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When Liu Bei heard that Sun Jian invited him to join forces with Yuan Shu to fight against Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei suddenly felt a little speechless.

Purely from a military point of view, it is indeed a good choice to join forces with Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to attack Dong Zhuo together.

As Cao Cao said, pressing it in all directions seems to make sense, but in fact, it is just talk on paper. Let's not say that the coalition forces do not have a unified dispatch and command, they really fight, watch each other, and everyone wants to let others go first and preserve their own strength.

Even if there is a unified command, in this era when communication is so inconvenient, no one knows whether it will be delayed. Even if all the people attack at the agreed time. Dong Zhuo has many cavalry, many horses, and strong mobility, so he only needs to hold other directions for a period of time, and he can completely use the advantages of cavalry in the local battlefield to form a situation of fighting more and fighting less.

Therefore, as long as the logistics keep up, concentrate the troops, and push all the way through, on the contrary, we can give full play to the advantages of many troops.

This Sun Jian is really a man who knows soldiers.

It's just that Liu Bei didn't really come to crusade against Dong Zhuo. In other words, everyone's purpose of courting Dong Zhuo is not simple, Bao Xin, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others are to make a name for themselves in the world, or for long-term interests. For example, the princes of other states and counties, in order to grab territory and expand their armies, are for immediate interests.

If Liu Bei really wants to crusade against Dong Zhuo and join forces with Yuan Shu, it is fine, but Liu Bei doesn't really want to fight against Dong, just to add some prestige to himself, how can he go to join forces with Yuan Shu, it is not to listen to Yuan Shu's command.

It's just that Liu Bei couldn't find an excuse to excuse himself for a while, so he said: "You and I have drunk today, and it is not too late to discuss after we sober up tomorrow." ”

Sun Jian really couldn't drink a lot of wine, and felt that it was indeed not prudent enough to discuss military affairs after drinking, so he nodded in agreement.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei got up first, Sun Jian drank a little too much last night, and he couldn't compare to Liu Bei, and he had undergone the "alcohol test" of high-concentration liquor before the crossing. Therefore, when Liu Bei got up, Sun Jian was still asleep. When Liu Bei saw it, he secretly said, "I'm ashamed!" ”。

Because Sun Jian actually has a criminal record, he first killed Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, and then killed Zhang Shi, the Taishou of Nanyang. Therefore, Liu Bei did not dare to spend the night on Sun Jian's territory, but invited Sun Jian to his military camp, came to lie down with him, and slept on his feet.

At this moment, seeing that Sun Jian was defenseless against him, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself for "spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain".

After only three seconds of embarrassment, Liu Bei began to "spend Yuan Shu's "belly of a gentleman" with the heart of a villain, thinking about how to find an excuse to shirk Sun Jian's invitation. If Liu Bei really went to Yuan Shu's territory, in case Yuan Shu didn't let him go, it would be difficult to do.

This is called "The heart of defense is indispensable." "Of course, Liu Bei definitely doesn't have the heart to hurt people.

Unlike in Yingchuan, not far from the Yellow River, if Sun Jian had any bad intentions, Liu Bei would run on horseback, and in two or three days, Liu Bei would be able to run to his own boat.

When Liu Bei came out of the camp, he saw Dian Wei holding a pair of iron halberds and guarding outside.

Dian Wei saw Liu Bei and hurriedly saluted, Liu Bei stretched out his hand to support him, and said with a smile: "Why hasn't Qing gone to rest yet?" ”

For his own safety, Liu Bei attaches great importance to it, and Dian Wei and Zhao Yun are in charge, Liu Bei has two personal soldiers, one cavalry and one infantry. Dian Wei led the infantry, Zhao Yun led the cavalry, and the two took turns guarding on weekdays, and Dian Wei was on duty last night.

Dian Wei didn't speak, just pointed to the tent with his finger, meaning that Sun Jian was still inside, he was afraid that Sun Jian would do something to hurt Liu Bei, Liu Bei was moved in his heart, and said to Dian Wei warmly: "Go and rest, Zilong is here for you." ”

Seeing that Sun Jian was sleeping soundly and didn't wake up, Liu Bei didn't wake him up, but just invited Xi Zhicai and asked, "In Mr. Zhi's opinion, what is the result of this crusade against Dong Zhuo?" ”

Originally, Liu Bei was convinced that Sun Jian would be able to defeat Dong Zhuo, which was clearly recorded in history. But when he thought about it last night, Liu Bei suddenly found that history had actually changed. The battle in which Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo was fought in Yangren, and it is really hard to say whether it can happen now. In history, Sun Jian didn't seem to come to Yingchuan, but now Sun Jian is in Yingchuan, and he really started the history of Yuzhou. Liu Bei wasn't sure if Sun Jian could defeat Dong Zhuo as he knew.

Therefore, Liu Bei has this question. No, Xi Zhicai said categorically: "Don't worry, my lord, this time, our army will definitely win." ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and asked: "Dong Zhuo has experienced a hundred battles, and has supported and merged with Liang Jing soldiers, and the Kwantung princes have been defeated in several battles, why is Mr. so sure that our army will win." ”

Xi Zhicai said: "At this time, at that time, this time, our army will undoubtedly win." ”

Liu Bei arched his hand and said, "I would like to listen to Mr. Gao's arguments." ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses are certainly elite, but since last year, he has not cultivated for more than a year, which can be described as a tired division." And our army has been recuperating for a long time, and its morale is full, and this is to use the sharpness of our army to attack Dong Zhuo's laziness, so I know that this time the army will win. ”

"Although Dong Zhuo holds the Son of Heaven hostage and commands the world, the places he really controls are only Guanzhong and Hedong. Since Wang Mang's rebellion, Guanzhong has been ruined, and Hedong has also suffered from the Yellow Turban disaster. Dong Zhuo relied on his previous savings to support him for a while, but now that a year has passed, I am afraid that the food in Dong Zhuo's hands, even if there is still it, will not be sufficient. And the lord of the number of Xingtuntian, the soldiers are full of food. Therefore, I know that this dispatch will be victorious. ”

"Last year, Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, moved the Son of Heaven to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo sat in Luoyang, dug the tomb to get the property to reward the army, and took the plundered woman as the concubine of the soldiers, under the inspiration of the beauties, Dong Zhuo's fighting spirit is still high, now it has been a year, Luoyang was burned to ruins, and the residents have also migrated to Chang'an, Luoyang is rarely populated, the grain and grass are difficult to transport, Dong Zhuo's men and horses, there must be a sense of return, and the army has no fighting spirit. And the lord uses the method of farming and warfare, and the officers and men of our army, everyone is looking forward to receiving rewards for meritorious service, and the army is fighting with the elite soldiers who are thirsty for battle, and the tired soldiers who are thinking of returning, so I know that this time the troops will win. ”

Liu Bei listened, and then he understood that in the original history, the Kwantung princes lost several games in a row, and Sun Jian was able to defeat and regain victory, and finally defeated Dong Zhuo and entered Luoyang, achieving his reputation as Sun Po's rebellion. It turned out that it was not that Sun Jian was able to fight, but that Dong Zhuo's subordinates didn't want to fight, no wonder Sun Jian only defeated Dong Zhuo once, and Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses did not suffer much losses, so he led his troops back to Chang'an.

Thinking about it, Sun Jian was defeated by Dong Zhuo, if he hadn't let Zu Mao lead the Xiliang army away with a red turban, he would almost have died in battle, how could he have defeated Dong Zhuo after a few months, it turned out that Dong Zhuo's army at that time had no fighting spirit, and everyone was tired of war. After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Guo and the two controlled the imperial court for several years, and in the end, Li Guo and the two killed each other, and the Xiliang army was defeated, which shows that Sun Jian did not really deal a fundamental blow to the Xiliang army.

Now that we know that this battle will be won, there is no need to follow the historical rules.

After discussing with Xi Zhicai, Liu Bei ordered someone to call Sun Jian to meet him.

Seeing Sun Jian, Liu Bei said: "Wentai, I have a plan, but I can break Dong Zhuo." ”