Chapter 44 Fight hard for Xiliang Iron Ride
"Wen Wei, why are you here?"
After Dong Huang left, Dong Zhuo felt uneasy, and always felt that Dong Huang should not be sent to break off, although Dong Huang and the three dared to fight, Dong Zhuo was afraid that they would take the initiative to challenge. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Dong Zhuo sent Hu Zhen to chase the three of them, Hu Zhen defeated the hands of the Lu Cheng army several times, and knew that the Lu Cheng army's tactics were powerful, plus Hu Zhen was heavy, and he would definitely be able to drag down the attack speed of Liu Bei's army.
Dong Zhuo was worried, and suddenly saw Li Ru coming from the direction of Hanguguan and was overjoyed: "Wen is really worried about the people in my heart, and I am worried!"
When Li Ruma approached, Li Ru also had a beautiful general by his side, and he would be particularly outstanding in a group of Xiliang bosses.
Dong Zhuo also smiled when he saw him: "Ado, how fast!"
The general rolled the saddle and dismounted, crawled forward and said: "I have seen the lord, Niu Zhonglang will receive a letter from the lord and order a certain elite rider to come day and night."
"Hmmm! Ado and get up, you can enter the customs with peace of mind, can Er Shang be broken? ”
Dong Zhuo personally stepped forward and picked him up and asked.
The general shouted, "I am willing to fight to the death for the lord."
"Hmm!"
Dong Zhuo nodded: "Dong Huang has gone to Gucheng, and his task is to let the thief army arrive, and he must not make it attack a certain queen."
"No! So and so I went. ”
After that, he immediately took his headquarters and went straight to the back of the army.
Dong Zhuo waited for him to leave before holding Li Ru's hand and said, "Can the emperor be placed properly?"
Li Ru nodded: "General Niu Zhonglang (Niu Fu) personally led the army to Hangu Pass, and ordered him to escort His Majesty and hundreds of officials into Chang'an."
Dong Zhuo nodded: "That's good, Li Dao will protect His Majesty and return to Chang'an, Guo Yan will be able to sit back and relax!"
Li Ru nodded, glanced at Dong Zhuo's side a few times, but didn't see Dong Huang and asked, "Lord, where is Gongzi Huang?"
Dong Zhuo said: "I ordered him to go back to Gucheng to snipe Liu Bei and buy me a day or two."
"Huh! Lord, I am afraid that Gongzi Huang will not honestly wait for Liu Bei to attack. ”
Li Ru thought of the Dong Min he met earlier, Dong Min was defeated in Pingyin, Dong Huang would definitely go to Pingyin to fight Liu Bei, and I am afraid that with the heart of victory, one victory and one defeat is enough to show Dong Zhuo who is the best heir?
Dong Zhuo frowned: "Wen worries are worry-free, I have ordered Hu Wencai to go to supervise the army."
Li Ru said hurriedly: "I'm afraid that Hu Wencai will be defeated and won't be able to suppress Gongzi Huang."
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, yes, he had considered this, but there was really no one available to him at that time.
Hu Zhen caught up with Dong Huang as Li Ru thought, and was humiliated by Dong Huang for a while when he failed to dissuade him, and even Fan Chou and Zhang Ji looked down on him, thinking that he was afraid of Liu Bei.
Hu Zhen could only watch the three of them kill Pingyin, he couldn't dissuade Dong Huang, and he had no face to see Dong Zhuo, so he could only go to Pingyin with Dong Huang.
Dong Zhuo was annoyed when he heard this: "It's a carelessness, Wen Wei, what should I do now?"
Li Ru paced for a while, and said: "Liu Bei went to Pingyin, there are two choices, one is to take Luoyang, and the other is to save the emperor, now that the young emperor is dead, the emperor has entered the customs, as long as we don't fight with him, he will also take a certain class."
Dong Zhuo nodded: "But these millions of mouths?"
"Count as much as you can!"
Li Ru sighed: "If necessary, you can leave these million mouths on the straight road, and he Liu Bei will collect these million mouths, and it will take at least a few days to reach the front of Hangu Pass."
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up: "Will Liu Bei suffer this dumb loss?"
Li Ru said: "Liu Bei walks the world with benevolence and righteousness, if he doesn't collect these million mouths, then his name of benevolence and righteousness will be lost!"
"Good."
Dong Zhuo's depressed mood suddenly became much more refreshing, and he immediately ordered: "Immediately order someone to urge the people to enter the customs, and if there is any deliberate delay, kill them!"
"No!"
Dong Zhuo gave an order, and there were many more souls on the straight road from Gucheng to Hangu Pass.
Mengjindu, after a morning of rushing transportation, the Lu Cheng army has all crossed the river, and as for the spare horses, they have already appeared in the uninhabited mountain village with characters such as wind rats.
Liu Bei Ling wanted to order Zhang Yang to garrison Hanoi, but at Zhang Yang's strong request, Liu Bei asked Wuqiu Yi to sit in Mengjin and wait for Xia Mou's reinforcements, and let Zhang Yang wait with the army.
Liu Bei took a thousand archers and cavalry led by Zhao Yunsuo as the vanguard, Guan Yu, Zhang Yang, and Wuqiu Xingbu as the central army, and Zhang Hebu as the rear, and marched towards Gucheng in turn, striving to leave half of the millions of people looted by Dong Zhuo.
The land of Xiliang and Sanfu is vast and sparsely populated, and the land of Bingzhou and Sanjin is even more lacking in people to develop, and millions of people with Zhang Yan have migrated one after another, but Liu Bei doesn't mind having a little more population in the enrichment of the state.
Dong Huang drove directly from Gucheng to Pingyin, and in his impression, although the soldiers under the command of the Kwantung princes were numerous, most of them were newly recruited, and they couldn't even have a piece of armor in their hands, how could this be the opponent of the battle-hardened Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Hu Zhen's defeat and Hua Xiong's death, in the final analysis, are just the incompetence of the two, Hua Xiong is even more stupid, knowing that Guan Yu's force is extraordinary, and he still fights with him, which is purely a brain disease.
Now Dong Huang has 2,500 cavalry under his headquarters, and more than 4,000 people from Fan Chou and Zhang Ji's two schools, these 6,700 Xiliang Iron cavalry will definitely be able to turn Liu Bei's Lu Cheng army into meat sauce.
Dong Huang did not hide his intentions, so he did not even send scouts.
Therefore, his whereabouts were easily known by Zhao Yun, who sent someone to inform Liu Bei while choosing the terrain that was favorable to him, ready to snipe or harass the Lu Cheng army at any time.
"Six or seven thousand horsemen?"
Liu Bei was shocked when he received the report from Zhao Yun's scout, Xiliang Tieqi had been fighting with Qianghu for a long time, and his combat effectiveness was extraordinary.
Guan Yu's elite in Xiyuan was originally the elite of the forbidden army, Liu Bei's Bai Yu soldiers, and Zhao Yun's archers, the archers were completely dominated by bows and arrows and spears.
These victories were all tricks, such as the hard confrontation outside the capital, and the result was the collapse of Liu Bei's army, which is enough to prove that only a small group of elite troops is not enough to win victory in the confrontation of 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops, and the army must be expanded, at least 10,000 people can do it.
"My lord, I am willing to lead the headquarters to face Dong Huang."
Guan Yu seemed to see Liu Bei's hesitation, and said loudly.
Zhang Yang also said: "A certain is willing to fight to the death."
"Somebody is willing to fight to the death."
The rest of the generals shouted.
"Lord, the military heart is available."
Jia Xu pulled Liu Bei out of the situation of almost being forced into the palace with a fluttering sentence, maybe Guan Yu and Zhang Yang did not have this intention, but their actions have formed a situation of forcing the palace, once Liu Bei is not handled properly, it will lose the morale of the army, and it may cause the generals to deviate from morality.
However, Jia Xu's words transformed this embarrassing atmosphere into an atmosphere that Liu Bei deliberately provoked, turning harm into advantage, which is the role of top strategists.
"Order, Zhao Yun monitored Dong Huang's department and lured it into the terrain favorable to us so that our army could fight a decisive battle with it, and the rest of the generals checked the equipment and personnel, ready to engage at any time."
Liu Bei shouted.
"No!"
The generals were ordered to prepare.
Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu, is it really necessary to fight to the death?
Jia Xu said: "My lord, why do the princes garrison sour dates and not move forward? Why did Yuan Shao never leave Yecheng? Why did Yuan Shu stay in Luyang? Without him, everyone is afraid of Xiliang Tieqier! The lord fought with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and if he wins, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry will no longer be prestigious, and if he loses, he will have to fight alone in the name of the loyal army of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. ”
Jia Xu's words made Liu Bei suddenly think of Cao Cao, didn't Cao Cao just rely on the reputation of pursuing the Xiliang Iron Cavalry alone to integrate into the scholar clan and get rid of the eunuch hat? Is this still defeated? If he wins, I'm afraid he will be able to wash his reputation even more.
Liu Bei is not afraid of fighting hard with Xiliang Tieqi, he is afraid that the gains outweigh the losses, since it is advantageous, what if he fights hard? After all, the real elite of the Lu Cheng Army is still in Hanoi?