The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Several fast horses were galloping on the official road from Chang'an to Luoyang. The knights on the horses kept whipping the horses' buttocks, urging the horses to move forward faster. They didn't care about horsepower at all. .Under such urging, a horse finally couldn't hold on, its feet were weak, and it fell to the ground.

The knight on horseback did not guard against this at all. Although he was a man who had been fighting on horseback for a long time, he was caught off guard this time. After a scream, he was thrown out by habit and fell heavily to the ground. life and death.But the other knights who were on the road with him didn't even pause for a moment, they kept urging their horses forward, and they didn't even look at this companion, and they went away in an instant, leaving only the fast horse running past. Smoke rose and fell.

These people rushing to Luoyang were soldiers of the Xiliang army. After the news of Dong Zhuo's assassination spread, they were ordered to report to the east.Now they have left Chang'an for two days. During this period, many people have fallen behind due to fatigue, but they have not slowed down their pace, because they have been ordered to meet Li Ru and others as soon as possible. Tell each other about the changes in Chang'an City.

It was already dusk of the fourth day when these people finally saw the big Dong character flag raised high after many hardships.Four days of uninterrupted galloping, even the hard work of eating, drinking and resting immediately, made the remaining five cavalrymen look tired and embarrassed.After the horses under their crotches were stopped by them, they also fell down and couldn't get up again.

A few people stumbled and rushed to the gate of the camp, but were stopped by the guards.At this time, the Xiliang Army had been stationed in this barracks fifty miles away from Luoyang City for several days. Li Ru and others were discussing how to use their troops, so naturally they had to beware of any conspiracy by the Kwantung Allied Forces.

But soon, these people were helped in, because some of these people were recognized, and seeing them rushing so eagerly, everyone knew that something was wrong, so they were helped in immediately Daying, at the same time reported the news to a group of generals who were still discussing how to attack the city in the main tent of the Chinese army.

At this time, the generals were still debating whether to focus on the main attack point, or to divide their troops to seize some cities near Luoyang first.Although the strength of the Kwantung Allied Forces has been greatly reduced due to internal disputes, they are still not easy to eliminate with the city as their backing, so Li Ru and others naturally have to think carefully.

"...I still think we should focus on Luoyang with all our strength. As for the other cities, as long as we are careful, they will hardly pose a threat even if they are killed." Li Que has always insisted on his own opinion, while Niu Fu over there But he shook his head disapprovingly: "This is still too risky. I still think it is better to stabilize the main force of the enemy army in Luoyang first, then divide the troops to capture other cities, and finally surround Luoyang."

"Hmph, there is something wrong with your method. The army in Luoyang City is not a fool. When they found out that we were attacking other cities, wouldn't they send troops to attack my back?" Li Que retorted.

Immediately, the generals started arguing again, and their words became a little fierce.This is also the reason why the Xiliang Army has been unable to engage in battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces during these days. Without Dong Zhuo's suppression, these generals are hard to convince each other. Everyone has their own opinions. Can't convince anyone.Even if Li Ru was ordered by Dong Zhuo to be the temporary commander-in-chief, under such circumstances, his words would not be very effective. After all, he was just a counselor, how could he deter these arrogant soldiers?

After everyone argued for a while, Li Rucai coughed: "Actually, I have an idea, and I hope you can listen to me." Now that the temporary commander had spoken, the generals stopped arguing and looked at each other. he.Li Ru smiled and said: "Actually, what the two generals said has some truths. Our strength is indeed not enough to support the attacks from both sides, so we must choose one place to attack. What I mean is that Luoyang is the key, but if we Attacking Luoyang, the other nearby garrisons are indeed troublesome, and vice versa. My solution is to simply use this to deal with the Kwantung coalition forces.

"We can put on the posture of dividing our troops to attack various cities, lure Luoyang's defenders to rescue them, and then lay an ambush outside Luoyang City, so as to wipe out all the enemy troops coming out of the city in one fell swoop. I don't know what you think of this method?" Li As Ru said, his eyes swept over the generals below.

When the generals heard this, they were stunned, and many of them nodded their heads and said: "This method is indeed feasible. If we can lure the enemy troops out of Luoyang, our cavalry will have a great advantage. Enough to crush them in one fight."

In this way, even Niu Fu, who originally wanted to attack other small cities first, could no longer insist on his own opinion, and nodded silently, no longer objecting.Just when the generals had made up their minds to send out troops accordingly, a soldier guarding outside the tent suddenly walked in, and said to Li Ru and the others solemnly, "Generals, someone from Chang'an came suddenly, Said there was something big going on there."

"What?" When everyone heard this, their complexions suddenly changed, and those who were impatient asked hurriedly, "What happened to Chang'an?"

When Dong Zhuo, the five generals who had almost collapsed, was assassinated, the city of Chang'an was in chaos, and the news of the change of power came out, the first reaction of many generals in the tent was disbelief: "How is this possible? Just How could those useless courtiers make such a sudden change? We have tens of thousands of elites in Chang’an City, and there are nearly a thousand elite soldiers guarding our lord. How can they succeed in assassination as they say? ?”

Although it is true to say so, it is naturally impossible for these soldiers who desperately rushed to report such a big lie.So after the initial unbelief, many people fell silent again, and now there is only one question before them-how should they deal with themselves?

After being convinced that Dong Zhuo was indeed killed by someone, it seemed absurd for them to think about moving eastward. Even their lord is gone. May I ask what motivation they still have to fight for the world?Moreover, no one dared to say that after hearing this astonishing news, he had no plans of his own, and at the same time he began to have certain suspicions about his companions.

The reason why the Xiliang Army is so strong is due to Dong Zhuo's leadership.As long as Dong Zhuo is still there, everything will be fine. Even if there are unavoidable frictions and discord among these generals, they can still cooperate wholeheartedly.But once Dong Zhuo is gone, none of these people will obey anyone, and it will be difficult for them to cooperate sincerely, so why should they fight against the Kwantung Allied Forces again?

Li Ru, who is an aide and counselor, knows this best. Looking at the fluctuating expressions of many generals below, he knows that this time is a real disaster for the Xiliang Army.However, he was unwilling to let the lord's years of hard work turn into a mess, and immediately said: "Generals, please listen to me! The lord was killed in Chang'an City. There must be some kind of inside story that we don't know. Sincerely As we said just now, we still have [-] troops in Chang'an City, and those courtiers only have a mere [-] servants, how could they assassinate the Lord by their own strength?

"And what is even more strange is that there was no turmoil in Chang'an City immediately after that. Why didn't Lu Bu and Ma Teng's troops immediately send troops to avenge the lord? I'm afraid there is something wrong with it. We must not let the lord He was murdered and killed like this, we want to avenge him!"

"Yes, no matter who dares to assassinate the lord, our Xiliang army will have to take revenge!"

"We want revenge, we want to kill and go back to Chang'an!"

"Revenge, go find out what happened!"...

All the generals immediately came out of their respective plans and shock, and then they all shouted.At this moment, these generals who had their own concerns united together again in order to find out the truth about Dong Zhuo's murder. This was not only for Dong Zhuo, but also for their own sake. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for them to go back to Xiliang to support the soldiers.

"Yes, our top priority now is to return to Chang'an City as soon as possible. But before that, we have to beware of the Kwantung Allied Forces in Luoyang City. Once they hear the news of our retreat, they will definitely send troops to pursue them, so we must make early preparations !" At this time, Li Ru showed his skillful side as Dong Zhuo's counselor, and immediately issued a series of orders in the army tent. Some took the lead to leave, and some confuse Luoyang city in place. Those of the enemy, and those in ambush halfway to prevent the enemy from chasing them.

After a series of orders were issued, all the generals responded.They also understand that this is a critical moment related to their own survival, and the previous conflicts and conflicts must be put aside now.At least before returning to Chang'an and re-stabilizing the situation, they still need to be sincere and united.

In the end, Li Ru did not forget to remind: "Don't let the soldiers under your command know what happened this time. Once the soldiers know, the morale of our army will definitely drop. At that time, even if you want to retreat completely Come on, don’t be careless.”

The generals nodded solemnly and agreed.They also knew very well that once the news of Dong Zhuo's death spread in the barracks, the Xiliang army would suddenly collapse. Everyone only wanted to retreat, and it would be difficult to retreat as planned by Li Ru.When the retreat turns into a rout, the time for the demise of this group of people will not be far away.

During the night of that day, the Xiliang army suddenly received a military order, and several armies that were originally in the rear began to retreat towards Chang'an. The soldiers who thought they were about to attack Luoyang were greatly surprised.But under the military order, no one dared to disobey, but a feeling of uneasiness had already permeated the Xiliang army...