Li Ru smiled bitterly and continued to persuade: "My lord, now that the 80,000 army is fighting on four battlefields at the same time, and the troops are scattered, this is very dangerous for us. The ultimate purpose of the lord's army is to occupy Jing and Henan, but if our army is not strong enough, it will be in a stalemate with Yuan Shu and Sun Jian in the area of Nanyang and Yingchuan, or ......"

Li Ru didn't continue, his meaning was obvious, if Dong Yue, Zhang Xiu and others were defeated by Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, and their morale was frustrated, it would be difficult for the army to take Nanyang and Yingchuan in one go, and of course the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo, bowed down and said, "Lord, it's better to contact Li Yi as soon as possible, and the two sides will make peace." In this way, the lord could immediately lead an army of 20,000 to the south to attack Nanyang and Yingchuan. ”

Tian Yi immediately shook his hand and said: "There is no need, Li Yi only has 30,000 horses in Bingzhou, and we have left 30,000 troops in Hedong to contain the men and horses of Bingzhou, Luoyang and Chang'an are very safe." Therefore, waiting for the battle to be together, the lord can immediately lead the army south. ”

Dong Zhuo also expressed the same meaning. He analyzed the financial dilemma of northern Xinjiang and the deployment of troops in northern Xinjiang, and believed that Li Yi had neither money, food, nor troops, and he could not afford to fight this battle.

In the end, Dong Zhuo said: "So, don't worry, he doesn't have the strength to do anything to us at all." As long as the war is together, I will go out of the customs and go south. ”

Li Ru shook his head again and again, laughing very helplessly.

"Lord, Shuping, you are too underestimating the Northern Frontier Army." Li Ru sighed, "Over the years, Li Yi has done too many things that seem impossible to us, you think Luoyang is very safe, but I don't think so." Not to mention far away, take the Battle of Mount Tai two months ago, didn't the Yellow Turban Army think that their rear was safe? But as a result, after the war, the 50,000 Northern Xinjiang army suddenly appeared behind the Yellow Turban Army, and Li Yi also relied on this hand. reversed the occupation and pacified more than one million yellow turban ant thieves in Qingzhou in one fell swoop. ”

Tian Yi asked, "Wen You, are you worried that the Northern Xinjiang army will attack Luoyang by waterway?" ”

Li Ru nodded.

Dong Zhuo said categorically: "It's impossible!" Luoyang is not Qingzhou, it is close to the sea, this is the mainland two thousand miles away from the sea, Li Yi has no possibility of a surprise attack on Luoyang! ”

"To tell the truth, even if Li Yi can't make a surprise attack on Luoyang, once he knows that our army is going south to attack Yuzhou and Jingzhou, and the rear is empty, he can completely mobilize troops from outside the fortress. Threatens our rear. If Li Yi is determined to abandon northern Xinjiang and abandon Sheji, his strength will far surpass ours. At that time, Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others led tens of thousands of iron horses out of the Great Wall fortress and directly attacked Chang'an. And in case Li Yi leads an elite army of 50,000 to attack Luoyang through the big river waterways, just like attacking Qingzhou, we ......"

Dong Zhuo stood up suddenly, and his fat body suddenly knocked the desk flying. He raised his hands and roared: "Hit me, hit me ......"

Li Ru looked shocked and took three steps back.

Tian Yi was panicked. Dodged over the desk that flew up in the air, and exclaimed loudly: "Lord, we want Nanyang and Yingchuan, and we want money and food." It's not a life-and-death duel with Li Yi, please think twice......"

"If I think twice, I'm going to force Li Yi to death." Dong Zhuo said angrily. "They all say that Li Yi is powerful, and they all say that we want to let him, what is the result? As a result, we were surrounded by him and almost starved to death. Don't forget, it was Li Yi who wanted to kill me first, not me who wanted to kill Li Yi. If I endure it any longer, Li Yi will be more rampant and more unscrupulous. Today I am going to tell him that if he provokes me, I will kill people as well. I'm going to fight him to the end. Whether it is the destruction of the community or the fierce battle in Gyeonggi, I will accompany you to the end. ”

Li Ru and Tian Yi bowed their heads and were silent.

"We want to occupy Nanyang and Yingchuan, we want to grab money and grain, why? It's not to kill Yuan Shu, kill Yuan Shao, and in the end? In the end, it is not to kill Li Yi. Dong Zhuo panted and said angrily, "Can Li Yi and I still shake hands and make peace?" Look at the beginning of the year, such a good opportunity, he was not willing to join forces with me to quell the rebellion. What else can I expect from him? Do you still expect him to help me revitalize the community? If he had quelled the rebellion with me at the beginning of the year and killed Yuan Shao and those rebels, how could my Han be in such a crisis as today? How could the Han Society be overthrown? ”

………………

Zhu Jun walked into Bi Guiyuan angrily.

Finally temporarily settled Henan Yin, just when the grain was ripe and the people began to harvest, Li Ru suddenly ordered the army stationed near Luoyang to grab grain everywhere, unscrupulously plundered, and destroyed Henan Yin within a few days. Hundreds of thousands of people have been once again plunged into the catastrophe, and countless people have been driven from their homes and once again begun to wander towards death.

However, the Hangu Pass had been blocked, and the only hope of the displaced people was dashed, and everyone cried all the way and turned around and fled south.

Zhu Jun's heart was bleeding, he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked Li Ru one after another.

Li Ru smiled and remained silent.

The more Zhu Jun spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't wait to kill Li Ru with one punch. Finally, he roared: "I want to go to Chang'an." I want to meet Xiangguo, I want to impeach you......"

Suddenly, Dong Zhuo's fat body appeared in front of Zhu Jun's eyes, and he said lightly: "This is the will of the Son of Heaven." ”

Zhu Jun was shocked, and at this moment, he suddenly realized.

Dong Zhuo has already done it.

Zhu Jun Pegasus returned to Luoyang City.

Ding Li trotted all the way into the mansion and asked, "Lord, is there something urgent to find me?" ”

Zhu Jun said while writing at his desk: "Shuzhi, you took my seal and passed through Hangu Pass overnight, and then tried every means to cross the Yellow River and send this letter to the hussar general. ”

Ding Li saw that Zhu Jun's face was pale and his expression was cold, and he asked in a panic, "Lord, has something big happened?" ”

"Dong Zhuo secretly arrived in Luoyang." Zhu Jun said, "Although we have sent the news that Zhang Xiu and Hu Zhen are going to attack Yingchuan and Nanyang to Wentai, now it seems that this is not an ordinary captivity, but a major attack by Dong Zhuo. He was going to occupy Jing and Henan, and he was about to personally lead his army south. ”

Ding Li looked at Zhu Jun suspiciously, and asked puzzledly, "Why don't you tell Brother Wentai the news first?" ”

"At present, there are only more than 20,000 troops in Yangzhai, Luyang, and Wancheng, and Yuan Shu is still confronting Liu Biao in Xiangyang, so even if we tell Wentai the news, he can't stop Dong Zhuo's attack." Zhu Jun said helplessly, "We must prevent Dong Zhuo from occupying Jing and Henan Prefectures, otherwise not only will King Qin be hopeless, but we will also be tied up." Now the only one who can stop Dong Zhuo from leading his army south is the hussar general. ”

"The general will send troops to attack Dong Zhuo?" Ding Li shook his head and said, "Lord, this is simply impossible. ”

"Dong Zhuo has already angered the general." Zhu Jun said, "We always thought that the Xiliang army's actions in Hedong were to contain the Bingzhou army, so that their army could safely capture Nanyang and Yingchuan, but now it seems that we have miscalculated. I heard Li Ru say that Dong Zhuo had already ordered an attack on the three southern counties of Shangdang today. I don't understand why Dong Zhuo provoked Li Yi, but I know that Li Yi would never sit idly by and watch his subordinates being killed by Dong Zhuo. This time, Dong Zhuo will lose his skin if he doesn't die. ”

Ding Li said worriedly: "Lord, I'm afraid it's too late, Dong Zhuo must have tightly sealed the Tiger Prison Pass, Pingjin and other passes to the outside world now, it will be difficult for us to send the letter, and it will even bring us ruin." ”

"You take Zhu Hao with you, don't come back." Zhu Jun said lightly, "Although I am old, I can still leap on the horse and fight on the battlefield." ”

………………

Late at night, Hanoi District, Ha Duong City.

Han Hao stood on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the dark night sky, anxious and uneasy.

Today, the Xiliang Army at Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass, a few dozen miles away on the other side of the river, has already begun to move. It seems that Dong Zhuo is bound to take advantage of the fierce battle between Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang and the Yellow Turban Army to cross the river and attack, and Hanoi is in danger.

The rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly shattered the quiet night and clearly reached Han Hao's ears.

Han Hao's heart suddenly beat violently.

………………

Dusk, Luoyang, Bi Gui Yuan.

Li Ru once again persuaded Dong Zhuo to contact Li Yi immediately, and Li Ru said: "We have been attacking Shangdang for five days, and the goal has been basically achieved. The next step should be to fight and talk to Li Yi, so that the lord can concentrate his main forces south to capture Yingchuan and Nanyang. Now there is really no need for us to waste our forces on attacking the three passes. Could it be that the lord wants to give up fighting in the south and instead cross the river to attack Yuan Shao? ”

"According to the time calculation, Li Yi has already arrived in Bingzhou, and we should negotiate with him as soon as possible to avoid delaying the opportunity." Tian Yi also persuaded, "Yuan Shao will not let us cross the river and attack and threaten his survival. Time waits for no one, and the lord still makes a decision. ”

Dong Zhuo insisted on not complying, he said proudly: "Now that Yanqing and Xu Sanzhou have just been freed from the war, the princes of Sanzhou are exhausted and have no power to go west; Yuan Shu has already been attacked by Dong Yue, and he can't take care of both the beginning and the end; Yuan Shao's reinforcements had reached the pass and were attacked on three sides; The party must continue to fight. The more battlefields there are, the greater the cost to all parties. What followed was a shortage of money and grain, especially the grain in Hebei, Henan, and Jingzhou, which would soon become the target of grabbing by all sides. ”

"When there is less food, the fighting will be more intense, the fighting will be longer, and the fighting will continue one after another. The ant thieves of Montenegro, the many princes of Yanqing and Xu, Yuan Shao of Hanoi, Han Fu of Jizhou, Yuan Shu Sun Jian and Liu Biao of Jingyu, and Li Yi of Northern Xinjiang will all join this bloody, cruel, and protracted battle for survival. ”

"Not only do we have to grab this year's grain, but we also have to sabotage the spring ploughing in various places, make them lose next year's grain, make them fight with each other, and let them lose their grain in three years, or even four years. As long as we keep fighting and plundering in the Kanto area, and provoke the flames of war on all sides at all costs, until the spring ploughing in April next year, and turn Kanto, Yingchuan, and Nanyang into ruins, then we can stay in Guanzhong with peace of mind, while the others will be so tired that they don't even have time to breathe. For the sake of food and survival, they will fight in Jizhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou. ”

"And we rely on the thousands of miles of fertile fields in Guanzhong, with the annual plunder, we can recover within two to three years, and then we will fight in all directions, stabilize the society, and build a world-class meritorious service." (To be continued.) )