It was not as expected by Dong Zhuo.
This time, the Baibo Army's attack was very sharp, sharper than the previous times.
Several new military strongholds set up by the Han army in the north of Wenxi County were quickly defeated. Neither Yuan Shao, who once again asked for personal danger, nor Sun Jian, who was sent by Yuan Shu, could withstand the Baibo Army's attack. An attack.
Dong Zhuo was forced not to send his son-in-law Niu Fu to attack with elite cavalry, and captured Yuan Shao back.
As for Sun Jian, he didn't care. Sun Jian simply relied on his own fierceness to break out of the siege and escape back to the city.
The Han army retreated across the board and was forced to shrink its troops and return to the original point to defend the city.
This defeat greatly shocked the Han army, and Dong Zhuo decided to go on the defensive and no longer attack rashly.
He deployed tight defenses around Wenxi County, preparing to use his defensive posture to bring down the strength of the Baibo Army, consume their food and supplies, and adopt the delaying tactics that worked well in the past. He would wait for the Baibo Army's logistics to have problems before looking for opportunities to counterattack.
However, the news that the Baibo Army had launched another attack spread back to the court, causing a small uproar.
Yuan Wei was very dissatisfied with the situation and immediately wrote a letter asking Dong Zhuo to reverse the situation. His words were not very nice, which made Dong Zhuo embarrassed and very angry.
You think I don't want to fight back?
Do you think I don’t want to win the battle?
I think so!
But reality doesn’t allow it!
But Dong Zhuo also knew that if nothing unexpected happened, he would have no choice.
Relying on the Yuan family's power to return to the court and get promoted and make a fortune meant that he would have to work for the Yuan family for the rest of his life and would not be able to be independent. Dong Zhuo was sad, worried, angry, and unwilling.
But there was no way, he had no choice.
Just when he was about to bite the bullet and fight the Baibo Army, as expected, an accident happened.
One night, the Han army patrol caught a sneaky man. This man shouted that he was a messenger and wanted to see the Han army general. So the patrol did not dare to neglect and took him directly to the general in charge of the night watch. Ushisuke.
Niu Fu asked this person and learned that he claimed to be the secret envoy of Zhang Yan, one of the thieves. He was very suspicious of him and searched his body, but nothing was found.
"If you want to win and gain military exploits, take me to see your general."
This man had an arrogant attitude, which made Niu Fu very unhappy and wanted to beat him, but he was worried that something bad would happen, so he had to send someone to tie him up and take him to see Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was very surprised by the arrival of Zhang Yan's envoy.
"What confidence do you have that I can get military honors? It's very suspicious to say so confidently."
"Then it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate with the leader."
The messenger smiled and said: "The leader is actually not satisfied with Mrs. Guo, but the problem is that the reward given by the court before was too insincere. My leader needs a proper name to restrain his subordinates and not do things that harm the court.
But the imperial court only gave the leader of my family the title of school captain. How could a school captain command all the tribesmen and prevent them from harming the court? Just like this time, Mrs. Guo went south to threaten the court again. That was because Mrs. Guo insisted on going her own way.
Although my leader thought this was inappropriate, due to his insufficient status as a school captain, he could not order or restrain Mrs. Guo, so Mrs. Guo disobeyed orders and sent troops south to threaten Luoyang without authorization. Although my leader had the intention, he could not do anything. ah. "
Dong Zhuo looked at the messenger and nodded slowly.
"so what?"
"So, the leader of my family hopes to make a deal with the court."
"What deal?"
"Isn't it too much to trade Mrs. Guo and Bai Bojun for the righteous title of commanding everyone?"
"What?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes became sharp: "Exchange Guo Tai and the Baibo thieves for a righteous name? What does Zhang Yan mean? Can he send troops to help the imperial court wipe out the Baibo army? He fought with the imperial army before and killed so many Now you want to cooperate with the imperial court? I’m afraid the imperial court won’t be able to accept such an act, right?”
The messenger smiled again.
"Will the imperial court care about those who have died? No? When will the imperial court care about human life? Isn't human life the least worth mentioning in the eyes of the imperial court?"
"……………………"
Dong Zhuo was immediately speechless.
Of course the court would not care about the dead soldiers.
Even Huangfu Song, who was already dead, didn't care at all. It was said that the disposal of the Huangfu family was given to Liu Bei, who had always been at odds with Huangfu Song and was offended by the Huangfu family.
Selling dead people for a good price is what the court will do.
For the court, dead people are sometimes more useful than living people. As long as they can be sold at a good price, anything can be negotiated.
Based on the current predicament of the Luoyang court, Dong Zhuo felt that if Zhang Yan could really eliminate the trouble for the court and deal with Guo Tai and Bai Bo's army, then the court would definitely support his request.
Dong Zhuo speculated about the cold court he knew.
Then decide to seriously implement the core idea of seeking your own benefit without considering the interests of others.
The imperial court and Yuan Wei both urgently need a victory and an end to this war. If they can complete this task, they will definitely be able to maximize their interests.
As for the means...
unimportant.
And now, the opportunity for the end is just around the corner.
He originally didn't think he could achieve all the victory by himself. Now someone wants to share the victory with him, but it is definitely a good thing for him to bring him victory.
"Can I really get the military honors I want?"
The messenger nodded.
"Of course, as long as the leader of my family obtains the promise from the imperial court... no, it is a grant of a title, a real grant of title. As long as the title is granted, and as long as the imperial court hands over the power to manage all the forces in the mountainous area of Bingzhou to the leader of my family, it will be fine. .
By then, the general will be able to take credit for annihilating Guo Tai and Bai Bo's army, the court will be stabilized, and the leader of my family will be able to gain power. As long as the general does one thing, everyone will get what they want. Such a beautiful thing, how can the general What about enjoying it but not doing it? "
Dong Zhuo could not believe this man easily.
"Why should I believe you? Why should I believe that Zhang Yan can do this, and that he will not break his promise and continue to attack the imperial court after receiving the title?"
"In the current situation, the general thinks who has more advantage, my leader or the general? What does the general think will happen if my leader and Yu Fuluo join forces, plus Mrs. Guo, to attack Wenxi County?
Does the general think he can withstand such an attack? Under such circumstances, the leader of my family can still make such a promise and send me to contact the general. Why does the general have no reason not to believe it? "
Dong Zhuo's expression changed.
His good son-in-law Niu Fu also changed his expression.
"presumptuous!"
Niu Fu punched the envoy in the back, knocking him staggering, and then pulled out a knife and put it on the envoy's neck: "How dare you insult my father-in-law, just a traitor? Do you think that my knife can't cut you?" Head?!"
The messenger fell to the ground with a cry of pain, looked at the blade on his neck, and then looked at Dong Zhuo.
"If the general wants military glory, he should make a wise choice! If the general wants to die together, my leader will never pity Mrs. Guo's life!
By then, my leaders, generals, and the court will get nothing! My leader may not die, but the general is hard to say! The example of Huangfu Song is right in front of us! Generals should make wise choices! "
The messenger didn't seem to be panicked, he just stared at Dong Zhuo with his face flushed.
Dong Zhuo frowned deeply and quickly thought about the pros and cons behind all this.
Finally, Dong Zhuo came to a conclusion.
He didn't want to risk his life for Yuan's ambition.
If we continue to fight the Baibo Army here, there is no guarantee that we will not make mistakes. But if Zhang Yan's suggestion can really be realized, why not do it?
