The battle ended quickly. Just as Liu Zhang expected, the space left for the cavalry to roam was too small. As they approached the camp, they encountered many resistances!
Dong Zhuo couldn't bear the heavy casualties, so he could only order the withdrawal of troops, and the entire army retreated to Hulao Pass.
This battle can be said to be a complete victory, killing more than 10,000 coalition troops and injuring countless others!
Even as the coalition forces fled, they also suffered huge casualties due to crowding, trampling, and killing each other!
In the end, only a few thousand people escaped safely back to the camp!
After this battle, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army was greatly improved, and he was no longer afraid of the Kwantung Allied Forces!
The coalition forces also died down due to this casualty, and they no longer even had the intention of attacking Hulao Pass!
Liu Zhang was right about the situation within the coalition forces again. Because of this casualty, the heroes did not want to compromise their own forces, and no one was willing to send soldiers to attack the pass. Even if Yuan Shao gave the order, no one obeyed it.
More than 100,000 coalition troops can only be trapped in the military camp every day, without any enterprising spirit! Even if Dong Zhuo sent people to call for formation in front of the camp, the coalition forces could not retreat!
After Hulao was closed, Dong Zhuo had also slacked off. Er Yuan's performance really disappointed him! At this rate, the coalition forces will disperse soon!
Just when everything was going in a good direction, bad news finally came!
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, General Niu Fu of Zhonglang was defeated, and the entire army was wiped out again. The Baibo Army may march into Luoyang at any time!"
Dong Zhuo was shocked when he heard that there were not many troops stationed in Luoyang now!
"What! This loser was defeated again? And the entire army was wiped out! We must kill this loser!"
If the Baibo army crosses Hedong and enters Sili, Luoyang will be unsafe to defend. In addition, without troops and horses, Luoyang will definitely fall!
As long as Luoyang falls, Dong Zhuo will not only be cut off from his retreat, but also his food and grass supply will be completely cut off. If this continues, he will definitely be trapped in Hulao Pass!
"This waste! Waste!"
Dong Zhuo was furious and smashed the house wantonly to vent his anger.
There was too much noise in the house, and Li Ru walked in from outside.
"Dong Xiangguo, why are you so angry?"
"Niu Fu, this useless thing, had an army of 20,000 annihilated before. This time, an army of 10,000, he was defeated again! Still annihilated! This waste, we must kill him!"
Dong Zhuoguo became even more angry and smashed the house as hard as he could.
"What! Ushifu was defeated again!"
Li Rudu was very shocked. He knew the significance of Hedong County to Luoyang, so before setting off for the expedition, he desperately asked Dong Zhuo to add more troops to Niu Fu and let him continue to guard it.
"Didn't you let Niu Fu hold on? How could he be willing to annihilate the entire army?"
Dong Zhuo glared at Li Ru angrily. How could he know why Niu Fu's army was wiped out!
"Okay, okay, think about what to do now! The Baibo Army is about to attack Luoyang City!"
what to do? How do I know what to do? I told you not to use Niu Fu, but you didn't listen. Now that the 30,000-strong army has been completely lost, what should I do?
Li Ru kept complaining in his heart. He didn't agree with using Niu Fu from the beginning.
"Dong Xiangguo, why don't you invite Liu Zhang to come and discuss this."
Dong Zhuo frowned, not agreeing with this proposal.
"Wen You, our military strength has shrunk again. I'm afraid Liu Zhang will take us less and less seriously!"
"Don't worry, Dong Xiangguo. Even if we don't tell, Liu Zhang will know sooner or later. It's better to tell him proactively and see his reaction."
Just when Dong Zhuo was struggling, Liu Zhang walked in!
"Dong Xiangguo, who made you so angry?"
Dong Zhuo quickly stood up to greet him and put on a smiling face. Today's situation is getting worse and worse, and he relies more and more on Liu Zhang!
"General Wei, I just wanted to invite you, but you came unexpectedly! Please take a seat!"
After they sat down respectively, Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Zhang with confusion, thinking that Liu Zhang was well-informed and already knew about Niu Fu!
"General Wei is here. Could it be that he knows about the Baibo Army?"
"White Wave Army?"
Liu Zhang's voice was slightly confused and he didn't understand what Dong Zhuo meant.
"What Baibo Army? Isn't the Baibo Army in Hedong?"
Liu Zhang didn't look like he was pretending, so Dong Zhuo asked again.
"Doesn't General Wei know that Bai Bo's army is about to attack Luoyang?"
Liu Zhang's eyes widened and he looked at Dong Zhuo in surprise.
"What? Didn't Dong Xiangguo arrange troops to garrison in Hedong? Why did he let them attack Luoyang?"
Now Dong Zhuo was sure that Liu Zhang really didn't know and was not going to hide it from him now.
"Hey! Why didn't our family send anyone! We can only misunderstand mediocrity and lose our troops! Our family gave Niu Fu 30,000 people, but we didn't expect that his entire army was wiped out!"
This situation really exceeded Liu Zhang's expectations. With the defeat at Yangren City and the disastrous defeat at Hedong County, Dong Zhuojun's casualties had exceeded 50,000!
"Dong Xiangguo, once the Bai Bo army approaches Luoyang, we will be in danger!"
Liu Zhang was indeed very nervous now. Once the Baibo Army captured Luoyang, the emperor would definitely be deposed. Who would obey the imperial edict? His edict from Yizhou Mu also turned into waste paper!
"I wonder how many defenders there are in Luoyang?"
Dong Zhuo was depressed and sighed helplessly.
"Hey, there are only the old and the weak, less than 5,000 people..."
"What!"
Liu Zhang stood up directly. Dong Zhuo was too courageous. Even if he released so few people in Luoyang, he was not afraid of the ministers rebelling!
"We must return quickly!"
Dong Zhuo didn't know that he would return to his army, but who would return? What to do at Hulao Pass? What should the coalition do?
"General Wei, our family is also very worried. At present, the coalition forces are newly defeated, but there are still more than 100,000 people. If we leave, it is inevitable that Yuan Shao will not take the opportunity to seize the pass! Once Hulao Pass is broken, the entire Sili will be in trouble. , how can we resist an army of 100,000 people?"
Liu Zhang now understood completely. It turned out that Dong Zhuo had not thought of moving the capital until now. No wonder he was reluctant to give up Hulao Pass!
"Has Dong Xiangguo ever thought about a question? Why has the coalition never attacked once since they gathered at Hulao Pass?"
Dong Zhuo frowned and looked at Liu Zhang strangely. Do you even need to ask? He must be scared of being beaten!
"Of course our military strength is too strong, and these traitors are afraid!"
Liu Zhang chuckled twice, then shook his head.
"Dong Xiangguo, we only won a small victory, how can we make the Kwantung Allied Forces change their colors after hearing this?"
"Why is that?"
Liu Zhang stood up and walked towards the map beside him.
"This is Sili. You must know that Sili is guarded by eight passes. Eight passes means that there are eight ways to enter Luoyang! After discarding Guangcheng Pass and Hangu Pass, there are still Xiaopingjin, Mengjin, Hu There are six strategic points: Lao, Fuyuan, Dagu, and Yique! Dong Xiangguo thinks about it, why did Yuan Shao gather his troops and horses at Hulao Pass, the most dangerous pass?"
