In front of Qishui Pass.
Dong Zhuo's army spread out, covering several miles. In the middle of the army formation, spears were like a forest, and swords and halberds were like rain.
Dong Zhuo sat in the chariot of the central army, and Li Ru, the counselor, stood beside him.
Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Zhang Liao, Li Su, and dozens of other generals were lined up.
The Western Liang Army was dressed in bright armor, and the entire army formation emitted an aura that prevented strangers from entering.
Facing Dong Zhuo's army, Yuan Shao and the other vassals were separated. The hundred thousand strong army inside the pass was already outside the plains.
The two armies faced off against each other, with groups of soldiers in the front and rows of spears and archers behind them. Two hundred thousand soldiers spread out, covering the sky and earth like a dense colony of ants.
Wang Yang's banners were like a sea.
Although the battle had yet to begin, the smell of blood that was about to pervade the air could already be smelled.
"Brother Benchu, look at the enemy formation!”
Cao Cao looked at the enemy formation with worry in his eyes.
He had a lot of battle experience. With his many years of experience, he could determine that the number of enemies was no less than 100,000!
Moreover, the morale was not as low as they had imagined. Instead, the soldiers were asking for battle, and the horses were neighing. The morale was clearly high!
On their side, although they had many soldiers, they were a motley crew.
Many of them were newly recruited able-bodied men who had never even been on the battlefield!
At this moment, he could clearly feel a fear of battle spreading among the soldiers!
He only looked at it for a while before suggesting to Yuan Shao,"
"Today's decisive battle isn't appropriate, why not retreat to Guanzhong first.”
"Wait for the enemy's morale to drop before we start the decisive battle!”
Yuan Shao didn't know what Cao Cao was thinking. This was his first time on a large battlefield.
The hundreds of thousands of soldiers behind him stood side by side, their hearts filled with lofty sentiments.
Hearing that Cao Cao wanted to persuade him to retreat, he frowned and said,"
"Now that the enemy is right in front of us, we can settle this in one battle. How can Meng De be afraid of fighting?”
"If we retreat now, the morale of our army will definitely plummet. Then, what will we have to fight again in the future?”
When Cao Cao heard this, he cursed in his heart.
You said that their morale had plummeted, but didn't you feel that the soldiers were starting to cower in fear?
He was just about to speak when the surrounding dukes laughed.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly came from the front and said,"
"Report! Dong Zhuo ordered someone to deliver the box, saying that he wanted to invite the Alliance Master for a chat!”
Hearing this, the dukes all laughed.
Yuan Shao raised his horsewhip and said with a disdainful expression,"
"Meng De, look. You even advised me to retreat. Now, Dong Zhuo is the first to be afraid.”
"Now that you want to see him, could it be that you want to surrender?”
He laughed mockingly and said to the soldier,
"It's too late to surrender now. Go kill the envoy and bring the chest up to take a look!”
When the soldier heard this, he cupped his fists and said,"
"Yes!"
As he spoke, he accepted the order.
Hearing this, Cao Cao frowned.
It was really inappropriate for Yuan Shao to not kill the envoy when the two armies fought.
However, when he thought of Dong Zhuo's identity, he didn't try to persuade him.
After the soldier left, he returned with a bloody head and a few large chests.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao was already very pleased with himself and smiled at the vassals around him,"
"Everyone, let me see what's in the box.”
All the dukes smiled and looked at the chest.
However, as soon as the box was opened, everyone's smiles froze.
There was a pile of human heads inside the box. Upon closer inspection, there were men, women, old and young.
Yuan Shao only took a glance, and his eyes immediately popped out.
Then, his eyes burned with anger as he said,
"Thief Dong, you old bastard, I'll fight you to the death!”
"Men, order the entire army to attack!”
"Attack now!"
"Alliance Master, why are you doing this!"
Cao Cao was shocked and was about to ask what kind of person this was to make Yuan Shao so angry!
However, at this moment, he saw one of the heads and his eyes froze on the spot.
That was Yuan Kui's head!
Seeing this, Cao Cao felt a chill run down his spine.
This was the enemy's plan to provoke Yuan Shao into a decisive battle. What a vicious plan!
And at this time, following Yuan Shao's orders, the entire alliance army began to move.
When Yuan Shu received the news, he was also furious. He hurriedly led his troops and rushed out, hoping to kill Dong Zhuo in a battle!
Under this order, hundreds of thousands of soldiers charged towards Dong Zhuo's army.
......
"Prime Minister, the enemy has moved!"
On the other side of the battlefield, Li Jue pointed at the battlefield.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo immediately laughed and said,
"The enemy really fell for it. Wen You's plan is brilliant!”
When Li Ru heard this, he stroked his short beard and said with a smile,
"Prime minister, since the enemy is moving, our army can act according to the plan!”
"In addition, we can ask General Lu Bu to prepare!”
"Good!"
Dong Zhuo slapped the railing and said,
"Li Jue, give the order to lead the troops to the back. The rest will follow the plan!”
"Yes!"
The tall Li Jue immediately accepted the order.
Following which, orders were issued to the army, and Dong Zhuo's army began to retreat in an orderly manner.
The 100,000 strong army retreated in an orderly manner, clearly rehearsed.
However, because Yuan Shao was already angry, the alliance army naturally didn't allow Dong Zhuo to retreat and quickly ordered his subordinates to pursue.
Seeing this, Cao Cao became even more anxious.
Right now, the enemy's forces were not in chaos. If they rashly pursued, this would be the path to death!
He hurriedly tried to persuade her.
However, Yuan Shao didn't listen to them. He and Yuan Shu, one in front and one behind, led hundreds of thousands of troops and began to pursue.
The army formation that had been set up with great difficulty began to fall into chaos.
Finally, after running for two miles, Dong Zhuo suddenly ordered the army to stop. The 100,000 soldiers were like one, and their formation was harmonious.
The two weapons met.
However, the allied army was no match for Dong Zhuo's army.
Although they attacked with numbers, it was like a flood crashing into a dam, not moving at all.
This collision caused the soldiers in the front row to be reaped by Dong Zhuo's army!
The 200,000-strong army was in chaos.
Seeing this, Cao Cao knew that it was difficult to win this battle. He couldn't help but curse Yuan Shao and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to retreat.
But at this moment, something even more despairing happened.
In the middle of the army, a soldier suddenly reported that the enemy, Lu Bu, had led 20,000 cavalrymen around and broken through the rear defensive line.
When Cao Cao heard this, a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.
Damn it, he had fallen into the enemy's trap!
With such a pig teammate, it would be a miracle if they could win!
At the moment, he couldn't be bothered to care whether Yuan Shao was dead or alive. He led his troops to attack desperately, hoping to preserve some of his troops.
Just like that, a great battle that should not have happened in the original course of events happened.
Because of the fall of the Lishui Pass, the Three Heroes Battle against Lu Bu no longer existed.
What replaced it was a decisive battle between the two armies.
The battle lasted for two hours.
It only ended when reinforcements arrived from the pass and Yuan Shao and the other dukes led the remaining soldiers back to the pass.
At this point, the morale of the alliance army was at a low point, and they hid in Mushui Pass.
Dong Zhuo returned to the camp and followed Li Ru's plan. He continued to stay put on the surface and secretly arranged for his generals to return to Luoyang and slowly move the capital!
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