Originally, Dong Zhuo was in a good mood, but suddenly it became bad again! The reason is very simple, the fleet that was hovering near Luoyang came to chase him again!

The original retreat route was not a full waterway, but after all, the siege was advancing along the line of the Yellow River, and the opponent's battleship was already extremely large, and the large catapult on the battleship was running, so it was easy to attack his own team without landing!

"Let those untouchables keep up, and if anyone wants to take the opportunity to escape, they will kill our family directly! And those princes and ministers, if they dare to do something, they will kill our family! Dong Zhuo said angrily, but for a while, he couldn't come up with a way to deal with the fleet on the Yellow River.

Lu Bu reluctantly led the troops to patrol along the line, first confirmed that no one was messing around, and then took the cavalry to go to the banks of the Yellow River to check the specific situation of this fleet.

But the actual result gave Lu Bu a painful blow, the battleship on the Yellow River sent out flying stones in the sky, and there were no less than fifty catapult parking spaces on a dragon and snake battleship that could attack the shore together, and now there were as many as eight dragon and snake warships on the side of the Yellow River! In the face of such a huge attack, even a strong city could not resist for a long time, let alone the flesh and blood Dong Zhuojun soldiers.

At the end of the day, not many soldiers in Dong Zhuo's army were stoned to death, but the morale of the entire army was very low. More importantly, this dragon and snake warship not only attacked Dong Zhuojun's soldiers, but also the civilians and princes and ministers hanging in the rear. Anyway, that's a principle, as long as you can get into the range of the catapult, then smash it.

The means of attack on the Dragon Snake Battleship are not only those catapult parking spaces, but also a large number of bed crossbows waiting for them, and the reason why he did not use bed crossbows to attack at the first time is also Guo Jia's order to preserve his strength to a certain extent. In case the enemy tries to find a way to get close to the Dragon Snake battleship, then these bed crossbows will definitely give the enemy a head-on blow.

After the attack on the first day, Dong Zhuo's face turned dark, and even the maids who served him around him were cut down by him! After calling Li Ru, Li Ru could only say that he could go back and think of a way.

On the second day, Dong Zhuo hadn't woken up before he was woken up by a loud noise. After inquiring about it, Dong Zhuo, who was angry, learned that the location where he was driving happened to pass a position close to the Yellow River, and the troops had suffered heavy casualties just after a round of flying stones.

"Abominable Champion Hou! Our family has no grievances with him, why is he so entangled! Wen You, hurry up and call Wen You over! Dong Zhuo said angrily.

At this time, everyone knew that Dong Zhuo was in a bad mood, and no one dared to go up and touch this brow. After a while, Li Ru rushed over from the rear of the team, and he knew that he didn't sleep well that night.

"Lord Xiangguo, Li Ru thought a lot last night, and found that our army did not have the water power to balance Bright Moon City......" As soon as Li Ru opened his mouth, it was bad news, which made Dong Zhuo's face not very good!

However, he didn't seem to notice Dong Zhuo's face deteriorate, and Li Ru continued, "The waterway of the Yellow River is already changeable, and it is extremely unlikely that the troops will cause some damage in the waterway in advance!" Moreover, there is currently no one in the Han Dynasty who can balance the water army of Mingyue City, and this time we are afraid that we will have to pay a considerable price! ”

After speaking, Li Ru quietly waited for Dong Zhuo's reply. He believed that Dong Zhuo should have understood what he had just said, this matter was not unsolvable, it just depended on how much Dong Zhuo had to pay for this matter.

"Are you sure?"

Dong Zhuo also said such a sentence inexplicably, and the people around him didn't understand, but saw Li Ru nodding silently and said: "According to the style of the previous champion Hou, it is inferred that his subordinates are sixty percent sure!" ”

"Well, then you can do it!" Dong Zhuo, who was already angry but had nowhere to vent, went directly into his huge car after speaking, and there were two little palace maids waiting for him to vent.

Before leaving, Li Ru said to Lu Bu inexplicably: "Lord Wenhou, I want to leave a little later, and during this period, please ask Lord Wenhou to take a lot of trouble, and the safety of Xiangguo will be entrusted to Wenhou!" ”

Lu Bu arched his hand and said: "Master Li Ru can rest assured that Lu is here, so naturally he will not let Xiao Xiao succeed!" ”

Li Ru left, but there was a lingering solemnity in his eyes. He didn't even know why he said such a paragraph, but he said it, maybe this is the legendary sixth sense!

Li Ru, who left, quickly rode in the direction of Chang'an, leaving only two elite arrangements of the Flying Bear Army to guard him. Regarding Li Ru's departure, although everyone had doubts in their hearts, no one asked.

Everyone in the Xiliang Army understands that Dong Zhuo's most trusted person is this Wen Yiwu. Wen is naturally Li Ru, and Wu is Wenhou Lu Bu, as for the others, they are not irreplaceable in Dong Zhuo's eyes, if you touch your eyebrows at this time, you really don't have to go to Chang'an.

On the second night, Guo Jia, who was on the Dragon Snake battleship, was still commanding the troops to leisurely "bombard" the lengthy Dong Zhuojun. It has to be said that if you retreat from Luoyang to Chang'an, if you want to take the main road, you can't avoid the intersection with the Yellow River. With the advantage of the Dragon and Snake battleship, Guo Jia had already figured out the location that could be used to "bomb" Dong Zhuojun within ten days. As for the stone reserves on the Dragon Snake Battleship?

Guo Jia had already sent out other ships, and he only needed to go to the fleet for a hundred miles or so every day to find a suitable one

Stone, which is used as ammunition supplies. It can be said that under such an operation, the Dragon and Snake Battleship is equivalent to having unlimited ammunition, and the daily routine bombing package makes Guo Jia very busy!

In the evening, Guo Jia finally showed a smug expression when he heard the soldiers report that there was a person on a fishing boat in front of him who wanted to see the champion Hou.

"Go ahead, the man brought it to me!" Guo Jia, who was leisurely sipping wine on the deck, said to the soldiers.

After a while, Li Ru, who looked like a scribe, came to the deck, and there were two soldiers of the Flying Bear Army guarding him. Seeing that the person in front of him was not the champion, Li Ru was a little displeased, but when he thought of the purpose of his trip, he suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

"This gentleman, Li Ru, the military advisor of Dong Zhuojun, wants to ask to see the champion Lord Hou in order to peacefully resolve the misunderstanding between the two families...... Li Ru said implicitly.

For Li Ru, Guo Jia knows. The chief military under Dong Zhuo is insidious and cunning, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and it can be said that most of the cruel decisions made by Dong Zhuo have the shadow of this guy.

There is a way to shoot without smiling people, and Guo Jia also responded very politely: "Under Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, the champion of Mingyue City is under the military, this is polite!" ”

Guo Jia's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, which made Li Ru's heart slightly shocked. I calculated in my heart: This person is not arrogant, not humble, and cannot see his thoughts in advance or retreat. In the negotiation, you can often take the lead in grasping the other party's heart, and you can occupy a favorable position in the negotiation, but now the other party's attitude makes Li Ru feel like a punch on the cotton, it seems that this time he came to the right place, and he is afraid that he will not know what to be pitted into if he is someone else!

Li Ru said respectfully: "I have heard Mr. Guo's name for a long time, and it is really a blessing to see Gao Xian today." Li Ru is here to ...... on the banks of the Yellow River."

"Mr. Li Ru, there is no need for polite words! Let's get straight to the point, after all, if you are familiar with the relationship, you will be embarrassed to bargain later. Sir and I are both smart people, since we have come here to negotiate, why bother to say so useless? Without giving Li Ru a chance to speak at all, Guo Jia's originally calm face suddenly became arrogant.

Li Ruke was a little stunned at this moment, could it be that he had just seen it wrong? This person is an arrogant faction, but he disguised himself too well when he first met, and he didn't see it? There is such a possibility, but since the other party's character has been revealed, it will be easy to do! As long as you make a corresponding plan according to the attitude of the other party, you are not afraid of being arrogant, but afraid that you have no expression!

"Hehe, Mr. Guo is quick to talk! Then Li Ru said bluntly, I don't know that Mr. Guo is the commander of this fleet? What Mr. Li wants to say, Mr. Guo should also know, Mr. Li doesn't want to talk for a long time, and in the end, Mr. can't call the shots!? Li Ru said and looked at Guo Jia playfully, as if he was taking revenge on Guo Jia's tone just now.

But is Li Ru really angry? That's absolutely nothing, Li Ru deeply understands that any expression and any action in the negotiation is to be exchanged as a benefit. Since the other party has shown inadequacy, you don't have to be so kind, otherwise you will definitely be pinched as a soft persimmon by others.

Guo Jia also showed a surprised expression, and immediately said: "That's nature!" The lord has already handed over the command of this dragon and snake warship to Xiaxia, who is responsible for patrolling along the Yellow River. If Mr. Li has anything, you can tell me! ”

Hearing this, Li Rucai breathed a sigh of relief, what he was most afraid of was that he was not in charge of things, Guo Jia's status in Mingyue City still had an understanding, and it could be said that in addition to the champion Hou, this guy had great power. Now that the other party has admitted it himself, then the matter is easy to solve, so he said: "I wonder how Mr. Guo can stop this patrol along the Yellow River?" ”

What kind of TM patrol, it's obviously just to chase and beat people. However, since what the other party said was so good, Li Ru couldn't debunk it in person, so he could only cooperate with the performance.

But Li Ru's question made Guo Jia look sad, and said helplessly: "Mr. Li, can you change things?" Patrolling the banks of the Yellow River, this is an order personally given by the lord, and he has repeatedly ordered that bandits are rampant along the Yellow River recently, and they must be beaten hard! Guo Jia was also very helpless when he received this task, but the orders given by the lord must still be carried out! Can Mr. Li say a request within the limits of Guo Jia's ability? ”

Of course, Li Ru knew that Guo Jia was deliberately prevaricating, if this kind of thing was not authorized by the champion Hou, you would be able to mobilize the army yourself? Joke. This time, Li Ru came to negotiate, the purpose was to make Mingyue give up the pursuit of Dong Zhuojun, if he kept following them and biting them, Li Ru was worried that even if he arrived in Chang'an, the mighty team would be gone.

"Mr. Guo, it's not right for you to say that!" Seeing that Guo Jia pretended to be stupid, Li Ru said directly to the point, "Where is your army fighting bandits these days, it is clearly attacking our army with catapults. Needless to say, there were casualties, but Li did not see any bandits captured by your army. Li Mou came this time to make peace with your army, and asked your army not to attack our army in the name of exterminating bandits! ”

Li Ru directly picked up this layer of window paper, but Guo Jia said with a look of sudden realization: "Oh...... No wonder I think that the bandits in these days are different from before, they can effectively organize the retreat after being beaten, and they are still so orderly when they escape, it turns out to be Dong Xiangguo's subordinates, what a misunderstanding! ”

Listen to Guo Jia's words

Li Ru didn't care about the ridicule in his words, but said: "Li Ru came this time to bring Dong Xiangguo's sincerity, Dong Xiangguo is willing to pay three million taels of gold as the military expenses of your army's trip to the Yellow River, is your army willing to leave?" ”

Three million taels of gold? Guo Jia frowned after hearing this, and said with a little anger: "I don't know what Mr. Li Ru meant by being stingy and deducting Dong Xiangguo?" Or does Dong Xiangguo think that I Mingyue City is a flower who wants to eat, and I will send away the three million taels of yellow scarves? ”

Guo Jia's words made Li Ru's expression very unnatural, although he gave the other party room for a counteroffer when he said the number of three million taels, there is a way to ask for the price to sit on the ground and pay back, but he really didn't expect Guo Jia to be so disdainful of three million taels of yellow scarves! But it's right to think about it, Champion Hou's territory Mingyue City is in Yangzhou, and Champion Hou also has the edict of the first emperor to eat Yangzhou. You must know that Yangzhou is one of the richer states in the Han Dynasty, so in the eyes of the champion Hou, the three million taels of gold are really not much.

"I don't know how much Mr. Guo thinks this military posture should be! Li came with sincerity this time, as long as Mr. can promote this matter, Li will naturally not treat Mr. badly! Li Ru not only did not give up the negotiation, but even began to lure Guo Jia.

I have to say that after saying this, Guo Jia's whole expression became much kinder. The gaze that looked at Li Ru also became friendly, and such a change was naturally captured by Li Ru!

"Mr. Li, you also said the three million taels of gold, which is the military fund for my lord. My lord is the champion of the Han Dynasty, and he is under the edict of the first emperor to rule the waters of the entire Han Dynasty, if it is spread that my lord will withdraw from the army and stop suppressing bandits because he went to get three million taels of gold, how can my lord have face! Guo Jia looked at Li Ru as he spoke, and added with a gesture of five in his hand, "If you want me to say how to get this number!" ”

"Five million taels?" Li Ru asked tentatively, although Guo Jia added two million taels of gold as soon as the price was raised, Li Ru still had a little joy in his heart, because the lord in front of him was afraid that he had no concept of money!

Guo Jia glanced at Li Ru and said, "Mr. Li, you have been by Dong Xiangguo's side for so long, why are you so patterned?" It must be 50 million taels of gold! ”

Hiss!

Does this champion Hou have a mine in his family? Why don't your subordinates take money as money so much? Li Ru stabilized his emotions, in fact, 50 million taels Dong Zhuo is not out of reach, and compared to the loss of being beaten back to Chang'an all the way, this figure is not very excessive, but it is already a bit excessive!

"Mr. Guo, I'm afraid this number is too much!" Li Ru still said with a smile on his face, "A normal 100,000-person eighth-order army has a military salary of only 10 million taels a year, and it also includes the maintenance costs of the troops' equipment, and all kinds of wear and tear. Champion Hou has only been able to call the warship this time, and the water volume of the naval army should be about 100,000, and the military expenditure of 50 million as soon as he opens his mouth is not in line with the identity of Champion Hou! ”

Li Ru said that these accounts are basically correct, but Guo Jia said indifferently: "Mr. Li misunderstood, what Guo just said is just a figure worthy of the lord's troops." Since Mr. Li is unwilling to let Dong Xiangguo pay this money, we have a second plan......"

"Oh?" Looking at the greedy light in Guo Jia's eyes, Li Ru knew that his opportunity had come!

Guo Jia still made a five-to-five gesture on his hand and continued: "There are some silver taels that my lord can't look down on, but those of us who are subordinates are very short of money. Although I can't just stop this crackdown, it's okay to throw fewer stones, do less training, or selectively avoid some people. After two or three days of training, I took the troops back on the grounds that the navy army was not adaptable, wouldn't everyone be happy? ”

Li Ru understood, this Guo Jia asked him for money. Whether it is 3 million or 50 million just talked about, it is all for the champion Hou, and it has nothing to do with him Guo Jia. As the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, since Guo Jia can command this fleet, it is relatively easier to bribe Guo Jia than to give money to the champion Hou.

"Mr. Guo means you want five million taels of gold?" Li Ru asked tentatively, secretly despising this Guo Jia in his heart, how could he be so greedy for money when he was not very old.

"Five million? Mr. Li thinks too highly of Guo Jia, I can't swallow such a large sum of money! If I turn back to the east window incident, the lord will not take off my head. Guo Jia said self-deprecatingly, "Mr. Li just said that he would take out some military funds for Dong Xiangguo to give to my father-in-law." What I mean is that Mr. Li took out 30 million to my father-in-law, and then gave Guo Jia a small expression of 500,000, which can be regarded as making me feel comfortable. In this way, even if I really find out about it afterwards, I don't have that much responsibility, isn't it ......"

To be honest, Li Ru really admires this Guo Jia a little now. Whether it is the psychological control of negotiation or the way of corruption. The number of 30 million taels Li Ru can decide for Dong Zhuo, not to mention anything else, just before leaving Luoyang, Dong Zhuo has swept countless wealth, and even if he buys one of these 30 million, it is still very good. And this Guo Jia, while getting 30 million for his father-in-law, took a small amount of 500,000 taels, even if his father-in-law knew, isn't this reasonable?

"Okay, that's it! The silver two sessions will be delivered tomorrow, and Mr. Guo is also asked to stop harassing our army! After speaking, Li Ru got off the boat directly and left.

Guo Jia, who stayed on the deck, showed a wicked smile, and said secretly in his heart: Xiaoxiao, do you think this is the end? Hehe......