() Regarding how to deal with the current situation, people under Dong Zhuo's command are divided into two distinct groups. One group believes that the capital should be moved and the city should be moved, leaving Luoyang for Chang'an, so that they can rely on Xiliang to deal with the enemy; while the other group believes that it cannot be done so easily.

Just leave Luoyang, which would damage the morale of the army. Besides, Hulao Pass is strong enough to resist the Kwantung Allied Forces, so there is no need to be so afraid.

Regarding these two views, Dong Zhuo was inclined to the latter one, and he was somewhat unwilling to abandon Luoyang with only a small loss. However, the former concern was not unreasonable, because once Hulao Pass was closed,

If it is broken, the entire city of Luoyang will be exposed to the enemy's attack, and it will be too late to retreat by then.

After some debate, everyone finally reached a relatively balanced decision - in terms of troop deployment, only a small number of people were sent to Chang'an, and at the same time, the property in Luoyang City and the court officials were transported to Chang'an in advance to prepare for the capital move.

preparations. The main force of the Xiliang Army will continue to stay here and continue to fight the Kwantung Allied Forces.

The advantage of this is that it can not only ensure that they have a way out, but it will not cause a big blow to the morale of the army. Moreover, without those officials with ulterior motives disrupting the situation below, they can also deal with the enemy better.

Ma Yue had no different views on this resolution, because he knew that moving the capital to Luoyang was something Dong Zhuo had always wanted to do, so that he could truly consolidate his position as the number one person in the court and prevent the entangled courtiers from opposing him.

But on another matter, Ma Yue had to put forward his own opinion, that is, how to meet the enemy at Hulao Pass.

Although Yangcheng was lost, for the Xiliang Army, the Kwantung Allied Forces were not too scary to challenge. So when they talked about how to meet the enemy, many people proposed to take the initiative and defeat them outside Hulao Pass.

The enemy army was defeated, thereby escaping the humiliation of previous defeats.

Seeing that all the generals had such an attitude, Ma Yue spoke again: "My lord, generals, I think that since Hulao Pass is an extremely dangerous place, it is most easy to defend and difficult to attack, why can't we occupy it?"

When defending at a pass, do we have to give up our strengths instead of our shortcomings? I think that when facing the menacing enemy, we should focus on holding on, or we can send a few groups of troops to harass the enemy from the side, but we still

The most important thing is to ensure that Guancheng is not destroyed."

When the generals heard what Ma Yue said, they were all unconvinced: "Ma Zhongling, you are too underestimated the fighting power of our Xiliang elites? We Xiliang cavalry are good at attacking, how can we retreat into the pass just because we lost a battle?"

In the city, how can we only defend but not attack? We just want to defeat the enemy at Hulao Pass, so that everyone in the world will know how powerful we are."

"That is, if we go by what you said, we would be too passive. And the situation in the world is so changeable. Once the governors and governors from other places see our situation and think that we do not have the ability to wipe out those rebels, they will just

I'm afraid that what we have to face next is not just a few Kwantung coalition forces, but all the heroes in the world competing to attack."

Everyone in the audience strongly opposed his insistence on playing it safe. Ma Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he said nothing more. He knew very well that after successive victories and minor setbacks, everyone in the Xiliang army hoped that

He achieved a hearty victory. But he knew better that this would inevitably cause them to suffer a great deal. Unfortunately, few people believed his words, so they could only remain silent.

Seeing that Ma Yue was rendered speechless by everyone, Dong Huang felt relieved and mocked: "Ma Yue, you have always emphasized the need to defend before. You really don't have any heroic spirit. How can we Xiliang soldiers do it because of this?"

Why retreat due to setbacks and failures? Since you are so afraid of the enemy, then simply go back to Xiliang!"

Of course, he could only say this just for fun, and it was impossible for Ma Yue to be driven back to Xiliang by Dong Zhuo. However, this also made many generals clearly aware of something, and they saw that Dong Huang and Ma Yue

The more he refused to deal with him, the more he felt that he should draw a clear line with him.

Ma Yue didn't pay much attention to this. After the war started, he already knew that he was no longer able to control the direction of this war. Perhaps soon, he would leave the Central Plains and return to the West.

Liang, gradually developed his own family's power. As for how Dong Zhuo's generals viewed him, he obviously didn't take it seriously, because most of them would be killed in the upcoming war.

die.

In the end, Dong Zhuo did not consider Ma Yue's idea of ​​holding on to Hulao Pass, but decided to take the initiative to go out to meet the enemy. At the same time, he also decided to personally lead his army to Hulao Pass to participate in the battle, because he also knew that this battle was closely related to

Whether Luoyang City can be defended in the end, or even whether the situation in the entire Central Plains can be restored to calm, so he, as the coach, must go to the front line in person.

And Ma Yue will be busy again. As the war is about to begin, he must prepare sufficient baggage and food for the front line. As the Xiliang Army with cavalry as the main force, the fodder for the horses is the key, and Luoyang

There was not enough pasture around, so Ma Yue had to use all means to mobilize in the northwest direction. He was so busy that he had almost no time to rest.

In addition, the relocation of Luoyang is also proceeding slowly. As the capital of the Han Dynasty for two hundred years, Luoyang has a lot of wealth that needs to be moved, which is naturally a huge project. And all of this is coordinated by Ma Yuelai

Arrangement, who in Dong Zhuo's mind is a good staff member who can be trusted and can stabilize the rear?

It is not too difficult to move belongings to Luoyang, but it is very difficult to get officials who have lived here for many years to leave Luoyang. Fortunately, there is no so-called human rights in this era. Under the threat of Xiliang military swords and guns,

Those officials who were reluctant in every possible way had no choice but to agree to embark on the westward journey.

Just because many things happened at the same time, the whole Luoyang became extremely chaotic, and Ma Yue was also busy, and took the opportunity to do something that he should have done before - to rescue Liu Bian from Li Daitao.

This time, he was mixed in with the crowd, and was escorted by a few trusted cronies that Ma Yue could trust to go to Xiliang to meet his father and brother. Fortunately, many people will be resettled in Xiliang this time, so

It was not unexpected for Liu Bian and his party to go to Xiliang.

Seeing Liu Bian and the others disappearing into the crowd heading west, Ma Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least one possible risk factor had been eliminated. Jia Xu, who was following him, still looked worried.

: "Zhong Ling, this time the Xiliang Army is going to fight head-on with the Kwantung Allied Forces. I'm afraid the situation will be very unfavorable to us."

"Yes, I once said that once the Kwantung Allied Forces unite together, this force will not be able to be resisted by our state's troops, even the most powerful Xiliang cavalry in the Han army. And with the current situation

It seems that Dong Gong's decision is to force them to unite together." Ma Yue also sighed.

"Originally, as long as I followed my plan and relied on the majesty of Hulao Pass to guard it for a few months, all kinds of conflicts would inevitably arise within the Kwantung Allied Forces. Maybe we didn't need to send troops, and the civil strife alone would be enough to break them up. But now.

...When the foreign enemy approaches, no matter how conflicted they are, they must unite as one, not only to defeat the enemy, but also to protect themselves." Ma Yue said again, with a bit of unwillingness in his tone, but at the same time a bit of amusement.

Fortunately.

Jia Xu heard what he was thinking, glanced at him and said, "You seem to also hope that the Xiliang army will be defeated like this?"

"Dong Zhuo has a cruel nature, and he is only temporarily patient because of the current enemy, so he is by no means a suitable candidate for king. If he can really defeat the Kwantung Allied Forces, I am afraid that the people of the world will suffer. Therefore, he can be defeated like this

One game is not a bad thing." Ma Yue lowered his voice and said.

"I'm afraid it's not just for this reason." Jia Xu shook his head and smiled: "You, Ma Zhongling, are not an ordinary staff member who is willing to be subordinate to others. You also want to take this opportunity to expand your own power? So in this use of troops against the Kwantung Army

, you didn’t insist on your opinion with all your strength, otherwise, with Dong Gong’s trust in you, this matter may not be able to turn around.”

Ma Yue smiled, but did not deny this. This was indeed his intention. Once Dong Zhuo was defeated because of this initiative, the whole situation would be reversed, and Dong Zhuo's situation would definitely be very bad.

To ensure that he can control the court situation, he will definitely transfer all the elites who are still in Xiliang to the Central Plains. This gives Ma Teng, who is in Xiliang, the opportunity to break away from Dong Zhuo's control. In order to prevent his father from missing this opportunity, Ma Teng

Yue has already handed the letter to the person who took Liu Bian there, and his father and brother will definitely take action by then.

In addition, once the approach insisted on by others fails, it will reflect Ma Yue's current foresight, and his status in the minds of the Xiliang Army soldiers will inevitably be higher. This will also win him some of Dong Zhuo's subordinates in the future.

To lay the foundation for effectiveness. So no matter from which aspect, in order to achieve his own goals, Ma Yue was happy to see Dong Zhuo take risks.

"Now, we just have to wait for Hulao Pass to fall, and then we retreat to Chang'an before the chaos comes." Ma Yue thought.

But the development of the matter once again exceeded his expectations. He originally thought that he would stay out of the incident and would be very safe in Luoyang. But before Dong Zhuo sent troops, an order was sent, and Ma Yue followed him to Hulao.

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This made Ma Yue suddenly feel that God was not as good as man. He had tried all his tricks, but he did not expect that Dong Zhuo would let him follow him to Hulao Pass. This must be the latter's trust in him, but Ma Yue
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