Ma Chao couldn't help but look at it, but he felt that there was still a certain gap between him and Lu Bu, it was a fluke to win last time, and the sudden thunder refutation also played a role that could not be ignored. Now that Lu Bu has the help of the Red Rabbit Horse, his strength has improved more than one point, if he dares to challenge and the chance of winning is less than 20%, it is better to let Huang Zhong and Zhao Yunlu show their faces.

After making up his mind, he turned around and said, "Can Han Sheng be sure to defeat Lu Bu?" ”

Huang Zhong's face was solemn, and he shook his head and said: "Lu Bu is brave, it is definitely not a lie, it may be difficult to win in the end, but it should not be difficult to maintain a draw!" ”

"Good! Ming said that Han Sheng would fight against Lu Bu, so that all the princes could see my Jizhou talents! ”

However, it was said that Lu Bu fought four first-class generals alone, and Rao was a little powerless because of his superior force, after all, the four of Xiahoudun were not soft persimmons. Fighting Lily like this, Lu Bu couldn't resist it and retreated. At this moment, three horsemen in Dong Zhuo's army suddenly came out of the crowd, and one of them shouted: "Bullying more and less, Tian is shameless, is there no general under the command of my lord?" "It is Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Cheng Lian.

Three generals joined, Lu Bu suddenly reduced the pressure, rose up and attacked Cao Hong and Cao Ren two brothers, less than ten halberds Cao Hong in the left shoulder, another halberd cut Cao Ren's right arm, just about to make up for a halberd to take the surnames of the two, but was desperately held by the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahou Yuan, and the four of them immediately turned from the upper hand to the lower wind.

Cao Ying's eyes were anxious, his relationship with the four of them was by no means an ordinary subordinate relationship, and he was about to ask Ma Chao for help, but he didn't know when Liu Bei had leaned in, hugged his fists and said: "In the past, it was said that thanks to the virtue of Cao Gong's protection, if it is useful, Cao Gong can speak!" ”

Cao Ying was overjoyed, stroked his palms and smiled: "Xuande is really here to send carbon in the snow!" Please also ask Xuande to help Cao Ren and others! ”

Liu Bei nodded, turned around and said, "The second brother and the third brother can go out to fight immediately, if they can kill Lu Bu, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement!" ”

Zhang Fei was already itching, and when he heard this, he immediately galloped out, shouting: "The three family slaves are rampant, and the Yan man Zhang Fei is here!" "Slap the horse and spear straight to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was furious, abandoned Cao Hong, and greeted Zhang Fei, shouting: "Leopard-eyed thief, what is the third surname of the slave?" ”

Zhang Fei shouted from afar: "Is your surname Lu yes or no?" But you first worship Ding Jianyang as your father-in-law, and then you don't succeed in killing your father and worship Dong Thief as your father-in-law, such a capricious villain, isn't it a slave with three surnames? ”

"Leopard-eyed gelding thief, look for death!" Lu Bu was furious and swung his halberd to take Zhang Fei directly. The two peerless generals immediately fought in one place, and the fight was not fierce. Guan Yu took over Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Cheng Lian alone, and they did not fall behind with one enemy and three enemies. The Xiahou brothers protected the injured Cao Ren brothers and retreated to their own position.

Ma Chao was depressed for a while, how come these three brothers are here again, the big-eared thief really doesn't miss any opportunity to become famous! Seeing that Zhang Fei and Lu Bu were inseparable, Guan Yu also had the upper hand, once Cheng Lian and the three of them were defeated, Lu Bu suffered a great loss of physical strength, and it was really possible to be defeated by the two of them if they didn't do it well.

And after the Xiahoudun brothers settled Cao Ren, they immediately slapped their horses and fought against Lu Bu again.

Ma Chao was in a hurry, he didn't want Lu Bu to hang up so early, let alone let the three brothers become famous all over the world, so he immediately waved his halberd and shouted: "The whole army charges, cuts in, and captures Dong Thief!" At the sound of the order, the 50,000-strong army launched a charge, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

Although Zhang Xiu, who led the army on the opposite side, did not dare to see death without help, he immediately ordered the whole army to meet the battle, with 30,000 against 50,000, and the two armies launched a fierce battle on the huge wilderness.

However, it was said that almost all of the soldiers led by Ma Chao were newly recruited soldiers except for the Shenwei Battalion, and although there was no lack of training, there must be a lack of experience in battle. And the soldiers under the command of Cao Ying and others, except for Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Yicong, most of the rest are indiscriminate and indiscriminate village warriors, where is the opponent of the Xiliang elite soldiers? The two armies fought together and killed extremely fiercely.

Lu Bu was besieged by Zhang Fei and the Xiahou brothers, but fortunately, Zhang Xiu led the cavalry to arrive first, and hundreds of cavalry surrounded Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others. Although it was difficult for these ordinary soldiers to pose a mortal threat to a few people, in this way, Lu Bu had room to maneuver, and the pressure was greatly reduced.

And the princes on this side of the coalition army have Gongsun Zhan's five thousand white horse Yicong and Ma Chao's elite soldiers as the main force, coupled with the advantage of numbers, it will not be immediately defeated, and the two armies fought until dusk before they collected their own troops.

went back to count the heads, Ma Chao's 10,000 army killed more than 3,000 people, and the rest of the eight princes also suffered losses, and the 50,000 army only came back with more than 30,000 people. However, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army also lost more than 10,000 people, and the casualty ratio reached two to one, and the coalition army could be said to be a fiasco.

However, Ma Chao was very satisfied with this result, and replaced Dong Zhuo's more than 10,000 elite soldiers with 3,000 troops, only making money and not losing money! The next time it was called a truce, and each sent someone to collect the corpses, and did not mention cleaning the battlefield.

After resting for three days, Ma Chao was about to mobilize Cao Ying and other princes to send troops to fight again, when suddenly a soldier came to report: a person who claimed to be Li Ru asked to see him.

Ma Chao was overjoyed, Dong Zhuo is not stupid! I sent someone to talk about the conditions so quickly, and I met Li Ru in the military camp Dazhai at the moment.

After the greetings, Ma Chao said: "Wen You is the first strategist under Dong Gong, and he suddenly visited when the two armies were fighting, I don't know where it came from?" ”

Li Ru hugged his fists and said: "Come for Dong Gong, and come for the champion Hou Daye!" ”

Ma Chao said with interest: "How do you say this? If Dong Gong could have kept the agreement, why would it be a disaster today? Ben Hou sent troops to fight Dong Shi was forced, and he was also to blame! ”

Li Ru said: "Ming people don't say secret words, why should the champion Hou be duplicitous? Confucianism only wants to talk about the current matter, but he doesn't know that the champion Hou Ke is sincere! ”

Ma Chao said with a smile: "Sincerity is relative, if you have sincerity, there is naturally no lack of sincerity!" ”

Li Ru said: "The champion Hou is nothing more than trying to use my lord to weaken the Kwantung princes and completely collapse the Han family, and Confucianism agrees on behalf of the lord." But as an exchange condition, the champion Hou must immediately give up Tongguan to ensure that my master retires! In addition, take out another million hubars of grain and grass so that our army can use them against the enemy! ”

Ma Chao sneered: "Don't you think it's too naïve for Wen You's words? Tongguan is Ben Hou's only bargaining chip, Dong Thief is extremely deceitful, and he has no faith, so how can Ben Hou believe it? Also, don't forget that now the initiative is in my hands? If you don't do anything, you can wave your troops to take down the 800 miles of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, and with the cooperation of my father-in-law, General Zhengxi, it is not difficult to think about it! ”

Li Ru shook his head slightly and said: "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, not to mention that my lord still has more than 100,000 elite soldiers entrenched in the Luoyang area?" If the champion Hou is in a hurry, it will only backfire! ”

Ma Chao sneered: "That being the case, Wen You, please go back!" Ben Hou does not say that the generals will send the troops to Tongguan, and the place where Dong thief loses the pass is a rootless Ping, and sooner or later he will be destroyed by the princes of the world without Ben Hou's action! ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ma Chao to be so difficult, and said after pondering for a while: "If it is not the champion Hou, he is not afraid that my lord will concentrate all his forces to attack Jizhou and Bingzhou!" ”

Ma Chao smiled and said disdainfully: "Li Ru, Li Ru, you still claim to be resourceful, Dong Thief is difficult to protect himself at the moment, how can he attack and Ji two states?" You go back and tell Dong Zhuo that if you want to withdraw to Guanzhong, only Wuguan is feasible, and before leaving, you must go all out to fight with the Kwantung princes, and you must take away the Son of Heaven and all the officials, leaving a complete Luoyang City to Ben General, if he dares to fight the idea of the imperial palace, the imperial tomb and the ordinary people of Luoyang, Hugh blames Ben Hou for immediately turning his face and attacking Chang'an, Dong Thief does not want to live, Ben Hou is also willing to fulfill! After that, he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him anymore, and said loudly: "Come on, send off!" ”

Li Ru moved his lips and stopped talking, and after he went back, he told Dong Zhuo about Ma Chao's conditions as they were. Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this, and immediately pulled out his sword and smashed the wooden table in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "The thief is simply too deceitful!" The old man would rather die than let you get your wish! ”

Li Ru also shook his head again and again, Ma Chao's conditions were indeed a bit excessive, and there was no guarantee. If Tongguan is not recaptured, even if he can return to Guanzhong, he will always face the threat of Ma Chao, so it is better to stay in the Luoyang area and continue to work hard. If he doesn't agree, he only has Hongnong, the land of Henan and Yi counties, not to mention that he can't afford to feed an army of 200,000, and he has to deal with the threat of the princes of the 15th Road in Guanzhong and Ma Chao, once the grain and grass are exhausted, it is bound to be dangerous!

After pondering for a long time, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and asked, "How long can the grain and grass in our hands last now!" ”

Li Ru calculated: "One month at most!" ”

Dong Zhuo said hatefully: "The old man has been dominating the world for many years, and he has never suffered such a shame and humiliation when he defeated Hebei, and the old man is determined to fight with the thieves and the Kwantung princes, and he will never compromise!" ”

Li Ru said: "The son-in-law also has this intention, when the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, the lord still has 150,000 elite troops in the Luoyang area, and there are good generals such as Lu Bu, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Hua Xiong, Zhang Xiu, why are you afraid of the rabble of the Kwantung princes?" It's not so easy for Ma Chao to think about Guanzhong! ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Yes, as long as the old man is standing, Ma Chao will not dare to enter the army easily, the first task at the moment is to repel these princes, I don't know if the virtuous son-in-law has a good plan!" ”

Li Ru said: "In the eyes of the son-in-law, it is easy to retreat from all the princes in the eastern part of the country!" The lord only needs to send some soldiers and horses to firmly hold the fortresses in Luoyang, and then divide his troops to Nanyang, Runan, Chenliu, Dongjun and other hinterlands of the Central Plains to loot, the rear of the princes is unstable, coupled with the lack of food and grass, there is no other way but to retreat and protect himself! At the same time, the lord also has to make full use of the residual power of the Han family, and pocket the Chenliu, Yingchuan, and even Jingzhou around Luoyang, and stay in the Central Plains to fight for hegemony! ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed, and he laughed and said: "Okay, in this case, give Guanzhong to the thief, and then go all out to deal with him when the old man cleans up these princes!" ”

Li Ru said: "That's right, but you can't let Ma Chao be too proud, the lord has always been friendly with the Qiang leaders, you can send people to persuade these Qiang leaders, use Guanzhong as bait, let them send troops to fight with Ma Chao, even if the thief can win, his strength will be greatly damaged, there is no need to be afraid!" ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, stroked his palms and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is worthy of being the old man's brains!" At present, we should immediately send troops to plunder Nanyang, Yingchuan and Chenliu, and let the world know that I, Dong Zhuo, am not easy to mess with. (To be continued.) )