Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 90

Xiang Yu's troops were much larger than Sun Jian's, so even with the ferry boat supported by Sun Jian and the ferry boat he built, it still took a lot of time to basically complete the entire army crossing the river.

After Xiang Yu's entire army crossed the Yellow River, they immediately marched westward, preparing to join Sun Jian's troops. Two days later, Sun Jian and Xiang Yu's troops reunited. At this time, only Dong Zhuo's troops were left behind. There was no news yet, so Zhang Wen ordered the ferry to be sent to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo had been reluctant to cross the river on the grounds that he could not find enough wood to make a boat. But now Zhang Wen personally issued the order. There is no way to directly refuse, but I don't know if he will come up with other tricks to continue delaying time.

In fact, from Dong Zhuo's point of view, his delay is justifiable, because in his opinion, the number of troops and logistical supply capabilities that the court asked them to lead are not enough to completely defeat Han Sui, let alone directly defeat Han Sui. Recapture most of Xiliang.

This is almost a Western Expedition that is doomed to fail. Dong Zhuo himself was born and raised in the Xiliang area, and he is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang cavalry. It is an elite, but in the mountainous situation of Xiliang, it cannot be compared with the real Xiliang cavalry.

In the mountains, the Xiliang cavalry can attack and defend. When the Xiliang cavalry rushed out of the Xiliang area and entered a large plain in Guanzhong, they still had a chance to defeat them, but when the battlefield shifted to the home field of the Xiliang cavalry , What did the Eastern Han Dynasty send their troops to fight against each other? Dong Zhuo knew that the Xiliang cavalry had many tactics to defeat them, and some of them were almost unsolvable.

So Dong Zhuo insisted that the strategy he put forward was correct, just delaying time, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, if he attacked rashly and suffered heavy losses, he might be punished by the Eastern Han court and completely controlled by eunuchs after returning. What kind of things can't be done by the emperor and the government? He even felt that even if he made a contribution to put down Han Sui's rebels, he would not get any benefit. When he participated in the quelling of the Yellow Turban Rebellion Didn't the military power be taken away by the Eastern Han court?

Such a bullshit imperial court, why should I work hard for them?Dong Zhuo’s birth was actually not particularly good. It took a lot of hardships and hard work to be able to reach his current status. It can be said that Dong Zhuo’s first half of his life was also very inspirational. Unfortunately, time does change a person , from the appearance to his heart will undergo various changes with the increase of life experience.

Dong Zhuo gradually realized that he had reached a certain limit, no matter how hard he tried, it would be difficult to improve, and as the situation in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty became more and more turbulent, he also knew that only the general power was firmly in his hands. However, now that he has been deprived of his original military power by the Eastern Han Dynasty, he will now think and ponder various possibilities in his mind.

In his opinion, if he wants to go further, he still has to rely on and make good use of the land of Xiliang, the place where he was born and raised for his growth, where he has accumulated various resources for decades, so Said that if he could return to Xiliang and control a powerful Xiliang army there, things would gradually develop in the direction he wanted.

Therefore, his current motionlessness does not mean that he will remain motionless forever. The current passive sabotage does not mean permanent passive sabotage. He is just waiting for a suitable time. Now the Han Sui rebel army is powerful It is impossible for Cheng to compete with it. As for whether such an opportunity will really come in the future, no one can say, but at least Dong Zhuo himself thinks this is the best way.

Unless there is really someone who can completely change Dong Zhuo's mind and make him believe that Han Sui's rebel army is not invincible, of course maybe this person is Xiang Yu, maybe not, who knows?

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly after receiving the document sent by the person ordered by Zhang Wen, obviously he didn't want to pay attention to it, but after two days, when a large number of ferries had arrived at Dong Zhuo's side, he seemed to have no reason He continued to delay, but even so, he still found an excuse to delay for a few more days.

By the time he led his troops across the Yellow River and came to join Zhang Wen, Xiang Yu, Sun Jian and other troops, more than a week had passed. Although Sun Jian was still very angry at Dong Zhuo's delay, he restrained himself a little this time. Take a look at your emotions, and there is no more major confrontation with Dong Zhuo.

After the whole army is assembled, everyone will discuss the future strategic deployment. Whether the whole army should attack Yunwu City first, or not attack Yunwu City directly, but go north through a desert area, and then cross Wushao Ridge , into the Hexi Corridor, and finally aimed at Wuwei.

Of course, there is another option, which is to divide the troops into two groups and launch an attack on Yunwu City and Wuwei at the same time, but this will lead to the problem of scattered troops. It is also in a defensive state of leisure and waiting for work. After the division of troops, there may be an embarrassing situation where no place can be taken down.

Sun Jian also truthfully stated the situation in which he led the leading cavalry to attack Yunwu City before. He repeatedly emphasized that Han Sui himself was in Yunwu City, and the number of troops in Yunwu City was very large, and there were also some Xiliang cavalry It is hidden in the mountains to the south of Yunwu City, and Yunwu City is surrounded by water in the north and mountains in the south. It is very difficult to attack in itself. It's tough.

Although they have quite a few cavalry troops in their hands, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open. These Xiliang cavalry travel between the mountains, attack at any time, and retreat back to the mountains at any time. If there is no absolute advantage in numbers, I am afraid it will be very difficult It is difficult to fight, even if you really want to fight, it will probably be a protracted tug-of-war.

Everyone discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come to a conclusion, because there is no doubt that no matter what choice they make, there will be some corresponding problems that need to be solved. If they directly give up attacking Yunwu City, they may be attacked When Han Sui led his army to sneak attack and outflank them from the rear, at that time, there were enemies in the front, back, or north and south ends, and the surrounding area was a vast desert, with no place to hide from the enemy's attack.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and a good general will not be willing to bring his troops into such a situation, but as I said before, Yunwu City and Wuwei City form a corner. This makes the attacker very uncomfortable. If there is a poisonous point in every choice, then a few glasses of poisoned wine must be chosen after all, unless you choose none of them, you must either retreat or camp in place. Confronted with Han Sui's rebels to see who could outsmart whom.

(End of this chapter)