—180 A.D.——

Huangfu Song, the general of Zhengxi, confronted the Liangzhou rebels for nearly a year, and tried each other, but there was no progress.

After the initial panic of the rebels entering the imperial tomb, Luoyang found that it was not unstoppable, so he issued a series of military orders to order Huangfu Song to "quell the rebellion as soon as possible", and the most recent order even clearly mentioned that "Wen Dangkou and the two generals have no record, and if there is discord, the general Zhenxi will act cheaply", which made the relationship between the two commanders, who were already not harmonious with each other, more and more stiff.

Due to that rash attack, Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, has still not been able to raise his head in the coalition army until now, which is even worse at this time; As for the "broken general" mentioned in passing, because it was originally just an empty title, the so-called "imperial order" and "military order" were not regarded as the same thing at all.

Fufeng County, Dongfu Study.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you said that if I take Ah Bai to Luoyang and let her 'eat as she pleases', will the capital of this Han Dynasty have to be replaced?" Because he has been pampered and has never been on the battlefield recently, Dong Zhuo's original sturdy figure now looks a little rich, he is dressed like an ordinary rich man at this time, and he is reading the information gathered from the entire Liangzhou battlefield while paying attention to his granddaughter outside.

"Father-in-law said with a smile......" The corners of Li Ru's eyes twitched slightly: "In that case, the big man is only afraid that there will be one less state and more inland seas." ”

From time to time in the courtyard, there were exclamations from the servants and maids, "Miss, that can't be eaten", but the specific candidates have changed no less than ten batches.

Of course, it wasn't eaten by Dong Bai - although Li Ru thought so when he first heard about it.

For Miss Dong Bai's "Wushuang" who "devours everything", Dong Zhuo doesn't seem to have any intention to hide it at all, such as biting off big trees, gnawing off stones or something, once the servants who take care of her see it, they will be controlled by Dong Zhuo's faction, and they will join a secret intelligence department instead, there is that kind of terrifying "threat", and they don't even have to worry about loyalty.

Therefore, the Dong Mansion's requirements for selecting servants are so high, just like selecting elite soldiers, it is not a quirk of the powerful at all, but it is indeed selecting elite soldiers.

Although Dong Zhuo is the commander of the rangers in Liangji and Erzhou, those high-profile rangers don't care about intelligence work at all, and the news they send back is what they "think is important", and how much of it is smoke, and how many repeats, can't be counted at all.

And this mysterious intelligence department, as far as Li Ru knows, the identities of the "spies" are all ordinary residents of various cities, and the news that is passed on is all well-known in the streets and alleys, even so, it is much more useful and timely than those rangers.

Li Ru vaguely judged that Dong Zhuo seemed to intend to establish a huge organization that belonged to the rangers themselves, integrating the collection of intelligence, the handover of tasks, and the delivery of remuneration, so as to prevent the "tasks" in various places from being controlled by local powers, but at present, even the idea was only a prototype, not to mention the difficulties that would definitely be encountered.

"Now it seems that Zhang Wen did not have military power at the beginning, in addition to the reasons I told you at the beginning, it is probably part of the plan to take over the whole after Huangfu Song's battle is unfavorable," Dong Zhuo continued to flip through the information from various places made of yellow paper, white silk, and bamboo slips: "If General Zhengxi is really so incompetent, then we will find an opportunity to withdraw at that time." ”

"General Huangfu is such a dignified and upright formation, but it is very difficult to find faults, and the biggest loss is only General Dangkou's unauthorized attack," Li Ru responded: "Moreover, if it is not expected by the younger son-in-law, Feng Xian should have succeeded." ”

"Is it a 'win' and not a 'miss'?" Dong Zhuo glanced at Li Ru: "After the defeat of the remaining half of the remnants of the 'trapped camp' rushed back, I heard that Yi'er ran to cry with Yuan'er - come, tell me, how long have you slept in the study?" ”

"This ......" Li Ru naturally couldn't say that Dong Zhuo also agreed to the original strategy of "training in actual combat to trap a camp", so he could only find other excuses: "This is a mistake in intelligence, how could the son-in-law expect that there would be a cavalry that ignores the slowdown in the mountains?" And ......"

"This is my mistake," Dong Zhuo said, "I heard someone talk about the idea of forming this kind of cavalry, but I didn't expect it to be done by him." ”

“…… Han Sui? Li Ru thought for a while, and thought of the rebel general with a similar background to Dong Zhuo.

"Good!" Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and said: "Wen You, as my son-in-law, couldn't guess it, it seems that he can be used as a surprise soldier." ”

"......" Li Ru was quite speechless, if it wasn't Han Sui, it would be Ma Teng or Pang De, the commander of the mountain cavalry, but if he really guessed one by one and compared with his father-in-law, wouldn't it seem that he was too incompetent and stupid?

So he simply changed the subject: "The 'success' mentioned by the son-in-law is casually judged from the wreckage of the ship floating from the upper reaches of Weishui today. ”

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"Combined with what Guan Hai, the captain of the trapped camp, it can be seen that Feng Xian went all the way, although there was no loss to the 'mountain rider', but he also successfully destroyed several baggage warehouses, and he should have arrived at the shore of Weishui at this time." Li Ru said: "Judging from the size of the wreckage, although there are only two ships, the scattered parts are from at least five ships, so it is known that Feng Xian should have attacked a baggage fleet, destroyed two, and captured the remaining three—unless he was bored enough to unload some key parts from each ship and throw them into the river." ”

"Or maybe you were excited and didn't stop for a while?" Dong Zhuo guessed.

“…… In any case, the rebels' supply lines are temporarily interrupted, and a number of wartime supplies have been lost, and they will definitely send people to expel Feng Xian," Li Ru controlled the words with difficulty: "If there is a good opportunity for frontal combat, it will be about the next few days, and I ask my father-in-law to prepare early." ”

"Tsk, you're like this again, Wen You," Dong Zhuo shook his head again and again: "Everything is only arranged to start, and then continue to give further instructions after others have completed the initial steps, and it is precisely because of this that Feng Xian was caught off guard when he accidentally encountered a mountain ride, and at that time, not only Feng Xian, but even you were helpless." ”

"This has nothing to do with refusing to give up power...... Li Ru thought about it and decided to correct his name: "Father-in-law should be very familiar with the 'Wushuang' of military generals, but can you know that strategists also have their 'Wushuang'?" ”

"Well, Wen He mentioned it," Dong Zhuo nodded slightly, "I was pulling out my sword and unsheathing it to try his 'Wushuang', but that kid turned around and ran away." ”

This is really looking for death...... Li Ru sighed secretly, his father-in-law himself has no "Wushuang" available, but you deliberately ran to him to claim that you also have "Wushuang"?

"Strategists, strategists, and generals may awaken Wushuang, but it is difficult to find out, if there is a military general's 'Wushuang' effect is too secretive, and it may be inexplicable to suddenly understand the usage, the real top 'Wushuang' among the strategists can only be summarized by him personally, and it is impossible to determine whether it is correct or not." Li Rudao.

"Oh? So those court officials, the three dukes and the nine kings and the like are also likely to understand? Dong Zhuo asked.

"......No," Li Ru tried to ignore the profound meaning of "the like", and continued: "The administration or management work has nothing to do with the 'Wushuang', and the 'Wushuang' of the literati is like a military general, born entirely for the battlefield. ”

In order to prevent Dong Zhuo from asking questions again, Li Ru kept continuing: "The son-in-law summed up that his 'peerless characteristic' is a 'company battalion', and when he ensures that every action taken by the troops under his command comes from his own direct orders, his combat effectiveness will be improved—specifically, the effect of my father-in-law when he led the army to defeat the Tanshi Huai Pioneer a long time ago. ”

"Hmm...... I thought it was inspired by Feng Xian's martial arts? Dong Zhuo stopped looking at the information and recalled the previous battles since the army was raised.

Indeed, under Li Ru's meticulous command style, which can be called cumbersome, the rangers, who would have only relied on their own force, were able to exert combat effectiveness far beyond Dong Zhuo's expectations from time to time.

"If it is a game between the strategists of the two sides, while guessing the specific plans of the other party, you must also take into account the 'unequaled characteristics' of the other party, because the 'unequaled' of the strategists is the opposite of the general, and it needs to be hidden as much as possible," Li Ru sighed softly: "That mountain cavalry, under the accidental hit, caused Fengxian to fall into a state of inability to 'improvise', which led to the defeat of the army, and the son-in-law had to add an order of 'retreat with all his might' to make them successfully withdraw to Fufeng." ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid that there are a lot of soldiers in the camp who are scolding you for doing too much?" Dong Zhuo said with a smile.

Li Ruzheng was embarrassed, and he heard a herald report loudly outside: "Report! General Huangfu received an urgent report from Chen Cang, and asked General Po Yu to go to the meeting! ”

"That's right," Dong Zhuo stood up: "I'll go and see what 'unparalleled strategists' there are under the command of Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen." ”

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The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

"——Our surprise attack force has occupied Chencang and captured Li Wenhou, the main force of the rebels may be intended, and I also ask General Zhengxi to take advantage of the situation, and our troops will make every effort to cut off their way back."

Dong Zhuo's expectations were disappointed, because this information was classified, and it would not be discussed by the strategists until the chief general had discussed a specific strategy.

Since the reinforcements that unexpectedly converged behind enemy lines were available from all sides, and the balance of forces was unclear, even Zhang Wen, who was quite eager to gain authority, directly put aside the dominance of the troops behind enemy lines.

At present, there is no doubt about the attack, but whether it is a direct attack on the city in a dignified manner, or a surprise attack when the other party notices that there is a mismatch in the rear and the troops return to help, the two generals are arguing, only Zhou Shen's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

This kind of game of losses and merits between the allies really cannot be handed over to the strategists, and Dong Zhuo has no interest in this at all, he is rereading the complicated text that explains the situation of the enemy and the enemy, the judgment of each side, and the specific behavior before the summary statement.

The guy who wrote down this kind of strategy is completely opposite to Li Ru, Dong Zhuo thought, he made the action plan and contingency measures clear in advance, and even expected that the scout who delivered the letter would be intercepted, it must also be some kind of "unparalleled" request, maybe it can be called a "statement"?