Dong Zhuo looked at the mysterious person in front of him, who didn't even show his face, for some reason, he felt that his whole person was full of confidence, and he couldn't help leaning forward slightly, and his expression became more and more humble: "I don't know sir, what is the plan?" ”

Xu Rong said: "General Dong thinks that the thief army besieging Chen Cang, what is its situation? ”

Dong Zhuo smiled slightly: "Ma Teng and Han Sui are cunning and resourceful, and they are slippery people, but their main force has almost been exhausted over the years, so there is nothing to fear. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the kingdom has strong troops, most of them are temporarily conscripted into the army, and they don't know the battle formation, so they don't have to be afraid, don't say that if they wait a little longer, even if they go to war now, Dong can also break the thief army. ”

This is not Dong Zhuo's conceit, but the fact, Ma Teng and Han Sui's headquarters are estimated to have more than 1,000 people, and the tens of thousands of horses in the kingdom seem to be numerous on the surface, but not only are the armaments poor, most of them are just farmers who rebelled with the kingdom, and they have no serious military training at all.

Xu Rong nodded, raised a palm, and stretched out three fingers: "One of the things now is that the general himself immediately sent troops to fight with the kingdom's subordinates, and won great success; The second is that the general has not moved his troops for the time being, and in the past few months, many strange soldiers have been sent to intercept his grain and grass and backup, and when his food is exhausted, he will attack it in one fell swoop and win a complete victory; The third is that the general will shrink down and do nothing, and after a few months of confrontation with him, the thief army will also run out of food and retreat, but in that case, the general will inevitably fall into the name of a cowardly who is cowardly in battle. ”

Dong Zhuo straightened up and stroked his beard: "The three methods that Mr. said are ...... According to Dong, it is still the second suitable, and the strategy of Lord Huangfu Song coincides with it, and I plan to follow it. ”

Xu Rong looked at Dong Zhuo and said unsentimentally: "Of the three strategies that Fang Cai said below, one is the lower policy, the second is the middle policy, and the third is the best policy. ”

"This ......" Dong Zhuo asked with a full face: "Why is it better to let Dong fight timidly?" ”

He has fought for decades in his life, and he has won and lost many battles, and now there is no reason to shrink back when he can win battles. The people of Liangzhou are all short-tempered and upright and belligerent personalities, even Dong Zhuo is a hot-blooded person.

"What Fang just said below, first, although the general fought alone, it is very likely that he will defeat the thieves in one battle, relieve the siege of Chencang, and become famous all over the world. But...... This is disobedience, General Huangfu Song did not let General Dong fight, but General Dong insisted on going to war, even if he won a complete victory, it would be the same as the imperial court. And the general's department is fighting with the kingdom army at this time, the other party is not in a desperate situation, the combat power and morale will not be very low, this battle must be a vicious battle, even if it is won, the loss will definitely not be small, in that case, if Huangfu Song wants to make trouble and take back the military power of the adult, the adult will not have the strength to resist. Therefore, this is the next step. ”

"That's true."

Dong Zhuo nodded, it was impossible for him to use this strategy in the first place.

"Second, Huangfu Song is afraid that he himself intends to drag down the thief army first, and then pursue it while it retreats, so that he can win a complete victory, even if Ma Teng and Han Sui are good at fighting, they will definitely not be able to compete with it. If General Dong had fought at that time, it would have been most likely as the flank or rear army of Lord Huangfu, no matter how you look at it, Lord Huangfu has made great contributions, and although General Dong has a little merit, it is not cost-effective. Moreover, what is the combat strength of the Xiliang army, as soon as it fights with the enemy, it can be understood by Huangfu Song, but I am afraid that at that time...... Huangfu Song will definitely want to report to the court, but the general's military power still cannot be kept. So, this is the best way to go. ”

“…… That's right. ”

Dong Zhuo was silent, Huang Fu Song was afraid that he really had this plan, because his eyes had already learned that when Huang Fu Song first arrived in Liangzhou, he had suggested to the imperial court to take back his Dong Zhuo's military power, on the one hand, the imperial court was worried that Huang Fu Song would monopolize the military power after the big and the tail would not be lost, and on the other hand, he was worried that Dong Zhuo would be difficult to restrain after the power was great, so he never made a statement. The most unfortunate thing is that neither he nor Huangfu Song will be able to benefit from it, but they will both become taboo generals in the imperial court.

"And third, the adults don't dare to fight, and give all the credit to Huangfu Song, although they will be canceled as cowardly by overweight people, but they can also make He Jin, Shichang and others relax and no longer worry that the ability of adults will threaten them. Although Huangfu Song has high merit, he can't have great power, although the adults are ridiculed, but they can do their best to control the military power of Liangzhou, in the future, the adults will have more opportunities to enter Luoyang, and then ...... One day, an adult will be able to go down to ten thousand people under one person. That's the best way to go! ”

"This ......"

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he began to hesitate a little, he didn't intend to let the world think that he was a cowardly and fearful general from the beginning, but now he was reminded by Xu Rong that he couldn't draw conclusions for the time being.

What Xu Rong said was actually the common concern of He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants, if Dong Zhuo was a cowardly and incompetent person, no matter how consolidated his development was in Xiliang, he would not be able to succeed, such a person would be easy for them to control, and it would relieve Dong Zhuo of all crises. And if Dong Zhuo's edge is too revealing at this time, he will be feared by others, and he will never have a chance to enter Luoyang. She didn't know what the trend should be here in history, but simply analyzed it from the psychology of He Jin and others, to see if they were willing to let a capable and ambitious general sit on the border, or let a mediocre and cowardly person sit on the military power.

Dong Zhuo couldn't make a decision immediately, because he understood that as a general, the reputation of cowardice would make everyone in the world disdain him, and no matter how powerful he was in the future, it would be difficult to convince the public. However, he also understood that at this time, he could not let the people in the court think that he would be a threat, and he had to bear with it.

If you follow Huangfu Song to fight together, it is a great merit that you can kill tens of thousands of thieves at one time, such a great achievement, but he must give it up, and exchange his cowardly reputation for the name of Huangfu Song's brave and warlike general, no matter what, Dong Zhuo can't give up, whether he can control the world in the future is just a bubble like the moon in the water, but now it won't be long before he can achieve a great achievement, one can't see it, the other is at his fingertips, he naturally can't make a decision, not to mention, He himself has been losing battles all these years, and he needs a victory to make a name for himself.

Xu Rong knew why he was hesitant when he looked at Dong Zhuo's eyes, she was not in a hurry, so she slowly stood up, planning to walk out: "Adults can think for a few more days, and there is time now." ”

Dong Zhuo was worried that Xu Rong would be disappointed in him and left, so he immediately stood up and asked, "Sir, where are you going?" ”

Xu Rong looked at Dong Zhuo's panicked look, and knew that Dong Zhuo was definitely unwilling to let her leave like this, so he arched his hand: "I'm a little tired in Xia, and I asked General Dong to arrange a place for Zaixia." ”

Dong Zhuo hurriedly had a happy expression: as long as Xu Rong didn't leave, he would rest assured: "Sir, you can rest assured, Dong immediately arranged a camp for Mr. to rest, I don't know if Mr. has a servant?" ”

Xu Rong replied: "Only one scholar is enough, but now it is not as usual in the army, and the adults don't have to deliberately arrange manpower for the subordinates." ”

In fact, Xu Rong said that a scholar is a man dressed as A Chu, A Chu looks relatively young, so she dressed as Xu Rong's scholar all the way to follow, although she is beautiful and beautiful, but now in the army, only a little makeup, can be easily disguised into a sallow face, but people can't see that she was originally a woman, only when this scholar is young and malnourished, it will not arouse suspicion. And Qili and Ren Hong were too feminine in appearance to disguise themselves as men, so they had to stay in the nearby county town for the time being, waiting for news from Xu Rong in the future.

Dong Zhuo warmly received Xu Rong and personally selected a camp tent for her to stay, which is still a relatively secluded tent in the barracks, with several cases, books, pen and ink readily available, and only one or two soldiers guarding outside the tent, which is very quiet. It can also be seen from this that Dong Zhuo is meticulous.

Xu Rong took Ah Chu and the others to the door of the tent, and saluted Dong Zhuo: "Thank you, General Dong, for arranging a place for you." ”

Dong Zhuo sighed with regret: "This is in the army, and I can only temporarily wronged Mr., if it is in the city, Mr. Dong will definitely arrange the best courtyard." Now that the hospitality is not good, I hope Mr. will not be surprised. ”

"It's a very nice place, and the general is so polite."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Dong Zhuo was about to say goodbye, Xu Rong looked at him when he was about to leave, his eyes were still very hesitant and entangled, and he knew that if she didn't remind him a little more, Dong Zhuo was afraid that he wouldn't be able to think of a reason for a few more days.

"General Dong!"

Xu Rong finally opened his mouth.

"What else is the matter, sir?"

Dong Zhuo stopped his steps and turned his head.

"There is only one word in the following, and please consider it: as the saying goes, if you can't give up the people in the world, you can get what the people in the world can't get."

“！”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, obviously his whole body trembled, and his face changed.

"General, please come back."

“…… Mr. is resting, Dong will give Mr. a reply tomorrow! ”

When Dong Zhuo left, he finally lost most of his hesitation, and his eyes began to light up. Xu Rong looked at Dong Zhuo's distant back, and the corners of his mouth twitched: Dong Zhuo is definitely not an ordinary person, he will definitely understand.

A Chu had a complicated look on his face, and it wasn't until Dong Zhuoren had no shadow that he planned to speak to Xu Rong.

"I'm tired, Ah Chu, let's go back to the tent and rest."

Xu Rong didn't give Ah Chu a chance to speak, and walked straight into the tent.

Ah Chu opened his mouth, but he still didn't speak after all, but just followed Xu Rong in with a worried face.