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Chapter 139 Meng De Appears (Affectionate Summoning Pass)

The flood season of the Baideng River was suddenly brought forward, which was unexpected by Zhang Bao.

And Dong Zhuo's continuous avoidance of battles also really fueled Zhang Bao's arrogance.Why can such a simple strategy of arrogance succeed repeatedly?To put it bluntly, it still depends on how to grasp the opponent's mind.Zhang Yan grasped Huangfusong's headstrong character, and dared to sacrifice nearly ten thousand lives to lure Huangfusong into being fooled. In the end, he almost won all the battles by the Yinma River.

There is also a person beside Dong Zhuo who can grasp other people's minds, and that is Li Ru.

Li Ru's research on people in Taiping Dao is far more profound than others.Especially for the thoughts of the three bandit chieftains, Li Ru thought he knew very well.The death of Bo Cai angered Zhang Bao.Facing the situation where the Taipingdao building was about to collapse, Zhang Bao also knew very well that if Dong Zhuo's team could not be defeated, Taipingdao would face danger in Yingchuan.

Therefore, he can only attack wildly, and he can only attack violently!
Li Ru designed a strategy for Dong Zhuo to retreat from Changsha, which made Zhang Bao have wrong ideas.

Dong Zhuo didn't have many people, so he avoided fighting the Changsha.And the next few days seemed to prove this point.

The staff of Changshe will not exceed [-].

It has to be said that Li Ru let Dong Bi take away part of the troops, which really gave Zhang Bao the illusion.Although we know that the Baideng River will have a flood season, but based on previous years' experience, there are at least 20 days left.This also made Zhang Bao unprepared for Baidenghe's situation, and concentrated all his troops under the city of Changshe, attacking violently for several days in a row.

Dong Zhuo's losses were heavy, but he still kept some of his troops and refused to use them.

Maybe God really helped Dong Zhuo succeed.Just when he was hesitating whether to put the last team up, it rained heavily.The heavy rain came very suddenly, and the rain was even stronger than Li Ru expected.The Baideng River swelled overnight, broke through the blockage of the pass in the early morning, and turned dozens of miles into a swampy country.

Zhang Bao's 10,000+ army was washed away by the flood.

The force of the water even spread into Changshe, which can submerge half the body of a seven or eight-year-old child.

After the flood, we only saw corpses strewn across the banks of the Baideng River, and the river was surging, not to mention how many lives were swallowed up.

Zhang Bao fled in embarrassment with thousands of people, it can be said that he was panicking like rats crossing the street.

After dawn, the heavy rain still did not stop.Just as he was about to collect the remnants, he happened to meet an army of officials rushing to Changshe.The leading general is seven feet long and has a long beard.After bumping into Zhang Bao, how can there be no reason not to beat the dog in the water?Lead the army to cover up and kill them immediately.

Ordinarily, there are quite a few soldiers around Zhang Bao, far more than the opponent's.

However, the morale was low, and the two sides broke up and fled as soon as they fought.If it wasn't for the yellow turban warriors around Zhang Bao fighting to the death to protect Zhang Bao from escaping, he might not even be able to save his life.The general led his troops to take advantage of the victory to cover up the attack, and after chasing him for more than ten miles, he withdrew his troops.

At this time, Dong Zhuo had already led people to chase him.

"Where did the general come from?"

The general also saw Dong Zhuo's banner clearly, and hurriedly got off his horse to pay homage, "The last general Cao Cao, the official cavalry captain, met Dong Zhonglang."

This person is extraordinary, with the demeanor of a family.

But there is no arrogance in the words of ordinary family members, and at the same time, he is neither humble nor overbearing, and his conversation is quite decent.

When Dong Zhuo saw this person, he immediately liked him.

"In that case, follow me to hunt down the rebels!"

After finishing speaking, he took three thousand cavalry and chased him down like lightning.After Cao Cao was stunned, he smiled and said to the left and right: "General Zuo Zhonglang is a bold man. Anyway, gather the troops, although Zuo Zhonglang will pass away once. Now is a good time to make contributions!"

He followed Dong Zhuo with more than 1000 people.

By noon, the rain stopped.Only then did Zhang Bao gather his men and horses together, but this gathering made him almost cry.

10,000+ people, only less than a thousand people left.

What hurt Zhang Bao the most was that his yellow turban fighters were almost lost, and there were less than 100 people who followed him.

Four thousand yellow turban fighters, that is the foundation of the way of peace.

Zhang Bao wanted to cry, but was about to take a break and continue on his way, when he heard the sound of war drums, and two troops rushed out in front of him.One is Huaxiong's Qin Hu soldiers; the other is the Hedong cavalry led by Xu Rong, with a total of nearly ten thousand soldiers.

Zhang Bao was besieged in the middle, struggling to kill.

The yellow turban wrestlers around him died one by one, making Zhang Bao no longer interested in fighting.After finally fighting a bloody path, Zhang Bao was about to escape.Suddenly, I heard a shout from behind: "The thief chief, save your head and go!"

With blood all over his body, Hua Xiong rushed to Zhang Bao's back while slapping his horse and wielding his sword.

This guy's horse is so good, so fast.When Zhang Bao heard the roar, he felt a gust of golden wind coming.

Before he could see his opponent clearly, Hua Xiong's sword had already slashed at his neck.

The knife was fast and the horse was fast, a gust of blood sprang up and flowed all over the body in an instant.Hua Xiong picked up Zhang Bao's head with a big knife, his eyes narrowed with joy.

Killing the bandit chief, this is the first achievement!
What kind of head is there in his hand, it is clearly a bright future in the future.

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As soon as Zhang Bao died, the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army was leaderless and could no longer make waves.

After Dong Zhuo rested for a day, he led his troops to attack Nanyang.There is no way, who made his precious son run away to be loyal to all brothers!

If it wasn't because Dong Bi went to Wan County, Dong Zhuo really didn't want to send troops to Nanyang so soon.

He admired Cao Cao very much, and when he learned that Cao Cao was the founding father of the Western Han Dynasty and a descendant of Cao Shen, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, he immediately became friends with him.This Cao Cao's name is Mengde, his nickname is Aman, and his nickname is Jili.It can be said that he came from a prominent background.He is not only a descendant of Cao Shen, his grandfather Cao Teng was also a eunuch, and he was also a prominent figure.

Dong Zhuo had heard of this man.

He said to Li Ru: "It turns out that he was the Northern Captain who was so powerful in Luoyang back then. No wonder he was extraordinary."

Bei Duwei was the position held by Cao Cao in Luoyang ten years ago when he was recommended as Xiaolian at the age of 19.As soon as he took office, he set up a five-color stick to declare the ban, strictly enforced the law and discipline, and even killed the uncle of the eunuch Jian Shuo who was favored by the Han Emperor, which shocked Luo Yang.Someone once said: "If the captain of the north is here, the capital will stay away, and no one will dare to violate the ban."

Dong Zhuo admired such a person very much.

Originally, he wanted to make friends with Cao Cao, but he was worried about his precious son.

In the end, it's the son that matters.Dong Zhuo also gave Cao Cao a benefit, ordering him to be responsible for cleaning up the mess in Yingchuan and clearing up the bandits.

This is also a great credit, Cao Cao accepted the order happily, and at the same time expressed a lot of gratitude to Dong Zhuo.

It has been seven days since Dong Bi left Changshe.

Dong Zhuo hurried along the way, constantly urging the army to speed up.

But even so, when the army was about to enter Nanyang, the scouts sent a message: Wan County fell!

When Dong Zhuo heard the news right away, his head buzzed.

"Wan County fell? How could Wan County fall?"

"Three days ago, it rained heavily in Nanyang. The thieves dug up Zhang Yan's water and flooded Wan County..."

Not only Dong Zhuo, but Li Ru and others beside him were all stunned when they heard this.No one had heard of Zhang Yan before.It's just that Dong Yu once warned that there was a man named Chu Yan in the Yellow Turban Army.

Nine out of ten people who wiped out Huangfu Song's cavalry army at Yinma River were written by Chu Yan.

At that time, no one cared, they were busy preparing to deal with Zhang Bao.Why is Zhang Yan suddenly popping up now? What's the origin?
Li Ru clapped his hands, "Why is there no such person as Zhang Yan in the news sent by Tang Zhou?"

It was inevitable that he was a little panicked.Li Ru has been studying the situation in Yingchuan since Dong Zhuo became the general of Zuo Zhonglang.

First, there was Guo Jia who thought of a relationship with him, and now Zhang Yan came over!
Li Ru gasped.He could think of flooding Zhang Bao, which was a decision made after a long period of consideration.

Guo Jia was able to get together with him in a short period of time, perhaps because he was from Yingchuan.

But who is this Zhang Yan?If I meet this person in Nanyang, I'm afraid there will inevitably be a fierce battle.

Li Ru is not afraid of fierce battles. What he is worried about is that he doesn't understand Zhang Yan at all.

One Chu Yan, one Zhang Yan... Li Ru's thoughts were a little confused.But he was a quiet man, and he calmed down quickly.He caught the scout and asked: "Wan County has fallen, so where are the people from Wan County now?"

Dong Zhuo also came to his senses, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Qin Jie, Mrs. He, where are they now?"

The scout said: "I don't know about this. I only heard that when the Fau River breached, the Qin prefect led people to kill him from the north gate of Wan County, and his whereabouts are still unknown..."

If Dong Zhuo is annoyed, why not?It must be annoying!
But he didn't want to lose this backer.If a clear brand of eunuch is left on his body, I'm afraid there will be more troubles in the future.

It is what Dong Zhuo is best at.

As long as He Jin doesn't really fall out with Shi Changshi for a day, then he has enough leeway.

But once it was time to turn his face, Dong Zhuo was not prepared to choose which side.Up for grabs!This is also a truth that Dong Zhuo understood in Luoyang.If you are a running dog, people will not cherish you.The best way is to wait for the price to sell.

Therefore, on the one hand, Dong Zhuo was eager to catch up with Dong Pi, and on the other hand, he also wanted to save Mrs. He.

In any case, being able to save old Mrs. He was to sell He Jin's face and take the opportunity to make up for the rift between the two.

Li Ru asked again: "Where are the men and horses of Mr. You?"

"Yesterday morning, Mr. Yi fought against the rebels at the banks of the Feishui River. After beheading the rebel chief Sun Xia, he disappeared."

Dong Zhuo was stunned!
"Wait, wait, you mean, Dong Bi won?"

The scout replied: "Exactly. It is said that Mr. Yu used [-] infantry to contain the main force of the rebels. When the rebels attacked with all their strength, two troops were killed by the rebels' wings and defeated the rebels. Then they retreated suddenly, and then returned to the army. There is no news."

What does it mean?
What was the reason that Dong Bi suddenly withdrew from the battlefield?

According to what Dong Zhuo knew about his son, he would definitely launch a fierce attack on Wan County.

Could it be that some danger has been discovered?
Or, does he have other plans?

For a while, Dong Zhuo couldn't figure out what was going on with Dong Bi, and he didn't know whether to move on or walk slowly.

This time, it was the rebels who defended the city, and their strength was equally astonishing.

Moreover, there is also Zhang Yan who broke through the water, and Chu Yan, who is missing but cruel, what should I do?
"Wenzheng, what should we do?"

Li Ru's turbid yellow eyes rolled around, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly made up his mind: "My lord, go forward with all your strength!"

"Why? The anti-thieves are powerful, and the enemy's situation is unknown..."

"My lord, think about why Ah Chou suddenly disappeared after the victory?"

Dong Zhuo thought for a while, "Well, I really don't know his intentions. You know, Ah Chou's mind is unpredictable."

"Actually, it's not difficult at all." Li Ru said with a smile: "With Ah Chou's temperament, there are only two possibilities to retreat after a big victory. One is that he discovered the trap of the rebels. But judging from what the scouts just said, It should be impossible...The second possibility is that Ah Chou is using tricks."

"A trick?"

Li Ru nodded and said, "Don't forget, Ah Chou is accompanied by a ghost."

"Are you talking about the little guy named Guo?"

"My lord, don't underestimate this person... It's not unreasonable for Ah Chou to call him a ghost. Just imagine, if you are defeated by a group of soldiers and horses who are at a disadvantage, and then disappear suddenly, how will you react? And it is in our If you disappear when the army is about to arrive, how will you react?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned, "Either join the army, or hide somewhere... You mean, Ah Chou is using a trick to suspect the soldiers?"

"Not bad!"

Li Ru smiled and said: "The rebels must always be worried about the movement of this army, and it is even impossible to confront us head-on. Instead, they occupy the city to avoid the battle. But I am very surprised, Ruowan County has just gone through several battles, and all kinds of supplies They are all extremely scarce. Moreover, the flooding of Wan County has greatly reduced the defense capability of the city wall. With a person like Zhang Yan, how can he not see the harm in this?"

"What harm?"

"We only need to encircle and not fight. It won't take long. Once the food and grass in Wan County are cut off, the attack will be destroyed. Besides, the rebels are not the official army. What kind of combat power can be produced under such circumstances? The best way is to Immediately evacuate Wan County, choose a place with sufficient food and grass to recuperate for a while, and then have a decisive battle with us. At that time, the outcome is still uncertain."

Dong Zhuo rolled his eyes, "What do you mean?"

"Zhang Yan has lost power, and the rebels have internal strife... If my guess is correct, I'm afraid that Zhang Yan is no longer in Wan County!"

Dong Zhuo thought about it, "That's a good word! Pass my order, and the three armies will speed up their advance. I want to see the city wall of Wan County tomorrow."

The order was prohibited, and following Dong Zhuo's general order, the three armies moved together and marched towards Wan County at a high speed.

(End of this chapter)