The Xihai Qiang soldiers rose up and quickly withdrew.

Gao Shun stood at the head of the city and looked at it clearly, but he did not go out of the city to pursue.

In fact, after more than ten days of fierce fighting, more than half of the 8,000 elite soldiers brought by Gao Shun have been killed or wounded. Even if you want to go out of the city to pursue, you are powerless. Moreover, the 8,000 army are all foot soldiers, and it is difficult to leave the Qiang soldiers even if they pursue.

At noon in time, Zhao Yun led the follow-up army to finally arrive.

Linqiang East Gate, Gao Shun led more than ten generals out of the city.

"General Gao Shun!"

Zhao Yun reined in the war horse and threw his hand to Gao Shun on the horseback.

Gao Shun also bowed back, "I've seen General Zhao Yun." ”

Zhao Yun said: "This time I repelled 30,000 Qiang soldiers, thanks to the general's merits. ”

Gao Shun replied: "How dare you take credit for your internal affairs." ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "I don't know when the Qiang soldiers will retreat, has the general led the army to pursue?" ”

Gao Shun replied: "The Qiang soldiers retreated for just over an hour, and the soldiers under Shun's command suffered too many casualties, and they were all foot soldiers, and their strength was even less than that of the Qiang soldiers in the West Sea, so they never went out of the city to pursue." The general's headquarters are all cavalry, so why not lead the army to pursue, and you will definitely be able to make meritorious contributions. ”

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly: "General Gao Shun doesn't know, although our army has repelled several enemies who have come from all directions, but at the moment there is almost no surplus food in the treasury, and the people under the rule of Jincheng County are not stable, and the Qianghu tribe is still waiting, so it is really not appropriate to fight again." ”

Gao Shun was silent, knowing that what Zhao Yun said was the truth.

At that moment, Zhao Yun ordered the army to camp outside the city, and only brought dozens of personal soldiers into the city with Gao Shun.

Two days later, Luo Zhengqin arrived with 6,000 cavalry.

Gao Shun and Zhao Yun took dozens of generals out of the city for ten miles to greet them.

"See the lord!"

"See the general!"

Luo Zheng urged him to step forward, and dozens of generals stepped forward to salute.

"Zilong is exempt, Peping is exempt!"

Luo Zheng raised his hand, and then rolled off the horse.

A personal soldier had already rushed forward, took the reins of the horse, and led the horse aside.

Luo Zheng stepped forward and patted Gao Shun on the shoulder, and praised him unabashedly: "This time I can force back 30,000 Xihai Qiang soldiers, and Boping has made great contributions, and he is really a general." can have Peping as an arm, why worry about big things. ”

"The general has an overreputation, and the last general is ashamed!"

Gao Shun's face was not happy, and he said calmly, but there was an imperceptible warm current in his eyes.

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Deserve it, why don't you dare to be." The 8,000 troops have not been surrendered for a long time, and their hearts have not been attached, and Peping can make these soldiers under the absolute weakness of the army, and they can also kill the enemy to the death, which is enough to take on the heavy responsibility. Changed Xu Chu, although no one is invincible in the charge, but if he leads this army, he is afraid that the heart of the army will be dispersed first, and he can retreat from the enemy. ”

Gao Shun cherishes words like gold, is silent, and does not take credit.

Xu Chu scratched his head, laughed dryly twice and didn't say anything.

Zhao Yun nodded secretly, looking at Gao Shun with admiration, and even more admiring.

In any case, Gao Shun was able to take 8,000 new soldiers who had not surrendered for a long time, and held Linqiang for more than ten days with weak troops, so that 30,000 Xihai Qiang soldiers could not advance an inch, which was enough to impress people, and even respect.

What others see is merit, but what people who have a heart see is Gao Shun's ability.

As Luo Zheng said, not everyone can be like Gao Shun, who can make 8,000 soldiers return to their hearts and kill the enemy with their lives.

At least Xu Chu can't, he doesn't have the ability to turn a pawn into an elite soldier in just a few months.

The Xihai Qiang soldiers retreated, and the Battle of Jincheng was finally over.

Luo Zheng garrisoned in Linqiang for ten days, and only after it was determined that 30,000 Qiang soldiers had returned to the West Sea, did he return to Yunwu.

When the news reached Luoyang, Dong Zhuo urgently summoned a group of confidants to discuss.

Luoyang North Palace, Jiade Palace.

Dong Zhuo's two thick eyebrows frowned tightly, looked around at the henchmen and martial arts under the hall, and said in a condensed voice: "Luo Shengping can fight well, and it is really beyond my expectations." This time, several armies attacked Jincheng together, and Ma Teng invited Xihai Yao to send troops to attack his flank, but he didn't want to return with all the feathers killed, and was broken by Luo Zheng. It's a pity that such a big general has a backbone in the back of his head. ”

Li Ru, Li Su, Niu Fu, Guo Yan, Li Dao and other civil and military officials, you look at me, and they are all speechless.

Ma Teng asked the West Sea to burn when the king's troops were dispatched, although it was unexpected.

However, Luo Zheng fought back in a desperate situation on all sides, and several armies such as Ma Teng, Huangfu Jianshou, Zhang Meng, and Gai Xun really frightened everyone, and even 30,000 Xihai Qiang soldiers were forced to retreat.

This man is so capable of fighting that if he is allowed to sit on his throne, he will become a great trouble in the future.

Li Ru was the first to say: "My lord, Luo Zheng is a thief who is rebellious, if he is not swept away, the prestige of the imperial court will be lost, and the people in the world will follow suit." Although he repelled Ma Teng and other armies, but Jincheng is new, the people's hearts are not stable, the lord only needs to send another general, leading 20,000 elite soldiers, he will be able to sweep away Luo Zheng in one fell swoop, and pacify Liangzhou is just around the corner. ”

Niu Fu, Li Dao and other generals who hoped that Luo Zheng would die early also seconded the proposal and strongly agreed to send troops.

Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Duan Xuan, Xu Rong and other generals were silent.

Dong Zhuo said in a deep voice: "However, now that our army is recuperating, how to send troops?" Besides, there is no grain in the imperial court, and the autumn grain has not been put into the ground, and the grain borrowed from Ma Teng before, and now I am afraid that I can't even get the grain of the 20,000 army in March. ”

Li Ru said confidently: "The food for March is enough!" ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes are condensed, and recuperation is a strategy advocated by Li Ru.

But right now, Li Ru strongly agrees with sending troops to Liangzhou, and he doesn't know what medicine is sold in the gourd.

"Wen You thinks, who can send troops to Liangzhou?"

Dong Zhuo asked quietly.

Li Ru glanced at Lu Bu, who was standing behind Dong Zhuo, and arched his hand: "General Lu Bu can fight well and not lose Luo Zheng." Why don't the lord take General Lu Bu as the main general, and lead 20,000 elite soldiers out of Liangzhou to the west, and he will definitely be able to destroy Luo Zheng in one fell swoop. ”

"This ......"

Dong Zhuo groaned slightly, and then understood.

Li Ru is driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Since the defeat of the Kwantung coalition army, Dong Zhuo has gradually reorganized the army under his command.

Stuffing the elite of the 5,000 Northern Army to Luo Zheng is a means of Ruohua's central official army.

Lu Bu still had 20,000 elite soldiers under him, and Dong Zhuo had long wanted to kick them out of the Liangzhou military system in order to achieve a high degree of control over the army under his command, but he never found a suitable opportunity and excuse and failed to move lightly.

Previously, Lu Bu had always wanted to lead the troops to the battle, but Dong Zhuo did not allow it, so he tied him firmly to his side, so as not to let the tiger return to the mountain.

But at present, Luo Zheng repelled Ma Teng and other armies, and gradually became a big problem in Liangzhou.

Let Lu Bu go to Liangzhou, it is the only way to drive the tiger and devour the wolf.

Luo Zheng is a wolf, Lu Bu is a tiger, and if the two strong fight, one will be injured.

Lu Bu is not a good person, and Luo Zheng is also not an easy person.

Let Lu Bu go to Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo doesn't have to worry that Luo Zheng will be killed by Lu Bu. Dong Zhuo believes that Lu Bu will also not be killed by Luo Zheng lightly, and it is in Dong Zhuo's best interests to let the tiger and wolf fight and lose both.

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