Chapter 144: The key location is Xingyang

"The coalition will join forces to discuss Dong, this is the first prosperous era in hundreds of years! Thanks to the trust of the Yuan Alliance Lord, we have formed an allied think tank to be responsible for giving advice to the coalition forces, which is both glory and pressure, because our words and deeds will affect the direction of the occupation!

So! We need to be cautious and cautious, careful and careful! Cao was not elected to become the leader of the think tank, and he was very ashamed, because Cao Ying is not a very smart person, so he needs to rely on you!

For the Han Dynasty! In order to punish the thief for rebellion! We need to work together to do our duty for the Han Dynasty! It's useless to say more! Cao is here, on behalf of thousands of patriots, please everyone! Cao Ying stood in front of the map of the Han Dynasty and said in a deep voice, and at the end, he bowed deeply; Li Mouren lowered his head and was silent, but he was still thinking in his heart, it seems that Cao Ying still has not given up the ideal in his heart, and the consequence of persistence is to suffer deeper damage, Cao Ying is destined to suffer a very big blow!

Zang Hong got up and arched his hand and said: "Our ancestors have been favored by the country for generations, and now the royal family has gone through this catastrophe, and the rebellious ministers and thieves have not been punished, this is the time for the righteous martyrs in the world to repay their kindness and serve their lives!" At present, the Eighteenth Road Volunteer Master will ally fight against the thief! This is an example for the world, and it is the greatest festival of righteousness! The five of us have a heavy responsibility, and we should work together to serve the country! ”

Zang Ziyuan and Cao Ying have many similarities, but they also have differences, in short, these two people represent a force in the strategist group, this force refers to their ideological peers, while the other three have their own thoughts!

Xu You was thinking about how to get the most out of Yuan Shao, and at this moment, his eyes rolled, and he smiled: "I'm not in a hurry to discuss the offensive line of the allies, do you hear the drums outside?" The lord of the Yuan League took an oath on the altar and swore an alliance with blood, shouldn't I take a look at such a grand event? ”

"It's good!" , Li Kai nodded, glanced at the thin Xu You, and secretly commented in his heart, this person's cunning and abnormality should not be underestimated!

This is a grand event in the world, a rare event in hundreds of years! Of course, for Li Kai, these so-called righteous teachers, the so-called giant thieves who calamity the country, are actually a drama of hooligans fighting bullies, Dong Zhuo is the powerful bully, and these righteous teachers are hooligans who come from the group; Yuan Shao was dressed in black armor, with a blood-red cloak behind him, and a golden hair crown, standing majestically on the high platform, holding a glass of wine, after the three-way drum, he said loudly, and his voice was excited: "The Han family is unfortunate, the emperor is unified, the thief Dong Zhuo takes advantage of the provocation and indulgence, the disaster is supreme, the people are abused, and the people are greatly feared to be lost, and the four seas will be covered!"

Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Youzhou Thorn Shi Gongsun Zhan, Fenwu General Cao Ying, Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Dai, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Ling, Chen Liutai Shou Miao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Guangling Tai Shouchao, Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, the above eighteen people entangled the volunteers, and went to the country.

Where I am allied and work together, so that the ministers will be killed, and the heads will be lost, there will be no two ambitions. There is this alliance of Chongqing, and it is impossible to lose its life, and there is no legacy. The emperor and the queen of heaven, the ancestors and the spirits, are all learned! Slay the white horse! Blood Alliance! ”

"Knock knock", "Drink, drink", Yuan Shao's impassioned oath made everyone's hearts full of emotion, and at this moment, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they all became fanatical and roared

A white horse was decapitated and placed in the center of the altar, and the big three animals and the small three animals were neatly placed, and the altar was surrounded by various flags, and the surnames and official positions of the princes of the eighteenth road were carried to the altar, and the princes of the eighteenth road began to cut their fingers with knives and squeezed the blood into it; After that, it was time to respect heaven and earth, and the big guy toasted and distributed it to the soldiers

Sun Wentai and Qiao Mao led 40,000 troops and marched to Bishui Pass, while Yuan Shu also dispatched troops to escort the grain and grass to Fengqiu City in the rear, and the rest of the people had nothing to do, so they gathered together and continued to eat and drink, bragging; Li Kai was watching all this coldly, ignoring it, and after the oath of the alliance, he returned to the place where these strategists were divided, looked at the map, looked carefully, and looked carefully to find Dong Zhuo's weaknesses; "What an exciting time!" After coming back, Xu You was still chattering enthusiastically, his clenched fists and flushed face could show his excitement at this time, maybe he saw Yuan Shao's bright future!

"Any good suggestions?" , Cao Ying tore the strip of cloth to bandage the wound on his finger, and asked Li Kai, who was frowning; "Yes!" , Li Mouren nodded: "In this battle, the key location is not Bishui Pass, nor Tiger Prison Pass, but Xingyang!" In other words, only by breaking through Xingyang can Dong Zhuo really put pressure on him, and Bishui Pass and Tiger Prison Pass can't threaten him at all! ”

Cao Ying carefully compared the distribution of troops on both sides, these are all provided by him, don't think that he has eaten dry food during this time under Dong Zhuo, in addition to flattering Dong Zhuo and pleasing Dong Zhuo, he also secretly learned about Dong Zhuo's troop deployment!

"The guard of Xingyang is Xu Rong, I have seen this person, it is terrifying! It can be described as a general's talent! Although his reputation under Dong Zhuo is comparable to that of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, his ability is the most outstanding, and Dong Zhuo also trusts him the most, and it is really difficult to hand over Xingyang to him! The 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command are also real elites! ", Cao Ying muttered; Xu Rong, Lu Bu, Li Dao, or Guo Yan, which one is a good match? Li Kai sighed: "The terrain of Xingyang is very interesting, like a horn with two ends wide and thin in the middle!" There are high mountains on both sides and plains in the middle, which means that attacking there can only break through Xu Rong's defense line! So"

"So a detour to Hanoi is needed! Make a gesture to intercept Dong Zhuo's contact with Xiliang and Bingzhou! Force him to transfer away from Xu Rong's troops, and then seize that fleeting fighter! ", Frustrated's voice was very hoarse, and he looked very personable in a green robe; Hehe! Not bad! Li Kai nodded: "In addition to Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses in addition to Xu Rong's 50,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Xingyang, Hu Zhen and Li Su's 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Bishui Pass, Li Dao's 50,000 horses stationed in Hujiao Pass, Guo Yan's 30,000 horses stationed in Qiguan, and Niu Fu's 30,000 troops stationed in Hangu Pass, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang City!"

Most of the soldiers and horses under his command are riding strong horses, and in terms of mobility and running ability, the allies are not as good as the horses, if they only attack Xingyang and Bishui Pass, they are likely to be hit by them! Then all we need is – more blooming! ”

"An all-out attack? Whether it is Hanoi or Tiger Pass, you have to attack? Xu You asked in surprise: "If this is the case, what if Dong Zhuo directly leaves Luoyang City and directly attacks the base camp of the coalition army, or attacks the Fengqiu that hoards grain and grass?" ”

"Divide the troops into multiple routes, and also consider the defensive strength of the coalition base camp! Ziyuan is right! Zang Hong nodded: "This plan is very risky, of course, if it succeeds, it will be able to collapse the power of Dong Thief in one fell swoop!" ”

"We already have a lot of troops, almost more than double Dong Zhuo, although the good and the bad are mixed, but it is inevitable that Dong Zhuo's strength is not hard to shake, don't think of him as terrible!" , Cao Ying said in a deep voice: "Dividing our troops into multiple ways is actually more beneficial to us!" ”

"Allied think tank, in fact, we are just coming up with ideas, consulting the current situation, what we need is to formulate strategies and tactics, consider the gains and losses, and make suggestions to the leaders of the alliance, and let them decide, which also means that we have the right to plan, but not the right to break! So you don't need to worry about a problem, it's better to think of other ways! Li Mouren smiled and stopped talking; Reasonable! In this way, everyone should make a plan on how to launch a crusade against Dong Zhuo! Everyone does not interfere with each other, and then hands it over to the Yuan Alliance Lord and the leaders of all walks of life, and they will judge! ", Cao Ying said with a smile; Fu Zhu intended to defect to Yuan Shao, he felt that Yuan Shao was more promising, and he was already deeply disappointed in the Han Dynasty, and he had no loyalty to the Han Dynasty, so it can be said that he and Xu You's thoughts were almost the same; Zang Hong and Cao Ying still had a glimmer of hope for this erosive Han Dynasty, and they hoped to win a glimmer of hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty through the powerful power of the Eighteenth Route Princes, just like Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the year, the two of them had the same idea; As for Li Kai himself, his thoughts are wavering, in between, he can't talk about his good impression of the Han Dynasty, and he doesn't have any other ideas, after all, Yuan Shu has nothing to plot now, and what he said just now is just a temptation, and there is no other deep meaning; Xingyang is definitely an important place, and the people of the strategist group still agree on this issue, so the question is whether to capture Xingyang or other places; Xu Yu means that the army pressed to capture Bishui Pass or Tiger Prison Pass, and crushed the past with strong troops, so as to obtain the victory of the real surname, adding another luster to Yuan Shao's political capital, he did not agree to capture Xingyang, he was more in favor of attacking Bishui Pass or Tiger Prison Pass; Frustration means to agree with Li Kai's suggestion, because in this way, he can reap the benefits, in addition to eliminating Dong Zhuo's reputation for winning the promise, it can also help Yuan Shao weaken the strength of the princes from all walks of life, and the teammate of this day may be the opponent of Lai, he thought very clearly; Zang Hong's idea is very interesting, on the one hand, he hopes that Dong Zhuo and the alliance will fight to the death and lose both, so as to gain vitality for the rise of the Emperor of Han, and on the other hand, he does not want Zhang Chao, who has the grace of knowing him, to be harmed; As for Cao Ying, he didn't think about it so much, he only thought about defeating Dong Zhuo and then helping the Son of Heaven, even if his thoughts changed a little after being reminded by Li Kai, he was still sticking to his current path, hoping that he could become a capable minister instead of a hero in troubled times; The Yellow Turban Rebellion is just the beginning of troubled times, but how many people have been implicated? The entire Han Dynasty was not affected by a minority, Cao Ying had already witnessed the harm of the troubled times when he accompanied Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others to quell the rebellion, and he didn't want that kind of tragic picture to be staged again; Individuals have their own ideas, and individuals have their own selfishness, so everyone's answer is different, but they invariably mention a place name - Xingyang! It is about to become the focus of close attention on both sides!

In Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo is holding a volume of letters in his hand, and the signature of this letter is very interesting - the person who once understood you, Li Kai! Well, it was a letter written by Li after arriving at the sour jujube and sent to Dong Zhuo; Dong Zhuo pinched the letter and covered his forehead, obviously feeling a little tired, Li Kai asked him in his heart why he didn't go on unswervingly? Why do you retreat when you encounter obstacles? These movements are not easy to answer, and I don't know how to answer, in short, he has changed; "Wenyou! Check it out! Li Xiaoxian was questioning me, and I once kindly invited him to help me! But he didn't want to! Now that I have failed, and he has rebuked me, what right does he have to rebuke me? Does he know what I'm bearing", Dong Zhuo's tone was excited, almost roaring; Li Ru opened the book and read it, and whispered: "It is precisely because he pinned his hopes on you that he is disappointed in you now, your choice is not wrong, and his question is also the prime minister!" Maybe you should consider something else!

Hu Zhen reported that Sun Wentai has sent troops, and he will attack Bishui Pass as the vanguard general of the Kwantung Coalition Army, and the rest of the princes are watching your response! Your current identity no longer allows you to show your true emotions, do you still want me to teach you these things? ”

Li Ru's helpless tone made Dong Zhuo calm down after a fierce breath: "Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Wentai Cao Ying!" They're all acquaintances! I think Sun Wentai suggested that Zhang Wen kill me and Cao Ying"

"It doesn't matter what matters, it's how you break them! I now want to know how ambitious your ambitions are! Li Ru stared at Dong Zhuo tightly, hoping to see the brilliance he hoped to appear from Dong Zhuo; He saw it, and Dong Zhuo's answer at this moment made him very satisfied: "Defeat them, annihilate them!" Race the world! Since I failed on another path, do I want to succeed on this path? Can you help me? You'll help me! Hahaha"

There was a smile on Li Ru's face, and there was shyness in relief? "Then let's start with this epistle! I hope the prime minister can let go of Yuan Kui's family! Then kill him! ”

"Why? Yuan Kui's value is still very great, after all, he is the leader of the scholar family, if he really kills him, I'm afraid the impact on us will not be small, right? Dong Zhuo stood up, and his indulgence made his body [***], and the fat grew out; It is precisely because he is the leader of the scholar family, and he is also one of the few people in Luoyang City who can lead the royalist party in the city! So, he had to be killed! There are three benefits to killing him, one is to make an example of chickens and monkeys, which is really those royalists who are ready to move; Second, to provoke the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, in addition to Yuan Shao, the Kwantung Coalition Army, with Li Xiaoxian's plan, Yuan Shujun, will be one of our biggest threats, plus Yuan Kui, the head of the Yuan family, has not yet explained who will pass on the position of head of the family, this is an opportunity!

Third, this is to disintegrate the strength of the Shi family, decompose their cohesion, from the moment we killed Zhang Wen, we are destined to stand on the opposite side of the Shi family, and we have no possibility of reconciliation at all!

Killing Yuan Kui can split the Yuan family, the most powerful among the scholars, the fourth and third dukes, the energy of these scholars in the Han world is too great, we have now subdued the Hongnong Yang clan, the Yuan clan is a standout, we must kill him! ”

"You have a point! Then do as you say! Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement, Li Ru bowed slightly, walked away, and when he left, he glanced at the tall man, with a hint of warning in his eyes; This person is now Dong Zhuo's personal guard-Lu Bu! Of course, he is also the ruling Jinwu now, Wen Hou saw Li Ru's warning eyes, Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, he has a whole plan, a big plan, he has been planning for many years! No one should stand in the way!

"Bongxian! Have you heard of Sun Wentai's name? How does he feel? Dong Zhuo said leisurely, looking in the direction of Bishui Pass through the window; Nothing! Battlefield meet and take his dog's life in thirty rounds! Lu Bu pursed his lips, domineering, he was very confident in his own strength and the elite of the troops under his command, in his opinion, the Kwantung Coalition Army had nothing to praise, if he could master 200,000 cavalry and meet in the field, he was confident that he would defeat the Kwantung Coalition Army! It's a pity that those armies don't belong to him!

"Oh? If you are so powerful, why do you want to take refuge in me? Dong Zhuo said playfully, Lu Bu's heart burst out, and he smiled: "I am the strong, but my father-in-law is the strongest of the strong, in comparison, I am the weak, and the weak are attached to the wings of the strong, is there anything strange about this?" ”

"Hahaha! Clever answer! Bong first! You're a man who won't be subordinate! So you", Dong Zhuo seemed to be smiling, and he wanted to speak, this way of speaking made Lu Bu's heart even more full of fear; After walking out of Dong Zhuo's Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Bu's face was cloudy, he was now sure that Dong Zhuo knew something, but he didn't know if his plan should continue, his heart was full of contradictions, so he casually walked towards his own territory; "Wen Hou! What's wrong? The heroic general with lightning scars on his face saw Lu Bu when he was patrolling the Luoyang city defense, and couldn't help but ask, Lu Bu's surname is very bold, and there are few times when he is worried, but it was in the past!

The environment can change people, Dong Zhuo has been changed, Yuan Shao has been changed, and so is Lu Bu; "Wenyuan! Tell others to be cautious for me, don't conflict with the Xiliang Army! Especially the two bastards Wei Xu and Song Xian! Otherwise, I'll kill them! Lu Bu almost gritted his back molars and gave the order; Zhang Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "I know!" ”

"In addition, give Gao Shun! Let him temporarily lead the state army for me! His command is my command! Lu Bu thought about it for a long time and said it! That silent man really made him jealous, but he couldn't live without him!

(To be continued)