Dynasty princes, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Bao Xin, six foreign princes, and several lords participated in the storming of Hulao Pass!

Their purpose is to completely destroy the morale of the Hulao Pass defenders, and then drive straight into Luoyang!

The ten princes, except Sun Jian who suffered heavy losses, each sent 10,000 troops, for a total of 100,000 troops!

Other lords pieced together a hundred thousand people.

The number of troops who stormed Hulao Pass reached an astonishing 200,000!

"The front of Hulao Pass is not very wide, so it can be divided into ten siege teams, each with 20,000 people, taking turns to attack and respond."

"I estimate that the morale of the Xiliang Army in Hulao Pass has dropped below 40. As long as we attack continuously, once the morale of the Hulao Pass defenders drops to 20 or lower, they will retreat or even flee. With so many of us, on average

Come down, not many soldiers will die."

Chu Tian was responsible for commanding this attack. He knew Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei at the same time, so it was easier to coordinate.

Even if the morale of the Xiliang garrison is low, the attack on Hulao Pass will still result in the death and injury of a large number of soldiers, but Ci is not in charge of the troops. Since he has decided to participate in the storming of Hulao Pass, he must be mentally prepared for the annihilation of the entire army!

Chu Tian sent Zhou Yafu and Li Guang to command 10,000 archers to attack Hulao Pass.

Two hundred thousand troops gathered under Hulao Pass, divided into ten echelons, and under the cover of various siege equipment, they took turns attacking Hulao Pass!

Through continuous consumption, the morale of the Hulao Pass defenders will be reduced, and the defenders in the pass will abandon the pass and escape!

"They really plan to attack Hulao Pass!"

"It's unbelievable. That's the fifteen-meter-high Xiongguan Pass, the gateway to the east of Luoyang City!"

The lords who did not participate in the storming of Hulao Pass saw with their own eyes that Chu Tian and a group of powerful princes joined forces to successfully gather an army of 200,000, intending to capture Xiongguan in one blow and march straight in!

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Kong Yi, Kong Rong, Yuan Yi, Han Fu and other princes felt abandoned, but they would not participate in such a thankless thing.

Hulao Pass is the most important pass in the world, and it will definitely break your head and bleed.

Chutian, Mingguan, Zhao Long, Tongque, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Bao Xin and other ten princes stood side by side, sitting in the middle of the army, watching the two hundred thousand troops attacking Hulao Pass, chatting and laughing.

Unlike Yuan Shao and other princes, they were willing to invest troops because they knew that if no one took the initiative, the crusade against Dong Zhuo would be just empty talk.

So they came up with the idea of ​​setting up another alliance to fight against Dong, and now they have the real Guandong Lords Alliance!

Except for Bao Xin who joined forces with Cao Cao, these princes are all outstanding!

The victory of the ten princes was in hand. Cao Cao squinted his small eyes, looked at the majesty of Hulao Pass, and said: "Dong Zhuo is extremely stupid. Even if the morale of the Xiliang Army has declined, if he still stationed 200,000 troops at Hulao Pass and personally took charge of it to show his determination.

There is no intention to retreat, and the soldiers are of the same mind. Even though there are millions of people, Hulao Pass cannot be evacuated. But Dong Zhuo personally withdrew his troops and escaped to the pass. The defender of Hulao Pass must have thought that he had been abandoned by Dong Zhuo, so he wanted to retreat. We and others

Winner."

Chu Tian added: "Not only that. Dong Zhuo planned to burn down Luoyang and plunder the population and property. What did the Hulao Pass defenders think? Various Guanzhong and Xiliang troops looted Luoyang and each got what they needed, but the Hulao Pass defenders not only sacrificed their lives, but also had no way to participate.

Divide the property and divide the spoils unevenly. Once our army attacks, the defenders of Hulao Pass must retreat immediately within three days."

Cao Cao and Chu Tian sang in harmony, and the princes present were very wary of them.

These two people are the most powerful men and lords in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and their relationship seems to be very harmonious at present.

Chu Tian regarded Cao Cao as a strong enemy in his heart. Xuzhou and Yanzhou are adjacent, and the two will have a battle sooner or later. But who will win at that time cannot be known.

At Hulao Pass, the generals guarding the city, Xu Rong, Li Jue, and Hua Xiong, followed Dong Zhuo's orders and left 50,000 troops to guard Hulao Pass and the rear of the palace.

Dong Zhuo's seemingly abandoning them made the three guards uneasy.

The morale of their 50,000 legion has dropped to rock bottom.

The good deeds of plundering Luoyang City did not fall on their army, and many soldiers complained about this.

Two hundred thousand troops were displayed below Hulao Pass.

Xu Rong was originally confident that he could defend Hulao Pass, but now it was hard to say. He found that Li Jue and Hua Xiong were no longer concerned about guarding Hulao Pass. They seemed to want to abandon Hulao Pass and go to plunder Luoyang as soon as possible.

"Siege the city!"

The banging of war drums echoed in Hulao Pass, and the real coalition of Kwantung princes launched an attack!

The tall siege tower slowly advanced towards Hulao Pass, and the carriages covered the infantry and archers approaching the city wall!

At the same time, Chu Tian ordered Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun to show off their power below Hulao Pass, making the defenders of Hulao Pass fear them and their morale dropped again!

The 200,000-strong army was divided into ten groups, like a tide, attacking Hulao Pass one after another. Each time it retreated after hundreds of casualties, and the second group of troops followed.

The ten princes were leisurely watching the 200,000-strong army attacking continuously without stopping for a moment.
To be continued...