Before Li Ru proposed the three strategies, he had already expected Dong Zhuo's choice. However, there was still a glimmer of anticipation in his heart.

Now disillusioned, he has nothing to say.

At this time, strategists often like to give upper, middle, and lower strategies when giving advice.

The next strategy is generally the worst, and the decision-maker rarely chooses this strategy.

Although the best strategy has a good future, it is very risky, and if you are not careful, the result may not even be as good as the next policy. Those in power often don't adopt this strategy either.

The middle strategy, which is less than the top, is more than the bottom, and it is the most secure, and it is the strategy that those in power choose the most.

At this time, Chen Xu still looked very immature. Although he has some vision, he is still far from those top strategists of the Three Kingdoms.

As far as this matter is concerned, he fortunately didn't hear the three strategies offered by Li Ru, otherwise, he would definitely be scared into a cold sweat and ashamed.

Chen Xu thought of the beginning, but didn't expect the ending.

What he saw was just Li Ru's strategy. If Dong Zhuo chooses that best policy, the Yellow Turban Army will really be doomed.

Today, unlike in the past, the former Yellow Turban Army could still confront the officers and soldiers, and plan carefully, even if they lost two cities, it was nothing.

Now, every day of delay, the officers and soldiers led by Huangfu Song are one point closer to here. If Huangfu Song is really allowed to join the officers and soldiers here, the end of the Yellow Turban Army will be self-evident.

Huangfu Song is not Dong Zhuo, and he is no worse than Lu Zhi.

Even Lu Zhi led 30,000 elite officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty to repeatedly defeat the Yellow Turban Army's nearly 100,000 troops, let alone Huangfu Song?

The only thing worth celebrating is that Dong Zhuo did not choose the best strategy. He abandoned all the officers and soldiers of Wei County, led his thousands of troops, and rushed towards Qiu County.

Qiu County Ya, Zhang Liang and others learned that Dong Zhuo personally led the troops over, and their faces were very serious.

They thought that Dong Zhuo was personally recruiting and was determined to attack Qiu County. Several commanders constantly urged the Yellow Turban soldiers, letting them deep ditches and fortify the city walls.

The trees were cut into several sections, made into rolling logs, and then moved to the city walls; Stones were also carried up by the people.

The people who had been oppressed by the officers and soldiers naturally hoped that the Yellow Turban Army would be able to hold the city, so they took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to help them.

At the gate of the city, the exploration horses shuttle back and forth, dozens of explorations a day.

Wherever Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses go every day, information will be transmitted to Qiu County.

Dong Zhuojun is getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere in Qiu County is becoming more and more tense. On this day, in order to prevent the fine work from mixing into the city, except for the Tanma that enters and exits every day, the entire Qiu County has become only allowed to go out, not to enter.

Most of Dong Zhuo's tents were cavalry, even if they brought baggage, they had already come to Qiu County on the third day. Seeing this, the Yellow Turban Army held the city tightly, and all units were ready to defend the city at any time.

However, the officers and soldiers turned a blind eye to Qiu County, and they assumed a defensive posture, vigilantly guarding against the Yellow Turban Army suddenly attacking out of the city, and then bypassed the county town and rushed directly to the south.

Such a strange scene made the Yellow Turban Army feel incredible. It was as if they had exhausted all their strength, but they punched the air.

Chen Xu stood on the city wall and stared closely at the officers and soldiers in the distance. Suddenly, he slapped the battlements and shouted, "I see! ”

Ever since Tanma reported the number of people Dong Zhuo had come to Qiu County, Chen Xu had been faintly feeling that something was wrong.

Because, almost all the soldiers and horses brought by Dong Zhuo were cavalry, and the number was not large, only more than 3,000 people.

The cavalry is not good at attacking cities, even some people who have no military common sense know about this matter, let alone Dong Zhuo, who has been on the battlefield for a long time? Because of this, the Yellow Turban Army used to talk about it.

Until now, Chen Xu didn't know that Dong Zhuo was going to leave the officers and soldiers of Wei County and run away!

He overestimated his own wisdom and underestimated Dong Zhuo's audacity. Chen Xu never thought that when the world was not in chaos, Dong Zhuo would dare to act like this!

He hurriedly left the city wall, came to Zhang Liang, and informed Zhang Liang and the others of his guess.

When everyone heard this, they also looked at each other.

One of the commanders immediately shouted: "In this case, how can we let these officers and soldiers leave easily? He also asked General Rengong to give an order, and let me lead the men and horses of my headquarters to chase and kill Dong Zhuo's family. ”

Zhang Liang did not despise Chen Xu because of a mistake in judgment, but still asked for his opinion first and asked, "What does Wen Zhao think about this matter?" ”

To be honest, Chen Xu was a little depressed and a little ashamed at this time.

Since being praised by Qiao Xuan, he has repeatedly defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Dongjun, and then attacked Qiu County last time. Chen Xu can be said to have been smooth sailing, so that he is a little proud and complacent, and even a little proud.

It wasn't until today, when he was drunk by Dong Zhuojun that he knew that he had underestimated the heroes of the world.

At this time, he knew why Sun Tzu's Art of War began with the words: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." ”

There are no small things on the battlefield, and we need to be cautious and cautious. Even a small negligence can cost the entire army its life.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuojun just escaped this time, and did not cause any substantial damage to the Yellow Turban Army. Otherwise, Chen Xu would really regret it.

Suddenly hearing Zhang Liang's question, Chen Xu did not agree immediately, but looked at the map and thought carefully.

As said in the romance, frowning and thinking about it is an impossible thing to happen.

Every strategist and general, when they think about a strategy, they must carefully deliberate, and only after confirming that this strategy is feasible will they implement it or offer it to their lord.

It's not indecision, it's prudence.

This time, Chen Xu brought himself to the position of an officer and soldier. He thought carefully, what would he do if he were an officer and soldier?

For a long time, when he suddenly thought of the allusion to Dark Chen Cang, he was drenched in cold sweat. His eyes widened suddenly, and he said, "What a mistake! ”

Seeing Chen Xu's startled appearance, everyone thought that something big had happened, and they were all surprised, and asked Chen Xu if there was anything wrong.

Chen Xu said to everyone: "Dong Zhuo led his subordinates to withdraw, and we don't need to pursue." ”

"Since he led the troops, he has been defeated repeatedly, and this time he abandoned tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and fled alone. Those dignitaries and nobles in Luoyang will definitely participate in his book. In this way, Dong Zhuo and his subordinates don't have to worry! ”

"Besides, Dong Zhuo's tent is full of cavalry, and we will pursue it with foot soldiers, not to mention whether we can catch up or not, even if we can catch up, it will be difficult to defeat."

"Dong Zhuo's way, I don't care, what I'm worried about is Qu Zhouer!" Chen Xu pointed at Qu Zhou and said to everyone.

Wang Yan frowned and asked, "But what's wrong?" ”

He had analyzed it in front of everyone before, and Qu Zhoucheng could be described as impregnable. Now Chen Xu said that he was very worried about Qu Zhoucheng, which undoubtedly overturned Wang Yan's previous analysis.

The rest of the people were also puzzled.

Chen Xu ignored everyone's different expressions and continued: "Han Xin has twice 'repaired the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark' and won a huge victory. ”

"If there are wise men among the officers and soldiers, send troops to feint to attack the Quzhou bridgehead and attract the attention of the Quzhou defenders. And then let people cross the river in other river sections, secretly cutting wood, and it will be dangerous! ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts sank.

Chen Xu continued: "Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not carry out this strategy, and the general could send someone to Quzhou to deliver a letter and inform the Quzhou guards to pay close attention to the upper and lower sections of the Zhangshui River, where it is easy to cross the river. ”

Zhang Liang did not dare to slack off, although he did not think that among the officers and soldiers, anyone could think of this strategy. But for the sake of insurance, he still sent 2,000 Yellow Turban troops over, and sent a letter to General Qu Zhou to be careful.

Dong Zhuo's unexpected retreat left only more than 20,000 officers and soldiers in Wei County.

In the past few days, rumors have spread in the city. First of all, some people said that there was no food in the city, and the officers and soldiers would kill people and eat in the future.

This rumor made the people of Wei County panic, and many people wanted to escape from the city, but they were all arrested by the officers and soldiers.

The second rumor, however, caused an uproar among the officers and men.

According to this rumor, Dong Zhuo used the officers and soldiers of Wei County as bait to attract the Yellow Turban Army, but he led his cronies to abandon the city and flee.

At first, no one believed that Dong Zhuo would do this. However, as time went on, Dong Zhuo, who went to attack Qiu County, still had no news.

In addition, Dong Zhuo's own cronies, if they were really not in the city, the officers and soldiers were even more panicked. Because of the lack of food in the army, their food is getting worse and worse, and now they are unable to fill their stomachs.

As a result, riots began in the city. Those officers and soldiers had already decided that their master would abandon the city and flee, and they demanded to retreat.

Fortunately, several generals made some decisions and showed the heads of some of the most noisy people, which calmed the commotion of the officers and soldiers.

In the homes of the people in the city, the food has long been looted.

During this time, many people could no longer hold on and starved to death. Some of the hungry people have begun to eat the corpses of those who have died of starvation.