Seven days later, outside Dagu Pass.
Sun Jian fought continuously and killed more than 10,000 Liangzhou troops under Yangren City. He had conquered all counties except Dagu Pass. At this time, the camp has been set up under Dagu Pass, with only one purpose, to break through Dagu Pass and go straight into Luoyang!
Hu Zhen was already frightened by Sun Jian, so he hid in Dagong Pass all day long, refusing to fight no matter how Sun Jian called for formation.
Sun Jian attacked the city several times, but unfortunately the terrain of Daguguan was difficult and easy to defend and difficult to attack. After paying the price of thousands of people, a deadlock was formed.
Unfortunately, things often go wrong when things are going smoothly.
Sun Jian's army is going to run out of food!
In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, Sun Jian and his four generals were all in the tent.
"My lord, we ran out of food and grass three days ago. The soldiers have been using dendrobium to distribute the food for several days, and the soldiers have complained a lot! Fortunately, there has been no siege in the past few days, otherwise I'm afraid..."
Cheng Pu did not continue, but everyone in the tent had already guessed it. If this continues, there will definitely be a mutiny!
The 20,000 soldiers under Sun Jian's command were all veterans who had fought with him in Jingnan. Even such elite soldiers could not endure the lack of food.
"Is there any reply from Yuan Shu? Why is the food and grass so late in arriving?"
Sun Jian's face was dull, and his heart was as impatient as an ant on a hot pot. No matter how good Sun Jian is in fighting, how can he fight without food?
"My lord, we send two groups of people every day to collect food. So far, more than ten groups have been sent out!"
If there is no more food, then we can only retreat, and all the previous efforts will be in vain. How can Sun Jian be willing to do this?
But there is no food at the moment. Not to mention breaking through the Great Valley Pass, even self-protection has become a problem!
"Yuan Shu is really nothing. Let's fight for him and fight bloody battles! It's just that he doesn't support our troops. Now he doesn't even give out food!"
Han Dang has the most explosive temper, and accordingly, he has long disliked Yuan Shu.
"Okay, there's no point in complaining right now, let's find a way to get through the current difficulties!"
Sun Jian was also very dissatisfied with Yuan Shu, but after listening to Cheng Pu's persuasion, he had restrained himself a lot. He also knew that if the Sun family wanted to rise, they could not avoid Yuan Shu's support.
"My lord, I think the safest way is to retreat immediately."
Cheng Pu actually had the idea of retreating for a long time, but because of his previous expectations for Yuan Shu and his reluctance to bear the fruits of a bloody battle, he never persuaded him.
"retreat..."
Sun Jian frowned obviously, obviously very disgusted with this proposal. After such a long bloody battle and the loss of so many soldiers, wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts to retreat now?
"Just wait. If no food and grass arrive in three days, we will retreat."
"Lord, how can we wait three more days? We will run out of food tomorrow! It doesn't take a few hours to get from Dagonguan to Luyang!"
Cheng Pu refused directly. Sun Jian's behavior was tantamount to committing suicide. Let’s not talk about whether the soldiers can persist here for three days. Even if they persist, how can they get to Luyang when they are hungry?
"Two days then."
"Lord..."
"alright!"
Sun Jian looked unhappy, and even his voice had a hint of anger.
"If the food doesn't arrive tomorrow, we will withdraw the troops early the day after tomorrow. That's it. You guys hurry up and make arrangements!"
Cheng Pu also wanted to dissuade him, but Huang Gai held him tightly and forcibly dragged him out of the tent.
"Gongfu, why are you pulling me? The army has no food, how can we wait two more days? If Hu Zhen finds out about our lack of food, we will be in danger of destruction immediately!"
Huang Gai did not complain about Cheng Pu's accusation, but tried his best to comfort him.
"De Mou, I also understand what you mean. But don't you know the character of the lord? How has the matter he decided changed? Besides, Hu Zhen has been beaten to the point of splitting his liver and gallbladder, and he will definitely not dare to come out. We will still be alive. Appease the soldiers and you can retreat in two days!"
Cheng Pu let out a heavy sigh and shook his head helplessly.
"Hey! That's all we can do! We can only hope that Hu Zhen will be too scared to come out..."
The gate of Dagu was exactly as Huang Gai expected, and Hu Zhen was already frightened out of his wits!
Under Yangren City, Hu Zhen almost only escaped with his own body! Of the 25,000-strong army, less than 3,000 came back in the end! Hua Xiong, the vanguard of the former army, was killed by Sun Jian's formation, and the morale of the southern army was completely lost!
Dong Zhuo of Luoyang was furious and ordered Hu Zhen to defend Dagong Pass to the death. He also issued a death order to Hu Zhen to coexist with Dagong Pass!
Fortunately, the terrain of Dagonguan is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Sun Jian's previous attacks were all resisted by Hu Zhen's defense regardless of losses.
At this moment, Hu Zhen only hoped that Sun Jian would not attack, and had no idea of attacking Sun Jian at all.
If nothing unexpected happened, Sun Jian would retreat in two days and Hu Zhen would not make any move. Unfortunately, the accident happened after all.
At Dagu Pass, Hu Zhen was preparing to take a lunch break, but was interrupted by Lu Bu's sudden arrival.
"What's the matter, General Lu?"
Hu Zhen has changed his previous attitude. The Liangzhou Army under his command has suffered all losses. If he wants to defend Dagong Pass, he still needs to rely on Lu Bu!
"Captain Hu, I'm so happy!"
Lu Bu was very excited and walked directly to Hu Zhen, shocking the latter.
"Ah! What...what joy is there?"
Lu Bu had a proud look on his face, he was bound to take over this great achievement!
"My wolf cavalry intercepted Sun Jian's messenger asking for help. This idiot Yuan Shu refused to send food and grass to Sun Jian. Now Sun Jian's army has no food! He actually insisted on waiting for two more days before retreating!"
"Captain Hu, this is a great opportunity to defeat the enemy! Our army will wait for a sneak attack tomorrow, and we will definitely defeat Sun Jian and bring shame to the Blood Yang people!"
When Hu Zhen heard the news, his first reaction was that it was a fraud. He felt that Sun Jian was a cunning man and would never be so negligent.
"General Lu, don't fall into Sun Jian's trick! Sun Jian is fighting and winning consecutive battles, how could Yuan Shu not send him food and grass? According to my opinion, this must be Sun Jian's trick to lure the enemy! General Lu can't be careless!"
Lu Bu was speechless for a while, Hu Zhen was hurt by Sun Jian's beating! The Wolf Cavalry under his command had already reported to him in detail the situation of Sun Jianjian's messenger, not to mention that there were several batches of messengers a day urging food. Could this be false?
"Don't worry, Governor Hu, this is definitely not Sun Jian's plan! He just thinks that we don't dare to go out of the city to fight him, so he dares to waste our food at Dagu Pass without food!"
If you say you are not moved, it is definitely a lie. Hu Zhen is also very eager to avenge his shame.
But what if? If it was Sun Jian's trick to lure them out of the city and then reunite to annihilate them, Dagong Pass would not be saved! When the time comes, it will be useless for Hu Zhen to escape with his life. Dong Zhuo will definitely kill him!
"General Lu, let's play it safe. The Prime Minister has already said that as long as we hold Dagong Pass..."
Hu Zhen's wish was to defend Dagong Pass, but Lu Bu was not! Lu Bu has always been unpopular with Dong Zhuo's subordinates, simply because he holds a high position without military merit. This opportunity is too rare, and Lu Bu will never give up.
"Since Governor Hu is unwilling, then Lu Bu will lead his cavalry to attack Sun Jian. By then, he will have achieved great success. Governor Hu, don't blame Lu Bu for not telling you beforehand!"
"General Lu, even if you go, even if you have great achievements, I will never be greedy for it!"
Hu Zhen showed disdain. Is Sun Jian so easy to deal with?
If Lu Bu wants to go, just go, Hu Zhen can just watch Lu Bu's jokes!
