" Speed up! Everyone, speed up!"
"We must head to the battlefield as soon as possible!"
On the official road of Luoyang, Yuan Shao and the other vassals were leading an army of tens of thousands and were rushing west.
After learning that Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo were fighting, Cao Cao urged Yuan Shao to gather his troops and rescue Sun Jian.
Although he didn't understand the situation.
However, Sun Jian's military strength was far inferior to Dong Zhuo's.
Even if it was a surprise attack, it would be difficult for him to hold on alone.
Moreover, since Dong Zhuo was being held back, now was the best time for them to defeat him!
He could not let this opportunity disappear.
Therefore, after leaving more than 10,000 soldiers to continue extinguishing the fire, they led the remaining troops to rush west along the Luo River.
Cao Cao urged the army forward while saying to Yuan Shao,
"Alliance leader, Sun Jian has dug up the Chanhe River, so the enemy must be in chaos!”
"As long as he can hold on until our army arrives, then our army can take advantage of the situation to chase after him!”
"Defeat Dong Zhuo in one battle!"
"There's no need to say anything about Meng De.”
Yuan Shao replied with a complicated expression.
Logically speaking, he was hoping to catch up to Dong Zhuo.
This way, they could at least achieve the goal of the alliance.
It could also increase his reputation.
But personally, he hoped that Sun Jian would return in defeat.
Because Sun Jian's contribution was indeed a little too great!
From Changsha to Nanyang, from Nanyang to Yuzhou, they had traveled thousands of miles and fought all the way to Qishui Pass without losing a single battle!
In contrast, they had not made any contributions.
If Sun Jian could successfully stall Dong Zhuo this time, then once Dong Zhuo died, Sun Jian would be the first person to get rid of Dong Zhuo!
Just this contribution alone would not be too much for him to be promoted to the three dukes!
As for him, he was the dignified alliance leader. Although he had the reputation, he had suffered several defeats. He was probably only a general of the fourth expedition!
In comparison, where would his face be?
Could it be that he would be suppressed by Sun Jian, a Humble Class disciple?
This was clearly unacceptable.
Therefore, Yuan Shao was not happy with Cao Cao's urging. On the surface, he urged them to advance, but in his heart, he hoped for news of defeat.
With such a mindset, the army traveled a dozen miles along Luoyang.
The night was over, the sky had turned white, and the dawn was beginning.
Suddenly, a scout in front reported,"
"Report!"
"There's a group of soldiers coming from the front, and they're less than ten li away!”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ordered the army to stop.
Cao Cao said anxiously,"
"What banner are the soldiers at the front using?”
The soldier hurriedly said,"
"Reporting to the general, the flag with the word 'Sun' was raised!”
Upon hearing the name 'Sun' on the flag, the dukes were all shocked. It was indeed Sun Jian!
When Yuan Shao heard this, he wondered if Sun Jian had already lost.
He was slightly happy in his heart, but he looked worried on the surface.
"Sun| Why did Wentai suddenly return after the battle with Dong Zhuo?”
"Could it be that he has already lost?"
The dukes didn't know what was going on, and when they heard this, they immediately felt worried.
"What? Sun Jian was defeated?"
"We're late?"
"What should we do?"
Cao Cao frowned, but he didn't give up hope."
"It's still unknown whether we will lose or not. Since Sun Jian is here, we will know when we meet him!”
"Yes!"
Yuan Shao's heart relaxed, and he said leisurely,"
"Forget it, it's fine to go and take a look!"
"But since Sun Jian is back, let's not rush over.”
Cao Cao panicked, but he didn't suspect anything and nodded.
Thus, the alliance army slowed down.
The two armies faced each other. Soon, Sun Jian received news of the arrival of the alliance army.
At this moment, he had obtained a great victory and was overjoyed. When the alliance army arrived, he was naturally overjoyed and ordered them to speed up.
Less than an hour later, the two armies met up.
Seeing Sun Jian's army, Cao Cao hurriedly shouted,"
"Is Brother Wentai leading the troops ahead?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Jian led a few cavalry and rushed over. He smiled and said,
"Brother Meng De, Alliance Master, are you all well?”
As he approached, everyone saw that he and the person behind him had bloodstains on their faces. They must have just gone through a huge battle.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao hurriedly asked,"
"Where did Wentai come from?"
"How did you end up like this?"
When Sun Jian heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and said,
"I heard that Dong Zhuo had moved the capital, so I led the army to attack him. After a great battle with Dong Zhuo, I retreated!”
Seeing Sun Jian retreat, Cao Cao slapped his thigh and said,"
"Aiya, if we had known this would happen, we would have come earlier. Why did we have to save the fire?”
"It was a waste of Wentai's painstaking efforts to let Dong Zhuo go!”
Yuan Shao also pretended to frown and said,"
"What a pity, what a pity. We were still thinking that Wentai could hold Dong Zhuo back, so we led the troops to pursue him.”
"What a missed opportunity!"
As he spoke, he made a long sigh.
When the dukes saw this, they all sighed.
But when Sun Jian and the other generals saw their expressions, they couldn't help but be stunned.
What was going on?
Shuai Guo?
Zu Mao immediately said unhappily,
"Alliance leader, what are you saying? Our army won a great victory, how can we talk about defeat!”
"Dong Zhuo has just been defeated. If you want to chase after him, you can go now.”
However, before he finished speaking, the heroes were stunned.
"What did you say? A great victory?"
Yuan Shao said with a surprised expression,"
"Didn't Wentai retreat?"
Cao Cao was also shocked,
"Since Wentai hasn't lost, why don't you continue to hold Dong Zhuo back?”
When Sun Jian saw everyone's expressions, he could not help but smile bitterly and say,"
"I wanted to keep Dong Zhuo busy, but the enemy didn't want to fight me and retreated. I chased them for several kilometers, but I couldn't catch up, so I retreated!”
"If everyone wants to chase after him, now is the perfect time. I believe Dong Zhuo hasn't run far!”
Hearing this, the dukes were once again dumbfounded.
So he didn't run away in defeat, but beat Dong Zhuo away and returned victorious?
How did Sun Jian win again with such a small army?
At this moment, a shout came from the front,"
"Is that Yuan Benchu up ahead?"
Hearing this, all the dukes looked forward and saw a middle-aged man in embroidered clothes walking over. At this moment, he said happily,
"It really is Benchu!"
"I'm relieved to see you!"
Yuan Shao looked at the middle-aged man for a while and could not help but exclaim in surprise,
"Sikong Yang?"
He knew this middle-aged man, he was his brother Yuan Shu's brother-in-law, Yang Biao!
Yang Biao smiled and said,"
"Don't call him Sikong. He has long since retired and is currently Doctor Guanglu!”
"I feel very comforted to see everyone here!”
As Yang Biao appeared, the vassals looked forward and saw the old officials of the Han Dynasty walking out one after another.
"That's Minister Lu!"
"Duke Huang is here too?"
"Isn't that Uncle Cai, Duke Cai?"
The dukes watched as these Han Dynasty elders walked out, and their hearts were filled with waves of emotions.
Yuan Shao was already numb. He hurriedly looked at Sun Jian and said,"
"Wentai, this is?"
When Sun Jian saw this, he smiled humbly and said,"
"When our army launched a surprise attack, we defeated the rear army of the rebel leader. Seeing that all the ministers were in the rear army, we saved them!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers nodded and said,
"Yes, thanks to General Sun's bravery, we were able to escape from the enemy's hands!”
"I have to thank General Sun for this!"
"General Sun is really a pillar of the country!”
All the ministers praised Sun Jian.
Seeing this, the duke immediately went numb.
Not only did Sun Jian defeat Dong Zhuo, but he also saved so many ministers?
How did he do it!
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