At the beginning of July of the third year of the first peace.

The core area of the Han Dynasty is the Central Plains region centered on Yanzhou and Sili.

A big event broke out that shocked everyone and shocked them when they heard it.

Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao and Yuzhou Mu Cao Ang, together with Qingzhou Assassin Shi Xiahou Dan, in the name of the highest administrator of the three states, held high the banner of crusading against Dong thieves, and mobilized a large army to march all the way to Chang'an.

Although the surname Cao and the surname Xiahou come from the same source, the so-called governors of the three states are actually the power of one family and one surname, but this momentum is not far behind compared to the more than ten princes who crusaded against Dong Zhuo back then.

After all, Cao's army claimed to command 600,000 troops.

With Cao Ang as the commander of the three armies, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Yuan and other generals led the three armies of each size, divided the troops into several routes, and marched to Chang'an by land and water.

Although the total strength of Cao's army was actually only more than 80,000, this did not prevent Cao Ang from exaggerating the figure several times.

As soon as the banner of the 600,000-strong army is fought out, and the enemy has not fought, I am afraid that the momentum will be lost first.

Besides.

Although the number of troops is less than 80,000, it is reasonable to count the militia and young men who are supplied with logistics, and it is reasonable to have a large number of hundreds of thousands.

In this case.

The news was like a wing, with the marching route of Cao's army as the central axis, and it spread quickly in all directions along the way, and the text of the thief was sent to various cities like snowflakes.

And all the cities that received the inscription.

All of them heard the wind and removed the flags on the city and replaced them with the Han flag, or the Cao Zi flag to express allegiance to the Cao family.

Where the city is on the route of Cao's army's march.

That was before the arrival of the army, the city gate had been opened to express surrender, and the pot pulp was eaten to welcome the king's division, for fear that the queue would be too late and suffer from the pond fish.

And so it goes.

For half a month, Cao's army was marching at the highest speed, without encountering any obstacles along the way, but constantly providing grain and grass from cities along the way to ensure the supply of the army.

From Hangu Guanxi, all the way to Huayin County, which is located in the westernmost part of Hongnong County, the whole process can be described as extremely smooth, and the journey of more than 400 miles passes by in a flash.

And after arriving in Huayin.

Further west is the range of Jingzhao.

In other words, this place is not far from Chang'an, continue to maintain the current speed, then within seven days, the army can reach Chang'an City.

Of course, this is only the ideal situation.

Whether it will encounter the resistance of the Xiliang army, and how much Dong Zhuo has rule over the city in Jingzhaowei, I am afraid that it depends on the combination in Chang'an City at the moment and the results of their efforts.

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At this moment, in Yiwu, more than 200 miles west of Chang'an City, the duo members who had high hopes for Cao Ang, that is, Li Ru and Li Wenyou, the biggest ghost of the Xiliang Group, were reporting the military situation to Dong Zhuo.

In a magnificent hall.

Although the doors and windows are closed, blocking out most of the daylight, the rows of candles in the house are lit up, and the bright and brilliant firelight reflects the brilliant decoration on the left and right, rendering the whole environment as if it were shining with golden light.

A large number of precious, but excessively rich incense made Li Ru, who was standing in the hall, frown, this smell was really pungent and excessive.

But the counterpart to it.

The owner of this dock fort, that is, Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying, enjoyed all this.

The whole person was lazy and half-lying on the soft couch, looking at it from a distance, like a mountain of meat.

If Cao Ang saw Dong Zhuo at this moment, he probably couldn't help but be surprised, this was the same as the Dong Zhuo he saw when he was in Luoyang City.

At the beginning, Dong Zhuo, although he was also in extraordinary shape, riding on horseback like a black bear, but it was basically a muscle trained by perennial military life, strong and strong.

From the outside, he was full of spirit, and his eyes were full of ambition, and he was arrogant and unstoppable.

However, now the muscles all over the body have turned into fat, even the face is swollen, and even the eyes can't see clearly, and the blazing eyes are directly squeezed into two slits, not to mention any ambition.

At this time, Dong Zhuo was already very in line with the title of "black fat man" given to him by Cao Ang.

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"Taishi, the news is conclusive, that Cao Zixuan claims to lead an army of more than 600,000, and he has arrived in the west of Hongnong County at this moment, if he does not send troops to fight, I am afraid that he will arrive at Chang'an City within ten days."

"I hope the master will make a decision as soon as possible!"

looked at the paperwork and information presented by Li Ru in his hand.

The flesh on Dong Zhuo's face trembled in pieces, and the corners of his mouth twitched vigorously, although he was covered in the Roshan, the reaction was not obvious, but it could be seen that his heart was not calm.

And after moving his body with difficulty.

Dong Zhuo threw the information on the table.

Then a voice full of vanity and exhaustion came from afar.

"Cao Zixuan...... Ha, what a Cao Zixuan, in vain I regarded him as my own person, and supported him in every way in the past, but in the end, he was blinded by the geese, and he brought soldiers and horses to crusade against me. ”

"But it doesn't matter, this thief claims to have 600,000 soldiers and horses, and in my opinion, he can have 50,000, even if he is up to the sky, and he has traveled a long way to come from afar, he is a tired army, and his combat strength has been lost too much."

"And under the old man's command, there are still more than 100,000 elite Xiliang Erlang, all of whom are brave and good at fighting, if they talk about fighting on the battlefield, they will never weaken Cao Jun in the slightest."

"The thief of the Cao family thinks that he can pick up a bargain with me, but he doesn't know that this is the way to die!"

Dong Zhuo seemed to be a little lacking in strength.

Although listening to his words, he seemed to be a little confident, but according to his temper, when he heard such news in the past, he would be like thunder, killing thunder, and he couldn't level two tables without drawing his sword.

Nowadays, however, it is just handled with care.

In the face of Cao Ang's menacing, he didn't pay much attention to it, which shows the weight of his heart.

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Listen to his words and watch his deeds.

Today's Li Ru, seeing Dong Zhuo's performance like this, can be regarded as completely dead to him.

Knowing that the building of Xiliang Group has collapsed, I am afraid that it has been in an instant, even if I don't make any efforts, when Cao Jun arrives, it will be a one-sided crush.

In this case, why should he accompany Dong Zhuo to sink together, it is better to use his head to exchange for a splashing wealth and a splendid future.

Come to think of it.

Li Ru no longer hesitated.

With a confident smile on his face, he looked confident, and at the same time said to Dong Zhuo.

"The Taishi is in charge of the imperial court inside, and has a large army outside, and his strength is already the best in the world, and our army has been recuperating in the Chang'an generation for many years, and its combat power has long been restored to its peak."

"Just the Cao family, it's just a little thief, in front of you, it's really not worth mentioning, as long as he dares to come, then Chang'an is his burial place!"

"After destroying this invading enemy, the Kanto region can be said to be empty, Taishi, you can take advantage of the victory to pursue, hold the victory and transfer the army out of the pass, counterattack the Central Plains, and then calm the world in one fell swoop, this is the number of days!"

Dong Zhuo's heart was full of joy when he said this.

I couldn't help but laugh.

The sound of deep laughter echoed throughout the hall, and it seemed that he was in a good mood.

Although he has been in Chang'an for a few years, Dong Zhuo's heart has long been exhausted, and he eats, drinks, and enjoys all day long, and he is too lazy to move.

But the extravagant desire to dominate the world, change the dynasty, and become the emperor has always remained in his heart.

In the past, he felt that he had no chance, and he was too lazy to fight, but now that he heard his chief staff boast like this, how could Dong Zhuo not be excited?

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And just when Dong Zhuo was extremely happy.

Li Ru's seeping voice drifted coldly into his ears again.

"Taishi, although our army is not afraid of the Cao army now, it is menacing after all, and it is claimed to be as many as 600,000, there are many deceived people in Chang'an City, and even there are many people in the army who are panicking."

"If you resist foreign enemies, you must first settle inside, if you let it go, I am afraid it will cause turmoil, especially the group of civil and military ministers in the DPRK and China, who seem to be honest and obedient, but they all have hidden thoughts."

"So according to the opinion of my subordinates, please also ask the master to take the time to go to Chang'an, as long as you show up, even if you just say three or two exciting words, it is enough to deter Xiaoxiao, and make people's hearts flutter and turbulent!"

Dong Zhuo, who was clamoring to hammer Cao Ang to death just now.

As soon as he heard Li Ru's suggestion, he hesitated a little.

"This ...... Wen You, is this necessary, the old man can send his generals to lead the troops, I am in charge of the overall situation, it should be enough in the future, as for the waste in the court, it is just a group of scumbags, there is no need to worry about it, they are people's hearts floating, what can they do? ”

A dismissive attitude towards Dong Zhuo.

Li Ru bowed slightly in response.

He didn't argue with the black fat man about anything, but changed his words and said around the corner.

"What the master said, his subordinates understand, if it is an ordinary trivial matter, it is indeed not worth your labor."

"But if you can take this opportunity to let you go one step further and become the king of my Han Dynasty with a different surname, then I don't know if Taishi has any intentions?"

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Li Ru's voice just fell.

Dong Zhuo's eyes widened.

He was originally half-paralyzed on the cushion, but he couldn't help but sit up straight at this moment, tried to open his eyes wide, and then looked directly at Li Ru, and asked in some surprise.

"What does Wen You mean by this?"

"At the beginning, Emperor Taizu Gao made an alliance with heaven and earth, if he was not the king of the Liu family, the world would attack him, I was not surnamed Liu, how could I be crowned king?"

Li Ru smiled lightly and shook his head.

With his hands in his sleeves, he bowed slightly to Dong Zhuo, and then said in a seductive tone.

"Emperor Gao made an alliance with heaven and earth, it was all hundreds of years ago, time has changed, how can the current Han Dynasty and the original Han Dynasty be talked about, I think it is okay to change the course."

"Besides, the Han Dynasty is now tired and disadvantaged, thanks to the support of the Taishi, you have carried the Han family, so that it can be hung high and not fall, you have worked hard and made you a king with a different surname, why not?"

As Li Ru narrated.

The expression on Dong Zhuo's face began to change drastically.

From the original surprise, it gradually became longing and yearning, and then I couldn't help but nod again and again.

Makes sense, it makes so much sense!

In order to ensure the continuation of the Han family, I, Dong Zhuo, can be said to have broken my heart, what's wrong with being crowned a king?

And that's not all.

Li Ru continued to stretch out his hand and point in the direction of Chang'an, and then smiled disdainfully.

"Cao Ang came with a large army, and you are naturally an enemy to Taishi, but aren't the ministers in the court afraid of him, that Cao Zixuan is a ruthless person, once he breaks Chang'an City, he will not be ruthless to cleanse these Chang'an ministers."

"At the moment, this group of people can only stand with us, even if it is that doll genius, they should understand this truth."

"So as long as the subordinates arrange for someone to play and invite each other, the court will definitely agree if they know the current affairs, as for the so-called Emperor Gao's ancestral training, it doesn't matter if you change it at a critical juncture."

"I don't know what you think, Taishi?"

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That's it.

Li Ru sleeved his hands and stopped talking.

And Dong Zhuo only thought about it for less than ten breaths, then slapped it on the table with his big hand, and said decisively and crisply.

"Good!"

"Wen You's words are reasonable, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if it is allowed to slip out of his hands, it will really be a tyrannical thing, I don't know what to do."

"You immediately start arranging for someone to play, I will set off today, and I will rush to Chang'an as soon as possible, and do the big and small things together!"

Don't talk about Dong Zhuo.

Even ordinary people can't resist such temptations.

When the only king with a different surname in the whole world, except for the emperor in name, there is no one higher than this position, and it is one step away from the position of the Son of Heaven who is high in the ninth fold.

Without a resolute mind, it is impossible to bear this.

And Dong Zhuo just doesn't have this kind of thing.

So he readily agreed.

Even if he was unwilling to move his nest and run from Hewu to Chang'an with hard work, he had to cheer up at this moment and forcibly make such an arrangement.

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And Li Ru got Dong Zhuo's exact response.

I couldn't help but laugh in my heart.

Since it was a rapid march, it meant that it was impossible for Dong Zhuo to carry a large number of men and horses, otherwise he would not know how long he would have to run from Yiwu to Chang'an for more than 200 miles.

Dong Zhuo, who was anxious and too lazy to toss, would only think about going back quickly.

So things come to this point.

The whole plan is already halfway there.

led Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, and also weakened the protective force around him, and then he only needed to ensure that the northern army cooperated and controlled the situation within a certain period of time.

Then it is enough to ensure that after killing Dong Zhuo, everyone present can retreat, and even ensure that Chang'an City is still in the hands of him and Lu Bu.

Think about it here.

Li Ru is not grinding.

immediately said goodbye to Dong Zhuo, and bluntly said that he would take the first step and let Dong Zhuo leave as soon as possible.

And there are baits in front.

The black fat man behaved very honestly.

After a simple tidying up, he left his beloved Hewu with an elite cavalry team that afternoon and hurried towards Chang'an City.

And what he didn't know was.

If you leave, you will never come back.

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