The alliance of princes is approaching, and the Xiliang army is also arranging troops.

Tongguan.

"Lord, I just got the news that the princes' alliance has begun to march into the army, they have several large armies everywhere, first occupied some Yellow River crossings, and then camped on the north bank of the Yellow River, and some of the main forces are approaching Tongguan!"

"Keep investigating, a certain family wants the most detailed information!"

"No!"

The scout took the order and left.

"Wen Wei!" Dong Zhuo suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "When are we moving?" ”

"It's better to be still than to be still!"

Li Ru shook his head: "Now is not the time, after waiting for three days, waiting for their main force, after crossing our set line, they are moving, either not fighting, they will fight, and they will never give them a chance to react, we have given up a lot, so as to create this battlefield centered on Tongguan, the purpose is to fight the princes of the world in a war, so as to show the demeanor of the lord, and wherever the Xiliang army goes in the future, the world is afraid!" ”

"Hahaha!"

Dong Zhuoyue thought more and more happily, and said, "Okay, just listen to you!" ”

At this time, a piece of good news came.

"Lord, Jia Xu has escorted His Majesty and passed Huayin smoothly!" A soldier reported in Li Ru's ear, Li Ru heard it, waved his hand, and after letting him leave, he personally reported to Dong Zhuo: "It is estimated that at noon today, you can arrive at Tongguan!" ”

"Good!"

Dong Zhuo was suddenly overjoyed, he thought for a while, and asked, "Then who is with Your Majesty?" ”

"There are many ministers in the court, among them there should be Situ Wang Yun!"

"The old horseman is here too?" Dong Zhuo's face was gloomy.

"How could Wang Situ allow His Majesty to conquer in person and not follow, he cares about His Majesty's safety, and he can let His Majesty come to Tongguan, it is already a concession, it is estimated that he will not dare to fight to the death with us, so he will give in, but he will not rest assured, he will naturally accompany him!" Li Ru is not surprised by this, a Wang Yun, with no power to restrain chickens, no soldiers, no one, in the army, he can't make waves.

"This old man has never been accustomed to a certain family, he came in person, and he is not at ease with him!"

Dong Zhuo stood up and asked, "Can you get rid of him!" ”

If he was in Chang'an, he wouldn't ask this question, after all, the influence was too great, and he hadn't completely controlled the influence of the government, so he wouldn't move Wang Yun as much as possible.

"No!"

Li Ru thought about it, shook his head, and said softly: "We let the Son of Heaven personally conquest, which has made many people dissatisfied, but they are still restrained, just thinking that we still have a bottom line, once we kill Wang Yun immediately, it is to force these royalist ministers to tear their faces with us, if it was in the past, it would not be afraid of them, but now is the time for us to fight against a group of princes, it will affect the outcome of this battle in the slightest, more than one thing!" ”

"That makes sense!"

Dong Zhuo thought about it and thought that what Li Ru said was reasonable, so he said: "Then spare him an old life first, and sooner or later he will be cleaned up!" ”

"Lord!"

At this time, another fast horse rushed into the camp, and a scout, bowing his head under Dong Zhuo, said loudly: "Western Front battle report!" ”

"The Western Front?"

When Dong Zhuo heard this, his face was straight, and he personally took this copy of the report from the scout's hand, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly turned pale: "Waste, it's all a bunch of waste!" ”

"What's wrong?"

Li Ru was a little shocked and hurriedly asked.

"Han Sui is defeated!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said: "Just three days ago, he was almost slaughtered by the herdsmen by the army under his command, and the west of Guanzhong is equivalent to opening a gate, and Chang'an will not be able to defend it!" ”

"What?"

Li Ru couldn't help but change color slightly, he asked: "Han Sui has more than 30,000 Jincheng troops, in terms of strength, they are not under the herdsmen, even if they can't defeat the herdsmen, they won't be so defeated, what happened!" ”

"See for yourself!" Dong Zhuo threw the report in his hand to Li Ru.

"Use your body as bait to lead troops to surround ......"

Li Ru took a closer look, this report is quite detailed, it should be learned by the people on the battlefield personally, look at the payment, Yan, it should be written by Yan Xing, the general of Han Sui's department.

He took a deep breath, calmed down his restlessness, and said to Dong Zhuo: "Lord, I'm afraid Chang'an won't be able to keep it!" ”

"What a thought!"

Dong Zhuo paced back and forth, his heart was like a mountain pressing, and he was a little out of breath: "I really didn't expect that Han Sui was so useless, I knew that I shouldn't have used him!" ”

"Don't blame Han Wenyue for this battle!" Li Ru said in a low voice: "The main thing is that Mu Longtu is too ruthless, he dares to tempt him with his body, what a risk, Han Wenyue wants to kill him, he will naturally be moved, so he will be tricked, and now he has lost his life!" ”

"But our western front has been completely lost, do we still need to fight this battle of Tongguan!" Dong Zhuo slammed his foot on the desk, kicked a desk to smash, and then shouted angrily: "No fight, no defeat!" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Li Ru said in a deep voice: "If we don't let Your Majesty go north, maybe we really lose, but now it is not necessarily, my lord, we established Tongguan, and stored a large amount of grain, grass and weapons in Tongguan, which is enough to support our army, even if Chang'an is lost, we have losses, and we can't hurt our vitality, and we have Your Majesty in hand, where is not the capital!" ”

"But what if the shepherd army goes north?"

Dong Zhuo's face was a little pale: "It's not that a certain family is not confident, a certain family is not afraid of the princes of the world, but we can't underestimate the pastoral army, we were defeated under the pastoral army several times back then, how much combat effectiveness the pastoral army has, we know it!" ”

At this time, Dong Zhuo suddenly had a special feeling.

The cycle of heavenly reason, retribution is unpleasant.

Back then, the herdsmen faced the princes of the world, hid behind themselves, and then stabbed knives fiercely.

And now, he faced the princes of the world, but let the herdsmen hide behind their backs, ready to stick a knife in themselves.

However, Dong Zhuo does not believe in retribution.

He cleared his thoughts, his face was as gloomy as ever, but there was a touch of ferocity: "Otherwise, let's go back to Shi'an and clean up the pastoral army first!" ”

"No!"

When Li Ru heard this, he rejected Dong Zhuo's proposal, and said: "Lord, it's too late, we have been arranging Tongguan for so long, once the troops and horses are mobilized, we will be defeated in all directions, and when the time comes, we will be chased and beaten by a group of princes, this is still thousands of miles away from Chang'an, I am afraid it will collapse directly, let alone whether we can return to Chang'an, even if we can go back, there are not many troops to deal with the herdsmen!" ”

"But in today's environment, we are in a dilemma!" Dong Zhuo paced back and forth, his steps were very heavy, and he stepped on the floor loudly.

"Not necessarily!"

Li Ru said softly: "Lord, I think we are very safe!" ”

"How?"

"Even if Chang'an is lost, I don't think the herdsmen will go north!"

"Why?"

"Don't forget, my lord, we have an enmity with the Mu Army, but the princes of the world, who is not a grudge against the Mu Army, they all participated in the battle against the Mu Army, it is difficult to shake hands with the Mu family!"

Li Ru said: "Mu Longtu is a kind-hearted and ruthless person, at this time, if I were him, I would sit and wait for the result, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, although he felt a little obedient, he was a little agreeable with Li Ru's words.

If he is a pastoral scene.

I'm afraid that I will also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, instead of being mixed in at this time, this is the way to ensure the best interests of the herdsmen.

"But even so, it's still hard to guarantee that the Mu clan won't go north!"

Dong Zhuo said: "Mu Longtu has never been a person who walks according to the rules!" ”

"So we're going to talk!"

Li Ru said.

"Talk?" Dong Zhuo was a little puzzled.

"Send someone to talk to him, the purpose, drag him down, as long as he is unsteady, there is a chance to let him stand still!" Li Ru said: "And we must also fight quickly, solve the princes' army as soon as possible, and return to Chang'an!" ”

"He hates me to the core, will he sit down and talk to us?" Dong Zhuo was puzzled.

"Yes!"

Li Ru said: "It's a matter of interests, even if it's the revenge of killing his father, he has to be put aside, he is not an ordinary person, he is Mu Jing, the master of today's Minghou Mansion, the princes who are in charge of the southwest side of the world, the lord who is followed by countless people, many things have been decided by his emotions, I believe that he will not be impulsive, and the Minghou Mansion will not allow him to be impulsive!" ”