As Cao Cao's main army arrived in Luoyang, Zhang Yu stationed his infantry in Luoyang to put out the fire. Then, he led his 1,000 cavalry to go first!
Although Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan were unwilling to pursue Dong Zhuo, they still sponsored some horses for Cao Cao!
This allowed Cao Cao to finally gather 1,000 cavalrymen under Zhang Yu.
Seeing that Zhang Yu was about to kill Dong Zhuo's army, Cao Cao immediately ordered Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Le Jin to follow him!
After all, in Cao Cao's camp, only the three of them were second only to Zhang Yu!
Zhang Yu understood Cao Cao's worries and asked!
"Uncle, in this battle, we will definitely lose if we pursue Dong Zhuo.”
Cao Cao's expression changed slightly when he heard Zhang Yu's words. Xi Zhicai by the side laughed and said!
"Young General, why do you have to ask such a question? Regardless of the outcome of this battle, it will be of great benefit to my lord!”
"All the vassals have stagnated. Only the lord has led the army to pursue Dong Zhuo. In addition, the young general Wen Jiu has stabbed Hua Xiong, captured Gao Shun, and fought against Lu Bu!”
"The matter of the eighteen vassals attacking Dong can let the world understand that out of all the vassals in the east of the country, only the lord is loyal to the Han Dynasty and has put in a lot of effort!”
"Once this battle is over, I believe that countless capable and ambitious people will come to serve my lord. At that time, my lord's strength will usher in a world-shaking change!”
As Xi Zhicai said this, Cao Cao couldn't help but recall what Zhang Yu had said previously!
Give all battle generals a relatively fair position to compete!
In that case, did this kid expect that our army's strength would soar after this battle?
It could be said that because Cao Cao did not have any strategists and Zhang Yu's words were expected, Cao Cao's reputation rose even more!
Thus, in Cao Cao's heart, Zhang Yu was a perfect battle general, and he had an extremely far-reaching strategy!
This also made it so that even after Cao Cao obtained Guo Jia and Xun Yu, he had to confirm Zhang Yu's opinion before using their plan!
From then on, during every morning court session, Cao Cao's subordinates would quarrel over whether Zhang Yu was a civil official or a general!
Of course, this was all for the future!
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Thus, Cao Cao's eyes turned cold as he spoke in a deep voice!
"Of course! Even if Dong Zhuo's army outnumbers me by ten times, or even a hundred times, I, Cao Cao, will let the world know my long-cherished wish!”
Hearing Cao Cao's words, all the soldiers shouted, willing to follow Cao Cao to the death to save the Han Emperor!
Zhang Yu shook his head and said!
"Uncle, these eight thousand men are our assets. Since we know that the road ahead is a dead end, why should we send our brothers to their deaths?”
"Why don't you let me, Yuan Rang, Uncle Miao Cai, and Wen Qian lead the cavalry to chase after them? Uncle will lead the troops and stay behind to support them!”
"When the time comes, if we really encounter an ambush, how about we run away as soon as we touch it?”
Hearing Zhang Yu's words, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up!
All they wanted to do was to let the world know that Cao Cao was loyal to his country and was willing to work for Great Han!
However, after losing his soldiers, no matter how famous Cao Cao was, he would be a commander without any soldiers!
Since that was the case, why not retain the main force and let Zhang Yu lead the light cavalry to chase after them? Even if they encountered an ambush, they could retreat quickly!
Knowing Zhang Yu's plan, Cao Cao naturally agreed!
Following that, Cao Cao's 5,000 main forces followed behind, Zhang Yu led 1,000 troops and set off first, while Gao Shun led 2,000 troops to put out the fire and save the people in Luoyang!
And, according to Zhang Yu's instructions, find the Imperial Jade Seal!
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Once they passed through Tiger Cage Pass, Luoyang City was only a hundred miles away. The journey from Luoyang to Chang 'an was very long, and they had to pass through several checkpoints in the middle!
It was precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo had the intention to burn Luoyang and give up Tiger Prison!
The most famous place between Luoyang and Chang 'an was Xingyang!
In the original history, Cao Cao led his army to pursue Dong Zhuo, but was defeated by Xu Rong, who was stationed in Xingyang.
It was also at this moment that Lu Bu arrived. Cao Hong gave his warhorse to Cao Cao and said that famous line!
"The world can do without Hong, but it can't do without justice!”
Understanding the opponent he was going to face next, even Zhang Yu, who was brave and strong, could not help but feel that it was difficult to deal with!
In Zhang Yu's eyes, Xu Rong was a famous general who had been completely ignored!
Most of the Three Kingdoms fans 'favorite generals were basically the Five Tiger Generals, Five Good Generals, and the Twelve Tiger Ministers of River East!
However, they had forgotten that in the early stages of the Three Kingdoms, there was a guy with extremely fierce battle records-Xu Rong!
Xu Rong had defeated Cao Cao in Xingyang, even though Cao Cao had been ambushed and was not as strong as he had been in the past.
It was enough to show his ability!
Not to mention, Xu Rong had defeated Sun Jian, the Tiger of River East, when he was at his peak!
Therefore, even if Xu Rong's ability was not as fierce as the five good generals, he was still a good general of the current era!
Adding on Lu Bu, Li Jue, Guo Si, and the countless soldiers of the Western Liang Army, Zhang Yu felt a headache coming on.
How was he going to fight this battle?
Although Zhang Yu had many suggestions, they were all made because he was familiar with the direction of history!
However, this was the first time Zhang Yu was leading an army in a battle between two armies. It was a little difficult!
After chasing for nearly half a day, the army arrived near Xingyang!
As a result, Zhang Yu seemed to have thought of something and whispered a few words into Xiahou Yuan's ear!
The next moment, Xiahou Yuan led a hundred cavalrymen and turned back!
After that, Zhang Yu led the army forward until they arrived outside a dense forest!
Seeing that there was only one path and that the dense forest on both sides was silent, Zhang Yu immediately ordered the army to stop!
Upon seeing this, Xiahou Dun was puzzled!
"Mujun brat, didn't you say you were going to kill Dong Zhuo? Why did you stop here? If you can't catch up, the lord will blame you!”
Upon hearing Xiahou Dun's words, Zhang Yu gained a deeper understanding of this valiant general's mind!
Although Xiahou Dun was his uncle, and he was brave and powerful, his strategy of using troops was really not good!
No wonder every time he led the army, he would be defeated!
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