Chapter Ninety-Nine: Dong Zhuo's Predicament
"Hu Zhen misunderstood me! Hu Zhen! Yes! Angry old man! ”
When Li Ru came in, he just heard a bang, and happened to see Dong Zhuo kick the desk to the ground, draw his sword and slash indiscriminately, his eyes were red, his beard was scattered, he looked like crazy, described as hideous, roared like thunder, and the whole person was like a raging lion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
He hurriedly stood aside, not daring to say more.
Since Hu Zhen's defeat in Heyangjin today, Dong Zhuo has been in a rage, even if he has left Mengjin and returned to Xiaopingjin, he is still angry, and has killed several guards in a row, making his subordinates frightened and uneasy.
Li Ru can understand Dong Zhuo's mood, it is really that the defeat of Heyangjin has dealt too much blow to Dong Zhuo, not only has he lost more than 5,000 elites, but the defeat of this battle will inevitably boost the morale of the Kwantung princes, and Dong Zhuo has become the laughing stock of the world.
Yuan Shao will inevitably spread the battle situation to the world, one will lose the other, the morale of the defenders of Luoyang is low, and the princes of Kwantung will see that Dong Zhuo is so vulnerable, and they are likely to take advantage of the situation and attack Luoyang in one fell swoop.
And Bai Bo in Hedong, Huangfu Song in Guanzhong, Ma Teng Han Sui in Liangzhou, and even the Kwantung forces in the court, how could they let go of this God-given opportunity! If he didn't take thunderous measures, Dong Zhuo would fall into a dangerous situation in the blink of an eye!
There are no eggs under the nest, Dong Zhuo is dead, and it may be difficult for them to protect these ministers and soldiers, how can the Kwantung princes, who have always flaunted righteousness, let go of the villains who helped and abetted them?
Thinking of this, Li Ru was also a little worried, but thinking of Zhang Liao's request just now, he had some expectations in his heart, maybe this was an opportunity to break the deadlock.
Seeing Dong Zhuo vent and calm down a little, Li Ru hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Xiangguo." ”
Dong Zhuo found Li Ru at this time, the fierceness on his face was still not dissipated, and he snorted unhappily: "What happened to you?" ”
Li Ru hurriedly said: "Ru has just met Zhang Wenyuan. ”
"Oh? Far? Hearing Li Ru mention Zhang Liao, Dong Zhuo's face softened, sat down on the seat, and asked casually: "I heard that he was beaten with thirty rods, what happened?" ”
Dong Zhuo's previous expectations for the battle of Yangjin in the Hu Zhen River were greater than those of Zhang Liao, but now Hu Zhen's defeat in Hanoi proves that the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung princes should not be underestimated, which shows that Zhang Liao's victory is rare. As soon as Li Ru mentioned Zhang Liao, Dong Zhuo's mood improved.
In any case, Zhang Liao's defeat of the princes along the way was a deterrent to the princes of Kwantung, and it could weaken the serious consequences of Hu Zhen's defeat to a certain extent.
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo's mood was improving, and understood that his plan had succeeded, and hurriedly told Zhang Liao what he had done on the school field today.
"What? For the sake of military discipline, Wen Yuan actually beat himself with thirty rods?! ”
When Dong Zhuo heard that Zhang Liao, who was in charge of military discipline, was thirty years old, he couldn't help but get up, he was moved, and his expression was full of shock!
Even when he heard that Zhang Liao had broken Wang Kuang, he was only happy, but not shocked.
Because of a victory, there may be luck or accidental factors, but to be able to stick yourself in front of the whole army for 30 because of military discipline is by no means something that an idler can do, which reflects a person's decisiveness, courage and heart.
Dong Zhuo hurriedly ordered Li Ru to describe the situation again, and after hearing it, he couldn't help but slap his palm, and said angrily: "This week? Wen Yuan has the style of a general!"
Li Ru hurriedly said: "I congratulate Xiangguo, and I have a general, which is enough to defeat thousands of troops." ”
"Yes!" Dong Zhuo looked excited, and said: "Under the command of the old man, Feng Xian is brave and unmatched, Xu Rong is strict in governing the army, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, charging into battle, very brave, but brave and strategic, can impress the three armies, and Zhang Wenyuan's ears alone!" One day, he will be able to take charge of his own affairs and share the worries of the old man. ”
After that, Dong Zhuo sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that Wenyuan returned too late, there are not many soldiers and horses, and the training is insufficient, otherwise in the battle of Heyangjin, if Wenyuan leads the army, how can he not win?" ”
Li Ru took the opportunity to say: "Xiangguo, Fang Cai Wenyuan came to ask for battle, and he wants to raid Yuan Shao tonight." ”
"What? Wen Yuan wants to attack Yuan Shao at night! This ......"
Dong Zhuo was startled again, and couldn't help but wander around the house, he came to Xiaopingjin, he originally planned to divide troops from Xiaopingjin to support Mengjin, who had empty troops, but he didn't expect Zhang Liao to want to fight after Mengjin's defeat!
He was both shocked by Zhang Liao's boldness, and worried that Zhang Liao had failed, now that Mengjin had failed, once Xiao Pingjin also failed, then the northern defense line of Luoyang would collapse on the whole line!
But if Zhang Liao really defeated Yuan Shao, even if it was a small victory, it could also hit the arrogance of Yuan Shao and the Kwantung thieves, so that Yuan Shao did not dare to attack Luoyang rashly.
Dong Zhuo wandered for more than ten steps, and it was difficult to weigh the danger and benefit for a while, and immediately looked at Li Ru: "What does Wen You think?" Yuan Shao was in full swing at this time, and there were not many soldiers and horses, there were tens of thousands, while Xiaopingjin had only 4,000 soldiers and horses, and he had to stay with 1,000 to take care of the prisoners, but only 3,000 soldiers and horses could be dispatched, and the odds of victory were really not high. ”
Li Ru stroked his beard and said: "Yuan Shao's big victory, the soldiers will inevitably be arrogant, it seems to be more prosperous, but in fact, it is slack, and this battle may not be impossible." It is not too late to make amends, and once the victory is won, the situation is bound to be reversed. It only takes a little time to delay, once Hedong wins, the elite soldiers and horses come to help, and the Kwantung thieves are not afraid. ”
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but wander again, he had already planned to return to Luoyang to clean up the mess with thunderous means, but Zhang Liao's request for battle actually made him, who had always been domineering and arbitrary, swaying and indecisive for a while.
"Fight!" After a while, Dong Zhuo slapped his high-five: "The old man only needs to win a small victory, if Zhang Wenyuan wins, there will be a heavy reward!" Wen You, quickly pass Jia Wenhe and Zhang Wenyuan to see the old man! ”
As soon as Zhang Liao and Jia Xu entered the hall, they saw Dong Zhuo's eyes red, staring at him deadly, and a sentence almost popped out from between his teeth: "Wenyuan, three thousand soldiers and horses can win this battle!" ”
It's not an inquiry, it's almost the tone of Zhang Liao's military order!
When Zhang Liao heard this, he immediately knew that Dong Zhuo was in a bad situation now, and he urgently needed a victory to save the situation, so he immediately said in a deep voice: "If Liao doesn't fight, it will be won!" ”
"Good! If you don't fight, you will win! Dong Zhuo saw that Zhang Liao was so confident, his heart was settled, he laughed twice, slapped the table, and shouted: "The old man is ready for you to fight!" If you win this battle, you will be rewarded! ”
Zhang Liao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he got Dong Zhuo's permission to fight, he secretly prepared so much, if Dong Zhuo was not allowed to fight, it would be a busy day, and it would have a great impact on his development plan.
Zhang Liao and Jia Xu returned to the barracks, and Jia Xu immediately prepared logistics supplies, although this battle was still a blitzkrieg of a surprise attack, but it also required adequate preparation.
Dong Zhuo had already given an order, and all kinds of supplies and soldiers and horses were dispatched by Jia Xu and Zhang Liao, and he ordered the soldiers to kill pigs and sheep to march for the soldiers who went to war.
In this battle, Zhang Liao still ordered the soldiers and horses that went out in the previous battle, Gao Shun, Fan Chou, Wang Fang, plus several major military marquis under him, Zhang Jian also wanted to fight, but because of his staff wound, Zhang Liao sternly refused.
However, Jia Xu sent his son Jia Ji, which put a lot of pressure on Zhang Liao. After all, it was a night battle, casualties were inevitable, if Jia Ji had three longs and two shorts, how could he come back and explain to Jia Xu. For the sake of insurance, he kept Jia Ji by his side, commanded the guards, and replaced Zhang Jian's position.
Everything is ready to fight!
It's just that when Zhang Liao and Jia Xu were planning and preparing to leave, Jia Xu said: "In this battle, Xiangguo ordered Hu Zhonglang and Li Su, the cavalry captain, to help each other in Mengjin. ”
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, nodded, and was quite surprised by Jia Xu's cold words, reminiscing in his mind, and was about to say goodbye, when his body suddenly shook, and a cold sweat broke out behind his back, he looked at Jia Xu in shock, and said in a lost voice: "Master, Hu Zhonglang won't leak military information to the other side, right?" ”
Jia Xu said lightly: "There is no room for loss in this battle, let's go and meet Li Wenyou." ”
"Thank you, Master." Zhang Liao still didn't understand what Jia Xu meant, and almost concluded that Hu Zhen would inevitably make trouble in secret.
is also, with Hu Zhen's arrogant and insidious character and retribution, he suffered a big defeat in Hanoi, and how could he allow the enemy Zhang Liao to win another game! Once Zhang Liao wins, won't he laugh at the world? Zhang Liao can design to trap Hu Zhen in Heyang City, why can't Hu Zhen use the same means to trap Zhang Liao?
Jia Xu's last sentence was to remind Zhang Liao that even if it was a suspicion, it could not be ignored, and he had to go to Li Ru for help.