"Asshole!"
"Shuzi!"
"Hey Cao Zixiu, how dare you play with me like this and hide me in the palm of your hand."
"The little black-hearted thief is so shameless. He took my things and then turned around and attacked me. I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"Thank you for trusting me so much. You entrusted me with military power, appointed me to an official position, and even thought about marrying my granddaughter to you. You treat me like this."
"Cao Zixiu, I swear to kill you!"
There was an uproar in the palace.
Whether it was porcelain, bronze, writing desks, bamboo slips, or candlesticks, they were all smashed to pieces by Dong Zhuo.
He took a sword and slashed around the palace.
Everything that he disliked was chopped off by his sword, and even the pillars in the palace were hit a few times. Fortunately, there was no one in the palace at the moment, otherwise he would have become the soul of Dong Zhuo's sword.
The eunuchs and maids waiting outside the hall listened to the hoarse roar inside the palace.
Roaring like a wild beast.
I couldn't help but tremble all over, I was so frightened, my soul was so strong, my two legs were trembling, and I almost wanted to leave first.
Dong Zhuo was not a soft-hearted person.
In the past three or four months, the people serving in the palace have become deeply aware of Dong Zhuo's cruelty, and they are almost living with their heads high.
A little bit dissatisfied.
That is, the head is in a different place, and the sword and ax are added to the body.
Even if he didn't do anything wrong and just appeared in Dong Zhuo's field of vision when he was in a bad mood, he would become a corpse the next second.
Therefore, hearing the commotion inside was so loud, no one outside dared to go in.
He just thought that it was best for Dong Zhuo to lose his temper alone and never let them in.
…
After Dong Zhuo roared for a while.
He vented a lot of anger and spent a lot of energy, and he was a little tired. In recent months, he had indulged in enjoyment, and his physical strength was not as good as before.
Dragging the sword back to his seat.
Dong Zhuo put his hands on the desk and looked around at the two documents spread out on the desk with a gloomy expression.
One left and one right.
They are Yuan Shao's and Cao Cao's proclamations against thieves respectively.
It has been nearly a month now, and it has been sent to Dong Zhuo anyway.
Although Dong Zhuo had already read it through when it was delivered in the morning, he still felt angry when he looked at the words on it now.
Qi and blood surged up, rushing straight to the brain.
If these guys stood in front of him, he could not wait to draw his sword right now and kill them all, and he must cut them into pieces, otherwise it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart.
And in these two chapters of prose.
What he hated most was this one written by Cao Cao.
To be precise, it is the Cao family power represented by Cao Cao, which is the camp where Cao Ang is located.
As Cao Ang's father, Cao Cao wrote a proclamation calling on all the heroes in the world to stand up and attack Dong Zhuo. How could Cao Ang, his son, not know about it?
Maybe, this was Cao Ang’s idea!
After all, this guy is not a kind person. He has a thick face and a dark heart. There are not many people in the world who can compete with him.
Taking the initiative to persuade his father Cao Cao to jump out and deal with him does not seem to be a difficult thing to understand.
"Hiss...hoo!"
Like a bellows, Dong Zhuo took several deep breaths in succession before he could barely suppress the rage in his heart.
But his face was still as black as coal, as gloomy as if ink was dripping from his face, as if a dark cloud was covering his head.
Dong Zhuo hates him!
He simply hated this guy Cao Ang!
I wish I could eat its flesh alive and sleep on its skin!
As for Yuan Shao, he also hated him, but his hatred was not that full. After all, Yuan Shao had made it clear from the beginning that he was against him.
Even in public, drawing swords against him is essentially a confrontation of positions.
Yuan Shao stood up at this time and called on the people of the world to attack him. Although it made him feel extremely dissatisfied, it was reasonable.
But Cao Ang is different!
He had severely deceived himself, toying with Dong Zhuo in the midst of applause, spinning him around like a monkey, and he even shouted "Hello".
What a shame!
Dong Zhuo had never been so embarrassed.
Thinking that he had given soldiers and horses, official positions, and even arranged a position of prefect for Cao Ang's father, Cao Cao. Even the food and grass for this guy from Luoyang were provided by Dong Zhuo in advance.
In the end, Dong Zhuo found out that he had been deceived and miserably.
They agreed to supervise Yuan Shao and send someone back to report to him if there was any change.
As a result, Yuan Shao had nothing to do. He raised the banner to challenge Dong without encountering any obstacles, and was about to march towards Luoyang.
If that's all it is.
Just think that this guy has a dark heart, doesn't work hard, and just takes his things and doesn't work.
However, Cao Ang counterattacked and followed Yuan Shao in issuing a message and raising a flag, as if he wanted to stab him Dong Zhuo.
Isn't this just eating at the east and eating at the west, and taking the left and right together?
This approach made Dong Zhuo feel that he was deeply deceived and played miserably.
There is an illusion that he uses his own money to give many resources to the enemy, and then lets the enemy come to attack him. Isn't this the stupidest person in the world?
But when he dug out his pocket, he was still cheerful, thinking that he had made a bargain, and even begged Cao Ang to accept the items.
When Cao Ang said he would go on strike that day, Dong Zhuo even became anxious.
Now that I think about it, I am such a stupid pig!
…
Dong Zhuo leaned back a little weakly.
Just when he was about to close his eyes and think about it.
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall.
He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that it was Li Ru, dressed as a Confucian scholar in loose clothes and broad belt.
Meet your own confidant.
The gloomy expression on Dong Zhuo's face calmed down slightly, and then he waved to him.
"Wen You, something bad is going on. Please take a look at these two things and tell us how to deal with it."
He has considerable trust in Li Ru.
I never considered the possibility of this guy betraying me, so I told him everything big and small.
Even now, in Dong Zhuo's view, Cao Ang had betrayed him, and Li Ru had spoken for him when Cao Ang left Luoyang City.
There will be no connection between the two.
After bowing to Dong Zhuo, Li Ru took the two messages and scanned them quickly.
Then he fell into deep thought for a long time.
He was not as angry as Dong Zhuo, but he could still think calmly at this moment.
Li Ru couldn't help but flashing his eyes when he looked at the letter belonging to Cao Cao.
This Cao Ang... is indeed a bit too much!
I shouldn't have agreed to board his pirate ship before, but now my boarding was ruined.
Now that Cao Ang has acted like this, it is equivalent to breaking with Dong Zhuo. Although Li Ru had a secret agreement with Cao Ang in private, he still stood firmly on Dong Zhuo's side.
At least for now.
So the current situation has evolved into him being caught in the middle, in a bit of a dilemma.
After thinking for a moment.
For example, I could only suppress Cao Ang's issue and turned to Dong Zhuo.
"Xiangguo, this Cao Ang is just suffering from scabies. He just likes to play both sides. In fact, he does not pose any threat to us."
"On the contrary, it is Yuan Shao who is the biggest worry. His appeal is far greater than Cao Cao's. With a rally, there must be many people gearing up to launch an attack on us."
"Therefore, from the perspective of my subordinates, the prime minister's top priority is to immediately mobilize the army and advance the defense line all the way to Xingyang and Chenggao Pass."
"By keeping the enemy at bay and extending the front line, we can give our main force of the Chinese army time to react. Once Yuan Shao leads his troops to attack, we can also delay his steps very well."
Dong Zhuo is naturally a man who knows how to fight.
When Li Ru said this, he immediately reacted and took out a map and spread it on the table.
After leaning down and studying it carefully.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said in agreement: "Wen You's words are reasonable. I will issue a military order later and ask Hua Xiong and others to start from Chenggao Pass and set up operations in Xuanmen Pass, Gong County, and Yanshi County. Set up defenses along the way."
"With these successive barriers, they will definitely be able to slow down their advance and consume their supplies of food and grass. In this way, Luoyang should be safe and worry-free!"
…
Blind optimism about Dong Zhuo.
Li Ru shook his head with a heavy expression.
"The Prime Minister's words are wrong. Luoyang cannot be defended, and it cannot be defended at all. The purpose of this strategy is to delay the rebel army, so that our army can leave Luoyang calmly!"
As soon as Li Ru said this.
Dong Zhuo was immediately shocked.
His eyes were as wide as bells.
If it hadn't been for his chief adviser who made the suggestion, he might have been able to stop yelling at him.
But even so, Dong Zhuo still frowned and said with some dissatisfaction: "What do Wen You mean by this?"
"Do you know that Luoyang was not easy to come by? I went through all kinds of hardships and came all the way from the bitter cold land of Xiliang. I defeated many enemies along the way before I was able to control this great capital of the Han Dynasty."
"How can you give up so easily now? This matter is too childish and I won't do anything about it!"
Luoyang is the capital of the country.
There was also the emperor in the city, hundreds of officials and ministers, and various institutions of the imperial court. It was the political center and administrative hub of the Han Dynasty.
This city has profound significance.
Taking control of this place is equivalent to giving orders legitimately. How could Dong Zhuo give up?
However, in the face of Dong Zhuo's dissatisfaction.
Li Ru still insisted on his opinion.
"The Prime Minister must be aware that even if Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, it is only one city and one pond. Even if it has the entire Sili, it is only one state."
"If there are no foreign enemies, then of course this state can prosper."
"But now that foreign enemies have arrived, with just one state, neither the population nor the food produced are enough to cope with the consumption of the war."
"How can this be a wise move?"
Hear this.
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
He put his hands on the table and looked left and right at the map, as if he wanted to see something.
After a long time.
Dong Zhuo straightened up and said still hesitantly: "If I repel Yuan Shao and others and neutralize their offensive, then in the absence of foreign enemies, will there be no need to leave Luoyang?"
It was obvious that Dong Zhuo really wanted to stay.
I have been working hard at the border for many years.
It took a lot of effort to surge forward with the might of a large army and get to where it is now.
Is it possible to go back to that bitter and cold place again?
Faced with Dong Zhuo's hesitation.
Li Ru is quite patient.
Still calm and composed, he explained: "Xiang Guo was able to resolve one attack, but can he resolve it ten times?"
"Yuan Shao and others come from all over the world. It doesn't matter if they fail once. They can retreat to their respective territories to rest for a while, and then they can come back again."
"If we repeat this situation, our army will be equivalent to using the territory of one state to fight several states, and it will inevitably fall into a situation where the more we fight, the poorer we will become, and the more we fight, the more empty we will become."
"Sooner or later, we will be beaten to the point where we cannot defend Luoyang. Instead of doing this, it is better to give up now. At least we can preserve our strength and retreat safely."
"Even if you retreat now, you can actively choose another place to base, so that you won't run around blindly when you are forced to leave!"
…
Dong Zhuo was silent.
He vaguely remembered one thing.
That was when Cao Ang persuaded him to check and balance Yuan Shao, he used this set of theories. He once made it clear to her that one state cannot resist several states.
Now that I think about it, this guy really has something.
No matter the vision or means, it is absolutely not bad, but the position is too hateful.
When this guy's methods are used on himself, it's really uncomfortable.
It would be great if Cao Ang could serve himself wholeheartedly.
After walking around for a while.
Dong Zhuo suddenly came to his senses.
Then I thought carefully about Li Ru's point of view.
It takes half a cup of tea.
Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh.
He had to admit that what Li Ru said was indeed very reasonable. Yuan Shao and others had a back ground and a foundation, but he did not.
People can go back to Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou to recuperate, but where can they go back?
Liangzhou?
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but shook his head.
"Then according to Wen You, if our army voluntarily abandons Luoyang, where should it retreat to?"
These words showed that Dong Zhuo had already made up his mind and was somewhat willing to follow the advice.
Li Ru couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
He immediately pointed on the map with his hand.
"Xijing Chang'an is the best choice!"
"This place is the hinterland of Guanzhong, with Liangzhou on its back. To the south is Yizhou, which has rugged terrain and difficult roads, and to the north is Bingzhou, which is also quite desolate."
"Surrounded on three sides, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, the only eastern entrance that needs to be defended is because the battle line is deep and spans too long from east to west, so the enemy does not dare to advance easily."
"Compared with Luoyang in terms of geographical location, it has a huge advantage. If our army can occupy this place, we will be able to sit back and relax and no longer need to worry about Yuan Shao and others attacking!"
Dong Zhuo began to study again.
Of course he knows better than Li Ru about the terrain. Chang'an is just as described.
As long as the entrance to the east is guarded, and then the army is mobilized to suppress some foreigners behind and to the north, then you can sit back and relax in Chang'an.
At the same time, Chang'an was known as Xijing.
It was also the capital of the Han Dynasty.
Nowadays, although the significance is slightly weaker than that of Luoyang, it is not much different. At the same time, although several counties in Guanzhong are not rich, they are not poor either, enough for him to raise troops and consume.
All these, combined.
It seems pretty good.
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(End of chapter)
