"Why?" Dong Zhuo raised his head, looked at the two strategists, and asked lightly.

"Lord, if we send troops south at this time, it is equivalent to falling into the trap of Mu Jing!" Li Ru replied in a deep voice: "It may have been too simple for us to think before, our purpose was just to use the Qiang army to test Yizhou, but the Qiang army was under siege, which has explained everything, Mu Jing didn't mind fighting us to the end at all, he had already opened a big net, just waiting for us to enter!" ”

"Once we choose to send troops to Yizhou at this time, it is equivalent to entering the net opened by Mujing, and completely opening the war between the court and Yizhou, this is not the most important, the most important thing is that at this time, we are worried about internal and external troubles, once Mujing unites the princes of the outer parts of the court to jointly attack Chang'an, plus the will of the imperial court, we will inevitably fall into an internal and external trouble!"

Jia Xu said in a low voice: "At this time, no matter what, we can't fight with Yizhou!" ”

"Can't fight Yizhou?"

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he slowly stood up, and his copper bell-like eyes flashed with a cold light: "My imperial court has millions of soldiers, can't you beat him Yizhou?" ”

It's not that he doesn't understand, and he doesn't pretend to be confused.

He was just unwilling.

Since entering the Central Plains that year, he has always condescended to the Mu family, first he was overwhelmed by Mu Shan, and finally brought down Mu Shan, but Mu Jing was like a dog skin plaster, and he couldn't tear it off.

This is a thorn in his heart, which cannot be pulled out.

Therefore, he was reluctant to admit in front of the herdsmen that he was unwilling to go to war.

"Lord, it is so unbearable that ordinary people can't bear it, as if people are in the way of people!" Li Ru arched his hand and said sincerely: "At this time, we should first settle the internal troubles, and in the determination of the enemy, the internal troubles are uneven, and the external enemies are ignored, which will inevitably cause us heavy damage!" ”

"Master Ben doesn't understand this truth, because when he thinks of wanting to Mu Longtu, there is always a fighting spirit that can't be suppressed!"

Dong Zhuo said in a low voice.

He was very jealous of the Mu clan, and even had a great sense of fear, if there was one, he was willing to use all his forces to sweep away the Mu clan.

"Lord, our eyes can't just be on a single Yizhou, we have to look at the whole world!" \

Li Ru said in a low voice.

"What about Yuehu?"

Dong Zhuo asked: "Yuehu and I are in-laws, and they are also lifelong friendships, Baima Qiang is my bargaining chip to control the Qiang tribe, this matter is originally our news is wrong, if we don't send troops, won't it make them dislike us?" ”

"Lord, you are now in the position of the Grand Master, looking at the whole world, just the Qiang tribe, why worry about it!" Li Ru said: "As for Bai Maqiang, if it can be saved, we will definitely send troops to save it, but we can't affect our strategic deployment because of them!" ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he was silent.

Ever since he sat in this position, he had a feeling of restraint everywhere, and he couldn't do anything by virtue of his hobbies.

"No matter what, we can't let the Qiang people chill us!"

Dong Zhuo finally decided: "Order Zhang Xiu to lead the troops, and Qiang Dao City, to meet the Qiang army, if you can catch up, you must do whatever it takes, but also to help the Qiang army get out of trouble, preserve the strength of the Qiang army, so that Yuehu can balance Yizhou from the west!" ”

"No!"

Li Ru nodded and left.

………………………………………………

Guanghan.

There are only 15,000 soldiers and horses left in the Qiang army, and the war horses under his command are also damaged, and most of the cavalry have now become foot soldiers, escaping from Luo County, and after ambushes and blockades again and again, they are exhausted.

"High priest, is there a rush forward, but is there a good way to escape from the enemy's pursuit?"

Yue Hu was a lot haggard, watching his heroic and invincible warriors fall on the battlefield of the Han people, his heart was like a knife, but he could only flee in a hurry.

In this matter, he deeply recognized two problems.

First, the Han people are too cunning to trust the Han people no matter what time it is.

This is the lesson he himself gave himself.

If he hadn't believed in Dong Zhuo, he wouldn't have taken the risk of advancing lightly, and now he wouldn't have fallen into such a situation, but now he shouldn't do it every day, the ground is not working, and the troops lost are the best warriors of the Qiang people, and his heart hurts.

Second, the Han people must not be underestimated.

In the past, he may have thought that the Han people were easy to deal with, and the Qiang people should be invincible, but after this war, he has paid more and more attention to the Han people, and he is also a Han person with the support of the Ming Marquis Mansion behind him.

"A good idea?"

The high priest shook his head, and after half a sound, he held the scepter and said: "There is no good policy, but there is still a chance, although we are trapped in Guanghan, but Guanghan is a frontier land after all, even if we are trapped, they can't trap us for long!" ”

He thought about it again and again, and then said in a low voice: "Actually, what I'm most worried about is Qiang Dao City, we retreat all the way, to the west, and then we must retreat to Qiang Dao City, Qiang Dao City as the last pass, when we come in, they can indulge, but once we leave, it will be a fierce pursuit, and in the end, if it is two hundred giant mountains, I am afraid that few of our Qiang warriors can come back!" ”

When he came in, he attacked Qiangdao City once.

But it didn't work.

So now once retreated, Qiang Dao City has become a necessary place, but although Qiang Dao City is not very strong, so it is unhindered, this way home, once it is completely blocked, it is difficult for one's wings to fly.

"Which way should we break through?"

Yue Hu asked.

"Now only Qiang Dao City remains!"

"Didn't you say that Qiang Dao City is dangerous!"

"Even if it's dangerous, run away!"

"Herald, continue west!" Yue Hu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

Now, in the embattled environment, he can only fight hard, as long as he escapes from Guang'an, even if he is intercepted in Qiangdao City, they will have the opportunity to come to the rescue, which is the only way he can think of to get out now.

The Qiang army is retreating.

The herdsmen were advancing, chasing and fighting, holding the idea that if they could leave one, they would be the one, Huang Shao and Min Wu and Zhang Song worked together to encircle and suppress the Qiang army.

On April 7, the Qiang army encountered the main force of the Yellow Turban Army on the outskirts of Pei County.

On 8 April, the Qiang army was ambushed by the Wolf Battalion on the outskirts of Pei County, 130 miles away.

After two consecutive battles, the Qiang army suffered more than 3,000 casualties.

The Herdsmen, Yellow Turbans, and Wolves also suffered more than 800 injuries.

On April 13, the Qiang army was defeated and fled, fleeing for their lives in a hurry, breaking through Yinping City along the way, occupying Yinping City, and gaining a glimmer of life.

Yinping is a city less than 100 miles away from Qiangdao City.

The city was breached by the Qiang army.

This is tantamount to giving the Qiang army a chance to breathe.

The Qiang army began to recuperate.

The herdsmen are hurrying on the march, and the main force of soldiers and horses is constantly entering Yinping, which has already blocked the water of the Yinping siege, waiting for the final blow......