Chapter Ninety-Seven: If you want to withdraw from the army, Li Ru argues about the situation
Leading the troops back to the Tiger Prison Pass, Lu Bu counted the number of people, and his face suddenly turned black: there were only 1,500 left in the 5,000 wolf cavalry, and the Flying Bear Army, which was pinned on hope, was even more miserable, with less than 800 of the 3,000 left, and if the disabled soldiers were removed, there were only more than 500 left.
Kneeling on the ground with his head down, Lu Bu didn't dare to look up at Dong Zhuo's face, he originally thought that he would be reprimanded, but after thinking about it for a long time, Dong Zhuo sighed deeply and turned to leave.
"Prime Minister ......" returned to the mansion, two women dressed in charming clothes twisted their waists like water snakes, stepped forward tremblingly, opened their arms to hug Dong Zhuo's arm, squeezed it fiercely in front of their chests, and shouted in their mouths.
If it was on weekdays, Dong Zhuo would naturally enjoy it, and he would have directly overturned it in this hall, but at this time, the elite in Dong Zhuo's hands was almost lost, how could he have this mood: "Get out, get out!" Pushing the two away, impatiently, Dong Zhuo scolded roughly.
On the city wall, Dong Zhuo saw very clearly that the fight between the Flying Bear Army and the White Horse Yicong had an advantage from beginning to end, but the White Horse Yicong's will to fight was very strong, and he did not retreat, one could not do it, two went up, and two died again and again, so fearless of death, the Flying Bear Army naturally suffered heavy losses. Dong Zhuo also saw it clearly, so he didn't get angry at Lu Bu. As for the wolf rider in Bingzhou, it is not his own lineage, and he will not feel distressed how much he dies.
"Uncle, the group of people under your son-in-law is very strong, just one battle, the Flying Bear Army lost hundreds of people, and the individual combat is much stronger than the Flying Bear Army." washed off the flesh and blood of his body, hurried to Dong Zhuo's mansion, drank the tea on the table roughly, and opened his mouth to say.
Dong Zhuo listened, glanced at him, sighed, and his voice carried a shock that could not be concealed: "I saw that those soldiers were indeed powerful, one charge down, the Flying Bear Army slashed and killed more than 200 people, and none of them were shocked and dismounted." ”
"Prime Minister, Zhuge Jin's soldiers are actually not so powerful, one is that the Flying Bear Army is unprepared and is attacked from behind, and it is naturally the case if it is unprepared, and the other is that the Flying Bear Army has been fighting with Bai Ma Yicong for a long time, and the strength and morale are not as good as before." As soon as he walked in the door, he heard Dong Zhuo's words with fear, so he opened his mouth to explain.
"Wen You is here." It was rare that Dong Zhuo greeted Li Ru kindly.
"Prime Minister." Li Ru stepped forward to pay homage and found a seat to sit down at random.
"Well, I didn't expect the strength of the princes to be so strong, at present, it seems that it is impossible for us to hold the Tiger Prison Pass and stop the allied forces outside Luoyang City, Wen You can teach me this?" Dong Zhuo sighed as he spoke, as if he had no confidence in being able to hold the Tiger Prison Pass.
It's no wonder that Gui is the prime minister of the dynasty, his identity is no longer the same as in the past, he no longer needs to carry his head to earn fame, and naturally he doesn't want to put himself in danger.
"Prime Minister, the Tiger Prison Pass is a high and dangerous pass, easy to defend and difficult to attack, with the Prime Minister sitting here, even if the Allied forces are doubled, it is impossible to capture this pass, and the Allied forces are just a plate of scattered sand, and after a long time, the Allied forces will naturally break themselves." Li Ru's face changed slightly, and he described the situation of the two sides, hoping to dispel the thoughts in Dong Zhuo's heart.
It's just that it's easy to get up and hard to go, not to mention that on weekdays, Dong Zhuo doesn't listen to his advice very much.
"Now that Lone has been staying in the Tiger Prison Pass for more than a month, you also know that those ministers in the court are not very obedient, and Lone is also worried that we and the army are outside, if there is a change in the court, we will not even have a way back." Involuntarily, all that came out of Dong Zhuo's head was how he could not stay here, and for a while, it really reminded him of a lot of things: "Moreover, this time the troops were sent in a hurry, and the abolished emperor Liu Weishang was still in Luoyang, if he was rescued, it would definitely be a scourge, well, now it seems that this Luoyang City is too unstable, and he needs to go back as soon as possible, and he will sit in Luoyang." ”
"Uh......" Looking at Dong Zhuo who was talking to himself, Li Ru was completely stunned, and he opened his mouth several times to speak, but he was suppressed by his efforts. Following Dong Zhuo for so many years, Dong Zhuo's temperament he naturally touched very thoroughly, at this time, listening to Dong Zhuo's constant search for excuses, he already knew that he couldn't do anything, and what he had to do at this time was to think about a way out.
Lowering his head, Li Ru fell into deep thought: The princes in the Dong Alliance are all over the world, and Dong Zhuo is really a little embarrassed, how should he get through the difficulties in front of him? Li Ru knew that if Dong Zhuo retreated to Luoyang at this time, it would be impossible for Luoyang alone to stop the allies, so what should he do? Unable to help but stand up and begin to pace in the hall.
"Step on ...... Step on the ......" A pair of eyes turned with Li Ru for a long time, Dong Zhuo gradually lost patience in his heart, and Dong Huang on the side had already been calmed by the atmosphere in the hall, and he didn't dare to make a sound.
"Lone returned to Luoyang, provoked Lao Tzu, the big deal Lao Tzu said that the emperor would be killed, and everyone would scatter." Dong Zhuo suddenly jumped up irritable and shouted angrily.
"Huh?" Li Ru listened for a moment, his eyes lit up, revealing an inexplicable look: "There is." ”
Hurriedly walked to Li Ru's side, grabbed it, Dong Zhuo shook it a few times, and asked loudly, "What's there?" Speak up and listen. ”
"Uh......" Li Ru rolled his eyes a little, and almost didn't come up in one breath: "Ahem...... Prime Minister, put the ministers down first. ”
Realizing that he was out of shape, Dong Zhuo took a deep breath, helped Li Ru with both hands, stretched out his hand and pulled his shirt, straightened up and turned back to his seat and sat down: "Wenyou, tell me what you think in your heart." ”
"Ahem, Prime Minister, we can spread with the city, 'a Han in the east, a Han in the west', and then take advantage of this to propose to move the capital."
"Moving the capital? Will the ministers be able to agree? Dong Zhuo frowned, obviously not paying much attention to this matter.
Li Ru nodded vigorously: "That's right, it's to move the capital, since we want to abandon the Tiger Pass, then it is impossible to stop the allies by relying on Luoyang alone, then we only have one way to go, retreat and return to our Liangzhou." The prime minister of Liangzhou has been operating for a long time, and the foundation of the wealthy family is weak, and there is Hangu Pass in the east, Dazhen Pass and Dasan Pass in the west, Xiao Pass in the north, and Yao Pass and Wuguan in the south, which can just block the princes for us.
Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan fertile fields for thousands of miles, with a lot of accumulation, and the terrain is convenient, which is suitable for the cultivation of troops. Once we cede Luoyang, the allies will definitely fight for Luoyang, and then the alliance will disperse in a hurry, and there is nothing to fear. We only need to embrace the pass, sit and watch the world change, and when the princes are almost consumed, the prime minister will ride east out of the Han Valley and sweep the world just around the corner. ”