Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

"Just bring... just bring three thousand of the most elite cavalry, plus infantry and the like, and make up a total of thirty to fifty thousand people, which is probably enough."

"For the remaining soldiers, after you settle in Luoyang and stabilize, it's not too late to recruit from Liangzhou."

Half guessing, half affirming, he said to Dong Zhuo, Li Ru looked as if he had a winning ticket at the moment, and he was confident.

It's just that unlike him who has a lot of ghosts and eyes, most of the generals present showed a touch of curiosity, as if they didn't quite understand his intentions.

Not only those generals, but even Dong Zhuo, the person involved, was thinking secretly. Obviously, he still didn't understand why the other party asked him not to carry too many troops. This kind of behavior of showing weakness has always been quite difficult to understand in his psychology.

Under the gaze of the crowd with a little questioning eyes, the clerk in a tent who was dressed in an ordinary way, even the clerk, who was oblivious to the crowd, well concealed the instant understanding on his face.

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"Three to fifty thousand? Why not twenty or thirty thousand or one to twenty thousand?"

"Oh... By the way, it's probably because He Jin didn't want to arouse his vigilance and at the same time maintain a certain initiative over the Luoyang Forbidden Army..."

"Hehe, good Li Ru, I have already inquired about all kinds of news and made arrangements, but I just want to talk like this, and I don't want to say all the points I think about. I don’t know whether to say that you are too independent, or that you are too cautious.”

……

The small muttering was naturally not from Dong Zhuo, nor from any of the generals present.

You must know that Dong Zhuo's nature is fierce and straightforward, so naturally he would not have figured out Li Ru's series of plans in just a short moment.And from the whispering tone, it was obvious that there was a trace of disdain for Li Ru's behavior of hiding everything no matter what.

That's right, the above words came from the mouth of the unattractive clerk.

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"Wen You, I'm not as good as you in trying to figure out people's hearts, but I haven't fallen behind in all these years of fighting."

"The reason why that man He Jin recruited us to Beijing this time is to counteract and restrict the entire imperial army in the hands of the ten permanent servants, and prevent the opponent from directly launching an attack in Luoyang City?"

"If that's the case, we should bring as many troops as possible this time. Why did you only ask me to bring 5 to [-] troops?"

While the clerk was shaking his head, on the other side, Dong Zhuo saw that everyone present was unwilling to speak up, so he asked Li Ru who had spoken earlier.

After all, although Dong Zhuo trusted the other party very much, Li Ru's words just now sounded as if Dong Zhuo, a strong man, had to bind his hands and feet to compete with the weak, making himself uncomfortable.

His Xiliang iron cavalry has more than 8000 people. These three thousand elite cavalry have not even reached half of the entire Xiliang iron cavalry. The strength of more than 3 people is compared to the current Liangzhou's total army strength of more than 20 and nearly [-]. To say that it is like a drop in the bucket makes Dong Zhuo even a little bit uninterested.

Just out of trust in Li Ru, Dong Zhuo still asked.

"Could it be that Wen You has any other plans, and you didn't tell me in advance?"

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"Reporting to Mr. Dong, it's not really a plan..."

Responding to Dong Zhuo's words with a smile, at this moment, Li Ru seemed to have finally waited for the kind of person who likes to show off the question to him, and his expression became richer for a while.

"Dong Gong, what you said earlier is correct. After all, fighting such a thing should be like a lion fighting a rabbit. You and I have already discussed this point with General Hua and others."

only this time...

Looking up silently, Li Ru went on to say:

"It's just that this time, you didn't go to Luoyang solely for the purpose of marching and fighting. It's better to take some things into consideration in advance."

Dong Zhuo saw the other party pointing at himself, and then at the hard-trained soldiers outside the camp, with an inscrutable look on his face.

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"In short, Dong Gong, if you were to do it, would you allow an outsider to stand in this big tent with a powerful force that far surpasses you, and can even destroy you at any time?"

"Although you need the help of such an army, if the difference between the strength of the master and the slaves is too great, then asking for help will really be like attracting wolves into the house."

"Although He Jin is stupid, if you go south to Shangluo with 10,000+ large counties... I can guarantee that according to the character of the other party, you will never agree to let you enter Luoyang, and you may even turn your guns around because of this, and take the lead in uniting with Nading The original little thief attacked you."

Chapter 61 Li Ru's Plan

After a brief explanation, Dong Zhuo understood what the other party meant.

In fact, the main problem in this matter is nothing more than a trust.

Since ancient times, whether it is the generals who lead the army in battle, or the scribes who care about everything all day long, or even the current emperor, there has been a very obvious problem, that is, Beijing officials look down on local officials, let alone those who guard the frontier. The chief official of the frontier.

It can't be said to look down on it. In Dong Zhuo's eyes, this kind of exclusion from the center of power is not so much looked down upon as a kind of faint fear.

As Beijing officials who are enjoying themselves in the capital without any worries, they need someone to take external risks for them, and they need these people to help them defend the country's territory and people, so that the power in their hands can be squandered.

It is precisely because of this that when a dynasty was just established, both the emperor and the chief ministers would fully support the expansion and development of the frontier army, and even tighten their belts to give priority to meeting the needs of those who really guard the border.

But once the country stabilized, when the leaders of these frontier troops gained enough resources and strength, in the eyes of people in the core power circle, these people changed from protectors to potential threats.

This is true of the Six Armies of the Son of Heaven and the Sangong Jiuqing in the Qin Dynasty, the struggle between books and swords in the Song Dynasty, and the open and secret struggle between the Qi family army and the two factories in the Ming Dynasty.

Han Dynasty is no exception.

At this moment, does He Jin, the general who nominally commands the world's troops, need a frontier army?

There is no doubt that the answer is necessary, because the former Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty unified the forbidden army in Luoyang City under the command of the Eighth Colonel of Xiyuan, and the Captain of the Military Academy, Jian Shuo, was on the same level as He Jin. He Jin lost the only military force under his command that was directly under his jurisdiction.

As for the troops stationed in various parts of the Han Dynasty, although they are also under the jurisdiction of He Jin in name, what really supports them is not the finances of the Han Central Committee, but scattered in various states and counties.

For example, areas far from Luoyang, such as Yangzhou and Jingzhou, have their own armies, and they directly obey the orders of the local state herdsmen and prefects, which can be said to be a model of listening to the tune but not the propaganda.

Under such circumstances, He Jin naturally needed Dong Zhuo and the army of Bingzhou governor Ding Yuan to help him deal with the ten permanent attendants, suppress the Xiyuan imperial army and let him get through this difficult period.

But relatively speaking, Dong Zhuo also understands that He Jin, who has almost no soldiers in his hands now, if he sees that he really led an army of more than a hundred thousand people to the south to Sili, the other party's thoughts may no longer be It was the joy of the arrival of help, but a faint panic.

Hundreds of thousands of people have come to Beijing, are you here to help, or to rebel?

From He Jin's point of view, once such an army that is too powerful, even far beyond his control, enters the capital, even if he finally takes care of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Jian Shuo and others among the ten permanent servants, He regained the military power of the Forbidden Army, but he just lured wolves into the house and brought a big... trouble to his family that he couldn't solve.

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"So that's the case, Wenyou, you are thoughtful, so just do what you say."

"From now on, Zijian will order [-] cavalry and [-] sergeants to set off in a few days. Come with me to Luoyang Imperial City to see the situation. Li Que and Guo Si, you two will also go with me."

"As for Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, you stay on the northern border of Liangzhou, and lead the remaining soldiers to continue to guard against the movements of the Huns and prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos and invading south."

Nodding secretly, Dong Zhuo gave orders to everyone like this, and those whose names were called all sang, got up and began to prepare for their tasks.

After everyone in the battle had retreated, Dong Zhuo turned around and looked at Li Ru, the counselor who was smiling and silent, without saying a word.

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"Wen You, then this matter is arranged like this?"

"I see that the internal struggle of the Xiongnu is very serious today. The old Khan Qiang Qu died of illness, and the left and right royal courts fought to the death. It is the most chaotic time..."

"There won't be any accidents when we leave, right?"

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Some doubts asked Li Ru, although Dong Zhuo, like the future Cao Cao, Ding Yuan and others, left the impression of a treacherous minister with complicated thoughts and a strong desire for power, but these treacherous ministers all have a The characteristic of unity is that they were still loyal to this country before the imperial power of the Eastern Han Dynasty completely collapsed.

Ding Yuan wanted more military power, Cao Cao wanted to lead his troops to rejuvenate the Western Regions by conferring military merits, Dong Zhuo longed for the prosperity of Luoyang, and hoped to march towards Luoyang from the edge of power like Liangzhou...

Although these ideas or goals all have their selfish desires in them, but in the face of big right and wrong, these people are unexpectedly unified.

That is, he doesn't care what the internal fighting among the Han Dynasty is like, but once the nomads rise, the priority of dealing with or suppressing outsiders such as the Huns and Xianbei will be far greater than their internal struggles.

This is a profound lesson that countless Han people have learned with their own flesh and blood during the 400 years of the Han Dynasty.

Don't you see, even when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan beat each other to death, Gongsun Zan didn't forget to turn around and plow those disobedient Xianbei people one by one, without giving Xianbei any chance to rise.

And Li Ru heard the words at the moment, and after slightly lowering his head and thinking for a while, he shook his head very positively towards Dong Zhuo's figure, and then said:

"Don't worry, Dong Gong, although the north is a little chaotic now, but with our 10,000+ troops stationed here, the Huns will not be able to cause any trouble."

"Furthermore, even if Fan Chou and Zhang Ji are more than brave but lacking in strategy, don't forget that in Bingzhou not far to the east, that old guy Ding Yuan is still watching, and nothing serious will happen."

"Dong Gong, if your business goes well, I'm afraid you have come back, and the left and right of those Huns haven't been able to decide whether you will live or die."

Shaking his head at Dong Zhuo casually, Li Ru first comforted him with words, and then analyzed the situation in the northern border to Dong Zhuo.

It can be said that although all the people of the Xiongnu are soldiers, the entire group counts more than 10 people...

But even if they were able to fight, under the supervision of 30 to [-] officers and soldiers, these people would compete on the prairie in the north at most, and there was a high probability that they would not have any chance to go south to the territory of Dahan.

During the Han Dynasty, the fact that one Han defeated the Five Hus was not an exaggerated statement, but a huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two.

As long as He Jin didn't have a brain so bad that he transferred two of the three frontier armies into Luoyang at the same time, the two armies of Liangzhou and Bingzhou might not be enough to attack the grasslands, but they would definitely have more than enough defense.

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"Even the deputy governor of Liangzhou like Mr. Dong can have me as his assistant. The general He Jin will not be surrounded by a group of incompetent people and let the other party transfer all the soldiers from the two places back."

Finally, after reaching a conclusion on this matter, Li Ru didn't say any more, but got up to pack his luggage.Although Dong Zhuo didn't mention his name just now, he knew that he would go south with him later.

It's just that in the blind spot of Dong Zhuo's perspective, Li Ru is no longer as cheerful as before, but has a gloomy feeling on his face, and his eyebrows are slightly frowned.

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"Isn't it impossible? Hehe...Of course there is nothing impossible."

"There are so many absolute things in this world. As long as it is possible to happen, it will happen sooner or later. Not to mention that He Jin ordered the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou and Bingzhou to be transferred back together. According to the character of that man, if it is not for Gongsun If he is focused on the Northern Expedition, even if He Jin transfers Gongsun Zan's army to Luoyang, it will not be a surprise!"

Li Ru pursed his lips coldly, and looked at Dong Zhuo who was busy behind him, and didn't know what he was thinking.

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"Dong Gong, Dong Gong, you are good at everything, and some materialistic desires are not a bad thing, but why do you always go wrong in these small things..."

"Don't even think about it. If you succeed in taking control of Luoyang in this power struggle, what will the new emperor think of you, what will the people of the world think of you, and how much power you will get!"

"In contrast, let alone a few Xiongnu attached to it, even if the Hu people are aggressively invading the south, so what!"

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It seems that because of Dong Zhuo's previous performance, Li Ru did not directly tell Dong Zhuo the risk of this matter, but chose a relatively disdainful way to directly conceal the matter.

It's not that he, Li Ru, is ruthless and treats the people like nothing. On the contrary, when he was in Liangzhou, he can be said to care more about the lives of the people than most of the generals and advisers under Dong Zhuo.

It's just different from those who are either local tyrants or people from famous families. As the standard children of poor families, Li Ru knows better. what is it.

Compared with those vampires who have lived in the entire land of China for hundreds of thousands of years, this level of harm to the Hu people may be like a painful pain to those in power, but it is not worth mentioning to the common people.

"Oh...Dong Gong, Dong Gong, if you don't take power, how can you realize your and my original wish?"

"For this reason, not to mention sacrificing some ordinary people, as long as I can get rid of those vampires, even if it is to lure wolves into the house, I will not hesitate..."