Chapter 571: Cutting the Land
The impregnable Huguan City was broken?
His good son-in-law was actually killed?
30,000 soldiers and horses, and all the troops were wiped out?
Dong Zhuo was stunned in place, his face was twisted and deformed, his head was buzzing, and he fell into an unprecedented shock.
It's as if he had a bad ear and was delusional.
Li Ru, who was also shocked, quietly passed a trace of pride at the corner of his mouth.
As soon as Niu Fu died, he lost a strong and meritorious competitor, and only one Dong Huang was left to compete with him.
As for Dong Huang, a brave and unscrupulous fool, how could he Li Ru take it seriously.
Dong Zhuo's hard-fought country must be his Li Ru's, how can he not secretly rejoice.
"Why? Why was the pot pass breached, and why? ”
Dong Zhuo, who came to his senses, roared and screamed like an angry beast.
The scout then told Niu Fu how to send Sima Yi to attack the Soviet army at the water source, and how he was predicted by Su Zhe and sent troops to intercept and kill, which led to failure, and finally the spirit of the soldiers collapsed, and they had to abandon the pass and retreat, but they were chased and killed by the Soviet army.
Dong Zhuo listened, and sat on the ground, his face full of intriguing, and he fell into deep shock and incomprehension.
"The Su thief is really deceitful, and he actually saw through Sima Yi's plan, but in the past few days, hasn't it rained a single day?" Li Ru also asked pretending to be puzzled.
"Yu Taishi, the day before yesterday, the dark clouds at the head of Huguan City were overwhelming, and there was almost a heavy rain, but who would have thought that suddenly the clouds would open and the fog would disperse, and the sky would be clear, which was extremely weird."
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo's expression was shocked again, and his eyes were as if he had seen a ghost.
Li Ru was also confused, and couldn't figure out why the sky was suddenly clear when the dark clouds were overpowering, and he muttered "This is too weird, too weird."
"This must be that Su Zhe used the technique of calling the wind and rain to disperse the dark clouds, so that there will be no rain in the Huguan."
Jia Xu, who had been silent in the corner, sighed and explained the reason.
In the big tent, there was a deathly silence, and everyone shuddered, including Dong Zhuo.
The long-lost sense of fear hit my heart again.
Back then, they followed Dong Zhuo and claimed to be 100,000 iron cavalry to attack Jingzhou, taking advantage of it.
However, all their advantages were destroyed by a frost winter summoned by Su Zhe.
The pain of being frozen to the point that his bones were shattered in the summer had been buried in his heart for a long time, and now, they finally remembered it again.
"Su Zhe, you little rabbit cub, you really use witchcraft again, damnable, hateful."
Dong Zhuo slapped his face on the desk, angry and hateful, but there was nowhere to vent his anger.
"Father-in-law, the Su thief has broken through the Huguan, and the entire Shangdang County is at his fingertips, and he can occupy the spine of the world at his fingertips, and the army will condescend to Jinyang, if Jinyang loses again, the entire state will not be protected."
Li Ru made a bitter face and reminded Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly ordered to dispatch soldiers and horses from Yanmen and other counties in northern Jin to go to strengthen the defense of Jinyang.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo ordered to personally lead 20,000 soldiers and horses from Hedong County to Jinyang to resist Su Zhe's attack.
Jia Xu said: "The soldiers and horses we entered Bingzhou are less than 80,000 in total, and now we have lost 30,000, and the soldiers and horses that can be used to defend Jinyang are only about 30,000, with this little force, I want to block the attack of Su Zhe's army of more than 100,000, but I am afraid that it will be ......."
Jia Xu didn't finish his words, but the meaning of his words was clear.
Jinyang can't be defended, and the fall of the state is almost a foregone conclusion.
"Could it be that the old man is going to give up the merger of the states that was so easy to get and give it to Su Zhe's little rabbit cub!" Dong Zhuo shouted angrily at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu's expression was dazed, and he didn't dare to say anything more, just sighed helplessly.
"You all give the old man an idea, how can you stop the Su thief, keep Jinyang, and keep Bingzhou!"
Dong Zhuo yelled at the strategists and generals present.
Li Ru was silent, Guo Yan was silent, and Jia Xu was silent, and at this time, no one had a plan.
Dong Zhuo was anxious and hateful, gritted his teeth, and scolded everyone for being incompetent.
At this moment, a confident voice suddenly sounded outside the tent.
Dong Zhuo's spirits perked up, and he looked up sharply, only to see a young man with a calm demeanor, slowly entering the big tent.
It's Sima Yi!
"Sima Yi, are you still alive?" Dong Zhuo jumped up, his eyes were surprised and surprised.
Sima Yi stepped forward calmly, arched his hand, and sighed: "Yi failed in the sneak attack on Beishan, and was cut off by Su Zhe on the way back to Huguan. ”
Of course, Sima Yi will not confess, he obviously had the opportunity to retreat into Guanzhong, but in order to protect himself, he abandoned Niu Fu and ran away alone.
Dong Zhuo believed it, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Sima Yi's hand: "Zhongda, fortunately you are still alive, you are extremely smart, hurry up and give the old man a stop." ”
Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "Don't be nervous, Taishi, we still have a soldier and horse available, which is enough to hold Jinyang." ”
And a troop of soldiers?
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, scratched the back of his head and calculated, but he couldn't figure out where he still had the remaining soldiers to defend Jinyang.
Mobilize the defenders of Chang'an Pass?
Absolutely not, the soldiers and horses there are used to prevent Liu Bei, if he is transferred away, Liu Bei takes advantage of the situation and directly takes his lair, that is the real disaster.
"Zhongda, tell me, where does the old man still have a troop of soldiers and horses?" Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to ask.
"Soldiers of the Southern Huns."
From Sima Yi's mouth, he slowly spit out five words.
Dong Zhuo's body was shocked, and he suddenly realized, as if he suddenly saw a glimmer of hope.
That's right, it's the soldiers of the Southern Huns!
In that year, the Xiongnu were killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and lost successive battles, and were divided into two parts, the north and the south, and then declined.
The Northern Xiongnu fled far to the north of the desert and continued to move westward into the Eastern European Plain, while the Southern Xiongnu surrendered to the Han court in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Since then, the Southern Xiongnu tribes have continued to move inward, and now most of them are entrenched in the area of Bingzhou, with Xihe County as their base camp.
The Xiongnu tribes, now have taken advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, take the opportunity to recover, its leader Yu Fuluo, but also nominally unified the Xiongnu tribes, under the command of the 70,000 iron cavalry.
It is precisely because of the strength of the Huns that even Dong Zhuo was afraid of three points, and after taking the annexation of the state, he turned a blind eye to the Huns, and continued to acquiesce in the existence of the Huns in the annexation of the state.
"Although the Hun iron cavalry is strong, it will not be used by the old man in vain, what price do you need to pay?" Dong Zhuo's brows furrowed deeply, and his tone was gloomy.
"Divide and annex the northern counties, and the Huns will definitely send troops." Sima Yi's answer was categorical.
Dong Zhuo's expression was shocked again, and his eyes couldn't help but move to the map.
And the northern counties, including Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen five border counties, are located inside and outside the Great Wall.
Once, these five border counties were to defend the hinterland of the Han Empire and block the key to the underground of the grassland Zhuhu.
Now, Sima Yi actually proposed that these five border counties be ceded to the Huns in exchange for the help of the Huns.
Dong Zhuo hesitated.