Hu Zhen was a typical northwesterner, dark, tall and dirty, although he was only in his thirties, his face was so thick and dense that he looked like a sixty-year-old man. He is straightforward and fast-talking, has no heart, and does not want to die when he fights. He immediately followed Dong Zhuo's words and asked loudly: "General, there is no need to fight tomorrow, is it tomorrow that we will retreat?" ”

Bao Hong, who was sitting next to him, glanced at Hu Zhen contemptuously and said, "If we want to retreat, we will already retreat, so why wait until tomorrow." Now Lord Taiwei has ordered, let us defend Meiyang, where is there still a chance to retreat. ”

Niu Fu was tall and thin, and he looked fierce, especially those eyes, hungry and fierce, as if he had an enmity with everyone. He is the son of Dong Zhuo's friend, and after his friend died in battle, Dong Zhuo raised him as an adult. Dong Zhuo saw that this kid was real, better than his own sons, good martial arts, ruthless, and like himself in everything, so he recruited him as a son-in-law. Niu Fu and Hu Zhen had a good relationship, and he was uncomfortable when he saw Bao Hong's look down on people, so he immediately sneered at each other: "You know, you tell us about it." ”

Bao Hong glanced at Niu Fu and smiled coldly, "The general is going to attack tomorrow." ”

Hu Zhen and Niu Fu glanced at each other, quite surprised. The two looked at Dong Zhuo.

"What Bao Duwei said is right, since the stone gives face, he will not come to meet with the old side for a long time, and we will beat the old side tomorrow." Dong Zhuo said loudly.

"General, there are 80,000 people on the old side, of which there are at least 20,000 cavalry. We have only 20,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, and we are not opponents at all. How to fight this battle? Hu Zhen asked loudly.

Bao Hong also looked at Dong Zhuo with great incomprehension. Could it be that Dong Zhuo has any other tricks?

Dong Zhuo glanced back at Sima Li Ru in the army.

Li Ru was dressed in cloth clothes and robes, very simple, no different from ordinary handymen. If it weren't for sitting next to Dong Zhuo, no one would know that he was a character. He was in his forties, with a thin face with a long scar on his face, dull eyes, deep wrinkles on his forehead, and a melancholy expression. He originally had a prominent family background, was the son of an official eunuch, because of the disaster of the party, the ancestors died in prison, and the clansmen were forced to migrate to the west to avoid disaster, and were chased and killed by the lackeys sent by the eunuchs on the way, and more than 100 people almost died. It is also a miracle that Li Ru was slashed in the face but did not die. For more than ten years, he had been hiding in Dong Zhuo's army to avoid disasters, and it was not until 184, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, that the imperial court issued an amnesty for the "party members", and he was able to see the light of day again. And Dong Zhuo has listened to his persuasion for more than ten years, and only then did he begin to befriend the powerful, bribe and adulterous eunuchs, and his official position has become bigger and bigger.

(The so-called disaster of the party refers to the fact that in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when relatives and eunuchs alternately controlled the government, the bureaucrats and scholars united with the Tai students to form a group of friends to attack and suppress the dark rule of the eunuchs.) The eunuchs relied on the imperial power to launch large-scale brutal persecution campaigns against the party members twice. ）

Li Ru nodded slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "General's method is indeed feasible. First, the general can seize the lead in defeating the Xiliang rebels. Second, once Lao Bian and Wenyue are defeated, they will definitely withdraw to Xiliang, and the siege of Chang'an will be solved, and the subsequent battle can be fought slowly. Thirdly, Lord Taiwei's plan for a decisive battle was completely lost, and we avoided not only the loss of the strength of the troops, but also the embarrassment of a head-on conflict with Lord Taiwei. Fourth, when the stone saw that the situation was not right, he naturally wanted to run away, and we can still talk to him about this brotherly love at the right time. In the end, we can weigh and weigh this leopard in northern Xinjiang, what kind of character is it? At present, he does not have any conflict with us, and the possibility of him gaining a foothold in the western Xinjiang in the future is even more remote, so we still focus on exploitation. As long as he and we are like-minded, it is always better to cooperate on the Xiliang battlefield than to kill each other. ”

Niu Fu and Hu Zhen heard it in a fog and didn't know what to do.

Bao Hong seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and looked at Li Ru with wide eyes in confusion, a little understood, and a little ununderstood.

"Okay." Dong Zhuo slapped the case again, and said loudly to Bao Hong: "Is Captain Bao willing to go with General Ben to attack the rebels?" ”

Bao Hong nodded again and again. There are military merits, who will not fight this battle.

Li Su suddenly shouted excitedly, "General, I understand, I understand." ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, pointed at Li Su and said, "Be cautious, it's up to you to do what you do." You leave immediately, and we will meet at Chiba Ridge tomorrow morning. ”

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Li Hong looked at the vegetable soup in the beard bowl, and asked with a smile: "I haven't had any wine to drink, okay?" ”

The beard smacked his lips and said helplessly, "I'm used to it." Since I left Yanshan, I haven't had a few drinks. It is very hard to lead soldiers in the barracks, and they are bound everywhere, which is no more comfortable than being a horse bandit on the grassland. ”

Fan Li, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but laugh.

The beard glared at him fiercely, and said in a vicious voice, "What are you laughing at? What did I say wrong? ”

Li Hong chewed the cake in his mouth and said with a smile: "Beard, did you secretly drink and catch it again?" ”

"Alas......" Beard sighed bitterly, and said with a sad face, "I can't hide anything from you." yes, I caught the assassin again. ”

Fan Li finally couldn't help it and laughed out loud. The soldiers sitting around couldn't help but laugh along.

The beard reached out and punched him, shouting angrily, "Don't laugh." Then he pointed to the soldiers around him and shouted, "What are you laughing at?" Don't laugh. ”

Li Hong asked the soldiers beside him strangely, "What's the matter, why are you laughing?" Is he eating a small stove alone in front of the public? ”

"Lord Jun Sima has eaten for three days in a row, haha......" The soldier said while laughing, "We, Lord Yan, accompany him, and we can't wait to eat Lord Beard, haha......"

Li Hong shook his head with a smile and said to the beard: "Lord Wei is amazing, right?" ”

Hu Zi said angrily: "His surname is Wei, and my surname is Wei, maybe we were still a family hundreds of years ago, but he didn't talk about it at all." You see, he is usually amiable, very polite to people, and he doesn't need to be severely punished when punishing soldiers who violate discipline, but his method of punishing people is too immoral, it is better to beat me with a whip. ”

"Didn't he just let you stand on a high platform to eat in front of the public?" Li Hong smiled, "If you feel ashamed, don't violate military discipline next time." ”

"It's just a shame for me, and he also let Ziyu stand on it, saying that Ziyu is guilty of lax supervision. You didn't see Ziyu's face. The beard made an exaggerated gesture, "The eyes are as wide as bull's eyes, and they are scared to death." I was stared at by him, and I couldn't even swallow the water. ”

Li Hong and the people around him immediately burst into laughter.

At this time, Yan Rou strode over, and shouted from afar: "Hey, what are you talking about?" Say it again, say it again. ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "Beard said that your eyes are like bull's eyes." ”

Yan Rou reacted immediately. He walked up to Beard, kicked him, and laughed loudly: "I have lost all my face." ”

Li Hong beckoned him to come down and asked, "Now you officials, as well as those veterans, have you beaten and scolded the soldiers?" ”

Yan Rou shook her hand again and again: "No, no." If this is known to that Lord Wei, don't deduct a year's military salary, plus stand guard every day. This person can't afford to be provoked now, and the punishment method he came up with is so strange that it makes people lose face, and it is even more uncomfortable than killing. Especially me, as long as I have a little bit of involvement with me, I am jointly and severally responsible, and if this continues, I will drive him crazy. ”

"Then you should take a little more care and be strict with your subordinates." Li Hong smiled, "How's the food lately?" I asked around, and some of the soldiers complained, but they were too worried to speak. If you are found to have an officer withholding military salaries and money from everyone's meals, and if you catch one and kill the other, you will not tolerate it. ”

"No matter how powerful Master Wei is, he only has one pair of eyes, two ears, and more than a dozen subordinates, and he can't manage many things. Therefore, the key to the implementation of military discipline lies in yourselves. If military discipline is strict, officers wantonly oppress soldiers, and veterans form gangs to oppress new recruits, there will be fewer and fewer cases of gangs and factions among soldiers, and those who are bullied will be protected, and soldiers will not have to worry about living in fear, and soldiers will become more and more united, and this is a prerequisite for ensuring that soldiers maintain strong morale and combat effectiveness. ”

Yan Rou, Beard and Fan Li nodded one after another.

"Yesterday, I went to Zishan's military camp and found a lot of problems. We started in Louronse, and everyone ate in one pot. From Lulongsai to Jizhou to Western Xinjiang, I have been tirelessly reminding you along the way that this is a commander who leads the troops to have a minimum of respect and equality for the soldiers and his comrades-in-arms. Li Hong's tone gradually became serious, and he said loudly, "As long as I don't die, this article must not be changed, and there is no room for negotiation." But yesterday, not only were there officers in Zishan's barracks who were opening a small stove, but they also refuted me with '17 articles and 54 beheadings'. ”

The surrounding soldiers also heard that Li Hong's tone was wrong, and everyone immediately quieted down.