This can be traced back to more than six years ago, when he first started his army, when the Yellow Turban Army failed to attack Quanzhou City, he gave up the pursuit after pursuing the Yellow Turban Army for a distance, induced the Yellow Turban Army to stop and rest in extreme fatigue, and then sent Guan Yu to suddenly kill and easily annihilate the Gao Xiang Department of the Yellow Turban Army.

This example is known to almost all veterans in the Northern Xinjiang Army, and this training will also be done in the army's training. It's just that Wei Yan has been following Li Yi everywhere since he joined the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he has no chance to study systematically.

Li Yi explained to Wei Yan, which was regarded as doing popular science for him. Wei Yan was dumbfounded after hearing this, and said: "I used to only hear the ancients say that one drum, then exhaustion, and three declines, but I didn't know that there was such a truth, and today I really gained knowledge." The lord is really well-informed! ”

Li Yi smiled, and said in his heart that if you come from the next generation, as long as you have studied in junior high school, you will know this truth. Looking up at the sky, Li Yi smiled and said, "It's almost time, Wen Chang, it's time for us to break the enemy." ”

"Whoa!" Wei Yan led the horse without thinking and sorted out his weapons.

Li Yi waved his hand and ordered the whole army to mount.

The smoke and dust rose again, rolling like waves, all the way to the west, towards Zhang Ji's army.

………………

"Poisoned?" Looking at Zhang Ji, who was lying on the ground and embarrassed, Dong Zhuo had an impulse to rush up and kick this nest flat. But thinking of Zhang Ji's different identity from others, Dong Zhuo still resisted this impulse. There is no way, this is not only the elder of the Xiliang army, but also has a good nephew, and now his situation is dangerous, and he has to rely on them.

But thinking of the previous defeat, the nameless fire in Dong Zhuo's heart was really difficult to extinguish.

It's a shame!

Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, and people are mentally calculated and unintentional. It's a lost battle, it's nothing. There are many people who were defeated under Li Yi's cunning boy, there are Zhang Jiao in front, there are Liaodong rebels, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, etc., and there are Liaodong Zhuhu and Xianbei people in the back. These people were defeated worse than Zhang Ji, either losing their lives or destroying the country and the species. If Zhang Ji can pull the main force of the army to retreat, maybe he can achieve the name of a famous general!

Even if it is defeated, it is nothing, this kind of thing is like a race, there are precedents for the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves, Liaodong Rebels, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Liaodong Zhuhu, Xianbei People, Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and so on. No matter how badly Zhang Ji loses, it is not very conspicuous...... Think about it, 10,000 pioneers, isn't it good to run back four or five thousand? Under Li Yi's hands, nearly half of them survived, which is really not bad.

But, listen to what he's talking about poisoning, hussar general, do you still need poison to clean up your waste? And it poisoned tens of thousands of people. Does this make sense? Could it be that he turned the entire Yishui River into poisonous water?

"The end ...... The last general also felt unlikely, but ......at that time, Zhang Ji knelt on the ground dejectedly, cowering and curled up in a ball, like a large turtle. He also knew that his answer was not reliable. But the scene when the hussars and guards the iron cavalry stepped into the formation really impressed him too deeply. Even now, when he closes his eyes, he can clearly reproduce the scene at that time.

It took about a stick of incense to dissipate. A faint sound of thunder came along the surface of the river, shaking the waves of the water and trembling slightly. There is no need to remind, Zhang Ji also knows what is going on. He gave the order to prepare for war in time.

The order was timely, but the effect was very inappropriate. The soldiers of the Xiliang Army were all well-trained, except for a few who slept too hard and reacted a little slowly, the vast majority of them grabbed their weapons and jumped up, and then ......

Everyone found that their movements were noticeably slower than usual, and their legs and entire torso did not seem to be their own, and they were sore and unable to use their strength. The hands are also soft, and the weapon can be lifted, but the heavy guy like the big oar can't hold it. Those who are heavily armored are completely unable to stand up on their own.

The person who had just taken his turn to drink water from the river was even more miserable, and when his body moved slightly, he immediately felt that it was dark in front of him, and the world was spinning.

I don't know who shouted the first time, saying that he was poisoned, and then the morale collapsed instantly.

Some people crouched on the ground and picked their throats and eyes, trying to vomit the poison out; Some people jumped into the river, but forgot that they couldn't swim, and struggled desperately to cry for help in the river water that had just reached their jaws, and slowly sank; Most of them dropped their weapons and stumbled away.

Those heavy infantry were the worst, they were supposed to be the main force of the battle, the hope of the army. As a result, at the moment when the army collapsed, they could not even stand up, and could only crawl on the ground in despair like a flock of turtles. Then, they were either trampled by their comrades who fled frantically, or they resigned themselves to waiting for death in place.

Zhang Ji was stunned at that time, and the last impression in his mind was thousands of people chanting in unison: "Poisoned, poisoned!" ”

When he came to his senses again, he had now arrived outside Yique Pass and joined Dong Zhuo's main force. Therefore, when Dong Zhuosheng asked him about the reason for the defeat, he could only give such an unreliable answer.

"You still dare to ......" Dong Zhuo couldn't suppress the anger in his chest anymore, and stood up suddenly, his face turned red and white, and finally turned into an iron blue.

He originally ordered several armies around Luoyang to return to help together, but he didn't expect Zhang Ji to be greedy for credit, and the lone army rushed forward and suffered defeat, which led to the frustration of the army's plan to return to help, seeing that Luoyang had been completely controlled by Li Yi, and the life of the 100,000 troops of the Xiliang army was hanging by a thread.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't suppress his anger anymore, and waved his hand and said, "You still have the face to come back to see me!" Left and right, push this useless and shameless person out and behead him! ”

The guards on both sides agreed violently, and the two of them came up, and Zhang Ji, who held down the dead face, dragged him out, like dragging a dead dog.

"Wait!" Tian Yi stood up and said to Dong Zhuo, "My lord, the defeat of Zizhou is mainly due to his meritorious service. Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, victory and defeat are common, and no one would have thought that Li Yi would have such a trick. If the lord is beheaded because of this, I am afraid it will hurt the soldiers' intention to fight bravely! ”

The rest of the people also spoke out to persuade each other, although there were all kinds of disagreements between them and Zhang Ji, but the rabbit died and the fox was sad, seeing that Zhang Ji was about to be beheaded because of this, he couldn't help but think of his possible future.

In the persuasion of everyone, a strong man stood out and roared like thunder: "Although Li Yi is famous, he is just a person who is good at using tricks, others are afraid of him, but he is not afraid!" The lord doesn't need to worry, embroider a petition for an arrow, lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, and go to Bi Guiyuan to capture it, avenge my uncle, and also recapture Luoyang for the lord! ”

The words were shocked, and when everyone followed the sound and looked at it urgently, they saw that the person who spoke was the general Zhang Xiu.

"I am willing to go!" Before Zhang Xiu's words fell, another person flashed under the tent. This person is concise and to the point, but his momentum is no less than that of the previous Zhang Xiu, and when Dong Zhuo raised his eyes, he saw that it was Hua Xiong, the general of the Xiliang Army.

One of these two is Zhang Ji's nephew, and the other has a good relationship with Zhang Ji, so not only to ease Zhang Ji's cheeks, but also to avenge him.

"Trickery, you say?" Dong Zhuo didn't answer, but asked Zhang Xiu with interest.

"Exactly." Zhang Xiu raised his head proudly and said loudly, "My uncle's army is marching in a hurry all the way, so Li Yi deliberately left him a room to rest, the brothers ran so quickly before, and then stopped too suddenly, when they stood up again, how could they not be dizzy?" However, my uncle was also in a hurry to make meritorious service at that time, and he didn't notice it for a while, so he fell for his trick. ”

After listening to Zhang Xiu's words, the generals of the Xiliang Army couldn't help but feel a sudden feeling in their hearts, and said that this was the case. It seems that this embroidery is not only strong in martial arts, but also quite military and strategic, very set. And this person is also very good at talking, not only explaining the reason for his uncle's failure, but also not making everyone lose face.

Zhang Ji listened to his nephew's words, was grateful, and hurriedly begged Dong Zhuo: "Yes, lord, I was also dizzy at the time, I didn't expect this stubble, please forgive my lord!" ”

"Enlighten the lord!" Li Ru also stood up and said, "The war is coming, so don't pursue the past." General Zizhou was defeated, but he followed the lord to fight for many years, and he also had a lot of merits, and the merits and demerits were offset by the merits, so let him go back to Gucheng to rectify the defeated troops first......"

"Hmm." Although Dong Zhuo was very unhappy, he also knew that he couldn't do without the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family, especially Zhang Xiu's ability. Just took advantage of Li Ru's words to step down, "Since Wen You and the generals are interceding, I will spare you." However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, left and right, drag it out, and beat forty military sticks! ”

"Thank you Lord for your kindness, thank you Lord for your kindness!" Zhang Ji cried and was dragged out, and the tent became a lot quieter.

Dong Zhuo looked at the martial arts under the account and asked, "What do you think, how can we recapture Luoyang now?" ”

Zhang Xiu immediately said: "Lord, although Li Yi relied on trickery to attack Luoyang with light troops, he didn't have many troops. I am willing to lead my headquarters as the vanguard of the army and go to recapture Luoyang! ”

Li Ru stood up and said, "I thought General Zhang's plan was inappropriate. Although Li Yi did not have many people, he now occupied Luoyang City and gathered more than 100,000 displaced people near Luoyang. We all know that Li Yi is the best at buying people's hearts, if we attack Luoyang urgently, those homeless people will definitely be bewitched by him, and together with the Northern Xinjiang Army, they will work together to defend the city. In this way, even if we capture Luoyang, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, and under the pressure of the princes, we have to abandon Luoyang and be trapped in Guanzhong. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and asked Li Ru, "What does Wenyou think we should do?" ”

Li Ru said: "I thought that the lord could contain Luoyang City with a large army, and the main force continued to go south to Jingxiang to seize grain. In this way, the displaced people in the city can not only consume Li Yi's already small military rations, but also solve the crisis of insufficient food and grass in our army. ”

"This plan is a great good!" Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction. (To be continued.) )