"Hua Xiong, defeated?"
In Luoyang, at the Grand Tutor's mansion, Dong Zhuo tumbled off a palace maid, his face filled with shock.
He never expected that his most promising and fiercest general would die so young.
"Grand Tutor, the enemy ships are equipped with powerful crossbows capable of shooting a thousand paces. This weapon caught us completely off guard."
Li Jue reported expressionlessly, but his eyes glanced at the voluptuous palace maid lying on the bed with her breasts exposed.
"So, as long as they block the Hongnong River, our rescue troops won't be able to get close?"
With Li Jue's help, Dong Zhuo stood up. "So Hu Zhen is in dire straits?"
"Grand Tutor, we have no choice but to abandon Hangu Pass and make plans as soon as possible!" Li Jue said in a deep voice.
"Besides fighting Liu Wei to the death, what other plans do we have? Bingzhou has already been occupied by him, and there's no going back!"
Dong Zhuo said bitterly, "All our actions seem to be within his expectations."
"I always felt like I had become his weapon!"
"Grand Tutor, we haven't even had a decisive battle with him yet, it's too early to talk about it."
Li Jue immediately advised, "We only have five thousand soldiers at Hangu Pass, while we have a hundred thousand troops in Luoyang!"
"Furthermore, the imperial army hasn't even moved yet!"
"I think neither the Yuan family nor the Empress Dowager want to see us defeated!"
"We will wait here in comfort, dig traps and trenches, set up mechanisms, and wait for Liu Wei to arrive."
"Well, it's just that Hua Xiong was lost and Hangu Pass is now under siege."
Dong Zhuo nodded, "You, along with Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji, are my henchmen. I will rely on you for the final battle!"
"I see you like this palace maid very much, so I'll give her to you!"
"Very moisturizing!"
Li Jue was overjoyed and immediately bowed in gratitude, saying, "This humble general would go through fire and water without hesitation!"
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"Pengju, Gao Chong, and Yang Zaixing cut off the passage between Hangu Pass and Luoyang, killed Hua Xiong, and routed the reinforcements. Hangu Pass is now useless!"
Hanoi County, in the city of Heyang.
Liu Wei adopted Yue Fei's suggestion and designated this place as the general command post for the river-crossing operation.
In recent days, boats have been shuttling back and forth on the Yellow River, and Liu Wei has already made contact with Yao Guangxiao, Xun You, and Xue Rengui at Hangu Pass.
Before crossing the river and entering the capital region, the Hangu Pass must be removed as a thorn in our side.
Thus, three thousand naval troops, along with two thousand Tabai troops, ventured deep into the Hongnong River to cut off the rear route of Hangu Pass.
Liu Wei was already very familiar with the troop deployment around Luoyang.
Now that Dong Zhuo is leading 200,000 troops from Bingzhou and the imperial court to fight a positional war against him, Liu Wei is in no hurry to cross the river.
He planned to wait until Hangu Pass was breached, and Yao Guangxiao's 100,000-strong army poured into Luoyang before crossing the river.
This dealt a fatal blow to Dong Zhuo.
Moreover, he is constantly putting pressure on Dong Zhuo in the hope that Dong Zhuo will become violent and wipe out all the powerful clans in Luoyang, such as Yuan, Wang, Yang, Sima, Cui, and Wei.
Now that the Prince of Chenliu has also hidden himself away, Dong Zhuo can't find him even if he wants to.
According to a secret report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Dong Zhuo sent Niu Fu to search for the Prince of Chenliu in a grand manner, which caused Empress Dowager He a great deal of trouble.
Today, Liu Wei holds a significant advantage in both political and military affairs.
He slowly sliced away Dong Zhuo's flesh, driving him to desperation and forcing him to flee. Meanwhile, he cleaned up the mess, reaping both fame and fortune.
"My lord, you may now inform the strategist to launch a fierce attack on Hangu Pass!"
"At this moment, the garrison at Hangu Pass is isolated and without support, and their morale has plummeted."
Yue Fei believed that with his 12,000-strong Yue Family Army, he could display his might and defeat Dong Zhuo's army at the gates of Luoyang.
However, Liu Wei did not allow him to go, but instead focused on political offensives.
Yue Fei's lack of political acumen prevented him from understanding the profound meaning behind Liu Wei's God-like perspective.
However, Yue Fei carried out Liu Wei's orders meticulously.
Because Liu Wei had also told him that after the Battle of Luoyang, he would definitely send his Yue Family Army to Huanglong Prefecture in Youzhou.
The entire northeastern region of Youzhou was open to Yue Fei's conquest and expansion.
With Liu Wei's promises, Yue Fei naturally became even more loyal and meticulous in implementing Liu Wei's strategies.
He deployed troops and collected ships in Zhancheng, Wenxian, Pinggao and other places on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Once the time is right, thousands of boats will race to cross.
"Then let's follow Pengju's suggestion and launch an attack on Hangu Pass now."
Liu Wei nodded.
Yue Fei had just drafted the order when Liu Wei stamped it with the Yunzhong King's Decree and arranged for someone to convey it to Yao Guangxiao.
Just then, a member of the Imperial Guard rushed in with a pigeon and handed it to Shen Lian, who was standing next to Liu Wei.
Shen Lian took the letter from the pigeon's leg and handed it to Liu Wei: "My lord, it's a message from the strategist via carrier pigeon."
Liu Wei unfolded it and burst into laughter: "Pengju, your orders were written in vain."
"Ah! Could it be that Hangu Pass has already been captured by the strategist?"
"No, it was Yang Zaixing and Gao Chong who fired wildly at Hangu Pass, which terrified Hu Zhen."
"He opened the city gates and surrendered!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Fei immediately cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, my lord, on capturing Hangu Pass without shedding a drop of blood! We will soon be able to join forces with the strategist's army at the gates of Luoyang!"
"Pengju, if you were to command these 150,000 troops, you should be able to do it!"
Liu Wei suddenly asked with a smile.
"150,000 troops are far too few for me!" Yue Fei said proudly.
"Really? What about the million?"
Liu Wei looked at him with a half-smile.
"A million-strong army? I might give it a try!"
Yue Fei thought for a moment, his face full of confidence.
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