The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 52
"Because the coalition leader Yuan Shao is his brother, but Yuan Shao is a concubine, and Yuan Shu is a descendant, so Yuan Shu has always looked down on Yuan Shao, and he is even more dissatisfied when Yuan Shao becomes the leader. Therefore, the two often have conflicts. This is one of them." Li Ru spoke eloquently. Talking, as if everything was under his control, "Secondly, Yuan Shu was greedy for profit and suppressed food and grass when Sun Jian went out to fight, which led to Sun Jian's defeat, which made everyone hate him. In desperation, he had no choice but to leave on his own. , In fact, it can be seen from this that the relationship between the princes and the coalition forces is not as strong as imagined, as long as they can't attack for a long time, they will automatically give up."

Lu Bu said dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, wait a minute, you know how long it will take for the coalition forces to retreat. Is it difficult for us to be stationed here at Hulao Pass every day they don't retreat? If they fight for ten or eight years What should we do next year!"

"Fengxian, don't be impulsive. Wen You's words are quite reasonable. The coalition of princes indeed has their own hearts, but what worries me the most is Li Yuan. With him in the coalition of princes, his strength has been improved several levels. "When Dong Zhuo thought of Li Yuan, he felt like he was on his back, and his whole body was uncomfortable. "How can Wen You get rid of Li Yuan for me?"

Li Ru didn't mind Lv Bu being angry either. He had already gotten used to Lv Bu's temper. He lowered his head and thought for a long time before saying, "I don't know much about Li Yuan. It might be too difficult to deal with him now."

"Could it be that Li Yuan really hit me?" Dong Zhuo couldn't help sighing when he saw that even Li Ru had nothing to do with Li Yuan.

"Grand Master Dong, as far as I know, Li Yuan and Zhang Ji's son Zhang Xiu are brothers in the same school. I wonder if we can start with him?" Fan Chou suddenly thought of the relationship between Zhang Xiu and Li Yuan.

"There are such things?" Dong Zhuo looked at Zhang Ji, "Zhang Ji, is what Fan Chou said true?"

Zhang Ji secretly called out that it was not good. Dong Zhuo was suspicious by nature, and he didn't tell the story because he was afraid of being suspected by him. He didn't know where Fan Chou learned about it. I'm afraid I said this to deal with him.

"Reporting to Grand Master Dong, there is this matter. Zhang Xiu worshiped Tong Yuan, the Penglai gun prodigy, as his teacher in his early years. Li Yuan and his teacher came from the same school, but Zhang Xiu returned home seven years ago and joined the army under my command. He has long been separated from Li Yuan. Any connection." Zhang Ji pushed the relationship between Li Yuan and Zhang Xiu clearly, trying not to make Dong Zhuo suspect.

"It's ridiculous. Since you are using the same sect, why is there no contact? They also wrote letters to each other more or less. Could it be that Zhang Xiu and Li Yuan colluded secretly and that's why you said that?" After finally catching Zhang Ji's handle, what happened to Fan Chou? would easily let him go.

Zhang Ji was furious, pointed at Fan Chou and scolded him: "Fan Chou, what do you mean? Could it be that I, Zhang Jihui, are such a person? Grand Master Dong has treated me as much as a mountain, so how could I betray him!"

"Hehe, I don't know if you will or not. As for Zhang Xiu, I can't guarantee it," Fan Chou suggested to Dong Zhuo, "Zhang Xiu is suspicious, so please ask Grand Master Dong to send someone to arrest him, so as not to hit Li Yuan. trick."

"Fan Chou, you are so bloodthirsty. Zhang Xiu has always been a loyal person. How could you do something treacherous? If you want to deal with me, you can do it anyway. Why bother talking about the younger generation," Zhang Ji said to Dong Zhuo, "I also ask Grand Master Dong Mingjian to help me call the shots!"

Dong Zhuo couldn't make up his mind watching the two quarreling below, so he could only look at Li Ru, "Wen You, what do you think should be done?"

"Zhang Ji has been in the army under the Grand Master for many years, and he is loyal. I believe that Zhang Xiu will not be a person with dissenting ideas. Grand Master Dong, you should rest assured." Li Ru replied with hands clasped.

"Well, I also believe that Zhang Xiu is a man." Dong Zhuo brought the topic back to the battle again, "Wen You, I see that the coalition forces of the princes are attacking so fiercely today, I am afraid that Hulao Pass will not last long, I wonder what good strategy you have? "

Li Ru knew that Dong Zhuo's courage was no longer what it used to be, and relying on the Hulao Pass was enough to stop the coalition of princes, but Dong Zhuo was still afraid of wolves and tigers, worried about this and that, so he thought of a plan to reassure Dong Zhuo, saying: "I have a plan. It can keep Taishi Dong away from the Kwantung Allied Forces and no longer be threatened by the Allied Forces."

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Is there any clever plan, tell me quickly."

"Move the capital to Chang'an." Li Ru only said four words, but everyone present gasped after listening.

Moving the capital is a major event in the world. If there is no catastrophe, it is impossible to move the capital. Moreover, the moving of the capital also involves government and opposition officials, people, and various entanglements. The impact it brings is not ordinary.

"Military division, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to move the capital to Chang'an." Zhang Ji rarely supported Li Ru.

"Where is it wrong, I think this plan is feasible!" Fan Chou didn't care so much, he only knew that he wanted to contradict Zhang Ji.

"Fan Chou!" Zhang Ji glared at him.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Li Ru quickly stopped them, "You two are not arguing, moving the capital to Luoyang is actually killing three birds with one stone."

"Why kill three birds with one stone?" Hearing this, Lu Bu became interested.

"First, we can avoid the attack of the coalition forces of the princes. Now our army has no advantage in confronting the coalition forces. The coalition forces are not only powerful, but most importantly, they send troops to attack in the interests of the people of the world. It is useless to continue to consume them at Hulao Pass. For example, moving the capital to Chang'an can not only avoid its edge, but also rely on Tongguan to resist the coalition offensive." Li Ru knew that as long as Li Yuan was with them, it would be difficult for them to win, so avoiding and not fighting is the best choice.

Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement, "Wen You's words are reasonable, what's the second?"

"Secondly, the coalition forces sent troops on the grounds of crusade against the grand master, but in fact they all wanted to occupy Luoyang. Luoyang is the center of the world. If we can occupy Luoyang and control the emperor, we can coerce the emperor and command the princes. If we give up Luoyang, the coalition forces of the princes will not attack themselves. They are broken, and they will kill each other for Luoyang, we just need to watch the fire from the other side, and wait until they have exhausted each other, and then wipe them all out to avenge today."

"Thirdly, although the officials at the top of the court agree with the Grand Master on the surface, most of them hold hatred in their hearts. It is not appropriate for us to kill them all, but as long as the capital is moved to Chang'an, they will definitely not accept it. At that time, we will leave him in Luoyang and let him live on his own. Self-destruction, in this way can easily disintegrate the traditional forces facing upward, this is my plan to kill three birds with one stone."

After Li Ru finished speaking, everyone was speechless for a long time. They thought that Li Ru was worthy of being Dong Zhuo's number one counselor. Such a plan could be conceived, and he was very bold. No wonder Dong Zhuo was able to take control of Luoyang with his help. Without Li Ru I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will not have the power he has today if he makes suggestions from it.

"Miaozai Miaozai, Wenyou is indeed my brain trust, just do as you say, I will retreat to Hulaoguan tonight, and return to Luoyang to prepare for the transfer of the capital." Dong Zhuo is very satisfied with Li Ru's plan, and plans to tonight Just retreat back.

"It's absolutely impossible," Li Ru hurriedly stopped, "If you withdraw suddenly, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the coalition forces of the princes, and they may see through this plan at that time."

"Then what should we do?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"We can't retreat all at once, we have to retreat in batches," Li Ru suggested, "tonight Grand Master Dong will lead [-] soldiers and horses back to Luoyang, and go back to prepare for moving the capital. Tomorrow, Fan Chou will lead [-] soldiers and horses to retreat. On the first day, Fengxian led [-] soldiers and horses to retreat, and on the last day, Zhang Ji led the remaining soldiers and horses to retreat. Zhang Ji must remember that when retreating, thousands of soldiers and horses will be left behind as a cover to avoid being seen through by the coalition forces. I will find a few soldiers with the same appearance and size as you, and let them put on your clothes and patrol the prison, so as to give the coalition forces the illusion that you are still in the prison.”

Dong Zhuo and the others started to split up after listening.

The coalition forces stormed Hulao Pass for several days in a row, but the effect was not obvious. After many days, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded. Not as positive as the beginning.

At this time, the princes were discussing matters in their tents and discussing the strategy of breaking through.

(End of this chapter)