Chapter two hundred and eighty second defeat
"Send an order to let Lu Bu lead his troops to cover it. Withdraw troops, withdraw troops!"
The battle situation has suddenly developed to its current level, and even Han Bai is unable to make the world come true.
In this way, even if Dong Zhuo was still extremely unwilling to accept it, under such circumstances, he had to order the withdrawal of troops. Otherwise, if the situation continues, they will be completely cut and surrounded.
Therefore, after hearing Dong Zhuo's order, Lu Bu had to resist the attack of Sun's general Han Dang and interfere with the Wu army's offensive from the side so that the army could evacuate occasionally.
But even so, Dong Jun's retreat at this time would definitely not be considered calm.
After all, the defeat is like a mountain of defeat, and tens of thousands of troops must first withdraw from the battlefield. How could it be so easy?
Under the pursuit of Sun's soldiers, Dong's army was inevitably defeated on the way to withdraw.
Even though the army was left behind, the army was still chased by the tail for more than ten miles. Fortunately, the war has been fought until now, and Sun's army is at the end of its strength. So after chasing for more than ten miles and cutting nearly 10,000 heads in a row, Sun Jian stopped chasing as soon as he got better.
After all, Dong Zhuo has strong troops, and Hanoi County is also an uncertain factor. If they set up an ambush on the way to withdraw, this big victory will become a big defeat.
They just suffered the loss of the ambush not long ago, and now they have to be careful.
This has indeed greatly reduced Dong Jun's casualties on the battlefield.
But after this battle, Dong Zhuo still had the idea of continuing to fight with Sun Jun.
It is because at this moment, Dong Zhuo is no longer the Dong Zhuo who used to fight against the rebels of Xiliang in Fufeng.
Nowadays, Dong Zhuo has greater power, more considerations, and his body is weaker. Now he has lost his courage and adventurous spirit.
After all, it is the butt that determines the head, and no one is exceptional.
Therefore, after a stalemate with Sun Jian and his side for a while, the failed Dong Zhuo finally issued an order to withdraw his troops and enter the pass. At this time, he first asked Lu Bu to stay in the palace, and then issued an order to Hedong and Hanoi.
This is to stop Sun Jian from continuing to pursue so that Dong Zhuo can have enough time to arrange Guanzhong.
So after receiving the order, Pang De couldn't help but lead 6,000 infantry and cavalry to cross the Yellow River in person. He hoarded the troops in Pingyin City to put pressure on Sun Jian's army.
Therefore, after Sun Jian defeated Lu Bu, the palace behind the palace, he did not continue to lead his troops to pursue him.
Instead, he led the troops under the tent to station in Luoyang Remnant City, and began to bury the imperial tombs around Luoyang City that were pried open by Dong Zhuo.
But even so, Sun Jian, who was stationed in Luoyang, still felt great pressure from Zhao Xu.
Because even Zhao Xu never expected that Sun Jian could really defeat his long-standing father-in-law with his own strength.
Therefore, after Pang De brought 6,000 troops south to cross the river, Zhao Xu couldn't help but summoned 20,000 soldiers under his command and rushed east to Hanoi County to prevent Sun Jian from leading troops north at this time and attacking Hanoi.
After all, Sun Jian’s performance this time was really surprising.
To be honest, before the war, even Dong Zhuo did not expect that he would fail. Of course, Dong Zhuo did not think that he would fail at all at that time.
Because before this battle, let alone Sun Jian was killed by Xu Rong shortly after setting off. Only after the battle of Yangren before the Luoyang War, what Sun Jian showed at that time was completely more lucky than strength.
In this way, Dong Zhuo naturally didn't believe that Sun Jian could really defeat him on the frontal battlefield.
But it was because Dong Zhuo thought that in this battle, his troops were not only more elite than Sun Jian's hands, but also more elite than Sun Jian's hands.
In this way, why did Sun Jian win?
Therefore, when the two sides were in a decisive battle, Dong Zhuo did not summon Zhao Xu at all.
Because he felt that there was no need to summon others in this battle. Moreover, he wanted to prove to others that his sword was not old and he could still lead his troops to win the front battlefield.
This is what Dong Zhuo thought at that time.
I have to say that this idea makes sense. However, Dong Zhuo ignored the most important point.
That is, at this time, is the Xiliang army under his tent really the same Xiliang army as before?
To put it bluntly, since Dong Zhuo led the Xiliang army into Luoyang, except for Zhao Xu, a general who left Luoyang early and went to Hedong, is there one of the remaining Xiliang generals who often lead the troops to conduct actual combat?
Oh, I'm afraid there is no one.
Even even the Kwantung Army Uprising and several crucial battles between the Kwantung Army were won by Zhao Xu and Xu Rong, the generals of the non-Xiliang faction. Those generals who were truly from the Xiliang faction, such as Dong Yue, Duan Wei, etc., had never participated in any battle in the first year of Chuping.
In this way, how much combat power can you leave after living all day long?
Therefore, the fundamental reason for the failure of this battle was not because of the problem with Dong Zhuo's tactical arrangement, but the corruption and depravity of the Xiliang Army.
Once upon a time, the Xiliang army, who were fearless on the battlefield, had already fallen into a group of veteran soldiers who only knew how to be greedy for enjoyment. What I thought most about was not to achieve military achievements from the battlefield, but to return to my hometown and use the money in my hands to buy land for myself so that I could be a rich man.
In this way, how could they have the courage to move forward like before?
Therefore, Dong Zhuo's failure this time only made people feel a little stunned, which really sounded a wake-up call for Zhao Xu and him.
That is "born from distress and die from happiness."
So when he personally brought the 20,000 troops under his tent to Hanoi County, the army's daily training was really not relaxed for a day. At this time, he went south to send a large number of scouts to keep Sun Jian in a close eye, and always beware of Sun Jian's other actions.
But he didn't expect that at this time, a governor of Jingzhou, who was appointed only to win over the royal family, played a great role at this time.
Yes, the governor of Jingzhou who was appointed by Dong Zhuo in order to win over the royal family was Liu Biao.
Liu Biao is a native of Qingzhou.
In addition to being a relative of the Han Dynasty, what Liu Biao is even more famous is actually his identity as a "famous scholar". However, when Liu Biao was young, he was as famous as Shandong famous scholars such as Zhang Jian and Fan Kang, and was elected as "Ba Jun" by Shandong scholars.
But to be honest, the so-called Ba Jun, Ba Gu, Ba Ji, Ba Chu. Except for a few who really have real talents and knowledge, the rest are all people who are just talking and frank.
Chapter completed!