Chapter 1450

East of Luoyang.

Marquis of Linxiang's Mansion.

Liu Bei, who returned from the Luoyang palace, walked on the corridor leading to the study with a very ugly face.

Following behind him were Zhuge Gui, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Chen Dao.

On the way back from the palace, Liu Bei did not say a word.

His mind was full of the intentions and orders of Empress Dowager Dong and Yuan Kui just now.

Yuan Kui suggested sending troops from Hangu Pass, cooperating with the Xianbei and the possibly winnable Xiongnu to send troops to crusade against Duan Yu, and containing Duan Yu's forces from the front and sides.

And the commander of this army was none other than him, Liu Bei.

Liu Bei absolutely did not want to fight Duan Yu head-on.

These three hundred thousand troops brought from Xuzhou were all of Liu Bei's family wealth.

Once they were lost, his future right to speak in Luoyang would be almost equivalent to nothing.

But fortunately, he just suggested sending only a portion of the troops, totaling one hundred thousand.

The remaining two hundred thousand troops would be left by his two brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, to continue to defend the eight passes of Luoyang.

Liu Bei, who returned to his bedroom, sat upright in the main seat.

Chen Dao remained outside the closed study door to stand guard.

Zhuge Gui, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian followed Liu Bei into the study.

"Just now, the Empress Dowager ordered me to send troops from Xin'an Hangu Pass to attack Duan Yu in ten days."

As soon as he sat down, Liu Bei explained the order of Empress Dowager Dong.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Gui, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian all showed surprised expressions.

"Why did the Empress Dowager give this order?" Jian Yong asked in confusion: "Now the Great Han has thirteen provinces, and Duan Yu only occupies one province; as long as we defend passively and accumulate money, food, and troops, within three years, Liangzhou will inevitably be dragged down by the burden of Duan Yu's troops."

Liu Bei said with a gloomy face: "I just received news from Bingzhou and Hanzhong."

"Hanzhong Jun has been occupied by Duan Yu, and the gateway to Yizhou is wide open."

"In Bingzhou, Zhang Yang was captured alive in Taiyuan Jun."

"Gongsun Zan... Gongsun Zan led seven thousand cavalry to be defeated by the Liangzhou Army at Tianjing Pass, almost completely wiped out, and Gongsun Zan also died in battle."

Ah?

The expressions on their faces were extremely surprised.

"This..." Jian Yong widened his eyes in disbelief and said: "How long has it been?"