Chapter 230: Dong Zhongying's idea came true
Luoyang, after Liu Hong saw the latest battle report in front of him, he was indeed angry. Originally, he had already received Dong Zhuo's secret report before, and Dong Zhuo's secret report did make it very clear that the coach Zhang Wen was bent on going his own way, and Yuan Peng, the ruling Jinwu, and Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, also agreed with his strategy of marching, and Dong Zhuo, he advertised himself as a person who advised the commander, and then the boss did not listen, and then he was excluded.
To say that Liu Hong really didn't take Dong Zhuo's secret report seriously before, originally, compared to Dong Zhuo alone, Liu Hong actually preferred to believe Zhang Wen and the three of them. Of course, Liu Hong doesn't know what kind of strategist Li Ru is in Lu Dao, anyway, he knows that even if Zhang Wen is wrong, then what about Yuan Peng and Zhou Shen, can they also make mistakes together? At least Liu Hong thinks that such a situation will hardly happen, but the worst result is ......
Liu Hong was still waiting for Zhang Wen's good news, but the report came, but unfortunately it was not good news, it was a failed battle report. Facts speak louder than words, and the end result was that the Han army failed, and it was a big defeat. Facts have proved that Dong Zhuo is right, while Zhang Wen and the three of them are wrong. Liu Hong also had to sigh a lot at this time, Zhang Wen and the three of them all fell for the tricks of other traitors, and they were famous in this life, even if it was in vain this time.
"Father, I really didn't expect it, the elite of my big man was defeated again, and it was still a fiasco!!"
Liu Hong was also a little crying and laughing at this time, defeated, defeated, he was naturally in no mood to laugh. But what is more gratifying is that the Han army has not been completely wiped out, at least Dong Zhuo has kept more than 20,000 soldiers, if you add those who escaped from the traitor camp, and then collect the remnants of the scattered soldiers, the men and horses will be at least half of the previous ones, these should still be there.
And although Liu Hong has no experience in fighting, he also knows that the soldiers who have really been on the battlefield and seen blood are a hundred times stronger than those soldiers who have been temporarily recruited and have never seen blood, and even the defeated soldiers are stronger than those whites. So don't look at it, there are less than half of the people left, but they can defeat the traitors with the same people as they are. But if the whole army were to be wiped out, it would really hurt the nerves. There is no infinite army that can be sent over to Luoyang, but if you want to recruit locally, you will definitely not be able to defeat other traitors. Therefore, Dong Zhuo kept tens of thousands of soldiers, which is the greatest credit, he retained a strong combat power for the Han army and laid a good foundation for future battles.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the traitor Han Wen made a new appointment with a strategist, and his surname was Chenggong and his name was Ying. This person is a famous strategist in Jincheng, Liangzhou, and has a friendship with Han Wen, presumably this time our army was defeated, Zhang Boshen and others are this person's plan! Zhang Rang said slowly.
Liu Hong nodded, "What Father said is good, it is exactly this person's plan!" This person is indeed worthy of being a famous person in Liangzhou Jincheng, but unfortunately he can't be used by the imperial court! ”
Although the positions are different, Cheng Gongying is on the traitor's side, but it does not affect Liu Hong's evaluation of him. Liu Hong, as an emperor, although he is not a Daoming monarch, he also hopes that he has a lot of talents under his command, so that the Han Dynasty can be more prosperous.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please think about it, since this Cheng Gongying is so powerful, then it is normal for Zhang Boshen and a few people to be tricked, after all, they are not tired of cheating!"
Zhang Rang seemed to be helping Zhang Wen and the others speak, but in fact, it was not. If you don't know the way, you look like this on the surface. But the real situation is definitely not like this, because Zhang Rang knows Liu Hong too well, so his words can't help Zhang Wen and the others.
It's good that Liu Hong didn't listen to this, as soon as he heard what Zhang Rang said, he slapped the table and snorted coldly: "Hmph, it is indeed normal for Zhang Boshen and a few people to be tricked, but why didn't Dong Zhongying fall for the traitor?" Do you know why? ”
"This, back to Your Majesty, but the slave and maid don't know!"
Zhang Rang thought to himself at this time, Dong Zhongying's request for his own thing would be completed at this time. And Zhang Boshen and the others were too careless to underestimate the enemy, so that they suffered a fiasco. If the army is handed over to them again, then it may not be a few days before his head will be taken by Han Wenyue, it is better to let Dong Zhongying control the army alone, at least he will not be like Zhang Boshen and the others, so he will be more at ease.
Zhang let him naturally have his own plans, people are all for themselves, in his opinion, like Zhang Wen and a few of them, the sooner they are removed, the better, so that the army is handed over to Dong Zhuo, then he will be safer, and he can enjoy Qingfu in Luoyang more comfortably. If Zhang Wen and them didn't control the army, it might not be long before the traitors attacked the city.
"Father, if you want me to say, that is, Zhang Boshen and the others don't take traitors seriously at all! They didn't take my entrustment to them seriously, and they betrayed my trust in them! ”
After speaking, Liu Hong shook his head, and then sighed again. When the four of them went out on the expedition before, before leaving Luoyang, Liu Hong specially summoned the four of them, and they met them one by one. He told everyone a lot of serious words, and naturally he couldn't help but say that don't be careless and underestimate the enemy, don't fall for the traitor's plan, there are too many such words. Because of the previous Liangzhou assassin Shi Geng, as well as Zhonglang's examples of Huangfu Song and Sun Jian, were all there, but as a result, the result was not that he fell for other people's tricks, and then failed miserably, Dong Zhuo was a little better, and the other three drank other people's footwater.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Boshen and the others are very loyal to the Han Dynasty and the imperial court!" Zhang Rang said as if he didn't know why.
Liu Hong shook his head when he heard this, "Father, I didn't say that they were not loyal to the Han Dynasty, but I just ......, alas, I decided to let Zhang Boshen, Yuan Gongxi, and Zhou Shen return to Luoyang immediately!" ”
Zhang Rang was happy in his heart, and said in his heart that he should come back quickly. To say that these three people are not from their side of the Ten Permanent Servants, so removing a few of them will have no effect on the Ten Permanent Servants at all. The only one who has a relationship is Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo's family was left behind.
"Your Majesty, there are people who are so tall among those people, if this is the case, I am afraid that the general will not be ......"
What Zhang Rang said was not unreasonable, and he was right to worry, but his original intention was not like this, but he knew that his meaning would inevitably change in Liu Hong.
"Father, don't worry, I think it's okay to be like this, as for the general, I have to say it, I believe he will definitely agree with my idea!"
In Liu Hong's opinion, as long as there is no major matter about Lichu, under normal circumstances, He Jin will definitely not turn his face with himself. Unless he makes Liu Xie the crown prince now, if such a thing happens, then He Jin will definitely be the first not to do it. So in addition to such a big thing, if it was a trivial matter, He Jin would compromise with himself after the worst thing.
Zhang Rang laughed secretly in his heart, this matter is done, Zhang Wen and a few of them will be called back, and then the army will be Dong Zhuo alone. Even if He Jin has an opinion, it is useless, looking at this situation, His Majesty is already determined to summon the three of them back. It's come to this, but it's not something you can change with just one He Jin.
"Intended ......"
Just when Zhang Wen was still sinking in defeat against the enemy, the angel of Luoyang had already arrived with Liu Hong's holy decree.
After Xiao Huangmen read out the holy decree, Zhang Wen and the others said loudly: "Minister, Zhang Wen (Yuan Peng, Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen) received the decree and thanked him!" ”
Although Zhang Wen, Yuan Peng and Zhou Shen were not convinced, they did not dare to resist and disobey, at least they did not have the courage and strength to dare to compete with Liu Hong, so they could only listen obediently.
If you want to say that the biggest winner this time, it is also Dong Zhuo who is in the best mood. After all, the holy decree is clear, summoning Zhang Wen and the three of them to return to Beijing immediately, and all the big and small affairs here are handed over to themselves. Liu Hong didn't send anyone else over, so this shows that he is already the sole commander of the army at this time. What he thought came true, do you say Dong Zhuo can he be unhappy. But this can only be secretly happy in my heart, and I can't show anything abnormal on the surface.
After receiving the holy decree, the four of them invited Xiao Huangmen into the big tent of the Chinese army, and sat down as guests.
Zhang Wen and the others were apprehensive at this time, but he was still the first to ask: "Dare to ask the angel, our army is now suffering a big defeat for the first time, I don't know what Your Majesty will do about it?" ”
Xiao Huangmen said expressionlessly: "Don't hide it from a few adults, Your Majesty is angry at the defeat of our army, so I summoned a few adults back to Beijing!" Here, we advise a few adults, after returning to Beijing, you must not let Your Majesty be angry again, or no one can afford it! ”
Zhang Wen and the others nodded after hearing this, what the angel said was a golden and jade good word, the Son of Heaven was angry, it was not something that he and others could bear.
"What the angel said is good, thank you to the angel here!"
People Jin Yu good words advise themselves, Zhang Wen naturally can't be polite, not everyone is like Lu Zhi, dare to go directly to the angel, in fact, even if many people have some opinions or something, they will not show anything in front of the angels, and there are really few people like Lu Zhi.
After only one day, Zhang Wen and the three of them returned to Luoyang with Xiaohuangmen. There is no way, Liu Hong's holy decree is clearly written, return to Beijing immediately, what is immediate, to be honest, it is not immediate after a day of delay, but Xiao Huangmen also turned a blind eye to this, after all, he received a lot of local products from Zhang Wen and them, so so be it. In fact, Liu Hong is nothing, and he won't really blame anything if he delays for a day.
After the three of them left, this place was completely Dong Zhuo's world, and it was one step closer to his goal.
In the big tent, Dong Zhuo smiled, "Wenyou, thanks to you this time, I have taken the position of the coach and mastered the army here!" ”
Li Ru also smiled, "Lord Hong Fu Qitian, this is all deserved!" The lord remembers what Confucianism said earlier in Luoyang, Zhang Boshen and the three of them are not worried, and at this time, our ultimate goal is close again! ”
"Not bad, not bad! It's close, it's close! Wen You, sooner or later, I will completely trample the people of the Shi clan under my feet, and let those who look down on me surrender to my Longxi Dong Zhongying!! ”
Li Ru smiled and nodded, this is his lord, Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying of Lintao, Longxi. Seeing his lord's appearance at this time, Li Ru seemed to have returned to the time when he first met Dong Zhuo more than ten years ago. At that time, his lord was like this, high-spirited, and now more than ten years have passed, the lord has indeed changed a lot, and many things are constantly changing, but his lord's goal has never changed, never.