Chapter 618: Diverting the Tiger from the Mountain
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When the commander returned to Luoyang, he immediately went to meet Dong Zhuo and told Dong Zhuo the whole story of this incident.
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he was extremely angry, and kicked the commander to the ground with one kick, just as he was about to make further moves to kill the commander, Li Ru on the side grabbed him and said: "Taishi, I'm afraid this matter can't be blamed on Commander Zhang, if the subordinates guess correctly, that archer cavalry should be the Sunset Army under the command of the right general Sunshine." And with the combat effectiveness of the Sunset Army, it is already commendable that Commander Zhang can lead most of the army to flee back to Luoyang. โ
Dong Zhuo was a little angry, and snorted coldly: "Do you mean that if he loses the battle, I still have to reward him?" โ
Li Ru smiled freely and said: "The Taishi is strict, and his subordinates just feel that this is the time for the Taishi to employ people, although Commander Zhang made a mistake at this time, but for the sake of his loyalty to the Taishi, he can spare his life." โ
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately understood Li Ru's intentions, and immediately turned his head to look at the commander Zhang and said, "Since Wen You intercedes for you, I will spare your life." I hope you can seize the opportunity to atone for your sins. If such a situation arises again, I will take your head. โ
The commander Zhang was busy, and then he was waved back by Dong Zhuo.
Li Ru frowned at this time and said: "Taishi, I'm afraid this matter is a little troublesome, since that cavalry is the Sunset Legion of Baiyun City, then the army that sneaks to the west of Luoyang City should also belong to Baiyun City." According to the understanding of his subordinates, it can be said that there are many generals under the command of Sunshine, and Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Chen Gong and others are also great talents in the world, I am afraid that this army has infiltrated Luoyang City, which is a little strange! โ
Dong Zhuo's understanding of the right general is no worse than Li Ru, he was in the same camp as Sunshine in the Xiliang Rebellion before, although he did not personally experience those several wars, but he heard a lot from others. Dong Zhuo also knows something about this sunset army.
At this moment, I heard Li Ru say this. Dong Zhuo's brows also furrowed, and he said, "Do we hope to convince Sunshine to join our side again?" โ
Li Ru was noncommittal, but said lightly: "This is not very likely." But it can't be said that it's impossible. Sunshine is a stranger, and a stranger is profitable, as long as we give enough benefits, it should not be difficult for Sunshine to defect. But the point is that the alien is also unfaithful. It can be said that it is easy to do things that go back on your word. How to decide depends on you, Taishi! โ
Dong Zhuo fell into deep thought, and at this moment, suddenly a guard outside said, "Report to the Grand Master!" There is an urgent military intelligence report ahead! โ
"Hurry up!" Dong Zhuo raised his head and said.
The guard immediately crept in. said: "Taishi, I just received a carrier pigeon under the command of Commander Zhang, and the letter said that the number of enemy troops they had detected in the west of Luoyang was about 200,000, but the specific strength was not very clear. โ
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other, and Li Ru immediately asked, "I wonder if the letter says who the other party's commander is?" โ
The guard said, "No! โ
Li Ru waved his hand and let the guard go down.
Li Ru's face changed a little better at this time, and he said, "Taishi." If the other side only has 200,000 troops, we can fight against them. โ
Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "There is really no need to worry about the 200,000 army, even if the other party is an army composed of eighth-order soldiers, we are not vegetarians." Wenyou, you talk about it. What is the best arrangement for us? โ
Li Ru said: "The distance between the position where the Baiyun City army appeared and Luoyang is only more than 500 kilometers, if it is infantry, it will take two days to march, and it will take five days to come and go plus the battle time, and the cavalry only needs one day to travel back and forth between the two places. Therefore, the subordinates thought that it was better for us to send cavalry, but we would most likely encounter the opponent's Sunset Legion when we went, so it was best to bring some heavy shield soldiers with us. But it is also necessary to equip these heavy shield soldiers with war horses, and in case of war, they can dismount and meet the battle. โ
Dong Zhuo nodded and agreed with Li Ru's opinion. Immediately, the two began to plan how to completely annihilate the enemy army that had infiltrated their interior.
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Although Yang Tian stayed on a hill outside Luoyang City, he did not relax his control over Luoyang City. He sent eight people with stealth skills who were transferred from the Fengyun Sect to hide outside the four gates of Luoyang City, closely watching the movements in Luoyang City.
The previous commander Zhang led an army of 100,000 from the West Gate and rushed to the direction of Chang'an, Yang Tian also knew it clearly, and even the news that Sun Miao got was passed on by Yang Tian. And a few hours later, Commander Zhang led more than 70,000 troops back from Ximen Wolf Bรจi, and he also saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
Originally, Yang Tian thought that this Dong Zhuo would react before dark, but the result disappointed him, Yang Tian waited until late at night, and did not receive any news, so he had to set up a camp tent to rest first.
However, Yang Tian did not rest for long, he was woken up by the sound of a snow pigeon flying into the camp tent, he opened the letterhead and saw that it was indeed sent by a disciple of the Fengyun Sect hidden at the west gate of Luoyang City, which said that nearly 400,000 troops in Luoyang City were coming out of the west gate and rushing towards Chang'an. Judging from the equipment worn by these people, 300,000 of them should be seventh- or eighth-order elite legions, and all of them are pro-cavalry.
As soon as Yang Tian saw the news, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, it seems that this Dong Zhuo still can't help it after all! Based on the information he got before, there are only 300,000 elites in Luoyang City, and it seems that they have all been deceived this time.
However, Yang Tian did not act immediately, but continued to wait here, but the sleepiness in his eyes had disappeared without a trace, and all that was left was a strong battle intent.
Towards dawn, Yang Tian received a carrier pigeon again, this carrier pigeon was sent by Sun Miao, after seeing the content inside, Yang Tian immediately got up and summoned the golden eagle, and flew straight towards Luoyang City after riding.
When Yang Tian was close to the city wall of Luoyang City, he deliberately found a place where the defense was relatively weak, and then let the golden eagle quickly pull it up, hoping that when he infiltrated Luoyang City, he would be able to hide the defenders on the Luoyang city wall. This will also buy you more time.
However, how could Luoyang City, as the capital of the Han Dynasty, be invaded so easily? The moment he had just crossed the city wall, hundreds of places on the entire city wall immediately lit up with fire! Suddenly, the entire city wall was boiling, and at the same time, there were also a cadre of Han Praetorian Guards in the imperial city.
Yang Tian naturally couldn't see the situation in the palace, but he could judge from the changes on the city wall that he had been exposed, and it was exposed in all directions, which undoubtedly made Yang Tian feel very entangled, it seemed that his idea of sneaking into the village and shooting guns could not be realized. (To be continued)