Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Li Ru was still making the last effort, persuading: "Leader, our army suffered from the plague, and the Xiliang army in Guanzhong is not far behind. Why not let the soldiers infected with the plague attack the city? The soldiers are going to die on the battlefield. The wimps just die quietly in the camp, demoralized."

"And the plague might spread to Guanzhong through the infected soldiers, causing most of the Xiliang Army soldiers to be infected with the plague, killing two birds with one stone." Li Ru said speculatively.

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Leader, don't do it. If the plague really spreads to the pass, it will implicate innocent people. In Chang'an, there are hundreds of thousands of people. You must not do such a disastrous thing."

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Xuande, the two armies are fighting regardless of the means. How can we just sit and watch the enemy army be strong because of the benevolence of a woman. Although the Xiliang army is strong, it is expected that it will not be able to resist the plague. Wenyou's strategy is very clever. You command the soldiers to attack Hangu Pass."

I wanted to withdraw the army, since there is such a clever plan, why not try it out, maybe it can have an unexpected effect, causing the Xiliang army to lose troops, and it would be best if the entire army is wiped out, and Jia Rong is also passed on to the plague, wouldn't it be wonderful Ji, looked at Li Ru with a hint of approval. He was indeed the number one think tank under Dong Zhuo's command in the past. Even Tian Feng and others couldn't match the poison of his plan. But thinking of Li Ru's treatment of Jia Rong, Quietly put away the thoughts in my heart, it's good that this kind of person can be controlled, if there is a slight mistake, it will not be as simple as hurting the muscles and bones.

Li Ru bowed his hands and said yes, he naturally understood Yuan Shao's intentions, entrusting such a task to himself, even if he could not attack Hangu Pass, he could still inflict heavy damage on the Xiliang army, but such actions are after all unreasonable and will cause serious damage. Li Ru couldn't care less about the scolding of the world. Once the army of the princes retreats, Bingzhou where Li Ru is located will bear the brunt of the war and will be affected by the flames of war. The coalition army of more than [-] can't shake the Xiliang Army in Hangu Pass, let alone a mere After returning to the army, there was another battle between the princes. Don't forget that there is still an emperor in the Central Plains, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou. The Han court has no emperor. I believe that the princes of the Central Plains cannot bear the emperor Yuan Shu. Existence, Cao Cao, under anger, must send his troops to go. After occupying Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou, the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao occupying the four states in the hinterland. Given time, even the Xiliang army in Chang'an will be difficult to resist.

Li Ruzhen saw it very clearly, so he thought of dragging all the princes to Hangu Pass. It would be best if he could fight with the Xiliang army, and it would be difficult to start the war without a few years of recuperation.

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Li Ru came to the wounded barracks. Without the many scruples of the senior generals in the princes' army, Li Ru directly appeared in the wounded barracks.

"Gentlemen, you may be from Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, or Xuzhou, but we all have a common enemy, the Xiliang Army. The city blocked the pace of tens of thousands of rebels. Recently, it went out of Yanmen Pass to defeat the once powerful Xianbei, and established three strong cities on the grassland. When you hear these, you may feel that the Xiliang Army is How powerful it is to have such feats, I want to tell you that the Xiliang Army is more than these feats, the Yellow Turbans back then, the Hulao during the [-]th princes' crusade, and the victories that have left a long history can be found everywhere."

Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "But what will these bring to our Central Plains? War chaos, yes, endless war chaos. Jia Rong, at the very beginning, did not obey the orders of the imperial court, and behaved in many ways. There are rebels, people like this, once they have elite soldiers in their hands, how can they be willing to live in Liangzhou and other barren lands, riding horses in the Central Plains, then what kind of disaster will your homeland suffer? You are soldiers, and it is the duty of soldiers What is it, defend the homeland behind you, and not be trampled by the enemy's cavalry."

Tai Shiling once said: "Men are inherently mortal, and they are heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. You are soldiers, insignificant soldiers. You die of disease in the camp, just like a feather, without the slightest merit. If you use up your spare energy, take up the weapons in your hands, go to Hangu Pass, kill yourself and become benevolent, and save the hinterland of the Central Plains from the suffering of war with your death, then your death will be more important than Mount Tai, and you will save lives for the people of the Central Plains. Maybe I don’t know your names, but when you mention your deeds, I will feel extremely proud in my heart.”

What Li Ru said made the soldiers of the wounded barracks a little moved. Since they were assigned to the wounded barracks, they were like abandoned children. , although the enemy's swords, guns, swords and halberds are terrible, they are far less chilling than a plague. They are silent, but they kill people and do not give soldiers a chance to resist. Here, there is only one way to wait for death. How can these passionate men who fight on the battlefield be reconciled? They don't die like this. Those who hid behind their backs and ordered themselves to be imprisoned in the wounded barracks did not know how many times better.

Although the overall quality of the coalition soldiers is not high, it can't stop them from admiring the passionate people.

"You are plagued by disease. To put it bluntly, you are already mortal. Why can't you do one last thing for the homeland behind us before you die? Even if you can't attack Hangu Pass, the disease on your body will make Han The soldiers in Guguan were infected, and the Xiliang army will be killed and wounded, all thanks to you." Li Ru said.

A soldier stood up excitedly and shouted: "I am willing to follow my lord to attack Hangu Pass, but I just hope that after this is done, my lord will treat my family well. I still have a wife, children and old mother at home, and I live in troubled times." It’s hard to get up.”

Li Rudao: "Of course, you are the warriors of the army and saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. After you die in battle, your family members should be taken care of. Please register your family members' names and places of residence in detail. , we will attack the city again, and then everyone, we must succeed."

Most of the soldiers were moved. They were waiting to die here. They would die in the same way on the battlefield. The benefits of the two different methods of death were different. They would rather choose to attack Hangu Pass with Li Ru, their families would be taken care of, and they would die. How righteous and awe-inspiring to be able to defend the homeland in the end.

Of course, there are many generals in the Wounded Battalion. They are not as hot-headed as these big-headed soldiers. Li Ru's behavior can be described as "harmful". The soldiers in front of them are full of enthusiasm , but without combat effectiveness, disease-ridden, and no strength all over the body, how can he wield a sword and gun to go into battle? Li Ru intends to use the disease carried by the soldiers to infect the Xiliang army in Guanzhong, and let them die because of this disease. Are there no people under the Xiliang army?

But even if they see through this point, they are powerless to stop it. As Li Ru said, instead of dying like a feather, why not choose Mount Tai? Generals voluntarily stand up and coordinate troops for Li Ru. A battle, a battle that you know you must die.

Li Ru pretended to bring a pen and paper, and counted the detailed information of the soldiers, which made these soldiers desperate. It is rare for a general to think about them like this.

The next day, the sky was gloomy, as if there would be a storm at any time. Li Ru stood behind the army with an awe-inspiring expression. The big "Li" flag made it very obvious that this battle would most likely determine the pattern of the Central Plains in the next few years. Changes, it is undeniable that Jia Rong is a qualified commander, from only a few hundred people in Lijia Village to now having more than [-] elite soldiers, Li Ru asked himself, even it is difficult for him to do this, but after killing the master Enemy, can be said to be irreconcilable, Jia Rong's wooing, he can understand that there are too few people who cherish their talents and don't kill them all, Li Ru has to raise troops, both sides have reasons, and then leave To the opposite.

After closing the door, Jia Rong rushed to the city wall as early as the soldiers reported that the camp of the coalition army was suffering from the plague, so it should have stood still. Why did the army of the princes attack the city today, he couldn't understand it.

"My lord, last night Li Ru encouraged the soldiers of the Allied Wounded Barracks to attack Hangu Pass." Zhang Xiu said in a low voice.

Jia Rong took a breath of cold air and said, "Li Ru, you are really vicious, and you want to kill my tens of thousands of troops in Hangu, you can kill him!"

"The ballista is ready and the whole army is on guard. No coalition soldier can be allowed to attack the city wall. Even their ladders cannot be put on the city wall of Hangu Pass." Jia Rong ordered.

Guo Jia silently followed Jia Rong, assisting in commanding. He would point out the things that Jia Rong did not consider. Following behind the lord, Guo Jia did not feel the saying of the world's great achievements. In the words of the soldiers, if you don’t have real skills, don’t be ashamed. Jia Rong used his actions to tell all the soldiers that the Xiliang Army needs talents, not flatterers. Guo Jia is like a fish in water in the Xiliang Army. Once you encounter a problem that you don’t understand, you will ask for advice, and if you encounter something inappropriate, you will also raise it. As long as it is reasonable, Jia Rong will usually correct it immediately. It is unimaginable that a courtier would pick on the lord's fault, if he is not looking for death, what else is he doing? Yuan Shao claims to be four generations and three princes, a virtuous corporal, and Guo Jia believes that he can't do it either.

"My lord, although the ballista is powerful, once the soldiers of the princes die in the pass, the soldiers may be infected with the plague when the wind blows, cough cough..." Guo Jia said, of course he didn't know this before, and he was asking Hua Yu for advice. I only found out later.

As for the lime in the camp, and the vinegar in Jia Rong's mouth, they also played a certain role, but it was only secretly.

Looking at Guo Jia, who was blushing, Jia Rong asked with concern: "Feng Xiao, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you are in poor health?"

"It's okay, my lord, don't worry about it, the princes outside the pass are more concerned." Guo Jia waved his hand.

"Nonsense, come here, quickly invite Master Hua." Jia Rong said to the guard beside him.