Chapter 57: The Old Cow Eats the Tender Grass

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Thousands of miles away, Longxi County.

50,000 Xiliang iron horsemen are marching westward, and the battle flag is like a wave, covering the sky and the sun.

Dong Zhuo, who was wearing gold armor, sat on a tall horse with his head held high, holding a long sword in his hand, and his fat face was full of pride that dominated the world.

It had been a long time since he had gone into battle in person and killed the enemy with his army.

This time, he used Li Ru's strategy to lead 50,000 iron cavalry to Longxi when the Kwantung princes were killing each other, intending to completely sweep away the Mahan rebels, bring the entire Liangzhou into his actual rule, and clear the rear.

In the previous battle, his iron cavalry had defeated the Ma-Han coalition army, forcing the rebels to flee to Jincheng, and he wrote a tribute to express his submission.

Dong Zhuo did not allow it, and led the army to continue to pursue westward, this time, he had to kill Ma Teng and Han Sui to really unload their armor and surrender.

"After destroying Ma and Han, my father-in-law will be able to unify Liangzhou in Guanzhong, and then he can go south and seize the big granary of Yizhou. When the time comes, the grain and grass are sufficient, the rear is cleared, and the father-in-law waving his army out of the customs, who can still be the opponent of the father-in-law in the eastern princes, and what Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, all of them will be crushed by the iron cavalry of the father-in-law. ”

Li Ru beside him, smiling and squinting, outlined a blueprint for Dong Zhuo's future.

Dong Zhuo laughed and laughed arrogantly, as if the whole world was already in his hands.

At this moment, a horse galloped and came to the front of the horse.

"Yu Taishi, Nanyang Urgent Report, a few days ago, Mink Xiong broke Lu Bu, captured Liu Biao's general Cai Mao, and shocked Jingxiang. General Li Wei was defeated by Lu Bu, and he committed suicide with his sword in shame, and Diao Xiong had sent someone to return General Li's bones to Chang'an, and also implored the Taishi to bury General Li, and said that he was willing to sacrifice a year of money to comfort General Li's family. ”

A thunderbolt from a sunny day thundered in the air.

"What!" Dong Zhuo suddenly changed color, snatched the book from Mink Xiong, and glanced at it in surprise.

Left and right Li Ru and all the civil and military, which one is not shocked.

None of them expected that after defeating Yuan, Diao Xiong would be able to defeat Liu Biao again and again, and even Lu Bu could defeat him.

What they didn't expect was that Mink Xiong won a big victory, but Li Dao was defeated, and finally committed suicide in shame.

This series of changes greatly surprised everyone, and they couldn't figure out the reason anyway.

"Li Dao, this useless thing, I asked him to spy on Diao Xiong, but he committed suicide in shame just because of a defeat, stupid!" Dong Zhuo tore the watch to shreds and scolded angrily.

Li Ru's thoughts were racing, but he quickly calmed down from the shock, pondering the strangeness in it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, Li Ru's eyes lit up, and he frowned and said: "Li Dao has been following his father-in-law for a long time, and he has not lost a battle, with his character, how can he be the kind of person who commits suicide after losing a battle." The son-in-law estimated that Li Dao must have been calculated by the boy Mink. ”

Dong Zhuo's body was shocked, and he said hurriedly: "You mean, Li Dao did not commit suicide, but was killed by that kid Diao Xiong?" ”

Li Ru nodded with a solemn expression.

"Diao male boy, he dared to kill my general, he wanted to rebel and failed!" Dong Zhuo was instantly furious, "Pass the old man's order, the army will return to the division, and the old man will go out of the military pass to destroy this bold thief." ”

Dong Zhuo was furious, and he actually wanted to return to the army, and everyone was shocked.

Li Ru's expression also changed, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Father-in-law is angry. The son-in-law is just a guess, and there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Li Dao was killed by Diao Xiong, and Li Dao did fail miserably beforehand, even if he committed suicide in shame, it barely makes sense. ”

Dong Zhuo's anger calmed down a little, and he calmed down a little, but gritted his teeth and hated: "Even if there is no evidence, how did Li Dao die, everyone knows it, can the old man still swallow his anger and let that kid not succeed?" ”

"Diao Xiong is a scourge, sooner or later it will be eliminated, but now to exterminate the Mahan rebels, it is the most critical time, how can you just withdraw from the army, all the previous achievements are wasted, and I ask my father-in-law to put the overall situation first."

"Moreover, now that Diao Xiong has defeated Liu Biao and made a great contribution, if the father-in-law does not reward him, but sends troops to attack, won't he let the people of the world say that the father-in-law rewards and punishes unfairly."

Li Ru's words completely calmed Dong Zhuo, and the anger in his body gradually subsided.

Seeing the situation, Li Ru took the opportunity to persuade again: "Although Diao Xiong is a little deceitful, but after all, it is not a big trouble, his father-in-law swept away the rebels and took Yizhou, after the male soldiers went out to the east, it was as easy as killing Diao Xiong as it was to kill an ant, so why rush for a while." ”

After these words, Dong Zhuo completely calmed down, pondered for a long time, and snorted coldly: "That's it, for the sake of the overall situation, the old man will send the head of that kid first, pass the order, bury Li Dao, and continue to march west." ”

Li Ru and the others were relieved.

50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry continued to march westward.

Dong Zhuo on the horse, but his anger was not exhausted, he looked back at the east from time to time, and secretly gritted his teeth: "Diao Xiong, I want to play tricks with the old man, you are still a little tender, and you will be proud for a few days, the old man will crush you sooner or later, as for your sister who is the first beauty in the world, hum!" ”

In Dong Zhuo's hateful eyes, a trace of evil light quietly passed.

……

Xiangyang City, the state governor's mansion, the atmosphere is as silent as death.

Liu Biaogan sat on it, with a bitter face, repeatedly looking at the battle reports that were about to be crushed, and sighed from time to time.

The fifteen-thousand-strong army was defeated, Cai Mao was captured, and even Lu Bu's department was defeated by Mink Xiong.

Until now, he couldn't figure out why Diao Xiong, who was still penniless a few months ago, could be so strong, and even Lu Bu was not his opponent.

"Father, although our army is defeated, but the mink male has no water army, and he can't cross the Han River at all, and my father has used a different strategy to leave Lu Bu to garrison in Fancheng, one can defend us against the mink male, and the other is that we can also monitor the nearest to prevent Lu Bu from being ambitious, why should my father sigh." At the bottom of the steps, the eldest son Liu Qi said with relief.

Liu Biao sighed again, and said with a bitter face: "We have the danger of Han Shui, of course my father is not worried that Mink Xiong can threaten Xiangyang, but it is the Cai family who is worried about my father." ”

"Cai's?" Liu Qi was stunned at first, and then he was in a trance.

His Liu family can gain a foothold in Jingzhou, and the people he relies on are none other than the Kuai and Cai families.

Now that Cai Mao, the head of the Cai family, was captured by Mink Xiong, it is likely to influence the strategy of the Cai family, and may even make them throw in the trap and give up their support for him Liu Biao.

Without the support of the Cai family, relying on the Kuai family alone will greatly weaken his control over Liu Biao's seizure of Jingzhou.

The defeat is not terrible, what really scares Liu Biao is that he has lost his support for the big clan.

Liu Qi frowned, pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he leaned forward, and said in his ear: "Father, don't worry, my son has a plan, you can tie the Cai family and our Liu family tightly together, we can ......"

Listening to his son's dedication, Liu Biao's frowning brows slowly loosened, and a sneer gradually rose on his old face.

……

Shinno Castle.

The aftermath of the great victory was not exhausted, and Diao Xiong had already begun to reorganize his troops and expand his strength.

After several great victories, countless prisoners, and more than a month of reorganization, he had expanded the infantry army at hand to 15,000 people.

As for the cavalry, although there were a lot of losses in several battles, after killing Li Dao, Diao Xiong naturally incorporated the rest of Li Dao's troops, so that his cavalry troops jumped over the pass of more than 5,000 cavalry.

Five thousand iron cavalry, of course, cannot be compared with the number of Dong Zhuo's cavalry, but in the Central Plains, where there is a lack of cavalry, it is definitely a force that all princes will fear.

In the lobby of the military palace, Mink Xiong pointed to the map and discussed the future strategy with Pang Tong and other civil and military personnel.

At this time, Li Yan hurriedly entered and arched his hand: "General, there is a secret report from Xiangyang Xizuo, Liu Biao has recently sent a wedding post, inviting celebrities from the Jingxiang clan to marry Cai Yu, a young lady of the Cai family, two days later, to estimate his stepwife." ”

Liu Biao wants to get married for the second time?

Hearing this news, everyone left and right felt novel.

Xu Rong sneered disdainfully: "This Liu Biao is really an old pervert, he just suffered a defeat, and he is so interested in marrying a wife so soon, it's really funny." ”

Pang Tong beside him, but shook his feather fan and said: "Liu Biao is not lustful, he is worried that he will support the Cai family because he lost Cai Mao, so he wants to marry the Cai family and tie the Cai family tightly with him." ”

In the end, it was Pang Tong, who saw through Liu Biao's intentions at a glance.

Mink Xiong's thoughts were racing, and suddenly, a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and then he waved his hand and shouted: "Where is Xu Rong." ”

"The end will be." Xu Rong hurriedly bowed his hand.

"Pass my general order, assemble 800 iron horsemen, and two days later, I bypassed Fancheng and smuggled Han water from upstream."

Xu Rong was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "If the general wants to attack Xiangyang, I'm afraid that eight hundred light horsemen will inevitably be a little less." ”

"Who said that Ben was going to attack Xiangyang." On the young man's face, a sly smile that was not bad and good-intentioned appeared, "Liu Biao, an old thief, has come to provoke me several times, and now it's time for me to take the initiative, he wants the old cow to eat tender grass and marry the Cai family, so I have to disturb his good deeds." (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow the ~ point / Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter qdread can be), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the qdread WeChat public account! )