Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 209 Luo Zheng Sends Troops
Wuzhi, Ma Teng's camp, and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army.

Ma Teng read the letter that Lv Bu condemned with arrows, and remained silent for a while.

Pang De asked: "My lord, what did Lu Bu say?"

Lü Bu wanted to strike peace with this general, and join forces to attack Dong Zhuo and enter the capital to serve as king.

"This……"

A general said: "Isn't Lu Bu Dong Zhuo's adopted son? How could he raise an army to attack Dong Zhuo?"

Pang De said coldly: "Lu Bu doesn't want to fight head-on with our army, and wants to retreat."

Ma Teng seemed to want to move, but he had scruples.

To be honest, Ma Teng didn't want to fight with Lu Bu either.

However, the troops had already been dispatched, so how could the tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers under his command be willing to strike a peace with Lu Bu at this time.

Sure enough, just as Pang De finished speaking, General Qiang Hu said loudly: "This Lu Bu slaughtered our family, and now he wants to strike peace with us. It's just a dream. Dong Zhuo rebelled and did my shit, please!" My lord, send troops quickly to defeat Wuzhi and kill Lv Buna to avenge this blood for the last general, so as to comfort the spirits of some wives and children in heaven."

"My lord, please send troops quickly!"

Almost all Qianghu generals stood up, and the crowd was furious.

By this time, Lu Bu is either shit or shit.

It's all done, even if these Qianghu generals still have doubts, they don't think so much, so they naturally plant this hatred on Lu Bu, and they must kill the Bingzhou Army no matter what, so that they can Appease tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers.

Otherwise, if all the subordinates rebel, don't mess with them generals.

Ma Teng and Pang De exchanged a look, both a little helpless.

Having said all this, how can you back down.

At this time, it is pure nonsense to use big arguments to comfort these Qianghu generals.

Tens of thousands of soldiers' wives, children, and children were slaughtered. Those Qiang people didn't care whether Dong Zhuo rebelled or not. If they were not allowed to vent their hatred on the Bingzhou army, once these Qiang people rebelled, they would definitely kill Ma Teng to vent their anger.

Even if Ma Teng is a descendant of Ma Yuan, it won't work if he is respected by the Qiang people as General Shenweitian.

Yunwu, General Pingdi's Mansion.

Luo Zheng turned his head and asked Chengying, "Gongying, how is the situation in Wushi?"

Cheng Ying replied: "My lord, Ma Teng is attacking Wuzhi with an army. Our army has found out the news carefully. It seems that Lu Bu wants to make peace with Ma Teng, but Ma Teng doesn't seem to agree. The posture of giving up."

"Okay, the worse the fight, the better!"

Luo Zheng said fiercely: "When Ma Teng and Lu Bu are unable to fight again, this general should send troops."

Jia Xu reminded: "General, Chief Xun Yu has been ill recently, why doesn't the general go to visit him?"

Luo Zheng sighed, waved his hand and said: "I won't go, Wen Ruo has the Han Dynasty in his heart, and now Dong Zhuo is blatantly usurping the Han Dynasty. The Eastern and Western Hans have changed hands for nearly 400 years. Yixin, the so-called revitalization of the Han Dynasty is nothing but empty talk. Wen Ruo knows it well, but it’s just that he can’t take love for a while. It's all about Lai Wenruo's management of government affairs!"

Cheng Ying was convinced and said: "With Master Changshi sitting in Zhongwei, the Lord will rule all the lands without any worries!"

Luo Zheng nodded, and said without hesitation, "Wen Ruo is not only good at military strategy, but also good at managing politics. He is indeed a great talent in the world. With him in charge of government affairs, this general really saves a lot of worry, don't worry The soldiers under his command are hungry."

Jia Xu said: "It all depends on the general's knowledge of people!"

Luo Zheng smiled and said: "Wenhe doesn't have to put money on this general's face!"

Cheng Ying said again: "My lord, Ma Teng is attacking Wushi with his army, and the state army and Ma Teng army are suffering heavy casualties day by day. Even if there is no hatred in the first place, many people died, and this hatred has been settled. I want to stop the army again." Reconciliation is impossible, especially Ma Teng, if those red-eyed Qiang soldiers don't kill the Bingzhou army, it is impossible to retreat, when should our army send troops?"

Luo Zhengdao: "Wait a minute, it's not the time yet."

Jia Xu also said: "Although Ma Teng and Lu Bu suffered heavy casualties, their main force was not damaged, and they still have the strength to fight again. Sending troops at this time can easily lead the hatred of the Qiang soldiers under Ma Teng to our army. At least until Ma Teng The best time for our army to send troops is when Lu Bu and Lu Bu have suffered heavy casualties, and they are both wounded and unable to fight again. "

Luo Zheng nodded, and then asked Chengying, "Have you ever issued a call for thieves?"

Cheng Ying replied: "People have been condemned and sent out another part of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty."

Luo Zheng said happily: "That's good, Dong Zhuo is now a public enemy of the world, and this general just took this opportunity to draw a clear line with Dong Zhuo's old thief. Even if it can't change the impression of the gentry family on this general, it can avoid attracting condemnation from the gentry's family. Now this general is sending out a campaign to denounce Dong Zhuo as a traitor, which can be regarded as being loyal to the Han Dynasty."

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, they were all silent.

Luoyang, Beigong, Deyang Palace.

Dong Zhuo wears a flat sky crown and imperial clothes, his face is rosy, and he is full of energy.

The Ninth Five-Year position, the supreme emperor, the feeling of holding the power of the country and controlling the life and death of all people in the world is indeed attractive.

Since Dong Zhuo ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the red light on his face has never been broken.

The only thing I'm not happy about is that the princes of the world have raised troops to serve the king.

Amidst the slight sound of footsteps, an eunuch came in, bowed his waist and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Situ is asking to see you."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand imposingly, and said, "Xuan!"

"According to the order!"

The eunuch agreed, and quickly got up and retreated.

After a short time, Rubu walked into the study with his sleeves fluttering.

"Wei Chen sees His Majesty!"

Li Ru bowed to the ground and bowed respectfully.

Dong Zhuo has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, but it is not the same as before, and the etiquette cannot be sloppy at all.

To some extent, etiquette represents the majesty of the emperor.

Failure to follow etiquette is to challenge the authority of the emperor.

As Dong Zhuo's confidant, Li Ru couldn't exceed the etiquette.

Dong Zhuo hurriedly said: "Ai Qing, please stand up!"

Then Li Ru got up and stood on one side, bowing his head and waiting for orders.

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while, and said, "The situation in Xiliang suddenly changed, what does Aiqing think?"

Li Ru replied: "If the minister's expectations are not bad, this must be Luo Zheng's work."

"Luo Zheng?"

Dong Zhuo frowned and said: "Why is Ai Qing so sure that this matter was done by that traitor Luo Zheng?"

Li Rudao: "Your Majesty, please think about it. Even if Lu Bu wanted to send troops to attack Ma Teng, he would never drive Ma Teng to a dead end. How could he wantonly massacre Ma Teng, the old man of the Qiang Hu? There is no grievance, and I will not force Ma Teng to die with him. Apart from Lu Bu, Luo Zheng is the only one in Liangzhou who can do this kind of thing."

Dong Zhuo nodded again and again: "What Ai Qing said is very true, Luo Zheng does have this motive, as long as Ma Teng and Lu Bu fight to lose both sides, this guy can benefit from it. But even I didn't expect that this guy was actually Such cruelty, directly massacring tens of thousands of old and young people in the whole city of Ayang, is simply disregarding human life, even I can't do such evil things!"

Li Rudao: "The traitor Luo Zheng is indeed devoid of conscience, but this plan is extremely vicious. If there is no external force to intervene, even if Lu Bu and Ma Teng do not fight to the death together, they will be greatly injured. In the end, it will only be easier for the traitor Luo Zheng .”

Dong Zhuo's heart moved, and he asked, "Can Duan Yan be sent to Liangzhou to force Ma Teng to retreat?"

Li Ru shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Ma Teng's tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers have all been slaughtered. They all want revenge and blood hatred. They will definitely not let it go. If our army intervenes in the battle of Liangzhou, even if Ma Teng retreats, the tens of thousands of Qiang under his command will be killed." The soldiers will also transfer their hatred to our army, and I am afraid that it will lead to Ma Teng's desperate counterattack, and the wise man will not do it!"

Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully, and he realized that this possibility was really possible, and he felt awe in his heart.

Li Ru said again: "The only plan now is to wait until Ma Teng and Lu Bu's vitality is seriously injured and unable to fight anymore, and then wait for the opportunity. At that time, Luo Zheng will probably take advantage of the situation to send troops, but His Majesty can also order Duan Yao The general sent troops to Liangzhou from Chang'an, one to prevent Luo Zheng's rebels from advancing eastward, and the other can also take the opportunity to attack Liangzhou, thinking that Your Majesty will be behind."

Dong Zhuo said happily: "Be kind, follow Aiqing's advice and quickly summon all the ministers to Deyang Hall to discuss matters."

Li Ru leaned over and said, "This humble minister obeys the order."

The situation in the world is changing so fast that it is dizzying.

Dong Zhuo was mobilizing troops to condemn the generals, and set up defenses at the big pass of Luoyang, the capital of Gongwei.

The princes from all over the country are not idle, they are all calling the army, dispatching food and grass, and preparing to send troops to serve the king.

At the end of February, after nearly a month of fighting and bloodshed, due to the desperate attack of [-] Qiang soldiers under Ma Teng's command, Wuzhi was already on the verge of collapse. If Lu Bu hadn't continued to increase his troops, almost all the infantry under his command had been mobilized to Wuzhi to defend. I'm afraid that Wuzhi has been breached long ago.Although Wuzhi was temporarily defended, Lu Bu suffered more than half of the casualties.

As for the soldiers who could still stand, they were all wounded.

However, the Bingzhou Army is not easy to provoke, and Ma Teng was almost disabled, and he was almost powerless to fight again.

Although the Qiang soldiers had the idea of ​​revenge and fought desperately without fear of death, the Bingzhou army had the advantage of the city after all, which caused huge casualties to Ma Teng. , Burned, killed and looted in the counties of Wuzhi, Chaona, and Gaoping, killing people and looting villages, almost turning western Anding into a piece of scorched earth.

Lu Bu personally sent [-] cavalry to put out the fire, and then drove out the rebellious Qiang soldiers.

Ma Teng was unable to fight any more, so he had to lead his army back to Ayang.

More than half of the [-] Qiang soldiers were killed or killed, and they burned, killed and looted in Anding again, and the flame of revenge was finally extinguished.

Lu Bu was also having a hard time. More than half of the [-] infantry under his command suffered casualties, and the rest were all wounded. As for half of the soldiers, they could no longer go to the battlefield.

Wuzhi, Chaona, and Gaoping counties were burned, killed, and looted by Qiang soldiers, and bandits broke out everywhere.

Lu Bu gritted his teeth in hatred, but he had no choice but to fight the fire while he was busy suppressing the bandits.

Just after the fight between Ma Teng and Lu Bu temporarily came to an end, the time has come to March of the third year of Chuping.

At this time, Yanzhou Shepherd Liu Dai was assembled in Dawan, and after preparing enough food and grass, he finally raised his troops and went south. He personally led [-] Yanzhou troops and went to Rongyang. The prefect Zhang Miao was left behind.

Yongqiu, Cao Cao's camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao lived in the chairman, with a sad face.

The civil and martial arts in the tent lined up on both sides, and they all sighed and remained silent.

Cao Cao thought of soldiers at first, but the army had no food and could not move lightly at all.

After an unknown amount of time, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent.

Cheng Yu, a counselor, walked in quickly, bowed his hands to Cao Cao, and said, "My lord, I am fortunate enough to live up to my fate. I have borrowed five thousand shi of military rations from the Prime Minister Bao in Jibei, and they will be delivered soon."

Cao Cao immediately lifted his spirits and said happily, "Okay, Zhongde has worked hard."

General Xia Houdun hurriedly said: "Meng De, I have already borrowed military rations, can I send troops?"

Cao Cao said loudly: "Yuan Rang wait a few more days, and when the army rations are in place, he will quickly raise troops to serve the king."

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Yunwu, General Pingdi's Mansion.

Cheng Ying quickly walked into the inner hall, bowed to Luo Zheng and said: "See the lord!"

Luo Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Gongying is exempt from courtesy, how is the battle ahead?"

Cheng Ying replied furiously: "Ma Teng and Lu Bu suffered heavy casualties, and the fight could no longer continue. Now Ma Teng has led thousands of remnants and retreated to Ayang. There are many bandits in Anding, and Lu Bu is busy suppressing bandits. Our army sent troops The time has come!"

Luo Zheng suddenly lifted his spirits, and said loudly: "Quickly call all the generals to come to discuss the matter."

"As ordered."

Cheng Ying bowed his hands to accept the order, and then ran out quickly.

(End of this chapter)