Hearing that Liu Bei had a clever plan to defeat Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian was also interested, and hurriedly asked: "Xuande, what is the best strategy, let's talk quickly, I will talk to Ming Gong in detail." ”

Liu Bei was just about to speak, thought about it, and reacted again, isn't the reason why Emperor Gao was able to defeat Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, because Emperor Gao was more willing to reward his subordinates.

However, rewards for subordinates cannot be given indiscriminately for no reason, but only given when subordinates have made meritorious contributions, which is called clear rewards and punishments.

And what you can do, what your subordinates can do, don't do it yourself, let your subordinates do it, and give your subordinates the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and be rewarded, this is actually rumored to be a god, the so-called heroic weapon.

Therefore, Liu Bei naturally couldn't take the credit of Xi Zhicai, and said to Sun Jian: "Wentai, this is not my plan. It is the clever plan of my military division Zhonglang General Xi Zhicai, Mr. Xi. ”

He said to Xi Zhicai again: "Mr. Xi, please tell me and Sun Hou in detail about your plan just now." ”

So, Xi Zhicai said his analysis of Liu Bei again, and finally offered advice to Liu Bei and Sun Jian: "Now under Dong Zhuo's command, the people are war-weary, and the army has no fighting spirit, and they all have the intention of returning. The two generals can ask the general to send troops to Nanyang and make a statement of going north to attack Luoyang. When Dong Zhuo's army was mobilized by General Nanyanghou, the two generals would do their best to send troops from Yingchuan, and they would definitely be able to break Dong Zhuo's army. ”

When Sun Jian heard this, he pondered for a moment and asked: "Although Dong Thief is a traitor, he has military talents, and he should not be underestimated. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "What General Sun said is good, although Dong Zhuo is a traitor, but he has been on the battlefield for a long time and has been in a hundred battles, but he is a good general in the world, and ordinary schemes really can't hide from him." Luoyang was burned into ruins by Dong Zhuo at this time, and the transportation of grain and grass was difficult, and now a year has passed, and I expect that under Dong Zhuo's command, the grain and grass are not exhausted, but I am afraid that there is not much. If there is no food in the army, the army will panic, and even if Dong Zhuo is a famous general, it is inevitable that he will not be affected. ”

Sun Jian nodded and said: "Yes, the army takes gathering grain as the first priority, and the army is chaotic without food, Mr. Xi is really smart." ”

So Liu Bei consulted with Sun Jian, and wrote a letter to Yuan Shu, asking him to bluff from Luyang and make a gesture of wanting to send troops to Luoyang and threaten Dong Zhuo's flank. And Liu Bei and Sun Jian also released the news, saying that they were going to Luyang to join Yuan Shu, and then march together to defeat Dong Zhuo.

The discussion was decided, Sun Jian left satisfied, and Xi Zhicai said to Liu Bei: "Dong Zhuo is a man who is light on money and a soldier, never sparing money, and has always been generous to his subordinates. This can make his subordinates really support him, but Dong Zhuo raises soldiers and mainly rewards them, although he can get the strength of soldiers, but the military discipline is not strict. Dong Zhuo's soldiers may be able to endure Luoyang's hardships for a while, for a long time, they are afraid that they will not be able to bear the loneliness, and when the time comes, the people will be war-weary, and the two generals only need a small victory, Dong Zhuo will definitely abandon the city and leave, then Luoyang can go down, the old capital can be restored, then the lord's name will be spread all over the sea, why worry about not making the four seas return to their hearts. ”

In the era of cold weapons, morale has a great impact on victory or defeat. Dong Zhuojun's soldiers were war-weary, and they all left the ruins of Luoyang, Liu Bei only needed a small victory, Dong Zhuo naturally had to run away, and gave Luoyang to Liu Bei, at that time Liu Bei was naturally famous, and all the people in the sea who were interested in the Han family would naturally regard Liu Bei as the hope of the Sanxing Han family.

After listening to what Xi Zhicai said was a bit explicit, Liu Bei just smiled and said, "Mr. really knows my heart, but this matter can't be said again." ”

There are some things that cannot be known to everyone, but also cannot be made unknown to everyone. I know it, whether Liu Bei's reputation is still going to be gone, I don't know, if you really want to follow the arrangement that Liu Bei said, then Liu Bei's strength doesn't have to fight with Dong Zhuo cleanly, Liu Bei has already occupied a state, it can be said that he is one step ahead of the princes of the world, and there is no need to fight for fame.

After sending the letter to Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and Sun Jian began to discuss the matter of entering the army. This time, Liu Bei was somewhat relieved of Sun Jian, so he set the location of the discussion in Sun Jian's military camp.

Before leaving Qingzhou, Liu Bei used Guan Yu as an agent for Qingzhou Assassin Shi, Tai Shici sat in Beihai to monitor Xuzhou, Liu Deran stationed troops in the plains to guard against the soldiers of Jizhou, and the rest of the generals came with Liu Bei.

Before it was time to enter the army, the generals in the army who got the news came to Liu Bei to ask for battle. Whether it is such as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, or Huang Zhong, Yu Ban, Le Jin, Zang Hong, and other people who have taken refuge in the future, they have all come and invited themselves to be forwards. Seeing that the military spirit was available and the morale was high, Liu Bei was secretly happy in his heart.

Within a few days, Sun Jian got the news that Dong Zhuo really mobilized his men and horses to Nanyang to prevent Liu Bei, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu from confluencing, Liu Bei and Sun Jian got the news and decided to send troops immediately.

Liu Bei said to Sun Jian: "I heard that Dong Zhuo's army is a general, his morale is impetuous, his people are war-weary, and he thinks about returning home. Hit our plan again, Wentai, this is the time for you and me to attack. ”

Sun Jian took the map and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, you and I will join forces to attack, how to deploy it." ”

Liu Bei also looked at the map and said to Sun Jian: "What is Wentai's plan?" ”

Sun Jian said: "I have been thinking about this for a long time. I rushed into the army last time and was defeated by Xu Rong. Now that I think about it, I don't have enough soldiers and horses, and most of them are new recruits. And the morale of Dong Zhuo's soldiers was high, so I had to retreat. This time, I and the Jun coalition army attacked, you and I have enough soldiers and horses, and they are all elite for a long time, and the morale of the Dong army is greatly low. Just relying on the two of you and me, it may not be impossible to fight with Dong Jun. There is also the momentum of the general to divide the Dong army, I think that you and I should march quickly in this battle, and if you are caught off guard by the Dong thief, you will definitely be able to win. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his spirit was shocked, and he asked, "In that case, where should I enter the army?" ”

Sun Jian said: "Last time, I fell for Dong Thief's plan, and Dong Thief used two shots to attack the West, which can be described as ingenious. This time, I am going to use the way of others to govern the body of others, and the general will divide the momentum of Dong and the thief, which is to attack the east and the west, and the king and I will attack Yique and attack Taigu, and this is the sound of the east and the west. As long as this level is broken, it will be easy to attack Luoyang again. ”

At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the imperial court set up Hangu Pass around Luoyang, Yique, Guangcheng, Datani, Yuan, Revolving Gate, Mengjin, and Xiao Pingjin Eight Passes, and placed the Eight Pass Captains to oversee the military and political affairs of the Eight Passes and guard the safety of Kyoto.

Taigu, that is, Dagu, is one of the eight passes of Luoyang, in the south of Luocheng, the old name is Tonggu, only fifty miles away from Luoyang. Once this pass is broken, Luoyang will only be there in half a day.

Mid-Autumn month, the moon to the Mid-Autumn Festival is bright. May you be every year, and the Mid-Autumn Moon is common.

I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.