A few days later.
Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty.
In the majestic North Palace, the Prime Minister, who is more than ten thousand people, is losing his temper again.
The whole set of tea lamps and candles that had just been replaced not long ago were smashed to pieces again. The ground was full of debris and debris, and it was a mess.
The desk made of high-quality wood was kicked away by the Prime Minister in anger, and the stacks of bamboo slips placed on the desk were scattered in all directions.
Far away, you can hear Dong Xiangguo's roaring voice, and he seems to be confused by someone again.
The palace people trembled.
Don't dare to get even close.
However, in this case, there is still a person in the palace at this moment, standing quietly aside.
This man looked directly at Dong Zhuo with complicated expressions in his eyes. He wanted to say something several times, but he muttered for a long time and then closed his mouth.
After a long time.
Dong Zhuo finally calmed down a little from his anger.
He threw the long sword in his hand to the ground, and then leaned tiredly against the pillar in the palace.
"Wen You, this Cao Zixiu has good skills!"
"I thought before that he wanted to have both sides and get some benefits from both sides, but now it seems that he still thought it was too simple."
"He sent his generals to kill Hua Xiong, and also helped the coalition forces break through Chenggao Pass. It seems that he is ready to completely side with Yuan Shao and beat me 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 had the idea of taking advantage of others.
Originally, Dong Zhuo was quite happy when he received the good news from Hua Xiong, who was working hard to deliver it to him.
After all, the enemy's vanguard was defeated.
Such power will definitely make the enemy wary and afraid to confront the defenders head-on.
In this way, the task he gave Hua Xiong to defend the city without retreating even half a step would be able to persist for more than a month and a half.
Just stick to it longer.
This would be a huge loss to the enemy's food and fodder support, fighting spirit and morale.
Dong Zhuo would also have enough time to prepare, pack up his troops, property, and all the ministers and pack them away.
But now, the plan has been shattered!
As soon as the front leg received the good news, it was followed by the news that Hua Xiong was killed on the battlefield and that after holding Chenggao Pass for a day, the city was completely destroyed.
One day!
The difference between this and the ten days and a half that Dong Zhuo originally expected was thousands of miles away.
Now the originally abundant time has become tense, so for Dong Zhuo at this moment.
I hate Cao Ang so much!
…
It took quite a while.
Dong Zhuo calmed down completely.
Until this moment, Li Rufang, who was standing aside, took a few steps forward and then bowed slightly.
Then he said in a soft tone: "The Prime Minister calmed down and Chenggao Pass was breached. This has already happened and we are powerless to change it. It is not worth thinking about anymore."
"The most urgent task is to start remedial measures and implement other measures to offset the negative impact caused by the loss of Guancheng in one day."
Li Ru persuaded him with gentle words.
Dong Zhuo could also listen.
After nodding slightly, he couldn't help but press his forehead, and then asked with a searching look on his face.
"Then in Wenyou's opinion, how should I remedy the situation, and what measures should I take?"
Li Ru coughed dryly.
Then he showed two fingers.
"If you want to delay time, you can only proceed from two directions. One is to speed up our army, and the other is to find ways to slow down the enemy's speed."
"Speeding up is very simple, that is to discard some unnecessary things. In this way, the speed of our army's preparations will be greatly improved."
"As long as the Prime Minister is willing, this is not difficult."
Dong Zhuo nodded with an ugly expression.
Since we are going to make a large-scale retreat and leave Luoyang City for Chang'an, we must plunder all the wealth in Luoyang City before leaving, and pack everything we can take away.
But now there is not enough time.
There are some things that are valuable but not easy to carry, and things that are hidden in corners and require digging to find, so you can only give up for the time being.
"What about strategies to slow down the enemy?"
Dong Zhuo's unconscious voice was gloomy.
He was obviously in a very unhappy mood.
But he just pretended not to know about Li Ruru.
He just said in a calm voice: "Compared with other strategies, the strategy of slowing down the enemy is the most important. If implemented properly, the coalition forces will be thrown into chaos!"
…
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately became interested.
Compared with asking him to give up his wealth, it is obvious that the enemy army is in chaos, which makes him feel more happy.
"What a clever plan, Wen You, please tell me quickly!"
The corners of Li Ru's mouth raised slightly, revealing a mysterious smile, which matched his black clerical uniform and his rather conspiratorial face.
The whole person looked eerie and terrifying.
"That's the Yuan family!"
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment.
I don't quite understand what Li Ru means by this.
But before he could ask a question.
Li Ru had already continued talking on his own.
"There are currently more than 100,000 people in the Kwantung Allied Forces. Among them, the two largest forces are Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Counting their respective subordinates, they seem to account for more than half of the coalition's troops."
"What's more, according to the information obtained by my subordinates, Yuan Shao is the leader of the entire coalition at this time, and Yuan Shu is responsible for the food and grass support of the coalition."
"So in my opinion, if we can find a way to restrain the two brothers, most of the entire coalition army will be destroyed. Not to mention falling into chaos, it will at least delay them for more than ten days."
Li Ru just finished speaking.
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
Of course, he was well aware of what his chief adviser said.
The reason why the Guanzhong Allied Forces became powerful was because of the two brothers of the Yuan family.
It was the two of them who relied on their respective names, prestige and strength to hold up this alliance.
But how to deal with the two Yuan brothers?
The Yuan family...
…
Dong Zhuo was shocked.
As if a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in my mind, an idea suddenly popped out.
"Wen You, are you planning to trick Yuan Wei and others, and use these people to force Yuan Er?"
Dong Zhuo realized what he meant.
The smile on Li Ru's face became even bigger.
He nodded happily, gestured with his hands and said, "As the Prime Minister said!"
"You might as well send out troops now to arrest all the Yuan family members in Luoyang, put them in prison, and imprison them all."
"Then put a charge on these people, saying that they are suspected of having liaison with foreign enemies and secretly colluding with the bandit army headed by Er Yuan. If they cannot prove their innocence, they will all be pushed to the market and executed in a few days."
"After this news spreads, you can send a few more eloquent people to the coalition camp to inform Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu of the current situation."
Speaking of which.
Li Ru paused for a moment.
There was a colder expression on his face.
The whole person continued to reveal his vicious and vicious plan as if there was no trace of fireworks.
"If they retreat obediently, dozens of members of the Yuan family will be safe."
"On the contrary, the whole family will be executed!"
"This puts them in a dilemma."
"If we continue to march and send troops to Luoyang, dozens of members of the entire clan will die because of them. If we agree to withdraw our troops and return to our respective territories obediently, there is no way that the rest of the coalition will agree."
"No matter what choice they make, they will have to bear a very serious price. Thinking about it like this, how can Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu not be upset?"
"Of course it will slow down their march!"
…
"hiss!"
Dong Zhuo took a deep breath.
Then there was a long silence.
He was shocked by Li Ru's sinister plan, and this move had some sinister intentions.
Put yourself in their shoes.
If he was Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu and was in such a situation, he would be in a real dilemma and not know what decision to make.
As expected of Li Wenyou.
So cruel...
However, I like it!
Dong Zhuo woke up from the fright, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
He is not a kind person.
To a certain extent, he is more ruthless and has no bottom line than Li Ru.
So this strategy is exactly what he wants!
Whether Yuan Wei and others live or die, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are tormented in their hearts, is it none of his business?
As long as it's useful, he'll use it!
Just when he was about to issue an order, instructing Li Ru to handle the matter on his behalf and arrest the entire Yuan family.
A memory fragment suddenly flashed back in his mind, making him stunned for a few seconds.
Then he said hesitantly.
"Cao Zixiu once told me that people like Yuan Shao, who are ambitious and ambitious, will not be restrained by the old and young of the clan."
"Even if we threaten him with the Yuan family, I'm afraid it won't be of much use."
"If Yuan Shao is cold-blooded and cold-blooded, he will watch us show off Yuan Wei and others, and then still come to Luoyang arrogantly, what will he do at that time?"
I don't know why.
Some of the words Cao Ang said left a deep impression on Dong Zhuo, which often made him think about it involuntarily, and this was the case now.
However, Li Ru shook his head.
There are many expressions of disdain.
"The Prime Minister's words are wrong. Our purpose is to hold them back, not to really make Yuan Shao retreat."
"So Yuan Jiazi is really cold-blooded, so what can we do? At worst, we will cut off the heads of Yuan Wei and others and send them directly."
"If Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu can remain indifferent to this and still send troops to attack arrogantly, then their unfilial piety will probably leave their mark in the world!"
These words of Li Ru.
Dong Zhuo chewed it repeatedly.
Then it dawned on me.
This is Yang Mouer!
As long as Er Yuan still cherishes his feathers and pays attention to his reputation.
After receiving the news of the death of Yuan Wei and others, and seeing the heads of these people with my own eyes, I had to cry and mourn with my own eyes no matter what.
Doesn't this just waste their time?
Tsk!
What a brilliant plan!
…
"Wen You, I'll leave this matter to you. No one in the Yuan family can escape, and everyone except the childish ones must be imprisoned!"
Li Ru responded.
But he didn't leave immediately.
Instead, he turned around, lifted up the desk that Dong Zhuo had kicked away, and then spread the map on it, then pointed at the current location of the coalition forces with his finger.
"One more thing."
"After Chenggao Pass, there are only two big cities in Gong County and Yanshi County. Didn't the Prime Minister send General Lu to guard Yanshi before? But now it seems that it is far from enough."
"The first thing is to send more manpower and set up a line of defense in Gong County. For the sake of the overall situation, it doesn't matter if we lose some troops."
Dong Zhuo nodded.
This is what it should be.
After silently reciting the list of his generals in his mind, Dong Zhuo finally selected one.
"Then let Fan Chou lead an army of 10,000 people!"
Twenty thousand soldiers and horses were lost at Chenggao Pass. Even with Dong Zhuo's family wealth, his vitality was severely damaged and his body was in great pain.
The landlord's family has no food left.
What's more, this is a force destined to be sacrificed. The more we send, the greater the losses.
So there are only 10,000 people.
…
Li Ru bowed and saluted.
He said goodbye to Dong Zhuo and left.
But just as he was about to step out of the palace's threshold with his right foot, a thought suddenly came to his mind, causing Li Ru to freeze on the spot.
Do you want to remind Xiang Guo?
After hesitating for a long while.
After all, it was Dong Zhuo's side who overpowered Cao Ang and made Li Ru turn around.
He cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and said softly: "Xiangguo, you can't trust Lu Bu completely. You need to be more careful!"
A strange color suddenly flashed in Dong Zhuo's eyes.
The boss's eyes widened.
He looked Li Ru up and down.
Seeing that his face was as usual, he looked quite magnanimous, and it didn't look like he had a personal grudge with Lu Bu and was engaged in a political struggle here.
Then he asked leisurely: "Why did Wen You say this? Fengxian has been loyal to me. Since he joined me, everything he has been told has been done safely and properly. How can I be prepared?" "
Now that Li Ru has opened his mouth, he will not hesitate.
He pointed to the battle report sent in the morning.
"Please forgive me for being blunt. When General Lu joined your service, it was Cao Ang who recommended him. It is said that the two of them are considered brothers."
"Now that Cao Zixiu has rebelled, it is unknown what General Lu is planning at this moment and whether he has any contact with Cao Ang."
"Even if General Lu is loyal to you, there are some things that you have to guard against. I hope the Prime Minister will think twice!"
Although Li Ru has a hidden line on Cao Ang's side.
But his most fundamental stance is still Dong Zhuo.
Therefore, he would help Cao Ang smooth things over for small matters, or matters that would involve him.
But if it was a major matter related to the survival of Dong Zhuo's power, he would never be careless.
Therefore, when it comes to dealing with Lu Bu.
Li Ru chose to speak out and remonstrate.
…
However, what surprised Li Ru was.
After listening to his words, Dong Zhuo.
He didn't even show any solemn expression, but instead burst into laughter.
"Wen You is too worried!"
"I have been with Fengxian for half a year. What kind of temperament does he have? How can I understand him?"
"Fengxian values profit more than love. He and Cao Zixiu are indeed brothers, but only I can give him the greatest benefits and benefits. How can he betray me?"
Speaking of which.
Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Besides, I am not defenseless. Among the defenders of Yanshi County, the person in charge of the overall situation this time is the literary talent. I must be under his control first."
"Even if he has different intentions, he can't change the situation. Are you relieved now?"
Li Ru felt relieved.
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(End of chapter)
