From the world of martial arts

Chapter 225 Conspiracy
"Bang!" "Damn it! Niufu is a waste"

Luoyang City Prime Minister Dong Zhuo's residence, when he received a tip that Niu Fu's army was defeated by the coalition forces, his face was livid.

"The 20 army is over, and less than [-] escaped."

"He still has the face to come back, how did he command the army?"

Dong Zhuo was furious, Hulao was closed there, the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces was held back by Lu Bu and the others, unable to advance.

In this way, he can sit in Luoyang without worry and dispatch troops.

However, I didn't expect that Niu Fu's army, which was the least likely to be defeated in the north, would be defeated in this way. The coalition army on the northern route only had a few hundred thousand troops, most of them were recruits, and they had no combat effectiveness.

Of Niu Fu's 20 troops, [-] were Xiliang's elite troops, and [-] were forbidden troops. The rest were local troops. They might not be able to fight in the field, but they were more than enough to defend the city.

Moreover, he specially transferred Xu Rong to be his deputy, but he was still defeated. In this way, the coalition forces of the northern princes had a chance to spy on Luoyang.

Most of his soldiers and horses are currently stationed around Hulao Pass. After all, the Guandong princes have millions of troops, and he must also ensure the safety of Hulao Pass.

There are not only Lu Bu's 20 Bingzhou army, but also the 20 Xiliang army, and the imperial court's [-] forbidden army, plus the hundreds of thousands of local garrison troops he looted from the land of Sili.

There are a million troops, and of course there are 50 troops waiting not far from Hulao Pass.

"Master Xiang, now is not the time to be angry. Now we have to send a large army to keep the soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou gang out, so that they cannot threaten Luoyang City."

Li Ru was also very annoyed that Niu Fu was defeated so simply, which gave them a big loophole in their original plan.

Originally, the three armies of the Kwantung princes were not afraid at all. As long as the tiger prison was not broken, Luoyang would not be in any danger.

However, the coalition forces of the Hanoi princes in the north broke through the line of defense so quickly, and they had to let him and the others divide some soldiers and horses to resist.

As a result, their soldiers and horses paled in comparison.

"Humph!"

Dong Zhuo's fat, fleshy face showed a terrifying expression, his tiger eyes shot up, and many generals below all lowered their heads firmly.

"Li Ru, what do you think we should do? Who should we send?"

"Master Xiang, why don't you send Duan Zhonglang over there?"

"Duan simmer?"

Dong Zhuo heard the words, thought for a while, and nodded, "Just as you said, I am giving him an army of [-], and telling him that the coalition forces in the north must be blocked by the river."

"Otherwise, don't come back"

Although Dong Zhuo's words were light, the vigorous aura exuding from his body made everyone tremble.

They felt their lord, and their strength seemed to have improved a bit.

The Hulao is closed, and the coalition forces camp.

The news that Su Fan and others entered the river also reached here, and the princes of the coalition army also knew that they had already made military exploits.

Of Dong Zhuo's 20 troops, only tens of thousands were beaten and fled back.

In this way, the three-way army, the north will take the lead first, which makes many princes look ugly.

Originally, there were three armies, and the other two were just to attract Dong Zhuo's part, and I never thought about how effective these two routes would be.

In the end, they didn't expect them to take the lead in the north. As a result, the pressure instantly fell on the many princes under Hulao Pass.

If they were really beaten to Luoyang City by Tao Qian and the others, wouldn't they be ashamed and humiliated?

Especially Yuan Shao, the leader of the coalition forces.

"The lord is worried about the north?"

In the middle of the night, in Yuan Shao's camp, Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and asked a question.

"That's right, Ziyuan taught me something"

Yuan Shao didn't hide anything and asked straightforwardly. At this time, Yuan Shao was still quite wise. After all, at this time, he was not the overlord who would later occupy several states.

Right now, although he is the leader of the coalition army, but in terms of strength, he is not the strongest, such as soldiers and horses, not to mention that Yuan Shu has most of the support of the Yuan family, but some governors and state herdsmen, their soldiers and horses are even stronger. powerful.

People like Tao Qian and Kong Ni are no weaker than him in soldiers and horses. He is just the prefect of Bohai Sea now.

To be elected as the leader, more importantly, he is a child of the Yuan family.

"Hehe! My lord, why worry? Let's not talk about whether Xuzhou's soldiers and horses can break through the line of defense and hit the city of Luoyang. Even if they manage to do so, it will be due to you, my lord. This strategy of dividing the troops was proposed by my lord." yes, isn't it?"

"They have such an offensive now, which also shows that you are a good commander, my lord."

"My lord, you have the knowledge to know people, and you won't question outsiders even if you want to come"

What Xu You said made Yuan Shao's eyes light up. Indeed, he advocated the strategy of dividing the troops, and he personally directed the division of troops. In any case, he had a part in it.

Moreover, Xuzhou soldiers and horses can gain so quickly, and his knowledge of people will inevitably be famous all over the world.

With his Yuan family's propaganda ability, Yuan Shao suddenly smiled in his heart.

"Ziyuan, continue talking"

"Other than that, Dong Zhuo must be the most nervous. After all, after Niu Fu's defeat, Xuzhou soldiers and horses can already cross the river, and they can directly threaten Luoyang City."

"Dong Zhuo will definitely send elites to stop Xuzhou's soldiers and horses, so there will be fewer elite defenders at Hulao Pass."

"This gives us a chance. Next, the lord can also use righteousness to let other princes attack the city faster. With Xuzhou soldiers in front, I think those princes must also 'do their best'."

"This will inevitably consume a little more of their strength, which can be achieved in one fell swoop."

Xu You's words made Yuan Shao even more happy.

This is actually beneficial to him. Yuan Shao naturally has the ambition to climb to the top. Up to now, people with lofty ideals have seen the weakness of the gods, just like the end of Qin back then.

Naturally, ambitious people have long been prepared, and he is naturally the same.

This time he was able to sit on the position of the leader of the coalition army, which was a rise in fame for him, but he knew that it was just fame.

If he really wants to fight, few people will listen to him. In the future, these princes will be his enemies. Therefore, if he can weaken it now, it will naturally be of great help to him in the future.

It would be nice to be able to subtract a few opponents here.

"Ziyuan, thanks to you"

Yuan Shao smiled and patted the former on the shoulder pretending to be friendly.

"My lord, Xuzhou soldiers will be our enemies in the future, it is best to weaken them now"

"How to do?"

"forage!'
Xu You showed a bit of ruthlessness on his face, "As long as the food supervisor under the account of Han Shishi can control him, the food will be delivered a few days later, when the time comes."

Before Xu You finished speaking, Yuan Shao immediately understood.

There was also a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)