"Yuan Shao drove away Han Fu and occupied Jizhou, which has been accused by many people, but no matter what method Yuan Shao used, Jizhou was given to Yuan Shao by Han Fu on his own initiative after all, Yuan Shao has a high-sounding reason, but what about us occupying Jizhou? We relied on force to take Jizhou, and the consequences are self-evident. After we occupy Jizhou, how will the people of the world view the lord? Will the main guild be accused by the world of being a traitor to the Han Dynasty and become the second Dong Zhuo of the Han Dynasty? If everyone in the world thinks that the capture of Jizhou by the lord is the beginning of the demise of the Han dynasty, will the various forces of the Han dynasty join forces to deal with the lord? ”

"We can't predict what will happen after the Northern Xinjiang Army occupies Jizhou, but we must try to make the lord avoid repeating Dong Zhuo's mistakes, and we must strive to make the lord and the northern Xinjiang the only force to save Sheji in the eyes of the people of the world, and we must strive to let the Han Sheji be saved quickly. Therefore, we must fight Dong Zhuo, hold high the banner of fighting against King Dong Qin, constantly launch a counterattack against Guanzhong, and let the people of the world know that only the lord and the northern Xinjiang are still tenacious and indomitable to save Sheji. The reason why the lord wanted to occupy Jizhou was because he wanted to ask King Dong Qin, which was forced to be helpless; The reason why the Northern Xinjiang Army withdrew from Luoyang was because it was besieged by rebellion, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was exhausted and unable to support it. ”

"If the people of the world admit that the lord's conquest is to save Sheji, then the eldest princess and the court will have authority, and then my Han will be quickly saved and revitalized. On the contrary, the lord and the northern frontier will follow in the footsteps of Dong Zhuo and fall into the danger of being besieged by the Quartet, and saving and revitalizing Sheji will become an unattainable thing. ”

After Xun You finished speaking, he sat quietly behind the desk and lowered his head in contemplation.

The people in the big tent were silent, chewing on the meaning of Xun You's words.

In fact, the meaning in Xun You's words is not very profound, although Huang Zhong and the three are not smart people with a lot of wisdom, they are not stupid, they naturally understand.

The Northern Xinjiang Army was not only in the Kansai Battlefield to fight, but to show the people of the world the hussar general's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, the determination of the Northern Xinjiang to save Sheji, and the absolute authority of the eldest princess and the imperial court. Even if the Northern Xinjiang Army wants to withdraw from Kansai, it cannot be withdrawn intact, but will be beaten out, driven out, and cry to the people of the world with blood and wounds: It's not that I don't save Sheji, but that I can't save Sheji. Today's Han Dynasty, except for the hussar generals and the northern frontier, is rebellious everywhere and **** everywhere.

Even with the strength of the Xiliang Army now, there is no way to do this, and the Northern Frontier Army has to pretend to be it itself. Not only do you have to pretend to be out, but you also have to pretend to be presentable. Not to mention that the Xiliang army is indeed very strong now, not only is the strength nearly three times that of its own army, but most of them are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is strong.

Yue Fei picked up a roll of bamboo slips and said with a solemn expression: "Before the lord left Luoyang, although he repeatedly told us, Luoyang can abide by the rules, but cannot give up. But as our courtiers who defend the Han Dynasty and Gongwei Sheji, for the sake of the Han Dynasty and the thousands of Li people, even if we are broken bones, we must not give up. ”

He handed the bamboo slip to Huang Zhong and said, "This is a letter from Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other four ministers, you can take a look." ”

"The views of the four ministers on the Kansai battlefield are very close to what we meant. The opinions of these four ministers can basically represent the will of the imperial court, but because the changes in the situation and the development of the war situation are far from being expected and controlled by us, the imperial court did not directly issue an order, but gave us suggestions in the form of a joint letter from the four ministers. Yue Fei stroked his short beard and said slowly, "What objections do the three generals have to this?" ”

After carefully reading the letters of the four ministers, Huang Zhong, Li Zhong and Li Yi all shook their heads and said, "Everything is in accordance with General Yue's orders. ”

Li Zhong and Li Yi also said in unison: "Okay, retreat tomorrow." ”

………………

In Hongnong County, Niu Fu, Li Dao, Guo Yan and other generals of the Xiliang Army walked up to the city tower excitedly, embraced by a group of guards.

After more than four months of fierce battles, the Xiliang Army finally broke through the Candlewater River and entered Hongnong City, which was a huge victory. Niu Fu was very excited, laughing and laughing along the way, but Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others looked cold, as if they were not happy about the army's effortless attack on Hongnong City.

Niu Fu obviously noticed the sullenness of several colleagues, but he pretended not to know, and still talked and laughed with these old friends who had been with him for more than ten years as in the past.

Why Li Dao and the others are unhappy, Niu Fu knows it. Since the end of last year, Dong Zhuo has been abnormal, wantonly dividing the children of the Dong clan, all of them have been added to the rank of knight, and even the baby just born to Dong Zhuo's concubine has been made a marquis.

However, Dong Zhuo was very mean to his old subordinates, and he didn't bow to any of them. Everyone's official positions have not moved, the lieutenant general is still the lieutenant general, and the lieutenant is still the lieutenant. During the Chinese New Year, Hu Zhen and Li Dao, Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, wanted to go back to Chang'an to reunite with their families, but Dong Zhuo also refused.

Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, he has a lot of light, he was promoted to the lowest-ranking general, he was made a Guannei Hou, and he also went to Yiwu for a period of time during the Chinese New Year. During this period, Niu Fu once tested Dong Zhuo, wanting to plead for Hu Zhen and Li Dao, old friends such as Hu Zhen and Li Dao, and if they couldn't enter the knighthood, they would have to be promoted.

Dong Zhuo knew Niu Fu's intentions, and he bluntly said to Niu Fu: "I know in my heart, when Luoyang is defeated, I will worship the generals." Now it's a little early to promote their officials. ”

Niu Fu didn't understand. The army is attacking Luoyang, and of course, now the addition of officials to the knighthood is conducive to improving morale.

At this time, Tian Yi said to him privately: "There have been too many people who have betrayed Taishi in the past two years, and Taishi doesn't trust anyone except for his own sect disciples. For example, if you want to promote the officials of Hu Zhen, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu and others, you must promote the officials of Duan Xuan, Bao Hong, Xu Rong, and Song Xian, but the Taishi does not trust Duan Xuan, Xu Rong and others, and is worried that they will betray him. Therefore, this official cannot be promoted for the time being. If one favors one over the other, and only promotes the officials of Hu Zhen, Li Dao and others, Duan Xuan, Xu Rong and others will inevitably have opinions, and once they are disgruntled and betrayed, it will be very troublesome. When you bring down Luoyang, the strength of the Taishi will be even stronger, and the merits of Hu Zhen, Li Dao and others will also be there, if these old subordinates are still loyal to the Taishi, this official will naturally rise quickly. ”

Although Niu Fu knew it in his heart, he didn't dare to talk nonsense after returning to the camp. Dong Zhuo wanted to take the opportunity to try the generals' loyalty to him, and of course Niu Fu didn't dare to spoil Dong Zhuo's good deeds. The generals were resentful in their hearts, and their attitude towards Niu Fu changed greatly, and they often spoke coldly to each other, attacked each other, and fought in a perfunctory manner, and everyone wanted to preserve their strength.

Niu Fu was happy for a while, and then discussed with the generals about continuing to attack the Kanto.

The generals looked at the Yellow River, but one by one they didn't hear it, and no one answered. Niu Fu was very helpless, so he had to ask Li Rudao: "Wen You, do you think the army will immediately attack Hangu Pass?" ”

Li Ru is also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and he has also been rewarded, so naturally he will not be like others, he thought about it seriously, and said to Niu Fu: "Hongnong City is an empty city, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has moved all the people and materials in the city to Hedong, which shows that the Northern Xinjiang Army has been fully prepared for retreat. Since the Northern Xinjiang Army has long had the intention of retreating, and the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army is the world-famous conquest general Yue Fei, there must be a famous hall here. ”

Li Ru suggested that Niu Fu first rest in Hongnong for a while, and after the scouts confirmed that the Northern Xinjiang Army had indeed withdrawn to Hangu Pass, the army would attack again.

"Wen You, the Northern Frontier Army has withdrawn to Mianchi, this is what the scouts have seen with their own eyes." Niu Fu said with a smile, "Yue Fei only has 20,000 people in his hands, and we have nearly 60,000 troops, even if Yue Fei uses soldiers like a god, what tricks can he conjure up at this time?" ”

"Hmph......" Li Dao sneered and sneered, "General Niu, how did Hongnong City lose it in the first place, have you forgotten?" ”

"We stupidly chased to Hangu Pass, the Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the river from the other side and blocked us under Hangu Pass, we drank the wind and fart?" Guo Yan sneered unceremoniously, "You are also a person who has fought for more than ten years, why can't you even see this way?" ”

Niu Fu couldn't hold back his face, and said angrily: "You know, then how did you beat Yue Fei up in the first place." ”

"It seems that it was General Niu who was scared on Tongguan, right?" Zhang Ji immediately ridiculed him.

"Alright...... Okay......" Li Ru hurriedly walked in front of Niu Fu, who was pale, and shook his hand at Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, "If you lose the battle, it's not good for anyone." Less than you say, and let the arrangement go. ”

"When the battle is lost, it is we who lose our heads, not him." Fan Chou sneered, "He patted his ass, he can go to Chang'an to continue to be his general, and we will be buried in the wilderness." ”

"Alright, alright." Li Ru said very dissatisfied, "Everyone has been brothers for more than ten years, or even decades, why bother? How can you fight a war like this without losing? This year's situation is not like last year, let alone the year before last, as long as we can take Luoyang, the world can be determined in a few years. In the future, you will either enter the court as a secretary, or you will be a state pastor, and you will have a good life if you want anything. Listen to me, let's work together first to bring down Luoyang, okay? ”

Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others looked at each other and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Li Ru turned to Niu Fu and asked in a low voice, "Old Niu, do you think you are temporarily resting in Hongnong for a while?" ”

"Forget it, let's hurry to Hangu Pass." Niu Fu shook his head angrily, and said very depressedly, "Rest in Hongnong, one Taishi will not agree, and the other will ......."

He stretched out his finger and pointed at Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, and said angrily: "Look at them like this, if you take a break, it will be strange not to fight." Let's go, go to war, go to take Hangu Pass, and capture Luoyang. ”

Li Ru wanted to persuade a few more words, but seeing the way the generals stared at each other, he had to keep his mouth shut. He knew in his heart that if he really rested in Hongnong County, these people would be very bored, and he was afraid that there would really be infighting. (To be continued.) )