Li Ru was still making his last effort and persuaded: "Alliance leader, our army has suffered from the plague, and the Xiliang army in Guanzhong is expected to be no worse. Why not let those soldiers infected with the plague attack the city? The soldiers will die on the battlefield.
The cowards stay in the camp and die quietly, their morale is low."
"And the plague might be able to spread to Guanzhong through infected soldiers, infecting most of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army with the plague, killing two birds with one stone." Li Ru said thoughtfully.
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Alliance leader, no, if the plague really spreads to the pass, innocent people will be implicated. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an, so you must not do such a harming thing."
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Xuande, the two armies are fighting regardless of means. How can you just sit back and watch the enemy army become stronger because of the kindness of a woman? Although the Xiliang army is strong, it is expected that it will not be able to resist the plague. Wen You's plan is very clever.
You will command the soldiers to attack Hangu Pass."
I wanted to withdraw my troops, but since I have this clever plan, what's the harm in trying it out? Maybe it can have an unexpected effect and make the Xiliang army lose troops. It would be best if the whole army is annihilated. Jia Rong's fellow is also infected with the plague. Wouldn't it be wonderful?
Ji, the look he looked at Li Ru was also filled with a hint of approval. He was worthy of being Dong Zhuo's number one think tank in the past. He was able to make wonderful plans that even Tian Feng and others couldn't match. However, thinking of Li Ru's treatment of Jia Rong,
Quietly put away the thoughts in your heart. It's good that this kind of person can control it. If there is a slight mistake, it will not be as simple as breaking the muscles and bones.
Li Ru handed over his hand and said yes. He naturally understood Yuan Shao's intentions. He entrusted such a task to himself. Even if he could not attack Hangu Pass, he could still inflict heavy damage on the Xiliang army. However, such an act was an act that was harmful to nature and would cause serious harm to the Xiliang army.
Li Ru couldn't care less about the world's scolding. Once the armies of the princes retreated, Bingzhou, where Li Ru was located, would bear the brunt and be affected by the war. The more than 300,000 coalition troops could not shake the Xiliang army at Hangu Pass, let alone a mere
In the land of one state, after returning to the army, there will be another fierce battle between the princes. Don’t forget that there is another emperor in the Central Plains, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou. There is no emperor in the Han Dynasty. I believe that the princes of the Central Plains cannot tolerate an emperor like Yuan Shu.
After the existence, Cao Cao, who was angry, would definitely send his army. After occupying Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou, the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty and the four states in the hinterland occupied by Cao Cao, given time, even the Xiliang army in Chang'an would be difficult to resist.
Li Ruzhen saw it very clearly, so he thought of dragging all the princes to Hangu Pass. It would be best if he and the Xiliang army could defeat both sides. It would be difficult to start a war without several years of recuperation.
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Li Ru came to the wounded barracks. Without the many scruples of the senior generals in the princes' armies, Li Ru appeared directly at the wounded barracks.
"My fellow soldiers, you may be from Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou or Xuzhou, but we all have a common enemy now, the Xiliang Army. The so-called elite Xiliang Army once defended it with three thousand troops.
The city blocked the steps of tens of thousands of rebels. Recently, they went far away from Yanmen Pass, defeated the powerful Xianbei, and built three strong cities on the grassland. When you hear this, you may feel that the Xiliang Army is
How powerful it is to have such achievements, I want to tell you, the Xiliang Army has more than these achievements, the Yellow Turbans at the time, the Hulao during the Eighteenth Route Princes' Crusade, and many achievements that will leave a mark in history."
Li Ru took a breath and continued: "But what will these bring to us in the Central Plains? War, yes, endless war. Jia Rong, at the beginning, did not obey the orders of the court and behaved in many ways.
There is rebellion. Once people like this have elite soldiers and generals in their hands, how can they live in barren places such as Liangzhou and ride horses in the Central Plains? What kind of disaster will your homes suffer? You are soldiers, and it is the duty of soldiers.
What is it, to defend the homeland behind you from being trampled by the enemy's cavalry."
Tai Shiling once said: "Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. You are soldiers, insignificant soldiers. You died of illness in the camp, just like a feather, without any merit. But
If you work up your remaining strength, pick up the weapons in your hands, attack Hangu Pass, commit suicide, and save the hinterland of the Central Plains from the suffering of war with your death, then your death will be more important than Mount Tai and a life-saving grace to the people of the Central Plains.
Maybe I don’t know your names, but when I mention your deeds, I feel extremely proud.”
Li Ru's words made the soldiers in the wounded barracks a little moved. Since they were arranged to the wounded barracks, they were like abandoned children. To put it harshly, they didn't know whether they could survive the next moment. In their view,
, although the enemy's swords, guns, swords and halberds are terrifying, they are far less chilling than a plague. It is silent, but it takes people's lives and does not give the soldiers a chance to resist. Even the warriors on the battlefield have arrived.
Here, there is no choice but to wait for death. How can these passionate men on the battlefield be willing to do so? They did not die in such a useless way. Li Ru dared to go to the wounded camp alone, and he had already gained great favor from the soldiers. Compared with
Those who hid behind the scenes and ordered themselves to be imprisoned in the wounded barracks did not know how many times better they were.
Although the overall quality of the coalition soldiers is not high, it cannot stop their admiration for the hot-blooded people.
"You are plagued by diseases. To put it bluntly, you are already mortal. Why can't you do the last thing for our homeland before you die? Even if we can't attack Hangu Pass, the diseases in your body will make Hangu Pass go away.
The soldiers in Guguan were infected, and the Xiliang army was dead and wounded, and it was all your fault." Li Ru said.
A soldier stood up excitedly and shouted: "I am willing to follow you to attack Hangu Pass. I just hope that after the event is completed, you can treat my family well. I still have a wife, children and mother at home, living in troubled times."
It’s extremely difficult to get up.”
Li Rudao: "Of course, you are the warriors of the army and have saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. After you die in the battle, your family members should be taken care of. Register your family members' names and places of residence in detail.
, we will attack the city again, and you will definitely succeed by then."
Most of the soldiers were moved. They were waiting to die here, and they would die the same way on the battlefield. The benefits of the two different ways of dying were also different. They would rather choose to attack Hangu Pass with Li Ru, so that their families would be taken care of and they would die.
You can still defend your homeland in the end, how righteous and awe-inspiring.
Of course, there are many generals in the wounded barracks. They are not hot-headed like these big-headed soldiers and just pick up swords and guns. Li Ru's behavior can be described as "harmful to nature". These soldiers in front of him can be said to have no blood.
, but have no combat effectiveness, are riddled with diseases, and have no strength in their bodies. How can they wield swords and guns and go into battle? Li Ru wants to use the diseases carried by the soldiers to infect the Xiliang army in Guanzhong and let them die because of this disease.
Are there no common people under the rule of the Xiliang Army?
But even if they saw through this, they were powerless to stop them. As Li Ru said, instead of dying like a feather, why not choose Mount Tai? The generals voluntarily stepped forward to coordinate the troops for Li Ru. This is very likely to be their last fate.
A battle, a battle knowing that one will die.
Li Ru pretended to bring pen and paper to tally the detailed information of the soldiers, which made the soldiers even more desperate. It was rare for a general to consider them like this.
The next day, the sky was gloomy, as if a storm would hit at any time. Li Ru stood behind the army with a solemn expression. The big "Li" flag made it particularly obvious that this battle would most likely determine the pattern of the Central Plains in the next few years.
The changes are undeniable. Jia Rong is a qualified commander. From the beginning, there were only a few hundred people in Lijia Village to now with more than 100,000 elite soldiers. Li Ru asked himself, even he would find it difficult to do this, but after killing the leader,
Enmity can be said to be irreconcilable. With Jia Rong's wooing, he could understand that there were too few people who seemed to cherish their talents without killing them all. Li Ru had to raise troops. Both sides had reasons, and then left.
On to the opposite side.
After closing the gate, Jia Rong rushed to the city wall after being reported by the soldiers. The coalition camp was suffering from the plague. It was supposed that the troops should not move. Why did the princes' armies attack the city now? He couldn't figure it out.
"Lord, Li Ru encouraged the soldiers from the wounded camp of the coalition forces to attack Hangu Pass last night." Zhang Xiu said in a low voice.
Jia Rong took a breath of cold air and said: "Li Ru, as expected, is so vicious that he actually wants tens of thousands of my troops to be buried in Hangu. His heart is to be killed!"
"Prepare the crossbow chariots, and the entire army is on alert. No coalition soldiers can be allowed to attack the city wall. Even their ladders cannot build up the city wall of Hangu Pass." Jia Rong ordered.
Guo Jia silently followed Jia Rong to assist in the command. He would point out the things that Jia Rong had not considered one by one. Following the lord, Guo Jia did not feel at all that in the eyes of the world, superior merit surpasses the lord. According to ordinary people,
As a soldier says, if you don’t have real skills, don’t be embarrassed. Jia Rong used his actions to tell all the soldiers that the Xiliang Army needs talents, not just flatterers. Guo Jia is like a duck in water in the Xiliang Army.
Once you encounter a problem that you don't understand, you will ask for advice. If you encounter something inappropriate, you will also point it out. As long as it is reasonable, Jia Rong will usually correct it immediately. Like today, it is common among the princes of the Central Plains to find fault with Jia Rong's omissions.
It is unimaginable that a minister would find fault with his lord, not seeking death but what else. Yuan Shao boasted that he was the fourth generation and the third prince, and a courtesy and virtuous corporal. Guo Jia believed that he could not do it.
"Lord, although the crossbow chariot is powerful, once the soldiers of the princes die under the pass, the wind blows, and the soldiers in the pass may be infected with the plague, cough cough..." Guo Jiadao, of course he didn't know this before, and he was asking Hua Yu for advice.
Only later did I find out.
As for the lime in the camp and the vinegar in Jia Rong's mouth, they also played a certain role, just secretly.
Looking at Guo Jia, who was blushing, Jia Rong asked with concern: "Fengxiao, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
"It's okay, my lord, don't worry, the princes outside the pass are more important." Guo Jia waved his hand.
"Nonsense, come here, please bring Master Hua quickly." Jia Rong said to the guard beside him.
