In this way, the dissolution of the sour jujube coalition is almost a foregone conclusion, and the only difference is only the time sooner or later.

The sour jujube coalition is about to be disbanded, which is excellent news for Dong Zhuo.

First of all, the contrast between strength and strength.

Without the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the sour jujube coalition army, the number of soldiers and horses left by Dong Zhuo around Luoyang is not much different from the number of troops of Eryuan, Wen Chou, and Sun Jian, in other words, they are evenly matched in terms of strength.

Dong Zhuo's subordinates have many veterans and cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is higher than the average combat effectiveness of Eryuan, Wen Chou, and Sun Jian's troops, and their forces are evenly matched, that is to say, Dong Zhuo has an advantage in military strength.

Dong Zhuo already occupies a favorable geographical position, there are mountains and rivers outside, the solidity of the eight passes, the strong city to defend inside, and then there is a retreat road to go directly to Chang'an, Guanzhong, and now he will have an advantage in military strength, how to look at it, this is the situation is getting better for Dong Zhuo, which is greatly beneficial.

Secondly, from the perspective of the strategic situation.

Once the Sujube coalition army is disbanded, it will not only bring about changes in the strength and military strength of the two sides, but also cause a big gap in the semi-encirclement formed by Hanoi, Suoju, Yingchuan, and Luyang, and once this big gap appears, the strategic situation will obviously change in favor of Dong Zhuo. Just imagine, at least one point, Xu Rong and Lu Bu's troops deployed in Xingyang and Tiger Prison Pass can be freed up because of this, and change defense to attack, the upper can attack Hanoi, the lower can attack Yingchuan, and the offensive and defensive advance and retreat are all in the hands of Dong Zhuo.

For example, to use the analogy of playing chess, this is a child's work, then it is full of life.

Dong Zhuozhi was proud, sat on the seat, stroked his stomach, and said with a smile: "Wen, Sun Xiaojiao, when death is imminent, I still don't know how to repent. I'll let them jump first, wait for me to clean up Eryuan, and then go to destroy them, it's as easy as a snap! ”

The left and right sides of the tent said, "Yes." ”

"Where is Liu Jingsheng?"

"It should be that he has not yet arrived in Jingzhou."

"Wenhe, I'm still a little worried."

Jia Xu leaned over and asked, "Why is Ming Gong worried?" ”

"After Liu Jingsheng was promoted to the clan, he was one of the 'Eight Jun'. He is known as famous in Shilin, and I don't deal with it, he went to Jingzhou, as you said, will he discord with Yuan Highway and fight for power? Will they not only not be at odds, but will they join together and come together against me? ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "Ming Gong doesn't need to worry about this. ”

"Oh?"

"Yuan Highway is entrenched in Nanyang, and there is not a single soldier for months. Opposing the active use of Jingzhou scholars, it is clear that he intends to be in Jingzhou, but Liu Jingsheng is going to Jingzhou today, but he is going to do the history of Jingzhou, Jingzhou is just that, Yuan Highway has soldiers and horses, and he arrived first, how can he give it up? ”

"What if Liu Jingsheng deliberately tolerated it?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly. said: "Yuan Highway is arrogant, Liu Jingsheng deliberately tolerated it. Unless the Jingzhou Thorn History is given to him, it will definitely not be useful. Besides, besides, Liu Jingsheng is famous, but after the clan, he is not a person who is wronged and forbearing. So I said. As soon as Liu Jingsheng arrives in Jingzhou, there will be a battle between him and Yuan Highway, which will never stop. ”

Dong Zhuo still has hesitation.

Jia Xu said: "Doesn't Ming Gong see Han Jizhou and Yuan Benchu? Han Jizhou is also a famous person in the sea, and he is also a 'protégé' of the Yuan family, so it stands to reason that he should fully support Yuan Benchu, right? But the result? He had to support it on the surface. But in fact, they stumbled one after another. For the sake of power, the 'protégé' students can't ignore the old master, but Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Highway! ”

Dong Zhuo sighed: "I have been in the army since I was a child, marching and fighting, talking about taking the lead and moving forward, although there are also soldiers who are false and real, but when it comes to the way of deception and people's hearts, Wenhe, I am not as good as you!" ”

"Ming Gong is so humble, I am all small paths. I heard that 'don't want the banner of righteousness, don't hit the dignified array', and heard 'govern the country with righteousness, use troops with odds, and take the world with nothing', what Ming Gong does is the right way. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, put his left hand on his stomach, 'touched' his beard with his right hand, and said, "Okay! Wenhe, when I destroy Er Yuan, kill Xun and Sun, set the world, sweep the sea, and achieve the merits of Yi and Huo, I will definitely not forget your merits. ”

Jia Xu smiled again, sat back on the seat, and stopped talking.

Li Ru on the side said: "Ming Gong, if as Wen He said, Liu Jingsheng will be at odds with Yuan Highway, so Jingzhou will fall into infighting, not enough to worry about, and Jizhou's Han Wenjie and Yuan Benchu face and heart disagreement, Yuan Benchu is in a new defeat, it will be difficult to cross the river to attack, at this time, why not Ming Gong first take Wen and Sun, why wait until the second Yuan is destroyed?" ”

"Although Er Yuan is famous, in my eyes, he is just two Kyoto princes, he doesn't know the military strategy, and he has no military formation, where is my opponent? On the contrary, Wen and Sun are both battle-hardened, and their songs are fierce and should not be underestimated. Therefore, I only sent 5,000 'jing' horsemen to attack Luyang last time, but in order to contain Wen and Sun, I sent 10,000 people instead. Wen You, don't be careless, don't be careless. ”

If it was before attacking Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo might attack Wen Chou and Sun Jian, but the problem is that now he has just defeated Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in a row, which has greatly reduced the morale of the righteous army. In the event of a "losing game", wouldn't the two victories that had been achieved with great effort be wasted?

"Then what are Ming Gong's plans?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Wait for Liu Jingsheng to go to Jingzhou, and wait for Jingzhou to be 'chaotic'. Wait for Yuan Benchu and Han Jizhou to tear their faces, and wait for the 'chaos' in Jizhou. ”

"When is this going to be?"

"I have eight passes outside for solidification, and according to Luoyang Jiancheng inside, the sour jujube coalition army is about to disperse, the time and place are in my hands, whether it is good to wait for a long time, or soon, it doesn't matter." Dong Zhuo pointed at Li Ru and said, "Wenyou, I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?" ”

Dong Zhuo is really in a good mood, and he has seen more smiling faces in one day today than he has seen in the previous ten days.

Li Ru said: "Ming Gong, it's not that I'm in a hurry, I'm worried about ......." ”

"Worried about what?"

Li Ru's 'desire' stopped talking. ”

"Say!"

"Yes, Ming Gong,...... I'm worried about the soldiers under the Ming Gong's account. ”

"My subordinates? What do you mean by that? Speaking of the trilogy, this is the life/root, Dong Zhuo put away his smiling face, looked at Li Ru suspiciously, and asked, "...... When you mention this for no reason, could it be that you have heard some rumors? ”

Li Ru hurriedly said: "This is not true. ”

"And what do you mean?"

"And today, the son has moved to Chang'an, there is no 'chicken' dog in Luoyang, and the soldiers under the Ming public account have been fighting for a long time, living in this ruined place, I am afraid that they will think of returning." (To be continued.) )