Chapter 280 Dong Zhuo, Liu Jian, the Kwantung Allied Forces... start the war

Author: smug eyebrows and droopy eyes

Chapter 280 Dong Zhuo, Liu Jian, the Kwantung Allied Forces... start the war

Han Fu, the governor of Youzhou, wanted to invite Liu Jian to join him in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, but he never thought that Liu Jian had never pissed in his pot. Han Fu's body size was much inferior to Liu Jian's, so he could only lead in despair.

Leading his troops and horses, he headed south to Suizao to meet with the princes of the Central Plains to discuss peace with Dong.

But at the moment, neither Yuan Shao, Fenwu General Cao Cao, nor other princes have time to pay attention to Han Fu.

Because now, the battles on various battlefields between the princes' coalition forces are in full swing.

Moreover, the current situation is not very favorable for the Zhu Mu Shou Alliance.

Dong Zhuo marched westward to attack the border and Han Liangzhou bandits. In order to quell the rebellion, with the support of the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo replaced Zhang Wen and Huangfu Song, and almost took command of the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty. Later, he repulsed

After entering the border, Han and others used their influence in Liangzhou to recruit Qiang and Hu warriors as well as Liangzhou warriors for their own use, establishing a powerful Xiliang cavalry, and then accepted He Jin's power in Luoyang.

Therefore, before Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, he had obtained the command of the most elite soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty because of the war. It happened that just when he had obtained these powers and had not yet handed them back, Liu Hong died.

Because of this time difference, the actual troops and combat power controlled by Dong Zhuo were much stronger than those of the local Mu Shou.

Although there is no Yuan Shu to disrupt the situation in the coalition of princes, Yuan Shao can almost completely control everyone, and the number of soldiers and horses is even greater than that of Dong Zhuo. However, when it comes to the combat quality of individual soldiers, there is still no comparison between the soldiers in the coalition and the Xiliang army.

Of course, with the accumulation of war experience in the future, the overall combat quality of the soldiers of the various forces in the Kanto region will gradually change and the gap in combat power will be reduced. However, at this stage, they are still unable to compare with the Xiliang army.

After Dong Zhuo killed Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji, he sacrificed their heads to the flag. Then he mobilized his troops and generals, and sent out 100,000 elite troops in three groups to fight against the Kwantung herders.

On the fourth day of July in the third year of Chuping, Dong Zhuo personally led his army out of Luoyang to deal with Zhu Jun and Wang Kuang in the north.

Zhu Jun and Wang Kuang stationed their troops and horses in Mengjin. The terrain of Mengjin is high in the west and low in the east. It is high in the middle and low in the north and south. It is shaped like a fish spine. The north and south sides of the east are the terraces of the Luo River and the Yellow River, which are relatively flat. You can mainly guard the southeast two sides.

If they stick to it, and as long as they cross the Yellow River from Mengjin, they will only be 80 miles away from Luoyang.

When Zhu Jun and Wang Kuang set up camp here, they basically set up camp in Dong Zhuo's face.

Dong Zhuo naturally couldn't tolerate it. He led his troops straight out of Luoyang and headed north, channeling Heyangjin from the east, hoping to cross the Yellow River here and attack the coalition forces of Zhu Jun and Wang Kuang.

After Wang Kuang learned the news, he immediately decided to move most of his troops eastward and stationed them in Pingyin County. Here, they set up deep ditches and high fences to form a tight formation to prevent Dong Zhuo from crossing the water to attack his camp.

However, this strategy was rejected by Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun told Wang Kuang that Dong Zhuo was a famous general who was good at fighting. He had been in the military for decades and was well versed in military strategy.

Two of our own troops were stationed here, just a stone's throw away from Dong Zhuo. Under such circumstances, Dong Zhuo must have wanted to adopt a quick and decisive strategy in dealing with the two of them!

Therefore, according to Zhu Jun's guess, Dong Zhuo's purpose was to sneak across Xiaopingjin and attack them in the west, while sending his troops to the east. His purpose was to attract his own troops and create a void in the west.

This is called bluffing.

In terms of using troops, Wang Kuang naturally could not compare with Zhu Jun. He also knew that he was far inferior to Zhu Jun, so he humbly accepted Zhu Jun's suggestions and followed his orders.

Facts have proved that Zhu Jun was right.

As expected, Dong Zhuo ordered his general Fan Chou to lead his elite soldiers to sneak across Xiaopingjin, intending to attack the west side of the Hanoi coalition... But unfortunately, the plan failed.

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"Prime Minister, my subordinates are incompetent, which affects the three armies!"

Fan Chou, covered in blood and mud, knelt down in front of Dong Zhuo and begged Dong Zhuo to punish him.

Dong Zhuo, who was wearing fine armor, did not blame Fan Chou. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, regretting: "You are not to blame for this, it is my negligence. Don't blame yourself... How many troops were lost?"

Fan Chou's face showed shame.

"I broke, I broke more than two thousand people..."

"well."

Dong Zhuo stood up from where he was and stomped back and forth in the commander's tent.

"The first battle is unfavorable. Zhu Gongwei is indeed an unusual person. It is not easy to defeat him quickly. If only Wang Kuangpifu is there, I can win in one battle today!"

Zhang Jidao on the side said: "Although Zhu Jun is good at using troops, the opponent's military strength is far different from ours. If we use all our strength to attack, we will definitely defeat it! Why must it be sneaky? The Prime Minister can let the Flying Bear Army take the lead and forcefully Crossing the river may not be impossible to win!"

"It's not that easy."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "I know the strengths of our army and the weaknesses of that army, and Zhu Jun also knows it well. Their troops are stationed in Mengjin, not to capture Luoyang, but just to contain me. "

"If I use a large army to forcefully cross the river, Zhu Jun will attack him halfway across the river and damage our army. After I cross the river, he will withdraw his troops back to the hinterland of Hanoi and will not confront me head-on."

"If I want to invade Hanoi, he will collude with Bingzhou to spread the word. Luan Ti and Fuluo's people will defend and harass at the same time, leaving me deep in the quagmire of the North!"

"And if I withdraw my troops and return to the south bank, then he will definitely drive his troops to Mengjin again, looking at Luoyang from a distance, like a sword hanging from his head... Oh, he is so annoying!"

Fan Chou sighed: "This kind of fighting style, fighting but not fighting, retreating but not retreating, is just dragging the Prime Minister here, but it also makes the Prime Minister dare not leave easily! It is really hateful!"

"If it's just him, that's all. We'll just fight him, but there's war in the Central Plains, Jing, and Yu! Who knows what the war will be like there?"

Dong Zhuo raised his head helplessly, feeling quite miserable in his heart.

It's not that he's afraid of Zhu Jun, it's just that at critical moments like this, he always feels that he has no one around him who is resourceful.

The generals under his command were all good at fighting. They charged into battle and arranged their troops in formation. Each of them was worth ten.

But when it comes to playing with the overall situation and playing tricks... Dong Zhuo still has to rely on himself.

At this moment, a Xiliang guard hurriedly entered the tent and handed over to Dong Zhuo:

"Prime Minister, Niu Zhonglang will ask for an audience outside the tent!"

"Um?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned when he heard this.

"Why is he here? Isn't he in Pingbaibo? Let him in!"

Before Zhu Mu Shou's crusade against Dong Zhuo, Guo Tai, a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, revolted in Baibo Valley, Hedong County, Sili. Using the slogan "Heaven makes up for peace", he recruited refugees and formed the Baibo Army to continue tit-for-tat confrontation with the Han government. struggle.

The power of the Baibo Army is not as powerful as that of Heishan, but it is not far behind. They mainly operate in Bingzhou Taiyuan and Sanhe areas, and are connected with Yu Fuluo. Their power is not small, which poses a great security risk to the Luoyang court.

Naturally, Dong Zhuo could not let go of this force.

So he asked his most trusted son-in-law, Niu Fu, to serve as General Zhonglang and lead his troops to attack the Baibo Army and eliminate the hidden dangers around Luoyang.

The problem is that Niu Fu and Bai Bojun have been fighting for several months and have not seen any results.

It is definitely impossible to say that the combat power of the Baibo Army is higher than Niu Fu's army, but several leaders of the Baibo Army do have certain abilities, and in terms of cohesion and ideological indoctrination of the Baibo Army, they

He is also far superior to Sima Ju and Xu He who commanded Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

In fact, Niu Fu's ability was not that strong, but he was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law after all, and was highly trusted by Dong Zhuo. That's why he was able to serve as a lieutenant general, one person inferior to ten thousand people.

But it is a pity that his military ability is not higher than that of one person in the Xiliang Army.

Among the generals' comprehensive military level, Niu Fu is the one who beats wolves.

If the Kwantung princes hadn't led their troops to attack Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo wouldn't have left the entire Baibo army to Niu Fu alone!

There is really no other way at the moment. The useful people mainly have to deal with the Kanto princes, and the Baibo Army can only be left to Niu Fu alone.

I don't expect him to be able to defeat the Baibo Army. I just hope that during this period, he can block the Baibo Army and prevent them from causing trouble to him.

However, Niu Fu suddenly appeared in his military camp...

Dong Zhuo suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart!

Shouldn't it be a defeat?

"Let him in quickly!"

Dong Zhuo shouted hurriedly.

Not long after, Niu Fu was seen striding into Dong Zhuo's handsome tent.

Before Niu Fu could speak, Dong Zhuo shouted loudly: "How many troops and horses were lost?"

Niu Fu was a little dazed by Dong Zhuo's voice, but he quickly came back to his senses.

"No, no loss!"

Niu Fu looked at Dong Zhuo with a puzzled look on his face: "Father-in-law, I'm here to tell you..."

When he said this, Niu Fu looked at Dong Zhuo's stern eyes and seemed to remember something, so he immediately changed his words and said: "Prime Minister! The last general Niu Fu has repelled the Baibo Army and came here to report his victory and ask for instructions from the Prime Minister.

What should our army do next!"

After Niu Fu said this, everyone present was stunned.

He could actually defeat the Baibo Army?

Although the White Wave Army is a Yellow Turban Army, judging from the battles we fought with them during this period, the White Wave Army's combat power is extremely good and cannot be easily compared. According to Niu Fu's command and combat capabilities, if there is a stalemate with the White Wave Army,

Even if it is not easy, how can we still defeat the Baibo Army?

Dong Zhuo looked Niu Fu up and down and said, "What method did you use to defeat Bai Bo?"

Niu Fu cupped his hands and said: "Returning to the prime minister's country, the general did not fight the Baibo army head-on. He only sent an eloquent person to tell Mrs. Guo how powerful he was, and spread rumors in Bingzhou, so the Baibo army retreated!"

Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes and said, "What rumor are you using?"

Niu Fu said with a smile: "The number of the Baibo Army has grown extremely fast in recent years, and refugees from Bingzhou and Sili have all turned to join them. However, the thieves are so rampant because of the four words "Heaven makes up for the balance." Now this statement has penetrated deeply into the Baibo Army.
To be continued...