While Li Shushi's staff were formulating various plans to deal with Dong Zhuo's new policy in Yinguan City, the world began to become lively. Naturally, the first place to bear the brunt was the Sili area, which was the political and economic center of the Han Dynasty.
"Benchu, you also know that Dong Zhuo was actually letting off steam during the Yellow Turban riot, and he did not use all his strength to fight against the Qiang people, so if we take action rashly, there is no guarantee that we will not suffer losses. This time, let me take action first to test it. If it fails,
, and it can also teach everyone a lesson.”
On the city wall of Huai County, the seat of Sili Hanoi County, two young men stood there quietly against the biting cold wind, and far behind them, there was a group of soldiers armed to the teeth, posing for defense.
The formation will not disturb the two people they protect at the core, who should still be called "youth" (based on the age standards for selecting the top ten outstanding youths in modern times).
"What Gongjie said is reasonable. The Xiliang army is very popular outside, especially Dong Zhuo's command. They are known as the 'indomitable and fearless army'. I heard that they can still fight against the Qiang and Di coalition forces in Shu County that are several times their size."
And after winning, eight more Qiang and Di tribes followed him. Alas, if Lu Gong's troops were not contained in the northern border, otherwise we would not need to attack so forcefully."
Yuan Shao, who came to Hanoi secretly, nodded slightly after listening to the words of the host here, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi. He was satisfied with the performance of Wang Kuang, his former colleague and his subordinates. However, he also felt a little disappointed at the same time.
Of course, this disappointment is not for the Wang Kuang in front of him. In Yuan Shao's view, Wang Kuang has done a good enough job. Although Wang Kuang received the smallest number among the soldiers who returned from the Liangzhou front line, the rest were not from Hanoi.
The refugees come from Wang Kuanglao
The rangers recruited by Taishan County and the mountain bandits who were willing to follow him to fight for fame, but after Wang Kuang's integration during this period, at least in Yuan Shao's eyes, the spirit of those soldiers was even better than that of Xixi, which he had spent a lot of effort to manage.
Yuanjun is even better.
This somewhat surprised Yuan Shao, who thought he was familiar with Wang Kuang's personality and abilities, but it was more of a surprise.
Yuan Shao's real disappointment is as he said. It is now certain that Lu Zhi will be in a neutral position in the war between Dong Zhuo and the Guandong family - it's not that Lu Zhi doesn't want to help, but that Shuozhou has recently
There are a lot of troubles.
The Lu Shuihu tribes, who had always had an employment relationship with Dong Zhuo and had a good relationship with each other but had a deep hatred for the people of Shuozhou, especially the soldiers and civilians of Xihe, had been killed by Li Shushi in the last battle, but this time
Once, he obviously got some instructions or guarantees from Dong Zhuo and put on a posture of making a comeback.
If it were just Lu Shuihu, Lu Zhi would have a headache, but with the help of Wuwan and the Huns plus Qu Yi, a general like Zhang Yan would not be frightened. What really makes Lu Zhi feel troublesome
, or the Xianbei people in the north.
Although Li Shushi has been able to confirm that the main force of the Xianbei people has begun to turn to the west, the goal should be to intervene or even look for opportunities to annex Wusun, thereby opening the passage from the grassland to the west, and thus obtaining continued military supplies from the grassland.
However, this does not mean that the Xianbei people will allow the Bingzhou Army and Shuozhou Army to find a way out and destroy their Longting.
One Huo Qubing was enough, but another Dou Xian would have completely destroyed the once mighty Xiongnu Empire and swept it into the garbage heap of European history, bringing the first Yellow Peril to Europe, and at the same time, it also made the already no longer
The stable European territory was completely plunged into chaotic fighting, until the full-scale Arab invasion.
The Xianbei people have no intention of imitating the Huns and leaving their homeland. Although there is indeed an enviable land in the west, it is only compared to the place where they live now. On the way, they need to cross the cold and desolate ice fields or rule the local people.
Basically, when all countries go to the fertile land in the west, most of the Xianbei tribes will lose most of it. Not to mention that the land to the south is more fertile. Why should they choose the far away instead of the near? That is really called "
This is asking for death."
Therefore, even though most of the main force was transferred to the west, Kuitou still sent Duan, Murong and other troops from Xianbei in the east to assume an offensive posture as a defense force for Youbingshuo and other places.
It seems that although these tribes are not small in size, if they are scattered in various places, their defense areas will naturally expand, and the defense thickness will be reduced accordingly. Can they resist the attack from the Central Plains?
This can be seen from the fact that Kuitou, Ke Zui and others decided to move the troops to the west with confidence after discussion.
Although saying this is a bit sorry for the heroes of the Central Plains, it is a pity that if the Central Plains were still a monolithic entity, even if there are some cracks and acne, it still looks like a complete existence on the surface. The Xianbei people would not be so courageous.
However, with Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing, the world was in chaos. It was impossible for any princes to have the strength to defend against the attacks of other princes and at the same time send large armies into the grasslands. If there were only a "small" army of thousands or tens of thousands, the Xianbei tribe would not mind fighting with them.
Their enemies played hide-and-seek. This was not only because the grassland peoples were familiar with the grassland, but also because of the confidence they gained from fighting at home. They were confident that no one could understand the grassland better than them.
This is just like Li Shushi had absolute confidence in the mountains to inflict heavy losses on the enemies coming up from the grasslands.
In fact, when Li Shushi was in Yanmen, except for some frictions and low-intensity harassment with the Xianbei people, neither side had any intention of further escalating the war - both sides felt somewhat powerless in this regard.
So without Lu Zhi's blow to Dong Zhuo's back, Yuan Shao and others could only try their best to crash into the majestic passes such as Luoyang Eight Pass and Hulao. As for the outcome, whether the Guandong princes would suffer a bloody blow or the city of Luoyang would be destroyed and no one would be killed.
Dare to guarantee it.
But before Yuan Shao's admiration for Wang Kuang lasted long, Wang Kuang continued what he just said:
"However, if Kuang is lucky enough to be able to break through the Yellow River defense line and reach Luoyang City, we will also ask Benchu to contact all the princes to march together to completely defeat the Dong thief in one fell swoop and return power to Your Majesty."
Return my favorability just now! Li Yuan Shao has the urge to go berserk, but Yuan Shao's temperament is finally so elegant that it has become a habit, so he can turn a blind eye to Wang Kuang's self-righteousness (Li Yuan Shao said)
land
But at the same time, he was also secretly wary. Obviously Wang Kuang respected him on the surface, but what was he thinking in his heart? Did he also want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain capital so that he, the descendant of the fourth generation and the third prince, could overwhelm him? Yuan Shao would never
This situation will be allowed to occur.
but……
"Then Shao would like to wish Brother Gongjie a successful start and let the barbarians from Xiliang see what we can do."
After all, Yuan Shao was more familiar with Dong Zhuo than Wang Kuang. What's more, for his old enemy, he often inquired about Dong Zhuo's information from Li Shushi and the soldiers of the Northern Army. Therefore, he did not think that Wang Kuang really had the strength to defeat Dong Zhuo's troops.
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Of course, Yuan Shao would not say it out loud, especially when the other party had already revealed his raised tail.
"Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo, how will you deal with it? Do you follow your past habit of confronting others head-on? That's just what I want. I want to see if you, Dong Zhuo, can afford it, or I, the Guandong family, can afford it. Or you?
I thought that Li Xue of Bingzhou would go all out to
Can I help you? Mr. Lu has promised me that he will hold that little guy back. Zhu Gongwei will also lead his ministers to fight back at the appropriate time. Humph, Dong Zhuo, let me see how long you can keep running around in Luoyang. No,
If you divide your body into five pieces, I will be called a descendant of the Yuan family in vain!"
Looking at Wang Kuang's back as he walked down the city wall and gradually disappeared, Yuan Shao clenched his hands tightly.
The princes of Guandong have made preparations one after another, and Dong Zhuo has also begun to operate his war machine at full strength.
"Eun Xiang, if the information is correct, then I'm afraid the first enemy we are about to face will be the King's Festival from Hanoi."
"Oh? Did those clowns finally dare to show their heads out of the ground? They really didn't show up until the last moment. That was the case for He Jin back then, and it is the same for Yuan Shao'er now. These two guys are really
It’s very similar.”
Sitting in the inner room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which had more than doubled in size, Dong Zhuo was enjoying the full range of services from the maids in the palace while leisurely looking at the bamboo slips in his hands. There was no trace of nervousness about the enemy's arrival on his face.
But Dong Zhuo is just like this, but even Li Ru, who has always been calm and sometimes a little cold, looks so careless, which shows that Dong Zhuo really doesn't pay attention to the temptations from the Guandong princes.
Yes, in the eyes of the Xiliang Army, a mere prefect of Hanoi County with tens of thousands of troops wants to defeat them? That is really a daydream. No, maybe they can't dream of a way to defeat them in the west.
Liang Jun.
Well, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army must have never heard of Long Aotian's story, otherwise they would not think so.
"Is that boy Niu Fu still playing in the mud with those thieves in Baibo Valley?" Dong Zhuo suddenly asked.
"Yes, those guys are too slippery to look like. After being defeated by Brother Fu in the plains, they hid in the mountains and forests like turtles. Although we can find villagers as guides, it's just that compared to those who have been there for generations.
There are still too many Baibo thieves."
At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were three large-scale local separatist bandits that were very troublesome in the northern region. They were the Black Mountain Bandits, the Taishan Bandits and the Baibo Bandits. Although these guys were not very strong, if they came to their home territory, let them take advantage of the terrain.
If you play guerrilla with you, basically unless you take the initiative to evacuate, your troops will become meat buns thrown to wild dogs - they will never come back.
The final outcome of these three teams was the same. Although there were some internal opposition forces, the main forces were recruited by various forces. However, although the general situation of the world was chaotic at that time, it had become much clearer in some local areas.
Now is the peak period for them to make waves.
Of course, due to the influence of a certain butterfly, the Black Mountain Army has been completely cleansed and has become the upright Yunzhong Army.
"Then, let us teach those arrogant princes a lesson and let them know that we veterans who have been guarding the border for decades are not easy to mess with. In the face of strong strength, any small tricks can only be done by ourselves.
Take it for shame!"
Dong Zhuo pushed the palace maids around him away, and in their trembling eyes, Dong Zhuo showed an excited expression.
