Great Military Division

Chapter 173 Dong Zhuo is scared to pee!That fierce tiger won the Luyuan Pass?
Sili, Luoyang.

Xiliang Camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Holding the battle report sent back from Guangcheng Pass, Dong Zhuo raised his head to the sky and laughed excitedly: "I knew that as long as Xu Rong was stationed at Guangcheng Pass, it would be impossible for King Hongnong to come in."

"Humph~"

Dong Zhuo snorted softly, and said indifferently: "King Hongnong! Don't think that if you can escape from Luoyang, if you can escape from Nanyang, you can escape from the palm of my Dong Zhuo."

"So what if the seven princes of the Ruying area were summoned? Don't you just keep fighting and losing again and again? It's just a child. Do you really think that with some soldiers, you can fight against me, Dong Zhuo?"

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo's eyebrows furrowed suddenly, his expression changed suddenly, and his mouth full of steel teeth clenched:
"Unbelievable!"

These four words were almost squeezed out between the teeth!
It is enough to prove the extent of Dong Zhuo's hatred for King Hongnong!
Li Ru below frowned, pinching a strand of beard under his chin: "Prime Minister, although the current situation at Guangchengguan is very good, but in General Xu's battle report, he only repelled, and did not attack King Hongnong. deal a fatal blow."

"But."

As soon as the voice changed, Li Ru looked relaxed: "Guangchengguan and Liang County are formed by horns to support each other. With the elite of the Northern Army, they only repelled King Hongnong. It is really unimaginable."

The horns are deployed to support each other.

Usually the battle will be more fierce, how can you fight so many rounds, just to repel it?
You know, Xu Rong led the most elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty, but they just repelled King Hongnong. What is there to be arrogant about such an effect?

of course!

Li Ru didn't take the opportunity to mock Dong Zhuo.

He was keenly aware of the hidden dangers hidden in the battle situation.

The situation at Guangchengguan is definitely more bizarre than what was reflected in the battle report.

Dong Zhuo, who had experienced many battles, naturally became alert all of a sudden.

The smile on his face stopped abruptly, and was replaced by a faint sadness: "Wenyou, what do you mean?"

Li Ru hurriedly explained: "Prime Minister, Ru is not doubting General Xu's performance, but the current battle situation at Guangchengguan is not yet ready to determine the outcome."

"In the battle report, General Xu Rong only mentioned repelling, but did not say that King Hongnong was defeated. This shows that he still maintains a cautious attitude towards the battle at Guangchengguan."

Dong Zhuo nodded with great interest: "Indeed, Xu Rong acts cautiously. A defeat is a defeat, and repulsion is repulsion. These are two completely different results."

Li Ru nodded: "Prime Minister is wise."

Dong Zhuo continued to think deeply, but became more and more melancholy: "Wen You, as you said, if King Hongnong hadn't damaged his foundation, why would he have been defeated and fought so many times?"

"this."

Li Ru took a deep breath, and shook his head slowly: "Ru doesn't know for now, but Prime Minister, King Hongnong has expert guidance behind him, I'm afraid there must be a deep meaning behind this move!"

"Ah."

Dong Zhuo took it for granted: "It makes sense! I will reply to the letter and tell Xu Rong to be more careful. King Hongnong is far from being as simple as it appears on the surface, and he must not underestimate his opponent."

Li Ruyi bowed, satisfied: "The prime minister is wise."

But even so, Dong Zhuo was still very happy: "Anyway, this is the first battle of the Kwantung rats against me. Xu Rong has defeated King Hongnong many times, and the morale of the thieves has plummeted. It is still worthy of praise."

Historically, the first battle against Dong was Cao Cao's battle in Bianshui. After Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an and burned Luoyang, he led his troops westward alone and was defeated miserably.

But this time.
Liu Bian quickly subdued Sun Jian, sat in Nanyang, issued a call to action, and conquered Dong Zhuo. On the timeline, the attack of the South Allied Forces was advanced by a full eight months.

As a result, Dong Zhuo was involved in the war before he moved the capital.

Therefore, for Dong Zhuo, the battle of Guangcheng Pass was the first battle against Dong Zhuo.

"I do!"

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "How about sending the battle report of Xu Rong's repelling the South Road rats to the three armies, so as to boost the morale of the three armies?"

Li Ru naturally understood the significance of winning the first battle: "Simply transmitting the battle report is not enough, the prime minister should reward it, so that it can set an example for the whole army, and the incentive effect is more significant."

"Ah."

Dong Zhuo nodded slowly: "Yes, but what should I reward?"

Li Ru frowned: "This."

"Report~~~"

At this moment.

There was a hasty announcement from outside the tent.

Li Ru and Dong Zhuo subconsciously cut off their thoughts and looked up.

But when the curtain was raised, a soldier rushed into the tent, with a slightly frightened expression, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, something is wrong, and there may be an enemy situation in the direction of Yuanguan Pass."

"what?"

Dong Zhuoteng stood up, his eyes full of horror.

A second ago, he was still excited about Xu Rong repelling King Hongnong, but at this moment, he was furious because of the surprise attack on the Yuanguan Pass!

"Xuyuan Pass was raided?"

Dong Zhuo couldn't believe it.

There are mountains and hills near the Yuanguan Pass, which are not suitable for the passage of large troops. At best, they are just small groups of troops. Is the Kwantung Allied Forces so strange?He didn't even let go of Yuanguan?
of course!

Dong Zhuo understood that Yuanguan only played a synergistic role in the southern battlefield.

Once encountering the enemy's situation, it is bound to respond to the main battlefield with surprise soldiers.

It is reasonable for the other party to act like this.

"That's right!"

The soldier nodded quickly: "It is indeed the wolf smoke at the Yuanguan Pass."

Dong Zhuo waved his hands to repel the soldiers, frowning: "Wen You, do we still have soldiers and horses by our side?"

Li Ru hummed: "Yes, there are, but they are responsible for the safety of the prime minister. Logically speaking, they must not leave the prime minister's side. If they want to transfer troops from nearby, I am afraid it will take at least a day."

The time of reporting on the road, the time of marching delays.

Even one day is the fastest speed at present.

but
Can Yuanguan last a day?

Dong Zhuo pondered for a long time: "Who is the guard at the Yuanyuan Pass?"

Li Ru cupped his hands: "Army Sima Zhang Ni and Wang Fang."

Dong Zhuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhang Ni is fierce and brave, known as the jackal of Xiliang, Wang Fang has always been calm, the two of them cooperate, should be able to resist one or two."

"But the prime minister."

Li Ru hurriedly reminded: "Even so, reinforcements must still be sent! Since the opponent launched an attack on Zhiyuan Pass, they must respond to the battle of Guangcheng Pass with a surprise force."

"If Ru guessed correctly, the soldiers and horses that attacked Shenyuan Pass must have come from King Hongnong's tent. Guangcheng Pass is righteous, and Shenyuan Pass is strange. The combination of strange and correct is in line with the law of war."

"Ah."

"It must be so."

Dong Zhuo nodded and made a decisive decision: "Wen You, send the guards to rescue first, and the Yuanguan Pass must not be lost. Otherwise, even if there is a gap in the south, even if it is not easy to march, as far as our army is concerned, it will definitely affect the overall deployment."

Li Ru gave a bow: "No."

Immediately.

He bowed and left the big tent backwards, rushing to convey the military order.

Although a lot of troops at Shenyuan Pass have been transferred away, there are still more than a thousand soldiers and horses. If you want to break through such a city pass, you may have to have 6000-[-] troops.

However, once a team of this size appeared outside the Yuan Pass, they would definitely notice it in advance.

In other words.

Although the wolf smoke is rising at this moment.

But the two sides may not be fighting, and for Dong Zhuo, there is still room for relaxation.

It is worth mentioning that although the use of beacon fire is a warning and a request for support, there are different ways to use it in different situations.

in short.

If the city gate is only used to warn and transmit information, then when the enemy's situation is discovered, there will be beacon fires, in order to report the enemy's situation as quickly as possible and request support.

And if the city gate has a certain actual combat capability, it will light the beacon fire as appropriate according to the specific enemy situation. This needs to be judged by the city gate commander in charge.

After all, when the smoke of a wolf comes together, it will affect the whole body.

It is related to the entire battle situation, and it is definitely not something that can be ignited if you want to ignite it.

Once there is a global change due to improper use, the leader will be punished by military law, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will be the leader.

But at this time, Shenyuan basically only played a role in responding to the overall situation, and did not have much actual combat ability. Once they found the attacker, they would definitely ignite the wolf smoke in advance.

Therefore, although the smoke of the war is rising at this moment, it is actually still unknown to Dong Zhuo, who is in charge of the Chinese army, whether the two sides will start a war.

But Dong Zhuo acted very cautiously, he first sent his personal guards to rush to help, and then made the final decision based on the battle situation.

If the thief retreats, there is no need to affect the current layout;

And if the thieves still attack by force, it is not too late to send troops to go there.

but
The soldiers and horses rushing to rescue Zhuyuan Pass had just left not long ago.

Then a soldier reported that the direction of the Yuanguan Pass, the wolf smoke had been extinguished.

"Wolf smoke is gone?"

Dong Zhuo couldn't believe it.

"Yes."

The soldiers clasped their hands and fisted together: "When the smoke of the wolf is extinguished, the battle at Zhiyuan Pass must be over. Presumably, the two Sima Zhang and Wang have already defeated the invading enemy, so the smoke of the wolf is extinguished."

huh~~~
Is this really the case?

After waving his hands to signal the soldiers to leave, Dong Zhuo frowned and asked Ji Li Ru, "Wen You, what do you think?"

Li Ru was also worried: "Unless you get an accurate battle report, Ru dare not speculate. However, I am not very optimistic about the battle situation at Zhiyuan Pass."

"Oh?"

In fact, Dong Zhuo was still worried: "How can I see that?"

Li Ru cupped his hands: "Before, I thought that the smoke was just a warning, but it lasted for a full two hours, which is enough to prove that the enemy and us have already started a war."

"Prime Minister, think about it. The thieves came all the way from thousands of miles, as a surprise soldier, to storm the Yuanyuan Pass and respond to the Guangcheng Pass battlefield. How could they give up easily? Even if the opponent loses, they will never retreat easily."

"But."

Li Ru took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly: "The wolf smoke is only a two-hour warning. If you subtract the enemy's marching time and line-up rest time, it will only take one and a half hours to attack the city."

"An hour and a half?"

Li Ru shook his head in embarrassment: "It's not long, but it's not short, it's not enough to take down the Yuanguan Pass, but it's not enough time to withdraw troops. There must be details that we haven't understood."

Dong Zhuo nodded with great interest: "That's right, that's true! But now that the fire has been extinguished, if the invading enemy hadn't been defeated, it is very likely that Zhiyuan Pass has fallen."

"This"

Dong Zhuo could hardly accept such a result.

In just an hour and a half, can you take down the Yuanguan Pass?

Dong Zhuo was very aware of the strength of Zhang Ni and Wang Fang, and the cooperation of the two could stop thousands of troops.

Who is the enemy general who has such strength?
pondered for a long time.

Dong Zhuo still had no clue.

He began to worry a little bit about what the final result of discussing the board's overall situation would be.

Although this gang of Kanto rats is a mob, but united, they can shake mountains and rivers.

Tick ​​tock!

Tick ​​tock!

Time passed minute by minute.

I do not know how long it has been.

suddenly.

There was a hasty announcement from outside the tent:

"Report~~~"

Dong Zhuo hastily turned his head to look.

However, when the curtain was raised, a shaggy man broke into the military tent, and when he saw Dong Zhuo, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, burst into tears and wailed loudly:

"Prime Minister~~"

"The last general is incompetent, and the Yuanyuan Pass has been lost."

Dong Zhuo had expected it a long time ago, so he was not too shocked.

He just furrowed his eyebrows suddenly, and asked: "Say! Who is the opponent's general, and he took down the Yuanguan in less than an hour?"

Wang Fang burst into tears: "It's Sun Jian, the tiger from Jiangdong."

In an instant, Dong Zhuo stared like a bell, and his heart shook: "Who?"

Wang Fang said with certainty and certainty: "Prime Minister, it is Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in the east of the Yangtze River, the tiger that was on the battlefield in Liangzhou back then. He went up the river and led two thousand troops to storm the city pass."

"In less than half an hour, the thief had already ascended first. Zhang Sima was defeated and was killed with a single knife. Finally, he organized soldiers and horses to resist desperately, but in the end it was difficult to restore the situation."

"Prime Minister~~"

Wang Fang wept unceasingly, and begged: "The last general has neglected his duty, and I hope the prime minister will punish him!"

But at this moment.
Dong Zhuo's mind has long been enveloped by a familiar figure.

When he was in Liangzhou, Sun Jian wanted to persuade Zhang Wen to kill him. He never thought that what he hadn't done in Liangzhou back then would happen again in Luoyang.

Depend on!
Is this kid here for revenge?
If it is really the tiger leading the team, it is indeed very possible to break through the city first in a short time.

After all, Dong Zhuo had witnessed Sun Jian's bravery when he was fighting in Liangzhou.

When this kid broke into the army, he was really like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he could kill as much as he wanted, the extremely fierce look in his eyes, even thinking about it now, makes people feel deeply afraid.

of course!

Even worse.

As soon as the Yuanyuan Pass was breached, a hole was torn open in the southern part of Luoyang.

This will inevitably disrupt Dong Zhuo's overall deployment.

huh~~~
Breathe out long.

Dong Zhuo kept calm as much as possible: "The only solution now is to send Li Jue to send troops to conquer. The opponent's troops are not many, so take advantage of their unstable foothold and annihilate them first."

"only."

Dong Zhuo was still worried: "Li Jue is in Mengjin, guarding against Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang, how will he fight?"

Li Ru cupped his hands: "Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang are nothing to be afraid of. If a thief takes advantage of the situation, the prime minister can conquer him personally, but Sun Jian has to guard against him. Once he is allowed to gain a firm foothold in the Yuanguan Pass, there will be hidden dangers overall. Very big."

at this point.

How could Dong Zhuo not know: "It will take time to dispatch troops. If Sun Jian ignores Yuanyuan Pass and leads troops to raid Dagu Pass, then Xu Rong will be attacked by the enemy, and the situation will definitely be reversed."

Li Ru naturally expected this: "Prime Minister, I can serve as an envoy, and rush to Yuanyuan Pass at night to persuade Sun Jian to surrender, and at the same time buy time for the prime minister."

"Persuade to surrender?"

Dong Zhuo was slightly startled: "Wenyou, are you sure?"

Li Ru took a long breath: "I'm [-]% sure!"

"Oh? How do you say it?"

"Prime Minister, Sun Jian, who rose up at the end of the century, came all the way from Changsha to participate in this battle. His fundamental purpose was just to get a piece of the pie. In this case, the prime minister announced that he was the governor of Yuzhou and asked him to be used by the prime minister. "

"This"

Dong Zhuo nodded with great interest: "You can give it a try, even if it doesn't work, it can delay the time! However, you can't go, Li Jue will persuade you to surrender, and you will be responsible for the transfer of troops."

Li Ru knew that Dong Zhuo was worried about his safety, so he nodded, "Thank you, Prime Minister."

"and also!"

Dong Zhuo added: "I am afraid that a small governor of Yuzhou will not be able to impress Sun Jian. He told Li Jue that the conditions are open at will. Marriage, official position, everything is fine, and the truth must be accepted."

Li Ru was shocked, but still bowed: "No."

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(End of this chapter)