A few days later.

Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

In the magnificent North Palace, Xiangguo, who is above 10,000 people, is losing his temper again.

Not long ago, a full set of tea lamps and candles were replaced, but now they were smashed again, and the ground was full of wreckage and fragments, and it was a mess.

The table made of high-quality wood was also kicked away by Xiang Guo's anger, and the stacks of bamboo slips on the desk were scattered in all directions.

From afar, you can hear Dong Xiangguo's roaring voice, and it seems that he is angry with someone.

The palace people trembled.

Don't dare to get the slightest closer.

However, in this case, there is still a person in the palace at this moment, standing quietly aside.

This person looked directly at Dong Zhuo with both eyes, his eyes were full of complicated expressions, and he wanted to say something several times, but after muttering for a long time, he closed his mouth again.

It's been a long time.

Dong Zhuocai calmed down a little from his anger.

He threw his sword to the ground, and then leaned against the pillar in the palace full of exhaustion.

"Wen You, this Cao Zixuan is a good method!"

"The old man thought that he wanted to get some benefits from both sides, but now it seems that he still thinks of him too simply."

"He sent his generals to kill Hua Xiong, and also helped the coalition army break through Chenggao Pass, it seems that he is ready to completely stand on Yuan Shao's side and beat the old man to death with a stick!"

Dong Zhuo felt tired.

He really didn't expect that Cao Ang's methods could be so vicious, and he actually fought the idea of eating black and eating black.

Originally, when he received the good news from Huaxiong and passed on to him, Dong Zhuo was quite happy.

After all, the enemy vanguard was broken.

Such a powerful force will surely make the enemy worry and dare not confront the defenders head-on.

In this way, the task he gave Hua Xiong to stick to the city and not take half a step back can hold on for more than a month and a half.

Just hold on for longer.

That is a great loss of food and grass support for the enemy's army, and the morale of the fighting spirit.

Dong Zhuo will also have enough time to prepare and pack up his army, belongings, and the Manchu Dynasty minister.

Now, however, the plan has been shattered!

As soon as the front foot received the good news, it was followed by the news that Huaxiong was killed in battle, and after Chenggao Pass held on for a day, the city was broken.

What a day!

This is not more than ten million miles away from the ten days and half a month that Dong Zhuo originally expected.

At this time, the originally abundant time became tense, so for Dong Zhuo at this moment.

I hate Cao Ang so much!

……

It took a while.

Dong Zhuo completely calmed down.

Until this moment, Li Rufang, who was standing on the side, took a few steps forward, and then bowed slightly.

Then he said softly: "Xiangguo is angry, Chenggao Pass has been breached, this matter has happened, and we are powerless to change it, so it's not worth thinking about it anymore." ”

"The top priority at the moment is to start remediating the situation and implement some other measures to eliminate the adverse effects of the loss of the city."

Li Ruwen persuaded him.

Dong Zhuo can also listen to it.

After bowing his head slightly, he couldn't help but press the door of his head, and then asked with an inquiring face.

"In Wenyou's opinion, how should the old man remedy it, and what measures should he implement?"

Li Ru coughed dryly.

Then make a gesture of two fingers.

"If you want to delay time, you have to start from two directions, one is to speed up our army, and the other is to find a way to slow down the enemy's army."

"It's very simple to speed up, that is, to get rid of some unnecessary things, so that the speed of our army's consolidation and preparation will be greatly improved."

"As long as Xiangguo is willing to do so, this is not difficult."

Dong Zhuo nodded with a somewhat ugly face.

Since you are going to retreat and leave Luoyang City to go to Chang'an, you must plunder all kinds of wealth in Luoyang City and pack everything you can take away before leaving.

But right now, there's not enough time.

Some things that are valuable, but not easy to carry, and things that are hidden in the corners and need to be picked and dug to find out, can only be abandoned for the time being.

"What about the mitigation strategy?"

Dong Zhuo's unconscious voice was a little gloomy.

Apparently in an extremely unpleasant mood.

And Li Ruru only didn't know.

just said indifferently: "Compared with others, the strategy of slowing down the enemy is the most important thing, if it is implemented properly, it will make the coalition army chaotic!" ”

……

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately became interested.

Compared with making him give up his wealth, it is obviously the chaos of the enemy army, which can make him feel more happy.

"What a clever plan, Wen You said it quickly!"

The corners of Li Ru's mouth rose slightly, revealing a mysterious and unpredictable smile, matched with his black scribe's uniform and rather conspiratorial countenance.

The whole person looks eerie and terrifying.

"That's the Yuan clan!"

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment.

I didn't quite understand what Li Ru meant by this.

Just before he could ask.

Li Ru had already said it to himself.

"At present, there are more than 100,000 people in the Kwantung Coalition Army, among which the two largest forces are Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and the two of them account for more than half of the strength of the coalition army."

"What's more, according to the information found by his subordinates, Yuan Shao's identity at this time is the leader of the entire coalition army, and Yuan Shu is responsible for the grain and grass support of the coalition army."

"Therefore, in my opinion, if we can find a way to restrain the two brothers, most of the entire coalition army will be wiped out, not to mention falling into chaos, at least it can delay them for more than ten days."

Li Ru's voice just fell.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Of course, he also knew what his chief strategist was talking about.

The reason why the Guanzhong coalition army was able to become powerful was because of the tandem of the two brothers of the Yuan family.

It was the two of them who relied on their respective names, prestige and strength to prop up this alliance.

It's just how to deal with the two brothers of the Yuan family?

The Yuan family......

……

Dong Zhuo was shocked.

As if a flash of inspiration came to my mind, a thought popped into my mind.

"Wen You, are you planning to do something to Yuan Kui and others, and use these people to force Er Yuan Cheng?"

Seeing Dong Zhuo, he understood what he meant.

The smile on Li Ru's face was even worse.

He nodded happily, and gestured with both hands and said, "As Xiangguo said!" ”

"You might as well send people to arrest all the children of the Yuan family in Luoyang now, put them in prison, and imprison them all."

"Then put a charge on these people, saying that they are suspected of fornicating with foreign enemies, secretly colluding with the thief army led by Er Yuan, if they can't prove their innocence, they will all be pushed to the entrance of the vegetable market in a few days."

"After this news spreads, you will send a few more eloquents to the coalition camp to tell Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu about the current situation."

Speaking of which.

Li Ru paused slightly.

There was a more grim look on his face.

The whole talent continued to confide in his vicious and ruthless plan as if there was no trace of fireworks.

"If they obediently retreat, dozens of people from the Yuan family will be safe."

"Otherwise, it will be all over the house!"

"In this way, a dilemma is placed in front of them."

"If you continue to march to Luoyang, dozens of people from all over the clan will die because of them, and they will promise to withdraw their troops and obediently return to their respective territories, and the rest of the coalition army will never agree."

"No matter what choice they make, they will have to bear a very serious price, so how can Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu not be upset?"

"Naturally, it's slowing them down!"

……

"Shhh

Dong Zhuo took a deep breath.

Then there was silence for a long time.

He was stunned by Li Ru's vicious plan, and this move was really a bit sinister.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If he is Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, in such a situation, it is really a dilemma, and I don't know what decision to make.

is worthy of Li Wenyou.

It's so ruthless......

I like it, though!

Dong Zhuo, who woke up from the horror, also showed a cruel smile on his face.

He's not a good guy.

To some extent, he is more ruthless than Li Ru and has no bottom line.

So this ploy is exactly what he wants!

Are Yuan Kui and the others dead or alive, and how tormented Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are in their hearts, is this his business?

As long as it works, he uses it!

It's just that just when he was about to give an order and order Li Ru to handle this matter and arrest the Yuan family.

A memory slice suddenly flashed back through his mind, causing him to froze for a few seconds.

Then he said with some hesitation.

"Cao Zixuan once said to me at the beginning that a person like Yuan Shao, who has ambitions and lofty ambitions, will not be bound by some ethnic groups of old and young."

"We are threatening him with the Yuan family, I'm afraid it won't be of much use."

"If Yuan Shao is cold-blooded and ruthless, just watch us show Yuan Kui and others to the public, and then still swagger towards Luoyang, what will happen at that time?"

I don't know why.

Some of the words that Cao Ang said left a deep impression on Dong Zhuo's heart, and often made him think involuntarily, and this is the case now.

However, Li Ru shook his head.

There was a lot of disbelief on the face.

"Xiangguo's words are wrong, our purpose is to drag them down, not really let Yuan Shao withdraw from the army."

"Therefore, Yuan Jiazi is really cold-blooded and ruthless, so what can we do, it's a big deal that we cut off the heads of Yuan Kui and others and send them directly."

"If Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu can be indifferent to this and still swagger to attack, then their unfilial piety may have to be left in the world!"

These words of Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo chewed repeatedly.

Then it dawned on me.

This is Yang Mou's ear!

As long as Er Yuan still cherishes his feathers and pays attention to his reputation.

After getting the news of the death of Yuan Kui and others, and seeing the heads of these people with his own eyes, he had to cry and mourn no matter what.

Doesn't that delay their time?

Tut!

What a brilliant plan!

……

"Wen You, this matter will be handed over to you, you must make sure that no one in the Yuan family can escape, except for the childish children, all of them will be imprisoned!"

Li Ru responded.

But he didn't leave immediately.

Instead, he turned around and helped up the table that had been kicked away by Dong Zhuo before, then spread out the map on it, and then pointed to the current location of the coalition forces with his finger.

"One more thing."

"After Chenggao Pass, there are only two big cities in Gongxian County and Yanshi County, didn't Xiangguo send General Lu to guard Yanshi before, but at the moment, it is far from enough."

"The first point is to send more manpower and set up a defensive line in Gong County, for the sake of the overall situation, it doesn't matter if you lose some troops."

Dong Zhuo nodded.

This is the proper way to go.

After silently reading the list of generals under his command in his mind, Dong Zhuo finally selected one person.

"Then let Fan Chou lead an army of 10,000 to go!"

20,000 soldiers and horses were broken in Chenggao Pass, even with Dong Zhuo's family background, his vitality was greatly injured and his flesh hurt.

The landlord's family had no food left.

What's more, this is a force that is destined to be sacrificed, and the more you send, the greater the loss.

So there were only 10,000 people.

……

Li Ru bowed.

Bid farewell to Dong Zhuo.

It's just that just as his right foot was about to step out of the threshold of the palace, a thought suddenly came to his mind, which made Li Ru stunned in place.

Do you want to remind Sangkook?

After hesitating for a while.

After all, it was Dong Zhuo's weight that overpowered Cao Ang and made Li Ru turn around.

He clasped his fists and whispered: "Xiangguo, Lu Bu can't be fully trusted, you need to be more vigilant!" ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly flashed a different color.

The boss with staring eyes.

looked Li Ru up and down.

Seeing that his face was as usual, he looked quite frank, and it didn't look like he had a personal grudge with Lu Bu and was engaged in political struggle here.

Only then did he ask leisurely: "Why did Wen You say this, Feng Xian is loyal to me, and since he defected to my command, everything he has explained to him has been done properly and properly, how can I take precautions?" ”

Since Li Ru opened his mouth, he would not hesitate.

He pointed to the battle report that had been delivered in the morning.

"I beg your pardon for being offended, General Lu was recommended by Cao Ang when he joined your command, and the two of them are said to be called brothers."

"Now that Cao Zixuan has rebelled, what General Lu plans to do at this moment, and whether there is any connection between him and Cao Ang, these are unknown."

"Even if General Lu is loyal to you, there are some things that you have to guard, and you have to think twice!"

Although Li Ru has a dark line on Cao Ang's side.

But his most fundamental position is still Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, if a trivial matter is involved, or it will involve his own affairs, he will help Cao Ang make a round.

But if it is a major matter related to the survival of Dong Zhuo's forces, he will never be sloppy.

Therefore, on the issue of dealing with Lu Bu.

Li Ru chose to speak out.

……

However, to Li Ru's surprise.

Dong Zhuo listened to his words.

didn't show any solemn look, but laughed.

"Wen You is worried!"

"I've been with Feng Xian for half a year, what kind of character is he, I still don't know?"

"Feng Xian attaches more importance to profit than affection, he and Cao Zixuan are indeed brothers, but only the old man can give him the greatest benefits, the most benefits, how can you say he betrayed me?"

Speaking of which.

Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Besides, the old man is not defenseless, among the defenders of Yanshi County this time, it is Wencai who presides over the overall situation, and Feng Xian needs to be controlled by him."

"Even if he has a different heart, he can't turn the sky upside down, so don't you worry?"

Li Ru was relieved.

……

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(End of chapter)