Nan Ye was angry when he heard that the battle did not matter if he won or lost, and his combat purpose was to only win the battle, fight the battle that could make money, and never make a deal that lost money and made money. So he said to Xi Zhicai: "Zhicai is also familiar with military books, and he should know the soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival. The temple is counted as the winner without a fight, and it is a lot. The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. Where the method of using soldiers, galloping thousands of cars, thousands of leather cars, with 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold. The great event of the country, Zhicai! Thousands of dollars a day, comrade! The temple is invincible, my ancestors! If it doesn't matter if you win or lose, what's the point of fighting in this battle? ”

Of course, Xi Zhicai knew that Nan Ye was quoting "The Art of War", and he smiled slightly and said to Nan Ye: "How can you not know what the mage is saying? Tadashi also knew that the mage had never suffered a loss on the battlefield in a hundred battles. Yesterday he did not elaborate on the number of soldiers when he talked about sending troops, so the mage readily agreed to send troops. It can be seen that the mage has a chance of winning the prophet, so why bother me here? Zhong only asked the mage, there are only 30,000 horses, the mage is fighting or not? ”

Nan Ye agreed to send troops because he knew that Dong Zhuo was not far from death. Xi Zhicai calculated that Nan Ye would never fight unprepared battles, so he reduced the soldiers and horses and reduced the cost of the expedition. At this time, if Nan Ye said that the battle would be won, and 30,000 horses would be enough. If Nan Ye said that if he didn't fight, he would lose this battle, and Xi Zhicai would have to make other arrangements and transfer people from all over the place.

Nan Ye didn't know that Xi Zhicai still had two hands to prepare, and when he saw that Xi Zhicai had settled on himself, he said helplessly: "Of course we have to fight!" Even if you don't win this battle, you won't suffer, 30,000 is 30,000. ”

Once Nan Ye made a decision, the military under his command and even the entire Jiaozhou would revolve around him. Because Nanye is not only the pastor of Jiaozhou, but also the spiritual leader of the people of Jiaozhou, and the belief of everyone. Within a few days, the army of 30,000 was ready, and Bai Zhen's special armor was also completed overnight in the secret arsenal under the Jiaozhou Academy of Science.

Jiaozhou Academy of Science is a special institution established by Nanye, and its predecessor is the arsenal in Science City. Here are the disciples of Nanye and countless jishu talents, specializing in research and improving the strength of scientific jishu. Cai Yong, Wang Yi, Zuo Bo, Shi Yuanyi, Xie Sheng, and Bi Lan are all in charge here. The research institute not only studies all kinds of civilian technology, but also has a secret arsenal that specializes in military technology, producing all kinds of weapons, armor and military equipment, just like the jishu workshop in the game of the Three Kingdoms.

Nan Ye had already secretly ordered the Academy of Sciences to start researching "advanced" weapons such as bilateral stirrups, vests, repeaters, catapults, etc., and there were some results, but they had not yet equipped soldiers on a large scale. Because Nan Ye was worried that once a large area of these jishu was put into use, they would be stolen by other princes, and the result of Zuihou would be to cause more casualties among soldiers and civilians in the war.

Nan Ye knows that science jishu is a double-edged sword, and if you don't use it well, you will hurt yourself. Just imagine, if Emperor Ling, Dong Zhuo, and the Ten Standing Servants had mastered the plane, artillery, and atomic bomb, it would be a disaster for the whole Shijie. Therefore, Nan Ye did not plan to study hot weapons such as muskets and cannons when the people's wisdom was not opened, even if it was a cold weapon, he used it extremely carefully and cautiously, so as not to be stolen and abused by other princes.

When everything was ready, Nan Ye set off with his army. In addition to Dian Wei and Zhou Cang, the generals who followed him to the north this time also included Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi, Guan Hai, Zang Ba, and Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others who stayed in Jiaozhou.

Xi Zhicai originally wanted Tian Feng to accompany the army to serve the military, but Nan Ye refused. On the one hand, it is because there are many government affairs in Jiaozhou that need to be handled by Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others, and on the other hand, it is also because Nan Ye is afraid that Tian Feng will destroy his overall deployment. It's not that Nan Ye suspects that Tian Feng's intelligence is not clever, but that he is worried that Tian Feng's IQ is too high, so maybe he will take advantage of the chaos to capture Chang'an, and let himself come out to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and then the fun will be great. Nan Ye remembered that Tian Feng in history had persuaded Yuan Shao to welcome the Son of Heaven, Nan Ye did not intend to use this strategy, so he naturally did not want to take him on the expedition, just like he was unwilling to take Xi Zhicai into Luoyang to rescue him.

As soon as Nan Ye led 30,000 soldiers and horses to leave Jiaozhou, Dong Zhuo got the news. As Xi Zhicai said, Dong Zhuo hated and feared Nan Ye, he could still move the capital to Chang'an if he abandoned Luoyang, but at this time, Dong Zhuo had no place to move the capital again, so he hurriedly convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.

Lu Bu said to Dong Zhuo: "Father-in-law don't worry, Nan Ye only brought 30,000 horses here, but the disease of scabies, the child led the army to kill it." ”

Dong Zhuo daxiao said: "My son is really brave and extraordinary. It's just that Nan Ye is good at tricks and tricks, but I'm afraid that he won't confront my son head-on, but use tricks. ”

Lu Bu actually trembled a little in his heart, his most confident thing is martial arts, but there are many fierce generals under Nan Ye's command, Dian Wei, Shi A and others are all super first-class masters, not to mention Wang Yue, the sword god. Even if Lu Bu tries his best martial arts, he may not be able to defeat Nan Ye, let alone Nan Ye's magic tricks? Isn't that a good chance of winning? So Lu Bu had to be silent.

Seeing this, Li Ru said: "What the Taishi said is reasonable, I have a plan to make Nan Ye retreat without a fight." ”

Dong Zhuoqi said: "What is Wenyou's plan? Hurry up! ”

Li Ru said: "Tongguan is solid, all Qingu is solid, Nanye must go north from Jingzhou to Luoyang to cross Tongguan, as long as the Taishi sends 50,000 troops to defend Tongguan day and night, Nanye must not advance an inch." Jiaozhou is far away, it is inconvenient to transport grain, and after a long time, Nanye retreats without a fight. ”

Dong Zhuo smiled when he heard this: "This plan is really wonderful!" How about letting my son Feng Xiantong and his six strong generals guard Tongguan? ”

Li Ru knew that although Lu Bu was brave, he was brave and unscrupulous, and he liked to fight fiercely, in case Nan Ye used a trick to take Tongguan, it would be too late to regret it. So he said: "Nanye has very few soldiers and horses, so there is no need to worry too much. The matter of guarding the pass can be handed over to Li Dao and Guo Yan, and General Fengxian still stays by the side of the Taishi to guard to ensure safety. ”

Dong Zhuo also knew that he was unpopular in Chang'an, and if there was no Lu Bu guarding him, maybe an assassin would take advantage of it. So he nodded and said: "I ordered Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji to lead 50,000 troops to guard Tongguan." ”

Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo again: "Although Nanye has few soldiers and horses, his people have close contacts with the princes, and the Taishi also needs to guard against the princes to help." ”

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in the north are fighting in the Panhe, and Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian in the south are not on good terms, who else will come to help Nan Ye?" ”

Li Ru shook his head and said: "Nanye has contacts with these princes, so I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to mediate the truce of the princes and reunite the princes to attack us." ”

Dong Zhuo was frightened and asked, "What should I do?" ”

Li Ru said: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are both heroes today. It is advisable for the Taishi to fake the edict of the Son of Heaven and send someone to reconcile first. The two of them are virtuous, and they will obey the master. If Liu Biao and Sun Jian come, they will go all the way with Nanye, as long as they stick to Tongguan and order them not to enter the army. ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Just according to what Wen You said." The next day, he sent the Taifu Ma Riyan and the servant Zhao Qi to persuade Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to make peace with the edict.

Tongguan is 10 kilometers northeast of Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, and is an important pass between Luoyang and Chang'an in ancient times. It is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and Huashan Mountain in the south, which is not only the passage in and out of the Guanzhong Plain, but also the barrier to the east of Chang'an, and also controls the most important Yellow River crossing between Shaanxi and Jin Dynasty - Fenglingdu.

When Nanye soldiers arrived at Tongguan, they saw that the flag was displayed on the close, and the battle card was hung high. Nan Ye was unwilling to force the pass, so he ordered people to camp in front of the pass, and called the battle before the pass every day.

Li Dao and Guo Yan got Dong Zhuo's orders, no matter how Nan Ye scolded the formation, the two of them couldn't defend it. Zhao Yun, Gao Shun and others asked for battle to force the pass, but they were all rejected by Nan Ye. Because Nan Ye clearly knew that it was impossible to capture Tongguan guarded by 50,000 soldiers with 30,000 horses, and even if he captured this pass, he would suffer heavy losses, and he would no longer be able to attack Chang'an.

Fortunately, there was no shortage of grain in Nanye's camp, and his grain and grass were all supplied by Liu Biao from Jingzhou, and then returned the money to Liu Biao from Jiaozhou, so as to avoid the inconvenience of transportation on the way. According to Nan Ye's original strategy, he wanted to camp here for more than a month first, and when he was lax in Guanzhong, he would release the news of the lack of food in the camp, and then pretend to withdraw the troops and lead Li Dao and Guo Yan to attack. At that time, they could ambush Li and Guo and take advantage of the situation to break through. But what Nan Ye didn't expect was that before Jihua could implement it, the people near Tongguan would disrupt his Jihua.

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