Luoyang City.

In that big golden tent, the woman's delicate wheezing sound came and went, and a good show was being staged in the tent.

In the outer tent, Li Ru, Niu Fu and other civil and military generals could only stand outside dryly, listening to the beautiful voices inside one by one.

Half an hour later, with a long cry, the clouds and rain stopped.

After another half an hour, Dong Zhuo, who had a big belly, walked out with a red face and a big grin.

Everyone was busy bowing down.

Dong Zhuo sat down, took a sip of wine to quench his thirst, and said, "Say, what's the good news." ”

Just two days ago, Xizuo brought back news that there was a skirmish between Ma Teng's department and Han Sui's department, and the two armies were tense and formed a confrontation.

This strategy meant that Li Ru's discordant plan was successful, and Ma and Han were provoked and formed hostility to each other, and the threat west of Chang'an was alleviated.

Therefore, Dong Zhuocai wants to use the word "again".

The voice fell, and Niu Fu couldn't wait to report: "Taishi, good news, of course it's good news, let's make the information we just sent back, Tao Qian's guy actually killed Cao Cao's father, then Cao Cao was angry and led his troops back to the east, and went to Xuzhou to find Tao Qian to take revenge!" ”

Dong Zhuo's narrowed eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help laughing, laughing gloating.

Niu Fu smiled and said: "Taishi, it seems that Wenhe's strategy has been successful, let's not waste our efforts, and retreat Cao Cao's troops and horses." ”

"Well, yes, Jia Wenhe, you really live up to the name of the poisonous scorpion, this poisonous plan really worked." Dong Zhuo looked at Jia Xu approvingly.

Jia Xu arched his hand and sighed: "The Taishi has won the prize, although Xu's strategy was successful, it killed Cao Cao's father, which is really damaging to Yin virtue and makes Xu feel uneasy." ”

"What's there to worry about!" Dong Zhuo waved his hand disapprenously, "Cao Cao is against the old man, and the old man sent someone to kill his father, he deserves it!" ”

Li Ru on the side was originally confused, and was pondering, how to be beneficial, Tao Qian would kill Cao Cao's father, and at this critical time, Cao Cao would return to his teacher.

Listening to the conversation between the three of them now, Li Rufang suddenly realized and asked in surprise: "Taishi, the plan he offered to Taishi, could it be that he sent someone to Xuzhou, pretended to be a Xuzhou soldier to kill Cao Cao's father, and blamed Tao Qian?" ”

"Do you need to ask, what, this ploy is poisonous enough." Dong Zhuo sneered proudly.

"Poisonous enough, poisonous enough, poisonous enough." Li Ru had to nod his head and quietly look at Jia Xu's gaze, and couldn't help but secretly feel a little jealous.

At this time, Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said happily: "The enemy soldiers on the west and east sides have been defeated, we have no worries, pass the order, and the army will immediately set off to the south, and follow the old man to destroy Su Zhe's kid and recapture the Son of Heaven!" ”

The order was passed down, and in the big tent, a group of Xiliang people burned their blood sharply, like hungry beasts, and couldn't wait to slaughter it.

Li Ru's eyes turned, but he said: "Taishi, I came from afar with 60,000 iron horses, and the grain and grass can only support for a few months, and I heard that Su Zhe has stationed all his soldiers and horses in Luyang City, and obviously intends to hold out, and our army is not good at attacking the city, if it can't be attacked for a long time, it will not be good to fall into Luyang." ”

"Well, Wen You's words are reasonable, to be honest, the old man is really worried that the kid will become a turtle with a shrunken head, and he won't fight in Luyang." Dong Zhuo nodded, a hint of worry between his eyebrows.

At this time, Li Ru smiled mysteriously and said, "Master Taishi doesn't need to worry, the son-in-law has a plan here, so that Su Zhe can't be a turtle with a shrunken head." ”

"You've got a plan, tell me about it!" Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up.

Li Ru stepped forward and whispered to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo listened, his eyes were bright, and he nodded and praised: "Okay!" Wen You is worthy of being my first strategist in Xiliang, this strategy is very good, so I will act according to your plan. ”

After receiving Dong Zhuo's praise, Li Ru secretly glanced at Jia Xu, his eyes were a little proud, as if he intended to compete with Jia Xu and overpower Jia Xu in terms of wisdom.

Jia Xu shrank in the crowd, his head was as low as possible, and he was even careful to breathe, so low-key that he couldn't be low-key, as if he was afraid of being noticed by Dong Zhuo, and then asked him for advice.

As for Li Ru's ostentatious eyes, he naturally didn't notice it at all.

Jia Xu's low-key ignorance made Li Ru feel a little lost, and he couldn't help but snort coldly.

……

North of Nanyang County, Luyang City.

In the lobby of the county government, Su Zhe convened all the civil and military affairs, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

The news of the conflict between Ma Teng and Han Sui in the northwest, as well as the news that Cao Cao's father was killed in the northeast and led troops to Xuzhou to take revenge, have all reached Nanyang.

The three-way soldiers and horses offered by Dong Zhao are the plan to attack Dong Zhuo together, and now the two-way soldiers and horses have lost their usefulness, and there is still news from the generals of Baibo in Hedong.

Moreover, this road of soldiers and horses is the weakest of the three roads, even if it is said by the Iraqi to attack Dong Zhuo, it will not pose much of a threat.

Everyone knows that now they can only rely on their own strength to carry the Xiliang army.

In the lobby, Su Zhe looked at the information about Cao Song's killing in his hand, and there was deep suspicion on the young man's face.

He naturally remembered that Cao Cao's father was indeed killed by Tao Qian in history, and Cao Cao also invaded Xuzhou several times to take revenge, and the blood of Xuzhou was flowing.

But he also remembered that the time of this incident should have been a little later, how could it be so coincidental, but when he needed Cao Cao's help the most, it suddenly happened unexpectedly in advance.

"Could it be that my appearance changed the course of history? Or is there something else going on? ”

Su Zhe closed the information, his thoughts raced, and he secretly guessed.

"Report-" A loud shout interrupted Su Zhe's thoughts.

A personal soldier rushed in and said, "My lord, there is an urgent report from Luoyang, Dong Thief has led 60,000 iron horsemen out of Dagu Pass, and is attacking my Luyang City. ”

In the lobby, everyone's expressions were shaken, and they all changed color slightly.

Huangfu Song sighed: "Su Che Qi, it seems that your two ways of helping have been lost, Dong Thief is attacking in a big way, and our head-to-head confrontation with Xiliang Tieqi is inevitable." ”

"Sixty thousand Xiliang Iron Riders, it's not easy to deal with." Li Yan muttered a sigh, his tone showing jealousy.

Su Zhe smiled disdainfully, and said lightly: "You all cheer up, isn't it just 60,000 Xiliang Iron Riders, we will suffer when it is difficult, you have to believe that this time, I will definitely be able to take you through this level." ”

The spirits of the crowd lifted slightly.

"Su Che rides, what kind of trick is there?" Huangfu Song asked.

"There's no clever plan, just one word - boil!" Su Zhe understated.

Boil?

Huangfu Song looked puzzled, unable to comprehend the meaning of his words.

Su Zhe said: "My meticulous work has figured out Dong Thief's hole cards, although he is strong, but the grain and grass can only support for a maximum of three months, as long as we stick to Luyang, refuse to fight, stay up until he runs out of food, no matter how strong he is, he has to retreat without a fight." ”

After hearing this, Huangfu Song nodded slightly: "What you said is right, that Dong thief blindly enjoyed luxury and pleasure in Guanzhong, connived at his subordinates to rob the people, and controlled the economic decline destroyed in Guanzhong, and the grain production decreased sharply, and grain and grass were the weakness of Dong thief. ”

Huangfu Song also agreed with Su Zhe's insistence policy, and Su Zhe immediately ordered nearly 20,000 soldiers to stick to Luyang and wait for Dong Zhuo to attack.

20,000 soldiers, summoning up spirits, strengthened the city defense under the starry night.

A large amount of grain and grass was also continuously transported to the front line from the rear to prepare for a protracted and fierce battle.

……

Three days later.

Su Zhe was patrolling the east of the city to watch the city defense, and the scout suddenly came to report, saying that in the north of the city, there were traces of enemy horses, and they were rushing towards Luyang City.

Su Zhe immediately went straight to the north gate and took command.

The sound of gongs and alarms resounded through the city, and thousands of soldiers were quickly transferred to the north gate, and Gan Ning, Li Yan, Huangfu Song and other generals also gathered at the head of the city.

5,000 elite soldiers lined up at the north gate, ready for battle.

Su Zhe stared to the north, and saw that on the northbound avenue, the dust and mist were rolling, covering the sky and the sun, and an iron horse was coming.

Soon, Xiliang's battle flag flew in the dust mist, and a fully armed cavalry came out of the dust and mist, rushing like a tiger and wolf.

In a moment, more than a thousand Xiliang cavalry slaughtered in front of the city.

At the head of the city, the Soviet soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves were also relaxed.

"His grandmother's, I thought that the Dong thief army had been killed, but it turned out that there were only more than 1,000 horses, which made Lao Tzubai nervous for a long time."

Not far away, Hu Che'er's scolding voice sounded, and the hammer he raised high was also slammed back to the ground.

Su Zhe remained silent and continued to observe the enemy's situation.

The 1,000 enemy horsemen, waving the banner of "Zhang", Su Zhe vaguely remembered that in the Xiliang Army, there were not many generals surnamed Zhang, and the famous one was Zhang Ji.

Looking at this situation, the general who commands this army of soldiers and horses should be Zhang Ji.

Just as he was thinking, the thousand enemy horsemen suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the north gate.

"What does this mean, could it be that they still want to attack the city with a thousand men? Xiliang people are too arrogant! Gan Ningjian's eyebrows froze, and his face showed anger.

Su Zhe said lightly: "Xiliang people shouldn't be so stupid, tell everyone to be calm, don't mess up." ”

When the order was laid, the nerves of the soldiers tensed again, and the crossbowmen bent their bows and arrows, aiming at the surging enemy horses.

How could Su Zhe be afraid of a thousand enemy cavalry, if they dared to attack the city, he would shoot them without leaving a piece of armor.

Three hundred steps –

Two hundred steps –

One hundred steps –

In the blink of an eye, the enemy riders were about to rush within a stone's throw of range, and the crossbowmen were about to let go of their fingertips.

Suddenly, the big banner with the word "Zhang" suddenly turned around, leading a thousand enemy horsemen to suddenly change direction, sticking to the place of a hundred paces in front of the city, and galloping past.

It turned out that they were just pretending to attack the city and making a false shot.

The crossbowmen breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to put their bows down.

At this moment, a thousand of the enemy rode back and rushed towards the city again.

Seeing this, the Soviet crossbowmen immediately became nervous, and they raised their bows and crossbows again, ready to give them a head-on blow.

The 1,000 enemy horsemen were once again swept across the range.

The enemy riders went back and forth several times, as if to show off their superb horsemanship, and each time they swept over the outermost part of the range of the crossbow.

"Hmph, is this showing off your might to me......" The corners of Su Zhe's mouth raised slightly, and he saw the clue.

He waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "Put down the bows and crossbows, they don't dare to attack the city, they just want to play us, how can we do what they want." ”

The order was handed down, and the crossbowmen dared to put down their bows.

The 1,000 enemy cavalry repeated their old tricks several times, and seeing that the Soviet army had not been fooled, it seemed that they were bored, so they stopped running wildly and re-arrayed.

The dust and fog fell, and calm returned to the front of the city.

In the enemy formation, a young general wearing a red robe and carrying a tiger-headed golden gun rode out on horseback, and proudly shouted at the city: "I am Zhang Xiu, the king of spears in the north, who dares to go out of the city to fight with me!" ”