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It turned out that after Xun You launched a mutiny and was arrested, Dong Zhuo appointed Wang Yun as the vacancies. Wang Yun was respectful and capable, diligent, and Dong Zhuo used it very well, and gradually regarded him as himself.

Dong Zhuo had stopped his anger, raised his eyebrows, pointed at Wang Yun and said, "Our family wants to bring the emperor to sacrifice to heaven, prepare quickly."

"Now," Wang Yun replied respectfully, with a tall body and a bent body, and senior officials such as Yuan Wei, Ma Richan couldn't help but look at him with contempt.

"A person like you who serves traitors like a grandson will definitely die and be buried in the future." Yuan Wei and Yuan Hong looked at Wang Yun who bowed in front of Dong Zhuo like a dog with a squat tail, and couldn't help but feel deeply despised in his heart.

At this time, Dong Zhuoli shouted again: "Isn't it just that Xuanyuan Pass is lost? Our family can block this loophole even if the sky is poked by these thieves, our family can make up for it. So - they have a small plan in their minds and want to take the opportunity to collude with the traitors outside and be their inner responsibilities to cause trouble for our family. Remember it all - our family keeps you, that's a gift. Don't force our family to kill."

As soon as Dong Zhuo's words fell, Yuan Wei and others felt the cold air rushing up from the soles of their feet, and they all shuddered. They all left their seats in fear, crawling to Dong Zhuo in the hall, and bowed in unison: "I will swear to be loyal to the Prime Minister to the death."

Compared to Wang Yun's servility, they seemed to be much better.

Weiyang Palace.

Dong Zhuo put down the urgent reports that flew in one after another, looked at Li Ru in the seat with a frown and said, "Wenyou, Hua Xiong and Fan Chou were dead, and all the 15,000 good men in Xuanyuan Pass were destroyed. However, Li Su was lucky. When he broke through the pass that day, he was buried deep under several bedding due to a high fever due to wind and cold, and he was actually missed and escaped. Then he sneaked out in disguise and sent the news quickly..."

"But, now that the southeastern gate of Luoyang has been knocked open, Luoyang is like a person being opened. It's like the cold place today, the clothes are not tightly closed, and the belly is exposed, but it's about to catch a cold-" Dong Zhuo frowned, then looked at Li Ru and asked, "What's Wenyou's idea?"

Li Ru pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Xuanyuan Pass is only a few hundred miles away from Luoyang. If it is not blocked and intercepted in time, the rebels will be able to reach the city in just a few days. At that time, no matter whether they can threaten the heroic city of Luoyang, it will have a huge blow to the morale of our Xiliang army. Now the battle is in a stalemate, and we can barely maintain a balance between each other. Once this delicate balance is broken, as long as Yuan Shao is not too stupid, we will all face huge trouble-"

He nodded and said with deep consent, "Yes, it's necessary to block, it's necessary to block... But most of our troops have been trapped in Xingyang, Arc deputies, Yanshi, and Mengjin passes to the west. Now Lu Bu also traveled west to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion, Hangu Pass also stationed heavily in defense against the Yellow Turbans and the people. Wuguan in the south and Guangcheng Pass are still better, but it's too far away from Luoyang, and it's too late to rescue... chasing and blocking, where can we find people..."

Li Ru's expression was as normal as usual, and seemed quite sure.

"The Prime Minister, I have received the war report. More than ten days ago, the Yellow Turbans in Han Fu's territory in Jizhou were stormed. The way to transport grain from Yecheng to Yanjin Ferry was blocked, and thousands of trucks of grain and fodder were looted by the rioters. The Prime Minister thought about it. Yecheng was the granary of the Allied Army. Now the law entangled by the Yellow Turbans sent grain and grass to the Sour Zao Ao Cang. Yuan Shao and his team were hungry." Li Ru said.

Dong Zhuo relaxed his eyebrows and said, "Our family had dealt with these Yellow Turbans a lot back then, and suffered a lot of losses. But I didn't expect that today, their mud legs actually helped our family to drag Yuan Shao and the others back. It's really interesting and interesting."

Then Dong Zhuo's brows were stretched and immediately frowned: "If Yuan Shao and the others knew that there was not much food and grass, they would grit their teeth and not be able to attack the city without any effort. Their army on the east side was less than 400,000, and the Aocangh Sauce alone had 300,000, while our Xiliang army was 150,000, and Lu Bu was even weaker. If they had done a big battle, it would be hard to say how long the East side could last."

Li Ru smiled and said, "Brother Yuan Shao is just two young men who are not good at it. He missed so many opportunities in vain. Now he is fighting openly and secretly with all the princes, and no one is convinced. If the food is cut off, it is too late for them to scatter. How could he obey Yuan Shao's orders and risk being hungry and the soldiers mutiny and disperse at any time, and go west to knock on the gates."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he seemed to make some sense, but he still asked: "No matter what Yuan Shao's movements are, now the enemy from Xuanyuan Pass will go on, and the army on the eastern front will not be able to take time to get the strength. He just strode his eyes and cast a net to block it... He also has to send another elite troops to attack..."

Li Ru nodded: "From Xuanyuan Pass to Luoyang, go west to Luoguo Dagu Pass, Yige Pass, and the official road is always connected, and then you can go up the Yishui River and go straight to Luoyang. This is the most convenient and time-saving path. However, the Dagu Pass and Yige Pass are across the board, and there is no pressure from the Allied troops. As long as you support it in advance, you must wait for your work and do your homework. Even if the thieves can come, they will suffer enough."

"The eastern front is different. You have to face the attack of the Allied Army at any time, and you cannot be fully prepared for the enemy going north. Moreover, the pass is dead after all, and the control range is limited. You can only rely on the help, but you cannot rely on it in full. Then you need a mobile force to be the main force, bite the thieves, and then the passes cooperate with the enemy to snipe the enemy - you will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort, if you lose it."

Dong Zhuo nodded, waved his hand, signaling Li Ru not to say so much useless, and asked bluntly: "Who will send?"

Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Arc deputies have been lost and regained, Mengjin Pass is still in our hands, and the northeast of Luoyang will not expect to rebel and attack. In this way, Zhang Ji's army stationed in Yanshi, Gongxian and intimidate the food route of the Allied Wushejin Ferry, would appear to be redundant. Let Zhang Ji take his 10,000 troops and whip the Luoshui River, waiting to join the enemy northwards."

Dong Zhuo nodded, Li Ru and entertainment for a while, and said, "Recently, Niu Fu drove out the Pingjin Commander Jia Xu, who was sent to the auxiliary army by the Prime Minister, and Jia Xu returned to Luoyang yesterday..."

He glanced at Dong Zhuo, stood up and bowed to Dong Zhuo, and said, "Jia Xu is a man with many strategies and is a rare talent. Brother Niu Fu cannot use it. He makes him unemployed in Luoyang. It would be better to let him follow Zhang Ji's army south, perhaps helping Zhang Ji's help."

Only then did Dong Zhuo remember his other son-in-law Niu Fu, who was far away in Shan County. That son-in-law was a child. Although he was just a rough man and was far from capable as Li Ru, he was better than filial piety and loyalty, which was very popular among Dong Zhuo. However, he didn't expect that the boy had a bad temper and drove him back to the auxiliary army he had been to assist him.

"Okay--" Dong Zhuo sighed, stood up and said, "Let Hua Xin take the order to travel to Yanshi, and let Zhang Ji set off with a little preparation."
Chapter completed!